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4-6 EMC Connectrix DS-32B2 and ED-12000B Fabric OS Reference Manual
Fabric and Switch Management
Fabric Wat ch
Fabric Watch software monitors the performance and status of Fibre
Channel networks and DS-32B2 and ED-12000B switches, and can
alert SAN managers when problems arise. The real-time alerts from
Fabric Watch software help SAN managers solve problems before
they become costly failures. SAN managers can configure Fabric
Watch software to monitor any of the following:
◆Fabric events (such as topology reconfigurations and zone
changes)
◆Physical switch conditions (such as fans, power supplies, and
temperature)
◆Port behavior (such as state changes, errors, and perfo rmance)
◆SFPs behavior
With Fabric Watch software, SAN managers can place limits, or
thresholds, on the behavior of different switch and fabric elements.
Fabric Watch then monitors these behavior variables, or counters, and
issues an alarm to address problems when a counter exceeds a
threshold. An alarm may email the SAN manager or lock out a port
log, depending on how the manager configures the alarm.