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Features and specifications
The FC5022 16 Gb Switches have the following features and specifications:
- Internal ports
- 28 internal full-duplex 16/8 Gb FC ports
- Internal ports operate as F_ports (fabric ports) in native mode or in access gateway mode
- Two internal full-duplex 1 GbE ports connected to the chassis management module
- Support for the 2-port and 4-port FC adapter cards
- External ports
- 20 external ports for 16 Gb or 8 Gb SFP+ transceivers supporting 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 Gb port speeds (supported SFP+ modules are listed in Table 2). Ports are auto-sensing and activated with the Dynamic Ports on Demand feature.
- External ports can operate as F_ports (fabric ports) or E_ports (expansion ports) in native mode or as N_ports NPIV (node ports) in Access Gateway mode
- One external 1 GbE port (1000BASE-T) with RJ-45 connector for switch configuration and management (IPv4 and IPv6 support)
- One RS-232 serial port (mini-USB connector) that provides an additional means to configure the switch module
- Access Gateway mode (N_Port ID Virtualization – NPIV) support
- Mirror Port (M-Port) allows you to mirror traffic to an external port between a specific host and target
- Power-on self-test diagnostics and status reporting
- Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (licensable or included with the 24-port ESB model), which allows up to eight ports (at 16, 8, or 4 Gbps speeds) to combine to form a single, logical ISL with a speed of up to 128 Gbps (256 Gbps full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization, automatic path failover, and load balancing
- Fabric OS (FOS) version 7.0.x or higher, which delivers distributed intelligence throughout the network and enables a wide range of value-added applications, such as Advanced Web Tools and Advanced Fabric Services (on certain models)
- Supports up to 768 Gbps end-to-end full-duplex aggregated bandwidth
- 420 million frames switch per second, 0.7 microseconds latency
- 8192 buffers for up to 3750 km extended distance at 4 Gbps FC (Extended Fabrics license required)
- In-flight 64 Gbps FC compression and decompression support on up to two external ports (no license required)
- In-flight 32 Gbps encryption and decryption on up to two external ports (no license required)
- 48 Virtual Channels (VCs) per port
- Fabric scalability of up to 239 switches in Full Fabric mode
- Port mirroring to monitor ingress or egress traffic from any port within the switch
- Two I2C connections able to interface to redundant management modules
- Hot pluggable switches in the chassis and SFP+ optical transceivers in the switches
- Single fuse circuit
- Four temperature sensors
- One internal real-time clock
- Managed with Web Tools
- Supports up to 128 domains in Native mode and Interoperability mode
- Full fabric switch mode may be changed to or from Access Gateway mode
- Nondisruptive code load in Native mode and Access Gateway (NPIV) mode
- 255 NPIV N_port logins per physical port
- D_port support on external ports (16Gbps SFP+ only)
- Class 2 and Class 3 frames Class of Service
- Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
- FTP support for firmware upgrades
- SNMP/MIB monitoring functionality contained within the Ethernet Control MIB-II (RFC1213-MIB)
- UUID put into MIB structure
- End-to-end optics and link validation
- Ability to send switch events and syslogs to the Chassis Management Module (CMM)
- Traps identify cold start, warm start, link up/link down, and authentication failure events
- Support for IPv4 and IPv6 on the management ports
- Advanced SAN Fabric Services
- Bottleneck Detection
- Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP)
- Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)
- Enhanced BB credit recovery
- FDMI
- Frame Redirection
- Frame-based Trunking
- FSPF
- IPoFC
- Management Server
- NPIV
- NTP v3
- Port Fencing
- Reliable Commit Service (RCS)
- Simple Name Server (SNS)
- Software management
- HTTPS
- SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB)
- SSH
- Auditing
