Brocade Communications Systems SBCEBFCSW manual Optional features

6Advanced features for the Brocade Enterprise and Entry SAN switch modules

You can upgrade the switch module to use the following optional features after you purchase them. Except where indicated in Table 3, these features are available for both the Enterprise version and the Entry version of the switch module.

Table 3. Optional features

Optional feature	Description
Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring	• Provides advanced performance-monitoring
	procedures through the Brocade switch
	module:
	— End-to-end operations
	— Small computer system interface (SCSI)
	read operations
	— SCSI write operations
	— SCSI read/write operations
	— SCSI versus IP traffic-usage comparisons
	• Enables performance tuning of the Brocade
	SAN
Brocade ISL Trunking	• Logically combines the two external switch-
	module ports (0 and 15) into one 4 Gb trunk
	link when the ports are connected (inter-switch
	linked) to another Brocade switch module
	• Ensures optimum performance for servers that
	use this trunk
Brocade Performance Bundle	Includes both the Advanced Performance
	Monitoring and ISL Trunking advanced features
Brocade Extended Fabrics	Enables full bandwidth performance at extended
	distances up to 100 km (62.14 miles).
	For more information about configuring the
	Extended Fabrics feature, see the Release Notes
	for Brocade Enterprise SAN Switch Module and
	Brocade Entry SAN Switch Module on the
	Resource CD.
Brocade Advanced Security (Secure OS)	Provides increased security for the Brocade SAN
	through encryption, digital certificates, digital
	signatures, and various access-control lists
Brocade Remote Switch	Connects two Brocade fabrics over a wide area
	network (WAN)
Brocade Entry Switch Upgrade	Increases the scalability of the Entry version from
	two switches in the fabric to Full SAN Scaling (up to
	239 switches).
	This feature is available only for the Entry version.

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