Saving the Event Browser to a file

You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file. Filtering affects the save operation, because only displayed events are saved. To save the Event Browser to a file, perform the following procedure:

1.Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display. Refer to Filtering the Event Browser” on page 45 and Sorting the Event Browser” on page 45 for more information.

2.Select File > Save As.

3.Select a pathname to which to save the event log and click Save. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or text format. XML files can be opened with an internet browser or text editor. CSV files can be opened with most spreadsheet applications.

Devices data window

The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. Click the Devices data window tab, in either the topology or faceplate display, to display device information for all devices that are logged into the selected fabric. To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches, select one or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display. Table 6 describes the entries in the Devices data window. Refer to Exporting device information to a file” on page 48 for exporting device information.

Table 6 Devices data window entries
Entry

Description

 

 

Port WWNPort World Wide Name

 

 

NicknameDevice port nickname. To create a new nickname or edit an

 

existing nickname, double-click the cell and enter a nickname in

 

the Edit Nickname dialog. Refer to Managing device port

 

nicknames” on page 48 for more information.

 

 

DetailsClick (i) to display additional detail about the device. Refer to

 

Displaying detailed device information” on page 48.

 

 

FC AddressFibre Channel address

 

 

Switch

Switch name

 

 

PortSwitch port number

 

 

Target/InitiatorDevice type: target or initiator

 

 

VendorHost bus adapter/device vendor

 

 

Host NameName of host. This only applies to HBAs that support FDMI and

 

register this data.

 

 

Active ZonesThe active zone to which the device belongs

 

 

Row #Row number reference for each listing in the Devices data

 

window table

 

 

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