Managing The Sphereon Es-4500 Fabric Switch - McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual

Product Manager Overview
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Managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch

McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
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Three options are available for managing the Sphereon ES-4500
Fabric Switch through a user interface:
• The Product Manager application installed on an EFC Server.
Access to the Product Manager must be through the EFC
Manager applications. These applications are installed on the EFC
Server as shipped from the manufacturer.
• The Product Manager application installed on a
customer-supplied server platform that meets specific
requirements. Contact your McDATA representative for these
requirements when ordering this option, called EFCM Lite.
You must also access the Product Manager through the EFC
Manager application. All three applications are shipped on a
software CD as EFCM Lite for installation on your server
platform when you order this option. In contrast to applications
installed on the EFC Server, EFCM Lite does not include support
for the following features:
— The call-home feature.
— The automatic ZIP drive backup feature through Iomega®
QuikSync.
— The ability to download remote clients from the server or a
website. You must install clients on remote workstations from
the software distribution disk provided with this management
option.
• The SANpilot™ interface. Using a browser-capable PC with an
internet connection to the switch, you can monitor and manage
the switch through the SANpilot interface embedded in the
switch firmware. The interface provides a GUI similar to the
Product Manager application, and supports switch configuration,
statistics monitoring, and basic operation.
To launch the SANpilot interface, enter the switch's IP address as
the internet uniform resource locator (URL) into any standard
browser. Enter a user name and password at a the login screen.
The browser then becomes a management console. Refer to the
web server interface online help for details on use.