Connecting To A Host - Qlogic 8400 Series User Manual

8–Using QLogic Control Suite

Connecting to a Host

Setting the Explorer View refresh time in Windows
1. From the Tools menu, select Options.
2. Select Auto to set the Explorer View refresh time to 5 seconds. Otherwise,
select Custom and select a time, in seconds.
3. Click OK.
Connecting to a Host
You can add one or more Windows or Linux hosts to manage from QCS.
To add a local host
1. From the Action menu, click Add Host.
2. For both Windows and Linux hosts, do not change the default settings. The
User name and Password are not required while connecting to the local
host.
3. Select Persist if you want QCS to save the information for this host.
4. Click OK. QCS can now be used to view information and manage the host.
To add a remote host
1. From the Action menu, click Add Host.
2. Type the remote host's name or IP address in the Host box.
3. Select the protocol from the Protocol list. The protocol options for Windows
are WMI, WSMan, or Try All. The protocol options for Linux are CimXML,
WSMan, or Try All. The Try All option forces the GUI client to try all options.
4. Select the HTTP scheme, or the HTTPS scheme for added security.
5. Type the Port Number value you used to configure the host, if it is different
than the default value of 5985.
6. Type the User name and Password.
7. Select Persist if you want QCS to save the information for this host. The
host will appear in the Explorer Pane whenever you reopen QCS, and you
will not need to enter the host IP address or host name when connecting to
the host. For security reasons, you must enter the User name and
Password every time.
8. Click OK.
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