Brocade Fabric OS Documentation Addendum - Supporting Fabric OS v5.2.x (53-1000429-01-HP)

Fabric OS v5.2.X Documentation Addendum ix
Publication Number: 53-1000429-01-HP
• SilkWorm 3900 Power Supply Replacement Procedure
SilkWorm 3250/3850
• SilkWorm 3250/3850 Hardware Reference Manual (for v4.x software)
• SilkWorm 3250/3850 QuickStart Guide (for v4.x software)
SilkWorm 200E
• SilkWorm 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 information about how to use Fabric OS features in a SAN solution, refer to the Principles of SAN
Design (ISBN 0-7414-2824-5), available from the SAN Administrator’s Bookshelf. You can order the
book and view a sneak preview at:
http://www.brocade.com/products/sanadmin_bookshelf/index.jsp
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.