The Brocade® 5000 Fibre Channel switch combines up to 32 ports of industry-leading 4 Gbit/sec performance with high availability and Ports on Demand to support mission-critical SANs. With a flexible architecture that supports auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec technology with 16, 24, or 32 ports in a 1U package, the 5000 provides excellent value at an affordable price point. As a result, even small organizations can achieve the levels of performance and availability typically associated with much larger enterprises. HighlightsBrocade 5000 - 32 Port 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Switches for Midrange and Enterprise SANs Fast, Reliable 4 Gbit/sec Performance
- Up to 256 Gbit/sec of aggregated throughput
- Up to 32 ports capable of 4 Gbit/sec full-duplex performance at distances up to 100 km (500 km at 1 Gbit/sec)
- Up to 32 Gbit/sec throughput with Brocade ISL Trunking
- Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection for load balancing between trunk groups
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Affordable Scalability
- Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) traffic rerouting
- Non-disruptive software upgrades (hot code load and activation)
- Redundant, hot-swappable components, fans, and power supplies
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Simplified Deployment and Management
- Hardware-enforced zoning by World Wide Name (WWN)
- Brocade WEB TOOLS utilization over a secure browser using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol
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Excellent Value for a Variety of SAN Environments
- Full forward and backward compatibility for changing SAN environments
- Integration with heterogeneous environments: Windows, Windows NT, UNIX, AIX, Linux, and Solaris
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