Displaying switch information

The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information:

Device and HBA information

Switch specifications and addresses

Configuration parameters

Port performance statistics

Port information

Configured zone sets

Figure 31 shows the faceplate display for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.

Figure 31 Faceplate display — switch information

The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To refresh switch status in the display, choose one of the following:

Click Refresh.

Select View > Refresh.

Press the F5 key.

Right-click a switch in the topology display. Select Refresh Switch from the popup menu.

Right-click in the graphic window of the faceplate display. Select Refresh Switch from the popup menu.

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 to display name server 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. Refer to Devices data window” on page 46 for a description of the entries in the Devices data window.

Switch data window

The Switch data window displays current network and switch information for the selected switches. Refer to Configuring a switch” on page 76 for more information about the Switch data window. Table 9 describes the Switch data window entries.

To open the Switch data window, choose one of the following:

Select one or more switches in the topology display. Click the Switch data window tab.

Open the faceplate display. Click the Switch data window tab.

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