IBM PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE

Evolving to the Data Center of the Future with

IBM Systems and Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF)
TRANSFORMING YOUR INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BUSINESS ADVANTAGE
Enterprise data center worldwide leaders, IBM Systems and Brocade are teaming to create the data
center of the future which enables you to:
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Innovate for business advantage to help accelerate your Recovery
growth and to improve your competitive position: Sites
IBM System Storage
• Industry-leading technology with new levels of performance Virtual Storage
• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Infrastructure investment protection while integrating Continuous
IBM Systems Remote
new technologies Virtual Servers
Replication
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Manage information growth, complexity and risk to AN Oth
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• Infrastructure flexibility with scalability and openness Backbone

• Unified management framework to manage consolidated and

virtualized resources Brocade FAN
Branch
Data Center Fabric Offices
• Infrastructure resiliency, high availability and security
Server
Network
Go green and save to improve the return on your information IBM Systems
infrastructure investments: Virtual Servers

• Consolidating server, storage and data center fabric resources

• Virtualizing servers, storage and data center fabric resources
• Providing tiered storage to match storage investments to the business value of data
• Improving energy efficiency of server, storage and fabric resources

8 GBIT/SEC FIBRE CHANNEL HOST BUS ADAPTERS FOR IBM® SYSTEM X™

FIBRE CHANNEL HBA’S The Brocade 8 Gbit/sec fibre channel (FC) host bus
adapters (HBAs) for IBM System x are part of a family
Brocade 8 Gbit/sec FC Single-Port Brocade 8 Gbit/sec FC Dual-Port of high-performance 8 Gbit/sec HBA solutions. These
HBA for IBM System x HBA for IBM System x
HBAs deliver exceptional performance, enabling small
and medium businesses to experience unsurpassed
robustness and reliability for a wide spectrum of servers,
storage, and SANs.

The Brocade End-to-end Advantage:

Augmenting the industry-leading performance of
BROCADE MODEL Brocade 815 FC (Single-Port) HBA Brocade 825 FC (Dual-Port) HBA the Brocade DCX Backbone platform, the innovative
Brocade 8Gbit/sec FC HBAs utilize an industry-first
PART NUMBERS 46M6049 46M6050 integration of important adapter functions such as
SPEED 8 Gbit/sec virtual channels into high-performance hardware and
offer these benefits:
IOPS Up to 500K Per Port (Max)
• End-to-end SAN solutions using 8 Gbit/sec PCIe
BUS TYPE PCIe 2.0 x 8 HBA technology for System x servers
MEDIA SFP + Optics • High-performance, highly available SANs
OS SUPPORTED Windows, Linux, Solaris, VMWare • Easy setup and integration into existing SAN
configurations
IBM Storage Area Networks (SAN) Solutions
DATA CENTER BACKBONE ENTERPRISE DIRECTOR 8 GBIT/SEC SWITCHES EXTENSION/ROUTING SAN SWITCH MODULE
IBM System Storage SAN04B-R Brocade 4 Gb SAN Switch Module for
IBM System Storage SAN768B IBM TotalStorage SAN256B IBM System Storage SAN24B-4 Express IBM System Storage SAN40B-4 IBM System Storage SAN80B-4
Multiprotocol Router IBM BladeCenter

BROCADE MODEL Brocade DCX Backbone Brocade 48000 Director Brocade 300 Switch Brocade 5100 Switch Brocade 5300 Switch Brocade 7500E Extension Switch Brocade 4020 Switch Module

PART NUMBERS 2499-384 2109-M48 2498-B24, 249824E 2498-B40, 249840E 2498-B80 2005-R04 32R1813, 32R1812

PORTS Expandable to 768 User Ports Expandable to 384 Ports 8, 16, 24 24, 32, 40 48, 64, 80 2 FC and 2 GigE FCIP 10-Port & 20-Port Versions (6 External Optical Ports,
(2 Chassis With ICLs) Ports on Demand - By Blade (Can be upgraded to 16 FC and 2 GigE FCIP With FC 7537) 14 Internal Ports for Server Blade Connectivity)
Ports on Demand - By Blade

SPEED AND PROTOCOL 1/2/4/8/10 Gbit/sec FC, FCR 1/2/4/8/10 Gbit/sec FC, FCR 1/2/4/8 Gbit/sec FC 1/2/4/8 Gbit/sec FC, FCR 1/2/4/8 Gbit/sec FC, FCR 1/2/4 Gbit/sec FC, FCR, GigE FCIP 1/2/4 Gbit/sec FC
GigE FCIP GigE FCIP, GigE iSCSI - 2 GigE Ports Each Support 1 FCIP Tunnel up to
50 Mbps in Base

