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Analyzing Switch Fabric Configuration

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Figure 66-1
Click Clear to remove the contents of the Switch Health Analysis window.
Step 3
Step 4 Click Close to close the window.
Analyzing Switch Fabric Configuration
The Fabric Configuration option lets you analyze the configuration of a switch by comparing the current
configuration to a specific switch or to a policy file. You can save a switch configuration to a file and
then compare all switches against the configuration in the file.
To use the Fabric Configuration option in Fabric Manager to analyze the configuration of a switch,
follow these steps:
Choose Tools > Health > Fabric Configuration.
Step 1
You see the Fabric Configuration Analysis dialog box.
Decide whether you want to compare the selected switch to another switch, or to a policy file.
Step 2
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Click Rules to set the rules to apply when running the Fabric Configuration Analysis tool.
Step 3
You see the Rules window.
Change the rules as needed and click OK.
Step 4
Click Compare.
Step 5
The system analyzes the configuration and displays issues that arise as a result of the comparison as
shown in
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Results of a Switch Health Analysis
If you are making a switch comparison, select Policy Switch and then click the drop-down arrow to
see a list of switches.
If you are making a policy comparison, select Policy File. Then click the ... button to the right of
this option to browse your file system and select a policy file (*.XML).
Figure 66-2.
Chapter 66 Troubleshooting Your Fabric
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