Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 3900 - Manual (Page 3)

hardware-enforced zoning based on
World Wide Name (WWN).
Advanced Performance Monitoring
provides fabric-wide performance
analysis to support tasks such as load
balancing and application charge-back.
And ISL Trunking provides
8 Gbit/sec throughput to support
high-performance applications.
OPEN SAN MANAGEMENT
The SilkWorm 3900 simplifies SAN
management by networking core
and edge switches under a common
management platform based on
Brocade Fabric OS. An embedded
real-time operating system, Fabric OS
includes standard management inter-
faces, a full range of management
tools, and a Brocade Fabric Access API
that supports third-party SAN manage-
ment applications.This open systems
approach enables heterogeneous device
connectivity, automatic data routing,
and a seamless upgrade path among
all SilkWorm products.
To simplify SAN administration
and reduce management costs,
the SilkWorm 3900 supports the
following functions:
• Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP)-based interfaces to
access switch information
• Switch management through a
command line interface,
WEB TOOLS, or Fabric Manager
• End-to-end fabric visibility through
Advanced Performance Monitoring
• Real-time health monitoring
through Fabric Watch
• Third-party SAN management
application development through
SMI-S and the Fabric Access API
SEAMLESS UPGRADES AND
INVESTMENT PROTECTION
To protect existing investments,
the SilkWorm 3900 provides backward
and forward compatibility with the
SilkWorm family of switches. In addi-
tion, translative mode capabilities
enable legacy private loop devices to
join the Fibre Channel SAN fabric.
The SilkWorm 3900 integrates with
heterogeneous environments that
include operating systems such as
Windows NT, UNIX, z/OS, and
Linux—giving organizations the flexi-
bility to select storage solutions that best
match their particular needs. As a result,
these organizations can more easily
implement cost-efficient and highly
manageable enterprise SAN fabrics.
HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR
CRITICAL INFORMATION
The SilkWorm 3900 is designed to
provide the highest level of SAN fabric
security to help organizations safeguard
their critical information. For example,
Brocade Zoning logically groups a SAN
fabric into secure zones to help ensure
that SAN-attached devices can access
only their authorized storage resources.
Advanced Zoning provides even more
control over the fabric through robust
hardware-enforced zoning by WWN.
These capabilities enable organizations
to simplify administration while
significantly increasing their control
over data access.
MAXIMIZING SAN INVESTMENTS
Brocade and its partners offer
complete SAN solutions to meet a
wide range of technology and business
requirements.These solutions include
education and training, support,
service, and professional services to
help optimize SAN investments.
For more information, contact an
authorized Brocade sales partner or
visit www.brocade.com.
SILKWORM SWITCH
F
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SilkWorm
Directors
8 Gbit/sec
Trunk
SilkWorm 3900
Edge Fabric Switches