New and Changed Information
The following table provides an overview of the significant changes up to this current release. The table does not provide an exhaustive list of all changes or of the new features up to this release.
| Release Version | Feature | Description |
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NDFC release 12.2.1 |
Ability to monitor zone, Fibre Channel Name Server (FCNS), and Fabric login (FLOGI) limitations |
Support is now available to monitor zone, Fibre Channel Name Server (FCNS), and Fabric login (FLOGI) limitations. For more information, see Monitoring Zone/FCNS/FLOGI Limitations. |
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NDFC release 12.2.1 |
Support for viewing power utilization |
With this feature, you can view the power utilization for each switch and power module. You can view a graph of power usage data per day, week, or month based on the selected data type. For more information, see Metrics. |
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NDFC release 12.2.1 |
Configure VSAN port membership and port trunking directly from an interface |
With this feature, you can edit VSAN port membership and configure port trunking directly from an interface. For more information, see Edit Port VSAN Membership and Edit VSAN Membership with Port Trunking. |
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NDFC release 12.2.1 |
Support for clearing FICON RNID status |
With this feature, you can clear the fiber connectivity (FICON) Request Node Identifier (RNID) status by replacing a value of old with invalid. For more information, see Clear FICON RNID Old Value. |
Switch Overview
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Navigate to Manage > Inventory > Switches.
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Click on the required switch.
A slide-in pane appears containing the summary information for the chosen switch.
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Click the Launch icon in the top right-hand corner of the switch summary slide-in pane.
The Switch Overview > Summary tab appears.
The submenus are described in the following sections.
Viewing Switch Summary
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Navigate to Manage > Inventory > Switches.
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Double-click on the required switch.
A slide-in pane appears containing the summary information for the chosen switch.
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Click the Launch icon in the top right-hand corner of the switch summary slide-in pane.
The Switch Overview > Summary tab appears.
The following are the default areas that appear on the Switch Overview > Summary tab:
Area Description Switch Information
Displays the details of the switch such as the name, health status, IP address, fabric, model, including version information, and other switch details.
Event Analytics
Displays events with a Critical, a Major, a Minor, or a Warning severity.
In this area, click an event to navigate to the Switch Overview > Event Analytics tab to view the alarms for the event.
Resources
Displays the resource utilization of the switch in graphical form.
Modules
Displays the switches on which the modules are discovered, the status of the modules, and the module count.
Interfaces
Displays the operational and administrative status of the switches.
Port Usage
Displays the available and in-use port summary information.
Modules
To view the inventory information for modules from the SAN Controller Web UI, perform the following steps:
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Choose Manage > Inventory > Switches > Switch Overview > Modules. Similarly you can view modules from fabric overview window, Manage > Fabrics > Fabric Overview > Modules
The Modules tab is displayed with a list of all the switches and its details for a selected Scope.
You can view required information in table, enter details in Filter by Attributes.
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You can view the following information.
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Name displays the module name.
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Model displays the model name.
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Serial Number column displays the serial number.
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Type column displays the type of the module.
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Oper. Status column displays the operation status of the module.
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Slot column displays the slot number.
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HW Revision column displays the hardware version of the module.
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Software Revision column displays the software version of the module.
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Asset ID column displays the asset id of the module.
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Viewing Interface
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Navigate to the Manage > Inventory page.
The Switch Overview > Summary dashboard displays by default.
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Click on the Interfaces tab.
You can also view the same information from the Fabric Overview > Interfaces tab by double-clicking on a fabric name.
The Fabric Overview > Summary dashboard displays by default.
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Click on the Interfaces tab.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Interfaces tab.
Field Description Interface Name
Specifies the interface name.
Admin. Status
Specifies the administrative status of the interface.
Oper. Status
Specifies the operational status of the interface.
Reason
Specifies the reason for the failure.
Admin Speed
Specifies the speed of the interface in Gbs.
Oper Speed
Specifies the operational speed of the interface.
Mode
Specifies the mode of the interface.
VSAN
Specifies the name of the connected VSAN.
Connected To
Specifies the connection details.
Connected To Type
Specifies the type of connection.
Description
Specifies the details about the interface.
Owner
Specifies the port-owner name.
Port Group
Specifies the port group number for the connected interface.
Perform a No Shutdown of an Interface
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Check the check box for the required interface and choose No Shutdown from the Actions drop-down list.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
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Click Confirm.
Shut Down an Interface
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Check the check box for the required interface and choose Shutdown from the Actions drop-down list.
A confirmation dialog box appears.
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Click Confirm.
Assign a Port Owner for an Interface
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Check the check box for the required interface and choose Owner from the Actions drop-down list.
