Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Searching for a device

You can search for a device by name, WWN, or device type. When searching in the Connectivity

Map, make sure you search the right view (View > Manage View > Display View > View_Name) with

the appropriate options of port display (View > Port Display > Display_Option) and connected end

devices (View > Port Display > Show All) enabled.

To search for a device, complete the following steps.

1. Enter your search criteria in the search field.

NOTE

To search for a device, the device must be discovered and display in the topology.

2. Choose one of the following options:

• Select Text from the search list and enter a text string in the search text box.

This search is case sensitive.

• Select Regular Expression from the search list and enter a Unicode regular expression in

the search text box.

This search is case insensitive

3. Press Enter or click the search icon.

The search results display highlighted.

If the search finds more than one match, a message displays, advising you to restrict the

search by restricting the search by node (refer to “Restricting a search by node” on page 193)

or by looking for exact matches (refer to “Searching for an exact match” on page 194).

Restricting a search by node

When a device is assigned to a product group, it may be listed in the Product node, as well as

Product Groups node. Therefore the search results include the device under both the Product node

and the Product Group node.

NOTE

To search for a device, the device must be discovered and display in the topology.

To restrict the search only to specific nodes, complete the following steps.

1. Select the Product node or Product Group node that you want to search.

2. Choose one of the following options:

• Select Text from the search list.

• Select Regular Expression from the search list.