The
Brocade 3014 Fibre Channel switch combined with the Dell
PowerEdge 1855 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 3014 Fibre
Channel switch is one of many additions to the growing Dell PowerEdge
1855 I/O infrastructure. By providing both entry-and enterprise-level
models in the Brocade 3014, 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 3014 is offered in a fully redundant configuration
by utilizing I/O Module Bays three and four in the rear of the
PowerEdge 1855 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 four external 1Gbps and 2Gbps auto-sensing ports. The
Brocade 3014 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
- 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.
