Cisco MDS 9216 Configuration Manual page 20

Chapter 1 SVC Product Overview
SVC Features
intelligence to load balance across up to 16 equal cost paths and, in the event of a switch failure, to
dynamically reroute traffic. When deployed in clustered pairs and combined with SAN-OS software,
availability is extended to the volume level ensuring maximum uptime.
• Management options
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family CSM provides three principal modes of management of your virtual
storage environment: Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Line Interface (CLI), IBM's SVC for
Cisco MDS 9000 CLI, and IBM's ICAT management GUI. For users who prefer a common interface
for both SAN and Volume management, the Cisco SAN-OS CLI includes the full suite of
capabilities necessary to manage your virtual storage environment from the SAN-OS command line.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN Volume Controller Configuration Guide
1-4
78-16119-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3