User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Section1 Introduction
- Section2 Using SANbox Manager
- 2.1 Installing SANbox Manager
- 2.1.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
- 2.1.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
- 2.1.3 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
- 2.1.4 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Windows Installation
- 2.1.5 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Linux Installation
- 2.1.6 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Solaris Installation
- 2.2 Starting SANbox Manager
- 2.3 Exiting SANbox Manager
- 2.4 Uninstalling SANbox Manager
- 2.5 Changing Default File Password
- 2.6 Setting Preferences
- 2.7 Using Online Help
- 2.8 Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information
- 2.9 SANbox Manager User Interface
- 2.10 Using the Topology Display
- 2.11 Using the Faceplate Display
- 2.1 Installing SANbox Manager
- Section3 Managing Fabrics
- 3.1 Security
- 3.2 Managing the Fabric Database
- 3.3 Replacing a Failed Switch
- 3.4 Displaying Fabric Information
- 3.5 Zoning a Fabric
- Section4 Managing Switches
- 4.1 Displaying Switch Information
- 4.2 Managing Alarms
- 4.3 Exporting Name Server Information to a File
- 4.4 Paging a Switch
- 4.5 Setting the Date and Time
- 4.6 Setting Temperature Thresholds
- 4.7 Resetting a Switch
- 4.8 Configuring a Switch
- 4.9 Archiving a Switch
- 4.10 Restoring a Switch
- 4.11 Managing Firmware
- 4.12 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
- Section5 Managing Ports
- AppendixA Command Line Interface
- A.1 Logging On to a Switch
- A.2 Command Syntax
- A.3 Commands
- Admin Command
- Alias Command
- Config Command
- Date Command
- Fallback Command
- Help Command
- History Command
- Image Command
- Lip Command
- Passwd Command
- Ps Command
- Quit Command
- Reset Command
- Set Command
- Set Config Command
- Set Log Command
- Set Port Command
- Set Setup Command
- Show Command
- Show Config Command
- Show Log Command
- Show Perf Command
- Show Setup Command
- Shutdown Command
- Test Command
- Uptime Command
- User Command
- Whoami Command
- Zone Command
- Zoneset Command
- Zoning Command
- AppendixB Graphing Port Performance
- AppendixC Messages
- C.1 Fabrics File—Open, Save
- C.2 Add a Fabric
- C.3 Network Properties Dialog
- C.4 Switch Properties Dialog
- C.5 Port Properties Dialog
- C.6 Faceplate Display
- C.7 Firmware Fallback Dialog
- C.8 Load Firmware Dialog
- C.9 Port Loopback Test Dialog
- C.10 Extended Credits Dialog
- C.11 Zoning Dialog
- C.12 Restore Configuration Dialog
- C.13 Save Fabric View
- C.14 Trap Configuration Dialog
- Glossary
- Index

2 – Using SANbox Manager
Using the Topology Display
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■ To open the fabric popup menu when viewing the topology display, right-click
the graphic window background. The fabric popup menu presents selections
to refresh the fabric, select all switches, select all links, or layout topology.
■ To open the switch popup menu when viewing the topology display,
right-click the switch icon in the graphic window. The switch popup menu
presents selections to refresh the switch, delete the switch from the display,
open the Switch Properties window, or open the Network Properties window.
■ To open the link popup menu, right-click the link. The Link popup menu
presents a selection to delete the link from the display.
■ To open a faceplate display popup menu, right-click the faceplate graphic in
the graphic window. The faceplate popup menu presents selections that do
the following:
❑ Refresh the switch
❑ Select all ports
❑ Manage switch properties
❑ Manage network properties
❑ Extend credits
❑ Manage port properties
❑ Run the port loopback tests.
2.10.3
Topology Data Windows
The topology display provides the following data windows corresponding to the
data window tabs:
■ Name Server – displays all devices logged with the name server and their
addresses within the current fabric configuration. Refer to ”Name Server
Data Window” on page 4-3 for more information.
■ Active Zoneset – displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones
and their member ports. Refer to ”Active Zone Set Data Window” on
page 3-9 for more information about this data window. Refer to ”Zoning a
Fabric” on page 3-10 for information about zone sets and zones.
■ Switch – displays current network and switch configuration data for the
selected switches. Refer to ”Switch Data Window” on page 4-4 for more
information.
■ Link – displays information about inter-switch links. Refer to ”Link Data
Window” on page 4-6 for more information.