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HIGHLIGHTS•Idealfordemandingcontentdeliveryandstreamingmediaapplications,providingupto70GbpsofLayer4-7applicationthroughput
•Industry-leadingperformancewithupto14millionDNSqueriespersecond,1.6millionLayer4connectionspersecond,16millionLayer4transactionspersecond,andhardware-basedDoSattackprotectionatupto120millionSYN/sec
•IntelligentcontentanalysisenginethatacceleratestheperformanceofMicrosoft,SAP,Oracle,IBM,FIX,andSIPapplications
•Advancedfunctionssuchasglobalserverloadbalancing,transparentcacheswitching,andfirewallloadbalancing
•Investmentprotectionwithafuture-readychassisfeaturinginterchangeablemoduleswithupto1610Gbpsfiberportsandtheindustry’shighestcoredensityatupto32dedicatedapplicationprocessorcores
•Industry’sonly1UADCwithupgradableapplicationprocessorsand10GbEsupport
•Industry-leadingprice/performancevalueperrackunitandperwattofpower
Application Delivery Controllers for Next-Generation Data Centers
Brocade®ServerIron®intelligentapplicationdeliveryandtrafficmanagementsolutionshaveledtheindustryforoveradecade,helpingtomitigatecostsandpreventlossesbyoptimizingbusiness-criticalenterpriseandserviceproviderapplicationswithhighavailability,security,multisiteredundancy,acceleration,andscalability—inmorethan3000oftheworld’smostdemandingorganizations.
Now,BrocadeintroducesanewgenerationofApplicationDeliveryControllers(ADCs)designedtomeetgrowingdemandforapplicationconnectivity,virtualization,andoperatingefficiency.Thesenewsolutionsinclude:
•ServerIronADX1000Switches
•ServerIronADX4000Switches
•ServerIronADX8000Switches
BROCADESERVERIRONADXSERIES1000,4000,AND8000SWITCHES
APPLICATION SERVICES DELIVERY
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ServerIronADXswitchesprovideindustry-leadingLayer2through7switchingperformance,enablinghighlysecureandscalableapplicationserviceinfrastructures.Theswitchesefficientlydistributeunifiedapplicationservicesbymeasuringserverutilizationandconnectionloadinrealtime,providingvisibilityandmanageabilityofapplicationperformance,security,andservicedelivery.
Asaresult,applicationsrunmoreefficientlyandwithhigheravailability—streamliningoperations,increasingbusinessagility,andsignificantlyreducingcosts.
performanceLayer4-7packetprocessingarchitecturewiththehighestavailablethroughputvia1GigabitEthernetand10GigabitEthernet(GbE)connectivity.
Inaddition,ServerIronADXswitchesprovidehardware-assisted,standards-basednetworkmonitoringforallapplicationtrafficflows,improvingmanageabilityandsecurityfornetworkandserverresources.Toenablereal-timeproblemdetection,extensiveandcustomizableservicehealthcheckcapabilitiesmonitorLayer2,3,4,and7connectivityalongwithserviceavailabilityandserverresponse.Ifaproblemarises,clientrequestsareautomaticallyredistributedtootherserverscapableofdeliveringoptimumservice.Thisapproachhelpskeepapplicationsupandrunningsmoothly.
Tooptimizeapplicationavailability,ServerIronADXswitchessupportmanyhigh-availabilityoptions,withreal-timesessionsynchronizationbetweentwoServerIronADXswitchesavailabletoprotectagainstsessionlossduringoutages.Asonedeviceshutsdown,theseconddevicetransparentlyresumescontrolofclienttrafficwithnolosstoexistingsessionsorconnectivity.OrganizationscanuseadvancedsynchronizationcapabilitiestosimplifythemanagementoftwoServerIronADXswitchesdeployedinhigh-availabilitymode,minimizingnetworkdowntimecausedbyconfigurationerrors.
ServerIronADXswitchesaresimpletoconfigureandmanageusingtheBrocadeCommandLineInterface(CLI)orbrowser-basedGraphicalUserInterface(GUI).The
CLIuseswell-knownindustry-standardsyntaxforfast,error-freeconfiguration.TheswitchessupportSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)toallowdevicemanagementthroughapplicationssuchasHPOpenView.Moreover,organizationscanuseBrocadeIronView®NetworkManager(INM)tomonitortraffic,charttraffic,andperformcomprehensiveconfigurationmanagement.
ADVANCED ARCHITECTUREComparedtotheleadingcompetitiveoffering,ServerIronADXswitchesprovidetwicethethroughputbasedonanadvanceddesignthatfeaturescompletephysicalandlogicalseparationoftheapplication,data,andmanagementplanes.Infact,themultichip,multicore,high-densityapplicationprocessingplaneisdesignedfortheindustry’shighestcoredensityandperformanceupgradability.
Thisdesignutilizesmodularhardwaretoaccelerateapplicationprocessingandtooptimizethedistributionandflowofinternaltraffictoalargenumberofprocessorcores.Thehigh-speedswitchingfabricuniquelysupportsapplicationprocessing,I/O,andmanagementmodulestomaximizeflexibility.Thedataplaneprovideshigh-density10Gbpssupportwithhardwareassistforlinearsessiondistributionacrossmultipleapplicationcores.Inaddition,themanagementmodulesfeaturefield-upgradablemezzaninecardsforSecureSocketsLayer(SSL),compression,andplannedfunctionsinthefuture.
HIGHEST-PERFORMANCE LAYER 4-7 SWITCHINGServerIronADXswitchesusedetailedapplicationmessageinformationbeyondthetraditionalLayer2and3packetheaders,directingclientrequeststothemostavailableservers.
TheseintelligentLayer4-7applicationswitchestransparentlysupportanyTCP-orUDP-basedapplicationbyprovidingspecializedacceleration,contentcaching,firewallloadbalancing,networkoptimization,andhostoffloadfeaturesforWebservices.ServerIronADXswitchesalsoprovideareliablelineofdefensebysecuringserversandapplicationsagainstmanytypesofintrusionandattackwithoutsacrificingperformance.
AllServerIronADXswitchesforwardtrafficflowsbasedonLayer4-7definitions,andprovideindustry-leadingperformanceforhigher-layerapplicationswitchingfunctions.SuperiorcontentswitchingcapabilitiesincludecustomizablerulesbasedonURL,HOST,andotherHTTPheaders,aswellascookies,XML,andapplicationcontent.
REDUCED OWNERSHIP COSTSServerIronADXswitchessimplifyserverfarmmanagementandapplicationupgradesbyenablingorganizationstoeasilyremoveresourcesandinsertthemintothepool—helpingtominimizeTotalCostofOwnership(TCO).Theswitchesuniquelyprovideasingleplatformthatcanreducenetworkloadandextendserverfarmnetworkdesignandscalability.Theyaccomplishthisbycombiningahigh-
CONFIGURATION FLEXIBILITYTheServerIronADX1000providesahigh-densityfixed1Uformfactorwithoptionalexpansionlicensingforthreeconfigurations:
•Sixteen1GbEportswithtwoapplicationcores
•Sixteen1GbEportswithfourapplicationcores
•Sixteen1GbEportswithfourapplicationcoresandtwo10GbEports
Whenreconfiguration,scaling,orexpansionisrequired,theuniquechassisdesignoftheServerIronADX4000and8000switchesprovidesadedicatedbackplanetosupportapplication,data,andmanagementfunctionalitythroughspecializedmodules.Thefollowingmodel-interchangeableFieldReplaceableUnits(FRUs)areavailable(seesidebar).
SERVERIRON ADX PLATFORM BENEFITSServerIronADXswitchesarebasedonauniquearchitecturethatsupportsscalabilityandexpansiontomeetgrowingapplicationtrafficswitchingrequirements:
•High-performance, modular design:Achoiceofmodelsstartingwiththecompact1UServerIronADX1000tothehighlyscalableServerIronADX4000and8000with320Gbpsofswitchingbandwidth
•Redundant power supplies:Supportforredundant,hot-swappablepowersuppliesonallmodels—front-serviceableontheServerIronADX4000and8000
•Hot-swappable modules:Expansionslotsformanagement,applicationswitching,switchfabric,lineinterface,andfanmodulestoincreaseperformanceandportdensity
Management ModuleServerIronADXmanagementmoduleshaveadual-coreprocessor,oneconsoleport,andoneUSBport,alongwithspaceforanoptionalmezzaninedaughtercard.
