Brocade Communications Systems 7500E - Manual (Page 2)

A bundled package, the Brocade 7500E
includes two 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel ports
and two 1 Gigabit Ethernet ports; redundant
power supplies and fans; and advanced
functionality to optimize storage application
performance and resiliency across extended
distances. An easy-to-use GUI simplifies
deployment and management, reducing
administrative time and costs.
The Brocade 7500E is interoperable with
existing Fibre Channel and IP storage
and network assets, and it provides a
transparent upgrade path to additional
ports and advanced functionality—making
it a reliable entry-level or remote site FCIP
solution with proven investment protection.
PERFORMANCE-OPtiMiZED
sAN EXtENsiON
To deliver high performance, resiliency,
and resource optimization, the Brocade
7500E provides the following advanced
SAN extension capabilities and features:
• Write acceleration (Fast Write for FCIP)
capabilities to significantly improve
application response time over distance
• hardware-based compression to optimize
bandwidth utilization and reduce costs
• Storage-optimized TCP for unprecedented
network resiliency, even when using sub-
optimal WAN links
• remote SAN connectivity without merging
fabrics—providing a more secure and
reliable distance-connectivity solution
As a result, the Brocade 7500E helps
provide a high-performance point-to-point
remote data replication solution over any
distance, improving global data mobility for
greater operating efficiency.
siMPliFiED DEPlOYMENt
AND ADMiNistRAtiON
To help organizations quickly and effectively
deploy and manage new remote data
replication solutions, the Brocade 7500E
includes everything needed for SAN extension,
including Fast Write and compression
capabilities. In addition, intuitive Web-based
management tools streamline deployment
and reduce administration time.
Because the Brocade 7500E leverages
the standard Brocade Fabric OS
® (FOS)
and Brocade management tools, it provides
a consistent, centralized management
platform that minimizes training and
deployment time while significantly reducing
Brocade
7500E
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7500E
Fibre Channel
Gigabit Ethernet IP
Primary
Disk Array
Secondary
Disk Array
FCIP
Tunnels
WAN
Figure 1.
Connecting directly to remote Fibre
Channel storage, the Brocade 7500E
reduces the cost of business continuity
and remote data migration.