Sun Microsystems 5802 User Manual

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

User Guide

Sun Storage Fibre Channel Switch 5802

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1. Using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 1

Workstation Requirements 1

Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 2

Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 3

Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 6

Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 8

Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File 8

Saving and Opening Fabric View Files 9

Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences 9

Using Online Help 11

Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information 12

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Interface 12

Fabric Tree 15

Graphic Window 16

Data Window and Tabs 16

Menus 17

Topology Display Menu 17

Faceplate Display Menu 18

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Menu Shortcut Keys 20

Popup Menus 21

Tool Bar 22

Using the Topology Display 23

Working with Switches and Links 24

Selecting Switches and Links 24

Arranging Switches in the Topology Display 25

Topology Data Windows 25

Using the Faceplate Display 26

Alerts Panel 27

Port Views and Status 28

Working with Po rts 29

Selecting Ports 29

Faceplate Data Windows 29

2. Managing Fabrics 31

Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions 31

Saving a Version Snapshot 32

Viewing and Comparing Ver si on Sn ap sh ot s 32

Exporting Version Snapshots to a File 32

Managing the Fabric Database 33

Adding a Fabric 33

Removing a Fabric 35

Opening a Fabric View File 35

Saving a Fabric View File 36

Rediscovering a Fabric 36

Deleting Switches and Links 36

Adding a New Switch to a Fabric 36

Replacing a Failed Switch 37

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Displaying Fabric Information 38

Link and Stack Link Data Windows 39

Devices Data Window 40

Displaying Fabric Status 41

Displaying the Event Browser 42

Filtering the Event Browser 44

Sorting the Event Browser 45

Saving the Event Browser to a File 46

Verifying Fibre Channel Connections 46

FC Ping Dialog 46

FC TraceRoute Dialog 47

Working with Device Information and Nicknames 49

Displaying Detailed Device Information 49

Exporting Device Information to a File 50

Managing Nicknames for Fabric Devices 50

Creating a Nickname 50

Editing a Nickname 51

Deleting a Nickname 51

Exporting Nicknames to a File 51

Importing a Nicknames File 52

Enabling Fabric Services 52

Enabling SNMP Configuration 53

Enabling In-band Management 53

3. Managing Fabric Zoning 55

Zoning Concepts 55

Zones 55

Aliases 56

Zone Sets 56

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Zoning Database 57

Active Zoneset Data Window 58

Configured Zonesets Data Window 59

Zoning a Fabric 60

Using the Zoning Wizard 61

Managing the Zoning Database 61

Editing the Zoning Database 61

Resolving Zoning 65

Configuring the Zoning Database 65

Saving the Zoning Database to a File 67

Restoring the Zoning Database from a File 67

Restoring the Default Zoning Database 67

Removing All Zoning Definitions 68

Managing Zone Sets 68

Creating a Zone Set 68

Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set 69

Renaming a Zone Set 70

Removing a Zone Set 70

Managing Zones 70

Creating a Zone in a Zone Set 71

Copying a Zone to a Zone Set 72

Adding Zone Members 72

Renaming a Zone 73

Removing a Zone Member 73

Removing a Zone from a Zone Set 74

Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets 74

Managing Aliases 74

Creating an Alias 75

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Adding a Member to an Alias 75

