HigHligHts•Providesupto64portsinasingle

domainanda2UenclosureforhigherdensityandmoreeasilymanagedSANfabricswithfewerdomains

•ProtectsexistinginvestmentsinBrocadeFabricOSandBrocadeM-EOS*-basedenvironmentsthroughnativeE_Portswitchinteroperability

•UtilizesPortsonDemandcapabilitiesforfast,easy,andcost-effectivescalabilityfrom32to64portsin16-portincrements

•Enablesswitchconsolidationthroughitshighportcount—increasingutilization,loweringmanagementexpenses,andreducingfabriccomplexity

•Protectsexistingdeviceinvestmentswith auto-configuring 1, 2, and4Gbit/seccapabilities

•Supportsfull4Gbit/secoperationsatdistancesupto100kilometers(or500kilometersat1Gbit/sec)forcost-effectivebusinesscontinuance

•IncreasesnetworkperformancewithenhancedBrocadeISLTrunking,whichenablesahigh-speeddatapathupto32Gbit/sec

•Meetshigh-availabilityrequirementswithredundant,hot-pluggablecomponents,non-disruptivesoftwareupgrades,andhotcodeactivation

Large SAN Capabilities in a Small Space

TheBrocade®4900isahigh-performance,high-availabilityFibreChannelswitchthatprovideshighportdensityforaddressingmission-criticalstoragerequirements.Witha flexible architecture that supports 1, 2, and4Gbit/sectechnologywith32,48,or64ports,theBrocade4900providesanaffordablehigh-port-count,single-domainsolution.Asaresult,organizationswithlargeStorageAreaNetwork(SAN)requirementscanreducethesizeoftheirSANfootprintandsimplifymanagementbyloweringthetotalnumberofdomains.

TheBrocade4900alsoprovides“pay-as-you-grow” scalability through flexible Ports onDemandcapabilities.Becauseitisfullycompatiblewithprevious1and2Gbit/secdevices,theBrocade4900protectsexistingtechnologyinvestmentswhileprovidingastrategicsolutionforthefuture.

ThesecapabilitieshelpmaketheBrocade4900idealfordepartmentsinlargeenterprisesandmidsizedorganizations.Itcanbeusedasaport-densecoreswitchorahigh-connectivityedgeswitchinSANsrangingfromsmalldeploymentstolargercore-to-edgeSANinfrastructuresthatsupportenterprise-classapplicationssuchasERP,MRP,datawarehousing,ande-mail.

iNDUstRY-lEADiNg PERFORMANCETosupportthemostdemandingbusinessapplications,theBrocade4900providesbest-in-classperformanceformidrangeSANswitches.Itfeaturesanon-blockingarchitecturewithasmanyas64portsconcurrentlyactiveat4Gbit/secfullduplextoprovideanaggregatebandwidthof512Gbit/sec.

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* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS

The Brocade 4900 utilizes Brocade fifth-generationASICtechnologyfeaturingeight8-portgroups.Asaresult,anInter-SwitchLink(ISL)trunkcanhaveuptoeightportssupplyingasmuchas32Gbit/secofdatathroughput.Inadditiontoreducingcongestionbetweenswitchesandprovidinggreatertotalbandwidth,enhancedISLTrunkingutilizes ISLs more efficiently to free up the numberofusableswitchports(seeFigure1).

FlexibleSANdeploymentadvantagesincludethefollowing:

•Ahigh-port-count,high-availabilityswitchisanidealSANcoresolutionwhenrequirementsincludelimitingthecostandcomplexityoftheSAN.

•Enterprise-classSANsbuiltwithacore-to-edgetopologyfeaturehighlyredundantconfigurations requiring the use of manyportsforISLstoprovideafailovercapability.TheBrocade4900providesmoreusableportsinalargecore-to-edgedesignbyrequiringfewerswitchesoverall,andthusfewerportsdedicatedtoISLs.

ENtERPRisE-ClAss AVAilABilitY FOR BUsiNEss CONtiNUANCEWithenterprise-classavailabilityfeaturessuchashot-swappableredundantfansandpowersupplies,theBrocade4900providesareliablefoundationfordisasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuance.Moreover,hotcodeactivationhelpsmaximizeapplicationuptimewithfastersystemupgradesandmaintenancethatreducethedependencyonscheduledoutages.CombinedwithawiderangeofBrocadediagnosticandmonitoringfunctions,thesecapabilitieshelpprovideahigh-availabilitySANenvironment.

Tosupportdisasterrecoveryandbusinesscontinuanceoperations,theBrocade4900enablesconnectivitydistancesupto500kilometersat1Gbit/secand100kilometersat4Gbit/sec.Thiscapabilityfacilitatesthedeploymentofhigh-performance,long-distanceSANsolutionssuchasdatacenterconsolidationanddisasterrecovery.

HigH sCAlABilitY WitH PORts ON DEMANDDeliveringupto64portsinasingledomain,theBrocade4900combinesthecost-effectivenessofaswitchdesignedforhigh-port-countrequirementswithhighlyscalablePortsonDemandcapabilities.Itcomeswithaminimumof32portsenabled,andorganizationscaneasilyexpandthenumberofportsto48or64byactivatingalicenseastheirrequirementschange.BecausetheBrocade4900iseasilyupgradable,itextendstheBrocademodular“pay-as-you-grow”approachtosupportcost-effectivebusinessgrowth.

sUPERiOR ROi AND iNVEstMENt PROtECtiONTheBrocade4900combinesstrategicperformance,availability,andscalabilityadvantageswithinvestmentprotectionforexistingSANenvironments.Forinstance,auto-sensingcapabilitiesfor1,2,and4Gbit/secportsenablerapidimplementationinexistingSANenvironments—reducingbothdeploymentcostandcomplexity.

TheBrocade4900utilizesthesameBrocadeFabricOS®codestreamthatsupportstheBrocadeproductline—fromthebase8-portBrocade200Etothe768-portBrocadeDCXBackbone.ThishelpsensurefullforwardandbackwardcompatibilityamongBrocadeswitcheswhilesimplifyingsoftwaremaintenance and field upgrades. As a result, theBrocade4900enablesorganizationstobetterleveragetheircurrenttraining,tools,devices,andprocesses.

OPEN sAN MANAgEMENtBynetworkingFibreChannelswitchessuchastheBrocade4900underacommonplatform, Fabric OS greatly simplifies SAN management.Anembeddedreal-timeoperatingsystem,FabricOSincludesstandardmanagementinterfaces,afullrangeofmanagementtools,andsupportforthird-partySANmanagementapplications.

Figure 1. Simplified SAN deployments supporting greaterdeviceattachment.

TosimplifySANadministrationandreducecosts,theBrocade4900supportsswitchmanagementthroughacommandlineinterface,BrocadeWebTools,andBrocadeFabricManager.ItalsoleveragesBrocadeAdvancedFabricServicestoimprovetheutilizationofexistingstorageandserverassets, increase administrator efficiency, andlowerthecostofstoragemanagement.

Tofacilitatedeployment,theBrocade4900integrateseasilyintoheterogeneousenvironmentssuchasAIX,Linux,Solaris,UNIX,andWindowsNT.

HigHER FABRiC sECURitY FOR CRitiCAl iNFORMAtiONTohelporganizationssafeguardtheircriticalinformation,theBrocade4900isdesignedforthehighestlevelsofSANfabricsecurity.ItutilizesBrocadeAdvancedZoningandsecurityfunctionstohelporganizationssimplify administration and significantly increasetheircontroloverdataaccess.Tosimplifymanagementaccesssecurity,theBrocade4900supportsActiveDirectorywithLDAP.

MAXiMiZiNg sAN iNVEstMENtsBrocadeanditspartnersoffercompleteSANsolutionstomeetawiderangeoftechnologyandbusinessrequirements.Thesesolutionsincludeeducationandtraining,support,andservicestohelpoptimizeSANinvestments.Formoreinformation,contactanauthorizedBrocadesalespartnerorvisitwww.brocade.com.

64-port Brocade 4900 switches32-port Switches

16-port Switches

16-port Switches

Storage

Storage

ServersServers

Total Switches: 2Total Ports: 128Ports for Hosts: 48Ports for ISLs: 0Ports Available: 44

Total Switches: 10Total Ports: 192Ports for Hosts: 80Ports for ISLs: 72Ports Available: 16

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systems ArchitectureFibreChannelports 64ports,universal(E,F,andFL)Scalability Fullfabricarchitecturewith239switchesmaximumCertified maximum SingleBrocadeFOSfabric:56domains,19hops

SingleBrocadeM-EOSfabric:31domains,3hopsLarger fabrics certified as required; consult BrocadeorOEMSANdesigndocumentsforconfiguration details

