Hba management, Fabric adapter management – Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual
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Adapter management features
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HBA management
BCU commands and HCM provide the following features for HBAs and for Fabric Adapter ports
configured in HBA mode:
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Port statistics display
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Discovery of adapters and connected storage devices in your SAN
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Adapter configuration
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Persistent binding
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End-to-end QoS
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Target rate limiting
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Performance monitoring, such as port and target statistics
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Supportsave operation
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Adapter diagnostics display
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N_Port trunking configuration
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Adapter, port, target, and Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) operation monitoring
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Security features for adapter access.
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Event notifications for adapter conditions and problems.
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Monitor and analyze traffic between N_Port pairs through a mirrored port on the switch (HBA
Analyzer)
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Virtual FC ports creation
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vHBA statistics display
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FCP IM Module statistics display
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Fabric statistics display
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Port configuration
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LUN masking configuration
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Historical statistics
HCM and BCU commands provide the following features only for Brocade Fabric Adapter ports
configured in HBA mode:
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vHBA discovery and display in HCM
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vHBA enable and disable
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vHBA data query
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vHBA statistics display
Fabric Adapter management
Management features in BCU commands and HCM for Fabric Adapters are summarized under the
following sections, depending on the operating mode set for the Fabric Adapter port:
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Port set to CNA mode -
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Port set to HBA mode -
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