Removing an Alias from All Zones 76

Merging Fabrics and Zoning 76

Zone Merge Failure 76

Zone Merge Failure Recovery 77

4. Managing Fabric Security 79

Security Consistency Checklist 79

Connection Security 80

User Account Security 80

Port Security 81

Configured Security Data Window 82

Active Security Data Window 83

Fabric Binding 84

Device Security 85

Managing Device Security 86

Using the Edit Security Dialog 87

Creating a Security Set 88

Create a Security Group Dialog 89

Creating a Security Group 89

Create a Security Group Member Dialog 90

Editing the Security Configuration on a Switch 92

Viewing Properties of a Security Set or Security Group 93

Using the Security Config Dialog 94

Archiving a Security Configuration to a File 94

Activating a Security Set 95

Deactivating a Security Set 95

Using RADIUS Servers 95

Adding a RADIUS Server 96

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Removing a RADIUS Server 99

Editing RADIUS Server Information 100

Modifying Authentication Order RADIUS Server Information 101

5. Managing Switches 103

Managing User Accounts 104

Creating User Accounts 105

Removing a User Account 106

Changing a User Account Password 107

Modifying a User Account 108

Displaying Switch Information 108

Switch Data Window 109

Configuring Port Threshold Alarms 116

Paging a Switch 118

Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 119

Resetting a Switch 120

Managing Switch Stacks 121

Configuring a Switch 122

Using the Configuration Wizard 123

Switch Properties 123

Domain ID and Domain ID Lock 124

Syslog 125

Symbolic Name 125

Switch Administrative States 125

Broadcast Support 126

In-band Management 126

Fabric Device Management Interface 126

Advanced Switch Properties 127

Timeout Values 128

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Managing System Services 128

Archiving a Switch 130

Restoring a Switch 131

Testing a Switch 133

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 135

Configuring the Network 137

Network Properties 137

Network IP Configuration 138

Network DNS Configuration 141

Network IP Security 143

Security Policies 143

Security Associations 143

Create IP Security Association Dialog 145

Create IP Security Policy Dialog 147

Configuring SNMP 149

SNMP Properties 149

SNMP Configuration 150

SNMP Trap Configuration 150

SNMP v3 Security 151

Downloading a Support File 154

Installing Feature License Keys 154

Installing Firmware 155

Using Call Home 157

Using the Call Home Profile Manager 160

Using the Call Home Profile Editor 161

Using the Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Dialog

163

Applying All Profiles on a Switch to Other Switches 165

Using the Call Home Message Queue 166

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Testing Call Home Profiles 166

Change Over 167

6. Managing Ports 169

Displaying Port Information 169

Port Statistics Data Window 169

Port Information Data Window 173

Digital Diagnostics Monitoring 176

Monitoring Port Status 179

Displaying Port Types 179

Displaying Port Operational States 180

Displaying Port Speeds 180

Displaying Transceiver Media Status 181

Configuring Ports 181

Changing Port Symbolic Name 182

Changing Port Administrative States 183

Changing Port Speeds 183

Changing Port Types 184

I/O Stream Guard 185

Device Scan 185

Auto Performance Tuning and AL Fairness 185

Using the Extended Credits Wizard 186

Resetting a Port 188

Moving a Licensed Port 189

Testing Ports 189

Graphing Port Performance 191

Starting Performance View 192

Exiting Performance View 193

Saving and Opening Performance View Files 194

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Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key 194

Setting Performance View Preferences 195

Setting the Polling Frequency 195

Displaying Graphs 196

Arranging Graphs in the Display 197

Customizing Graphs 197

Setting Global Graph Type 199

Rescaling a Selected Graph 199

Saving Graph Statistics to a File 200

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Figures

FIGURE 1-1 Enter CD Serial Number and License Key Dialog 4

FIGURE 1-2 Password Change Required Dialog 5

FIGURE 1-3 Initial Start Dialog 5

FIGURE 1-4 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Window 6

FIGURE 1-5 Save Default Fabric View File Dialog 7

FIGURE 1-6 Load Default Fabric File Dialog 7

FIGURE 1-7 Preferences Dialog – Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 11

FIGURE 1-8 Topology Display Elements 13

FIGURE 1-9 Faceplate Display 14

FIGURE 1-10 Backplate Display 14

FIGURE 1-11 Fabric Tree 15

FIGURE 1-12 Topology Display 24

FIGURE 1-13 Faceplate Display 27

FIGURE 1-14 Alerts Panel 28

FIGURE 2-1 Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis Dialog 33

FIGURE 2-2 Add a New Fabric Dialog 34

FIGURE 2-3 Link Data Window 39

FIGURE 2-4 Devices Data Window 40

FIGURE 2-5 Events Browser 43

FIGURE 2-6 Filter Events Dialog 45

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FIGURE 2-7 FC Ping Dialog 47

