Brocade Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
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53-1000606-01
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Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0
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Document History
The following table lists all versions of the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.
Document Title Publication
Number
Web Tools User’s Guide v2.0 53-0001536-01 N/A September 1999
Web Tools User’s Guide v2.2 53-0001558-02 N/A May 2000
Web Tools User’s Guide v2.3 53-0000067-02 N/A December 2000
Web Tools User’s Guide v3.0 53-0000130-03 N/A July 2001
Web Tools User’s Guide v2.6 53-0000197-02 N/A December 2001
Advanced Web Tools User’s
Guide
v3.0 / v4.0
Advanced Web Tools User’s
Guide v4.0.2
Advanced Web Tools User’s
Guide v3.1.0
Advanced Web Tools User’s
Guide v4.1.0
Advanced Web Tools User’s
Guide v4.1.2
53-0000185-02 N/A March 2002
53-0000185-03 N/A September 2002
53-0000503-02 N/A April 2003
53-0000522-02 N/A April 2003
53-0000522-04 Insistent Domain ID Mode.
Summary of Changes Publication
Date
October 2003
Port Swapping information. Minor
editorial changes
Advanced Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide,
v4.2.0
Advanced Web Tools User’s
Guide
Advanced Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
53-0000522-05 Updates to support new switch
types: Brocade 3250, 3850,
24000. Structural changes,
Support changes, Installation
changes.
53-0000522-06 Clarifications on software and
hardware support, minor
enhancements in procedure text,
minor rearranging of content.
53-0000522-07 Updates to support new switch
types (3016, 4100) and Fabric OS
v4.4.0, including Ports on
Demand, user administration,
and zoning wizards.
53-0000522-08 Updates to support new switch
types (200E, 48000) and Fabric
OS v5.0.1, including switchAdmin
role, upfront login, and Web Tools
EZ.
53-0000522-09 Updates to add additional
information about refresh and
polling rates.
December 2003
March 2004
September 2004
April 2005
July 2005
Document Title Publication
Number
Summary of Changes Publication
Date
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
Web Tools Administrator’s
Guide
53-1000049-01 Updates to support new switch
types (4900, 7500) and Fabric
OS v5.1.0, including FCR, FCIP,
and the FR4-18i port blade. Web
Tools EZ information is moved to
a separate book.
53-1000049-02 Updates to the FCIP chapter to
clarify how to configure tunnels.
53-1000194-01 Updates for Fabric OS v5.2.0 and
the FC4-16IP blade. Also new
security for Web Tools, including
Role-Based Access Control and
administrative domains.
53-1000435-01 Updates to reflect interface
enhancements, support for new
switch types, IPv6 support, and
other enhancements.
53-1000606-01 Updates to reflect updates to
enhanced Access Gateway
support, changes to FCIP
tunneling wizard, and other
enhancements.
January 2006
April 2006
September 2006
June 2007
October 2007
Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Getting technical help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Chapter 1 Introducing Web Tools
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setting Refresh Frequency for Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Deleting temporary internet files used by Java applications . . . 3
Installing Java on the workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the JRE on your Solaris or Linux client workstation. . . 4
Installing patches on Solaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing the Java plug-in on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring the Java plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring the Java plug-in for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring the Java plug-in for Mozilla family browsers . . . . . . 6
Installing a Web Tools license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing a Web Tools license through telnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing a Web Tools license through a Web site. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installing other licenses through the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Value line licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Opening Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Logging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Logging out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Administrative domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Admin Domains and login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Admin Domains and switch WWN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Admin Domains and zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Role-Based Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Session management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Ending a Web Tools session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Requirements for IPv6 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Chapter 2 Using the Web Tools Interface
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Viewing Switch Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Fabric Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Changing the Admin Domain context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Switch View buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Switch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Switch Events and Switch Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Displaying tool tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Refresh rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Displaying switches in the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Working with Web Tools: recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 3 Managing Fabrics and Switches
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Managing fabrics and switches using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Opening the Switch Administration window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Refreshing the Switch Administration window. . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Opening the telnet window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Configuring IP and netmask information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring a syslog IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Removing a syslog IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting Up IP Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Managing blades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Enabling or disabling a blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Enabling and disabling a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the switch name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Changing the switch domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Viewing and printing a switch report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Rebooting the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Performing a fast boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Performing a reboot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Changing system configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring fabric settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Enabling insistent domain ID mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuring virtual channel settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configuring arbitrated loop parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Configuring system services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Configuring signed firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Managing licensed features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Activating a license on a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing a license from a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Administering High Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Launching the High Availability Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Synchronizing Services on the CP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Initiating a CP Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
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Monitoring events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Displaying Fabric Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Displaying Switch Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Filtering Fabric and Switch Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Filtering events by event severity levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Filtering events by message ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Filtering events by service component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Displaying a fabric summary report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Displaying the Name Server entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Printing the Name Server entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Displaying detailed Name Server information for a particular device
50
Displaying the zone members of a particular device . . . . . . . . 51
Physically locating a switch using beaconing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 4 Maintaining Configurations and Firmware
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Maintaining configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Creating a backup of a configuration file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Performing a firmware download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Interoperability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Configuring interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Chapter 5 Managing Your Ports
