Set up external tools - Lets you add a URL for accessing management software, such as Hitachi

HiCommand Device Manager and EMC ControlCenter™ Navisphere. See Setting up External Tools” on page 302 for more information.

Access the management tool for the storage system - In some instances, the management tool for the storage system is accessible from this menu. For example, HiCommand for HDS storage systems and Command View for HP XP storage systems are accessible from the External Tools menu.

Setting up External Tools

You can add URLs for accessing external tools used for managing an element, such as Hitachi HiCommand Device Manager and EMC ControlCenter™ Navisphere for sentertorage systems.

NOTE: When you add a URL, it applies only to the element you originally right-clicked.

To add a URL for accessing external tools:

1.Access System Manager.

2.Right-click the element, and select External Tools > Set Up External Tools.

3.Click Add New Management URL.

4.In the Description box, enter the name of the product you plan to access.

5.In the URL box, enter the URL that is used to access the product.

6.Click OK.

When you right-click the element and select External Tools, the external tool is listed.

To delete the URL for an external tool, click the corresponding button in the External Tools window.

About the Navigation Tab

The Navigation tab not only provides information about an element, but it also illustrates how the element relates to other elements in its path. For example, the Navigation page displays logical and physical components, such as ports, zone sets, zones and zone aliases. It also displays the dependencies for switches, as shown in the figure below.

Keep in mind the following:

When McDATA or Connectrix switches are discovered through a proxy by using SNMP, you cannot view or perform any provisioning operations for those switches. For example, you cannot view zone sets, zones, or zone aliases.

When McDATA or Connectrix switches are discovered by their IP address by using SNMP, you can only view the active zone set and its members. You cannot create, modify, or delete a zone set or its members.

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