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McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide

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Working status Indicator

The working status indicator, located in the lower right corner of the McDATA Web Server window, shows
when the management workstation is exchanging information with the fabric. As conditions change, the
fabric forwards this information to the management workstation where it is reflected in the various displays.

Using the McDATA Web Server topology display

The McDATA Web Server topology display shown in

Figure 10

receives information from the selected

fabric and displays its topology. Switches and inter-switch links (ISLs) appear in the graphic window and
use color to indicate status. Consider the following topology display features:

Switch and link status

, page 23

Working with switches and links

, page 24

Topology data windows

, page 24

Figure 10

McDATA Web Server topology display

Switch and link status

Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state. Lines represent
links between switches. The topology display uses green to indicate normal operation, yellow to indicate
operational with errors, red to indicate a potential failure or non-operational state, and blue to indicate
unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable. See

Fabric status

” on page 44 for more information about

topology display icons.

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