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1. 10 GbE uplinks via break out cables As capacity and need increase organizations can simply revert to 40 GbE when ready Ports on Demand Ports on Demand PoD enables organizations to activate 24 to 64 ports They can purchase the number of ports that they currently need and seamlessly scale up later by simply applying a software license This flexible and cost efficient pay as you grow licensing model solves scalability challenges by allocating IT resources as needed e Capacity on Demand Capacity on Demand CoD license for the Brocade VDX 6740T 1G enables organizations to upgrade all 48 LOOOBASE T ports to 48 1OGBASE T This helps organizations migrate seamlessly from 1 GbE to 10 GbE via a software license without ripping and replacing the physical switch ADVANCED STORAGE SUPPORT The Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G offer advanced storage support with multiple storage connectivity options including FCoE iSCSI and NAS storage They also feature Data Center Bridging DCB which enables the reliable exchange of storage traffic over the LAN network eliminating packet loss when network congestion occurs and allocating bandwidth as needed to keep the network running efficiently The switches offer Network Attached Storage NAS Auto QoS intelligence to prioritize delay sensitive IP storage traffic within the fabric and help ensure consistent performance while decreasing latency EASE OF USE AUGMENTED BY BRO2. FCoE traffic over standard LAG Interface Binding 10 GbE CoD license needs to be activated in order to support FCoE on the Brocade VDX 6740T 1G IP storage e Auto QoS automatic prioritization of IP storage traffic Quality of Service QoS ACL based QoS Eight priority levels for QoS e Class of Service CoS IEEE 802 1p e DSCP Trust e DSCP to Traffic Class Mutation e DSCP to CoS Mutation DSCP to DSCP Mutation e Random Early Discard Per port QoS configuration ACL based Rate Limit Dual rate three color token bucket ACL based remarking of CoS DSCP Precedence ACL based sFlow Scheduling Strict Priority SP Deficit Weighted Round Robin DWRR Hybrid Scheduling Hybrid Queue based Shaping Switch health monitoring Brocade Fabric Watch monitoring and notification Planned for Brocade Network OS 5 0 release Management Management and control IPv4 IPv6 management e Out of band management Industry standard Command Line Interface CLI Remote SPAN RSPAN Remote lights out management future update e RMON 1 RMON 2 Link Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP IEEE 802 1AB NTP e Logical chassis management e Management Access Control Lists ACLs e MIB II RFC 1213 MIB e Role Based Access Control RBAC e Switch Beaconing e Range CLI support e Switched Port Analyzer SPAN e UDLD e Telnet e Netconf API e SNMP v1 v2C v3 e Brocade VCS Plugin for OpenStack e sFlow RFC 3176 Security e Port based N
3. 10 GbE connections Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G Switches deliver the high performance computing needed to keep up with the demands of a virtualized data center allowing organizations to reduce network congestion improve application performance and meet the capacity required by 1 GbE and 10 GbE servers w Fal aia ala ais pe t 3 Gor CAYA Dava Save avs DAY MAYI MAVI MAYTE Fava maen mava GAVA PAP 79 BENA AYE TANA AWE Wa IWS AWE AW AVG ARVA a sow Figure 2 The Brocade VDX 6740T Switch provides 48 1OOOBASE T 10GBASE T ports and four 40 GbE QSFP ports amp ad Figure 3 Javi lavi save y TAVA TAYA Fave VAY DAYN Mave TAY Mavt RAVER DAYN PAYS TAVA MAVE HAVL SAY MAV MAY MAYUAAY KAYA ASAE HAYAN ss The Brocade VDX 6740T 1G Switch provides 48 1000BASE T ports upgradable via software to 10GBASE T ports and four 40 GbE QSFP ports The 40 GbE uplinks can easily aggregate high bandwidth traffic and reduce bottlenecks that occur when aggregating multiple 10 GbE connections keeping data center networks working at peak performance The switches also help maximize network utilization with hardware based Brocade ISL Trunking Organizations can create an 80 GbE trunk by utilizing two 40 GbE ports or a 160 GbE trunk with 16 10 GbE ports The Brocade trunk is automatically formed between two Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G Switches when they are linked together allowing traffic to be equally distribu
