Hewlett-Packard 2-8q User Manual

HP StorageWorks

2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management

First Edition (November 2004)

User Guide

Part Number: A7450–96007

This manual describes the management tools for the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch (2/8q FC Switch) that are included with the Modular Smart Array 1000 Small Business SAN.

Main sections of this guide include:

- Switch Manager User Interface

- Command Line Interface

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About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Intended audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Related documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Text symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Equipment symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Getting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

HP installation and configuration assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

HP storage web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

HP authorized reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

1 Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Installing Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Installing Switch Manager on Windows systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Starting Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Exiting Switch Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Removing Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Removing Switch Manager from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Removing Switch Manager from Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Saving and opening fabric view files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Setting Switch Manager preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Using online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Viewing software version and copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Using the Switch Manager user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Menu bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Topology display menu bar options and shortcut keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Faceplate display menu bar options and shortcut keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Tool bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Fabric tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Graphic window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Data window and tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

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Working status indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Using the topology display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Switch status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Topology data windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Working with switches and links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Selecting switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Arranging switches in the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Opening the topology display menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Using the faceplate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Port views and status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Faceplate data windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Working with ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Selecting ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Opening the Faceplate menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Managing fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Managing fabric security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

User account security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Fabric services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Enabling SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Enabling In-band Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Managing the fabric database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Adding a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Removing a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Opening a fabric view file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Saving a fabric view file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Rediscovering a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Adding a new switch to a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Replacing a failed switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Deleting switches and links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Deleting a switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Deleting a link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Displaying fabric information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Fabric status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Displaying the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Filtering the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Sorting the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Saving the Event Browser to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Active Zoneset data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Zoning a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Zoning concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Soft Zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Hard Zoning (ACL Zoning) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Aliases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Zone sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Zoning configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Using the Zoning Config dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Interop Auto Save parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

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Default Visibility parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Restoring default zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Merging fabrics and zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Zone merge failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Zone Merge failure recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Using the Edit Zoning dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Managing zone sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Creating a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Activating and deactivating a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Copying a zone to a zone set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Removing all zoning definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Managing zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Creating a zone in a zone set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Adding zone members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Creating a member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Renaming a zone or a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing a zone member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Removing a zone from a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Removing a zone from all zone sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Changing zone types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Managing aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Creating an alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Adding a member to an alias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Removing an alias from all zones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Saving the Zoning Database to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Managing switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Managing user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Creating user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Removing a user account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Changing a user account password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Modifying a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Displaying switch information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Name Server data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Switch data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Link data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Port Statistics data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Port Information data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Configured Zonesets data windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Configuring port threshold alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Exporting name server information to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Paging a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Setting the date/time and NTP client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Resetting a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Configuring a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Configuration wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Symbolic Name parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Administrative State parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

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Domain ID and Domain ID Lock parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Broadcast Support parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

In-band Management parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Interop Mode parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Legacy Address Format parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Timeout Values parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Network properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

IP Configuration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

SNMP Configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

SNMP Trap Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Remote Logging parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Archiving a switch configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Restoring a switch configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Restoring the factory default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Downloading a support file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Installing firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Displaying hardware status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Managing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Displaying port information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Port status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Displaying port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Displaying port operational states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Displaying port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Displaying transceiver media status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Port Statistics data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Port Information data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Name Server data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Configuring ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Port States parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Port Speed parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Port Type parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Interoperability Credits parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

I/O Stream Guard parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Device Scan parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Changing the port symbolic name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Extending port credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Resetting a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Testing ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Graphing port performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Saving and opening Fabric View files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Setting the polling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Displaying graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Removing graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Arranging graphs in the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Customizing graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Printing graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

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Rescaling a selected graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Saving graph statistics to a file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Interpreting Switch Manager messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Fabrics File—Open, Save messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Add a Fabric messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Network Properties dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Switch Properties dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Port Properties dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Faceplate display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Load Firmware dialog box messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Port Loopback Test dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Extended Credits wizard messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Zoning dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Restore Configuration dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Save Fabric View dialog box messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Trap Configuration dialog box messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

2 Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Logging on to a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Working with user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Working with switch configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Modifying a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Backing up a switch configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Restoring a switch configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Admin command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Alias command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Config command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Create Support command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Date command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

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Firmware Install command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Hardreset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Help command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125

History command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Hotreset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Image command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Lip command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Passwd command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Ping command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Ps command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Quit command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

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Reset command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Set command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Set Config command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Set Log Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Set Port command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Set Setup command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Show command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Show Config command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Show Log command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Show Perf command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Show Setup command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Shutdown command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Test command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Uptime command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

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Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

User command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

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Whoami command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

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Syntx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Zone Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Zoneset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Syntx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Zoning command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Figures

1 Initial Startup Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2 Save Default Fabric View File dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3 Load Default Fabric View File dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4 Preferences dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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5 Switch Manager Topology window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