SERVERIRON ADX MODULES
Application Switch ModuleEachServerIronADXApplicationSwitchModule(ASM8)hasfourdual-coreprocessorsdedicatedtoprocessingapplicationtraffic.UptofourASM8modulescanresideintheServerIronADX8000foratotalof32availablecores.
Switch Fabric ModuleServerIronADXswitchfabricmodulesprovideupto320Gbpsofswitchingcapacity,providingscalabilityasI/Omodulesrequiremorebandwidth.
Interface ModulesThreeconfigurationsofServerIronADXlinecardsareavailable:
AlllinecardpacketprocessorssupportLayer2-3virtualization,andtheServerIronADXchassiscanscaletosupportevenhigherI/Ointhefutureasmodular40Gbpsand100Gbpslinecardinterfacesbecomeavailable.
12×1Gbpscopper(RJ45)
12×1Gbpsfiber(SFP)
4×10Gbpsfiber(XFP)
•Active/active and active/standby management modules:Optionallyredundantmodulesforhigheravailabilityandperformance
•Upgradable to hardware-assisted SSL acceleration and compression:OptionalmezzanineservicemodulestoaddintegratedandscalablehardwareSSLaccelerationanddatacompression(availableinaplannedupgrade)
•Reliability:AresilientswitchingandroutingfoundationwithadvancedsupportforRIP2,OSPF2and3(IPv6),VRRP,andVRRP-E
•Flexible connectivity options:Expansionfrom12to48GbEportsinmixedcopper/fibercombinations,orupto1610GbEXFPports
APPLICATION TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT ServerIronADXswitchessupportawiderangeofIPandWebtrafficmanagementapplications(seeFigure1)byprovidingthefollowingcapabilities:
•Efficient Server Load Balancing (SLB):DistributesIP-basedapplicationflowsandtransparentlybalancestrafficamongmultipleserverswhilecontinuouslymonitoringserver,application,andcontenthealthtoincreasereliabilityandavailability.
•Intelligent application content inspection and switching:Avoidsreplicatingapplicationcontentandfunctionsonallservers,whilescalingandoptimizingperformance.Italsohelpsdefeatapplication-levelattacksbyusingdeepLayer7contentinspectionandfilteringofapplicationmessages.
•Disaster recovery and Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB):Distributesservicestransparentlyacrossmultiplesitesandserverfarmlocations,balancingtrafficonaglobalbasiswhilemonitoringsite,server,andapplicationhealth.Bydirectingclientstothebestsiteforthefastestcontentdelivery,ServerIronADXswitchesincreaseapplicationavailabilityandreducebandwidthcosts.Moreover,site-levelredundancyandfasttransparentfailoverfacilitatedisasterrecovery.
•Robust application security:Shieldsserverfarmsandapplicationsfromwire-speedmulti-Gigabit-rateDenialofService(DoS),DistributedDoS(DDoS),virus,andwormattackswhileservinglegitimateapplicationtrafficatpeakperformance.
•Enterprise applications:SupportsenterpriseenvironmentsrunningIP-andWeb-basedapplications,includingpopularapplicationssuchasOracle,BEAWebLogic,IBMWebSphere,PeopleSoft,SAP,MicrosoftSharePoint,andSiebel.ServerIronADXswitchesenableloadbalancingandpersistencetoimproveavailability,security,andperformance.
•SYN-Guard:ProtectsserverfarmsagainstmultipleformsofDoSattacks,suchasTCPSYNandACKattacks,bymonitoringandtrackingsessionflows.Onlyvalidconnectionrequestsaresenttotheserver.ServerIronADXswitchesarecapableofdefeatingDoSattacksattheindustry’shighestrate(upto120millionSYN/sec).
•High-availability application switching:Utilizesactive-standbymode,wherebythestandbyServerIronADXswitchassumescontrolandpreservesthestateofexistingsessionsintheeventtheprimaryload-balancingdevicefails.Inactive-activemode,bothServerIronADXswitchesworksimultaneouslyandprovideabackupforeachotherwhilesupportingstatefulfailover.
•HTTP multiplexing (server connection offload):Increasesserverperformance,availability,responsetime,andsecuritybyoffloadingconnectionmanagementfromtheservers.UsingpersistentHTTP1.0and1.1connectionstotheserver,ServerIronADXswitchesstreamalargenumberofclientconnectionstoveryfewserverconnections.Connectionoffloadenablestheserverstodedicateresourcesforhigh-performanceapplicationcontentdelivery.
