Brocade has announced that end-to-end Brocade Gen 5 Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) solutions are now supported with the EMC VMAX product portfolio.

The combined EMC and Brocade Gen 5 Fibre Channel solution enables best-in-class networking and storage to support highly virtualised cloud infrastructures. This solution allows enterprises to deploy a storage infrastructure featuring EMC Connectrix 16 Gbps Fibre Channel modular and fixed-port switches and 16 Gbps Fibre Channel-capable VMAX storage arrays. Brocade Gen 5 Fibre Channel SAN switches are sold by EMC under the Connectrix brand.

Fabric Vision technology is a hardware and software solution that helps IT organisations accelerate new SAN deployments, optimise resources and reduce operational costs. With Fabric Vision technology, administrators have new tools and automation capabilities that simplify day-to-day SAN management tasks, increase productivity and enable more proactive management of SAN infrastructures to help ensure the highest levels of availability and performance.

Availability and Pricing

The EMC end-to-end Gen 5 Fibre Channel solutions are now available from EMC and its global network of channel partners. For pricing information, please contact EMC at emc.com.