Management features

Maintaining the Brocade 16Gb FC Switch Module

Powering on and off

Interpreting LED activity

LED patterns

POST and boot specifications

About the reset button

Replacing a faulty Brocade 16Gb FC Switch Module

Software Management

HPE B-series Network Advisor is the recommended tool for managing the Brocade 16Gb FC Switch Module and the SAN fabric to which it is connected. HPE B-series SAN Network Advisor provides comprehensive management of data center fabrics—including configuration, monitoring, and management of all B-series Directors, Switches, and HBAs. It provides support for FC SANs with configuration, zoning, and visualization capabilities, including HBA, storage, SAN fabric, and Layer 2 switch topology views. SAN diagnostics help meet SLAs via proactive alerting and advanced SAN diagnostic capabilities, including SAN port diagnostics, bottleneck detection, and best-practices validation of SAN configurations.