Document Outline

• 1 VFM overview
  • At a Glance
  • VAN Fabric Topology
  • DC Management
  • SAN Configuration
  • LAN Configuration
  • Statistics
• 2 Managing the VFM common services
  • Managing an SAN
  • Managing a TRILL network
  • Managing an SPBN
  • Managing an EVI network
• 3 VFM navigation menu and common operations
  • Navigation menu
  • Common operations
    • Sorting a list
    • Navigating a list
    • Importing devices
      • Accessing the window for selecting devices
      • Filtering devices by view
      • Filtering devices by advanced query
      • Selecting devices
• 4 Viewing the At a Glance page
  • Accessing the At a glance page
  • Viewing the network device status
  • Viewing the Top 5 DCs by device quantity
  • Viewing the SAN device view
  • Viewing the Fabric view
  • Viewing the LAN topology
  • Viewing the Top 5 EVI services
  • Viewing the Top 5 EVI services by VM migrations/24 hours
  • Viewing the Top 5 EVI networks by VM migration delay for last week
• 5 Managing DCs
  • Managing DCs
    • Viewing the DC list
    • Querying DCs
    • Viewing devices in a DC
    • Adding a DC
    • Modifying a DC
    • Deleting a DC
    • Locating a VM by MAC address
    • Discovering a device automatically
  • Managing network devices
    • Viewing the network device list
    • Viewing network device details
    • Importing a network device
    • Synchronizing settings of a network device into VFM
    • Deleting a network device
  • Managing servers
    • Viewing the server list
    • Viewing server details
    • Importing a server
    • Synchronizing settings of a server into VFM
    • Deleting a server
    • Viewing VMs
      • Viewing VM information
      • Querying VMs
  • Managing storage devices
    • Viewing the storage device list
    • Viewing storage device details
    • Importing a storage device
    • Synchronizing settings of a storage device into VFM
    • Deleting a storage device
• 6 Managing SANs
  • Default DCBX parameters
  • VSAN auto discovery
  • Fabric management
    • Managing fabrics
      • Viewing the fabric resources tree
      • Viewing the fabric list
      • Querying fabrics
      • Viewing fabric details
      • Adding a fabric
      • Modifying a fabric
      • Deleting fabrics
      • Viewing the fabric topology
    • Managing FCoE switches
      • Viewing the FCoE switch list
      • Querying FCoE switches
      • Viewing FCoE switch details
      • Viewing basic information and interface information of an FCoE switch
      • Importing FCoE switches
      • Synchronizing FCoE switches
      • Deleting FCoE switches
      • Viewing and comparing the global DCBX parameters in VFM and on the FCoE switch
      • Configuring global DCBX parameters for a single switch in VFM
      • Deploying global DCBX parameters to FCoE switches
      • Undeploying global DCBX parameters from FCoE switches
      • Viewing CEE interfaces
      • Querying CEE interfaces
      • Synchronizing CEE interfaces
      • Enabling or disabling CEE interfaces
      • Viewing and comparing the interface DCBX parameters on a CEE interface and in VFM
      • Configuring DCBX parameters in VFM for a single CEE interface
      • Deploying DCBX parameters to CEE interfaces
      • Undeploying DCBX parameters from CEE interfaces
      • Viewing VFC interfaces
      • Querying VFC interfaces
      • Viewing VFC interface details
      • Adding a VFC interface
      • Modifying a VFC interface
      • Deleting VFC interfaces
      • Synchronizing VFC interfaces
      • Enabling or disabling VFC interfaces
      • Batch configuring the administrative status and mode of VFC interfaces
      • Managing VSANs of a VFC interface
      • Configuring uplink-to-downlink interface mappings
      • Viewing PWWN information
      • Initiating a disruptive load-balancing process
    • Managing servers
      • Viewing the server list
      • Querying servers
      • Viewing server details
      • Synchronizing servers
    • Managing storage devices
      • Viewing the storage list
      • Querying storage devices
      • Viewing storage device details
      • Synchronizing storage devices
    • Managing VSANs
      • Viewing the VSAN list
      • Querying VSANs
      • Viewing VSAN details
      • Adding a VSAN
      • Deleting VSANs
      • Synchronizing VSANs
      • Modifying a VSAN-VLAN mapping
      • Viewing the VFC interface list
      • Querying VFC interfaces
