M-series fibre channel comparison, Good better best, 8/4gbps – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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8/4Gbps

FC SAN Module

M5424

8Gbps FC SAN Switch

M6505

16Gbps FC SAN Switch

Model Choices

12-port

12-port, 24-port

24-port (Ent Perf Pk)

12-port, 24-port

24-port (Ent Perf Pk)

Scalable Ports Upgrade

+12-ports

+12-ports (for 12-port SKU)

+12-ports (for 12-port SKU)

Factory pre-installed SFP+

Transceivers

2 of 8

2 of 8 - 4 of 8 - 8 of 8

2 of 8 - 4 of 8 - 8 of 8

Connect to Brocade FC SAN

NPIV

Brocade Switch (default)

Access Gateway (selectable)

Access Gateway (default)

Brocade Switch (selectable)

Connect to Cisco MDS FC SAN

NPIV

Access Gateway (selectable)

Access Gateway (default)

Direct connect to SAN disk/tape

controller

Not

Supported

Brocade Switch Mode

Connect direct to Compellent

Brocade Switch Mode

Connect direct to Compellent

FC Blade Mezzanine Cards

Qlogic &

Emulex - 8Gb & 4Gb

Qlogic &

Emulex - 8Gb & 4Gb

Qlogic &

Emulex - 16Gb & 8Gb

Brocade ISL-Trunking

(License option)

Not

Supported

Switch & NPIV modes

connecting to Brocade

FC SAN devices

64Gb/s

Switch & Access Gateway

modes connecting to

Brocade FC SAN devices

128Gb/s

Brocade Advanced Performance

Monitoring & Brocade Fabric

Watch

Not

Supported

Optional

Available a-la-carte

Switch & NPIV modes connecting to

Brocade FC SAN devices only

Brocade Enterprise Performance

Pack (license option bundle)

Not

Supported

Optional

Included

Diagnostic Ports, Hardware Buffer

Credit Loss Detection/Recovery,

Forward Error Correction

Not

Supported

Not

Supported

Included

M-Series Fibre Channel Comparison

Good

Better

Best

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