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Brocade FOS OS FICON Qualification Letter

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IT managers sound off about what they learned from relocating their organization’s data centers

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A longtime provider of networks for high-performance computing systems, Brocade continues to demonstrate its technology leadership by developing scalable, power-efficient solutions that have low latency and high port density.

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At a time when many Silicon Valley companies are tightening their belts and handing out pink slips, Brocade Communications Systems Inc. has plans to more than double its hiring program of new college graduates this year through its University Development Program.

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A Continuity Insights Report

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Addendum to the Brocade FastIron SuperX Family Data Sheet: additional RFC Support

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DCFM centralizes management of Brocade multiprotocol fabrics within and across data centers, including support for FCoE and CEE as they become available. Supports data center virtualization, including visualizing and setting QoS levels for applications running on virtual machines and support for Virtual Fabrics.

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Before implementing a “green” IT strategy, organizations must first understand the environmental issues of their current IT infrastructures. The Brocade Energy Efficiency Review service can help these organizations analyze their data center environments—identifying ways to improve energy efficiency and reduce power/cooling costs as part of a strategic next-generation data center.

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Brocade offers Data Center Virtualization Services to help optimize application and fabric performance, improve data protection, and unify management across entire virtual data center environments.

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As the industry’s leading data center networking solutions provider and experts in VMware, Brocade® offers Data Center Virtualization Services to help optimize application and fabric performance, improve data protection, and unify management across entire virtual data center environments.

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Describes scenarios that demonstrate how to leverage the Brocade DCX Backbone with other Brocade products to meet three challenges of virtual server environments: scalability, performance, and manageability.

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End of Availability for Brocade Egde M3000 Storage Router

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End of Availability of select parts for Brocade UltraNet™ Storage Director - eXtended (USD-X) and Brocade Edge M3000 was announced September 15, 2008

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End of Availability (EOA) Notice for Brocade Data Migration Manager (DMM) v1.x , v2.x

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End of Availability Notification for Brocade Partners

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End of Availability Notification for Brocade Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) and the M-Series Software Bundles

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End of Availability for Fabric Manager 2.x and 3.x was announced March 27, 2004

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End of Availability for Fabric Manager 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1 and 4.2 was announced June 24, 2005

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End of Availability for Fabric Manager 4.4 was announced June 20, 2006

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End of Availability for Fabric Manager 5.X was announced February 3, 2009

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v2.4 was announced August 30, 2002

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v2.6.0x v3.0.2x and v4.0.2x was announced February 17, 2004 - updated March 04, 2004

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v2.6.1x and earlier, v3.1.2x and earlier, v4.2.0x and earlier was announced February 28, 2005

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Updated March 31, 2005

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v2.6.2 was announced December 19, 2007

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v3.0.0x and v4.0.0x was announced August 29, 2003

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v3.1x, v4.4x was announced May 31, 2006

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End of Availability for Fabric OS v3.X was announced November 1, 2007

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End of Availability for FAL API 3.2.2, 3.0.2, 3.2.0 and 3.2.1 was announced July 21, 2005 -Updated January 20, 2006. Note: Brocade encourages customers to migrate to SMI-Agent available from Brocade Communications. Storage Management Initiative (SMI) is a Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) standard for storage interface.

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End of Availability for File Lifecycle Manager (FLM) v2.0 and 2.1 was announced February 19, 2008

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End of Support Notification

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End of Availability Notice for StorageX v4.0, v5.0, v5.5

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End of Availability for StorageX v5.6

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End of Availability for Brocade UNCUpdate was announced June 27, 2008

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End of Availability for all releases of XPATH OS v7.4x and SAS v2.2x (and earlier) was announced June 17, 2008, End of Availability for XPath OS v7.3.x was announced May 31, 2006

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Summarizes equipment known to be compatible with the Brocade product family(SAN and LAN). Products names in the compatibility tables reflect equipment tested at Brocade or tested externally.

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This matrics includes Brocade M-Class directors, switches, and routers as well as legacy McDATA SAN products.

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This document details the metrics required to establish whether or not Brocade supports a particular fabric and/or metaSAN configuration. It provides scalability guidelines that can be used to design and deploy extremely stable Fibre Channel SANs.

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Archive: This document represents the last version of the Brocade Compatibility Matrix that included 2 Gbps devices and is provided here for your convenience.

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This matric includes Brocade M-Class directors, switches, and routers as well as legacy McDATA SAN products.

