Q-Logic MKII-BASE16 Manuel D’Utilisation

Page de 138
GigWorks MkII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16
Installer's/User's Manual            59003-01 Rev. A
Switch Management  
3-7
Managing the Switch Using the GigWorks MKII Switch Utilities
Managing the Switch Using the GigWorks MKII Switch Utilities
The Switch Utilities allow you to manage the Switch through its Ethernet
interface.
Loading the Switch Utilities
In order to run the Switch Utilities, you must provide an IBM®, or compatible,
PC with an Ethernet output, running Windows NT™ version 4.0 or Windows
95™ (or later), and an Ethernet cable. You will use the cable to connect the PC to
the Switch Management Connector of the Switch. Instructions for the PC
installation and Switch Utilities operation follow.
1.
Set the Power Switch on the PC to ON.
2
Boot the PC with Windows NT Version 4.0 or Windows 95 or later.
3.
Use the following steps to Load the Switch Utilities software. Ancor
supplies the Switch Utilities software on two floppy diskettes. 
Loading the Switch Utilities Software into a PC from Floppy Diskettes
a.
Insert the Ancor MKII Switch Utilities - Disk 1 floppy into the floppy
drive.
b.
Choose Run on the Start menu. The screen will display the Run dialog
box.
c.
Enter:
X:setup (where X is the drive letter of
the floppy drive)
and press Enter.
Follow the prompts. The system will prompt you for the second disk.
When the Switch Utilities are loaded, remove the second floppy and proceed to
the Getting Started paragraphs.
Getting Started
After you have completed the PC Installation, including the loading of the Switch
Utilities software, use the following steps to start the Switch Utilities .
1.
From the Start menu choose Program>Ancor>GigWorks MKII Switch
Utilities. The screen will display the application window with the Setup tab
selected.
The Setup tab is the first tab displayed in a set of tabs that allows various
operations on the Switch. All the tabs are described in the Using the Switch
Utilities 
paragraphs but first you must use the Ethernet Port Radio Button
in the Setup tab for some basic setup.
2
In the Setup Tab, make sure the Ethernet Port Radio Button is selected, and
set the IP Address field to the IP address of the switch to be managed.  (All