HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Selecting ports

Switch Manager

Context-sensitive menus are displayed when you right-click on the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.

Faceplate data windows

The faceplate display provides the following data windows, which correspond to the data window tabs at the bottom of the display:

■Name Server—Displays all devices connected to the switch that are logged with the name server.

■Switch—Displays current switch configuration data.

■Port Statistics—Displays performance data for the selected ports.

■Port Information—Displays information for the selected ports.

■Configured Zonesets—Displays all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in the zoning database.

Working with ports

Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. Select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context-sensitive menus are displayed when right-clicking the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.

Selecting ports

You can select ports in the following ways. Selected ports are outlined in white.

■To select a port, click the port in the faceplate display.

■To select a range of consecutive ports, select a port, and then press and hold Shift and select another port. The application selects both end ports and all ports in between in port number sequence.

■To select several non-consecutive ports, hold Ctrl while selecting.

■To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image. and then select Select All Ports from the menu.

■To cancel a selection, press and hold Ctrl and select it again.

Opening the Faceplate menu

To open the Faceplate menu, right-click on the faceplate image to present the following tasks:

■Refresh the switch

■Select all ports

■Manage switch properties

■Manage network properties

■Extended credits wizard

■Manage port properties

■Change the port symbolic name

■Run the port loopback tests

If no ports are selected, the port-related tasks is unavailable in the menu. Right-click a port to open the Port menu. Hold down the Shift or Ctrl to select more than one port. If multiple ports are selected, right-click on one of the selected ports.

34 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide