McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem User Guide (AA-RW20B-TE, December 2005)

McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 9

About this guide

This manual describes the McDATA

Web Server™ and McDATA Element Manager

™

management tools

for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is a 10-port non-blocking Fibre Channel

(FC) switch. This manual defines the features, components, and performance characteristics of the McDATA

4Gb SAN Switch.

The embedded McDATA Web Server and the McDATA Element Manager applications are the focus of this

manual which is organized as follows:

• ”Using McDATA Web Server/McDATA Element Manager” on page 13 describes how to use McDATA

Web Server and McDATA Element Manager, their menus, and displays.

• ”Managing fabrics” on page 29 describes fabric management tasks of the McDATA Web Server.

• ”Managing switches” on page 61 describes switch management tasks of the McDATA Web Server and

McDATA Element Manager.

• ”Managing ports” on page 97 describes port management tasks of the McDATA Web Server and

McDATA Element Manager.

• ”Command Line Interface” on page 109 describes the Command Line Interface (CLI).

A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.

Intended audience

This manual introduces the switch management products and explains their installation and use. It is

intended for users responsible for installing and using switch management tools.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Knowledge of operation systems

• Knowledge of related hardware/software