User`s guide

17 – SANblade Control FX Application for Windows NT/ Windows 2000

Getting Started

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Perform the following steps to install SANblade Control FX GUI on a Windows

NT/Windows 2000 operating system:

1. Download the scfx122.exe file to your local machine, or use the scfx122.exe

file in the SANsurfer Tool Kit.

2. Double-click scfx122.exe from Windows Explorer, or execute the file from the

MS-DOS prompt. The installation wizard will launch.

3. Follow the instructions displayed by the installation wizard to install SANblade

Control FX.

4. When installation is complete, you can start SANblade Control FX GUI as

follows: from the Start menu, select Programs, select QLogic Corporation,

then click SANblade Control FX.

17.3

Getting Started

Running the SANblade Control FX Application allows you to configure the HBAs as

well as the attached target devices. Most importantly, you can persistently bind

targets with SANblade Control FX. You can also view information about the host,

HBAs, devices, and LUNs. In addition, you can perform diagnostics (loopback and

read/write buffer), and flash the NVRAM and BIOS. See section 17.1 for a complete

list of features available in SANblade Control FX.

The SANblade Control FX Application starts if it detects that all HBAs on the local

host have been configured at least once using the SANblade Control FX Wizard

(see section 18). You can also start the SANblade Control FX Application from the

SANblade Control FX Wizard (see section 18.4.8).

17.4

Exiting SANblade Control FX Application

Perform one of the following steps to exit the SANblade Control FX Application:

n From the SANblade Control FX Application main window File menu, select Exit.

n Click the Close button in the upper-right hand corner of the screen.

17.5

Main Window and Window Navigation

This section provides an overview of the SANblade Control FX Application, including

how to navigate through the screens and tabbed pages. The purpose of each screen

is described. See sections 17.6 and 17.7 for information on using the GUI to view

and configure the HBAs.