4. Hz Maximum power consumption Brocade VDX 6740 110 W Brocade VDX 6740T 420 W Brocade VDX 6740T 1G 276 W Base SKU Safety Compliance e CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 07 including e IEC 60950 1 Second Edition A1 A1 UL 60950 1 07 Ed 2 including A1 e GB 4943 1 2011 and GB9254 2008 e CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 Second Edition e CNS14336 1 99 e EN 60950 1 Second Edition A1 A12 e FCC Class A e BSMI e ICES 003 Class A e GOST e VCCI Class A e KCC Class A e CE e CCC e C Tick e ANSI C63 4 e AS NZS CISPR22 e ICES 003 Class A e CNS 13438 95 e CISPR22 and JEIDA Harmonics e 51318 22 99 and 51318 24 99 e EN55022 Class A and EN55024 e KN22 and KN24 e CISPR22 e GB17625 1 2003 Environmental Regulatory Compliance RoHS 6 with lead exemption Directive 2002 95 EC Standards Compliance Brocade VDX 6740 products conform to the following Ethernet standards e IEEE 802 1D Spanning Tree Protocol e IEEE 802 1p Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging e IEEE 802 1s Multiple Spanning Tree e IEEE 802 1v VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port e IEEE 802 1w Rapid Reconfiguration of e IEEE 802 1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol LLDP Spanning Tree Protocol e IEEE 802 3x Flow Control Pause Frames IEEE 802 3 Ethernet IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE T e IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation with LACP e IEEE 802 3z 1000BASE X e IEEE 802 3ae 10G Ethernet e IEEE 802 1Q VLAN Tagging The following draft versions of the Data Center Bridging DCB a
5. all Ethernet fabric Top of Rack ToR switches that support a demanding data center environment Access ports are positioned to allow for easy server connectivity and to simplify cabling With a choice of front to back or back to front airflow these switches are ideal for ToR deployments connecting servers storage and other switches as well as for providing compatibility for either hot aisle or cold aisle data center designs With dual speed functionality each 1 GbE port also supports 10 GbE connections providing the flexibility needed to support a mixed environment as data centers transition to higher bandwidth Figure 1 Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G Switches provide the advanced feature set that data centers require while delivering the high performance and low latency virtualized environments demand Together with Brocade VCS Fabric technology these switches can simplify network design and operations for a more automated and efficient network offer the flexibility needed to scale networks and deliver the intelligence to more effectively manage VM mobility and rack density as well as provide a cloud ready infrastructure that helps transform legacy data centers HIGH PERFORMANCE FOR DATA CENTERS As data centers virtualize more of their servers and VM density per server increases organizations will require higher bandwidth connectivity to support the explosion of data and application processing With 1
6. plug ina switch to the fabric and it automatically downloads the right software image from the server No manual configuration is required reducing staging and deployment time A reliable foundation for software defined networks The Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G are hardware enabled with the flexibility to support emerging SDN protocols including VXLAN NVGRE Logical chassis technology and northbound APIs can provide operationally scalable management and access to emerging management frameworks such as OpenStack For more information read the white paper Brocade VCS Fabrics The Foundation for Software Defined Networks Ethernet Fabric Architecture Core BROCADE vcs FABRIC Edge Servers with 10 Gbps Connections MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCY Brocade VCS Fabric technology creates a more efficient and resilient network with a flat meshed Layer 2 topology that delivers the high performance and high reliability required by data centers Organizations gain a more flexible network that helps them rapidly adapt to changing business conditions and traffic patterns See Figure 4 Optimized East West Traffic Traditional data centers are architected with a rigid three tier tree topology optimized for the north south traffic flow of client server computing environments compromising performance increasing latency and creating bottlenecks With the increased prevalence of virtualization and distr
7. profile information and the associated MAC address and distributes the VM specific information to all switches within the fabric When the VM moves no additional configuration is required Automatic Migration of Port Profiles During a VM migration the destination network switch ports must be configured to ensure that the VM traffic experiences consistent policies and configurations With the Brocade Automatic Migration of Port Profiles AMPP feature the VM policies and networking policies follow the VM within the VCS fabric As a VM migrates the destination port in the fabric learns of the MAC address move and automatically activates the port profile configuration within a single fabric or across separate fabrics AMPP is hypervisor agnostic and can be used with various hypervisors FLEXIBLE DESIGN MEETS DATA CENTER NEEDS Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G Switches are designed to connect data centers with multiple options to meet individual design requirements This flexible design provides investment protection giving organizations a single switch that can support varying data center requirements The following features help organizations meet their evolving needs e 10 GbE or 40 GbE uplinks The 40 GbE SFP ports offer the flexibility to expand and interconnect the network infrastructure intelligently and efficiently while reducing bottlenecks The switches offer the option to separate the 40 GbE uplinks into four
