Q-Logic 8100 SERIES manual Overview, QConvergeConsole Web Management GUI

2 Management Tools

Overview

QLogic provides the following tools with which to manage the QLogic 8100 Series Converged Network Adapter:

QConvergeConsole Web Management GUI

QConvergeConsole Management Agents (qlremote/netqlremote)

QConvergeConsole CLI

Offline Utilities

QConvergeConsole Web Management GUI

The QConvergeConsole management tool is a Web-based client/server application that allows for centralized management and configuration of QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN) via a Graphical User Interface.

On the server side, the QConvergeConsole runs as an Apache Tomcat™ application server. After the application is launched on the application server, you can connect to the QConvergeConsole through a browser, either locally on the server or remotely from another computer. Your browser window becomes the client used to connect to servers that host the QLogic adapters and connected storage devices within the network.

The QConvergeConsole has the following features:

Unified adapter management – QConvergeConsole provides a browser-based graphical user interface that lets you monitor, configure, and manage QLogic adapters with Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Ethernet (NIC) networking protocols.

Virtualization – QConvergeConsole provides configuration pages on selected Fibre Channel ports that let the administrator create multiple virtual ports from a single physical adapter.

Asset management – QConvergeConsole allows you to connect to and disconnect from local and remote hosts. It also provides information about connected hosts and their attached QLogic adapters with connected storage devices.

FE0254601-00 A 2-1