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

50 Managing fabrics
Working with device information and nicknames
McDATA Web Server enables you to perform the following:
• Displaying detailed device information, page 50
• Exporting device information to a file, page 50
• Managing device port nicknames, page 50
Displaying detailed device information
In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data dialog, you can click (i) in the Details
column to display more information as shown in Figure 22.
Figure 22 Detailed Device Display dialog
Exporting device information to a file
To save device information to a file, open the topology display and perform the following procedure:
1. Select one or more switches. If no switches are selected, device information is gathered for all switches.
2. Select Switch > Export Devices Information.
3. Enter a file name in the Save dialog.
4. Click Save.
Managing device port nicknames
NOTE: McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager manage nicknames separately from HAFM.
This means that HAFM cannot reference nicknames created by McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element
Manager. Neither can McDATA Web Server nor McDATA Element Manager reference nicknames created
by HAFM.
You can assign a nickname to a device port World Wide Name. A nickname is a user-definable,
meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name. Assigning a nickname makes it
easier to recognize device ports when zoning your fabric or when viewing the Devices data window.
McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager maintain nicknames in the Nicknames.xml file,
which is found in your working directory. In addition to creating, editing, and deleting nicknames, you can
also export the nicknames to a file, which can then be imported into the Nicknames.xml file on other
workstations.