• Ease of management: Point and click GUI which now includes linking devices across fabrics (LSANs), and wizards for the deployment of the B-series Multi-protocol Router
  
• At a glance view: View consolidated SAN, Fabric, Group, Switch and Multi-protocol Router Information.
  
• Enhanced SAN visibility: Fabric Manager can globally capture and present reliable status for all SAN objects. Status is projected throughout the entire SAN management environment. This context-sensitive feature enables organizations to dynamically discover and control the status of all SAN components.
  
• Change/Alert Management: Automated monitoring and notification of changes in the fabric and call home.
  
• Multiple Topology Views to choose from: Core/Edge, Circular and Tree.
  
• Change Management: Provides a fabric snapshot/compare feature that tracks changes to fabric objects and fabric membership.
  
• Fabric, switch and port naming: enables the assignment of specific names to SAN objects.
  
• Profiling, backup and cloning: enables administrators to capture a switch configuration profile, backup the snapshot and compare the backup to current switch configurations
  
• End-to-End Performance Monitoring. Shows how much traffic a particular
  target/initiator is generating on the fabric over time. Identifies the devices that creating the most traffic, and which ports are the most congested

• Configure and manage B-Series fabrics with greater efficiency.
  
• Intelligently group multiple B-Series switch elements and SAN management functions.
  
• Identify, isolate and manage SAN events across multiple switches and fabrics.
  
• Drill-down to individual SAN components through tightly coupled WebTools functions.
  
• Discover in real-time all SANs in the enterprise and represent the true state of all B-Series fabrics.
  
• Efficiently perform SAN management tasks by using functions and tools that intelligently manage an unlimited number of domains with the Enterprise edition.
  
• Single console, allowing intuitive iconic and explorer tree operations.
  
• Provides the object status of critical fabric elements such as Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking and fabric events, capturing this information in real-time across multiple fabrics and fabric security levels.
  
• Supports Windows or Sun Solaris platforms as both client and server.

HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager manages B-Series license keys across all B-Series SAN fabrics under its control.

• Post-installation cross-checking of license keys. License management is fully integrated with security, group, and password control.
• Profiling, backup, and cloning: Fabric Manager enables organizations to capture a profile of a switch within any fabric, back up the snapshot to a safe place, and compare the backup to the original fabric device. Cloning facilitates the distribution of profiles to switches within the fabric.
• Highly flexible firmware download: This feature is dynamically configurable and scalable across logical groups, password controls, multiple fabrics, and SAN infrastructures with multiple security levels. When utilized with sequenced reboot, Fabric Manager provides a fully configurable environment for controlling the B-Series Fabric OS firmware download process

• HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager Enterprise Edition supports an unlimited number of domains from a single server.
  
• HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager Base Edition supports up to 10 switches/domains from a single server.

Three years of HP Software 24/7 Support

• Improve the productivity of system managers and operators
  
• Improve system performance and reduce downtime due to software defects
  
• Expedite problem resolution through expert-level technical resources
  
• Enjoy consistent service coverage across geographically dispersed sites
  
• Update HP and selected third-party software at a predictable cost
  
• Take advantage of subscription savings on software updates
  
• Keep your license compliancy up-to-date
  

HP Services is the vendor best equipped to provide the precise type and level of storage support you require. We deliver leadership lifecycle services to help you design, build, integrate, manage, and evolve network storage solutions that will stand you in good stead today and tomorrow.

Storage Services information is available at http://www.hp.com/hps/storage/
Storage HP Care Pack Services information is available at http://www.hp.com/hps/carepack/storage/cp_networked.html
Information about storage software updates is available at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/secure-path/index.html
If you have specific questions contact your local HP representative. Contact information for the representative in your area can be found at "Contact HP" at http://www.hp.com

• Software Support (Stand-alone software advisory and remedial software telephone support)
  
• Software Product Subscription (New version license rights, and Media and documentation distribution service)
  
• Installation services
  

These software product services are sold under HP's Care Pack Services program.

• HP Care Pack is defined as an upgrade to the product warranty attribute, available for a specific duration and hours of coverage.
• HP Care Pack is available for sale anytime during the warranty period for most products, but the commencement date will be the same as the Warranty Start Date (delivery date to end user customer). Proof of purchase may be required.
• HP Care Pack services are prepaid.

For additional information on Software Product Services and HP Care Pack, as well as orderable part numbers, please refer to the following URL: http://www.hp.com/hps/carepack/

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