Brocade 5000 Switch
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A Flexible, Easy-to-use Switch for a Variety of SAN Environments
The Brocade® 5000 Switch is a highperformance Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) switch designed for rapidly growing storage requirements in mission-critical environments. It features a flexible architecture that supports native E_Port interoperability for seamless connectivity into Brocade Fabric OS® (FOS) or M-Enterprise OS (M-EOS)* environments. The Brocade 5000 is the first switch that can operate in SAN fabrics running FOS native, FOS open, M-EOS native, and M-EOS open modes. This enables non-disruptive expansion of any fabric using these operating modes.
No steep learning tools for interoperability settings
To reduce deployment and maintenance costs, IT organizations can manage the Brocade 5000 with a variety of tools and methods. For SAN users familiar with Brocade Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM), the Brocade 5000 is designed to be an easy addition to M-EOS fabrics since there is no steep learning curve for new management tools or interoperability settings. For SAN users familiar with Brocade Fabric Manager, the Brocade 5000 is designed to be an easy addition to FOS fabrics. The switch combines 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec technology in configurations of 16, 24, or 32 ports in an efficiently designed 1U package. It provides low-cost access to industry leading SAN technology as well as support for “pay-as-you-grow” scalability through flexible Ports on Demand capabilities. |
