SAN Commander


SAN Commander is unlike any other product on the market. Never before have product developers had the capability to saturate their products with a maximum load and demonstrate continued operation even under the most extreme conditions.

Integrators, VARs, Solution Providers, and SAN Software Vendors now have the ability to saturate SANs and know with certainty if and where performance bottlenecks will occur. SAN Commander puts theory into practice by generating streams of data at nearly 100% of the technology's theoretical maximum. But SAN Commander goes far beyond simply generating data.



It can simulate the effect of adding devices into a deployed topology, verify how a device responds to being overloaded, and assist in benchmarking and supporting product claims. It is the ideal solution for scheduled throughput verification and emergency fault isolation. And you get all of this at a price per port unmatched in the industry.

Three powerful tools within a single test portAdd EAGLE software to a SAN Commander port and you have the most versatile wire-speed test solution in the industry. You have the option of purchasing EAGLE licenses on a port basis, adding this capability to only the desired ports. A SAN Commander port with EAGLE software has three powerful capabilities - the ability to perform wire-speed testing, low-level testing, and SANmark qualification.

Portable and configurable to your specific needsSAN Commander is a compact standalone test system with an intuitive software application. It is available in either a portable desktop configuration ideal for the lab, marketing, or field testing, or in a rack-mount configuration for permanent installation in either the lab or the SAN. Multiple Fibre Channel ports are configurable to 1- or 2-Gbps, supporting point-to-point and arbitrated loop topologies. SAN Commander's comprehensive test capabilities are accessible to multiple users at remote locations on the network via a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet® port. SAN Commander offers a configuration to fit your budget and your needs with the option to add more ports as your storage needs grow.

Hardware Features
* Supports multiple networked users via Ethernet® and TCP/IP
* System configurations
* Individual or collaborative port functions
* System configurations

Software Features
* Integrity testing simulates SAN throughput and saturates switch ports and SAN segments
* The robustness of segments in a network is verified using the bit error rate (BER) test
* View devices on the network and issue commands to them using the interactive topology view
* Intuitive software application
* Ports individually configurable at 1- or 2-Gbps
* Point-to-point and arbitrated loop topology selectable per port
* Intuitive software application
* EAGLE software licensing option available on a port basis to add low-level testing and SANmark qualification capability. EAGLE licenses are available in three system configurations - development, interactive, or manufacturing.acturing testing, quality assurance, and field applications.



Since 1997, Gillaspy Associates has built a solid reputation for developing strong relationships with our customers by providing quality solutions and ongoing support.

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SAN Commander Product Brochure


Training Courses

Gillaspy currently offers the following training courses:

SAS

ML270 - Serial Attached SCSI Architecture & Instrumentation

Fibre Channel

ML250 - Fibre Channel Systems Architecture & Instrumentation

ML350 - In-depth Fibre Channel Analysis

iSCSI

ML280 - iSCSI Architecture and Instrumentation

FCIP

ML240 - Introduction to Fibre Channel Over IP (FCIP)

MCE: Medusa Certified Engineer

MC100 - Xgig Analyzer

MC125 - NetWisdom SAN Performance Monitoring System

SATA

Serial ATA Architecture

IO Bus

PCI™ Architecture
PCI™ Overview
PCI-X™ Architecture
PCI-X™ Overview
PCI Express ™ Architecture
PCI-Express™ Overview
Intel Pentium 4/m/Xeon
USB Architecture (Core Topics)
USB Architecture (LS/FS Only)
USB Architecture (HS Only)

Contact Gillaspy Assocates at 805-987-1959 to schedule an on-site class.