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BROCADE
IRONVIEW
NETWORK
MANAGER
MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE
HIGHLIGHTS
•Industry’srstnetworkmanagerto
deliveruniedmanagementofwired,
wireless,andMPLSservicesfrom
asingleapplication
•ComprehensiveFault,Conguration,
Accounting,Performance,andSecurity
(FCAPS)managementacrossthe
BrocadeIPnetworkingproductfamily
•Flexible,scalablearchitecturethatcanmanagethousandsofBrocadeand
third-partydevicesinlargeorganizations
withhighlydistributedenvironments
•Dashboardandthumbnailviewsofwired
andwirelessdevices,currentstatus,
eventandalarmsummary,andnetwork
visibilityfortroubleshootingandanalysis
•Comprehensivesecuritymanagement
capabilities,includingBrocadeIronShield
360Closed-LoopSecurity
•NetworktopologydiscoverywithLayer2,
VLAN,IPsubnet,STP/RSTP,MRPRing,andMPLSviews,aswellasmultiple
layoutandsizingtools
•Rapiddeploymentofgroupnetwork
andpolicychangestoreduce
operatingexpenses
•Standards-based,highlysecurenetwork
managementsystembuiltonJava,
SNMP,andsFlow(RFC3176)
Reliable, Scalable, and Secure
Network Management
DATASHEET www.brocade.com
Brocade®IronView®NetworkManager(INM)
providesorganizationswithcomprehensive
toolsforconguring,managing,monitoring,
andsecuringtheBrocadefamilyofwired
andwirelessnetworkproducts.INMisan
intelligentnetworkmanagementsolution
thatreducesthecomplexityofchanging,
monitoring,andmanagingnetwork-wide
featuressuchasAccessControlLists(ACLs),
ratelimitingpolicies,VirtualLANs(VLANs),
softwareandcongurationupdates,andnetworkalarmsandevents.
UsingINM,organizationscanautomatically
discoverBrocadenetworkequipmentand
immediatelyacquire,view,andarchive
congurationsforeachdevice.Inaddition,
theycaneasilycongureanddeploygroup
policiesforwiredandwirelessproducts.
INMutilizestheBrocadehigh-speed,
securearchitecturewithintegratedsFlow
technology(describedinRFC3176)to
providehardware-basedreal-timenetwork
monitoringandaccountingcapabilities.
Thesefeaturesprovidewire-speedswitching
androutingperformancewith“always-on”
faultandperformancemanagement,capacity
planning,intrusiondetection,securitypolicing,
andprecisenetworktrafcaccounting.
INDUSTRY’S FIRST UNIFIED
NETWORK MANAGER
BrocadeINMistheindustry’srstnetwork
managementsystemtoprovideunied
managementforwired,wireless,and
MultiprotocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)
servicesfordatacenter,campus,and
serviceprovidernetworks.Fromasingle
interface,organizationscanmonitorand
managetheentireBrocadeIPnetworking
productportfolio,includingtheBrocadeTurboIron®24Xtop-of-rackswitch,
BrocadeFastIron®CXSeriesswitches,
andBrocadeServerIron®ADXSeriesof
applicationdeliverycontrollers.
INMprovidescomprehensivemanagement
ofMPLSservicesthroughtheMPLS
Managerapplication,supportingMPLS
VirtualPrivateLANServices(VPLS),Local
VPLS,MPLSVirtualLeasedLine(VLL),and
LocalVLLserviceswithanintuitiveand
user-friendlyinterface(seeFigure1).
INMalsofeaturesaRepresentationalState
Transfer(REST)-basedNorthboundInterface,
providingthecapabilitytointegrateINM
withthird-partyNetworkManagement
System(NMS)andOperationalSupport
System(OSS)offerings.Throughthis
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interface,clientprogramscanretrieve
inventoryinformationaboutBrocadewired
andwirelessdevices,aswellasthird-party
devices,byusingJavaorPerlscripts.
TheServerIronManagerprovidesVirtual
IP(VIP)andGlobalServerLoadBalancing
(GSLB)managementforBrocadeServerIron
applicationdeliverycontrollers,including
displayofphysicalandvirtualIPaddresses,
physicalandvirtualserverportbindings,
andstatus.
INMalsocentralizesmanagementofthe
entirefamilyofBrocadewirelessproducts,
includingBrocadeIronPoint®
200/250wirelessaccesspoints,IronPointswitches,
andtheIronPointmobilitycontrollerseries.
RFmonitoringcapabilitieshelpidentify,
preventaccessto,andreportonrogue
accesspointsandad-hocclientnetworks.
SIMPLIFIED NETWORK MANAGEMENT
INMfeaturesintuitiveandeasy-to-use
Web-basedtoolsthatgreatlysimplify
managementandreduceadministration
time,resultinginloweroperationalcosts.
BuiltonaJava-basedplatform,INM
providesseamlesscontroloversoftware
andcongurationupdatesforBrocade
productsfromanywhereinthenetwork—
resultinginmoreeffectivemanagementof
midsizedandlargenetworks.
