HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Starting Switch Manager, Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems

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Switch Manager

Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems

1.Close all programs currently running, and then insert the Small Business SAN Software CD into the server or management workstation CD-ROM drive.

The CD auto-mounts, and executes an installation script.

If the CD does not auto-mount, mount the CD and execute the HP Small Business Linux Wizard script from the /linux directory. (install_smb.sh)

2.Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Starting Switch Manager

For Windows systems, do one of the following:

■Double-click the Switch Manager shortcut icon

■Select Start > Switch Manager

■Enter the following at the command line:

<install_directory>Switch_Manager.exe

For Linux systems, because the installation script creates a symbolic link between and

/usr/sbin/Switch_Manager, enter the following at the command line:

# Switch_Manager

The application opens with the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box (Figure 1). If you prefer not to see this dialog box, check the Don’t show this dialog again option. This has the same effect as disabling the Display Initial Startup Dialog preference. See “Setting Switch Manager preferences” on page 24 for more information.

Figure 1: Initial Startup Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box

The following options are available from this initial dialog box:

■Open Configuration Wizard—Opens the wizard to configure a switch, add a new switch, replace/restore a switch, or recover or edit an IP configuration of an existing switch. See “Configuration wizard” on page 69.

■Open existing fabric (requires ip address, login, and password—Opens the Add a New Fabric dialog box, which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. See “Adding a fabric” on page 36.

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