Displaying Switch Information; Switch Event Log; Device And Host Bus Adapter Information - HP SAN Switch User Manual

Displaying switch information

The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information:
• Switch event
• Device and Host Bus Adapter
• Switch status and operational
• Port performance
• Port status and operational
• McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data
The fabric updates the display by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they
occur. You can allow the fabric to update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To
refresh switch status in the display, choose one of the following:
• Click Refresh.
• Select View > Refresh.
• Press the F5 key.
• Right-click in the graphic window of the faceplate display. Select Refresh Switch from the popup menu.

Switch event log

You can display the switch event log using the Event Browser. To open the Event Browser from McDATA
Web Server, select Fabric > Show Event Browser. To open the Event Browser from Element Manager, select
View > Show Event Browser. See
using the Event Browser.

Device and Host Bus Adapter information

The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the
switch. Click the Devices data window tab to display name server information for all devices that are
logged into the selected fabric. To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches,
select one or more switches in the fabric tree. See
the entries in the Devices data window.
log, page 59
information, page 59
information, page 60
statistics, page 64
information, page 64
"Displaying the event
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browser" on page 31 for more information about
"Devices data window" on page 34 for a description of
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