Q-Logic 16HA Switch User Manual


 
Preliminary
Switch Management Tools
SANbox-16HA Fibre Channel Switch
Installer’s/User’s Manual 59005-03 Rev. A General Description 1-15
Switch Management Tools
The Switch supports switch management primarily through the following tools.
Refer to the Switch Management Manual for information about these tools.
The SANsurfer Switch management application
Telnet
A Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP)
A built-in SNMP Agent
SANsurfer Switch Management Application
SANsurfer is the preferred tool for complete fabric monitoring and management
offering the following capabilities:
Establish and configure the switch management interface
Display switch hardware, firmware, and connection information
Display port addresses and performance statistics
Configure and tune ports
Record performance statistics
Define hard, Name Server, broadcast, and segmented loop zones
Configure, archive, and restore chassis parameters
Configure loop devices and display status information
Read and write chassis memory
Update flash memory
Telnet
The following functions are available in Telnet:
Read version and chassis configuration information
Read the FC Port Control Block (port configuration) information
Read SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) data
Set or read switch chassis configuration parameters
Read chassis status information and the operational chassis mode
Read the states, port types, and login status of all the ports on the switch
List all AL_PAs on the selected arbitrated loop
Read any arbitrated loop on a port
Reset the switch