8. 1G 48P LOOOBASE T and 2 40 GbE QSFP ports upgradable to LOGBASE T via license only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 56 1G R Brocade VDX 6740T 1G 48P LOOOBASE T and 2 40 GbE QSFP ports upgradable to LOGBASE T via license only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 8x10G POD 8 port PoD license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T BR VDX6740 2x40G POD 2 port 40 GbE PoD license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T BR VDX6740T 1G 16X10G COD 16 port 1 GbE to 10 GbE Capacity on Demand CoD upgrade license for Brocade VDX 6740T 1G BROCADE VDX 6740 6740T AND 6740T 1G SOFTWARE LICENSE ORDERING INFORMATION Software SKU Description BR VDX6740 FCoE Software FCoE license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T BR VDX6740 VCS Software VCS license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T BR VDX6740 ALLSW Software VCS and FCoE license for Brocade VDX 6740 and 6740T BROCADE VDX 6740 6740T AND 6740T 1G FRU AND OPTICS ORDERING INFORMATION FRU and Optics SKU Description 10G SFPP TWX 0101 XBR 250WPSAC F FRU 250 W AC power supply fan non port side exhaust airflow Brocade VDX 6740 XBR 250WPSAC R FRU 250 W AC power supply fan port side exhaust airflow Brocade VDX 6740 XBR 500WPSAC 01 F FRU 500 W AC power supply fan non port side exhaust airflow Brocade VDX 6740T 6740T 1G 1 pack 1 m Twinax copper cable 10G SFPP TWX 0108 8 pack 10G SFPP TWX 0301 1 pack 3 m T
9. 64P SFP ports only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 64 R Brocade VDX 6740 64P SFP ports only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 64 ALLSW F Brocade VDX 6740 64P SFP ports only no optics AC FCoE VCS fabric non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 64 ALLSW R Brocade VDX 6740 64P SFP ports only no optics AC FCoE VCS fabric port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 24 F Brocade VDX 6740T 24P 10GBASE T ports only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 24 R Brocade VDX 6740T 24P 10GBASE T ports only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 48 F Brocade VDX 6740T 48P 10GBASE T ports only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 48 R Brocade VDX 6740T 48P 1OGBASE T ports only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 64 F Brocade VDX 6740T 48P 1OGBASE T and 16 SFP ports only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 64 R Brocade VDX 6740T 48P 10GBASE T and 16 SFP ports only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 64 ALLSW F Brocade VDX 6740T 48P 1OGBASE T and 16 SFP ports only no optics AC FCoE VCS fabric non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 64 ALLSW R Brocade VDX 6740T 48P 10GBASE T and 16 SFP ports only no optics AC FCoE VCS fabric port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740T 56 1G F Brocade VDX 6740T
10. BROCADE VDX 6740 6740T AND 6 401 1G SWITCHES Offers flexibility to deploy LOOOBASE T and upgrade to 10GBASE T for higher bandwidth Delivers high performance and reduces network congestion with 10 Gigabit Ethernet GbE ports low latency and 24 MB deep buffers Improves capacity with the ability to create up to a 160 GbE uplink with Brocade ISL Trunking Manages an entire multitenant Brocade VCS fabric as a single switch with Brocade VCS Logical Chassis Provides efficiently load balanced multipathing at Layers 1 2 and 3 including multiple Layer 3 gateways Simplifies Virtual Machine VM mobility and management with automated dynamic port profile configuration and migration Supports Software Defined Networking SDN technologies within data control and management planes aay e Data centers continue to evolve creating a need for an infrastructure that can support growth in Virtual Machines VMs distributed applications and data as well as the transition to cloud based computing without compromising performance However traditional data centers typically use inflexible three tier network designs that cannot efficiently manage east west traffic or deliver the bandwidth needed to support virtualization and new service delivery In addition with the movement toward cloud computing the importance of deploying a flexible and responsive network infrastructure only grows To support the new direction o
11. CADE NETWORK ADVISOR Brocade Network Advisor is an easy to use network management platform for advanced management of Brocade VCS fabrics and Brocade VDX switches across the entire network lifecycle Organizations can use Brocade Network Advisor to manage a VCS fabric as a single entity or to drill down to individual Brocade VDX switches for fault inventory or performance management and to manage multiple VCS fabrics in parallel Brocade Network Advisor also provides simplified management of AMPP configurations and integrity checks can be performed across physical Brocade VDX configurations either in the same fabric or across different VCS fabrics In addition Brocade Network Advisor enables VM level monitoring and can help identify top talker applications leveraging sFlow across the fabric Finally Brocade Network Advisor provides VCS fabric diagnostics including visualization of VCS fabric traffic paths and network latency monitoring that enables fault isolation via hop by hop inspection For details visit www brocade com management ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ENABLES THE ON DEMAND DATA CENTER Data centers will continue to evolve as technology requirements evolve With virtualization cloud computing and SDN on the rise organizations need an infrastructure that is able to evolve with their businesses Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G Switches provide the features performance and operational efficiency for today and tomo
12. LX OM 8 8 pack 10G SFPP SR 1 pack 10 Gbps SR 10G SFPP SR 8 8 pack 10G SFPP LR 41 pack 10 Gbps LR 10G SFPP LR 8 8 pack 10G SFPP ER 1 pack 10 Gbps ER 10G SFPP ER 8 8 pack 40G QSFP LR4 A4OGBASE LR4 QSFP optic LC for up to 10 km over SMF 1 pack Corporate Headquarters European Headquarters Asia Pacific Headquarters San Jose CA USA Geneva Switzerland Singapore T 1 408 333 8000 T 41 22 799 56 40 T 65 6538 4700 info brocade com emea info brocade com apac info brocade com 2014 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved 04 14 GA DS 1784 04 ADX AnylO Brocade Brocade Assurance the B wing symbol DCX Fabric OS HyperEdge ICX MLX MyBrocade OpenScript VCS VDX and Vyatta are registered trademarks and The Effortless Network and The On Demand Data Center are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries Other brands products or service names mentioned may be trademarks of others Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty expressed or implied concerning any equipment equipment feature or service offered or to be offered by Brocade Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use This informational document describes features that may not be currently available Contact a Brocade sales office for inf
13. ON Brocade VCS Fabric technology offers unique features to support virtualized server and storage environments and enable the transition to cloud computing see Figure 5 e Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX provides a solution that unifies both virtual and hardware architectures for a seamless transition to cloud architectures By unifying the best of both worlds physical and virtual Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX enables physical devices to connect to the virtual overlay network By leveraging Brocade VCS Fabric technology Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX allows large numbers of virtual domains to be created Rack mount extension N A a Native Dedicated Fibre Channel SAN for Tier 1 applications FCoE iSCSI NAS storage above existing networks This enables organizations to efficiently use their current infrastructure while leveraging the benefits of VXLAN to support multi tenancy and large scale deployment of applications and Virtual Machines VMs In addition Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX easily integrates with the VMware NSX Controller to leverage the power of virtualized environments Zero touch VM discovery Brocade VM Aware Network Automation eliminates the manual configuration of port profiles when a VM is added to the fabric or moved providing an additional level of automation The VCS fabric directly communicates with VMware vCenter automatically downloading all port
14. d LAG 64 Maximum per port priority pause level 8 Maximum switches in a VCS fabric 32 Maximum ECMP paths in a VCS fabric 16 Maximum trunk members for VCS fabric ports 16 Maximum LAG groups in a VCS fabric 512 Maximum switches across which a vLAG can span 8 Maximum members in a vLAG 64 Maximum jumbo frame size 9 216 bytes Queues per port 8 DCB Priority Flow Control PFC classes 8 Maximum ACLs 13 000 Maximum ARP entries 32 000 Maximum IPv4 unicast routes 12 000 Maximum IPv6 unicast routes 3 000t Please refer to the latest version of the release notes for the most up to date scalability numbers t Hardware supported Operating system Brocade Network OS 4 1 0 Layer 2 switching features e Address Resolution Protocol ARP RFC 826 e High availability In Service Software Upgrade hardware enabled e IGMP v1 v2 Snooping e MAC Learning and Aging e Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP IEEE 802 3ad 802 1AX e Virtual Local Area Networks VLANs e VLAN Encapsulation 802 1Q e Private VLANs Edge loop detection ELD Per VLAN Spanning Tree PVST PVRST Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol RSTP 802 1w Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol MSTP 802 1s STP PortFast BPDU Guard BPDU Filter STP Root Guard Layer 2 Access Control Lists ACLs Pause Frames 802 3x Uni Directional Link Detection UDLD Layer 3 switching features e Border Gateway Protocol BGP e DHCP Helper Layer 3 ACLs Multicast PIM SM e OSPF S
15. d VRF Lite are other options for network segmentation To learn more read Multitenancy Options in Brocade VCS Fabrics Multiple Load Balanced Paths at Layers 1 3 Brocade VCS Fabric technology enables highly elastic domains with extremely efficient load balancing in Layers 1 3 Innovative Brocade ISL Trunking load balances traffic across all the links ina trunk for improved performance at Layer 1 In Layer 2 Equal Cost Multi Path ECMP uses all available network bandwidth allowing all links to be fully active and PRIMARY DATA CENTER REMOTE DATA CENTER oriana enle DR A BROCADE etworl aan ss VCS 4 45 edana y as iene Core a routers h a PaA HE VCS fabric T extension E Layer 4 7 application delivery BROCADE VCS FABRIC io Security services firewall encryption Arrai H Blade k servers servers utilized In the event of a failure traffic is automatically routed to the closest path providing higher resilience and greater application uptime In Layer 3 the fabric automatically load balances all flows among a number of Layer 3 instances that collectively act as a single Layer 3 gateway Multilayer multipathing helps improve network utilization reduce latency and increase overall network performance Read the white paper Setting a New Standard for Network Efficiency with VCS Fabric Multilayer Multipathing Capabilities to learn more OPTIMIZED FOR VIRTUALIZATI
16. etwork Access Control 802 1X e BPDU Drop e RADIUS e Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP e TACACS e Secure Shell SSHv2 Secure Copy Protocol Enclosure Front to rear rear to front airflow 1U 19 inch ElA compliant power from non port side Environmental Temperature Operating 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Non operating and storage 25 C to 70 C 13 F to 158 F Humidity Operating 10 to 85 non condensing Non operating and storage 10 to 90 non condensing Altitude Operating Up to 3 048 meters 10 000 feet Non operating and storage Up to 12 kilometers 39 370 feet Shock Operating 20 G 11 ms half sine Non operating and storage Square wave 44 G 15 ms Vibration Operating 0 5 G peak 0 7 G ms random 5 to 500 Hz Non operating and storage 2 0 g sine 1 4 G rms random 5 to 500 Hz Airflow Brocade VDX 6740 port side intake and port side exhaust Maximum 25 7 CFM Nominal 11 5 CFM Brocade VDX 6740T port side intake Maximum 49 3 CFM Nominal 26 3 CFM Brocade VDX 6740T port side exhaust Maximum 51 9 CFM Nominal 27 3 CFM Heat dissipation 1672 41 BTU hr ee ae Power supplies Two internal redundant field replaceable load sharing AC power supplies Power inlet C13 Input voltage 85 to 264 VAC nominal Input line frequency 50 to 60 Hz Inrush current Limited to 30 A peak at 240 VAC during cold startup at 25 C ambient Maximum current 6 A max at 100 VAC 60
17. f IT service delivery data center operators need networks that are high performance operationally efficient automated and elastic The ideal network will be easy to manage and scale to meet demand as well as adapt to future requirements The Brocade VDX 6740 Figure 1 offers 48 10 Gigabit Ethernet GbE SFP ports and four 40 GbE QSFP ports Each 40 GbE port can be broken out into four independent 10 GbE SFP ports providing an additional 16 10 GbE SFP ports In addition the switch features low power consumption consuming 2 watts per 10 GbE port The Brocade VDX 6740T Figure 2 offers 48 10GBASE T ports and four 40 GbE QSFP ports Each 40 GbE port can be broken out into four independent 10 GbE SFP ports providing an additional 16 10 GbE SFP ports The switch also features low power consumption consuming less than 5 watts per 10 GbE port BROCADE BROCADE VDX 6740T 1G SWITCH The Brocade VDX 6740T 1G Figure 3 offers 48 1000BASE T ports and two 40 GbE QSFP ports Each 40 GbE port can be broken out into four independent 10 GbE SFP ports providing an additional eight 10 GbE SFP ports for uplink All 48 1000BASE T ports can be upgraded to 48 10GBASE T ports via a Capacity on Demand CoD software license Two 40 GbE ports are enabled as part of the base license The additional two 40 GbE ports can be upgraded via the Ports on Demand PoD software license The Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G are
