Fabric, security, sfp, and performance monitoring, Fabric monitoring guidelines and default settings, Fabric class areas – Brocade Fabric Watch Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual
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Fabric monitoring guidelines and default settings
The Fabric class groups areas of potential problems arising between devices, including interswitch link
(ISL) details, zoning, and traffic. A Fabric class alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with
interconnectivity.
Fabric class areas
The table below lists Fabric Watch areas in the Fabric class and describes each area. Although it is
recommended that you leave the entire Fabric class in its default state (no alerts), you can configure the
Fabric class using the thConfig command.
Fabric class areas
TABLE 3
Area
Description
Domain ID changes (DC)
Monitors forced domain ID changes. Forced domain ID changes occur when there is a
conflict of domain IDs in a single fabric and the principal switch must assign another
domain ID to a switch.
Fabric logins (FLOGI)
Activates when ports and devices initialize with the fabric.
Fabric reconfigurations
(FC)
Tracks the number of reconfigurations of the fabric. Fabric reconfiguration occurs
when:
• Two fabrics with the same domain ID are connected.
• Two fabrics are joined.
• An E_Port or VE_Port goes offline.
• A principal link segments from the fabric.
E_Port downs (ED)
Tracks the number of times that an E_Port or VE_Port goes down. E_Ports and
VE_Ports go down each time you remove a cable or an SFP (where there are SFP
failures or transient errors).
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