Brocade HD-6520-48-16G-R 96x SFP+ 16Gb (72-Port Active) - Fibre Channel Switch

The Brocade 6510 is an excellent Fibre Channel switch due to its superior performance, impressive scalability with flexible port options, and outstanding reliability for continuous operations, making it a superb solution for demanding enterprise SAN environments. Its superior performance is driven by the capability to support up to 48 Fibre Channel ports, each operating at 16 Gbps, delivering an aggregate non-blocking bandwidth of 768 Gbps (full duplex) and ultra-low port-to-port latency. This ensures rapid and efficient data transfer between servers and storage, which is vital for accelerating application response times and maximizing the utilization of high-performance storage. Its impressive scalability is provided by features such as 'Ports on Demand' allowing organizations to begin with fewer active ports (e.g., 24) and seamlessly upgrade to 36 or 48 ports as their storage requirements evolve. This flexible expansion model offers significant investment protection and adaptability. Furthermore, its outstanding reliability is a cornerstone, featuring dual redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays, and leveraging the mature and highly available Brocade Fabric OS (FOS). These components are designed to ensure maximum uptime and continuous operation, which is absolutely critical for safeguarding mission-critical data access and minimizing service interruptions in enterprise storage infrastructures. These collective capabilities enable the construction of a highly efficient, responsive, and resilient Fibre Channel SAN.
The Brocade 6510 is perfect for:

• Mid-to-Large Sized SANs: With its high port density and 16Gb Fibre Channel speed, it is well-suited for expanding SANs that connect numerous servers and storage arrays.
• High-Performance Virtualized Environments: The low latency and high throughput are crucial for virtualized servers needing rapid access to shared storage, ensuring optimal virtual machine performance and efficient consolidation.
• Flash-Optimized Storage Deployments: Its 16Gb Fibre Channel capability is essential for maximizing the performance of all-flash arrays (AFAs) and hybrid storage solutions, effectively eliminating bottlenecks between compute resources and high-speed storage.
• Data Center Consolidation and Modernization: Facilitates the streamlining of storage infrastructure and provides a robust foundation for upgrading existing SANs to higher performance standards, leveraging proven Brocade technology.
• Enterprise Applications: Supports critical enterprise applications that demand consistent, high-speed, and low-latency access to data for uninterrupted operations.