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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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Inaddition,BrocadeNetworkAdvisorprovidesanon-disruptivepathandfunctionalcontinuityfororganizationsthatareupgradingfromBrocadeIronView® NetworkManager(INM)orBrocadeDataCenterFabricManager(DCFM®).

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.

MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTSTohelpoptimizetechnologyinvestments,Brocadeanditspartnersoffercompletesolutionsthatincludeeducation,support,andservices.Formoreinformation,contactaBrocadesalespartnerorvisit www.brocade.com.

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.