SilkWorm 3800 Enterprise Fabric Switch
The Brocade SilkWorm 3800 16-port, auto-sensing Fibre Channel switch significantly increases performance and functionality for Storage Area Networks (SANs). Based on third-generation Brocade ASIC technology, the SilkWorm 3800 combines 1 Gbit/sec and 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel throughput with new features that greatly enhance switch operation.
As a result, organizations can enjoy the advantages of higher security, availability, and performance, as well as centralized data management.
High Availability Throughout the Fabric
The SilkWorm 3800 meets high-availability requirements with redundant, hot-pluggable components, automatic path rerouting, and extensive diagnostics. Leveraging the Brocade networking model, the SilkWorm 3800 provides a SAN fabric capable of delivering overall system availability greater than 99.999 percent - the "five nines" of availability.
Brocade Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) enables the fabric to automatically isolate problems and reroute traffic around failed links onto alternate paths - ensuring availability for mission-critical enterprise applications.
Industry-Leading Performance
The SilkWorm 3800 provides high performance with all ports capable of operating at 1 and 2 Gbit/sec (full-duplex) to enable 32 Gbit/sec of uncongested switch throughput. Auto sensing and speed matching of 1 and 2 Gbit/sec traffic ensures interoperability between current 1 Gbit/sec devices and next-generation 2 Gbit/sec devices.
To provide even higher performance - as well as simplified management - Brocade ISL Trunking creates an 8 Gbit/sec data path between switches.
Intelligence within the Switch
Wire-speed Frame Filtering enables new capabilities such as hardware-enforced World Wide Name (WWN) zoning for improved security and manageability.
The SilkWorm 3800 simplifies management by leveraging the Brocade Fabric OS, an embedded real-time operating system. This approach enables heterogeneous device connectivity, automatic discovery, data routing, and scalable connectivity.
The Brocade Fabric Access API provides critical functions for integrating applications with the SAN environment.