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1 BROCADE SAN PRODUCTS OVERVIEW Grigory Nikonov SAN Systems Engineer 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1

2 Innovation Brocade ASIC Evolution 16Gb 8Gb 8Gb: Condor2 40-port ASIC Adaptive networking, with QoS Partitioning for Virtual Fabrics Integrated FC routing Copper inter-chassis links (ICLs) Reduced Latency: 700ns 16Gb: Condor3 48-port ASIC Inflight encryption and compression Diagnostic ports Error Correction Optical inter-chassis links (ICLs) 4Gb 2Gb 1Gb 2Gb: Bloom/Bloom2 8-port ASIC Frame-based trunking 4 ports Increased virtual channels to 8 Hardware reinforced WWN zoning End-to-end performance monitoring 1Gb: Loom 4-port ASIC Virtual Channels Non-blocking line-rate Low latency cut-through switching ~2us 4Gb: Condor 32-port ASIC Exchange-based routing (DPS) Masterless ISL trunking: 8 ports Increased virtual channels to 16 Reduced latency: 800ns Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 2

3 Brocade 8G SAN Switches and Directors 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 3

4 Brocade SAN Fabric Solutions Best-in-class solutions Brocade Bladed Server Switch Modules Brocade HBAs and CNAs Brocade Network Advisor Management Brocade DCX Backbones Brocade 5300 Brocade , 64, 80 ports 8 Gbps SAN Extension Solutions Brocade 300 8, 16, 24 ports 24, 32, 40 ports Brocade 8000 FCoE Server I/O Consolidation Solutions SAN Encryption Solutions 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 4

5 Brocade 16G SAN Platform 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 5

Most Advanced Switching ASIC Seventh-Generation Condor3 Unmatched performance 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps speed EX/E/F/M/ D on any port 420 million frames switched per second 768 Gbps of bandwidth In-flight

6 Most Advanced Switching ASIC Seventh-Generation Condor3 Unmatched performance 16/10/8/4/2 Gbps speed EX/E/F/M/ D on any port 420 million frames switched per second 768 Gbps of bandwidth In-flight compression and encryption Industry-leading efficiency Less than 1 watt/gbps More scalable across distance 8000 buffers (four times existing) Up to 5,000 km distance at 2 Gbps Unmatched investment protection Compatible with 30 million existing SAN ports 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 6

Brocade 6510 16 Gbps Fibre Channel Switch Front View Back View 48 16 Gbps Fibre Channel front-end ports that support

option SKUs front-to-back and back-to-front Less than 18 inches (443 mm) in depth accommodates compact cabinet

Channel features: trunking, NPIV, E/F/EX port types, Virtual Fabrics Support for in-flight encryption and compression

7 Brocade Gbps Fibre Channel Switch Front View Back View Gbps Fibre Channel front-end ports that support 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16 Gbps speeds 24-port base switch with 12 Ports On Demand (POD) license 1U with reversible airflow option SKUs front-to-back and back-to-front Less than 18 inches (443 mm) in depth accommodates compact cabinet enclosures Dual-power supplies with integrated fans Ethernet, console, and USB management ports Standard Fibre Channel features: trunking, NPIV, E/F/EX port types, Virtual Fabrics Support for in-flight encryption and compression on all ports Support for optic/media diagnostic features and real-time power monitoring 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 7

4100 EOSL 31-OCT-2012 Brocade 4100/5100 Brocade 6510 Superior enhancement to support private cloud environments Optimized for virtual environments Simple and easy to deploy and use Performance ToR

8 4100 EOSL 31-OCT-2012 Brocade 4100/5100 Brocade 6510 Superior enhancement to support private cloud environments Optimized for virtual environments Simple and easy to deploy and use Performance ToR switch for the small to medium SAN 320 Gbps of aggregate bandwidth Breakthrough features: Adaptive Networking, Integrated Routing, Virtual Fabrics, Access Gateway mode Pioneer in power efficiency -.28 Watts/Gbps Enhanced for cloud environments Superior ease of use and flexibility EZSwitch Setup, airflow options, Ports on Demand, smaller footprint (<18 in. deep) Highest performance in 1U form factor 768 Gbps of aggregate bandwidth Enhancements in breakthrough features: in-flight encryption/compression, integrated 10 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity, D_Port functionality, Flex Connect Ultimate power efficiency.14 Watts/Gbps 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 8

