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SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
User’s Manual 59010-06 Rev. A Introduction
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Section 1 Introduction
Switch Management
The MKII and SANbox™ Switch families support management through:
• SANsurfer™ Switch Management. SANsurfer is a Web-based (Java) appli-
cation.
• A built-in Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server.
• A built-in SNMP agent.
• A built-in Telnet server.
Applications Overview
SANbox switches contain several applications that can control different aspects of
the switch.
SANsurfer
The SANsurfer application can control all aspects of switch management. The
application is embedded in each SANbox Switch chassis.
If managing Switches using a MKII Switch, you must install the SANsurfer
application on your management station prior to performing switch manage-
ment. These installation instructions are located in Section 2.
Before managing a fabric with SANsurfer you must:
• Pick a chassis through-which you will manage all the chassis in the fabric
(Fabric Management Switch).
• Connect the Fabric Management Switch’s Ethernet interface to an isolated
Ethernet network (a direct connection using a Cross-over cable).
• Configure the IP network address, IP subnetwork mask, and IP gateway
address.
You may configure these IP parameters using Telnet, SANsurfer, RARP,
BOOTP, or TFTP.
Refer to the “Ethernet Cabling” on page 1-3 and “Configuring the Ethernet Port
Using SANsurfer” on page 1-5 for details on connecting the management station
to a switch and using this application.
Refer to Section 2 for detailed operational steps of the SANsurfer application.