Specifications

Fabric and Switch Management
934 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
Fabric Watch
Fabric Watch software monitors the performance and status of Fibre Channel
networks and HP switches, and can alert SAN managers when problems arise.
The real-time alerts from Fabric Watch software help SAN managers solve
problems before they become costly failures. SAN managers can configure Fabric
Watch software to monitor any of the following:
■ Fabric events (such as topology re-configurations and zone changes)
■ Physical switch conditions (such as fans, power supplies, and temperature)
■ Port behavior (such as state changes, errors, and performance)
■ SFPs behavior
With Fabric Watch software, SAN managers can place limits, or thresholds, on the
behavior of different switch and fabric elements. Fabric Watch then monitors
these behavior variables, or counters, and issues an alarm to address problems
when a counter exceeds a threshold. An alarm may e-mail the SAN manager or
lock out a port log, depending on how the manager configures the alarm.