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2 – General Description
Switch Management
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Switch Management
The SANbox Manager application provides a graphical user interface for fabric
management. This application runs on a Windows®, Solaris, or Linux workstation.
The management workstation connects to the fabric directly through one switch’s
Ethernet port and provides in-band management for all other switches in the
fabric. Refer to the SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide for
information about the SANbox Manager application and its use.
In addition to SANbox Manager, the switch supports the following management
tools:
■ Command Line Interface
■ File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
■ Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
The Command Line Interface provides monitoring and configuration functions by
which the administrator can manage the fabric and its switches. Refer to
Appendix B Command Line Interface for more information.
FTP provides the Command Line Interface for loading and retrieving firmware and
log files.
SNMP provides monitoring and trap functions for the fabric. SANbox2 firmware
supports SNMP Versions 1, 2, and 3, the Fibre Alliance Management Information
Base (FA-MIB) version 4.0, and the Fabric Element Management Information
Base (FE-MIB) RFC 2837. Traps are formatted using SNMP version 2.