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Viewing and managing ports using Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Opening the Port Administration window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Port Administration window components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Identifying controllable ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Configuring ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Configuring FC ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring FCIP ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Configuring GbE ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Assigning a name to a port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Enabling and disabling a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Persistent enabling and disabling ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Enabling and disabling NPIV ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Enabling NPIV ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Disabling NPIV ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Enabling and disabling QoS ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Enabling QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Disabling QoS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Activating ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Enabling Ports on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis . . . . . . . . . . .73
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Swapping port index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Swapping ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Determining if a port index has been swapped with another switch
port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Chapter 6 Administering ISL Trunking
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
About Interswitch Link Trunking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Viewing trunk group information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Disabling or reenabling trunking mode on a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Chapter 7 Managing Administrative Domains
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
About administrative domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Requirements for Admin Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
User-defined Admin Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
System-defined Admin Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Admin Domain membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Enabling administrative domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Using the Admin Domain window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Opening the Admin Domain window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Refreshing fabric information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Refreshing Admin Domain information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Saving local admin domain changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Closing the Admin Domain window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Creating and populating domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Creating an Admin Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Activating or deactivating an Admin Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Managing administrative domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Adding and removing members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Renaming Admin Domains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Deleting Admin Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Chapter 8 Administering Zoning
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Introducing zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Configuring zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Opening the Zone Administration window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Setting the default zoning mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Managing zoning with Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Refreshing fabric information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Refreshing Zone Administration window information . . . . . . . .99
Saving local zoning changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Closing the Zone Administration window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Select a zoning view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
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Managing zone aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Creating and populating zone aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Adding and removing members of a zone alias. . . . . . . . . . . .102
Renaming zone aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Deleting zone aliases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Managing zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Creating and populating zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Adding and removing members of a zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Renaming zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Copying zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Deleting zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Managing zone configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Creating zone configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Adding or removing zone configuration members. . . . . . . . . .107
Renaming zone configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Copying zone configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Deleting zone configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Enabling zone configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Disabling zone configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Displaying enabled zone configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Displaying zone configuration summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Creating configuration analysis reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Displaying zones Initiator/Target accessibility. . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Managing the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Adding a WWN to multiple aliases and zones . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Removing a WWN from multiple aliases and zones . . . . . . . .113
Replacing a WWN in Multiple Aliases and Zones . . . . . . . . . .114
Searching for zone members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Clearing the Zoning Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Using Zoning Wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Best practices for zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Interoperability considerations for zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Chapter 9 Monitoring Performance
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Monitoring performance using Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Predefined performance graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
User-defined graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Canvas configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Opening the Performance Monitoring window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Creating basic performance monitor graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Customizing basic monitoring graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Creating advanced performance monitoring graphs . . . . . . . . . . .126
Creating SID-DID Performance Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Creating an SCSI vs. IP Traffic Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Creating SCSI Command Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Creating AL_PA Error Graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
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Managing performance graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Saving graphs to a canvas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Adding graphs to an existing canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Printing a single graph. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Printing all graphs in a canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Modifying graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Chapter 10 Using the FC-FC Routing Service
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Supported switches for fibre channel routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
About fibre channel routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Setting up FC-FC routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Managing FC-FC routing with Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Opening the FC Routing module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Viewing and managing LSAN fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Viewing and configuring EX_Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Configuring an EX_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Editing the configuration of an EX_Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Configuring FCR router port cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Viewing and configuring LSAN zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Viewing LSAN Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Configuring the backbone fabric ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Chapter 11 Working With Diagnostic Features
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Managing trace dumps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
