Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switches for Lenovo

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switches for Lenovo (Machine Type 3873) provide exceptional price/performance value by delivering market-leading 16 Gb Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality that supports highly virtualized environments to meet the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage.

Designed to enable maximum flexibility and reliability, the Brocade 6505 and 6510 are compact 1U rack-mount switches that offer low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) technology while providing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.

The Brocade 6505 offers up to 24 ports (12 ports licensed by default; the remaining 12 ports can be licensed by purchasing a 12-port software license pack), and the Brocade 6510 offers up to 48 ports (24 ports licensed by default; the remaining ports can be licensed in 12-port increments). Brocade FC SAN switch ports support 2/4/8/16 Gbps speeds to deliver easy integration into the existing SAN environments while realizing the benefits of Gen 5 Fibre Channel connectivity. The switches offer a rich set of standard software features with the options to expand their capabilities as needed.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 feature the EZSwitchSetup wizard and can be configured in the Brocade Access Gateway mode of operation to simplify deployment. The switches provide full non-blocking performance with Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection. The following figure shows the Brocade 6510.

Figure 1. Brocade 6510

Brocade is the market share leader in Fibre Channel networking and is deployed in 90% of the Fortune 1000 data centers.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 offer dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)-enabled Brocade Access Gateway that simplifies server connectivity.

Brocade Fabric Vision technology, an extension of Gen 5 Fibre Channel, provides unprecedented insight and visibility across the SAN with powerful built-in monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools.

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The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN switches offer the following features and benefits:

• Provide exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in a 24-port (Brocade 6505) or 48-port (Brocade 6510) switch
• Deliver up to 24 ports (Brocade 6505) or 48 ports (Brocade 6510) of 16 Gbit/sec performance in an energy-efficient, optimized 1U form factor to support the most demanding server and cloud deployments.
• Consume less than 3.3 watts (Brocade 6505) or 2.3 watts (Brocade 6510) of power per 16 Gbps port for exceptional power and cooling efficiency.
• Simplify configuration and management with easy-to-use Brocade EZSwitch Setup.
• Enable “pay-as-you-grow” scalability from single-switch fabric to full-fabric enterprise capabilities with Ports On Demand scalability from 12 or 24 to 24 or 48 ports in 12-port increments.
• Optimize fabric behavior and ensure sufficient bandwidth for mission-critical applications with advanced traffic management capabilities and adaptive networking.
• Offer dual functionality as either a full-fabric SAN switch or as an NPIV-enabled Brocade Access Gateway (requires 24 ports [Brocade 6505] or 48 ports [Brocade 6510] be licensed) that enhances fabric scalability and simplifies management.
• Protect existing device investments with auto-sensing 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbit/sec capabilities and native operation with Brocade and Brocade M-Series fabrics.

• Run Brocade Fabric OS, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added features.

• Leverage Brocade Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.

• Supply a rich set of standard features at no extra cost, including fabric services, advanced zoning, adaptive networking, full fabric and access gateway operations, and diagnostic tools.
• Expand fabric capabilities with optional licensed functions, including trunking, advanced monitoring and alerting, long-distance fabrics, and FC-FC routing (Brocade 6510 only).
• Compress and encrypt in-flight data on up to two ports for more efficient link utilization and higher security (Brocade 6510 only).
• Virtualize physical FC SAN switches and fabrics into logical entities for better flexibility, utilization, management, and efficiency (Brocade 6510 only).
• Maximize resiliency with non-disruptive software upgrades and redundant hot-swap power supplies.
• Accelerate troubleshooting with built-in advanced diagnostics tools featuring Brocade ClearLink Diagnostics with D_Ports on 16 Gb FC optics and select adapters from QLogic and Emulex.

The following figure shows the Brocade 6505.

Figure 2. Brocade 6505

The following figure shows the port-side view of the Brocade 6505.

Figure 3. Brocade 6505 port-side view

The following figure shows the port-side view of the Brocade 6510.

Figure 4. Brocade 6510 port-side view

The following figure shows the non-port side view of the Brocade 6505 and 6510.

