The Brocade DS-6505B is an excellent Fibre Channel switch due to its high performance, scalability, and reliability, making it a superb choice for demanding SAN environments. Its high performance is evident in its 16Gbps Fibre Channel ports and up to 192 Gbps aggregate bandwidth, which support rapid data transfer between servers and storage, leading to improved application response times and efficient handling of large datasets in virtualized or data-intensive workloads. This capability is critical for maintaining high I/O operations per second (IOPS) and low latency in a SAN. Its scalability is provided by its 'Ports on Demand' licensing, allowing you to start with 12 active ports and easily upgrade to 24 ports as your storage needs grow, offering investment protection and flexibility without requiring a forklift upgrade. Finally, its reliability is reinforced by optional hot-swappable redundant power supplies and its robust design, ensuring continuous operation and minimizing downtime in mission-critical storage infrastructures. These collective capabilities make it an ideal device for creating a highly efficient, responsive, and resilient storage network.
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| Manufacturer | EMC |
| Product Line | DS-6500B Series |
| Model | DS-6505B |
| Ports | 24x 16Gb SFP+ |
| Management | Fully Managed |
| Stackable | No |
| Internal Ports | Not Applicable |
| Form Factor | 1U Rack Mountable |
| Layer | 2 |
| POE Standard | No |
| POE Power | N/A |
| Switching Capacity | 384 Gbps |
| Mounting | NO |
| PSU | 1x 150W (PN: 105-000-165) |
| Cooling | Rear-to-Front, Redundant Fans |
| Condition | A used item that has been kept in perfect conditions in a large data center. Looks like new, with no signs of use. Comes from a legitimate source. |
| Warranty | 1 YeaR |
| Feature / Characteristic | Specification |
|---|---|
| Fibre Channel Ports | 24 (12 active, upgradeable to 24 with PoD license); universal (E, F, M, D) ports |
| Fibre Channel Port Speed | Auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps |
| Aggregate Bandwidth | 192 Gbit/sec (24 ports x 16 Gbps full duplex) |
| Fabric Latency | 700 ns (local switch, cut-through forwarding) |
| Maximum Frame Size | 2112-byte payload |
| Classes of Service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port Types | D_Port, E_Port, F_Port, M_Port; U_Port (self-discovery) |
| Management Ports | 1 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), 1 x Serial (RJ-45), 1 x USB |
| USB Ports | 1 (for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades) |
| Power Supplies | Optional Redundant (hot-swappable, field-replaceable) |
| Fans | Integrated (fixed) |
| Software | Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) |