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

4 – Managing Switches
Displaying Switch Information
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4.1.4
Link Data Window
The Link data window displays information about all switch links in the fabric or
selected links. This information includes the switch name, the port number at the
end of each link, and the link status. To open the Link data window, choose the
Link tab below the window.
4.1.5
Port Statistics Data Window
The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected
ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, choose the Port Stats tab below
the data window in the faceplate display. Refer to Table 5-5 for a description of the
Port Statistics data window entries.
The Statistics pull-down menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and
provides different ways to view detailed port information. Choose the down arrow
to open the pull-down menu. Open the pull-down menu and select Absolute to
view the total count of statistics since the last switch reset. Select Rate to view the
number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select Baseline
to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set.
Choose the Clear Baseline button to set the current baseline.
4.1.6
Port Information Data Window
The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected
ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, choose the Port Info tab below the
data window in the faceplate display. Refer to Table 5-6 for a description of the
Port Information data window entries.
Power Supply 1 Status Power supply 1 status
Power Supply 2 Status Power supply 2 status
Beacon Status Beacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not
(off).
Broadcast Support Broadcast support status. Broadcast support is
enabled or disabled (default).
Inband Enabled Inband management status. Permits (True) or
prevents (False) a switch from being managed over
an ISL.
Table 4-2 Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)
Entry Description