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BCSM IN A NUTSHELL 2008

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ESCM HBA MANAGEMENT TOOL

With ESCM you can:

• Collect event logs

• Manage HBA firmware upgrades

• Access the Boot BIOS

• View port statistics including error statistics

• Manage remote hosts (Import HBAs from other hosts)

• Perform diagnostics

• Configure device persistence

• Access the HBA via a GUI or CLI

ISCSI

• The FC4-16IP blade is the only device that runs the iSCSI protocol

• Allowed access is from iSCSI initiators to Fibre Channel targets only

• It can be monitored by Fabric Manager

MONITORING THE HEALTH OF A SAN

There are many tools available to monitor the health of a SAN:

• SAN Health

• Fabric Manager

• EFCM

• Fabric Watch (constant monitoring, as that is it’s purpose)