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Product Management
This chapter describes the management of McDATA multi-protocol products, including Intrepid-series directors, Sphereon-series fabric switches, and Eclipse-series SAN routers. The chapter specifically describes:
• Product management, including out-of-band (non-Fibre Channel) methods, inband (fibre connection (FICON) or Fibre Channel) methods, and a management interface summary.
• Management server support, including a description of the rack-mount management server (with specifications), associated
Ethernet hub, and optional remote workstation support.
• Product firmware, including Enterprise Operating System, classic
(E/OSc); Enterprise Operating System, nScale (E/OSn); and
Enterprise Operating System, internetworking (E/OSi).
• Backup and restore features.
• Storage area network (SAN) management applications and associated Element Manager application graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
• The Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) Basic
Edition interface.
• The command line interface (CLI).
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Out-of-band (non-Fibre Channel) management server access to all
McDATA products is provided through an Ethernet local area network (LAN) connection on a director control processor (CTP) card, fabric switch front panel, or SAN router front panel. As an optional feature, inband (Fibre Channel or FICON) management access to selected McDATA products is provided through a Fibre
Channel port connection.
Out-of-Band
Management
The following out-of-band management access methods are provided through the management server:
• Management of directors and fabric switches through a SAN management application (SANavigator 4.2 or Enterprise Fabric
Connectivity Manager (EFCM) 8.7) and associated Element
Manager application. These applications are Java-based GUIs that reside on the management server under control of a Microsoft
Windows
®
®
operating system and can also be installed on remote user workstations. Refer to
SAN Management Applications for
additional information.
Operators at remote workstations can connect to the management server through the SAN management and Element Manager applications to manage and monitor products. A maximum of 25 concurrent users can log in to the SAN management application.
Refer to
Remote User Workstations for information.
NOTE: Product management through a SAN management and Element
Manager application is not supported for the Sphereon 4300 Fabric
Switch.
• Management of SAN routers through a SAN management application (SANvergence Manager 4.6) and associated Element
Manager application. The SANvergence Manager application is a
Java-based GUI that resides on the management server under control of a Microsoft Windows operating system. Element
Manager applications installed on each router are launched from the SANvergence Manager application. Refer to
Applications for additional information.
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• Management using simple network management protocol
(SNMP). An SNMP agent is implemented through the Element
Manager application that allows administrators on SNMP management workstations to access product management information using any standard network management tool.
Administrators can assign Internet protocol (IP) addresses and corresponding community names as follows:
— For directors and fabric switches, up to six workstations can be configured as SNMP trap message recipients.
— For SAN routers, up to eight workstations can be configured as SNMP trap message originators and four workstations can be configured as SNMP trap message recipients.
Refer to SNMP Management Workstations for information.
• With E/OSc, management of directors and fabric switches through the Internet using the EFCM Basic Edition interface installed on the product. This interface supports configuration, statistics monitoring, and basic operation of the product, but does not offer all the capabilities of a corresponding Element Manager application. Administrators launch the EFCM Basic Edition interface from a remote PC by entering the product’s IP address as the Internet uniform resource locator (URL), then entering a user name and password at a login screen. The PC browser then becomes a management console.
NOTE: The Intrepid 10000 Director and SAN routers do not support product management through the EFCM Basic Edition interface.
• Management of all products through a PC-based Telnet session using the CLI. Any platform that supports Telnet client software can be used.
• Management of directors and fabric switches through the EFC
Management applications (EFCM Lite) shipped on a CD and installed on a customer-supplied server that meets minimum hardware requirements and uses the Microsoft Windows operating system. Contact your McDATA representative for the requirements when ordering this option.
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In contrast to the applications installed on the management server, EFCM Lite does not include support for the:
— Call-home feature.
— Ability to download remote clients from the server. Install clients on remote workstations from the software distribution disk provided with this management option.
NOTE: The Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch and SAN routers do not support product management through the EFCM Lite application.
Figure 2-1 illustrates out-of-band product management. In the figure,
the managed product is an Intrepid 6064 Director. For a tabular summary of McDATA switch products and associated out-of-band management methods, refer to
.
Figure 2-1 Out-of-Band Product Management
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Inband
Management
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The following inband management access methods are provided for directors and fabric switches as options:
• Management through the product’s open-system management server (OSMS) that communicates with an application client. The application resides on an open-systems interconnection (OSI) device attached to a director or switch port, and communicates using Fibre Channel common transport (FC-CT) protocol.
Product operation, port connectivity, zoning, and fabric control
are managed through a device-attached console. Refer to OSMS
for information.
NOTE: The Intrepid 10000 Director and SAN routers do not support out-of-band management through the OSMS.
• Management through the product’s fibre connection (FICON) management server (FMS) that communicates with either the:
— IBM ® System Automation for OS/390™ (SA OS/390™) operating system resident on a System/390 ® (S/390) Parallel
Enterprise Server™ - Generation 5 or Generation 6.
— IBM z/OS ® operating system resident on an eServer™ zSeries
®
800 (z800), zSeries 900 (z900), or zSeries 990 (z990) processor.
The server is attached to a director or switch port, and communicates through a FICON channel. Control of connectivity and statistical product monitoring are provided through a
host-attached console. Refer to FMS
for information.
NOTE: Sphereon 4300, 4400, and 4500 Fabric Switches and SAN routers do not support out-of-band management through FMS.
Figure 2-2 illustrates inband product management. In the figure, the
managed product is an Intrepid 6064 Director. For a tabular summary of McDATA switch products and associated inband management methods, refer to
Management Interface Summary .
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S/390 or zSeries 900
Parallel Enterprise Server
Host-Attached
Console
OSI Server
FICON
Channel
TM
Fibre Channel
Connection
Intrepid 6064
Director
Figure 2-2 Inband Product Management
Management
Interface Summary
Table 2-1
Table 2-1 summarizes McDATA products and the out-of-band or
inband management interfaces available to support the products. For each table cell, a green YES indicates the management interface supports the product, and a red NO indicates the management interface does not support the product.
Out-of-Band and Inband Product Support Summary
Product
6064 Director
6140 Director
10000 Director
3232 Fabric Switch
SANavigator EFCM
SANvergence
Manager
SNMP CLI
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
EFCM
Basic
Edition
YES
YES
NO
YES
EFCM
Lite
OSMS FMS
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
YES NO YES
YES YES YES
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Table 2-1 Out-of-Band and Inband Product Support Summary (continued)
Product
4300 Fabric Switch
4500 Fabric Switch
1620 SAN Router
2640 SAN Router
SANavigator
NO
YES
NO
NO
EFCM
NO
YES
NO
NO
SANvergence
Manager
NO
NO
YES
YES
SNMP CLI
YES YES
YES YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
EFCM
Basic
Edition
YES
YES
NO
NO
EFCM
Lite
OSMS FMS
NO
NO
NO
YES NO
YES YES NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Management Server Support
The management server is a one rack unit (1U) high, LAN-accessed, rack-mount unit that provides a central point of control for up to 48 connected directors, fabric switches, or SAN routers. The server desktop is accessed through a LAN-attached PC and standard web browser. Figure 2-3 illustrates the server with attached liquid crystal display (LCD) panel.
Figure 2-3 Management Server
The server is rack mounted in the McDATA-supplied FC-512
Fabricenter equipment cabinet. An EFCM Basic Edition interface or management server is required to install, configure, and manage a product. Although a configured product operates normally without server intervention, an attached management server should operate at all times to monitor product operation, log events and configuration changes, and report failures.
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The server is dedicated to operation of the SAN management and associated Element Manager applications. These applications provide a GUI and implement web and other server functions. Refer to SAN Management Applications for additional information.
NOTE: The server and SAN management application provide a GUI to monitor and manage products and are a dedicated hardware and software solution that should not be used for other tasks. McDATA tests the SAN management application installed on the server but does not compatibility test third-party software. Modifications to server hardware or installation of additional software (including patches or service packs) may interfere with normal operation.
United States English is the only language supported by the SAN management and Element Manager applications.
The server provides two auto-detecting 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN connectors (RJ-45 adapters). The first adapter (LAN 1) attaches
(optionally) to a public customer intranet to allow access from remote user workstations. The second adapter (LAN 2) attaches to a private
LAN segment containing switches or managed McDATA products.
Management
Server
Specifications
Minimum
Specifications
This section summarizes minimum and recommended hardware specifications for the rack-mount management server. Servers may ship with more enhanced hardware, such as a faster processor, additional random-access memory (RAM), or a higher-capacity hard drive.
Minimum server specifications are:
• 1U rack-mount server running the Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor with a 2 gigahertz (GHz) or greater clock speed, using the
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (with service pack 4),
Windows XP Professional (with service pack 2), or Windows
Server 2003 operating system (Enterprise Edition with service pack 1) operating system.
• TightVNC™ Viewer Version 1.2.7 client-server software control package that provides remote network access (through a web browser) to the management server desktop.
• 1,024 megabyte (MB) RAM.
• 40 gigabyte (GB) internal hard drive.
• 1.44 MB 3.5-inch slim-type disk drive.
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Recommended
Specifications
• 24X read speed slim-type compact disk-rewritable (CD-RW) and 8X read speed digital video disk (DVD) combination drive, data only.
• 56K peripheral component interconnect (PCI) internal data and fax modem, using the V .92 dial-up specification.
• 16 MB graphics card.
• Network interface card (NIC) with two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapters using RJ-45 connectors.
Recommended server specifications are:
• 1U rack-mount server running the Intel Pentium 4 processor with a 3 GHz or greater clock speed, using an 800 megahertz (MHz) front side bus, using the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system (Enterprise Edition with service pack 1).
• TightVNC™ Viewer Version 1.2.7 client-server software control package that provides remote network access (through a web browser) to the management server desktop.
• 2,048 MB (or greater) double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM).
• 40 GB (or greater) internal hard drive, with advanced technology attachment (ATA-100) integrated drive electronics interface operating at 7,200 rpm.
• 1.44 MB 3.5-inch slim-type disk drive.
• 48X read speed slim-type CD-RW and 32X read speed DVD combination drive, data only.
• 56K PCI internal data and fax modem, using the V .92 dial-up specification.
• Video graphics array (VGA) capable 32 MB graphics card.
• NIC with two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapters using RJ-45 connectors.
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Ethernet Hub
The management server and managed directors, fabric switches, and SAN routers connect through a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet hub.
Figure 2-4 illustrates the 24-port hub.
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Remote User
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Hubs can be daisy-chained to provide connections as additional
McDATA managed products are installed on a network. Multiple hubs are daisy-chained by attaching RJ-45 Ethernet patch cables to the appropriate hub ports and configuring each hub through a medium-dependent interface (MDI) switch.
Operators at remote workstations with client SAN management and
Element Manager applications installed can connect to the management server to manage and monitor all products controlled by the server. A maximum of 25 concurrent users can log in to the
SAN management application.
NOTE: The SANvergence Manager application does not support remote workstation (client) operation.
Client SAN management and Element Manager applications download and install to remote workstations (from the management server) using a standard web browser. The applications operate on platforms that meet the following minimum system requirements:
• Desktop or notebook PC with color monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using an Intel Pentium III processor with 700 MHz or greater clock speed, and using the Microsoft Windows 2000 (with service pack 4), Windows NT 4.0 (with service pack 6a), or
Windows 2003 operating system.
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• Unix workstation with color monitor, keyboard, and mouse, using a:
— Linux-based system using an Intel Pentium III processor with one GHz or greater clock speed, using the Red Hat ® 7.3 or higher operating system.
— Hewlett-Packard ® PA-RISC ® processor with 400 MHz or greater clock speed, using the HP-UX ® 11 or higher operating system.
— Sun ® Microsystems UltraSPARC™ IIi or later processor, using
Solaris™ Version 7.0 or higher operating system.
— IBM POWER3-II™ microprocessor with 333 MHz or greater clock speed, using the AIX Version 4.3.3 or higher operating system.
• At least 150 MB (Windows-based) or 350 MB (Unix-based) available on the internal hard drive.
• 512 MB or greater RAM.
• Video card supporting 256 colors at 800 x 600 pixel resolution.
• Ethernet network adapter.
