IBM Flex System FC5022 User Manual page 30

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Managing the adapter
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For details on using BCU commands and HCM, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide
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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 adapter port and features.
Management and monitoring of ports.
Diagnostics, which enables you to test the adapters and the devices to which they are connected:
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Adapter, PHY module, BIOS, and port data.
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Link status of each adapter and its attached devices
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Logs of adapter, port, and HCM events,
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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
Monitoring, which provides statistics for adapter ports, authentication activities, firmware, I/O
controller, virtual ports, fabric, FCP initiator mode, remote ports, virtual ports, and other areas.
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.
www.brocade.com/adapters-ibm-flex.
IBM Flex System FC5022 2-Port 16Gb FC Adapter User's Guide