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San fabrics (server connections) screen – HP Virtual Connect 8Gb 20-port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem User Manual

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Task

Action

Delete a SAN fabric

Click the Delete link in the Action column, or left-click to select a fabric,

right-click to display a menu, and then select Delete.

Re-distribute logins

Click the ReDistribute link in the Action column, or left-click to select a
fabric, right-click to display a menu, and then select Redistribute Logins.

SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen

To access this screen, click SAN Fabrics in the left navigation tree, and then click the Server Connections tab.
This screen lists all of the SAN fabrics that have been created and displays the server connection information.

The following table describes the fields within the SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen.

Field

Description

Fabric

Name

Name of the fabric

Status

Status of the fabric

Type

The type of fabric, FabricAttach or DirectAttach

Uplink Port

Uplink port assigned to the fabric

Profile

Name

Name of the profile that is using this fabric for a connection

Status

Status of the profile connection

Login Re-Distribution

Login Re-distribution setting for the fabric. For all standard VC-FC modules, this is
always Manual. For FlexFabric modules in a FabricAttach fabric, this can be set as

described in "Login re-distribution (on page

153

)." The login re-distribution is not

applicable for FlexFabric modules in a DirectAttach fabric.

HBA connection

Number

The number of the server port to which this fabric is connected

Status

The status of the server port to which this fabric is connected

WWPN

The HBA WWPN of the server port to which this fabric is connected

Action

Displays available action links for listed SAN fabrics

The following table describes the available actions in the SAN Fabrics (Server Connections) screen.