How a trace dump is used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Setting up automatic trace dump transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Specifying a remote server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Disabling automatic trace uploads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Displaying switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Viewing detailed fan hardware status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Viewing the temperature status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Viewing the power supply status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Checking the physical health of a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Interpreting port LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Port icon colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
LED representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Brocade 48000 Director LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 12 Administering Fabric Watch
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Introduction to Fabric Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Opening the Fabric Watch window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
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Configuring Fabric Watch thresholds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Configuring threshold traits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Configuring threshold alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Enabling or disabling threshold alarms for individual elements157
Configuring alarms for FRUs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Displaying Fabric Watch alarm information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Viewing an alarm configuration Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Displaying alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Configuring email notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Configuring the email server on a switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Configuring the email alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Chapter 13 Administering Extended Fabrics
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
About extended link buffer allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Configuring a port for long distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Chapter 14 Administering the iSCSI Target Gateway
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Supported platforms for iSCSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
About the iSCSI service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Common Functions in the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin module168
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Saving Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Launching the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin Module. . . . . . . . 171
Launching the iSCSI Setup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Activating the iSCSI Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Configuring the IP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Managing the iSCSI Virtual Targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Viewing iSCSI Initiators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Managing Discovery Domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Configuring CHAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Configuring an iSCSI Fibre Channel Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Managing and Troubleshooting Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Chapter 15 Using the Access Gateway
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Introduction to Access Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Enabling Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Disabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Viewing the Access Gateway settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Modifying the port configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Creating port groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Defining custom primary and secondary mapping . . . . . . . . .190
Changing Access Gateway policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Path Failover and failback policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Modifying Path Failover and failback policies . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Enabling Automatic Port Configuration (APC) . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
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Chapter 16 Routing Traffic
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
About routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Viewing FSPF routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Configuring dynamic load sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Specifying frame order delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Configuring the link cost for a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Chapter 17 Using the FCIP Tunneling Service
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Understanding the FCIP Tunneling Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
FCIP Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
FCIP-related features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
IKE/IPSec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Configuring an FCIP interswitch/interfabric link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Configuring an IKE or IPSEC Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Configuring Virtual Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Interfaces, Routes, and Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Enabling Persistently Disabled Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Managing the FCIP tunneling service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Managing IP Interfaces for a GbE Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Managing IP Routes for a GbE Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Managing FCIP Tunnels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Chapter 18 Configuring Standard Security Features
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Creating and maintaining user-defined accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Viewing account information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Creating user-defined accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Deleting user-defined accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Changing account parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Maintaining passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Configuring access control list policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Creating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Editing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Deleting an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Activating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Distributing an FCS policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Moving an FCS policy switch position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Configuring an authentication policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Configuring authentication policies for E-Ports . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Configuring authentication policies for F-Ports . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Distributing authentication policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Re-authenticating policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Setting a shared secret key pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Modifying a shared secret key pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Setting SNMP Trap Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Configuring SNMP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
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Managing RADIUS service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Enabling and Disabling RADIUS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Configuring the RADIUS Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Modifying the RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
Modifying the RADIUS Server Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Removing a RADIUS Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Managing Active Directory service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Enabling Active Directory service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228
Modifying Active Directory service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Removing Active Directory service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Chapter 19 Administering FICON CUP Fabrics
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
About FICON CUP fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Enabling port-based routing on the Brocade 4100, 5000, and 48000
232
Enabling or disabling FMS mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Configuring FMS parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
Displaying code page information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Viewing the control device state. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
Configuring CUP port connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Viewing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Creating or Editing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations. . . .237
Activating a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration . . . . . . . . . .238
Copying a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Deleting a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration . . . . . . . . . . .239
Chapter 20 Limitations
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
General Web Tools limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
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About This Document
In this chapter
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
How this document is organized
This document is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as
possible.
