Brocade Communications Systems VDX 6720-60 User Manual

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Page 1 - OVERVIEW

BROCADE VDX 6720DATA CENTER SWITCHES OVERVIEWNovember 2010© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information

Page 2 - Legal Disclaimer

Brocade VDX 6720-24 SwitchRear view© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1. Dual, hot-swappable, load-sharing pow

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Brocade VDX 6720-60 SwitchFront view© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information● Compact 1U form factor1. 40, 50, or 6

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Brocade VDX 6720-60 SwitchRear view© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1. Dual, hot-swappable, load-sharing pow

Page 5 - Ethernet Fabrics

Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center SwitchesInternal view© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information● Brocade fabric switchin

Page 6 - Deployments Models

Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center SwitchesFlexible connectivity options© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information• Reduced

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Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center SwitchesBrocade Inter-Switch Link Trunking (ISL)© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Informati

Page 8 - Product highlights

Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center SwitchesPorts on Demand scalability© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information• Switch sc

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10 GbE Fixed Port Data Center PortfolioBrocade 8000 Brocade TurboIron 24X Brocade VDX 6720Positioning Statement10 GbE switch targeted at server I/O co

Page 10 - Brocade VDX 6720-24 Switch

Brocade 1010 and 1020 CNAsDCB-enabled Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationSing

Page 11 - Brocade VDX 6720-60 Switch

Access Layer Technologies© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationContinuing innovation at the network edgeAccess Ga

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Legal DisclaimerAll or some of the products detailed in this presentation may still be under development and certain specifications, including but not

Page 13 - Internal view

24 ports1/10 Gbps600 ns latencyFastest Ethernet switch available© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationBrocade VDX

Page 14 - Flexible connectivity options

© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationBrocade Premier SupportPersonal, preferential, proactive11/15/201021Environ

Page 15 - 11/15/2010

Virtualized Data Center Workshop Virtualized Data Center Assessment© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationVirtuali

Page 16 - Ports on Demand scalability

Brocade VCS Technology Details© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 11/15/201023

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Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching (VCS)© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationLogically flattens and collapses net

Page 18 - Brocade 1010 and 1020 CNAs

Ethernet Fabric Details• 1sttrue Ethernet fabric• Layer 2 technology• Link speed agnostic• Data Center Bridging (DCB)• Lossless, deterministic• Priori

Page 19 - Access Layer Technologies

Ethernet Fabric Details• Common fabric attributes• Switched network• Fabric members and devices connected always know about each other• All paths are

Page 20 - Brocade VDX Product Family

Ethernet Fabric Details• Making Ethernet Lossless• 802.1Qbb – Priority-Based Flow Control• PFC: Allows Identification and prioritization of traffic• 8

Page 21 - Brocade Premier Support

Ethernet Fabric DetailsTransparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL)© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information

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Distributed Intelligence Details• Distributed Fabric Services• Fabric is self-forming• Information shared across all fabric members• Fabric is aware o

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How to Present Brocade VCS Technology and Brocade VDX 6720 Product Information1. Start with the Brocade One vision• Introduce Brocade VCS technology a

Page 24 - Dynamic Services

Distributed Intelligence DetailsAllows VM to move with the network automatically reconfiguring1. Port Profiles created, managed in fabric; distributed

Page 25 - Ethernet Fabric Details

Logical Chassis Details• Fabric auto-configures• Once VCS is enabled, no fabric necessary• Fabric behaves/managed as a single logical chassis• Aggrega

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Logical Chassis DetailsAuto-Configuration© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationEthernet FabricDistributed Intelli

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Logical Chassis DetailsSingle Logical Switch behavior© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationEthernet FabricDistrib

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Dynamic Services Details© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationEthernet FabricDistributed IntelligenceLogicalChass

Page 29 - • Shared Port Profiles

Dynamic Services Details© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationEthernet FabricDistributed IntelligenceLogicalChass

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Dynamic Services Details© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationEthernet FabricDistributed IntelligenceLogicalChass

Page 31 - Logical Chassis Details

Brocade VCS Architecture© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 11/15/201037BladeserversRack-mountserversDedicated

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48T BladeServers with10 Gbps Connectivity8x10G BladeComplements Existing SolutionsInvestment protection example© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems,

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Brocade VCS Use Cases© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 11/15/201039

Page 34 - Dynamic Services Details

Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switches© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information 11/15/20104

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Brocade VCS Use CasesClassic 10 GbE Access/Aggregation1. 1/10 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access2. 10 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access for Blade Servers3. 10 Gbps Aggrega

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Brocade VCS Use Case #1© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1/10 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access – Architecture Aggrega

Page 37 - Brocade VCS Architecture

Brocade VCS Use Case #11/10 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access – Topology© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationLAGLAGClassic

Page 38 - Investment protection example

Brocade VCS Use Case #11/10 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access – Layout © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationPreserves exis

Page 39 - Brocade VCS Use Cases

Brocade VCS Use Case #2© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information10 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access for Blade Servers – Archi

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Brocade VCS Use Case #210 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access for Blade Servers – Topology© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Informat

Page 41 - Brocade VCS Use Case #1

© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationBrocade VCS Use Case #210 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access for Blade Servers – Layou

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Brocade VCS Use Case #3© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information10 Gbps Aggregation; 1 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access – Arc

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© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationBrocade VCS Use Case #310 Gbps Aggregation; 1 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access – Top

Page 44 - Brocade VCS Use Case #2

Brocade VCS Use Case #310 Gbps Aggregation; 1 Gbps Top-of-Rack Access – Layout © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Informa

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Ethernet FabricsA new network architecture© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information• Classic architectures often req

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Brocade VCS Use Case #4© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1/10 Gbps Access; Collapsed Network – Architecture F

Page 47 - Brocade VCS Use Case #3

Brocade VCS Use Case #4a1/10 Gbps Access; Collapsed Network – Topology – ToR Mesh© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Infor

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Brocade VCS Use Case #4a1/10 Gbps Access; Collapsed Network – Layout – ToR Mesh© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Informa

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Brocade VCS Use Case #4b1/10 Gbps Access; Collapsed Network – Topology – Clos Fabric© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary In

Page 50 - Brocade VCS Use Case #4

Brocade VCS Use Case #4b1/10 Gbps Access; Collapsed Network – Layout – Clos Fabric© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Info

Page 51 - Brocade VCS Use Case #4a

Brocade VCS Use Case #5© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1/10 Gbps Access; Network Convergence – Architecture

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Brocade VCS Use Case #51/10 Gbps Access; Network Convergence – Topology © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1 G

Page 53 - Brocade VCS Use Case #4b

Brocade VCS Use Case #51/10 Gbps Access; Network Convergence – Layout © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationTwo f

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Brocade VCS Use Case #6© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information1/10 Gbps Access; Convergence + FC SAN – Architectur

Page 55 - Brocade VCS Use Case #5

Brocade VCS Use Case #61/10 Gbps Access; Convergence + FC SAN – Topology © 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary InformationVC

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Deployments ModelsBrocade VDX 6720 Switches© 2010 Brocade Communications - Company Proprietary Information6Connect to Classic Architecture • Need: 1

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Thank You© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information60www.brocade.com

Page 58 - Brocade VCS Use Case #6

Simplifies network architectures, dramatically reduces operating expensesAllows the virtualized data center to scale while reducing complexity and ena

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Data Center AccessBrocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switches• Built for the Virtualized Data Center• Uses Brocade fabric switching ASICs• First switches to

Page 60 - Thank You

Brocade VDX 6720-24 SwitchFront view© 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Company Proprietary Information● Compact 1U form factor1. 16 or 24 1/1

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