Managing The Ds-5000B - EMC Connectrix B Series Hardware Reference Manual

Managing the DS-5000B

Table 1
Management tool
Command line interface (CLI)
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously. For more
information, refer to the EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Administrator's
Guide and the EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Command Reference
Manual.
Web Tools
For information, refer to the EMC Connectrix B Series Web Tools Administrator's
Guide.
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the EMC Connectrix B Series MIIB Reference Manual.
Fabric Manager (optional to purchase)
For information, refer to the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide.
Management Server
For information, refer to the EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Administrator's
Guide and the EMC Connectrix B Series Fabric OS Command Reference
Manual.
You can use the management functions built into the DS-5000B to
monitor the fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other
information to help you analyze switch performance and to
accelerate system debugging.
Note: The DS-5000B automatically performs power-on self-test (POST) each time it
is turned on. Any errors are recorded in the error log. For more information about
POST, see "POST and Boot specifications" on page
You can manage the DS-5000B using any of the management options
listed in Table 1.
Management options for the DS-5000B
Note: To achieve in-band support for IP over Fibre Channel, the software
must be run on both the HBA and the switch, and it must be supported by
both the HBA and HBA driver.
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Out-of-band support In-band support
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial Native in-band
connection interface
(over HBA only)
Managing the DS-5000B
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