The document contains the following components:
• Chapter 1, “Introducing Web Tools”, provides some basic information about the Web Tools
interface, including system requirements and installation instructions.
• Chapter 2, “Using the Web Tools Interface”, describes the components of the Web Tools
interface.
• Chapter 3, “Managing Fabrics and Switches”, provides information on how to manage your
fabric and switches using the Web Tools interface.
• Chapter 4, “Maintaining Configurations and Firmware”, provides information about uploading
and downloading configuration files and downloading firmware.
• Chapter 5, “Managing Your Ports”, provides information about managing FC and GbE ports.
• Chapter 6, “Administering ISL Trunking”, provides information on managing the optionally
licensed ISL Trunking feature.
• Chapter 7, “Managing Administrative Domains”, provides information on managing Admin
Domains.
• Chapter 8, “Administering Zoning”, provides information on how to use the Brocade Advanced
Zoning feature to partition your storage area network (SAN) into logical groups of devices that
can access each other.
• Chapter 9, “Monitoring Performance”, provides information on how to use the Brocade
Advanced Performance Monitoring feature to monitor your fabric performance.
• Chapter 10, “Using the FC-FC Routing Service,” provides information on using the FC-FC
Routing Service to share devices between fabrics without merging those fabrics.
• Chapter 11, “Working With Diagnostic Features,” provides information about trace dumps,
viewing switch health, and interpreting the LEDs.
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• Chapter 12, “Administering Fabric Watch,” provides information on how to use the Fabric
Watch feature to monitor the performance and status of switches and alert you when problems
arise.
• Chapter 13, “Administering Extended Fabrics,” provides information on how to configure a port
for long distance.
• Chapter 14, “Administering the iSCSI Target Gateway,” provides information on how to
configure and manage the iSCSI Target Gateway.
• Chapter 15, “Using the Access Gateway,” provides information on how to configure and
manage the Brocade Access Gateway.
• Chapter 16, “Routing Traffic,” provides information on how to configure routes.
• Chapter 17, “Using the FCIP Tunneling Service,” provides information on setting up a Fibre
Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service.
• Chapter 18, “Configuring Standard Security Features,” provides information on managing user
accounts, SNMP, and RADIUS server.
• Chapter 19, “Administering FICON CUP Fabrics,” provides information on how to administer
and manage FICON CUP fabrics. You can enable FMS mode, edit and create configurations,
and edit FMS parameters.
• Chapter 20, “Limitations,” discusses limitations of and provides workarounds for using Web
Tools.
Supported hardware and software
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for 6.0.0, documenting all possible configurations and
scenarios is beyond the scope of this document.
The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Web Tools:
• Brocade 200E switch
• Brocade 4012
• Brocade 4016
• Brocade 4018
• Brocade 4020
• Brocade 4024
• Brocade 4100 switch
• Brocade 5000 switch
• Brocade 4900 switch
• Brocade 7500 switch
• Brocade 7600 switch
• Brocade 48000 director
• Brocade DCX Director
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What’s new in this document
The following changes have been made since this document was last released:
• Information that was added:
- The Access Gateway chapter was updated to provide information about Web Tools support
of Port Group Policy configurations.
- Support for Active Directory (LDAP) security.
• Information that was changed:
- Screens and procedures were changed to reflect the changes to the interface.
- Various grammatical and typographical changes were made to improve quality
• Information that was removed:
- Information in this guide that was unnecessarily duplicated from Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide.
For further information, refer to the release notes.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
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NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Key terms
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
Additional information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.
Brocade resources
To get up-to-the-minute information, join Brocade Connect. It’s free! Go to http://www.brocade.com
and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password.
For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain
Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through:
http://www.amazon.com
For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the Resource
Library location:
http://www.brocade.com
Release notes are available on the Brocade Connect Web site and are also bundled with the Fabric
OS firmware.
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Other industry resources
• White papers, online demos, and data sheets are available through the Brocade Web site at
http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jhtml.
• Best practice guides, white papers, data sheets, and other documentation is available through
the Brocade Partner Web site.