6 Switch Manager Faceplate window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

7 Topology display menu bar options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

8 Faceplate display menu bar options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

9 Fabric tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

10 Topology display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

11 Faceplate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

12 Add a New Fabric dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

13 Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

14 Filter Events dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

15 Active Zoneset data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

16 Zoning Config dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

17 Edit Zoning dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

18 User Account Administration dialog box – Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

19 User Account Administration dialog box – Remove Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

20 User Account Administration dialog box – Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

21 User Account Administration dialog box—Modify Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

22 Faceplate display—Switch data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

23 Configured Zonesets data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

24 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

25 Port Threshold Alarm example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

26 Switch Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

27 Network Properties dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

28 Restore dialog boxes – Full and Selective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

29 Hardware status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

30 Faceplate Display – Port Information data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

31 Port Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

32 Designating donor ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

33 Port Loopback Test dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

34 Fabric View graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

35 Save Default Fabric View File dialog box – HP StorageWorks Fabric View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

36 Load Default Fabric File dialog box – HP StorageWorks Fabric View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

37 Preferences – HP StorageWorks Fabric View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

38 Default Graph Options dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Tables

1 Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2 Management system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 Topology display shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4 Faceplate display shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5 Tool bar buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6 Topology display switch and status icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

7 Event severity levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

8 Edit Zoning dialog box tool bar buttons and icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

9 Factory Supplied User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

10 Name Server data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

11 Switch data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

12 Switch resets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

13 Switch administrative states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

14 Timeout values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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15 IP configuration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

16 SNMP Configuration parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

17 SNMP trap configuration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

18 Factory default configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

19 Port type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

20 Port operational states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

21 Port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

22 Port/transceiver states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

23 Port Statistics data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

24 Port Information data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

25 Port states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

26 Port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

27 Port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

28 Fabrics file—Open, Save messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

29 Add a Fabric messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

30 Network Properties dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

31 Switch Properties dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

32 Port Properties dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

33 Faceplate display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

34 Load Firmware dialog box messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

35 Port Loopback test dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

36 Extended Credits wizard messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

37 Zoning dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

38 Restore Configuration dialog box messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

39 Save Fabric View dialog box messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

40 Trap Configuration dialog box messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

41 Workstation port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

42 Predefined user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

43 Command line completion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

44 Commands listed by Authority Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

45 Switch configuration default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

46 Port configuration default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

47 Port threshold alarm configuration default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

48 Zoning configuration default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

49 SNMP configuration default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

50 System configuration default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

51 Set Config port parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

52 Set config switch parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

53 Set config threshold parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

54 Set config zoning parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

55 SNMP configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

56 System configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

57 Show Port parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

58 Zoning limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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About This Guide

This guide provides information to help you use the following management tools to manage the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch (2/8q FC Switch):

■ Switch Manager

■ Command Line Interface (CLI)

About this Guide

“About This Guide” topics include:

■ Overview, page 14

■ Conventions, page 15

■ Getting help, page 17

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About this Guide

Overview

This section covers the following topics:

■ Intended audience

■ Related documentation

Intended audience

This book is intended for use by the system administrator responsible for the MSA1000 storage system.

Conventions

Conventions consist of the following:

■ Document conventions

■ Text symbols

■ Equipment symbols

Document conventions

This document follows the conventions in Tabl e 1.

Table 1: Document conventions

Cross-reference links Blue text: Figure 1 Menu items, buttons, keys, tabs, and

user input in a graphical interface. (Use plain text for all other GUI elements.)

Text emphasis and document titles (not CD titles) in body text

Command-line user input, commands, code, device instances, file and directory names, and system responses (output and messages)

Command-line and code variables Monospace, italic font Web site addresses Blue underlined sans serif font text

Element Convention

Bold

Italics

Monospace font

(

http://www.hp.com

)

About this Guide

Text symbols

The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following meanings:

WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the

warning could result in bodily harm or death.

Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in

damage to equipment or data.

Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of

information.

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Equipment symbols

The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings:

Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no operator serviceable parts.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock hazards, do

not open this enclosure.

Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a network interface connection.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the equipment,

do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle.

Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with this surface could result in injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from a hot component, allow the

surface to cool before touching.

Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock,

remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems.

Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle safely.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment,

observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manually handling material.

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Getting help

If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP Authorized Service Provider or access the following HP web site:

Note: HP call centers use product and serial numbers to validate warranty entitlement. Most HP

products can provide product number, serial number and firmware revision electronically through the use of supplied management or diagnostic utilities, eliminating the need to physically inspect or remove products from installed enclosures. You may be directed by HP to run these utilities to gather required entitlement information.

HP installation and configuration assistance

A moderate level of SAN-related knowledge is required to successfully install this product. If you are not familiar with installing and configuring storage array systems in a SAN, HP can install it for you.

For more information, access the following HP web site:

http://www.hp.com/hps/storage/ns_implementation.html

Depending on your needs, different levels of assistance are available. For example, the HP Installation and Startup for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays Service

Package includes:

http://www.hp.com

About this Guide

■ Physical installation of the MSA

■ Virtual disk design and configuration of the MSA

■ Service planning

■ Service deployment

■ Installation Verification Testing (IVT)

■ Customer orientation

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About this Guide

HP technical support

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site:

http://www.hp.com/support/

Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

Be sure to have the following information available before calling:

■ Technical support registration number (if applicable)

■ Product serial numbers

■ Product model names and numbers

■ Applicable error messages

■ Operating system type and revision level

■ Detailed, specific questions

HP storage web site

. From this web site, select the country of origin.

The latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers, are available on the following HP web site: web site, select the appropriate product or solution.

HP authorized reseller

For the name of your nearest HP Authorized Reseller:

■ In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518

■ In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868

■ Elsewhere, see the HP web site for locations and telephone numbers:

http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storag e.html

http://www.hp.com

. From this

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Switch Manager

This chapter describes how to use the Switch Manager application and its menus, including:

■ Getting started, page 20

■ Managing fabrics, page 35

■ Managing switches, page 58

■ Managing ports, page 80

■ Graphing port performance, page 91

■ Interpreting Switch Manager messages, page 97

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Switch Manager

Getting started

■ Installing Switch Manager, page 20

■ Starting Switch Manager, page 21

■ Exiting Switch Manager, page 22

■ Removing Switch Manager, page 23

■ Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file, page 23

■ Saving and opening fabric view files, page 23

■ Setting Switch Manager preferences, page 24

■ Using online help, page 25

■ Viewing software version and copyright information, page 25

■ Using the Switch Manager user interface, page 25

■ Using the topology display, page 31

■ Using the faceplate display, page 33

Installing Switch Manager

Switch Manager is installed during the initial set up and installation of the MSA1000 Small Business SAN. If Switch Manager is not installed on your system, first verify that your workstation or server meets the following minimum system requirements. (Ta bl e 2)

Table 2: Management system requirements

Item Minimum Requirements

Operating system Windows® 2000/2003 32-bit operating systems

Memory 256 MB Disk space 150 MB, per installation Processor 300 MHz Hardware CD-ROM drive, RS-232 serial port, RJ-45 Ethernet port Internet browser Windows: Microsoft® Internet Explorer®

Installing Switch Manager on Windows systems

1. Close all programs currently running, and then insert the Small Business SAN Software CD into the server or management workstation CD-ROM drive.

The CD automatically starts, and displays the HP Small Business SAN Wizard.

2. In the Welcome window, click Next, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Linux® Red Hat 32-bit operating systems

Linux: Netscape Navigator 6.2 or later, or Mozilla 1.0.2 or later with Personal Security Manager

Note: Switch Manager is installed and placed in the following system folder:

C:\Program Files\HP\HP_StorageWorks_Switch_Manager.

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Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems

1. Close all programs currently running, and then insert the Small Business SAN Software CD into the server or management workstation CD-ROM drive.

The CD auto-mounts, and executes an installation script. If the CD does not auto-mount, mount the CD and execute the HP Small Business Linux

Wizard script from the /linux directory. (install_smb.sh)

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

Starting Switch Manager

For Windows systems, do one of the following:

■ Double-click the Switch Manager shortcut icon

■ Select Start > Switch Manager

■ Enter the following at the command line:

<install_directory>Switch_Manager.exe

For Linux systems, because the installation script creates a symbolic link between

/opt/HP/HP_StorageWorks_Switch_Manager/Switch_Manager and /usr/sbin/Switch_Manager, enter the following at the command line:

# Switch_Manager

The application opens with the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box (Figure 1). If you prefer not to see this dialog box, check the Don’t show this dialog again option. This has the same effect as disabling the Display Initial Startup Dialog preference. See “Setting Switch

Manager preferences” on page 24 for more information.

Switch Manager

Figure 1: Initial Startup Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box

The following options are available from this initial dialog box:

■ Open Configuration Wizard—Opens the wizard to configure a switch, add a new

switch, replace/restore a switch, or recover or edit an IP configuration of an existing switch. See “Configuration wizard” on page 69.

■ Open existing fabric (requires ip address, login, and password—Opens the Add a New

Fabric dialog box, which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. See “Adding a fabric” on page 36.

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■ Open existing fabric view file—Opens the Open View dialog box which prompts you to

specify a fabric view file that you saved earlier. See “Opening a fabric view file” on page 37.

■ Start application without specifying a fabric—Opens the Switch Manager window.

Exiting Switch Manager

To exit a Switch Manager application session:

1. Select File > Exit. If you have not yet defined an encryption key, the Save Default Fabric View File dialog

box (Figure 2) is displayed and prompts you to save the current fabric view as the default fabric view file.

Figure 2: Save Default Fabric View File dialog box

2. Enter the encryption key information in the Default Fabric View File Encryption Key box.

3. Re-enter the encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm box.

4. Click OK to save the current set of fabrics to the default fabric view file in the working directory.

The encryption key is used to encrypt the sensitive data in the default fabric view file. See “Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file” on page 23 for more information.

If an encryption key has been defined and the View File Auto Save and Load preferences setting to is set to Enable, the current fabric view is automatically saved to your default fabric view file upon exiting future Switch Manager sessions.

To prevent Switch Manager from prompting you to save the default fabric view file between Switch Manager sessions, set the View File Auto Save and Load preferences setting to Enable (default). See “Setting Switch Manager preferences” on page 24 for more information.

In your next Switch Manager session, the Load Default Fabric View File dialog box (Figure 3) prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its encryption key, if there is one. If you do not want to load the default fabric view file, click Continue Without Loading to open the Switch Manager with no fabric displayed.

Figure 3: Load Default Fabric View File dialog box

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Removing Switch Manager

Removing Switch Manager from Windows

To remove Switch Manager from Windows:

1. Browse for and change to the installation directory:

Switch Manager

The default directory is

2. Double-click the uninstall program file or shortcut/link, and then follow the onscreen instructions to remove Switch Manager.

C:\Program Files\HP\HP_StorageWorks_Switch_Manager.

Removing Switch Manager from Linux

To remove Switch Manager from Linux:

1. Browse for and change to the installation directory. The default directory is

2. Enter the following command:

# Uninstall_HP_StorageWorks_Switch_Manager

/opt/HP/HP_StorageWorks_Switch_Manager.

Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file

To change the encryption key for the Switch Manager default fabric view file:

1. Select File > Save Default Fabric View File.

2. Enter an encryption key in the Default Fabric File Encryption Key box.

3. Re-enter the same encryption key in the confirmation box.

4. Click OK to save the current set of fabrics to the default fabric view file in the working directory.

Saving and opening fabric view files

A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. In addition to the Switch Manager default fabric view file, you can save and open your own fabric view files.

To save a set of fabrics to a file:

1. Select File > Save View As. The Save View dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a name for the fabric file or click Browse to select an existing file. Files are saved in the working directory.

3. Enter a password in the File Password box. When opening this fabric file, a password is required. If the File Password box is left

blank, no password is required when attempting to open this fabric file.

4. Click OK.

To open a fabric view file:

1. Select File > Open View File. The Open View dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a name for the fabric file or click Browse to select an existing file.

3. Enter a password in the File Password box.

4. Click OK.

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Setting Switch Manager preferences

Using the preferences settings to:

■ Change the location of the working directory in which to save files.

■ Change the location of the browser used to view the online help.

■ Choose the fabric discovery interval. The fabric discovery interval is how often the Switch

Manager application receives information from the fabric. Choose 30 (default), 45, or 60 seconds. The smaller the interval, the more often the application talks to the switch and thus the greater impact to performance.

■ Enable (default) or disable the view file auto save and load feature. See “Exiting Switch

Manager” on page 22 for more information on the default fabric view file.

■ Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box

at the beginning of a Switch Manager session. See “Starting Switch Manager” on page 21 for information about the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box. After a default fabric view file is created, this setting has no effect.

■ Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. See the “Event Browser” on page 41. If the

Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog box, the next time Switch Manager is started, all events from the switch alarm log is displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when Switch Manager is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward are displayed.

■ Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display. You can set the

faceplate to reflect the current port type (default), port speed, port operational state, or port transceiver media. Regardless of the default port view you choose, you can change the port view in the faceplate display by opening the View menu and then selecting a different port view option. See “Port status” on page 80 for more information.

To set preferences for your Switch Manager sessions:

1. Select File > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box is displayed (Figure 4).

Figure 4: Preferences dialog box

2. Enter or browse for paths to the working directory and browser.

3. Select the preferences you want in the Application-wide Options area.

4. Click OK.

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Using online help

Online help is available for the Switch Manager application and its functions. You can do one of the following to open the online help file:

■ Select Help > Help Topics.

■ Click Help on the tool bar.

■ Click Help in a dialog box to display context-sensitive help for all Switch Manager dialog

boxes.

Viewing software version and copyright information

To view Switch Manager software version and copyright information:

1. Select Help > About.

2. Click OK when you are finished.

Using the Switch Manager user interface

The Switch Manager application uses two basic displays to manage the fabric and individual switches; the topology display (Figure 5) and the faceplate display (Figure 6). The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate. The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports.

Switch Manager

1 Menu bars 2 Tool bar 3 Fabric tree

4 Graphic window 5 Data window and tabs 6 Working status indicator

Figure 5: Switch Manager Topology window

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Menu bars

1 Menu bars 2 Tool bar 3 Fabric tree

Figure 6: Switch Manager Faceplate window

4 Graphic window 5 Data window and tabs 6 Working status indicator

In addition to the menu bar, both the topology and faceplate displays have context sensitive menus that pop up when you right-click in the graphic window. The menus and the options offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display.

See Figure 7 and Figure 8 for example menu bar options for the topology and faceplate displays.

See “Opening the topology display menus” on page 33 and “Opening the Faceplate menu” on page 34 for information about accessing these displays.

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Topology display menu bar options and shortcut keys

Figure 7: Topology display menu bar options

Table 3: Topology display shortcut keys

Switch Manager

Shortcut Selection Shortcut Selection

Ctrl+O

File>Open View File Alt+S, E Switch>Export Name Server

Alt+F, O Alt+F, A File>Save View As Alt+S, P Switch>Switch Properties

(active only when one switch is selected)

Alt+F, D File>Save Default Fabric

View File

Alt+S, N Switch>Network properties

(active only when one switch is selected)

Alt+F, R File>Preferences Alt+W, C Wizards>Configuration

Wizard

Alt+F, X File>Exit Alt+V, R

View>Refresh

F5 Alt+B, A Fabric>Add Fabric Alt+V, L View>Layout Topology Alt+B, R Fabric>Remove Fabric Alt+V, A View>Toggle Auto Layout Alt+B, D Fabric>Rediscover Fabric Alt+V, M View>Remember Layout Alt+B, T Fabric>Start Fabric View Alt+H, H Help>Help Topics Alt+B, E Fabric>Show Event Browser Alt+H, A Help>About Alt+S, D Switch>Delete Shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive.

