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1 VFM overview ··························································································································································· 1
At a Glance ······································································································································································· 1
VAN Fabric Topology ······················································································································································ 1
DC Management ······························································································································································· 2
SAN Configuration ··························································································································································· 2
LAN Configuration ···························································································································································· 2
Statistics ·············································································································································································· 2
2 Managing the VFM common services ····················································································································· 3
Managing an SAN ··························································································································································· 3
Managing a TRILL network ··············································································································································· 4
Managing an SPBN ·························································································································································· 4
Managing an EVI network ··············································································································································· 5
3 VFM navigation menu and common operations ···································································································· 6
Navigation menu ······························································································································································ 6
Common operations ························································································································································· 7
Sorting a list ······························································································································································ 7
Navigating a list ······················································································································································· 7
Importing devices ····················································································································································· 8
4 Viewing the At a Glance page ····························································································································· 10
Accessing the At a glance page ·································································································································· 10
Viewing the network device status ······························································································································· 10
Viewing the Top 5 DCs by device quantity ················································································································· 11
Viewing the SAN device view ······································································································································ 12
Viewing the Fabric view ················································································································································ 12
Viewing the LAN topology ············································································································································ 13
Viewing the Top 5 EVI services ···································································································································· 13
Viewing the Top 5 EVI services by VM migrations/24 hours ··················································································· 14
Viewing the Top 5 EVI networks by VM migration delay for last week ··································································· 15
5 Managing DCs ······················································································································································· 17
Managing DCs ······························································································································································· 17
Viewing the DC list ················································································································································ 17
Querying DCs ························································································································································ 17
Viewing devices in a DC ······································································································································ 18
Adding a DC ························································································································································· 18
Modifying a DC ····················································································································································· 18
Deleting a DC ························································································································································ 18
Locating a VM by MAC address ························································································································· 18
Discovering a device automatically ····················································································································· 19
Managing network devices··········································································································································· 20
Viewing the network device list ··························································································································· 20
Viewing network device details ··························································································································· 20
Importing a network device ·································································································································· 21
Synchronizing settings of a network device into VFM ······················································································ 21
Deleting a network device ···································································································································· 21
Managing servers ·························································································································································· 22
