Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April 2009)

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Table 1 describes the classes into which Fabric Watch groups all switch and fabric elements.
TABLE 1 Product Name classes
Class Description
Environment Includes information about the physical environment in which the switch resides
and the internal environment of the switch. For example, an Environment-class
alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with temperature and power.
Fabric 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.
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Monitors the status of FRUs and provides an alert when a part replacement is
needed. This class monitors states, not thresholds.
Performance Monitor Serves as a tuning tool. The Performance Monitor class groups areas that track the
source and destination of traffic. Use the Performance Monitor class thresholds
and alarms to determine traffic load and flow and to reallocate resources
appropriately.
The Performance Monitor class is divided into the areas AL_PA Performance
Monitor, EE (end-to-end) Performance Monitor, and Filter Performance Monitor.
Performance Monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports, EX_Ports, and VEX _Ports.
Port Enables you to set additional thresholds specific to different types of ports.
The Port class is made up of the following classes:
• E_Port class—Represents ports connected to another switch.
Note: If you are using a Brocade 48000 or a Brocade DCX Backbone with an
FR4-18i blade, or the Brocade 7500, the E_Port class monitors the following
additional ports and creates monitors for each of the logical ports:
— FCR (includes EX_Ports)
— FCIP (includes VE_Ports and VEX_Ports)
— State changes (applicable for all ports)
— Utilization and packet loss (applicable to VE_Ports only)
• F/FL_Port class —Represents fabric or fabric loop ports that are made of
copper or optical fiber.
Resource Monitors flash memory. It calculates the amount of flash space consumed and
compares it to a defined threshold.
Security Monitors all attempts to breach your SAN security, helping you fine-tune your
security measures.
SFP Groups areas that monitor the physical aspects of SFPs. An SFP class alarm alerts
you to an SFP malfunction fault.
Note: SFPs connected to GbE ports are not monitored.