Brocade G6505 Switch
SAN Switch
Key Features
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Provides exceptional price/performance value, combining flexibility, simplicity, and enterprise-class functionality in a 24-port, 1U entry-level switch
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Enables fast, easy, and cost-effective scaling from 12 to 24 ports
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Leverages Brocade Fabric Vision technology’s powerful monitoring, management, and diagnostic tools to simplify administration, increase uptime, and reduce costs.
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Helps pinpoint problems faster and simplify SAN configuration and management with Brocade Network Advisor
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Maximizes resiliency with non-disruptive software upgrades and an optional redundant power supply
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System Architecture |
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Fibre Channel ports |
Switch mode (default): 12- and 24-port configurations (12-port increment through Ports on Demand [PoD] license); E, F, M, D ports Brocade Access Gateway default port mapping: 16 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports |
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Scalability |
Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
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Certified maximum |
6,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
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Performance |
Fibre Channel: 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds |
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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. |
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Aggregate bandwidth |
384 Gbps end-to-end full duplex |
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Maximum fabric latency |
Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; Forward Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by default) |
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Maximum frame size |
2,112-byte payload |
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Frame buffers |
8,192 dynamically allocated |
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Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
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Port types |
D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port), E_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); optional port type control Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port |
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Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast |
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Media types |
16 Gbps: Brocade 6505 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL 8 Gbps: Brocade 6505 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL Fibre Channel distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed |
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USB |
One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
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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, peer zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Brocade Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; 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) |
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Management |
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Supported management software |
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; 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 |
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Security |
DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; 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 |
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Management access |
10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port |
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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
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Enclosure |
Back-to-front airflow (port-side exhaust); power from back, 1U |
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Size |
Width: 437.64 mm (17.23 in.) Height: 43.18 mm (1.7 in.) Depth: 443.23 mm (17.45 in.) |
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System weight |
7.82 kg (17.25 lb) with one power supply, without transceivers 9.16 kg (20.19 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 Humidity: 10% to 85% (non-condensing) |
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Non-operating environment |
Temperature: –25°C to 70°C/–13°F to 158°F Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing |
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Operating altitude |
Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) |
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Storage altitude |
Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
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Shock |
Operating: Up to 20 G, 6 ms half-sine |
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Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz |
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Heat dissipation |
24 ports at 338 BTU/hr |
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Power |
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Power supply |
Base switch includes a single, hot-swappable power supply with integrated system cooling fans. Optional dual redundant hot-swappable power supply. |
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AC input |
85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A |
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Input line frequency |
47 Hz to 63 Hz |
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Power consumption |
80 W with all 24 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics 60 W for empty chassis with no optics |
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System Architecture |
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Fibre Channel ports |
Switch mode (default): 12- and 24-port configurations (12-port increment through Ports on Demand [PoD] license); E, F, M, D ports Brocade Access Gateway default port mapping: 16 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports |
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Scalability |
Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
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Certified maximum |
6,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required |
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Performance |
Fibre Channel: 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds |
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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. |
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Aggregate bandwidth |
384 Gbps end-to-end full duplex |
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Maximum fabric latency |
Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; Forward Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by default) |
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Maximum frame size |
2,112-byte payload |
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Frame buffers |
8,192 dynamically allocated |
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Classes of service |
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
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Port types |
D_Port (ClearLink Diagnostic Port), E_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); optional port type control Brocade Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port |
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Data traffic types |
Fabric switches supporting unicast |
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Media types |
16 Gbps: Brocade 6505 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL 8 Gbps: Brocade 6505 requires Brocade hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL Fibre Channel distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed |
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USB |
One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
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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, peer zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Brocade Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; 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) |
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Management |
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Supported management software |
HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; 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 |
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Security |
DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; 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 |
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Management access |
10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), and one USB port |
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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
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Enclosure |
Back-to-front airflow (port-side exhaust); power from back, 1U |
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Size |
Width: 437.64 mm (17.23 in.) Height: 43.18 mm (1.7 in.) Depth: 443.23 mm (17.45 in.) |
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System weight |
7.82 kg (17.25 lb) with one power supply, without transceivers 9.16 kg (20.19 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 Humidity: 10% to 85% (non-condensing) |
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Non-operating environment |
Temperature: –25°C to 70°C/–13°F to 158°F Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing |
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Operating altitude |
Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) |
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Storage altitude |
Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
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Shock |
Operating: Up to 20 G, 6 ms half-sine |
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Vibration |
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 Hz to 500 Hz |
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Heat dissipation |
24 ports at 338 BTU/hr |
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Power |
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Power supply |
Base switch includes a single, hot-swappable power supply with integrated system cooling fans. Optional dual redundant hot-swappable power supply. |
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AC input |
85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A |
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Input line frequency |
47 Hz to 63 Hz |
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Power consumption |
80 W with all 24 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics 60 W for empty chassis with no optics |