18. ibuted applications data center network traffic is now predominantly east west or server server The VCS fabric was specifically designed and optimized to address these traffic patterns by moving traffic through any of the active paths and avoiding the multiple hops required in other tiered topologies Deliver Multitenant Cloud Data Centers In addition public and private cloud providers need to deploy and support distributed virtualized workloads quickly securely and in a scalable manner on a per tenant basis Traditional VLANs can be used Figure 5 Brocade VCS Fabric technology simplifies the network architecture enables unified storage connectivity improves VM mobility and allows the seamless insertion of services for this purpose up to a point but limitations on VLAN ID scale and the complexity of configuring large numbers of VLANs restrict their usefulness in larger data centers The VCS Virtual Fabric feature of Brocade VCS Fabric technology is designed to address the scalability restrictions of traditional VLANs used for multitenant segmentation It provides native secure multitenant support for both physical and virtual application deployments Managed centrally through Brocade VCS Logical Chassis the VCS Virtual Fabric feature simplifies and accelerates application deployment and ensures policy consistency for each tenant regardless of how application components are distributed across the data center VXLAN an
19. ic technology visit www brocade com vcs UNMATCHED SIMPLICITY AND AUTOMATION Brocade VDX 6740 6740T 6740T 1G Switches in conjunction with Brocade VCS Fabric technology streamline configuration and management maximize efficiency and create a more automated and reliable network especially in highly virtualized data centers Brocade VCS Fabric technology delivers unmatched automation efficiency and resilience compared to traditional architectures and competitive fabric offerings It delivers higher throughput and lower latency for the server to server east west traffic patterns that are now dominating virtualized data centers In changing how networks are architected VCS fabrics deliver many benefits that fit the needs of evolving data centers Fast Easy Deployment and Configuration Brocade VCS fabric helps streamline network operations and speed deployment with embedded features that enable automatic configuration and management These features include e Brocade VCS Logical Chassis Brocade VCS Logical Chassis enables organizations to manage an entire VCS fabric as a single switch upgrade software across the fabric with one command and centralize monitoring and troubleshooting to enhance the overall availability and reliability of the network The single point of management eliminates the need to manually configure and manage each switch simplifying management lowering operational costs and reducing configurati
20. ification Road Map RFC 1492 TACACS RFC 4271 BGPv4 RFC 1519 Classless Interdomain Routing CIDR RFC 4292 IP Forwarding MIB RFC 1584 Multicast Extensions to OSPF RFC 4293 Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol IP RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow RFC 3411 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Frameworks RFC 1812 Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers RFC 3412 Message Processing and Dispatching for the SNMP RFC 1997 BGP Communities Attribute RFC 3413 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Applications RFC 2068 HTTP Server RFC 4456 BGP Route Reflection RFC 2131 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP RFC 4601 Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode PIM SM RFC 2154 OSPF with Digital Signatures Password MD 5 Protocol Specification Revised RFC 2236 IGMP v2 RFC 4893 BGP Support for Four Octet AS Number Space RFC 2267 Network Ingress Filtering RFC 2328 OSPF v2 edge mode BROCADE VDX 6740 6740T AND 6740T 1G HARDWARE ORDERING INFORMATION Hardware SKU Description BR VDX6740 24 F Brocade VDX 6740 24P SFP ports only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 24 R Brocade VDX 6740 24P SFP ports only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 48 F Brocade VDX 6740 48P SFP ports only no optics AC non port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 48 R Brocade VDX 6740 48P SFP ports only no optics AC port side exhaust airflow BR VDX6740 64 F Brocade VDX 6740