Figure 5. Brocade 6505 and 6510 non-port-side view

The following table lists the Brocade 6505 and 6510 system specifications.

The following table lists the Brocade 6505 and 6510 models.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 part numbers come standard with the following items:

• One Brocade 6505 or 6510 FC SAN Switch
• Serial cable (DB-9/RJ-45 to RJ-45)
• Rubber feet for setting up the switch as a standalone unit
• Fixed rack mount kit
• EZSwitch Setup CD
• Brocade 6505 or 6510 QuickStart Guide
• Access Gateway Quick Start Guide
• Documentation CD
• Warranty information

Note: The switches come standard without power cords; one or two power cables must be purchased together with the switch (see "Power supplies and cables" for details).

The Brocade 6505 comes standard with 12 licensed ports. The remaining 12 unlicensed ports can be activated by purchasing and installing the Brocade Ports on Demand (POD) software license pack. By default, ports 0 through 11 are enabled on the Brocade 6505. To enable ports 12 through 23, install a POD license key.

The Brocade 6510 comes standard with 24 licensed ports. The remaining 24 unlicensed ports can be activated in 12-port increments by purchasing and installing the Brocade Ports on Demand (POD) software license packs. By default, ports 0 through 23 are enabled on the Brocade 6510. To enable ports 24 through 35, install a POD license key. To enable ports 36 through 47, install another POD license.

If needed, the Brocade 6505 and 6510 can be mounted in a 2-post rack cabinet by using the optional mid-mount rack kit that is listed in the following table.

The optional mid-mount rack kit for the Brocade 6505 and 6510 is shown in the following figure.

Figure 6. Lenovo B65xx Mid-mount Rack Kit

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 come without SFP+ media; SFP+ transceivers must be ordered together with the switch. The following table lists the supported SFP+ options and optical cables.

* When using ELW SFP+ transceivers over distances over 10 km, the Extended Fabric feature is required on a SAN switch to drive the maximum bandwidth over the extended links (see Table 7 for ordering information).

The following table lists the cabling requirements for the switch.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 come standard with the following software features:

• Advanced Fabric Services
  • Full Fabric mode: Enables high performance 8 Gb or 16 Gb switching in multi-switch fabric.
  • Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning)
  • Dynamic fabric provisioning (DFP): Fabric-assigned port World Wide Names (FA-PWWNs).
  • Dynamic path selection (DPS): Distributes input traffic across multiple paths proportionally to the bandwidth of each path.
  • Dynamic load sharing (DLS): Distributes traffic across multiple equivalent paths between switches.
  • Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)
  • Buffer-to-Buffer (BB) credit flow control
  • Enhanced BB credit loss recovery
  • Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI)
  • Frame order delivery
  • Frame redirection
  • FC login services
  • Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
  • Reliable Commit Service (RCS)
  • Simple Name Server (SNS)
  • Fibre Channel Authentication Protocol (FCAP) switch authentication
  • Management Server (MS): Assists in the autodiscovery of switch-based fabrics.
  • In-flight compression on up to two ports (Brocade 6510 only)
  • In-flight encryption on up to two ports (Brocade 6510 only)
• Adaptive Networking
  • Bottleneck detection: Identifies devices attached to the fabric that are slowing down traffic.
  • Ingress rate limiting: Restricts the speed of traffic from a particular device to the switch port.
  • Traffic isolation zoning (TIZ): Creates a dedicated path for traffic flowing from a specific set of source ports (F_Ports).
  • Quality of Service (QoS): SID/DID traffic prioritization
• Virtualization
  • N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV): Enables a single FC port to appear as multiple, distinct ports with separate port identification within the fabric.
  • Access Gateway: Leverages NPIV to connect to any fabric without adding switch domains to reduce management complexity.
  • Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric): Allows SAN design and management at the granularity of a port (Brocade 6510 only).
• Management
  • IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
  • Firmware upload and download
  • Hot code load and activation
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) v3
  • EZ Switch Setup Wizard
  • Command line interface (CLI)
  • Brocade Web Tools
  • Brocade Network Advisor (purchased separately)
  • SNMPv1, SNMPv3, and MIBs
  • SMI-S compliant
  • Syslog
• Security
  • Local switch user accounts
  • LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+ user authentication
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Administrative Domains: Partition the fabric into logical groups and allocate administration of these groups to different user accounts
  • IP Security (IPsec)
  • IP filtering
  • HTTPS
  • Secure Copy (SCP)
  • Secure RPC
  • Secure FTP (SFTP)
  • Secure Shell (SSH) v2
  • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
  • Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 L2-compliant
• Advanced Diagnostic Tools
  • Power-on self-test (POST)
  • MAPS basic monitoring: Monitors system resources and overall switch health status.
  • Event logging
  • Environmental monitoring
  • FCping
  • Pathinfo (FC traceroute)
  • Non-disruptive daemon restart
  • Port mirroring
  • Port fencing: Disables a port if specified error conditions are met.
  • RAS trace logging
  • Brocade ClearLink Diagnostics with Diagnostic Port (D_Port) (16 Gb optics only): Helps ensure optical and signal integrity for Gen 5 Fibre Channel optics and cables.
  • Optics health monitoring
  • Power monitoring
  • Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD)

