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Chapter 4. Monitoring and maintaining the SANB16-2
Once the SANB16-2 is installed and configured, it does not require any regular
physical maintenance. You can monitor the health of the fabric as well as maintain
the health of the switch by using the information in this chapter.
v "Management features of the SANB16-2"
v "Maintaining the SANB16-2"
Management features of the SANB16-2
Using any of the management tools built into the switch listed in Table 9, you can
monitor fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other information used for
performance analysis and system debugging.
When running IP over Fibre Channel, these management tools must be run on both
HBA and switch and must be supported by both HBA and HBA driver.
Table 9. Management options for the switch
Management tool
Command line interface
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously.
For more information, see the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and
the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
Fabric Manager
Brocade Advanced Web Tools
For information, see the Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide
Standard SNMP applications
For information, see the Brocade Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual.
Management server
For information, see the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
Maintaining the SANB16-2
The SANB16-2 was designed to minimize the chance of failure, and does not
require any regular physical maintenance. Periodically monitor the switch
environment to ensure that the environmental conditions, described in "System
general specifications" on page 39, are met. This helps prevent failure of the switch
due to distress or abuse. In addition to running diagnostic tests and using various
management tools, you can monitor the condition of the switch through the LEDs.
See the tables in "Interpreting LED activity" on page 21 for descriptions and
interpretation of LED patterns, and recommended user interventions.
Diagnostic tests
In addition to POST, Fabric OS includes diagnostic tests to help troubleshoot the
hardware and the firmware. This includes tests of internal connections and circuitry,
fixed media, and the SFPs and cables in use. The tests are implemented by
command, either through a Telnet session or through a terminal set up for a serial
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