Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Software Configuration

4

Medium SAN — 90 products, 5,000 ports

Large SAN — 200 products, 15,000 ports

NOTE

For full performance management and dashboard functionality, the Large option of the
SAN Enterprise edition only supports 5000 switch ports on a 32-bit system.

Memory and asset polling values change to the new default values when you change the
SAN Network size. You may increase these values. For default values, refer to

step 4

and

step 5

.

b. Click OK on the confirmation message.

4. Enter the memory allocation (MB) for the client in the Client Memory Allocation field.

If you enter an invalid value, an error message displays with the minimum value allowed. Click
OK and edit the value again.

The current configured number of megabytes for client memory allocation displays in the
Current Value field. The default minimum number of megabytes for client memory allocation
displays in the Default Minimum field.

For all network sizes, the default minimum Client Heap Size is 950 MB.

NOTE

There is no restriction on the Client Heap Size value. The correct Client Heap Size value should
be given according to the RAM present in the server when it is launched.

NOTE

For a 32-bit server, configuring a value higher than 1024 MB impacts the client launch.

5. Enter the memory allocation (MB) for the server in the Server Memory Allocation field.

If you enter an invalid value, an error message displays with the minimum value allowed. Click
OK and edit the value again.

The current configured number of megabytes for server memory allocation displays in the
Current Value field. The default minimum number of megabytes for server memory allocation
displays in the Default Minimum field. The IP address of the server displays in the Server IP
field. The server name displays in the Server Name field.

To support more than 8 clients on a 64-bit server, increase the memory allocation for the
server to 3076 MB.

Minimum values are as follows:

For a 32-bit Windows or Linux Server

Professional: 768 MB

Professional Plus: 1024 MB

Enterprise Small: 768 MB

Enterprise Medium: 1024 MB

Enterprise Large: 1024 MB

Default values for SAN only Server

Server Heap Size

For a 32-bit Windows or Linux Server

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