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DATA SHEET www.brocade.com NETWORK MANAGEMENT BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR HIGHLIGHTS • Simplifies operations by providing centralized, end-to-end network management of SAN (including 16 Gbps Fibre Channel), IP, and wireless environments • Provides critical flexibility, seamlessly scaling from small environments to large-scale and highly distributed geographic locations • Provides comprehensive support for Fibre Channel SAN management with configuration, zoning, and visualization capabilities, including end-to-end HBA/ CNA, storage, SAN fabric, and Layer 2 switch topology views • Integrates seamlessly with leading hypervisors from Microsoft and VMWare, and industry-leading third-party management solutions from EMC, HP, and IBM Unified Network Management for Data, Storage, and Converged Networks Although every network type has unique management requirements, most organizations face the same challenges managing their network environments— such as minimizing network downtime, reducing operational expenses, managing application Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and providing robust security. Several tools exist to handle these requirements for different types of networks, yet no single tool provides cohesive management across all of them. To address this issue, Brocade ® Network Advisor provides the industry’s first unified network management solution for data, storage, and converged networks. It supports Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs) (including 16 Gbps Fibre Channel platforms), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) networks, Layer 2/3 IP switching and routing networks, wireless networks, application delivery networks, and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks. As a result, it provides end-to- end visibility across different network types within a single application. In addition, it supports comprehensive lifecycle management capabilities across different networks through a seamless and unified user experience. SIMPLIFIED NETWORK MANAGEMENT Organizations can use Brocade Network Advisor to manage their storage and data networks separately, or through a single instance of the product. By providing greater flexibility and visibility across environments, Brocade Network Advisor can significantly simplify network management. Brocade Network Advisor provides a unified management experience that enables better coordination between storage and data networking administrators for provisioning, troubleshooting, and reporting. Similarly, organizations can manage wired and wireless networks within a single management application—propagating security and access policies across the entire enterprise and quarantining any malicious activity immediately. Brocade Network Advisor provides key capabilities, including: • Intelligent dashboard: Presents an at-a-glance summary of all discovered Brocade devices and third-party IP devices, including inventory and event summary information used to identify problem areas and help prevent network downtime (see Figure 1). The Brocade One ™ strategy helps simplify networking infrastructures through innovative technologies and solutions. Brocade Network Advisor supports this strategy by providing a single, unified, and easy-to-use network management platform for complete control of SAN and IP environments.
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NETWORK MANAGEMENT
BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR
HIGHLIGHTS•Simplifiesoperationsbyprovidingcentralized,end-to-endnetworkmanagementofSAN(including 16GbpsFibreChannel),IP,and wirelessenvironments
•Providescriticalflexibility,seamlesslyscalingfromsmallenvironmentsto large-scaleandhighlydistributedgeographiclocations
•ProvidescomprehensivesupportforFibreChannelSANmanagementwithconfiguration,zoning,andvisualizationcapabilities,includingend-to-endHBA/CNA,storage,SANfabric,andLayer2switchtopologyviews
•IntegratesseamlesslywithleadinghypervisorsfromMicrosoftandVMWare,andindustry-leadingthird-partymanagementsolutionsfromEMC, HP,andIBM
Unified Network Management for Data, Storage, and Converged NetworksAlthougheverynetworktypehasuniquemanagementrequirements,mostorganizationsfacethesamechallengesmanagingtheirnetworkenvironments— suchasminimizingnetworkdowntime,reducingoperationalexpenses,managingapplicationServiceLevelAgreements(SLAs),andprovidingrobustsecurity.Severaltoolsexisttohandletheserequirementsfordifferenttypesofnetworks,yetnosingletoolprovidescohesivemanagementacrossallofthem.
Toaddressthisissue,Brocade®NetworkAdvisorprovidestheindustry’sfirstunifiednetworkmanagementsolutionfordata,storage,andconvergednetworks.ItsupportsFibreChannelStorageAreaNetworks(SANs)(including16GbpsFibreChannelplatforms),FibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)networks,Layer2/3IPswitchingandroutingnetworks,wirelessnetworks,applicationdeliverynetworks,andMultiprotocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)networks.Asaresult,itprovidesend-to-endvisibilityacrossdifferentnetworktypeswithinasingleapplication.Inaddition,itsupportscomprehensivelifecyclemanagementcapabilitiesacrossdifferentnetworksthroughaseamlessandunifieduserexperience.
