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Contents

Preface............................................................................................................................. xi

Chapter 1 Introducing Web Tools

Overview........................................................................................... 1-2

Web Tools Views............................................................................... 1-3

Chapter 2 Installing Web Tools

Requirements.................................................................................... 2-2

Switch Requirements................................................................ 2-2

Workstation Requirements...................................................... 2-2

Installation ........................................................................................ 2-3

Web Tools................................................................................... 2-3

Additional Software................................................................. 2-3

Installing a Web Browser......................................................... 2-3

Configuring the Web Browser ................................................ 2-3

Installing the Java Plug-in on the Workstation..................... 2-5

Chapter 3 Using Web Tools

Fabric View....................................................................................... 3-2

Fabric Events View .......................................................................... 3-7

Fabric Topology View...................................................................... 3-9

Name Server Table View............................................................... 3-13

Zone Administration View........................................................... 3-16

Alias Tab................................................................................... 3-18

Zone Tab................................................................................... 3-20

QuickLoop Tab........................................................................ 3-22

Fabric Assist Tab ..................................................................... 3-24

Config Tab................................................................................ 3-27

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Switch View.................................................................................... 3-29

Switch Events View....................................................................... 3-33

Port Information View .................................................................. 3-35

PortStats Tab ........................................................................... 3-38

GBIC Tab.................................................................................. 3-40

Loop Tab .................................................................................. 3-43

Fabric Watch View......................................................................... 3-48

Alarm Notifications Tab ........................................................ 3-49

Configure Thresholds............................................................ 3-50

Current Settings Tab............................................................... 3-54

Performance View.......................................................................... 3-55

Chapter 4 Administrative Interface

Administrative Interface................................................................. 4-2

Switch Administration.................................................................... 4-4

User Administration........................................................................ 4-7

Reboot Switch ........................................................................... 4-9

SNMP Administration .................................................................. 4-11

License Administration................................................................. 4-13

Remote Switch................................................................................ 4-14

QuickLoop Administration.......................................................... 4-16

Config Admin Tab......................................................................... 4-18

Switch Information Report.................................................... 4-19

Extended Fabric Tab (Optional Software).................................. 4-21

Telnet Interface............................................................................... 4-23

Appendix A Customer Support

Support Tool ................................................................................... A-2

Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems ...................... A-3

Troubleshooting the Problem ....................................................... A-4

Before Calling the Customer Support Center ............................ A-5

Documenting the Problem ........................................................... A-6

Reporting a New Problem ............................................................ A-7

Sending Problem Documentation ............................................... A-8

Glossary ........................................................................................................................ g-1

Index................................................................................................................................ i-1

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Figures

3-1 Fabric View .................................................................................................... 3-3

3-2 Summary Version — Fabric View .............................................................. 3-6

3-3 Fabric Events View ....................................................................................... 3-7

3-4 Fabric Topology View ................................................................................ 3-10

3-5 Fabric Topology View, Scrolled Downwards ........................................ 3-11

3-6 Name Server Table View ........................................................................... 3-13

3-7 Alias Tab — Zone Administration View ................................................ 3-18

3-8 Zone Tab — Zone Administration View ................................................. 3-20

3-9 QuickLoop Tab — Zone Administration View ...................................... 3-22

3-10 Fabric Assist Tab — Zone Administration View ................................... 3-24

3-11 Config Tab — Zone Administration View .............................................. 3-27

3-12 Switch View ................................................................................................. 3-29

3-13 Switch Events View .................................................................................... 3-33

3-14 Port Information View ............................................................................... 3-35

3-15 PortStats Tab — Port Information View ................................................. 3-38

3-16 GBIC Tab — Port Information View ........................................................ 3-40

3-17 Loop Tab — Port Information View ........................................................ 3-43

3-18 Loop Diagnostics Dialog Box .................................................................... 3-45

3-19 LIP Dialog Box ............................................................................................ 3-46

3-20 Bypass Dialog Box ...................................................................................... 3-46

3-21 Enable Dialog Box ...................................................................................... 3-47

3-22 Alarm Notifications Tab — Fabric Watch View .................................... 3-49

3-23 Configure Threshold Tab with Environment Class Selected ............... 3-50

3-24 Configure Threshold Tab with Port Class Selected ............................... 3-53

3-25 Current Settings Tab — Fabric Watch View ........................................... 3-54

3-26 Performance View ...................................................................................... 3-55

4-1 Enter Network Password ............................................................................ 4-3

4-2 Switch Administration ................................................................................. 4-4

4-3 User Administration .................................................................................... 4-7

4-4 Firmware Upgrade ....................................................................................... 4-8

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Figures

4-5 Reboot Switch ................................................................................................ 4-9

4-6 SNMP Administration ................................................................................ 4-11

4-7 License Administration .............................................................................. 4-13

4-8 Remote Switch ............................................................................................. 4-15

4-9 QuickLoop Administration ....................................................................... 4-16

4-10 Config Admin Tab ...................................................................................... 4-18

4-11 Switch Information Report ........................................................................ 4-20

4-12 Extended Fabric Tab ................................................................................... 4-21

4-13 Initiating a Telnet Session .......................................................................... 4-23

4-14 Telnet Session in Use .................................................................................. 4-23

A-1 Problem Detection and Resolution Process .............................................. A-3

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Tables

1-1 Web Tools Views .......................................................................................... 1-3

3-1 Fabric View Components ............................................................................ 3-3

3-2 Fabric Events Columns ................................................................................ 3-8

3-3 Fabric Topology View ................................................................................ 3-11

3-4 Name Server Table View Fields ............................................................... 3-14

3-5 Name Server Table View Columns .......................................................... 3-14

3-6 Adding Members to a Zone ...................................................................... 3-16

3-7 Alias Tab Fields ........................................................................................... 3-18

3-8 Zone Tab Fields ........................................................................................... 3-20

3-9 QuickLoop Tab Fields ................................................................................ 3-22

3-10 Fabric Assist Tab Fields ............................................................................. 3-25

3-11 Config Tab Fields ........................................................................................ 3-27

3-12 Switch View ................................................................................................. 3-30

3-13 Switch Events .............................................................................................. 3-34

3-14 Port Information Fields .............................................................................. 3-36

3-15 PortStats Tab Fields .................................................................................... 3-38

3-16 GBIC Tab Fields .......................................................................................... 3-41

3-17 Loop Fields .................................................................................................. 3-43

3-18 Loop Diagnostics Fields ............................................................................. 3-46

3-19 LIP Fields ..................................................................................................... 3-46

3-20 Bypass Fields ............................................................................................... 3-47

3-21 Enable Fields ............................................................................................... 3-47

3-22 Environmental and GBIC Classes Thresholds ....................................... 3-51

3-23 Additional Port Class Thresholds ............................................................ 3-52

4-1 Switch Administration Tab ......................................................................... 4-5

4-2 User Administration Fields ......................................................................... 4-7

4-3 Firmware Upgrade Tab ............................................................................... 4-8

4-4 Reboot Switch Fields .................................................................................. 4-10

4-5 SNMP Administration Fields ................................................................... 4-12

4-6 License Administration Fields .................................................................. 4-14

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4-7 Remote Tab Fields ....................................................................................... 4-15

4-8 QuickLoop Administration Fields ............................................................ 4-17

4-9 Config Admin Tab ...................................................................................... 4-19

4-10 Extend Fabric Fields .................................................................................... 4-22

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Preface

This guide describes Web Tools and provides installation instructions as well as detailed information for using each function.

Audience This guide is part of the Department Switch Models DS-16B and

DS-8B documentation set, and is intended for use by Customer Engineers and Switch Administrators.

Organization Here is an overview of where information is located in this guide.

This Preface provides information on related publications, getting help, and getting software updates.

Chapter 1, Introducing Web Tools, provides an overview of Web Tools and a summary of the information available through Web Tools.

Chapter 2, Installing Web Tools, describes the system requirements and instructions for installing and launching Web Tools.

Chapter 3, Using Web Tools, provides information about and instructions for using each of the windows in Web Tools.

Chapter 4, Administrative Interface, provides information about and instructions for using each of the windows in Web Tools.

Appendix A, Customer Support, provides essential questions that a customer should be prepared to answer when contacting the EMC Customer Support Center.

The Glossary provides a glossary of related terms used with switches.

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Related Publications Other publications that provide related information are:

◆ Departmental Switch Models DS-16B and DS-8B Fabric OS version

2.2, P/N 069001028

◆ Departmental Switch Model DS-16B QuickLoop version 2.2 Reference

Manual, P/N 069001027-01

Conventions Used in

this Manual

EMC uses the following conventions for notes, cautions, warnings, and danger notices.

A note presents information that is important, but not hazard-related.

CAUTION

A caution contains information essential to avoid damage to the system or equipment. The caution may apply to hardware or software.

WARNING

A warning contains information essential to avoid a hazard that can cause severe personal injury, death, or substantial property damage if you ignore the warning.

DANGER

A danger notice contains information essential to avoid a hazard that will cause severe personal injury, death, or substantial property damage if you ignore the warning.