      • Adding VFC interfaces
      • Deleting VFC interfaces
    • Zone database
      • Zone database structure
      • Active zone set and default zone set
      • Zone configuration procedure for a VSAN in VFM
      • VFM zone configurations synchronized to FCoE switches
      • Active zone set
      • Configuring global zone parameters
      • Managing zone sets
        • To view zone sets:
        • To query zone sets:
        • To add a zone set:
        • To activate a zone set:
        • To modify a zone set:
        • To copy a zone set:
        • To delete zone sets:
        • To add zones to a zone set:
        • To delete zones from a zone set:
      • Managing the active zone set
        • To view the active zone set:
        • To view a zone in the active zone set:
      • Managing zones
        • To view zones:
        • To query zones:
        • To add a zone:
        • To modify a zone:
        • To copy a zone:
        • To delete zones:
        • To add a zone member in a zone:
        • To delete zone members:
      • Managing zone aliases
        • To view zone aliases:
        • To query zone aliases:
        • To add a zone alias:
        • To modify a zone alias:
        • To copy a zone alias:
        • To delete zone aliases:
        • To add a zone member to a zone alias:
        • To delete zone members from a zone alias:
      • Managing zone members
        • To view zone members:
        • To query zone members:
      • Zone topology
    • Managing FC ping tasks
      • Accessing the FC ping task list
      • Querying FC ping tasks
      • Viewing FC ping task results
      • Adding an FC ping task
      • Modifying an FC ping task
      • Executing FC ping tasks immediately
      • Suspending FC ping tasks
      • Resuming FC ping tasks
      • Deleting FC ping tasks
    • Managing FC tracert tasks
      • Accessing the FC tracert task list
      • Querying FC tracert tasks
      • Viewing FC tracert results
      • Adding an FC tracert task
      • Repeating FC tracert tasks
      • Deleting FC tracert tasks
  • Setting FC ping thresholds
  • SAN fast configuration
    • Prerequisites for SAN fast configuration
    • Performing SAN fast configuration
• 7 Managing TRILL
  • Managing a TRILL network with VFM
    • Recommended procedure for configuring and managing a TRILL network
  • Managing RBs
    • Viewing the RB List
    • Querying RBs
    • Viewing detailed information about an RB
    • Importing RBs
    • Synchronizing RBs
    • Deleting RBs
    • Batch modifying the TRILL configuration of RBs
    • Modifying TRILL configuration of an RB
    • Managing TRILL configuration of an interface
      • Viewing the interface list of an RB
      • Batch configuring TRILL interfaces
      • Modifying TRILL configuration of an interface
• 8 Managing SPB
  • SPB deployment and maintenance
    • Deployment procedure summary
    • Maintenance task summary
  • Managing SPB devices
    • Viewing the SPB device list
    • Querying devices
    • Viewing device details
    • Viewing SPBM configuration
    • Importing devices
    • Synchronizing SPBM configuration
    • Removing devices
    • Configuring the MST region parameters
      • Configuring MST region parameters for one device
      • Configuring MST region parameters for multiple devices
    • Managing interfaces
      • Viewing the interface list
      • Querying interfaces
      • Viewing interface details
      • Enabling/disabling SPBM on interfaces
        • To enable or disable SPBM on an interface:
        • To enable or disable SPBM on multiple interfaces:
  • Creating a B-VLAN plan
    • Viewing the B-VLAN plan
    • Querying B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mappings
    • Adding a B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mapping
    • Importing B-VLAN ID to ECT algorithm mappings from devices
    • Remapping a B-VLAN to an ECT algorithm index
    • Removing B-VLAN to ECT algorithm mappings
    • Deploying the B-VLAN plan to SPB devices
  • Managing SPB services
    • Viewing the SPB service list
    • Querying SPB services
    • Viewing the topology and details of an SPB service
    • Adding SPB services
    • Modifying an SPB service
      • Modifying the name and audit interval of an SPB service
      • Modifying the configuration of an SPB service
    • Deleting SPB services
    • Deploying SPB services
    • Undeploying SPB services
    • Auditing SPB services
