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| Network Instruments' New Line of Hardware Monitoring Appliances Network Instruments has announced today integrated support for Fibre Channel analysis with a new line of hardware monitoring appliances. These new systems allow network administrators to obtain comprehensive visibility into storage area networks (SANs) that reside on Fibre Channel links. With Network Instruments' Fibre Channel systems, network administrators can easily watch for session delays, view Fibre Channel-specific statistics and errors, set alarms to proactively notify on potential problems, and obtain Expert help on link issues. For guaranteed capture performance, Network Instruments has engineered a specific Fibre Channel capture card utilizing the company's own Gen2 technology. Observer's Fibre Channel analysis includes over 30 real-time statistics, Fibre Channel-specific protocol decodes, long-term trending and reporting, application analysis, over 20 Fibre Channel specific Expert items, and the ability to drill-down to isolate specific conversations or transaction delays. Network Instruments offers a variety of Fibre Channel hardware appliances. The first is a rack-mountable system specifically designed for wire-speed, full-duplex analysis. The new GigaStor-FC is ideal for enterprise administrators that require historical Fibre Channel analysis and massive data collection. Finally, a new Fibre Channel field service solution operates as a combined console and probe for analysis portability. Every system reports back to Expert Observer or Observer Suite consoles located anywhere on the network for distributed visibility and real-time analysis. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |