The Cisco MDS 9000 Port Analyzer Adapter enables effective, low-cost analysis of Fibre Channel traffic anywhere in the network at any time. The device is a standalone Fibre Channel-to-Ethernet adapter that allows for simple, non-disruptive, transparent analysis of Fibre Channel traffic in a switched fabric.

Features

• Enables transparent, low-cost analysis of Fibre Channel traffic while leveraging existing Ethernet infrastructure
• Lightweight, portable, "plug-and-play device" Facilitates troubleshooting anywhere in the network
• Non-disruptive traffic analysis allows local monitoring of Fibre Channel-2 (FC-2) to Fibre-Channel 4 (FC-4) layers and Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (EISL) headers with no interruption to traffic flow