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v SMI-S compliant
v
Watchdog timers
v Status LEDs
v
Predictive diagnostics analysis through Fabric Watch
v SNMP (including version 3) integration with higher-layer managers
v
Vertical cable management finger assemblies to accommodate the horizontal
orientation of the blades
Software features
The Fabric OS allows any Fibre Channel-compliant device to attach to the switches
as long as it conforms to the device login, name service, and related Fibre Channel
standards. Each operating environment requires that a Fibre Channel host bus
adapter (HBA) be available with a standards-compliant driver for correct interface
to the fabric.
Fabric OS consists of a set of embedded applications running on top of an
embedded Linux
®
operating system kernel. These applications include:
v Name server
v
Alias server
v Zone server
v Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent
v
SMI-S compliant API
v Syslog auditing
v
RCS (Reliable Commit Service)
v NTP
v
Tasks to manage address assignment, routing, link initialization, fabric
initialization, link shutdown, SAN384B shutdown, and the user interface.
v Integrated Routing (optional feature)–This feature allows any port in a SAN384B,
SAN80B-4, and SAN40B-4 to be configured as an EX_port supporting Fibre
Channel (FC) routing. This eliminates the need to add a routing blade or use of
the SAN18B-R for FC routing (FCR) purposes, and this also provides double the
bandwidth for each FC router connection when connected to another 8
Gbps-capable port.
v FICON
®
Accelerator (optional feature), which is designed to support secure
high-speed data movement between multiple locations
Security
Table 3 highlights some of the key security features available for the SAN384B and
for other switches running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later.
Table 3. Security features
Security features Description
DH-CHAP Login banner
SSHv2 (using AES, 3DES, RSA) Monitoring of attempted security breaches
(through audit logging)
HTTPS (using AES) Monitoring of attempted security breaches
(through Fabric Watch Security Class)
SNPMv3 Fibre Channel security policies: DCC and
SCC
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