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SERVER CONNECTIVITY

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BROCADE415, 425, 815, AND 825FIBRE CHANNEL HBAs

HIGHLIGHTS•Centralizes management across

the data center by leveraging Brocade Network Advisor

•Provides fabric-based boot LUN discoveryforsimplifiedSANbootconfigurationforbothDASand diskless server deployments

•MaximizesbusthroughputwithaFibreChanneltoPCIeGen2(x8)businterfacewith intelligent lane negotiation

•Deliversunprecedentedperformancewithupto500,000IOPSperport, 1millionIOPSperdual-portadapter,andupto1600MB/secperportfullduplex

•SupportsNPIVwithupto255 virtualports

•ProvidesoptimalsupportforWindowsServer2012,includingthe newvirtualFibreChannelfeature

•Accelerates deployment and troubleshootingtimewith Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP), critical monitoring, and advanced diagnosticfeatures

Server Connectivity for Next-Generation Data Centers

Today’sITprofessionalsfacethedifficultchallengeofreducingdatacentercostandcomplexitywhilesatisfyingnumerousServiceLevelAgreements(SLAs)andperformancerequirements.Asaresult,organizations are seeking ways to improve serverandstorageutilization,reduceongoing operational costs, and increase theirflexibilityandresponsiveness.

Twomajorindustrytrendsaimedatreducingcost and complexity—server consolidation andvirtualization—havequicklybecomethehighestprioritiesforserveradministrators.Most data centers were designed to meet basic connectivity needs for physical servers, switches,andstorage.However,consolidationandvirtualizationdrivenewconnectivityrequirementsthatlegacysolutionsarenolongerabletomeet,suchasstreamlinedmanageability, increased performance, and virtualizationawareness.Performanceoftheapplicationsunderloadandmanageabilityare often critical concerns for organizations deployingservervirtualization.

Brocade® 415 and 425 4 Gbps Fibre ChannelHostBusAdapters(HBAs)andBrocade 815 and 825 8 Gbps Fibre Channel HBAs are a new class of server connectivityproductswithunmatchedhardwarecapabilitiesanduniquesoftwarefeatures.ThisnewclassofHBAsisdesignedto help IT organizations deploy and manage end-to-endStorageAreaNetwork(SAN)servicesacrossnext-generationdatacenters.

WhilelegacyHBAprovidersfocuson simple connectivity, the Brocade 4 Gbps and8GbpsHBAsleveragefivegenerationsofApplication-SpecificIntegratedCircuit(ASIC)design.ThecurrentASICisanevolutionoftheindustry-leadingBrocadeFibreChannelswitchingASIC.Itleveragesthesametechnologyandfeaturesthatmake Brocade the market leader in storage networking,includingframe-basedtrunkingfor additional performance and availability, andVirtualChannels(VCs)forQualityofService(QoS)andisolation.ThisenablesorganizationstoextendessentialVirtualMachine(VM)-awareBrocadeAdvancedFabricServicesintotheserver.

UNIFIED MANAGEMENTBrocade Network Advisor can monitor and managemultipleHBAsacrossadatacentersimultaneously—alongwithBrocadeswitchesand backbones—all from a single central location.Thisenablesorganizationsto

The Brocade One® strategy helps simplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthroughinnovativetechnologiesandsolutions.Brocade415,425,815, and825HostBusAdapters(HBAs)supportthisstrategybysimplifying and optimizing server connectivity to Fibre Channel fabrics in highly virtualizeddatacenters.

monitorperformanceacrossgroupsofHBAsandHBAportsatthesametime,capturediagnosticsinformationautomaticallyintheeventofafailure,andreceiveproactivealertswhenHBAeventsoccur(seeFigure1).

