User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About this guide
- Using McDATA Web Server/Element Manager
- Managing Fabrics
- Securing a fabric
- Security consistency checklist
- Connection security
- User account security
- Remote authentication
- Device security
- Edit Security dialog
- Create Security Set dialog
- Create Security Group dialog
- Create Security Group Member dialog
- Editing the security configuration on a switch
- Viewing properties of a security set, group, or member
- Security Config dialog
- Archiving a security configuration to a file
- Activating a security set
- Deactivating a security set
- Configured Security data window
- Active Security data window
- Fabric services
- Rediscovering a fabric
- Displaying the event browser
- Working with device information and nicknames
- Zoning a fabric
- Zoning concepts
- Managing the zoning database
- Managing the active zone set
- Managing zones
- Merging fabrics and zoning
- Securing a fabric
- Managing switches
- Managing user accounts
- Configuring RADIUS servers
- Displaying switch information
- Configuring port threshold alarms
- Paging a switch
- Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client
- Resetting a switch
- Configuring a switch
- Archiving a switch
- Switch binding
- Restoring a switch
- Restoring the factory default configuration
- Downloading a support file
- Installing Product Feature Enablement keys
- Installing firmware
- Displaying hardware status
- Managing ports
- Glossary
- Index
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Working with device information and nicknames
Devices are hosts and storage targets connected to the switch. A nickname is a user-definable, meaningful
name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name. This sub-section describes how to view and
manage device information and nicknames.
• Devices data window, page 34
• Displaying detailed device information, page 35
• Managing device port nicknames, page 35
Devices data window
The Devices data window shown in Figure 12 displays information about devices connected to the switch.
To display the Devices data window, click the Devices tab below the data window.
Figure 12 Devices data window
Table 5 describes the entries in the Devices data window.
Table 5 Devices Data Window Entries
Entry Description
Port WWN Port world wide name
Nickname Device port nickname. To create a new nickname or edit an existing nickname,
double-click the cell and enter a nickname in the Edit Nickname dialog. See
”Managing device port nicknames” on page 35 for more information.
Details Click the (i) to display additional information about the device. See ”Displaying
detailed device information” on page 35.
FC Address Fibre Channel address
Switch Switch name
Port Switch port number
Target/Initiator Device type: target or initiator
Vendor HBA/Device Vendor
Active Zones The active zone to which the device belongs
Row # Row number reference for each listing in the Devices data window table