Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch - QLogic

Fabric tree
QuickTools allows you to manage the switches in one fabric. The fabric tree, shown
in Figure 3, provides access to each switch faceplate display in the fabric. Click a
switch name or icon to display that switch faceplate in the graphic window. The
window width of the fabric tree can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the
moveable window border.
The fabric tree entry has a small icon next to it that uses color to indicate operational
status.
• A green icon indicates normal operation.
• A yellow icon indicates that a switch is operational, but may require attention to
maintain maximum performance.
• A red icon indicates a potential failure or non-operational state as when the
switch is offline.
• A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable.
If the status of the fabric is not normal, the fabric icon in the fabric tree will indicate
the reason for the abnormal status. The same message is provided when you rest the
mouse on the fabric icon in the fabric tree.
Graphic window
The graphic window shows the switch faceplate display and the IBM Flex System
chassis interface as show in Figure 3. The window height can be adjusted by
clicking and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window.
The switch faceplate shows the six switch external ports and port status. For more
information about port status, see “Port states” on page 5-90. The IBM Flex System
chassis interface shows the 14 internal port connections to the switch and the
corresponding chassis mezzanine cards (1 and 2). The IBM Flex System chassis has
four switch bays numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4. Switches installed in bays 1 and 2 connect
to the chassis through mezzanine card 1, and switches installed in bays 3 and 4
connect to the chassis through mezzanine card 2. The mezzanine card states are
described in Table 2.
Table 2. Mezzanine card states
Mezzanine icon
Status
The corresponding switch internal port is connected and logged in
through the mezzanine card.
The corresponding switch internal port is connected, but not logged
in through the mezzanine card.
The corresponding switch internal port is not connected. This indicates
that the switch is not installed in bay that is associated with
this mezzanine card.
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