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Product Training

Brocade SilkWorm
Hardware and Software
Brocade Education Services
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Learning Objectives

Identify the SilkWorm family of Fibre Channel switches

Describe the switch hardware features and functionality

Introduce the Brocade software features

List the different types of fiber optic cables and SFPs

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Topics

ASICs
Underlying Operating System
SilkWorm 3200
SilkWorm 3800
Value Line 3800VL/3200 VL
SilkWorm 3900
SilkWorm 12000
SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable
Fiber Optic Cables

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Brocade ASICs
ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
Bloom ASIC

Third generation ASIC is backwards compatible

Auto negotiating at 2.125 Gbit/sec or 1.0625 Gbit/sec
Eight ports per Bloom ASIC
<2 sec latency

Loom ASIC

Second generation ASIC

Negotiates at 1.0625 Gbit/sec only
Four ports per Loom ASIC
<2 sec latency
Used in SilkWorm 2000 series
Discontinued
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The SilkWorm Family of 2 Gbit/sec Switches

Technology

Common Features
Based on 3rd Generation Bloom ASIC
Common Advanced Fabric Services
SFP media
Plug and play management
Compatible with all SilkWorm family members

SW3250
8 ports; 1U
FOS 4.2

Ports/swi
tch

SW 3200
8 ports; 1U
Switch FRU
FOS 3.1

SW3850
16 ports; 1U
FOS 4.2
SW3900
32 ports; 1.5U
FOS 4.1

SW3800
16 ports; 1U
FOS 3.1

16

SW12000
2x64 ports; 14U
2x32 ports,
1x64 ports,
1x32 ports
FOS 4.1

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SW24000
128 ports; 14U
FOS 4.2

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Operating Systems
VxWorks

Real Time Operating System

Loads on switch before Brocade Fabric OS
Used by 3200, 3800 and all SilkWorm 2000 series

Linux

FOS
VxWorks

FOS

Real Time Operating System

Loads on switch before Brocade Fabric OS
Used by 3250, 3850, 3900, 12000, 24000

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Linux

SilkWorm 3200 Hardware Features

Lower price point switch for small or 1st time SAN deployments

One serial port with an RS232 connector

One 10/100 Ethernet port with RJ-45 connector

8 optical ports, each with two LEDs

1 or 2 Gbit/sec Auto Speed Negotiation

One power supply, 5 fans, airflow non-port to port side

1U chassis, dual 8MB storage flash, 32MB SDRAM

One Bloom ASIC, ports grouped in quads

Brocade Fabric Operating System 3.1

Ports 0-3
Quad 0

Ports 4-7
Quad 1

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SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Features

16 optical ports, each with two LEDs

One serial port with an RS232 connector

One 10/100 Ethernet port with RJ-45 connector

One or two power supplies with built-in fans

Two fan trays

Ports grouped in quads

FRU
Power
Fan

Supplies

Trays

Ports 0-3
Quad 0

Ports 4-7
Quad 1

Ports 12-15
Quad 1

Ports 8-11
Quad 0

Bloom 0

Bloom 1

1U Chassis Forced air cooling non-port to port side

Brocade Fabric Operating System v3.1

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SilkWorm 3800 LED Non-Port Side Indicators

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SilkWorm 3800 Scalable FRUs

Hot Swap Fans

Hot Swap Power Supply

1 Rack Unit
In Height
FRUs:
Power Supply
Fan Assemblies
Main Board Assembly
SFP Modules

SFP Connectors

Serial Port &

10/100 Ethernet

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Value Line
SW3200VL2 2 Domain (switch) fabric limit with code 3.1.1b
SW3800VL2 2 Domain (switch) fabric limit with code 3.1.1b
SW3800VL4 - 4 Domain (switch) fabric limit with code 3.1.1b
2 & 4-switch fabric limitation is upgradeable to full fabric capability
All configurations include

Web Tools license

Zoning license

Fabric Manager and SFOS can be purchased separately

Education CD included with coupon for free DSN100 class
A VL sticker added to the front bezel to distinguish the product from

the Enterprise Line

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Brocade SilkWorm 3900 Physical Specs

32 SFP auto-negotiation optical ports, each with two LEDs
128MB Main Memory with 32MB User and 256 Compact Flash
One 10/100 Ethernet port and one DB9, one RS232 connector
8 Bloom ASICs and 8 Quads
Highly Available non disruptive software upgrades
Air-Cooled 1.5U chassis with 6 fans individually hot swappable
Two power supplies redundant and hot swappable
Brocade Fabric Operating System v4.1

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Scalable Switch FRUs SilkWorm 3900 Cont.

