Use this screen to edit a SAN fabric configuration.The following table describes the fields within the Edit SAN Fabric screen.

Field

Description

 

 

Fabric

 

 

 

Fabric Name

Descriptive name for the fabric. Do not use spaces.

Status

Status of the fabric

Fabric Type

The type of fabric, FabricAttach or DirectAttach. After a fabric is defined, its type

 

cannot be changed.

Login Re-distribution

Login Re-distribution setting for the fabric. For all standard VC-FC modules, this is

 

always Manual. For FlexFabric modules, this can be set as described in "Login

 

re-distribution (on page 155)" when the fabric type is set to FabricAttach.

 

 

Configured Speed

Requested speed of the uplink port. Valid values once allowed are 2Gb, 4Gb, 8Gb,

 

and Auto. If 8Gb is chosen for the uplink speed on an FC module that does not support

 

8Gb, the value is automatically translated to "Auto" within VCM. This allows the

 

module to connect at the highest supported speed.

 

 

Enclosure Uplink Ports

 

Uplink Port

Faceplate name of the port

Bay

Enclosure bay selected for the SAN fabric

Port Status

Shows the link status, link speed, and connectivity of the port. If the port is unlinked and

 

no connectivity exists, the cause is displayed. For more information about possible

 

causes, see "Port status conditions (on page 274)."

 

 

Speed

Actual, connected speed of the uplink port

Connected To

WWN of the principal switch on the SAN fabric that this port is connected to on the

 

other end

 

 

Action

Perform delete operations

The following table describes the available actions in the Edit SAN Fabric screen. Clicking another link in the pull-down menu or left navigation tree causes the current edits that have not been applied to be lost.

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