Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated December 19, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and subsidiaries as of November 1, 2014 and October 26, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for each of the years in the three‑year period ended November 1, 2014, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of November 1, 2014, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Santa Clara, California

June 9, 2015