Purging Down Elements; Multiple Fabric Display - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client
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To save the map as a Visio diagram, select Files > Export > Visio and choose Map or Map with link
labels. The saved Visio diagram retains the viewing options that you selected from the Fabric pane. For
example, if you collapse multiple links in the map and export the links as a Visio diagram, the Visio
diagram shows those multiple links as one solid link.
The Show Tech Support option from the Tools menu also supports saving the map as a Visio diagram.

Purging Down Elements

The Fabric pane allows you to refresh the map at any time by clicking the Refresh Map icon. The
Refresh Map icon redraws the map but does not purge elements that are down. To purge down elements
you can:
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Multiple Fabric Display

Fabric Manager can display multiple fabrics in the same pane (see
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
The end devices layer includes the end devices and can be turned off to remove end devices from
the Visio diagram.
Click Server > Purge Down Elements. This purges all down elements in the fabric.
Right-click the Fabric pane and select Purge Down Elements.
Right-click a down element and select Purge. This action purges only this element from the fabric.
If you select an element that is not down and purge it, that element will reappear on the next
fabric discovery cycle.
Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour: Admin Perspective
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