The following optional software features are available for the Brocade 6505 and 6510:

• ISL Trunking: Allows frame-based consolidation of up to 8 inter-switch links (ISLs) into fault-tolerant and load-balanced trunks with bandwidth of up to 128 Gbps.
• Fabric Vision
  • Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS): Provides a policy-based, fabric-wide threshold monitoring and alerting tool.
  • Flow Vision: Allows to identify, monitor, and analyze specific application flows.
  • Top Talkers: Provide real-time information about the top bandwidth-consuming flows passing through a specific port in the network.
• Extended Fabric: Extends Fibre Channel SANs beyond 10 km distance limitations for replication and backup at full bandwidth.
• Integrated Routing (Brocade 6510 only): The FC-FC routing service provides Fibre Channel routing between two or more fabrics without merging those fabrics.

* Enterprise Bundle includes ISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, and Extended Fabric licenses.

Software subscription and maintenance is included in the Brocade 6505 and 6510 base warranty (see the Warranty section for details), which provides 1-year software support with the option to extend it up to 7 years in 1-year or 2-year increments.

Ordering information for the software maintenance extension options is listed in the following table.

Notes:

• In order to receive code updates for Brocade switches, a support case needs to be opened with Lenovo with the switch machine type and serial number. Lenovo support will provide the code once entitlement has been validated.
• The delivery of firmware is standard business hours from Lenovo L3 USA - please be advised that the firmware delivery may be next business day depending on time of the service call and location.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 support the following standards:

• FC-AL-2 INCITS 332-1999
• FC-BB-2 INCITS 372-2003
• FC-BB-3 INCITS 414-2006
• FC-BB-4 INCITS 419-2008
• FC-BB-5 INCITS 462-2010 + Amendment 1
• FC-BB-6 INCITS 509-2014
• FC-DA INCITS TR-36-2004
• FC-DA-2 INCITS TR-49-2012
• FC-FLA INCITS TR-20-1998
• FC-FS INCITS 373-2003
• FC-FS-2 ANSI/INCITS 424-2006
• FC-FS-3 INCITS 470-2011
• FC-GS-4 ANSI INCITS 387-2004
• FC-GS-5 ANSI INCITS 427-2007
• FC-GS-6 INCITS 463-2010
• FC-IFR INCITS 475-2011
• FC-LS INCITS 433: 2007
• FC-LS-2 INCITS 477-2011
• FC-MI-2 ANSI/INCITS TR-39-2005
• FC-MI-3 INCITS TR-48-2012
• FCP ANSI X3.269-1996
• FCP-2 INCITS 350-2003
• FCP-3 INCITS 416-2006
• FCP-4 INCITS 481-2012
• FC-PI INCITS 352-2002
• FC-PI-2 INCITS 404-2005
• FC-PI-3 INCITS 460-2012
• FC-PI-4 INCITS 450-2009
• FC-PI-5 INCITS 449-2011
• FC-PLDA INCIT S TR-19-1998
• FC-SB ANSI X3.271-1996
• FC-SB-2 INCITS 374-2001
• FC-SB-3 INCITS 374-2003 + Amendment 1
• FC-SB-4 INCITS 466-2011
• FC-SB-5 INCITS 485-2014
• FC-SP INCITS 426-2007
• FC-SP-2 INCITS 496-2012 + Amendment 1
• FC-SW-3 INCITS 384-2004
• FC-SW-4 INCITS 418-2006
• FC-SW-5 INCITS 461-2010
• FC-TAPE INCITS TR-24-1999
• FC-VI INCITS 357-2002
• INCITS 332:1999/AM 1-2003
• INCITS 332:1999/AM 2-2006
• MIB-FA INCITS TR-32-2003
• RFC 4044 Fibre Channel Management MIB
• RFC 4338 Transmission of IPv6, IPv4, and ARP over FC
• SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.03 ISO standard IS24775-2006 (replaces ANSI INCITS 388: 2004)
• SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.1
• SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.2
• SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.4

