The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information about switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection. The switch status icons, displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color. Switches controlled by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed on the right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation, yellow indicates a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum performance, and red indicates a potential failure. Table 4 shows the different switch icons and their meanings.

Table 4 Topology display switch and status icons

Switch icon

Description

 

 

 

McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch

 

Normal operation (green)

 

Warning — operational with errors (yellow)

 

Critical — potential failure (red)

 

Unknown — communication status unknown,

 

unreachable, or not manageable by the McDATA Web

 

Server (blue)

 

 

 

Fabric management switch

 

Ethernet connection normal (green)

 

Ethernet connection warning (yellow)

 

Ethernet connection critical (red)

 

 

 

Switch is not manageable with this version of McDATA

 

Web Server. Use the management application that was

 

shipped with this switch.

 

 

Displaying the Event Browser

The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the switch management application. Events that are generated by the application are not saved on the switch, but can be saved to a file during the switch management session.

To display the Event Browser, choose one of the following:

Select Fabric > Show Event Browser.

Click Events on the tool bar.

NOTE: If the Show Event Browser selection or the Events button is grayed-out, you must first enable the

Events Browser using the Preferences dialog. Refer to Setting McDATA Web Server preferences” on page 15 for more information. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog, the next time the switch management application is started, all events from the switch log will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when switch management application is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be displayed.