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3 – Managing Fabrics
Displaying Fabric Information
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3.3.1
Fabric Status
The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in
status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to
update the display status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To refresh
the topology display, do one of the following:
■ Choose the Refresh button.
■ Open the View menu and select Refresh.
■ Press the F5 key.
■ Right-click anywhere in the background of the topology display and select
Refresh Fabric from the popup menu.
The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information
about switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection. The switch icons
indicate 16 port switch or an unknown switch type. The switch status icons,
displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color. Switches controlled
by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed on the
right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation, yellow
indicates operational with errors, and red indicates inactive or failure. Table 3-1
shows the different switch icons and their meanings.
Table 3-1. Topology Display Switch and Status Icons
Switch Icon Description
SANbox2 Switch
Normal operation (Green)
SANbox2-8c Switch
Normal operation (Green)
Non-QLogic Switch, or a QLogic Switch with different
security than the fabric management switch.
Switch communication normal (Green)
Switch is operational with errors (Yellow)