SilkWorm
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 The
SilkWorm 6400® enterprise-class Fibre Channel Integrated Fabric
extends the Brocade SilkWorm intelligent storage networking
infrastructure for Storage Area Networks (SAN) by providing a
cost-effective means of meeting the large-port-count requirements
of workgroups and enterprises.
The industry's first
pre-configured, integrated SAN fabric, the SilkWorm 6400
simplifies the deployment and management of SAN fabrics while
offering users the flexibility to build and deploy large
enterprise SANs in a modular "pay-as-you-grow" fashion.
Cost-effective, High Port Density
- With 64 ports, the SilkWorm 6400
provides a high port-density fibre channel switching solution
for networking servers and storage in a SAN.
- The SilkWorm 6400 switch is
fully networkable for easy migration to larger SAN
environments.
- The SilkWorm 6400 significantly
simplifies the deployment and management of SAN fabrics and is
the most cost-effective 64-port fibre channel solution on the
market today.
Easy to Manage
- Comprising six fully-integrated
switch modules with pre-configured switch interconnection and
enhanced management software, the Brocade SilkWorm 6400
significantly simplifies the management and deployment of
fabric-based SANs.
- Based on the Brocade Fabric
operating system, the SilkWorm 6400 leverages the distributed
intelligence of Brocade-based SANs. With a rich set of
management tools and software features, the SilkWorm 6400
provides an easy to manage solution for integrated high-port
density Fibre Channel switched fabrics.
- Brocade Fabric Manager™, a new
management application, offers a centralized view of the 6400
switch modules to simplify SAN administration and maintenance.
Scalable
- Fully networkable and compatible
with the entire Brocade SilkWorm product family, the SilkWorm
6400 enables customers to deploy SANs in a
"pay-as-you-grow" manner and scale storage
environments as needed while optimizing existing investments
in server and storage infrastructure.
Highly Available and Reliable
- The SilkWorm 6400 ensures no
single point of failure in the SilkWorm 6400 integrated
fabric.
- 99.999% Fabric Availability:
Based on the more than 500,000 switch ports deployed
worldwide, Brocade-based SAN fabrics achieve a "Five
Nines" rating with more than 99.999 percent availability
of the SAN.
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