SIMPLIFIED NETWORK MANAGEMENTOrganizationscanuseBrocadeNetworkAdvisortomanagetheirstorageanddatanetworksseparately,orthroughasingleinstanceoftheproduct.Byprovidinggreaterflexibilityandvisibilityacrossenvironments,BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcansignificantlysimplifynetworkmanagement.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesaunifiedmanagementexperiencethatenablesbettercoordinationbetweenstorageanddatanetworkingadministratorsforprovisioning,troubleshooting,andreporting.Similarly,organizationscanmanagewiredandwirelessnetworkswithinasinglemanagementapplication—propagatingsecurityandaccesspoliciesacrosstheentireenterpriseandquarantininganymaliciousactivityimmediately.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovideskeycapabilities,including:
•Intelligent dashboard:Presentsanat-a-glancesummaryofalldiscoveredBrocadedevicesandthird-partyIPdevices,includinginventoryandeventsummaryinformationusedtoidentifyproblemareasandhelppreventnetworkdowntime(seeFigure1).
TheBrocadeOne™strategyhelpssimplifynetworkinginfrastructuresthroughinnovativetechnologiesandsolutions.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorsupportsthisstrategybyprovidingasingle,unified,andeasy-to-usenetworkmanagementplatformforcompletecontrolofSANandIPenvironments.
•User management:AllowsflexibledefinitionsofadministratorrolesandresponsibilitieswithRBACforbothSANandIPmanagement.
•Security management:OffersrobustsecurityadministrationbyintegratingwithleadingAuthentication,Authorization,andAccounting(AAA)solutionssuchasRADIUS,ActiveDirectory,andTACACS+.
•Configuration management:Utilizesaneasy-to-useDeviceConfigurationwizardtoconfigureandmanagedynamicallyupdatedgroupsofdevices.Usingthisfeature,networkadministratorscanmanagesoftwareimagesandperformmulti-switchmanagement,includingPoweroverEthernet(PoE)managementandVirtualLAN(VLAN)configuration,amongothertasks.
Inaddition,BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesthefollowingfeatures:
•Simplifiedfirmwaredownloadsandbackup/restoreofswitchconfigurationsacrossdynamicgroupsofswitchestoautomatetime-consumingactivities andenablerapidprovisioning
•AnintegratedTopologyManagerwithdiscoveryandnetworkmappingcapabilitiesthatprovideLayer2, VLAN,IPsubnet,FCIPtunnels,FCR links,STP/RSTP,andMPLSviews ofmanageddevices
•Apowerfulsearchtoolthatenablesfastlocationofdevicesbasedonmultiplesearchcriteria
DESIGNED TO ENABLE NON-STOP NETWORKING BrocadeNetworkAdvisorhelpsorganizationsreducenetworkdowntimethroughcapabilitiessuchasreal-timeandhistoricalperformancemonitoring,trafficanalysis,faultisolation,changemanagement,andpolicy-drivenremedialactions.Proactivealertswithreal-timelogging,diagnostic,andfaultisolationcapabilitieshelpresolveissuesbefore theyimpactSLAs.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorofferskeycapabilitiesfor:
•Event management:Thisfeaturehelpsintroubleshootingnetwork-relatedissuesandcanreceiveSNMPtraps,Syslogevents,andmessagesformonitoring,analysis,correlation,remediation,andreporting.ThetrapforwardingfeatureallowsBrocadeNetworkAdvisortofilterSNMPtrapsandsendthemtothird-partyapplications.
•Change management: OrganizationscantrackdeviceconfigurationchangesthroughtheintegratedChangeManager,whichenablesviewing,retrieval,andrestorationofconfigurationfilesandmonitoringofconfigurationdriftfortroubleshootingpurposes.Configurationbackupscanbeperformedmanuallyorscheduledtorunautomatically.
