Brocade outlined its new "Fabric Vision" technology for simplifying SAN deployment and management and announced a new high-density fixed-configuration SAN switch in its Gen 5 portfolio of 16 Gbps Fibre Channel products.
- Policy-based tools that simplify fabric-wide threshold configuration and monitoring
- Management tools that allow administrators to identify, monitor and analyze specific application data flows, without the need for expensive, disruptive, third-party tools
- Monitoring tools that detect network congestion and latency in the fabric, providing visualization of bottlenecks and identifying exactly which devices and hosts are impacted
- Customizable health and performance dashboard views, providing all critical information in one screen
- Cable and optic diagnostic features that simplify the deployment and support of large fabrics.
The new Brocade 6520 Switch offer 96 Fibre Channel ports in a 2U form factor. In addition to Gen 5 Fibre Channel advanced functionality, reliability and performance, the density of the Brocade 6520 means fewer inter-switch links, fewer cables and fewer switches to manage. The product offers up to eight in-flight encryption and compression ports, delivering data center-to-data center security
