HPE TC321A Getting Started Guide

QuickSpecs

HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite

Overview

HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite (EFMS) software is a set of simple and powerful fabric management tools for HP H-series
fabrics. A single pane of glass provides performance and fabric monitoring as well as configuration tools for H-series fabrics. Users are
licensed to manage an unlimited number of switches and fabrics from a single, fully integrated application.

Enterprise Fabric Management Suite also provides maintenance, isolation and troubleshooting capabilities for SAN administrators who
require advanced tools. Included with EFMS is a comprehensive set of real-time diagnostic tools for monitoring and troubleshooting
Fibre Channel Fabrics. Determine if a device is responding, trace the path in the fabric, as well as monitor the health of SFP and XPAK
transceivers.

A single management application, a single license and a single pane of glass gives administrators the power to maximize application
and storage performance and availability.

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Overview

HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite

Models

HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite LTU
HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite E-LTU

Highlights

Single pane of glass centralizes management for an unlimited number of H-series fabrics and devices
Manages stacks of H-series switches as a single entity
Capability for user to specify which licensed ports are activated with mPort Technology (units with less than 20 device ports
enabled) - deactivate one to four stacking ports and activate one to four device ports
Performance Monitoring provides easy-to-configure/easy-to-use graphs for monitoring the performance of your Fibre Channel
SAN
Setup, configuration, zoning and advanced fabric management from a single, seamless application.
Auto Filtering enables easy access to port statistics, IP network information, environmental statistics and fan or power supply
information.
Diagnose fibre channel fabrics with Ethernet-type diagnostic tools
Pinpoint fabric connectivity problems
Improve fabric performance by optimizing network paths
Proactively monitor optical media health
Proactively monitor fabric by setting thresholds and alarms for each switch port

TC321A

TC321AAE

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HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite

Product Features

Feature List
HP Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Features:

Performance Monitoring provides

Channel SAN. Troubleshoot fabric problems and indentify performance bottlenecks before they become an issue. Historical
performance data can be exported to spreadsheets or databases for analysis.

Extended Credit Wizard

to support situations when long distance communication is required.

Fabric Tracker

the fabric configuration to see what has changed from yesterday, a week ago, a month ago, or from the day of installation.

Fabric Monitoring

error rates, traffic levels, or anomalies occur in the fabric. Enterprise Fabric Management Suite can be configured to send alerts,
through SNMP for full integration into existing enterprise monitoring applications.

Auto Filtering

statistics are a mouse click away. Filter switch data using buttons that group data into logical sets. Quickly find critical switch
information such as power, cooling, health and the associated IP network status.

Fabric Zoning

multiple zoning types: Port WWN Zoning, Node WWN Zoning, FCID Zoning, Hard Zoning, Soft Zoning.

Device Management

and modify switch properties easily. Setup and configuration of devices in the fabric is made simple and fast.

Configuration and Zoning Wizards

user through screens to quickly configure and zone a switch.

Switch and Fabric Event Monitoring along with Alerting

also be configured and sent to management applications through SNMP.

mPort Technology

20 enabled device ports) . De-activate one to four of the high-speed stacking ports of the SN6000 and enable the equivalent
number of device ports. The administrator decides which ports are active based on their fabric needs.

Robust On-Line Help
Fibre Channel Fabric Ping

between two ports and provides round trip information. Administrators can determine which ports and devices are responding ­allowing the administrator to quickly identify issues.

Fibre Channel Trace Route

the route through the Fibre Channel network and displays path information between a source and destination device in order to
determine the path of communication between the two devices. Knowing this aids the administrator in making decisions about
fabric performance and problem resolution. FC Ping used in conjunction with FC Trace Route gives the administrator a powerful
tool to pinpoint fabric connectivity problems and diagnose performance issues.

Digital Diagnostics Monitoring

Increase uptime of the SAN by proactively monitoring the vitals of transceivers. Set policies and trigger alarms based on power,
temperature, voltage and current of the transceiver. Predict potential failures or isolate existing problems in the fabric with this
simple, yet powerful, tool.

allows the user to view two saved configurations and compare the differences. Periodically take a snap-shot of

takes the time and labor out of finding useful switch and port statistics- health, operation, and environmental

provides simple drag and drop zoning with fast and easy activation. Unmatched flexibility with support of

steps the user through a simple and easy to use interface, allowing the user to quickly configure ports

enables the user to configure thresholds and alarms per switch port to alert operations when unexpected

is a mouse click away through the topology view. Configure IP network properties, upgrade firmware, view

provides users with the flexibility to decide which licensed ports are active (SN6000 or 8/20q with less than

features provide step by step instructions through an embedded Help function.

is an essential tool for troubleshooting fabric problems. FC Ping verifies that a functional path exists

provides insight about the fabric and assists with troubleshooting congestion. FC Trace Route traces

easy-to-configure/easy-to-use graphs for monitoring the performance of your Fibre

makes a switch that is already easy to configure and zone even easier. Prompts guide the

provide the user with views of monitored events and alerts that can

provides SFP and XPAK transceiver data and health status that SAN administrators depend on.

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