Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual page 68

Using Fabric Manager
Table 3-1
Icon or Graphic
There are three tabs on the bottom of the Map pane:
Map—Displays a graphical view of the network fabric with switches, hosts, and storage subsystems.
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Log—Displays messages that describe Fabric Manager operations, such as fabric discovery.
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Events—Displays information about the SNMP traps received by the management station.
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When viewing large fabrics in the Map pane, it is helpful to:
• Turn off end device labels
Collapse loops
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Collapse expanded multiple links (collapsed multiple links are shown as very thick single lines)
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Dim or hide portions of your fabric by VSAN
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When you right-click an icon, you see a pop-up menu with options that vary depending on the type of
icon selected. The various options available for different objects include the following:
Open an instance of Device Manager for the selected switch.
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Open a CLI session for the selected switch.
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Copy the display name of the selected object.
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• Execute a ping or traceroute command for the device.
• Show or hide end devices.
View attributes
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Quiesce and Disable Members for PortChannels
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Set the trunking mode for an ISL.
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Create or add to a PortChannel for selected ISLs.
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The Map pane has its own toolbar with options for saving, printing, and changing the appearance of the
map. When you right-click on the map, a pop-up menu appears that provides options (duplicated on the
toolbar) for changing the appearance of the map.
When a VSAN, zone, or zone member is selected in the VSAN tree, the map highlighting changes to
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identify the selected objects. To remove this highlighting, click the Clear Highlight button on the Map
pane toolbar or choose Clear Highlight from the pop-up menu.
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide
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Fabric Manager Graphics (continued)
Chapter 3
Description
IP Cloud (Hosts)
Any device, cloud, or loop with a box around it
means that there are hidden links attached
Overview of Fabric Manager
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