21. nd Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE standards are also supported on the Brocade VDX 6740 e IEEE 802 1Qbb Priority based Flow Control e IEEE 802 1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection e IEEE 802 1 DCB Capability Exchange Protocol Proposed under the DCB Task Group of IEEE 802 1 Working Group e FC BB 5 FCoE Rev 2 0 RFC 768 User Datagram Protocol UDP RFC 2460 Internet Protocol Version 6 v6 Specification RFC 783 TFTP Protocol revision 2 on management interface RFC 791 Internet Protocol IP RFC 2464 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks on RFC 792 Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP management interface RFC 793 Transmission Control Protocol TCP RFC 2474 Definition of the Differentiated Services Field in the IPv4 and RFC 826 ARP IPv6 Headers RFC 854 Telnet Protocol Specification RFC 2571 An Architecture for Describing SNMP Management Frameworks RFC 894 A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagram over Ethernet RFC 2865 Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS Networks RFC 3101 The OSPF Not So Stubby Area NSSA Option RFC 1027 Using ARP to Implement Transparent Subnet Gateways Proxy RFC 3176 sFlow ARP RFC 3137 OSPF Stub Router Advertisement RFC 959 FTP RFC 3392 Capabilities Advertisement with BGPv4 RFC 1112 IGMP vi RFC 3768 VRRP RFC 1157 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP v1 and v2 RFC 4510 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP Technical RFC 1305 Network Time Protocol NTP Version 3 Spec
22. on errors In addition it offers the ability to push software upgrades across the fabric with a single command accelerating deployment VCS Logical Chassis also provides a single view of the fabric for easy monitoring and troubleshooting that minimizes time to repair network issues For more information about VCS Logical Chassis read the white paper An Overview of Brocade VCS Logical Chassis Self forming and self healing fabric Configuration is simplified with self forming fabrics As additional switches are added they inherit the configuration of the fabric Classic Hierarchical Ethernet Architecture Core Aggregation Servers with 10 Gbps Connections Figure 4 Compared to classic Ethernet architectures Ethernet fabrics allow all paths to be active and provide greater scalability while reducing management complexity allowing the network to scale out with ease Configuration and device information is always shared among all switches allowing fabric nodes to be added or removed and physical or virtual servers to be relocated without the fabric requiring manual reconfiguration In addition fabrics are self healing increasing network resiliency The fabric redirects traffic in case a link fails helping to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow and prevent data loss Auto Fabric Provisioning This capability allows organizations to automate the configuration of new switches added to the fabric They can simply
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24. ps 960 Mpps 960 Mpps Port to port latency 850 ns 3 us 3 us Dimensions and weight Width 43 99 cm 17 32 in Height 4 32 cm 1 75 in Depth 40 99 cm 16 14 in Weight 8 66 kg 19 1 Ib Width 43 74 cm 17 22 in Height 4 27 cm 1 68 in Depth 53 65 cm 21 12 in Weight 10 82 kg 23 85 Ib Width 43 74 cm 17 22 in Height 4 27 cm 1 68 in Depth 53 65 cm 21 12 in Weight 10 82 kg 23 85 Ib 1 10 GbE SFP ports Up to 64 Up to 16 Up to 16 1 10 GBASE T 0 48 48 40 GbE QSFP 10 GbE break out cable 4 4 4 10 GbE Ports on Demand PoD 24 32 40 48 56 64 24 32 40 48 56 64 N A 10 GbE Capacity on Demand CoD N A N A 16 32 48 Power supplies Two hot swappable load sharing Two hot swappable load sharing Two hot swappable load sharing Cooling fans N 1 redundant integrated into N 1 redundant five hot swappable N 1 redundant five hot swappable power supplies fan units fan units Airflow Front to back Front to back Front to back Back to front Back to front Back to front BROCADE VDX 6740 6740T AND 6740T 1G SPECIFICATIONS Scalability Information Connector options Out of band Ethernet management RJ 45 fixed Console management RJ45 to RS 232 fixed Firmware and diagnostic USB Maximum VLANs 4 096 Maximum MAC addresses 160 000 Maximum port profiles AMPP 1 024 Maximum members in a standar
25. rrow BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES Brocade Global Services has the expertise to help organizations build scalable and efficient cloud infrastructures Leveraging 15 years of expertise in storage networking and virtualization Brocade Global Services delivers world class professional services technical support and education services enabling organizations to maximize their Brocade investments accelerate new technology deployments and optimize the performance of networking infrastructures AFFORDABLE ACQUISITION OPTIONS Brocade Capital Solutions helps organizations easily address their IT requirements by offering flexible network acquisition and support alternatives Organizations can select from purchase lease Brocade Network Subscription and Brocade Subscription Plus options to align network acquisition with their unique capital requirements and risk profiles To learn more visit www Brocade com CapitalSolutions MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS To help optimize technology investments Brocade and its partners offer complete solutions that include professional services technical support and education For more information contact a Brocade sales partner or visit www brocade com BROCADE VDX 6740 6740T AND 6740T 1G FEATURE OVERVIEW Overview Brocade VDX 6740 Brocade VDX 6740T Brocade VDX 6740T 1G Form factor 1U 1U 1U Switching bandwidth data rate full duplex 1 28 Tbps 1 28 Tbps 1 28 Tbps Switch performance 960 Mp
