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Rack Administration Window
SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
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Rack Name
Select the text to change and type the desired text. The length of the field is 64
characters, however there is a limit to the amount that will be displayed on the rack
icon in the Topology window.
Email Contact
Enter an email address to contact when an alert message is created. Use the
complete email address (e.g., [e-mail]).
Description Field
Enter any information that would be useful for someone who is unsure of the
configuration of the switches grouped in this rack.
Shelf Information
Each switch is assigned to a shelf. If utilizing WWN Groups configuration, shelves
can be used to group one or more devices which can be physically installed in
unconnected mounting units. Switch information lines extract information from
the fields in the Shelf Administration window.
Level
If a switch, double click on this block to go to the Shelf Administration window.
This field has no effect for devices.
Name
For a switch, this field contains the switch name. For a device, this field contains
the shelf name. Double-clicking on this field will take you to the Network Config-
uration window.
Contact
Enter the email address of the person to contact in case of a switch or device
failure. Double-clicking on this field will take you to the Network Configuration
window.
Alerts
The alerts fields show how many alerts have been issued for this switch or device,
when the last alert occurred, and when the last report of an alert was sent.