Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual, 14.0.1

2041 Pages·2016·20.27 MB·English

by  Brocade Communications, Inc

53-1004147-02 ®
06 May 2016
Brocade Network Advisor
SAN User Manual
Supporting Network Advisor 14.0.1
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Document History
Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002044-01 New document November 2010
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002167-01 Updated for Network Advisor11.1. May 2011
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002355-01 Updated for Network Advisor11.2. September 2011
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002530-01 Updated for Network Advisor11.2.1. March 2012
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002568-01 Updated for Network Advisor11.3.0. August 2012
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002696-01  Updated for Network Advisor12.0.0. December 2012
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1002948-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.1.0. July 2013
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003057-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.2.0. February 2014
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003154-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.3.0 July 2014
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003371-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.3.1 August 2014
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003469-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.32. September 2014
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003577-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.33. December 2014
Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003744-01 Updated for Network Advisor12.4.0. April 2015
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003744-02 Updated for Network Advisor12.4.1. June 2015
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003744-03 Updated for Network Advisor12.4.2. August 2015
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1003744-04 Updated for Network Advisor12.4.3. December 2015
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1004147-01 Updated for Network Advisor14.0.0. January 2016
Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual 53-1004147-02 Updated for Network Advisor14.0.0. May 2016
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Contents
About This Document
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xlv
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xlvii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . li
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liii
Text formatting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liii
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liii
Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liii
Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liv
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liv
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liv
Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . liv
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lv
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lvi
Chapter 1 Getting Started
User interface components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Management server and client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Launching a remote client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Clearing previous versions of the remote client . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Logging in to the web client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Launching the Configuration Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Viewing active sessions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Disconnecting users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Viewing server properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Viewing port status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Server and client ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Accessibility features for the Management application. . . . . . . . . .17
Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Look and feel customization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Product improvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Enabling product improvement data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Disabling product improvement data transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
PostgreSQL database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting to the database using pgAdmin III . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting to the database using the
ODBC client (Windows systems). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
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Connecting to the database using the
ODBC client (Linux systems). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Changing the database user password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Supported open source software and t
hird-party software products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
SAN feature-to-firmware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Chapter 2 Patches
Installing a patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Uninstalling a patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Chapter 3 Discovery
SAN discovery overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Enabling or disabling auto enclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
FCS policy and seed switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Backbone Chassis discovery requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Discovering fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Editing the password for multiple devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Configuring SNMP credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Reverting to a default SNMP community string. . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Rediscovering a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Removing a fabric from active discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Rediscovering a previously discovered fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Deleting a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Viewing the fabric discovery state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Troubleshooting fabric discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Managed count exceeded troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Virtual Fabric discovery troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
SAN Fabric monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Stop monitoring of discovered fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Stop monitoring of discovered switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Resume monitoring of discovered fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Resume monitoring of discovered switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
SAN Seed switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Seed switch requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Seed switch failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Changing the seed switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Host discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
CIM and WMI host discovery requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Discovering Hosts by network address or host name . . . . . . .57
Importing Hosts from a CSV file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Importing Hosts from a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Importing Hosts from a VM Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Editing host adapter credentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Removing a host from active discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Rediscovering a host to active discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Rediscovering a previously discovered host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
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Deleting a host from discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Viewing the host discovery state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Troubleshooting host discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
VM Manager discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
VM Manager discovery requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Discovering a VM manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Editing a VM manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Excluding a host from VM manager discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Including a host in VM manager discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Removing a VM manager from active discovery . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Rediscovering a previously discovered VM manager . . . . . . . .72
Deleting a VM manager from discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Viewing the VM manager discovery state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Troubleshooting VM manager discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Chapter 4 Application Configuration
Configurable preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Server Data backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
What is backed up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Management server backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Configuring backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Enabling backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Disabling backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Viewing the backup status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Changing the backup interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Starting immediate backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Reviewing backup events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Server Data restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Restoring data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Restoring data to a new server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
SAN data collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Product communication protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
OUI mapping settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
SAN display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Setting your FICON display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Resetting your display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
SAN End node display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Displaying end nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
SAN Ethernet loss events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Enabling SAN Ethernet loss events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Disabling SAN Ethernet loss events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Event storage settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Configuring event storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Storing historical events purged from repository. . . . . . . . . . . .93
Flyover settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Configuring flyovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Turning flyovers on or off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
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Viewing flyovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Name settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Setting names to be unique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Setting names to be non-unique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Fixing duplicate names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Viewing names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Adding a name to an existing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Adding a name to a new device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Applying a name to a detached WWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Removing a name from a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Editing names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Exporting names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Importing Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Searching for a device by name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Searching for a device by WWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Miscellaneous security settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Configuring the server name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Enforcing MD5 file during import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Configuring login security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Configuring the login banner display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Disabling the login banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Syslog Registration settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Registering a server as a Syslog recipient automatically . . . .108
Configuring the Syslog listing port number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
SNMP Trap Registration settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Registering a server as a SNMP trap recipient automatically 109
Configuring the SNMP trap listing port number . . . . . . . . . . .109
SNMP Trap forwarding credential settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Configuring SNMP v1 and v2c credentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Configuring SNMP v3 credentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Software Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Client export port settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Client/Server IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Memory allocation settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Product communication settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
FTP/SCP/SFTP server settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Server port settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Support mode settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
FIPS Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Fabric tracking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Enabling fabric tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Disabling fabric tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Accepting changes for a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Accepting changes for all fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Accepting changes for a switch, access gateway,
or phantom domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
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Chapter 5 User Account Management
Users overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Configuration requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Viewing configured users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
User accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Creating a new user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Editing a user account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Copying a user account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Copying and pasting user preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Exporting a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Importing a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Assigning roles and areas of responsibility to
a user account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Removing roles and areas of responsibility from
a user account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Disabling a user account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Enabling a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Deleting a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Unlocking a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Creating a new role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Editing a role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Copying a role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Deleting a role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Adding privileges to a role. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Removing privileges from a role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Areas of responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Creating an AOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Editing an AOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Copying an AOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Deleting an AOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Assigning products to an AOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Removing products from an AOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Password policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Configuring a password policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Viewing password policy violators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
User profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Viewing your user profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Editing your user profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Changing your password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
Viewing your password policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Resetting optional messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Configuring e-mail notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Chapter 6 Web Client
Web client overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Browser requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
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Opening the Management application web client . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Launching the Java client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Web client toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Global search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Defining the search server list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Hiding the global search fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Adding a server to the search list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Editing a server to the search list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Removing a server from server options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Logging off the web client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Dashboard overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Dashboard expand navigation bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
General dashboard functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
General table functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Accessing a dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Dashboard customization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Configuring the dashboard display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Dashboard playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
User-defined dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Default dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181
My Dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Shared Dashboards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Status widgets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Bottlenecked Ports widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
COMPASS Drifts widget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Events widget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Host Adapter Inventory widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
SAN Inventory widget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
SAN Status widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Status widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
VM Alarms widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite or Fabric Watch widgets. . . .192
Out of Range Violations widget. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Port Health Violations widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Performance monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Top Port Alignment Errors monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Top Port C3 Discards monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Top Port C3 Discards RX TO monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Top Port CRC Errors monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Top Port Encode Error Out monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Top Port Link Failures monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Top Port Link Resets monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Top Port Overflow Errors monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Top Port Receive EOF monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Top Port Runtime Errors monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Top Port Sync Losses monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Top Port Too Long Errors monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Top Port Traffic monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
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