The Brocade 4016 Fibre Channel switch combined with the Dell PowerEdge 1955 blade server provides a robust solution for SAN deployments. Not only does this offering help simplify and reduce the amount of SAN hardware components required for a deployment, but it also maintains the scalability, performance, and management of traditional SAN environments. The Brocade 4016 Fibre Channel switch is one of many additions to the growing Dell PowerEdge 1955 I/O infrastructure. By providing both entry-and enterprise-level models in the Brocade 4016, Dell is able to offer affordable options for small, medium and large organizations to help address mid-range and enterprise class computing needs.
The Brocade 4016 Switch is offered in a fully redundant configuration by utilizing I/O Module Bays three and four in the rear of the PowerEdge 1955 chassis or a non-redundant configuration by simply populating I/O Module Bay three. High-speed access is provided to business-critical data by featuring ten internal fabric ports as well as Six external 4Gbps, backward compatible to 2Gbps and 1Gbps, auto-sensing ports. The entry Brocade 4016 products includes twelve active ports. As your business grow additional ports can be enabled through purchasing a ports-on-demand (POD) license. The Brocade 4016 is fully backward and forward compatibility with other Brocade and Dell/EMC SAN switches, helping organizations integrate new and existing switches with ease while providing the freedom and flexibility to add additional switches, storage capacity and new SAN devices.
Key Features and Benefits
- Gain excellent performance, scalability, and cost savings for SAN deployments
- Zero footprint. Plugs into I/O slot three and four of PowerEdge 1955
- Pay as you grow. Add more switch ports as your business grow.
- Up to three 8Gbps ISL trunks
- Easily integrate Fibre Channel technology into existing or new SAN environments
- Simplify management of homogeneous Brocade fabrics by assigning logical, symbolic names
- Improve access management of SANs and devices through automatic, fabric-wide distribution of zone updates
- Ease SAN management while increasing availability and performance with Brocade Advanced Software tools.