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Enter a required name in the Set Port Owner dialog box.
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Click Apply.
Add a Description for an Interface
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Check the check box for the required interface and choose Description from the Actions drop-down list.
You can add a description for multiple interfaces simultaneously.
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Enter a description in the Set Port Description dialog box.
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Click Apply.
Set Up Diagnostics for an Interface
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Check the check box for the required interface.
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Choose Link Diagnostics from the Actions drop-down list.
Edit Port VSAN Membership
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Check the check box for the required interface.
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Choose Edit Port VSAN Membership from the Actions drop-down list.
The Edit Port Vsan Membership dialog box appears.
You can select multiple interfaces for editing VSAN port membership if required.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Edit Port Vsan Membership dialog box.
Field
Description
Switch
Specifies the name of the switch the interface belongs to.
Interface
Specifies the name of the interface.
Status
Specifies the administration status of the interface.
VSAN
Specifies the number of the connected VSAN.
Admin Mode
Specifies the administrative mode.
Oper Mode
Specifies the operational mode.
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Choose the new port number for the VSAN.
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Click Apply.
You should receive a success message.
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Choose the same interface and verify that the new port number is assigned to the VSAN.
Edit VSAN Membership with Port Trunking
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Check the check box for the required interface and choose Edit Port VSAN Membership from the Actions drop-down list.
The Edit Port Trunking Mode and Vsan Allowed List dialog box appears.
You can select multiple interfaces for editing VSAN membership with port trunking if required.
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Choose the Trunk option for New Admin Trunk Mode.
The following table describes the fields that appear on the Edit Port Trunking Mode and Vsan Allowed List dialog box.
Field
Description
Switch
Specifies the name of the switch the interface belongs to.
Interface
Specifies the name of the interface.
Status
Specifies the status of the interface.
Oper Mode
Specifies the trunk option.
oper Trunk
Specifies the operational trunk mode.
admin Trunk
Specifies the administrative trunk mode.
Up VSAN List
Specifies the list of VSANS that are in Up status.
Allowed Vsan List
Specifies the comma-separated or dash-separated list of allowed VSANs.
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Click Apply.
You should receive a success message.
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Choose the same interface and verify that the Allowed VSAN List is updated with the allowed VSANs.
Clear FICON RNID Old Value
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Filter for the value of old in the Connected To column.
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Check the check box for the switch or switches that display old in the Connected To column.
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Choose Clear FICON RNID Old Value from the Actions drop-down list.
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Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.
NDFC displays a success message indicating that the FICON (fiber connectivity) Request Node Identifier (RNID) status changed from old to invalid. The switch clears out the old RNID information, and NDFC fetches the updated RNID information in the next discovery cycle.
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Refresh the page to verify that the Connected To column no longer displays the value of old.
Viewing Switch Licenses
LicensesYou can view the following information on Licenses tab.
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Feature column displays the feature names of the selected switch.
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Status column displays the status of licenses. Status will be either In Use or Unused.
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Type column displays the type of the licenses.
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Warnings column displays the grace period of licenses and its expiry date.
You can use Filter by attribute to view required information.
Click Refresh icon to refresh the table.
Event Analytics
Event Analytics includes the following topics:
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Alarms (see "Alarms" in Event Analytics)
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Events (see "Events" in Event Analytics)
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Accounting (see "Accounting" in Event Analytics)
Viewing Backup
You can view the following information on the Backup tab:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
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Switch |
Displays the switch name. |
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Backup Date |
Displays the backup date. |
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Backup Tag |
Displays the backup tag name. |
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Backup Type |
Displays the type of backup. |
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Configuration File |
Displays the configuration files that are archived for that device. |
You can use Filter by attribute to view required information.
Click the Refresh icon to refresh the table.
The following table describes the actions you can perform in this tab:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
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Copy to bootflash |
See Copy to Bootflash for more information. |
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Compare |
See Compare Configuration Files for more information. |
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Export |
See Export Configuration for more information. |
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Edit tag |
Used to edit a tag of a switch. Click the check box for a required switch, then click Actions > Edit tag and click OK. |
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Mark as golden |
Used to mark a backup as a golden backup. Click the check box for a specific backup, then click Actions > Mark as golden. Click Confirm in the confirmation window. Refer to Backing Up and Restoring SAN Operational Mode Setups for more information about golden backups. |
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Remove as golden |
Used to remove the golden backup designation on a backup. Click the check box for a required switch, then click Actions > Remove as golden. Click Confirm in the confirmation window. |
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Delete |
Used to delete a switch from a backup. Click the check box for a required switch, then click Actions > Delete. Click Confirm in the confirmation window. |
Copy to Bootflash
To copy a backup to bootflash:
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From the SAN Controller home page, click SAN > Switch > Switch Overview > Backup.
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Click the checkbox next to the backup that you want to copy to bootflash.
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Click Actions> Copy to bootflash.
After several moments, a Success window appears.
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Click Ok.
Compare Configuration Files
This feature allows you to compare two different configuration files.
To compare configuration files:
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From the SAN Controller home page, click SAN > Switch > Switch Overview > Backup.
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Click the check boxes next to two different configuration files to select those files to compare.
The first file that you select is designated as the Source file and the second configuration file is designated as the Target file.
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Click Actions > Compare.
The View Config Diff page appears, displaying the difference between the two configuration files.
The content in the Source and Target configuration files is displayed in two columns. From the drop-down list in the right-top corner, choose All to view the entire configuration. You can also choose Changed to view the configuration differences of the configuration files.
The differences in the configuration file are shown in the table, with these legends:
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Red: Diff configuration details.
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Green: New added configuration.
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Blue: Modified configuration details.
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Click Copy to Target to copy the source configuration to the target configuration file, or click Cancel to revert to the configuration details page.
The Copy Configuration window displays the source configuration preview and the target device of the destination configuration. The selected devices area shows the following fields:
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Device Name: Specifies the target device name to which the source configuration is copied.
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IP Address: Specifies the IP Address of the destination device.
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Group: Specifies the group to which the device belongs.
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Golden Config: Specifies the version of the destination configuration.
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Status: Specifies the status of the device.
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Click Yes to copy the configuration to the destination device configuration.
Export Configuration
You can export a configuration file from the SAN Controller server. Perform the following task to export a configuration file.
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From SAN Controller home page, choose Configure > Backup, select a configuration to export.
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Click Export.
The files are downloaded in your local system. You can use the third-party file transfer tools to transfer these files to an external server.
Viewing of Port Usage
You can view the following information on Port Usage tab.
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Port Speed column displays the speed of the port.
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Used Ports column displays the total ports with the mentioned port speed.
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Available Ports column displays the available ports for the port speed.
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Total Ports column displays the total ports with the mentioned speed.
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Estimated Day Left column displays the estimated days left for the ports.
You can use Filter by attribute to view required information.
Click Refresh icon to refresh the table.
Used ports displays the total used ports for the selected switch. Total ports displays the total available ports for the selected switch.
Viewing Bootflash
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Navigate to Manage > Inventory > Switches.
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Double-click on the required switch.
A slide-in pane appears containing the summary information for the chosen switch.
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Click the Launch icon in the top right-hand corner of the Switch summary slide-in pane.
The Switch Overview > Summary tab appears.
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Click on the Bootflash tab to view the following areas:
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Primary Bootflash Summary area displays the total, used, and available space.
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Secondary Bootflash Summary area displays the total, used, and available space.
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Directory Listing area displays a check box for the Primary Bootflash and Secondary Bootflash.
This area shows the filename, the size, the last modified date, and the size in bytes for all of the files and directories on the switch bootflash.
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Choose the Delete option from the Actions drop-down list to delete files to increase the available space on the switch.
Metrics
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Navigate to Manage > Inventory > Switches.
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Double-click on the required switch.
A slide-in pane appears containing the summary information for the chosen switch.
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Click the Launch icon in the top right-hand corner of the Switch summary slide-in pane.
The Switch Overview > Summary tab appears.
You can also access the Metrics tab on the Switch Overview dashboard by double-clicking on the switch name.
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Click on the Metrics tab to view CPU and memory utilization, temperature, and power utilization for your switch.
If you do not see the Metrics tab, click on the three dots (. . .) to access the Metrics tab.
The tabs and their fields on the page are explained in the following sections.
CPU and Memory
The CPU tab is displayed by default. The fields in the CPU and Memory tabs are described in the following table.
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Field |
Description |
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Switch Name |
Specifies the name of the switch. Click the name of a switch to access a Switch slide-in pane with the switch details. Click the graph icon to view the CPU or memory performance chart. |
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IP Address |
Specifies the switch IP address. |
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Low Value (%) |
Specifies the lowest CPU utilization value on the switch. |
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Avg. Value (%) |
Specifies the average CPU utilization value on the switch. |
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High Value (%) |
Specifies the high CPU utilization value on the switch. |
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Low to High Value Range (Preview) |
Specifies the linear range preview. |
Click the drop-down list to view CPU or memory data for the selected Day, Week, Month, or Year.