TheINMDashboardpresentsat-a-glance
summaryinformationofalldiscovered
Brocadeandthird-partydevices,including
inventoryandeventsummaryinformation
usedtoidentifyproblemareasand
anticipatepotentialnetworkdowntime
(seeFigure2).
TheintegratedTopologyManagerdiscovery
andnetworkmappingcapabilityprovides
Layer2,VLAN,IPsubnet,STP/RSTP,MRP
Ring,andMPLSviewsofmanageddevices.
Apowerfulsearchtoolallowsorganizations
toquicklylocatedevicesbasedonmultiple
searchcriteria.Theycanalsoimporttheir
ownbackgroundmapsandpositioneach
nodeaccordingtoitsgeographicallocation
(seeFigure3).
Organizationscangroupandlterboth
devicesandportsinthedevicetreeto
displayonlyspecictypesoroperational
status.Nodesareshownwithdetailed
information,includingname,IPaddress,
trunkgroups,andinterfacenames.
Inaddition,organizationscanquickly
generatedetailedreportsforall
Brocadedevicesinthemap.
Organizationscanalsocongure,manage,
anddeploycongurationstogroupsofwired
orwirelessdevicesthroughtheDevice
CongurationManager,greatlyreducing
administrationoverheadandsimplifying
management.Throughthistool,theycan
discoverandcongureVLANswithinthe
network,congurewirelessaccesspointrealms,groupwirelessLANswitchesinto
domainsforLayer3mobilitysupport,or
executeCLIcommandsonspecicdevices
orgroupsofdevicestocreatecongurations
andreports.
Devicecongurationchangescanbetracked
throughtheintegratedINMChangeManager,
whichenablestheviewing,retrieval,and
restorationofcongurationles(seeFigure4).
Congurationbackupscanbeperformed
manuallyorscheduledtorunautomatically.
Figure 1.TheINMMPLSManagerprovidescomprehensive
managementofMPLSservices.
Figure 2. TheINMDashboardpresentssummaryinformationfor
discoveredBrocadeandthird-partydevices.
Apre/post-snapshotfeatureissuesdevice
congurationmonitoringcommandsbefore
after,orbeforeandafteraconguration
changeisdeployed.
Organizationscanthencomparecongurations
toquicklyidentifyproblemsduringconguration
deployments,andusethemtorollbacktoa
previouscongurationifnecessary.Change
Manageralsoenablessoftware,diagnostic,
andbootimagestobemanuallyor
automaticallyimportedintoINM,whichcan
storemultipleversionsofsoftwarethatcan
bedeployedtogroupsofdevices.
Inaddition,theINMReportManagerprovidesarichsetofpredenedasset
reportswithdetailedinformationaboutthe
discovereddevices,includingkeyattributes
suchasname,IPaddress,versioninformation
producttype,lastscandate/time,and
status.Thelibraryofpredenedreports
includesreportsforwiredandwireless
devices,modules,VLANs,IPsubnets,IP/MAC
addresses,accesspointusage,andmore.
INCREASED NETWORK AVAILABILITY
INMincludesapowerfulEventManagerto
helptroubleshootnetwork-relatedissues.
ItcanreceiveSNMPtraps,Syslogevents,
Snort,andsecuritypartnereventmessages
forreporting,analysis,monitoring,and
remediation.Itcanalsoprovidealerts
aboutanyeventsthatINMisconguredto
analyze,whichhelpsorganizationsincrease
networkavailabilityandmeettheirService
LevelAgreements(SLAs).
ThetrapforwardingfeatureallowsINMtolter
SNMPtrapsandpassthemontothird-party
applicationscapableofmanagingevents
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frommultiplevendors.INMcanalsousethe
BrocadeCLIcongurationmanagerto
supportfullclosed-loopnetworkremediation,
triggeringspecicactionswhencertainerror
conditionsaremet.
TheINMTrafcAnalyzerprovidesmanagement
andmonitoringtoolsforsFlowreporting,
accounting,andpresentation.TheINM
sFlowcollectioncapabilityisidealfor
generatingtrafcreportsandgaining
visibilityintonetworkactivity,evenatthe
edge,whereplacingsensorsiscostlyand
complex.Withacustomreportgenerator,
organizationscandeneanysetofreports
basedonthedatacollectedfromsFlow.
TheycanalsousetheTrafcAnalyzerto
performnetworktrendingandanalysisfor
network-widetroubleshooting.
Moreover,INMhelpsorganizationskeep
trackofessentialnetworkperformance
informationsuchasCPUutilization,
powerandfanstatus,andpacketow.
ThePerformanceMonitorisanadvanced
graphingtoolthatcanplotanySNMP
valuethataBrocadeorthird-partydevice
supports.Eachgraphcancontainupto
veSNMPvalues,andcanbeexportedasanimageorCSVleforfuturereferenceor
furtheranalysis.
ROBUST SECURITY FEATURES
Toincreaseoverallsecurity,INMcontains
manyfeaturestomanageallthe
securityaspectsofanetwork.TheMAC
FilterManagersupportstheimporting,
conguration,anddeploymentofMAClters
to/fromBrocadewiredandwirelessdevices
thatsupportthem.MAClteringcapabilities
enablethecongurationofpermitanddeny
functionsforsourceanddestinationMAC
andEthernettype.