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Best of Both Worlds: The Vision and Value Brocade Now Brings to the Customer

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What happens when a $2 billion provider of extraordinary networking solutions creates a strategic relationship with a $60 billion software titan? Thousands of satisfied customers are able to run their business applications on a reliable networking infrastructure.

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Brocade Host Bus Adapter Technology Leadership

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True Quality of Service Enables Reliable Server Virtualization.

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Running Exchange 2007 on ESX 3.5, A Proof of Concept – Owen Higginson, Brocade and Herman Keijz, KPN: Presentation at VMworld EMEA 2009 Brocade and a major European customer will present the results of an enterprise-level proof-of-concept showing the viability of running Exchange under ESX 3.5 servicing 5,000 Mailboxes on a Brocade-HP infrastructure.

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The Complete Brocade Solution

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Virtualization deployment has been driven by the need to consolidate physical servers in the data centre and control server sprawl. The desire to guarantee business continuity in the event of server failure and the need to harvest the full benefits of virtualization is a key driver for the modern IT department.

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As the networking industry grows and evolves, so does Brocade. Extraordinary times bring extraordinary challenges. In keeping with that theme, Brocade is unveiling a broader and deeper certification program, that not only focuses on individual accreditations and certifications, but also recognizes achievements in specialization for particular areas of expertise

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Compares Brocade HBA test results with QLogic and Emulex HBA test results.

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Compares Brocade HBA test results with QLogic and Emulex HBA test results.

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Compares Brocade HBA test results with QLogic and Emulex HBA test results.

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This Support Matrix or Cross Reference may include tested compatible operating systems, servers, storage, tape devices, switches and third-party software, as well as partner certified applications for Brocade or Brocade's OEM-branded HBAs, as well as Emulex and QLogic HBAs, with native and OEM part number cross references.

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This Support Matrix or Cross Reference may include tested compatible operating systems, servers, storage, tape devices, switches and third-party software, as well as partner certified applications for Brocade or Brocade's OEM-branded HBAs, as well as Emulex and QLogic HBAs, with native and OEM part number cross references.

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This Support Matrix or Cross Reference may include tested compatible operating systems, servers, storage, tape devices, switches and third-party software, as well as partner certified applications for Brocade or Brocade's OEM-branded HBAs, as well as Emulex and QLogic HBAs, with native and OEM part number cross references.

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This Support Matrix or Cross Reference may include tested compatible operating systems, servers, storage, tape devices, switches and third-party software, as well as partner certified applications for Brocade or Brocade's OEM-branded HBAs, as well as Emulex and QLogic HBAs, with native and OEM part number cross references.

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This Support Matrix or Cross Reference may include tested compatible operating systems, servers, storage, tape devices, switches and third-party software, as well as partner certified applications for Brocade or Brocade's OEM-branded HBAs, as well as Emulex and QLogic HBAs, with native and OEM part number cross references.

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The Brocade ServerIron and Blue Coat PROXYSG Advantage

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SmartOptics embedded WDM platform is the ideal solution for customers who need to deploy one or more remote data centers and implement disaster recovery between geographically separate sites.

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This Taneja Group report examines how Brocade FAN solutions are creating a stateless end-to-end file and block data infrastructure.

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The combination of Brocade ServerIron Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) and Nominum Caching/Authoritative Name Servers (CNS/ANS) provides the solution of choice for highly resilient and scalable DNS service infrastructures used by the largest service providers.

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Deploying Brocade 8 Gbps with VMware Virtual Infrastructure

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This Solution Brief describes and illustrates scenarios that demonstrate how Brocade fabrics can be connected to remote data centers through Ciena optical networking systems.

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This paper examines how Brocade StorageX global namespace technology simplifies file server consolidation and optimizes storage resource utilization.

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Describes a joint Brocade-Occam Networks solution for lowering costs in provider networks while providing turn-key services to generate new revenue opportunities with a Brocade multiplay solution.

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Brocade ServerIron switches deployed in front of Oracle Application Servers, increase application uptime, maximize server farm utilization, and shield the servers and applications from malicious attacks.

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Brocade ServerIron switches, when deployed into an Oracle WebLogic application environment, increase uptime, maximize utilization, and defeat security threats by being completely transparent to the applications and servers.

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The Brocade Management Pack for Microsoft System Center monitors the health and performance of data center SAN infrastructure to help IT manage virtual server workload.

