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White Papers
Download informative Brocade white papers that cover technical and business related issues for server and storage administrators.
Storage Area Networking White Papers
  • Simplifying Virtualization through Adaptive Networking Technology (PDF)
  • Maximizing Efficiency in Block-Level Data Migration (PDF)
  • Extending SAN Value with Brocade Multiprotocol Routing Services (PDF)
  • Multiprotocol Router Infrastructure Migration (PDF)
  • Simplifying Data Migration for Heterogeneous Environments (PDF)
  • True Fabric Interoperability for Today's SANs (PDF)
  • A Real-World Look at Data Center Relocation (PDF)

SAN Technical Briefs
  • Optimizing Data Center Consolidation with Server Virtualization and the Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) Architecture (PDF)
  • Introducing the Brocade Data Center Fabric Architecture (PDF)
  • Adaptive Networking - Advanced Data Center Fabric Technology (PDF)
  • NPIV:Emulex Virtual HBA and Brocade, Proven Interoperability and Proven Solution (PDF)
SAN Design
  • Connecting Servers in a DMZ to a Fibre Channel SAN (PDF)
  • Brocade SAN Architectural Brief: Building a Solid Foundation for Enterprise Applications (PDF)
  • ESG Lab Report: Brocade Virtual Fabrics and Director Power Efficiency White Paper (PDF)
  • 48000 Architecture White Paper (PDF)
  • Designing Next-Generation SANs with Brocade 4Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Solutions (PDF)
  • Why Fibre Channel over Ethernet? (PDF)
  • DCX for Mainframe White Paper (PDF)
SAN Management
  • Secure SAN Zoning Best Practices White Paper (PDF)
  • Virtualizing Embedded Switches: The Next Generation of SAN Connectivity (PDF)
  • Understanding Virtual Fabrics and Administrative Domains (PDF)
  • The Growing Need for Security in Storage Area Networks (PDF)
  • The Benefits of Upgrading a SAN Infrastructure Using Brocade Technology (PDF)
  • Going Green with Brocade (PDF)


Mainframe White Papers
  • Why Switch FICON? Switched FICON vs Direct Attached FICON (PDF)
  • Buffer-to-Buffer Credits and Their Effect on FICON Performance (PDF)
  • FICON Over Extended Distances (PDF)
  • Optimizing Performance in FICON Cascaded Links with Brocade Mi10K and M6140 Directors (PDF)
  • DCX for Mainframe (PDF)
  • FICON and Mainframe Disaster Recovery Insourcing (PDF)
Mainframe Technical Briefs
  • Setting a New Standard for FICON Extension (PDF)
  • Save Money and improve Performance by Migrating to FICON (PDF)
  • Proper Sizing and Modelings of ESCON-to-FICON Migration (PDF)
File Management White Papers

Brocade StorageX
DATA CENTER EFFICIENCIES White Papers
  • Facilitating a Holistic Virtualization Solution for the Data Center (PDF)

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