Q-Logic 59226-00 B manual Working with Ports, Selecting Ports, Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu

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2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display

2.13.2

Working with Ports

Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.

2.13.2.1

Selecting Ports

You can select ports in the following ways. Selected ports are outlined in white.

„To select a port, click the port in the faceplate display.

„To select a range of consecutive ports, select a port, then press and hold the shift key and select another port. The application selects both end ports and all ports in between in port number sequence.

„To select several non-consecutive ports, hold the Control key while selecting.

„To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image. Select Select All Ports from the popup menu.

To cancel a selection, press and hold the Control key and select it again.

2.13.2.2

Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu

To open the popup menu, right-click on the faceplate image to present the following tasks.

„Refresh the switch

„Select all ports

„Manage switch properties

„Manage network properties

„Manage SNMP properties

„Extended credits wizard

„Manage port properties

„Change the port symbolic name

„Run the port loopback tests

„Security consistence checklist

If no ports are selected, the port-related tasks will be unavailable in the menu. Right-click a port to open the Port popup menu. Hold down the Shift or Control key to select more than one port. If multiple ports are selected, right-click one of the selected ports.

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