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BROCADE
300
SWITCH
HIGHLIGHTS As the value and volume of business data INCREASED EFFICIENCY TO MANAGE
• Provides an affordable, flexible foundation continue to rise, organizations need technology BUSINESS GROWTH
for entry-level SANs, and an edge switch solutions that are easy to implement and The Brocade 300 significantly increases
for core-to-edge SAN environments manage, and that can grow and change with performance and functionality for SANs at an
minimal disruption. The Brocade® 300 Switch entry-level price. Based on sixth-generation
• Delivers up to 24 ports of 8 Gbps
provides small to medium-sized enterprises Brocade technology, the Brocade 300
performance in an energy-efficient,
with SAN connectivity that simplifies their IT combines auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps
optimized 1U form factor to support
management infrastructures, improves throughput with features that greatly enhance
the most demanding server and virtual
system performance, maximizes the value fabric operation. The evolutionary design
server deployments
of virtual server deployments, and reduces provides these capabilities while consuming
• Simplifies configuration and management overall storage costs. less than 2.5 watts of power per port for
with easy-to-use tools such as the exceptional power and cooling efficiency.
Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard, and is The 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Brocade 300
Microsoft Simple SAN-compatible provides a simple, affordable, single-switch As a result, organizations can enjoy the
solution for both new and existing SANs. advantages of low-cost device connectivity
• Enables “pay-as-you-grow” expansion To simplify deployment, the Brocade 300 and powerful capabilities that make SAN
with Ports On Demand scalability from features the EZSwitchSetup wizard and other technology highly accessible and affordable.
8 to 16 or 24 ports in 8-port increments usability and configuration enhancements, as In addition, hot code load and activation
• Offers dual functionality as either well as the optional Brocade Access Gateway help maximize application uptime with
a full-fabric SAN switch or as an mode of operation. Moreover, it provides faster system software upgrades and
NPIV-enabled Brocade Access Gateway state-of-the-art performance and Ports On maintenance to reduce the dependency
that simplifies server connectivity in Demand scalability to support SAN expansion on scheduled outages.
heterogeneous enterprise fabrics and enable long-term investment protection.
• Protects existing device investments
with auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps
capabilities and native operation with
Brocade and Brocade M-Series fabrics
• Future-proofs investments by enabling
organizations to use 4 Gbps SFPs today
and upgrade to 8 Gbps SFPs when required
PAY-AS-YOU-GROW SCALABILITY SUPERIOR NETWORK PERFORMANCE
BROCADE ACCESS GATEWAY MODE The Brocade 300 integrates innovative The Brocade 300 provides high performance
hardware and software features that make it with all ports capable of operating at 1, 2, 4,
The Brocade 300 can be deployed easy to deploy, manage, and integrate into a and 8 Gbps to enable up to 192 Gbps of
as a full-fabric switch or as a Brocade wide range of IT environments. With powerful uncongested throughput. Auto-sensing and
Access Gateway, which simplifies server yet flexible capabilities—such as Ports On speed-matching of data traffic provides
connectivity into heterogeneous SANs Demand scalability from 8 to 16 or 24 ports interoperability with previous 1, 2, and 4 Gbps
(the default mode setting is a switch). in 8-port increments—the Brocade 300 devices. To provide more targeted performance,
Access Gateway mode utilizes N_Port ID enables organizations to start small and grow enhanced Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL)
Virtualization (NPIV) switch standards their storage networks in a non-disruptive Trunking combines up to eight ISLs between a
to present physical and virtual servers manner. In addition, organizations can pair of switches into a single, logical high-speed
directly to the core of SAN fabrics. This initially deploy 4 Gbps SFPs and upgrade trunk capable of up to 64 Gbps of throughput.
makes it transparent to the SAN fabric, to 8 Gbps SFP+ when necessary.
