Device Management Options; Management Options For The Device - IBM Storage Networking SAN128B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

11. Fan assembly unit 1 status LED

Device management options

You can use the management functions built into the device to monitor the fabric topology, port status,
physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch performance and to accelerate system
debugging. The device automatically performs a power-on self-test (POST) each time it is turned on. A
RASlog message is generated for any detected startup errors.
You can manage the device using any of the management options listed in the following table.
Table 4. Management options for the device
Management tool
Command line interface (CLI)
Up to two admin sessions and four
user sessions simultaneously.
EZSwitchSetup
EZSwitchSetup helps to complete
the basic configuration for
single-switch setup.
Web Tools
Standard SNMP applications
Management Server
IBM Network Advisor (NA)
NA must be purchased separately.
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Out-of-band support
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Reference documents
Fabric OS Administration Guide
Fabric OS Command Reference
EZSwitchSetup Software Installation Guide
EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide
Web Tools Administration Guide
Fabric OS MIB Reference
Fabric OS Administration Guide
Fabric OS Command Reference
IBM Network Advisor documentation set