INMalsoprovidesthecapabilitytorapidly
congureanddeployAccessControlLists(ACLs)
inwiredandwirelessswitchesandrouters
throughtheACLManager.UsingACLManager,
organizationscanreplicateACLsfroman
individualdeviceorgroupofdevicesonto
otherBrocadedevices.Inaddition,ACL
Managersupportspredenedandwell-known
serviceACLstosimplifymanagementwhile
providingtheexibilitytocustomizethemby
addingnewTCPorUDPports.
AnotherkeysecurityfeatureofINMisthe
BrocadeIronShield®360Closed-Loop
SecurityandIntrusionDetection.INMsFlow
Figure 3. TheINMTopologyManagerprovidesavarietyof
viewsformanageddevices.
collectioncapabilitiescanbeintegrated
withopensourceIntrusionDetection
Systems(IDSs),suchasSnort—andintegrated
withtheINMEventManagertoprovide
closed-loopintrusiondetection,prevention,
andremediation.
WithIronShield360,thesFlowcollection
moduleswithinINMcanconvertsFlowto
theopensourcePCAPformat.ThePCAP
datacanthenbepipeddirectlyintoSnort
andotheropensourceIDSsoftwareto
identifyaccidentalormaliciousnetwork
activityandsendalertstoINMthroughthe
IDSEventManager.
INMcanthentakedirectremedialaction
onthisnetworkactivitythroughaunique
securitypolicymanager.Thispowerful
Figure 4. TheINMChangeManagerprovidesanefcientway
toview,retrieve,andrestorecongurationles.
eventpr oces s or
eventcol l ect or
R e m e
d i a t i o n A c t i o n
sFlowsFlowsFlowsFlow
IronView Network Manager
sflow
sFlowCollector sFlow PCAPConverter Snort
SnortAlerts
Attacks,Viruses,Threats
Attacks,Viruses,Threats
Figure 5.
IronShield360Closed-Loop
SecurityhelpsINMdetectand
preventnetworkintrusions.
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Windows Linux Solaris
SupportedOSVersions 2003ServerSP2,Server2008,
XPProfessionalEditionSP3
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxRelease4AS,
ES,WS,andDesktop;RedHat
EnterpriseLinuxRelease5Advanced
Platform,BaseServer,andDesktop
9and10SPARC
RecommendedCPUSpeed
andMemory
1 to 200 Devices
3.0GHzPentium4,3GBRAM
201 to 1000 Devices
MulticoreXeonProcessor3000
sequenceorabove(orsimilarAMD
processor),4GBRAM
1001+ Devices
Dual(ormore)Xeon5000sequenceor
above(orsimilarAMDprocessor),
4+GBRAM
1 to 200 Devices
3.0GHzPentium4,3GBRAM
201 to 1000 Devices
MulticoreXeonProcessor3000
sequenceorabove(orsimilarAMD
processor),4GBRAM
1001+ Devices
Dual(ormore)Xeon5000sequence
orabove(orsimilarAMDprocessor),
4+GBRAM
1 to 200 Devices
SunUltraSPARCT1(orsimilar
UltraSPARCprocessor),3GBRAM
201 to 1000 Devices
SunUltraSPARCT2(orsimilar
UltraSPARCprocessor),4GBRAM
1001+ Devices
SunUltraSPARCT2+(orsimilar
UltraSPARCprocessor),4+GBRAM
RecommendedHDDSpace 200GB 200GB 200GB
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
INMsoftwareanddocumentationareshippedonaCD-ROM.InadditiontohavingaCD-ROM
drive,thehostsystemmustmeettherequirementsshownbelow.
INM SERVER REQUIREMENTS
INM CLIENT REQUIREMENTS*
Windows Linux Solaris
Suppor tedOS XPProfessi ona lSP3,VistaBusiness,
2003ServerSP2,Server2008
RedHatEnterpriseLinuxRelease5
AdvancedPlatform,BaseServer,
andDesktop
10SPARC
InternetExplorer IE7.0,IE8.0 Notsupported Notsupported
Mozilla Firefox3.0.x Firefox3.0.x Firefox3.0.x
JavaPlug-In JRE-1.6.0_13 JRE-1.6.0_13 JRE-1.6.0_13
* Required to access Web-based INM applications; specifcations subject to change without notice.
capabilityturnsINMintoafullintrusion
detectionandpreventionsolution.Because
sFlowisavailableonallBrocadeIPswitches
androuters,INMcost-effectivelydetects
andpreventsintrusionsthroughoutthe
network—evenattheedge(seeFigure5).
INMprocesseseventsandtakesremedial
actionforanumberofanomalydetection
applications.Byextendingtheevent
processortohandleeventsfrom
IronShield360securitypartners,INM
providestheindustry’srstclosed-loop
securityandmanagementsolutionforboth
signatureandanomalydetection.
MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS
Tohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,
Brocadeanditspartnersoffercomplete
solutionsthatincludeeducation,support,
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