2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager
Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences
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To open a fabric view file, do the following:
1. Open the File menu and select Open View File to open the Open View
dialog.
2. Enter a name for the fabric view file or click the Browse button to select an
existing file.
3. If the fabric view file was saved with a password, enter the password and
click the OK button.
4. Click the OK button to open the view.
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Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences
Using the preferences settings, you can:
Change the location of the working directory in which to save files.
Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. The
Browser Location field is not supported/displayed for Macintosh OS X.
Choose the fabric discovery interval. The fabric discovery interval is how
often the SANsurfer Switch Manager application receives information from
the fabric. Choose 30 (default), 45, or 60 seconds. The smaller the interval,
the more often the application talks to the switch and thus the greater impact
to performance.
Enable (default) or disable the view file auto save and load feature. Refer to
”Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager” on page 2-12 for more information on
the default fabric view file.
Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog at the beginning
of a SANsurfer Switch Manager session. Refer to ”Starting SANsurfer
Switch Manager” on page 2-9 for information about the Initial Start Dialog.
After a default fabric view file is created, this setting has no effect.
Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to ”Displaying the
Event Browser” on page 3-30. If the Event Browser is enabled using the
Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 2-5, the next time SANsurfer Switch
Manager is started, all events will be displayed. If the Event Browser is
disabled when SANsurfer Switch Manager is started and later enabled, only
those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will
be displayed.
Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display. You can
set the faceplate to reflect the current port type (default), port speed, port
operational state, or port transceiver media. Regardless of the default port
view you choose, you can change the port view in the faceplate display by
opening the View menu and selecting a different port view option. Refer to
the corresponding subsection for more information:
