The Enterprise Fabric Suite Software from QLogic is a suite of simple and powerful fabric management tools for QLogic SAN fabrics. It performs switch configuration, fabric management, fabric monitoring, and port performance monitoring. In addition, Enterprise Fabric Suite extends port credits for long-distance communications. You can manage an unlimited number of switches and fabrics with one application; there is no need to launch other applications and jump from one window to another. Enterprise Fabric Suite is a fully integrated, seamless application.
mPort Technology
Exclusive to QLogic Enterprise Fabric Suite, mPort technology activates the licensed ports of your choice. Activate the first six SFP ports and the first two XPAK ports or four SFP ports and four XPAK ports. You can decide based on your fabric needs.
Performance Monitoring
Performance monitoring provides easy-to-configure and easy-to-use graphs for monitoring the performance of your Fibre Channel SAN. Troubleshoot fabric problems or find the performance bottlenecks before they become an issue. Historical performance data can be exported to spreadsheets or databases for analysis.
Extended Credit Wizard
The Extended Credit Wizard helps you configure ports for long-distance Fibre Channel communication. Follow the simple wizard to quickly and easily set up your switch for long-distance communication.
Fabric Tracker
Fabric Tracker is a must in any fabric management toolset. Find out what is different from day to day, a week ago, a month ago, or even further back. Fabric Tracker enables you to compare two configurations to reveal the differences.
Fabric Monitoring
Fabric monitoring is made simple. Configure thresholds and alarms for individual ports to alert you when excessive error rates, traffic levels, or anomalies occur in the fabric. Configure Enterprise Fabric Suite to send alerts using SNMP for full integration into third-party monitoring applications.
Enterprise Topology
Enterprise topology provides an unmatched graphical representation of the fabric. You can see the entire fabric in one view. Quickly determine the device relationships in the fabric, troubleshoot problems, or intuitively and easily transition from a fabric view to a device view or a port view.
Stack Management
Stack management is only available in Enterprise Fabric Suite. QLogic provides the tools to manage a stack of switches as a single entity. Set up, configure, and zone a stack of six switches in the time it takes to do the same on one switch.
Auto Filtering
Auto Filtering takes the time and labor of finding useful switch and port statistics. Health, operation, and environmental statistics are a click away. Filter switch data using buttons that group data into logical sets. Quickly view basic switch information, fan and power supply information, IP network information, and so on.
Fabric Zoning
QLogic eliminates fabric zoning confusion with simple drag-and-drop zoning, and fast and easy activation.
Support for the following zoning types provides unmatched flexibility:
Port WWN zoning
Node WWN zoning
FCID zoning
Hard zoning
Soft zoning
Support for the following zoning types provides unmatched flexibility:
Port WWN zoning
Node WWN zoning
FCID zoning
Hard zoning
Soft zoning
Configuration and Zoning Wizards
Wizards make zoning and configuring a switch even easier, taking QLogic's ease-of-use one step further. Follow the prompts that guide you through screens to quickly configure and zone a switch.
Event Monitoring and Alarms
Enterprise Fabric Suite monitors switch and fabric events and presents them in the Event Browser that can be filtered and sorted by event severity, timestamp, source, type, or description. You can configure selected events and thresholds to generate alarm notifications. For further flexible monitoring, you can configure alarms to be sent to other management applications through SNMP.
Rich Online Help
The Rich Online Help in Enterprise Fabric Suite is an essential feature. Step-by-step instructions and help are just a click away. There is no need to reach for the manual; you will find everything you need in the Rich Online Help.
Device Management
Device management is a mouse click away from the topology view. Configure IP network properties, upgrade firmware, and view and modify switch properties easily. Setup and configuration of devices in the fabric is simple and fast with Enterprise Fabric Suite.