Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Support for Network OS VDX 2740 embedded switch

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Support for Network OS VDX 2740 embedded switch

The Network OS VDX 2740 switch is a 10GB VDX, embedded Network OS switch module for IBM Pure System Chassis. The VDX 2740 switch gets discovered by the Management application in the same manner as any other device. Upon discovering this switch, the Management application registers as the Element Manager for the VDX 2740 switch. The Management application as Element Manager is available only for the VDX 2740 switch.

To launch the Management application as Element Manager, enter the IP address of the Network OS VDX 2740 switch in a browser address bar and hit Return.

NOTE

The Network OS VDX 2740 switch requires firmware version nos4.0.0_bbd .

Network OS

Network OS is a scalable network operating system available for the Network OS data center switching portfolio products, including the VDX product line. Purposely built for mission-critical, next-generation data centers, Network OS supports the following capabilities:

•Simplified network management

Network OS VCS technology, a fabric-based Layer 2 Ethernet technology that includes virtual fabric switching, simplifies network management in next-generation virtualized data centers with auto-provisioning and self-healing capabilities.

•High resiliency

VCS-based distributed computer service improves network resiliency using proven link state routing.

•Improved network utilization

TRILL-based Layer 2 routing service provides equal-cost multipaths in the network, resulting in improved network utilization.

•Server virtualization

Automatic Migration of Port Profiles (AMPP) functionality provides fabric-wide configuration of Ethernet policies, achieves per-port profile forwarding, and enables network-level features to support virtual machine (VM) mobility.

Refer to “Port profile configuration using the management application” on page 435 for information about AMPP configuration.

•Network convergence

The Data Center Bridging (DCB)-based lossless Ethernet service provides isolation between IP and storage traffic over a unified network infrastructure. Multi-hop Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) allows an FCoE initiator to communicate with an FCoE target that is a number of hops away.

Refer to “DCB configuration management” on page 486 for information about lossless Ethernet services.

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