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

3-16 Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
Understanding the Fabric Manager Layout
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Refreshing the Window
Fabric Manager views are updated periodically, depending on your SAN size, as shown in Table 3-2.
The Fabric Manager window is automatically updated whenever you switch views, such as switching
from the SAN View to the Fabric View. The tables in the Information Panel are automatically updated
whenever you click a different tab.
You can manually refresh the status at any time using one of the following methods:
• Right-click a switch or fabric element and select Refresh Status Information from the context
menu. Using Refresh Status Information to refresh a switch typically provides quicker updates
than refreshing an entire fabric.
• Click the Refresh button in the View panel to refresh the view.
• Click the Refresh link in the Information panel. This method refreshes only the information in the
visible table. The header of the Information panel indicates the last time the panel was refreshed.
• Select Discovery > Refresh from the Menu bar.
Figure 3-18 illustrates the various ways you can manually refresh the Fabric Manager views.
Table 3-2 Polling Rates per SAN Size
Total Ports Managed Polling Rates
PM and APM Fabric Manager Updates
Small SAN (up to 512 ports, 1-20 domains) 5 minutes 1 minute
Medium SAN (513-1280 ports, 21-50 domains) 5 minutes 5 minutes
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1. Medium SANs can take between 5 and 10 minutes to update for some actions. Large SANs can take between
30 to 60 minutes to update for some actions. You should issue a refresh manually for immediate updates.
Large SAN (1281-2560 ports, 51-80 domains) 5 minutes 30 minutes
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