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Connectivity map
The Connectivity Map, which displays in the upper right area of the main window, is a grouped map
that shows physical and logical connectivity of Fabric OS components, including discovered and
monitored devices and connections. These components display as icons in the Connectivity Map.
For a list of icons that display in the Connectivity Map, refer to the following sections:
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The Management application displays all discovered fabrics in the Connectivity Map by default. To
display a discovered host in the Connectivity Map, you must select the host in the Product List. You
can only view only one host and physical and logical connections at a time.
View management
You can customize the topology by creating views at the managed host level in addition to the fabric
level views. If you discover or import a fabric with more than approximately 2,000 devices, the
devices display on the Product List, but not on the Connectivity Map. Instead, the topology area
shows a message stating that the topology cannot be displayed. To resolve this issue, create a new
view to filter the number of devices being discovered.
Instructions for managing customized views of the topology are detailed in
Adapter software
The Adapter Software dialog box allows you to perform the following tasks:
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Select and import a driver file or delete existing drivers from the driver repository
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Update the driver to the hosts
NOTE
For Linux and Solaris systems, you cannot upgrade to driver file version 3.0.3.0. You must upgrade
to version 3.0.3.1 or later.
The ability to update drivers to the hosts is available for hosts that are disovered through the Host
Connectivity Manager (HCM) agent with driver version 2.3.0.0 or later. Driver updates cannot be
performed for ESXi hosts, which are discovered using the CIM Server. Use the VMware vSphere
Update Manager to update the drivers on ESXi hosts.
To update the drivers to selected hosts, complete the following steps.
1. Select Host > Adapter Software from the Configure menu.
The Adapter Software dialog box, Driver tab, shown in
Figure 229
, displays.