Users Guide
Managing the PowerVault™ 50F Switch: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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Managing the PowerVault™ 50F Switch: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F
8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide
Overview • Comparing Switch Management Methods • Managing Via Telnet • Managing with SNMP Under
Dell OpenManage™ and the PowerVault™ 50F Switch Manager
Overview
This chapter contains general information and examples on managing and monitoring the switch. The
following are discussed:
Switch management methods
Managing via Telnet
Managing with SNMP under Dell OpenManage™ and the PowerVault™ 50F Switch Manager
NOTE: You must assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the switch via the local RS-232 serial port before you can
access some of the management methods described.
Comparing Switch Management Methods
The switch is managed locally via a computer running a terminal program attached to the RS-232 serial port
and remotely via Telnet or Web management (PowerVault™ 50F Switch Manager).
Before changing any of the factory default settings, become familiar with the operations described in this
chapter including both the switch's functions and interactive characteristics. To reset a switch to factory
default values, see "Resetting Factory Defaults
".
There are several access methods for managing a switch. Table 3-1 summarizes the different management
methods.
Table 3-1. Comparison of PowerVault™ 50F Switch Management Methods
Method Description Local
Out-of-band
(Ethernet)
Serial port Managed via RS-232 serial port located on the switch Yes No
Telnet commands Managed remotely using Telnet commands No Yes
Managing with SNMP Managed remotely using Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP)
No Yes
PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel
Switch Manager
Managed remotely though web No Yes
Figure 3-1 shows the various methods and communication paths for accessing switch management