•Application rate limiting:ProtectsserverfarmsbycontrollingtherateofTCPandUDPconnectionsonanapplication-portbasis,therebyguardingagainstmaliciousattacksfromhigh-bandwidthusers.
•High-performance access control:UsesextendedAccessControlLists(ACLs)torestrictaccesstospecificapplicationsfromagivenaddressorsubnet.
•Application redirection:UsesHTTPredirecttosendtraffictoremoteserversiftherequestedserviceorcontentisnotavailableonthelocalserverfarm.
•Hardware SSL acceleration and compression (planned upgrade):Utilizesmezzaninedaughter-cardservicemoduleupgradestoaccelerateSSLandcompressionforServerIronADX4000and8000managementmodules.
•Advanced firewall and security device load balancing:IncreasesfirewallandperimetersecurityperformancebydistributingInternettrafficloadsacrossmultiplefirewallandotherperimetersecurityappliances.Thisapproachovercomesscalabilitylimitations,increasesthroughput,andimprovesresiliencybyeliminatingperimetersecuritydevices—suchasfirewalls,anti-virusgateways,VPNdevices,andintrusionappliances—assinglepointsoffailure.
•Transparent Cache Switching (TCS):BalancesWebtrafficacrossmultiplecaches,eliminatingtheneedtoconfigureeachclientbrowser,improvingInternetresponsetime,decreasingWANaccesscosts,andincreasingoverallWebcachingsolutionresiliency.ServerIronADXswitchesimproveserviceavailabilitybyimplementingcachehealthchecking,redirectingclientrequeststothenextavailablecacheserverordirectlytotheoriginserverintheeventofacacheorserverfarmfailure.
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Figure 1. ServerIronADXswitchesprovide
high-availability,high-performanceapplicationservices.
Figure 2. ServerIronADXswitchessupportawiderangeofdeploymentscenarios.
SERVER HEALTH MONITORINGTheuniqueServerIronADXarchitectureincludesadedicatedprocessorforhealthmonitoringanddevicemanagement.Thisdesignsignificantlyincreasesserverreliabilityandefficiencytoimproveoverallserviceavailability.ServerIronADXswitchesprovidecustomizableapplication-specifichealthmonitoringtohelporganizationsdetermineanydegradationorfailureofSessionInitiationProtocol(SIP)serversandapplicationfunctions—andtoredirectclientstoalternativeresources.
Thehealthmonitoringmessagesareuser-configurableperserverandperapplicationport.Theswitchessendhealthmonitoringmessagesatauser-configurableperiodicinterval.
SITE REDUNDANCY AND SCALABILITYServerIronADXswitchescanredirectclienttrafficgeographicallyamongmultiplesitesbasedonavailability,load,andresponsetime.Theseswitchesalsomeasureclient/serverproximityasdefinedbyround-tripdelayandgeographiclocation.Allthesefeaturescanworkinconjunctionwiththenetwork’sexistingDomainNameSystem(DNS)servers,minimizingnetworkdisruptionwhenimplementingGSLB.
Theswitchescontinuallymonitormultiplesitestodetectanychangesinserversorservicesduetovaryinghealthandtrafficconditions.Configurablesiteloadthresholdsenableorganizationstoalignhealthcheckingparameterswitheachsite’sserverandservicecapabilities.
Inaddition,ServerIronADXswitchesusegeographicsiteselectiontokeeprequestswithincontinentaldomains.ContinuousapplicationtrafficmonitoringhelpscreateadynamicknowledgebasethatenablesmoreintelligentGSLBmethodologiesandsiteselectioncriteria.
TheServerIronADXGSLBprovidesthefollowingkeyfunctions:
•ActsasaDNSproxytotransparentlyinterceptandmodifytheDNSresponses,therebydirectinguserstothebestsite
•LeveragesexistingDNSserversandminimizesdisruptiontotheexistingDNSenvironment
•Providescontinuoussitemonitoringtodetectchangesinsitehealthconditions
•Providesconfigurablesettingstofine-tuneindividualsiteloadthresholds
•Monitorsandselectssitesbymeasuringsite,server,andapplicationresponsiveness
•Addsanevolutionaryknowledgebasethatenablesmoreintelligentsiteselectionasmoreclientsaccessthesite
Inaddition,ServerIronADXswitchesprovideauniquemultisiteredundancysolutionwithVirtualIP(VIP)RouteHealthInjection.ThiscapabilitymatchesVIPandserverhealthwithintelligentroutepropagationtotheInternetthroughstandards-basedroutingprotocols.ThisapproachprovidesbusinesscontinuitytoIPapplicationsthatdonotrelyonDNSforservicenameresolution.
