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BCSM IN A NUTSHELL 2008

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ZONING IN A B-SERIES FABRIC

Some best practices:

• Monitor the zoning database size

• Keep to a standard naming convention

• Manage zoning from the latest Fabric OS revision switch

• Keep 1 HBA/zone

• Zone using a core switch over an edge switch

• Manage zoning from user accounts that have admin, zone admin and fabric admin privileges

MANAGING AN HBA

The ESCM utility can be used to manage a Brocade-branded HBA. To download firmware to an Emulex

HBA, you may use Fabric Manager. The HBA must be FDMI compliant, and make sure that FDMI is

enabled.

MONITORING ISL TRAFFIC

Traffic on the ISLs can be monitored with these tools:

• Advanced Performance Monitor

• Fabric Watch

• SAN Health

• Web Tools

• portperfshow

• EFCM

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