Vendor | Agent/Interface | Notes |
Brocade | Preferred SMI Integrated Agents: DCFM (Data Center Fabric Manager) v10.4 CMCNE (EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition) v10.4 Network Advisor v11.0 Stand-alone host-based SMI Agent installed on a host that can communicate with the Fabric v120.9.0 | • Select SMI Agent-only option when installing DCFM or Network Advisor. • The Brocade host-based SMI Agent supports Brocade SAN infrastructures from a single access point by communicating with multiple switches and multiple fabrics. Consult the Brocade list of host-based SMI-S switches. APTARE supports the switches on this list, including Brocade DCX Backbones. For switches with firmware version 7, you must use the integrated SMI agent. • Host connections associated with Brocade switches and ports configured with NPIV are collected. • SMI-S ports 5988/5989 |
McData (Brocade) | Preferred SMI Integrated Agents: DCFM v10.4 CMCNE (EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition) v10.4 Network Advisor v11.0 Stand-alone host-based SMI Agent for EOS, residing on a host system v2.7 | • Select SMI Agent only option when installing DCFM or Network Advisor. • The Brocade host-based SMI Agent for EOS Products supports McData SAN infrastructures from a single access point by communicating with multiple switches and fabrics. Consult the Brocade.com list of Brocade host-based SMI Agents for EOS Products. For switches with firmware version 7, you must use the integrated SMI agent. • SMI-S ports 5988/5989 |
Cisco | Preferred SMI Agent: DCNM (Data Center Network Manager) v5.2.1 MDS 9000 SAN-OS v3.3.2 or higher MDS 9000 NX-OS v4.1 or higher | • See www.cisco.com for details on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches supported by specific OS versions and releases. See also, Download Cisco Data Center Network Manager. • SMI-S ports 5988/5989 |