Overview Tech Specs Support Get It Looking for a better way to connect your SANs to support business objectives? The new Brocade FR4-18i Director Blade provides you with an integrated platform that lets you interconnect your SAN islands for greater utilization and long-distance extension. The Brocade FR4-18i eliminates the need to physically merge SAN islands into a single fabric, and provides you with an enterprise building block that improves efficiencies and reduces costs. At a Glance Provides an enterprise building block for consolidation and business continuity Reduces cost of SAN design, implementation, and management Enables secure communications across IP WANs Optimizes performance for SAN extension across suboptimal WANs Simplifies interconnection of mixed SAN environments Key Applications Mixed-vendor SAN environments SAN consolidation Inter-SAN connectivity Maximize Your Brocade 48000 Director Enhance the performance of your Brocade 48000 Director with the Brocade FR4-18i Director Blade.

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