HP StorageWorks 2/24 FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Env - Page 31
SAN Management Applications, SAN Management, Applications
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Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products 1 SAN Management Applications McDATA offers the following SAN management applications installed on the rack-mount management server: • SANavigator® application - The SANavigator application (Version 4.2 or later) is an integrated software package that provides management of an enterprise-wide, heterogeneous SAN (with multiple vendor applications) from a single console. Element Manager applications installed on the management server are launched from the SANavigator application. These applications provide configuration, management, and status monitoring of Intrepid-series directors and Sphereon-series fabric switches. The SANavigator application also manages and monitors an entire complex fabric, including servers and storage devices from multiple OEMs that use multiple applications, protocols, and technologies. In addition, an instance of the SANvergence® Manager application can be launched from the SANavigator application. • Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) application The EFCM application (Version 8.6 or later) is an integrated software package that provides management of McDATA directors and switches from a single console. Element Manager applications installed on the management server are launched from the EFCM application. These applications provide configuration, management, and status monitoring of Intrepid-series directors and Sphereon-series fabric switches. In addition, an instance of the SANvergence Manager application can be launched from the EFCM application. • SANvergence® Manager application - The SANvergence Manager application (Version 4.6 or later) provides management of Eclipse-series switches and advanced configuration and monitoring of servers and storage devices in a mixed-protocol (Fibre Channel and iSCSI) SAN. Element Manager applications installed on each Eclipse-series switch are launched from the SANvergence Manager application. These applications provide switch configuration, management, and status monitoring. The SANvergence Manager application also provides a user interface with a storage name server (SNS) database that enables auto-discovery and status monitoring of Fibre Channel and Internet protocol (IP) SAN devices. Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products 1-5