| Product SKU | 7850 |
|---|---|
| Enclosure | Back-to-front airflow; non-port-side intake (NPI); 1U |
| Fibre Channel Ports | 24 ports, 64G, universal (E, F, M, D, and EX ports): |
| Ethernet Ports | 16 ports of 1GbE/10GE/25GbE for LAN and WAN connectivity 2 ports of 100GbE for WAN connectivity |
| Scalability | Full-fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches |
| Certified Maximum | Single fabric: 56 domains, 7 hops Multiprotocol routing fabric: 19 hops |
| Fibre Channel Performance | 8.5Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 14.025Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 28.05Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 57.8Gb/s line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 8, 16, 32 and 64G port speeds |
| Ethernet Interfaces | 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE and 100GbE |
| Brocade Trunking | Up to eight 64Gb/s ports per Brocade Trunk; up to 512 Gb/s per trunk. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be configured in the switch. |
| Fabric Latency | 460 ns with no contention, cut-through routing at 64Gb/s |
| Maximum Fibre Channel Frame Size | 2112-byte payload |
| Maximum IP MTU | Jumbo Frames at 9216 bytes |
| Classes Of Service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) |
| Port Types | F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, FCR E_Port, D_Port (Diagnostic), M_Port (Mirror), and self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); VE_Port (FCIP and IP) |
| Data Traffic Types | Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast |
| USB | One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades |
| Media Types | Fibre Channel: |
| Fabric Services | Name Server; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); NTP; RADIUS; RCS (Reliable Commit Service); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Exchange-based routing; Device-based routing; Port-based routing; Lossless; Brocade Advanced Zoning; Web Tools; Brocade Trunking; Extended Fabrics; Fabric Vision; Traffic Optimizer; SDDQ; Integrated Routing (FCR); FICON CUP; FICON Management Server (FMS) |
| Extension Services | Extension Trunking, Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL), WAN Test Tool (Wtool), Open Systems Tape Pipelining (OSTP), FastWrite (FCIP-FW), QoS Marking, Bandwidth Enforcement, PerPriority TCP QoS, PTQ, Adaptive Networking with QoS, and Advanced Extension and Integrated Routing (FCR), and Advanced Accelerator for FICON |
| Supported Management Software | SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Brocade Web Tools; Brocade SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View; Command Line Interface (CLI); LDAP |
| Security | AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs (E_Port), AES-GCM-256 IPsec encryption (VE_Port), PKI, IKEv2, DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch authentication; HTTPS, IP filter, AAA, Audit Logging, LDAP, Port Binding, RADIUS, TACACS+, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, TLS 1.3, Switch Binding, Trusted Switch, Login Banners, Secure Syslog |
| Management | 1000Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45); serial port (RJ-45) and one USB port |
| Diagnostics | POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics including D_Port, ping, traceroute, FCping, Pathinfo (FCtraceroute), Wtool, and Ftrace |
| Warranty | Three-year customer-replaceable unit limited warranty with 9×5 next business day parts delivered. Three-year software/firmware entitlement. |
Networking
Brocade 7850 Extension Switch
The Brocade 7850 Extension Switch is a storage network switch from Lenovo, supporting 24 ports, 64G, universal (E, F, M, D, and EX ports).
Overview
The Brocade 7850 Extension Switch is a storage network switch from Lenovo supporting 24 ports, 64G, universal (E, F, M, D, and EX ports).
It provides F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, FCR E_Port, D_Port (Diagnostic), M_Port (Mirror), and self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); VE_Port (FCIP and IP).
Key Features
- Ports and port types: 24 ports, 64G, universal (E, F, M, D, and EX ports): / 8 physical SFP+ Fibre Channel ports / 8 physical SFP-DD Fibre Channel ports (allow up to 16 connections) F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, FCR E_Port, D_Port (Diagnostic), M_Port (Mirror), and self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port); VE_Port (FCIP …
- Management and software: SSH v2, HTTP/HTTPS, SNMP v1/v3, Telnet; SNMP (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); Brocade Web Tools; Brocade SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View; Command Line Interface (CLI); LDAP
Applications
- Fibre Channel SAN fabric expansion
- NVMe over Fibre Channel and all-flash storage networking
- Data center consolidation and fabric modernization
- Mission-critical storage networking with high availability
Configuration, availability and lead time depend on the required quantity, chassis and CPU platform, and delivery destination. Send your requirement to receive a quotation.







