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Network Instruments’ Fibre Channel product family brings together award-winning analysis technology with hardware appliances for monitoring and troubleshooting storage area networks. Ensure accurate captures on fully saturated storage area networks with a custom Gen2™ Capture Card engineered by Network Instruments, included in the core of every Fibre Channel Probe Appliance.

 

 




Observer decodes and provides analysis for Fibre Channel, the standard for storage area networks. Utilize the same interface that monitors your gigabit, WAN, LAN, and wireless links for SAN analysis.

The Fibre Channel Probe Appliance includes a 64-bit core, maximizing SAN analysis with faster processing and larger capture buffers.

Fibre Channel Analysis Advantages:

  • Monitor up to two full-duplex links independently or in aggregate
  • Obtain full-duplex, wire-speed capture statistics
  • Utilize the largest memory buffer (up to 24 GB) in the industry
  • Gain in-depth analysis through real-time metrics
  • Maximize gigabit analysis with 64-bit technology

Fibre Channel Analysis Features:

  • Decode Fibre Channel protocols
  • Monitor over 30 real-time Fibre Channel statistics
  • Obtain link up, link down, and link lost information in real time
  • Set alarms to proactively identify potential problems
  • Long-term trending and baselining
  • Over 20 Fibre Channel-specific, real-time Experts 
  • Nanosecond resolution

Fibre Channel Expert Thresholds

Observer allows you to set thresholds on Fibre Channel events, including session delays on arbitrated loop, audio/video, link data, avionics, virtual interface, and more.

Fibre Channel Product Selection:

 


   

 


Brochure
New Features Guide (PDF)

News
Fibre Channel Press Release

 

 

Observer

Observer Expert

Observer Suite

Link Analyst


 

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