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Faceplate display menu bar options and shortcut keys

Figure 8: Faceplate display menu bar options

Table 4: Faceplate display shortcut keys

Shortcut Selection Shortcut Selection

Ctrl+O Alt+F, O

File>Open View File Alt+S, E

+R +A

Switch>Reset Switch| Reset Hard Reset

Alt+F, A File>Save View As Alt+S, S Switch> Restore Factory

Defaults

Alt+F, D File>Save Default Fabric

View File

Alt+S, W Switch>Download Support

File Alt+F, R File>Preferences Alt+P, R Port>Port Properties Alt+F, X File>Exit Alt+P, N Port>Port Symbolic Name Alt+B, A Fabric>Add Fabric Alt+P, T Port>Reset Port Alt+B, R Fabric>Remove Fabric Alt+P, L Port>Port Loopback Test Alt+B, E Fabric>Show Event Browser Alt+Z, E Zoning>Edit Zoning Alt+S, A Switch>Archive Alt+Z, C Zoning>Edit Zoning Config Alt+S, R Switch>Restore Alt+Z, A Zoning>Activate Zone Set Alt+S, U Switch>User Accounts Alt+Z, D Zoning>Deactivate Zone Set Alt+S, D Switch>Set Date/Time Alt+Z, R Zoning>Restore Default

Zoning Alt+S, O Switch>Switch Properties Alt+W, C Wizards>Configuration

Wizard Alt+S, N Switch>Network Properties Alt+W, E Wizards>Ext Credit Wizard Alt+S, G Switch>Toggle Beacon Alt+V, R

View>Refresh

Alt+S, C Switch>Port Threshold

Alt+H, H Help>Help Topics

Alarm Configuration Alt+S, L Switch>Load Firmware Alt+H, A Help>About Shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive.

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Tool bar

Switch Manager

The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that are used to access Switch Manager functions (Tabl e 5). Tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar. The tool bar can be relocated in the display by clicking and dragging the handle at the left edge of the tool bar.

Table 5: Tool bar buttons

Button Description

Add Fabric—Adds a new fabric to the fabric view.

Open View File—Opens an existing fabric view file.

Save View As—Saves the current fabric view to a file.

Fabric tree

Refresh—Updates the topology or faceplate display with the current

information.

Event Browser—Opens the event browser.

Help Topics—Opens the online help file.

Edit Zoning—Opens the Edit Zoning dialog box (available only in the

faceplate display).

The fabric tree lists the managed fabrics and their switches (Figure 9). The window width can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded or collapsed. Click this handle or double-click the entry to expand or collapse a fabric tree entry. A fabric entry expands to show its member switches.

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1 Fabric entry 2 Entry handle

Figure 9: Fabric tree

3 Switch entries

Each fabric tree entry has a small icon next to it that uses color to indicate operational status.

■ A green icon indicates normal operation.

■ A yellow icon indicates that a switch is operational, but may require attention to maintain

maximum performance.

■ A red icon indicates a potential failure or non-operational state (if switch is offline).

■ A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable.

If the status of the fabric is not normal, the fabric icon in the fabric tree indicates the reason for the abnormal status. The same message is provided when you rest the mouse over the fabric icon in the fabric tree.

The fabric tree provides access to the topology and faceplate displays for any fabric or switch.

■ To open the topology display from the fabric tree, click a fabric entry.

■ To open the faceplate display from the fabric tree, click a switch entry.

Graphic window

The graphic window (Figure 6), presents graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate. The window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window. This only works when displaying a fabric.

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Data window and tabs

The data window presents a table of data and statistics associated with the selected tab. (Figure 6.) Use the scroll bar to browse through the data. The window length can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the border that it shares with the graphic window.

Adjust the column width by moving the pointer over the column heading border shared by two columns until a right/left arrow graphic is displayed. Click and drag the arrow to the desired width.

The data window tabs present options for the type of information to display in the data window. These options vary depending on the display.

Working status indicator

The working status indicator, located in the lower right corner of the Switch Manager window (Figure 6), shows when the management workstation is exchanging information with the fabric. As conditions change, the fabric forwards this information to the management system where it is reflected in the various displays.

Using the topology display

The topology display (Figure 10) receives information from the selected fabric and displays its topology. Switches appear in the graphic window and use color to indicate status. Consider the following topology display features:

■ Switch status

Switch Manager

■ Topology data windows

■ Working with switches and links

Figure 10: Topology display

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Switch status

Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state. Lines represent links between switches. The topology display uses green to indicate normal operation, yellow to indicate operational with errors, red to indicate a potential failure or non-operational state, and blue to indicate unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable. See “Fabric status” on page 40 for more information about topology display icons.

Topology data windows

The topology display provides the following data windows, which correspond to the data window tabs at the bottom of the display:

■ Name Server—Displays all devices logged with the name server and their addresses

within the current fabric configuration. See “Name Server data window” on page 63 for more information.

■ Active Zoneset—Displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones and their

member ports. See “Active Zoneset data window” on page 44 for more information about this data window. See “Zoning a fabric” on page 45 for information about zone sets and zones.

■ Switch—Displays current network and switch configuration data for the selected

switches. See “Switch data window” on page 63 for more information.

