Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000601-02, June 2008)
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Fabric Watch threshold configuration
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5. Select advanced configuration by typing 4 at the Select choice prompt.
1 : refresh
2 : disable a threshold
3 : enable a threshold
4 : advanced configuration
5 : return to previous page
Select an area => : (1..5) [5] 4
6. Select change above alarm by typing 14 at the Select choice prompt.
7. Set the alarm for Port Fencing (32) by typing 32 at the Enter above alarm matrix prompt.
8. Verify that the alarm matrix displays the Above Custom as 32, and then change the Threshold
alarm level to custom by typing 11.
9. Select custom by typing 2 at the Enter alarm level type prompt.
10. Select apply threshold alarm changes by typing 16 at the Select choice prompt.
11. Change the number of errors per minute using the following substeps:
a. From the advanced configuration section, select change custom high by typing 7 at the
Select choice prompt.
b. Type the number of errors per minute at the Enter high threshold prompt.
12. Change the Threshold boundary level to custom by typing 3, and then select custom by
typing 2 at the Enter boundary level type.
13. Select apply threshold boundary changes by typing 9 at the Select choice prompt.
14. Type Enter until you reach the switch command prompt.
Step 3. Threshold configuration
After you have identified and selected the appropriate class and areas, you can configure
thresholds for those classes and areas. If you want a basic configuration, accept the default
configuration settings. If you want to customize settings, type advanced configuration at the Select
choice => prompt.
NOTE
The allowed threshold configuration settings are displayed on a per-class basis. Although Port
Fencing is displayed for other areas, such as RX Performance, for which Port Fencing is not
supported, you will not be able to set or apply the changes on such areas.
The area menu displays the following five options, which are described in the following sections:
1 : refresh
2 : disable a threshold
3 : enable a threshold
4 : advanced configuration
5 : return to previous page
Refreshing a threshold configuration
Select the refresh option to redraw the screen with the most recently-updated monitoring
information. After the screen refreshes, the same four options appear.