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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual

Product Manager Overview

Managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch

Three options are available for managing the Sphereon ES-4500

Fabric Switch through a user interface:

• The Product Manager application installed on an EFC Server.

Access to the Product Manager must be through the EFC

Manager applications. These applications are installed on the EFC

Server as shipped from the manufacturer.

• The Product Manager application installed on a

customer-supplied server platform that meets specific

requirements. Contact your McDATA representative for these

requirements when ordering this option, called EFCM Lite.

You must also access the Product Manager through the EFC

Manager application. All three applications are shipped on a

software CD as EFCM Lite for installation on your server

platform when you order this option. In contrast to applications

installed on the EFC Server, EFCM Lite does not include support

for the following features:

— The call-home feature.

— The automatic ZIP drive backup feature through Iomega®

QuikSync.

— The ability to download remote clients from the server or a

website. You must install clients on remote workstations from

the software distribution disk provided with this management

option.

• The SANpilot™ interface. Using a browser-capable PC with an

internet connection to the switch, you can monitor and manage

the switch through the SANpilot interface embedded in the

switch firmware. The interface provides a GUI similar to the

Product Manager application, and supports switch configuration,

statistics monitoring, and basic operation.

To launch the SANpilot interface, enter the switch’s IP address as

the internet uniform resource locator (URL) into any standard

browser. Enter a user name and password at a the login screen.

The browser then becomes a management console. Refer to the

web server interface online help for details on use.

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