User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Connecting to Hosts

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3. Do one of the following:

❑ Type the following and then press ENTER to connect to a single host.

hostname is the host name or IP address:

SANsurfer -h hostname

For example:

SANsurfer -h adsw2ksys2

❑ Type the following and then press ENTER to connect to a group of hosts

listed in a host group file (.hst). path is the path of the host group file.

SANsurfer -g path

For example:

SANsurfer -g c:\Program Files\QLogic Corporation\

SANsurfer\hostfiles\group1.hst

7.1.4.2

Connecting on Red Hat Linux or Solaris SPARC

On a Red Hat Linux or Solaris SPARC system, perform the following steps to

connect to 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. Ensure that you are in a graphical user environment.

2. Open a command terminal.

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

4. Do one of the following:

❑ Type the following and then press ENTER to connect to a single host at start

up. hostname is the host name or IP address:

./SANsurfer -h hostname

For example:

./SANsurfer -h adsw2ksys2

❑ Type the following and then press ENTER to connect to the hosts listed in

a group file (.hst) at start up. path is the path of the group file.

./SANsurfer -g path

For example:

./SANsurfer -g /opt/QLogic Corporation/

SANsurfer/hostfiles/group1.hst