McDATA Web Server user interface

The McDATA Web Server application uses two basic displays to manage the fabric and individual switches: the topology display and the faceplate display. The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches. The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. Both displays share some common elements as shown in Figure 4.

Topology display

Menu

 

Tool bar

bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphic

window

Fabric

tree

Data

window

Data window tabs

Working status indicator

Faceplate display

Figure 4 McDATA Web Server display elements

Menu bars

The menus and the options offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display.