Creating A Customized View - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

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Creating a customized view

Creating a customized view

You may want to customize the Product List and Connectivity Map to simplify management of large
SANs by limiting the topology size or Product List columns.
For each customized view, you can specify the fabrics and hosts that display on the Connectivity
Map, as well as the columns and device groupings that display on the Product List.
Customized view settings reside on the server. Only users with the same login to the same server
can see and select the view settings. No individual user can have access to the views created by
another user.
If you select a customized view and new devices are discovered, those new devices display in the
customized view if they belong in that view category or fabric.
1. Use one of the following methods to open the Create View dialog box:
2. Enter a name (128-character maximum) in the Name field and a description (126-character
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Select View > Manage View > Create View.
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Select Create View from the View All list. The View All list does not display until you discover
a fabric or host.
The Create View dialog box displays.
FIGURE 62
Create View dialog box - Fabrics tab
maximum) in the Description field for the view.
NOTE
You cannot use the name "View" or "View All" in the Name field.
NOTE
You cannot use an existing name in the Name field.
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