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HIGHLIGHTS
• Unleashes the full potential of private
cloud storage with unmatched scalability,
performance, and reliability
• Leverages Brocade UltraScale chassis
connectivity for simpler, atter, low-
latency fabrics that reduce network
complexity, management, and costs
• Optimizes data center connectivity over
distance with integrated high-performance
metro and global connectivity
• Simplies and centralizes end-to-end SAN
management with comprehensive
diagnostics, monitoring, and automation
through Brocade Fabric Vision technology
• Maximizes performance for I/O- and
bandwidth-intensive applications
• Protects investments in existing SAN
fabrics and automation tools while
reducing operational costs and
minimizing business disruption
A Foundation for Server
Virtualization, Flash Storage,
and Cloud Architectures
investments as they grow their businesses.
In addition, they can consolidate their
Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructures
to simplify management and reduce
operating costs.
MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY AND RELIABILITY
Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones are available
in two modular form factors. Built for large
enterprise networks, the 14U Brocade DCX
8510-8 has eight vertical blade slots to
provide up to 384 16 Gbps Fibre Channel
ports. Built for midsize networks, the 8U
Brocade DCX 8510-4 has four horizontal
blade slots to provide up to 192 16 Gbps
Fibre Channel ports. The Brocade DCX 8510
family supports 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16 Gbps
Fibre Channel, FICON
®
, and 1/10 Gbps Fibre
Channel over IP (FCIP).
BROCADE
DCX 8510
BACKBONE
FAMILY
Brocade
®
DCX
®
8510 Backbones are the
industry’s most reliable, scalable, and
high-performance Gen 5 Fibre Channel
switching infrastructure for mission-critical
storage. They are designed to increase
business agility while providing non-stop
access to information and reducing
infrastructure and administrative costs.
Networks need to evolve in order to support
the growing demands of highly virtualized
environments, new ash-based storage, and
private cloud architectures. Fibre Channel,
the de facto standard for storage
networking, is evolving with the data center.
Brocade DCX 8510 Backbones with Gen 5
Fibre Channel deliver a new level of
scalability and advanced capabilities to this
robust, reliable, and high-performance
technology. This enables organizations to
continue leveraging their existing IT
DATA CENTER
Gen 5 Fibre Channel is the purpose-
built, data center-proven network
infrastructure for storage, delivering
unmatched reliability, simplicity,
and 16 Gbps performance. The
Brocade DCX 8510 with Gen 5 Fibre
Channel unleashes the full potential
of high-density server virtualization,
cloud architectures, and next-
generation storage.