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... 2-2 Using the PowerVault Switch Manager Views 2-2
Fabric View 2-2 Fabric Topology 2-4 Name Server Table 2-6 Zone Administration 2-7
Zone Alias Settings 2-8 Zone Settings 2-10 Zone Configuration Settings 2-12 Switch Management Application 2-14 Port Information 2-17 Performance Window 2-21 Administration 2-21 Switch Admin 2-22 User Admin 2-24 Firmware Upgrade 2-25 Reboot Switch...
User's Guide - Page 9
... and port management.
Distributed zoning control - Apply zoning functions to appropriately configured switches. The zoning configuration changes are automatically distributed to all switches in the fabric.
Telnet interface for access to specialized functions - Perform functions available only through Telnet.
Central maintenance functions - Add new firmware from your desktop.
The PowerVault Switch...
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... port
Performance
Graphically portrays real-time data throughput for each port and displays total switch bandwidth utilization
Administration
Allows you to perform functions such as upgrading firmware versions or reconfiguring a switch
Telnet
Allows you to use Telnet commands for switch diagnostics, troubleshooting, and fabric management
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...) addresses to resolve to corresponding device names. You must have a name resolution service with reverse lookup (such as DNS, Windows Internet Naming Service [WINS], or Network Information Service [NIS]) enabled on the Ethernet network that connects the switches in the managed fabric; the entries should correspond to the switches in the fabric.
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... name resolution service exists, place the entries corresponding to the switches in the hosts file (for example, in the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 operating system, the hosts file is in the winnt\system32\drivers\etc directory).
To launch the PowerVault Switch Manager, perform the following steps: 1. Start your web browser. 2. Enter the name or IP address of...
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... field Number that uniquely identifies the switch in a fabric
Enet IP field
Ethernet IP address
FCnet IP field
Fibre Channel IP address
Gateway IP field Gateway IP address
World Wide Name Unique numeric identifier for each switch; assigned by
(WWN) field
manufacturer
Fabric Topology button Opens the fabric topology window
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... button
Zone Administration button
Opens to the Name Server Table window Opens the Zone Administration window
The fabric topology window shows the physical configuration of the fabric including active domains ... its own unique domain ID.
Figure 2-2 shows the fabric topology window. Table 2-2 provides a description for each component in this window.
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... table to the default view. You must disable Auto Refresh to prevent resorting. Figure 2-3 shows the Name Server Table window. Table 2-3 provides a description for each component in this view.
Auto Refresh checkbox Check to enable Auto Refresh; uncheck to disable Auto Refresh Interval Displays refresh interval in seconds field 2-6 Dell PowerVault Switch Manager User's Guide
User's Guide - Page 17
... loop port) Displays the WWN for a device port Displays the WWN for a device node Displays the symbolic name of a device reported by the SCSI INQUIRY command Displays the Fibre Channel FC4 layer types supported by device, such as IP and FCP Displays the Fibre Channel classes of service supported by the device Lists all the zones of which the device is a member
Click to close the window
The...
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... configure and manage alias membership (zone aliases are optional). To access Zone Alias Settings, click Zone Administration from the Fabric View. You can also click the Zone Alias Settings tab in the Zone Administration window. Figure 2-4 shows the Zone Alias Settings screen. Table 2-4 provides a description for each component in this tab.
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... domain, port, or WWN not in member selection list.
Displays members of...Settings to create, delete, or rename zones and to add or delete members from zones.
To access Zone Settings, click the Zone Settings tab in the Zone Administration window.
Figure 2-5 shows the Zone Settings tab. Table 2-5 provides a description for each component in this tab.
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... Config Settings to create zone configurations, to place zones into configurations, or to rename or delete zone configurations. To access zone configuration settings, click the Zone Config Settings tab in the Zone Administration window.
Figure 2-6 shows the Zone Config Settings tab. Table 2-6 provides a description for each component in this tab.
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... display statistics for a particular port, click the appropriate tab at the top of the window. Port information is automatically updated whenever a port is selected; this information is also refreshed periodically while the port is selected.
Figure 2-8 shows the Port Information window. Table 2-8 provides a description for each component in this window.
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...
The Performance window displays throughput for each port and for ...window, click perform. in the Switch Management Application.
Figure 2-9 shows the Performance window.
The administration window consists of the following functions. NOTE: You must have admin privilege to access these functions.
Switch administration User administration Firmware upgrade
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User's Guide - Page 35
... you made
Click to reset all components to the values set at the last submission
Use Firmware Upgrade to download firmware upgrades.
To access Firmware Upgrade, click the Firmware Upgrade tab from any administration window.
Figure 2-12 shows the Firmware Upgrade tab. Table 2-11 provides a description for each component in this tab.
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... File From field
Download Flash Now! button Reset button
Displays or sets the host name or host IP address
Displays or sets the remote user name
Displays or sets the absolute directory path from the source host where the binary file resides NOTE: You must use forward slashes (/) when downloading the firmware from Microsoft Windows NT operating systems. Click to download the firmware
Click to...