HP StorageWorks 2/32 Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference - Supporting Fabric O - Page 47

ISL Trunking Advanced Zoning Secure Fabric OS FICON® CUP FCIP Tunneling Brocade® ISL Trunking is an optional software product available for all Brocade 2 and 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel switches and directors. This technology is ideal for optimizing performance and simplifying the management of multi-switch SAN fabrics containing Brocade 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec switches and directors. When two or more adjacent ISLs are used to connect two switches, the switches automatically group the ISLs into a single logical ISL, or "trunk." The throughput of the resulting trunk can be anywhere from 4 Gbit/sec to as much as 32 Gbit/sec. Automatically groups SAN fabric-connected devices into logical zones that restrict access to "member" devices in the zone. Advanced Zoning uses hardware enforcement at both the port and world-wide name (WWN) level to provide more robust data protection. Provides a comprehensive security solution to help protect mission-critical data. Key features include centralized policy-based security management, management data encryption, and authentication to create a fabric-wide trusted environment with control over all levels of fabric access and communication. Enables IBM host-based management programs to manage fibre connectivity (FICON) fabric switches in-band by sending commands to the Fabric OS emulated control device. The optional Fibre Channel over Internet protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service enables Fibre Channel frames to "tunnel" through IP networks by dividing frames, encapsulating the result in IP packets on entering the tunnel, and then reconstructing them as they leave the tunnel. Fabric OS supports eight FCIP interswitch links between two Brocade switches (Brocade 7500 or Brocade 48000 with a FR4-18i) or routes. The GbE ports on the FC4-16IP do not support FCIP tunneling. OTHER INDUSTRY RESOURCES For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications: http://www.t11.org For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web site: http://www.fibrechannel.org Getting Technical Help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information - Technical Support contract number, if applicable - Switch model Fabric OS Message Reference li 53-1000437-01