For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site
provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre
Channel, storage management, and other applications:
http://www.t11.org
For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web
site:
http://www.fibrechannel.org
Getting technical help
Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:
1. General Information
• Switch model
• Switch operating system version
• Error numbers and messages received
• supportSave command output
• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately
following the problem, and specific questions
• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results
• Serial console and Telnet session logs
• syslog message logs
2. Switch Serial Number
The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label,
as illustrated below.:
*FT00X0054E9*
FT00X0054E9
The serial number label is located as follows:
• Brocade 200E—On the nonport side of the chassis
• Brocade 4100, 4900, and 7500—On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis
on the port side on the left
• Brocade 5000—On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the
switch
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• Brocade 7600—On the bottom of the chassis
• Brocade 48000—Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays
• Brocade DCX—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis
3. World Wide Name (WWN)
Use the wwn command to display the switch WWN.
If you cannot use the wwn command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN
from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX,
access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the
nonport side of the chassis.
Document feedback
Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a
topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to:
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Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your
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Chapter
Introducing Web Tools
Brocade Web Tools is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to monitor and
manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports from a standard workstation. It is an
optionally-licensed product that runs on Brocade Fabric OS.
Web Tools provides the administrative control point for Brocade Advanced Fabric Services,
including Advanced Zoning, ISL Trunking, Advanced Performance Monitoring, and Fabric Watch.
Web Tools also provides an interface to telnet commands to perform special switch functions and
diagnostics that are available only through the telnet interface.
For some switch models, Web Tools provides a simplified interface, EZSwitchSetup, that allows
less-experienced users to perform basic management tasks. See the EZSwitchSetup
Administrator’s Guide for information about the EZSwitchSetup interface.
In this chapter
This chapter contains the following information:
•System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Installing Java on the workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Configuring the Java plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
•Installing a Web Tools license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Value line licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
•Opening Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
•Administrative domains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
•Role-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
•Session management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
•Requirements for IPv6 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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System requirements
Before you install Web Tools on your workstation, verify that your switches and workstation meet
the Web Tools requirements listed in this chapter.
Web Tools requires any browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0, and
Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher.
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Brocade has certified and tested Web Tools on the platforms shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1 Certified and tested platforms
Operating System Browser Java Plug-In
Solaris 10 Firefox 2.0 1.6.0
Linux Red Hat AS4 Firefox 2.0 1.6.0
Windows 2003 Server, SP1 Internet Explorer 7.0 1.6.0
Windows XP, SP2 Internet Explorer 7.0 1.6.0
TABLE 2 Supported platforms
Operating System Browser Java Plug-In
RH Enterprise Linux AS3 Firefox 2.0 1.6.0
Windows 2000, SP4 Firefox 2.0, Internet Explorer 6.0 1.6.0
Windows 2003 Server, SP1 Firefox 2.0, Internet Explorer 6.0 1.6.0
Windows XP, SP2 Firefox 2.0, Internet Explorer 6.0 1.6.0
NOTE
Some browsers must be configured to work with Web Tools.
Adequate RAM is required on Windows systems:
• 256 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising 15 switches or less
• 512 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising more than 15 switches
A minimum of 8 MB of video RAM is also recommended.
Setting Refresh Frequency for Internet Explorer
Correct operation of Web Tools with Internet Explorer requires specifying the appropriate settings
for browser refresh frequency and process model. Browser pages should be refreshed frequently to
ensure the correct operation of Web Tools.
1. Click Tools > Internet Options in the browser.
2. Click the General tab and click Settings under “Temporary Internet Files.”
3. Click Every visit to the page under “Check for newer versions of stored pages,” as shown in
Figure 1 on page 3.
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Configure your browser to check
for newer versions of stored pages
every visit to the page.
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FIGURE 1 Configuring Internet Explorer
Deleting temporary internet files used by Java applications
For Web Tools so operate correctly, you must delete the temporary internet files used by Java
applications.
1. From the Control Panel, open Java.
2. Click the General tab and click Settings.
FIGURE 2 Temporary Internet Settings dialog box
3. Click the Delete Files button to delete the temporary files used by Java applications.
4. Click OK on the confirmation dialog box.
You can clear the Trace and Log files check box if you want to keep those files.
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5. Click OK.
6. On the Java Control Panel, click the View button to review the files that are in the Java cache.
If you have deleted all the temporary files, the list is empty.
