Brocade Communications Systems Brocade VDX 8770-4 - Manual (Page 21)

Brocade VDX 8770-4 Hardware Reference Manual 1
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Chapter
1
Brocade VDX 8770-4 Overview
In this chapter
• Brocade VDX 8770-4 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• Brocade VDX 8770-4 hardware components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
• Brocade VDX 8770-4 line cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• High availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• Software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Brocade VDX 8770-4 features
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 is part of the Brocade Next Generation Data Center Networks product
line, a highly robust class of network switching platforms that combines breakthrough
performance, scalability, and energy efficiency with long-term investment. These chassis are
designed to address the data growth and application demands of evolving enterprise data centers.
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 features the Brocade CloudPlex™ architecture, a fabric-based Ethernet
technology that can present virtual desktops over a global network that integrates both static and
cloud-based resources.
The Brocade VDX 8770-4 requires Brocade Network Operating System (Network OS) v3.0.0 or
greater. For details about Network OS, refer to the Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
A key, licensable feature of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 chassis is Brocade VCS
®
technology, which
includes virtual cluster switching, a new set of technologies that allows users to create flatter,
virtualized, and highly available data center networks. VCS fabrics are scalable, permitting users to
expand at their own pace, and simplified, allowing users to manage the fabric as a single entity.
VCS fabrics are convergence-capable, supporting technologies such as iSCSI and NAS as well as
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) (licensable) for storage.
Key features of the Brocade VDX 8770-4 include:
• Up to 192 10 GbE or 1 GbE external ports or 48 40 GbE external ports in line card modules
• Dual, redundant management modules (MM)
• Up to three switch fabric modules (SFM)
• Up to four redundant, hot-swappable power supplies at 220 VAC or -48 VDC
• Two hot-swappable fan assemblies
• Serial (console), Ethernet, and USB connections for management modules
NOTE
USB support is for Brocade-branded USB devices only