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SANbox2 Switch Management
User’s Guide
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only. QLogic Co
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Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience ............................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Related Materials ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Technical Support............................................................................................... 1-2 1.3.1 Availability..............................................................................
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 2.11.2 Working with Ports................................................................................... 2-19 2.11.2.1 Selecting Ports................................................................................ 2-19 2.11.2.2 Opening Popup Menus................................................................... 2-20 2.11.3 Faceplate Data Windows......................................................................... 2-20 Section 3 Managing Fabrics
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 3.4.6.6 Removing All Zoning Definitions..................................................... 3-22 3.4.7 Managing Zones...................................................................................... 3-22 3.4.7.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set ....................................................... 3-22 3.4.7.2 Adding Zone Members ................................................................... 3-23 3.4.7.3 Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set ...........
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 4.6.4 Configuration Restore.............................................................................. 4-14 4.6.5 Reinitializing the Configuration File System ............................................ 4-15 4.7 Archiving a Switch............................................................................................ 4-15 4.8 Restoring a Switch ........................................................................................... 4-16 4.9 Loa
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Lip Command ..........................................................................................A-14 Passwd Command ..................................................................................A-15 Ps Command...........................................................................................A-16 Quit Command ........................................................................................A-17 Reset Command.........................
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Figures Figure Page 2-1 SANbox Manager Window............................................................................................. 2-5 2-2 Load Default Fabric View File Window .......................................................................... 2-6 2-3 Add a New Fabric Window............................................................................................. 2-6 2-4 Save Current Fabric View Window ...................................
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 5-3 Port Speeds ................................................................................................................... 5-3 5-4 Transceiver Media View................................................................................................. 5-4 5-5 Port Statistics Data Window Entries............................................................................... 5-4 5-6 Port Info Data Window Entries ......................................
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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Notes Page x 59022-03 D
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Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANbox Manager® application and the Command Line Interface (CLI). These switch management tools support SANbox2 switches. The SANbox Manager switch management application is the primary focus of this manual which is organized as follows: Section 1 describes the intended audience for this manual, related materials, and technical support. Section 2 describes how to use SANbox Manager, its menus, and
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1 – Introduction Technical Support 1.3 Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized maintenance provider. Visit the QLogic switch support Web site listed in 1.3.3 Contact Information for the latest firmware and software updates. 1.3.1 Availability QLogic Technical Support is available from 7:00
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Section 2 Using SANbox Manager This section describes how to use the SANbox Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: Installing SANbox Manager Starting SANbox Manager Exiting SANbox Manager Changing the password for the default fabric view file Setting SANbox Manager user preferences Using online help SANbox Manager user interface Using the topology display Using the faceplate display 2.1 Installing SANbox Manager The SANbox Manager application requ
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Installing SANbox Manager 2.1.1 For Windows: To install the SANbox Manager application on Windows from the SANsurfer® Tool Kit CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and Insert the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD into the management workstation CD-ROM drive. If the SANsurfer Tool Kit start page does not open in your default browser, do the following: a. Using Windows Explorer, double-click the drive letter which contains the SANsurfer Took Kit C
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Installing SANbox Manager 2.1.2 For Linux: To install the SANbox Manager application on Linux from the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD into the management workstation CD-ROM drive. If a file browser window opens showing icons for the contents of the CD-ROM, double-click the Start_Here.htm file to open the SANsurfer Tool Kit start page. If a file browser does not open, double
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Installing SANbox Manager 2.1.3 For Solaris: To install the SANbox Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Tool Kit CD into the management workstation CD-ROM drive. If the SANsurfer Tool Kit start page does not open in your default browser, do the following: a. Right-click the to open the Workspace Menu. b. Point to and select Files, then select File Mana
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Starting SANbox Manager 2.2 Starting SANbox Manager To start the SANbox Manager application for the first time, choose one of the following, and press the Enter key: For a Windows platform, double-click the SANbox Manager shortcut, or select SANbox Manager from Start menu, depending on how you installed the SANbox Manager application. For a Linux platform, enter the following on the command line: # /SANbox_Manager/SANbox_Manager For a Solaris platform, enter t
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Starting SANbox Manager If the default fabric view file exists, the system prompts you to enter the file password as shown in Figure 2-2. Enter the password and choose the Load View File button to open the SANbox Manager application and load a previously saved set of fabrics. Otherwise, choose the Continue Without Loading button to open an empty fabric view. Choose Add button to open the Add a New Fabric window shown in Figure 2-3. Figure 2-2. Load Default Fabri
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Exiting SANbox Manager 2.3 Exiting SANbox Manager When exiting SANbox Manager, the current fabric view is encrypted and saved to the default fabric view file (fc_view.dft). A password is required to encrypt and save the default fabric view file the first time you exit SANbox Manager. When you exit subsequent sessions, SANbox Manager closes and saves the default fabric view file automatically without having to enter a password. In your next session, SANbox Manager
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2 – Using SANbox Manager Uninstalling SANbox Manager 2.4 Uninstalling SANbox Manager A program to uninstall SANbox Manager was installed as part of the SANbox Manager installation process. The Uninstaller Data folder in the Install folder contains the uninstall program (Uninstall SANbox Manager). Also, a shortcut/link to the uninstall program was installed in the user’s home directory during the SANbox Manager installation process. The default installation directory is the user’s home di