Installing Java on the workstation
Java Plug-in must be installed on the workstation. If you try to open Web Tools without any Java
Plug-in installed:
• Internet Explorer automatically prompts and downloads the proper Java Plug-in.
• Firefox downloads the most recently released Java Plug-in.
If you try to open Web Tools with an earlier version Java Plug-in installed:
• Internet Explorer might prompt for an upgrade, depending on the existing Java Plug-in version.
• Firefox uses the existing Java Plug-in.
Installing the JRE on your Solaris or Linux client workstation
1. Locate the JRE on the Internet, at the following URL:
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/5.0_06/index.html
NOTE
This URL points to a non-Brocade Web site and is subject to change without notice.
2. Select JRE 5.0 Update 6.
3. Follow the instructions to install the JRE.
4. Create a symbolic link from this location:
$FIREFOX/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
To this location:
$JRE/plugin/$ARCH/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so
Installing patches on Solaris
1. Search for any required patches for your current version of the JRE at the following Web site:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patchpage
NOTE
This URL points to a non-Brocade Web site and is subject to change without notice.
2. Follow the link to download the patch, and exit the browser when done.
3. Install the patch and reboot the system.
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Installing the Java plug-in on Windows
1. Click Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel and select the Java Plug-in Control Panel.
2. Click the About tab.
3. Determine whether the correct Java Plug-in version is installed:
• If the correct version is installed, Web Tools is ready to use.
• If no Java Plug-in is installed, point the browser to a switch running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later
to install JRE 1.5.0_06. Web Tools will guide you through the steps to download the proper
Java Plug-in.
• If an outdated version is currently installed, uninstall it, reboot your personal computer,
re-open the browser, and enter the address of a switch running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later to
install JRE 1.5.0_06. Web Tools will guide you through the steps to download the proper
Java Plug-in.
Configuring the Java plug-in
If you are managing fabrics with more than 10 switches or 1000 ports, or if you are using the iSCSI
Gateway module extensively, you should increase the default heap size to 256 MB to avoid
out-of-memory errors.
Configuring the Java plug-in
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If you are using a Mozilla family browser (Firefox, Netscape), you should set the default browser in
the Java control panel.
The following procedures instruct you in increasing the default heap size in the Java Control Panel
and in setting the default browser.
Configuring the Java plug-in for Windows
1. From the Start menu button, select Settings > Control Panel > Java.
2. Click the Java tab.
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FIGURE 3 Java Control Panel
3. In the section Java Applet Runtime Settings, click View
The Java Runtime Settings dialog box appears.
FIGURE 4 Java Runtime Settings
4. Double-click in the Java Runtime Parameters field and type the following information to set the
minimum and maximum heap size:
-Xms256m -Xmx256m
In this example, the minimum and maximum sizes are both 256 MB.
5. Click Apply to apply your settings and close the Java Control Panel.
Configuring the Java plug-in for Mozilla family browsers
1. From the Start menu button, select Settings > Control Panel
2. Click the Advanced tab and expand the Default Java for browsers option.
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FIGURE 5 Default Java for browsers option
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3. Select Mozilla family and click OK.
4. Click Apply to apply your settings and close the Java Control Panel.
Installing a Web Tools license
You can install a Web Tools license either through telnet or over the Web. License keys are provided
on a per-chassis basis, so for products that support multiple logical switches (domains), a license
key applies to all domains within the chassis.
Use the instructions in “Installing a Web Tools license through telnet” to determine whether a
license is already installed on a switch. If a license is not installed, contact your switch supplier to
obtain a license key.
Installing a Web Tools license through telnet
Use the following procedure to determine whether a Web Tools license is installed on your switch
and, if not, install it.
1. Log in to the switch via telnet (see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for more information),
using an account that has administrative privileges.
2. To determine whether a Web Tools license is already installed on the switch, type licenseShow
on the telnet command line.
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3. On the command line, type the following command:
4. Verify that the license was added by typing the following command:
A list displays all the licenses currently installed on the switch:
switch:admin> licenseshow
1A1AaAaaaAAAA1a:
Zoning license
1A2AaAbbbBBBA1a:
SES license
1A3AaAbcbBBCC1d:
QuickLoop license
]—This is the license key (excluding the colon). The installed feature is listed below.
