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Gen 5 Fibre Channel performance
Optimize storage performance for increasing server virtualization density with Brocade® Gen 5 16 Gbps Fibre Channel rack and blade switches.
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Legend: S — Standard, OA — Option Available, N — Not Available
| Performance | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| Fibre Channel: Autosensing of 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps port speeds; and optionally programmable to fixed port speed | S | S | S | S |
| Maximum frame size: 2112 byte payload | S | S | S | S |
| Power | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| AC Input | N | 85V to 264V ~ 5A to 2.5A | 85V to 264V ~ 5A to 2.5A | 85V to 264V ~5A to 2.5A |
| DC Input | 12V and 3.3V FOM chassis | N | N | N |
| Input line frequency | N | 47Hz to 63Hz | 47Hz to 63Hz | 47Hz to 63Hz |
| Power supply (Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans) | N | OA | S | S |
| Power consumption | 30W to 40W | 60W to 80W | 72W to 110W | 450W with all 96 ports with 16 Gbps SWL optics |
| Management | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP; WEBTOOLS, Brocade Network Advisor (BNA), SMI-S, RADIUS, LDAP | S | S | S | S |
| Access: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45) and one USB port | S | S | S | S |
| Port mirroring provides the capability of mirroring four source ports to improve network traffic monitoring and troubleshooting | S | S | S | S |
| Chassis | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 272.75 x 272.75 x 307.24 mm (10.74 x 10.74 x 12.09 in.) | 43.18 x 437.64 x 443.23 mm (1.7 x 17.23 x 17.45 in.) | 43 x 438 x 443 mm (1.7 x 17.23 x 17.45 in.) | 86.74 x 429.25 x 609.75 mm (16.90 x 3.42 x 24.01 in.) |
| Unit Weight (refer to data sheet for detailed information): | 2.10 kg (4.65 lb) | 9.16 kg (20.19 lb) | 9.16 kg (20.19 lb) | 16.92 kg (37.3 lb) |
| Environmental | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| Operating temperature: | 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) | 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) | 0ºC to 40ºC (32ºF to 104ºF) | 0º C to 40º C (32º F to 104º F) |
| Nonoperating temperature: | -20ºC to 70ºC (-4ºF to 158ºF) | -25ºC to 70ºC (-13ºF to 158ºF) | -25ºC to 70ºC (-13ºF to 158ºF) | -25ºC to 70ºC (-13ºF to 158ºF) |
| Operating altitude: | Up to 3,048 m (10,000 ft) | Up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) | Up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) | Up to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) |
| Storage altitude: | Up to 10.668 km (35,000 ft) | Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) | Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) | Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
| Operating Relative Humidity: | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 85% noncondensing | 10% to 85% noncondensing | 10% to 85% noncondensing |
| Nonoperating Relative Humidity: | 5% to 95% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing | 10% to 90% noncondensing |
| Port Attributes | Brocade M6505 | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| Fibre Channel Ports | N | 24 | 24,36,48 | 48,72, 96 |
| Classes of Service | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) | S | S | S | S |
| ISL Trunking | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| Up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured in the switch | S | S | S | S |
| Diagnostics | Brocade M6505 | Brocade 6505 | Brocade 6510 | Brocade 6520 |
| POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics including FCPing, Pathinfo (FCTraceroute), Forward Error Correction (FEC), etc. Diagnostic Port (D-Port) | S | S | S | S |
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Dell™ Services can help reduce IT complexity, lower costs and eliminate inefficiencies by making IT and business solutions work harder for you. The Dell Services team delivers distinctive capabilities, including Brocade Global Services, world-class professional services, technical support and education for designing, implementing and managing high-performance, resilient network infrastructures.
Dell takes a holistic view of your needs and designs solutions for your environment and business objectives, and uses established delivery methods, local talent and in-depth domain knowledge to help lower your total cost of ownership.
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