McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Administration And Configuration Manual

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6
Monitoring SAN Router Operation and Connections
6-11
Using the Element Manager Tools
To control the content in the
Message Log
, follow these instructions:
1. Right-click to display the
Message Log
menu.
2. Select the following parameters as required:
•
Time Stamp
- If selected, displays the date stamp in messages.
•
Verbose
- If selected, displays more messages about internal
actions within Element Manager, such as polling.
3. Choose one of the following actions (optional):
•
Select All
- Selects all messages in the log.
•
Copy to Clipboard
- Copies the selected messages to the
clipboard. You can then paste the messages into another
application. Refer to
Granting Clipboard Access for Copy and
Paste
on page 2-12 for information on how to configure Java
security to allow copying to the clipboard.
•
Clear Entries
- Deletes all messages in the log.
Flash Memory Icon
If the configuration has not been saved to flash memory, a red
diskette icon appears in the bottom left corner of the device view with
a message that changes are not saved to flash (
Figure 6-1 on
page 6-2). A green icon indicates changes have been saved.
Setting the Polling Interval
The Element Manager polls the SAN Router at a preset interval. To
set the polling interval:
1. Select
Options
>
Poll Interval
to display the
Poll Interval
dialog box
( Figure 6-12 ).
Table 6-4 Message Colors and meanings
Color Meaning
Red Error condition
Amber Warning
Blue Change applied in a configuration dialog box
Black Information