Switch View Buttons; Switch View - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Switch View buttons

The Switch View buttons let you access the following switch information:
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Switch View

You can click the small right arrow towards the left of the Switch Event tab to display the Switch
View. The Switch View displays a graphical representation of the switch, including a real-time view
of switch and port status. Refer to area 8 in
NOTES:
NOTE
Blades are graphically represented in the Web Tools GUI. They are vertical in the DCX, and horizontal
in the DCX-4S.
The Switch View display is refreshed at 15 second intervals. However, the initial display of Switch
Explorer might take from 30 to 60 seconds after the switch is booted. Refresh rates are fabric-size
dependent. The larger the fabric, the longer it takes to poll the fabric and refresh the view. F_Port
and L_Port connection changes refresh immediately.
Auto refresh intervals may not be exactly 15 seconds. The refresh rate varies depending on the
activity in the fabric and on the host system you are using.
Port representations
The ports in the Switch View show the port type. Borders around the accessible ports indicate that
SFP modules are present. A colored border indicates the status of the port; for example, a green
border indicates that the port is connected and traffic is flowing. Ports that are not accessible do
not display the port type and do not have borders.
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Status—Click the button to view the status of the switch.
Temperature—Click the button to view temperature monitors.
Power—Click the button to view power supply information.
Fan—Click the button to view the status of the switch fans.
Beaconing—Click this button to enable or disable beaconing and to view the status of
beaconing from the button's icon.
Legend—Click the button to view the legend for the Switch View.
Switch Status Policy—Click this button to define the Switch Status Policy.
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For all status displays based on errors per time interval, any errors cause the status to show
faulty until the entire sample interval has passed.
With the upgrade license installed:
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For 7500E, all the FC ports are enabled
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For 7800, all FC ports and 6 GbE ports are enabled
Without the upgrade license installed:
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For 7500E, FC ports 2-15 are disabled
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For 7800, 4 FC ports and 2 GbE ports are enabled
Viewing Switch Explorer
Figure 7 on page 19.
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