Analyzing End-to-End Connectivity

You can use the End to End Connectivity option to determine connectivity and routes among devices with the switch fabric. The connectivity tool checks to see that every pair of end devices can talk to each other, using a Ping test and by determining if they are in the same VSAN or in the same active zone. This option uses versions of the ping and traceroute commands modified for Fibre Channel networks.

To use this option, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Tools > End to End Connectivity from the Fabric Manager menu bar.

    The End to End Connectivity window is displayed.

  2. Select the VSAN in which you want to verify connectivity from the VSAN dropdown list.
  3. Identify any latency issues in the network fabric by clicking the option Report average latencies greater than and entering the number of microseconds.
  4. Click Ensure that members can communicate to perform a Fibre Channel ping between the selected end points.
  5. Identify the number of packets, the size of each packet, and the timeout in milliseconds.
  6. Analyze the redundant paths between endpoints by clicking Ensure that redundant paths exist between members.
  7. Click Analyze.

    The End to End Connectivity Analysis window displays the selected end points with the switch to which each is attached, and the source and target ports used to connect it.

    The output shows all the requests which have failed. The possible descriptions are:

  8. Click Clear to remove the contents of the window.
  9. Click Close to close the window.