Brocade 6505 Entry-level Fibre Channel Switch Front View Back View 24 16 Gbps Fibre Channel front-end ports that support 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps speeds 12-port base switch with 12 Ports On Demand (POD)

9 Brocade 6505 Entry-level Fibre Channel Switch Front View Back View Gbps Fibre Channel front-end ports that support 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps speeds 12-port base switch with 12 Ports On Demand (POD) license 1U with back to front airflow Single power supply with integrated fans, optional redundant power supply Less than 18 inches (443 mm) in depth accommodates compact cabinet enclosures Ethernet, console, and USB management ports Standard Fibre Channel features: comparable to Brocade 300 Support for optic/media diagnostic features and real-time power monitoring 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 9

10 Brocade 200 and Brocade Gb FC Switch Planning for the future Optimized for virtual environments Simple and easy to deploy and use Performance ToR switch for the small to medium SAN 320 Gbps of aggregate bandwidth Breakthrough features Adaptive Networking, Integrated Routing, Virtual Fabrics, Access Gateway mode Enhanced for cloud environments Superior ease of use and flexibility Highest performance in 1U form factor Enhancements in breakthrough features D_Port functionality Ultimate power efficiency 14 Watts/Gbps Pioneer in power efficiency 28 Watts/Gbps 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 10

fabric core Brocade DCX 8510-4 Up to 192 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports or up to 256 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports

11 Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone Family Proven scalability, performance, and reliability Two backbone models Brocade DCX Up to Gbps Fibre Channel ports or up to Gbps Fibre Channel ports Large enterprise fabric core Brocade DCX Up to Gbps Fibre Channel ports or up to Gbps Fibre Channel ports Midsize enterprise fabric core Large enterprise edge or application engine 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 11

Brocade DCX 8510-8 Large enterprises Up to 384 ports at full 16 Gbps speed Up to 32 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports 8.2 Tbps total chassis bandwidth 6.1 Tbps universal ports 2.

12 Brocade DCX Large enterprises Up to 384 ports at full 16 Gbps speed Up to 32 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports 8.2 Tbps total chassis bandwidth 6.1 Tbps universal ports 2.1 Tbps ICL bandwidth 512 Gbps bandwidth per slot 12-slot vertical card cage Two control processor (CP8) blades Two core routing (CR16-8) blades Eight slots for port and specialty blades 8 slots 32 ICL ports 2 CR Blades 5 to 7.5X Performance Advantage 2 CP Blades 14U 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 12

Brocade DCX 8510-4 Midsize enterprises Up to 192 at full 16 Gbps speed Up to 16 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports 4.1 Tbps total chassis bandwidth 3.1 Tbps universal ports 1.

13 Brocade DCX Midsize enterprises Up to 192 at full 16 Gbps speed Up to 16 optical Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) ports 4.1 Tbps total chassis bandwidth 3.1 Tbps universal ports 1.0 Tbps ICL bandwidth 512 Gbps bandwidth per slot 8-slot horizontal card cage Two control processor (CP8) blades Two core routing (CR16-4) blades Four slots for port and specialty blades 4 slots 16 ICL ports 2 CR Blades 6 to 14X Performance Advantage 2 CP Blades 9U height includes 8U chassis height plus 1U bottom exhaust shelf 9U 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 13

14 Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones Switching architecture ICLs 2.1 Tbps (DCX ) 1.0 Tbps (DCX ) Cut-through frame routing Entire frame does not need to reside in ASIC before being switched minimizing latency Frame latency 2.1 µsec between ports if crossing backplane 700 ns between locally switched ports Core Blade* Core Blade* ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC Passive Backplane (no active components) 4.1 Tbps (DCX ) 2.0 Tbps (DCX ) Local switching Data traffic within same port group does not cross backplane 32-, 48-port blades: two port groups 64-port blade: eight port groups Doesn t consume slot bandwidth 512 Gbps 512 Gbps 16 Gbps Port Blade 16 Gbps Port Blade ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC * CR16-8 blade (DCX ): four ASICs CR16-4 blade (DCX ): two ASICs Local Switching (Traffic in same port group doesn t consume slot bandwidth) 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 14