HEIGHT 14U 14U 1U 1U 2U 1U Custom

EXPANDABILITY 16-Port FC Blade (FC 3816) 16-Port FC Blade (FC 3416) Ports on Demand - 8 Ports (FC 7200) Ports on Demand - 8 Ports (FC 7400) Ports on Demand - 16 Ports (FC 7800) Upgradable to Full 2005-R18 (7500) Feature Set With 10-Port Version Uses Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPoD)
32-Port FC Blade (FC 3832) 32-Port FC Blade (FC 3432) High-Performance Extension Activation (FC 7537) Where First 10 Active Ports (Whether Internal or
48-Port FC Blade (FC 3848) 48-Port FC Blade (FC 3448) External) Can Be Used
FC Routing Blade (FC 3850) FC Routing Blade (FC 3450) To Upgrade to Full 20-Port Version, Order:
10 Gbit/sec FC Blade (FC 3870) iSCSI Blade (FC 3460) 10-Port Upgrade for 32R1813 (32R1822)
10 Gbit/sec FC Blade (FC 3470)
16-Port FC Blade (FC 3816)
32-Port FC Blade (FC 3832)
48-Port FC Blade (FC 3848)

FICON SUPPORT Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes (Requires FC 7537) No

HOT CODE ACTIVATION Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

HARDWARE FEATURES Hot-Swappable Blades (CP, Core and Port)
2 Hot-Swappable Power Supplies (Base)
2 Additional Power Supplies (FC 7880)
3 Hot-Swappable, Redundant Blowers
Rack-Mount Kit Included
Requires IBM 2109-C36 Cabinet
Hot-Swappable Blades (CP and Port) Single Fixed Power Supply 2 Hot-Swappable, Redundant Integrated Power Supplies 2 Hot-Swappable Power Supplies 2 Hot-Swappable Power Supplies Custom Built for IBM BladeCenter
2 Hot-Swappable Power Supplies (Base) Fixed Redundant Fans and Fans 3 Hot-Swappable Redundant Fans 3 Hot-Swappable Redundant Fans Fits BC, BCT, BCH, BCHT and BCS Enclosures
2 Additional Power Supplies (FC 7840) Required for: Single Switch FRU Rack-Mount Kit Optional Rack-Mount Kit Optional Rack-Mount Kit Optional Fits Into MSIM Expansion Adapter for BCH and BCHT
• FC Routing Blade Rack-Mount Kit Optional Enclosures
• iSCSI Blade
• 10 Gbit/sec FC Blade
• 8 Gbit/sec, 48-Port FC Blade
3 Hot-Swappable, Redundant Blowers
Rack-Mount Kit Included
Requires IBM 2109-C36 Cabinet

STANDARD SOFTWARE Web Tools Web Tools Web Tools Web Tools Web Tools Web Tools Web Tools
Advanced Zoning Advanced Zoning Advanced Zoning Advanced Zoning Advanced Zoning Advanced Zoning Advanced Zoning
Enhanced Group Management Full Fabric Full Fabric (45W0512) (Only for 2498-B24 AAS) Full Fabric Full Fabric Fabric Watch Full Fabric
Full Fabric Fabric Watch Enhanced Group Management (EGM) (45W0630) Fabric Watch Fabric Watch Extended Fabrics
Enterprise Bundle Includes: ISL Trunking (Only for 2498-B24 AAS) Enhanced Group Management Enhanced Group Management
- Fabric Watch Advanced Performance Monitoring
- ISL Trunking
- Advanced Performance Monitoring
- Extended Fabrics
- Adaptive Networking

OPTIONAL SOFTWARE N/A N/A B24 Enterprise Package (FC 7201) Includes: B40 Enterprise Package (FC 7401) Includes: B80 Enterprise Package (FC 7801) Includes: High-Performance Extension (FC 7537) Performance Bundle (APM & Trunking) (26K5605)
UPGRADE BUNDLES - 8-Port Activations (FC 7200) - 8-Port Activations (FC 7400) - 16-Port Activations (FC 7800) - 14 Additional FC Port Activations
- Fabric Watch - Advanced Performance Monitoring - Advanced Performance Monitoring - Increases 2 GigE Ports to Each Support 8 FCIP
- Advanced Performance Monitoring - Trunking Activation - Trunking Activation Tunnels up to 1 Gbit/sec Per Port
- Trunking Activation - Adaptive Networking - Adaptive Networking - Harwdare-Based Encryption IPsec
- Adaptive Networking - Fast Write Over FC
- FCIP Tape Pipelining

