Optional Features Of The Brocade 4 Gb San Switch Modules - IBM Brocade 4 Gb SAN Switch Module Installation Manual

6 Optional features of the Brocade 4 Gb SAN
switch modules
You can upgrade the switch module to use the following optional features after you purchase them.
Table 2. Optional features
Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring
Brocade ISL Trunking
Brocade Performance Bundle
Brocade Extended Fabrics
Brocade Fabric Watch
Brocade Advanced Security (Secure OS)
Brocade 5-port Upgrade
Optional feature Description
• Provides advanced performance-monitoring
procedures through the Brocade switch
module:
— End-to-end operations
— Small computer system interface (SCSI)
read operations
— SCSI write operations
— SCSI read/write operations
— SCSI versus IP traffic-usage comparisons
• Enables performance tuning of the Brocade 4
Gb SAN.
• Logically combines the external switch-module
ports into two 12 Gb trunk links when the ports
are connected (inter-switch linked) to another
Brocade switch module.
• Ensures optimum performance for servers that
use this trunk.
Includes both the Advanced Performance
Monitoring and ISL Trunking advanced features.
Enables full bandwidth performance at extended
distances up to 100 km (62.14 miles).
For more information about configuring this feature,
see the Brocade switch module Release Notes on
the Resource CD.
Enables health diagnostics utilities for 4 Gb
modules.
Provides increased security for the Brocade 4 Gb
SAN through encryption, digital certificates, digital
signatures, and various access-control lists.
Upgrades the switch module from seven internal
ports and three external ports to nine internal ports
and six external ports. A second 5-port key
upgrades the switch module to 14 internal ports and
six external ports.
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