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HIGHLIGHTS
•Provides exceptional price/performance
value,combiningexibility,simplicity,and
enterprise-classfunctionalityina24-port,
1Uentry-levelswitch
•Enablesfast,easy,andcost-effective
scalingfrom12to24portsusingPorts
on Demand (PoD) capabilities
•Maximizesresiliencywithnon-disruptive
software upgrades and an optional
redundantpowersupply
•SimpliesdeploymentwiththeBrocade
EZSwitchSetupwizard
• Streamlinesdeploymentandtroubleshooting
timewithdynamicfabricprovisioning,critical
monitoring, and advanced diagnostic features
•SimpliesserverconnectivityandSAN
scalabilitybyofferingdualfunctionality
aseitherafull-fabricSANswitchoran
NPIV-enabledBrocadeAccessGateway
•Simpliesandcentralizesmanagement
throughBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,reducing
operationalcostsandcomplexity
Flexible, Easy-to-Use
Entry-Level SAN Switch
for Private Cloud Storage
entry-levelswitch.Designedtoenable
maximumexibilityandreliability,the
Brocade6505iscongurablein12or
24portsandsupports2,4,8,or16Gbps
speedsinanefcientlydesigned1U
package.Itcomesstandardwithasingle
powersupplywithintegratedfans.Asecond,
optionalpowersupplyprovidesadditional
redundancyforincreasedresiliency.
Asimplieddeploymentprocessanda
point-and-clickuserinterfacemakethe
Brocade6505bothpowerfulandeasy
touse.Moreover,theBrocade6505
offerslow-costaccesstoindustry-leading
StorageAreaNetwork(SAN)technology
whileproviding“pay-as-you-grow”
scalabilitytomeettheneedsofan
evolving storage environment.
BROCADE
6505
SWITCH
Tokeeppacewithgrowingbusiness
demands, data centers are transitioning to
highlyvirtualized,privatecloudstorage
environments.Thisapproachenables
organizationstoconsolidateandsimplify
theirITresources,resultinginincreased
businessagilityandlowercapitaland
operatingexpenses.Butvirtualizationisnot
withoutitschallenges.Datacentersmust
keepupwiththeexplosivedatagrowth
anddynamicchangesdrivenbyvirtualized
workloads.Selectingtherightnetwork
iskeytorealizingthefullbenetsofthese
cloud-basedarchitectures.
TheBrocade
®
6505Switchprovides
exceptional price/performance value,
combiningexibility,simplicity,and
enterprise-classfunctionalityinan
DATA CENTER
TheBrocadeOne
™
strategyhelps
simplifynetworkinginfrastructures
throughinnovativetechnologiesand
solutions.TheBrocade6505Switch
supportsthisstrategybydelivering
price/performancevaluewithina
exible,cost-effective,andeasy-to-use
1U form factor.