• Java-enabled Internet browser, such as Microsoft Internet
Explorer (Version 4.0 or later) or Netscape ® Navigator
(Version 4.6 or later).
Product Firmware
McDATA provides three product-embedded operating systems
(firmware) that support underlying director, fabric switch, and SAN router platforms. These include:
• E/OSc The Enterprise Operating System (classic) performs system configuration, management, and Fibre Channel switching functions for Intrepid 6000-series directors and Sphereon-series fabric switches.
• E/OSn - The Enterprise Operating System (nScale) performs system configuration, management, and Fibre Channel switching functions for the Intrepid 10000 Director.
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Firmware Services
• E/OSi - The Enterprise Operating System (internetworking) performs system configuration, management, and Fibre Channel and IP-based routing functions for Eclipse-series SAN routers.
Director and fabric switch firmware (E/OSc and E/OSn) provides services that manage and maintain Fibre Channel connections between ports. Although product hardware transmits Fibre Channel frames between source and destination ports, the firmware maintains routing tables required by hardware to perform switching functions.
SAN router firmware (E/OSi) provides services that manage and maintain both Fibre Channel and IP-based port connectivity. Product firmware also provides:
• System management services - This function configures, controls, and monitors product operation.
• Application services This function supports all software subsystems for system initialization, logging, tracing, debugging, and communicating with RS-232 maintenance ports.
• Operating system services This function includes boot and loader software, a command line monitor for engineering fault isolation, a serial maintenance port driver, and other support for the product operating system.
• Network services This function provides both transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) and user datagram protocol/Internet protocol (UDP/IP) transport layers to access management service subsystems from attached management clients. These clients may include (depending on the product) the out-of-band management server, EFCM Basic Edition interface,
CLI, or SNMP management workstation.
• Fibre Channel protocol services This function provides the
Fibre Channel transport logic that allows upper layer protocols used by fabric services to communicate with devices attached to fiber-optic ports.
• Fibre port services This function provides a physical driver for hardware components.
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• Fabric services This function supports the fabric controller
(login server) and name server. For redundant directors, fabric services also implement a replication manager that synchronizes node port (N_Port) registration databases between redundant
CTP cards and allows CTP failover.
• Loop services - This function supports FL_Port initialization for
Sphereon 4000-Series Switches and implements arbitrated loop functions, such as transmission of loop initialization primitives
(LIPs).
• Port hardware services (fabric switches only) - This function supports the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) embedded on the CTP card, provides frame handling for fabric switch ports, and provides the application programming interface for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), cooling fans, and power supplies.
Refer to
for detailed information about the differences and similarities between the operating systems.
The appendix includes three tables that summarize system-related,
Fibre Channel protocol-related, and management-related differences.
Backup and Restore Features
The management server provides two backup and restore features.
One feature backs up (to the management server or any LAN- connected trivial file transfer protocol (TFTP) server) or restores the configuration file stored in nonvolatile random-access memory
(NV-RAM) on a director CTP card, fabric switch, or SAN router. The other feature backs up (to the CD-RW drive) or restores the entire
SAN management data directory. The backup and restore features operate as follows:
• NV-RAM configuration (director or fabric switch) The
NV-RAM configuration for any managed director or fabric switch is backed up or restored through the associated Element Manager application. Configuration data (stored in NV-RAM on each director or switch) backed up to the management server includes:
— Identification data, such as the product name, description, and location.
— Port configuration data, such as port names, port states, extended distance settings, and link incident (LIN) alerts.
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— Operating parameters, such as buffer-to-buffer credit
(BB_credit), error detect timeout value (E_D_TOV), resource allocation timeout value (R_A_TOV), switch priority, switch speed (1.0625 or 2.1250 Gbps), and preferred Domain_ID.
— Active zoning configuration.
— SNMP configuration parameters, such as trap recipients, community names, and write authorizations.
• NV-RAM configuration (SAN router) The NV-RAM configuration for any managed SAN router is backed up or restored through customer-supplied TFTP software and the associated Element Manager application.
Configuration data (stored in NV-RAM on each SAN router) backed up to the management server is similar to configuration data backed up for directors and fabric switches. However, the management server (or any LAN-connected server on which backup is stored) requires installation of TFTP software. TFTP is a simple protocol for transferring small files, uses UDP as the transport protocol, and provides no authentication or encryption mechanisms.
• SAN management data directory (all products) Critical information (for all managed products) stored in this directory is automatically backed up to a removable CD-RW when the server is rebooted or when directory contents change. The SAN management data directory includes:
— All log files (SAN management logs and individual director or switch Element Manager logs).
— All configuration data (product definitions, user names, passwords, user rights, nicknames, session options, SNMP trap recipients, e-mail recipients, and Ethernet event notifications).
— Zoning library (all zone sets and zone definitions).
— Firmware library.
— Call-home settings (phone numbers and dialing options).
— Configuration data for each managed product (stored on the management server and in NV-RAM on each product).
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SAN Management Applications
This section describes SAN management applications that provide a
GUI to monitor, manage, and control directors, fabric switches, and
SAN routers. SAN management applications include SANavigator ,
EFCM, and SANvergence Manager. An associated Element Manager application is provided for each managed product.
NOTE: The Element Manager application for a director or fabric switch resides on the associated management server. The Element Manager application for a SAN router is a Java applet that resides on the router.
SANavigator and
EFCM Applications
Application GUI
The management server implements a SAN management application along with director or switch-specific Element Manager applications to provide the interface for operators to control and monitor directors and fabric switches (but not SAN routers). These applications can also operate on workstations attached to the customer intranet that function as remote clients.
The SAN management applications provide lifecycle planning, discovery, configuration, and monitoring for an entire heterogeneous
SAN. Each SAN management application is an intuitive GUI that communicates with multiple, vendor-specific applications, and provides a common tool to access the following features:
• SAN planning The application provides a planning tool to develop and evaluate a SAN topology for feasibility and performance. Virtual devices and links are assembled to build a virtual SAN topology or an extension to an existing topology. The planned topology or extension is then activated to evaluate the design and identify and correct performance problems.
• Discovery and visualization Through TCP/IP (out-of-band) or
Fibre Channel (inband) connections, the SAN management application automatically discovers every device attached to a
SAN and produces an intuitive and dynamic map of the devices and all interconnections. This map depicts device port usage, virtual and logical data paths, and allows identification of problem devices and data traffic bottlenecks.
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Element Manager
Application
• Centralized configuration Vendor-specific device management applications can be launched from the SAN management application, including McDATA Element Manager applications.
The application also provides management of director and switch zoning across multiple vendors and product models.
• Monitoring and notification The application provides real- time monitoring and event notification for devices in the SAN.
Informational, warning, and fatal events are recorded. The application also monitors port throughput and link performance for the entire SAN, allowing administrators to identify and solve congestion and latency issues.
The SAN management application opens automatically when the management server desktop is accessed, and the SANavigator or
EFCM main window opens by default.
McDATA products, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products, and other devices display as icons in the SANavigator main window. Only McDATA products (managed or unmanaged) display as icons in the EFCM main window. A label below each icon identifies the managed product.
For additional information about SAN management applications, refer to the SANavigator Software Release 4.2 User Manual (621-000013) or the EFC Manager Software Release 8.7 User Manual (620-000170).
An Element Manager application is provided for each managed product. The Element Manager application works in conjunction with the SAN management application and is a Java-based GUI for managing and monitoring a director or switch. The application operates locally on the management server or through a network connection from a remote PC or workstation.
NOTE: An Element Manager application is not supported for the
Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch.
To open an Element Manager application, right-click the product icon at the SAN management application’s physical map, then select the
Element Manager option from the pop-up menu. When the Element
Manager application opens, the last view (tab) accessed by a user opens by default. As an example, the Hardware View (
) for the Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch is shown.
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Figure 2-5 Hardware View
A status table appears at the top of the window, and a graphical representation of the hardware (front and rear) appears in the center of the window. The graphical representation of the product emulates the hardware configuration and operational status of the corresponding real product. For example, if a director or switch is fully redundant and fully populated, this configuration is reflected in the Hardware View. Colored symbols appear on the graphical field-replaceable units (FRUs) to represent failed or degraded status.
