Brocade today announced that several of its Ethernet and
storage area networking (SAN) fabric switches have been integrated by Hitachi
Data Systems for networking technology
in the new Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) converged infrastructure
solutions, which were announced today.
Brocade Fabric Switches to Provide Networking Support for
New Hitachi Unified Compute Platform
Brocade Ethernet and SAN Fabric Switches Link
High-Performance Hitachi Servers and Storage to Accelerate Hypervisor, Database
and Application Environments
Delhi, INDIA – 11 October 2012: Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) today
announced that several of its Ethernet and storage area networking (SAN) fabric
switches have been integrated by Hitachi Data Systems for networking technology
in the new Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) converged infrastructure
solutions, which were announced today. Brocade is delivering both top-of-rack
switches as well as embedded server switches based on Fibre Channel and
Ethernet technologies, reinforcing the company’s leadership in its ability to
offer comprehensive data center networking solutions for critical IT and
service provider environments.
Specifically, Brocade® Ethernet and SAN fabric products have
been designed into Hitachi UCP pre-validated reference solutions and integrated
turnkey solutions, which are built with world-class Hitachi storage and
servers. The solutions are designed to offer customers the ultimate choice and
flexibility to support industry-leading hypervisor, database and application
environments, including Citrix, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and VMware. The Brocade
products that will be offered through Hitachi UCP are:
Brocade VDX® 6720 Switch for Ethernet fabrics
Brocade VDX 6746 Embedded Switch for Ethernet fabrics
Brocade 6510 Switch for Fibre Channel SAN fabrics
Brocade 5460 Embedded Switch for Fibre Channel SAN fabrics
“Brocade was selected as a valued component of the Hitachi
UCP family of solutions based on our proven track record for delivering
networking solutions with unprecedented simplicity and automation, massive
scalability and reliability for consolidating business-critical enterprise
applications,” said Jason Nolet, vice president, Data Center Networking Group,
at Brocade. “Brocade networking solutions provide a highly resilient foundation
for the Hitachi storage and server options to support industry-leading
hypervisor, database and application environments. Customers simply select the
infrastructure options that meet their needs, with the assurance of built-in
flexibility and interoperability to scale the architecture as business needs
change.”
Taking data center network simplicity, efficiency and
resiliency to a new scale, the Brocade VDX standalone and embedded Ethernet
fabric switches deliver a radically simplified data center network for Hitachi
UCP converged infrastructure solutions. Designed specifically for highly
virtualized environments, Ethernet fabrics built on Brocade VCS® Fabric
technology accelerate application deployment and enable faster virtual machine
(VM) migrations through zero-touch VM discovery, VM mobility and VM port
configuration migration. Using VCS fabrics, Hitachi UCP customers can manage up
to dozens of switches as a single logical device, dramatically reducing
operational costs. They can also save installation time as new switches
self-provision when they are connected to the fabric.
As the industry’s only SAN solutions based on the latest 16
Gbps Fibre Channel industry standard, the Brocade standalone and embedded
switches combine simplicity and enterprise-class functionality to enable
maximum flexibility and reliability for Hitachi UCP solutions. Simplified
deployment and a point-and-click user interface make the Brocade SAN switches
both powerful and easy to use, while providing investment protection and
“pay-as-you-grow” scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage
environment.
“Brocade’s strategic partnership with Hitachi Data Systems
has generated a decade-plus track record of success in our mutual channel
partners and customers,” said Ravi Chalaka, vice president, Solutions
Marketing, at Hitachi Data Systems. “Over this time, we’ve worked together to
integrate and provide networking products from across Brocade’s portfolio with
outstanding results, so we are pleased and excited that Brocade networking
technologies are featured components of the Hitachi UCP family of solutions.”
Hitachi UCP solutions will be demonstrated at the Hitachi
Data Systems booth (P101) at VMworld 2012 Europe taking place at the Gran Via
Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain from October 9 - 11, 2012.
More Information
Video: Brocade Vice President Jason Nolet, Data Center
Networking Group, discusses Brocade’s collaboration with Hitachi Data Systems
as a networking partner for Hitachi UCP.
About Brocade
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions help the world's
leading organizations transition smoothly to a world where applications and
information reside anywhere. (www.brocade.com)
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