HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Features Overview (AA-RW1NA-TE, May 2005)

Optional features22
• Displays the status of critical fabric elements and key discovery data at varying levels of
detail, such as high-level At-A-Glance views
• Provides detailed tables that display information about switches, ports, devices,
and events
Fabric Manager includes the following advanced features for additional management
capabilities:
• Fabric, switch, and port naming
• Data storage (persistent files)
• Change management
• License key management
• HBA management
• Scalable firmware download
• Call home support
• End-to-end performance monitoring
• Secure Fabric OS management
Fabric Watch
Fabric Watch is a SAN health monitor for HP StorageWorks switches running Fabric OS 2.2
or later. It enables each switch to constantly watch its SAN fabric for potential faults and to
automatically alert you to problems long before they become costly failures.
Fabric Watch tracks a variety of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. Monitoring
fabric-wide events, ports, (gigabit interface converters (GBICs), and environmental parameters
enables early fault detection and isolation as well as performance measurement. You can
select custom fabric elements and alert thresholds or choose from a selection of preconfigured
settings. You can also easily integrate Fabric Watch with enterprise systems management
solutions.
By implementing Fabric Watch, you can rapidly improve SAN availability and performance
without installing new software or system administration tools.