Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.3.0 - Manual (Page 96)

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SAN discovery overview
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4. Select the Automatic option.
5. Click OK on the Add Fabric Discovery dialog box.
6. Click Close on the Discover Fabrics dialog box.
Rediscovering a fabric
To refresh discovery of a fabric, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Fabrics.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays.
2. Select a fabric in the Discovered Fabrics table.
3. Click Rediscover.
The application triggers all fabric and switch level collectors. The status of the refresh displays
in the Master Log as an application event for the fabric as well as each switch in the fabric. For
example, “Fabric information collection was successful for the fabric - Fabric_Name”.
4. Click Close on the Discover Fabrics dialog box.
Removing a fabric from active discovery
If you decide you no longer want the Management application to discover and monitor a specific
fabric, you can delete it from active discovery. Deleting a fabric also deletes the fabric data on the
server (both system collected and user-defined data) except for user-assigned names for the device
port, device node, and device enclosure information.
To delete a fabric from active discovery, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Fabrics.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays.
2. Select the fabric you want to delete from active discovery in the Discovered Fabrics table.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click OK on the confirmation message.
The deleted fabric displays in the Previously Discovered Addresses table.
5. Click Close on the Discover Fabrics dialog box.
Rediscovering a previously discovered fabric
To return a fabric to active discovery, complete the following steps.
1. Select Discover > Fabrics.
The Discover Fabrics dialog box displays.
2. Select the fabric you want to return to active discovery in the Previously Discovered Addresses
table.
3. Click Discover.