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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual

General Information

The main window provides a:

• Menu bar - Commands at the top of the window provide

drop-down menu selections to perform functions for SAN

devices, including editing, viewing, planning, discovery,

configuration, and monitoring.

• Tool bar - The tool bar (below the menu bar) provides button

selections to perform SAN management tasks, including opening

a SAN configuration, configuring users, setting up and starting

the device discovery process, configuring zoning, displaying a

SAN, displaying SAN utilization, and viewing reports.

• View tab - Select the View tab to display a product list and

physical map of the discovered topology.

• Product list - When the View tab is selected, the product list at the

left side of the window displays a list of discovered devices and

associated properties.

• Physical map - When the View tab is selected, the physical map at

the right side of the window depicts the SAN topology,

discovered devices, and color-coded links.

• Tool box - The toolbox at the right side of the window provides

button selections to change the discovered topology display,

including zoom-in, zoom-out, expand, and collapse functions.

• Master log - The master log at the lower left corner of the window

displays a list of informational, warning, or fatal events. The log

also includes the event source, type, description, time, and IP

address of the device generating the event.

• Utilization legend - The color-coded utilization legend explains

percent utilization for links depicted on the physical map.

• Minimap - The minimap at the lower right corner of the window

displays the entire SAN topology, and provides an aid to navigate

the more detailed physical map.

• Status bar - The status bar at the bottom of the window displays

connection status, client information, user level, and discovery

status.

McDATA directors and switches, original equipment manufacturer

(OEM) directors and switches, and other OEM devices display as

icons in the SANavigator 4.0 main window. Only McDATA directors

and switches (managed or unmanaged) display as icons in the EFCM

8.0 main window.