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Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch
Configuration Guide
March 2004
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CONTENTS
Preface xxvii
Audience xxvii
Organization xxvii
Conventions xxx
Obtaining Documentation xxxi
Cisco.com xxxi
Documentation DVD xxxi
Ordering Documentation xxxi
Documentation Feedback xxxii
Cisco Product Security Overview xxxii
Reporting Security Problems in Cisco Products xxxii
Obtaining Technical Assistance xxxiii
Cisco Technical Support Website xxxiii
Submitting a Service Request xxxiii
Definitions of Service Request Severity xxxiv
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xxxiv
New and Changed Information xxxvii
CHAPTER
1 Product Overview 1-1
Hardware Overview 1-1
Cisco MDS 9216 Fabric Switch 1-2
Cisco MDS 9500 Modular Directors 1-2
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric Switches 1-3
Software Features 1-4
Licensing 1-4
High Availability 1-4
Switch Reliability 1-4
Virtual SANs 1-5
Intelligent Zoning 1-5
Inter-VSAN Routing 1-5
Trunking 1-6
PortChannels 1-6
IP Services 1-6
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IP Storage 1-7
Call Home 1-7
QoS and Congestion Control 1-7
SPAN and RSPAN 1-8
Switch Management Features 1-8
Redundant Supervisor Module Management 1-8
Fabric Management 1-9
Security Management 1-9
Tools for Software Configuration 1-10
CLI 1-10
Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager 1-11
CHAPTER
2 Getting Started with Cisco Fabric Manager 2-1
Managing Cisco MDS 9000 Switches 2-2
Storage Management Solutions Architecture 2-3
In-Band Management and Out-of-Band Management 2-4
MGMT0 2-4
IPFC 2-4
Installing the Applications 2-5
Launching the Applications 2-6
Using the Management Services Wizard 2-7
A Note on Ports 2-7
CHAPTER
3 Overview of Fabric Manager 3-1
Launching Cisco Fabric Manager 3-1
Using Fabric Manager 3-2
Menu Bar, Toolbars, and Status Bar 3-3
Logical/Physical Pane 3-3
Information Pane 3-4
Map Pane 3-4
Discovering and Viewing the Network Fabric 3-7
Controlling Administrator Access with Users and Roles 3-7
Modifying Device Grouping 3-7
Setting Fabric Manager Preferences 3-8
Viewing Reports in Fabric Manager 3-9
Using Device Manager 3-10
Launching Device Manager from Fabric Manager 3-10
Using Summary View 3-11
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Comparing Device Manager to Fabric Manager 3-12
Performing Device Management 3-13
Managing Ports 3-13
Setting Device Manager Preferences 3-14
Using Performance Manager 3-14
Performance Manager Architecture 3-14
Creating a PM Configuration File 3-14
Collecting the Data 3-15
Presenting the Collected Data 3-15
Exporting and Importing Data 3-16
Integration with Cisco Traffic Analyzer 3-16
Configuring PM for Use with Cisco Traffic Analyzer 3-16
Stopping Data Collection 3-19
Exporting Data Collection to XML Files 3-19
Removing Data Collection Files from the List 3-19
CHAPTER
4 Before You Begin 4-1
About Flash Devices 4-1
Internal bootflash: 4-2
External CompactFlash (Slot0) 4-2
Switch Roles 4-2
Using Valid Formats and Ranges 4-2
CHAPTER
5 Obtaining and Installing Licenses 5-1
License Terminology 5-1
Licensing Model 5-2
Licensing High Availability 5-4
Options to Install a License 5-4
Obtaining a Factory-Installed License 5-4
Performing a Manual Installation 5-5
Obtaining License Key Files 5-5
Installing Licenses 5-6
Installing Licenses Using Fabric Manager License Wizard 5-6
Installing Licenses Using Device Manager 5-8
Viewing License Information in Fabric Manager 5-8
Viewing License Information in Device Manager 5-9
Removing Licenses 5-9
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Updating Licenses 5-10
License Expiry Alerts 5-10
Moving Licenses Between Switches 5-11
CHAPTER
6 Initial Configuration 6-1
NTP Configuration 6-1
NTP Configuration Guidelines 6-2
Display General NTP Statistics for a Switch 6-3
Create an NTP Server or Peer 6-3
Edit an NTP Server or Peer Configuration 6-4
Delete an NTP Server or Peer 6-4
CHAPTER
7 Configuring High Availability 7-1
About High Availability 7-1
Switchover Mechanisms 7-2
HA Switchover 7-2
Process Restartability 7-2
Synchronizing Supervisor Modules 7-2
HA Redundancy States 7-2
CHAPTER
8 Software Images 8-1
About Software Images 8-1
Essential Upgrade Prerequisites 8-2
Using the Software Install Wizard 8-3
Maintaining Supervisor Modules 8-4
