View all three SAN protocols with GTX 4.0.Finisar Systems has announced the availability of the GTX GTX Gore-Tex GTX Global TeleExchange GTX Grand Tourisme Extra 4.0 multi-protocol analyzer for SANs the latest addition to the GTX family of SAN protocol analysis tools. It is designed specifically for R&D developers, test engineers, and design QA engineers. It features new capabilities including iSCSI triggers and analysis and the ability to view all three storage area networking (SAN) protocols with just one viewer. Multiple protocol support includes all three protocols--iSCSI, Fibre Channel, InfiniBand--in one viewer. A spreadsheet GTX-style format viewer allows for easy identification by existing Finisar users. The new trace viewer also enables faster response for large traces and more decodes, and is backwards compatible See backward compatible. backwards compatible - backward compatibility for viewing old traces. GTX-SANMetrics provides visual topology (SAN layout) views for network visualization and allows less technical staff to effectively analyze traces. GTX-SANMetrics new features include over 240 Fibre Channel and SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. in graph view with zoom and high channel count support which allows the user to view as many as the analyzer will allow. GTX SANMetrics portion of GTX 4.0 provides performance measurements for every aspect and behavior of Fibre Channel and SCSI traces. Its expert-level analysis and debugging facilities help find protocol and performance anomalies. The GTX 4.0 feature set also includes a new iSCSI (v. 9) analyzer, trace viewer, and trace control; enhanced Fibre Channel protocol decode support; cut and paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another. from trace data to trace control (trigger and filtering); new XML-based configuration files for all applications; intertwined protocols with time synchronization See real time clock, UTC and NTP. ; SANMetrics support (1, 2Gbit Fibre Channel Only); expert analysis and performance statistics for Fibre Channel; and high channel count support. A new protocol analyzer also triggers and captures GbE packets: IP, TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. , iSCSI, and more, and captures 1GB or 2GB of trace data in on-board buffers. Finisar Corp. deals in fiber optic subsystems and network performance test systems that enable high-speed data communications over GbE local area networks (LANs), Fibre Channel SANs, and metropolitan area networks (MANs). They focus on the application of digital fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber to provide a broad line of high-performance, reliable, value-added optical subsystems for networking and storage equipment manufacturers. For further information call Finisar at (408) 542-4133, or visit their website at: www.finisar.com |
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