Select Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric to open the McDATA Web Server window shown in Figure 2. Click Add to open the Add a New Fabric dialog, which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. Refer to Adding a fabric” on page 39.

Figure 2 McDATA Web Server window

Exiting McDATA Web Server

Select File > Exit to exit a McDATA Web Server application session. Enter the password and click OK, if the fabric view file was saved with a password.

Setting McDATA Web Server preferences

Using the preferences settings, you can:

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

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

Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog at the beginning of a McDATA Web Server session. Refer to Starting McDATA Web Server” on page 14 for information about the Initial Start Dialog. After a default fabric view file is created, this setting has no effect.

Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to Displaying the Event Browser” on page 43. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 3, the next time McDATA Web Server is started, all events will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when McDATA Web Server is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be 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 selecting a different port view option. Refer to the corresponding subsection for more information:

Displaying port types, page 94

Displaying port operational states, page 94

Displaying port speeds, page 95