Q-Logic 5200 Manuel D’Utilisation

3 – Managing Fabrics
Displaying Fabric Information

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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:

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Click 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.

The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information 
about switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection. The switch status 
icons, displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color. Switches 
controlled by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed 
on the right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation, 
yellow indicates a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum 
performance, and red indicates a potential failure. 

 shows the different 

switch icons and their meanings.

SANbox 5200 Series Switch

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Normal operation (Green)

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Warning–operational with errors (Yellow)

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Critical–potential failure (Red)

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Unknown–communication status unknown, 
unreachable, or unmanageable (Blue)

Fabric Management Switch

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Ethernet connection normal (Green)

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Ethernet connection warning (Yellow)

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Ethernet connection critical (Red)

Switch is not manageable with this version of SANsurfer 
Switch Manager. Use the management application that 
was shipped with this switch.