Standby Supervisor Boot Variable Version 8-4
Standby Supervisor Boot Alert 8-5
Replacing Modules 8-5
Recovering a Corrupted Bootflash 8-5
Default Factory Settings 8-5
CHAPTER
9 Managing Modules 9-1
About Modules 9-1
Supervisor Modules 9-1
Switching Modules 9-2
Viewing the State of a Module 9-2
Identifying Module LEDs 9-3
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Configuring EPLDs 9-5
Default Supervisor Module Settings 9-6
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10 Managing System Hardware 10-1
Configuring Power Supplies 10-1
Guidelines for Power Supplies with Different Capacities 10-1
Guidelines for Power Supplies with Different Capacities 10-3
Managing Power Supplies 10-4
Displaying Module Temperature 10-5
Monitoring Fan Modules 10-6
Monitoring Clock Modules 10-6
Viewing System Attributes 10-6
Viewing Running Processes 10-6
Viewing Flash File Information 10-7
Managing Inventory Information 10-7
Managing Module Attributes 10-7
10-7
CHAPTER
11 Configuring and Managing VSANs 11-1
How VSANs Work 11-2
VSANs Versus Zones 11-4
Default and Isolated VSANs 11-5
Default VSANs 11-5
Isolated VSANs 11-5
VSAN Membership 11-6
VSAN Attributes 11-6
Operational State of a VSAN 11-6
Adding and Configuring VSANs 11-7
Deleting VSANs 11-7
Default Settings 11-8
CHAPTER
12 Configuring Interfaces 12-1
Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces 12-1
About Interface Modes 12-2
E Port 12-2
F Port 12-2
FL Port 12-3
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TL Port 12-3
TE Port 12-3
SD Port 12-3
ST Port 12-4
Fx Port 12-4
B Port 12-4
Auto Mode 12-4
About Interface States 12-4
Administrative States 12-4
Operational States 12-5
Reason Codes 12-5
Configuring TL Port ALPA Caches 12-8
Configuring Buffer-to-Buffer Credits 12-8
Configuring Performance Buffers 12-8
Configuring the Beacon Mode 12-9
Identifying the Beacon LEDs 12-9
Configuring Switch Port Defaults 12-10
Default Settings 12-10
Configuring VSAN Interfaces 12-10
Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces 12-11
Enabling or Disabling Ports 12-11
Managing Interface Attributes for Ports 12-11
CHAPTER
13 Configuring Trunking 13-1
About Trunking 13-1
About Trunking Protocol 13-2
Configuring Trunk Modes 13-2
Configuring Trunk-Allowed VSAN List 13-2
Trunking Configuration Guidelines 13-4
Default Settings 13-5
CHAPTER
14 Configuring PortChannels 14-1
PortChannel Examples 14-1
Configuring 32-port Switching Modules and Host-Optimized Ports 14-2
Managing Physical Attributes for a Port 14-2
Viewing Port Capability Attributes 14-3
About PortChanneling and Trunking 14-3
Managing PortChannel General Attributes 14-4
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Managing PortChannel Interface Attributes 14-4
Quiescing/Disabling Port Channel Members 14-4
About Load Balancing 14-5
Considerations for PortChannel Configurations 14-6
Error Detection 14-6
Default Settings 14-7
CHAPTER
15 Configuring and Managing Zones 15-1
Zoning Features 15-2
Zoning Example 15-3
Configuring a Zone 15-4
Creating Zones 15-4
Creating Additional Zones 15-4
Cloning Zones 15-5
Adding Zone Members 15-5
Displaying Port Membership Information 15-6
Viewing Zone Statistics 15-6
Deleting Zones and Members 15-6
Configuring Aliases 15-6
Creating Zones with Aliases 15-7
Viewing Aliases 15-7
Zone Sets 15-7
Active and Full Zone Set Considerations 15-8
Distributing Zone Sets 15-10
Copying Zone Sets 15-10
Creating Zone Sets 15-10
Creating Additional Zone Sets 15-10
Cloning Zone Sets 15-11
Adding Zones to a Zone Set 15-11
Activating or Enforcing Zone Sets 15-11
Deactivating Zone Sets 15-12
Importing Active Zone Sets 15-12
Exporting Active Zone Sets 15-12
Deleting Zone Sets or Members 15-12
Clearing the Zone Database 15-13
Recovering a Full Zone Database 15-13
Performing Zone Merge Analysis 15-13
Zone Enforcement 15-14
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The Default Zone 15-14
Setting Default Zone Policy 15-15
Changing the Default Zone Policy 15-15
Recovering from Link Isolation 15-15
LUN Zoning 15-16
Assigning LUNs to Storage Subsystems 15-17
Read-Only Zoning 15-17
Guidelines to Configure Read-Only Zones 15-17
Default Settings 15-18
Migrating a Non-MDS Database 15-18
Using the Zone Wizard 15-18
CHAPTER
16 Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing 16-1
About IVR 16-1
IVR Features 16-2
IVR Terminology 16-2
IVR Guidelines 16-3
