Software Features; Security; Security Features - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Hardware Reference Manual

• SMI-S compliant
• Watchdog timers
• Status LEDs
• Predictive diagnostics analysis through Fabric Watch
• SNMP (including version 3) integration with higher-layer managers

Software features

The Fabric OS allows any Fibre Channel-compliant device to attach to the switches as long as it
conforms to the device login, name service, and related FC standards. Each operating environment
requires that a FC Host Bus Adapter (HBA) be available with a standards-compliant driver for correct
interface to the fabric.
Fabric OS consists of a set of embedded applications running on top of an embedded Linux operating
system kernel. These applications include:
• Name server
• Alias server
• Zone server
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent
• SMI-S compliant API
• Syslog auditing
• Reliable Commit Service (RCS)
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Tasks to manage address assignment, routing, link initialization, fabric initialization, link shutdown,
DC SAN Director shutdown, and the user interface

Security

Table 3 highlights some of the key security features available for the DC SAN Director running Fabric
OS 6.0.0b or later, and for other HP enterprise-class platforms running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later. For
details, contact HP.
Table 3 Security features

Security Features

DH-CHAP
SSHv2 (using AES, 3DES, RSA)
HTTPS (using AES)
SNPMv3
FC-SP
Secure RPC
Secure file copy (SCP)
Login banner
Monitoring of attempted security breaches (via audit log-
ging)
Monitoring of attempted security breaches (via Fabric
Watch Security Class)
FC security policies: DCC and SCC
Trusted Switch (FCS) for central security management
Management access controls (SNMPv3, Telnet, FTP, serial
port, front panel)
Hardware-enforced zoning by WWN and/or domain/port
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