Q-Logic 8C/16 Manuel D’Utilisation

3 – Managing Fabrics

Displaying Fabric Information

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The SANbox Manager application does not automatically delete switches or links 
that have failed or have been physically removed from the Fibre Channel network. 
In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the display up to date. If 
you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the SANbox Manager application 
will restore it automatically. You can also refresh the display. To delete a switch 
from the topology display, do the following:

1.

Select one or more switches in the topology display.

2.

Open the Switch menu and select Delete.

To delete a link, do the following:

1.

Select one or more links in the topology display.

2.

Open the Switch menu and select Delete.

The topology display is your primary tool for monitoring a fabric. The graphics 
window of the topology display provides status information for switches, inter-
switch links, and the Ethernet connection to the management workstation.

The data window tabs show name server, switch, and active zone set information. 
The Active Zoneset tab shows the zone definitions for the active zone set. Refer 
to 

 and 

 for information about the Name Server and Switch data windows.

The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in 
status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to 
update the display status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To refresh 
the topology display, do one of the following:

„

Choose the Refresh button.

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Open the View menu and select Refresh.

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Press the F5 key.

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Right-click anywhere in the background of the topology display and select 
Refresh Fabric from the popup menu.