Blade Support Matrix Blade Brocade DCX 8510-8 Brocade DCX 8510-4 FC16-32 Brocade DCX FC16-48 FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-32E blade FC8-32E blade FC8-48 FC8-48E blade

15 Blade Support Matrix Blade Brocade DCX Brocade DCX FC16-32 Brocade DCX FC16-48 FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-32E blade FC8-32E blade FC8-48 FC8-48E blade FC8-48E blade FC8-64 FC10-6 FR4-18i FCOE10-24 FS8-18 FX8-24 DCX Control Processor CR16-8 Core Switching CR16-4 Core Switching 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 15

Scale-Out Optical ICLs Backbone scalability, performance, and reliability Maximizes performance and scalability of SAN fabrics Connect up to six chassis (core-edge) Each ICL port delivers 64 Gbps (4

Minimizes latency between chassis Lowest-latency switching through the backplane vs.

16 Scale-Out Optical ICLs Backbone scalability, performance, and reliability Maximizes performance and scalability of SAN fabrics Connect up to six chassis (core-edge) Each ICL port delivers 64 Gbps (4 16 Gbps) bandwidth 32 ICL ports per Brocade DCX chassis 16 ICL ports per Brocade DCX chassis Up to 2 Tbps ICL bandwidth (four times existing) Up to 50 m multimode ribbon fiber cables Minimizes latency between chassis Lowest-latency switching through the backplane vs. ISLs Does not count as a hop for FICON environments Maximizes load balancing and availability Frame-based trunking is automatically enabled between four ICLs DPS distributes exchanges across all frame trunks If an ICL fails, traffic automatically flows over the remaining ICLs Core Core New core routing blades with optical ICL ports New ICL optics QSFP (4 16 Gbps) 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 16

OPTICS 16G SFP+ SWL 16G QSFP and Cable 16G

Feature Supports E-wrap and O-wrap Power on

Brocade Branded 16G QSFP 4 16G ports in one

17 OPTICS 16G SFP+ SWL 16G QSFP and Cable 16G SFP+ SWL and LWL (Blue Pull Tab) Pull Tab Feature Supports E-wrap and O-wrap Power on Hours/Time Have built in CDR for 16G speed Brocade Branded 16G QSFP 4 16G ports in one module Brocade Branded 10G FC SFP+ SWL and LWL Operates at 10G FC speed Brocade Branded 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 17

18 Integrated 10G Ethernet Compatible SAN extension for Metro WAN Applications FOS v7.0 & 16G Condor3 ASIC Low-cost, highly reliable SAN extension for the Branch Data Center FC frames transmitted at 10 Gbps using Ethernet modulation Suitable for less than 100KM, low latency (5ms) application 10GFC SWL SFP+ & 10GFC LWL 10km SFP+ qualified Support for Brocade branded optics only! Optional 10GFC license needed DWDM w/10ge 16 Gbps 16 Gbps DWDM w/ 10GE MAN 10G FC solution We re working on various DWDM vendors to test the interoperability ADVA and Ciena DWDMs are tested with Condor3 10G speed 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 18

19 ISL In-flight Compression C3 based Link (16G/10Gb) On-Premise Cloud In-flight Compression to drive up link utilization (& reduce per Gb cost) 2:1 Ratio; Algorithm McLZO Compressed ISL 128Gbps of in-flight compression BW on E-Ports in 16Gb blade Can be distributed over optics of various speed It is recommended to double the number of buffers 4 ports per ASIC (64Gbps), 8 ports per 16G port blade Off-Premise Cloud Disk or tape traffic gets compressed on ISL and gets uncompressed at the receiving switch Requires no license and can be used in conjunction with in-flight encryption 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 19

ISL In-flight Encryption C3 based Link (16G/10Gb) On-Premise Cloud In-flight Encryption Off-Premise Cloud In-flight Encryption of disk & tape data during replication Algorithm AES-GCM ECB mode using

