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The Hitachi FC Controller FC-HBA supports the functions in Table8.
Management Software
Developed exclusively for BladeSymphony 1000, the BladeSymphony management software manages
all of the hardware components of BladeSymphony 1000 in a unified manner, including the Embedded
Fibre Channel Switch Module. In addition, Brocade management software is supported, allowing the
Embedded Fibre Channel Switch Module to be managed using existing SAN management software.
Each component can also be managed individually.
The Fibre Channel switch is managed through a 10/100M Ethernet (RJ-45) or serial port. Either port
can be used to manage the switch. The following software is supported to manage the Fibre Channel
switch:
• Brocade Web Tools — An easy-to-operate tool to monitor and manage the FC switch and SAN
fabric. Operated from a Web browser.
• Brocade Fabric Watch — SAN monitor for the switches made by Brocade. It constantly monitors the
SAN fabric to which the switch is connected, detects any possible fault, and gives the network
manager a prior warning automatically.
• Brocade ISL Trunking — Groups ISLs between switches automatically to optimize the performance
of the SAN fabric.
The Fibre Channel HBA supports Common HBA API version 1.0 (partly 2.0) developed by SNIA.
Common HBA API is a low-level HBA standard interface to access the information in the SAN
environment, and is provided as the API in the standard C language.
The network adapter supports SNMP and ACPI management software.
Table 8: Hitachi FC Controller FC-HBA functions
Function Details
Number of ports 1
PCI hot plug Supported
Port speed 1/2/4/ Gb/sec.
Supported standards FC-PH rev.4.3, FC-AL rev. 5.8
Supported topology FC_AL, point-to-point switched fabric
Service class Class 2/3
Number of BB credits 256
Maximum buffer size 2048
RAS Error injection, trace, error detection
Intel Xeon Server Blade boot support Supported (BIOS)
Intel Itanium Server Blade boot support Supported (BIOS/EFI)