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Brocade SilkWorm 24000 Director

The Brocade Silkworm 24000 Director is a highly reliable, highly extensible, blade-based solution for deploying enterprise-class SANs in mission-critical environments.

Available in 64 or 128 2Gbit/sec full-duplex port configurations, the Silkworm 24000 builds upon the field-proven SilkWorm 12000 Director with improved performance, reduced latency, higher port/domain ratio, lower total cost of ownership, and the option to upgrade to higher-speed connectivity in the future.

The Silkworm 24000 supports key applications including data backup, remote mirroring, and high-availability clustering as well as high-volume transaction processing applications such as ERP and data warehousing.

The SilkWorm 24000 is designed to integrate with heterogeneous open environments including Windows NT, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, and AIX, as well as mainframe environments using FICON.

• 64 or 128 universal ports (E, F and FL)
• Up to 8 x16-port Fibre Channel modules
• Up to 384 ports per 42U rack
• 512 Gbit/sec end to end aggregate bandwidth
• Up to four x 2.125 Gbit/sec ports per ISL trunk
• Up to 8.5 Gbit/sec per ISL trunk
• 1.063 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex/2.125 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
• Auto-sensing of 1 Gbit/sec and 2 Gbit/sec port speeds; speed matching between 1 Gbit/sec and 2 Gbit/sec ports
• Full fabric architecture 239 switches maximum
• Supports unicast, multicast (256 groups), and broadcast data traffic

Brocade SilkWorm 24000 Sales

For Brocade SilkWorm 24000 Director sales, availability and latest prices, or a complete Brocade-based solution, contact b2net:

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