Advanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric Services
Hardware Enforced Zoning (included)*
Dynamic Path Selection (included)*
WebTools (included)
Power Pack fabric services software bundle (optional)*
ISL Trunking
Fabric Watch
Extended Fabrics
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Secure Fabric OS (optional)*
* Not supported in Brocade Access Gateway mode.
Manageability
Manageability
Manageability
Manageability
WebTools (included with the switch)
Fabric Manager (optional host based fabric management)
Advanced Performance Monitoring (optional Power Pack upgrade)
HP Systems Insight Manager (included with HP BladeSystem)
HP Storage Essentials (optional)
API
SNMP
SMI
Interoperability
Interoperability
Interoperability
Interoperability
Brocade Access Gateway, a feature enabled in Fabric OS v5.2.1b and later, enables Brocade blade
server SAN switches to interoperate with other SAN fabrics running supported firmware. While in Brocade
Access Gateway mode, the device must also be connected to an NPIV-enabled edge switch or director.
Supported edge environments are listed in the Brocade Fabric OS® release notes.
Software Components, Standard
Software Components, Standard
Software Components, Standard
Software Components, Standard
Access Gateway*
Access Gateway*
Access Gateway*
Access Gateway*
Included with Fabric OS v5.2.1b and later, Brocade Access Gateway Mode enables seamless
connectivity for Brocade blade server SAN switches to any SAN fabric, enhances scalability, and
simplifies manageability. Utilizing N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) standards, Brocade Access Gateway
eliminates switch/domain considerations.
* Brocade Access Gateway mode does not support many switch-related features, including the Power
Pack bundle. Please refer to the Fabric OS v5.2.1b Release Notes and Access Gateway Administrator's
Guide for details.
Frame Filtering
Frame Filtering
Frame Filtering
Frame Filtering
A special B-Series ASIC-based capability that enables new applications and features. The switch has the
ability to "view" the first 64-bytes of the Fibre Channel frame. At this time, Frame Filtering enables
advanced capabilities such as Advanced Zoning and Advanced Performance Monitoring (optional).
Advanced Zoning
Advanced Zoning
Advanced Zoning
Advanced Zoning
Zoning (Port and Worldwide Name), as well as Access Control, are enforced by hardware within the
ASIC that provides the same simple administration previously enforced only with software. Hardware
enforcement enables the highest level of zoning enforcement without any impact to performance.
Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by
devices outside the Zone.
QuickSpecs
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Product Highlights
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