Users Guide

• Enable Move — To move each fabric icon to a new location in the map, enable this option.
• Revert to Last Saved — Revert fabric locations to the last saved version.
• Save Move — Save changes to fabric locations.
Fabric Summary
The Network > Fabric Name > Summary tab displays information about a network fabric and its
constituent switches in tabular or graphical format.
Displaying the Fabric in a Tabular View
To view the switches in the fabric and check alarms, click Tabular.
• To export results, click Export.
• To manage or remove a switch, from the Action pull-down menu, click Manage/Unmanage Switch.
• To view additional performance statistics about a fabric:
a. Select the switch row.
b. From the Action drop-down menu, click Launch Active Link.
For information about how to configure the Active Link, navigate to the Administration > Settings tab >
Active Link Settings area.
Displaying the Fabric in a Graphical View
To view the fabric topology, click Graphical. The fabric type and name appear at the top of the screen.
View the leaf switches associated with a spine by clicking the spine or view aggregation switches
associated with the access switches by clicking an aggregation switch. The following options are
available from the Action menu:
• Manage/Unmanage — Unmanaged switches are switches that appear in the fabric but AFM does not
manage them. To monitor and manage a switch, place it in a managed state.
• Launch Active Link — View additional performance statistics about a fabric in a graphical view by
navigating to the following screens:
– Right-click the switch icon and select Active Link.
– Select the Launch Active Link option from the Action drop-down menu.
Viewing the Fabric
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