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Brocade 8000 Switch

The Brocade 8000 is a top-of-rack link layer (Layer 2) DCB/FCoE switch with 24 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports for LAN connections and eight Fibre Channel ports (with up to 8 Gbps speed) for Fibre Channel SAN connections. This reliable, high-performance switch provides advanced Fibre Channel services, supports Ethernet and DCB capabilities, and is managed by Brocade DCFM.

System architecture
Deployment options Brocade 8000 with 24 CEE ports, eight Fibre Channel ports, and FCoE support enabled (includes 8 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+)
Brocade 8000 with only 24 CEE ports enabled (requires optional licenses to enable Fibre Channel and FCoE support)
CEE ports 24 ports with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) line speed
Fibre Channel ports Eight Fibre Channel universal (E, F, M, and FL) ports with 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps full duplex
Maximum frame size 2112-byte Fibre Channel payload; 9048-byte Ethernet frame
Data traffic types Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast
MAC address table entries 32,000 MAC addresses
USB One USB port for firmware download, support save, and configuration upload/download
Media types Fibre Channel media type: Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+, LC connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and Long-Wave Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed; supports SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gbps) and SFP (1, 2, and 4 Gbps) optical transceivers CEE media type: Hot-pluggable, Brocade 10 GbE SFP+ supports any combination of Short-Reach (SR) and Long-Reach (LR) optical transceivers; Brocade copper Twinax cables of one, three, or five meters
CEE features Priority-based Flow Control (PFC): IEEE 802.1Qbb
Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS): IEEE 802.1Qaz
Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX)
Data Link Layer (Layer 2) features Layer 2 Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs): 4096
VLAN Encapsulation 802.1Q
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
Multiple Spanning Tree MSTP (802.1s): 16 instances
STP PortFast and PortFast Guard
STP Root Guard
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) IEEE- 802.3ad
Brocade enhanced frame-based trunking
Advanced PortChannel hashing based on Layer 2, 3, and 4 information
Pause Frames (802.3x)
Storm Control (unicast, multicast, and broadcast)
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) RFC 826
Layer 2 security Ingress Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Standard and extended Layer 2 ACLs
VLAN-based ACLs (VACLs)
Port-based ACLs (PACLs)
Named ACLs
ACL statistics
Optimized ACL distribution
Port-based Network Access Control: IEEE 802.1X
Layer 2 Quality of Service (QoS) Eight priority levels for QoS
IEEE 802.1p Class of Service (CoS)
Eight hardware queues per port
Per-port QoS configuration
CoS trust: IEEE 802.1p
Modular QoS CLI (MQC) compliance
Per-port Virtual Output Queuing
CoS-based egress queuing
Egress strict priority queuing
Egress port-based scheduling: Weighted Round-Robin (WRR)
ISL Trunking Frame-based ISL Trunking (optional license) enables up to eight ports between a pair of switches to be combined into a logical ISL with speeds of up to 64 Gbps (128 Gbps full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing; exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS (included in Fabric OS)
Maximum frame size 2112-byte Fibre Channel payload; 9048-byte Ethernet frame
Fibre Channel port types FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
Fibre Channel classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Fibre Channel fabric services Simple Name Server (SNS), Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), NTP, RADIUS, LDAP, Reliable Commit Service (RCS), Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), Enhanced Group Management (EGM), and Web Tools; optional fabric services include Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, and Advanced Performance Monitoring
CEE services Spanning Tree Protocol (STP, MSTP, RSTP), VLAN Tagging (802.1q), MAC address learning and aging; native FCoE switching; IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation (LACP); access control lists based on VLAN, source, destination address, and port; eight priority levels for QoS and approximately 4000 VLANs; Priority-based Flow Control (PFC); Data Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX)-Capabilities Exchange; Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
Management software Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Professional, DCFM Professional Plus, and DCFM Enterprise:
  • DCFM uses HTTP/HTTPS and SNMP protocols to communicate with the Brocade DCX chassis to manage and monitor CEE features
  • DCFM enhancements support the following FCoE/CEE functionality:
    • Discovery, connectivity map, and product list
    • Configuration management
    • Performance management
    • Fault management
    • Security management
HTTP/HTTPS, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB, and IF-MIB for CEE); Web Tools; SMI-S; RADIUS
Management protocols Industry-common Command Line Interface (CLI)
Security Shell (SSH) v2
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1, v2, and v3
Unified username and passwords across CLI and SNMP
Syslog
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
Remote Monitoring (RMON)
Per-port ingress and egress counters
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
Comprehensive bootup diagnostics
Management access One 10/100/1000 Megabit Ethernet, in-band over Fibre Channel, one serial port, and one USB port
Diagnostics POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including FCping and Pathinfo (FCtraceroute)
Mechanical
Enclosure Non-port to port side airflow; 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant, power from non-port side
Size Width: 42.9 cm (16.9 in)
Height: 4.3 cm (1.7 in)
Depth: 63.4 cm (25.0 in)
System weight 13.0 kg (28.6 lbs) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers
Environmental
Temperature Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
Non-operating: -25°C to 70°C (-13°F to 158°F)
Humidity Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing
Non-operating: 10% to 90% non-condensing
Altitude Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet)
Shock Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating: Half-sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis
Vibration Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating:2.0 g sine, 1.1grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
CO2 emissions 335 kg per year (with 40 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.05 kg per Gbps per year
Airflow Maximum: 42 CFM
Nominal (65% speed): 35 CFM
Heat dissipation 32 ports: 1044 BTU/hr
Power Maximum: 350 watts
Consumption: 306 watts
Input voltage 85 to 264 VAC nominal
Input line frequency 47 to 63 Hz
Inrush current 60 amps maximum
Maximum current 29 amps at 12V DC

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Describes a reference architecture as a basis for planning and deploying a converged network using the Brocade 8000 Switch, including several typical use case scenarios.

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This paper describes the basics of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and how Brocade FCoE solutions provide greater choice in modern data centers.