Through the Fabric Manager user interface, you can view the list of all available switches in the physical fabric. Details about the switch are visible on the Dashboard.
The following table describes the various attributes of the switch that you can view on the dashboard:
Attribute | Description |
Status | The status of the switch, whether it can be reached by pinging. Displayed as Running if reachable and Unknown if not reachable. |
Health | Displays the health of the switch — Critical or OK, Warning, Unknown. For a Netgear switch, PING service is monitored, whereas for a Mellanox switch, the PING, fan, power supply, and temperature are monitored. |
Name | Name of the switch. |
FM-LAN IP Address | IP Address of the switch. |
Model | The model of the switch- Mellanox or Netgear. |
Serial Number | Serial number of the switch. |
To view the details of a particular switch
On the Fabric Manager user interface, point to System Administration, and then click CPF System.
Click Switches.
Double-click the switch of which you want to view the details.
The details are displayed in the Summary tab.
The Health, Events Statistics, and Status of the switch are also displayed.
Click View All to see information on all events pertaining to this switch.
Click a particular severity to see information on events of that severity.