Datasheet
DATA SHEET
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System Architecture
Fibre Channel ports 24 ports available in twelve port increments
through Ports on Demand
Scalability Full fabric architecture with 239 switches max.
Certied Maximum Single Brocade FOS fabric: 56 domains, 19 hops
Single Brocade M-EOS fabric: 31 domains, 3 hops
Larger fabrics certied as required; consult
Brocade or OEM SAN design documents for
conguration details
Interoperability Brocade 2XXX, 3XXX, 4XXX, 5XXX and Director
family switches
AG Mode supports Brocade, McDATA and Cisco
fabrics
Performance 8.5 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex;
4.25 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex;
2.125 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
1.063 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex;
auto-sensing of 8, 4, 2, and 1 Gbit/sec port
speeds; optionally programmable to xed port
speed; speed matching between 8, 4, 2, and
1 Gbit/sec ports
Aggregate bandwidth 128 Gbit/sec end to end, full-duplex
Fabric latency 700 ns with no contention, cut-through routing
at 8 Gbit/sec
Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload
Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Port types FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), and
E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type
(U_Port); optional port type control in Brocade
Access Gateway mode: F_Port and
NPIV-enabled N_Port
Data trafc types Fabric switches supporting unicast and
broadcast
Media types 8 Gbit/sec: Requires Brocade hot-pluggable
SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbit/sec Short-Wavelength
Laser (SWL); 8 Gbit/sec Long-Wavelength
Laser (LWL); distance depends on ber-optic
cable and port speed
4 Gbit/sec: Requires Brocade hot-pluggable
Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), LC
connector; 4 Gbit/sec Short-Wavelength Laser
(SWL); 4 Gbit/sec Long-Wavelength Laser
(LWL); 4 Gbit/sec Extended Long-Wavelength
Laser (ELWL); distance depends on ber-optic
cable and port speed
Fabric services
Note: Some fabric services
do not apply or are
unavailable in Brocade
Access Gateway mode
Simple Name Server (SNS); Registered
State Change Notication (RSCN), NTP v3,
Reliable Commit Service (RCS), Dynamic Path
Selection (DPS), Brocade Advanced Zoning
(default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast
zoning), NPIV, FDMI,
Options SFP media, Ports on Demand (12-port upgrade)
Enterprise Performance Pack: ISL Trunking,
Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance
Monitoring, and Fabric Watch
BROCADE M5424 FOR M1000E-SERIES BLADE ENCLOSURES SPECIFICATIONS
Management
Supported Mgmt Software Telnet, HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC
Management MIB); Auditing, Syslog, Change
Management tracking; EZSwitchSetup wizard;
Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Brocade DCFM
Professional/Enterprise; SMI-S compliant,
SMI-S scripting toolkit, Administrative
Domains
Security SSL, SSH v2, HTTPS, LDAP, RADIUS, Role-Based
Access Control (RBAC), DH-CHAP (between
switches and end devices), Port Binding, Switch
Binding, Secure RPC, Secure Copy (SCP), Trusted
Switch, IPSec, IP Filtering
Management access In-band over Fibre Channel; serial port (RJ-45);
call-home integration enabled through Brocade
DCFM
Diagnostics POST and embedded online/ofine
diagnostics, including RAStrace logging,
environmental monitoring, non-disruptive
daemon restart,
FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), port
mirroring (SPAN port)
Mechanicals
Size Width: 272.75 mm
Height: 32.48 mm
Depth: 307.24 mm
System Weight 4.65 Pounds – without media
Environment
Temperature Operating: 0°C to 40°C(32°F to 104°F)
Non-operating: -20°C to 70°C(-4°F to 158°F)
Humidity Operating: 10% to 90%, non-condensing at
29°C
Non-operating: 5% to 95%, non-condensing
at 38°C
Operating altitude Up to 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Storage altitude Up to 10.668km (35,000ft)
Operating Shock 20G for 6ms
Non-operating Shock 50G with a velocity change of 4216 mm/sec
squared
Vibration Operating: 0.4G at 5 Hz to 500 Hz for 60 minutes
Non-operating: 0.5G at 2 Hz to 200 Hz for 15
minutes; 1.04 grms random for 15 minutes
Power
DC Input 12V and 3.3V from chassis
Power consumption About 32 Watts normally, 39 Watts maximum
measured