Mainboard
Removal begins
by pulling power
supplies use
3900 MB Assembly
Replacement Guide

Hot Swap Power

Hot Swap Fan Assemblies

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3900 Port Side Numbering and LEDs

Trunking Group:

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{16,17,18,19}, {20,21,22,23}, {24,25,26,27}, {28,29,30,31}

{0,1,2,3}, {4,5,6,7}, {8,9,10,11}, {12,13,14,15}

DB9
RJ45

16
0

17
1

18
2

19
3

20
4

Port Speed LED

21
5

22
6

23
7

24
8

30

Port Status LED

14

25
9

26
10

27
11

28
12

29
13

30
14

31
15

31
15

Power Status LED

Port Speed LED
Port Status LED

Note:

Top row Port LEDs are on the left of the media cage.
Bottom row Port LEDs are on the right of the media cage.

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3900 LEDs Non-Port Side Indicators

Power supply FRU information

On/Off switch
LED
Removal mechanism

Fan FRU information

LED
Removal mechanism
(yellow tabs)

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Brocade SilkWorm 12000

Enterprise-Class Core Fabric Switch
Providing 128 ports

1 x 32-port switch
2 x 32-port switch
1 x 64-port switch
2 x 64-port switch
Current Brocade FOS v4.1

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SilkWorm 12000 Hardware Components

Slot ejector
handle, push
up to release

10 Slots 14U Chassis @

114kg/250 lbs.
16 port Fibre Channel
Blades
2 CP Cards
Slots 5 & 6
3 Blowers
4 Power Supplies
2 Ethernet Cables
4 IP addresses

PS#4
PS#3

PS#2

Switch Blades
Slot#1-4, 7-10
Slot 1 ejector handle,
push down to release

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PS#1

CP Blade (2x)
Slots 5 & 6
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Slot 10

12000 LED Port Side Indicators

Power LED

Ejector
Micro Switch

Status LED
Port Speed
LED
Port Status
and Activity LED

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Power LED
Status LED

FC Port

Port
Blade

Link Status
LED
Link Speed
LED

CP
Blade
Ejector Button
and Ring

Ejector Button
and Ring
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SilkWorm 12000 Blower Side

Blower Side FRUs:

WWN Card
Blower
Assemblies

19
PS LEDs (4x)

Intake
Ventilation

WWN Board
Located
behind bezel
(20x System
LEDs)
Blower
#3

Blower
Subsystem (3x)

Blower
#2

Blower
#1
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12000 WWN Card

WWN Bezel LEDs Display:
If a slot has a filler panel in place of a 16-Port Card, CP Card, or Power Supply, the
LEDs for that slot on the WWN bezel do not light
If a Status or Fail LED on the WWN bezel flashes, the Power LED on the WWN
bezel also flashes for increased visibility

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Brocade Software

Optional Products
Security

Zoning

Web Tools

Fabric QuickLoop Extended Advanced Trunking

Watch
Fabrics Performance
Fabric
Monitor
Assist
Remote
Switch

Entry
Fabric
or

Full
Fabric

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Features of Fibre Channel Switches

Cut through routing
Performance, distance and any to any
Zoning
Class of Service

Brocade supports classes 2, 3 & F

Fabric Services
Redundancy
Buffer credits per port
Self configuring Auto-negotiating ports
IP over Fibre Channel
Loop Support

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Fiber Optic & Electrical Cable Specifications

Types of Cable Connectors

LC-to-LC SFP to SFP

SC-to-SC GBIC to GBIC
LC-to-SC SFP to GBIC
MIA Media Interface Adapter

SC

LC

MIA
Ethernet Cable: Standard cable
Serial Cable: Straight 9-pin female-female D-sub cable

Pins 2, 3, 5 are required

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Fiber Optic Cables

Glass Core

Glass Core

Glass Cladding

Glass Cladding

Coating

Multimode Fiber

Coating

Single mode Fiber

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Supported SFPs
Short wavelength (SW)

JDS Uniphase (IBM)

Finisar
Agilent

Long wavelength (LW)

Finisar
JDS Uniphase (IBM)

Extended Long Wave (ELW)

Finisar 1419P1BCL

Copper (CU)

Molex
Tyco AMP

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Summary
SilkWorm Bloom and Loom ASIC
SilkWorm Operating Systems
SilkWorm Software Features
Fiber Channel Cables
SFPs

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Review Questions
1. How many quads are associated with a Bloom ASIC?

2. What does MMF stand for in cabling?

3. What is the tip of a fiber optic cable called?

4. Which core size on a fiber cable, 50 or 62.5 , will carry the signal at

a greater distance?

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Review Answers
1. How many quads are associated with a Bloom ASIC?

2. What does MMF stand for in cabling?

3. What is the tip of a fiber optic cable called?

4. Which core size on a fiber cable, 50 or 62.5 , will carry the signal at

a greater distance?

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