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This document provides best practices for deploying Brocade ServerIron Application Delivery Controllers in Transparent Cache Switching mode with Blue Coat ProxySG Web Gateways. The infrastructure employs features such as client IP spoofing by ProxySG Gateways, Policy-Based Routing, and cache switching by Brocade ServerIrons to handle the large volume of traffic seen in service provider environments.

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Silver Peak NX appliances complement the Brocade 7500 by overcoming common WAN challenges that can adversely impact distance strategies in the data center.

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When it came time to choose a networking infrastructure solution, MaximumASP recognized that it needed a solution that could support its demanding business model. Given those requirements, MaximumASP turned to Brocade.

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SAN Health Support Matrix

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A critical advanced technology integrated into the data center fabric is Brocade Adaptive Networking services. As application consolidation accelerates, service level management gains in importance, Adaptive Networking provides QoS to ensure fabric support for critical application service levels.

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The guiding principles driving a new architecture for the data center include consolidation, virtualization, service-level resource allocation, and policy-based data management. These principles simplify how business exploits its data for competitive advantage in a cost-effective manner—as detailed in this paper.

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The Call Home event notification capability allows a user to configure DCFM to automatically send an e-mail or dial into a Brocade or OEM support center to report system problems.

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Discusses the integration of the Brocade DCX Backbone into existing Brocade Fabric OS SAN infrastructures.

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The Brocade Management Pack for Microsoft System Center is a workload-aware resource optimization product that is extensible through Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. Leveraging Brocade Advanced Fabric Services via embedded HBA technologies, this HBA integration solution helps IT organizations deploy and manage true end-to-end Storage Area Network (SAN) services across next-generation virtualized data centers.

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Using a Web-based user interface, Siemens OpenScape ComAssistant serves up a suite of PBX and call control features to support enterprise communications. This brief provides guidance for ServerIron configuration in ComAssistant deployments.

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Discusses joint implementation of Brocade ServerIron application delivery switches with IBM WebSphere SIP servers. It provides guidelines for installations and step-by-step instructions for configuring Brocade ServerIron switches for load balancing of SIP servers.

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Integrating Brocade ServerIron application delivery switches in front of SAP application servers enables organizations to maintain their competitive edge and remain on top of continually evolving business requirements.

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Describes a reference architecture as a basis for planning and deploying a converged network using the Brocade 8000 Switch, including several typical use case scenarios.

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Provides a reference architecture and procedures for deploying the Brocade ServerIron with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.

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Brocade is taking groundbreaking performance and reliability from the data center and extending it across the entire network all the way to the edge. Now, superior performance can be maximized across the entire campus network, giving you a more managed and efficient approach to growth.

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A key component of the Brocade Data Center Fabric (DC F) architecture, Fabric-Based Boot LUNLUN Discovery delivers reliable diskless server deployment for the virtualized data center. Deploying diskless servers versus servers with locally attached storage reduces power consumption, improves server reliability, and speeds up server provisioning.

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The Brocade family of 4 and 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel (FC) Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) support a unique combination of enabling technologies that remove barriers to virtualizing the most demanding business applications.

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Leveraging the extension of Advanced Fabric Services to virtual workloads via embedded Host Bus Adapter (HBA) technologies, Brocade has built Virtual Channel technology into its switches and HBAs, to facilitate end-to-end QoS. This HBA integration solution is designed to help IT organizations deploy and manage true end-to-end Storage Area Network (SAN) services across next-generation virtualized data centers.

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The rapid adoption of server virtualization is changing the requirements for data center infrastructure capabilities and design. Virtualization concentrates business processes and data to a smaller group of physical resources, as a result, businesses need to ensure that the data generated in this virtual server environment is properly protected.

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This document is a guide to configuring Microsoft® Hyper-V using NPIV with a Brocade® Fibre Channel to PCIe Host Bus Adapter (HBA). It will help you understand what you need to consider before deploying this solution and how to implement and diagnose NPIV with Hyper-V. It is designed for Windows System Administrators and Storage Administrators. A basic understanding of how to use Windows, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Fibre Channel (FC) storage, and zoning is assumed.

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HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager with Brocade Encryption Solutions

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Describes procedures for replacing a Brocade Mi10K Director at the core of a Brocade M-EOS fabric with a Brocade DCX Backbone in Interopmode 2 or 3.

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Describes procedures for replacing a Brocade Mi10K Director at the core of a Brocade M-Enterprise (M-EOS) fabric with a Brocade DCX of DCX-4S in Interopmode 2 or 3 and moving the Brocade Mi10K to the edge.

