McDATA Sphereon 4500 - Manual (Page 112)

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3-16 McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Configuring the Switch
7. Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog box.
The SNMP configuration is stored in NV-RAM on the switch.
8. If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the
configuration data. For more information, refer to Backup and
Restore Configuration on page 5-7.
Configure Open Systems Management Server
For complete procedures on configuring this optional feature, refer to
refer to
Configure Open Systems Management Server on page 6-2.
Configure Feature Key
A feature key is a string of alphanumeric characters consisting of both
uppercase and lowercase. The following is an example of a feature
key format: XxXx-XXxX-xxXX-xX.
The total number of characters may vary. The key is case sensitive and must
be entered exactly, including the dashes.
The feature key, which is encoded with a switch’s serial number, can
only be configured on the switch to which it is assigned.
To enable an optional feature on the switch, first set the switch offline,
then enter the feature key into the New Feature Key dialog box.
Display this dialog box by selecting Feature from the Configure menu
on the menu bar.
Procedure To configure a feature key, use the following steps:
1. Set the switch offline using the Set Online State dialog box. For
help, refer to Set Online State on page 5-4.
2. Select Features from the Configure menu on the menu bar.