
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
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
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.