
Brocade G6520 Switch

- Provides high scalability in an ultra-dense 96-port switch to support highly virtualized, private cloud storage and data center consolidation.
- Enables “pay-as-you-grow” flexibility from 48 to 96 ports with speeds up to 16 Gbps.
- Helps pinpoint problems faster and simplify SAN configuration and management with Brocade Network Advisor.
- Provides up to eight in-flight encryption and compression ports, delivering data center-to-data center security and bandwidth savings
- Leverages Brocade Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
System Architecture |
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Fibre Channel ports |
Switch mode (default): 48-, 72-, and 96-port configurations (24-port increments through Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); E, F, M, D, EX ports |
Scalability |
Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
Certified maximum |
6,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
Performance |
Fibre Channel: 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 10.53 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps optionally programmable to fixed port speed |
ISL trunking |
Frame-based Trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange- based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Brocade Fabric OS. |
Aggregate bandwidth |
1,536 Gbps: 96 ports × 16 Gbps data rate |
Maximum fabric latency |
Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; latency between port groups is 2.1 μsec, cut-through routing at 16 Gbps between locally switched groups. |
Maximum frame size |
2,112-byte payload |
Frame buffers |
8,192 dynamically allocated |
Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
Port types |
D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); optional port type control |
Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast |
Media types |
16 Gbps: Brocade 6520 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL |
USB |
One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
Fabric services |
Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS); Flow Vision; Top Talkers for E_Ports, F_Ports, and Fabric mode; Brocade Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Brocade Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Enhanced Group Management (EGM); FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; Brocade ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Server Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric) |
Extension |
Fibre Channel, in-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM-256); integrated optional 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for DWDM MAN connectivity |
Management |
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Supported management software |
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH v2; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Brocade Network Advisor SAN Enterprise or Brocade Network Advisor SAN Professional/Professional Plus; Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
Security |
AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs; DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, User-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
Management access |
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port |
Diagnostics |
ClearLink optics and cable diagnostics, including electrical/optical loopback, link traffic/latency/distance; flow mirroring; built-in flow generator; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart, port mirroring, optics health monitoring, power monitoring, RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD) |
Mechanical
Enclosure |
Front-to-back airflow; power from back, 2U |
Size |
Width: 429.25 mm (16.90 in.) |
System weight |
16.92 kg (37.3 lb) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers |
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Operating environment |
Temperature: 0°C to 40°C/32°F to 104°F |
Non-operating environment |
Temperature: -25°C to 70°C/-13°F to 158°F |
Operating altitude |
Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) |
Storage altitude |
Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
Shock |
Operating: Up to 20 G, 6 ms half-sine |
Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz |
Heat dissipation |
96 ports at 1,582 BTU/hr |
Power |
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Power supply |
Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
AC input |
85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A |
Input line frequency |
47 Hz to 63 Hz |
Power consumption |
464 W with all 96 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics |
System Architecture |
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Fibre Channel ports |
Switch mode (default): 48-, 72-, and 96-port configurations (24-port increments through Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); E, F, M, D, EX ports |
Scalability |
Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
Certified maximum |
6,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
Performance |
Fibre Channel: 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 10.53 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps optionally programmable to fixed port speed |
ISL trunking |
Frame-based Trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange- based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Brocade Fabric OS. |
Aggregate bandwidth |
1,536 Gbps: 96 ports × 16 Gbps data rate |
Maximum fabric latency |
Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; latency between port groups is 2.1 μsec, cut-through routing at 16 Gbps between locally switched groups. |
Maximum frame size |
2,112-byte payload |
Frame buffers |
8,192 dynamically allocated |
Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
Port types |
D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); optional port type control |
Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast |
Media types |
16 Gbps: Brocade 6520 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL |
USB |
One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
Fabric services |
Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS); Flow Vision; Top Talkers for E_Ports, F_Ports, and Fabric mode; Brocade Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Brocade Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Enhanced Group Management (EGM); FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; Brocade ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Server Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric) |
Extension |
Fibre Channel, in-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM-256); integrated optional 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for DWDM MAN connectivity |
Management |
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Supported management software |
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH v2; Auditing, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Brocade Network Advisor SAN Enterprise or Brocade Network Advisor SAN Professional/Professional Plus; Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
Security |
AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs; DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, OpenLDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, User-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
Management access |
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port |
Diagnostics |
ClearLink optics and cable diagnostics, including electrical/optical loopback, link traffic/latency/distance; flow mirroring; built-in flow generator; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart, port mirroring, optics health monitoring, power monitoring, RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD) |
Mechanical
Enclosure |
Front-to-back airflow; power from back, 2U |
Size |
Width: 429.25 mm (16.90 in.) |
System weight |
16.92 kg (37.3 lb) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers |
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Operating environment |
Temperature: 0°C to 40°C/32°F to 104°F |
Non-operating environment |
Temperature: -25°C to 70°C/-13°F to 158°F |
Operating altitude |
Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) |
Storage altitude |
Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
Shock |
Operating: Up to 20 G, 6 ms half-sine |
Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz |
Heat dissipation |
96 ports at 1,582 BTU/hr |
Power |
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Power supply |
Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
AC input |
85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A |
Input line frequency |
47 Hz to 63 Hz |
Power consumption |
464 W with all 96 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics |