HigHligHts•Providesanenterprisebuildingblockforconsolidation,globaldatamobility,andbusinesscontinuitysolutionsthatimproveefficiencyandcostsavings

•IntegrateswiththeBrocade48000DirectorandBrocadeDCXBackbonefamily,enablingnewlevelsofSANscalability,performance,andinvestmentprotection

•OptimizesapplicationperformancewithfeaturessuchasFastWrite,BrocadeAcceleratorforFICON(includingEmulationandRead/WriteTapePipelining),andhardware-basedcompression

•MaximizesbandwidthutilizationwithCommittedRate,trafficisolation,trunking,andnetworkloadbalancing

•CombinesFCIPextensionwithFibreChannelswitchingandroutingtoprovidelocalandremotestorageandSANconnectivitywhileisolatingSANfabricsandIPWANnetworks

•EnablessecureconnectionsacrossIPWANsthroughIPSecencryption

•SimplifiesinterconnectionandsupportforBrocadeFOSandM-EOSSANenvironments

An Integrated Platform for Consolidation, Global Data Mobility, and Business ContinuityManyoftoday’sITorganizationshavealreadyimplementedmultipleStorageAreaNetworks(SANs)tosupportspecificapplications,projects,andsitesthroughouttheirenterprise.NowtheyareseekingwaystoleveragethoseSANsforgreaterefficiency,improveddataaccess,andnewbusinesscontinuityrequirements.

WiththeBrocade®FR4-18iSANExtensionBlade,theseorganizationscannowinterconnectandextendtheirSANsforgreaterresourceutilization,scalability,anddataprotection.ByprovidingthisadvancedlevelofconnectivitywithouttheassociatedriskandcomplexityofphysicallymergingSANislandsintoasinglelargefabric,theBrocadeFR4-18isupportsstrategicbusinessinitiativessuchasdisasterrecovery,datamigration,newdatacenterinfrastructures,andongoingtechnologyupgrades.

TheBrocadeFR4-18i,integratingintoeithertheBrocade48000DirectorortheBrocadeDCX®Backbonefamily,combinesFibreChannelswitchingandroutingcapabilitieswithpowerfulhardware-assistedtrafficforwardingforFibreChanneloverIP(FCIP).Thebladefeatures164Gbit/secFibreChannelportsandtwo1GigabitEthernetports—deliveringhighperformancetorunstorageapplicationsuptoline-rate

BROCADEFR4-18iSANEXTENSIONBlADE

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speedwitheitherprotocol.Byintegratingtheseservicesinasingleplatform,theBrocadeFR4-18ioffersawiderangeofbenefitsforstorageandSANconnectivity,includingSANscaling,long-distanceextension,greaterresourcesharing(eitherlocallyoracrossgeographicalareas),andsimplifiedmanagement.

PERFORMANCE-OPtiMiZED sAN EXtENsiONOneofthekeyadvantagesoftheBrocadeFR4-18iisitsabilitytoextendthebenefitsofexistingSANinfrastructuresacrosstheenterprise.CombinedwithFibreChannelrouting,SANextensionenhancesresourcesharinganddatamovementbetweendepartmentalSANsorlocaldatacenterswhileisolatingSANsfromIPWANstominimizeriskandpotentialdisruption.

TheBrocadeFR4-18ibladeprovidestheindustry’smostrobustsolutionforopensystemsandFICON®SANextensionoverIPWANs.ForSANextensionoverIPWANs,theBrocadeFR4-18iprovidesuniquebandwidth-maximizingFCIPfeaturestooptimizeperformanceandprotectdata:

•hardware-basedcompressionandIPSecencryption

•Extensiveportbuffering

•line-rateGigabitEthernetperformancewithsupportforjumboframes

•Scalablefan-inofmultipledistantSANs

•Writeacceleration(FastWriteforFCIP)capabilitiesforsynchronousapplications

•Tapeacceleration(TapePipelining)formaximizingperformanceoverhighlatencies

•CommittedRateandtrafficisolationtooptimizebandwidth

•Trunkingandnetworkloadbalancingtomaximizethroughput

•Storage-optimizedTCPformaximumnetworkresiliency

•IPv6support

•ExtendedWANstatisticsandanalysistoolsforbandwidth,latency,andpacketloss

•EightvirtualFCIPtunnelsperport,eachwithitsownuniquetraffic-shaping/CommittedRateandQoScapabilities,formaximumscalabilityandutilizationofWANresources

Inaddition,theoptionalBrocadeAcceleratorforFICONprovidesEmulationforIBMz/OSGlobalMirror(formerlycalledeXtendedRemoteCopy)andTapePipeliningforextendedvirtualandphysicaltapedrives—deliveringunprecedentedreadandwriteperformanceacrossvirtuallyunlimiteddistances.

