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Edge Switch Element Manager user guide
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Element Manager overview
This chapter is an introduction to the Element Manager, which is used to manage the HP
StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 and Edge Switch 2/32. It is intended as a quick reference for
features available through the main Element Manager window of the High Availability Fabric
Manager (HAFM) application.
• Backing up and restoring Element Manager data
Managing the edge switch
You can manage an edge switch through several different interfaces as follows:
•
Element Manager and HAFM—Installed on HAFM appliance shipped from the factory. (You can
access the Element Manager through the HAFM application.)
•
HAFM Basic interface—Using a browser-capable PC with an Internet connection to the switch,
you can monitor and manage the switch through the HAFM Basic interface embedded in the
switch firmware. The interface provides a GUI similar to the Element Manager and supports
switch configuration, statistics monitoring, and basic operation.
To launch the HAFM Basic interface:
1.
Enter the director’s IP address as the Internet Uniform Resource Locator (URL) into any
standard browser.
2.
Enter a user name and password at the login screen. The browser then becomes a
management console. (Refer to the HAFM Basic interface online help or the McDATA EFCM
Basic User Manual for details on use.)
NOTE:
The default user name for the right to view status and other information is
operator
. The default user name for the right to modify configuration data, perform
maintenance tasks, or perform other options is
Administrator
. The default password for
both user names is
password
.
•
Command Line Interface (CLI)—The CLI allows you to access many HAFM application and
Element Manager functions while entering commands during a Telnet session with the switch.
The primary purpose of the CLI is to automate management of many switches using scripts. The
CLI is not an interactive interface; no checking is done for pre-existing conditions, and no
prompts display to guide users through tasks. Refer to the McDATA E/OS Command Line
Interface User Manual for more information.