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Router
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One-Arm and Direct Server Return Design
SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATIONOrganizationscanmanageandconfigureServerIronADXswitchesbyusingTrafficWorks,whichprovidestwomethodsforconfiguration.Thefirstisaflexible,powerful,andindustry-standardCommandLineInterface(CLI).ThisisparticularlyusefulfororganizationsthatunderstandandarecomfortableusingaCLI.Alternatively,organizationscanusethebrowser-basedenhancedGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)fordeviceconfigurationinthefollowingareas:
•Realservercreation
•Virtualservercreation
•Real-to-virtualserverbindingmanagement
•Virtual/realserverandportmanagement
•Layer4andLayer7(CSW)switchingsupport
•SSLaccelerationsupport
•VLANmanagementandportassignment
•IPaddressconfiguration
•StandardACLsupport
•ServerIrondashboardandfrontpanelview
•ServerIronstatistics
•High-availabilityconfiguration
•Serverhealthmonitoring
HIGHER INFRASTRUCTURE ROIWiththeirintelligentapplication-awareloadbalancingandcontentswitchingcapabilities,ServerIronADXswitchessignificantlyimproveapplicationandserverfarmperformancewhileincreasingavailability,security,scalability,andresourceutilization.Keybenefitsinclude:
•Improved infrastructure utilization:ServerIronADXswitchesperformhighlycustomizablereal-timehealthchecks,dynamicallymonitoringtheabilityofserverstooptimizeperformanceandtransparentlyreactingtoserverfarmcongestionbydistributingclienttrafficloadstothemostavailableservers.Intelligentcontentswitchingmaximizesserverutilizationandperformancebyeliminatingtheneedtoreplicatecontentandapplicationfunctionsoneveryserver.
•Increased server availability:ServerIronADXswitchescanbedeployedinmultiplehigh-availabilitymodeswithhitlessandstatefulsessionsynchronizationandfailovertoextendavailabilityeventhroughswitchfailures.
•Robust security:Withbuilt-inintelligence,ServerIronADXswitchesdetectanddiscardvirusesandwormsthatspreadthroughapplication-levelmessages.Theswitchesload-balancelegitimateapplicationtrafficwhilepreventinganddefeatingattacks.Throughspecializedembeddedlogic,theswitchesreliablyprotectagainstmanyformsofDoSandDDoSattacksatindustry-leadingdataratesofupto120millionattackpacketspersecond.
•Massive scalability:ServerIronADXswitchesprovidevirtuallyunlimitedscalabilitytoIP-basedapplicationsandserverfarmsinacost-effectivemanner.Theyallowtheuseofmultipleserverswithloadbalancingandfailover,eliminatingforkliftupgradestoserverfarmsanddisruptiontoapplications.
•Faster ROI:ServerIronADXswitchesprovidehighROIforapplicationandserverinfrastructureinashorttimeframe,supportingsignificantlyhigherapplicationtrafficanduserloadsonexistinginfrastructurebymaximizingserverresourceutilization.Withsupportforserverconnectionoffload,theswitchesreduceconnectionmanagementoverhead,freeingupresourcesforapplicationprocessingandimprovingoverallserverfarmperformanceandcapacity.On-demandandunlimitedvirtualserverfarmscalabilityeliminatestheneedforforkliftupgradesanddramaticallyimprovesserverinfrastructureROI.
