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3 – Managing Fabrics
Displaying Fabric Information
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3.5.1
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:
Click 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 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 a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum
performance, and red indicates a potential failure. Table 3-1 shows the different
switch icons and their meanings.
Table 3-1. Topology Display Switch and Status Icons
Switch Icon Description
SANbox2-16 Switch
Normal operation (Green)
Warning–operational with errors (Yellow)
Critical–potential failure (Red)
Unknown–communication status unknown,
unreachable, or unmanageable (Blue)
Fabric Management Switch
Ethernet connection normal (Green)
Ethernet connection warning (Yellow)
Ethernet connection critical (Red)
SANbox2-8c Switch
Switch is not manageable with this version of SANsurfer
Switch Manager. Use the management application that
was shipped with this switch.