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Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) connectivity is a unique Brocade DCX feature that provides short-distance connectivity among two or more backbone chassis—a good option for customers who want to build a powerful core without sacrificing device ports for Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connectivity.

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The evolving data center fabric exploits developing virtualization technologies for a data- and application-driven solution that reduces complexity and enables end-to-end management on a common framework.

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Brocade ServerIron switches, when deployed in front of the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, increase application uptime, maximize server farm utilization, and shield the servers and applications from malicious attacks.

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The Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) is uniquely tailored to address the needs of server administrators, while Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) maximizes the productivity of the SAN administrator. Together, these tools offer an integrated end-to-end SAN management suite for the enterprise data center.

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Describes procedures for migrating server and storage devices from a Brocade M-EOS fabric in McDATA Fabric or Open mode to a Brocade FOS fabric using the Brocade DCX or DCX-4S.

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Describes how to migrate from Brocade EFCM to Brocade DCFM including planning, installation and deployment, and post-deployment configuration.

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Describes the process of migrating from Brocade Fabric Manager to Brocade DCFM including planning, topology maps, installation and deployment, and post-deployment configuration.

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Details the Brocade NetApp key management solution for encrypting data-at-rest using the NetApp LKM Appliance with Brocade encryption devices

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Details the Brocade-RSA key management solution for encrypting data-at-rest using RKM for the Datacenter with Brocade encryption devices

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With Brocade Server Application Optimization (SAO), Brocade HBAs deliver much more than leading SAN connectivity performance. When used with Brocade storage fabrics with SAO, only Brocade HBAs enable advanced Adaptive Networking features, such as QoS, designed to ensure Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in dynamic or unpredictable enterprise-class virtual server environments with mixed-SLA workloads.

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Using the intelligent PoE/PoE+ capabilities of the Brocade FastIron family can ensure last-minute power to critical devices while saving operating costs.

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Provides step-by-step instructions on how to configure NPIV on VMware ESX Server 3.5 in a Brocade fabric. Leveraging NPIV gives the administrator the ability to extend all of Brocade’s advanced features and apply storage best practices in a virtualized data center.

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Brocade encryption solutions with the Thales Encryption Manager for Storage combine to protect data stored on disk and tape. Thales and Brocade have qualified products to deliver a seamless solution for data-at-rest encryption.

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The guiding principles driving a new architecture for the data center include consolidation, virtualization, service-level resource allocation, and policy-based data management. These principles simplify how business exploits its data for competitive advantage in a cost-effective manner.

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The evolving data center requires innovative technology in the fabric networks that connect servers to servers, servers to storage, and storage to storage.

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Recent benchmarking of the Brocade 815 Fibre Channel HBA clearly demonstrates 2x performance leadership in the 8 Gbit/sec HBA category. The level of I/O performance confirmed by Medusa Labs Testing Service is unique to Brocade or Brocade’s OEM solutions. In the virtualized data center with consolidation of physical servers, only Brocade FC HBAs can ensure that your data center fabric provides the scalability needed to meet virtualization requirements.

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Describes and illustrates scenarios that demonstrate how the Brocade DCX Backbone platform can be added non-disruptively into the core of existing SANs and new data center fabrics.

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Auteur(s) : Bertrand Audras, David Szegedi, Christine Boskov - Structure qui accompagne les clients en phase de démonstration, réflexion sur l'Architecture * Accompagne la phase de benchmark ou de prototypage * 600 projets clients en 2007/ 50 benchmarks/ 150 serveurs 20 mars 2008

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Positionnement/ Road Map/ La virtualisation au sein du réseau itiNews Le Journal 15 février 2008

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Auteur : Annick Landréa - Permet d'avoir des Data Centers plus performants * Accompagne l'évolution et les changements * Offre + de virtualisation et + de consolidation * Moins de Consommation d'énergie 20 mars 2008

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Auteur: Pierre Eluere - Le File Area Network répond à un besoin important dans le monde des fichiers et permet d'optimiser les serveurs de fichiers. Brocade veut proposer également des offres Software, en plus du Hardware 20 mars 2008

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Auteur: David Szegedi - *Permet de gérer le Global Namespace * Pas besoin de connaître l'emplacement physique des fichiers * Centralise l'information, propose de la migration, réplication 20 mars 2008