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BROCADE SERVERIRON ADX SERIES SPECIFICATIONS
Platform ServerIron ADX 1000 ServerIron ADX 4000 ServerIron ADX 8000Maximumnumberofapplicationcores 4 16 32Maximumsystemmemory 8GB 32GB 64GBDNSqueries/sec(faststateless) 1,750,000 7,000,000 14,000,000Layer4connections/sec(HTTP1.0) 200,000 800,000 1,600,000Layer4transactions/sec(HTTP1.1) 2,000,000 8,000,000 16,000,000Layer7connections/sec(HTTP1.0) 90,000 360,000 720,000Layer7transactions/sec(HTTP1.1) 150,000 600,000 1,200,000Layer4aggregatethroughput(Gbps) 9 35 70Layer7aggregatethroughput(Gbps) 9 35 70Hardware-basedDDoSprotection(packets/sec) 15,000,000 60,000,000 120,000,000Hardware-basedSYN-floodprotection(SYN/sec) 15,000,000 60,000,000 120,000,000Maximumnumberofconcurrentconnections 16,000,000 64,000,000 128,000,000Maximumnumberofconcurrentsessions 32,000,000 128,000,000 256,000,000MaximumnumberofVIPs 1024 4096 4096Maximumnumberofrealservers 4096 16,384 16,384Maximumnumberofrealserverports 8192 32,768 32,768Layer3switchingcapabilities OSPF,RIPv2,VRRP,VRRP-E OSPF,RIPv2,VRRP,VRRP-E OSPF,RIPv2,VRRP,VRRP-EPhysicaldimensions 1.7”h×17.5”w×18.1”d
4.3cm×44.3cm×45.8cm
7.0”h×17.5”w×17.5”d
17.7cm×44.3cm×44.5cm
14.0”h×17.5”w×17.5”d
35.5cm×44.3cm×44.5cmWeight 37.5lbsfullyloaded(17.0kg) 54.0lbsfullyloaded(24.5kg) 92.5lbsfullyloaded(42.0kg)Maximumpowerrequirements 390watts 952watts 1920wattsWarranty 1-yearhardware,90-daysoftware,upgradestohigherlevelsavailable
Load Balancing MethodsLeastConnections,RoundRobin,Weighted,EnhancedWeighted,WeightedRoundRobin,DynamicWeighted(SNMP-based)
Server Health ChecksLayer2-4healthchecksforTCPandUDPports;Layer7healthchecksformanywell-knownports,portprofiles,portpolicies,ElementHealthChecks,BooleanHealthChecks,andREGISTERandOPTIONShealthchecksforSIPprotocol
Layer 2/Layer 3 Capabilities32,000MACaddresses,802.1dSpanningTreeProtocol,802.1wRapidSpanningTreeProtocol,IPv4/IPv6:RIP,OSPF,staticrouting,Trunk(LACP,trunkserver/switch),VLANs,VRRP,VRRP-E
Protocol SupportTCP,UDP,HTTP,SSL,Telnet,SSHv2,FTP,TFTP,SNMPv1andv2,SMTP,IMAP4,POP3,LDAP,DNS,WTS,SIP,NNTP,RADIUS,MMS,RTSP,VRRP/e
Standards Compliance802.3,10BaseT,802.3z1000BaseSX,802.1qVLANTagging,802.3u100BaseT,100BaseFX,802.3z1000BaseLX,802.1dBridging,802.1wRSTP,802.1adLinkAggregation
Network ManagementSSHv2,Telnet,SNMPv1andv2,integratedCLI,Web-basedGUI,IronViewNetworkManager(INM)
Safety Compliance• EN60950-1:2001/IEC60950-1:2001• EN60825-1:1994• CAN/CSAC22.2No.60950-1-03• UL60950-1• CESafetyLowVoltageDirective2006/95/EC
EMI Compliance• FCCPart15,SubpartB(ClassA)• EN55022(CEmark)(ClassA)• EN61000-3-2• EN61000-3-3• EN61000-6-1• EN55024(CEmark)(Immunity)InformationTechnologyEquipment• ICES-003(Canada)(ClassA)• AS/NZ55022(Australia)(ClassA)• VCCI(Japan)(ClassA)
EnvironmentalTemperature Operating:0ºC/32ºFto40ºC/104ºF(drybulb)
Storage:–25ºC/–9ºFto70ºC/158ºF(drybulb)Humidity Operating:5%to90%(relative,non-condensing)
Storage:5%to95%(relative,non-condensing)Altitude Operating:0to6600ft.(0to2012m)maximum
Storage:15,000ft.(4500m)maximum
Mounting Options19-inchuniversalEIA(Telco)rack
Tabletop
