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Starting third-party tools from the application
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Starting third-party tools from the application
You can open third-party tools from the Tools menu or a device’s shortcut menu. Remember that
you cannot open a tool that is not installed on your computer.
NOTE
Installing tools is only available with the Professional Plus and Enterprise Editions.
To open an application, perform the following steps.
1. Select the device.
2. Use one of the following techniques:
•
Select Tools > Product Menu > Tool_Name .
•
Select Tools > Tool_Name .
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Right-click the device, and select the tool from the menu.
Launching a Telnet session
You can use Telnet to log in and issue command line-based commands to a switch.
NOTE
The switch must have a valid IP address. If the device does not have a valid IP address, the Telnet
selection will not be available on the Tools menu or the shortcut menu. You must right-click the
device icon, select Properties, and enter the device’s IP address before you can open a Telnet
session.
To launch a telnet session, complete the following steps.
On the Connectivity Map, right-click a device and select Telnet or Telnet through Server.
NOTE
Telnet through Server is only supported on Windows systems.
OR
1. Select the switch to which you want to connect.
2. Select Tools > Product Menu > Telnet.
The Telnet session window displays.
NOTE
On Linux systems, you must use CTRL + BACKSPACE to delete text in the Telnet session
window.
Launching an Element Manager
Element Managers are used to manage Fibre Channel switches and directors. You can open a
device’s Element Manager directly from the application.