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McDATA Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Product Manager Overview
Product Manager Description
The Product Manager for the Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch is a
Java-based graphical user interfaces (GUI) that provides in-depth
management, configuration, and monitoring functions for individual
switches and their field-replaceable units (FRUs).
In contrast to the Product Manager, the EFC Manager enables
administrators to monitor operational status for all products and
Fibre Channel fabrics managed by an EFC Server. The EFC Manager
also provides tools to administer user and product access to the EFC
Manager and Product Manager. Refer to the McDATA Enterprise
Fabric Connectivity Manager User Manual (620-005001).
The Product Manager provides graphical views of switch hardware
components and displays of component status. By positioning the
cursor on icons, graphics, panels, and other visual elements in these
views and clicking the left or right mouse button, you can quickly
manage and monitor the switch on your network.
Access the switch Product Manager by double-clicking any switch
product icon on the EFC Manager’s Products View or the Topology tab
of the Fabrics View.
You can install the EFC Manager and Product Manager applications
on remote workstations, as shown in Figure 1-1, using any standard
web browser. For instructions, refer to the appendix in the McDATA
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager User Manual (620-005001) that
pertains to the operating system of your workstation.
Install the EFCM Lite on a customer-supplied server platform using
the instructions provided with the applications for that platform.