Installation and Reference Guide
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Introducing the Switch
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Monitoring and Managing the Switch
The switch can be managed in-band using Fibre Channel protocol, or out-of-band by connecting to
the Ethernet port. The management functions allow the administrator to monitor fabric topology,
port status, physical status, and other information to aid in system debugging and performance
analysis.
Note:
The switch performs POST (power on self-test diagnostics) by default each time the switch
is powered on or reset, and any errors are recorded in the error log. For more information
about POST, see
Interpreting POST Results
on page 3-4.
The switch is compatible with the following management interfaces:
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Command line interface through a telnet connection
Only one telnet session can be active at a time. For more information refer to the Fabric
OS Procedures Guide and the Fabric OS Reference Manual.
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Web Tools
For more information refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
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Standard SNMP applications
For more information refer to the MIB Reference Manual.
All these management methods can be used either in-band (Fibre Channel) or out-of-band
(Ethernet).
In addition, the switch supports the following software:
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Zoning
For information refer to the Zoning User’s Guide.
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QuickLoop
For information refer to the QuickLoop User’s Guide.
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Fabric Watch
For information refer to the Fabric Watch User’s Guide.
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Advanced Performance Monitoring
For information refer to the Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide.
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Extended Fabrics
For information refer to the Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide.
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Remote Switch
For information refer to the Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide.
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ISL Trunking
For information refer to the ISL Trunking User’s Guide.
