Industrial EM-6520-48 Fibre Channel SAN Switch

The Brocade Connectrix 6520B EM-6520-48 Fibre Channel SAN Switch is a high-density storage‑area‑network switch with a 48‑port base configuration and Ports on Demand licenses to unlock 72 or 96 ports (model DS-6520B). As a Gen 5 Fibre Channel switch, it supports multi‑rate line speeds of 2, 4, 8, and 16 Gbps, enabling scalable bandwidth for mixed storage environments and full‑duplex operation. The 6520B family provides up to 96 active ports when fully licensed, making it suitable for consolidating servers and storage arrays into a single SAN fabric. Typical applications include connecting virtualization hosts and enterprise databases to shared storage, as well as backup and archiving infrastructures, with configuration options that align with other Connectrix devices for unified fabric management.