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Viewing the server list ··········································································································································· 22
Viewing server details ··········································································································································· 22
Importing a server ················································································································································· 23
Synchronizing settings of a server into VFM ······································································································ 23
Deleting a server ··················································································································································· 23
Viewing VMs ·························································································································································· 24
Managing storage devices ··········································································································································· 24
Viewing the storage device list ···························································································································· 24
Viewing storage device details ···························································································································· 25
Importing a storage device ·································································································································· 25
Synchronizing settings of a storage device into VFM ······················································································· 25
Deleting a storage device ····································································································································· 26
6 Managing SANs ····················································································································································· 27
Default DCBX parameters ·············································································································································· 27
VSAN auto discovery ···················································································································································· 29
Fabric management ······················································································································································· 29
Managing fabrics ·················································································································································· 30
Managing FCoE switches ····································································································································· 33
Managing servers·················································································································································· 48
Managing storage devices ··································································································································· 49
Managing VSANs ················································································································································· 51
Zone database······················································································································································· 56
Managing FC ping tasks ······································································································································ 70
Managing FC tracert tasks ··································································································································· 73
Setting FC ping thresholds ············································································································································ 75
SAN fast configuration ·················································································································································· 76
Prerequisites for SAN fast configuration ············································································································· 76
Performing SAN fast configuration ······················································································································ 76
7 Managing TRILL ······················································································································································ 79
Managing a TRILL network with VFM ·························································································································· 79
Recommended procedure for configuring and managing a TRILL network ···················································· 80
Managing RBs ································································································································································ 80
Viewing the RB List ················································································································································ 80
Querying RBs ························································································································································· 81
Viewing detailed information about an RB ········································································································· 81
Importing RBs ························································································································································· 81
Synchronizing RBs ················································································································································· 82
Deleting RBs ··························································································································································· 82
Batch modifying the TRILL configuration of RBs ·································································································· 82
Modifying TRILL configuration of an RB ·············································································································· 83
Managing TRILL configuration of an interface ··································································································· 83
8 Managing SPB ························································································································································ 86
SPB deployment and maintenance ······························································································································· 86
Deployment procedure summary ························································································································· 87
Maintenance task summary ·································································································································· 87
Managing SPB devices ·················································································································································· 88
Viewing the SPB device list ·································································································································· 88
Querying devices ·················································································································································· 90
Viewing device details ·········································································································································· 90
Viewing SPBM configuration ······························································································································· 90
Importing devices ·················································································································································· 91