•Automated Call Home:TheCallHomefeatureautomaticallycollectsdiagnosticinformationinresponsetopredefinedanduser-definedevents,andsendsnotificationstotechnicalsupportorganizationsforfasterfaultdiagnosis,isolation,andremotesupportoperations.
OPTIMIZED APPLICATION PERFORMANCE BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcanseamlesslymanagemultiplenetworkinfrastructurestohelpoptimizeapplicationperformance,manageSLAs,andmaximizetheavailabilityofdataandnetworkedresources.Organizationscanutilizeleading-edgecapabilitiesto:
•Proactivelymonitor,troubleshoot,diagnose,andprovideeventnotificationregardingcriticalhealthinformationatvaryinglevelsofdetail
•ConfigureQualityofService(QoS)prioritiestooptimizetheperformanceofapplicationsrunningonphysicalandvirtualservers
•Collectanddisplayperformancestatisticsinrealtimeandutilizehistoricalviewsforproactiveproblemdetermination
Performance Monitoring BrocadeNetworkAdvisorleveragesthehardware-basedsFlowtechnologyavailableonallBrocadeIPswitchesandrouterstoprovidereal-timenetworkmonitoringandaccountingcapabilitieswithoutanysignificantimpactonnetworkperformance(seeFigure2).Unlikeotherflowtechnologies,thehardware-basedsFlowtechnologyprovidesreal-timewire-speedswitchingandroutingperformancewithoutsignificantlyimpactingnetworkresources,allowing“always-on”faultandperformancemanagement,capacityplanning,intrusiondetection,securitypolicing,andnetworktrafficaccounting.
ForallBrocadeSANswitches(including16GbpsFibreChannelplatforms),BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesdetailedmonitoringofportandlinkutilizationagainstpredefinedanduser-configurablethresholdstooptimizenetworkperformance
Figure 1. BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesaunifieddashboardviewofstorageandIPnetworks.
Figure 2. TheBrocadeNetworkAdvisorPerformanceMonitoringfeatureprovidesreal-timeandhistoricalperformanceinformationformanageddevices.
•Command Line Interface (CLI):ProvidesaninterfacetoconfigureanddeployCLI-basedconfigurationtemplatesacrossoneormoreIPdevices.
•Application delivery management: ManagesBrocadeapplicationdeliveryswitchesandprovideseasy-to-useVirtualIP(VIP),SSLcertificate,andGSLBmanagement—includingthedisplayofphysicalandVIPaddresses,portbindings,andstatustools—tohelpoptimizeapplicationperformance.
•MPLS management: ProvidescomprehensivemanagementofMPLSservicesthroughtheMPLSManager,supportingMPLSVirtualPrivateLANServices(VPLS),LabelSwitchedPath(LSP),LocalVPLS,MPLSVirtualLeasedLine(VLL),andLocalVLLserviceswithanintuitiveinterface.
•Flexible reporting:Featuresapowerfulandflexiblereportingframework,alongwithpredefinedassetreports.
andmaximizeapplicationavailability—whilealsodefiningapplicationQoSprioritization.
Traffic Analysis TheTrafficAnalyzerfeatureprovidestrendanalysis,management,andmonitoringtoolsforsFlowreporting,accounting,andpresentationforallIPdevices(seeFigure3).TheBrocadeNetworkAdvisorsFlowcollectioncapabilityisidealforperformingnetwork-widetroubleshooting,generatingtrafficreports,andgainingvisibilityintonetworkactivityfromtheedgetothecore.
FLEXIBLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM Builtonastandards-basedarchitecture,BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcanscalefromsmallnetworkislandstolarge,geographicallydispersednetworks.Organizationscanreduceoperationalexpendituresbyleveragingthesamemanagementsolutionacrossdifferentenvironments,includingdatacenter,enterprisecampus,andservice providernetworks.