OPTIONAL SOFTWARE • ICL License for Single Switch (FC 7885) • Extended Fabrics (FC 7803) Fabric Watch (FC 7202) Extended Fabrics (FC 7403) Extended Fabrics (FC 7803) Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7576) 10-Port POD (32R1822)
UPGRADES - Order With FC 7870 (2) ICL Cables • FCIP Activation (FC 7827) Includes: Extended Fabrics (FC 7203) Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7404) Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7804) ISL Trunking (FC 7577) ISL Trunking (26K5607)
• FICON With CUP Activation (FC 7886) - IPsec Advanced Performance Monitoring (FC 7204) ISL Trunking (FC 7405) ISL Trunking (FC 7805) FICON With CUP Activation (FC 7530) Advanced Performance Monitoring (26K5612)
• High-Performance FCIP/FC Extension (FC 7887) - FCIP and FC FastWrite ISL Trunking (FC 7205) Adaptive Networking (FC 7406) Adaptive Networking (FC 7806) FICON Accelerator Activation (FC 7538) Includes: Extended Fabrics (FC 26K5613 Withdrawn - Replaced
Includes: - requires FC 3450 Adaptive Networking (FC 7206) Integrated Routing (FC 7407) Integrated Routing (FC 7807) - FICON XRC Emulation With FC 23R1705)
- IPsec • FICON With CUP Activation (FC 7831) EGM (FC 7207) (Only for 249824E) FICON w/ CUP Activation (FC 7409) FICON With CUP Activation (FC 7809) - FICON Tape Pipelining Fabric Watch (FC 32R1855 Withdrawn - Replaced With
- FCIP and FC FastWrite • FICON Accelerator (FC 7838) Includes: Full Fabric (FC 7208) (Only for 249824E) - Requires FC 7537 FC 22R4904)
- Requires FC 3850 - FICON XRC Emulation
• FICON Accelerator (FC 7888) Includes: - FICON Tape Pipelining
- FICON XRC Emulation - Requires FC 3450 & FC 7827
- FICON Tape Pipelining
- Requires FC 3850 & FC 7887
• Integrated Routing (FC 7889)

OTHER BASE FEATURES Dynamic Path Selection Dynamic Path Selection Access Gateway Dynamic Path Selection Dynamic Path Selection Dynamic Path Selection Access Gateway
NPIV NPIV Dynamic Path Selection EZ Switch Setup Wizard EZ Switch Setup Wizard Fast Write Over FCIP Dynamic Path Selection
Security Security EZ Switch Setup Wizard NPIV NPIV Storage Optimized TCP Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPoD)
Advanced Diagnostic Tools Advanced Diagnostic Tools NPIV Security Security FC Routing for Remote-Fault Isolation NPIV
Port Fencing Port Fencing Security Advanced Diagnostic Tools Advanced Diagnostic Tools Hardware-Based Data Compression Security
Buffer Credit Recovery Buffer Credit Recovery Advanced Diagnostic Tools Port Fencing Port Fencing NPIV Advanced Diagnostic Tools
Traffic Isolation Zones Traffic Isolation Zones Port Fencing Buffer Credit Recovery Buffer Credit Recovery Security Port Fencing
Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series Buffer Credit Recovery Traffic Isolation Zones Traffic Isolation Zones Advanced Diagnostic Tools Buffer Credit Recovery
Traffic Isolation Zones Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series Port Fencing Traffic Isolation Zones
Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series Buffer Credit Recovery Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series
Traffic Isolation Zones
Interopmode 2&3 for Connection to M-Series

FABRIC OS SUPPORTED Fabric OS 6.1.x Fabric OS 6.1.x Fabric OS 6.1.x Fabric OS 6.1.x Fabric OS 6.1.x Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later Fabric OS 6.1.x

CUSTOMER PROFILE • Large, Mission-Critical SAN • Large, Mission-Critical SAN • SMB SAN • Workgroup • Workgroup • Multiple Sites • Multiple Sites
• Enterprise Consolidation • Enterprise Consolidation • Cost-Sensitive • Midsize SAN • Midsize to Enterprise SAN • Multiple SAN Islands • Multiple SAN Islands
• Long-Distance Business Continuity • Long-Distance Business Continuity • DAS to SAN Migration • High Availability • High Availability • Multiple SAN Vendors • Multiple SAN Vendors
• Multiple SAN Islands • Multiple SAN Islands • DAS to SAN Migration • Consolidation • Consolidation • Consolidation

TARGET ENVIRONMENT • Enterprise Backbone (Up to 896 Ports in Dual-Chassis • Enterprise Core Director (up to 384 Ports) • Entry • Department • Edge Switch to Large Core • Business Continuity • Server Consolidation
Systems) (768 Fibre Channel Ports and 128 ICL Ports) • FICON • Workgroup • Workgroup • Small Core Switch • Consolidation • Business Agility
• FICON • Department • High-Performance Edge • Remote Site Switch • ILM • Native McData Fabrics connectivity
• Edge • Server/Storage Virtualization
• Business Continuity
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