McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
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Preface
This publication provides details for using the Sphereon ES-4500
Fabric Switch Product Manager application to monitor, control, and
configure operation for a specific ES-4500 switch. You must access the
Product Manager application for the switch through the EFC
Manager application.
Who Should Use This
Manual
This publication is intended for data center administrators, LAN
administrators, operations personnel, and customer support
personnel who must monitor and manage product operation.
Organization of This
Manual
This publication is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Product Manager Overview provides an introduction
and overview of the switch Product Manager. It is intended as a
quick reference for using features available through the main
Product Manager window.
Chapter 2, Monitoring and Managing the Switch, describes how to
monitor and manage switch operation using the Product
Manager. This includes status indicators, menu options, dialog
boxes, and performance and error data available through the
Hardware View, Port List View, FRU List View, Node List View, and
Performance View.
Chapter 3, Configuring the Switch, describes how to configure the
switch using options available through the Product Manager’s
Configure menu.
Chapter 4, Using Logs, describes how to access and use logs
through the Product Manager’s Logs menu.