26. tatic routes VRF Lite VRF aware OSPF VRRP static routes VRRP E IPv4 IPv6 dual stack IPv6 ACL packet filtering Brocade VCS Fabric technology features e Automatic Fabric Formation e DHCP Option 66 67 Auto Fabric Provisioning Distributed Configuration Management Distributed Fabric Services e Equal Cost Multi Path ECMP e Switch Beaconing Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links TRILL Transparent LAN Services Virtual Link Aggregation Group vLAG spanning VRRP E Multitenancy and virtualization features TRILL FGL based VCS Virtual Fabric feature Brocade VCS Gateway for NSX with VMware NSX Orchestration Automatic Migration of Port Profiles AMPP VM Aware Network Automation DCB features e Priority based Flow Control PFC 802 1Qbb e Data Center Bridging eXchange DCBX e Enhanced Transmission Selection ETS e DCBX Application Type Length Value TLV for 802 1Qaz FCoE and iSCSI FCoE features e Multihop Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE e FCoE Initialization Protocol FIP v1 support for Requires FCoE license requires Brocade VCS Fabric technology e FC BB5 compliant Fibre Channel Forwarder FCF Native FCoE forwarding e FCoE to Fibre Channel Bridging e FCoE on Brocade VDX 6740 and Brocade VDX 6740T e FCoE on QSFP port e End to end FCoE initiator to target FCoE device login and initialization Name Server based zoning Supports connectivity to FIP Snooping Bridge FSB device
27. ted among all ports This increases link efficiency and limits traffic disruptions especially during high traffic times ADVANCED DESIGN DELIVERS LOW LATENCY AND DEEP BUFFER The movement toward server virtualization has increased the quantity of VMs data and applications that require processing This increase in traffic can create performance and latency issues The Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G deliver very low latency through wire speed ports with 850 ns and 3 us respectively any port to any port latency In addition the switches deliver an industry leading 24 MB deep buffer per switch This provides the buffering capacity to handle increases in traffic especially during peak times when ports are congested allowing traffic to be distributed across the ports The Brocade VDX 6740 6740T and 6740T 1G feature a single ASIC design instead of multiple ASIC designs commonly found on other switches further improving performance and reducing latency since all ports can communicate via one ASIC BROCADE VCS FABRIC TECHNOLOGY Brocade VCS fabrics running on the Brocade VDX family of switches allow organizations to create data center networks that just work Together these technologies provide unmatched automation efficiency and elasticity in support of the most demanding workloads such as rich media and mission critical applications particularly in highly dynamic cloud environments To learn more about Brocade VCS Fabr
28. winax copper cable 10G SFPP TWX 0308 8 pack 10G SFPP TWX 0501 1 pack 5 m Twinax copper cable 10G SFPP TWX 0508 8 pack 10Ge SFPP AOC 0701 10 GbE SFP direct attached active optical cable 7 m 1 pack XBR 500WPSAC 01 R FRU 500 W AC power supply fan port side exhaust airflow Brocade VDX 6740T 6740T 1G 10Ge SFPP AOC 1001 10 GbE SFP direct attached active optical cable 10 m 1 pack 40G QSFP QSFP C 0101 40 GbE direct attached QSFP to QSFP active copper cable 1 m 1 pack XBR AC FAN F AC fan non port side exhaust airflow 40G QSFP QSFP C 0301 40 GbE direct attached QSFP to QSFP Brocade VDX 6740T 6740T 1G active copper cable 3 m 1 pack XBR AC FAN R AC fan port side exhaust airflow 40G QSFP QSFP C 0501 40 GbE direct attached QSFP to QSFP Brocade VDX 6740T 6740T 1G active copper cable 5 m 1 pack XBR 000190 4 pack 1 GbE copper E1MG SX OM 1 pack E1MG SX OM 8 8 pack FRU and Optics SKU 1000Base SX Description 40G QSFP 4SFP C 0101 4x10 GbE direct attached QSFP to 4 SFP copper breakout cable 1 m 1 pack 40G QSFP 4SFP C 0301 4x10 GbE direct attached QSFP to 4 SFP copper breakout cable 3 m 1 pack 40G QSFP 4SFP C 0501 4x10 GbE direct attached QSFP to 4 SFP copper breakout cable 5 m 1 pack 40G QSFP SR4 40 Gbps SR4 40G QSFP SR4 INT 40 Gbps SR4 4x10 Gbps SFPP break out capable E1MG LX OM 1 pack 1000Base LX E1MG
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