Administrator's Guide
iv Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
53-1002752-01
Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide 53-1001770-01 Updates to support Fabric OS v6.4.0:
portThConfig, sysMonitor, thConfig, and
portFencing commands (recommended
for use in configuring class areas instead
of the fwConfigure command);
recommended class settings added.
March 2010
Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide 53-1002153-01 Updates to support Fabric OS v7.0.0:
• Removed deprecated commands:
fwconfigure and fwshow.
• Removed RAPI trap support.
• Added information about “in-
between” thresholds.
• Updated portthconfig command
recommendations.
• Changed Port Fencing section.
• Added the thMonitor command,
which supports the SFP class.
• Added information about 16 Gbps
and QSFP SFPs.
• Added packet loss monitoring
enhancements for the VE_Port.
• Removed support for “changed”
action.
• Removed support for “seconds”
time base.
• Added pause / continue feature.
April 2011
Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide 53-1002153-02 Updated the Copyright section.
Added support for Brocade 6505.
Updates to support Fabric OS v7.0.1:
• Chapter 1—Added universal
temporary license support
information.
• Chapter 7—Added port fencing
thresholds for state change and link
reset areas.
• Chapter 8—Added information
about the switch status on the
power supply for the Brocade DCX
8510-8.
• Chapter 9—Removed information
regarding custom defined
percentage values using Web Tools.
December 2011
Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide 53-1002752-01 Very minor updates (this is the last
release for Fabric Watch; being replaced
by MAPS in next Fabric OS version)
• Continuous alerting mode has been
removed from Fabric Watch.
• The ITW counter includes a physical
coding sublayer (PCS) violation. ITW
violations can occur due to an ITW
violation, a PCS violation, or both.
December 2012
Title Publication Number Summary of Changes Date