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Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Installation Manual

Brocade network advisor installation and migration guide v12.0.0 (53-1002699-01, march 2013)
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Brocade Network Advisor
Installation and Migration Guide
Supporting Network Advisor 12.0.0

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  • Page 1 53-1002699-01 ® 17 December 2012 Brocade Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide Supporting Network Advisor 12.0.0...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2006-2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, Brocade Assurance, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, MLX, NetIron, SAN Health, ServerIron, TurboIron, VCS, and VDX are registered trademarks, and AnyIO, Brocade One, CloudPlex, Effortless Networking, ICX, NET Health, OpenScript, and The Effortless Network are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Document In this chapter ......... . . vii How this document is organized .
  • Page 4 Headless installation ........14 Additional pre-installation requirements for UNIX systems (headless installation) .
  • Page 5 Chapter 4 Uninstallation Uninstalling from Windows systems ......55 Uninstalling from Windows systems (headless uninstall) ..56 Uninstalling from UNIX systems .
  • Page 6 Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide 53-1002699-01...

  • Page 7: About This Document

    About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized ........vii •...

  • Page 8: Supported Hardware And Software

    Supported hardware and software In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some devices but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which devices are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
  • Page 9 TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade 6510 switch 48-port, 16 Gbps switch Fabric OS v7.0.0 or later Brocade 7500 Extension switch 4 Gbps Router, Extension Switch Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later Brocade 7500E Extension switch 4 Gbps Extension Switch Fabric OS v5.1.0 or later...
  • Page 10 TABLE 1 Fabric OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-16, FC8-32, and 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 16-FC port, Fabric OS v6.2.0 FC8-48 Blades 8 Gbps 32-FC port, and 8 Gbps 48-FC port blades Brocade DCX-4S with FC8-64 Blades 4-slot Backbone Chassis with 8 Gbps 64-FC port...

  • Page 11: Ironware Os Hardware And Software Support

    IronWare OS hardware and software support The following firmware platforms are supported by this release of Network Advisor 12.0.X: • BigIron 2.7.02e (sustaining mode) or later • FastIron 7.2.0 or later • NetIron 5.1.0 or later • ServerIron (JetCore) 11.0 or later •...
  • Page 12 TABLE 2 IronWare OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required ICX 643048-HPOE switch 48-port Campus LAN HPOE switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later ICX 645024 switch 24-port Campus LAN switch FastIron 07.4.00 and later ICX 645024 Base L3 router 24-port Campus LAN Base L3 router FastIron 07.4.00 and later ICX 645024 Base router...
  • Page 13 TABLE 2 IronWare OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required FastIron Edge X 624 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 24 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 448 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 648 Enterprise LAN Edge switch, 48 10/100/1000 Mbps ports FastIron Edge X 424HF...

  • Page 14: Network Os Hardware And Software Support

    TABLE 2 IronWare OS-supported hardware (Continued) Device name Terminology used in documentation Firmware level required TurboIron Family Data Center switch 4.1.00d or 4.2.00 or later TurboIron 24X (T1-24X-AC) Data Center switch 4.1.00d or 4.2.00 or later Brocade 6650 Switch Data Center switch FastIron 7.5 and later Brocade 6650 Base L3 Router Data Center base L3 router...

  • Page 15: What's New In This Document

    What’s new in this document The following changes have been made since this document was last released: • Information that was added: Documented OS cache requriements (refer to “Operating system cache requirements” page 6) Documented downloading the software (refer to “Downloading the software”...

  • Page 16: Document Conventions

    Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document. Text formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows: bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI italic text...

  • Page 17: Notice To The Reader

    Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations. These references are made for informational purposes only. Corporation Referenced trademarks and products Linus Torvalds Linux Microsoft Corporation...

  • Page 18: Getting Technical Help

    Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. Management Application Serial Number To obtain the Management application serial number, select Help > License. The License dialog box displays.

  • Page 19: Document Feedback

    4. World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseIdShow command to display the WWN of the chassis. If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the nonport side of the chassis.
  • Page 20 Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide 53-1002699-01...

  • Page 21: Installation

    Chapter Installation In this chapter • System requirements ..........1 •...

  • Page 22: Server And Client Operating System Requirements

    System requirements Server and Client operating system requirements Table 4 summarizes the required Operating Systems (OS) for servers and the packages supported by each OS version. NOTE ® Large installations (SAN with SMI Agent or IP only) are only supported on 64-bit Windows operating systems.

