The Brocade M6140 Director is a high-performing, flexible building block for today's very large, data-dependent enterprises. It is the only single-stage, 140-port director that will support transfer rates of 1 to up to 10 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel, so it can meet a wide range of application performance needs. The high port concentration of the Brocade M6140 translates into less complicated connectivity, management and deployment, and its carrier-class availability (99.999%), supports the most critical business requirements. In particular, the Brocade M6140:

1. Adds capacity in 4-port increments (up to 140 ports/unit) for cost-effective scalability
2. Supports FICON and Fibre Channel traffic simultaneously
3. Supports N_Port Virtualization (NPIV)
4. Simplifies management of heterogeneous environments with robust management software
5. Enables non-disruptive code activation
6. Improves application throughput with consistent latency and bandwidth
7. Provides superior throughput and response times over distance

1. Simplify infrastructure by reducing the number of ISLs
2. Intermix with 2 and 4Gbit/sec blades in your m6064 or M6140 Director
3. Work with Brocade Open Trunking

1. Shortens backup times, meeting the bandwidth needs of data-intensive applications
2. Simplifies network by reducing the number of ISLs
3. Intermixes with 2 Gbit/sec and 10 Gbit/sec blade