SANavigator 4.0, EFCM 8.0 available with a common platform.

MEDATA Corp provider of multi-capable storage networking solutions, have announced the release of SANavigator 4.0 together with the OEM qualification beginning this quarter of EFCM 8.0. McDATAs OEM product. The upgraded storage network management software solutions now share a common platform. OEMS, end-users and resellers will,it is claimed, receive benefits which include flexibility, scalability and multi-vendor capability.

Optional modules available for EFCM 8.0 OEM customers include:

* Performance Monitoring, enabling identification of over and under-utilised ports;

* Event Management, providing automation of routine tasks;

* Open Fabric Management, establishing multi-vendor discovery;

* Planning, enabling design of a scalable, customised storage network; and

* LUN Management, supplying data security and manual provisioning. EFCM 8.0 for OEMs inherits new features from SANavigator 4.0, including: multi-vendor capability., user defined groups and views; improved import/export; centralised device list; and greater scalability.

SANavigator 4.0 gains new features from EFCM 8.0, including: show route; MEDATA element manager launch; and FICON CUP server management., SANavigator 4.0 also supports Ciscos MDS product line.

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