System x Brocade 6510 FC SAN Switch

The Brocade 6505 and 6510 FC SAN Switches for Lenovo 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.


Form factor                       Standalone or 1U rack mount
Ports                                 •B6505: Up to 24 SFP/SFP+ ports. 12 ports licensed by default; optional 12-port license pack. •B6510: Up to 48 SFP/SFP+ ports. 24 ports licensed by default; up to two optional 12-port license packs.
Media types                      8 Gb FC and 16 Gb SFP+ transceivers: short-wave (SW), long-wave (LW), extended long-wave (ELW).
Port speeds                      2/4/8 Gbps auto-sensing, full-duplex (8 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers); 4/8/16 Gbps auto-sensing, full-duplex (16 Gb FC SFP+ transceivers)
FC port types                    Full Fabric mode: FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port). Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port.
Data traffic types              Unicast (Class 2 and Class 3), multicast (Class 3 only), broadcast (Class 3 only).
Classes of service            Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames).
Standard software             Full Fabric mode, Access Gateway, Advanced Zoning, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Diagnostic Tools, Virtual Fabrics (Brocade 6510 only), In-flight Compression (Brocade 6510 only), In-flight Encryption (Brocade 6510 only).
Optional software              ISL Trunking, Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric, Integrated Routing (Brocade 6510 only).
Performance                     Non-blocking architecture with wire-speed forwarding of traffic: •2.125 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex •4.25 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex •8.5 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex •14.025 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex •Aggregated throughput B6505: 384 Gbps; B6510: 768 Gbps
                                        •Up to 0.7 microseconds local switching latency: Forward error correction (FEC): Adds up to 0.4 microseconds between E_Ports; Encryption/compression: Adds up to 5.5 microseconds per node
Scalability                         •Maximum number of switches in the fabric: 239 •Maximum frame size: 2,112-byte payload •Maximum number of frame buffers per switch: 8,192 •Maximum number of ports per ISL trunk: 8 (Requires an optional license)
Cooling                             Two fans built into each power supply; 2+2 cooling redundancy with two power supplies. Non-port to port side airflow.
Power supply                    Up to two redundant hot-swap 150 W AC (100 - 240 V) power supplies (IEC 320-C14 connector).
Hot-swap parts                 SFP/SFP+ transceivers, power supplies with fans.
Management ports           One 10/100 Mb Ethernet port (UTP, RJ-45); one RS-232 port (RJ-45); one USB port (for additional firmware/log/configuration files storage).
Management interfaces   EZSwitch Setup; Web-based GUI (Brocade Web Tools); CLI; SMI-S; SNMP. Optional Brocade Network Advisor (available from Brocade).
Security features              Secure Socket Layer (SSL); Secure Shell (SSH); Secure Copy (SCP); Secure FTP (SFTP); user level security, Role-based Access Control (RBAC); LDAP, RADIUS, and TACACS+ authentication; access control lists (ACLs); IP security (IPsec)
Hardware warranty           One-year customer-replaceable unit and onsite warranty with 9x5 next business day terms. Optional warranty service upgrades are available through Lenovo: 24x7 coverage, 2-hour or 4-hour response time, 1-year or 2-year warranty extensions, Remote Technical Support.
Software maintenance     One-year software support and subscription license is included. Optional 1-year and 2-year software support extension licenses are available through Lenovo.
Dimensions                      Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.); width: 438 mm (17.2 in.); depth: 443 mm (17.4 in.)  Weight •B6505 (with one power supply, without SFPs): 7.8 kg (17.3 lb) •B6510 (with two power supplies, without SFPs): 9.2 kg (20.2 lb)

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.



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