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Brocade 6510 Switch

• Flexible, Easy-to-Use Entreprise-Class SAN Switch for Private Cloud Storage

The Brocade® 6510 Switch meets the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage environments by delivering market-leading 16 Gbps Fibre Channel technology and capabilities that support highly virtualized environments.

Delivers 16 Gbps performance with up to 48 ports in an energy-efficient, 1U form factor, providing maximum flexibility

Features Ports on Demand capabilities from 24 to 48 ports in 12-port increments

Provides a flexible, simple, and easy-to-use Storage Area Network solution with industry-leading technology

Utilizes the Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard for simple and easy deployment

Supports highly virtualized, private cloud storage with multi-tenancy and non-stop operations

Offers best-in-class port density and scalability, along with redundant, hot-pluggable components and non-disruptive software upgrades

Yields exceptional price/performance value, exceeding comparable Ethernet storage-based alternatives


	Designed to enable maximum flexibility and investment protection, the Brocade 6510 is configurable in 24, 36, or 48 ports and supports 2, 4, 8, 10, or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. It also provides a simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface—making it both powerful and easy to use. The Brocade 6510 offers 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.
EXCEPTIONAL PRICE/PERFORMANCE FOR GROWING SAN WORKLOADS
	The Brocade 6510 delivers exceptional price/performance for growing SAN workloads through a combination of market leading throughput and an affordable switch form factor. The 48 ports produce an aggregate 768 Gbps full-duplex throughput; any eight ports can be trunked for 128 Gbps Inter Switch Links (ISLs). Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to the most efficient available path in the fabric (see Figure 1). It augments ISL trunking to provide more effective load balancing in certain configurations. Moreover, a 24-port base configuration, easy administration, 1U footprint, and low-energy consumption—0.14 watts per Gbps and 2.3 watts per port—provide a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). Enterprise-class capabilities combined with a low TCO yield 40 percent higher performance compared to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) storage alternatives at a similar cost.
INDUSTRY-LEADING TECHNOLOGY
	The Brocade 6510 delivers industry-leading SAN technology within a flexible, simple, and easy-to-use solution. The base configuration includes 24 ports, with up to 48 ports on demand. In addition to providing best-in-class scalability, the Brocade 6510 is easy to deploy with the Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard and new “D_Port” feature, which simplifies setup. For maximum flexibility, the switch also features a 1U case less than 18 inches deep and dual-direction airflow options to upport the latesthot aisle/cold aisle configurations.
A BUILDING BLOCK FOR VIRTUALIZED, PRIVATE CLOUD STORAGE
	The Brocade 6510 provides a critical building block for today’s highly virtualized, private cloud storage environments. It simplifies server virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) management while meeting the high throughput demands of Solid State Disks (SSDs). The Brocade 6510 also supports multi-tenancy in cloud environments through Virtual Fabrics, Quality of Service (QoS), and fabric based zoning features. The Brocade 6510 enables secure metro extension to virtual private or hybrid clouds with 10 Gbps Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) link support, as well as in-flight encryption and data compression. The switch also features on board data security and acceleration, minimizing the need for separate acceleration appliances to support distance extension. Internal fault-tolerant and enterprise-class RAS features help minimize downtime to support mission-critical cloud environments.