Brocade 815

Fibre Channel Specifications Data rate Brocade 815/825: 8 Gbps (1600 MB/sec); 4 Gbps (800 MB/sec); 2 Gbps (400 MB/sec) (per port) Brocade 415/425: 4 Gbps (800 MB/sec); 2 Gbps (400 MB/sec); 1 Gbps (200 MB/sec) (per port) Performance Up to 500,000 IOPS per port at 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps * 315,000 IOPS per port at 8 Gbps with 4 KB block size and 50% read/50% write operations (typical e-mail) * 176,000 IOPS per port at 8 Gbps with 8 KB block size and 50% read/50% write operations (typical database) Protocols SCSI-FCP, FCP-2, FCP-3, FC-SP Topology Point-to-point (N_Port), switched fabric (N_Port) Distance support Brocade 815/825 * 21 meters at 8 Gbps on 62.5/125 ?m Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF) * 50 meters at 8 Gbps on 50/125 ?m OM2 MMF * 150 meters at 8 Gbps on 50/125 ?m OM3 MMF Brocade 415/425 * 70 meters at 4 Gbps on 62.5/125 ?m MMF * 150 meters at 4 Gbps on 50/125 ?m OM2 MMF * 380 meters at 4 Gbps on 50/125 ?m OM3 MMF Host Specifications Server platform Intel (IA32, IEM64T,), AMD (x86, 64), and Sun (x86, SPARC) Server chipset Intel, nVidia, ServerWorks/Broadcom, AMD/ATI, and SPARC Bus interface PCI Express Gen 2.0 Compatible (x8), with MSI-X and INTx Software Management Brocade DCFM (Professional, Professional Plus, Enterprise) Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) Command Line Interface (CLI) Driver- and HCM-supported operating systems Windows Server 2003/2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, RHEL 4/5, SLES 9/10/11, Solaris 10 (x86 and SPARC), and VMware ESX 3.5, ESX/ESXi 4.0 APIs SNIA-HBA-API 2.0 and FDMI-I Warranty and Support Warranty and support Three years Advance Replacement hardware warranty with 24×7×365 telephone/email support and lifetime software updates Physical Specifications Transceivers Brocade 815/825: 8 Gbps Fibre Channel LC-style pluggable (SFP+), MMF (850 nm), hot-swappable Brocade 415/425: 4 Gbps Fibre Channel LC-style pluggable (SFP), MMF (850 nm), hot-swappable Form factor PCI Express low-profile form factor; 16.77 cm × 6.89 cm (6.60 in. × 2.71 in.) Bracket size Standard: 1.84 cm × 12.08 cm (0.73 in. × 4.76 in.) Low profile: 1.84 cm × 8.01 cm (0.73 in. × 3.15 in.)