StorageTek 4000 Switch User Manual


 
Every Day Management
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WEB TOOLS allow you to dynamically interact with any switch in the SAN to monitor status
and performance. Use the available information to make overall topology decisions (for
example, increasing a path’s bandwidth due to data saturation). Additionally, you can change a
switch’s configuration or download firmware. The Administrative Interface and Telnet provide
the means to make administrative changes and security is enforced by user name and
encrypted password.
Every Day Management
You can perform a range of tasks, including the following:
Monitoring port and switch operations
Evaluating port, switch, and network performance
Gathering statistics
Troubleshooting problems
Configuring the switch and the network topology
Managing Switch(es) Remotely
You can manage a complex SAN, comprising multiple switches, using WEB TOOLS and a
familiar web browser. You have the ability to manage the following:
Switch identification in network
Fabric topology/routing information
Switches/ports general configuration
Real-time graphical switch/port status and statistics report
Port performance shown graphically (polled up to 2.5 seconds depending on operating
system and browser used)
Four minutes of aggregate bandwidth throughput shown graphically, scaled
dynamically, based on activity (polled up to 2.5 seconds depending on operating
system and browser used).
Management with security protection through:
- Administrative Interface (GUI)
- Management by Telnet commands (Telnet session)
Screen views
Monitoring and gathering information (five screens)
Administrative interfaces (two screens)
Help functions
Popup help for error conditions
Glossary help
Online help HTML pages