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Fabric profile
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FIGURE 7 Indications profile
Object manager adapter subprofile
The object manager adapter subprofile is supported by the WBEM Solutions J WBEM Server
CIMOM.
Fabric profile
The Brocade Network Advisor SMI Agent supports the Storage Networking Industry Association
(SNIA) Fabric profile, which defines the model and functions of a storage network for topology and
zoning control.
• A Brocade_SAN (CIM_AdminDomain) instance represents a SAN containing one or more
Brocade_Fabric (CIM_AdminDomain) instances that are physically interconnected. A SAN and
a fabric are considered to be a group of components that operate together as a single system
and should be managed as such. The containment of Brocade_Fabric instances to
Brocade_SAN instances is through the associated Brocade_FabricInSAN
(CIM_ContainedDomain).
• A Brocade_SAN instance in CIM is keyed by the property name with an associated optional
property, NameFormat. Name is opaque and NameFormat identifies how the property name is
generated. In the case of Brocade_SAN, the property NameFormat is set to WWN. Simple
fabric - Brocade_SAN.Name is the principal WWN of the fabric.
• A fabric or SAN instance both inheriting CIM_AdminDomain are differentiated using the
OtherIdentifyingInfo property.
• For Brocade_SAN, OtherIdentifyingInfo = SAN
• For Brocade_Fabric, OtherIdentifyingInfo = FABRIC
• For both Brocade_SAN and Brocade_Fabric, IdentifyingDescriptions = SNIA:DetailedType
From a SMI perspective, all fabrics which are physically connected are considered to be contained
in the same SAN.
Rules governing Brocade_SAN.Name
The following are the rules that govern the naming of SANs:
• In virtual fabrics with dedicated ISL between the base switches where all virtual fabrics have
been discovered, Brocade_SAN.Name is the principal WWN of the base fabric.