Qlogic 5800V Series User Manual

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2 Managing Fabrics
This chapter describes the options for managing fabrics.
Fabric Firmware and Software Versions
The Fabric Tracker option enables you to generate a snapshot or baseline of
current system version information, which can be viewed, analyzed and compared
to other snapshot files, and exported to a file. Information includes date and time,
switch active firmware version, device hardware, drivers, and firmware version
from FDMI.
The Snapshot Analyzer option enables you to do the following:
 Compare two snapshots.
 Detect mismatches of firmware and driver versions.
 Detect devices that have been moved, added to, or removed from the fabric.
Saving a Version Snapshot
To save the current snapshot to an XML file:
1. In the faceplate display, on the Fabric menu, click Fabric Tracker, and then
click Save Snapshot.
2. Enter a filename.
3. Click Save to save the snapshot as an XML file.
Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots
To view and analyze system version information:
1. On the Fabric menu, click Fabric Tracker, and then click Analyze
Snapshots to view the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog box
(Figure 2-1).
2. Click Browse to open and view the snapshot files in the corresponding tab
pages (Summary, Differences, Reports).
3. Click Close to exit the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog box.

Qlogic 5800V Series Specifications

General

Brand	Qlogic
Model	5800V Series
Category	Switch
Language	English