With the growing adoption of flash and the ramp-up of NVMe-based storage, organizations are moving more data through a SAN than ever before, requiring an increase in I/O capacity to keep up with everincreasing demand. Coupled with higher expectations for availability and the need to protect their enterprise against disruptions, outages, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities, organizations need a network that is capable of maximizing performance while simplifying management and protecting against cybersecurity threats. These capabilities are required to help enterprises increase the productivity, efficiency, and resiliency of their storage investments and resources.
To meet these requirements, the network must evolve. A Brocade® Gen 7 Fibre Channel infrastructure unleashes the performance of NVMe workloads with reduced latency and increased bandwidth. In addition, this infrastructure lays the foundation for an autonomous SAN by combining powerful analytics and advanced automation capabilities to maximize performance and ensure reliability. With autonomous SAN technology, organizations can realize a self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing SAN. In addition, the Brocade G720 Switch provides cyber-resiliency with integrated security technology that protects mission-critical operations by validating the integrity of Gen 7 hardware and software. With enhanced security and autonomous SAN technology, organizations can take the guesswork out of protecting and managing a network.
The Brocade G720 Switch is a Gen 7 switch with 64 ports in an ultradense 1U design. Delivering unmatched 64G performance and 50% lower latency compared to the previous generation, this switch delivers a fixedport building block designed to maximize the performance of flash and NVMe environments to meet demanding workloads. With Brocade Gen 7 technology, the Brocade G720 delivers far more than just speed and latency improvements. It can eliminate the pain of managing your data center, with autonomous SAN technology to deliver a network that can self-learn, self-optimize, and self-heal without intervention.
The Brocade G720 simplifies deployment, configuration, and management of SAN resources with a collection of easy-to-use tools. Brocade Web Tools features a simplified user interface, which makes the SAN easier to manage. To streamline management workflows, organizations can leverage Brocade SANnav™ Management Portal to accelerate the deployment of new applications, switches, servers, and storage. With a modernized graphical user interface (GUI), Brocade SANnav improves operational efficiencies with visual dashboards for instant visibility and faster troubleshooting.
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The Brocade G720 is designed for maximum flexibility and value. This enterprise-class switch offers pay-as-you-grow scalability with Ports on Demand (PoD). Organizations can quickly, easily, and cost-effectively scale from 24 ports to 64 ports to support higher growth. The Brocade G720 provides 48 64G SFP+ ports and 8 2x64G double-density SFP-DD ports, all in an efficient 1U package. Each SFP-DD transceiver provides 2 ports, making 16 ports available for device or ISL connectivity with SN connectors. The port speed is configurable independently for each port, capable of 2�64G, 32G, or 16G utilizing the SFP-DD transceivers or 64G, 32G, 16G, or 8G using SFP+ transceivers. The Brocade G720 base configuration comes with 24 ports enabled and can scale to 64 ports by installing SFP and SFP-DD POD licenses in any order and any combination. Each SFP-DD port can accommodate either SFP+ or SFP-DD transceivers, providing the flexibility to use either transceiver in those ports when needed.
| Brand | |
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| Brand | Broadcom Corporation |
| Power & Battery | |
|---|---|
| Redundant Power Supply | Yes |
| Hot Swappable Power Supply | Yes |
| Size / Dimensions | |
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| Form Factor | Rack-mountable |
| Compatible Rack Unit | 1U |
| General Features | |
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| Number of Active Ports | 24 |
| Manageable | Yes |
| Manufacturer | Broadcom Corporation |
| Expansion Slots | |
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| Total Number of Expansion Slots | 56 |
| Expansion Slot Type | SFP-DD |
| Number of SFP+ Slots | 48 |
| Misc Ports | |
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| Total Number of Ports | 64 |