Brocade Fiber Switch High Performance San X8 Director Enterprise Grade

Brocade Fiber Switch High Performance San X8 Director Enterprise Grade

Product Description

The Brocade X8 Director is a Gen 8 (128G) enterprise SAN core switch, purpose‑built for mission‑critical and AI workloads. Available in 9U (X8‑4) and 14U (X8‑8) chassis, it delivers 31 Tbps to 62 Tbps of non‑blocking shared memory bandwidth with up to 384 device ports and 4,608 cascaded ports. Supporting auto‑sensing speeds from 16G to 128G, it features quantum‑safe 256‑bit encryption, embedded SAN AI for automated monitoring, and UltraScale ICL for inter‑chassis links without consuming device ports. All major components (power, fans, CP blades, core blades, port blades) are hot‑swappable and redundant, delivering 99.999% uptime.

Key Differentiators

• Gen 8 (128G) — latest generation, late 2025 / early 2026 release

• X8‑4: 9U, 192 ports, 31 Tbps | X8‑8: 14U, 384 ports, 62 Tbps

• Non‑blocking shared memory architecture

• Auto‑sensing speeds: 16/32/64/128G

• Up to 4,608 cascaded FC ports

• UltraScale ICL — inter‑chassis links without device port consumption

• FC128‑48 port blade: 48‑port 128G with AnyIO (FC or Ethernet)

• CR128 core blades, ICLX8 inter‑chassis link blades

• Quantum‑safe 256‑bit encryption — quantum‑resistant cryptography ready

• Embedded SAN AI — automated monitoring, load balancing

• 99.999% availability — no single point of failure

• All major components hot‑swappable and redundant

Specifications

Common Specifications