Keeping pace with the rapid changes of your business requires not only the right technology infrastructure but a well-designed business strategy as well. Nowhere is that more true than in enterprise-class data centers.
As your business grows and changes, you must be able to access, protect, migrate, and store data in the most efficient-and non-disruptive-manner possible. So how do you accomplish that?
You can start by building on the proven equipment and technologies you already trust. By following an evolutionary strategy rather than a "rip-and-replace" approach, you can transform your data center without causing unnecessary cost, disruption, or risk.
As part of the strategic Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) architecture, the Brocade DCX Backbone is a new class of infrastructure that can transform your existing data center networks into a unified, high-performance data center fabric. Utilizing 4 Gbit/sec or 8 Gbit/sec SFPs, the 384-port Fibre Channel platform leverages years of Brocade experience and five-nines reliability - giving you a powerful solution for both open systems and mainframe environments.
TAP INTO UNPRECEDENTED PERFORMANCE, SCALABILITY, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The Brocade DCX is simply the fastest, most scalable solution available today, and it follows in the Brocade tradition of green data center solutions. It is ten times more energy-efficient than competitive offerings while delivering more than five times the system performance. The result is a high-performance, highly efficient solution that can help you save money today and provide a reliable foundation for your next-generation data center.
Breakthrough capabilities include:
- 8 Gbit/sec per-port, full-line-rate performance
- 13 Tbit/sec aggregate bandwidth in a 768-port dual-chassis configuration
- 1 Tbit/sec aggregate Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) bandwidth
- 544 Gbit/sec aggregate slot bandwidth with local switching
- Less than one-half Watt per Gbit/sec for energy efficiency
To help optimize network and application performance, the Brocade DCX provides Adaptive Networking services that include Quality of Service (QoS), Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, and Top Talkers. Moreover, an intelligent application blade enables fabric-based storage virtualization, continuous data protection and replication, and online data migration.
STREAMLINE CONSOLIDATION AND ACCELERATE VIRTUALIZATION WHILE PROTECTING YOUR INVESTMENTS
The Brocade DCX facilitates the consolidation of server-to-server, server-to-storage, and storage-to-storage traffic with highly available, lossless connectivity. Its high-density, high-performance Fibre Channel/FICON connectivity is designed for large-scale server virtualization and SAN consolidation.
The Brocade DCX operates natively with Brocade SAN components (including classic McDATA fabrics), enabling you to continue utilizing your existing data center investments with unified management. It's also future-built to support a wide range of current and emerging network protocols, including Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).