20 ISL In-flight Encryption C3 based Link (16G/10Gb) On-Premise Cloud In-flight Encryption Off-Premise Cloud In-flight Encryption of disk & tape data during replication Algorithm AES-GCM ECB mode using 256 bit encryption key 64Gbps of in-flight encryption BW on E-Ports in 16Gb blade Switch-to-switch encryption, not device encryption Keys don t expire as long as the link stays active New set of keys enabled upon port disable/enable Port level authentication must be enabled before enabling encryption Both are offered as part of base 16Gb blade offering without any license 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 20

Diagnostic port D_Port: Advanced Diagnostics for Brocade 16G SFP+ D_Port is meant to diagnose optics and cables D_Port is a new port type, configured by the

release) Provides the following capabilities: Performs electrical loopback Performs optical loopback Measures link distance Performs link saturation test TX RX

21 Diagnostic port D_Port: Advanced Diagnostics for Brocade 16G SFP+ D_Port is meant to diagnose optics and cables D_Port is a new port type, configured by the user to run diagnostics Does not carry any FC control or data traffic Supported only on ISL ports (E_Ports) configured as D_Ports (ICL support in future release) Provides the following capabilities: Performs electrical loopback Performs optical loopback Measures link distance Performs link saturation test TX RX TX RX TX RX C3 ASIC 16G SFP+ 16G SFP+ C3 ASIC RX TX RX TX RX TX Electrical Loopback Optical Loopback 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Link distance/saturation 21

22 Introduction to D-Port How to view D-Port test results? Use the CLI portdporttest --show <port> switch_100:fid100:root> portdporttest --show 42 D-Port Information: =================== Port: 42 Remote WWNN: 10:00:00:05:33:13:2f:b4 Remote port: 26 Mode: Automatic Start time: Wed Feb 2 01:41: End time: Wed Feb 2 01:43: Status: PASS ================================================================================ Test Start time Result EST(secs) Comments ================================================================================ Electrical loopback 01:42:12 PASS Optical loopback 01:43:10 PASS Link traffic test 01:43:17 PASS ================================================================================ Roundtrip link latency: 1108 nano-seconds Estimated cable distance: 20 meters 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 22

23 The Brocade Advantage 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 23

24 Performance Advantage Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones vs. Cisco MDS 8.2 Tbps Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones deliver 7X more bandwidth 4.1 Tbps 1.1 Tbps 0.6 Tbps DCX Bandwidth DCX Bandwidth 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 24

25 Energy-Efficiency Advantage Brocade DCX Backbones vs. Cisco MDS 4.8 Brocade DCX Backbones are 10 to 16X more energy efficient DCX watts/gbps DCX watts/gbps Lower is better 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 25

26 Energy Efficiency: Going Green Brocade DCX (384p 16 Gbps) Brocade DCX (192p 16 Gbps) Brocade DCX (384p 8 Gbps) Cisco* MDS 9513 (384p 8 Gbps) Cisco* MDS 9506 (192p 8 Gbps) Watts Cooling (BTU/hr) , Watts/Wire Speed Port Watts/Gbps CO2 Emissions/yr metric tons Try the Power Consumption Calculator at Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 26

27 Brocade DCX Improvements and advantages across the board Total Bandwidth Including ICLs Total Line-Rate Ports with Local Switching Brocade DCX Brocade DCX Cisco 9513 Brocade Advantage 8.2 Tbps 4.6 Tbps 1.1 Tbps 7.5X more bandwidth 384 (16 Gbps ports) 512 (8 Gbps ports) 0 (16 Gbps ports) 512 (8 Gbps ports) 0 (16 Gbps ports) 88 (8 Gbps ports) Brocade drives the highest density line-rate performance at any speed Max. Port Speed 16 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps Leads the industry Slot Bandwidth 512 Gbps 256 Gbps 102 Gbps 5X more bandwidth Maximum Oversubscription 2:1, no oversubscription with local switching 2:1, no oversubscription with local switching ~4:1 for port group and slot-toslot ICL Bandwidth 2 Tbps 512 Gbps N/A, consumes 8 Gbps ports for ISLs Lowest oversubscription and the only provider of local switching 75% fewer ISL cables; preserves 33% of ports for servers and storage Energy Efficiency 0.3 watts/gbps 0.3 watts/gbps 3.1 watts/gbps 10X more efficient 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 27

