Fabric Os - IBM 2109 Model M12 User Manual

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Fabric OS

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IBM TotalStorage SAN Switch: 2109 Model M12 User's Guide
Enables policy-based security mechanisms that are integrated within Fabric OS
The following licensed software provides a graphical user interface from a standard
workstation:
v Fabric Manager 4.0 (Feature code 7203)
Administers, configures, and maintains fabric switches and SANs with host-based
software
The following licensed features are included with the 2109 Model M12:
v Performance Monitoring
Comprehensive tool for monitoring the performance of network storage resources
v ISL Trunking
Connects up to four ISLs between two switches through an expansion port
(E_port) to merge logically into one link
v Fabric Watch
Monitors mission-critical fabric parameters
v Advanced Zoning
Segments a fabric into virtual private SANs
v Web Tools
Administers, configures, and maintains fabric switches and SANs
Note: To activate these features, go to the following Web site:
www.ibm.com/storage/key/
See the following documents for more information about Fabric Watch, Fabric
Manager, Web Tools, Secure Fabric OS, and high availability:
v Brocade Fabric Watch User's Guide
v Brocade Fabric Manager User's Guide
v Brocade Advanced Web Tools User's Guide
v Brocade Distributed Fabric User's Guide
v Brocade Advanced Zoning User's Guide
v Brocade Secure Fabric OS User's Guide
v Brocade Fabric OS Reference
v Brocade Silkworm 12000 Hardware Reference Manual
Fabric OS is a robust operating system for high-performance, scalable SANs.
Fabric OS allows you to:
v Rapidly build highly resilient, fault-tolerant multiswitch SAN fabrics
v Ensure high-speed access to business-critical data
v Allow hosts to dynamically share storage resources
v Rapidly scale the SAN by simply plugging in new devices with no configuration
required. Software upgrades are nondisruptive
v Integrate private loops, private hosts, load balancing and sophisticated SAN
management
v Easily manage the switches, hosts and devices that comprise the SAN