Lenovo ThinkSystem DB820S Gen 8 FC SAN Switch

Overview

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB820S Gen 8 FC SAN Switch is an enterprise network device in a 1U form factor. It is intended for enterprise and data-center network deployments.

At a glance

• Product SKU: DB820S
• Form Factor: 1U
• Ports: 24x 128G SFP+ ports standard, expandable to 56 with Ports on Demand
• Total Bandwidth: 7.168 Tbps
• Link Speeds: 16, 32, 64 and 128 Gbps auto-sensing
• Optics: 128Gbps SFP+ with LC connector; SWL, LWL 10km and ELWL 20km, also running at 64G and 32G
• Power Supply: Dual, hot-swappable, redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans (80 Plus Platinum)
• Management: Management Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Brocade SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View; Command Line Interface (CLI); HTTP/HTTPS; RESTful API; SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); SSH 1000Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45) port and serial console port (mini-USB with thumb screws, plus a mini-USB to RJ-45 adapter for regular RJ-45 console port access)
• Enclosure: Back-to-front airflow; non-port-side intake (NPI); 1U Front-to-back airflow; non-port-side exhaust (NPE); 1U
• System Architecture: System Architecture
• Fibre Channel Ports: Switch mode (default): 56 128G SFP+ ports, each supporting E_Ports, F_Ports, N_Ports, M_Ports, D_Ports, and EX_Ports 24-port base configuration; additional ports are enabled with four 8-port SFP+ PODs (Ports on Demand), scaling the switch from 24 ports to 56 ports Brocade Access Gateway default port mapping: 56 F_Ports, 8 N_Ports
• Scalability: Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches
• Certified Maximum: 4K active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Brocade Fabric OS® fabrics
• Performance: Autosensing of 128G, 64G, 32G, and 16G port speeds depending on SFPs used with wire-speed forwarding of traffic:; 16GFC: 14.025 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex; 32GFC: 28.05 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex; 64GFC: 57.8 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex; 126GFC: 112.2 Gb/sec line speed, full duplex
• ISL Trunking: Frame-based trunking with up to eight SFP+ ports per ISL trunk; up to 1,024Gb/s per ISL trunk.; Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) included in Brocade Fabric OS.
• Aggregate Bandwidth: 7.168 Tb/s
• Maximum Fabric Latency: Latency for locally switched ports is 580 ns at 128G with dual forward error correction (FEC)
• Maximum Frame Size: 2112-byte payload
• Frame Buffers: 40K per switching ASIC
• Classes Of Service: Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
• Port Types: D_Port (ClearLink® Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port or AE-Port M_Port; Optional port-type control; Brocade Access; Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port
• Data Traffic Types: Fabric switches supporting unicast
• Media Types: All Brocade transceivers are PC/UPC compatible; 128Gb/s: Brocade Secure SFP+, LC connector SWL; 64Gb/s: Brocade Secure SFP+, LC connector SWL, LWL, ELWL
• USB Port: One standard USB port for firmware download, SupportSave, and configuration upload or download.
• Fabric Services: BB Credit Recovery; Brocade Advanced Zoning (Default Zoning, Port/WWN Zoning, Peer Zoning); Congestion Signaling; Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Fabric Performance Impact Notification (FPIN); Fabric Vision; FDMI; FICON CUP; Flow Vision; F_Port Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Decommission/Fencing; QoS; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Name Server; SAN Fabric…
• Long Distance: Fibre Channel, in-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs [E_Port]); support for DWDM MAN connectivity
• Security: AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs (E_Port); Device Connection Control (DCC); DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices); Federated Authentication; FCAP switch authentication; HTTPS; IP filtering; OpenLDAP; Port Binding; Principle of Least Privilege Architecture; user-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); Secure Boot; Secure Copy (SCP); Secure Syslog; SFTP; SSH v2; SSL; Switch Binding; TLS1.3; PQC Algorithms; Trusted FOS Certificates…
• Diagnostics: Active Support Connectivity (ASC) and Brocade Support Link (BSL); built-in flow generator; ClearLink optics and cable diagnostics, including link traffic/latency/distance; Fabric Performance Impact Monitoring (FPI); flow mirroring; Dual Forward Error Correction (FEC); frame viewer; IO Insight for SCSI and NVMe monitoring; Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS); nondisruptive daemon restart; optics health monitoring; POST and embedded…
• Support: Support
• Warranty: Three-year customer-replaceable unit limited warranty with 9×5 next business day parts delivered. Three-year software/firmware entitlement.
• Power: Dual, hot-swappable, redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans (80 Plus Platinum)

When to choose this network device

Choose this network device where the deployment needs the listed interface mix, a 1U footprint, plus AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs (E_Port); Device Connection Control (DCC);….

Platform & compatibility

Supplied as a complete network platform. Confirm the software version, optics/transceivers and power options for your network before ordering.

Deployment notes

The Lenovo ThinkSystem DB820S Gen 8 FC SAN Switch is supplied as configured hardware; software version and optics are selected at order time. Send the required port mix, software licences and optics for a firm configuration and quote.

FAQ

What security features does it include? AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs (E_Port); Device Connection Control (DCC); DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices); Federated Authentication; FCAP switch authentication; HTTPS; IP filtering;….

How do I get pricing? Send the required configuration; quotes depend on quantity, software and destination.

Related

• All Lenovo network products
• All switches, firewalls and network gear
• Server platforms

Configuration, availability and lead time depend on the required quantity, software version and delivery destination. Send your requirement to receive a quotation.