McDATA launches EFCM 9.0

BANGALORE: Data access solutions provider McDATA Corporation has announced the release of Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) 9.0. which provides advanced multi-vendor fabric management, performance monitoring and security features to optimize and protect resources, while reducing administration time and costs.

EFCM 9.0 offers sophisticated management capabilities and scalability for today’s heterogeneous, fast growing, multi-site SANs with end-to-end topology visualization from HBA to the storage array, including switches, routers and extension devices. Its support for a tiered ‘manager of managers’ deployment model allows centralized management of multiple remote networks through a single pane of glass, driving efficiencies and reducing costs.

With integrated support for management of routed, extended and iSCSI networks, EFCM 9.0 simplifies and automates configuration and zoning of multi-protocol, multi-site fabrics. Its modularity and scalability allow businesses to add scale and advanced functionality as their SAN grows and evolves, requiring fewer licenses and lower costs, a McDATA statement said.

Raj Das, vice president of product marketing, McDATA, said, “As networks get larger and more complex, management of those networks becomes more difficult and time consuming. EFCM 9.0 simplifies the task by offering centralized management, multi-vendor support and better scalability, which will consolidate infrastructure management.”

EFCM 9.0 is now available from McDATA and its independent resellers.