Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 624)

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HCM software
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AnyIO
TM
technology
Although the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter can be shipped in a variety of small form-factor
pluggable (SFP) transceiver configurations, you can change port function to the following modes
using Brocade AnyIO
TM technology, provided the correct SFP transceiver is installed for the port:
• HBA or Fibre Channel mode — This mode utilizes the Brocade Fibre Channel storage driver. An
8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP transceiver can be installed for the port. The port provides
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) functions on a single port so that you can connect your host system to
devices on the Fibre Channel SAN. Ports with 8 Gbps SFP transceivers configured in HBA mode
can operate at 2, 4, or 8 Gbps. Ports with 16 Gbps SFP transceivers configured in HBA mode
can operate at 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps.
Fabric Adapter ports set in HBA mode appear as “FC” ports when discovered in HCM. They
appear as “FC HBA” to the operating system.
• Ethernet or NIC mode — This mode utilizes the Brocade network driver. A 10 GbE SFP+
transceiver must be installed for the port. This mode supports basic Ethernet, Data Center
Bridging (DCB), and other protocols that operate over DCB to provide functions on a single port
that are traditionally provided by an Ethernet Network Interface Card (NIC). Ports configured in
this mode can operate at up to 10 Gbps. Fabric Adapters that ship from the factory with 10
GbE SFP transceivers installed or no SFP transceivers installed are configured for Ethernet
mode by default.
Fabric Adapter ports set in NIC mode appear as Ethernet ports when discovered in HCM. These
ports appear as “10 GbE NIC” to the operating system.
• CNA mode — This mode provides all functions of Ethernet or NIC mode, plus adds support for
FCoE features by utilizing the Brocade FCoE storage driver. A 10 GbE SFP+ transceiver must be
installed for the port. Ports configured in CNA mode connect to an FCoE switch. The port
provides all traditional CNA functions for allowing Fibre Channel traffic to converge onto 10
Gbps DCB networks. The ports appear as Network Interface Cards (NICs) and Fibre Channel
adapters to the host. FCoE and 10 GbE operations run simultaneously.
Fabric Adapter ports set in CNA mode appear as FCoE ports when discovered in HCM. These
ports appear as “10 GbE NIC” to the operating system.
HCM software
The Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) is a management software application for configuring,
monitoring, and troubleshooting Brocade HBAs and CNAs in a SAN environment. For instructions
about how to install the HCM software, refer to the Adapters Installation and Reference Manual.
You can manage the software on the host or remotely from another host. The communication
between the management console and the agent is managed using JSON-RPC over HTTPS or
CIM-XML over HTTPS.
NOTE
All HCM, utility, SMI-S Provider, boot software, and driver installation packages, as well as the Driver
Update Disk (DUD), are described in the Adapters Installation and Reference Manual.