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T1, pWWN1
No change to existing zones.
No change to LUN mapping
or masking at target.
FA-WWN1
H2, pWWN2
Server uses Brocade HBA
congured to use FA-WWN.
Create LUN mapping
using FA-WWN1.
Create zones using FA-WWN1
instead of physical WWN of
the server.
Fabric assigns FA-WWN1 to
Server 1 during enhanced
fabric login process.
When Server 1 is replaced
with Server 2, fabric assigns
FA-WWN1 to Server 2 during
enhanced fabric login process.
Figure 9. Post-provision zones.
SUMMARY
Aside from delivering the highest-performing SAN platforms in the industry with the Gen 5 Fibre Channel
product line, Brocade has introduced breakthrough Fabric Vision technology that simplies and automates
the deployment and management of Brocade fabrics. As customers move to create a private storage cloud
infrastructure for their virtualized environment or deploy new ash storage arrays, the ability to ensure the
integrity of the underlying infrastructure and dynamically provision and bring resources online is important to a
successful deployment of storage clouds.
By leveraging the integrated ASIC features in the Gen 5 Fibre Channel platforms, Brocade FOS, Fabric Vision
technology, Brocade Network Advisor, and Brocade HBAs with 3.x drivers, customers can save on both the OpEx
and CapEx of maintaining SANs with the following features:
•Automation of validation of the integrity of optics and cables without the need for external test equipment
•Measuring latency and distance between switches and fabrics to ensure they are within application tolerance
and meet the SLA
•Automation of validation of SAN infrastructure performance without the need for hosts, targets, or external
trafc generators
•Measuring ow performance before deploying applications into production to ensure they meet the required SLA
•Automation of applying rules and policies for threshold-based monitoring and alerting
•Health and performance dashboards that show all critical information in one screen, quickly pinpointing any
problem areas
•Automation of zone management by dynamically pre-provisioning servers to the fabric, which virtually
eliminates the need for zone management as servers are connected, repurposed, or removed from the fabric
To learn more about the Brocade Gen 5 Fibre Channel platforms, including the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone
and Brocade 6520/6510/6505 Switches, Brocade Fabric Vision technology, Brocade FOS, Brocade 1860
Fabric Adapter, and Brocade Network Advisor, contact your sales representative or visit www.brocade.com/
Gen5FibreChannel