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SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Overview
Advanced Features
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Wizards. SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides several easy-to-use
configuration wizards. Each wizard provides a set of dialog boxes that walk
you through the steps required to configure and update Fibre Channel
devices.
Advanced Features
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager adds the following advanced features to its toolset:
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV). NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization) allows you
to make the most of your server and Fibre Channel fabric. For instance, you
can partition your server to support multiple operating systems at the same
time, maximizing server utilization. By creating virtual ports from a single
physical adapter port, you allow multiple initiators. SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager facilitates creating multiple virtual ports from a single physical
adapter port. It also lets you view virtual port statistics in real time.
Quality of Service (QoS). QoS refers to Service Level Agreement (SLA) to
ensure business continuity when transmitting data over virtual ports by
setting priorities and allocating bandwidth. The SANsurfer FC HBA Manager
provides an easy-to-use interface that lets you assign QoS to virtual ports by
setting priorities or allocating bandwidth to them.
Setting the QoS by bandwidth lets you allocate up to 80% of the
number of gigabytes per second (Gbps) transmission speed of the
physical port's capacity to its defined virtual ports (NPIV). Using this
feature lets you guarantee a transmission rate for each port that
requires a particular bandwidth to run mission-critical applications for
business continuity using virtual ports. The setting for a given QoS can
resolve bottlenecks that exist when Virtual Machines contend for port
bandwidth.
Setting the QoS by priority lets you set the priority level for the physical
port, as well as its defined virtual ports. This enables to you give
preference to data transmissions for one virtual port over others by
giving it a higher priority than the others. You can set the priority level
on any port, regardless of the settings applied to other ports.
NOTE:
NPIV is available for Windows operating systems and 4Gb and greater
adapters only.