HP StorageWorks 2/140 FW 08.01.00 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment Plannin - Page 32
Directors, The Internet using a product's EFCM Basic Edition interface.
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Introduction to McDATA Multi-Protocol Products 1 Refer to Chapter 2, Product Management for information about SAN management applications and the management server. Chapter 2 also describes switch management through: • The Internet using a product's EFCM Basic Edition interface. • Inband (Fibre Channel) application clients. • Simple network management protocol (SNMP) workstations. • A command line interface (CLI) or PC-attached Telnet session. Directors Directors provide high-performance, dynamic connections between end devices such as servers, mass storage devices, and peripherals in a Fibre Channel switched network. Directors also support mainframe and open-systems interconnection (OSI) computing environments, and provide data transmission and flow control between device node ports (N_Ports) as dictated by the Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH). Because of high port count, non-blocking architecture, and FRU redundancy, directors offer high availability and high-performance bandwidth. Directors should be installed for: • Backbone implementation for a large-scale enterprise SAN that requires centralized storage management, centralized backup and restore, data protection, and disaster tolerance. Refer to General Fabric Design Considerations for information. • Mission-critical applications and switched data paths with no downtime tolerance. • Performance-intense applications that require any-to-any port connectivity at a high bandwidth. Directors also provide connectivity between servers and devices manufactured by multiple OEMs. To determine if an OEM product can communicate through connections provided by a director or if communication restrictions apply, refer to the product publications or contact McDATA. 1-6 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment - Planning Manual