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- In Stock: 2
- Manufacturer: Brocade
- Model or Part: HD-7800-0001
- Condition: Refurbished
- Weight: 22.00lb
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Overview
The Brocade HD-7800-0001 7800 Fibre Channel FC Fabric Extender SAN Switch is a high-performance, low-latency solution that expands the reach of your existing Brocade 7800 fabric without compromising speed or reliability. Designed for data center environments that demand seamless scalability, this fabric extender aggregates multiple ports and presents them as a single logical entity to the core switch, simplifying management and reducing cabling complexity.
Key Features
- Transparent extension of Brocade 7800 fabric for seamless scaling
- Supports 16 Gbps and 32 Gbps Fibre Channel links
- Compact 1U rack-mount form factor for space-constrained deployments
- Hot-plug capable modules for non-disruptive upgrades
- Advanced error detection and correction to maintain data integrity
- Integrated management via Brocade Network Advisor and CLI
Technical Specifications
- Port density: 8 x 16 Gbps or 4 x 32 Gbps uplink ports
- Downlink ports: 48 x 8 Gbps FC ports
- Latency: less than 1 microsecond per hop
- Power consumption: 85 watts typical
- Operating temperature: 0 to 40 deg C
- Dimensions: 1.75 in height, 17.5 in width, 12.5 in depth
- Supported FC protocols: FC-SCSI, FC-IP, FCoE
Applications
This fabric extender is ideal for:
- Enterprise data centers looking to expand storage area networks without adding additional core switches
- Virtualized environments that require high bandwidth and low latency for VM storage traffic
- High-performance computing clusters where fast, reliable data access is critical
- Disaster recovery sites that need to mirror existing SAN fabrics with minimal configuration effort
- Service provider networks that demand scalable, manageable Fibre Channel infrastructure
By leveraging the Brocade 7800 Fibre Channel FC Fabric Extender, organizations can achieve greater scalability, simplified management, and consistent performance across their SAN architecture.