Follow installation instructions for the appropriate platform: Installing Element ManagerĮlement Manager runs on Linux, Solaris, and Windows platforms. InfiniBand ports configured with single data rate (SDR) operational speed appear with green pins and a grey surround.InfiniBand ports configured with double data rate (DDR) operational speed appear with green pins and an orange surround.Ports with an operational status appear with green pins.Table 1-2 describes the feature icons in the Element Manager display. Use the menu items in the Help menu to launch the online help and locate additional help resources. Use the menu items in the Fibre Channel menu to configure Fibre Channel-specific server switch features. Use the menu items in the Ethernet menu to configure Ethernet-specific server switch features. Use the menu items in the InfiniBand menu to configure InfiniBand-specific server switch features, including the Device Manager and Subnet Manager. Use the menu items in the Report menu to graph server switch statistics. Use the menu items in the Health menu to monitor the server switch status and events. View and configure the boot configuration.Use the menu items in the Maintenance menu to do the following: Use the Edit menu to view port properties or card properties. (For CLI details, see the Cisco SFS Product Family Command Reference.) Telnet to the open server switch to configure the switch with the command-line interface (CLI).Configure performance options such as intervals and thresholds for various features.Load a server switch in the Element Manager display.Use the menu items in the File menu to do the following: Figure 1-1 shows the Element Manager display.įigure 1-1 Element Manager Primary Display The primary display of Element Manager provides drop-down menus, feature buttons, and various clickable display elements. Status Indicators Element Manager Primary Display.

The following topics describe basic features of the Element Manager user interface: Launch Element Manager on your host or workstation.Configure your server switches to support Element Manager.Install the Element Manager software on a host or workstation.To run Element Manager, you must complete the following tasks: With Element Manager, you can manage individual server switches from an easy-to-use GUI. These topics describe the Element Manager Java-based user-interface (GUI) that runs on your server switch:

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