Data Center Networks BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidescomprehensivemanagementofdata centerfabrics,includingconfiguration,monitoring,andmanagementof Brocade DCX®andBrocadeDCX8510BackbonesaswellasBrocadedirectors,routers,switches,HostBusAdapters(HBAs),andConvergedNetworkAdapters(CNAs).Italsohelpsorganizationsdiscover,monitor,andmanageconvergedFCoEnetworkenvironmentsaswellasIPswitchingandroutingnetworks.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidescomprehensiveLayer2configuration, witheasy-to-useDataCenterBridging(DCB)interfaceadministration,FCoE
portandtrunkconfigurations,FCoEloginmanagement,andQoS.Inaddition, itprovides:
•ComprehensivesupportforFibreChannelSANs(includingBrocade16GbpsFibreChannelplatforms),withconfiguration,includingSANportdiagnosticsandbottleneckdetection;zoning;andvisualization,includingend-to-endHBA/CNA,storage,SANfabric,andLayer2switchtopologyviews
•Proactivebest-practicesvalidationofSANconfigurations—includingon-demandorscheduledoperation,customization,and“redflag”reporting—usingthePolicyMonitortool
•Configuration,monitoring,andoptimizationofFibreChanneloverIP(FCIP)tunnelsacrossWANlinks,includingsupportformanagingmultipleFCIPcircuits,configurationofFCIPfailovercircuits,automatedsettingofcompressionparameters,configurableassignmentofFCIPtunnelbandwidthtoQoSclasses,andsupportofmulti-gigabitFCIPcircuits
•Anintuitiveinterfacetohelpmanagevirtualizednetworkenvironments
•Theabilitytoeditzoneinformationandpreviewitsimpactwithoutaffectingproductionfabrics
•FICON®andcascadedFICONenvironmentconfigurationandmanagementalongwithpowerfulanalysisanddiagnosticfacilities
Enterprise Campus Networks Thecomplexityofmanagingenterprisecampusnetworksisincreasingduetosignificantgrowthinservices—suchasInternet,e-mail,voice,videoconferencing,real-timecollaboration,anddistancelearning—thatrelyonhighlyavailablewiredandwirelessnetworks.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorisaneasy-to-usemanagementsolutionfordiscovering,managing,anddeployingconfigurationstodynamicallyupdatedgroupsofdevices.UsingtheBrocadeNetworkAdvisorDeviceConfigurationManagertool,organizationscanconfigureVLANswithinthenetwork,managewirelessaccesspointrealms,groupwirelessLANswitchesintodomainsforLayer3mobilitysupport,orexecuteCLIcommandsonspecificdevicesorgroupsofdevices.BrocadeNetworkAdvisorcentralizesmanagementoftheentire familyofBrocadeMobilitywireless
products,includingaccesspoints andwirelesscontrollers.
Metro and Carrier Ethernet Networks Today’sexponentialtrafficgrowthinvideo,voice,data,andmobilebroadbandusageposesachallengetoadministratorsofregionalserviceprovidersaswellaslargeTelcos.Allareseekingwaystosimplifymanagement,reduceoperationalcosts,preventbandwidthover-provisioning,andimproveuserserviceprovisioning.
BrocadeNetworkAdvisorisasimplifiedyetpowerfulsolutionfordiscovering,monitoring,deploying,configuring,andmanagingMetroandCarrierEthernetnetworks.ItprovidescomprehensivemanagementofMPLSservicesthroughtheMPLSManagerandsupportsMPLSVirtualPrivateLANServices(VPLS),LabelSwitchedPath(LSP),LocalVPLS,MPLSVirtualLeasedLine(VLL),andLocalVLLserviceswithanintuitiveinterface.BrocadeNetworkAdvisoralsoincludesfullsupportfortheIEEE802.1agConnectivityFaultManagement(CFM)setofstandardsforend-to-enddetection,isolation,andreportingofEthernetfaultsacrossserviceprovidernetworks.
PROTECTING INVESTMENTS BrocadeNetworkAdvisoroffersopen,standards-basedinterfacesandprovidesdeepintegrationwithawiderangeofthird-partynetworkmonitoring,virtualization,wireless,andsecuritysolutions.
