36 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008
Saving a Fabric View File
To save a fabric view file, do the following:
1. Open the File menu, and select Save View As.
2. In the Save View dialog, enter a new file name.
3. Enter a file password, if necessary.
4. Click the OK button.
Rediscovering a Fabric
The rediscover fabric option clears out the current fabric information being
displayed, and rediscovers all switch information. To rediscover a fabric, open the
Fabric menu, and select Rediscover Fabric. The rediscover function is more
comprehensive than the refresh function.
Deleting Switches and Links
The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application does not automatically delete switches
or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric Fibre
Channel network. In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the
display up to date. If you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the Enterprise
Fabric Suite 2007 application will restore it automatically. You can also refresh the
display. To delete a switch from the topology display, do the following:
1. Select a switch in the topology display.
2. Open the Switch menu and select Delete.
To delete a link, do the following:
1. Select a link in the topology display.
2. Right-click the link and select Delete from the popup menu.
Adding a New Switch to a Fabric
If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug in
the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration.
The default fabric configuration settings are: