User`s guide

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Appendix A
Frequently Asked Questions
Table A-1 lists some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the SANsurfer FC
HBA Manager application.
Table A-1. Frequently Asked Questions
Question Answer
On what platforms does
SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager run?
The SANsurfer FC HBA Manager GUI runs on any platform
that supports the Java JVM 1.3 specification. The agent runs
only on Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, Solaris
SPARC, Red Hat/SuSE Linux, and NetWare.
What does the blinking
heart on the connected
host mean?
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager actively pings the agent at the
specified broadcast interval. This allows SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager to detect agent presence on all platforms (even if
agent shutdown notification is not supported). It also allows
the detection of agent crashes as soon as possible. During
an agent crash, the notification may not have been sent to
all the connected GUIs.
Can the current contents of
the alarm and event logs be
saved to a file?
The alarm and event log files are stored in the SANsurfer
FC HBA Manager install directory as a coma delimited list
of entries (one per line). The alarm log file is called alarms.txt
and the event log file is called events.txt.
Can SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager be run as a Java
applet?
No, SANsurfer FC HBA Manager currently does not run as
a Java applet.
Does SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager support SNMP?
No, SANsurfer FC HBA Manager currently supports only the
RPC communication layer between the GUI and agent.