28 Brocade DCX Improvements and advantages across the board Total Bandwidth Including ICLs Total Line-Rate Ports with Local Switching Brocade DCX Brocade DCX-4S Cisco 9506 Brocade Advantage 4.1 Tbps 2.3 Tbps.3 Tbps 14X more bandwidth 192 (16 Gbps ports) 256 (8 Gbps ports) 0 (16 Gbps ports) 256 (8 Gbps ports) 0 (16 Gbps ports) 32 (8 Gbps ports) Brocade drives the highest density line-rate performance at any speed Max. Port Speed 16 Gbps 8 Gbps 8 Gbps Leads the industry Slot Bandwidth 512 Gbps 256 Gbps 80 Gbps 6X more bandwidth Maximum Oversubscription 2:1, no oversubscription with local switching 2:1, no oversubscription with local switching ~4:1 for port group and ~5:1 slot-to-slot ICL Bandwidth 1 Tbps 256 Gbps N/A, consumes 8 Gbps ports for ISLs Lowest oversubscription and the only provider of local switching 75% fewer ISL cables; preserves 33% of ports for servers and storage Energy Efficiency 0.3 watts/gbps 0.4 watts/gbps 4.8 watts/gbps 16X more efficient 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 28

29 Server Connectivity Update 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 29

Arrays FC SAN FC Storage Arrays FC ISL Tape Libraries FCoE SAN FCoE

30 Adapters & Protocol Usage Cloud Computing & Traditional Data Centers Ethernet NIC FC HBA LAN FCOE Storage Arrays FC Storage Arrays FC SAN FC Storage Arrays FC ISL Tape Libraries FCoE SAN FCoE CNA iscsi Adapter 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. September

31 Next Generation Adapters for the Cloud 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 31

32 Next Generation Brocade Adapter Coming mid-2011 Brocade Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gb Ethernet NIC, FCoE, and iscsi DCB simultaneously in one adapter 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 32

Brocade 1860 Highlights True multipurpose I/O adapter 16/8/4 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10/1 GbE DCB with Wake on LAN Dual Mode: Field configurable FC or Ethernet

Physical Functions and 256 Virtual Functions SAN: N-port Trunking, In-flight encryption hardware engine, SAO VM QoS, per VM FC-SP LAN: VALink, VCS IOV, VCS

33 Brocade 1860 Highlights True multipurpose I/O adapter 16/8/4 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10/1 GbE DCB with Wake on LAN Dual Mode: Field configurable FC or Ethernet per port on demand Multiprotocol convergence FC/FCoE hardware offload, iscsi DCB, Enterprise NIC offload Application aware network services SR-IOV with 16 Physical Functions and 256 Virtual Functions SAN: N-port Trunking, In-flight encryption hardware engine, SAO VM QoS, per VM FC-SP LAN: VALink, VCS IOV, VCS MCT Fully integrated virtual switching VEB/VEPA L2 Hardware Offload Integrated management of virtual and physical switching 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 33

Learn more at www.brocade.com www.brocade.ru Thank You gnikonov@brocade.

34 Learn more at Thank You Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 34

35 Brocade 300 Entry-level switch for SMBs Top-of-rack server connectivity 8, 16, or 24 Fibre Channel Ports Ports-on-Demand expansion 8 and 4 Gb/s SFPs 192 Gb/s switch bandwidth 0.30 Watts per Gb of Bandwidth 972 km max. extended fabric distance (484 unreserved BB credits) Front Single, fixed power supply Frame-based ISL Trunking Access Gateway Mode Adaptive Networking EZSwitchSetup Wizard & DCFM Professional Included Microsoft Simple SAN Certified USB Port for Upgrades and Diagnostic Download Back Pull-out ID Card Serial Port Ethernet Port USB Port Fibre Channel Ports Power Rear Exhaust 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 35

36 Brocade 5100 Industry leading 1U switch Designed for mission-critical environments 24, 32, or 40 Fibre Channel Ports Ports-on-Demand expansion 8 and 4 Gb/s SFPs 320 Gb/s switch bandwidth 0.28 Watts per Gb of Bandwidth 3388 km max. extended fabric distance (1692 unreserved BB credits) Front Dual, hot-swap integrated power supply/fan units Frame-based ISL Trunking Access Gateway mode Adaptive Networking, Virtual Fabrics, Integrated Fibre Channel Routing FICON Support EZSwitchSetup Wizard & DCFM Professional Included USB Port for Upgrades and Diagnostic Download Back Pull-out ID Card Serial Port Ethernet Port USB Port Fibre Channel Ports Power Switch Power Dual Hot-swappable Power and Fan Units 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 36

