List of Fibre Channel switches
Encyclopedia
Major manufacturers of Fibre Channel switch
es are: ATTO
, Brocade
, Cisco
, McData and QLogic
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Fibre Channel switch
In the computer storage field, a Fibre Channel switch is a network switch compatible with the Fibre Channel protocol. It allows the creation of a Fibre Channel fabric, that is currently the core component of most storage area networks . The fabric is a network of Fibre Channel devices which...
es are: ATTO
ATTO Technology
ATTO Technology is a manufacturer of storage connectivity and infrastructure solutions for data-intensive computing environments. ATTO manufactures host bus adapters, RAID adapters, Fibre Channel switches, protocol conversion bridges, RAID storage controllers, Mac OS X iSCSI initiator software and...
, Brocade
Brocade Communications Systems
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. , based in Silicon Valley , is a vendor of storage area network hardware and software. The company also designs, manufactures, and sells networking products and management applications for local, metro, and wide area networks...
, Cisco
Cisco
Cisco may refer to:Companies:*Cisco Systems, a computer networking company* Certis CISCO, corporatised entity of the former Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation in Singapore...
, McData and QLogic
QLogic
QLogic Corporation is an Aliso Viejo, California-based designer and supplier of storage networking, high performance computing networking, and converged infrastructure solutions...
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- ATTO Technology:
- Switches: 8308, 8316 and 8324
- Brocade:
- Switches: 6510, 5300, 5100, 5000, 4900, 2400, 2800, 3800, 3900, 4100, 300, 200E
- Directors: 12000, 24000, 48000, DCX Backbone and DCX 8510
- More complete list in Brocade Communications SystemsBrocade Communications SystemsBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. , based in Silicon Valley , is a vendor of storage area network hardware and software. The company also designs, manufactures, and sells networking products and management applications for local, metro, and wide area networks...
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- Cisco:
- Switches: Cisco MDS 9016, 9020, 9032, 9112, 9120, 9124, 9124e, 9134, 9140, 9148, 9216, 9216i, 9222i, 9302, 9304, 9308
- Directors: Cisco MDS 9506, 9509, 9513, 9530, 9560
- McData (now acquired and rebranded by Brocade):
- Switches: 3232
- Directors: 6064, 6140, 10000
- QLogic:
- Switches: SANbox 5800, 5600, 5200, 3050, 1400
- Directors / Modular Chassis Switches: SANbox 9000