Michael,
It depends on which EMC switch. They are OEM'd from either Brocade or
McData.
If you'll post the EMC model #, I'll send you back which switch is
underneath ( and tell my secret decoding cipher) - actually, you
could do it yourself.
if the model number has a B in it, it's a brocade. ex: DS-16B
if the model number has a(n) m in it, it's a mcdata. DS-24M

Regardless of the model, neither of them run linux.

good luck.
Flogi.




"Michael" wrote in message ...
We have a few CX400s and EMC Fibre Switches at a datacenter. My boss is in
charge of the SAN configuration and he really does a poor job of it. I'm
looking to give him some help, but he doesn't really let anyone else touch
the SAN except himself (which is hilarious, believe me).

What I want to know is: what operating system does the SAN/Fibre Switches
run? I glanced over his shoulder and watched it boot once and it looked
like Linux. Is it Linux or is it some proprietary OS?

I'm hoping it's Linux as it would open the door to a ton of possibilities.

Thanks guys.


Michael