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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 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. QLo
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Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience ............................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Related Materials ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 JDOM License.................................................................................................... 1-2 1.4 Technical Support...........................................................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 2.11 SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface ...................................................... 2-19 2.11.1 Menu Bar................................................................................................. 2-20 2.11.1.1 Topology Display Menu .................................................................. 2-20 2.11.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu ................................................................. 2-21 2.11.1.3 Shortcut Keys .
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 3.2 Securing a Fabric ............................................................................................... 3-7 3.2.1 Connection Security .................................................................................. 3-7 3.2.2 User Account Security............................................................................... 3-8 3.2.3 Security Consistency Checklist ................................................................. 3-8
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 3.5 Displaying Fabric Information........................................................................... 3-26 3.5.1 Fabric Status............................................................................................ 3-27 3.5.2 Displaying the Event Browser.................................................................. 3-28 3.5.2.1 Filtering the Event Browser ............................................................ 3-30 3.5.2.2 Sortin
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 3.7 Zoning a Fabric ................................................................................................ 3-37 3.7.1 Zoning Concepts ..................................................................................... 3-37 3.7.1.1 Zones.............................................................................................. 3-38 3.7.1.2 Aliases .........................................................................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Section 4 Managing Switches 4.1 Managing User Accounts ................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.1 Creating User Accounts............................................................................. 4-3 4.1.2 Removing a User Account......................................................................... 4-4 4.1.3 Changing a User Account Password.......................................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 4.9 Restoring a Switch ........................................................................................... 4-36 4.10 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration .................................................... 4-38 4.11 Downloading a Support File ............................................................................. 4-39 4.12 Installing Firmware ......................................................................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Appendix A Command Line Interface A.1 Logging On to a Switch ......................................................................................A-1 A.2 User Accounts ....................................................................................................A-2 A.3 Working with Switch Configurations ...................................................................A-2 A.3.1 Modifying a Configuration.......................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Show Setup Command.......................................................................... A-111 Shutdown Command.............................................................................A-115 Test Command ......................................................................................A-116 Uptime Command..................................................................................A-119 User Command ...................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Figures Figure Page 2-1 Initial Startup Dialog..................................................................................................... 2-10 2-2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Window............................................................................ 2-11 2-3 Save Default Fabric View File Dialog........................................................................... 2-12 2-4 Load Default Fabric File Dialog...........................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 5-1 Faceplate Display - Port Information.............................................................................. 5-1 5-2 Port Properties Dialog.................................................................................................. 5-10 5-3 Designate Donor Ports................................................................................................. 5-15 5-4 Port Loopback Test Dialog...........................................
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SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 A-10 Port Configuration Defaults..........................................................................................A-47 A-11 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults...............................................................A-48 A-12 Zoning Configuration Defaults......................................................................................A-48 A-13 SNMP Configuration Defaults ....................................................
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Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANsurfer Switch Manager™ application (version 5.00) and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the SANbox2 Fibre Channel switch (firmware version 5.0). The SANsurfer Switch 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
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1 – Introduction JDOM License 0 1.3 JDOM License This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project (http://www.jdom.org/). Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Brett McLaughlin & Jason Hunter. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistrib
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1 – Introduction Technical Support 0 1.4 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 support Web site listed in Contact Information for the latest firmware and software updates. 1.4.1 Availability QLogic Technical Support is available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 P
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1 – Introduction Technical Support 0 Notes 1-4 59022-11 A
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Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager This section describes how to use the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: Workstation Requirements Installing the Management Application Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager Exiting SANsurfer Management Suite Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File Saving and Opening Fabric View Files Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences Using Online
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2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Workstation Requirements 0 2.1 Workstation Requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running SANsurfer Switch Manager are described in Table 2-1: Table 2-1. Workstation Requirements Windows® 2000, 2003, and XP Operating System Solaris™ 8, 9, and 10 Linux® Red Hat® EL 3.x S.u.S.E® Linux 9.0 Enterprise Mac OS X® 10.3 Memory 256 MB or more Disk Space 150 MB per installation Processor 500 MHz or faster Hardware CD-ROM drive, RJ-45 Ether