Brocade 5300 Highest density switch Designed for consolidation 48, 64, or 80 Fibre Channel Ports Ports-on-Demand expansion 8 and 4 Gb/s SFPs 640 Gb/s switch bandwidth 0.

extended fabric distance (292 unreserved BB credits) Front Dual, hot-swap power supplies Three hot-swap fan units Frame-based ISL Trunking Adaptive Networking, Virtual Fabrics Integrated

37 Brocade 5300 Highest density switch Designed for consolidation 48, 64, or 80 Fibre Channel Ports Ports-on-Demand expansion 8 and 4 Gb/s SFPs 640 Gb/s switch bandwidth 0.43 Watts per Gb of Bandwidth 588 km max. extended fabric distance (292 unreserved BB credits) Front Dual, hot-swap power supplies Three hot-swap fan units Frame-based ISL Trunking Adaptive Networking, Virtual Fabrics Integrated Fibre Channel Routing FICON Support EZSwitchSetup Wizard & DCFM Professional Included Microsoft Simple SAN Certified USB Port for Upgrades and Diagnostic Download Back Pull-out ID Card Serial Port Ethernet Port USB Port Fibre Channel Ports Power Power Switch Hot-swappable Fans Hot-swappable Power Supplies 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 37

core Brocade DCX-4S Up to 256 FC/FICON ports Midsize enterprise core Large

38 The Brocade DCX Backbone Family Class leading network infrastructure for the Data Center Fabric Brocade DCX Up to 512 FC/FICON ports Large enterprise core Brocade DCX-4S Up to 256 FC/FICON ports Midsize enterprise core Large enterprise edge or application engine 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 38

Brocade DCX Model 12-slot vertical card cage Two Active/Passive Control Processor (CP) Blades Two Active/Active Core Switching (CR) Blades DCX can operate with one CR blade at ½ slot bandwidth Each

39 Brocade DCX Model 12-slot vertical card cage Two Active/Passive Control Processor (CP) Blades Two Active/Active Core Switching (CR) Blades DCX can operate with one CR blade at ½ slot bandwidth Each CR blade has two special ICL ports Up to 512 ports at full 8Gb speed Tbit/sec* Chassis Bandwidth 256 Gbit/sec bandwidth per slot (4) ICL ports 1.5:1 oversubscribed; 1:1 w/ local switching (2) CR Blades *Based on data rate Eight slots for Port & Specialty Blades (2) CP Blades 14U 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 39

40 DCX Backbones Switching architecture Cut-through frame routing Entire frame does not need to reside in ASIC before being switched minimizing latency Local switching Data traffic within same port group does not cross backplane 16-port blade: 1 port group 32-, 48-port blades: 2 port groups Doesn t consume slot bandwidth Unique to B-series Frame latency 2.1 µsec between ports if crossing backplane 700 ns between locally switched ports Core Blade* Passive Backplane (no active components) 256 Gbit/sec 8Gb Port Blade ICLs 512 (DCX) or 256 (DCX-4S) Gbit/sec 2048 (DCX) or 1024 (DCX-4S) Gbit/sec Core Blade* ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC 256 Gbit/sec 8Gb Port Blade ASIC ASIC ASIC ASIC * CR8 blade (DCX): four ASICs CR4S-8 blade (DC-4S): two ASICs Local Switching (traffic in same port group doesn t consume slot bandwidth) 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 40

Brocade DCX-4S Model 8-slot horizontal card cage Two Active/Passive Control Processor (CP) Blades (same as DCX Model) Two Active/Active Core Switching (CR) Blades DCX can operate with one CR blade at