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 support up to two redundant hot-swap 150 W AC power supplies. Each power supply has an IEC 309-C14 connector.

The Brocade 6505 comes standard with one power supply, and the Brocade 6510 comes standard with two power supplies. The following table lists ordering information for the optional power supply for the Brocade 6505.

The switches come standard without a power cord; one or two rack power cables or line cords must be ordered together with the switch depending on the quantity of power supplies in the switch (see the following table).

* Available for factory-built custom configurations and solutions only.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 have the following dimensions and weight (approximate):

• Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
• Width: 438 mm (17.2 in.)
• Depth: 443 mm (17.4 in.)
• Weight (without SFPs):
  • Brocade 6505 (with one power supply): 7.8 kg (17.3 lb)
  • Brocade 6510 (with two power supplies): 9.2 kg (20.2 lb)

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 are supported in the following environment:

• Air temperature:
  • Operating: 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F)
  • Non-operating: -25°C to +70°C (-13°F to 158°F)
• Maximum altitude:
  • Operating: 3,000 m (9,842 ft)
  • Non-operating: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
• Humidity:
  • Operating: 10% to 85% at 40°C (104°F)
  • Non-operating: 10% to 90% at 70°C (158°F)
• Electrical power:
  • Voltage range: 100 V AC - 240 V AC (nominal)
  • Frequency: 50 Hz - 60 Hz (nominal)
  • Power consumption:
    • Brocade 6505:
      • Idle: 60 watts
      • Maximum: 80 watts
    • Brocade 6510:
      • Idle: 72 watts
      • Typical: 110 watts
      • Maximum: 123 watts
• Heat dissipation:
  • Brocade 6505 (maximum): 338 BTU per hour
  • Brocade 6510 (typical): 375 BTU per hour
  • Brocade 6510 (maximum): 420 BTU per hour
• Acoustical noise emission: 70 dB

The Brocade 6505's and 6510's hardware has a one-year Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU), parts-only warranty with 9x5/next business day (NBD) terms. Lenovo offers the service upgrades through warranty maintenance upgrades and post-warranty maintenance agreements with a well-defined scope of services, including service hours, response time, term of service, and service agreement terms and conditions.

Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings are region-specific. Not all warranty service upgrades are available in every region. For more information about Lenovo warranty service upgrade offerings that are available in your region, refer to the Data Center Advisor and Configurator Tool (DCACT; formerly known as LESC): http://lesc.lenovo.com

The warranty service definitions for the Brocade 6505 and 6510 are listed in the following table.

In general, the following types of Lenovo warranty service upgrades for the Brocade 6505 and 6510 are available:

• Warranty and maintenance service upgrades:
  • Onsite support for 9x5 NBD coverage
  • One, three, four, or five years of 9x5 or 24x7 service coverage
  • Onsite response from next business day to four or two hours
  • Up to five years of warranty extension for all service levels in one or two year increments
• Remote Technical Support Services (RTS) - 1 or 3 years

  RTS provides comprehensive technical call center support. RTS can reduce problem resolution time, which decreases the cost to address technical problems and increases uptime.

