Brocade SAN WWN Cards Test

WWN Cards (World Wide Name Cards) are Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) that serve as the main repository for the switch's critical and unique identity information. Any failure or data corruption on these cards can severely impact the functionality of the switch and the stability of the entire Storage Area Network (SAN).

This test monitors the WWN units in the target switch, and reports how long each unit has been powered on/running continuously. This helps the administrator to understand the stability of the unit.

Target of the test : A Brocade 48000 switch

Agent deploying the test : An external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each unit in the Brocade 48000 switch being monitored

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The IP address of the switch for which this test is to be configured.
SSH Port	The port at which the target switch exposes its SSH. The default port is 22.
Timeout	Specify the duration (in seconds) within which the SSH query executed by this test should time out in this text box. The default is 180 seconds.
SSH Username and SSH Password	Specify the credentials of a user who has the right to execute CLI (command-line interface) commands on the target switch and pull out metrics via SSH.
Confirm Password	Confirm the SSH Password by retyping it here.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Time alive	Indicates the total number of days this unit has been powered on during the last measurement period.	Days
Time awake	Indicates the total number of days this unit has been running continuously during the last measurement period.	Days