BrocadeHBAsalsoenableVMdiscoveryinVMwareESXenvironmentswithinBrocadeNetworkAdvisor.VMdiscoveryprovidesanend-to-endviewoftheVM-to-LogicalUnitNumber(LUN)pathinformationforalltheVMsrunningoneachphysicalserver,withdetailedinformationsuchashostOS,assignedCPUandmemoryresources,andall the data stores associated with each VM.ThisprovidesunprecedentedlevelsofvisibilityintothevirtualserverinfrastructureforSANadministrators,enablingthemtomoreefficientlymanagetheirstoragenetworkresources.CoupledwithN_PortIDVirtualization(NPIV),BrocadeNetworkAdvisor can also provide end-to-end performancestatisticswithVMgranularity.

Boot-over-SANenablesthedeploymentofbothDirect-AttachedStorage(DAS)point-to-point topology as well as diskless servers andcentralizedmanagementofOSimagesinthesharedstoragepool.Traditionalboot-over-SANenvironments,however,requireaccesstoeachindividualHBABIOS(andeachindividualserverconsole),makingthemcumbersometoconfigure,laborioustomaintain,andpronetohumanerror.To simplify the management of boot-over-SANenvironments,BrocadeHBAsprovidefabric-basedbootLUNdiscovery—afeaturethatenableseachservertoautomaticallyretrieve its boot LUN information from the switchfabric.Thisprovidesacentralizedmanagementpointforallboot-over-SANoperationsthroughBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,enablingorganizationstofullyreapthebenefitsofdisklessservers.

AllHBAmanagementandVMvisibilityfeaturesareavailableacrossallthreeeditions of Brocade Network Advisor: Professional,ProfessionalPlus,andEnterprise.Forsimpledeviceconfiguration,driverupdates,ortoobtainHBAandportstatistics, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) element manager and a Command Line Interface(CLI)arealsoavailable.BothBrocade Network Advisor and the element manager provide open APIs and standards-basedinterfacesforintegrationwithpopularthird-party applications and higher-level frameworks to help orchestrate Brocade hardwareandSANservices.

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Figure 2. Brocade HBAs can provide nearly three times the performance of competing offeringsinreal-worldapplicationscenarios.

Figure 1.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesunifiedmanagementofSANandHBAresourceswithend-to-endVMvisibility.

UNMATCHED PERFORMANCEWiththerecentadvancesinservertechnology,includingIntelNehalemprocessors,serversarenowcapableofrunningmoreworkloadsthanever.Thisdriveshigherconsolidationandvirtualizationratios,withmoreVMsbeingdeployedperserver,whichinturndrivesunprecedentedI/Orequirements.ThesuperiorperformanceofBrocadeHBAsprovidesthenecessarybandwidthandI/Opower for the most demanding environments (seeFigure2).

Ultimately,thismeansthatbusinessesofallsizescanscaletheirvirtualserverdeploymentsandvirtualizehighlydemanding applications with greater

confidence,resultinginbetterserverresourceutilizationandlowercapital andoperationalcosts.

OPTIMIZED FOR VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSInanon-virtualizedenvironment,everyapplication is tied to a physical server, which inturnconnectstoaphysicalSANswitchportina“static”manner.ApplyingnetworkpoliciessuchaszoningorQoS—ormonitoringapplicationperformance—issimplebecausethe application is permanently associated withthephysicalport.

Withservervirtualization,multipleapplications reside in a physical server and

shareaphysicalSANport.Furthermore,applicationscanmoveacrossthevirtualizedserverinfrastructure,basedonanumberofuser-definedpolicies,torespondtodynamicbusinessrequirements.Avirtualization-awareSANinfrastructureandserverconnectivitysolutionenablesorganizations to apply network policies at theVMlevel.Suchpolicieswillthenbeableto “follow” the application transparently asitmovestoanewphysicalserver.

BrocadeHBAswerebuiltfromthegroundupwithvirtualizationinmind.TheysupportNPIVwithupto255virtualports,andtheyarequalifiedwithallmajorhypervisorsolutionsintheindustry.LeveragingNPIVtechnology, organizations can not only extend Brocade fabric services to the server, butallthewaytotheVMandapplicationlevel.ServerApplicationOptimization(SAO)helps IT organizations avoid downtime and moreeffectivelymeettheirSLAsbyallowingthemtoapplyQoSpolicieswithaper-VMgranularityandensurethatmission-criticalVMswillnotbeaffectedintheeventofHBAlink congestion—even as they move across theinfrastructure(seeFigure3).SAOalsoprovidesisolationtoprotectindividualVMsfrom the effect of slow-drain devices that wouldotherwiseimpacttheentirephysicalserverandallapplications.

Optimal Support for Windows Server 2012 BysupportingWindowsServer2012,Brocade Fibre Channel HBAs enhance their abilitytosupportWindows-basedvirtualworkloads.Furthermore,theirsupportoftheHyper-VvirtualFibreChannelfeatureenables direct connectivity to Fibre Channel SANsfromwithinaHyper-VVM,allowingFibreChannelSANstoseamlesslysupportWindows-basedvirtualizedworkloads.SupportforFibreChannelinHyper-Vguestsalsoincludessupportformanyhigh-availabilityfeatures,suchasvirtualSANs,clusteredVMs,livemigration,andMulti-PathI/O(MPIO).

SIMPLIFYING SERVER DEPLOYMENT WITH DYNAMIC FABRIC PROVISIONING AND ENHANCED DIAGNOSTICS Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP) allows organizations to eliminate fabric reconfigurationwhenaddingorreplacingserversthroughthevirtualizationofhostWorldWideNames(WWNs).ItcombinesBrocade switch and adapter technology toreduceoreliminatetheneedtomodifyzoningorLogicalUnitNumber(LUN)masking.Inaddition,DFPenablespre-provisioningofvirtualWWNs,helpingorganizationseliminatetime-consuming

stepswhendeployingnewequipmentormovingdeviceswithinaswitch.

DiagnosticPorts(D_Ports)areanewport mode that enables administrators to quicklyidentifyandisolateopticsandcableproblems,reducingfabricdeploymentanddiagnostictimes.OrganizationsalsocanuseD_PortstorunavarietyofteststhroughBrocade Network Advisor or Command LineInterface(CLI)totestports,SFPs,andcablesforfaults,latency,anddistance.

BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES BrocadeGlobalServiceshastheexpertisetohelporganizationsbuildscalable,efficientcloudinfrastructures.Leveraging15 years of expertise in storage, networking, andvirtualization,BrocadeGlobalServicesdelivers world-class professional services, technicalsupport,networkmonitoringservices,andeducation,enablingorganizations to maximize their Brocade investments, accelerate new technology deployments, and optimize the performance ofnetworkinginfrastructures.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTo help optimize technology investments, Brocade and its partners offer complete solutionsthatincludeprofessionalservices,technicalsupport,andeducation.Formoreinformation, contact a Brocade sales partner or visit www.brocade.com.

BROCADE 415, 425, 815, AND 825 SPECIFICATIONS

ModelsBrocade 415 Single-port,4GbpsHBA

Brocade 425 Dual-port,4GbpsHBA

Brocade 815 Single-port,8GbpsHBA

Brocade 825 Dual-port,8GbpsHBA

Fibre Channel SpecificationsData rate Brocade415/425:4Gbps(800MB/sec);

2Gbps(400MB/sec);1Gbps(200MB/sec)(perport) Brocade815/825:8Gbps(1600MB/sec); 4Gbps(800MB/sec);2Gbps(400MB/sec)(perport)

Performance Upto500,000IOPSperportat4Gbpsand 8 Gbps

• 315,000IOPSperportat8Gbpswith 4KBblocksizeand50%read/50%writeoperations (typical e-mail)

• 176,000IOPSperportat8Gbpswith 8KBblocksizeand50%read/50%writeoperations (typical database)

Protocols SCSI-FCP,FCP-2,FCP-3,FC-SP(SeeDocumentation)forfulllistofsupportedprotocols.

Topology Point-to-point(N_Port),switchedfabric(N_Port),includingN_PortTrunkingwithframe-basedloadbalancing, FC-AL, and FC-AL2

Class of service Class3,Class2controlframessupported

Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP)

DFPforFibreChannelFabricAssignedWorldwideName(FA-WWN)

Diagnostic Port (D_Port)

Port type enabling rapid isolation of optics or cable problems

Boot-over-SAN DAS(point-to-pointtopology)anddiskless Fabric-based LUN discovery

LUN masking Initiator-basedLUNmaskingforstoragetrafficisolation

Target rate limiting Throttlestrafficbasedontarget’s(slower)speedcapability

Distancesupport Brocade415/425

• 70metersat4Gbpson62.5/125μmMMF

• 150metersat4Gbpson50/125μmOM2MMF

• 380metersat4Gbpson50/125μmOM3MMF

Brocade815/825

• 21metersat8Gbpson62.5/125μm Multi-ModeFiber(MMF)

• 50metersat8Gbpson50/125μmOM2MMF

• 150metersat8Gbpson50/125μmOM3MMF

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READYC E R T I F I E D

Agency ApprovalsUnitedStates Bi-NatUL/CSA60950-11stEd;ANSI

C63.4;cCSAus;FCCClassB

Canada Bi-NatUL/CSA60950-11stEd;ICES-003ClassB;cCSAus

Japan CISPR22ClassBandJEIDA(Harmonics);VCCI-B

EuropeanUnion EN60950-1;EN55022ClassBandEN55024;TUVBauart,CEMark

Australia,NewZealand EN55022andCISPR22ClassBorAS/NZSCISPR22;C-Tick

Russia IEC60950-1;51318.22-99and 24-99;GOSTMark

Korea KN22andKN24;MICMarkClassB

Taiwan CNS14336(94);CNS13438(95)ClassA;BSMIMark

Environmental and Power RequirementsAirflow Noairflowrequired

Operatingtemperature Non-operatingtemperature

0ºC/32ºFto55ºC/131ºF(drybulb) −43ºC/−40ºFto73ºC/163ºF(drybulb)

Operatinghumidity Non-operatinghumidity

5%to93%(relative,non-condensing) 5%to95%(relative,non-condensing)

Power dissipation 6W(fulllinerate)

Operating voltage 3.3V

Host SpecificationsServerplatform Intel(IA32,IEM64T),AMD(x86,64),andSun(x86,

SPARC)

Serverchipset Intel,nVidia,ServerWorks/Broadcom,AMD/ATI, andSPARC

Businterface PCIExpressGen2.0(x8)andGen3.0compatible,withMSI-XandINTx

SoftwareManagement Brocade Network Advisor (Professional,

ProfessionalPlus,Enterprise),including multiplehostdriverupdates

Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM)Command Line Interface (CLI)

Driver- and HCM-supportedoperatingsystems

MicrosoftWindows,RedHatLinux,SUSELinux,OracleLinuxandOracleSolaris,VMware(ESX/ESXi),MicrosoftHyper-V,OracleVM,CitrixXenServer,XenforRedHat,XenforSUSE

APIs SNIA-HBA-API2.0andFDMI-I

Warranty and SupportThree years advance replacement hardware warrantywith24×7×365telephone/e-mailsupportandlifetimesoftwareupdates

Physical Specifications

Transceivers Brocade415/425:4GbpsFibreChannel LC-stylepluggable(SFP),MMF(850nm), hot-swappable

Brocade815/825:8GbpsFibreChannelLC-stylepluggable(SFP+),MMF(850nm),hot-swappable

Form factor PCIExpresslow-profileformfactor; 16.77cm×6.89cm(6.60in.×2.71in.)

Bracket size Standard:1.84cm×12.08cm (0.73in.×4.76in.) Lowprofile:1.84cm×8.01cm (0.73in.×3.15in.)