HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Advanced Web Tools Administrator Guide (AA-RVHYB-TE, September 2005)

36 Managing your fabrics, switches, and ports
Figure 7 Switch Admin Module
With the exception of switch time, information displayed in the Switch Admin module is not updated by
Advanced Web Tools. To update the information displayed in the Switch Admin module, see ”Refreshing
the switch Admin Module” on page 37.
CAUTION: Any changes you make in the Switch Admin module are in a buffered environment and are
not applied to the switch until you save the changes. (The exception to this is the License tab, where
changes are applied immediately and there is no Apply button, and the upload trace function in the Trace
tab.) If you close the Switch Admin module without saving your changes, your changes are lost. To save
the buffered changes you make in the Switch Admin module to the switch, click Apply before closing the
module or before switching to another tab.
Some of the management tasks for the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN
Director are performed through the Hi Avail module. This module and the associated tasks are described
in”Administering high availability” on page 49.
You can also use telnet commands to perform management tasks. See ”Launching the telnet window” on
page 37 for information on how to launch a telnet window through Advanced Web Tools.
The remainder of this section describes basic Switch Admin module procedures that are useful for many
switch-management operations.
Launching the switch Admin Module
Most of the management procedures in this chapter are performed from the Switch Admin module.
Accessing the Switch Admin module
1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.
The selected switch appears in the Switch View.