McDATA SANavigator Management Software

Today's complex storage area networks (SANs) require sophisticated software applications to plan, discover, configure and monitor the many components and technologies that make up the storage network infrastructure. McDATA's SANavigator® software allows you to better manage your storage networking assets. This comprehensive and intuitive application lets IT administrators manage their entire fabric, improve their operational efficiencies and secure their data.

Features and Functions

• Performance Monitoring - Measure the performance trends of every switch port in the SAN and pinpoint bandwidth bottlenecks with the SANavigator Performance Monitoring module. Real-time link throughput, error rate, and latency monitoring provide instant awareness of any storage network degradation or failure. Maximize the performance of your storage network with the SANavigator Performance Module.
• Event Management - In today's business climate of reduced budgets and diminishing headcounts, SANavigator's event manager provides a compelling return on investment. SANavigator's powerful event and schedule-driven event management module reduces manual intervention and help make the most efficient use of your storage network. Once the policies are in place, SANavigator can automate routine tasks such as report generation and device failure response so that you have faster response time and can be freed up to focus on other issues.
• Planning - Widely acknowledged as the best planning tool in the industry, the SANavigator Planning module helps you design a scalable, cost-effective storage network that's perfectly suited to your needs. Verify storage network models before you implement them to increase your ROI and save valuable time and money.
• Connectors - No single element is as important to business operations as application data exchange. McDATA connectors act as an interface, providing the necessary infrastructure for SANavigator to share its knowledge of the fabric with higher level network management framework applications. Available modules: HP OpenView NNM, BMC Patrol, CA Unicenter TNG, Tivoli Netview
• LUN Management - The SANavigator LUN Management module gives you the ability to manage the LUNs on storage arrays from EMC, HDS and IBM. With this module, you'll get the increased data security features associated with LUN masking as well as the ability to create new LUNs on supported storage arrays. Simplify your SAN by using a single application for complete end-to-end management.