■ Link—Displays information about the inter-switch links. See “Link data window” on

page 64 to for more information.

Working with switches and links

Switch and link icons are selectable and moveable, and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select switches and links to display information about them, modify their configuration, or delete them from the display. Context-sensitive menus are displayed when right-clicking on a switch or link icon, or in the background of the topology display graphic window.

Selecting switches

Selected switch icons are highlighted in light blue. Select switches in the following ways:

■ To select a switch, click the icon.

■ To select multiple switches, hold down Ctrl and select.

■ To select all switches, right-click anywhere in the graphic window background. Select

Select All Switches from the menu.

■ To cancel a selection, hold down Ctrl and select the item again. To cancel all selections,

click in the graphic window background.

Arranging switches in the display

You can arrange switch icons in the topology display:

■ To move an individual switch icon, click and drag the icon to another location in the

graphic window. Links stretch or contract to remain connected.

■ To arrange all switch icons in the topology display automatically, select View > Layout

Topology.

By default, the Toggle Auto Layout box in the View menu is checked, which causes Switch Manager to arrange the icons when Layout Topology is selected.

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You can save a custom arrangement, or layout, and restore that layout during a Switch Manager session. Begin by arranging the icons, and then select View > Remember Layout. To restore the saved layout, select View > Toggle Auto Layout box, and then select Layout Topology.

Opening the topology display menus

The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. To open the faceplate display when viewing the topology display, click the switch entry/icon in the fabric tree, or double-click the switch graphic.

The topology display also offers a Fabric, Switch, and Link menu:

■ To open the Fabric menu, right-click the graphic window background. The Fabric menu

presents selections to refresh the fabric, select all switches, select all links, or layout topology.

■ To open the Switch menu, right-click the switch icon in the graphic window. The Switch

menu presents selections to refresh the switch, delete the switch from the display, open the Switch Properties dialog box, and open the Network Properties dialog box.

■ To open the Link menu, right-click the link. The Link menu presents a selection to delete

the link from the display.

Using the faceplate display

Switch Manager

The faceplate display (Figure 11) displays the switch name and operational state, and port status.

Figure 11: Faceplate display

Port views and status

Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive. The faceplate display provides views of port status corresponding to the View menu options in the faceplate display. See “Port status” on page 80 for more information about these displays.

Displayed port information includes the port type, state, speed, and media.

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Context-sensitive menus are displayed when you right-click on the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.

Faceplate data windows

The faceplate display provides the following data windows, which correspond to the data window tabs at the bottom of the display:

■ Name Server—Displays all devices connected to the switch that are logged with the name

server.

■ Switch—Displays current switch configuration data.

■ Port Statistics—Displays performance data for the selected ports.

■ Port Information—Displays information for the selected ports.

■ Configured Zonesets—Displays all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in the zoning

database.

Working with ports

Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. Select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context-sensitive menus are displayed when right-clicking the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.

Selecting ports

You can select ports in the following ways. Selected ports are outlined in white.

■ To select a port, click the port in the faceplate display.

■ To select a range of consecutive ports, select a port, and then press and hold Shift and

select another port. The application selects both end ports and all ports in between in port number sequence.

■ To select several non-consecutive ports, hold Ctrl while selecting.

■ To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image. and then select Select All Ports

from the menu.

■ To cancel a selection, press and hold Ctrl and select it again.

Opening the Faceplate menu

To open the Faceplate menu, right-click on the faceplate image to present the following tasks:

■ Refresh the switch

■ Select all ports

■ Manage switch properties

■ Manage network properties

■ Extended credits wizard

■ Manage port properties

■ Change the port symbolic name

■ Run the port loopback tests

If no ports are selected, the port-related tasks is unavailable in the menu. Right-click a port to open the Port menu. Hold down the Shift or Ctrl to select more than one port. If multiple ports are selected, right-click on one of the selected ports.

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Managing fabrics

This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:

■ Managing fabric security, page 35

■ Managing the fabric database, page 36

■ Displaying fabric information, page 40

■ Zoning a fabric, page 45

Managing fabric security

The components of Fibre Channel fabric security are:

■ User account security

■ Fabric services

Note: HP does not support Inter-Switch Links (ISLs), also known as E-Ports, between two or more

switches. There should be no fiber cables joining two or more switches together. This is not a supported configuration. If they are connected, remove the link. The features relating to the use of ISLs—specifically Interop AutoSave, Interop Mode, Inband Management, and Legacy Addressing—are left in this User Guide for completeness, but are not supported by HP.

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User account security

User account security is the process by which your user account and password are authenticated with the list of valid user accounts and passwords. The switch validates your account and password when you attempt to add a fabric using Switch Manager or log into a switch through Telnet. The system administrator defines accounts, passwords, and authority levels that are stored on the switch. See “Displaying switch information” on page 62 for more information.

The Admin account possesses Admin authority which grants full access to all tasks of the Switch Manager menu system. The switch validates your user account and Switch Manager grants access to its menus according to your authority level. If you do not have Admin authority, you are limited to monitoring tasks.

Note: If a user is logged into a switch using Switch Manager or CLI, and an administrator changes

user access rights or passwords, existing logins are not affected by the new settings. Login access and privileges are only checked for a new login request.

