Table 3-1. Comparison Of Powervault Switch Management Methods - Dell PowerVault 50F Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

3-2 Dell PowerVault 51F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
Before changing any of the factory default settings, become familiar with the opera-
tions described in this chapter including both the switch's functions and interactive
characteristics. To reset a switch to factory default values, see "Resetting Factory
Defaults" in Chapter 1.
There are several access methods for managing a switch. Table 3-1 summarizes the
different management methods.

Table 3-1. Comparison of PowerVault Switch Management Methods

Method
Serial port
Telnet commands
Managing with
SNMP
PowerVault Fibre
Channel Switch
Manager
Figure 3-1 shows the various methods and communication paths for accessing switch
management information.
NOTE: Dell recommends the switch be managed remotely using Telnet or Web man-
agement (PowerVault Switch Manager). Dell recommends the serial port be used only
to initially configure the switch and that the RS-232 serial communications cable be
removed after initial configuration.
Description
Managed via RS-232 serial port
located on the switch
Managed remotely using Telnet
commands
Managed remotely using SNMP
Managed remotely though Web
Out-of-band
Local (Ethernet)
Yes No
No Yes
No Yes
No Yes