Brocade 48000 Director

Brocade 48000 Director

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From $92,920.00 (US)

Specifications

Whether you use the Brocade 48000 as a building block for an enterprise fabric or as a standalone director, it delivers the performance, scalability, and availability to increase productivity and reduce the cost of managing your storage networks.


Key Specifications

  • 4 Gb/sec port speeds
  • Up to 384 ports in a single domain
  • Up to 1152 ports per rack
  • 16, 32, or 48 ports per blade
  • Hot-swappable Field-Replaceable Units
Systems Architecture
Fibre Channel ports Up to 384 4 Gb/sec Fibre channel ports; up to eight Fibre channel blades (16, 32, or 48 ports per blade); up to 1152 ports per 42U rack

Up to two Brocade FR4-18i blades (16 4 Gb/sec Fibre channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports per blade)

Up to four Brocade FC4-16iP iScSi blades (eight 4 Gb/sec Fibre channel ports and eight Gigabit Ethernet ports per blade)

Control processor Redundant (active/standby) control processor modules

Scalability Full fabric architecture of 239 switches maximum

Certified maximum Combination of 56 switches, 19 hops;
larger fabrics certified as required;
Consult Brocade or OEM SAN design documents for configuration details

Performance 1.063 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex;
2.125 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex;
4.25 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex;
Auto-sensing of 1, 2, and 4 Gb/sec port speeds;
Optionally programmable to fixed port speed;
Speedmatching between 1, 2, and 4 Gb/sec ports

ISL trunking Up to eight 4.25 Gb/sec ports per ISL trunk;
Up to 32 Gb/sec per iSL trunk. Up to two 8-port trunk groups supported on FC4-16 blades, four 8-port trunk groups supported on FC4-32 blades, and eight 8-port trunk groups supported on FC4-48 blades. ISL trunking at 2 Gb/sec for compatibility with Brocade 3000 series switches and Brocade 12000 and 24000 directors.

Aggregate bandwidth 3.264 Tb/sec

Switch latency <2.1 µsec any port to any port at 2 Gb/sec, cut-through routing;
<3.6 µsec any port to any port at 4 Gb/sec, cut-through routing

Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload

Frame buffers 1000 for FC4-16, Fr4-18i, FC4-16iP;
2000 for FC4-32, FC4-48;
Dynamically allocated up to 255 per port

Classes of service Class 2, class 3, class F (inter-switch frames)

Port types FL_Port (all except on FC4-48 blades), F_Port, E_Port, self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); port type control for EX_Port, VE_Port and Vex_Port; Gigabit Ethernet for VE_Port and Vex_Port.

Data traffic types Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast

Media types Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Formfactor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector;
Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL) up to 500 meters (1640 feet);
Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL) up to 10 km (6.2 mi);
Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL) up to 80 km (49.6 mi);
Distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed, CWDM SFPs (8 lambdas)

Fabric services Simple Name Server;
Registered State Change Notification (RSCN);
Alias Server (multicast);
Brocade Advanced Zoning,
FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) on FC4-16 and FC4-32 blades,
Web tools, Fabric Watch, Extended Fabrics,
Remote Switch, ISL trunking, and Advanced Performance Monitoring
High Availability
chassis power Two AC-DC power supply modules, each delivering 1000 W DC, 2N redundancy; with Brocade FR4-18i and FC4-16iP blades, four AC-DC power supply modules are required for full redundancy

Cooling Three blower assembly modules (two operational required)

Availability 99.999 percent
Hot-pluggable redundant power supplies, fans, processors, port blades, and optics;
Online diagnostics;
Non-disruptive firmware download and activation
Management
Management software supported Telnet; RADIUS; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Web tools; Fabric Watch; third-party applications utilizing the Brocade SMI Agent

Management access 10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel (requires fabric); two serial ports (DB-9) per control processor module
Mechanical Specifications
Enclosure Rear panel-to-door airflow

Width 43.74 cm (17.22 in)

Height 61.24 cm (24.11 in) for 14U

Depth 70.90 cm (27.90 in) without door
74.20 cm (29.20 in) with door

System weight 95 kg (210 lb) for 128-port configuration
(eight FC4-16 blades, without media)

98 kg (216 lb) for 256-port configuration
(eight FC4-32 blades, without media)

98 kg (216 lb) for 384-port configuration
(eight FC4-48 blades, without media)
Environment
Temperature Operating: 0° C to 40° C (32° F to 104° F)
Non-operating: –25° c to 70° C (–13° F to 158° F)

Humidity Operating: 5% to 85% non-condensing at 40° C (104° F)
Non-operating and storage (non-condensing): 0% to 93%

Altitude Up to 3000 meters (9800 feet)

Shock Operating: 20G, 11 ms, half sine 1G p-p, 5–500Hz, 1 octave min
Non-operating: 33G, 11 ms, half sine 2.4G p-p, 5–500hz, 1 octave min

Vibration Operating: 5G p-p, 0 to 3 kHz at 1.0 octave min
Non-operating: 10G p-p, 0 to 5 kHz at 1.0 octave min

Heat dissipation 1160 W AC or 3949 BTU (845 W DC internal draw)
(eight FC4-48 blades and two CP4 blades)

915 W AC or 3115 BTU (645 W DC internal draw)
(eight FC4-32 blades and two CP4 blades)

710 W AC or 2425 BTU (525 W DC internal draw)
(eight FC4-16 blades and two CP4 blades)

CO2 emissions 4,990 kg per year
Power
Supported power range Nominal: 200 to 240 VAC nominal, 5.0 A, single phase
Operating: 180 to 264 VAC auto-sensing
Note: 256-port configuration requires a maximum of 750 Volt-Amps

In-rush current 40 amps maximum, peak

Frequency 47 to 63 Hz
Mechanical
Enclosure Rear panel-to-door airflow

Width 43.74 cm (17.22 in)

Height 61.24 cm (24.11 in) for 14U

Depth 70.90 cm (27.90 in) without door
74.20 cm (29.20 in) with door
Regulatory Compliance
Safety Canada CSA 60950
United States UL 60950
Japan IEC 60950
European Community EN60950 TUV, NEMKO
Russia GOST
International IEC 60950

EMI/EMC Canada ICES 003 Class A
United States FCC Part 15 Class A
Japan VCCI Class A ITE
European Community EN55022 Level A, EN55024
Korea RRL
Russia GOST
Australia/New Zeland AS/NZS 3548 Class A
International CISPR 22 Class A
Warranty
Duration 1 year

HW Coverage Hours Extended Business Hours

HW Response Times 4 hour, Same Business Day*

*average response times, response times may vary by country

Delivery Method Onsite

HW Phone Coverage 24 x 7