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Fabric services

Fabric services security includes SNMP and In-band management. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol governing network

management and monitoring of network devices. SNMP security consists of a read community string and a write community string, which are basically the passwords that control read and write access to the switch. The read community string (“public”) and write community string (“private”) are set at the factory defaults and should be changed if SNMP is enabled using the Network Properties dialog box. If SNMP is enabled (default) and the read and write community strings have not been changed from their defaults, you risk unwanted access to the switch. See “Enabling SNMP configuration” on page 36 for more information. SNMP is enabled by default.

In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links using Switch Manager, SNMP, management server. The switch comes from the factory with in-band management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct Ethernet or serial connection. See “Enabling In-band Management” on page 36 for more information. In-band management in not supported at this time.

Enabling SNMP configuration

1. Open the faceplate display, and then select Switch > Network Properties. The Network

Properties dialog box is displayed.

2. Select SNMP Enabled in the SNMP Configuration area.

3. Click OK.

Enabling In-band Management

1. Open the faceplate display, and then select Switch > Switch Properties. The Switch

Properties dialog box is displayed.

2. Select In-band Management Enable.

3. Click OK.

Managing the fabric database

A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a Switch Manager session. Initially, if you do not open an existing fabric or fabric view file, the Switch Manager application opens with an empty fabric database.

Adding a fabric

To add a fabric to the database:

1. Select Fabric > Add Fabric. The Add a New Fabric dialog box is displayed (Figure 12).

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Figure 12: Add a New Fabric dialog box

2. Enter a fabric name (optional) and the IP address of the switch through which to manage the fabric.

3. Enter an account name and password. The factory login name and password are: admin, password. The password is for the switch and is stored in the switch firmware.

— See “User account security” on page 35 for information about user authentication. — See “Managing user accounts” on page 58 or the “User command” on page 171 for

information about creating user accounts.

4. Click Add Fabric.

Note: A switch supports a combined maximum of 19 logins or sessions as follows:

■ Four logins or sessions for internal applications such as management server and SNMP

■ Nine high priority Telnet sessions

■ Six logins or sessions for Switch Manager inband and out-of-band logins, and Telnet logins.

Additional logins are refused.

Removing a fabric

To delete a fabric file from the database:

1. Select a fabric in the fabric tree.

2. Select Fabric > Remove Fabric.

Opening a fabric view file

A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file.

1. Select File > Open View File, or click Open. If the fabric you are currently viewing has changed, you are prompted to save the changes to the fabric view file with the Save View dialog box before opening a different view file.

2. Enter the name of the file to open, and enter a file password, if a password was entered when this fabric view file was saved.

3. Click OK.

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Saving a fabric view file

1. Select File > Save View As. The Save View dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a new file name.

3. Enter a file password, if necessary.

4. Click OK.

Rediscovering a fabric

After making changes to or deleting switches from a fabric view, it may be helpful to again view the actual fabric configuration. The rediscover fabric option clears out the current fabric information being displayed, and rediscovers all switch information. The rediscover function is more comprehensive than the refresh function.

To rediscover a fabric, select Fabric > Rediscover Fabric.

Adding a new switch to a fabric

If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug in the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration. Default fabric configuration settings:

■ Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.

■ All ports are GL_Ports.

■ The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned to the switch without a gateway or boot

protocol configured (RARP, BOOTP, and DHCP).

If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default fabric configuration, do the following:

1. If the switch is not new, reset the switch to the factory configuration before adding the switch to the fabric by selecting Switch > Restore Factory Defaults.

2. If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port, you must first configure the IP address using the Network Properties dialog box or the Config Wizard.

3. Configure any special switch settings. Consider configuring the Default Visibility setting to None in the Zoning Config dialog

box to prevent devices from finding other devices on all switches in the fabric until the new switch is configured. To open the Zoning Config dialog box, select Zoning > Edit Zoning Config.

4. Configure the port types for the new switch using the Port Properties dialog box. The ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, or Donor.

5. Connect the devices to the switch.

6. Make any necessary zoning changes using the Edit Zoning dialog box. To open the Edit Zoning dialog box, select Zoning > Edit Zoning. If you changed the

Default Visibility setting in the Zoning Config dialog box from All to None, change that setting back to All. To open the Zoning Config dialog box, select Zoning > Edit Zoning Config.

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Replacing a failed switch

The archive/restore works for all switches. However, the Restore menu item is not available for the in-band switches. You can only restore a switch out-of-band (the fabric management switch). There are certain parameters that are not archived, and these are not restored by Switch Manager. See “Archiving a switch configuration” on page 75 and “Restoring a switch

configuration” on page 75 for information about archive and restore. Use the following

procedure to replace a failed switch for which an archive is available.

1. At the failed switch: a. Turn off the power and disconnect the AC cords. b. Note port locations and remove the interconnection cables and SFPs. c. Remove the failed switch.

2. At the replacement switch: a. Mount the switch in the location where the failed switch was removed. b. Install the SFPs using the same ports as were used on the failed switch.

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Caution: Do not reconnect the target devices and initiator devices at this time. Doing so

could invalidate the fabric zoning configuration.

c. Attach the AC cords and power up the switch.

