Using Hcm And Bcu - IBM Brocade Installation And User Manual

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Using HCM and BCU

For details on how to activate and use the BIOS Configuration Utility, refer to
BIOS Configuration
Refer to the Boot Code chapter in the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual located
on http://www.brocade.com/sites/dotcom/services-support/drivers-downloads/CNA/IBM.page
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Using HCM and BCU
The Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) is a management software GUI for configuring,
troubleshooting, and monitoring the Brocade 2-Port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter and device
connections on local and remote host systems. The Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU), which
loads with the driver package, provides commands that perform comparable functions on a local
host system. These functions include the following:
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Configuring BIOS using BCU commands or HCM
Configuring boot over SAN
Configuring UEFI
Installing operating systems and Brocade 2-Port 10Gb Converged Network Adapter drivers on
boot LUNs
Installing full driver packages on boot LUNs
Fabric-Based Boot LUN discovery
Booting systems without operating systems or local drives
Updating the Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN
Discovery using the agent software running on the servers attached to the SAN, which enables
you to contact the devices in your SAN.
Configuration management, which enables you to configure local and remote systems. With
HCM you can configure the following items:
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FCoE ports
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Ethernet ports
Management and monitoring of CEE ports.
Diagnostics, which enables you to test the adapters and the devices to which they are
connected:
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Link status of each adapter and its attached devices
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Loopback tests to evaluate the ports and the error rate on the adapter
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Read/write buffer test, which tests the link between the adapter and its devices
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FC protocol tests, including echo, ping, and trace route
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Ethernet loopback test
Monitoring, which provides statistics for the SAN components.
Security, which enables you to specify a CHAP secret and configure authentication parameters.
Event notifications, which provide asynchronous notification of various conditions and
problems through a user-defined event filter.
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