SAN Switches

NA-210E-R0 001 Brocade 210E SAN Switch

QW938A HP SN3000B 16GB 24-Port 24 Active Ports 684429-001

SG-XWBRO8GB-M01 New Sun Brocade 32-Port 8GB FC Blade for Brocade DCX and 48000

SILKWORM3800 BROCADE 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch

SK-3802-0000 Brocade Silkworm SAN Switch 3800 2GB Fibre Channel 16 Port

Silkworm24000 Brocade Silkworm 24000 Fibre Channel Switch 2x PSU

Brocade Silkworm 200E Switch PN: SN-220E-R0000 80-1200123-02

The NETGEAR XS712T (also commonly listed or cross-referenced in some reseller databases as GS724T due to similar naming conventions or mislabeling) is a managed Gigabit Ethernet switch from NETGEAR's ProSAFE / Smart Switch family. The model in your query is correctly the XS712T, a 12-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet smart managed switch — not the GS724T (which is a 24-port 1GbE model).

The NETGEAR XS712T is a compact, high-performance 10GBASE-T smart managed switch designed for small-to-medium businesses, branch offices, high-performance workgroups, virtualization hosts, storage servers, and environments needing affordable 10 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity without the complexity or cost of full enterprise core switches.

It provides 12 × 10GBASE-T copper ports (RJ-45) plus 2 × 10G SFP+ fiber ports for uplinks or long-distance connections, delivering up to 240 Gbps non-blocking switching capacity in a fanless, desktop/rack-mountable 1RU form factor. This makes it ideal as a top-of-rack (ToR) switch, aggregation switch for 10G servers/storage, or upgrade path from 1GbE networks.

The switch runs NETGEAR's Smart Managed firmware with a web-based GUI (no CLI), supporting VLANs, QoS, LACP LAGs, IGMP snooping, port mirroring, cable diagnostics, loop prevention, DoS protection, and basic Layer 2+ features — all configurable via an intuitive browser interface or NETGEAR Insight Cloud Management (optional subscription).

It is fanless (silent operation), energy-efficient (IEEE 802.3az EEE), and includes a built-in power supply — making it popular for quiet office environments, small server rooms, or homelabs needing 10G performance without enterprise complexity.

The HP 418663-001 (also known as AE496A or AE496-63001) is a StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch Power Pack — a complete 4/64-port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel SAN switch from HP's B-Series (Brocade-based) storage networking portfolio.

This is a high-availability, enterprise SAN switch that provides 64 Fibre Channel ports (32 active ports by default in the "Power Pack" bundle, with the option to license and activate the remaining 32 ports). It is based on Brocade Fabric OS and was designed for mid-size to large Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs) in the mid-2000s to early 2010s.

Key capabilities:

• 32 active 4 Gbps FC ports (expandable to 64 with additional port licenses)
• High-availability design with redundant power supplies, redundant fans, and non-disruptive firmware upgrades
• Advanced fabric services including zoning, ISL trunking, fabric routing, QoS, and Brocade's Fabric Vision tools (when licensed)
• "Power Pack" designation typically indicates it comes with a bundle of 32 active ports plus redundant power supplies and enhanced software features

It was commonly deployed as an edge switch or small core switch in HP StorageWorks SAN fabrics, connecting servers to storage arrays (HP EVA, XP, 3PAR, etc.) or as part of larger multi-switch fabrics.