Ethernet fabrics view, Vlan topology view – Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Ethernet Fabrics view

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Ethernet Fabrics view

The Ethernet Fabrics view displays a map of the traffic for VCS devices on your network. To view the
fabric members and TRILL (Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) connections for a fabric,
double-click the fabric in the Product List. To display the topology map for Ethernet Fabrics, you
must have the Main Display - Ethernet Fabric privilege. For more information about privileges, refer
to

“User Privileges”

on page 1423.

The Ethernet Fabrics view Product List contains all the VCS fabrics known to the system. Within
each VCS fabric, nodes that are part of that VCS fabric display. You can only view one VCS fabric at
a time.

For more information about the components and customization of the topology map, refer to the
following sections:

“IP topology map components”

on page 424.

“Topology map elements”

on page 424.

“Topology map layout”

on page 426.

For more information about general functions you can perform on the topology map, refer to

“Topology Map functions”

on page 394.

VLAN Topology view

The VLAN Topology view displays a map of the VLAN traffic for devices on your network. You can
also view primary, isolated, and community PVLAN in the VLAN Topology and Product List. You can
access the STP or RSTP Topology from this view. To display topologies for VLANs, you must have the
Main Display - VLAN privilege in your user role. For more information about privileges, refer to

“User

Privileges”

on page 1423.

The VLAN Product List contains all the port VLANs and PVLANs known to the system. Within each
VLAN, products that are a part of that VLAN display. You can select which VLAN topology you wish to
view. The default VLAN ID is the first entry in the VLAN Product List.

For more information about the components and customization of the topology map, refer to the
following sections:

“IP topology map components”

on page 424.

“Topology map elements”

on page 424.

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