QLogic 2500 Series Unified Adapter Management Across the Data Center - Manual (Page 4)

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Si is an alternative and highly efficient way to deploy all the required and
optional software components for use with a QLogic adapter. Si is available
for supported Windows and Linux platforms and contains all the latest and
interoperable software components for generations of QLogic adapters. Si
can be deployed using either an interactive, menu-driven interface or a
scriptable silent installation. the following components can be installed
using Si:
• Fibre Channel, FCoe, iSCSi, and ethernet Networking (NDiS) drivers for
QLogic adapters
• VLaN and teaming driver for QLogic 10Gbe adapters
• QCC CLi management utility
• Fibre Channel, FCoe, iSCSi, and networking management agents to
enable remote access using the QCC GUi management utility
Using Si significantly reduces deployment time and enables it administrators
to rapidly deploy their it infrastructure and save costs.
Figure 3: Components of SI
QLogic Advantage
While other adapter vendors also offer management tools to monitor and
manage their adapters, these tools often lack the ease of use, maturity,
and feature set required for the enterprise data center. QLogic QCC
leverages decades of QLogic experience in understanding the management
and monitoring needs of the it administrator and provides seamless,
single-pane-of-glass management of all QLogic adapters.
Adapter Management Features QCC
Emulex ®
OneCommand ®
Unified LaN and SaN
adapter Management
ь ь
Fully Featured ethernet
adapter Management
ь ы
Menu-Driven CLi ь ы
Single-Pane-of-Glass Management of
Physical and Virtual SaN Functions
ь ы
Physical and Logical topology Maps ь ы
Conclusion
QLogic offers a robust management solution to help organizations simplify
management and improve efficiency while reducing costs. QLogic’s
management solutions, under the umbrella of QCC, are designed to simplify
storage, ethernet, and converged networking environments. they offer
cross-functionality views and support for QLogic’s Fibre Channel adapters,
Converged Network adapters, and intelligent ethernet adapters. QLogic’s
QCC enables it departments to standardize on one tool for management of
all data, storage, and converged QLogic infrastructure.
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