The label for the drop-down list changes based on your selection. For example, if you clicked Day, the label changes to Show last day.
Temperature
The fields in the Temperature tab are described in the following table.
|
Field |
Description |
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Switch Name |
Specifies the name of switch. Click the name of a switch to access a Switch slide-in pane with the switch details. |
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IP Address |
Specifies the switch IP address. |
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Temperature Module |
Specifies the module of temperature. |
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Low Value |
Specifies the lowest temperature value in degrees. |
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Avg. Value |
Specifies the average temperature value in degrees. |
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High Value |
Specifies the high temperature value in degrees. |
Click the drop-down list to view temperature data for the selected Hour, Day, Week, or Month.
The label for the drop-down list changes based on your selection. For example, if you clicked Day, the label changes to Show last day.
The following table describes the columns that appear on the Power tab.
Power
|
Field |
Description |
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Power Module |
Specifies the power module. Click the graph icon to view the power usage chart. |
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Power Usage (%) |
Specifies the power usage as a percentage with subcategories based on the selected switch. |
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Avg |
Specifies the average power usage. |
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Min |
Specifies the minimum power usage. |
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Max |
Specifies the maximum power usage. |
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Capacity (AMPs) |
Specifies the capacity in (amps) amperes. |
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Draw (AMPs) |
Specifies the power usage draw with subcategories based on the selected switch. |
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Avg |
Specifies the average power usage draw. |
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Min |
Specifies the minimum power usage draw. |
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Max |
Specifies the maximum power usage based. |
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Capacity (WATTs) |
Specifies the power capacity in watts. |
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Draw (WATTs) |
Specifies the power usage draw in watts with subcategories based on the selected switch. |
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Avg |
Specifies the average power usage draw in watts. |
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Min |
Specifies the minimum power usage draw in watts. |
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Max |
Specifies the maximum power usage draw in watts. |
|
Power Module |
Click on the graph icon under the Power Module column to filter the power usage based on the chosen data type. Options include:
Click on Day, Week, or Month to filter the data based on time increments. If you click on the Day increment, the graph displays one line for the selected data type. If you click on the Week or Month option, the graph displays the average, minimum, or maximum power usage values depending on the chosen data type. |
Click the drop-down list to view power data for the selected Hour, Day, Week, or Month.
The label for the drop-down list changes based on your selection. For example, if you clicked Hour, the label changes to Show last hour.
Device Manager
See Device Manager for descriptions and instructions for using the Cisco MDS 9000 Device Manager.
A Device Manager session is terminated when you navigate to another tab on the Switch Overview screen.
Monitoring Zone/FCNS/FLOGI Limitations
Beginning with NDFC release 12.2.1, support is now available to monitor zone, Fibre Channel Name Server (FCNS), and Fabric login (FLOGI) limitations.
To monitor the zone, Fibre Channel Name Server (FCNS), and Fabric login (FLOGI) limitations:
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Navigate to the Switch Overview page:
Manage > Inventory > Switches, then double-click a switch to bring up the Switch Overview page
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Click the Max. Values tab in the Switch Overview page.
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View the zone, FCNS, and FLOGI limitations information in the Max. Values page.
The Max. Values page shows the output from these CLI commands:
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show zone internal global-info | inc Limit: This command is used to display the zone global information, with only the limitations information included in the output.
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show flogi internal info | inc EEM: This command is used to display details about FLOGI scale optimization, with only the Embedded Event Manager (EEM) information included in the output.
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show fcns internal debug-info | inc EEM: This command is used to to display the name server database and statistical information for a specified VSAN or for all VSANs, with only the EEM information included in the output.
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Blades
You can view the interfaces of the UCS switches through Manage > Inventory > Switches > Switch Overview, on the SAN Controller Web UI.
Ensure that the UCS switches are listed on SAN Controller and the status of these switches are correct. You can view these tabs only for UCS switches.
Blades tab displays information of all server blades attached to the UCS FI.
The UCS has three tabs:
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Blades
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vNICs
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vHBAs
The blades tab displays all blade information as cards. Click More Details icon on each blade area to view details on the side panel of the selected blade.
You can click the Collapse All or Expand All icon to collapse all or expand all blade areas respectively.
Blades tab displays information of all server blades attached to the UCS FI. Primary UCS FI only in redundancy setup or standalone UCS FI are displayed.
vNICs
vNICs tab displays the list of vNIC for that UCS FI. Click the chart icon to show the 24 hour traffic for the vNIC.
vHBAs
vHBAs tab displays the list of vHBA for that particular UCS FI. Click the chart icon to view 24 hour traffic for the vHBA.
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