Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 124)

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SAN Fabric monitoring
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• If you unmonitor a DCB switch (discovered on the SAN tab), the DCB switch does not display on
the SAN tab, but continues to display on the IP tab.
To stop monitoring a switch, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discovery > Fabrics.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays.
2. Select one or more switches in the same fabric that you want to stop monitoring from the
Discovered Fabrics table.
NOTE
You cannot select switches in different fabrics.
3. Click Unmonitor.
The Unmonitor Status dialog box displays with the following details:
• IP Address — The IP address of the switch.
• WWN — The WWN of the switch.
• Name — The name of the switch.
• FID — The FID of the switch.
• Fabric Name — The name of the associated fabric.
• Status — Whether the unmonitor was successful or failed.
• Reason — The reason for the failure. Blank for success.
4. Click Close on the Unmonitor Status dialog box.
5. Click Close on the Discover Fabrics dialog box.
Resume monitoring of discovered fabrics
NOTE
Monitoring is not supported on Hosts.
To monitor a fabric and all associated devices, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discovery > Fabrics.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays.
2. Select the fabric you want to monitor from the Discovered Fabrics table.
3. Click Monitor.
The Monitor Status dialog box displays with the status.
NOTE
If there is a unmonitored switch in the fabric, it stays unmonitored.
The monitor function fails if the fabric has user-defined Admin Domains created or if the fabric
is merged with another fabric already in the monitored state.
4. Click Close on the Monitor Status dialog box.
5. Click Close on the Discover Fabrics dialog box.