Date: 26-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/storage/storage_networking/switches_directors/brocade_4900/specs.xml

Brocade 4900 Switch

Specifications

No Longer Orderable

With 64 FC ports, and scalability to a full fabric architecture of 239 switches, in a 2U device, suddenly you've got room to move. The same goes for your budget: Brocade Pay as You Grow Scalability means you only pay for the number of ports you use (32/48/64) and license more as you need them.


Key Specifications

  • Provides up to 64 ports in a single domain and a 2U enclosure, facilitating more easily managed SAN fabrics with fewer domains
  • Utilizes Ports on Demand capabilities for fast, easy, and cost-effective scalability from 32 to 64 ports in 16-port increments
  • Enables switch consolidation through its high port count—increasing utilization, lowering management expenses, and reducing fabric complexity
  • Protects existing investments and offers an upgrade path to support earlier 1 and 2 Gb/sec devices
  • Supports full 4 Gb/sec operations at distances up to 100 kilometers (or 500 kilometers at 1 Gb/sec) for cost-effective business continuance
Systems Architecture
Fibre Channel ports 64 ports, universal (E, F, and FL)

Scalability Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum

Certified maximum 56 switches, 7 hops; larger fabrics may be certified as required

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 and auto-sensing of 1, 2, and 4 Gb/sec port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, and 4 Gb/sec ports

ISL Trunking Up to eight 4 Gb/sec ports per ISL trunk; up to 32 Gb/sec per ISL trunk

Aggregate bandwidth 512 Gb/sec end to end

Fabric latency ~700 nanoseconds within a locally switched group and <2.4 µsec with no contention, cut-through routing at 4 Gb/sec between locally switched groups

Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload

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

Port types FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port)

Data traffic types Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast

Media types Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form-factor 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); Brocade FC-FC Routing Service, Brocade Advanced Zoning, and Brocade Web Tools; optional fabric services include the Brocade FCIP Tunneling Service and Brocade Advanced ISL Trunking

Options SFP media
Management
Management software supported Telnet; RADIUS; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Web Tools; Fabric Manager; third-party applications utilizing the Brocade SMI Agent

Management access 10/100 Ethernet port (RJ-45); serial port (RS-232); In-band through Management Server

Diagnostics POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics
Software
Related Software Packaged with every Brocade switch, Brocade software unlocks the intelligence in Brocade SANs. Powerful features and functionality help transform the network into an intelligent SAN fabric—a more robust form of interconnectivity solution that integrates data transport with application services. These software offerings form a comprehensive solution for optimizing SAN deployment and management, increasing operational efficiencies, and quickly providing a high return on investment.
Mechanicals
Enclosure Non-port side to port side (port side exhaust); back-to-front airflow; power from rear; 2U, 19-in. EIA-compliant

Size Width: 42.87 cm (16.88 in)
Height: 8.60 cm (3.39 in)
Depth: 61.0 cm (24.02 in)

System weight 13.7 kg (30.2 lb) - with dual power supply, no SFP
Environmentals
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: 20% to 85% non-condensing at 40°C (104°F); Non-operating: 10% to 85%, non-condensing at 70° C (158° F)

Altitude Operating: up to 3000 meters (9800 feet)
Storage: up to 12 km (32,200 feet)

Shock Operating: 20 G, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating: 15 G, 12 to 18 ms trapezoid

Vibration Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 hz; Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 hz

Airflow Maximum airflow 74 CFM; Nominal airflow 54 CFM
Power
Maximum output 300 Watts

System power consumption Nominal system draw 175 Watts

Nominal input voltage 90 to 264 VAC, 47 to 63 hz

Input line frequency 47 to 63 hz

Input voltage 90 VAC minimum, 264 VAC maximum

BTU rating (80% efficiency) 220 Watts / 0.8 X 3.412 BTU/hr/Watts = 756 BTU/hr

Inrush current Maximum of 15 Amps for period between 10 to 150 ms at 50°C (122°F), hot or cold start
Safety
Safety certifications The Brocade 4900 complies with the following safety certifications:
  • UL 60950-1: 2003, First Edition (Underwriters Laboratories)
  • CSA 60950-1-03 (Canadian Standards Association)
  • Nemko EN60950:2000
  • TUV EN60950:2000 / IEC60950:1999 (TUV "GS" for Germany, TUV "S" for Argentina)
  • GoST (Russia)
  • Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) for CE Marking in European Union
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
 
 
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