  • Page 23: Host Requirements

    System requirements TABLE 5 Client operating system requirements Operating Version Guest OS version system Linux RedHat Enterprise 6.1 Advanced Platform (x86 32-bit/64-bit) SuSE Enterprise Server 11 (x86 32-bit) Oracle Enterprise 6.1 (x86 32-bit) ® Guest VMs VMware ESX Server i 5.0 Supports all client OS versions available for Windows and Microsoft Hyper-V (Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 SP1)
  • Page 24 System requirements Table 9 summarizes the minimum host requirements for running Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent on Windows and Linux systems. TABLE 9 SAN with SMI Agent host requirements Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Small Medium Large LAN Server plus one local Intel Core2 duo Intel Core2 duo Intel Core2 duo...

  • Page 25: Memory Requirements

    System requirements Memory requirements Table 12 through Table 14 summarizes the minimum system memory requirements for running Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent + IP on Windows and Linux systems. NOTE These requirements are only applicable when no other applications are running on Network Advisor. NOTE Paging space should be equal to or exceed the physical memory size.

  • Page 26: Operating System Cache Requirements

    System requirements Table 15 summarizes the minimum system memory requirements for running Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent on Windows and Linux systems. TABLE 15 SAN with SMI Agent memory requirements Server/Client Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Small Medium Large Server plus 1 local client 2 GB (32-bit) 3 GB (32-bit) 3 GB (32-bit)

  • Page 27: Disk Space Requirements

    System requirements TABLE 19 Linux swap space requirements Installed physical memory (RAM) size Recommended swap size 2 GB 4 GB 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB Greater than 4 GB and less than 8 GB Equal to the amount of RAM Greater than or equal to 8 GB and less than 64 GB .5 times the amount of RAM Disk space requirements...
  • Page 28 System requirements Table 23 summarizes the minimum disk space requirements for running Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent on Windows and Linux systems. TABLE 23 SAN with SMI Agent disk space requirements Server/Client Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Small Medium Large Server plus 1 local client 10 GB 10 GB...

  • Page 29: Browser Requirements

    Downloading the software Browser requirements The launch of Network Advisor and the launch of Element Manager (Web Tools) from the application are supported from the following browsers with a Java plug-in: • Browsers Windows Internet Explorer under Windows Firefox under Windows or Linux •...

  • Page 30: Pre-Installation Requirements

    Pre-installation requirements 5. Click downloads on the main page. 6. Select Management Software from the Download by list. Click Brocade Network Advisor in the Product Name list. 8. Select the highest version number for the latest GA code. For example, click Brocade Network Advisor 12.0.x, then click Brocade Network Advisor 12.0.0 Brocade GA.

  • Page 31: Additional Pre-Installation Requirements For Unix Systems

    Pre-installation requirements Additional pre-installation requirements for UNIX systems • Make sure that an X Server is available for display and is configured to permit X Client applications to display from the host on which they are installing the Network Advisor server (typically, this simply requires that the systems console be present and running with a logged-in user on the X Server-based desktop session, such as KDE, GNOME, and so on).

  • Page 32: Installing The Application

    Installing the application Installing the application Before you install the application, make sure your system meets the minimum pre-installation requirements (refer to “Pre-installation requirements” on page 10). If you are migrating data, refer “Data Migration” on page 41. NOTE SAN with SMI Agent + IP is not supported on 32-bit Windows systems. For more information, refer to “Pre-migration requirements”...

  • Page 33: Mapping The Loopback Address To The Localhost

    Installing the application 5. Review the displayed installation summary on the Pre-Installation Summary screen and click Install. 6. Make sure the Launch Configuration check box is selected (default) on the Installation Complete screen, and click Done. If the localhost is not mapped to the loopback address, an error message displays. You must map the loopback address to the localhost (refer to “Mapping the loopback address to the localhost”...

  • Page 34: Headless Installation

    Headless installation Headless installation Headless installation, also known as silent mode installation, is fully supported on all platforms. Once initiated, the headless installation requires minimal user interaction and runs based on the default values provided. Headless installation performs the actual installation; however, you must use the Configuration wizard in graphical user interface mode to copy data and settings, configure the FTP or SCP server, configure IP, and configure server ports.

