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The LiveCD can be used to boot up the diskless or OS-less
servers. The Brocade Command Utility (BCU) can then be used to
update the boot code.
Agent
The management agent is automatically installed as part of the driver
installation process and can be started manually or automatically.
Host Connectivity Manager (HCM)
The HCM is the Brocade adapter management tool that has an intuitive
and easy-to-use graphical user interface (GUI). This is a Java-based
application and can run on standard servers and workstations or a
dedicated management server. The HCM is used to configure, manage
local or adapters from a single interface. In addition, data center
administrators can use the tool for detailed configuration tasks, device-
level-monitoring, and comprehensive diagnostics. The minimum set of
requirements to support the HCM include:
• Single-processor or multiprocessor server or workstation.
• Pentium III with 450 MHz (or equivalent) or greater for Windows,
Linux Red Hat, Novell, Solaris x86, Sun Ultra 60 for Solaris
SPARC.
• At least 256 MB of physical RAM; 512 MB recommended.
• Video card capable of at least 256 colors and a screen resolution
of 800 x 600 pixels required
• At least 150 Mb disk space
• Internet Explorer (7.0 or later), Firefox (3.0 or greater) is required
for Webstart.
• TCP/IP protocol stack for communications to management
agents on hosts containing a Brocade HBA model 415, 425, 815,
825, or a CNA model 1010, or 1020
Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU)
Brocade also includes the BCU, which is a command line utility used to
configure and manage local HBAs and CNAs from the console. Many
of the GUI configuration options are also available through the BCU.
Run “bcu –help” to get more information about BCU options.
APIs
SNIA HBA API v2.0 is supported. For both Windows and Solaris, the
SNIA HBA API libraries are part of the OS. For Linux and VMware,
separate API libraries are provided as part of the driver package.
Supported Operating Systems (OS):
Brocade software components, including drivers, the agent, APIs, and
management tools, are supported on leading operating systems including
Microsoft Windows 2003/2008/2008 R2/Windows7, Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4/5/6, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10/11, Sun Solaris 10,
VMware 4.x. HCM is supported on Windows XP and Windows Vista in
addition to the existing OS drivers above. For available OS and driver
Brocade Adapter v2.3.0.2 Release Note rev. A
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