HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Setting Switch Manager preferences, Preferences dialog box

Switch Manager

Setting Switch Manager preferences

Using the preferences settings to:

■Change the location of the working directory in which to save files.

■Change the location of the browser used to view the online help.

■Choose the fabric discovery interval. The fabric discovery interval is how often the Switch Manager application receives information from the fabric. Choose 30 (default), 45, or 60 seconds. The smaller the interval, the more often the application talks to the switch and thus the greater impact to performance.

■Enable (default) or disable the view file auto save and load feature. See “Exiting Switch Manager” on page 22 for more information on the default fabric view file.

■Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box at the beginning of a Switch Manager session. See “Starting Switch Manager” on page 21 for information about the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box. After a default fabric view file is created, this setting has no effect.

■Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. See the “Event Browser” on page 41. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog box, the next time Switch Manager is started, all events from the switch alarm log is displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when Switch Manager is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward are displayed.

■Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display. You can set the faceplate to reflect the current port type (default), port speed, port operational state, or port transceiver media. Regardless of the default port view you choose, you can change the port view in the faceplate display by opening the View menu and then selecting a different port view option. See “Port status” on page 80 for more information.

To set preferences for your Switch Manager sessions:

1. Select File > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box is displayed (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Preferences dialog box

2.Enter or browse for paths to the working directory and browser.

3.Select the preferences you want in the Application-wide Options area.

4.Click OK.

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