The Brocade 8GB SAN Switch delivers an easy to manage embedded fiber channel switch with 8 Gbps performance. The integrated design frees up rack space, enables shared power and cooling, and reduces cabling and small form-factor pluggable. Enhanced trunking support with external switches provides higher bandwidth to enable demanding applications such as server virtualization. The 12 auto-sensing ports support lower bandwidth components for investment protection. The Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch saves space and cost, significantly simplifies the SAN environment, enables easier deployment and management, and delivers the performance required for emerging higher throughput applications.