IBM MDS 9509 manual Storage network applications, proven, Capabilities to help reduce TCO

improve management with quality of service (QoS) and helps improve secu- rity with Inter-VSAN Routing for Fibre Channel, and enhanced network secu- rity capabilities including switch-switch and host authentication.

The Fabric Manager Server Package extends Cisco Fabric Manager by pro- viding historical performance data col- lection, centralized management services and support for advanced application integration. The package provides Fibre Channel statistics monitoring, performance thresholds, reporting, graphing and performance database capabilities that can help sim- plify management of large-enterprise, metro and global SAN infrastructures.

The Mainframe Package feature enables mainframe storage network applications including FICON® proto- col; FICON Control Unit Port (CUP); FICON and FCP intermixing; FICON

Switch Cascading and Fabric Binding. This feature helps provide secure mainframe and open-system SAN infrastructure consolidation.

Storage network applications

The Storage Services Module, based on the 32-port2-Gbps Switching Module, is a highly special- ized feature that provides intelligent storage services in addition to 1 and

2 Gbps Fibre Channel switching. When combined with the Storage Services

Enabler Package, the module enables independent software vendors

(ISVs) to develop intelligent fabric applications. IBM support for these ISV applications is limited to IBM TotalStorage® Proven™ Solutions. For the most current IBM TotalStorage Proven application information, visit: ibm.com/systems/storage/solutions/

proven/

Capabilities to help reduce TCO

VSAN capability enables more efficient SAN utilization by creating multiple iso- lated environments within a single SAN fabric. Each VSAN can be zoned as a typical SAN and maintains its own fab- ric services for added scalability and resilience. VSANs allow the cost of the SAN infrastructure to be shared among more users, as well as help provide segregation and security of traffic and retain independent control of configura- tions on a VSAN-by-VSAN basis.

The second-generation 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Modules, with 24 and

48 ports, compared to the prior genera- tion 2 Gbps 16-port and 32-port features, offer up to 33 percent reduced power and cooling per port. The second-generation Multiservice 18/4 Module, with 22 ports, compared to the prior-generation feature with

16 ports, offers up to 27 percent reduced power and cooling per port.