Organisations seeking a versatile Layer 2 CEE/DCB and FCoE switch with 24 10 Gbps ports for LAN connections and 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports for SAN connections.
Top-of-rack link layer (Layer 2) CEE/DCB and FCoE switch with 24, 10 Gbps ports for LAN connections and 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports for SAN connections
A Versatile Layer 2 CEE/DCB and FCoE Switch
Supporting Windows and Linux environments, the PowerConnect™ B-8000 Switch enables access to the LANs and SANs over a common server connection by utilizing emerging Data Center Bridging/Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE/DCB) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols. LAN traffic is forwarded to aggregation layer Ethernet switches using conventional 10 Gbps connections, and storage traffic is forwarded to Fibre Channel SANs over 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connections. Part of a unified CEE/DCB and FCoE solution, the PowerConnect™ B-8000 helps organizations reduce capital and operating expenses in enterprise data centers.
A Unified CEE/DCB and FCOE Solution
The PowerConnect B-8000 connects to servers utilizing Converged Network Adapters (CNAs). Consolidating server I/O (input/output) reduces the number of server adapters, which in turn reduces cabling and switch ports, resulting in lower infrastructure costs as well as lower power and cooling costs.
Moreover, consolidation is not limited to hardware components. Because FCoE preserves Fibre Channel constructs and services, it integrates seamlessly into existing Fibre Channel environments, enabling organizations to introduce CEE/DCB and FCoE into their data centers without disrupting their existing SANs or IT management practices.
High Performance
The PowerConnect B-8000 has advanced ASIC technology that provides unique frame-based trunking of server connections at up to 40GB of combined throughput. The switch also features standards-based Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) for LAN connections, as well as frame-based trunking of SAN connections at up to 64 Gbps of throughput.
Comprehensive Layer 2 LAN Capabilities
The PowerConnect B-8000 switch provides broad, standards-based data link layer (Layer 2) capabilities covering Quality of Service (QoS), security and Layer 2 protocols. The switch’s 24 CEE/DCB ports provide uplink connections to conventional 10 Gbps port aggregation layer Ethernet switches. Layer 2 functions are configured and administered accordingly at the access layer.
Enterprise-Class High Availability
The PowerConnect B-8000 provides a reliable foundation for disaster recovery and business continuance by employing enterprise-class availability features such as hot-swappable, redundant, and integrated fan and power supply assemblies. Combined with a wide range of diagnostic and monitoring functions, these capabilities help ensure highly available SAN environments.
In conjunction with Brocade® SAN extension products, the PowerConnect B-8000 enables servers and storage devices to reside remotely, giving organizations a reliable way to create highly available environments that support the most sophisticated business continuance and disaster recovery initiatives.
Fibre Channel ports
- 8 Fibre Channel universal (E, F, M, and FL) ports with 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec
Performance
- Fibre Channel: 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec line speed full duplex
DCB/CEE: 10 GB line speed
Maximum frame size
2112-byte Fibre Channel payload; 9048-byte Ethernet frame
ISL Trunking
- Frame-based ISL Trunking (optional license) enables up to 8 ports between a pair of switches to be combined into a logical ISL with speeds of up to 64 GB (128 GB full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing; exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS (included in Fabric OS)
Classes of Service
- Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Port Types
- FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
Media Types
- Fibre Channel media type: Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+, LC connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and Long-Wave Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed; supports SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec) and SFP (1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec) optical transceivers
DCB/CEE media type: Hot-pluggable, Brocade 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ supports any combination of Short-Reach (SR) and Long-Reach (LR) optical transceivers; Brocade copper twinax cables of one, three, or five meters
Fabric Services
- Simple Name Server (SNS), Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP, RADIUS, LDAP, Reliable Commit Service (RCS), Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), Enhanced Group Management (EGM), and Web Tools; optional fabric services include Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, and Advanced Performance Monitoring
Management
- Management software
SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB, RMON, and IF-MIB for DCB/CEE); Web Tools; Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Professional and Enterprise; SMI-S; RADIUS
Management access
One 10/100/1000 Megabit Ethernet, in-band over Fibre Channel, one serial port, and one USB port
Diagnostics
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including FCping and Pathinfo (FCtraceroute)
Licensing
Brocade Fibre Channel ISL Trunking
Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring
Brocade Fabric Watch
Chassis
- USB
One USB port for firmware download, support save, and configuration upload/download
Mechanical
Enclosure
Non-port to port side airflow; 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant, power from non-port side
Size
Width: 42.9 cm (16.9 in)
Height: 4.3 cm (1.7 in)
Depth: 63.4 cm (25.0 in)
System weight
13.0 kg (28.6 lbs) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers
Environmental Operating Conditions
- Temperature
Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Non-operating: -25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F)
Humidity
Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing
Non-operating: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Altitude
Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet)
Shock
Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating: Half-sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis
Vibration
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
CO2 emissions
335 kg per year (with 40 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.05 kg per Gbit/sec per year
Airflow
Maximum: 42 CFM
Nominal (65% speed): 35 CFM
Heat dissipation
32 ports: 1044 BTU/hr
Power
- Power
Maximum: 350 watts
Consumption: 306 watts
Input voltage: 85 to 264 VAC nominal
Input line frequency: 47 to 63 Hz
Inrush current: 60 amps maximum
Maximum current: 29 amps at 12V DC
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