Dell Brocade 6510, Brocade 6505, Brocade 300 User Manual
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EZSwitchSetup
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, and
VA-40FC
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Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................... 3
Document conventions
Brocade Resources....................................................................................................................... 5
Getting technical help.................................................................................................................... 5
Document feedback....................................................................................................................... 5
.................................................................................................................. 3
About This Document................................................................................................................7
Supported hardware and software.................................................................................................7
What’s new in this document......................................................................................................... 7
Introducing EZSwitchSetup....................................................................................................... 8
Overview of EZSwitchSetup.......................................................................................................... 8
EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements...................................................................8
Configuring Internet Explorer............................................................................................. 9
Supported switches......................................................................................................................10
Language support for EZSwitchSetup......................................................................................... 11
Setting Up Your Switch........................................................................................................... 12
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard........................................................................12
Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard............................................................................. 13
Connecting cables........................................................................................................... 14
Discovering the switch..................................................................................................... 17
Confirming IP addresses..................................................................................................19
Switch discovery failure................................................................................................... 22
Configuring the switch..................................................................................................................23
Setting switch parameters................................................................................................24
Zoning selection options.............................................................................................................. 24
Configuring zones on the switch...................................................................................... 25
Specifying devices........................................................................................................... 26
Connecting devices and completing the setup............................................................................ 26
Managing Your Switch............................................................................................................ 32
Switch Manager overview............................................................................................................ 32
Tasks panel......................................................................................................................33
Switch View......................................................................................................................33
Content page................................................................................................................... 34
Status bar.........................................................................................................................35
Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager.......................................................................... 35
Logging in........................................................................................................................ 36
Switch Manager sessions................................................................................................ 37
Logging out...................................................................................................................... 37
Viewing switch information...........................................................................................................37
Viewing the status indicator legend................................................................................. 38
Viewing fan, temperature, and power supply status........................................................ 39
Port status........................................................................................................................40
Switch Information tab..................................................................................................... 42
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Port Information tab....................................................................................................... 42
Changing switch information
......................................................................................................43
Adding a port license................................................................................................................. 43
Managing devices......................................................................................................................44
Device connections........................................................................................................46
Assigning and renaming device aliases.........................................................................47
Zoning management..................................................................................................................50
Viewing the Zone Access Map for Devices................................................................... 51
Editing the zoning configuration.....................................................................................52
Validating zoning configuration......................................................................................54
Restoring Typical Zoning............................................................................................... 55
Accessing Web Tools for advanced management.................................................................... 55
Making EZSwitchSetup your default switch manager....................................................55
EZSwitchSetup Limitations....................................................................................................56
General limitations..................................................................................................................... 56
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Preface
● Document conventions
● Brocade Resources....................................................................................................5
● Getting technical help................................................................................................ 5
● Document feedback................................................................................................... 5
Document conventions
Text formatting conventions
The following text formatting conventions may be used in the flow of the text to highlight specific words
or phrases.
Format Description
bold text
italic
text
.............................................................................................. 3
Identifies command names
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies text to enter at the GUI
Identifies emphasis
Identifies variables and modifiers
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code
Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
Command syntax conventions
The following text formatting conventions identify command syntax components.
Convention Description
bold text Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.
italic
text Identifies a variable.
value In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a command
option is printed in plain text, for example, --show WWN
[ ]
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Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.
Preface
Convention Description
{x|y|z}
x|y
< >
...
\
italic
text Identifies a variable.
bold text Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.
A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly brackets separated by
vertical bars. You must select one.
In Fibre Channel products, square brackets may be used instead for this
purpose.
A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.
Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle
brackets.
Repeat the previous element. For example, member[member...]
Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash separates
two lines of a command input enter the entire command at the prompt without
the backslash
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements may be used in this document. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
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 or cause damage
to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
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
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Brocade Resources
Related publications
You can download additional publications supporting your product from the Brocade website at
www.brocade.com
• Adapter documentation is available on the
page. Select your platform and scroll down to the documentation section.
• For all other products, select the Brocade product to open the individual product page, click the
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Additional Brocade resources
To get up-to-the-minute information, go to
and password.
Release Notes are available on
White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the
Preface
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Downloads and Documentation for Brocade Adapters
MyBrocade
MyBrocade
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. You can register at no cost to obtain a user ID
Brocade website
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Getting technical help
For product support information and the latest information on contacting the Technical Assistance
Center, go to
Contact Brocade Support 24x7
Use one of the following methods to contact the Brocade Technical Assistance Center.
Online Telephone Email
Preferred method of contact for nonurgent issues:
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Software downloads
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http://www.brocade.com/services-support/index.html
Required for Sev 1-Critical and Sev
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• Europe, Middle East, Africa,
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are available
support@brocade.com
Please include:
• Problem summary
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• Environment description
Document feedback
Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and
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About This Document
● Supported hardware and software
● What’s new in this document..................................................................................... 7
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., documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the
scope of this document.
The following platforms are supported by this release of EZSwitchSetup:
• Brocade 300 switch
• Brocade 5100 switch
• Brocade 5300 switch
• Brocade 6505 switch
• Brocade 6510 switch
• Brocade 6520 switch
• Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
• Brocade VA-40FC switch
.............................................................................7
What’s new in this document
The following change has been made since this document was last released:
• Removed support for the Brocade 8000 switch
• Updated the
“EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements”
section
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Introducing EZSwitchSetup
Introducing EZSwitchSetup
● Overview of EZSwitchSetup....................................................................................
● EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements.............................................8
● Supported switches................................................................................................10
● Language support for EZSwitchSetup................................................................... 11
Overview of EZSwitchSetup
EZSwitchSetup is an easy-to-use graphical user interface application for setting up and managing your
switch. It has the following components:
• EZSwitchSetup wizard (on the installation CD)
• EZSwitchSetup switch configuration wizard
• EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1 EZSwitchSetup components
on page 8 illustrates the high-level workflow of EZSwitchSetup.
8
Chapter 2, “Setting Up Your Switch,”
EZSwitchSetup switch configuration wizard to set up and configure your switch for the first time. For
additional information about your switch, refer to the hardware reference manual.
Chapter 3, “Managing Your Switch,”
your switch.
NOTE
Although your switch may have advanced capabilities, EZSwitchSetup is for a single-switch fabric with
FC ports only. To configure and manage other features on your switch, use the command line
interface, Web Tools, or Brocade Network Advisor.
describes how to use the EZSwitchSetup wizard and
describes how to use the Switch Manager to monitor and manage
EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements
You can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is not
part of the SAN, such as a laptop.
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Introducing EZSwitchSetup
EZSwitchSetup requires a browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0 and JavaScript version 1.0. The
EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for
the disk-based installation wizard. This does not affect any pre-installed JREs, but other program
components launched from the switch require Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25 or later installed on the host.
EZSwitchSetup is supported on the platforms shown in
Supported platforms TABLE 1
Operating system Browser JRE version
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Firefox 19 Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Adv (32-bit) Firefox 19 Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25
TABLE 1
on page 9.
Windows 7 Professional (x86) Internet Explorer 10.0
Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox 19
Windows Server 2008 Standard Internet Explorer 10.0
Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox 19
Windows 2003 Server, SP2 Internet Explorer 8.0
Internet Explorer 7.0
Firefox 19
Windows XP, SP3 Internet Explorer 8.0
Internet Explorer 7.0
Firefox 19
The minimum hardware requirements for a Windows system are as follows:
•
90 MB of hard drive space for the EZSwitchSetup installation directory
• 512 MB or more RAM for fabrics containing up to 15 switches
• A minimum of 8 MB of video RAM is also recommended
• An Ethernet port
• A serial (COM) port if you plan to connect to the serial port on the switch
Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25
Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25
Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25
Oracle JRE 1.7.0_25
Configuring Internet Explorer
Correct operation of EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 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 Switch Manager.
1. Select Tools > Internet Options.
2. Select the General tab.
3. Click the Settings button under Browsing history.
4. Click Every time I visit the webpage in the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings dialog box,
as shown in
5. Click OK to save the changes.
FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer
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Configuring Internet Explorer
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Introducing EZSwitchSetup
Supported switches
You can use EZSwitchSetup with the switches listed in
Your switch must meet the following requirements:
• The switch must be connected to an Ethernet LAN that is accessible by the host. If it is not, the
system issues the message “Page not Found.”
• The switch must have licensed FC ports. If the switch has no licensed FC ports, you must first
install a Ports on Demand (POD) license and then enable the affected ports. For more
information, refer to
• The switch must be in a single-switch fabric. If your switch connects to another switch (if there is
an E_Port on the switch), you cannot manage the switch using EZSwitchSetup until you
disconnect the switch connection.
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NOTE
If there is an E_Port on the switch and if there is a zone conflict, then the fabric is segmented; in this
case, the switch is in a fabric by itself and EZSwitchSetup treats it as a single-switch fabric.
You cannot use EZSwitchSetup to manage a switch that has any of the following features enabled:
•
Virtual Fabrics with non-default logical switches
• Access Gateway
• User-defined Admin Domains
You can, however, use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover these switches and set their IP
addresses. The Brocade VA-40FC switch comes preconfigured in Access Gateway mode. If you use
the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover the Brocade VA-40FC switch and set the IP address, Web Tools
will launch automatically for you to manage the Access Gateway features.
Language support for EZSwitchSetup
The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the following languages:
• English (default)
• Brazilian Portuguese
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Simplified Chinese
• Spanish
• Traditional Chinese
When you launch EZSwitchSetup, the interface detects the operating system and language
environment and installs and displays the appropriate language. For example, if you set up the switch
using a German operating system, EZSwitchSetup installs the German language interface and displays
text, messages, and labels in that language.
If localization resources are not fully available in the user host environment, EZSwitchSetup uses the
default language, English.
Regardless of the local language, the following is displayed in English:
• User input, which must consist of printable ASCII characters
• Switch-based information (such as firmware version and switch name)
• Some globally accepted industry terms (such as SAN and HBA)
• The End User License Agreement (EULA)
• System files (such as the summary file, setting file, and log file)
Introducing EZSwitchSetup
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Setting Up Your Switch
Setting Up Your Switch
● Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard
● Configuring the switch............................................................................................23
● Zoning selection options........................................................................................ 24
● Connecting devices and completing the setup...................................................... 26
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard
You can run EZSwitchSetup from a computer you are currently using for SAN administration, or you
can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN, such as a laptop. In this chapter, the
computer running EZSwitchSetup is called the
The first step in setting up your switch is to install the EZSwitchSetup wizard, which is located on the
EZSwitchSetup installation CD.
1. Insert the EZSwitchSetup CD into the CD-ROM drive of your setup computer.
• On Windows: The installer will autostart in about a minute.
• On Linux: Navigate to the following path location on the CD-ROM:
CDROM_Path/CDROM_Installers/Linux/Disk1/InstData/VM/install.bin
2. Install EZSwitchSetup following the onscreen directions.
Installation will take a few minutes after you click OK.
3. Click Done on the last window (shown in
FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer window
setup computer
FIGURE 3
..................................................12
.
on page 12) to exit the installer.
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Setting Up Your Switch
On Windows, EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, refer to
Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard
On Linux, follow the procedure in
EZSwitchSetup wizard.
on page 13 to launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard manually.
Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard
on page 13 to launch the
Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard
Perform the following, depending on your operating system:
• On Windows: EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, then from the
Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup
• On Linux: EZSwitchSetup does not start automatically, so you must start it manually.
NOTE
The Linux installation requires root access.
The EZSwitchSetup wizard starts, as shown in
FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup introduction window
FIGURE 4
on page 13.
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Setting Up Your Switch
Connecting cables
1. Choose the method of connecting to your LAN.
You have the choice of using a serial connection or an Ethernet connection to your LAN to set the
IP address for the switch. The Ethernet connection is generally more convenient and preferred.
Use the serial connection if it is not possible or not convenient to connect the host on the same
subnet as the switch.
2. Click Next.
The Connect Cables window is displayed (
FIGURE 5 Connect Cables window (Ethernet version, without serial cable)
FIGURE 5
on page 14).
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Setting Up Your Switch
FIGURE 6
computer, Ethernet hub or switch, and network.
NOTE
Not all switches have their serial and Ethernet connectors in the same place as in
page 16. Refer to the hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of the serial
and Ethernet connections.
on page 16 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade Fibre Channel switch, setup
FIGURE 6
on
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Setting Up Your Switch
1 Brocade switch
2 Power cable
3 Ethernet hub or switch
4 Serial cable
5 Setup computer
6 Ethernet cable from hub to Brocade switch
7 Ethernet cable from setup computer to Ethernet
hub or switch
FIGURE 6 Cable connections
3. Connect the power cord to the switch and plug in to a power source.
The switch power and status LEDs display amber and then change to green, which usually takes
from one to three minutes. Refer to your switch hardware manual for the location of the LEDs.
4. Connect an Ethernet cable from the Brocade switch to the LAN you want to use for your
management connection through an Ethernet hub or switch. If you chose to use your Ethernet
connection for setup in step 1, this is the connection you will use. If you chose the serial cable
connection in step 1, you should still connect the Ethernet cable so the Ethernet connection will
be available when you start the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager.
5. If you are using a serial connection for setup, connect your setup computer to the serial port on
the switch, using the serial cable shipped with the switch. If you cannot locate the serial cable that
came with the switch, you will need to find one that has the appropriate connectors. Do not use a
null-modem cable. The serial connection settings are as follows:
•
Bits per second: 9600
• Databits: 8
• Parity: None
• Stop bits: 1
• Flow control: None
6. Click Next.
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