Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-10000196-01-HP, November 2006)

3-14 Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
Understanding the Fabric Manager Layout
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Menu Bar
The menu bar contains drop-down menus with commands for executing specific Fabric Manager tasks.
Commands are dependent upon the element selected within the View panel. Not all commands apply to
all elements. Unavailable commands appear grayed out in the menu bar.
Status Indicators
The colors that appear as background headers provide a quick, visual status. These colors correspond to
the Status Legend available from the Help menu (Help > Status Legend).
Figure 3-16 Status Legend
For example, Figure 3-17 shows the status of various switches, indicated by colored backgrounds in the
View panel, the Scope panel, and the Information panel. In the Information panel, the Status column
also indicates the status.