EMC uses the following type style conventions in this guide:

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◆ Dialog box, button, icon, and menu items in text

◆ Selections you can make from the user interface,

including buttons, icons, options, and field names

Palatino, italic

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◆ New terms or unique word usage in text

◆ Command line arguments when used in text

◆ Book titles

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Courier, italic

Courier

Arguments used in examples of command line syntax.

System prompts and displays and specific filenames or complete paths. For example:

working root directory [/user/emc]:

c:\Program Files\EMC\Symapi\db

Courier, bold

User entry. For example:

symmpoll -p

Where to Get Help Obtain technical support by calling your local sales office.

For service, call:

United States: (800) 782-4362 (SVC-4EMC) Canada: (800) 543-4782 (543-4SVC) Worldwide: (508) 497-7901

and ask for Customer Support.

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Introducing Web Tools

◆ Overview.............................................................................................1-2

◆ Web Tools Views.................................................................................1-3

Introducing Web Tools

1-1

Introducing Web Tools

Overview

Web Tools provides a graphical interface that enables you to monitor and manage entire fabrics and individual switches and ports from a standard workstation.

Web Tools provides the following information and capabilities:

◆ Monitoring of and the ability to manage the entire fabric:

• The status of all switches in the fabric.

• Access to event logs for entire fabric

• Zoning functions

• Access to the Name Server Table

• Telne t func tions

• Switch beaconing for rapid identification in large fabric

environments

• Loop diagnostics and query and control of loop interfaces to aid in locating faulty devices

• Ability to name and zone QuickLoops™

◆ Monitoring of and the ability to manage individual switches:

• Summary information about each switch

• Access to event logs for individual switches

• Switch configuration and administration

• Ability to upgrade Fabric OS and license key administration

• Report capability for switch configuration information

◆ Monitoring of and the ability to manage individual ports:

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• Port status

• Information about GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) Serial

IDs

• Information about connected devices

• Loop information

• Port performance including frame counts (frames in, frames

out) and error counts

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Web Tools Views

Table 1-1 Web Tools Views

Initial Display Upon Launching Web Tools:

Fabric View Displays a control panel that provides access to fabric-wide options,

Introducing Web Tools

Web Tools provides access to and information about the fabric through a number of separate windows, making it possible to view several aspects of the fabric at the same time (Table 1-1).

a panel for each switch in the fabric, plus a legend that explains the meaning of the background colors on the Switch icons. Each panel contains an icon that represents the switch itself, in addition to icons for Switch Events and the Administrative and Telnet interfaces. The background color of the switch icon represents the status of that particular switch or Integrated Fabric (as defined by the legend provided in the window).

Switch status is calculated approximately once per second; however the initial calculation does not occur until 30-60 seconds after the switch is booted. It is calculated from the state of data structures in the switch, and stored as the variable switchStatus.

For all statuses that are based on errors per time interval, any errors will cause the status to show faulty until the entire sample interval has passed.

Accessible from Fabric View:

Fabric Events View

Displays the error log for the fabric, which is the combination of the error logs of all the switches in the fabric. Accessed by clicking on the Fabric Events icon on the control panel.

Fabric Topology View

Displays physical configuration, including active domains, paths, and routing information. Accessed by clicking on the Fabric

Topology icon on the control panel.

Name Server Table Vi ew

Displays the Name Server Table for the fabric. Use to view information about the devices attached to the fabric. Accessed by clicking on the Name Server icon on the control panel.

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Table 1-1 Web Tools Views (continued)

Zone Administration View

Summary

Provides an interface to Zoning, including zone settings, zone aliases, QuickLoops, Fabric Assists, and zone configurations. Accessed by clicking on the Zone Admin icon on the control panel.

Toggles between summarized and detailed versions of Fabric View.

View/Detail View

Switch View Displays information about individual switches, including a

real-time view of switch status. Accessed by clicking on the Switch icon on a switch panel. The Switch View is also the launch point for the Switch Events View, Telnet Interface, Fabric Watch View, Administrative Interface, Performance View, and Port Information View. It includes icons that display the status of the switch fans, temperature monitors, and beacon.

Switch Events View

Displays the error log for the switch. Accessed by clicking on the Events icon on the switch panel. This view can also be accessed through Switch View (see Switch Events View on page 1-5).

Telnet Interface Provides an interface for using Telnet commands for switch

diagnostics, troubleshooting, and fabric management. Accessed by clicking on the Te l n e t icon on the switch panel. This view can also be accessed through Switch View (see Telnet Interface on page 1-5).

Administrative Interface

Provides an interface for performing functions such as upgrading firmware versions or reconfiguring a switch. Accessed by clicking on the Admin icon on the switch panel. This view can also be accessed through Switch View (see Administrative Interface on page 1-5).

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Table 1-1 Web Tools Views (continued)

Accessible From Switch View (continued):

Introducing Web Tools

Port Information View

Displays statistics and status for the selected port, GBIC, or loop. Also provides options for managing loops. Accessed by clicking on the icon for the relevant port in Switch View.

Power Supply Status

The Power Supply icons on the switch graphic indicate the number of power supplies present, and the LED on the power supply indicates the status of the power assemblies.

Switch Events View

Displays the error log for the switch. Accessed by clicking on Events in Switch View. This view can also be accessed through Fabric View (see Fabric View on page 1-3).

Telnet Interface Provides an interface for using Telnet commands for switch

diagnostics, troubleshooting, and detailed fabric management. Accessed by clicking on Te l n e t in Switch View. This view can also be accessed through Fabric View (see Fabric View on page 1-3).

Fabric Watch View

Monitors fabric elements and displays error and performance counter status, issuing an alert when conditions are out of acceptable ranges. Accessed by clicking on Watch in Switch View.

Fan Icon The color of this icon indicates the number of fans in the switch that

are within normal range (see the color legend in Fabric View).

Administrative Interface

Provides an interface for performing functions such as upgrading firmware versions or reconfiguring a switch. Accessed by clicking on Admin in Switch View. This view can also be accessed through Fabric View (see Fabric View on page 1-3).

Performance View

Graphically portrays real-time data throughput for each port and displays total switch bandwidth utilization. Accessed by clicking on

Perf in Switch View.

Beacon Icon Click to turn the beacon, which is an indicator light on the front

panel of the switch, on or off. Appearance of icon indicates whether beacon is lit.

Temperature Icon The color of this icon indicates the number of temperature sensors in

the switch that are within range (see the color legend in Fabric View).

Web Tools Views

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Installing Web Tools

This chapter provides the following information:

◆ Requirements......................................................................................2-2

◆ Installation...........................................................................................2-3

Installing Web Tools

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Installing Web Tools

Requirements

The workstation and the switch must both meet specific requirements for the correct installation and operation of Web Tools.

Switch Requirements

Workstation Requirements

Web Tools version 2.3 can be used to manage switches that meet the following requirements:

◆ Switches: EMC Models DS-16B and DS-8B

◆ Fabric OS version 2.3

The following items are required for the correct installation and operation of Web Tools:

◆ One of the following operating systems:

• Solaris

• Windows

2.61 or later

95, 98, or 2000

• Windows NT 4.0

◆ Adequate RAM (required for Windows operating systems only):

• 128 MB for fabrics of 21 switches or less

• 256 MB for fabrics containing more than 21 switches

◆ 5 MB of free disk space

◆ One of the following web browsers:

• Netscape

• Internet Explorer

◆ The correct version of the Java

Communicator® 4.51 or later

4.01 or later

Plug-in for the operating system:

• Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000: Java Plug-in version 1.2.2-006 or later

• Solaris: Java Plug-in version 1.2.2-02 for Solaris, including the Java Plug-in patch created by Sun for Solaris

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Installing Web Tools

Web Tools

Additional Software

Installing a Web Browser

Configuring the Web Browser

Web Tools software has been preinstalled at the factory.

If the following software is not already installed and configured on your system, you will have to preform the following steps to prepare Web Tools for use to manage your fabric:

◆ Installation of one of the supported web browsers on the

workstation, if not already installed.

◆ Configuration of the web browser for use with Web Tools.

◆ Installation of the required Java Plug-in on the workstation, if not

already installed.

If not already installed, install one of the following browsers:

◆ Netscape Communicator 4.51 or later (available at

http://www.netscape.com).

◆ Internet Explorer 4.01 or later (available at

http://www.microsoft.com).

Specific browser settings are required for the correct operation of Web Tools with either Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer.

Configuring Netscape Communicator

Step 1 The web browser cache must be cleared after the installation of Fabric

OS version 2.3. Some browsers use local cache copies of jar files and/or image files to improve performance (depending on the options selected in browser), which can cause incorrect display in Web Tools.

To remove cached files from Netscape Communicator:

1. Select Edit, Preferences.

2. Select Advanced in the left text box to expand it, then click Cache.

3. On the Cache panel, select Clear Memory Cache.

4. Click Clear Disk Cache.

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5. Click OK.

