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3 REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION
3.1 SAN DOCUMENTATION
SAN documentation comes in many forms. The various manuals give relevant information. Some examples
include:
• Fabric OS Administrator Guide
o Information on FCIP
o Information on zoning
o Information on routing & trunking
• Fabric OS Command Reference Guide
o Help files for all of the Fabric OS commands
• Fabric OS MIB Reference Guide
o Useful topics on installing MIBs and working with SNMP traps
• Fabric OS Message Reference
o Lists the error messages
• Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
o Helps you configure and maintain Fabric Watch threshold monitoring
• Data Center Ready Compatibility Matrix
o A living document that shows what products are currently qualified by Brocade
• SAN Health is a tool, and also a form of documentation from the reports generated
• EFCM Standard is a tool, and also a means to generate information about M-Series environments
• Fabric Manager is a tool, and also a means to generate information about B-Series environments