User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections

Connecting to Hosts

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The hosts display in the HBA tree and in the Connect to Host dialog box Enter

Hostname or IP Address box drop-down list. If, for example, the SANsurfer FC

HBA Manager agent on the host stops running, the host no longer displays in the

HBA tree.

NOTE: You must manually connect to a host on a different subnet (see

section 7.1.1).

Perform the following steps to auto connect to all hosts:

1. Do one of the following:

❑ On the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager main window Settings menu, select

Broadcast.

❑ Press CTRL+SHIFT+B.

The Broadcast Settings dialog box displays (see figure 7-2).

Figure 7-2. Broadcast Settings Dialog Box

2. Select the Enable Broadcasting check box.

3. Select the Enable Auto Connect check box.

4. In the Broadcast Interval box, enter the number of seconds between

broadcasts. The range is 30 to 600 seconds, the default is 30 seconds.

5. Click OK to make the changes or Cancel to keep the current values.

To disable auto connecting to all hosts, clear the Enable Auto Connect check box

and click OK.