6. Exit and relaunch the browser.

Step 2 Browser pages must be refreshed at every visit to ensure the correct

operation of the Switch Admin feature. To set the refresh frequency:

1. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.

2. Click to expand the Advanced category and click Cache.

3. From Document in cache is compared to document on network, select Every time.

4. Click OK.

Configuring Internet Explorer

Correct operation of Web Tools with Internet Explorer requires clearing the browser cache after installation, and specifying the appropriate settings for browser refresh frequency and process model.

Step 1 The browser cache must be cleared after the installation of Fabric OS

version 2.3. The browser may use local cache copies of jar files and/or image files to improve performance (depending on options selected in browser), which can cause incorrect display.

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To remove cached files from Internet Explorer:

1. Select Internet Options from the View menu if using Internet Explorer 4.x, or from the To o l s menu if using 5.x.

2. Select the General tab.

3. From Temporary Internet Files, select Delete Files.

4. Click OK, then exit and relaunch the browser.

Step 2 Browser pages must be refreshed at every visit to ensure the correct

operation of the Switch Admin feature.

To set the refresh frequency:

1. Select Internet Options from the View menu if using Internet Explorer 4.x, or from the To o l s menu if using 5.x.

2. From Temporary Internet Files, select the General tab and click Settings.

3. From Check for newer versions of stored pages, select Every visit to the page.

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Step 3 The correct Browser Process Model must be selected.

To select the Browser Process Model:

1. Select View, Internet Options if using Internet Explorer 4.x, or To o ls , Internet Options if using Internet Explorer 5.x.

2. Select the Advanced tab and click to expand the Browsing category.

3. From Browsing, select Browse in a new process, if using Internet Explorer 4.x, or Launch browser windows in a separate process, if using Internet Explorer 5.0.

Installing Web Tools

Installing the Java Plug-in on the Workstation

A Java Plug-in must be installed on the workstation for the correct operation of Web Tools. The required version depends on the operating system.

Installing the Java Plug-in on Solaris

Solaris workstations require both the Java Plug-in version 1.2.2-02 for Solaris and the patch created by Sun Microsystems for use with the Java Plug-in on Solaris.

To install the Java Plug-in on Solaris:

1. Locate the Java Plug-in on the internet, such as at the Sun Microsystems website.

2. Follow the instructions to install the Java Plug-in for Solaris.

3. Open the.cshrc file and set the path to the Java Plug-in executable file. For example, the following could be added to the .cshrc file:

NPX_PLUG-IN_PATH=/opt/NSCPcom/plug-in

export NPX_PLUG_IN_PATH

To install the patch on Solaris:

1. Go to the website at option to locate the correct patch for your Solaris version:

for Solaris 2.6 and 2.7, use the SEARCH option and enter the string

http://access1.sun.com, use the SEARCH

108593 in the search field and press enter.

or, for Solaris 2.8, use the SEARCH option and enter the string

109611 in the search field and press enter.

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2. Follow the link to download the patch, and exit the browser when done.

3. Install the patch and reboot the system.

4. Relaunch the browser and enter the switch’s IP Address.

Installing the Java

Plug-in on Windows® 2000 or Windows NT Platforms

Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT workstations require Java Plug-in version 1.2.2-006 or later.

To determine the version of the Java Plug-in installed on Windows 98, NT, or 2000, and install if necessary:

Determine whether the correct Java Plug-in version is installed, and install if necessary:

• If the correct version is installed, Web Tools is ready to use.

• If no Java Plug-in is installed, Web Tools will provide a link to

the appropriate link to the Sun Microsystems website, download the correct Java Plug-in, then double-click the downloaded file to install the plug-in.

• If an outdated version is currently installed, uninstall it, relaunch the browser, follow the link to the Sun Microsystems website, and download the new Java Plug-in.

You can launch Web Tools once the Java Plug-in is installed on the client machine.

To launch Web Tools:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address (such as

name/

) in the Location/Address field and press Enter.

http://switch

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Web Tools launches, displaying the default view, Fabric View. For more information about Fabric View, see Fabric View on page 3-2.

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Using Web Tools

This chapter describes the views and interfaces available through Web Tools, which consist of the following:

◆ Fabric View .........................................................................................3-2

◆ Fabric Events View.............................................................................3-7

◆ Fabric Topology View........................................................................3-9

◆ Name Server Table View.................................................................3-13

◆ Zone Administration View.............................................................3-16

◆ Switch View ......................................................................................3-29

◆ Switch Events View .........................................................................3-33

◆ Port Information View.....................................................................3-35

◆ Fabric Watch View ...........................................................................3-48

◆ Performance View............................................................................3-55

Switches can be accessed through different methods, such as through the Front Panel, Telnet, SNMP, and the web, any of which can occur simultaneously. To verify that modifications are correctly applied, ensure that the switch is modified from only one connection at a time.

Using Web Tools

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Using Web Tools

Fabric View

The Fabric View is the first web page that displays when you connect to a switch, and it provides access to specific information about each switch, in addition to other options and a legend explaining the colors used to indicate switch status. Every switch in the fabric is represented by a switch panel in Fabric View.

To launch Web Tools and access Fabric View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter.

http://switch name/

This switch is assumed to be in the local domain. To get information specific to a QuickLoop, the QuickLoop switch must be in the host domain.

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Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1 Fabric View

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Table 3-1 describes the items visible in Fabric View.

Table 3-1 Fabric View Components

Component Description

The Control Panel (on the left side of Figure 3-1 on page 3-3)

Fabric Events Opens Fabric Events View (for information about

this view, see Fabric Events View on page 3-7).

Fabric Topology Opens Fabric Topology View (for information about

this view, see Fabric Topology View on page 3-9).

Name Server Opens Name Server Table View (for information

about this view, see Name Server Table View on page 3-13).

Zone Admin Opens Zone Administration View (for information

about this view, see Zone Administration View on page 3-16).

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Table 3-1 Fabric View Components (continued)

Component Description

Summary/Detail View Toggles the Summary or Detail version of Fabric

View. The Summary version shows abbreviated switch panels (see Figure 3-2 on page 3-6). Detail is the default view.

Status legend Defines meaning of colors visible in the background

of the switch icons. Each color indicates a different operational state:

• Green — Healthy

• Yellow — Marginal (mix of good and faulty

readings)

• Red — Down (more than two faulty readings)

• Gray — Unknown or unmonitored

If no data is available from a switch, Web Tools displays the most recent background color.

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For all statuses that are based on errors per time interval, any errors will cause the status to show faulty until the entire sample interval has passed.

The Switch Panel (on the right side of Figure 3-1 on page 3-3.)

Switch Opens Switch View for the switch. Each switch type

is represented by a different icon. The background color around the icon indicates the status of the switch (for information about this view, see Switch View on page 3-29).

Events Opens Switch Events View to display the switch

events log (for information about this view, see Switch Events View on page 3-33).

Admin Opens Switch Administration View (for information

about this view, see Administrative Interface on page 4-2.

Te l ne t Launches the Telnet Interface for the switch (for

information about this view, see Telnet Interface on page 4-23.

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Table 3-1 Fabric View Components (continued)

Component Description

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polled at or unreachable since

Time of the last status check, or if currently unavailable, the time of the last successful status check.

Name The name of the switch.

Fabric OS version Version of Fabric OS installed on the switch.

Domain ID A number that uniquely identifies the switch within

the fabric.

Ethernet IP Ethernet IP address.

Ethernet Mask Ethernet subnetmask.

FCnet IP Fibre channel IP address.

FCnet Mask Fibre channel subnetmask.

Gateway IP Gateway IP address.

WWN Unique numeric identifier for the switch; assigned

by manufacturer.

The Control Panel (on the left side of Figure 3-1 on page 3-3)

Fabric Events Opens Fabric Events View (for information about

this view, see Fabric Events View on page 3-7).

Fabric Topology Opens Fabric Topology View (for information about

this view, see Fabric Topology View on page 3-9).

Name Server Opens Name Server Table View (for information

about this view, see Name Server Table View on page 3-13).

Figure 3-2 illustrates Fabric View with the Summary View selected.

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Figure 3-2 Summary Version — Fabric View

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Fabric Events View

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The Fabric Events View provides a running log of events for all switches in the fabric.

To access Fabric Events View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

3. Click Fabric Events. The Fabric Events View (Figure 3-3) displays.

Figure 3-3 Fabric Events View

To sort the events by a particular column, click the column header. To resize a column, drag the column divider.

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Table 3-2 describes the columns in the Fabric Events view.

Table 3-2 Fabric Events Columns

Column Description

Switch Displays the name of the switch

Num... (number) Displays the event number for an affected switch

Time Displays the time of an event

Count Displays the number of consecutive occurrences of same event

Level Displays the severity level of an event:

0—panic (switch reboots) 1—critical 2—Error 3—warning 4—information 5—debug

Message Describes the event

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Fabric Topology View

The Fabric Topology View summarizes the physical configuration of the fabric from the perspective of the local domain (the domain of the switch entered as a URL in the web browser). This includes information about the destination domains (all other domains in the fabric) and the paths between each destination domain and the local domain.

