Qlogic QConvergeConsole CLI 8100 Series, User Manual

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Management Tools
Overview
QLogic provides the following tools with which to manage the QLogic 8100 Series
Converged Network Adapter:
 QConvergeConsole Web Management GUI
 QConvergeConsole Management Agents (qlremote/netqlremote)
 QConvergeConsole CLI
 Offline Utilities
QConvergeConsole Web Management GUI
The QConvergeConsole management tool is a Web-based client/server
application that allows for centralized management and configuration of QLogic
adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN) via a Graphical User Interface.
On the server side, the QConvergeConsole runs as an Apache Tomcat™
application server. After the application is launched on the application server, you
can connect to the QConvergeConsole through a browser, either locally on the
server or remotely from another computer. Your browser window becomes the
client used to connect to servers that host the QLogic adapters and connected
storage devices within the network.
The QConvergeConsole has the following features:
 Unified adapter management – QConvergeConsole provides a
browser-based graphical user interface that lets you monitor, configure, and
manage QLogic adapters with Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Ethernet (NIC)
networking protocols.
 Virtualization – QConvergeConsole provides configuration pages on
selected Fibre Channel ports that let the administrator create multiple virtual
ports from a single physical adapter.
 Asset management – QConvergeConsole allows you to connect to and
disconnect from local and remote hosts. It also provides information about
connected hosts and their attached QLogic adapters with connected storage
devices.