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FIGURE 2
Brocade SMI Agent high-level architecture
The Brocade SMI Agent supports the evolving SMI-S standard and the Brocade functionality not
available through the standard.
The Brocade SMI Agent provides the following features:
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CIM agent compliant with SMI-S, with support for the following profiles:
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Server profile (supported by the SMI-A with CIMOM vendor-supplied providers)
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Fabric profile
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Switch profile
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Extender profile (discovery only)
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FC HBA profile
The Brocade SMI Agent Developer’s Guide has additional information about the supported
profiles and subprofiles.
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Additional support for physical objects such as chassis, blades, fans, power supplies,
temperature sensors, and transceivers
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Support for the following:
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Connection and account management
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Port performance and error statistics
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HBA and device information via FDMI
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Configuration download to switches
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Firmware download to switches
Brocade
CIM Object Manager
(CIMOM)
Management
Provider
CIM Client
CIM Client
CIM Client
Provider
Provider
Provider
Brocade SMI Agent
Application