Analyzing Switch Fabric Configuration
The Fabric Configuration option lets you analyze the configuration of a switch by comparing the current configuration to
a specific switch or to a policy file. You can save a switch configuration to a file and then compare all switches against
the configuration in the file.
To use the Fabric Configuration option to analyze the configuration of a switch, follow these steps:
- Click Fabric Configuration from the Fabric Manager Tools menu.
The Fabric Configuration window is displayed.
- Choose if you want to compare the selected switch to another switch or to a Policy File.
- If you are making a switch comparison, click Switch and then click the drop-down arrow to see a list of switches.
- If you are making a policy comparison, click Policy File. Then the button to the right of this option to browse your file
system and select a policy file (*.XML).
- Click Rules to set the rules to apply when running the Fabric Configuration Analysis tool.
The Rules window is displayed.
- Change the default rules as required and click OK.
- Click Compare.
The system analyzes the configuration and displays issues that arise as a result of the comparison.
- Click to place a checkmark in the Resolve column for the issues you want to resolve.
- Resolve them by selecting the Resolve Issues option.
- Click Clear to remove the contents of the window.
- Click Close to close the window.