To access Fabric Topology View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address

3. Click Fabric Topology. The Fabric Topology View (Figure 3-4)

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field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

The switch entered into the web browser is identified by Web Tools as the local domain.

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

displays.

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Figure 3-4 Fabric Topology View

The window can be scrolled downwards to display information (Figure 3-5) about the individual paths between the local switch and each of the other switches in the fabric.

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Figure 3-5 Fabric Topology View, Scrolled Downwards

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Table 3-3 describes the fields in the Fabric Topology View.

Table 3-3 Fabric Topology View

Field Description

View Fabric Topology from Switch [switch name]

There are a total of [n]

Lists the switch in the domain that is assumed to be the local domain.

The number of domains in the fabric.

domains in the fabric:

Local domain ID A number that uniquely identifies the local switch

within the fabric, and the name of the switch.

Domain ID (may be more than one)

A number that uniquely identifies the switch within the fabric, and the name of the switch.

Active Paths: This line is followed by information about each

destination domain, including information about each of the paths between that domain and the local domain.

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Table 3-3 Fabric Topology View (continued)

Destination Domain IDThe ID of the destination domain that is described in

the lines following the ID. This information and the two lines following it display for each destination domain in the fabric.

Destination’s

The WWN of the destination domain.

Worldwide Name

Number of Paths The number of active paths between the destination

domain and the local domain.

Path Number The number assigned to the specific path described in

the table that follows this information. This information and the following table display for each path for which the domain described above is the destination.

Output Ports The number of output ports on the path between the

destination domain and the local domain.

Input Ports The number of input ports on the path between the

destination domain and the local domain.

Hop Count The number of hops (interswitch links) between the

local domain and the destination domain.

Metric Metrics for traffic flow along the path.

Flag The flag assigned to the path.

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Name Server Table View

The Name Server Table View provides the name server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database. This includes all name server entries for the fabric, not only those that are local to the local domain. Each row in the table represents a different device.

To access Name Server Table View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter.

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

3. Click Name Server. The Name Server Table View (Figure 3-6) displays.

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Figure 3-6 Name Server Table View

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To sort the events by a particular column, click the column header. To resize a column, drag the column divider.

The following fields are included in the Name Server Table View:

Table 3-4 Name Server Table View Fields

Field Description

Auto Refresh Enables Auto Refresh or uncheck to disable.

Auto Refresh Interval If Auto Refresh is checked, enters the number of seconds for the

refresh interval.

Refresh Refreshes the window display.

Done Closes the window.

The Name Server Table contains the following columns:

Table 3-5 Name Server Table View Columns

Column Description

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Domain # The domain ID of the switch to which the device is connected.

Port # The number of the switch port to which the device is connected.

Port ID The port ID of the device (24-bit hexadecimal value).

Port Type The port type of the device (N for fabric direct attached port or

NL for fabric direct attached loop port).

Port WWN The worldwide name of the device port.

Node WWN The worldwide name of the device node.

Symbolic Name The symbolic name of the device assigned through the SCSI

INQUIRY command.

FC4 Types The fibre channel FC4 layer types supported by the device, such

as IP or FCP.

COS The fibre channel classes of service supported by the device.

Fabric Port Name The name of the fabric port in use by the device.

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Table 3-5 Name Server Table View Columns (continued)

Port IP Address The IP address of the fabric port.

Hard Address The hard address of the fabric port.

Member of Zones The zones to which this device belongs. This column does not

update when the table is refreshed. To view updated zoning information, close and reopen the Name Server Table.

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Zone Administration View

Administrative privileges are required to access this view. If a switch or device is added or removed from the network, it is necessary to save the changes and relaunch the Zone Administration view for the changes to take effect.

When administering Zoning, EMC recommends that you perform the following steps:

1. Define a zone alias for each individual device to make zone administration easier.

2. Create zones and add zone members.

3. Place zones into one or more zone configurations.

4. Enable one of the zone configurations (only one can be enabled at a time).

There are three separate methods for adding members to a zone. Each method corresponds to a zoning mode, and the combination of the methods corresponds to an additional mode. Once you select a mode, all zoning operations must correspond to that mode, and any zones, aliases, and configuration files which do not cannot be selected.

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Table 3-6 Adding Members to a Zone

Zoning Mode Method Description

Port Level Zoning Zoning by physical domain/port number. All alias, zoning, and

configuration file operations must be performed using port. Aliases, zones, and configuration files which have objects other than ports cannot be selected or operated on.

WWN Level Zoning Zoning by WWNs only. All alias, zoning, and configuration file

operations must be performed by WWNs. Aliases, zones, and configuration files that have objects other than WWNs cannot be selected or operated on.

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Table 3-6 Adding Members to a Zone (continued)

Mixed Level Zoning Zoning by physical domain/port number or WWN. With mixed

level zoning, any object can be selected to be a member of a zone, alias, or configuration file. This mode is supported for backward compatibility with all 2000-series switches.

For more information about using Zoning, refer to the Departmental Switches Model DS-16B and DS-8B Zoning User Guide.

To access the Zone Administration View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter. This switch is assumed to be the local domain.

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

3. Click Zone Admin.

The Zone Administration View displays (Figure 3-7).

For information specific to QuickLoop to be available, the QuickLoop switch must be the local domain.

The following is a list of the tabs provided in the Zone Admin View, and the pages on which they are described:

◆ Alias Tab on page 3-18

◆ Zone Tab on page 3-20

◆ QuickLoop Tab on page 3-22

◆ Fabric Assist Tab on page 3-24

◆ Config Tab on page 3-27

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Alias Tab

You use the Alias tab (Figure 3-7) to create and manage aliases for devices in the fabric. An alias can have one or more members, including switches, ports, WWNs, and QuickLoop AL_PAs.

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Figure 3-7 Alias Tab — Zone Administration View

Table 3-7 describes the fields on the Alias tab.

Table 3-7 Alias Tab Fields

Field Description

Alias Name To modify an existing alias, select an alias name.

Create Alias Click to create a new alias. A dialog displays in which you can

enter the name of the new alias. All names must be unique and contain no spaces or dash "-" characters.

Delete Alias Click to delete the alias selected in the Alias Name field. Deleting

an alias automatically removes it from all zones.

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Table 3-7 Alias Tab Fields (continued)

Rename Alias Renames the alias selected in the Alias Name field. A dialog

displays in which you can edit the alias name. Renaming an alias automatically renames it in all zones.

Member Selection List

Provides a list of potential alias members, including switches, ports, WWNs, QuickLoop AL_PAs, and Fabric Assists.

Add Member Adds the item selected in the Member Selection List to the Alias

Members list. You can add individual ports or an entire switch. If a switch is added, all ports on the switch are added. To add a device WWN, select either a node WWN (folder icon) or port WWN (blue circle icon) from the WWN sub-tree.

Remove Member Removes the selected member selected from the [Alias name]

Members list.

Add Other Adds a WWN, switch port, QuickLoop AL_PA, or Fabric Assist

that is not available in the Member Selection List.

Alias Members The member list of the alias selected in the Alias Name field. The

name of this list depends on the name of the selected alias. If no alias is selected, the name displays as

null Members.

Apply Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration View

was opened, including changes made on other tabs in the view. Changes cannot be cancelled once applied.

Cancel Cancels all changes made since changes were last applied, and to

exit the Zone Administration View. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Done Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration View

was opened and to exit the Zone Administration View.

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Zone Tab

You can use the Zone tab (Figure 3-8) to create and manage zones. A zone can have one or multiple members, and can include switches, ports, WWNs, aliases, and QuickLoop AL_PAs.

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Figure 3-8 Zone Tab — Zone Administration View

Table 3-8 describes the fields on the Zone tab.

Table 3-8 Zone Tab Fields

Field Description

Zone Name Modifies an existing zone, select a zone name.

Create Zone Creates a new zone. A dialog displays in which you can

enter the name of the new zone. All names must be unique and contain no spaces or dash "-" characters.

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Table 3-8 Zone Tab Fields (continued)

Delete Zone Deletes the zone selected in the Zone Name field.

Deleting a zone automatically removes it from all zone configurations.

Rename Zone Renames the zone selected in the Zone Name field. A

dialog displays in which you can edit the name of the zone.

Member Selection List

A list of potential zone members, including switches, ports, WWNs, aliases, QuickLoop AL_PAs, and Fabric Assists.

Add Member Adds the member selected in the Member Selection List to

the Zone Members list. If an entire switch is selected, all ports on the switch are added to the zone. You can also select individual ports. To add a device WWN, select either a node WWN (folder icon) or port WWN (blue circle icon) from the WWNs subtree. To add an alias to the zone, select it from the Aliases subtree (the alias must already exist).

Remove Member Removes the selected member from the [Zone name]

Members list.

Add Other Adds a WWN, switch, port, or QuickLoop AL_PA that is

not listed in the Member Selection List.