FIGURE 2-8 FC TraceRoute Dialog 48

FIGURE 2-9 Detailed Devices Display Dialog 49

FIGURE 3-1 Active Zoneset Data Window 59

FIGURE 3-2 Configured Zonesets Data Window 60

FIGURE 3-3 Edit Zoning Dialog 62

FIGURE 3-4 Zoning Config Dialog 66

FIGURE 4-1 Port Binding Dialog 81

FIGURE 4-2 Configured Security Data Window 82

FIGURE 4-3 Active Security Data Window 83

FIGURE 4-4 Edit Security Dialog 87

FIGURE 4-5 Create Security Set Dialog 88

FIGURE 4-6 Create Security Group Dialog 89

FIGURE 4-7 Create a Security Group Member Dialog 90

FIGURE 4-8 Security Config Dialog 94

FIGURE 4-9 Add Server 97

FIGURE 4-10 Remove Server 99

FIGURE 4-11 Edit Radius Server Information 100

FIGURE 4-12 Modify Authentication Order - Radius Server Information 101

FIGURE 5-1 User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account 105

FIGURE 5-2 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account 106

FIGURE 5-3 User Account Administration Dialog – Change Password 107

FIGURE 5-4 User Account Administration Dialog – Modify Account 108

FIGURE 5-5 Switch Data Window 110

FIGURE 5-6 Switch Data Window Buttons 111

FIGURE 5-7 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Dialog 117

FIGURE 5-8 Port Threshold Alarm Example 118

FIGURE 5-9 Switch Stacks 121

FIGURE 5-10 Switch Properties Dialog 124

FIGURE 5-11 Advanced Switch Properties Dialog 128

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FIGURE 5-12 System Services Dialog 129

FIGURE 5-13 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective 132

FIGURE 5-14 Switch Diagnostics Dialog 134

FIGURE 5-15 Network Properties Dialogs 138

FIGURE 5-16 IPsec Configuration Dialog 144

FIGURE 5-17 Create IP Security Association Dialog 145

FIGURE 5-18 Create IP Security Policy Dialog 147

FIGURE 5-19 SNMP Properties Dialog 149

FIGURE 5-20 SNMP v3 Manager Dialog 152

FIGURE 5-21 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog 153

FIGURE 5-22 Features License Key Dialog 155

FIGURE 5-23 Add License Key Dialog 155

FIGURE 5-24 Load Firmware Dialog 157

FIGURE 5-25 Call Home Setup Dialog 158

FIGURE 5-26 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog 161

FIGURE 5-27 Call Home Profile Editor Dialog 162

FIGURE 5-28 Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Dialog 163

FIGURE 5-29 Call Home Profile Multiple Switch Apply Dialog 165

FIGURE 5-30 Call Home Message Queue Dialog 166

FIGURE 5-31 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog 166

FIGURE 6-1 Faceplate Display — Port Statistics 170

FIGURE 6-2 Faceplate Display — Port Information 173

FIGURE 6-3 Port Information Data Window Buttons 174

FIGURE 6-4 DDM Entries and Information Button 177

FIGURE 6-5 Detailed Media Display Dialog 178

FIGURE 6-6 Port Properties Dialog 182

FIGURE 6-7 Advanced Port Properties Dialog 186

FIGURE 6-8 Designate Donor Ports 188

FIGURE 6-9 Move Port Dialog 189

FIGURE 6-10 Port Diagnostics Dialog 190

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FIGURE 6-11 Fabric View Graphs 192

FIGURE 6-12 Save Default Performance View File Dialog 193

FIGURE 6-13 Load Default Performance File Dialog 194

FIGURE 6-14 Preferences – Performance View 195

FIGURE 6-15 Set Graph Polling Frequency Dialog 196

FIGURE 6-16 Default Graph Options Dialog 198

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Tables

TABLE 1-1 Workstation Requirements 2

TABLE 1-2 Topology Menu Options 17

TABLE 1-3 Faceplate Menu Options 18

TABLE 1-4 Tool Bar Buttons 22

TABLE 2-1 Devices Data Window Entries 41

TABLE 2-2 Topology Display Switch and Status Icons 42

TABLE 2-3 Severity Levels 44

TABLE 3-1 Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons 63

TABLE 5-1 Factory User Accounts 104

TABLE 5-2 Switch Data Window Entries 111

TABLE 5-3 Switch Resets 120

TABLE 5-4 Switch Administrative States 126

TABLE 5-5 Factory Default Configuration Settings 135

TABLE 5-6 Network Properties- IP Configuration 139

TABLE 5-7 Network Properties - DNS Configuration 141

TABLE 5-8 IPsec Configuration Dialog Buttons 144

TABLE 5-9 Create IP Security Association Dialog Fields 146

TABLE 5-10 Create IP Security Policy Dialog Fields 147

TABLE 5-11 SNMP Configuration Parameters 150

TABLE 5-12 SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters 151

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TABLE 5-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog 153

