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<a name="wp1347459"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Switch Dashboard

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<a name="wp1347463"> </a><p class="pBody">
The switch dashboard displays the details of the selected switch. The system information area includes 
the logical name of the switch, the group where the switch belongs, model number of the switch, serial 
number of the switch, the switch version, the location of the switch, IP address, model, world wide name 
(WWN) if available, uptime, DCNM license, status of the switch, indicators to determine whether the 
switch is sending traps and syslog information, current central processor unit (CPU) and memory 
utilization. 

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<div class="pSmartList1"><ol type="1" class="pSmartList1">
<a name="wp1347510"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">From the menu bar, choose <span style="font-weight: bold">Dashboard &gt; Network</span>. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338100"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">An inventory of all the switches that are discovered by Cisco DCNM Web Client appears. Click on a 
switch in the Name column. The switch dashboard appears.
</li>
<a name="wp1347508"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Click <span style="font-weight: bold">ssh</span> to access the switch through Secure Shell (SSH). 
</li>
<a name="wp1338101"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Device Manager</span> to access the switch through Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for 
that switch. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338105"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Accounting</span> to go to the <a href="wc052.html">Viewing Accounting Information</a> page for that switch. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338106"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Backup</span> to go to the <a href="wc099.html">Viewing a Configuration</a> page. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338107"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">(Optional) Click <span style="font-weight: bold">Events</span> to go to the <a href="wc155.html">Viewing Events Registration</a> page. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338108"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
This physical port capacity feature is available for Cisco DCNM licensed switches only. 

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The physical port capacity area includes the available ports in each tier, such as 40G, 10G, 8G, 4G, 2G, 
and 1G and also the predicted number of days remaining to reach the maximum (100%) utilization. 

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<a name="wp1338110"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click a number under the Days left column to view the capacity trend. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338111"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the <span style="font-weight: bold">Modules</span> tab to display all the modules that are discovered on the switch. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338112"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the <span style="font-weight: bold">Interfaces</span> tab to display all the interfaces that are discovered for the switch. Select an 
interface row and right -click to view the following options:
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<div class="pSmartList2"><ul class="pSmartList2">
<a name="wp1370809"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Port up... - Brings up a port.</li>
<a name="wp1370815"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Port down... - Brings down a port.</li>
<a name="wp1370820"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Access mode - Sets port in access mode.</li>
<a name="wp1370981"> </a><li class="pSmartList2">Trunk mode - Sets port in trunk mode.</li>
</ul></div>
<a name="wp1370990"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select an option and in the CLI Authentication for the port window, specify the User Name and Password 
and click <span style="font-weight: bold">Connect</span> to connect to the switch.
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<a name="wp1371021"> </a><p class="pListNote1">
<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> The CLI Authentication is required only if this is the first time you are performing an operation 
on an interface for a particular switch. For subsequent operations on the same switch, the 
authentication is not required.

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<a name="wp1371054"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
A CLI window is displayed with the CLI details of the specific operation displayed at the bottom of the 
window.

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<a name="wp1371075"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">When you press Enter on your keyboard, a dialog is displayed confirming if you want to change the 
config on a selected interface.
</li>
<a name="wp1372909"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Close the <span style="font-weight: bold">Blades </span>tab to display a list of UCS blades and their attributes.
</li>
<a name="wp1371144"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold">OK</span> to continue or <span style="font-weight: bold">Cancel</span> to abort the operation.
</li>
<a name="wp1370807"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
When you click on a link in the ConnectedTo column, you see the other end of where the interface is 
connected. For example, if the other end of the interface is a switch interface, then it launches the 
Interfaces tab of the switch that the interface is connected. If the interface is connected to an end device, 
then it launches the host or storage dashboard. 

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<a name="wp1338113"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the <span style="font-weight: bold">Licenses</span> tab to display all the licenses installed on the switch. 
</li>
<a name="wp1338114"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Choose the <span style="font-weight: bold">Features</span> tab to display a list of all the features installed on the switch. The features tab is 
displayed only on Cisco DCNM-SAN switches.
</li>
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