Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Fabric monitoring

NOTE

Monitoring is not supported on Hosts.

Fabric monitoring enables discovery of and data collection for the specified fabric and all

associated devices. The Management application enables you to view fabric monitoring status

through the Discover Setup dialog box. The following table illustrates and describes the icons that

indicate the current status of the discovered fabrics.

Monitoring discovered fabrics

NOTE

Monitoring is not supported on Hosts.

To monitor a fabric and all associated devices, complete the following steps.

1. Select Discovery > Setup.

The Discover Setup dialog box displays.

2. Select the fabric you want to monitor from the Discovered Addresses table.

3. Click Monitor.

The monitor function fails if the fabric has user-defined Admin Domains created or if the fabric

is merged with another fabric already in the monitored state.

4. Click OK.

TABLE 5 Monitor Icons

Icon Description

Displays when the fabric is managed and the switch management status is okay.

Displays when the fabric is managed and the switch management status is not okay.

Displays when the fabric is not managed.