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 in Fabric Manager to analyze the configuration of a switch, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Tools > Fabric Configuration.
  2. Decide whether you want to compare the selected switch to another switch, or to a policy file.
  3. If you are making a switch comparison, select Policy Switch and then click the drop-down arrow to see a list of switches.
  4. If you are making a policy comparison, select Policy File. Then click the ... button to the right of this option to browse your file system and select a policy file (*.XML).
  5. Click Rules to set the rules to apply when running the Fabric Configuration Analysis tool.
  6. Change the rules as needed and click OK.
  7. Click Compare.
  8. Click the check boxes in the Resolve column for the issues you want to resolve.
  9. Resolve them by clicking Resolve Issues.
  10. Click Clear to remove the contents of the window.
  11. Click Close to close the window.


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