Brocade switches

• Brocade Fibre Channel switch family overview

• Features and functionality of the switch hardware

• Switch blades and compatibility

• ICL connectivity

• Different Brocade FC HBAs

• Brocade CNAs

• Different types of fiber optic cable and SFPs

Fibre Channel theory

• SA theory and introduction

• FC layers

• Fibre Channel networking model

• Different class of service

• Frame structure

• WWN format

• Node and port types

• Basic switch parameters

• Steps for port initialization

• FC addressing

• Fabric services well-known addresses

• Fabric and N-port login sequence

• RSCN

• Name server and other fabric services

• NPIV implementation and support

• Fabric and port name

• Interoperability

Installation and configuration

• Out-of-box initial configuration

• Checking switch status

• Basic management tools

• Important fabric parameters

• Initial configuration

• IP settings

• Time settings

• Login banner

• Activating licenses

• Setting switch and chassis name

• Working with syslog server settings

• Working with security

• Switch and port status

• Booting a switch

Brocade FCP routing

• Terminology review

• Principle switch role and up/downstream links

• Fabric initialization

• ISL oversubscription

• Virtual channels

• Port-based routing

• Exchange-based routing

• Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS)

• In-Order Delivery (IOD)

• Inter Switch Link (ISL)

• Working and checking routing

• Trunking theory, benefits, and configuration

Zoning

• Basic concepts associated with zoning

• Zoning elements

• Zoning hierarchy

• New zoning features

• Zoning using the CLI syntax

• How to check the maximum size of a zoning database

• Displaying zoning information

• Activate and deactivate a default zone

• Zoning configuration example

• Hardware and session enforcement differences

• Zoning tools

• Issues when adding a switch to an existing fabric with zoning enabled

• Best practices when implementing a zone

• Fabric segmentation

Long distance connectivity

• Cabling

• Extension options

• Use and effects of buffer credits on distance and speed

• Long distance modes, settings, and supported distances for Brocade switches

• Configuration

• When a long distance license is required

• Limitations of long distance connection when using trunking

• Long distance commands

• Buffer monitoring

Administration—Firmware

• Interfaces and management tools to manage Brocade switches and fabrics

• Using BNA, Web Tools, and Telnet/SSH/HTTP/SSL/SNMP

• Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) to manage Brocade HBAs

• Brocade SAN health

• Fabric watch

• SNMP management

• SNMP commands

• Back up and manage configuration files

• Firmware upgrade steps

Basic troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting techniques

• Data-gathering process

• Supportsave and supportshow

• How to create a diagram of a fabric using collected data

• Documentation tools

• Brocade SAN health

• HPE SAP® visibility tool

• Common SAN problems

• Switch and Field Replaceable Units (FRU) status

• Performance monitoring and troubleshooting

• Diagnostic tools