Domain ID Guidelines 16-3
Transit VSANs Guidelines 16-3
Border Switch Guidelines 16-3
Configuring IVR 16-4
Unique Domain ID Configuration Options 16-4
Enabling IVR 16-4
Configuring an IVR Topology 16-4
Creating an IVR Topology 16-4
Creating IVR Zones and Zone Sets 16-5
Creating Additional IVR Zones and Zone Sets 16-5
Activating IVR Zone Sets 16-6
Deactivating IVR Zone Sets 16-6
Recovering an IVR Full Zone Database 16-6
Recovering an IVR Full Topology 16-7
IVR Interoperability 16-7
IVR Using LUN Zoning or Read-Only Zoning 16-7
Creating IVZs and IVZSs 16-7
Zones versus IVZs 16-8
Automatic IVZ Creation 16-8
Configuring and Activating IVZs and IVZSs 16-9
Using the force Option 16-9
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Clearing the IVZ Database 16-9
Using the Zone Wizard 16-10
CHAPTER
17 Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases 17-1
Displaying FLOGI Details 17-1
Configuring the Name Server Proxy Feature 17-2
Displaying Name Server Database Entries 17-2
Displaying FDMI 17-2
Displaying RSCN Information 17-2
Sending RSCNs 17-3
Viewing General Attributes for the Name Server 17-3
Viewing Advanced Attributes for the Name Server 17-3
Proxy Ports for the Name Server 17-3
Viewing Name Server Statistics 17-4
Viewing RSCN Nx Registrations 17-4
Viewing RSCN Statistics 17-4
Viewing FLOGI Attributes 17-4
Viewing Port ELP Attributes 17-5
Viewing Trunk Configuration 17-5
CHAPTER
18 Configuring Switch Security 18-1
Switch Management Security 18-2
SNMP Security 18-2
CLI Security 18-2
Switch AAA Functionalities 18-2
Authentication 18-3
Authorization 18-3
Accounting 18-3
Remote Authentication by AAA Servers 18-3
Remote Authentication Guidelines 18-3
Server Groups 18-4
AAA Service Configuration Options 18-4
Configuring RADIUS 18-4
About RADIUS 18-5
Configuring RADIUS Authentication 18-5
Configuring RADIUS Servers 18-5
Setting the RADIUS Server Address 18-5
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Setting the RADIUS Preshared Key 18-6
Setting Iterations of the RADIUS Server 18-6
Defining Vendor-Specific Attributes 18-6
VSA Format 18-6
Configuring TACACS+ 18-7
About TACACS+ 18-7
Advantages of TACACS+ 18-7
Enabling TACACS+ 18-8
Setting the TACACS+ Server Address 18-8
Setting the Secret Key 18-8
Setting the Timeout Value 18-8
Defining Custom Attributes for Roles 18-8
Configuring Server Groups 18-9
Local AAA 18-9
Authentication and Authorization Process 18-9
Configuring Role-Based CLI Authorization 18-11
Configuring Rules and Features for Each Role 18-11
Configuring the VSAN Policy 18-12
Recovering Administrator Password 18-12
Configuring SSH Services 18-12
Enabling SSH Service 18-13
Generating an SSH Host Key Pair 18-13
Using the force Option 18-13
About SNMP Security 18-13
SNMP Version 1 and Version 2c 18-14
Adding a Community String 18-14
Deleting a Community String 18-14
SNMP Version 3 18-14
Adding SNMP Users 18-15
Deleting SNMP Users 18-15
Configuring and Creating SNMP User Roles 18-15
Viewing SNMP Community and User Information 18-16
Group-Based SNMP Access 18-16
Configuring Common Roles 18-16
Creating and Modifying Users 18-17
Creating Common Roles 18-18
Editing Common Role Rules (Device Manager Only) 18-19
Deleting Common Roles 18-19
Assigning Users to Roles 18-19
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Default Security Settings 18-20
Restricting Switch Access 18-21
CHAPTER
19 Configuring Fabric Security 19-1
About Fabric Authentication 19-1
About DHCHAP 19-2
DHCHAP Compatibility with Existing MDS Features 19-2
Configuring DHCHAP Authentication 19-3
Enabling DHCHAP 19-3
Configuring DHCHAP Authentication Modes 19-3
Configuring the DHCHAP Hash Algorithm 19-4
Configuring DHCHAP Groups 19-4
Configuring DHCHAP Passwords 19-4
Configuring Passwords for Other Devices 19-5
Configuring the DHCHAP Timeout Value 19-5
Default Fabric Security Settings 19-5
CHAPTER
20 Configuring Port Security 20-1
Port Security Features 20-1
Enforcing Port Security 20-1
Configuring a Port Binding 20-2
Copying an Active Configuration to the Running Configuration 20-2
Deleting a Port Binding 20-3
About Auto-Learn 20-3
Activating Port Security 20-3
Activating a Port Binding 20-3
Displaying Activated Port Bindings 20-4
Configuring Auto-Learning 20-4
Authorization Scenario 20-5
Turning Auto-Learning On or Off 20-6
Manually Configuring Port Security 20-7
Identifying WWNs to Configure Port Security 20-7
