Switch management

You can use the management functions built into the switch to monitor the fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch performance and to accelerate system debugging.

For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your switch, see the Getting help and also see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.

You can manage the switch using any of the management options listed in the following table.

Table 1. Management options for the SAN 42B-R
Management tool	Out-of-band support	In-band support
Command line interface (CLI) Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously. For more information, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference.	Ethernet (preferred) or console port connection	IP over Fibre Channel
IBM® Network Advisor	Ethernet (preferred) or console port connection	IP over Fibre Channel
Web Tools For information, see the Web Tools Administrator's Guide.	Ethernet (preferred) or console port connection	IP over Fibre Channel
Standard SNMP applications For information, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.	Ethernet (preferred) or console port connection	IP over Fibre Channel
Management Server For more information, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference.	Ethernet (preferred) or console port connection	Native in-band interface (over HBA only)