Viewing the devices that are connected to the Fibre Channel ports
You can view all the devices that are connected to the appliance Fibre Channel ports from the Fibre Channel interfaces page. You can also use this page to scan for new devices or clean stale device information from the system.
Use the following procedure to view the devices that are connected to a particular port.
To view the devices that are connected to a Fibre Channel port
- On the Flex Appliance Console, click the Fibre Channel interfaces icon in the left-side navigation bar to access the Fibre Channel interfaces page.
- Click on the port that you want to view the information for.
- Under the Devices heading, click Show.
The appliance scans for devices when it starts up. Scanning a port that is already assigned to an instance does not require stopping the instance. Any devices added after the instance starts are automatically made available to the running instance once the scan completes.
A scan is also required if a SAN configuration change occurs, including device restarts or disconnections.
Note:
You cannot scan the ports that are assigned to instances as targets for SAN client.
To clean a port that is assigned to an instance, you must stop the instance before performing the clean operation.
If you connect or remove devices while the appliance is running, use the following procedure to scan for newly connected devices or clean the removed devices from the system. When new devices are added, there may be a brief delay before they are detected during a scan.
To scan or clean Fibre Channel ports
- On the Flex Appliance Console, click the Fibre Channel interfaces icon in the left-side navigation bar to access the Fibre Channel interfaces page.
- Select the check box next to the port or ports that you want to scan or clean.
- Click Scan or Clean.