Securing Authorized Ports 20-7
Activating the Port Security Database 20-7
Forcing Port Security Activation 20-8
Reactivating the Database 20-8
Database Scenarios 20-8
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Displaying Port Security Statistics 20-9
Displaying Port Security Violations 20-9
Default Port Security Settings 20-9
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21 Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols 21-1
FSPF Features 21-2
FSPF Examples 21-2
Fault Tolerant Fabric 21-2
Redundant Links 21-3
Fail-over Scenarios for PortChannels and FSPF Links 21-3
Configuring FSPF Globally 21-4
Managing FSPF General Attributes 21-4
Disabling FSPF Routing Protocols 21-4
Link State Record Defaults 21-4
Viewing Link State Records 21-5
Viewing FSPF Links 21-5
Configuring FSPF for a Specific Interface 21-5
Configuring FSPF Interfaces 21-6
Computing Route Cost 21-6
Specifying Hello Time Intervals 21-6
Specifying Dead Intervals 21-6
Disabling FSPF for Specific Interfaces 21-6
Retransmitting Intervals 21-6
Viewing FSPF Interface Statistics 21-7
Configuring Fibre Channel Routes 21-7
Configuring Fibre Channel Route Flows 21-7
Broadcast Routing 21-8
In-Order Delivery 21-8
Reordering Network Frames 21-8
Reordering PortChannel Frames 21-9
Enabling In-Order Delivery 21-10
Configuring Flow Statistics 21-10
Viewing FSPF Statistics 21-10
Default Settings 21-10
CHAPTER
22 Configuring IP Services 22-1
Traffic Management Services 22-2
Configuring the Ethernet Management Port 22-2
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Configuring the Default Gateway 22-3
Configuring the Default Network 22-4
Configuring an IP Route 22-4
IP Access Control Lists 22-4
IP-ACL Configuration Guidelines 22-4
Creating IP-ACLs 22-5
Adding Entries to an Existing IP-ACL 22-5
Comparing Ports 22-5
Applying IP-ACLs 22-7
Configuring IPFC 22-8
Configuring Overlay VSANs 22-8
Configuring Multiple VSANs 22-9
Managing IPFC Connectivity with Multiple VSANs 22-10
Configuring VRRP 22-10
VRRP Features 22-11
VRRP Functionality 22-11
Creating or Removing a Virtual Router 22-12
Enabling a Virtual Router 22-12
Adding an IP Address for a Virtual Router 22-12
Viewing IP Address Information 22-12
Managing IP Addresses for VRRP 22-13
Setting Priority for the Virtual Router 22-13
Setting the Time Interval for the Advertisement Packet 22-13
Preempting the Master Virtual Router 22-13
Configuring Authentication for the Virtual Router 22-13
Setting the Priority Based on Interface State 22-14
Configuring VRRP Operations Attributes 22-14
Default Settings 22-14
Enabling or Disabling IP Forwarding 22-15
Viewing Information and Statistics 22-15
Viewing VRRP Statistics 22-15
Viewing TCP Information and Statistics 22-15
Viewing UDP Information and Statistics 22-15
Viewing IP Statistics 22-16
Viewing ICMP Statistics 22-16
CHAPTER
23 Configuring FICON 23-1
About FICON 23-2
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MDS-Specific FICON Advantages 23-3
Fabric-Optimization with VSANs 23-3
FCIP Support 23-4
PortChannel Support 23-5
VSANs for FICON and FCP Intermixing 23-5
MDS-Supported FICON Features 23-5
FICON Port Numbering 23-6
Port Addresses 23-8
Implemented and Unimplemented Port Addresses 23-9
Installed and Uninstalled Ports 23-9
FCIP Port Number 23-9
Port Numbering Summary 23-10
FCIP and PortChannel Port Numbers 23-10
FC ID Allocation 23-11
FICON Cascading 23-11
MDS FICON Prerequisites 23-11
Enabling FICON 23-12
Effects of Enabling FICON 23-12
Creating FICON VSANs (enabling FICON) Using Fabric Manager 23-12
Creating FICON VSANs (enabling FICON) Using Device Manager 23-13
Deleting FICON VSANs (Disabling FICON) 23-13
Viewing FICON Director History 23-14
Configuring Code Page 23-14
Configuring the FC ID Last Byte 23-14
Automatically Saving the Running Configuration 23-14
Binding Port Numbers to PortChannels 23-15
Binding Port Numbers to FCIP Interfaces 23-15
Configuring FICON Ports 23-15
FICON Information Refresh Note 23-15
Blocking Ports 23-15
Prohibiting Ports 23-16
Entering FICON Port Configuration Information 23-16
Viewing FICON Port Attributes 23-17
FICON Configuration Files 23-17
Accessing FICON Configuration Files 23-18
Editing FICON Configuration Files 23-18
Creating FICON Files 23-18
Deleting FICON Files 23-19
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Copying FICON Files 23-19
Port Swapping 23-19
