How do I verify the Switch Ethernet Connection through SANsurfer?

The window shows the active Ethernet connection on the Fabric Management Switch. If the application loses its ability to communicate with the Ethernet connection, it displays the Ethernet connection in Red.

Select the Ethernet connection. The Ethernet Connection turns Blue when selected and the Ethernet information displays at the left side of the window. Double-click the Ethernet Connection to go to the Network Configuration window.

Refer to (2-18 section on “Ethernet Connection”)

How can I find out which switch SANsurfer is connected to?

Use the Toggle Beacon menu item.

The Special Menu in Topology window contains the following sub menu:

■Toggle Beacon

Causes the Heartbeat LED on the selected chassis to blink at a very rapid rate. The application displays a small blinking beacon icon.

The Toggle Beacon is useful when you want to locate a particular physical chassis installed at a location which contains multiple switches. When you toggle the beacon to On, a small red blinking icon appears to the right side of the switch icon. The physical Heartbeat LED on the selected chassis changes from the normal blink rate to a very fast rate. The Heartbeat LED will continue to operate in this state until it is changed back. The blink rate does not automatically change back when the application is exited. When the beacon icon is blinking, selecting the toggle beacon command removes the small red blinking icon on the topology window and returns the physical LED on the selected chassis to the normal heartbeat pattern. If no switch is selected, the Fabric management switch is selected by default.

Refer to Section 2-20, “Special->Beacon” and Section 2-36, “Special->Toggle Beacon”.

How do I replace a non-functional switch in the Fabric?

Perform an archive/restore of the Fabric.

For the archive/restore function to modify the replacement switch properly, the archive file must have been created prior to the switch failure. This procedure assumes that the failed switch is not the Fabric Management Switch. If the failed switch is the Fabric Management Switch, access the Fabric from an alternate Ethernet connection within the Fabric to reconfigure the replacement switch. If an alternate Fabric Ethernet entry point is not available, or if this is a single switch Fabric, you must connect the management station directly to the new switch with the crossover Ethernet cable.

You must also configure the Fabric window to access the switch using RARP or the default IP address (10.0.0.1). Refer to “Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port” on page 1-5 for more information on configuring the Fabric window.

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