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NETWORK MANAGEMENT
BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR
HIGHLIGHTS•SimplifiesoperationsbyprovidingunifiednetworkmanagementofStorageAreaNetwork(SAN),IP(includingEthernetfabrics),andwirelessenvironments
•Reducesoperatingexpensesby providingcomprehensiveoperationssupportwithinasingleframework
•Simplifiesdatacenterautomationthroughenhancedsupportfor BrocadeVCSFabrictechnology
•Integratesseamlesslywithindustry-leadinghypervisorsandmanagementsolutionsfromMicrosoft,VMware, EMC,HP,andIBM,maximizingthe valueofITinvestments
Unified Network Management for Data, Storage, and Converged NetworksMostITorganizationsfacesimilarchallengesmanagingtheirnetworks—includingminimizingdowntimeandmanagingapplicationServiceLevelAgreements(SLAs).Atthesametime,theymustfindwaystoreduceoperationalexpenses.Asnetworksarebecomingincreasinglycomplexandcriticaltobusiness,manyITorganizationsrelyonmultiplepointsolutionsthataddressonlypartsofthenetwork,leadingtocumbersome,error-proneoperations.Morethanever,theseorganizationsneedtosimplifynetworkmanagementwhilemeetingthedemands ofanevolvingdatacenter.
Brocade®NetworkAdvisorprovidestheindustry’sfirstunifiednetworkmanagementsolutionfordata,storage,andconvergednetworks.ItsupportsFibreChannelStorageAreaNetworks(SANs),including16Gbpsplatforms,FibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)networks,Layer2/3IPnetworks(includingthoserunningBrocadeVCS® Fabrictechnology),wirelessnetworks,applicationdeliverynetworks,andMultiprotocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)networksforserviceproviders.
RBAC FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENTWithBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,organizationshaveasinglemanagementframeworkfortheirentirenetworkinfrastructure,withintelligentlydesignedinterfacesandfullRole-BasedAccessControl(RBAC)tosupporttheneedsofdifferentnetworkteams.
OrganizationscanuseBrocadeNetworkAdvisortomanagetheirstorageanddatanetworksseparately,orthroughasingleinstanceoftheproduct.Thisenablesbettercoordinationbetweenstorageanddatanetworkingadministratorsforprovisioning,troubleshooting,andreporting.Similarly,organizationscanmanagewiredandwirelessenterprisecampusnetworkswithinasinglemanagementapplication—propagatingsecurityandaccesspoliciesacrosstheentireenterpriseandquarantininganymaliciousactivityimmediately.
TheBrocadeOne®strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthroughinnovativetechnologiesandsolutions.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorsupportsthisstrategybyprovidingasingle,easy-to-usenetworkmanagementplatformforcomplete,unifiedcontrolofSANandIPenvironmentsacrosstraditionaloperationalboundaries.
Figure 1. BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesaunifieddashboardviewofstorageandIPnetworks.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesseveralkeycapabilitiesthatsupportunifiedmanagement,including:
•Presentsanat-a-glancesummaryofalldiscoveredBrocadedevicesandthird-partyIPdevices,includinginventoryandeventsummaryinformationusedtoidentifyproblemareasandhelppreventnetworkdowntime(seeFigure1).
•AllowsflexibledefinitionsofadministratorrolesandresponsibilitieswithRBACforbothSANandIPmanagement.ThiscapabilityisseamlesslyintegratedwithleadingAuthentication,Authorization,andAccounting(AAA)solutions.
•ProvidesaninterfacetoconfigureanddeployCommandLineInterface (CLI)-basedconfigurationtemplatesacrossoneormoreIPdevices.
•Utilizesaneasy-to-useDeviceConfigurationwizardtoconfigureandmanagedynamicallyupdatedgroupsofdevices.Usingthisfeature,networkadministratorscanmanagesoftwareimagesandperformmulti-switchmanagement,includingVirtualLAN(VLAN)configuration.
