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3 – Managing Fabrics
Managing the Fabric Database
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3.1.2.2
Enabling In-band Management
To enable In-band Management, do the following:
1. On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Switch
Properties to open the Switch Properties dialog.
2. Click the In-band Management Enable button.
3. Click the OK button to save the change to the database.
3.2
Managing the Fabric Database
A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a
SANbox Manager session. Initially, if you do not open an existing fabric or fabric
view file, the SANbox Manager application opens with an empty fabric database.
3.2.1
Adding a Fabric
To add a fabric to the database, do the following:
1. Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric
dialog as shown in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1. Add a New Fabric Dialog
2. Enter a fabric name (optional) and the IP address of the switch through
which to manage the fabric.
3. Enter an account name and password. The factory login name and
password are (admin, password). The password is for the switch and is
stored in the switch firmware. If the UserAuthentication parameter is set to
False (default), you are not required to enter a login name or password. If
you do enter a login name and password when UserAuthentication is set to
False, these entries are ignored.