Brocade Unveils the First IP Storage Switch for EMC Connectrix

Brocadeexpanded its longstanding OEM relationship with EMC Corporation by adding Brocade VCS™ Ethernet fabric solutions to EMC’s Connectrix® family of network switches, creating the industry’s first network switch designed for IP storage.

“Legacy IP network designs were never intended for today’s new IP applications, such as cloud, mobile, social and big data,” said Edgar Dias, Regional Director – India, Brocade. “Through our extended partnership with EMC, customers can now realize the improved performance, resiliency and agility of a dedicated IP storage network for the growing mission critical nature of their IP storage-based applications.”

In a press release, Brocade said, the Connectrix VDX-6740B is a high performance, low latency IP storage switch that provides connectivity for a broad array of EMC high-end and mid-range NAS and iSCSI storage platforms.Connectrix VDX solutions are integrated with Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE), which provides unified management, monitoring and diagnostics for both IP and fibre channel storage networks. Integration with EMC Storage Analytics software delivers actionable performance analysis and enables customers to quickly identify and resolve performance and capacity issues.

Additional Connectrix VDX-6740B Details

·         Connectivity for high-end and mid-range NAS and iSCSI storage platforms, including EMC’s VMAX3®, VNX®, Isilon® and XtremIO™ products

·         Storage fabric connectivity for EMC’s VSPEX® Proven Infrastructure cloud and EMC’s VSPEX BLUE hyper-converged appliance, as well as for EMC’s Data Domain™

·         Deep, on-chip buffers deliver more than two-times the throughput of any other switch in its class (claimed)

·         Storage-class resiliency with millisecond link failover allowing I/O to continue non-disruptively after a path or link failure

·         End-to-end interoperability testing with EMC storage, cloud, deduplication, backup and recovery systems through EMC’s E-Lab™ program

Availability:

The Connectrix VDX-6740B is available now from EMC Corporation and its global network of channel partners. The switch carries a three year hardware warranty, with options for both Premium and Enhanced support