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Topology Snapshot | [ Back ] |
Use the Create Topology Snapshot function to create and update the topology view from the host. When the individual host topologies have been updated, the merged topology views will also be updated.
NOTE: To view topologies in the Monitoring and Diagnostic windows, you must first create a topology snapshot.
- Click [Create and Retrieve Selected Topologies] to start discovery on the selected hosts.
- Once all topologies are retrieved, the Status should say 'Done'. Then click [Merge and Push Master Topology] to merge all available topology into the 'MASTER' topology.
- The 'Last Snapshot' column contains the date of the last time a topology was extracted from this host.
- The 'Last Master' column contains the date the last Master Topology was sent back to that host.
- If a timeout-error occurs, you may need to increase the timeouts in System Timeouts
Note: This function requires Solaris 8 or above to work.
Merge Topology | [ Back ] |
By merging topologies, multiple host topology drawings are combined into a single topology drawing.
To create a combined (merged) topology:
By clearing previously-stored information about a host's topology, you force the SAN agents to collect new information and draw a new, updated topology.
Snapshot History | [ Back ] |
Using Snapshot History, you can display a list of previously-stored configuration snapshots, with the most recent SnapShot first.
To review historical topology snapshots:
Grouping | [ Back ] |
Grouping allows you to display multi-level topologies and to aggregate a large number of devices in a single view.
To create a new group name, you must specify a hostname or merged topology name, a group code, and a description. The name and code are arbitrary, but should be chosen to accurately reflect the top level. An example of this might be a campus name (Campus1 with a code of Building 1).
To Create and Maintain Groups:
The Group Detail screen is displayed, showing a list of all the devices contained in the host or merged topology you chose in the previous step.
To Add Devices to a Particular Group:
The Group ID enables multiple instances of similar objects. An example of this is rack1, rack2, rack3, and so on.
You can also create subgroups by using the '.' notation in the Group-ID field. By using names such as lab1.rack1 and lab1.rack2, you create a lab1 group that contains two separate rack groups. The '.' notation enables multi-level grouping.
This menu allows you to select the color and type of group icon that you want displayed. From this window, you can also add a description, which will appear next to the icon in the Topology view.