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Physical Planning Considerations
5
CNT WAN Support
Element Manager
Application
McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual
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Fibre Channel-based SANs are typically implemented as discrete
islands - isolated networks accessible only from local servers
connected through a Fibre Channel fabric. Many companies are
striving to interconnect isolated SANs and consolidate computer
resources through WAN extension technology. Therefore, edge
switches deployed as part of a core-to-edge fabric often require WAN
connectivity.
This connectivity is provided by the CNT WAN support feature,
included only in software maintenance release 4.02.00. With this
feature installed and enabled, a Sphereon 3232, 4300, or 4500 Fabric
Switch can communicate with CNT UltraNet Edge storage routers
(WAN gateways).
The Element Manager feature allows director or fabric switch
management through an Element Manager application GUI. A
director or switch is delivered with the application enabled for a
31-day grace period. Before grace period expiration, the application
must be reactivated and enabled through a PFE key.
During the grace period, a No Feature Key dialog box
appears when the Element Manager application is accessed. Click OK
to close the dialog box and open the application.
No Feature Key Dialog Box
Figure 5-9
In addition, the message Element Manager license key has not been
installed - Please follow up instructions to update permanent key
appears splashed across views, indicating the Element Manager PFE
key must be installed. The Hardware View
4500 Switch is shown as an example.
(Figure
5-9)
(Figure
5-10) for a Sphereon
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