Creating And Populating Switch Groups - Brocade Communications Systems A7990A - StorageWorks SAN Director 4/16 Blade Switch Administrator's Manual
Brocade fabric manager administrator's guide (53-10000196-01-hp, november 2006)
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Working With Switch and Port Groups
At the bottom left of each At-A-Glance view are icons that display the types of switches and ports
included in that view. You can mouse-over these icons to get a brief summary of the switch or port type.
The At-A-Glance Views contain clickable icons that perform specific tasks, ranging from changing
views to opening a telnet session.
for all elements.
Table 4-1
Icon Name
Creating and Populating Switch Groups
Use the following procedure to create and populate switch groups. A switch can be in multiple switch
groups at the same time.
If a switch is removed from a fabric and it was a member of a group, it is also automatically removed
from the group.
Note
When you create port groups, it is better to create more port groups with fewer ports in each group than
to create fewer port groups with a lot of ports in each group. The Fabric Manager client memory usage
increases with the number of ports you have in a port group when you view that port group.
To create a group of switches or ports
1.
Click Tasks > Groups > Manage Switch/Port Groups from the Menu bar.
The Groups View displays (see
4-16
Table 4-1
At-A-Glance Icons
Description
Expand List
Expands the list within the At-A-Glance window to reveal additional
information. Located in the header of the At-A-Glance window.
Edit View Options Launches the Edit View Options dialog so you can customize the
information displayed in the view.
Update
Updates the information in the displayed view.
Telnet
Opens a telnet session to the switch. See
Nonsecure Switch" on page 11-6
Admin View
Launches the Switch Admin module of Web Tools.
Switch Events
Opens the Events view for the switch in a new Fabric Manager window.
Group Events
Opens the Events view in a new Fabric Manager window for the
appropriate group.
Fabric Watch
Launches the Fabric Watch module of Web Tools.
Health Report
Displays the Switch Health Report in a separate window.
Group Creation
Opens the Edit Switch Group window.
Figure
shows the complete list of icons. Not all icons are available
"Opening a Telnet Session for a
for additional information.
4-11).
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