User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Connecting to Hosts

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7.1.4

Connecting to Hosts Automatically when Starting the SANblade

Manager GUI from the Command Line

NOTE: For information about starting SANblade Manager without automatically

connecting to hosts, see section 6.1.

You can connect to specified hosts automatically when starting the SANblade

Manager GUI from the command line. You can connect to a single host or a group

of hosts listed in a host group file.

NOTE: For information about creating a host group file, see section 7.1.3.1.

This section discusses connecting from the following systems:

■ Windows NT/2000 (see section 7.1.4.1)

■ Red Hat Linux or Solaris SPARC (see section 7.1.4.2)

7.1.4.1

Connecting on Windows NT/2000

On a Windows NT/2000 system, perform the following steps to connect to one or

more specified hosts automatically when starting the SANblade Manager GUI from

the command line. When done, the SANblade Manager main window displays with

the specified hosts.

1. Do one of the following:

❑ From a Windows NT system, click the Start button, point to Programs, and

then click Command Prompt. The Command Prompt window displays.

❑ From a Windows 2000 system, click the Start button, point to Programs,

point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. The Command

Prompt window displays.

2. Change to the directory where the SANsurfer application is installed.