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Chapter 26 Monitoring Data Center Configurations
Cisco FabricPath
Monitoring Cisco FabricPath Configuration
The following commands can be launched from the inventory by right-clicking FabricPat h and
choosing Commands > Show.
The table below lists FabricPath configuration commands. Additional commands may be available for
your devices. New commands are often provided in Prime Network Device Packages, which can be
downloaded from the Prime Network software download site. For more information on how to download
and install DPs and enable new commands, see the information on “Adding Additional Device (VNE)
support” in the Cisco Prime Network 4.0 Administrator Guide.
Before executing any commands, you can preview them and view the results. If desired, you can also
schedule the commands. To find out if a device supports these commands, see the Cisco Prime Network
4.0 Supported Cisco VNEs.
Note You might be prompted to enter your device access credentials while executing a command. Once you
have entered them, these credentials will be used for every subsequent execution of a command in the
same GUI client session. If you want to change the creden tial s, clic k E dit Credentials. The Edit
Credentials button will not be available for SNMP commands or if the command is scheduled for a later
time.
Table 26-4 Cisco FabricPath Configuration
Field Name Description
Switch ID Unique ID of the Cisco FabricPath virtual switch.
System-ID System MAC address of the Cisco FabricPath.
Gracefulmerge
Disabled Indicates whether graceful merge feature is enabled are not . Value could
be True or Fal se. If this feature is enabled, the switch would be
effectively linked to the Cisco FabricPath network. If disabled, y ou may
experience traffic drops.
Allocate Delay (sec) Time delay during new resource propagation.
Linkup Delay (sec) Time delay for detecting conflicts during linkup sessions.
Transition Delay (sec) Time delay during transition of value propagation.
FabricPath Interfaces
Port Ethernet link, which is configured as a Cisco FabricPath. Click the
hyperlink to view the interface link in physical inventory.
Interface Name Name of the interface for which switch port mode is configured as a
Cisco FabricPath.