•ProvidescomprehensivemanagementofMPLSservicesthroughtheMPLSManager.Thisincludesanend-to-endvisualizationofMPLStopologyacrosscoreandaccessnetworks,andtheabilitytodrilldownforadvancedtroubleshooting.
•ManagesBrocadeapplicationdeliveryswitchesandprovideseasy-to-useVirtualIP(VIP),SSLcertificate,andGlobalServerLoadBalancing(GSLB)management.
END-TO-END NETWORK MANAGEMENT WithBrocadeNetworkAdvisor,organizationscanreduceoperationalexpendituresbyleveragingthesamemanagementsolution
acrossdifferentenvironments,includingdatacenter,enterprisecampus,andserviceprovidernetworks.
Data Center NetworksBrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidescomprehensivemanagementofdatacenterfabrics,includingconfiguration,monitoring,andmanagementofBrocadeVDX®switches,theBrocadeDCX®Backbonefamily,aswellasBrocaderouters,switches,HostBusAdapters(HBAs),andConvergedNetworkAdapters(CNAs).Italsohelpsorganizationsdiscover,monitor,andmanageconvergedFCoEnetworkenvironmentsaswellas IPswitchingandroutingnetworks.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovides:
•ComprehensivemanagementforFibreChannelSANs(includingBrocade16Gbpsplatforms),includingzoningandend-to-endvisualizationspanningacrossHBA/CNA,storage,SANfabrics,andLayer2switching;editingzoneinformationandpreviewingits impactwithoutaffectingproduct fabrics;andSANportdiagnostics andbottleneckdetection
•Proactivebest-practicesvalidation ofSANconfigurations
•Configuration,monitoring,andoptimizationofFibreChanneloverIP(FCIP)tunnelsacrossWANlinks
•FICON®andcascadedFICONenvironmentconfigurationandmanagement,as wellaspowerfulanalysisand diagnosticfacilities
Enterprise Campus NetworksThecomplexityofmanagingenterprisecampusnetworksisincreasingduetosignificantgrowthinservices—suchasInternet,e-mail,voice,videoconferencing,real-timecollaboration,anddistancelearning—thatrelyonhighlyavailablewiredandwirelessnetworks.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorisaneasy-to-usemanagementsolutionfordiscovering,managing,anddeployingconfigurationstodynamicallyupdatedgroupsofdevices.UsingtheDeviceConfigurationManagertool,organizationscanconfigureVLANswithinthenetwork,managewirelessAccessPoint(AP)realms,groupWirelessLAN(WLAN)switchesintodomainsforLayer3mobilitysupport,orexecuteCLIcommandsonspecificdevicesorgroupsofdevices.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcentralizes
managementoftheentirefamilyof BrocadeMobilitywirelessproducts,includingAPsandwirelesscontrollers.
Metro and Carrier Ethernet NetworksToday’sexponentialtrafficgrowthinvideo,voice,data,andmobilebroadbandusageposesachallengetoadministratorsofregionalserviceprovidersaswellaslargeTelcos.Allareseekingwaystosimplifymanagement,reduceoperationalcosts,preventbandwidthover-provisioning,andimproveuserserviceprovisioning.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorisasimplifiedyetpowerfulsolutionfordiscovering,monitoring,deploying,configuring,andmanagingMetroandCarrierEthernetnetworks.ItprovidescomprehensivemanagementofMPLSservicesthroughtheMPLSManagerandsupportsMPLSVirtualPrivateLANServices(VPLS),LabelSwitchedPath(LSP),LocalVPLS,VirtualLeasedLine(VLL),andLocalVLLserviceswithanintuitiveinterface.BrocadeNetworkAdvisoralsoprovidesfullsupportfortheIEEE802.1agConnectivityFaultManagement(CFM)setofstandardsforend-to-enddetection,isolation,andreportingofEthernetfaultsacrossserviceprovidernetworks.