Port Swapping Guidelines 23-20
Swapping FICON Ports 23-20
Clearing FICON Device Allegiance 23-21
CUP Inband Management 23-21
Configuring Fabric Binding 23-21
Port Security versus Fabric Binding 23-22
Enforcing Fabric Binding 23-22
Enabling Fabric Binding 23-23
Configuring a List of sWWNs 23-23
Activating Fabric Binding 23-23
Forcing Fabric Binding Activation 23-23
Activating Fabric Binding 23-24
Deactivating Fabric Binding 23-24
Fabric Binding CopyActive to Config 23-24
Creating a Fabric Binding Configuration 23-25
Deleting a Fabric Binding Configuration 23-25
Viewing Fabric Binding Active Database 23-25
Viewing Fabric Binding Violations 23-25
Clearing Fabric Binding Statistics 23-26
Viewing EFMD Statistics 23-26
Displaying RLIR Information 23-26
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24 Configuring IP Storage 24-1
IP Storage Services Module 24-1
Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces 24-2
About Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces 24-3
Basic Gigabit Ethernet Configuration 24-3
About VLANs for Gigabit Ethernet 24-3
Verifying Gigabit Ethernet Connectivity 24-4
Gigabit Ethernet High Availability 24-4
Configuring VRRP 24-4
Configuring Ethernet PortChannels 24-5
Configuring CDP 24-6
IPS Core Dumps 24-6
Configuring FCIP 24-7
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About FCIP 24-7
FCIP and VE Ports 24-7
FCIP Link 24-8
FCIP Profiles 24-8
FCIP Interface 24-9
Enabling FCIP 24-9
Basic FCIP Configuration 24-9
Creating FCIP Profiles 24-10
Creating FCIP Links 24-10
Creating FCIP Tunnels with Device Manager 24-11
Assigning FCIP Profiles 24-11
Creating Tunnels 24-11
Verifying Interfaces 24-12
Verifying Extended Link Protocols (ELP) 24-12
Checking Trunk Status 24-12
Checking for Interface Errors 24-13
Creating FCIP Tunnels with Fabric Manager 24-13
Advanced FCIP Profile Configuration 24-13
Configuring TCP Listener Ports 24-14
Configuring TCP Parameters 24-14
Advanced FCIP Interface Configuration 24-16
Configuring Peers 24-16
Configuring Active Connection 24-17
Configuring the Number of TCP Connections 24-17
Enabling Time Stamps 24-17
B Port Interoperability Mode 24-17
E Port Configurations 24-19
Configuring FCIP Write Acceleration 24-20
Enabling FCIP Compression 24-21
Fibre Channel PortChannels 24-22
FSPF 24-22
VRRP 24-23
Ethernet PortChannels 24-23
Ethernet PortChannels and Fibre Channel PortChannels 24-24
Configuring iSCSI 24-24
About iSCSI 24-25
Enabling iSCSI 24-26
Using the iSCSI Wizard 24-26
Routing iSCSI Requests and Responses 24-27
Presenting Fibre Channel Targets as iSCSI Targets 24-27
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Dynamic Importing 24-28
Static Importing 24-28
iSCSI Virtual Target Configuration Examples 24-31
Presenting iSCSI Hosts as Virtual Fibre Channel Hosts 24-32
Dynamic Mapping 24-33
Static Mapping 24-33
Making the Dynamic Initiator WWN Mapping Static 24-34
Assigning VSAN Membership to iSCSI Hosts 24-34
Assigning VSANs to a iSCSI Interface 24-34
Configuring iSCSI Proxy Initiators 24-34
Configuring the iSCSI Proxy Initiator 24-35
Access Control in iSCSI 24-36
Fibre Channel Zoning-Based Access Control 24-36
iSCSI-Based Access Control 24-36
Enforcing Access Control 24-37
iSCSI User Authentication 24-37
Configuring an Authentication Mechanism 24-37
Configuring an iSCSI RADIUS Server 24-38
Advanced iSCSI Configuration 24-38
Setting the QOS Values 24-39
iSCSI Forwarding Mode 24-39
iSCSI High Availability 24-39
Multiple IPS Ports Connected to the Same IP Network 24-39
VRRP-Based High Availability 24-40
Ethernet PortChannel-Based High Availability 24-41
iSCSI Authentication Setup Guidelines 24-42
Configuring Storage Name Services 24-42
Creating iSNS Profiles and Tagging Profiles 24-42
Creating an iSNS Profile 24-43
Modifying an iSNS Profile 24-43
Default IP Storage Settings 24-44
Using the IP Filter Wizard 24-45
Creating IP Profiles 24-45
Adding IP Filters to Profiles 24-46
Associating IP Profiles to Interfaces 24-46
Deleting IP Profiles 24-47
Deleting IP Filters 24-47
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25 Configuring Call Home 25-1
Call Home Features 25-2
Call Home Configuration Process 25-2
Cisco AutoNotify 25-2
Assigning Contact Information 25-3
Configuring Destination Profiles 25-3
Configuring Alert Groups 25-3
Configuring Message Levels 25-4
Configuring E-Mail Options 25-4
Enabling or Disabling Call Home 25-4
