HP StorageWorks 2/140 FW 08.01.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment Plannin - Page 238

Physical Planning Considerations 5 • Full volatility - Enablement of this feature ensures that no Fibre Channel frames are stored after a director or Fabric switch is powered off or fails, and a memory dump file (that possibly includes classified frames) is not included as part of the data collection procedure. NOTE: The Intrepid 10000 Director and SAN routers do not support full volatility. • Full fabric - This feature is provided only for the Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch. Enablement of the feature provides E_Port functionality and additional port BB_Credits. • Remote fabric - This feature is provided only for the Intrepid 10000 Director. Enablement of the feature provides an increased BB_Credit buffer pool and additional port credits. • N_Port ID virtualization - Enablement of the N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) feature allows up to 256 Fibre Channel addresses to be assigned to an N_Port. NOTE: The Intrepid 10000 Director and SAN routers do not support NPIV. • Element Manager application - This feature enables director or switch management through the Element Manager user interface. Directors and switches are delivered with the application enabled for a 31-day grace period. Before grace period expiration, the application must be reactivated through a PFE key. NOTE: The Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch does not support an Element Manager application. An Element Manager application is included with a SAN router. A PFE key is not required to enable the application. After purchasing a feature, obtain the required PFE key through your McDATA marketing representative. A PFE key is encoded to work with the serial number of a unique director or fabric switch and is an alphanumeric string consisting of both uppercase and lowercase characters. The total number of characters may vary. The PFE key is case sensitive and must be entered exactly, including dashes. 5-34 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual