Fabric; System Requirements - Brocade Communications Systems A7990A - StorageWorks SAN Director 4/16 Blade Switch Administrator's Manual

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System Requirements

System Requirements
The system requirements for the Fabric Manager client and server software depend on the size of the
fabric and whether you are using one or more machines for the client and server software.
Note
It is recommended that you have a dedicated system for the Fabric Manager server.
For a large SAN with 1281 to 2560 ports or 51 to 80 switches, you should run the Fabric Manager client
and server software on separate machines. Adhere to the system requirements for each, as listed in
Table 1-2 on page
Each Fabric Manager server can support up to five Fabric Manager clients (not running on the same
machine).
The Fabric Manager client accesses any managed switches through an Ethernet connection.
Note
If your client and server are on different systems, you must ensure that both have access to the switches,
good network connection, and good bandwidth. A firewall between the client, server, and SAN is not
recommended.
Table 1-2
Operating
System
Windows
and Linux
1-4
1-4.
System Requirements for Client and Server Machines
Machine
Type
Small SAN
1-512 Ports
(1-20 Switches)
Client 800 MHz CPU
256 MB RAM
512 MB virtual
memory
Server 1.8 GHz P4 CPU
1 GB RAM
512 MB virtual
memory
1
Combined 2 GHz P4 CPU
1.5 GB RAM
1 GB virtual memory
Requirements
Medium SAN Large SAN
513-1280 Ports 1281-2560 Ports
(21-50 Switches) (51-80 Switches)
1.5 GHz CPU 1.5 GHz CPU
512 MB RAM 512 MB RAM
512 MB virtual 512 MB virtual
memory memory
2.0 GHz P4 CPU 2 x 3 GHz P4 CPU
1.5 GB RAM 2.5 GB RAM
512 MB virtual 1 GB virtual memory
memory
2 x 3 GHz P4 CPU Not recommended
2 GB RAM
1 GB virtual memory
Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP