Configuration Utility: Fabric Manager page

Use this page to view the fabrics and switches managed by Aperi . You can also run fabric discovery and probe jobs.

Fabric zoning functions require a switch within that fabric to either have an in-band agent or an out-of-band agent. The agents for the switch must have been discovered by Aperi. Then a fabric probe job should be run for the fabric. You can also run CIMOM discovery jobs, out-or-band Fabric agent discovery jobs, and probe and switch performance monitoring jobs.

There are several sections on this page. You can expand or collapse any section by clicking the + or - icon to the left of each section heading. When a section is collapsed, you will see the section heading with a status or status summary.

The top buttons are:

Refresh: Updates the contents of the Configuration Utility.

These are the sections for the Fabric Manager page:

Fabrics

This section displays information about the fabrics known to Aperi.

Fields

Fabric

Name for the fabric.

Physical Fabric

The WWN name for the fabric.

State

The status of the fabric. The status can be:

Normal: Indicated by a green square icon.
Missing: Indicated by a red icon.
Unknown: Indicated by a gray stop icon. The fabric is unreachable.

VSAN State

This indicates whether there is an active or inactive VSAN. This can be:

Active: Active VSAN.
Inactive: Inactive VSAN.
Blank: Not a VSAN.

Enabled for Zoning

Yes: Indicated by a green square icon. This fabric can be selected for zone configuration changes in Aperi. Go to Fabric Manager > Fabrics panel. This is the same data as in the Fabric Manager > Fabrics panel except for the "enabled for zoning" column.
No: Indicated by a red circle icon. This fabric can not be selected for zone configuration changes in Aperi.

Buttons

Zoning Configuration: Opens the Zone Configuration window so you can configure your fabric. Select a fabric and click Zone Configuration. Links to Fabric Manager > Fabrics.
Show SAN Assets (ALL) System Report: Displays the fabric SAN Assets (ALL) report. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > My Reports > Fabric > SAN Assets (ALL).
Fabrics Topology: Displays the topology for the fabric. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Topology > Fabrics.

Switch

This section displays information about the switches known to Aperi.

Fields

Label

Label for the switch.

WWN

The WWN name for the switch.

Health

The values are:

Missing: Indicated by a missing icon.
Critical: Indicated by a red icon.
Unknown: Indicated by a blue icon.
Normal: Indicated by a green icon.
Warning: Indicated by a yellow triangle icon.
Not applicable: Indicated by a blue icon.

Operational Status

Possible values are:

OK
Unknown
Other
degraded
stressed
predictive failure
error
non-recoverable error
starting
stopping
stopped
in service
no contact
lost communication
aborted
dormant
supporting entity in error
completed
power mode

IP Address

The IP address of the switch.

Domain

The ID that is the portion of the fabric represented by this switch.

Vendor

Vendor of the switch.

Model

Model of the switch.

Buttons

Show SAN Assets (Switches) System Report: Displays the fabric SAN Assets (Switches) report. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > My Reports > Fabric > SAN Assets (Switches).
Show Switch Performance System Report: Displays the fabric Switch Performance report. Only valid if you have a license for the Performance Manager. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > My Reports > Fabric > Switch Performance.
Switches Topology: Displays the topology for the switches. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Topology > Switches.

CIMOM Discovery

This section displays information about CIM agents that are required for performance capabilities. See the CIMOM section in the Services page for more information about the CIM agents.

Buttons

Run CIMOM Discovery Now: Creates a CIMOM discovery job using all of the defined CIM agents and does not scan the local subnet. The job is run immediately. When you run the job, a pop-up window prompts you for the job name. Enter a job name and click OK. A pop-up window informs you that the job has been submitted. Click OK. The results are displayed when the job has completed. Links to Administrative Services > Discovery > CIMOM > Run Now.
Edit CIMOM Discovery: Opens the Edit CIMOM window so you can change the parameters for the CIMOM discovery job. Links to Administrative Services > Discovery > CIMOM.

Out of Band Fabric Discovery

This section displays information for the out-of-band agents that are required for zone configuration and performance capabilities. See the Out of Band Fabric Agents section of the Services page for more information about the out-of-band agents.

Buttons

Run Out of Band Discovery Now: Creates an out-of-band discovery job using all of the defined out-of-band agents and does not scan the SNMP addresses. The job is run immediately. When you run the job, a pop-up window prompts you for the job name. Enter a job name and click OK. A pop-up window informs you that the job has been submitted. Click OK. The results are displayed when the job has completed.
Edit Out of Band Fabric Discovery: Opens the Edit Out of Band Fabric window so you can change the parameters for the discovery job. Links to Administrative Services > Discovery > Out of Band Fabric.

Inband Fabric Discovery

This section displays information about the in-band agents that are required for zone configuration. Aperi automatically runs a discovery job when it detects that an in-band Fabric agent has come online. See the Services page for more information about the servers and agents.

Fabric Probes

This section displays information about fabric probes that are required for topology and zone configuration capabilities. Probe jobs do the following:

Get the attribute information of devices specified for a topology display
Sends SCSI commands to devices to get minimal device data and other commands to identify the devices

Buttons

Probe Default Fabric Group Now: Creates a probe job using the default fabric group and all other default values. The job is run immediately. When you run the job, a pop-up window prompts you for the job name. Enter a job name and click OK. A pop-up window informs you that the job has been submitted. Click OK.
Create Probe: Opens the Create Probe window so that you can create and run a probe job. When you run the job, a pop-up window prompts you for the job name. Enter a job name and click OK. A pop-up window informs you that the job has been submitted. Click OK. The results are displayed when the job has completed. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Monitoring > Probes > Create Probe.

Alerting

This section contains links to various alert windows for:

Creating alert definitions for fabric devices
Viewing triggered alerts

Buttons

Create Alert Definitions

Fabric Alert: Opens the Create Fabric Alerts panel so you can create a fabric alert definition. Examples of fabric alerts are fabric discovery, state change, and so on. Links to Fabric Manager > Alerting > Fabric Alerts > Create Fabric Alerts.
Switch Alert: Opens the Create Switch Alerts window so you can create a switch alert definition. Examples of switch alerts are if a switch is missing or discovered or if a switch goes online or offline. Links to Fabric Manager > Alerting > Switch Alerts > Create Switch Alerts.
Endpoint Device Alert: Opens the Create Endpoint Device Alerts panel so you can create an endpoint device alert definition. Examples of endpoint device alerts are when an endpoint device is missing or discovered. Links to Fabric Manager > Alerting > Endpoint Device Alerts > Create Endpoint Device Alerts.

View Alert Logs

Fabric Alerts: Displays the alert log for the fabric. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Alerting > Alert Log > Fabric.
Switch Alerts: Displays the switch log for the switches. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Alerting > Alert Log > Switch.
Endpoint Device Alerts: Displays the endpoint device alert log for the endpoint devices. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Alerting > Alert Log > Endpoint Device.