  • Page 35: Unix Systems

    Headless installation Performing a headless installation on Windows and UNIX systems To perform a headless installation through the CLI, download the software (refer to “Downloading the software” on page 9). • For Windows systems, open a Command Prompt and execute this command: install.exe -i silent -DUSER_INSTALL_DIR="C:\Program Files\Network Advisor11.X.X"...
  • Page 36 Headless installation Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide 53-1002699-01...

  • Page 37: Network Advisor Configuration

    Chapter Network Advisor Configuration In this chapter • Configuring Network Advisor........17 •...
  • Page 38 Configuring Network Advisor 3. Select one of the following options on the Package screen and click Next. • SAN with SMI Agent • • SAN with SMI Agent + IP • SMI Agent Only (Go to step NOTE SMI Agent is not supported in a Professional edition configuration. NOTE If you choose to install only the SMI Agent, the configuration defaults to the SAN Enterprise package.
  • Page 39 Configuring Network Advisor 6. Complete the following steps on the FTP/SCP/SFTP Server screen. a. Choose one of the following options: • Select Built-in FTP/SCP/SFTP Server to configure an internal FTP/SCP/SFTP server and select one of the following options: Select Built-in FTP Server to configure an internal FTP server The internal FTP server uses a default account and port 21.
  • Page 40 Configuring Network Advisor 8. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. NOTE If the Management server or client has multiple Network Interface Cards and if any of these interfaces are not plugged in, you must disable them; otherwise, the following features do not work properly: Server impact •...
  • Page 41 Configuring Network Advisor 9. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen (Figure NOTE Do not use port 1527 for any of these port numbers. Port 1527 is used internally by the server. FIGURE 1 Server Configuration screen a. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port # (HTTPS) field (default is 443). b.
  • Page 42 Configuring Network Advisor Enter a port number in the SNMP Port Number field (default is 162). Click Next. If you enter a syslog port number already in use, a message displays. Click No on the message to remain on the Server Configuration screen and edit the syslog port number. Click Yes to close the message.
  • Page 43 Configuring Network Advisor 12. (IP Enterprise) Select one of the following options on the IP Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of all managed product ports. NOTE If you installed the SAN with SMI Agent + IP package on a 32-bit Windows system, the Large option is disabled for IP network size (Enterprise and Professional Plus).

  • Page 44: Accessing The Network Advisor Interfaces

    Accessing the Network Advisor interfaces Accessing the Network Advisor interfaces Use the following procedures to access Network Advisor from the server and client as well as to access the Server Management Console and the SMI Agent Configuration Tool. Logging into a server You must log into a server to monitor your network.

  • Page 45: Launching The Smc On Linux

    Accessing the Network Advisor interfaces 3. Log into another server by entering the IP address to the other server in the Network Address field. NOTE The server must be the exact same version, edition, starting port number, and network size as the client.

  • Page 46: Launching The Smia Configuration Tool

    Accessing the Network Advisor interfaces Launching the SMIA Configuration Tool 1. Launch the Server Management Console from the Start menu. 2. Click Configure SMI Agent. The SMIA Configuration Tool Log In dialog box displays. 3. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively.

  • Page 47: Syslog Troubleshooting

    Syslog troubleshooting Syslog troubleshooting If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device. Use one of the following procedures (depending on your operating system), to determine which process is running on the syslog port and to stop the process. Finding the process 1.

  • Page 48: Installing The Odbc Driver

    Installing the ODBC driver Installing the ODBC driver You must have the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver to allow remote clients to export data and generate reports. The ODBC driver enables you to configure the data source name (DSN) for the Network Advisor database.

  • Page 49: Installing The Odbc Driver On Linux Systems

    Installing the ODBC driver 16. Enter the database user name in the User Name field. 17. Enter the password in the Password field. 18. Click Test to test the connection. NOTE You can also use the Windows ODBC Driver Manager to add the DSN for the LINUX database server.
  • Page 50 Installing the ODBC driver Adding the Datasourse on Linux systems Before you edit the INI files, install Network Advisor (refer to “Installation” on page 1) and make sure the PostgreSQL database is up and running. NOTE For RedHat and Oracle Enterprise systems, the odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini files are located in /etc. For SUSE systems, the odbc.ini and odbcinst.ini files are located in /etc/unixODBC.
  • Page 51 Installing the ODBC driver 5. On the Set up user authentication screen, complete the following steps. a. Enter the database user name in the User name field. b. Select the Password required check box. Click Test Connection to test the connection. The Authentication Password dialog box displays.

