HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Advanced Web Tools User Guide (AA-RW1RA-TE, May 2005)

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7 Fabric Watch administration
This chapter contains the following sections:
• Introduction to Fabric Watch, page 129
• Using Fabric Watch with Advanced Web Tools, page 129
• Configuring Fabric Watch thresholds, page 131
• Configuring alarms for FRUs, page 134
• Displaying Fabric Watch alarm information, page 134
• Configuring e-mail notifications, page 135
Introduction to Fabric Watch
Fabric Watch is an HP optional software application that monitors the performance and status of switches
and can automatically alert you when problems arise, before they become costly failures.
Fabric Watch tracks a variety of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. For example, Fabric Watch
monitors:
• Fabric resources, including fabric reconfigurations, zoning changes, and new logins
• Switch environmental functions, such as temperature, power supply, and fan status, along with security
violations
• Port state transitions, errors, and traffic information for multiple port classes as well as operational
values for supported models of Finisar smart GBICs and SFPs
• Performance information for AL_PA, end-to-end, and SCSI command metrics
Fabric Watch lets you define how often to measure each switch and fabric element and allows you to
specify notification thresholds. Whenever fabric elements exceed these thresholds, Fabric Watch
automatically provides notification using several methods, including e-mail messages, SNMP traps, and
log entries.
NOTE: To use the Fabric Watch feature, you must have a Fabric Watch license installed on your switch.
For more detailed information regarding Fabric Watch, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x Fabric
Watch user guide.
Using Fabric Watch with Advanced Web Tools
You can administer Fabric Watch operations through the W Fabric Watch module. Click the Watch button
in the Switch View to access the Fabric Watch module shown in Figure 46.