Table 42 Information Available from the Navigation Page (continued)

Element

Dependencies

Front

Back

Logical

Physical

 

 

Physical

Physical

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage

 

 

 

 

 

Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The management server displays cxfs for SGI IRIX computers if it detects CXFS on the cluster. On individual IRIX computers cxfs is not displayed when you enter the following at the command prompt:

df -k

Data may be missing from the Navigation tab for a McDATA or a Connectrix switch if the switch was discovered by using SNMP and one of the following techniques:

•Its IP address

•Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager or EMC Enterprise Connectrix Manager (ECM)

If a McDATA or Connectrix switch is discovered by their IP address (SNMP connection), the following boxes are empty:

•IP Gateway

•Switch ID

•FC Net Address

•FC Net Mask

If a McDATA or Connectrix switch is discovered by SNMP and by Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager or by EMC Enterprise Connectrix Manager (ECM), the following boxes are empty:

•IP Gateway

•Switch ID

•DNS Name

•IP Address

•IP Net Mask

•FC Net Address

•FC Net Mask

To learn how to access the Navigation tab, see ”Accessing the Navigation Tab” on page 307 for more information.

Finding the Status of a Port on a Switch

The management server can detect the status of a switch. This can be especially useful if a port is being a problem. To find the status of a port on a switch:

1.Access System Manager as described in ”Accessing System Manager” on page 251.

2.Double-click a switch in the right pane.

306 Viewing Element Topology and Properties