McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual
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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Product Manager Overview
Properties
Click to display the Switch Properties dialog box. This dialog box
contains the switch name, description, location, and contact
person configured through the Configure Identification dialog box.
Also included is other product information as detailed in Switch
Properties. You can also display this dialog box by
double-clicking an area on the illustration in the Hardware View,
away from a hardware component.
Close
Select this option to close the Product Manager window.
Configure Menu
Click on the Configure menu on the menu bar to display a menu that
lists the following options. For detailed information on using these
options, refer to
Identification
Select this option to display the Configure Identification dialog box.
Enter the following information in this dialog box:
— Name - Assign a product name. Note that you can set this
name as the nickname for the switch’s WWN, using the Set
Name as Nickname check box. The nickname then displays
instead of the WWN in Product Manager views.
— Description - Assign a unique product description.
— Location - Describe the product’s location.
— Contact - Assign a contact either by name, phone number, or
e-mail address.
This information displays in the identification table at the top of the
Hardware View and in the EFC Manager Product View, if the Product View
is configured to display names.
Switch Operating Parameters
Use dialog box to set parameters on the switch for fabric
operation. Set other fabric operating parameters, such as
preferred domain ID (1 to 31) and Domain RSCNs. In addition,
you can also enable the rerouting delay feature. Refer to
on page 3-3 for more information on
configuring the switch priority and rerouting delay.