greatly reducing management of the SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT
network edge. The Brocade 300 in BACKWARD AND FORWARD Brocade 300 setup and configuration is
Access Gateway mode can connect COMPATIBILITY simplified with the Brocade EZSwitchSetup
servers to NPIV-enabled Brocade B-Series, The Brocade 300 operates seamlessly wizard, which makes switch configuration,
M-Series, or other SAN fabrics. with existing Brocade switches through deployment, and management an easy 3-step
native E_Port connectivity into Brocade point-and-click process. For multiswitch
Organizations can easily enable Access
Fabric OS (FOS) or M-Enterprise OS (M-EOS)* environments, Brocade Data Center Fabric
Gateway mode via Brocade DCFM,
environments. In addition, the Brocade 300 Manager (DCFM™) Professional streamlines
Brocade Web Tools, or a command
can enable future expansion to larger management and provides fabric-wide
line interface. Key benefits of Access
core-to-edge network architectures as monitoring. The Brocade 300, which is
Gateway mode include:
business needs dictate. Microsoft Simple SAN-compatible, also
• Improved scalability for large or has a USB port that increases serviceability
To facilitate deployment, the Brocade 300
rapidly growing server and virtual and error logging by facilitating firmware
integrates easily into heterogeneous server
server environments upgrades and downloads of system log files.
environments such as Windows, UNIX, Linux,
• Reduced management of the network Solaris, and AIX, as well as virtual server TRAFFIC MEASUREMENT AND
edge since Access Gateway does not environments. As a result, these capabilities ADAPTIVE NETWORKING
have a domain identity and appears make it ideal for SAN solutions such as The Brocade 300 offers Bottleneck Detection,
transparent to the core fabric virtual server deployment, LAN-free backup, Top Talkers (part of Brocade Advanced
• Support for heterogeneous SAN and server and storage consolidation. Performance Monitoring) and Adaptive
configurations without reduced Networking, a suite of tools including Ingress
functionality for server connectivity A BETTER WAY TO IMPROVE Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, and Quality of
BUSINESS OPERATIONS Service (QoS). These advanced capabilities
Note: Access Gateway mode for the One of the primary benefits of a SAN
help optimize fabric behavior and ensure ample
Brocade 300 is supported only in environment is the consolidation of
bandwidth for mission-critical applications.
24-port configurations. hardware resources. This centralized
approach helps increase operational Bottleneck Detection identifies and alerts
efficiency and staff productivity, two critical administrators to “slow drain” storage devices
requirements for small and medium-sized causing latency and I/O timeouts, particularly
organizations. With fewer physical resources in highly virtualized server environments.
to manage, staff members can handle Top Talkers measures the top bandwidth-
additional business growth or focus on other consuming traffic (including by individual
strategic initiatives. virtual machine) in real time over a physical
device connection or throughout a network
High-performance 8 Gbps Fibre Channel
switch. Ingress Rate Limiting restricts data flow
capabilities speed data transfer to help
from less-critical hosts at preset bandwidths.
keep data flowing and applications running.
Traffic Isolation dedicates paths in the fabric
As a result, organizations can significantly
to high-bandwidth data flows. And QoS
improve storage utilization in distributed
expedites critical traffic in the event of
e-mail environments, for example. In
congestion while keeping all traffic flowing.
addition, a SAN-based architecture enables
LAN-free backup and more efficient data
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
center resource management—increasing
To help optimize technology investments,
overall system performance and productivity
Brocade and its partners offer complete
(see Figure 1).
solutions that include education, support,
and services. For more information,
* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and
directors running McDATA Enterprise OS in McDATA contact a Brocade sales partner or visit
Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode. www.brocade.com.
Figure 1.
A Brocade SAN-based consolidation solution
can significantly improve data availability
and resource utilization.
LAN LAN
Microsoft Microsoft
UNIX Linux UNIX Linux
Windows Windows
Tape
Brocade
SAN Fabric
* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA For information about supported SAN standards, visit
Enterprise OS in McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode. www.brocade.com/sanstandards
For information about switch and device interoperability, visit
www.brocade.com/interoperability
For information about hardware regulatory compliance, visit
www.brocade.com/regulatorycompliance
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