ISO IEC 24775-6-2021 PDF

Full title and description

ISO/IEC 24775-6:2021 — Information technology — Storage management — Part 6: Fabric. This International Standard defines management profiles and data models for storage networking fabrics and fabric-related devices (for example, switches and extenders) to support interoperable management of storage networks.

Abstract

The Storage Management Technical Specification — Part 6: Fabric specifies autonomous management profiles for components whose primary function is to provide storage networking support. The part describes the model and functions for a storage fabric (including topology and zoning control), Fibre Channel switches (state, status, control, connections and product information) and extenders (devices that extend Fibre Channel over other networks including FCIP).

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: Edition 2 (2021); published in 2021 (ISO record shows publication steps in March–April 2021; final publication recorded 7 April 2021)
• Publisher: ISO/IEC (ISO and IEC joint standard — developed under ISO/IEC JTC 1)
• ICS / categories: 35.200
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (2021)
• Number of pages: 186

Scope

Specifies management profiles and information models for storage fabrics and fabric devices to enable consistent, interoperable management across heterogeneous storage environments. Covers the fabric-level model (topology and zoning), the Fibre Channel switch model (device state, control, connection management and product information) and the extender model (extending Fibre Channel over other networks, including IP-based FCIP).

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of autonomous management profiles for Fabric, Switch and Extender devices.
• Data models and attributes required to represent fabric topology, zoning and relationships among fabric elements.
• Operational states, status reporting and control interfaces for Fibre Channel switches.
• Models for extenders that map Fibre Channel across other network transports (including FCIP scenarios).
• Requirements to support interoperable management by management systems and tooling.
• Alignment with the broader ISO/IEC 24775 series for storage management interoperability.

Typical use and users

Used by storage architects, network and SAN administrators, firmware and device vendors (switches, extenders), management software developers and system integrators who need standardized models for managing storage fabrics and fabric devices in multi-vendor environments.

Related standards

Part of the ISO/IEC 24775 (Storage management) series (for example ISO/IEC 24775-1 through ISO/IEC 24775-8). It is aligned with other storage management and fibre-channel specifications and industry management initiatives covering SAN management and interoperability.

Keywords

storage management, fabric, Fibre Channel, switch, extender, FCIP, zoning, topology, SAN, ISO/IEC 24775, storage network, management profile

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO/IEC 24775-6:2021 is the part of the ISO/IEC 24775 series that specifies management profiles and information models for storage fabrics and fabric devices (switches and extenders).

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the data models and management functions needed to represent and control fabric topology and zoning, to manage Fibre Channel switches (state, status, control and connections), and to model extenders that allow Fibre Channel to be carried over other networks (including FCIP).

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: SAN/storage architects and administrators, device vendors (switches, extenders), storage management software developers and integrators who require a standardized fabric management model for interoperable multi-vendor environments.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: This is Edition 2 published in 2021. It supersedes ISO/IEC 24775-6:2014 (Edition 1); the ISO record shows the 2021 edition as the current published version (publication activity recorded March–April 2021).

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 6 of the ISO/IEC 24775 series (Storage management). The series includes Part 1 (Overview) and additional parts that cover other storage-management domains and device types.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Fabric, Fibre Channel, switch, extender, FCIP, zoning, topology, storage management, SAN, ISO/IEC 24775.