Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Fabric Switch

Brocade SilkWorm 12000 Switch The Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Fibre Channel switch combines up to 32 ports of industry-leading 4 Gbit/sec performance with high availability and Ports on Demand capabilities to support mission-critical SANs.

With a flexible architecture that supports auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel technology with 16, 24, or 32 ports in a 1U package, the SilkWorm 4100 provides excellent value at an affordable price point. As a result, even small organizations can achieve the levels of performance and availability typically attainable only by much larger enterprises.

4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel Switches for Midrange and Enterprise SANs

Fast, Reliable 4 Gbit/sec Performance

Up to 256 Gbit/sec of aggregated throughput
Up to 32 ports capable of 4 Gbit/sec full-duplex performance at distances up to 100 km (500 km at 1 Gbit/sec)
Up to 32 Gbit/sec throughput with Brocade ISL Trunking
Exchange-based Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) for load balancing between trunk groups

Affordable Scalability

Ports on Demand capabilities for scaling from 16 to 24 or 32 ports with a simple license activation
Full backward and forward compatibility with the entire family of SilkWorm switches and directors
Seamless migration path to new 4 Gbit/sec connectivity and advanced fabric services
16, 24, or 32 ports in a 1U form factor

High Availability throughout the Fabric

Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) traffic rerouting
Non-disruptive software upgrades (hot code load and activation)
Redundant, hot-swappable components, fans, and power supplies
Capable of delivering overall system availability greater than 99.999 percent

Simplified Deployment and Management

FICON support on a flexible port-by-port basis, including support for CUP and intermixed FICON and FCP environments
Hardware-enforced zoning by World Wide Name (WWN)
Brocade Web Tools utilization over a secure browser using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol

Excellent Value for a Variety of SAN Environments

Full forward and backward compatibility for changing SAN environments
Integration with heterogeneous environments: Windows 2000, Windows NT, UNIX, Linux, HPUX, and Solaris AIX

Documentation

Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Fabric Switch Datasheet

Fabric Manager Datasheet

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