2–Managing Fabrics
Adding a New Switch to a Fabric
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Rediscovering a Fabric
After making changes to or deleting switches from a fabric view, it may be helpful
to view the actual fabric configuration again. The Rediscover Fabric option clears
the current fabric information being displayed, and rediscovers all switch
information.
To rediscover a fabric, on the topology display on the Fabric menu, click
Rediscover Fabric. The Rediscover function is more comprehensive than the
Refresh function.
Deleting Switches and Links
The Enterprise Fabric Suite application does not automatically delete switches or
links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric Fibre
Channel network. In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the
display up to date. If you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the Enterprise
Fabric Suite application restores it automatically. You can also refresh the display.
To delete a switch from the topology display:
1. Select a switch in the topology display.
2. On the Switch menu, click Delete.
To delete a link:
1. Select a link in the topology display.
2. Right-click the link, and then click Delete on the shortcut menu.
Adding a New Switch to a Fabric
If there are no special conditions to be configured for a new switch, plug in the
switch; the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration. The
default fabric configuration settings are:
Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.
All 8Gb/s ports are GL_Ports.
The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned to the switch without configuring
a gateway or boot protocol (RARP, BOOTP, and DHCP).
If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default
fabric configuration:
1. If the switch is not new from the factory, reset the switch to the factory
configuration before adding the switch to the fabric by selecting Restore
Factory Defaults from the Switch menu.
2. If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port, configure the IP
address using the Network Properties dialog box or the Configuration
Wizard.
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