Brocade Communications Systems Network Advisor 12.3.0, User Manual

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The Search features contains a number of components. The following graphic illustrates the
various areas, and descriptions of them are listed below.
1. Text field — Enter the text or unicode regular expression for which you want to search.
2. Search list — Select one of the following options:
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Text option — Select this option if you entered a text string in the text field.
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Regular Expression option — Select this option if you entered a unicode regular expression
in the text field.
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Clear Search command — Select this option to clear the search text field
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Help command — Select this option to view help for this feature.
3. Search up button — Click to search upward in the list.
4. Search down button — Click to search downward in the list.
Searching for a device
You can search for a device by name, WWN, or device type. When searching in the Connectivity
Map, make sure you search the right view (View > Manage View > Display View >
View_Name ) with
the appropriate options of port display (View > Port Display > Display_Option ) and connected end
devices (View > Port Display > Show All) enabled.
NOTE
Search does not search automatically collapsed fabrics. You must expand the fabric (right-click and
select Expand) and repeat the search.
To search for a device, complete the following steps.
1. Enter your search criteria in the search field.
NOTE
To search for a device, the device must be discovered and display in the topology.
2. Choose one of the following options:
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Select Text from the search list and enter a text string in the search text box.
This search is case sensitive.
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Select Regular Expression from the search list and enter a Unicode regular expression in
the search text box.
This search is case insensitive
3. Press Enter or click the search icon.
The search results display highlighted.
If the search finds more than one match, a message displays, advising you to restrict the
search by restricting the search by node (refer to
“Restricting a search by node” on page 376)
or by looking for exact matches (refer to “Searching for an exact match” on page 376).
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