Dell PowerEdge M1000e User Manual page 31

M-Series Fibre Channel Comparison
Model Choices
Scalable Ports Upgrade
Factory pre-installed SFP+
Transceivers
Connect to Brocade FC SAN
Connect to Cisco MDS FC SAN
Direct connect to SAN disk/tape
controller
FC Blade Mezzanine Cards
Brocade ISL-Trunking
(License option)
Brocade Advanced Performance
Monitoring & Brocade Fabric
Watch
Brocade Enterprise Performance
Pack (license option bundle)
Diagnostic Ports, Hardware Buffer
Credit Loss Detection/Recovery,
Forward Error Correction
Dell M-Series Blade I/O Guide
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8/4Gbps
FC SAN Module
12-port
+12-ports
2 of 8
NPIV
Access Gateway (selectable)
NPIV Access Gateway (selectable)
Not
Supported Connect direct to Compellent
Qlogic &
Emulex - 8Gb & 4Gb
Not
Supported
Not
Supported
Not
Supported
Not
Supported
Good
M5424
8Gbps FC SAN Switch
12-port, 24-port
24-port (Ent Perf Pk)
+12-ports (for 12-port SKU)
2 of 8 - 4 of 8 - 8 of 8
Brocade Switch (default)
Brocade Switch Mode
Qlogic &
Emulex - 8Gb & 4Gb
Switch & NPIV modes
connecting to Brocade
FC SAN devices
64Gb/s
Optional
Available a-la-carte
Optional
Not
Supported
Better
M6505
16Gbps FC SAN Switch
12-port, 24-port
24-port (Ent Perf Pk)
+12-ports (for 12-port SKU)
2 of 8 - 4 of 8 - 8 of 8
Access Gateway (default)
Brocade Switch (selectable)
Access Gateway (default)
Brocade Switch Mode
Connect direct to Compellent
Qlogic &
Emulex - 16Gb & 8Gb
Switch & Access Gateway
modes connecting to
Brocade FC SAN devices
128Gb/s
Switch & NPIV modes connecting to
Brocade FC SAN devices only
Included
Included
Best