Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 681)

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Network OS
Network OS is a scalable network operating system available for the Network OS data center
switching portfolio products, including the VDX product line. Purposely built for mission-critical,
next-generation data centers, Network OS supports the following capabilities:
• Simplified network management
Network OS VCS technology, a fabric-based Layer 2 Ethernet technology that includes virtual
fabric switching, simplifies network management in next-generation virtualized data centers
with auto-provisioning and self-healing capabilities.
• High resiliency
VCS-based distributed computer service improves network resiliency using proven link state
routing.
• Improved network utilization
TRILL-based Layer 2 routing service provides equal-cost multipaths in the network, resulting in
improved network utilization.
• Server virtualization
Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) functionality provides fabric-wide configuration of
Ethernet policies, achieves per-port profile forwarding, and enables network-level features to
support virtual machine (VM) mobility.
Refer to “Port profile configuration using the management application” on page 627 for
information about AMPP configuration.
• Network convergence
The Data Center Bridging (DCB)-based lossless Ethernet service provides isolation between IP
and storage traffic over a unified network infrastructure. Multi-hop Fibre Channel over Ethernet
(FCoE) allows an FCoE initiator to communicate with an FCoE target that is a number of hops
away.
Refer to “DCB configuration management” on page 678 for information about lossless
Ethernet services.