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McDATA Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
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Preface .............................................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Product Manager Overview
Managing the Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch .................................1-2
EFC Management Menu Options...................................................1-4
EFC Manager..............................................................................1-4
Product Manager .......................................................................1-6
Product Manager Description.........................................................1-8
Using the Product Manager ..........................................................1-11
Keyboard Navigation..............................................................1-11
Using Dialog Boxes .................................................................1-11
Illustrations Used in this Manual..........................................1-11
Logging Into the EFC Manager .............................................1-12
Opening the Product Manager ..............................................1-14
Window Layout and Function...............................................1-15
Closing the Product Manager................................................1-34
User Rights ...............................................................................1-34
Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data....................1-38
Restoring Data to the EFC Server..........................................1-39
Using QuikSync .......................................................................1-39
Chapter 2 Monitoring and Managing the Switch
Hardware View .................................................................................2-2
Identifying FRUs........................................................................2-2
Monitoring Switch Operation..................................................2-2
Monitoring Hardware Operation............................................2-5
Obtaining Hardware Information...........................................2-7
Using Menu Options...............................................................2-13
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