  • Page 52: Smart Card Driver Installation

    Smart Card driver installation Smart Card driver installation Windows operating systems do not require smart card drivers to be installed separately; the driver is bundled with the operating system. However, you must install a smart card driver for the Linux operating systems.
  • Page 53 Smart Card driver installation 5. Create a soft link into the system directory. This is to support the automatic restart of the pcscd daemon upon system restart. If you installed the pcsc directory into the /opt directory, just create the soft link. Otherwise, use the name of the new directory in place of /opt.

  • Page 54: Installing The Smart Card Driver On The Remote Client

    Smart Card driver installation Installing the Smart Card driver on the remote client 1. Complete steps 1 through 4 in “Installing the Smart Card driver on the local client” on page 32. 2. Run the following commands to support remote clients (Web Start). >...
  • Page 55 Smart Card driver installation 3. If there is an existing pcscd script in this directory, you can move and rename this file before you overwrite it. > mv /etc/init.d/pcscd /etc/init.d/pcscd.org 4. Create a soft link using the following command. > ln –s /opt/pcsc/pcscctl /etc/init.d/pcscd The existing pcscd.org script in this directory implies that a different driver version exists.

  • Page 56: Configuring An Explicit Server Ip Address

    Configuring an explicit server IP address Configuring an explicit server IP address If you selected a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen during installation and the selected IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To connect to the new IP address, you must manually update the IP address information.

  • Page 57: Product Improvement

    Product Improvement Product Improvement To improve our products we are collecting usage statistics from the field. If you agree to participate in the program, the Network Advisor server will transmit data back to the secure Brocade web server (HTTPS). The Brocade web server is hosted in a Brocade network. Brocade collects the following usage data: •...

  • Page 58: Disabling Product Improvement Data Transfer

    Product Improvement Disabling product improvement data transfer You can disable feature usage data transfer from the Options dialog box once your system is up and running. To disable feature usage data transfer from the application, complete the following steps. 1. Select Server > Options. The Options dialog box displays.

  • Page 59: Configuring Remote Client Access To The Database

    Configuring remote client access to the database 11. When the file is successfully created, the client changes the state of the data transfer to “Uploading” and transmits the data. The client transmits the data securely to the Brocade web server using the Apache HTTP Components third-party library.
  • Page 60 Configuring remote client access to the database Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide 53-1002699-01...

  • Page 61: Data Migration

    Chapter Data Migration In this chapter • Upgrading the license ......... . . 41 •...
  • Page 62 Upgrading the license TABLE 28 SAN + IP upgrade paths Current software release To software release SAN + IP Professional SAN Professional Plus + IP Trial or Enterprise Licensed version SAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed version SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Trial SAN Professional Plus + IP Enterprise Licensed version SAN + IP Enterprise Trial or Licensed version...

  • Page 63: Supported Migration Paths

    Supported migration paths Supported migration paths You cannot migrate directly from Network Advisor 11.0.X to Network Advisor 12.0.0. To migrate from Network Advisor 11.0.X, you must first migrate to Network Advisor 11.1.X, then migrate to Network Advisor 12.0.0. To migrate from Network Advisor 11.0.X to Network Advisor 11.1.X, refer to the Network Advisor Migration Guide for Network Advisor 11.1.X.

  • Page 64: Dcfm Migration Paths

    Supported migration paths TABLE 30 Network Advisor version migration paths Current version Professional version Trial version Licensed Version Professional Enterprise Professional Enterprise Plus Plus Network Advisor 12.0.0 Professional Network Advisor 12.0.0 Professional Plus trial Network Advisor 12.0.0 Professional Plus Licensed Network Advisor 12.0.0 Enterprise trial Network Advisor 12.0.0 Enterprise Licensed Migration from pre-12.0.0 releases does not support partial data migration and network path migration.

