Hi, Boll,
Could you elabrate a bit more about why Brocade should be avoided due to its
RSCNs?
Thanks
-Yi

"Boll Weevil" wrote in message
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On 15 Oct 2003 07:58:09 -0700, (Jeff Specoli) wrote:

Hey guys/gals,

I know very little about SANs but have been asked to find information
on the web about which is the better overall switch: The Brocade
Silkworm 3900 or the McData 3232? All I can find are marketing blurbs
and very little about the technical merits of each device. Which do
you guys prefer and why? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Also,
any URLs you may have regarding specifics about performance testing,
etc. on these devices are appreciated.

-TIA
Jeff

Here's a rag that was posted a while ago:

On 22 Sep 2003 12:59:01 -0700, (NYCeyes) wrote:

Hi:

This is not strictly a Sun/Solaris question, but
many talented people tuned in have good information
to share, so I included the group.

Price aside, given a choice between a Brocade-3900
and a McData Sperion(ES)-3232, which would you go
with and why. To help you answer, know that two of
these will straddle the ends of a 91km DWDM connection,
so Buffer Credits are an important consideration.
I have calculated the required amount to be about
62 at 2Gbps and a payload of 2Kbytes.

Are there any other preferences that you like or
dislike as well?

The question is which HBA are you going to use. If you are thinking
qlogic, then do not use the Brocade switch due to RSCNs. Otherwise, the
products are comparable.

If you will be growing into a larger SAN later, then I'd stick with the
Mcdata, again. The Mcdata core switch is better. If you use Mcdata core,
obviously
it's better to have Mcdata edge switches.

Boll Weevil