BROCADE 7800 EXTENSION SWITCH

Figure 1. The Brocade 7800 provides flexible deployment options to extend disaster recovery,data protection, and data mobility storage solutions across any distance.Synchronous and Asynchronous ReplicationCentralized SAN Backup and ArchivingGlobal Data Migration and SharingBrocade7800IP WANBrocade7800SecondarySiteBrocade7800BrocadeFX8-24IP WANBrocade7800Brocade7800BrocadeIP WAN7800 BrocadeBrocade78007800Primary SiteCentral Backup SiteAvailable in two configurations (the Brocade7800 16/6 Extension Switch and theBrocade 7800 4/2 Extension Switch),the Brocade 7800 supports a variety ofarchitectures and deployment models toaddress current and future SAN extensionrequirements. A broad range of optionaladvanced extension, FICON ® , and SANfabric services are available to address themost challenging extension and storagenetworking requirements.The Brocade 7800 16/6 Extension Switchis a robust platform for data centers andmultisite environments implementing diskand tape solutions for open systems andmainframe environments. Organizations canoptimize bandwidth and throughput throughsixteen 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports andsix 1 GbE ports. The Brocade 7800 16/6Extension Switch is ideal for:• Open systems and mainframe diskand tape extension• Multisite synchronous and asynchronousstorage replication• Centralized SAN backup, recovery,and archiving• Global data and storage resourcemigration, distribution, and sharingThe Brocade 7800 4/2 Extension Switch isa cost-effective option for smaller datacenters and remote offices, for opensystems and mainframe environments.Organizations can optimize bandwidthand throughput through four 8 GbpsFibre Channel ports and two 1 GbEports. The Brocade 7800 4/2 can beeasily upgraded to the Brocade 780016/6 through software licensing, providingscalability and investment protection forgrowing environments. The Brocade 78004/2 Extension Switch is ideal for:• Point-to-point synchronous andasynchronous open systems diskreplication• Point-to-point IBM z/OS Global Mirror(zGM, formerly known as eXtendedRemote Copy or XRC) and mainframetape extension• Global data and storage resourcemigration, distribution, and sharingSIMPLIFIED DISASTER RECOVERYAND DATA PROTECTIONToday’s organizations depend on fast,reliable access to data wherever andwhenever needed, regardless of location.As a result, the ramifications and potentialbusiness impact of an inadequate disasterrecovery and data protection infrastructureare greater than ever.The advanced performance and networkoptimization features of the Brocade 7800enable replication and backup applicationsto send more data over FCIP links in lesstime, protecting time-sensitive synchronousor other high-priority traffic, and optimizingavailable WAN bandwidth.Acceleration for SCSI writes (FastWrite) andIBM zGM maximize replication performanceand enable cost-effective synchronousand asynchronous replication across anydistance. In addition, Tape Pipelining foropen systems and mainframe tapes utilizesunique read and write tape processing tosignificantly reduce backup and recoverytimes over distance anywhere in the world.Optional FCIP Trunking provides FCIP tunnelredundancy for lossless path failover andguaranteed in-order data delivery in theevent of a failure.The Brocade 7800 leverages the coretechnology of Brocade systems performingat greater than 99.999 percent uptime inthe world’s most demanding data centers.It combines enterprise-class availabilityfeatures such as hot-pluggable redundantpower supplies and fans with non-disruptivesoftware upgrades to maximize applicationuptime and minimize outages. These uniquecapabilities enable a high-performance andhighly reliable network infrastructure fordisaster recovery and data protection.UNMATCHED PERFORMANCEAND OPTIMIZATIONBest-in-class Fibre Channel and FCIP switchport density, bandwidth, and throughputaddress today’s dynamic I/O and workloadrequirements and are designed to meettomorrow’s evolving requirements for virtualdata centers. Supporting up to 350 msRound-Trip Time (RTT) of latency, theBrocade 7800 enables cost-effective SANextension solutions over distances up to17,500 kilometers (nearly 11,000 miles).The Brocade 7800 maximizes replication,backup, and migration throughput overdistance using advanced Fibre Channelframe compression, disk and tape protocolacceleration, and FCIP networking technology.Unique features and technologies includethe following:• FCIP Trunking combines multiple IPsource and destination address pairsinto a single logical high-bandwidth FCIPtrunk spanning multiple physical portsto provide load balancing and networkfailure resiliency.• Adaptive Rate Limiting dynamicallyadjusts bandwidth between minimumand maximum rate limits to optimizebandwidth utilization and sharing.• FCIP Quality of Service (QoS) provideshigh-, medium-, and low-priority handling