Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001778-01 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
Brocade SMI Agent User’s Guide 3
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Brocade SMI Agent
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FIGURE 2 Brocade SMI Agent high-level architecture
The Brocade SMI Agent supports the evolving SMI-S standard and the Brocade functionality not
available through the standard.
The Brocade SMI Agent provides the following features:
CIM agent compliant with SMI-S, with support for the following profiles:
Server profile (supported by the SMI-A with CIMOM vendor-supplied providers)
Fabric profile
Switch profile
Extender profile (discovery only)
FC HBA profile
The Brocade SMI Agent Developer’s Guide has additional information about the supported
profiles and subprofiles.
Additional support for physical objects such as chassis, blades, fans, power supplies,
temperature sensors, and transceivers
Support for the following:
Connection and account management
Port performance and error statistics
HBA and device information via FDMI
Configuration download to switches
Firmware download to switches
Brocade
CIM Object Manager
(CIMOM)
Management
Provider
CIM Client CIM Client CIM Client
Provider
Provider
Provider
Brocade SMI Agent
Application