    • Viewing audit details of SPB services
    • Changing the state of an SPB service from abnormal to normal
    • Performing ECT migration
  • Monitoring ACs
    • Viewing the AC list
    • Querying ACs
    • Viewing AC details
    • Viewing SPB service topology and details for an AC
    • Changing customer site names
• 9 Managing EVI
  • EVI deployment and maintenance
    • Deployment procedure summary
    • Maintenance task summary
  • Managing EVI edge devices
    • Viewing the device list
    • Querying devices
    • Viewing device details
    • Importing devices
    • Synchronizing EVI configuration
    • Removing devices
  • Managing EVI settings on individual devices
    • Managing transport-facing physical interfaces on a device
      • Viewing the EVI-enabled interface list
      • Querying EVI-enabled interfaces
      • Enabling EVI on transport-facing physical interfaces
      • Disabling EVI on transport-facing physical interfaces
    • Managing EVI services on individual devices
      • Viewing the EVI configuration of a device
      • Querying EVI settings
      • Adding an EVI service to a device
      • Removing an EVI service from a device
      • Bulk-configuring flooding settings for EVI services
      • Viewing remote MAC addresses
      • Viewing selective flooding settings
      • Viewing EVI IS-IS settings
      • Configuring MAC addresses for selective flooding
      • Configuring EVI IS-IS settings
    • Monitoring traffic size
    • Modifying the site ID
    • Modifying the designated site VLAN
    • Viewing local MAC addresses
  • Managing EVI services
    • Viewing the EVI service list
    • Querying EVI services
    • Viewing basic information and topology of an EVI service
    • Adding an EVI service
      • Configuring DCs
      • Configuring edge devices
      • Configuring EVI service settings
      • Enabling immediate EVI service deployment
      • Completing the EVI service configuration
    • Modifying an EVI service
      • Modifying the name and audit interval of an EVI service
      • Modifying configurations of an EVI service
    • Deleting EVI services
    • Deploying EVI services
    • Undeploying EVI services
    • Auditing EVI services
    • Viewing the failure cause of an EVI service
    • Viewing history connect rate records of an EVI service
    • Viewing the network topology for an EVI service
  • Managing EVI links
    • Viewing the EVI link list
    • Querying EVI links
    • Viewing EVI link delay
• 10 Managing VAN Fabric topologies
  • Managing LAN topologies
    • Accessing a LAN topology
    • Managing an EVI topology
      • Displaying/Hiding the EVI Service List
      • Querying EVI services
      • Expanding/Collapsing a DC
      • Viewing DC details
      • Highlighting/De-highlighting an EVI service
      • Adding a link
      • Removing a link
      • Synchronizing a device
      • Removing a device
    • Managing an SPB topology
      • Displaying/Hiding the SPB Service List
      • Querying SPB services
      • Highlighting/De-highlighting an SPB service
      • Highlighting/De-highlighting an ECT path
    • Managing a TRILL topology
      • Viewing an RB path
      • Viewing a multicast path
  • Managing a SAN topology
    • Accessing a SAN topology
    • Managing a VSAN view
      • Displaying/Hiding a VSAN view
      • Querying a VSAN
      • Highlighting a VSAN
    • Managing a zone view
      • Displaying/Hiding a zone view
      • Querying zones
      • Querying zone aliases
      • Highlighting zones/zone aliases
      • Performing global zone operation
      • Managing a zone set
        • Adding a zone set
        • Modifying a zone set
        • Copying a zone set
        • Deleting a zone set
        • Activating a zone set
        • Managing zones in a zone set
      • Managing a zone
        • Adding a zone
        • Modifying a zone
        • Copying a zone
        • Deleting a zone set
        • Managing the zone alias of a zone
      • Managing a zone alias
        • Adding a zone alias
        • Modifying a zone alias
        • Copying a zone alias
        • Deleting a zone alias
      • Managing zone members
• 11 Monitoring and auditing
  • Managing ECT statistics chart
  • Managing VM migration information
    • Viewing the VM migration record list
    • Querying migration records of a VM
    • Replaying a migration
      • Replaying a migration
      • Downloading and installing a Flash plug-in
• 12 Acronyms and terms