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BCSM IN A NUTSHELL 2008
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5 SAN MONITORING
5.1 IDENTIFYING TOOLS TO MONITOR A SAN
GATHERING REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE
Tools for B-Series switches:
EFCM Enterprise
Web Tools
Fabric Manager
Tool for M-Series switches:
EFCM Enterprise
MONITORING ISL UTILIZATION
To monitor ISLs to make sure they are performing within expected boundaries:
EFCM Standard & Enterprise
Fabric Manager
Fabric Watch
THRESHOLDS
On a B-Series switch, Fabric Watch will deliver information about thresholds, using the triggered option.
On an M-Series switch, EFCM Enterprise with the Performance Monitor License will deliver information
about thresholds.
END-TO-END PERFORMANCE MONITORING IN A B-SERIES FABRIC
To monitor the end-to-end performance between an initiator and a target for a B-Series fabric some of
these products could be used:
Web Tools
Fabric Manager
Advanced Performance Monitor
SNMP
SNMP is a popular way to gather information about alerts and problems in a network. On a SAN, SNMP
can be put to use to discover faults and problems, through the use of traps, which are messages from
SNMP agents (the switches).
SNMP must be configured on the switch to work within the network framework:
Obtain the appropriate MIBs
Configure SNMP on the switch, then trap capabilities and recipients
Set community strings or SNMP authentication depending upon the SNMP version in use