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BROCADE SERVERIRON ADX 1000, 4000, AND 8000 ORDERING INFORMATION
ServerIron ADX 1000 Fixed PlatformPart Number Description
SI-1016-2 1Ufixed-configurationServerIronwith16-port10/100/1000Base-T(RJ45),dual-coremanagementprocessor(1GBmemorypercore),twoapplicationprocessors(2GBmemorypercore),oneAXPApplicationAccelerationProcessor,onePAXProcessAccelerationEngine,andoneACpowersupply
SI-1016-4 1Ufixed-configurationServerIronwith16-port10/100/1000Base-T(RJ45),dual-coremanagementprocessor(1GBmemorypercore),fourapplicationprocessors(2GBmemorypercore),oneAXPApplicationAccelerationProcessor,onePAXProcessAccelerationEngine,andoneACpowersupply
SI-1216-4 1Ufixed-configurationServerIronwith16-port10/100/1000Base-T(RJ45),dual10GbEXFPports,dual-coremanagementprocessor(1GBmemorypercore),fourapplicationprocessors(2GBmemorypercore),andoneACpowersupply
RPS9 500-wattACpowersupplyforServerIronADX1000(1U)fixed-configurationLayer4/Layer7ApplicationDeliveryController
RPS9-DC 500-watt-48VDCpowersupplyforServerIronADX1000(1U)fixed-configurationLayer4/Layer7ApplicationDeliveryController
ServerIron ADX 4000 and 8000 Chassis PlatformSI-8000 ServerIron(8U)chassiswithtwo1200-wattAC
powersupplies,twoswitchfabricmodules,andoneSI-8-FAN
SI-4000 ServerIron(4U)chassiswithone1200-wattACpowersupply,oneswitchfabricmodule,andoneSI-4-FAN
SI-8000-DC ServerIron(8U)chassiswithtwo1200-wattDCpowersupplies,twoswitchfabricmodules,andoneSI-8-FAN
SI-4000-DC ServerIron(4U)chassiswithone1200-wattDCpowersupply,oneswitchfabricmodule,andoneSI-4-FAN
ServerIron ADX 4000 and 8000 System Module OptionsPart Number Description
SI-MM ManagementmoduleforServerIronchassisserieswithdual-coreprocessorwith2GBmemorypercore
SI-SFM SwitchfabricforServerIronchassisseriesSI-ASM8 ApplicationSwitchModule(ASM8)forServerIron
chassiswitheightapplicationprocessorswith2GBmemorypercore(16GBtotal),dualAXPapplicationaccelerationprocessors,andonePAXprocessoraccelerationengine
SI-4XG 4-port10GbEXFPServerIronchassislinecardmoduleSI-12GC 12-port10/100/1000Base-T,RJ45ServerIron
chassislinecardmoduleSI-12GF 12-port1GbESFPServerIronchassislinecardmoduleSI-ACPWR ServerIronchassis1200-wattACpowersupplySI-DCPWR ServerIronchassis1200-watt(-48V)DCpowersupplySI-4000-S SpareServerIron4Uchassiswithfanassembly
(SI-4-FAN),nopowersupply,andnoswitchfabricSI-8000-S SpareServerIron8Uchassiswithfanassembly
(SI-8-FAN),nopowersupply,andnoswitchfabricSI-4-FAN ServerIron4000chassisfanassemblySI-8-FAN ServerIron8000chassisfanassembly
ServerIron ADX 1000, 4000, and 8000 Connectivity OptionsE1MG-LX-OM 1000BASE-LXSFPoptic,LCconnector,10kmonSMF,
opticalmonitoring-capableE1MG-SX-OM 1000BASE-SXSFPoptic,LCconnector,550monMMF,
opticalmonitoring-capableE1MG-TX 1000BASE-TXMini-GBICcopper,RJ-45connector,100m10G-XFP-LR 1310nmserialXFPoptic,LCconnector,10kmonSMF10G-XFP-SR 850nmserialXFPoptic,LCconnector,300monMMF
ServerIron ADX 1000, 4000, and 8000 OptionsAllServerIronADX1000fixed-configurationproductsandServerIronADX4000or8000chassis-basedproductssupportoptionalDCpowersuppliesandpremiumsoftware(Routing,GSLB).SeetheBrocadepricelistfordetails.