Network Advisor Enter-
prise
Network Advisor Pro-
fessional Plus
Network Advisor Pro-
fessional
Feature
YesYesYesDC04 SAN Director Switch
YesYesYesSN8000B 4-Slot SAN Direct-
or Switch
YesYesYesHBA Management (HCM)
YesYesYesVirtualization support
YesYesYesEncryption SAN Switch/En-
cryption Blade
YesYesYesDC Director Switch MP Ex-
tension Blade
YesYesYes
Real time stats
1
YesYesNo
Historical stats
2
YesYesNoDBMS (ODBC & JDBC)
YesYesNoPartner software integration
YesYesNoRole Based Access Control
(RBAC)
YesNoNoFICON
YesNoNoDC SAN Backbone Director
YesNoNoSN8000B 8-Slot SAN
Backbone director
1
Real-time stats for GE ports. FC ports, E-E Monitors, and TopTalkers
2
Historical stats for FC ports and E-E Monitors
Installing Network Advisor
This section provides installation instructions for Microsoft Windows and Linux. The Network Advisor
Server runs as multiple services on Windows and multiple processes on Linux; they start automatically
after installation.
NOTE:
All versions of DCFM (Data Center Fabric Manager) have entered EOL (End Of Life) status. Any
customers who want to upgrade from DCFM Professional Plus to HP B-series Network Advisor Enterprise
will need to upgrade their DCFM to Network Advisor (available at no charge at hp.com), and then
apply the Network Advisor Professional Plus Upgrade license, TC354A.
HP Network Advisor B-series Enterprise, Professional Plus, and Professional 11.1.1 Release Notes 9