The Brocade FX8-24 Extension Blade, designed specifically for the Brocade DCX 8510 and Brocade DCX, helps provide the fastest, most reliable, and most cost-effective network infrastructure for remote data replication, backup, and migration. Leveraging next-generation 8 Gbps Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology, the Brocade FX8-24 provides a flexible and extensible platform to move more data faster and further than ever before.

Whether configured for synchronous or asynchronous replication between data centers or centralized backup across multiple sites, the Brocade FX8-24 addresses the most demanding business continuity, compliance, and global data access requirements. Twelve 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports, ten 1 GbE ports, and up to two optional 10 GbE ports provide unmatched Fibre Channel and FCIP bandwidth, port density, and throughput for maximum application performance over WAN links.

The Brocade FX8-24 is an ideal foundation for building or expanding a high-performance SAN extension infrastructure for disaster recovery, data protection, and data mobility storage solutions. It leverages cost-effective IP WAN transport to extend open systems and mainframe disk and tape storage applications over distances that would otherwise be impossible, impractical, or too expensive with standard Fibre Channel connections.

Organizations can install up to four Brocade FX8-24 blades in a Brocade DCX 8510-8, Brocade DCX 8510-4, Brocade DCX, or Brocade DCX-4S, providing scalable Fibre Channel and FCIP bandwidth for larger enterprise data centers and multisite environments. Activating the optional 10 GbE ports doubles the aggregate bandwidth to 20 Gbps and enables additional FCIP port configurations (ten 1 GbE ports and one 10 GbE port, or two 10 GbE ports).

The Brocade FX8-24 provides flexible deployment options within the Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX 8510 chassis, integrating seamlessly with Fibre Channel and application blades or providing standalone extension services. In addition, a broad range of optional advanced extension, FICON, and SAN fabric services are available to address the most challenging extension and storage networking requirements.

Organizations can deploy both the Brocade FX8-24 and the Brocade 7800 Extension Switch in a data center-to-edge architecture as a cost-effective option for connecting primary data centers with remote data centers and offices. The Brocade 7800 provides up to sixteen 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and six 1 GbE ports for SAN and FCIP connectivity.

Brocade Optical Transceiver Modules
Brocade 8 Gbps switches require Brocade optical transceiver modules, which are available in multiple models to satisfy a wide range of speed and distance requirements. These Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) modules are optimized for Brocade 8 Gbps products to maximize performance, reduce power consumption, and help ensure the highest availability of mission-critical applications.

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