• Any suitable workstation with an IP connection to the switches can become a management station
• IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC)
• SCSI Enclosure Services (SES)
• Access fabric via HBA in management station
– Requires IPFC support
Out-of-band management:
• IP over Ethernet • Management traffic is separate from SAN data traffic • Out-of-band is sometimes referred to as asymmetrical management
In-band management:
• IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC) • Management information passes over the Fibre Channel network, within the SAN
• SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) via Fibre Channel • In-band is sometimes referred to as symmetrical management • Not all devices and management applications support IPFC