Brocade Fiber Switch 14U Gen7 X7 8 Director 64G 3000W
Brocade Fiber Switch 14U Gen7 X7 8 Director 64G 3000W
Product Description
The Brocade X7-8 Director is a Gen 7 (64G) enterprise SAN backbone purpose‑built for mission‑critical data centers and NVMe storage. Housed in a 14U chassis with 12 open blade slots, it scales to 384 ports at 64G with 39.6 Tb/s total chassis bandwidth and 460 ns latency. Featuring a non‑blocking shared memory architecture, fully redundant hot‑swap components (control processors, PSUs, fans, blades), up to 4 x 3000W N+1/N+N redundant power supplies, and 99.999% availability, the X7-8 delivers carrier‑grade reliability for the largest enterprise SAN fabrics.
Key Differentiators
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Gen 7 (64G) — 14U chassis, 12 blade slots
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384 x 64G FC ports | 39.6 Tb/s total bandwidth
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460 ns latency (including FEC) — NVMe‑oF optimized
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Non‑blocking shared memory architecture
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Fully redundant hot‑swap: control processors, PSUs, fans, blades
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Up to 4 x 3000W hot‑swap PSUs (N+1 or N+N redundancy)
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3 fan assemblies (6 fans total) — 2+1 redundancy
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99.999% availability
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Auto‑sensing speeds: 8/10/16/32/64G
Blade Types
| Blade Model | Description |
|---|---|
| CR64-8 Core Blade | Core router with ICL ports |
| FC64-64 Port Blade | 64 ports, 64G (32 x SFP‑DD, 2×64G per port) |
| FC64-48 Port Blade | 48 ports, 64G |
| FC32-64 Port Blade | 64 ports, 32G |
| FC32-48 Port Blade | 48 ports, 32G |
| FC32-X7-48 Port Blade | 48 ports, 32G (enhanced) |
| SX6 Extension Blade | 16 x FC32G + 16 x 1/10GbE + 2 x 40GbE |
Specifications
| Category | Specification |
|---|---|
| Model | Brocade X7-8 Director |
| Generation | Gen 7 (64G) |
| Form Factor | 14U rack mount |
| Blade Slots | 12 open slots |
| Max FC Ports | 384 (64G) |
| Supported Speeds | 8/10/16/32/64G, auto‑sensing |
| Total Chassis Bandwidth | 39.6 Tb/s |
| Local Switching Bandwidth (FC64-64) | 4.1 Tb/s |
| Latency | 460 ns |
| Architecture | Non‑blocking shared memory |
| Redundancy | Fully redundant hot‑swap (CP, PSU, fans, blades) |
| Power Supply | Up to 4 x 3000W hot‑swap (N+1 or N+N) |
| Fans | 3 assemblies (6 fans total, 2+1 redundancy) |
| Availability | 99.999% |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 61.23 x 43.74 x 61.04 cm |
| Unloaded Weight | 35.61 kg |
| Loaded Weight | 145.8 kg |
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