Specifications

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Physical Planning Considerations
• Full volatility - Enablement of this feature ensures that no Fibre
Channel frames are stored after a director or Fabric switch is
powered off or fails, and a memory dump file (that possibly
includes classified frames) is not included as part of the data
collection procedure.
NOTE: The Intrepid 10000 Director and SAN routers do not
support full volatility.
• Full fabric - This feature is provided only for the Sphereon 4300
Fabric Switch. Enablement of the feature provides E_Port
functionality and additional port BB_Credits.
• Remote fabric - This feature is provided only for the Intrepid
10000 Director. Enablement of the feature provides an increased
BB_Credit buffer pool and additional port credits.
• N_Port ID virtualization - Enablement of the N_Port ID
virtualization (NPIV) feature allows up to 256 Fibre Channel
addresses to be assigned to an N_Port.
NOTE: The Intrepid 10000 Director and SAN routers do
not support NPIV.
• Element Manager application - This feature enables director or
switch management through the Element Manager user interface.
Directors and switches are delivered with the application enabled
for a 31-day grace period. Before grace period expiration, the
application must be reactivated through a PFE key.
NOTE: The Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch does not support an Element
Manager application.
An Element Manager application is included with a SAN router. A PFE
key is not required to enable the application.
After purchasing a feature, obtain the required PFE key through your
McDATA marketing representative. A PFE key is encoded to work
with the serial number of a unique director or fabric switch and is an
alphanumeric string consisting of both uppercase and lowercase
characters. The total number of characters may vary. The PFE key is
case sensitive and must be entered exactly, including dashes.