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learningallhavespeciccongurationand
management requirements. At the same
time, organizations face increasing demand
to provide uninterrupted services for high-
quality voice and UC, wireless mobility,
and multimedia applications.
To reduce complexity and the time spent
managing these environments, the easy-
to-use Brocade Network Advisor discovers,
manages,anddeployscongurationsto
groups of IP devices. By using the Brocade
NetworkAdvisorDeviceConguration
Managertool,organizationscancongure
VLANs within the network, manage
wireless access point realms or execute
CLIcommandsonspecicdevicesor
groups of IP devices. sFlow-based proactive
monitoring is ideal for performing network-
widetroubleshooting,generatingtrafc
reports, and gaining visibility into network
activity from the edge to the core. Brocade
Network Advisor centralizes management
of the entire family of Brocade wired
and wireless products, including the
FastIron WS Series.
FAULT DETECTION
The FastIron WS Series provides both
logical fault detection and physical fault
isolation capabilities. Logical fault detection
is supported through software features
suchasRemoteFaultNotication(RFN),
Protected Link Groups, and UDLD:
•RFN, enabled on 1 GbE transmit ports,
notiestheremoteportwhenever
thebercableiseitherphysically
disconnected or has failed. When this
occurs, the device disables the link and
turns off both LEDs associated with
the ports.
•Protected Link Groups minimize
disruption to the network by protecting
critical links from loss of data and power.
In a protected link group, one port in the
group acts as the primary or active link,
and the other ports act as secondary or
standby links. The active link carries the
trafc.Iftheactivelinkgoesdown,oneof
the standby links takes over.
•UDLD monitors a link between two
FastIron WS switches and brings the
ports on both ends of the link down if the
link goes down at any point between the
two devices.
Physical fault isolation on the FastIron WS
Series is supported through Virtual Cable
Test (VCT) technology. VCT technology
enables organizations to diagnose a
conductor (wire or cable) by sending a
pulsed signal into the conductor, then
examiningthereectionofthatpulse.By
examiningthereection,theFastIronWS
Series can detect and report cable statistics
such as local and remote link pair, cable
length, and link status.
In addition, the FastIron WS Series supports
network loop detection and stability features
such as Port Flap Dampening, single-
link LACP, and Port Loop Detection. Port
Flap Dampening increases the resilience
and availability of the network by limiting
the number of port state transitions on
an interface. This reduces the protocol
overheadandnetworkinefcienciescaused
by frequent state transitions occurring on
misbehaving ports.
Single Link LACP can be used as a
bidirectional link detection protocol. This
standards-based solution is useful in mixed-
network environments because it works with
a variety of switches from other vendors.
The Port Loop Detection feature enables
organizations to detect and prevent Layer
1 and Layer 2 loops without using STP.
Organizations that do not enable a Layer
2 Protocol, such as STP to detect physical
loops at the edge, can use Port Loop
Detection to detect loops occurring on a
port as well as within an entire network.
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICES
To help organizations get the most value
from their technology investments, Brocade
Global Services offers a variety of services
with comprehensive hardware and 24×7
softwaresupport,includingsoftwarexes
and new releases. Organizations can also
utilize Brocade Professional Services to
implement and validate the functionality
of Brocade products. Leveraging the
Brocade Network Monitoring Service (NMS),
organizations can maximize the availability
and performance of their critical application
environments while reducing infrastructure
cost and complexity.
WARRANTY
The FastIron WS Series is covered by the
Brocade Assurance
™
Limited Lifetime
Warranty for as long as the original
purchaser continues to own and use the
product. The warranty covers the product
hardware, including internal power supplies
and internal fans, as well as software
defect repairs. To streamline the product
replacementprocess,qualiedcustomers
can directly access the MyBrocade
™
Portal
to initiate advanced replacement on
registered products.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
To help optimize technology investments,
Brocade and its partners offer complete
solutions that include education, support,
and services. For more information,
contact a Brocade sales partner or
visit www.brocade.com.