Switch Management; Management Server - McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Installation And Service Manual

Switch Management

Management
Server
Figure 1-3
The switch is managed and controlled through a:
• Customer-supplied PC platform with Internet communication to
the product-resident EFCM Basic Edition interface.
The interface allows service personnel to perform configuration
tasks, view system alerts and related log information, and
monitor switch status, port status, and performance. FRU status
and system alert information are highly visible.
• Optional 1U management server (running a SAN management
application) that provides a central point of control for up to 48
switches or managed products.
The management server is delivered with server and client SAN
management applications and the Element Manager application
installed. A customer-supplied PC or workstation (with client
applications installed) communicates with the server through a
through a corporate intranet.
• Customer-supplied PC or UNIX-based platform with the server
and client SAN management and Element Manager applications
installed.
The management server is a 1U, rack-mount unit that provides a
central point of control for up to 48 connected switches or other
managed products. Server applications are accessed through a
LAN-attached PC or workstation with client software installed.
Figure 1-3 illustrates the server with attached liquid crystal display
(LCD) panel.

Management Server

General Information
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