ForSANextensionovernativeFibreChannel,theBrocadeFR4-18iutilizesBrocadeExtendedFabrics.SANextensioncanreachupto100kilometersat4Gbit/secFibreChannelspeeds,250kilometersat2Gbit/secspeeds,andmorethan500kilometersat1Gbit/secspeeds.TomaximizeperformanceandutilizationacrossnativeFibreChannellinks,theBrocadeFR4-18iprovidesFastWriteaccelerationandQoS.

Theseuniquecapabilitiesimprovedataprotection,streamlinebackupandrecoveryoverdistance,andprovideunprecedentedflexibility—enablingmainframestorageresourcestobelocatedanywhereintheworld.WorkinginconjunctionwithBrocadestorage-optimizedTCP,datacompression,andIPSecencryption,theBrocadeFR4-18iandBrocadeAcceleratorforFICONprovideahigh-performance,highlyreliable,andsecuredistance-connectivitysolutionforstrategicinitiativessuchasbusinesscontinuity,sitemirroring,replication,anddatamigration(seeFigure1).

FiBRE CHANNEl ROUtiNg FOR ENHANCED OPERAtiONAl EFFiCiENCYFeaturingahierarchicalFibreChannelroutingarchitectureforimprovedscalabilityandfaultisolation,theBrocadeFR4-18ihelpsmaximizethevalueofexistingSANinvestmentswhilestreamliningnewSANimplementations.Duringdeployment,organizationscaneasilyinterconnectindividualSANsusingtheircurrentaddressingschemes.Thisapproachhelpsminimizedowntimeandriskwhileloweringoverallmanagementcosts.

AlthoughtheSANsarephysicallyconnected,organizationscancontrolwhichdevicesaresharedtoensuretheappropriatelevelofSANfabricisolation.Asaresult,theBrocadeFR4-18isupportsfaster,easiertopologychangesthatenableorganizationstotakeadvantageofnewsolutionsthatreducecostsorincreaseproductivity.Moreover,simplifieddevicesharinghelpsovercomethelogisticalchallengesandorganizationalboundariesthatoftenexistamongdepartmentalSANs.

ByprovidingsuchahighlyscalableapproachforextendingSANinfrastructures,theBrocadeFR4-18isupportskeybusinessobjectivessuchas:

•MigratingtonewSANarchitectures

•ExtendingthecapabilitiesofcurrentSANarchitectures

•Consolidatingdatacentersandrebalancingstorageresources

•Migratingfromtesttoproductionnetworks

•Movingequipmentonandofflease

iNtEgRAtED ARCHitECtURE AND MANAgEMENtTheBrocadeFR4-18iisadministeredthroughmanagementtoolssuchasBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM™)andBrocadeFabricManager.RunningthesameBrocadeFabricOS®(FOS)asotherBrocadeswitchingplatforms,theBrocadeFR4-18iconnectsBrocadeSANsofalltypesandsupportsVirtualFabricswheninstalledintheBrocadeDCXBackbonefamilyofproducts.ItsFCIPtrunkingbehavioroperatesinthesamemannerasE_Portfunctionality,simplifyingconfigurationandmanagement.

Asdatacenterfabricsevolvetosupportincreaseddatagrowthandbusinesscontinuityrequirements,theBrocadeFR4-18iwillcontinuetoprovideextensioncapabilitiesforprotectingdatabetweendatacenters.ThesecapabilitiesincludeemergingtechnologiessuchasFCoE,wherenewserversandstorageconnectingtothedatacenterfabricwillbeabletoleverageextensionservicestoaccessresourcesatremotesites.

MAXiMiZiNg sAN iNVEstMENtsTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

Figure 1. TheBrocadeFR4-18iutilizeshigh-performanceFibreChannelroutingandFCIPtoenablepowerfulconsolidationandbusinesscontinuitysolutionsfortheenterprise.

Primary Production SAN

Primary Data Center

Secondary Data Center

Disaster Recovery SAN

WAN

Extended SANs:• XWDM, SONET/SDH• IP

Development SAN

Mainframe

Mainframe

4 Gbit/sec SAN

4 Gbit/sec SAN

Tape FabricBrocade 7500 Switch

Brocade FR4-18i Blades for the Brocade 48000 Director and Brocade DCX Backbone Family

Fibre Channel Routing

Fibre Channel Routing

systems ArchitecturePorts 18ports:16FibreChannel(E,F,Fl,EX)ports

and2GigabitEthernet(VE,VEX)portsPerformance FibreChannel:1.063,2.125,and4.250

Gbit/seclinespeed,fullduplex;auto-sensingof1,2,and4Gbit/secportspeeds;optionallyprogrammabletofixedportspeed;speedmatchingbetween1,2,and4Gbit/secports

