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3 – SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Overview
Features
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Statistics. SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides statistics for each HBA port.
These statistics can be collected automatically or on request. They can be reset
at any time. In addition, you can export the statistics to a comma separated
values (CSV) file that can be imported into other applications, for example,
Microsoft
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Excel.
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Diagnostics. SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides end-to-end diagnostics that
enable you to test the HBAs and the devices to which they are connected.
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager diagnostics allow you to do the following:
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Test the link status of each HBA and its attached devices
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Perform a loopback test, which is external to the HBA, to evaluate the ports
(transmit and receive transceivers) on the HBA and the error rate
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Perform a read/write buffer test, which tests the link between the HBA and its
attached devices
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Alarm and event notifications. SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides
asynchronous notification of various conditions and problems through alarms
and events. Alarm information includes severity, time, host, HBA, application,
and description. Event information includes severity, time, and message. In
addition, the alarm and event information can be exported to a CSV file that can
be imported into other applications, for example, Microsoft Excel. Alarm
information can be sent automatically by email to a distribution list.