Brocade Communications Systems 7500E - Manual (Page 3)

overall costs. And with qualifications by all
leading storage vendors, the Brocade 7500E
provides a proven, interoperable solution.
COMPlEtE iNVEstMENt PROtECtiON
As organizations evolve, they often face
investment protection challenges. To protect
storage and networking investments, the
Brocade 7500E is interoperable with
existing Fibre Channel SAN and IP
environments, including Brocade switch
and router platforms. Moreover, the
Brocade 7500E is upgradable to full
Brocade 7500 capabilities with a simple
software license upgrade for higher
scalability and advanced functionality.
This “pay-as-you-grow” strategy helps
organizations minimize upfront costs
and protect future investments as their
business needs change.
MAXiMiZiNg sAN iNVEstMENts
Brocade and its partners offer complete
solutions to meet a wide range of technology
and business requirements. These solutions
include education and training, support,
and services to help optimize technology
investments. For more information, contact
an authorized Brocade sales partner or visit
www.brocade.com.
Brocade
7500E
Brocade
7500E
Remote Site
Remote Site
Brocade 48000
with FR4-18i blade
Fibre Channel
Gigabit Ethernet IP
Primary Data Center
SAN
FCIP
Tunnels
WAN
Figure 2.
Interconnecting remote SAN fabrics to a
central data center, the Brocade 7500E
enables lower-cost remote data replication
for centralized backup.