The light-emitting diodes (LEDs) also highlight to emulate real LED operation.
A menu bar at the top of the Hardware View provides Product,
Configure, Logs, Maintenance, and Help options (with associated pop-up menus) that allow users to perform Element Manager tasks.
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A status bar at the bottom left corner of the view window displays colored icons (green circle, yellow triangle, red and yellow diamond, or grey square) that indicate the status of the selected managed product. Messages display as required to the right of the icons.
SANvergence
Manager
Application
Application GUI
This section describes the SANvergence Manager and Element
Manager applications that provide a GUI to monitor and manage
SAN routers, attached Fibre Channel elements, and metropolitan storage area network (mSAN) connectivity. An Element Manager application is provided for Eclipse 1620 and 2640 SAN Routers.
The SANvergence Manager application is an intuitive GUI that communicates with an attached metropolitan simple name server
(mSNS). Through the mSNS, the application auto-discovers all SAN
Routers, directors, and fabric switches in the mSAN; monitors product operational status, and reports problems in an event log. The application is opened from the management server desktop. When the application starts, the main window opens (
Figure 2-6 Main Window (SANvergence Manager)
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Element Manager
Application
For additional information about the application, refer to the
McDATA SANvergence Manager User Manual (620-000189).
An Element Manager application is provided for each managed SAN router. The application works in conjunction with the SANvergence
Manager application and is a router-resident, Java-based applet for managing and monitoring the product.
To open an Element Manager application, select (highlight) the product at the mSANs panel and click the Element Manager button on the toolbar. When the Element manager application opens, the device window opens (
). An Eclipse 2640 SAN Router is shown.
Figure 2-7 Device Window (Element Manager)
The graphical representation of the product emulates the hardware configuration and operational status of the corresponding real product. For example, if all router ports are connected and functional, this configuration is reflected in the device window. Mouse selections
(right or left click) open dialog boxes or menus that display FRU properties or allow users to perform operations and maintenance tasks.
Colored symbols appear on the graphical FRUs to represent failed or degraded status. The LEDs also highlight to emulate real LED operation.
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A menu bar at the top of the device window provides File,
Configuration, Statistics/Info, Window, Options, and Help selections
(with associated pop-up menus) that allow users to perform Element
Manager tasks.
EFCM Basic Edition Interface
With E/OSc firmware installed, administrators or operators with a browser-capable PC and Internet connection can monitor and manage a product through the EFCM Basic Edition interface.
The interface is opened from a standard web browser running
Netscape Navigator 4.6 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. At the browser, enter the IP address of the product as the
Internet uniform resource locator (URL). When prompted at a login screen, enter a user name and password. When the interface opens, the default display is the Hardware View (
View for the Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch is shown as an example.
Figure 2-8 Hardware View (EFCM Basic Edition Interface)
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The interface provides a GUI similar to the Element Manager application and supports product configuration, statistics monitoring, and basic operation. The EFCM Basic Edition interface manages only a single product (but has hyperlink access to other switches in a fabric). For additional information about the application, refer to the McDATA EFCM Basic Edition User Manual
(620-000240).
Command Line Interface
The CLI provides a director, fabric switch, and SAN router management alternative to traditional SAN management GUIs. The interface allows users to access application functions by entering commands through a PC-attached Telnet session. Any platform that supports Telnet client software can be used.
The primary purpose of the CLI is to automate management of several directors or switches using scripts. Although the CLI is designed for use in a host-based scripting environment, basic commands can be entered directly at a disk operating system (DOS) window command prompt. The CLI is not an interactive interface; no checking is done for pre-existing conditions, and a user prompt does not display to guide users through tasks.
For additional information, refer to the following publications:
• McDATA E/OSc Command Line Interface User Manual (620-000134).
This publication describes CLI support for Intrepid 6000-series directors and Sphereon 4000-series fabric switches.
• McDATA E/OSn Command Line Interface User Manual (620-000211).
This publication describes CLI support for the Intrepid 10000
Director.
• McDATA E/OSi Command Line Interface User Manual (620-000207).
This publication describes CLI support for Eclipse-series SAN routers.
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