McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual

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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual

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Preface

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Chapter 1

Product Manager Overview

Managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch ...........................1-2
EFC Management Menu Options...................................................1-3

EFC Manager..............................................................................1-3
Product Manager .......................................................................1-5

Product Manager Description.........................................................1-7
Using the Product Manager ..........................................................1-11

Keyboard Navigation..............................................................1-11
Using Dialog Boxes .................................................................1-11
Illustrations Used in this Manual ..........................................1-11
Logging Into the EFC Manager .............................................1-11
Opening the Product Manager ..............................................1-13
Window Layout and Function...............................................1-14
Closing the Product Manager ................................................1-33
User Rights ...............................................................................1-33

Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data....................1-36

Restoring Data to the EFC Server..........................................1-37
Using QuikSync .......................................................................1-38

Chapter 2

Monitoring and Managing the Switch

Hardware View .................................................................................2-2

Identifying FRUs........................................................................2-2
Monitoring Switch Operation ..................................................2-2
Monitoring Hardware Operation............................................2-5
Obtaining Hardware Information ...........................................2-7
Using Menu Options ...............................................................2-13

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