Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference Guide (53-1000242-01, November 2006)

lii Fabric OS Message Reference
Publication Number: 53-1000242-01
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 SilkWorm 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 SilkWorm 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.
FICON
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CUP Enables IBM host-based management programs to manage FICON fabric
switches in-band by sending commands to the Fabric OS emulated control
device.
FCIP Tunneling The optional Fibre Channel over Internet protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service
enables Fibre Channel frames to “tunnel” through IP networks by dividing
frames, encapsulating the result in IP packets on entering the tunnel, and then
reconstructing them as they leave the tunnel. Fabric OS supports eight FCIP
interswitch links between two SilkWorm switches (SilkWorm 7500 or SilkWorm
48000 with a FR4-18i blade) or routes. All 16 links can be used as FCIP links
with the remaining links going to other routers.