NON-STOP NETWORKINGBrocadeNetworkAdvisorhelpsorganizationsreducenetworkdowntimethroughcapabilitiessuchasreal-timeandhistoricalperformancemonitoring,trafficanalysis,changemanagement,andpolicy-drivenremedialactions.Proactivealertswithreal-timelogging,diagnostic,andfaultisolationcapabilitieshelpresolveissuesbeforetheyimpactSLAs.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorofferskeycapabilitiesfor:
•Flexible reporting:BrocadeNetworkAdvisorfeaturesapowerfulandflexiblereportingframework,alongwithpredefinedassetreports.
•Event management with automated Call Home:TheCallHomefeatureautomaticallycollectsdiagnosticinformationinresponsetopredefinedanduser-definedevents,andsendsnotificationstotechnicalsupportorganizationsforfasterfaultdiagnosis,isolation,andremotesupportoperations.
•TrafficanalysiswithsFlow:BrocadeNetworkAdvisorleveragesthehardware-basedsFlowtechnologyavailableonall
BrocadeIPswitchesandrouterstoprovidereal-timenetworkmonitoringandaccountingcapabilitieswithoutimpactingnetworkperformance.TheTrafficAnalyzerfeatureprovidestrendanalysis,management,andmonitoringtoolsforsFlowreporting,accounting,andpresentationforallIPdevices(seeFigure2).
•Configurationmanagement: TheintegratedChangeManagerallowsorganizationstotrackdeviceconfigurationchanges,enablingviewing,retrieval,andrestorationofconfigurationfiles,andmonitoringofconfigurationdriftfortroubleshootingpurposes.
Figure 2. TheBrocadeNetworkAdvisorTrafficAnalyzerfeatureprovidesanefficientwaytoview,retrieve,andreportsFlowmonitoringdata.
ADVANCED VCS FABRIC MANAGEMENT BrocadeprovidesEthernetfabriccapabilitiesthroughBrocadeVCSFabrictechnology,availableintheBrocadeVDXswitchfamily.(LearnmoreaboutVCSFabrictechnology atwww.brocade.com/vcs.)BrocadeNetworkAdvisorgreatlysimplifiesVCSmanagementbyprovidingalogicalchassisviewoftheVCSfabric—withupto24BrocadeVDXswitchesintheVCSdomain.Thisenablesnetworkadministratorstomanageatafabriclevel,insteadofattheindividualBrocadeVDXswitchlevel,throughthe entirelifecycle—includingconfiguration, faultisolation,networkperformance,anddiagnostics.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorisasimpleyetpowerfultoolfordefiningandimplementingnetworkpoliciesandserviceswithinVCSfabricdomains.Italsomanages theAutomaticMigrationofPortProfiles(AMPP)technologyandotherEthernet fabricfeaturesinherentinBrocadeVCSFabrictechnology.
Figure 3. BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesdeepvisibilitywithEthernetfabrictopology.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorallowsorganizationstomaximizetheirVCSFabrictechnologyinvestmentsby:
•ManagingaBrocadeVCSfabricasasinglevirtualswitchwhileallowing drill-downintothefabricformonitoring andtroubleshooting.
•ProvidingextensivevisibilityatboththeVCSfabricandindividualnodelevels.
•Simplifyingportprofilemanagementbyenablingnetworkadministratorstocreate,read,inventory,delete,associate, anddisassociateprofilestoVirtualMachines(VMs).
•Allowingrapidassociationbetweenportprofiles—includingallattributes—andVMwareportgroupsthroughtightintegrationwithsingleormultipleVMwarevCenters.ThisautomationisparticularlybeneficialwhenthousandsofVMsareinvolved.Moreover,BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcanperformintegritychecksoftheportprofilesacrossBrocadeVDXconfigurations,eitherinthesamefabricoracrossdifferentVCSfabrics.
•EnablingVM-levelmonitoringtohelpidentifytop-talkerapplicationsleveragingsFlowacrosstheVCSfabric.BrocadeNetworkAdvisoralsocorrelatessFlowdatatothedestinationVMforapplicationperformanceinsights.
