General Adapter Management - Dell Brocade Adapters Installation And Reference Manual

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Adapter management features
For the Brocade 1007 CNA, BIOS and UEFI boot code support Advanced Management Module
(AMM) connectivity and Blade Center Open Fabric Manager (BOFM) for configuring SAN and LAN
connections SAN target selection, and WWN virtualization. For more information, refer to
"BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM)"
This section describes the features associated with all models of the following types of Brocade
adapters:
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General adapter management

Use BCU commands and HCM for installing, configuring, troubleshooting, and monitoring the
adapter and device connections. General HBA, CNA, and Fabric Adapter management functions
include the following:
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Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your AnyIO and SFP port
configurations:
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"General adapter management"
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"CNA management" on page 33, for ports configured in CNA or NIC modes.
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"HBA management" on page 36, for ports configured in HBA mode.
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"NIC Management" on page 35 for ports configured in NIC mode.
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"Fabric Adapter management"
CNAs- Refer to the following subsections:
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"General adapter management"
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"CNA management" on page 33.
HBAs - Refer to the following subsections:
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"General adapter management"
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"HBA management" on page 36.
Discovery of adapters and connected storage devices
Adapter diagnostics
Event notifications for adapter conditions and problems
Supportsave
Port statistics
Host security authentication
Port logging level configuration
Port configuration
Virtual port configuration
Virtual port statistics display
Logical port statistics display
Interrupt control coalescing
Performance monitoring
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on page 36
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on page 32.
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