Installation guide

Brocade 300 SAN Switch Technical Specifications
The Brocade 300 SAN Switch is a cost-effective and highly-scalable 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gbps switch, designed
for small to mid-sized businesses. The Brocade 300 SAN Switch is a dual purpose device that you can
use either as a full-functioned switch or as an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) access gateway. When
functioning as an access gateway, the Brocade 300 SAN Switch provides a single platform for all SAN
connectivity.
System specifications
System component Description
Enclosure 1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant
Power inlet C13; power from port side
Power supplies Single, fixed power supply
Fans Three built-in fans
Cooling Non-port to port side airflow
System architecture Nonblocking shared memory switch
System processors Power PC 440EPx, 667 MHz CPU
Fibre Channel
System component Description
Fibre Channel ports Switch mode (default): 8-, 16-, and 24-port configurations (8-port increments through
Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); E, F, M, and FL_Ports
Brocade Access Gateway default port mapping: 16 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports
ANSI Fibre Channel
protocol
Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface standard (FC-PH)
Modes of operation Fibre Channel Class 2, Class 3, Class F
Fabric initialization Complies with FC-SW-2 6.6
FCIP (IP over Fibre
Channel)
Complies with FC-IP 2.3 of FCA profile
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