•ProvidingVCSfabricdiagnosticstovisualizeEthernetfabrictrafficpaths,measurenetworklatency,andperformfaultisolationviahop-by-hopinspection.
•Managinglargeinfrastructureswith multi-fabricenvironments.
LearnmoreaboutEthernetfabricsat www.brocade.com/ethernet-fabric.
INVESTMENT PROTECTION THROUGH PARTNER INTEGRATIONBrocadeNetworkAdvisoroffersopen,standards-basedinterfacesandprovidesdeepintegrationwithawiderangeofthird-partynetworkmonitoring,virtualization,wireless,andsecuritysolutions.
Itintegrateswithleadingserverandstorageautomationsolutionstobridgeoperationalgapsacrossserver,network,andstorageadministrators—providingend-to-endnetworkvisibilitythroughframeworkssuchastheStorageManagementInitiative-Specification(SMI-S)orthroughBrocadePartnersolutions.Theseintegratedsolutionshelp:
•ObtainVMinformationfromVMwareESXserversandcorrelateitwithfabricdeviceinformationtosimplifythemanagementofvirtualizedenvironments
•Provideend-to-endnetworkvisibilityfromVMstostorageportsthroughintegrationwithVMwarevCenter
•OfferseamlessintegrationwithMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManager(SCOM)toprovideend-to-endnetworkvisibilitytoserveradministrators
•Provideout-of-the-boxsupportforleadingdatacenterorchestrationframeworks,includingIBMTotalStorageProductivityCenterandSystemsDirector,HPVirtualConnectEnterpriseManager andStorageProvisioningManager,andEMCNext-GenerationResourceManagementSuite
UNIQUE OFFERINGS FOR BROCADE NETWORK ADVISORBrocadeprovidesavarietyofofferingsandservicesforBrocadeNetworkAdvisor.
Software OptionsBrocadeNetworkAdvisorisavailablewithflexiblepackageandlicensingoptionsforawiderangeofnetworkdeploymentsandforfuturenetworkexpansion.
Ease of UpgradeBrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesanon-disruptivepathandfunctionalcontinuityfororganizationsthatareupgradingfromBrocadeIronView®NetworkManager(INM)orBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM®).
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSBrocadeNetworkAdvisorsoftwareanddocumentationareshippedonaDVDoravailableviadownload.Thefollowingtableincludesthesupportedoperatingsystems.Fordetailsontherecommendedsystemspecifications,refertotheBrocade Network Advisor Installation Guide.
OperatingSystem PackageOptions• WindowsServer2003StandardSP2(x8632-bit)• WindowsServer2008Standard(x8632-bit)• WindowsXPProfessionalSP3(x8632-bit)• Windows7Professional(x8632-bit)• VMwareESXandESXi5.0withGuestVMsof: Alloftheabove
SAN+IP(small),SAN-only,or IP-only(small,medium)
• WindowsServer2008R2(x8664-bit)Standard, DataCenter,andEnterpriseEditions
• RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.6and6.1Adv (x8632-bit)
• RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.6Adv(64-bit)• SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11(x8632-bit)• OracleEnterpriseLinux5.6and6.1(x8632-bit)• VMwareESXandESXi5.0withGuestVMsof: Alloftheabove
SAN+IP,SAN-only,andIP-only
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR PACKAGE OPTIONS
SmallNetworkIntelCore2Duo,2GHzorequivalent, 4GBRAM,20GBdisk
MediumNetworkIntelCore2DuoDual-CPU,2.4GHzorequivalent,4to6*GBRAM,60GBdisk
LargeNetworkIntelCore2DuoDual-CPU,2.4GHzorequivalent,4to6*GBRAM,80GBdisk
BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR SERVER REQUIREMENTS FOR 32-/64-BIT WINDOWS AND LINUX SYSTEMS
*64-bitWindowssystemsrequire6GBRAM.
