User guide

CHAPTER 3: OPERATION – USER FUNCTIONS 35
Figure 37 Selection Menu after Manually Selecting the Access Path
The path information includes “name of the base/tier device,” “number of the selected user port”
and “number of the selected channel port.” If this symbol “--” is displayed, it indicates the port
number is currently unknown, and this port number will be displayed only when you access to the
next channel.
Device name of
the Base Unit
of current
Selected user
port’s number
Selected channel
port’s number
Port number unkn
Device name
tier device
own
Figure 38 On-Screen Path Information
4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 if you want to access the third tier device.
5. Choose the channel port of the desired server in the specific tier device’s Selection Menu.
Note: Manual Path Selection is automatically disabled and replaced by Automatic Path Selection
in one of the three situations:
• The desired server is accessed in the channel name view instead of the channel number view.
• The path passes through Paragon II products with the firmware version older than 3E3. You
must upgrade their firmware to support this function. See Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade
for more information.
• The path passes through Paragon I products. If the Paragon I hardware version is older than
HW3, it is impossible to support the Manual Path Selection function. But if the hardware
version is HW3 (the HW3 unit has only one stacking port), you can upgrade its firmware to
support this function. See Chapter 8: Firmware Upgrade for more information.