Brocade Communications Systems 3900 manual L K W O R M S W I T C H Fa M I Ly

SilkWorm	8 Gbit/sec	SilkWorm 3900
	Trunk
		Edge Fabric Switches
Directors

S I L K W O R M S W I T C H FA M I LY

hardware-enforced zoning based on World Wide Name (WWN). Advanced Performance Monitoring provides fabric-wide performance analysis to support tasks such as load balancing and application charge-back. And ISL Trunking provides

8 Gbit/sec throughput to support high-performance applications.

OPEN SAN MANAGEMENT

The SilkWorm 3900 simplifies SAN management by networking core and edge switches under a common management platform based on Brocade Fabric OS. An embedded real-time operating system, Fabric OS includes standard management inter- faces, a full range of management tools, and a Brocade Fabric Access API that supports third-party SAN manage- ment applications.This open systems approach enables heterogeneous device connectivity, automatic data routing, and a seamless upgrade path among all SilkWorm products.

To simplify SAN administration and reduce management costs, the SilkWorm 3900 supports the following functions:

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)-based interfaces to

access switch information

•Switch management through a command line interface,

WEB TOOLS, or Fabric Manager

•End-to-end fabric visibility through Advanced Performance Monitoring

•Real-time health monitoring through Fabric Watch

•Third-party SAN management application development through SMI-S and the Fabric Access API

SEAMLESS UPGRADES AND

INVESTMENT PROTECTION

To protect existing investments,

the SilkWorm 3900 provides backward and forward compatibility with the SilkWorm family of switches. In addi- tion, translative mode capabilities enable legacy private loop devices to join the Fibre Channel SAN fabric.

The SilkWorm 3900 integrates with heterogeneous environments that include operating systems such as Windows NT, UNIX, z/OS, and Linux—giving organizations the flexi- bility to select storage solutions that best match their particular needs. As a result, these organizations can more easily implement cost-efficient and highly manageable enterprise SAN fabrics.

HIGHER FABRIC SECURITY FOR

CRITICAL INFORMATION

The SilkWorm 3900 is designed to provide the highest level of SAN fabric security to help organizations safeguard their critical information. For example, Brocade Zoning logically groups a SAN fabric into secure zones to help ensure that SAN-attached devices can access only their authorized storage resources. Advanced Zoning provides even more control over the fabric through robust hardware-enforced zoning by WWN. These capabilities enable organizations to simplify administration while significantly increasing their control over data access.

MAXIMIZING SAN INVESTMENTS

Brocade and its partners offer complete SAN solutions to meet a wide range of technology and business requirements.These solutions include education and training, support, service, and professional services to help optimize SAN investments.

For more information, contact an authorized Brocade sales partner or visit www.brocade.com.