[Zone name] Members

The members of the zone selected in the Zone Name field. The name of this list depends on the name of the selected zone. If no zone is selected, the name displays as

Members

null

Apply Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration

View was opened, including changes made on other tabs in the view. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Cancel Cancels all changes since the changes were last applied

and to exit Zone Administration. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Done Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration

View was opened and to exit the Zone Administration View.

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QuickLoop Tab

You use the QuickLoop tab (Figure 3-9) to create and manage QuickLoops if used in conjunction with Zoning. For information on managing the QuickLoop feature separately, see Loop Tab on page 3-43. Refer to Departmental Switch Models DS-16B and DS-8B Zoning Reference Manual for more information on zoning

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Figure 3-9 QuickLoop Tab — Zone Administration View

Table 3-9 describes the fields on the QuickLoop tab.

Table 3-9 QuickLoop Tab Fields

Field Description

QuickLoop Name Modifies an existing QuickLoop name.

Create Qloop Creates a new QuickLoop. A dialog displays in which

you can enter the name of the new QuickLoop. All names must be unique and contain no spaces.

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Table 3-9 QuickLoop Tab Fields (continued)

Delete Qloop Deletes the QuickLoop selected in the QuickLoop Name

field. Deleting a QuickLoop automatically removes it from all aliases, zones, and zone configurations, including the associated AL_PAs.

Rename Qloop Edits the name of the QuickLoop selected in the

QuickLoop Name field. A dialog displays in which you can edit the name of the QuickLoop.

Switch Selection List Lists the switches available to add to the QuickLoop.

Add Member Adds the selected switch in the Switch Selection List to

the QuickLoop Members list.

Remove Member Removes the selected member from the [QuickLoop

name] Members list.

[QuickLoop name] Members

Lists the members of the QuickLoop currently selected in the QuickLoop Name field. The name of this list depends on the name of the selected QuickLoop. If no QuickLoop is selected, the name displays as null Members.

Apply Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration

View was opened, including changes made on other tabs in the view. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Cancel Cancels all changes since the changes were last applied

and to exit Zone Administration. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Done Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration

View was opened and to exit the Zone Administration View.

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Fabric Assist Tab

You can use the Fabric Assist tab (Figure 3-10) to create and manage Fabric Assists.

EMC does not currently support Fabric Assist.

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Figure 3-10 Fabric Assist Tab — Zone Administration View

Table 3-10 describes the fields on the Fabric Assist tab.

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Table 3-1 0 Fabric Assist Tab Fields

Field Description

FA Name Modifies an existing Fabric Assist, select a

Create FA Creates a new Fabric Assist. A dialog

Delete FA Deletes the Fabric Assist selected in the FA

Rename FA Edits the name of the Fabric Assist selected in

Member Selection List Provides a list of members available to add to

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Fabric Assist name.

displays in which you can enter the name of the new Fabric Assist. All names must be unique and contain no spaces.

Name field. Deleting a Fabric Assist automatically removes it from all aliases, zones, and zone configurations, including the associated AL_PAs.

the FA Name field.

the Fabric Assist.

Add Host Adds the selected item as a host to the [Fabric

Assist name] Members list. Only a domain port or a WWN can be added as a host.

Add Member Adds the member selected in the Member

Selection List to the [Fabric Assist name] Members list.

Remove Member Removes the selected member from the

[Fabric Assist name] Members list.

Add Other Adds the member selected in the Member

Selection List to the [Fabric Assist name] Members list. Click to add an unlisted domain port or WWN.

Add Other Host Adds a host to the [Fabric Assist name]

Members list. Click to add an unlisted domain port or WWN. Click to add an unlisted domain port or WWN as a host.

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Table 3-1 0 Fabric Assist Tab Fields (continued)

[Fabric Assist name] Members

Provides a list of the members that belong to the Fabric Assist currently selected in the FA Name field. The name of this list depends on the name of the Fabric Assist selected. If no Fabric Assist is selected, the name displays as

null Members.

Apply Applies all changes made since the Zone

Administration View was opened, including changes made on other tabs in the view. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Cancel Cancels all changes since the changes were

last applied and to exit Zone Administration. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

Done Applies all changes made since the Zone

Administration View was opened and to exit the Zone Administration View.

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Config Tab

You use the Config tab (Figure 3-11) to create and manage zone configurations. Zone configurations allow you to enable or disable a group of zones simultaneously. Only one zone configuration can be enabled on a fabric at one time.

Figure 3-11 Config Tab — Zone Administration View

Table 3-11 describes the fields on the Config tab.

Table 3-1 1 Config Tab Fields

Field Description

Config Name Modifies an existing configuration, select a configuration

name.

Create Cfg Creates a new configuration. A dialog displays in which

you can enter the name of the new configuration. All names must be unique and contain no spaces or dash "-" characters.

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Table 3-1 1 Config Tab Fields (continued)

Delete Cfg Deletes the configuration selected in the Config Name field.

Rename Cfg Renames of the configuration selected in the Config Name

field.

Zone/QLoop Selection List

Provides a list of the zones and QuickLoops available to add to the configuration.

Add Member Adds the switch selected in the Zone/QLoop Selection List

to the Configuration Members list.

Remove Member Removes the selected member from the [Configuration

name] Members list.

[Configuration name] Members

The members of the configuration selected in the Config Name field. The name of this list depends on the selection. Only one configuration can be enabled at a time; if none are enabled, zoning is not active in the fabric.

Enable Config Enables the configuration selected in the Config Name field,

or uncheck to disable it.

Config to enable Displays the name of the configuration that is currently

selected for enabling. This configuration can be enabled by clicking Apply.

Config currently enabled

Displays the name of the currently enabled configuration. Only one configuration can be enabled at a time.

Apply Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration

View was opened, including changes made on other tabs in the view. Changes cannot be cancelled once they are applied.

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Cancel Cancels all changes since they were last applied and to exit

the Zone Administration View. Changes cannot be cancelled once applied.

Done Applies all changes made since the Zone Administration

View was opened and to exit the Zone Administration View.

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The Switch View represents the front panel of the switch, and displays when you click a Switch icon in Fabric View. This view provides information about the overall status of the switch and the status of the individual elements in the switch. The information displayed is as close as possible to a real-time view of switch status. If the switch is not functioning properly, a message explains the problem detected.

Switch status is stored as the variable switchStatus, and is calculated approximately once per second; however the initial calculation does not occur until 30-60 seconds after the switch is booted.

To access Switch View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

3. Click the Switch icon. The Switch View (Figure 3-12) displays.

Figure 3-12 Switch View

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Table 3-12 describes the items and information available in Switch View.

Table 3-1 2 Switch View

Port icons The letters in the Port icon indicate the GBIC (Gigabit Interface

Converter) type, as follows:

blank — No GBIC present. SW — Short wave GBIC LW — Long wave GBIC CU — Copper GBIC SWID — Short wave serial ID GBIC LWID — Long wave serial ID GBIC CUID — Copper serial ID GBIC

A yellow outline around a port icon indicates port failure. For detailed port information, click the Port icon to see the Port Information View.

Port numbers

The number of the port. (on the right of each port)

LED Status Indicators

(round light next to each port)

The color indicates the status of the port:

• No light — No device attached

• Steady yellow — Receiving light, but not online; check cable

connections

• Slowly flashing yellow — Disabled (diagnostics or portDisable command).

• Rapidly flashing yellow— Error, fault with port

• Steady green — Online (connected with device by cable)

• Slowly flashing green — Online but segmented (loopback cable or

incompatible switch)

• Rapidly flashing green — Internal loopback (diagnostic)

• Flickering green — Online and transmitting/receiving frames

Power supply Removable power assemblies are updated to show presence/absence

and status of each:

• Green — Power supply present and operational.

• Red X — Power supply present but not operational.

• Cover plate — Power supply absent or not fully plugged in.

Events Accesses Switch Events View

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Te l ne t Launches a Telnet session

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Fabric Watch

Accesses Fabric Watch (optional software)

Fan The background color of the button indicates the overall status of the

fans:

• Green — Healthy

• Ye ll o w — Marginal (mix of good and faulty readings)

• Red — Down (more than two faulty readings)

• Gray — Unknown or unmonitored

Admin Displays the Administrative Interface where you can perform switch

management functions.

Perf Displays the Performance View where you can monitor switch

performance.

Beacon Turns on the beaconing function. If on, this icon shows beams of light.

The beaconing function helps to physically locate a switch by sending a

signal to the specified switch, resulting in an LED light pattern flashing

from side to side on the switch.

Te mp Displays temperature readings from all switch thermo sensors. The

background color of the button indicates the overall temperature status:

• Green — Healthy

• Ye ll o w — Marginal (mix of good and faulty readings)

• Red — Down (more than two faulty readings)

• Gray — Unknown or unmonitored

WWN Displays the unique numeric identifier for each switch; assigned by

manufacturer.

Domain ID Displays the unique numeric identifier for each switch in a fabric.

Role Indicates the current role of the switch:

• Principal —The principal switch as defined by FC_SW protocol.

• Subordinate — Enabled but not the principal switch.

• Disabled — Disabled.

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Table 3-1 2 Switch View (continued)

State Indicates the current state of the switch:

• online

• offline

• testing

• faulty

Firmware Fabric OS version.

Serial # The serial number of the switch being viewed.

Ether IP Ethernet IP address.

Ether NM Ethernet netmask value.

FC IP Fibre channel IP address.

FC NM Fibre channel netmask value.

Gateway IP address of default gateway. Must be properly set to access switch from

other networks.

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Switch Events View

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The Switch Events View displays a running log of events for the selected switch.

To access Switch Events View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View.

3. Click the Switch icon. The Switch View (Figure 3-12) displays.

4. Click the Events icon.

The Switch Events View (Figure 3-13) displays.

Figure 3-13 Switch Events View

To sort the events by a particular column, click the column header. To resize a column, drag the column divider.

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Table 3-13 lists available columns in Switch Events View.

Table 3-1 3 Switch Events

Field Description

Switch Name of switch

Num... Event number

Time Time of event

Count Number of back-to-back occurrences of same event

Level Severity level of event:

0 panic (switch reboots) 1 critical 2 error 3 warning 4 information 5 debug

Message Description of event

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Port Information View

The Port Information View displays statistics for the selected port. This information is automatically updated when the view is opened, and is also refreshed periodically while the view remains open.

To access Port Information View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address

3. Click the Switch icon in Fabric View to display the Switch View.

4. Click a Port icon. The Port Information View (Figure 3-14)

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field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

displays.

Figure 3-14 Port Information View

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The following tabs are available in Port Information View and are described on the listed pages:

◆ PortStats Tab on page 3-38

◆ GBIC Tab on page 3-40

◆ Loop Tab on page 3-43

Table 3-14 describes the fields that are always visible in Port Information View whenever a tab is selected.

Table 3-1 4 Port Information Fields

Field Description

Port World Wide Name World Wide Name (WWN) of this port.

Port Module The GBIC type, as follows:

-- — No GBIC present SW — Short wave GBIC LW — Long wave GBIC CU — Copper GBIC SWID — Short wave serial ID GBIC LWID — Long wave serial ID GBIC CUID — Copper serial ID GBIC

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Port Status The current status of the port:

No_Module — No GBIC module is in this port. No_Light — Module is not receiving light. No_Sync — Module is receiving light but out of sync. In_Sync — Module is receiving light and in sync. Laser_Flt — Module signaling a laser fault (defective GBIC). Port_Flt — Port is marked faulty (defective GBIC, cable, or device). Diag_Flt — Port failed diagnostics. Online — Port is up and running. Lock_Ref — Port is locking to reference signal. ( continued on next page)

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Table 3-1 4 Port Information Fields (continued)

Port Status (continued) Removing a cable from an E_Port temporarily

generates errors, causing the status to show as faulty. The status returns to healthy when the sample interval has passed (the default interval is 1 minute).

Port Type The type of port:

E_Port — Switch link port G_Port — Generic port U_Port — Universal port F_Port — Fabric port FL_Port — Fabric loop port L_Por t— Loop port

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PortStats Tab

The PortStats tab provides information about transmission speed, reception speed, and the volume of traffic through the selected port.

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Figure 3-15 PortStats Tab — Port Information View

Table 3-15 describes the fields on the PortStats tab:

Table 3-1 5 PortStats Tab Fields

Field Number of ...

4-Byte Word Transmitted Four-byte words transmitted.

4-Byte Word Received Four-byte words received.

Frames Transmitted Frames transmitted.

Frames Received Frames received.

C2 Frames Received Class 2 frames received.

C3 Frames Received Class 3 frames received.

Link Control Frames Received Link control frames received.

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Table 3-1 5 PortStats Tab Fields (continued)

Mcast Frames Received Multicast frames received.

Mcast Time-outs Multicast timeouts.

Mcast Frames Transmitted Multicast frames transmitted.

Time R_RDY Priority Times R_RDY has priority over frames to be

sent.

Time BB_Credit Zero Times BB_Credit went to zero.

Encd Errs Inside Frames Encoding errors inside frames.

Frames with CRC Errs Frames with CRC errors.

Short Frames Frames shorter than minimum.

Long Frames Frames longer than maximum.

Bad End-of-Frames Frames with faulty end-of-frames.

Encd Errs Outside Frames Frames with encoding errors outside frames.

C3 Frames Discarded Class 3 frames discarded.

LIP Ins LIPs received.

LIP Outs Times loop initialized by FL_Port.

Last LIP Received Last LIP received: AL_PD, AL_PS.

Frames Rejected F_RJTs sent.

Frames Busied F_BSYs sent.

Link Failure Times NOS received/sent.

Loss of Sync Times loss of sync occurred.

Loss of Signal Times loss of signal occurred.

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GBIC Tab

The GBIC tab provides information about the GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) installed in the selected port. The information displayed depends on the type of GBIC installed:

Standard GBIC Module type (short wave, long wave,

copper, etc.).

Serial ID GBIC Module type, plus extended

information about capabilities, interfaces, and manufacturer.

Smart Finisar GBIC All of the above information, plus

GBIC active status.

If the port does not contain a GBIC, the following information displays:

Not a serial ID GBIC. No GBIC info available.

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Figure 3-16 GBIC Tab — Port Information View

Table 3-16 describes the fields on the GBIC tab:

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Table 3-1 6 GBIC Tab Fields

Field Description

Identifier Indicates the type of serial transceiver, which can be GBIC or

on-board.

Connector Indicates the external connector type, which can be one of the

following:

SC Style-1 Copper Style-2 Copper BNC/TNC Coaxial

ID Name Indicates the GBIC module type:

-- — No GBIC present sw — Short wave GBIC lw — Long wave GBIC c — Copper GBIC swid — Short wave serial ID GBIC lwid — Long wave serial ID GBIC cuid — Copper serial ID GBIC

GBIC Speed Indicates the GBIC speed, which can be 100, 200, or 400 MB/sec.

GBIC Media Indicates the transmission media, which can be:

SM — single mode M5 — multimode, 50u M6 — multimode, 62.5u TV — video coax MI — miniature coax TP — shielded twisted pair TW — twin axial pair

GBIC Distance Indicates the length of the fibre channel link, which can be long

distance, intermediate distance, or short distance.

Encoding Indicates the serial encoding mechanism, which can be 8B10B,

4B5B, NRZ, or Manchester.

Baud Rate Nominal baud rate in units of 100 Megabyte.

BR Max Upper limit at which GBIC meets its specifications (in units of 1

percent above nominal baud rate).

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Table 3-1 6 GBIC Tab Fields (continued)

BR Min Lower limit at which GBIC meets its specifications (in units of 1

percent below nominal baud rate).

Options May indicate any of the following:

Loss of Signal Loss of Signal Inverted Transmission Fault Transmission Disable

Length 9u Length of link using single mode fibre.

Length 50u Length of link using 50um multimode fibre.

Length 625u Length of link using 62.5um multimode fibre.

Length Cu Minimum length of link using copper cable.

Vendor Name Name of vendor.

Vendor OUI Unique identifier for vendor.

Vendor P/N Vendor part number.

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Vendor Rev Vendor revision number.

Serial No. Ven dor ser ial number.

Date Code Vendor date code.

Smart GBIC Data (only displays if a smart GBIC is present):

Te mp e ra t ur e Module temperature (in Centigrade).

Rx Power Received optical power in micro Watts.

Tx Power Transmitted optical power in micro Watts (long wave only).

Current Laser diode drive current in mAmps.

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Loop Tab

The Loop tab (Figure 3-17) provides information about any loop on the port, including the following:

◆ Loop statistics

◆ Local AL_PA statistics

◆ QuickLoop looplet statistics (if the port is a member of the

QuickLoop)

◆ QuickLoop statistics (if the port is a member of the QuickLoop)

If the port is not a loop-enabled port, the following information displays:

Not an L_Port. No loop info available.

Figure 3-17 Loop Tab — Port Information View

Table 3-17 describes the fields on the Loop tab:

Table 3-1 7 Loop Fields

Field Displays the ...

FL Port Transfer Number of times FL_Port used transfer state.

FL Tenancies Number of times FL_Port opens loop tenancy.

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Table 3-1 7 Loop Fields (continued)

NL Tenancies Number of times NL_Port opens loop tenancy.

Number of QL/Zone Inits Caused Number of times looplet has caused

QuickLoop to be initialized.

Number of Successful QL/Zones Inits Number of times looplet has successfully

initialized.

Number of Failed QL/Zone Inits Number of times looplet failed to successfully

initialize.

Number of Times Being Bypassed Number of times looplet was not included as

part of QuickLoop.

Last Time bypassed Time that looplet was last bypassed.

Local AL_PA List List of AL_PAs associated with devices

connected to loop.

Number of QL Init Attempts Number of times QuickLoop attempted

initialization.

Number of Successful QL Inits Number of times QuickLoop successfully

initialized.

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Number of Times in Single Switch Mode Number of times switch reverted to single

switch mode.

Number of Times in Dual Switch Mode Number of times switch operated in dual

switch mode.

Time of Last QL Init Time of latest QuickLoop initialization.

Switch, Port Caused the Last Init Displays number of switch, port that caused

the latest initialization.

Diag Loop Diagnostics dialog box, which enables

you to run loop diagnostics (requires password). For more information, see Loop Diagnostics Dialog Box on page 3-45.

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Table 3-1 7 Loop Fields (continued)

LIP LIP dialog box, which enables you to initialize

the loop (requires password). For more information, see LIP Dialog Box on page 3-46.

Bypass Bypass dialog box, which enables you to

bypass a specified looplet (requires password). For more information, see Bypass Dialog Box on page 3-46.

Enable Enable dialog box, which enables you to enable

an AL_PA on a specified looplet (requires password). For more information, see Enable Dialog Box on page 3-47.

Loop Diagnostics

Dialog Box

Figure 3-18 Loop Diagnostics Dialog Box

This dialog box displays when you click DIAG on the Loop tab of the Port Information View. You use the Loop Diagnostics option to identify faulty devices on a loop.

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Table 3-18 describes the fields in the Loop Diagnostics dialog box

Table 3-1 8 Loop Diagnostics Fields

Field Description

Start Starts the Loop Diagnostics on the specified port.

Stop Stops (abort) Loop Diagnostics on the specified port.

Close Closes the Loop Diagnostics function.

LIP Dialog Box You can use the LIP (Loop Initialization Process) option to initialize a

loop port. To access this option, click LIP on the Loop tab of the Port Information View.

Figure 3-19 LIP Dialog Box

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Table 3-19 describes the fields in the LIP dialog box.

Table 3-1 9 LIP Fields

Field Description

Apply Initializes a loop port.

Close Closes the LIP dialog box.

Bypass Dialog Box You can use the Bypass option to bypass an AL_PA (a device) on the

loop port. To access this option, from Performance Information View, click Bypass on the Loop tab.

Figure 3-20 Bypass Dialog Box

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Table 3-20 describes the fields in the Bypass dialog box.

Table 3-2 0 Bypass Fields

Field Description

AL_PA to Bypass Specifies the AL_PA number to bypass.

Do not bypass the last AL_PA on the loop, as this will put it into a loopback state, requiring a reboot to return it to an L-Port state.

Apply Bypasses an AL_PA on the loop port (must be a valid AL_PA).

Close Closes the Bypass dialog box.

Enable Dialog Box You can use the Enable option to enable an AL_PA on the loop port

that was previously bypassed. To access this option, from Port Information View, click Enable on the Loop tab.

Figure 3-21 Enable Dialog Box

Table 3-21 describes the fields in the Enable dialog box.

Table 3-2 1 Enable Fields

Field Description

AL_PA to Enable Specifies AL_PA to be enabled. Entering oxff enables

all the AL_PAs in the loop.

Apply Enables the AL_PA (must be valid AL_PA).

Close Closes an AL_PA window.

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Fabric Watch View

You use Fabric Watch View to monitor fabric elements for potential problem conditions. For detailed information about Fabric Watch, see the Departmental Switch Model DS-16B Fabric Watch User Guide.

To access Fabric Watch View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter.

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View.

3. Click the Switch icon.

The Switch View displays.

4. Click the Wa tch icon.

The Fabric Watch View displays, with the Alarm Notifications tab (described in the following section) selected by default.

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Fabric Watch View contains the following tabs:

• Alarm Notifications

• Configure Thresholds

• Current Settings

In addition, an organizational tree appears on the left, showing all the Fabric Watch areas regardless of which tab is selected. To expand or contract a folder in the tree, double-click the folder.

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Alarm Notifications Tab

You can use the Alarm Notifications tab (Figure 3-22) to view and customize the Fabric Watch notifications. You can either accept the default notifications or select the Custom option and specify the type of notification (Syslog, SNMP_Trap, or Port log lock) for each type of event.

Figure 3-22 Alarm Notifications Tab — Fabric Watch View

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Configure Thresholds

You can use the Configure Thresholds tab to view and configure Fabric Watch thresholds for the Fabric Watch class currently selected in the organizational tree on the left side of the window.

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Figure 3-23 Configure Threshold Tab with Environment Class Selected

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The Configure Threshold display changes according to the class and area selected in the organizational tree. However, the Configure Thresholds tab always contains the following buttons:

Default Returns settings to default values. Apply Applies the values specified in the current display. When you

click Apply after a change, the Alarm Mechanism dialog box displays:

To continue, select the type of alarm you want and click Apply.

Reset Restores the last changes that were applied.

Thresholds for the

Environmental and

The Environmental and GBIC classes both display a separate column for each area (see

Figure 3-23).

GBIC Classes

Table 3-2 2 Environmental and GBIC Classes Thresholds

Threshold Description

The columns for the Te m p e r a t ur e , Fan, RX Power, and TX Power areas contain the following items:

Threshold Type drop-down list

Selects the threshold type (outranged, above, in-between, below, changed).

High/Low drop-down list Selects to enter the high and low settings for the

threshold type selected in the Threshold Type drop-down list (not available for all areas).

Scale Specifies the point at which you want to set the specified

threshold.

Area drop-down list Selects a Fabric Watch area.

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Table 3-2 2 Environmental and GBIC Classes Thresholds (continued)

Watched checkbox Checks or unchecks to specify whether you want this area

watched (not available for all areas).

The column for the Power Supply and Current areas contain the following item:

“Send alarms when” box Specifies whether you want to be notified when the area

is in the acceptable range (OK) or is faulty (FAULTY).

Thresholds for the

Remaining Classes

Table 3-2 3 Additional Port Class Thresholds

Threshold Description

Low text box Enters the lowest number of occurrences that

High text box Enters the highest number of occurrences that

Threshold Type drop-down list

Time period drop-down list Selects the time period you want applied to

The Port, E_Port, F/FL Copper Port, F/FL Optical Port classes display the following fields for each area (Link Loss, Sync Loss, Signal Loss, Protol Error, Invalid Words, Invalid CRCs, State Changes, RX Performance, TX Performance):

are acceptable.

Selects the type of threshold.

frequency measurements.

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Figure 3-24 displays the thresholds for the Port class.

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Figure 3-24 Configure Threshold Tab with Port Class Selected

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Current Settings Tab

The Current Settings tab (Figure 3-25) enables you to view the current Fabric Watch threshold parameters for the area selected in the Fabric Watch tree.

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Figure 3-25 Current Settings Tab — Fabric Watch View

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The Performance View graphically displays throughput (megabytes per second) for each port and also for the entire switch.

◆ Port throughput is the number of bytes received at a port plus

the number of bytes transmitted.

◆ Switch throughput is the sum of the throughput for all the

ports.

To access Performance View:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View (Figure 3-2).

3. Click the Switch icon. The Switch View (Figure 3-12) displays.

4. Click the Performance icon. The Performance View displays.

Figure 3-26 Performance View

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In addition to the port graphs, a graph for the entire switch is provided at the bottom of the window. Resizing the window changes the size and shape of all the individual graphs.

In both the port and switch graphs, the horizontal axis represents elapsed time and the vertical axis represents throughput. By default the port graph contains approximately 10 minutes worth of data and the switch graph contains approximately 20 minutes of data.

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Administrative

Interface

◆ Administrative Interface ...................................................................4-2

◆ Switch Administration ......................................................................4-4

◆ User Administration..........................................................................4-7

◆ SNMP Administration.....................................................................4-11

◆ License Administration...................................................................4-13

◆ Remote Switch ..................................................................................4-14

◆ QuickLoop Administration ............................................................4-16

◆ Config Admin Tab............................................................................4-18

◆ Extended Fabric Tab (Optional Software) ....................................4-21

◆ Telnet Interface .................................................................................4-23

Administrative Interface

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Administrative Interface

The Administrative Interface consists of the functions below. To access the functions, from Switch View, click admin. The first function to display is Switch Administration.

◆ Switch Administration

◆ User Administration

◆ Firmware Upgrade

◆ Reboot Switch

◆ SNMP Administration

◆ License Administration

◆ Remote Switch

◆ QuickLoop Administration

◆ Configuration Administration

◆ Extended Fabric

You access all other Administrative Interface functions by clicking the appropriate tab from any function.

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You must have administrative privileges to access these functions. Once an administrative login is entered, administrative privileges remain available until the web browser is exited.

To access the Administrative Interface:

1. Launch the web browser.

2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field and press Enter. For example:

http://switch name/

Web Tools launches, displaying Fabric View.

3. Click the Admin icon on the switch panel.

The Enter Network Password dialog displays.

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Figure 4-1 Enter Network Password

4. Enter your user name and password. The logon account must have administrative privileges.

5. Click OK.

The Administrative Interface displays, with the Switch Admin tab selected by default.

The sections that follow describe each function detail.

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Switch Administration

Use Switch Administration to change IP information, disable a switch, change the domain, change the switch name, or to see which ports are disabled.

To access Switch Administration, click admin from the Switch View. You can also click the Switch Admin tab from any Administration function.

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Figure 4-2 Switch Administration

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Table 4-1 describes the fields on the Switch Administration tab:

Table 4-1 Switch Administration Tab

Field Description

Switch Name Displays or sets the switch name. To change the switch name,

enter new name in this field.

Domain ID Displays or sets switch domain ID. Domain IDs must be unique

within a fabric. To change domain ID, enter new domain ID in this field. Use a number from 1 to 239 for normal operating mode (FCSW compatible) and a number from 0 to 31 for VC encoded address format mode (backward compatible to 1000-series switches).

Extended Fabric Allows ports to be configured for long distance, or uncheck to

turn the option off.

Switch Disabled Disables the switch, or uncheck to enable the switch.

Ethernet IP Displays or sets IP address for Ethernet connection to switch.

Ethernet Subnetmask Displays or sets Ethernet subnetmask. Default value is none.

Contact network administrator for value to enter. If changed, restart browser.

Fibre Channel IP Displays or sets fibre channel IP address.

Fibre Channel Subnetmask Displays or sets fibre channel subnetmask. If changed, restart

browser.

Gateway IP Displays or sets gateway IP address. Contact network

administrator for IP address. If changed, restart browser.

Syslog Daemon IP Displays or sets destination station IP address for sending events

using syslog protocol to host. Contact network administrator for IP address. If messages are not to be sent, enter none or leave blank. Maximum of six IP addresses. Enter multiple addresses as a list, for example

192.16864.35, 192.16862.36, etc.

Port No Returns the Port number.

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Table 4-1 Switch Administration Tab (continued)

Port Disabled If the box is checked, disables the port.

Commit Configuration

Applies changes made.

Changes

Reset Resets all fields to values present when Switch Administration

was launched.

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User Administration

Administrative Interface

Use User Administration to rename accounts or change passwords. To access User Administration, click the User Admin tab from any

Administration function.

Figure 4-3 User Administration

Table 4-2 describes the fields on the User Administration tab:

Table 4-2 User Administration Fields

Field Description

Access Level Access level required - Admin or User.

Change User Name To Enters new user name.

Change Password To Enters new password.

Verify Password Re-enter password to verify.

Commit User Name/Password Changes Applies changes made.

Reset Resets all fields to values set at last submission.

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Firmware Upgrade Use Firmware Upgrade to download firmware upgrades.

To access Firmware Upgrade, click the Firmware Upgrade tab from any Administration function.

Figure 4-4 Firmware Upgrade

Table 4-3 describes the fields on the Firmware Upgrade tab:

Table 4-3 Firmware Upgrade Tab

Field Description

Host Name or Host IP Displays or sets host name or host IP address.

Remote User Name Displays or sets remote user name.

Download File From Displays or sets absolute directory path from source host where

binary Fabric OS resides. (You must use forward slashes ( when downloading Fabric OS in a Windows environment. In UNIX environment, path names cannot contain spaces, for

\temp\ds-16b\ver_220.)

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Table 4-3 Firmware Upgrade Tab (continued)

Password Required for FTP Enters a password if FTP was selected as the protocol. The rsdh

daemon must be running if Windows host, you must manually start the

rsh is selected. When running a

rshd.exe utility,

which is available from EMC Technical Support.

Download Firmware Downloads firmware.

Reset Resets all fields to values present when Firmware Upgrade was

launched.

Reboot Switch

Use Reboot Switch to reboot or fast boot the switch. POST (Power On Self Test) can also be disabled for future reboots.

To access Reboot Switch, click the Reboot Switch tab from any Administration function.

Figure 4-5 Reboot Switch

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Table 4-4 describes the fields on the Reboot Switch tab:

Table 4-4 Reboot Switch Fields

Field Description

Disable POST Disables POST for future reboots; check it off to enable POST.

Commit Change Saves settings.

Reboot Switch Reboots the switch.

Fastboot Switch Performs a fast reboot. A fastboot bypasses POST. (This is the

same as a reboot with POST disabled.)

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SNMP Administration

Use SNMP Administration to set SNMP options. To access SNMP Administration, click the SNMP Admin tab from

any Administration function.

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Figure 4-6 SNMP Administration

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Table 4-5 describes the fields on the SNMP Administration tab:

Table 4-5 SNMP Administration Fields

Field Description

System Description Displays or sets system description. Default is Fibre

Channel Switch.

System Location Displays or sets location of switch. Default is End User

Premise.

System Contact Displays or sets contact information for switch. Default is

Field Support.

Event Trap Level Sets severity level of switch events that prompt SNMP

traps. Default is 0.

Enable Authentication

Enables authentication traps; click off to disable (recommended).

Tr a ps

Read Write Community String

Read Only Community String

Read Write and Read Only Trap

Displays or sets up to three strings that work with the SNMP

set command.

Displays or sets up to three strings that work with the SNMP

get or get-next command.

Displays or sets recipients for traps (usually IP address of SNMP management station).

Recipients

Commit SNMP

Applies changes made.

Changes

Reset Resets all fields to values present when SNMP

Administration was launched.

To disable the community string or trap recipient fields, leave them empty.

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License Administration

Use License Administration to add or remove licenses. This tab displays a list of installed license keys and features. To access License Administration, click the License Admin tab from any Administration function.

All license keys are installed at the factory.

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Figure 4-7 License Administration

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Table 4-6 describes the fields on the License Administration tab:

Table 4-6 License Administration Fields

Field Description

License Key Enters license key to be added or removed.

Add License Adds a specified license.

Remove License Removes the specified license.

Removing a license could render a switch inoperable. Never remove a license key unless instructed to do so by EMC Technical Support.

Tex t Bo x A list of the licenses installed on the switch

Remote Switch

Use REMOTE SWITCH to configure a pair of switches to operate over an extended WAN interface so that they can communicate across an ATM network by using a CNT Fibre Channel to ATM interface. This feature requires an active REMOTE SWITCH sublicense in both switches.

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Administrative Interface

To access Remote Switch, click the Remote Switch tab from any Administration function.

Figure 4-8 Remote Switch

Table 4-7 describes the fields on the Remote Switch tab:

Table 4-7 Remote Tab Fields

Tab Description

Remote Switch Enabled

Commit Remote

Enables remote switch; check off to disable remote switch.

Applies changes made.

Switch Change

Reset Resets all fields to values present when Remote Switch

was launched.

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QuickLoop Administration

Use QuickLoop Administration to set up a QuickLoop for a single switch or for a pair of switches. Select one or more switches, enable or disable a QuickLoop at the switch level, and turn QuickLoop on or off on an individual port.

For detailed information on QuickLoop, refer to the Departmental Switch Models DS-16B and DS-8B QuickLoop Reference Manual.

To access QuickLoop Administration, click the QuickLoop Admin tab from any Administration function.

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Figure 4-9 QuickLoop Administration

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Table 4-8 describes the fields on the QuickLoop Administration tab:

Table 4-8 QuickLoop Administration Fields

Field Description

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Enable Switch for QuickLoop Mode

Enables switch for QuickLoop; check off to disable switch for QuickLoop.

Port No Displays the port number.

QuickLoop Port Enabled

QuickLoop Ports

Enables QuickLoop on port; check off to disable QuickLoop on port.

If checked, indicates a port is currently bypassed.

Bypassed

Current QuickLoop Partner

Select a QuickLoop Partner for this Switch

Displays the current partner switch WWN, domain ID, and switch name of a dual-switch QuickLoop.

Selects a switch from the list of switch names currently in the fabric as the partner switch of a dual-switch QuickLoop.

Submit Applies changes made.

Reset Resets all fields to values present when QuickLoop

Administration was launched.

AL_PA Bitmap (in hexadecimal)

Displays the AL_PA bitmap at the end of a QuickLoop initialization.

Local AL_PAs Lists the AL_PAs of devices connected to the local

switch.

Remote AL_PAs Lists the AL_PAs of devices connected to the remote

switch if dual-switch QuickLoop is configured.

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Config Admin Tab

You can use the Config Admin tab to upload the switch configuration file for archiving, or to download a new configuration file from the host.

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Figure 4-10 Config Admin Tab

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Preface

Introducing Web Tools

Overview

Web Tools Views

Installing Web Tools

Requirements

Switch Requirements

Workstation Requirements

Installation

Web Tools

Additional Software

Installing a Web Browser

Configuring the Web Browser

Installing the Java Plug-in on the Workstation

Using Web Tools

Fabric View

Fabric Events View

Fabric Topology View

Name Server Table View

Zone Administration View

Alias Tab

Zone Tab

QuickLoop Tab

Fabric Assist Tab

Config Tab

Switch View

Switch Events View

Port Information View

PortStats Tab

GBIC Tab

Loop Tab

Fabric Watch View

Alarm Notifications Tab

Configure Thresholds

Current Settings Tab

Performance View

Administrative Interface

Administrative Interface

Switch Administration

User Administration

Reboot Switch

SNMP Administration

License Administration

Remote Switch

QuickLoop Administration

Config Admin Tab