HP StorageWorks 8/80 Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-100 - Page 101

Switch status policy configuration

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Switch status policy configuration 8 Removing the relay host configuration 1. Type 6 in the fwMailCfg menu to display the relay host configuration menu. 1 Display Relay Host configuration 2 Set Relay Host IP 3 Remove Relay Host configuration 4 Quit 2. Type 3 to remove the configuration. Switch status policy configuration The switch status policy monitors the overall status of a switch based on several contributing parameters. The policy parameter values determine how many failed or faulty units of each contributor are allowed before triggering a status change in the switch from Healthy to Marginal or Down. While some users find that the default settings suit their needs, others need to configure a switch status policy because of various conditions, such as unpredictable power outages, temperature changes, or redundancy requirements. You can configure your switch status policy to define the health of your switch. Generally speaking, Fabric Watch defines the health of your switch using the following terms: • Healthy - Every contributor is working. - The contributing parameter is not being tracked. - The Switch status policy parameter is zero. • Marginal One or more components are triggering a Warning alarm. • Down One or more contributors have failed. Status events are integrated into Brocade Web Tools and Fabric Manager so that if the overall status of your switch is Healthy, the switch color is green. If the overall switch status is Marginal, then the switch color is yellow. Finally, if the overall switch status is Down, the switch color is red. The overall status is calculated based on the most severe status of all contributors. NOTE Policy parameters with a value of zero are not considered when calculating the switch status. See the Web Tools Administrator's Guide for more details about configuring status events using Web Tools. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 79 53-1001188-01

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Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
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53-1001188-01
Switch status policy configuration
8
Removing the relay host configuration
1.
Type 6 in the
fwMailCfg
menu to display the relay host configuration menu.
1 Display Relay Host configuration
2 Set Relay Host IP
3 Remove Relay Host configuration
4 Quit
2.
Type 3 to remove the configuration.
Switch status policy configuration
The switch status policy monitors the overall status of a switch based on several contributing
parameters. The policy parameter values determine how many failed or faulty units of each
contributor are allowed before triggering a status change in the switch from
Healthy
to
Marginal
or
Down
. While some users find that the default settings suit their needs, others need to configure a
switch status policy because of various conditions, such as unpredictable power outages,
temperature changes, or redundancy requirements.
You can configure your switch status policy to define the health of your switch. Generally speaking,
Fabric Watch defines the health of your switch using the following terms:
•
Healthy
-
Every contributor is working.
-
The contributing parameter is not being tracked.
-
The Switch status policy parameter is zero.
•
Marginal
One or more components are triggering a Warning alarm.
•
Down
One or more contributors have failed.
Status events are integrated into Brocade Web Tools and Fabric Manager so that if the overall
status of your switch is
Healthy
, the switch color is green. If the overall switch status is
Marginal
,
then the switch color is yellow. Finally, if the overall switch status is
Down
, the switch color is red.
The overall status is calculated based on the most severe status of all contributors.
NOTE
Policy parameters with a value of zero are not considered when calculating the switch status.
See the
Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
for more details about configuring status events using
Web Tools.