User guide

4–Real-Time Fabric Monitor
View Screen
IB0054607-01 A 4-9
 (F)abricView - this menu selection takes the user to the Fabric View main
screen, which enables a user to focus on networking specific elements and
characteristics of the fabric. This selection is available when in Infrastructure
and Performance View.
 (I)nfrastructureView - this menu selection takes the user to the
Infrastructure View main screen, which enables a user to monitor and query
components in the fabric. This selection is available when in Fabric and
Performance View
 (P)erformanceView - this menu selection takes the user to the active
Performance View main screen, which enables a user to focus on
performance specific elements and characteristics of the fabric.
 (A)dmin — this menu selection takes the user to the Administration screen,
which enables a user to focus on administrative related operations of the
RFM, such as changing/viewing configuration options.
 (Q)uit — Exits the RFM.
View Section
This provides a historical description of the screens traversed by the user to arrive
at the present screen (Figure 4-23). The first letter is the view type followed by the
hierarchy of screens as the user drives deeper into the fabric. Each screen
abbreviation (first letter) is shown in order.
Figure 4-23. View Section
The following format is used:
[view-abbreviation]:<screen-abbreviation>:<screen-abbreviatio
n>
The presently supported view-abbreviations are Infrastructure View [I], Fabric
View [F], and Performance View [P].
Context Section
This displays the Context of the current screen (Figure 4-24).
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MENU: (H)ome, (F)abricView, (P)erformanceView, (A)dmin, (Q)uit
VIEW: [I]:H
CONTEXT: Name: Infrastructure View
FABRIC: Top: [Wed Sep 21 13:10:13 2011, Live],