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switches conform to the following regulations:

• Electromagnetic compatibility
  • FCC Part 15, Subpart B (Class A)
  • EN 55022 (Class A)
  • EN 55024
  • ICES-003 (Class A)
  • VCCI (Class A)
  • KN22 and KN24
  • GB 9254-2008
  • CNS 13438
  • CISPR22
• Safety
  • UL/CSA 60950-1
  • EN 60950-1
  • IEC 60950-1
  • GB 4943.1-2011
  • CNS 14336-1:99
  • EU RoHS

Lenovo provides end-to-end FC SAN compatibility testing to deliver interoperability throughout the network. The Brocade SAN switches support connectivity to Lenovo System x, ThinkServer, BladeCenter, and Flex System hosts, storage systems, and tape backup units by using FC or FC over Ethernet (FCoE) storage connectivity protocols.

FC SAN storage systems

The following table lists the external storage systems that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:

• Lenovo Storage
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/san/lenovo
• IBM Storage
  https://lenovopress.com/storage/san/ibm

FC SAN tape backup units

The following table lists the external backup options that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Backup Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/backup

The following table lists the FC SAN switches that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:

• Rack-mount SAN switches
  http://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/rack
• Embedded SAN switches
  http://lenovopress.com/storage/switches/embedded

The following table lists the converged switches that are offered by Lenovo that can be used as FCoE/FC gateways in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the following categories:

• 10 Gb Top-of-Rack Switches
  http://lenovopress.com/networking/tor/10gb
• 10 Gb Embedded Switches
  http://lenovopress.com/networking/embedded/10gb

The following table lists the rack cabinets that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Rack cabinets category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/racks

The following table lists the power distribution units (PDUs) that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Power Distribution Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/pdu

The following table lists the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units that are offered by Lenovo that can be used in Brocade FC SAN solutions.

For more information, see the list of Product Guides in the Uninterruptible Power Supply Units category:
http://lenovopress.com/servers/options/ups

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We are dedicated to delivering a positive finance experience for customers like you who want to maximize your purchase power by obtaining the technology you need today, protect against technology obsolescence, and preserve your capital for other uses.

We work with businesses, non-profit organizations, governments and educational institutions to finance their entire technology solution. We focus on making it easy to do business with us. Our highly experienced team of finance professionals operates in a work culture that emphasizes the importance of providing outstanding customer service. Our systems, processes and flexible policies support our goal of providing customers with a positive experience.

We finance your entire solution. Unlike others, we allow you to bundle everything you need from hardware and software to service contracts, installation costs, training fees, and sales tax. If you decide weeks or months later to add to your solution, we can consolidate everything into a single invoice.

Our Premier Client services provide large accounts with special handling services to ensure these complex transactions are serviced properly. As a premier client, you have a dedicated finance specialist who manages your account through its life, from first invoice through asset return or purchase. This specialist develops an in-depth understanding of your invoice and payment requirements. For you, this dedication provides a high-quality, easy, and positive financing experience.

For your region specific offers please ask your Lenovo sales representative or your technology provider about the use of Lenovo Financial Services. For more information, see the following Lenovo website:
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/lenovo-financial-services

For more information, see the following resources:

• Lenovo B6505 FC SAN Switch product page
  https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/storage/storage-area-network/fibre-channel-switches/Lenovo-B6505-Fibre-Channel-Switch/p/WMD00000005
• Lenovo B6510 FC SAN Switch product page
  https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/data-center/storage/storage-area-network/fibre-channel-switches/Lenovo-B6510-Fibre-Channel-Switch/p/WMD00000006
• US Announcement Letter
  http://ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?infotype=dd&subtype=ca&&htmlfid=897/ENUS115-057
• Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switch product publications, available from the Brocade 6505 and 6510 Resource Libraries:
  http://www.brocade.com/en/products-services/storage-networking/fibre-channel/6505-switch.html
  http://www.brocade.com/en/products-services/storage-networking/fibre-channel/6510-switch.html
  • Hardware Installation Guide
  • Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
  • EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide
  • Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
  • Flow Vision Administrator's Guide
  • Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite Administrator's Guide
  • Web Tools Administrator's Guide
  • Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
  • Fabric OS Command Reference
  • Fabric OS Message Reference
  • Fabric OS MIB Reference