Brocade 5100 8 Gbps 40-Port Fiber Channel Switch
The Brocade 5100 Switch is designed for rapidly growing storage environments—combining 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps Fiber Channel technology in configurations of 24, 32, or 40 ports in an efficient 1U form factor. Designed for a broad range of SAN architectures, the Brocade 5100 consumes less than 2.5 watts of power per port for exceptional power and cooling effifibreciency. It also features consolidated power and fan assemblies to improve environmental performance and reduce overall ownership costs.
Maximum-performance, highest-density 1U building block for enterprise, department, and workgroup SANs. Delivers up to 40 ports of 8 Gbps performance for midrange enterprise SAN switches along with redundant, hot-pluggable components and non-disruptive software upgrades.
Brocade 5100 Features:
- Delivers full 8 Gbps 1:1 performance for up to 40 ports in an energy-efficient, optimized 1U form factor
- Offers best-in-class port density and scalability for midrange enterprise SAN switches along with redundant, hotpluggable components and non-disruptive software upgrades
- Features Ports on Demand capabilities for fast, easy, and cost-effective scalability from 24 to 40 ports in 8-port increments
- Provides Adaptive Networking services, such as Quality of Service (QoS), to help optimize application performance in consolidated, virtual environments
- Supports Fiber Channel Integrated Routing for selective device sharing while maintaining remote fabric isolation for higher levels of scalability and fault isolation
- Enables logical partitioning of switches and fabrics into virtual data and management domains through Virtual Fabrics
- Offers dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an NPIV-enabled Brocade Access Gateway that simplifies server connectivity in heterogeneous enterprise fabrics
- Utilizes the Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard to simplify deployment, and is Microsoft Simple SAN-compatible (Brocade DCFM Professional is included for fabric-wide SAN monitoring and management)
