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Viewing Element Topology and Properties
This chapter describes the following:
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About Cisco Switches and VSANs in System Manager
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Creating a Virtual Application
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Asset Attributes of an Element
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Determining If a Host Belongs to a File System
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About the Data from CXFS File Systems
About System Manager
System Manager is the gateway to many features that let you view details about the discovered
elements. System Manager provides a topology that lets you view how the devices in your network
are connected. For example, direct attached storage connections are displayed by a dotted line.
NOTE:
To view direct attach storage, you must enable the
button. See
for more information.
Use the utilities provided in the toolbar to modify the topology. For example, you can filter out
fabrics and change the placement of elements in the topology through drag and drop functionality.
See ”
About the Toolbar in System Manager
” on page 220 for more information.
The following tabs provided in the middle pane provide additional information:
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List
- Provides information about the elements by fabric and domain. See ”
on page 223 for more information.
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