- 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) FCoE switch with LAN and native Fiber Channel ports
- Supports multiple protocols including Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), iSCSI and NAS
- Ideal for customers looking to connect to existing Brocade SANs
- Protects existing investments by bridging FC Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Ethernet fabrics
- Enterprise-class availability features such as hot-swappable, redundant and integrated fan and power supply assemblies
- FC ports for connectivity to Brocade FC SAN fabrics
- Streamlines management by utilizing Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) and extensions for FCoE
Seeking better ways to build clouds and virtualized data centers, today's IT organizations are turning to high performance networking solutions that increase flexibility through leading-edge technologies. Whether organizations want to enhance their classic hierarchical network architectures or deploy flatter scale-out fabrics for virtualized data centers, the Brocade VDX 6730 Converged Switches for IBM deliver the innovative technology to enhance and simplify their networks.