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

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Chapter

Reports

In this chapter

•SAN report types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923

•Generating SAN reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924

•Viewing SAN reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924

•Exporting SAN reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 925

•Printing SAN reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926

•Deleting SAN reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 926

•Generating SAN performance reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927

•Generating SAN zoning reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928

SAN report types

Presenting and archiving data about a SAN is equally as important as gathering the data. Through

the Management application, you can generate reports about the SAN. You can send the reports to

network administrators, support consultants, and others interested in the SAN’s architecture, or

archive them for future reference.

The following standard report types are available from the Generate Reports dialog box:

• Fabric Ports. Lists discovered ports including used and unused ports. Port data for each fabric

is divided into three parts: Fabric-wide port details, Switch-wide port details, and individual

port details.

• Fabric Summary. Lists information about discovered fabrics including fabric and switch details,

device information, and ISL and trunk summary.

The following device specific reports are available through the Monitor (Monitor > Performance >