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Abstract
"Do everything that is necessary and absolutely nothing that is not."
This IBM® Redbooks® publication, written at a Fabric Manager v5.5 and Fabric Operating System v6.x level, consolidates critical information while also covering procedures and tasks that you are likely to encounter on a daily basis when implementing an IBM/Brocade SAN.
The products that we describe in this book have more functionality that we can possible cover in a single book. A storage area network (SAN) is a powerful infrastructure for consolidation, distance solutions, and data sharing. The quality applications that the IBM SAN portfolio provides can help you take full advantage of the benefits of SAN.
In this book, we cover the latest additions to the IBM/Brocade SAN family and show how you can implement them in an open systems environment. In particular, we focus on the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) environment. We address the key concepts that these products bring to the market and, in each case, we provide an overview of the functions that are essential to building a robust SAN environment.
In other IBM Redbooks publications, we explore in greater depth the Fibre Channel basics and SAN design concepts. You can find more information in:
-- Introduction to Storage Area Networks, SG24-5470
-- IBM System Storage/Brocade 8 Gbps Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation, SG24-7544
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Product introduction
Chapter 2. Data Center Fabric
Chapter 3. Hardware features
Chapter 4. Fabric Operating System
Chapter 5. Management tools
Chapter 6. Implementation
Chapter 7. License administration
Chapter 8. Web Tools
Chapter 9. Fabric Manager
Chapter 10. EFCM v9.7
Chapter 11. Zoning
Chapter 12. Multiple switches and fabrics
Chapter 13. Security
Chapter 14. Adaptive Networking
Chapter 15. Performance monitoring
Chapter 16. Health and troubleshooting