Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000436-01, June 2007)

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Brocade 3250/3850
• Brocade 3250/3850 Hardware Reference Manual (for v4.x software)
• Brocade 3250/3850 QuickStart Guide (for v4.x software)
Brocade 200E
• Brocade 200E Hardware Reference Manual (for v5.x software)
For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain
Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through:
http://www.amazon.com
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the Resource
Library location:
http://www.brocade.com
Release notes are available on the Brocade Connect Web site and are also bundled with the Fabric
OS firmware.
OPTIONAL BROCADE FEATURES
Optional Brocade features include:
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Enables more effective end-to-end SAN performance analysis to enhance
performance tuning, increase productivity, optimize resource utilization, and
reduce costs.
Extended Fabrics Supports the reliable, high-speed connectivity of Brocade switches over dark
fiber or Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment at distances up
to 500 kilometers to enhance business continuance operations.
Fabric Watch Continuously monitors SAN fabrics for potential faults based on thresholds
set for a variety of SAN fabric elements and events—automatically alerting
administrators to potential problems before they become costly failures.
ISL Trunking Optimizes the performance and availability of SAN fabrics while simplifying
ISL management. Two 4 Gbit/sec Brocade switches can automatically group
up to eight ISLs into a single logical "trunk" with a total throughput of up to
32 Gbit/sec.
Advanced Zoning Automatically groups SAN fabric-connected devices into logical zones that
restrict access to "member" devices in the zone. Advanced Zoning uses
hardware enforcement at both the port and WWN level to provide more
robust data protection.
Secure Fabric OS Provides a comprehensive security solution to help protect mission-critical
data. Key features include centralized policy-based security management,
management data encryption, and authentication to create a fabric-wide
trusted environment with control over all levels of fabric access and
communication.