Brocade Blade Server SAN I/O Modules0 pages

DATA SHEET
BROCADE M5424
8 GBIT/SEC FIBRE
CHANNEL SWITCH
FOR M1000E-SERIES
BLADE ENCLOSURES
storage area
network
HIGHLIGHTS
•t Simplifies SAN connectivity and leverages
next-generation 8 Gbit/sec technology
to reduce costs, improve reliability and
increase flexibility
•t Easily integrates Dell PowerEdge M1000e
blade enclosures into any SAN fabric
•t Reduces up to 80% of the SAN compo­
nents and more than 40% of the costs
of a pass-through solution
•t Eliminates the space, power and cooling
requirements of an external switch
•t Leverages industry-proven switch tech­
nology to maximize reliability and resiliency
•t Expands from 12 to 24 ports with flexible
“pay-as-you-grow” port licensing
•t Integrates next-generation Brocade Data
Center Fabric technology for end-to-end
performance, Quality of Service (QOS),
and availability management
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Simplifying SAN Storage for
Dell PowerEdge Blade Solutions
Enterprises are deploying high density
blade servers and leveraging virtualization
technology in order to maximize the benefits
of consolidation: reduce capital and
operational costs, simplify management
complexity, lower power, cooling and
space requirements and eliminate cable
sprawl. As more applications and servers
are virtualized and consolidated on fewer
physical servers, IT organizations must
deploy computing resources capable of
keeping up with workload demands without
impacting performance or service levels.
The Dell PowerEdge M1000e-Series
Blade Enclosure and Brocade M5424
8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Switch combine
next-generation blade server and Fibre
Channel switch technology to simplify
IT complexity and eliminate data center
sprawl. The Brocade M5424 simplifies
SAN connectivity and delivers substantial
cost-savings, improved reliability and
better flexibility to address evolving storage
requirements for enterprise data centers.