Fordatacenterenvironments,itintegrateswithleadingserverandstorageautomationsolutionstobridgeoperationalgapsacrossserver,network,andstorageadministrators—providingend-to-endnetworkvisibilitythroughframeworkssuchastheStorageManagementInitiative-Specification(SMI-S)orthroughBrocadePartnersolutions.Theseintegratedsolutionshelp:
•ObtainVirtualMachine(VM)informationfromVMwareESXserversandcorrelatewithfabricdeviceinformationtosimplifythemanagementofvirtualizedenvironments
•Provideend-to-endnetworkvisibilityfromVMstostorageportsthroughintegrationwithVMwarevCenter
•OfferseamlessintegrationwithMicrosoftSystemCenterOperationsManager(SCOM)toprovideend-to-endnetworkvisibilitytoserveradministrators
Figure 3. TheBrocadeNetworkAdvisorTrafficAnalyzerfeatureprovidesanefficientwaytoview,retrieve,andreportsFlowmonitoringdata.
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UNIQUE OFFERINGS FOR BROCADE NETWORK ADVISORBrocadeprovidesawiderangeofofferingsandservicesforBrocadeNetworkAdvisor.
Software OptionsBrocadeNetworkAdvisorisavailablewithflexiblepackageandlicensingoptionsforawiderangeofnetworkdeploymentsandforfuturenetworkexpansion.
Training and EducationBrocadeEducationalServicesoffersWeb-basedtrainingandinstructor-ledcoursestoshareproductinformation,tips,andbestpractices—andtoprovidehands-onexperiencewiththeproduct.
BROCADE GLOBAL SERVICESBrocadeGlobalServicesdeliversworld-classprofessionalservicesandtechnicalsupporttohelporganizationsmaximizetheirinvestmentsinBrocadeNetworkAdvisor.BrocadeProfessionalServicesoffersassessment,design,andimplementationservicestohelporganizationsoptimizetheirmanagementenvironments.Brocade
TechnicalSupporthelpsorganizationsmaximizeavailabilityofmission-criticaldatainSANandIPenvironmentsthroughsoftwaresupport,including24×7technicalassistanceviathetelephoneandWeb,softwarefixes,andaccesstoproductupdates.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSBrocadeNetworkAdvisorsoftwareanddocumentationareshippedonaDVDoravailableviadownload.Thefollowingtableincludesthesupportedoperatingsystems.Fordetailsontherecommendedsystemspecifications,refertotheBrocadeNetworkAdvisor Installation Guide.
OperatingSystem PackageOptions• WindowsServer2003StdSP2(x8632-bit)• WindowsServer2008Std(x8632-bit)• WindowsXPProSP3(x8632-bit)• Windows7Professional(x8632-bit)• VMwareESX4.0or4.1withGuestVMsof: WindowsServer2003StdSP2(x8632-bit)
SAN+IP(small,medium),SAN-only,andIP-only
• WindowsServer2008R2(x8664-bit)Standard,DataCenter,andEnterpriseEditions
• RedHatAS4.8(x8632-bit)• RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.4Adv (x8632-bit)
• SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10SP1, 11(x8632-bit)
• OracleEnterpriseLinux5.x(x8632-bit)• VMwareESX4.0or4.1withGuestVMsof:
- WindowsServer2008R2 (x8664-bit)Standard,DataCenter,andEnterpriseEditions
- RedHatEnterpriseLinux5.4Adv (x8632-bit)
- SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10SP1, 11(x8632-bit)
- OracleEnterpriseLinux5.x(x8632-bit)
SAN+IP,SAN-only,andIP-only
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR PACKAGE OPTIONS
SmallNetworkIntelCore2Duo,2GHzorequivalent,4GBRAM,20GBdisk
MediumNetworkIntelCore2DuoDual-CPU,2.4GHzorequivalent,4-6*GBRAM,60GBdisk
LargeNetworkIntelCore2DuoDual-CPU,2.4GHzorequivalent,4-6*GBRAM,80GBdisk
BROCADE NETWORK ADVISOR SERVER REQUIREMENTS FOR 32-/64-BIT WINDOWS AND LINUX SYSTEMS
*64-bitWindowssystemsrequire6GBRAM.
