Chapter 10 Upgrading Your San Management System; Differences Between Efcm Basic And Other Mcdata Products; Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager - McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Differences Between EFCM Basic and other McDATA Products

Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager

The EFCM Basic interface is designed to manage products in a simple
SAN while the Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) and
SANavigator are designed to manage products in large scale SANs.
Therefore, as you add additional products to your SAN, consider
migrating from EFCM Basic to other McDATA management products
to provide more efficient management of your SAN.
NOTE: For detailed information, contact your sales representative or visit
McDATA's web site, www.mcdata.com.
For information about EFCM, see
on page 10-1.
Manager
For information about SANavigator, see
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) is a comprehensive
storage resource management application used to configure SANs.
EFCM simplifies SAN management, optimizes storage resources, and
minimizes storage networking risks. When comparing EFCM Basic to
EFCM, consider the following attributes of EFCM:
Upgrading Your SAN
Management System
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity
SANavigator
Upgrading Your SAN Management System
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