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Brocade 7800 Extension switch

• Next-Generation SAN Extension for Remote Data Replication, Backup, and Migration

The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch helps provide the fastest, most reliable, and most cost-effective network infrastructure for remote data replication, backup, and migration. Leveraging next-generation Fibre Channel and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology, the 7800 provides a flexible and extensible platform to move more data faster and further than ever before.

Leverages next-generation Fibre Channel and FCIP technology to enable fast, reliable, and cost-effective remote data replication, backup, and migration

Maximizes flexibility with an extensible hardware platform and flexible software licensing to support a broad range of SAN extension requirements

Offers best-in-class Fibre Channel and FCIP port density, bandwidth, and throughput with up to sixteen 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports and six 1 GbE ports in a 1U space

Scales from simple point-to-point disk or tape extension up to comprehensive multisite enterprise extension solutions for open systems and FICON environments

Maximizes replication, backup, and migration throughput over distance using advanced Fibre Channel frame compression, disk and tape protocol acceleration, and QoS-aware FCIP networking technology

Introduces FCIP Trunking to maximize FCIP tunnel bandwidth and WAN link resiliency

Introduces Adaptive Rate Limiting to maximize utilization and sharing of bandwidth


	Leveraging next-generation Fibre Channel and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology, the 7800 provides a flexible and extensible platform to move more data faster and further than ever before. Whether configured for simple point-to-point or comprehensive multisite SAN extension, the 7800 addresses the most demanding business continuity, compliance, and global data access requirements. Up to sixteen 8 Gbps FC ports and six 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports provide unmatched FC and FCIP bandwidth, port density, and throughput for maximum application performance over WAN links.

	The 7800 is an ideal platform for building or expanding a high-performance SAN extension infrastructure for disaster recovery, data protection, and data mobility storage solutions. It leverages cost-effective IP WAN transport to extend open systems and mainframe disk and tape storage applications over distances that would otherwise be impossible, impractical, or too expensive with standard FC connections. Available in two configurations (the 7800 16/6 Extension Switch and the 7800 4/2 Extension Switch), the 7800 supports a variety of architectures and deployment models to address current and future SAN extension requirements. A broad range of optional advanced extension, FICON, and SAN fabric services are available to address the most challenging extension and storage networking requirements. The 7800 16/6 Extension Switch is a robust platform for data centers and multisite environments implementing disk and tape solutions for open systems and mainframe environments. Organizations can optimize bandwidth and throughput through sixteen 8 Gbps FC ports and six 1 GbE ports. The 7800 16/6 Extension Switch is ideal for Open systems and mainframe disk and tape extension, Multisite synchronous and asynchronous storage replication, Centralized SAN backup, recovery, and archiving, Global data and storage resource migration, distribution, and sharing. The 7800 4/2 Extension Switch is a cost-effective option for smaller data centers and remote offices implementing point-to-point disk replication for open systems. Organizations can optimize bandwidth and throughput through four 8 Gbps FC ports and two 1 GbE ports. The 7800 4/2 can be easily upgraded to the 7800 16/6 through software licensing, providing scalability and investment protection for growing environments. The 7800 4/2 Extension Switch is ideal for Open systems disk extension, Point-to-point synchronous and asynchronous disk replication, Global data and storage resource migration, distribution, and sharing.

	The advanced performance and network optimization features of the 7800 enable replication and backup applications to send more data over FCIP links in less time, protecting time-sensitive synchronous or other high-priority traffic, and optimizing available WAN bandwidth. The 7800 leverages the core technology of Brocade systems performing at greater than 99.999 percent uptime in the world’s most demanding data centers. It combines enterprise-class availability features such as hot-pluggable redundant power supplies and fans with non-disruptive software upgrades to maximize application uptime and minimize outages. These unique capabilities enable a high-performance and highly reliable network infrastructure for disaster recovery and data protection.

	The 7800 maximizes replication, backup, and migration throughput over distance using advanced Fibre Channel frame compression, disk and tape protocol acceleration, and FCIP networking technology.