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74 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide
Working with switch modules and links
Switch module and link icons are selectable and moveable and serve as access points for other windows and
menus. You select switch modules and links to display information, modify configurations, or delete them
from the window. The context-sensitive pop-up menus are accessible through the switch module and link
icons.
Click a switch module or link in the graphic window to display its status in the data window. To select multiple
switch modules or links, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting. When no switch modules or links are
selected, information about all switch modules is displayed. To deselect a switch module or link that is
currently selected, click the switch or link.
Different switch module icons will be displayed depending on the different switch vendor products present in
the attached fabric. See Table 17 on page 81 for a list of switch module icons and vendors. Attached switch
modules that are not manageable through the SAN Utility will be displayed as “third-party manageable”
switch icons. The topology configuration in Figure 6 shows an example of a switch fabric with third-party
switch modules.
Figure 6. Switch fabric showing third-party manageable switch modules
Arranging switch modules in the window
You can use the following two methods to arrange individual switch module icons:
• To move an individual switch module icon, click and drag the icon to another location in the graphic
window. Links stretch or contract to remain connected.
• To arrange all switch module icons in the Topology window, click
View / Layout Topology.
The Toggle Auto Layout check box in the View menu is selected by default so that the SAN Utility can
arrange the icons when you select Layout Topology.
You can save a custom arrangement, or layout, and restore that layout during a SAN Utility session. To create
a custom arrangement, arrange the icons; then, click View / Remember Layout. To restore the saved layout,
click View, clear the Toggle Auto Layout check box, and click Layout Topology.