Q-Logic 5000 Enterprise Fabric Suite, Command Line Interface, Application Programming Interface

2 – General Description Switch Management

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2.6.2

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is a separately licensed workstation-based Java® application that provides a graphical user interface for full fabric and switch management. Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is designed for managing fabrics of four or more switches and comes with a 30-day trial license. Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 can run on a Windows, Solaris, Linux, or MacOS X workstation. Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 provides all of the management features of QuickTools plus the following:

„Fabric tracker for monitoring fabric firmware versions

„Port threshold alarm configuration

„Topology display for fabric management

„Stack management

„Performance View for port performance

„Extended Credits Wizard

„Zoning Wizard

„mPort Technology for moveable port licenses

Refer to the SANbox 5000 Series Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide for information about the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application and its use.

2.6.3

Command Line Interface

The command line interface (CLI) provides monitoring and configuration functions by which the administrator can manage the fabric and its switches. The CLI is available over an Ethernet connection or a serial connection. Refer to SANbox 5000 Series Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for more information.

2.6.4

Application Programming Interface

The Application Programming Interface (API) enables an application provider to build a management application for QLogic switches. The library is implemented in ANSI standard C, relying only on standard POSIX run-time libraries. Contact your distributor or authorized reseller for information about the API.

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