Ethernet:1.25Gbit/secFibreChannelaggregatebandwidth

128Gbit/sec(16×8Gbit/secdatarate)

IPWANaggregatebandwidth

TwoGigabitEthernetportseachsupportingeightFCIPtunnelsupto1Gbit/secforanaggregatebandwidthof2Gbit/sec

Fabriclatency <8microseconds(FC-to-FCroutedtraffic)30microseconds(FCIP)

Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadforFibreChannel,2250-bytepayloadforGigabitEthernet,2048-bytepayloadforFibreChannelroutednetworks

BROCADE FR4-18i sPECiFiCAtiONs

Classesofservice Class2and3Porttypes Fl_Port,F_Port,EX_Port,andE_Port;

self-discoverybasedonswitchtype(U_Port);GigabitEthernetforVEandVEX

Mediatypes hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP),lCconnector

FibreChannelandGigabitEthernetports:Short-Wavelengthlaser(SWl)upto500meters(1640feet)

FibreChannelportsonly:long-Wavelengthlaser(lWl)upto10km(6.2mi);Extendedlong-Wavelengthlaser(ElWl)upto80km(49.6mi);CWDMSFPs(8lambdas)

GigabitEthernetportsonly:RJ-45CopperSFP

Distancedependsonfiber-opticcableandportspeed

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Notice:Thisdocumentisforinformationalpurposesonlyanddoesnotsetforthanywarranty,expressedorimplied,concerninganyequipment,equipmentfeature,orserviceofferedortobeofferedbyBrocade.Brocadereservestherighttomakechangestothisdocumentatanytime,withoutnotice,andassumesnoresponsibilityforitsuse.Thisinformationaldocumentdescribesfeaturesthatmaynotbecurrentlyavailable.ContactaBrocadesalesofficeforinformationonfeatureandproductavailability.ExportoftechnicaldatacontainedinthisdocumentmayrequireanexportlicensefromtheUnitedStatesgovernment.

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Fabricservices SimpleNameServer,RegisteredStateChangeNotification(RSCN),BrocadeFC-FCRoutingService,BrocadeAdvancedZoning,BrocadeWebTools,FCIPTunnelingService,BrocadeAdvancedISlTrunking,BrocadeAcceleratorforFICON,AdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,TrafficIsolation,BrocadeAdvancedZoning(defaultzoning,port/WWNzoning,broadcastzoning),DynamicPathSelection(DPS),ExtendedFabrics,FabricWatch,FDMI,FrameRedirection,FSPF,IPoFC,ManagementServer,N_PortTrunking,NPIV,NTPv3,PortFencing,ReliableCommitService(RCS),SimpleNameServer(SNS),andVirtualFabrics(logicalSwitch,logicalFabric)wheninstalledintheBrocadeDCXBackbonefamilyofproducts

FIPScertification FIPS140-2level2-compliantpackageavailable

Systemssupported BrocadeDCXBackbonefamilyandBrocade48000Director

ManagementSupportedmanagementsoftware

Telnet,SSh,hTTP,SNMPv1/v3(FEMIB,FCManagementMIB),Auditing,Syslog,BrocadeAdvancedWebTools,BrocadeFabricWatch,BrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM)Enterprise(BrocadeDCX,DCX-4S)orDCFMProfessional(BrocadeDCX-4Sonly),BrocadeFabricManager(optional,FOSenvironmentsonly),BrocadeEFCM9.x(optional),commandlineinterface,AdministrativeDomains,triallicensesforadd-oncapabilities,third-partyapplicationsutilizingtheBrocadeSMI-SAgent

Security Dh-ChAP(betweenswitchesandenddevices),FIPS140-2l2-compliant,hTTPS,IPsec,IPfiltering,lDAP,PortBinding,RADIUS,Role-BasedAccessControl(RBAC),SecureCopy(SCP),SecureRPC,SShv2,SSl,SwitchBinding,TrustedSwitch

BROCADE FR4-18i sPECiFiCAtiONs (CONtiNUED)

MechanicalSize Width:1.41in(3.60cm)

height:16.56in(42.06cm)Depth:11.77in(29.89cm)OccupiesoneslotinaBrocade48000Directorchassis

Systemweight 3.4kg(7.4lb),noSFPs

EnvironmentalOperating Non-Operating

Temperature 10°to40°C 25°Cto70°Chumidity 5to85%,

non-condensing0to93%,non-condensing

Altitude 3km 3kmShock 20G,11ms,half-sine 33G,11ms,half-sineVibration 5G(0–3000hz) 10G(0–5000hz)