Dell Brocade Adapters - Manual (Page 62)

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Adapter management features
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Ethernet management
HCM and BCU commands provide the provide the following functions for CNAs and for Fabric
Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC modes:
• Teaming configuration
• Ethernet port statistics display
• vNIC statistics display
• VLAN configuration
• VLAN statistics display
• Ethernet logging level configuration
• VLANs over teaming configuration
• Persistent binding configuration
• NIC teaming, and VLAN statistics monitoring
• Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot configuration
BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (BOFM)
The Brocade 1007 CNA , BIOS and UEFI boot code support Advanced Management Module (AMM)
connectivity and BOFM for configuring SAN and LAN connections, SAN target selection, and WWN
virtualization. For more information, refer to the Installation and User’s Guide shipped with your
adapter.
NOTE
For CNAs, BOFM support in the Brocade Option ROM expects non-zero values for both PWWN and
NWWN for the FCoE port. If any of these values are zero, the FCoE link will not come up, and the port
status will display as Linkdown. Be sure to configure valid non-zero values for PWWN/NWWN when
using BOFM.
Simple Network Management Protocol
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is supported by CNAs and by Fabric Adapter for
ports configured in CNA or NIC mode.
SNMP is an industry-standard method of monitoring and managing network devices. This protocol
promotes interoperability because SNMP-capable systems must adhere to a common set of
framework and language rules. SNMP is based on manager-agent model consisting of an SNMP
manager, an SNMP master-agent, a database of management information (MIB), managed SNMP
devices, and the SNMP protocol.
Brocade CNA and Fabric Adapters provide the agent and management information base (MIB). The
SNMP master agent provides an interface between the manager and the managed physical
device(s) and uses the SNMP protocol, to exchange information defined in the MIB. Brocade
adapter SNMP support is through an extension to the master agent, called the subagent, which
processes SNMP queries for Brocade adapters. The subagent is only supported on Linux and
Windows systems. SNMP subagent files are copied to your host system when you install adapter
software through HCM and the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI). You can then elect to
install the subagent using Brocade Windows or Linux installation scripts.