If the Web Tools license is not included in the list or is incorrect, continue with step 3.
licenseadd key
Where key is the license key value, is case-sensitive, and must be entered exactly as given.
licenseshow
If the Web Tools license is listed, the feature is available. If the license is not listed, repeat
step 3.
Installing a Web Tools license through a Web site
If you open Web Tools from any nonlicensed switch, the software automatically displays the license
dialog box. If the fabric already contains at least one licensed switch, you can use Web Tools to view
and license other switches from the licensed switch.
If you do not have a switch that has a Web Tools license installed on it, Web Tools is active for only
30 days from the date that the switch is activated. After the 30 day period, the Web Tools
functionality is disabled, and error messages appear in the logs and on the console to inform you
that you must have a Web Tools license to access the feature.
1. Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the switch in the Location/Address field:
http://10.77.77.77
2. Press Enter.
If a Web Tools license is already installed on the switch, Web Tools opens. If no license is
installed, a license dialog box appears.
3. If the license dialog box appears, follow the instructions provided.
Installing other licenses through the Web
1. Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the licensed switch in the Location/Address
field:
http://10.77.77.77
2. Press Enter.
3. On Web Tools Switch Explorer, click the switch to which you want to add a license.
4. On the licensing window, follow the instructions that are provided.
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Value line licenses
If your fabric includes a switch with a limited switch license and you are opening Web Tools using
that switch, if the fabric exceeds the switch limit indicated in the license, Web Tools allows a 30-day
“grace period” in which you can still monitor the switch through Web Tools. However, Web Tools will
display warning messages periodically.
These messages warn you that your fabric size exceeds the supported switch configuration limit
and tells you how long you have before Web Tools will be disabled. After the 30-day grace period,
you will no longer be able to open Web Tools from the switch with the limited switch license if that
switch is still exceeding the switch limit.
Web Tools is part of the Fabric OS of a switch. When you open Web Tools on a switch, you can
manage other switches in the fabric that have lower or higher firmware versions. It is important to
note that when accessing these switches you are opening the remote switch’s version of Web
Tools, and the functionality available for those switches might vary.
Opening Web Tools
You can open Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of
Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS 6.0.0, see Table 1. Web Tools also supports HTTPS
protocol, if that protocol is enabled for the switch. For more information on enabling the HTTPS
protocol on your switch, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
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1. Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the licensed switch in the Address field:
http://10.77.77.77
or
https://10.77.77.77
2. Press Enter.
A browser window opens to open Web Tools. A Login dialog box opens. See “Logging in” on
page 10 for more information. The browser window is left open. You can close it anytime after
the Login dialog box appears.
What happens next depends on the switch type:
• For the Brocade 200E, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, and 5000 switches, one
of the following opens, depending on the switch configuration:
- EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager
This interface opens if the switch has already been set up and is configured with
EZSwitchSetup. See the EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide for information about the
EZSwitchSetup interface.
If you want to use Web Tools instead of EZSwitchSetup, click Advanced Management in the
lower-left corner of the window to open the Web Tools interface.
- Web Tools (see Figure 6 on page 10)
The interface opens if the switch is configured with the command line interface (CLI) or
Web Tools.
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• For the Brocade AP7420, the Web Tools—AP Edition interface opens. See the Web Tools—AP
Edition Administrator’s Guide for information on using the Web Tools—AP Edition interface for
the Brocade AP7420.
• For all other switches, the Web Tools interface opens.
This book describes only the Web Tools interface.
FIGURE 6 Web Tools interface
Logging in
When you use Web Tools, you must log in before you can view or modify any switch information.
This section describes the login process.
Prior to displaying the login window, Web Tools displays a security banner (if one is configured for
your switch), which you must accept before logging in. The security banner displays every time you
access the switch.
When you are presented with the login screen you must provide a user name and a password. Your
home Admin Domain is automatically selected. You can choose to log into an Admin Domain other
than your home domain.
NOTE
You must log in before you can view Switch Explorer (shown in Figure 6 on page 10).
1. Click Run on the signed certificate applet
If you select the check box Always trust content from this publisher, the dialog box is not
displayed when you open Web Tools again.
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