24-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Switch
The Brocade® 300 Switch provides small to medium-sized enterprises with SAN connectivity that can simplify their IT management infrastructures, improves system performance, maximize the value of virtual server deployments, and reduces overall storage costs. The 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Brocade 300 provides a simple, affordable, single-switch solution for both new and existing SANs. To simplify deployment, the Brocade 300 features the EZSwitchSetup wizard and other usability and configuration enhancements, as well as the optional Brocade Access Gateway mode of operation. Moreover, it provides state-of-the-art performance and Ports On Demand scalability to support SAN expansion and enable long-term investment protection. The evolutionary design provides these capabilities while consuming less than 2.5 watts of power per port for exceptional power and cooling efficiency.
Fast, Reliable 8 Gbit/sec Performance
- Non-blocking and non-oversubscribed platform with a total bandwidth of 408 Gbit/sec in 1U.
- Designed to increase network performance with enhanced Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking, which allows up to eight ports (at 2, 4, or 8 Gbit/sec speeds) between a pair of switches to be combined to form a single, logical ISL with a speed up to 64 Gbit/sec.
- Utilizes extended distance support to enable native Fibre Channel extension greater than 590 km.
Affordable Scalability
- Combines up to 24 ports of industry-leading 8 Gbit/sec technology with Ports on Demand scaling from 8 to16 to 24 ports, allowing “pay-as-you-grow” scalability.
- Helps protect existing investments by providing 8 Gbit/sec technology with auto-sensing capabilities to also recognize 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec devices.
- Designed to future-proof investments by allowing organizations to use 4 Gbit/sec SFPs today and upgrade to 8 Gbit/sec SFPs when required.
Simple Deployment and Management
- Utilizes the Brocade EZSwitchSetup wizard, which can make SAN configuration a simple 3-step point-and-click task.
- Includes a USB port that can increase serviceability and error logging by facilitating firmware upgrades and downloads of system log files.
- Features an easy-to-use, non-blocking and non-oversubscribed platform that is designed to eliminate time wasted on managing ports and cables.
Excellent Value for a Variety of SAN Environments
- Offers dual functionality as a full fabric FC SAN switch or as a Brocade Access Gateway, providing seamless connectivity into any vendor SAN environment.
- Designed to provide a greater than 40 percent power efficiency improvement (Watts/Gbit) over the previous generation of Brocade switches (further reducing power consumption and the overall cooling burden in a data center.
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