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Boost the utilization of your existing storage and server assets with Brocade's Advanced Fabric Services. Align your data traffic needs with capital expenditures using "pay-as-you-grow" scalability up to 32 ports. Reduce
per-port costs with high-speed ISL trunking (up to 32 Bb/sec) — fewer ISLs are required to increase the number of usable ports.
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A protected investment
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A single code stream supports forwards/backwards compatibility with the entire line of switches and directors. Auto-sensing ports provide backwards compatibility with 1 and 2 Gb/sec switches.
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Enterprise-level performance and availability
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The industry's first 4 Gb/sec throughput enables faster backups and access to application data. High-speed ISL capabilities boost intra- and inter-SAN speed. Non-disruptive software upgrades, and hot-pluggable, redundant components contribute to high availability.
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Cost-effective Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BC/DR)
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Economically support BC/DR applications for distances up to 311 miles (500 kilometers). High-performance throughput speeds up recovery operations.
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Maximize your investment
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The Brocade 4100 switch provides FICON support on a flexible port-by-port basis, enabling higher utilization of the device in mixed, mainframe and open systems environments. By leveraging Brocade Advanced Fabric Services, utilization rates of existing storage and server assets are improved along with increased administrator efficiency to help lower your cost of storage management.
You can protect past and future investments with the device’s auto-port sensing capability to interoperate with 1- 2- and
gigabit-per-second switch ports. In addition to hardware compatibility, maintenance and software upgrades are simplified by the use of the same code stream that supports the entire Brocade product line.
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Advanced scalability and flexibility
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Build out your network at your own pace with pay-as-you-grow scalability — going from 16 to 32 ports in 8-port increments.
And leverage the configuration flexibility that forwards/
backwards compatibility will give you for both open systems
and mainframe environments.
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Network and backup consolidation
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Fast, 4 Gb/sec performance means you can use the Brocade 4100 switch for consolidation projects to improve your enterprise’s operational efficiencies and cut costs. Server, storage, backup and data center consolidation projects will all benefit from an aggregate chassis bandwidth of 256 Gb/sec end-to-end.
Throughput performance further allows you to deploy fewer switches to reduce network complexity. Dynamic path selection automatically routes data using the most efficient path available
in your fabric. Moreover, up to eight ISLs are supported for a
total bandwidth of 32 Gb/sec — reducing inter-switch congestion to meet the performance requirements of your most data-intensive applications.
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BC/DR distance connectivity
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You can meet your business continuity and disaster recovery distance requirements too, with operational connectivity up to 62 miles (100 kilometers) at 4 Gb/sec and 311 miles (500 kilometers) at 1 Gb/sec.
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Engage the storage experts
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StorageTek offers complete implementation and support services to help you maximize your SAN investment and meet a wide
range of technology and business requirements. Sun's Professional Services include installation, education and training, support service, storage optimization, data migration,
and other services.
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