41 Brocade DCX-4S Model 8-slot horizontal card cage Two Active/Passive Control Processor (CP) Blades (same as DCX Model) Two Active/Active Core Switching (CR) Blades DCX can operate with one CR blade at ½ slot bandwidth Each CR blade has two ICL ports Up to 256 ports at full 8Gb speed Tbit/sec* chassis bandwidth 256 Gbit/sec per slot plus local switching 1.5:1 oversubscribed; 1:1 w/ local switching 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CR Blades Four Slots for Port & Specialty Blades ICL ports *Based on data rate CP Blades 9U height includes 8U chassis height plus 1U bottom exhaust shelf 41 9U

Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs) Scalability at the core High-performance ports for connecting up to three Brocade DCX Backbones Four copper ICL ports per chassis Preserves E_Ports for server, storage, or

42 Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs) Scalability at the core High-performance ports for connecting up to three Brocade DCX Backbones Four copper ICL ports per chassis Preserves E_Ports for server, storage, or switch connections Brocade DCX: up to 64 8 Gbps E_Ports per chassis Brocade DCX-4S: up to 32 8 Gbps E_Ports per chassis ICL ports Brocade DCX 2-meter ICL cable 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 42

ICLs Scalability at Core Dual-chassis configuration DCX model 1024 universal FC ports; 2 domains 6.

43 ICLs Scalability at Core Dual-chassis configuration DCX model 1024 universal FC ports; 2 domains Tbit/sec of aggregate bandwidth 1024 ports ICLs preserve up to 64 8Gb E_ports per chassis for server/storage/switch connections 512 ports DCX-4S model 512 universal FC ports; 2 domains Tbit/sec of aggregate bandwidth Preserve up to 32 8Gb E_ports/chassis ICL Mockup 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 43

44 Backbone Topologies with ICLs Multichassis configurations Two backbones connected through ICLs (Fabric OS 6.0.x +) 768 ports 512 ports 1024 ports Three backbones connected through ICLs (Fabric OS 6.3.x +, open systems) 768 ports 1024 ports 1280 ports Refer to Hardware Guide for Specific Connection Points 1536 ports 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 44

45 Energy Efficiency - Going Green Brocade DCX (384p x 8Gb) Brocade DCX-4S (192p x 8Gb) Brocade (384p x 4Gb) Cisco* MDS 9509 (192p x 8Gb) Cisco* MDS 9513 (384p x 8Gb) Watts 1, ,030 2,998 4,499 Cooling (BTU/hr) 4,563 2,570 3,515 10,232 15,355 Watts/Port Watts/Gbit/sec CO2 Emissions/yr metric tons Try the Power Consumption Calculator at Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. * Cisco MDS 9513 examples use 5 x 48p and 6 x 24p blades; MDS 8Gb blade #s preliminary 45

Brocade FX8-24 and Brocade 7800 Next-generation extension platforms Best-in-class Fibre Channel and FCIP port density, bandwidth, and throughput for today s dynamic workload requirements and tomorrow

46 Brocade FX8-24 and Brocade 7800 Next-generation extension platforms Best-in-class Fibre Channel and FCIP port density, bandwidth, and throughput for today s dynamic workload requirements and tomorrow s next-generation data centers Brocade FX8-24 Extension Blade for Brocade DCX Backbones Twelve 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports, ten 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports, and two optional 10 GbE ports The industry s first and only 10 GbE FCIP SAN extension solution The highest bandwidth FCIP extension blade at 20 Gbps 10x FCIP bandwidth (20 Gbps) vs. legacy products (2 Gbps) 10x FCIP tunnel bandwidth (10 Gbps) vs. the competition (1 Gbps) Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Brocade /6: sixteen 8 Gbps Fibre Channel and six 1 GbE ports Brocade /2: four 8 Gbps Fibre Channel and two 1 GbE ports The highest bandwidth FCIP extension switch at 6 Gbps 3x FCIP bandwidth (6 Gbps) vs. legacy products (2 Gbps) 4x FCIP tunnel bandwidth (4 Gbps) vs. the competition (1 Gbps) Brocade FX8-24 Extension Blade for Brocade DCX Brocade 7800 Extension Switch 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 46

Brocade Technology Conference Call: Data Center Infrastructure Business Unit Breakthrough Capabilities for the Evolving Data Center Network

Brocade Technology Conference Call: Data Center Infrastructure Business Unit Breakthrough Capabilities for the Evolving Data Center Network Ian Whiting, Vice President and General Manager, DCI Business