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Fibre Channel Switch Monitor
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Fibre Channel Switch Monitor
History
• IPR 9904: Initial release
Supported Products
• Gigabit Fibre Channel Switch Model A5223A
Special Requirements
The FC Switch monitor requires:
C++ runtime support patches:
• 10.20 PHSS_16585 (supersedes PHSS_14262)
• 11.00 PHSS_16587 (supersedes PHSS_14577)
Before using the switch monitor, edit the monitor configuration file,
/var/stm/config/tools/monitor/dm_fc_sw.cfg, to indicate what switches will be monitored. See
“Configuring the FC Switch Monitor Configuration File” on page 134, for more information.
Resource Path
Event monitoring: /connectivity/events/switches/FC_switch
Status monitoring: /connectivity/status/switches/FC_switch
Executable File
/usr/sbin/stm/uut/bin/tools/monitor/dm_fc_sw
Monitor Behavior
• The monitor uses polling only with a default interval of 60 minutes.
• At initial startup the monitor does not retrieve any log information from the switch.
PSM State Control
The monitor does not support automatic state control. The set_fixed utility must be used to return a
hardware resource to the UP state following a failure. See “Using the set_fixed Utility to Restore Hardware
UP State” on page 91, for more information.
Initial Monitor Configuration
Unlike the other EMS Hardware Monitors, the FC switch monitor requires some initial configuration before
it will function. Because a FC switch is not part of the host's configuration, the host cannot detect any
switches during startup. You must tell the switch monitor what switches you want it to monitor. This is done
by defining two settings in the switch monitor configuration file, SW_COUNT and SW_X_IP_ADDRESS.