SAN Extension
Brocade next-generation SAN extension platforms provide
best-in-class Fibre Channel and FCIP port density, bandwidth, and
throughput to address the most demanding business continuity,
compliance, and data mobility requirements for open systems and
mainframe storage. They enable organizations to move more data
faster and further than ever before for remote data replication,
backup, and migration solutions.
Next-Generation SAN Extension for Remote Data
Replication, Backup, and Migration
Brocade extension solutions provide an ideal foundation for
building or expanding a high-performance SAN extension
infrastructure for disaster recovery, data protection, and data
mobility storage solutions. They leverage cost-effective IP WAN
transport to extend open systems and mainframe disk and tape
storage applications over distances that would otherwise be
impossible, impractical, or too expensive with standard Fibre
Channel connections.
Best-in-class Fibre Channel and FCIP switch port density,
bandwidth, and throughput address today's dynamic I/O and workload
requirements and are designed to meet tomorrow's evolving
requirements for virtual data centers. Brocade extension products
enable replication and backup applications to send more data over
FCIP links in less time, protecting high-priority traffic and
optimizing available WAN bandwidth.
Innovative extension technology maximizes throughput over
distance using advanced compression, disk and tape protocol
acceleration, and FCIP networking technology. The next-generation
Brocade FX8-24 blade and Brocade 7800 switch introduce new
performance and optimization technologies, including FCIP Trunking,
Adaptive Rate Limiting, and FCIP Quality of Service, that move more
data faster and further than ever before.
Brocade extension solutions leverage the core technology of
Brocade systems performing at greater than 99.999 percent uptime in
the world's most demanding data centers. The combination of
technology leadership and proven capabilities enable a
high-performance and highly reliable network infrastructure for
disaster recovery and data protection.
Extensive Management Across Multiple
Fabrics
Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) provides unified
management of SAN fabric and SAN extension infrastructure through
easy-to-use administration tools that streamline and automate
repetitive tasks. DCFM simplifies SAN extension management with a
comprehensive view of the SAN extension infrastructure, an
intuitive FCIP tunnel configuration dialog and robust
monitoring
