• Scalable Brocade 6505 Gen 5 Fibre Channel Switch with 12–24 Ports and 384 Gbps Throughput

    Keywords

    Brocade 6505 switch, Gen 5 Fibre Channel, 12-to-24 Ports, 384 Gbps throughput, Ports on Demand, Frame-based Trunking, Dynamic Path Selection, ClearLink diagnostics, AES-GCM-256 encryption

    Description

    The Brocade 6505 switch is an entry-level Gen 5 Fibre Channel switch offering industry-leading flexibility and simplicity in a 1U form factor. It ships with 12 ports by default and scales up to 24 ports via Ports on Demand licensing.
    It delivers up to 384 Gbps end-to-end full-duplex aggregate bandwidth, with auto-sensing support for 2/4/8/16 Gbps port speeds :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}.

    Performance features include Frame-based Trunking of up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL (up to 128 Gbps per trunk) and Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) for exchange-based load balancing across ISLs :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}.

    With 8,192 dynamically allocated frame buffers and a maximum frame payload of 2,112 bytes, it handles bursty workloads efficiently. Comprehensive ClearLink diagnostics simplify troubleshooting with optical/electrical loopback and latency/distance measurements :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}.

    Key Features

    • Gen 5 Fibre Channel speeds: 2.125, 4.25, 8.5, 14.025 Gbps, auto-sensing :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
    • 12–24 port configurations; 12-port base, +12 via Ports on Demand :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
    • Frame-based Trunking up to 128 Gbps per ISL and 384 Gbps aggregate bandwidth :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
    • 8,192 dynamic frame buffers; 2,112-byte maximum frame size :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
    • Port types: E, F, M, D, EX; Access Gateway mode (16 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports) :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
    • Media: SFP+ LC‐connector SWL, LWL, ELWL for 8 & 16 Gbps :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
    • USB port for firmware upgrades and log downloads :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
    • Advanced Fabric Services: MAPS, Flow Vision, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Zoning, DFP, DPS, FSPF, IPoFC, etc. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
    • Security: DH-CHAP, FCAP authentication, HTTPS, IPsec, ACL, RADIUS, TACACS+, RBAC :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
    • Diagnostics: ClearLink, flow mirroring, FCping, Pathinfo, frame viewer, RAStrace, RRD :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}

    Configuration

    Specification Details
    Port Configuration 12-port base; up to 24-port with PoD license; universal E, F, M, D, EX ports :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}
    Aggregate Bandwidth 384 Gbps full-duplex :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}
    ISL Trunking Frame-based, 8×16 Gbps up to 128 Gbps; DPS load balancing :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
    Frame Buffers 8,192 dynamically allocated :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}
    Max Frame Size 2,112-byte payload :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}
    Fabric Services MAPS, Flow Vision, Top Talkers, DFP, DPS, Virtual Fabrics, etc. :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}
    Management HTTP, SNMP v1/v3, SSH, CLI, Web Tools, Brocade Network Advisor, SMI-S :contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}
    Security DH-CHAP, FCAP, FIPS 140-2 L2, HTTPS, IPsec, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, RBAC :contentReference[oaicite:20]{index=20}
    Diagnostics ClearLink, loopback, flow mirroring, FCping, Pathinfo, frame viewer, RRD :contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21}
    Mechanical 1U chassis; 437.64×43.18×443.23 mm; 7.82 kg (single PSU) / 9.16 kg (dual PSUs) :contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}

    Compatibility

    The Brocade 6505 integrates into full-fabric and Access Gateway SAN topologies, supporting up to 239 switches and 6,000 active nodes in Fabric OS® fabrics (56 switches, 19 hops certified) :contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}.

    Usage Scenarios

    1. SMB & ROBO Deployments: Ideal for small‐to‐medium businesses or remote office/branch office setups requiring cost-effective, scalable SAN switching with PoD flexibility.
    2. Virtualized Private Clouds: Simplifies VM and VDI storage I/O with NPIV-enabled Access Gateway mode and quality-of-service zoning.
    3. Test & Development SANs: Provides low-cost entry to Gen 5 Fibre Channel for lab and non-production environments, while mirroring enterprise-class diagnostics and fabric services.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Q1: How do I scale from 12 to 24 ports?
    Purchase a 12-port Ports on Demand (PoD) license; no hardware changes required :contentReference[oaicite:24]{index=24}.
    Q2: Is in-flight compression/encryption supported?
    No—in-flight compression and encryption are not supported on the Brocade 6505 :contentReference[oaicite:25]{index=25}.
    Q3: What is the maximum fabric size?
    Full-fabric architecture supports up to 239 switches and 6,000 active nodes certified in Fabric OS fabrics :contentReference[oaicite:26]{index=26}.
    Q4: Which diagnostics are available?
    ClearLink loopback, flow mirroring, FCping, Pathinfo, frame viewer, RAStrace, and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD) :contentReference[oaicite:27]{index=27}.
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