User's Manual

3 – Managing Fabrics

Managing the Fabric Database

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3.3.6

Deleting Switches and Links

The SANsurfer Switch Manager application does not automatically delete

switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric.

In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the display up to date. If

you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the SANsurfer Switch Manager

application will restore it automatically. You can also refresh the display. To delete

a switch from the topology display, do the following:

1. Select one or more switches in the topology display.

2. Open the Switch menu and select Delete.

To delete a link, do the following:

1. Select one or more links in the topology display.

2. Open the Switch menu and select Delete.

3.3.7

Adding a New Switch to a Fabric

If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug

in the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric

configuration. The default fabric configuration settings are:

 Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.

 All 1-Gbps/2-Gbps ports will be GL_Ports; all 10-Gbps ports will be G_Ports.

 The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned to the switch without a gateway

or boot protocol configured (RARP, BOOTP, and DHCP).

If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default

fabric configuration, do the following:

1. If the switch is not new from the factory, reset the switch to the factory

configuration before adding the switch to the fabric by selecting Restore

Factory Defaults in the Switch menu from the faceplate display.

2. If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port, you must first

configure the IP address using the Network Properties dialog or the

Configuration Wizard.

3. Configure any special switch settings. Consider configuring the Default

Visibility setting to None in the Zoning Config dialog to prevent devices from

finding other devices on all switches in the fabric until the new switch is

configured. To open the Zoning Config dialog, open the Zoning menu, and

select Edit Zoning Config.

4. Plug in the inter-switch links (ISL), but do not connect the devices.