Brocade and Dell

Dell and Brocade have leveraged a successful and strategic partnership bringing datacenter solutions to the market since 1997. With over 1,000,000 FC ports deployed, IT organizations across the globe have benefited from this tightly aligned partnership. Dell and Brocade solutions “Simplify IT” by reducing the cost and complexity of deploying, managing and growing data center networks.

BROCADE M5424 8 GBIT/SEC FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH FOR M1000E-SERIES BLADE ENCLOSURES

The Dell PowerEdge M1000e and Brocade M5424 switch combine next-generation blade server and Fibre Channel switch technology to simplify IT complexity and eliminate data center sprawl. The Brocade M5424 simplifies SAN connectivity, delivers substantial cost-savings and improves reliability to address evolving storage requirements for enterprise data centers.

The Brocade M5424 24-port Fibre Channel switch hot-plugs into the Dell M1000e chassis, eliminating rack space, cooling and power requirements. In addition, it consolidates I/O from all of the blade servers in up to eight shared switch ports.  This eliminates up to 80% of the port, optical and cabling components and more than 40% of the costs of a pass-through solution.

Next generation 8 Gbit/sec technology powers the M5424 to handle the dynamic I/O requirements for blade servers and virtualized environments. At twice the speed of legacy 4 Gbit/sec networks, half the number of ports and Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) are required to support current workloads with plenty of headroom for growth and expansion.

With fewer SAN components and no additional fans or power supplies, the Brocade M5424 reduces complexity and potential points of failure. Advanced SAN management, hot-pluggable design and redundant I/O paths ensure the highest availability and resiliency for Dell M1000e enclosures.

BROCADE M4424 4 GBIT/SEC FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH FOR M1000E-SERIES BLADE ENCLOSURES

The Brocade M4424 SAN I/O Module delivers  4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel SAN connectivity for the Dell PowerEdge M1000e. Simplicity starts with choice of a single cost-effective product from Dell that easily connects to any SAN, including Brocade, McDATA, or Cisco fabrics.

The Brocade M4424 simplifies growth through extreme flexibility. "Pay-as-you-grow" flexibility is standard with the 12-port Brocade M4424, which can quickly and easily connect Dell blade servers and external SAN ports to SAN fabrics. When organizations need more connectivity, the Brocade M4424 provides 12 additional ports through a simple Ports On Demand license upgrade.

The modular design of the Brocade M4424 enables 4 Gbit/sec I/O for Dell server blades, reducing costs, complexity, data center space considerations, and potential points of failure common with traditional rack servers and switches.

BROCADE 4016 4 GBIT/SEC FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH FOR 1955 BLADE ENCLOSURES

The Brocade 4016 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Switch combined with the Dell PowerEdge 1955 Blade Enclosure helps simplify and reduce the amount of SAN hardware components for deployment without sacrificing scalability, performance, and management of traditional SAN environments. The Brocade SilkWorm 4016 is fully backward and forward compatible with other Brocade and Dell/EMC SAN switches, simplifying deployment and integration with new and existing fabrics.

• Data Sheets

  • Brocade M5424 8 Gbit/Sec Fibre Channel Switch For M1000e-Series Blade Enclosures (628.9 KB)

• White Papers

  • Native Fabric Connectivity for Today's SANs (337.3 KB)

  • Virtualizing Embedded Switches: The Next Generation of SAN Connectivity (291.9 KB)