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Auteur : Philippe Nicolas - proposer un accès virtualisé à l'ensemble des ressources * simplifier l'accès aux fichiers pour tous les utilisateurs * enrichir les services associés pour l'administrateur 20 mars 2008

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Auteur :Philippe Nicolas - *Nouvelle gestion et virtualisation des environnements de fichiers * le FME siège au sein du traitement de données et complète StorageX * Les tâches d'administration et de maintenance peuvent être effectuées 24/24h sans répercussion pour l'utilisateur 20 mars 2008

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Provides a high-level overview of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN PHY defined in the IEEE 802.3ah standard; also explains how the 10GE WAN PHY interacts with SONET OC-192 networks and highlights its differences and advantages when compared to OC-192c POS and 10GE LAN PHY.

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This paper explores the architectural advantages of the Brocade 48000 and ways that IT organizations can leverage its performance capabilities, modular flexibility, and “five-nines” reliability.

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This paper delves into the experiences of 30 IT managers who relocated their data centers, analyzing the primary drivers, issues, strategies, and lessons learned.

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The results of a benchmarking study performed in Brocade test labs demonstrate that SQL Server can be deployed on VMware ESX Server 3.5 for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) applications in very favorable server consolidation ratios to meet corporate IT business requirements.

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This guide describes best practices for incorporating cabling in a typical data center, plus tips for selecting cabling components and information on data transmission media.

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Brocade and SAP jointly present how modern application and network technologies could be combined to form productive SAP business application landscapes, which perform well and securely when used globally.

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Describes the robust system architecture, versatile feature set, and form factors of the Brocade BigIron RX Series, the industry's most powerful Layer 2-3 Ethernet switches.

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This paper describes the cabling challenges in today’s growing data centers and how Brocade cable management solutions reduce complexity, cost, and administrative tasks.

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This paper explores how key capabilities within Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) help simplify infrastructure management.

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Details how for medium- to large-sized enterprise data centers, adoption of fabric-based encryption often proves to be a more affordable option than LTO-4 tape drive-based encryption based on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

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This paper describes the basics of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and how Brocade FCoE solutions provide greater choice in modern data centers.

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This paper describes the growing need for third-party infrastructure monitoring solutions and how the Brocade Network Monitoring Service can improve application uptime and ROI.

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This paper describes how Brocade performance management solutions can streamline management, optimize performance, and reduce risk in mainframe environments.

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This paper provides a comprehensive set of best practices to guide data center SAN architecture and design.

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Although both sFlow and NetFlow enjoy widespread industry adoption, sFlow is the better technology for traffic monitoring.

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Highlights the value of highly available and scalable application switching and details the specialized capabilities required in the application switches for deployment in a SIP service infrastructure for maximum benefit.

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In order to truly align the enterprise infrastructure strategy with business requirements, organizations must be free to choose the solutions that best meet their unique needs and based upon open standards, not proprietary, closed systems.

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Describes the configuration and operational best practices for Brocade ServerIron ADCs with Integrated SSL Acceleration in active-active HA deployments of releases 9.0.4 and 10.1.2.0.x of OracleAS Infrastructure and Identity Management.

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This paper describes the key factors that organizations need to consider in order to build the right backup and recovery infrastructure for their needs.

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This paper describes how System z users can leverage the Brocade DCX Backbone to address their most pressing business challenges while preparing for future technologies.

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While 802.11n wireless networks let enterprises create a seamless working environment by combining the mobility of wireless with the performance of wired networks, the best ways for deploying 802.11n—while minimizing acquisition and operational costs—may still be unclear.

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This paper outlines Brocade 4 Gbit/sec Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions, the industry’s most comprehensive 4 Gbit/sec product family.

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Following on the success of Wireless LANs (WLANs) in higher education, an increasing number of K-12 schools are also integrating wireless and mobile technologies to better meet instructional demands and provide more users with online resources.

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This paper describes how unique Brocade StorageX global namespace technology improves management, movement, and availability for distributed file data.

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This paper examines how Brocade Multiprotocol Router Services provide flexible options for extending SAN functionality throughout the data center and beyond.

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Delivering more than twice the performance of competing HBAs, Brocade FC HBAs also offer advanced features supporting enterprise-class, end-to-end storage networking solutions.

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This paper explains why FICON technology is a reliable, cost-effective choice for IT organizations seeking to bring disaster recovery infrastructure in-house

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This paper explains the various technologies, products, and methodologies used in data migration projects, as well as the value of Brocade Global Services expertise.

