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BR-6505 Internet Switch Flexible Easy-to-Use Entry-Level SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage
The Brocade 6505 Switch with Gen 5 Fibre Channel provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in an entry-level switch. Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Brocade 6505 is configurable in 12 or 24 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. It comes standard with a single power supply with integrated fans. A second, optional power supply provides additional redundancy for increased resiliency.
A simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface make the Brocade 6505 both powerful and easy to use. Moreover, the Brocade 6505 offers low-cost access to industry-leading Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.
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The Brocade 6505 Switch with Gen 5 Fibre Channel provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in an entry-level switch. Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Brocade 6505 is configurable in 12 or 24 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. It comes standard with a single power supply with integrated fans. A second, optional power supply provides additional redundancy for increased resiliency.
A simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface make the Brocade 6505 both powerful and easy to use. Moreover, the Brocade 6505 offers low-cost access to industry-leading Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.
Product parameter
| Fibre Channel ports | Switch mode (default): 12- and 24-port configurations (12-port increment through Ports on Demand [PoD] license); E, F, M, D ports Brocade Access Gateway default port mapping: 16 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports |
| Scalability | Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
| Certified maximum | 6,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
| Performance | Fibre Channel: 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds |
| Aggregate bandwidth | 384 Gbps end-to-end full duplex |
| Classes of service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port types | D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port), E_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); optional port type control Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port |
| Media types | 16 Gbps: Brocade 6505 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL 8 Gbps: Brocade 6505 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | Width: 437.64 mm (17.23 in.); Height: 43.18 mm (1.7 in.) ; Depth: 443.23 mm (17.45 in.) 7.82 kg (17.25 lb) with one power supply, without transceivers 9.16 kg (20.19 lb) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers |
