User`s guide

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Section 1
Introduction
This user’s guide contains an overview of the SANsurfer application with emphasis
on SANblade Manager, the part of SANsurfer that allows you to configure and
manage devices in a storage area network (SAN) environment that uses QLogic
Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs).
The contents of this user’s guide are described in the following paragraphs:
■ Section 1—Introduction. This section summarizes the contents of this user’s
guide.
■ Section 2—System Overview. This section outlines the hardware and software
installation of devices controlled by SANblade Manager.
■ Section 3—SANblade Manager Overview. This section describes the purpose
and scope of the SANblade Manager application.
■ Section 4—System Requirements. This section lists the hardware and
software requirements needed for optimum SANblade Manager performance.
■ Section 5—Installing SANblade Manager. This section discusses installing
and uninstalling SANblade Manager.
■ Section 6—Getting Started. This section discusses customizing the SANblade
Manager application. It includes starting and exiting the SANblade Manager GUI,
getting help, setting security, and setting the options that activate each time you
start the SANblade Manager application.
■ Section 7—Setting Up Connections. This section discusses connecting to
hosts, configuring Fibre Channel devices, configuring LUNs, and persistently
binding targets. This includes saving the host configuration to view from a file,
replacing devices (not available on Solaris SPARC), and viewing the LUN path
(not available on Solaris SPARC).
■ Section 8—Monitoring the Connections. SANblade Manager continuously
monitors connected hosts and informs you of various conditions and problems
through the Alarm Log and Event Log. This section discusses viewing and
managing these logs.
■ Section 9—Displaying Host, Adapter, Device, and LUN Information. This
section discusses viewing information about hosts, adapters, devices, and LUNs.
■ Section 10—Performing Diagnostics. This section discusses setting up,
running, and interpreting loopback and read/write buffer tests.
■ Section 11—Updating the Adapter. This section discusses updating NVRAM
settings and the flash BIOS.