Switch Specification Sheet

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The Brocade

SilkWorm

3900

32-port, auto-sensing Fibre Channel

switch provides an intelligent and

cost-effective solution to meet a

wide range of Storage Area

Network (SAN) requirements.

As the latest addition to the Brocade

2 Gbit/sec fabric switch family,

the SilkWorm 3900 is ideal for

organizations that face rapidly

changing storage requirements.

With the performance capabilities

of an enterprise switch and the

cost-effectiveness of a modular

switch solution, the SilkWorm 3900

enables a flexible SAN infrastructure.

Designed for midsize to large storage

networks, the SilkWorm 3900

enables organizations to implement a

SAN infrastructure that best meets

their current needs and expands

seamlessly as their storage requirements

evolve.The SilkWorm 3900 provides a

complete solution for a departmental

SAN fabric, as a small core, or an

edge switch extending the reach of

an enterprise core-to-edge SAN

built around Brocade SilkWorm

Directors (see Figure 1).

Based on a third-generation

Brocade intelligent architecture,

the SilkWorm 3900 provides a

highly available, scalable, and secure

foundation for SAN applications

such as high-speed data backup,

server and storage consolidation,

remote mirroring, and long-distance

data replication.

Increased Flexibility for Evolving

SAN Requirements

Highlights

• Provides 32 ports in a 1.5U enclosure

along with auto-sensing 1 and

2 Gbit/sec interfaces for seamless

integration with existing fabrics

• Leverages Brocade Advanced Fabric

Services to provide the highest

levels of SAN performance, security,

and manageability

• Meets mission-critical availability

requirements with network resiliency,

automatic data path rerouting, hot

code activation, and redundant,

hot-pluggable components

• Increases performance by employing

Brocade Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking

to create a data path with up to

8 Gbit/sec throughput per trunk

• Provides substantial cost savings by

supporting a SAN infrastructure that

increases productivity, maximizes IT

resource utilization, and reduces

capital expenditures

• Supports FICON

and FICON in-band

management (CUP)

SILKWORM 3900

The 2 Gbit/sec Brocade SilkWorm 3900

Enterprise Fabric Switch provides an entry

point to enterprise SANs, improving availability,

performance, and manageability at an

attractive price.

SILKWORM SWITCH FAMILY

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Enterprise Fabric Switch provides an entry point to enterprise SANs, improving availability, performance, and manageability at an attractive price. SILKWORM 3900 Highlights • Provides 32 ports in a 1.
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SILKWORM 3900 Figure 1. The SilkWorm 3900 provides a reliable building block for departmental SANs and a high-performance edge switch for enterprise core-to-edge SANs.
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hardware-enforced zoning based on World Wide Name (WWN). Advanced Performance Monitoring provides fabric-wide performance analysis to support tasks such as load balancing and application charge-back. And ISL Trunking provides 8 Gbit/sec throughput to support high-performance applications. OPEN SAN MANAGEMENT The SilkWorm 3900 simplifies SAN management by networking core and edge switches under a common management platform based on Brocade Fabric OS.
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SILKWORM 3900 Systems Architecture Fibre Channel ports 32 universal ports (E, F, and FL) Interoperability SilkWorm 2000, 3000, and 12000 switches Performance Auto-sensing of 1 Gbit/sec and 2 Gbit/sec port speeds ISL Trunking Up to four 2.125 Gbit/sec ports per trunk; up to 8.5 Gbit/sec per ISL trunk Aggregate bandwidth 128 Gbit/sec end-to-end Switch core Non-blocking Fabric latency <2.1 µsec.