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5 Understanding the View Panel You can choose to identify the switches by name, IP address, WWN, or domain ID (see "Scope Panel" on page 3-7). In Figure 5-1 the switches are identified by IP address. The colors that appear as background headers provide a quick, visual status. See "Status Indicators" on page 3-14 for information. View Panel Toolbar Items The View panel includes application toolbar buttons (see Table 3-1 on page 3-11) as well as its own set of toolbar buttons, described in Table 5-1. Table 5-1 View Panel Toolbar Items Icon Name Description Pan Drag the contents of the View panel in any direction to see different portions of the fabric topology. Select Select any graphical object (fabric, switch, or device) or line connection in the View panel. You can move the graphical objects with this tool. Zoom in rectangle Click and drag to zoom in on a particular rectangular region of the topology. Zoom in Click to zoom in. Zoom out Click to zoom out. Fit to view Click to fit the entire topology in your Fabric Manager window. Overview Click to open a window that displays the entire topology in miniature. The View panel displays what is in the rectangular area in the miniature overview. See "Changing the Layout" on page 5-4 for more information. Legend Click to open (or close) a window that displays the legend for status, link, and event information. Each type of information is displayed in a separate tab in the Legend window. Figure 5-2 shows the three tabs of the Fabric Legend window. In the SAN View, only the Status and Event tabs are available. Orthogonal/ Click to toggle the style of the links between straight style, so they connect in straight links a straight line from one element to another, or orthogonal style, in horizontal and vertical lines, with right angles, to connect elements. Figure 5-4 shows an example of orthogonal links. Relayout the Click to automatically rearrange the graphical objects in the View panel in an nodes orderly arrangement. This is useful if you have moved the elements around a lot. Lock the focus Click to prevent the view from recentering on the selected object if the selected object is offscreen. This button toggles between locking and unlocking the focus. 5-2 Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP

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5-2
Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
Understanding the View Panel
5
You can choose to identify the switches by name, IP address, WWN, or domain ID (see
“Scope Panel”
on page 3-7
). In
Figure 5-1
the switches are identified by IP address.
The colors that appear as background headers provide a quick, visual status. See
“Status Indicators” on
page 3-14
for information.
View Panel Toolbar Items
The View panel includes application toolbar buttons (see
Table 3-1 on page 3-11
) as well as its own set
of toolbar buttons, described in
Table 5-1
.
Table 5-1
View Panel Toolbar Items
Icon
Name
Description
Pan
Drag the contents of the View panel in any direction to see different portions
of the fabric topology.
Select
Select any graphical object (fabric, switch, or device) or line connection in
the View panel. You can move the graphical objects with this tool.
Zoom in
rectangle
Click and drag to zoom in on a particular rectangular region of the topology.
Zoom in
Click to zoom in.
Zoom out
Click to zoom out.
Fit to view
Click to fit the entire topology in your Fabric Manager window.
Overview
Click to open a window that displays the entire topology in miniature. The
View panel displays what is in the rectangular area in the miniature overview.
See
“Changing the Layout” on page 5-4
for more information.
Legend
Click to open (or close) a window that displays the legend for status, link, and
event information. Each type of information is displayed in a separate tab in
the Legend window.
Figure 5-2
shows the three tabs of the Fabric Legend
window. In the SAN View, only the Status and Event tabs are available.
Orthogonal/
straight links
Click to toggle the style of the links between straight style, so they connect in
a straight line from one element to another, or orthogonal style, in horizontal
and vertical lines, with right angles, to connect elements.
Figure 5-4
shows an
example of orthogonal links.
Relayout the
nodes
Click to automatically rearrange the graphical objects in the View panel in an
orderly arrangement. This is useful if you have moved the elements around a
lot.
Lock the
focus
Click to prevent the view from recentering on the selected object if the
selected object is offscreen. This button toggles between locking and
unlocking the focus.