System information

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Monitoring SAN Router Operation and Connections
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Using the Element Manager Tools
To control the content in the Message Log, follow these instructions:
1. Right-click to display the Message Log menu.
2. Select the following parameters as required:
• Time Stamp - If selected, displays the date stamp in messages.
• Verbose - If selected, displays more messages about internal
actions within Element Manager, such as polling.
3. Choose one of the following actions (optional):
• Select All - Selects all messages in the log.
• Copy to Clipboard - Copies the selected messages to the
clipboard. You can then paste the messages into another
application. Refer to
Granting Clipboard Access for Copy and
Paste on page 2-12 for information on how to configure Java
security to allow copying to the clipboard.
• Clear Entries - Deletes all messages in the log.
Flash Memory Icon If the configuration has not been saved to flash memory, a red
diskette icon appears in the bottom left corner of the device view with
a message that changes are not saved to flash (
Figure 6-1 on
page 6-2). A green icon indicates changes have been saved.
Setting the Polling Interval
The Element Manager polls the SAN Router at a preset interval. To
set the polling interval:
1. Select Options>Poll Interval to display the Poll Interval dialog box
(
Figure 6-12).
Table 6-4 Message Colors and meanings
Color Meaning
Red Error condition
Amber Warning
Blue Change applied in a configuration dialog box
Black Information