Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

4 Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
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System requirements
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System requirements
The system requirements for the Fabric Manager client and server software depend on the size of
the fabric and whether you are using one or more machines for the client and server software.
NOTE
Best practices recommend that you have a dedicated system for the Fabric Manager server.
For a large SAN with 1281 to 2560 ports or 51 to 80 switches, you should run the Fabric Manager
client and server software on separate machines. Adhere to the system requirements for each, as
listed in Table 2 on page 4.
When monitoring multiple SANs, the total number of ports should be taken into consideration to
meet the requirements of Table 2.
Each Fabric Manager server can support up to five Fabric Manager clients (not running on the
same machine).
The Fabric Manager client accesses any managed switches through an Ethernet connection.
NOTE
If your client and server are on different systems, you must ensure that both have access to the
switches, good network connection, and good bandwidth. A firewall between the client, server, and
SAN is not recommended.
TABLE 2 System requirements for client and server machines
Operating
system
Installation
type
Requirements
Small SAN
1-512 ports
(1-20 switches)
Medium SAN
513-1280 ports
(21-50 switches)
Large SAN
1281-2560 ports
(51-80 switches)
Windows
and Linux
Client 800 MHz CPU
256 MB RAM
512 MB virtual memory
1.5 GHz CPU
512 MB RAM
512 MB virtual memory
1.5 GHz CPU
512 MB RAM
512 MB virtual memory
Server 1.8 GHz P4 CPU
1 GB RAM
512 MB virtual memory
2.0 GHz P4 CPU
1.5 GB RAM
512 MB virtual memory
2 x 3 GHz P4 CPU
2.5 GB RAM
1 GB Virtual Memory
Combined
1
2 GHz P4 CPU
1.5 GB RAM
1 GB virtual memory
2 x 3 GHz P4 CPU
2 GB RAM
1 GB virtual memory
Not supported