TABLE 5-14 Call Home Setup Entries 158

TABLE 5-15 Call Home Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Entries 164

TABLE 6-1 Port Statistics Data Window Entries 170

TABLE 6-2 Port Information Data Window Entries 174

TABLE 6-3 Port Types 179

TABLE 6-4 Port Operational States 180

TABLE 6-5 Port Speeds 180

TABLE 6-6 Transceiver Media View 181

TABLE 6-7 Port Administrative States 183

TABLE 6-8 Port Speeds 184

TABLE 6-9 Port Types 185

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Preface

This guide describes the Enterprise Fabric Suite™ 2007 application for Sun FC switches and directors. This guide introduces the switch management products and explains their installation and use. It is intended for users responsible for installing and using switch management tools.

How This Document Is Organized

The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 switch management application is the primary focus of this manual which is organized as follows:

■ Chapter 1 describes how to use Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007, its menus, and its

displays.

■ Chapter 2 describes fabric management tasks.

■ Chapter 3 describes fabric zoning management tasks.

■ Chapter 4 describes fabric security management tasks.

■ Chapter 5 describes switch management tasks.

■ Chapter 6 describes port and device management tasks.

A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.

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CHAPTER

Using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

This section describes how to use the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application and its menus. The following topics are covered:

■ Workstation Requirements

■ Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File

■ Saving and Opening Fabric View Files

■ Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences

■ Using Online Help

■ Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information

■ Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Interface

■ Using the Topology Display

■ Using the Faceplate Display

Workstation Requirements

The requirements for fabric management workstations running Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 are described in

TABLE 1-1:

TABLE 1-1 Workstation Requirements

Operating System • Windows 2003, XP SP1/SP2

• Solaris™ 9, 10, and 10 x86 Operating System (Solaris OS)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 Memory 512 MB or more (1GB recommended) Disk Space 150 MB per installation Processor 1 GHz or faster Hardware CD-ROM drive, RJ-45 Ethernet port, RS-232 serial port (optional) Internet Browser

(to view online help)

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and later

• Netscape Navigator 6.0 and later

• Firefox 1.5 and later

Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

You can install Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 on a Windows, Linux, or Solaris OS workstation using the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Installation Disk.

Note – Contact your switch distributor or authorized reseller to purchase Enterprise

Fabric Suite 2007.

To install the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application, do the following:

For a Windows platform:

1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM drive.

2. In the upper left corner of the product introduction screen, click Management

Software.

3. Locate your platform in the table and click Install.

If the product introduction screen does not open in step 2, open the CD with Windows Explorer and run the installation program with the following path:

data\files\Management_Software\Windows\Windows_7.04.xx.xx.exe

For a Linux platform:

Open the CD and run the installation program with the following path:

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data/files/Management_Software/Linux/Linux_7.04.xx.xx.bin

If there is no CD-ROM icon, do the following:

1. Open an xterm or other terminal window.

2. Mount the CD-ROM. From a shell prompt, enter the following:

mount /mnt/cdrom

3. Change directory to the location of the install program:

cd /mnt/cdrom/data/files/Management_Software/Linux

4. Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions.

Linux_7.04.xx.xx.bin

For a Solaris OS platform:

1. Open a terminal window. If the disk isn’t already mounted, enter the following command:

volcheck

2. Enter following command to move to the directory on the CD that contains the executable:

cd /cdrom/cdrom0/data/files/Management_Software/solaris

3. Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions:

Solaris_7.04.xx.xx.bin

Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

To start Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 for the first time, do the following.

1. Start the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application using one of the following methods:

■ For Windows, double-click the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 shortcut, or

select Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 from Start menu, depending on how you installed the application. From a command line, enter the following command:

<install_directory>\Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007.exe

■ For Linux or Solaris OS enter the Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007 command:

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<install_directory>./Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

2. The serial number/license key dialog allows you to enter the serial number on the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM to activate the application, and to enter license keys you have purchased, if any. Refer to “Installing Feature License

Keys” on page 154 for more information on license keys. Choose one of the

following:

■ If you have not purchased license keys, enter the serial number on the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM and click the Save button.