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Searchdatacenter.com E-Guide: This E-Guide takes a snapshot of data center and storage efficiency initiatives being launched by energy companies, data center management teams and storage operatives.

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Recently, there has been an increasing interest in deploying IPTV services among telecom operators who provide broadband access services to residential subscribers. This paper details the Brocade solution for delivering IPTV service in telco networks.

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Industry analyst Bob Laliberte from the Enterprise Strategy Group discusses customer challenges associated with effectively monitoring and managing today's complex, multi-domain environments, and how Brocade's Network Monitoring Service (NMS) helps customers address some of those challenges

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The Provider Backbone Bridges standard, IEEE 802.1ah, was developed to address the limitations of the Provider Bridges standard, IEEE 802.1ad, and to add additional capabilities sought by service providers.

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Details the transition from a mixed ESCON and FICON infrastructure to a pure FICON infrastructure ss part of a thoughtfully planned and managed process.

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This paper explores the challenges of block-level data migrations and how Brocade Data Migration Manager increases data migration efficiency while reducing risk and operational costs.

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This paper explores the various approaches Brocade is taking toward heterogeneous fabric connectivity following its acquisition of McDATA.

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Many services, such as mobile Internet and mobile TV, require high bandwidth, and current backhaul infrastructures are not optimized to handle this traffic. Advanced routers and switches from Brocade enable highly scalable designs for the eventual convergence of voice and data infrastructure that can deliver new multimedia services.

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This paper describes how FastWrite, a Brocade capability available in Brocade SAN Routers, addresses the performance issues of SCSI write operations over long-distance, high-latency links.

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A professional security analysis by Digital Resources Group (DRG) demonstrating how Brocade encryption solutions help companies secure cardholder data and comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS).

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This paper describes how Brocade StorageX file replication capabilities protect data while optimizing resource utilization for significant cost savings.

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Describes Zoning, a security feature in SAN fabrics, and Zoning best practices to easily secure host and storage in a Brocade fabric

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Many services, such as mobile Internet and mobile TV, require high bandwidth, and current backhaul infrastructures are not optimized to handle this traffic. Advanced routers and switches from Brocade enable highly scalable designs for the eventual convergence of voice and data infrastructure that can deliver new multimedia services.

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This paper describes the challenges of data migration in dynamic IT environments and the business advantages that Brocade Data Migration Manager delivers.

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Brocade Data Migration Manager (DMM) is designed to provide a fast, reliable, and cost-effective way to simplify data movement.

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This paper describes how Brocade Adaptive Networking Services help simplify fabric management by dynamically adjusting bandwidth and fabric resources to meet application service levels.

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This paper from Enterprise Strategy Group explains how Brocade storage networking solutions provide a reliable enabling platform for facilitating scalable server virtualization.

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To maximize the benefits of network connectivity in a virtualized server environment, Brocade works seamlessly with Microsoft Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (MSCVMM) to deliver high performance, high availability, security, energy efficiency, and streamlined management end to end.

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Today, most enterprises run two separate campus networks—one wired and one wireless—and Wi-Fi has been considered an adjunct to a company’s wired Ethernet network. However, technological advances and trends are encouraging IT administrators to consider wireless networks as a mainstream campus networking option.

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This paper outlines key aspects of SAN security and ways that new features in Brocade Fabric OS 6.0 help increase SAN security in enterprise environments.

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This paper examines how Brocade Storage Application Services enable EMC RecoverPoint to support heterogeneous fabric-based data replication for all open-system server solutions across any distance.

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Describes a FOS 6.2 capability: Virtual Fabrics (VFs). Using VFs, customers can partition a physical switch into multiple Logical Switches, each of which belongs to a Logical Fabric, which has independent data paths, fabric configuration (zoning, Quality of Service, fabric mode) ,and management.

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This paper examines the fundamentals and benefits of the Brocade Access Gateway, the latest evolution in Fibre Channel SAN connectivity built on blade server technology.

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This paper shows how the VMware Infrastructure Platform can be deployed in a Fibre Channel-based shared storage environment and how support for NPIV enables critical fabric services to be extended to Virtual Machines in the data center.

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The ability to transport Ethernet over different transport technologies raises the exciting proposition of Ethernet services not only in campus or metro networks but also at a global level.

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The trend toward more collaborative and open learning environments, fueled by the explosive adoption of mobile devices among students and faculty, makes higher education campuses fertile ground for wireless LAN.