Default Settings 25-4
Event Triggers 25-4
Call Home Message Severity Levels 25-7
Message Contents 25-8
Call Home Configuration Overview 25-11
Configuring Call Home Attributes 25-12
Configuring Call Home Destination Attributes 25-12
Configuring Call Home E-Mail Addresses 25-12
Configuring Call Home Alerts 25-13
Configuring Call Home Profiles 25-13
CHAPTER
26 Configuring Domain Parameters 26-1
About fcdomain Phases 26-2
Restarting the Domain 26-3
Performing a Domain Restart 26-3
Configuring the Domain 26-3
Configuring Domain Attributes 26-4
Managing Running Attributes for Domains 26-5
Viewing Domain Information 26-5
Viewing Domain Manager Statistics 26-5
Configuring Domain Interfaces 26-5
Viewing Domain Areas 26-6
Viewing Domain Area Ports 26-6
Specifying a Preferred or Static Domain ID 26-6
Setting Switch Priority 26-6
Configuring Allowed Domain ID Lists 26-6
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Merging Stable Fabrics 26-7
Assigning Contiguous Domains 26-7
Disabling the fcdomain Feature 26-7
Setting the Fabric Name 26-8
Stopping Incoming RCFs 26-8
Configuring Persistent FC IDs 26-8
Creating a Persistent FC ID 26-9
Deleting a Persistent FC ID 26-9
Configuring Persistent FC IDs Manually 26-10
Configuring Unique Area FC IDs for Some HBAs 26-10
Enabling Persistent FC IDs 26-10
Purging Persistent FC IDs 26-11
Default Settings 26-12
CHAPTER
27 Configuring Traffic Management 27-1
FCC 27-1
FCC Process 27-2
Enabling FCC 27-2
QoS 27-2
Control Traffic 27-3
Disabling Control Traffic 27-3
Data Traffic 27-3
Configuring Data Traffic 27-4
Enabling QoS for Data Traffic 27-5
Creating Class Maps 27-5
Defining Service Policies 27-5
Applying a Service Policy 27-6
Scheduling Traffic 27-6
Ingress Port Rate Limiting 27-6
Default Settings 27-6
CHAPTER
28 Configuring System Message Logging 28-1
About System Message Logging 28-1
Configuring System Message Logging 28-3
Enabling Message Logging 28-4
Configuring Console Severity Level 28-4
Configuring Module Logging 28-4
Configuring Log Files 28-4
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Configuring the Syslog Daemon 28-4
Outgoing Syslog Server Logging Facilities 28-5
Configuring Syslog Servers 28-6
Configuring Syslog Attributes 28-6
Configuring Syslog Priorities 28-6
Default Settings 28-6
About SNMP Events 28-7
Viewing the Events Log 28-7
Configuring Event Destinations 28-7
Configuring Event Security 28-8
Configuring Event Filters 28-8
About RMON Facilities 28-8
Enabling RMON Alarms by Port 28-8
Enabling RMON Alarms for VSANs 28-9
Enabling RMON Alarms for Physical Components 28-9
Configuring RMON Controls 28-10
Managing RMON Alarms 28-10
Managing RMON Event Severity Levels 28-10
Viewing the RMON Log 28-11
CHAPTER
29 Discovering SCSI Targets 29-1
About SCSI LUN Discovery 29-1
Initiating Customized Discovery 29-2
Authenticating iSCSI Targets 29-2
Specifying Targets 29-2
Specifying LUN Mappings 29-3
Viewing iSCSI Statistics 29-3
Viewing iSCSI Sessions 29-3
Viewing Session Statistics 29-4
Creating an iSCSI Initiator 29-4
Creating an iSCSI Virtual Target 29-4
Using the iSCSI Wizard 29-5
CHAPTER
30 Monitoring Network Traffic Using SPAN 30-1
About SPAN 30-1
SPAN Sources 30-2
IPS Source Ports 30-3
CSM Source Ports 30-3
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Allowed Source Interface Types 30-3
VSAN as a SPAN Source 30-4
Guidelines to Configure VSANs as a Source 30-4
SPAN Sessions 30-5
Creating SPAN Sessions 30-5
Editing SPAN Sources 30-5
Deleting SPAN Sessions 30-6
Specifying Filters 30-6
Guidelines to Specifying Filters 30-6
SD Port Characteristics 30-7
Guidelines to Configure SPAN 30-7
Monitoring Traffic Using Fibre Channel Analyzers 30-7
Without SPAN 30-7
Using SPAN 30-8
Configuring Analyzers Using SPAN 30-9
Using a Single SD Port to Monitor Traffic 30-9
Default SPAN Settings 30-10
Remote SPAN 30-10
Advantages to Using RSPAN 30-11
FC and RSPAN Tunnels 30-11
Guidelines to Configure RSPAN 30-12
ST Port Characteristics 30-12
Configuring RSPAN 30-13
Configuration in the Source Switch 30-13
Configuration in All Intermediate Switches 30-14
Configuration in the Destination Switch 30-14
Configuring An Explicit Path 30-15
Monitoring RSPAN Traffic 30-16
Sample Scenarios 30-17
Single Source with One RSPAN Tunnel 30-17
Single Source with Multiple RSPAN Tunnels 30-17
Multiple Sources with Multiple RSPAN Tunnels 30-18
CHAPTER
31 Advanced Features and Concepts 31-1
Configuring FC Timers 31-1
Configuring Timers Per-VSAN 31-2
Configuring a Fabric Analyzer 31-2
About the Cisco Fabric Analyzer 31-3
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Local Text-Based Capture 31-3
Remote Capture Daemon 31-4
GUI-Based Client 31-4
Configuring the Cisco Fabric Analyzer 31-4
Configuring World Wide Names 31-5
Allocating Flat FC IDs 31-5
Enabling Loop Monitoring 31-6
Configuring the Switch for Interoperability 31-6
Configuring Interoperability 31-8
Using the show tech-support Command 31-8
Managing World Wide Names 31-9
Configuring Timers 31-9
CHAPTER
32 Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers 32-1
About FCS 32-1
Significance of FCS 32-2
CHAPTER
33 Monitoring System Processes and Logs 33-1
Configuring Kernel Core Dumps 33-1
CHAPTER
34 Troubleshooting the Fabric 34-1
Analyzing Switch Device Health 34-1
Analyzing End-to-End Connectivity 34-2
Analyzing Switch Fabric Configuration 34-2
Analyzing the Results of Merging Zones 34-3
Issuing the Show Tech Support Command 34-3
Using Traceroute and Other Troubleshooting Tools 34-4
Locating Other Switches 34-5
Configuring an OUI 34-5
CHAPTER
35 Troubleshooting Fabric Manager Issues 35-1
Can I Set the Map Layout So It Stays After I Restart Fabric Manager? 35-1
Two Switches Show on my Map, But I Only Have One Switch 35-2
There is a Red Line Through the Switch. What’s Wrong? 35-2
There is a Dotted Orange Line Through the Switch. What’s Wrong? 35-2
Can I Upgrade Without Losing My Map Settings? 35-2
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Are There Any Restrictions When Using Fabric Manager Across FCIP? 35-2
Running Cisco Fabric Manager with Multiple Interfaces 35-3
Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Server 35-3
Specifying an Interface for Performance Manager 35-3
Specifying an Interface for Fabric Manager Client or Device Manager 35-4
Configuring a Proxy Server 35-4
Clearing Topology Maps 35-5
Can I Use Fabric Manager in a Mixed Software Environment? 35-5
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Fabric Manager User’s Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.
Audience
This guide is for system administrators who intend to use the Cisco Fabric Manager to configure and
monitor the switches that build the network fabric.
You should be familiar with the basic concepts and terminology used in internetworking, and understand
your network topology and the protocols that the devices in your network can use. You should also have
a working knowledge of the operating system on which you are running Fabric Manager, such as
Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Solaris.
Organization
This document contains the following chapters:
• “New and Changed Information”—Summarizes the new and changed features for the Cisco MDS
9000 Family Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide.
• Chapter 1, “Product Overview”—Presents an overview of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of
multilayer switches and directors.
• Chapter 2, “Getting Started with Cisco Fabric Manager”—Provides a brief overview of Fabric
Manager components and capabilities, and information on installation and launching the
applications.
• Chapter 3, “Overview of Fabric Manager”—Provides in-depth descriptions of GUIs and
capabilities for Fabric Manager Client, Fabric Manager Server, Device Manager, and Performance
Manager.
• Chapter 4, “Before You Begin”—Discusses some things to be aware of before installing your
switch.
• Chapter 5, “Obtaining and Installing Licenses”—Provides information on the Cisco MDS 9000
Family licensing model, license concepts, and license installation and management.
• Chapter 6, “Initial Configuration”—Provides initial switch configuration options and switch
access information.
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Organization
• Chapter 7, “Configuring High Availability”—Provides details on the high availability feature
including switchover mechanisms.
• Chapter 8, “Software Images”—Describes how to upgrade Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches,
install software image files, use the Flash file system on the supervisor engine, and recover a
corrupted bootflash image.
• Chapter 9, “Managing Modules”—Explains how to display and analyze the status of each module
and specifies the power on and power off process for modules.
• Chapter 10, “Managing System Hardware”—Provides details on switch hardware inventory,
power usage, power supply, module temperature, fan and clock modules, and environment
information.
• Chapter 11, “Configuring and Managing VSANs”—Describes how virtual SANs (VSANs) work,
explains the concept of default VSANs, isolated VSANs, VSAN IDs and attributes, and provides
details on how to create, delete, and view VSANs.
• Chapter 12, “Configuring Interfaces”—Explains port and operational state concepts in Cisco
MDS 9000 Family switches and provides details on configuring ports and interfaces.
• Chapter 13, “Configuring Trunking”—Explains TE ports and trunking concepts.
• Chapter 14, “Configuring PortChannels”—Explains PortChannels and load balancing concepts
and provides details on configuring PortChannels, adding ports to PortChannels, and deleting ports
from PortChannels.
• Chapter 15, “Configuring and Managing Zones”—Defines various zoning concepts and provides
details on configuring a zone set and zone management features.
• Chapter 16, “Configuring Inter-VSAN Routing”—Describes Inter-VSAN Routing.
• Chapter 17, “Managing FLOGI, Name Server, FDMI, and RSCN Databases”—Provides name
server and fabric login details required to manage storage devices and display registered state
change notification (RSCN) databases.
• Chapter 18, “Configuring Switch Security”—Discusses the AAA parameters, user profiles,
RADIUS authentication, SSH services, and SNMP Security options provided in all switches in the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family and provides configuration information for these options.
• Chapter 19, “Configuring Fabric Security”—Describes how to configure and manage fabric
security.
• Chapter 20, “Configuring Port Security”—Provides details on port security features that can
prevent unauthorized access to a switch port in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
• Chapter 21, “Configuring Fibre Channel Routing Services and Protocols”—Provides details
and configuration information on Fibre Channel routing services and protocols.
• Chapter 22, “Configuring IP Services”—Provides details on IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC)
services and provides configuring IPFC, virtual router, and DNS server configuration information.
• Chapter 23, “Configuring FICON”—Provides information on configuring and managing FICON
with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
• Chapter 24, “Configuring IP Storage”—Provides details on extending the reach of Fibre Channel
SANs by connecting separated SAN islands together via IP networks using FCIP, and allowing IP
hosts to access FC storage using the iSCSI protocol.
• Chapter 25, “Configuring Call Home”—Provides details on the Call Home service and includes
information on Call Home, event triggers, contact information, destination profiles, and e-mail
Options.
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• Chapter 26, “Configuring Domain Parameters”—Explains the Fibre Channel domain (fcdomain)
feature, which includes principal switch selection, domain ID distribution, FC ID allocation, and
fabric reconfiguration functions.
• Chapter 27, “Configuring Traffic Management”—Provides details on the quality of service
(QoS) and Fibre Channel Congestion Control (FCC) features.
• Chapter 28, “Configuring System Message Logging”— Describes how to configure system
message logging on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches.
• Chapter 29, “Discovering SCSI Targets”—Describes how the SCSI LUN discovery feature is
started and displayed.
• Chapter 30, “Monitoring Network Traffic Using SPAN”—Describes the switched port analyzer
(SPAN), identifies SPAN sources, specifies filters, explains SPAN Sessions, SD port characteristics,
and configuration details.
• Chapter 31, “Advanced Features and Concepts”—Describes the advanced configuration features
features—time out values, fctrace, fabric analyzer, world wide names, flat FC IDs, loop monitoring,
and interoperating switches.
• Chapter 32, “Configuring Fabric Configuration Servers”—Describes how the fabric
Configuration Server (FCS) feature is configured and displayed.
• Chapter 33, “Monitoring System Processes and Logs”—Provides information on displaying
system processes and status. It also provides information on configuring core and log files, HA
policy, heartbeat and watchdog checks, and upgrade resets.
• Chapter 34, “Troubleshooting the Fabric”—Provides information on using Fabric Manager to
troubleshoot your fabric.
• Chapter 35, “Troubleshooting Fabric Manager Issues”—Describes some common issues you
may experience while using Cisco Fabric Manager, and provides solutions.
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Conventions
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Tip Identifies information to help you get the most benefit from your product.
Note Means reader take note. Notes identify important information that you should reflect upon before
continuing, contain helpful suggestions, or provide references to materials not contained in the
document.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage, loss of data, or a potential breach in your network security.
Warning
Identifies information that you must heed to prevent damaging yourself, the state of software, or
equipment. Warnings identify definite security breaches that will result if the information presented
is not followed carefully.
Item Convention
Commands, keywords,
special terminology, and
options that should be
selected during
procedures
boldface font
Variables for which you
supply values and new or
important terminology
italic font
Displayed session and
system information,
paths and file names
screen font
Information you enter boldface screen font
Variables you enter italic screen font
Menu items and button
names
boldface font
Indicates menu items to
select, in the order you
select them.
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