McDATA 4300 User Manual

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McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual

Installation Tasks

Task 3: Configure Product at the EFCM Basic Edition Interface

Perform these procedures to configure the product from the EFCM
Basic Edition interface. A browser-capable PC with Internet or
Ethernet LAN access is required. To open the interface:

1. Connect the Ethernet patch cable (supplied with the product) to

the RJ-45 connector (labelled 10/100) at the front panel.

2. Connect the remaining end of the Ethernet cable to the Internet or

LAN segment as directed by the customer.

3. At the PC, launch the browser application (Netscape Navigator

or

Internet Explorer).

4. Enter the default Internet Protocol (IP) address of the switch

(10.1.1.10) as the uniform resource locator (URL). The Enter
Network Password
dialog box displays.

5. Type the case-sensitive default user name (Administrator) and

password (password) and click OK. The First Time Login View
displays.

6. Type customer-specified values in the User Name, New Password,

and Confirm Password fields, then click Activate. The Topology View
displays with status information about each fabric element,
including the product to be configured.

7. Click Switch Details. The Hardware View displays (

Figure 2-1

).

8. To configure the product from the EFCM Basic Edition interface,

selectively perform the following tasks according to customer
requirements:

Product - includes identification, date and time, parameters,

fabric parameters, and network addresses.

Ports - includes basic information, buffer-to-buffer credits

(BB_Credits), and N_Port identifier virtualization (NPIV).

Management - includes SNMP trap message recipients,

command line interface (CLI), open systems management
server (OSMS), secure socket layer (SSL) encryption.

Options - includes product feature enablement (PFE) keys.

Interswitch links - includes preferred path and interswitch

link (ISL) port fencing.

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