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

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Policy Monitor overview

• Check if the product is configured to send Upload Failure Data Capture to an FTP server—

Enables you to determine if Upload Failure Data Capture is enabled on the selected switches,

that the configured FTP Server is accessible, and that you have write permission to the

directory.

Upload Failure Data Capture enables you to collect switch data periodically. This assists you to

troubleshoot switch failure.

Rule Violation Fix—If the report shows a violation, the SAN Administrator can change the

Upload Failure Data Capture configuration through the Upload Failure Data Capture dialog box

(Monitor > Technical Support > Upload Failure Data Capture). Refer to“Enabling upload failure

data capture” on page 919.

Host policy monitors

Enables you to set the following policy monitor on Host devices.

Check for redundant connections to attached fabrics—Enables you to determine if there are at

least the minimum number of configured physical connections between the host and the attached

fabric.

To prevent a single point of failure, the host should have a redundant connection to the attached

fabric. Available hosts include both automatic hosts and manual hosts.

Depending on how you discover the hosts, there are recommended configurations you should

complete to avoid inaccuracy.

• Fabric discovery (refer to“Host port mapping overview” on page 293)

Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.

Make sure to configure the host port mapping.

• Host adaptor discovery (refer to“Host discovery” on page 66)

Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.

• VM Manager discovery (refer to“VM Manager Discovery” on page 75)

Make sure there are Brocade HBAs on the host.

Make sure you discover the associated fabrics.

Rule Violation Fix—If the report shows a violation, the SAN Administrator can add a redundant host

connection to the attached fabrics. Note that if a host is attached to multiple fabrics, and only

some of the fabrics violate the policy, the report only lists the fabrics that failed.