Performance 1.063 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex; 2.125 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbit/sec line speed,fullduplexandauto-sensingof1,2,and4Gbit/sec port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, and4Gbit/secports

ISLTrunking Up to eight 4 Gbit/sec ports per ISL trunk; upto32Gbit/secperISLtrunk

Aggregatebandwidth 512Gbit/secendtoendFabriclatency ~700nanosecondswithinalocallyswitchedgroup

and<2.4µsecwithnocontention,cut-throughroutingat4Gbit/secbetweenlocallyswitchedgroups

Maximumframesize 2112-bytepayloadClassesofservice Class2,Class3,ClassF(inter-switchframes)Porttypes FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery

basedonswitchtype(U_Port)Data traffic types FabricswitchessupportingunicastandbroadcastMediatypes hot-pluggable,industry-standardSmallForm-factor

Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL) up to 500 meters (1640 feet); Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL) up to 10 km (6.2 mi); ExtendedLong-WavelengthLaser(ELWL)upto80 km (49.6 mi); distance depends on fiber-optic cableandportspeed,CWDMSFPs(8lambdas)

Fabricservices SimpleNameServer,RegisteredStateChangeNotification (RSCN), Brocade Advanced Zoning, and BrocadeWebTools.OptionalfabricservicesincludeBrocadeFabricWatch,BrocadeExtendedFabrics,BrocadeISLTrunking(availablebetweendevicesrunningFOS),BrocadeAdvancedPerformanceMonitoring,andFICONCUP(AdvancedPerformanceMonitoringandFICONCUParenotavailableinM-EOSenvironments).

Options SFPmedia

MechanicalsEnclosure Non-port side to port side (port side exhaust);

back-to-front airflow; power from rear; 2.0U, 19-in. EIA-compliant

Size Width:42.87cm(16.88in)height:8.60cm(3.39in)Depth:61.0cm(24.02in)

Systemweight 13.7kg(30.2lb)—withdualpowersupply,noSFP

BROCADE 4900 sPECiFiCAtiONs

ManagementManagementsoftwaresupported

SSH, Telnet, HTTPS/SSL, RADIUS; SNMP v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Brocade EFCM Standard/Enterprise 9.x (optional); Brocade Fabric Manager (optional: FOS environments only); third-party applications utilizingtheBrocadeSMIAgent

Managementaccess 10/100 Ethernet port (RJ-45); serial port (RS-232); In-band through Management Server

Diagnostics POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics

EnvironmentalsTemperature Operating:0°Cto40°C(32°Fto104°F)

Non-operating:–25°Cto70°C(–13°Fto158°F)humidity Operating:20%to85%non-condensingat

40°C (104°F); Non-operating: 10% to 85%, non-condensingat70°C(158°F)

Altitude Operating:upto3000meters(9800feet)Storage:upto12km(32,200feet)

Shock Operating:20G,6mshalf-sineNon-operating:15G,12to18mstrapezoid

Vibration Operating:0.5gsine,0.4grmsrandom,5to500hzNon-operating:2.0gsine,1.1grmsrandom,5to500hz

heatdissipation 175W,597BTU/hrCO2emissions 644kgperyear(with64portsat0.42kg/kWh)

2.52kgperGbit/secperyearAirflow Maximum airflow 74 CFM; Nominal airflow 54 CFM

PowerMaximumoutput 300WattsSystempowerconsumption Nominalsystemdraw175WattsNominalinputvoltage 90to264VAC,47to63hzInputlinefrequency 47to63hzInputvoltage 90VACminimum,264VACmaximumInrushcurrent Maximumof15Ampsforperiodbetween

10to150msat50°C(122°F),hotorcoldstart

safetyThe Brocade 4900 complies with the following safety certifications:•UL60950-1:2003,FirstEdition(UnderwritersLaboratories)•CSA60950-1-03(CanadianStandardsAssociation)•NemkoEN60950:2000•TUVEN60950:2000/IEC60950:1999

(TUV“GS”forGermany,TUV“S”forArgentina)•GOST(Russia)•LowVoltageDirective(73/23/EEC)forCEMarkinginEuropeanUnion

ForinformationaboutsupportedSANstandards,visitwww.brocade.com/sanstandardsForinformationaboutswitchanddeviceinteroperability,visitwww.brocade.com/interoperability

* Brocade M-EOS fabrics are McDATA switches and directors running McDATA Enterprise OS