Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April 2009)

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Threshold configuration

Before you configure thresholds, you must first identify and select the appropriate class and areas,

If you want a basic configuration, accept the default configuration settings.

Selecting the class and area

During your planning activities, you should determine exactly which elements or monitors you want

to configure, and in which class they reside. After you have made this decision, you need to identify

the classes.

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.

2. Enter the fwConfigure command to display the list of classes.

The fwConfigure menu displays.

switch:admin> fwconfigure

1 : Environment class

2 : SFP class

3 : Port class

4 : Fabric class

5 : E-Port class

6 : F/FL Port (Optical) class

7 : Alpa Performance Monitor class

8 : EEPerformance Monitor class

9 : Filter PerformanceMonitorclass

10 : Security class

11 : Resource class

12 : Quit

Select a class => : (1..12) [12] 5

The fwConfigure menu contains 12 menu items. The first 11 items correspond to the classes

available for configuration. The Quit menu item, which is the default, exits the fwConfigure

menu.

NOTE

For switches with embedded ports or copper ports, the fwConfigure menu has 13 menu items.

An additional menu item for F/FL Port (Copper) class is displayed.