Don’t let legacy devices compromise your SAN

What’s inside?

The Brocade 300 (Lenovo B300) and Brocade 6505 (Lenovo B6505) switches are long past their Fabric OS® End-of-Availability dates – meaning no new features, no security patches, and increasing risk of downtime. As workloads grow and modern servers and storage demand higher performance, these legacy devices create bottlenecks, compatibility issues, and rising vulnerability across your SAN.

This guide explains why now is the time to retire aging 8G and 16G switches and upgrade to the Lenovo ThinkSystem DB710S. Discover:

• What FOS EOA and EOS mean for reliability, security, and support
• How aging hardware impacts performance, stability, and uptime
• The risks of keeping unsupported switches in your fabric
• The advantages of moving to the DB710S—64G speed, lower latency, stronger security, autonomous SAN intelligence, and a lifetime warranty

Learn why modernising your SAN with the Lenovo DB710S is essential to protect your data and keep mission-critical workloads running smoothly.