This screen lists all of the SAN fabrics that have been created and displays the external connection information.

The following table describes the fields within the SAN Fabrics (External Connections) screen.

Field

Description

 

 

Status

Status of the fabric

SAN Fabric

Name of the fabric

Fabric Type

The type of fabric, FabricAttach or DirectAttach

Login Re-Distribution

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

 

always Manual. For FlexFabric modules in a FabricAttach fabric, this can be set as

 

described in "Login re-distribution (on page 155)." The login re-distribution is not

 

applicable for FlexFabric modules in a DirectAttach 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)."

 

 

Connected To

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

 

other end

 

 

Enclosure

Enclosure selected for the SAN fabric

Bay

Enclosure bay selected for the SAN fabric

Port

Faceplate name of the port

Action

Perform edit, delete, and re-distribute operations

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

Task

Action

 

 

Add a SAN fabric

Click Add below the table, or right-click on the header row to display a

 

menu, and then select Add.

 

 

Edit a SAN fabric

Click the Edit link in the Action column, or left-click to select a fabric,

 

right-click to display a menu, and then select Edit.

 

 

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