HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 28)

28 Getting Started
Menu bar
The SAN Connection Manager menu bar contains the following menus, each of which is described in
detail in this section. Shortcut key combinations are displayed in the menus, and provide an alternative
way of selecting menu bar items.
items are also available using the menus.
• “File menu,” page 28
• “Logical Disk Operations menu,” page 28
• “Advanced Operations menu,” page 29
• “Adapter & Switch Management menu,” page 30
• “Help menu,” page 30
File menu
Table 1 provides a brief description of the items on the File menu and a reference to more detailed
information.
Logical Disk Operations menu
Table 2 provides a brief description of the items on the Logical Disk Operations menu and a reference to
more detailed information.
Table 1 File menu
Menu Item Purpose See
Save current SAN
connection
Saves a graphical topology of your SAN to
reference against any changes made to
your system
“Saving the current
configuration,” page 44.
Compare current and
previous SAN connection
Shows a graphical representation listing
new servers, HBAs, switches, and
subsystems, as well as removed switches
and subsystems
“Comparing configurations,”
page 45.
Event Log Displays a list of all SAN Connection
Manager-initiated actions and the results for
the host, HBAs, switches, and storage
subsystem arrays
“Viewing the event log,”
page 43.
Exit Closes the SAN Connection Manager
application
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Table 2 Logical Disk Operations menu
Menu Item Purpose See
Create New Logical Disk Opens a wizard to create a logical disk
from the storage subsystem
“Creating a logical
disk—EVA storage,”
page 84 and “Creating a
logical disk—MSA storage,”
page 88.
Present (Un-present)
Logical Disk to Server
Assigns a logical disk to a server, or
unassigns it (removes access) from the
server
“Assigning and unassigning
a logical disk to a server,”
page 95.
Expand Logical Disk Increases the capacity of one or more
logical disks
“Expanding a logical disk,”
page 97.
Delete Logical Disk Removes a logical disk from the storage
subsystem
“Deleting a logical disk,”
page 98.