  • Page 65: Efcm And Fabric Manager Migration Paths

    Pre-migration requirements EFCM and Fabric Manager migration paths You cannot migrate directly from EFCM or Fabric Manager to Network Advisor 12.0.0. To migrate from EFCM or Fabric Manager, you must first migrate to DCFM 10.3.X, then migrate to Network Advisor 11.1.X, then migrate to Network Advisor 12.0.0. For more information about migrating from EFCM or Fabric Manager to DCFM 10.3.X, contact your customer representative.
  • Page 66 Pre-migration requirements 5. Select the Share this Folder option on the Network Advisor Properties dialog box and click The folder icon changes to the shared folder icon. 6. From the 64-bit server, verify that the 32-bit server shared drive is accessible. Install your current application (pre-12.0.0 release) on the 64-bit server (refer to “Data Migration”...

  • Page 67: Additional Pre-Migration Requirements On Unix Systems

    Pre-migration requirements • Cross OS migration is not supported; however, you can restore a Windows OS backup to a Linux OS and vice versa. If you are migrating from one OS to another, complete the following steps: 1. Install Network Advisor 12.0 (refer to “Installation”...

  • Page 68: Migrating Data

    Migrating data Migrating data The quickest and simplest method of moving from one package to another is to enter the new license information on the Network Advisor License dialog box. To upgrade from a previous release, refer to “Upgrading the license” on page 41.
  • Page 69 Migrating data 5. Click Next on the Data Migration screen. If you have products associated with the Brocade North America or Brocade International Call Home centers, a message displays. To map these Call Home centers to the Brocade E-mail Call Home center after migration, click Yes.
  • Page 70 Migrating data 8. Complete the following steps on the FTP/SCP/SFTP Server screen. The default selection reflects the previous edition configuration. a. Choose one of the following options: • Select Built-in FTP/SCP/SFTP Server to configure an internal FTP/SCP/SFTP server and select one of the following options: Select Built-in FTP Server to configure an internal FTP server The internal FTP server uses a default account and port 21.
  • Page 71 Migrating data 9. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. NOTE If the Management server or client has multiple Network Interface Cards and if any of these interfaces are not plugged in, you must disable them; otherwise, the following features do not work properly: Server impact •...
  • Page 72 Migrating data 10. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. FIGURE 2 Server Configuration screen a. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port # (HTTPS) field (default is 443). b. Enable HTTP redirection to HTTPS by selecting the Redirect HTTP Requests to HTTPS check box.
  • Page 73 Migrating data Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). Click Next. If you enter a syslog port number already in use, a message displays. Click No on the message to remain on the Server Configuration screen and edit the syslog port number. Click Yes to close the message and continue with step If you enter a port number already in use, a warning displays next to the associated port...
  • Page 74 Migrating data 13. (IP Enterprise) Select one of the following options on the IP Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of all managed product ports. NOTE If you installed the SAN with SMI Agent + IP package on a 32-bit Windows system, the Large option is disabled for IP Network Size (Enterprise and Professional Plus).

  • Page 75: Chapter 4 Uninstallation

    Chapter Uninstallation In this chapter • Uninstalling from Windows systems....... . 55 •...

  • Page 76: Uninstalling From Windows Systems (Headless Uninstall)

    Uninstalling from Windows systems (headless uninstall) Uninstalling from Windows systems (headless uninstall) If the application was installed using the headless installation, complete the following steps to uninstall Network Advisor and SMI Agent from your Windows server. 1. Open a command prompt. 2.

  • Page 77: Uninstalling From Unix Systems (Headless Uninstall)

    Uninstalling from UNIX systems (headless uninstall) Uninstalling from UNIX systems (headless uninstall) If the application was installed using the headless installation, complete the following steps to uninstall Network Advisor and SMI Agent from your UNIX server. 1. Go to Install_Home/Uninstall_Network_Advisor12_0_0. 2.
  • Page 78 Uninstalling from UNIX systems (headless uninstall) Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide 53-1002699-01...

  • Page 79: Network Advisor Packages

    Appendix References In this Appendix • Network Advisor packages ........59 •...

  • Page 80: Edition Feature Support

    Edition feature support Edition feature support Table 33 details whether the SAN features are supported in the Professional, Professional Plus, or Enterprise versions, or only through the Element Manager of the device. TABLE 33 SAN features supported Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise AAA (Authentication, Authorization, and Auditing) Authentication and authorization configuration...
  • Page 81 Edition feature support TABLE 33 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Encryption Layer 2 FC support Encryption configuration and monitoring Access Gateway – Cisco interop support Device decommissioning End device connectivity Collection Views Fabric binding Fabric Watch Hardware Element Element...
  • Page 82 Edition feature support TABLE 33 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise FICON/CUP Cascaded FICON configuration wizard Cascaded FICON Fabric merge wizard PDCM Matrix Element Element Manager Manager Firmware management and SupportSave Firmware download Capture SupportSave Frame monitor HBA management HBA management VM management...
  • Page 83 Edition feature support TABLE 33 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Performance management - SNMP monitoring Real Time Performance collection, display, and reports Historical Performance collection, display, and reports Thresholds Top talkers - Supported on SAN switches and Access Gateway Marching ants Data aging End-to-End monitors...
  • Page 84 Edition feature support TABLE 33 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise SMI Agent Server Profile Fabric Profile Indication Sub Profile Zone Control Sub Profile Enhanced Zoning and Enhanced Zoning Control Sub Profile FDMI (Fabric Device Management Interface) Sub Profile Fabrics Virtual Fabrics Sub Profile Topology View Sub Profile FC HBA (Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter) Profile...
  • Page 85 Edition feature support TABLE 33 SAN features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Virtual fabric support Discovery Configuration VLAN management VM Plugin Support Web Element Manager Zoning Member selection Zone editing Live fabric library scope QoS support Zone alias support Delete Zone database Impact analysis Remove offline devices...
  • Page 86 Edition feature support TABLE 34 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Base with Base with Licensed Licensed Unlicensed version Ethernet Ethernet Fabrics Fabrics Change management Partial support CLI configuration management CLI Element Manager Configuration management Configuration snapshot Configuration repository management Manual backup NOTE: Professional only supports one product at a time.
  • Page 87 Edition feature support TABLE 34 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Base with Base with Licensed Licensed Unlicensed version Ethernet Ethernet Fabrics Fabrics Fabric Watch NOTE: Only supported on DCB switches. Hardware Element Element Element Element Manager Manager Manager Manager Ports Element...
  • Page 88 Edition feature support TABLE 34 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Base with Base with Licensed Licensed Unlicensed version Ethernet Ethernet Fabrics Fabrics MLX/XMR management MPLS management VCID pool VLL manager VLL monitor VPLS manager VPLS monitor Performance management - SNMP monitoring Real Time Performance collection, display, and reports Historical Performance collection, display, and reports Thresholds...
  • Page 89 Edition feature support TABLE 34 IP features supported (Continued) Feature Professional Base Base with Base with Licensed Licensed Unlicensed version Ethernet Ethernet Fabrics Fabrics Topology management User Management VIP Server management VLAN management VM Plugin Support Web Element Manager Web Tools/Fabric Watch Zoning Member selection Zone editing...

  • Page 90: Management Server And Client Ports

    Management server and client ports Management server and client ports The Management application has two parts: the Server and the Client. The Server is installed on one machine and stores device-related information; it does not have a user interface. To view information through a user interface, you must log in to the Server through a Client.
  • Page 91 Management server and client ports TABLE 35 Port usage and firewall requirements (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall Management application HTTP server Non-SSL HTTP/1.1 connector Client–Server port if you use secure client-server communication. You need this port for HTTP redirection Product HTTP server Product non-SSL http port for...
  • Page 92 Management server and client ports TABLE 35 Port usage and firewall requirements (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 1812 RADIUS Authentication Server Port RADIUS server port for Server–RADIUS authentication if you use Server RADIUS as an external authentication 1813 RADIUS Accounting Server Port...

  • Page 93: Scalability Limits

    Scalability limits TABLE 35 Port usage and firewall requirements (Continued) Port Number Ports Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 24611 JBoss Transaction Services Recovery Not used remotely Server Manager port 24612 JBoss Transaction Status Manager port Not used remotely Server 24613 JBoss Pooled invoker port...
  • Page 94 Scalability limits Table 37 summarizes the SAN scalability limits for support with Network Advisor Professional Plus edition. TABLE 37 Professional Plus-supported limits by SAN size Values Limits Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports 2560 Number of Device Ports 4096 Number of Access Gateways Performance Monitoring Polling...
  • Page 95 Scalability limits Table 41 summarizes the SAN scalability limits for pure Fabric OS fabrics with Network Advisor Enterprise edition. TABLE 41 Enterprise-supported limits by SAN size for SMI Agent only on Fabric OS fabrics Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Switches and Access Gateways Number of Switch Ports 2000...

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