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Data centers are becoming ever more critical to conducting e-commerce, managing enterprise IT assets, and providing network-neutral interconnect between service providers. The rapid growth and ongoing technology evolution in the data center – both enterprise-owned and managed/hosted facilities – has amplified the need for greater responsiveness, reliability, security and control.
FiberZone AFM solutions enable the reliable, lights-out operation of fiber-rich data centers. All fiber connections are managed and controlled within a secure hardware/software platform. AFM delivers remote connectivity management, physical-layer redundancy, rapid response to faults and disasters, automated documentation, and remote test & troubleshooting capabilities, thereby freeing up scarce human resources while enhancing reliability. 
Lights-Out Operation
Lights-out management is being implemented today to manage the data center remotely, from the network operations center (NOC). AFM can be deployed to manage connections between server farms, storage devices, switches and routers, external connections, and meet-me room facilities. The investment in AFM can be targeted to frequent move/add/change/delete (MACD) segments of the data center to deliver the greatest impact on operations.
Security
For any organization conducting business online, the data center is the repository for the most critical and sensitive assets. With AFM, all fiber connections are maintained within a sealed hardware platform, under the control of a secure software system. Changes to facility configuration require user authentication which can be tailored to requisite security standards. No more “accidental” disconnections.
Disaster Recovery and Redundancy
Data centers today often face the choice of leaving assets unprotected or deploying expensive 1:1 redundancy to handle faults and outages. AFM enables 1:N redundancy of expensive fiber connections and line cards, enabling the NOC to remotely bypass fiber faults or connect to redundant equipment ports.
Test, Troubleshooting, and Documentation
AFM’s test access capabilities enable the NOC to remotely monitor critical data center assets. When a failure occurs, an alarm is triggered, and network managers can quickly conduct remote troubleshooting, locate the fault to a line card or to a specific fiber and to isolate it. All changes to fiber connectivity are automatically captured in the inventory database, ensuring that data center records accurately reflect actual field conditions.
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