McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Administration And Configuration Manual

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Overview
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SAN Router Features
Scalability Metrics
For current scalability metrics on Fibre Channel, zoning, and
iFCP/iSCSI for SAN Router products, such as maximum number of
fabrics per mSAN, maximum imported Fibre Channel devices from a
single fabric, maximum zones in a connected fabric, maximum
number of SAN Routers in an mSAN, and other specifications, refer
to the McDATA Fabric Guidelines (620-000208) on
www.mcdata.com .
Real-time and historical
system logs The Element Manager and Log Viewer can be used to look at
current system log messages from the connected SAN
Router.
Compression Compression technology available on intelligent ports
identifies repetitive patterns in a data stream and represents
the same information in a more compact and efficient manner.
By compressing the data stream, more data can be sent
across the network, even if slower link speeds are used.
The Eclipse SAN Router supports both hardware and
software compression.
Storage-optimized TCP The storage-optimized TCP features supported by the SAN
Router enhance performance in a dedicated network
deployed in enterprise storage networks.
Table 1-1
Eclipse 2640 SAN Router Features (Continued)
Feature Description