- Syslog
- APM
- Network Advisor (base edition standard, ProPlus or Enterprise optional license)
- Command Line Interface (CLI)
- SMI-S compliant
- Administrative Domains
- Security management
- AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs
- DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices)
- FCAP switch authentication
- FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant
- HTTPS
- IPsec
- IP filtering
- LDAP with IPv6
- Port Binding
- RADIUS
- User-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Secure Copy (SCP)
- Secure RPC
- SFTP
- SSH v2
- SSL
- Switch Binding
- Trusted Switch
- Diagnostics
- D_Port offline diagnostics (16 Gbps optics only)
- Electrical/optical loopback
- Link traffic/latency/distance
- POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics
- Environmental monitoring
- FCping
- Pathinfo (FC traceroute)
- Frame viewer
- Non-disruptive daemon restart
- Port mirroring
- Optics health monitoring
- Power monitoring
- RAS trace logging
- Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD)
- D_Port offline diagnostics (16 Gbps optics only)
Flex System FC5022 switches come standard with the following software features:
- Full Fabric mode: Enables high performance 16 Gb or 8 Gb fabric switching
- Access Gateway mode: Leverages NPIV to connect to any fabric without adding switch domains to reduce management complexity
- Dynamic Path Selection: Enables exchange-based load balancing across multiple Inter-Switch Links for superior performance
- Advanced Zoning: Segments a SAN into virtual private SANs to increase security and availability
- Enhanced Group Management: Enables centralized and simplified management of SAN fabrics through Brocade Network Advisor
- Server Application Optimization: Allows VM QoS, authentication, and monitoring from SAN through adapter to VM and associated virtualized application
The 24-port ESB model (part number 90Y9356) is a fully enabled switch with a complete set of licensed features that maximizes performance, ensures availability, and simplifies management for the most demanding applications and expanding virtualization environments. The factory-installed licenses include:
- ISL Trunking: Consolidates ISLs into fault-tolerant and load-balanced trunks with bandwidth of up to 128 Gbps for greater performance and simplified management
- Adaptive Networking: Ensures high-priority connections that obtain the bandwidth necessary for optimum performance
- Advanced Performance Monitoring: Provides end-to-end visibility into fabric performance to maximize performance tuning and the utilization of fabric resources
- Fabric Watch: Monitors and creates alerts based on the health of switch and fabric elements
- Extended Fabrics: Extends Fibre Channel SANs beyond traditional distance limitations for replication and backup at full bandwidth
Fibre Channel standards
The switch supports the following FC standards:
- FC-AL-2 INCITS 332: 1999
- FC-GS-5 ANSI INCITS 427 (includes the following):
- FC-GS-4 ANSI INCITS 387: 2004
- FC-IFR INCITS 1745-D, revision 1.03 (under development)
- FC-SW-4 INCITS 418:2006 (includes the following):
- FC-SW-3 INCITS 384: 2004
- FC-VI INCITS 357: 2002
- FC-TAPE INCITS TR-24: 1999
- FC-DA INCITS TR-36: 2004 (includes the following):
- FC-FLA INCITS TR-20: 1998
- FC-PLDA INCIT S TR-19: 1998
- FC-MI-2 ANSI/INCITS TR-39-2005
- FC-PI INCITS 352: 2002
- FC-PI-2 INCITS 404: 2005
- FC-PI-4 INCITS 1647-D, revision 7.1 (under development)
- FC-PI-5 INCITS 479: 2011
- FC-FS-2 ANSI/INCITS 424:2006 (includes the following):
- FC-FS INCITS 373: 2003
- FC-LS INCITS 433: 2007
- FC-BB-3 INCITS 414: 2006 (includes the following):
- FC-BB-2 INCITS 372: 2003
- FC-SB-3 INCITS 374: 2003 (replaces FC-SB ANSI X3.271: 1996; FC-SB-2 INCITS 374: 2001)
- RFC 2625 IP and ARP Over FC
- RFC 2837 Fabric Element MIB
- MIB-FA INCITS TR-32: 2003
- FCP-2 INCITS 350: 2003 (replaces FCP ANSI X3.269: 1996)
- SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.2 (includes the following):
- 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 1.1.0
- SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Version 1.2.0
