In Fabric Explorer, right-click Fabrics to open the context menu, and then select Add Fabric details to open the Fabric Details wizard, as shown in Figure 15.

Figure 15. Fabric Details wizard

In Name, enter the name of the fabric to which you want to connect. The name you enter identifies the fabric whose location you specify in URLs, and this name will appear in Fabric Explorer.

The default Name is Local Fabric.

In URLs, enter the url, in the form hostname:port, of the fabric to which you want to connect. This URL specifies the location of a fabric registry agent, whose default port is 2181.

The default URL is localhost:2181.

In User name, enter the name used to log into the specified fabric.

The default is admin.

In Password, enter the password required for User name to log into the specified fabric.

The default is admin.

Click OK.

The fabric's name appears in Fabric Explorer as a node beneath Fabrics.

	Tip
	Before you can view or modify a fabric's containers, profiles or versions, you have to connect to the fabric. For details see Connecting to a fabric