McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual iii
Preface .............................................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Product Manager Overview
Managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch...........................1-2
EFC Management Menu Options...................................................1-3
EFC Manager..............................................................................1-3
Product Manager.......................................................................1-5
Product Manager Description.........................................................1-7
Using the Product Manager..........................................................1-11
Keyboard Navigation..............................................................1-11
Using Dialog Boxes.................................................................1-11
Illustrations Used in this Manual..........................................1-11
Logging Into the EFC Manager.............................................1-11
Opening the Product Manager..............................................1-13
Window Layout and Function...............................................1-14
Closing the Product Manager................................................1-33
User Rights...............................................................................1-33
Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data....................1-36
Restoring Data to the EFC Server..........................................1-37
Using QuikSync.......................................................................1-38
Chapter 2 Monitoring and Managing the Switch
Hardware View.................................................................................2-2
Identifying FRUs........................................................................2-2
Monitoring Switch Operation..................................................2-2
Monitoring Hardware Operation............................................2-5
Obtaining Hardware Information...........................................2-7
Using Menu Options...............................................................2-13
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