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NXFSVA40
40-Port Fibre Channel Switch for NEXIO Farad™ Storage
The NEXIO® NXFSVA40 Fibre Channel switch supports large-scale, highly reliable 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel NEXIO Farad™ storage networks. With 40 active ports in a compact 1RU form factor, this switch supports 2, 4 and 8 Gb/s auto-detection for compatibility with existing NEXIO® clients that do not have 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel adapters.
Features
- Includes redundant power supplies for highly reliable operation
- Delivers 40 ports of 8 Gb/s performance in an energy-efficient, optimized 1RU form factor to support the most demanding broadcast server deployments
- Simplifies configuration and management with easy-to-use tools such as the Brocade® EZSwitchSetup wizard
- Protects existing device investments with auto-sensing 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gb/s capabilities
- Future-proofs investments by enabling organizations to use 4 Gb/s SFPs today and upgrade to 8 Gb/s SFPs when required
Product Details
The NXFSVA40 40-port Fibre Channel switch offers a high-density, high-availability networking solution for NEXIO Farad storage area network (SAN) systems.
The powerful, easy-to-use management features of the NXFSVA40 switch make it a valuable component of very large NEXIO Farad storage systems. The switch features 40 4- or 8-Gb/s Fibre Channel ports. It is ideal for facilities with high-bandwidth, high-redundancy requirements and high channel counts.
The NXFSVA40 switch supports NEXIO SANs running at 4- and 8-Gb/s per port. This flexibility allows older and new generations of the NEXIO server to use the same switches. NXFSVA40 switches are always installed in redundant pairs. With this configuration, the switch itself is not a single point of failure. However, for an extra level of security compared to the NEXIO NXFS8400 series switches, the NXFSVA40 switch includes redundant power supplies. This provides peace of mind for NEXIO Farad customers who require redundant power supplies in all on-air system components.
Note: The NXFSVA40 Fibre Channel switch supports the NEXIO Farad storage infrastructure, but it is not compatible with previous NEXIO storage systems such as the NEXIO NX3100/3000 products. NXFS1600 series Fibre Channel switches should be ordered for non-Farad storage networks.
Specifications
Specifications and designs are subject to change without notice.
| System Architecture | |
| Fibre Channel Ports | 40 8 Gb/s universal ports (E, F, M, EX, FL) |
| Scalability | Full fabric architecture with 239 switches maximum |
| Performance | 4.25 Gb/s line speed, full duplex
8.5 Gb/s line speed, full duplex auto-sensing of 4 and 8 Gb/s port speeds optionally programmable to fixed port speed speed matching between 4 and 8 Gb/s ports |
| Aggregate Bandwidth | 320 Gb/s: 40 ports × 8 Gb/sec (data rate) |
| Maximum Fabric Latency | 700 ns with no contention, cut-through routing at 8 Gb/s |
| Maximum Frame Size | 2112-byte payload |
| Frame Buffers | 2048 dynamically allocated, 1692 maximum per port |
| Classes of Service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port Types | FL_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port), E_Port, EX_Port (Fibre Channel Integrated Routing); self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control |
| Data Traffic Types | Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups) and broadcast |
| Media Types | 8 Gb/s: Requires hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector;
8 Gb/s Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 8 Gb/s Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed 4 Gb/s: Requires hot-pluggable, Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP), LC connector; 4 Gb/s Short-Wavelength Laser (SWL); 4 Gb/s Long-Wavelength Laser (LWL); 4 Gb/s Extended Long-Wavelength Laser (ELWL); distance depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed |
| USB | 1 USB port for firmware download, support save, and configuration upload/download |
| Fabric Switch Services | Advanced Performance Monitoring (including Top Talkers); Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); BB credit recovery; Brocade Advanced Zoning (default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; F_Port Trunking; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics |
| Management | |
| Management | HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), Telnet; auditing, change management tracking, Syslog; Brocade Advanced Web Tools, Brocade Fabric Watch; EZSwitchSetup wizard, Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM), Brocade Fabric Manager (optional, FOS environments only), Brocade EFCM 9.x (optional), command line interface; SMI-S compliant, SMI-S scripting toolkit; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities |
| Security | DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), HTTPS, IPsec, IP Filtering, LDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SSH v2, SSL, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch |
| Management Access | 10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel; serial port (RJ-45); USB; call-home integration enabled through Brocade DCFM |
| Diagnostics | POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including RAStrace logging, environmental monitoring, non-disruptive daemon restart, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), port mirroring (SPAN port) |
| Mechanical | |
| Enclosure | Non-port to port side airflow;
1U, 19-inch EIA-compliant, power from port side |
| Size (H X W X D) | 1.69 x 16.88 x 17.54 in. (4.30 x 42.88 x 44.54 cm) |
| System Weight | 18.4 lbs (8.3 kg), with dual power supplies and rack-mount kit, without SFP/SFP+ media |
| Rail Kit | Includes rack-mount rail kit |
| Environment | |
| Temperature | Operating: 32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C )
Non-operating and storage: –13° to 158° F (–25° to 70°C) |
| Humidity | Operating: 10% to 85% non-condensing
Non-operating and storage: 10% to 95% non-condensing |
| Altitude | Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9842 feet)
Non-operating and storage: Up to 12 km (39,370 feet) |
| Shock | Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine
Non-operating and storage: Half sine, 33 g 11 ms, 3/eg Axis |
| Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Non-operating and storage: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
| Heat Dissipation | Maximum 40 ports: 311 BTU/hr |
| CO2 Emissions | 335 kg per year (with 40 ports at 0.42 kg/kWh)
1.05 kg per Gb/s per year |
| Airflow | Dual, hot-swappable redundant fans integrated into power supply unit
Maximum 29 CFM (cu. ft./min); nominal 22 CFM |
| Power | |
| Power Supply | Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
| Power Inlet | C13 |
| Input Voltage | 85 to 264 VAC nominal |
| Input Line Frequency | 47 to 63 Hz |
| Inrush Current | Maximum of 35 amps for period between 10 to 150 ms at 122° F (50° C) |
| Power Consumption | Nominal 84 watts; maximum 91 watts with 40 ports at 8 Gb/s |
Ordering Information
| NXFSVA40 | 40-port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel switch for NEXIO Farad storage: includes 40x active 8 Gb/s FC ports, rackmount kit, hot-swappable redundant power supplies, and 40x 8 Gb/s SFP+ connectors |
| NXFSVA40-SPS | Spare Power Supply for NXFSVA40 FC switch |
| NXSFPOF-8 | Single SFP+ 8G optic connector module used with 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel infrastructure |
| NXFCCDAE | 0.5m Optical fibre cable, LC to LC 50/125, supports Fibre Channel or 10GE connections |
| NXFSVA40-BASIC | 1-Year Basic ServicePAK for NXFSVA40 Series Fibre Channel Switch |
| NXFSVA40-GOLD | 1-Year Gold ServicePAK for NXFSVA40 Series Fibre Channel Switch |
Sales Contacts
- North America +1 800 231 9673
- Caribbean and Latin America +1 786 437 1960
- Europe and Africa +44 118 964 8200
- Middle East and South Asia +971 4 433 8250
- Asia, Pacific Rim +852 2776 0628
