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Introducing PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel Switch Manager: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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Introducing PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel Switch Manager:
Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide
Overview • Everyday Management • Managing Switch(es) Remotely • Switch Management Tools •
Administrative Functions
Overview
Use the PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel Switch Manager (Web interface) to log onto a switch from a host
with a Java-enabled Web browser via the Internet or Intranet to remotely manage a Server-Storage Area
Network (SAN) composed of switches and other SAN devices. PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel Switch
Manager allows you to dynamically interact with any switch in the SAN to monitor status and performance.
You use the available information to make overall topology decisions (for example, increasing a path's
bandwidth due to data saturation). Additionally, you can change a switch's configuration or download
firmware. The Administrative Interface and Telnet provide the means to make administrative changes, and
security is enforced by username and encrypted password.
This chapter discusses the following information about managing and monitoring a switch using
PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel Switch Manager:
Everyday management
Managing switch(es) remotely
Switch management tools (five screens)
Administrative functions (two screens)
Everyday Management
Everyday management includes the following range of tasks:
Monitoring port and switch operations
Evaluating port, switch, and network performance
Gathering statistics
Troubleshooting problems
Configuring the switch and the network topology
Managing Switch(es) Remotely
Using the PowerVault™ 50F Fibre Channel Switch Manager and a familiar Web browser, you can manage a
complex SAN, comprising multiple switches, as follows:
Switch identification in network
Fabric topology/routing information
Switches/ports general configuration