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As a key component of the Brocade data center networking strategy, Brocade fabric management solutions are designed for unified management of data center environments–from storage ports all the way to the HBAs and CNAs, both physical and virtual. In addition, Brocade provides file management solutions that facilitate growth and adapt easily to changing business requirements. To get more information on Brocade products, contact us. |
Integrated Fabric Management
As IT organizations consolidate, evolve, and operate more as service providers to their customers, they must deploy Service-Oriented Infrastructures (SOI) and management processes. Combined with the expansion of data center virtualization, this trend has increased pressure to provide greater levels of service while reducing costs. Meeting this challenge in complex, growing environments requires a management solution that is easy to use and helps automate management operations.
Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) is a comprehensive network management solution that unifies management of data center environments. Managing data and securing the flow of data across multiple fabrics empowers organizations to achieve their goals related to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), security, and compliance while containing or even reducing their operating expenses. To account for the enormous growth in data moving within and across data centers, management solutions must provide unprecedented scalability and performance to make data available to users immediately and all the time. Administration tools that streamline or automate repetitive tasks must also be intuitive and easy-to-use.
Brocade DCFM integrates with leading third-party data center automation solutions through frameworks such as the Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S). DCFM provides the following key capabilities:
File Management
Files are the core of today's digital business, and they are essential for productivity, timely communication, and collaboration throughout the enterprise and beyond. Any disruptions to file access can stop a business in its tracks. Today, more files are being created, copied, and stored than ever before—with more users demanding continuous access to those files. In addition, files are growing in size as users incorporate image, video, and audio content. As a result, most IT organizations will likely see their file data double within two years.
With such widespread growth, file migration and consolidation is no longer an ad hoc project for storage administrators. As the amount of file data grows, IT organizations will face the tradeoff of more downtime and longer disruptions as they manage files to add capacity, improve performance, or optimize resources on an ongoing basis. Because extended outages pose risks to operations during the week, however, many organizations are left with only 52 weekends a year to manage their files and file infrastructure. Faced with the sheer number of files and the corresponding costs and complexity challenges, IT organizations need a file management infrastructure that facilitates growth and adapts easily to changing business requirements.
Cable Management
As the industry's leading data center networking solutions provider, Brocade offers standards-based, structured Brocade Cable Management solutions--enabling data center fabrics to scale up to tens of thousands of ports. Optimized for Brocade 8 Gbps backbone, director, and switch products, Brocade Cable Management solutions help IT organizations implement their next-generation data centers.
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This document is a guide to configuring Microsoft® Hyper-V using NPIV with a Brocade® Fibre Channel to PCIe Host Bus Adapter (HBA). It will help you understand what you need to consider before deploying this solution and how to implement and diagnose NPIV with Hyper-V. It is designed for Windows System Administrators and Storage Administrators. A basic understanding of how to use Windows, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Fibre Channel (FC) storage, and zoning is assumed.