Brocade operating systems

Brocade operating systems

Brocade SAN switch operating Systems Real-time Operating System (RTOS) Brocade uses Vxworks as Real-time Operating System Brocade uses Linux Real-time Operating System It directly communicates with the hardware It loads at the initial boot...

Brocade ASIC family

Brocade ASIC family

Brocade ASIC Technology ASIC stands for Application-specific integrated circuit. Brocade switches are differentiated into generations based on the ASICs used in the switch. Different ASICs are used in different generations. ASICs are responsible for...

What is Zoning?

What is Zoning?

What is zoning Zoning means restricting the scope of an initiator (host) to a particular target (storage array) in fabric. An initiator can see only the devices from a particular storage array that is...

Converged Network Adapter

Converged Network Adapter

Converged Network Adapters Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) can run both Ethernet and Fibre Channel traffic at the same time. These CNAs combine the functions of an HBA and a Network Interface Card (NIC) on...

Fibre Channel Topologies

Fibre Channel Topologies

Fibre Channel Topologies Topology is the way of approach to connecting devices to form a network. Fibre Channel-based networks support three types of base topologies: Point-to-point Arbitrated loop Switched fabric Switched fabric further classified...