Brocade 8000 Series

The Brocade 8000 is a top-of-rack link layer (Layer 2) CEE/FCoE switch with (24) 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports for LAN connections and (8) Fibre Channel ports (with up to 8 Gbps speed) for Fibre Channel SAN connections. This reliable, high-performance switch provides advanced Fibre Channel services, supports Ethernet and CEE capabilities, and is managed by Brocade DCFM. A Versatile Layer 2 CEE/FCoE Switch for Server I/O Consolidation. Supporting Windows and Linux environments, the Brocade 8000 Switch enables access to the LANs and SANs over a common server connection by utilizing emerging Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols. LAN traffic is forwarded to aggregation layer Ethernet switches using conventional 10 GbE connections, and storage traffic is forwarded to Fibre Channel SANs over 8 Gbps Fibre Channel connections. Part of a unified CEE/FCoE solution unique to Brocade, the Brocade 8000 helps organizations reduce capital and operating expenses in enterprise data centers. 

Did you know that Brocade CNAs and Brocade Converged 10GbE Switch Modules for IBM BladeCenter are the industry's first truly converged FCoE BladeCenter solution with native Fibre Channel and Ethernet ports built into a single switch module? The converged switch module provides up-front reduction in SAN/LAN cost and complexity. It requires fewer adapters, switch modules and cabling, which means an up-front reduction in your network investment. With the base model Converged 10GbE Switch Module, you can enable 16 of the 30 ports on the switch (8) 10Gb CEE external ports, (8) 8Gb FC external ports, and 14x 10Gb CEE internal ports). If you purchase the Port Upgrade Key, you can enable all 30 ports on the Switch Module for a fully realized Converged Ethernet solution. Read more here

Table 1. IBM part numbers and feature codes for ordering