■ If you have purchased a license key(s), enter the serial number on the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM, enter the license keys, and click the Save button.

FIGURE 1-1 Enter CD Serial Number and License Key Dialog

Note – If this is not the first session, you can update the current serial number or

license key. Open the Help menu and select License Info. On information dialog, click the Enter Key button to openthe dialog below.

3. When Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 first establishes a connection with a switch, for security reasons, you will be prompted ( password initially set up by the administrator. You will be prompted to change the default password each time you attempt to open the fabric until you change the password. Click the OK button, and change the user account password. Refer to “Managing User Accounts” on page 104 for more information.

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FIGURE 1-2) to change your user account

FIGURE 1-2 Password Change Required Dialog

4. If this is the first time you are managing this switch, in the Initial Start dialog, click the Open Configuration Wizard button. When you power-up the switch, the Configuration Wizard will recognize the switch and lead you through the configuration process.

When starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 the first time, the application opens with the Initial Start dialog (

FIGURE 1-3). If you prefer not to see this dialog, select the

Don’t show this dialog again option. This has the same effect as disabling the Display Initial Start Dialog preference. Refer to “Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Preferences” on page 9 for information about setting preferences.

FIGURE 1-3 Initial Start Dialog

■ Select the Open Configuration Wizard option to open the Configuration

Wizard to configure a switch, add a new switch, replace/restore a switch, or recover or edit an IP configuration of an existing switch.

■ Select the Open Existing Fabric option to open the Add a New Fabric dialog,

which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. Refer to “Adding a Fabric” on page 33.

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■ Select the Open Existing Fabric View File option to open the Open View dialog

which prompts you to specify a fabric view file that you saved earlier. Refer to

“Opening a Fabric View File” on page 35.

■ Select the Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric option to open the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 window (FIGURE 1-4).

FIGURE 1-4 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Window

Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

To exit a Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application session, open the File menu and select Exit. If you have not yet saved the default fabric view file, the Save Default Fabric View File dialog ( the default fabric view file. Enter an encryption key in the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field. Re-enter the encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm field. Click the OK button to save the current set of fabrics to the default fabric view file in the working directory.

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FIGURE 1-5) prompts you to save the current fabric view as

FIGURE 1-5 Save Default Fabric View File Dialog

The encryption key is used to encrypt the sensitive data in the default fabric view file. Refer to “Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File” on

page 8 for information about changing this encryption key. If an encryption key has

been defined and the View File Auto Save and Load preferences settings are set to Enable, the current fabric view is automatically saved to your default fabric view file when you close future Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 sessions.

To prevent Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 from prompting you to save the default fabric view file between Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 sessions, set the View File Auto Save and Load preferences setting to Enable (default). Refer to “Setting Enterprise

Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences” on page 9 for more information.

In your next Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session, the Load Default Fabric File dialog

FIGURE 1-6) prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its

( encryption key, if there is one. In the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field, enter the encryption key and click the Load View File button. If you do not want to load the default fabric view file, click the Continue Without Loading button to open the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 with no fabric displayed.

FIGURE 1-6 Load Default Fabric File Dialog

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Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

A program to uninstall Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 was included as part of the installation process. The UninstallerData folder in the Install directory contains the uninstall program Uninstall_Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. Also, a shortcut/link to the uninstall program was installed in the installation directory during the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 installation process.

The default installation directories are:

■ For Windows: C:\Program Files\Sun\Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

■ For Linux: /opt/Sun/Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

■ For Solaris OS: /usr/opt/Sun/Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

To uninstall the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application, do the following:

■ For Windows, browse for the uninstall program file or the shortcut/link that

points to the uninstall program file. The uninstall program shortcut is in the same folder as the program shortcut (Start menu, program group, on desktop, or user specified) that is used to start the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application. Double-click the uninstall program file or shortcut/link, and follow the instructions to uninstall the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application.

■ For Linux or Solaris OS, execute the link to

Uninstall_Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007. If no links were created during the installation, enter the Uninstall_Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007 command from the following directory:

UninstallerData/Uninstall_Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File

To change the encryption key for the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 default fabric view file, do the following:

1. Open the File menu and select Save Default Fabric View File to open the Save Default Fabric View File dialog. Enter an encryption key in the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field.

2. Re-enter the same encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm field.

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