Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, XP, Vista, and 2008 Server
Red Hat Linux AS 4.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Advanced, and
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
Sun Solaris 10
VMware ESX Server 3.5 (Guest OS supported: Windows 2003 Server, Linux Red Hat AS5,
and SUSE Linux ES10)
HARD DRIVE STORAGE
1 GB free disk space is needed for installation. After installation, 5 GB free disk space for
small and medium-sized SANs, and 10 GB for large SANs is needed.*
* To allow for a larger amount of history data, 20 GB (small and medium-sized SANs) and 40 GB (large SANs) of free disk space is recommended.
SERVER CONFIGURATIONS
Operating System
Installation Type
1 to 2000 Ports
(1 to 20 Domains)
2001 to 5000 Ports
(21 to 60 Domains)
5001 to 9000 Ports
(61 to 120 Domains)
Windows, Linux,
and SUSE Linux
Server/Client
2 GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
Dual Processor
3 GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
Dual Processor
Dual Core
2.4 GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
Solaris
Server
Fire V245 Server 1
1.34 GHz CPU
1 GB RAM
Fire V245 Server 2
1.34 GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
Fire V245/V445
Server 2
1.5 GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
Client
Ultra 25
Workstation 1
1.34 GHz CPU
1 GB RAM
Ultra 45
Workstation 1
1.34 GHz CPU
1 GB RAM
Ultra 45
Workstation 1
1.5 GHz CPU
2 GB RAM
VMware*
Server/Client
Requirements same
as Guest OS above
Requirements same
as Guest OS above
Requirements same
as Guest OS above
* Modem based call home is not supported under VMware. All other call home mechanisms are supported
QUALIFIED BROCADE FIRMWARE VERSIONS
Fabrics exclusively composed of FOS require version 5.0 or higher.
Fabrics composed of both FOS and M-EOS require FOS version 6.0 or higher and M-EOS version 9.6 or higher.
REQUIRED FABRIC OS FEATURES
Some Brocade DCFM Enterprise features might require specific FOS licensed features, such as
Advanced Performance Monitoring, Fabric Watch, or Adaptive Networking.
Brocade DCFM Enterprise可通过单一控制台集中管理大型、多架构或多站点存储网络。它具有企业级的可靠性、可用性和可服务性(RAS)，以及主动监控和报警通知等高级功能。因此，它能帮助优化存储资源，最大限度地提高性能，并增强存储网络基础架构的安全性。