3. Select the failed switch in the topology display, and then select Switch > Delete.

4. Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch: a. Open a new fabric through the replacement switch. b. Open the faceplate display for the replacement switch, and then select Switch >

Restore. The Restore dialog box is displayed.

c. Enter the archive file for the failed switch or browse for the file. d. Click Restore.

5. Select Switch > Reset Switch. This resets the replacement switch to activate the configuration formerly possessed by the

failed switch including the domain ID and the zoning database.

6. Reconnect the target devices, and initiator devices to the replacement switch using the same ports as were used on the failed switch.

Deleting switches and links

The Switch Manager application does not automatically delete switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the Fibre Channel network. In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the display up to date. If you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the Switch Manager application automatically restores itself. The display can also be refreshed.

Deleting a switch

To delete a switch:

1. Select one or more switches in the topology display, and then select Switch > Delete.

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Deleting a link

To delete a link:

1. Select one or more links in the topology display, and then select Switch > Delete.

Displaying fabric information

The topology display is the primary tool for monitoring a fabric. The graphic window of the topology display provides status information for switches and the Ethernet connection to the management workstation.

The data window tabs show name server, switch, and active zone set information. The Active Zoneset tab shows the zone definitions for the active zone set. See “Name Server data

window” on page 63 and “Switch data window” on page 63 for information about the Name

Server and Switch data windows.

Fabric status

The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to update the display status, or you can refresh the display at any time.

To refresh the topology display, do one of the following:

■ Click Refresh.

■ Select View > Refresh.

■ Press F5.

■ Right-click anywhere in the background of the topology display, and then click Refresh

Fabric from the menu.

The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information about switches and the Ethernet connection. The switch status icons, displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color. Switches controlled by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed on the right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation, yellow indicates a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum performance, and red indicates a potential failure. Tab le 6 shows the different switch icons and their meanings.

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Table 6: Topology display switch and status icons

Switch Icon Description

2/8q FC Switch

■ Normal operation (green)

■ Warning—Operational with errors (yellow)

■ Critical—Potential failure (red)

■ Unknown—Communication status unknown, unreachable,

or unmanageable (blue)

Fabric Management Switch:

■ Ethernet connection normal (green)

■ Ethernet connection warning (yellow)

■ Ethernet connection critical (red)

Switch is not manageable with this version of Switch Manager. Use the management application that was shipped with this switch.

The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the Switch Manager application. Events are generated by the Switch Manager application and are not saved on the switch, but can be saved to a file during the Switch Manager session. Entries in the Event Browser are formatted by severity, time stamp, source, type, and description. The maximum number of entries allowed is 1500. Once the maximum is reached, the event list wraps and the oldest events are discarded and replaced with the new events. Event entries from the switch, use the switch time stamp, while event entries generated by the application have a workstation time stamp. You can filter, sort, and export the contents of the Event Browser to a file. The Event Browser begins recording when enabled and Switch Manager is running.

If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog box, the next time Switch Manager is started all events from the switch log are displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when Switch Manager is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward are displayed.

Displaying the Event Browser

Perform the following to display the Event Browser:

1. Select Fabric > Show Event Browser or click Events on the tool bar. The Events Browser is displayed (Figure 13).

If the Show Event Browser selection or the Events button is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser preference. See “Setting Switch Manager preferences” on page 24.

Severity is indicated in the severity column, using icons as described in Tab le 7 .

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1 Severity column 2 Column sorting buttons

Figure 13: Event Browser

Note:

■ Events that are generated by the application are not saved on the switch. They are permanently

discarded when you close a Switch Manager session, but you can save these events to a file on the workstation before closing Switch Manager and can read it later with a text editor or browser.

■ Events that are generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and retrieved when the

application is restarted. Some alarms are configurable. See “Configuring port threshold

alarms” on page 66.

Table 7: Event severity levels

Severity Icon Description

Alarm—An Alarm is any event that is a “serviceable event.” This means that attention by the user or field service is required. Alarms are events that get posted asynchronously to the screen. Alarms cannot be turned off. If the alarm denotes that a system error has occurred, the customer or field representative will be directed to provide a “show support” capture of the switch.

Critical Event—An event generated by the Switch Manager application and indicates a potential failure. Critical log messages are events that warrant notice by the user. By default, these log messages are posted to the screen. Critical log messages do not have alarm status because they require no immediate attention from a user or service representative.

Warning Event—An event generated by the Switch Manager application that indicates errors or other conditions that may require attention to maintain maximum performance. Warning messages are not posted to the screen unless the log is configured to do so. Warning messages are not disruptive and therefore do not meet the criteria of Critical. The user need not be informed asynchronously.

Informative—An unclassified event generated by the Switch Manager

No icon

application that provides supporting information.

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Filtering the Event Browser

Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event severity, timestamp, source, type, and description. To filter the Event Browser, select Filter > Filter Entries. This opens the Filter Events dialog box (Figure 14). The Event Browser displays those events that meet all of the criteria in the Filter Events dialog box. If the filtering criteria is cleared or changed, all the events that were previously hidden that satisfy the new criteria are shown.

You can filter the event browser in the following ways:

■ Severity—Check one or more of the corresponding check boxes to display alarm events,

critical events, warning events, or informative events.

■ Date/Time—Check one or both of the From: and To: check boxes. Enter the bounding

timestamps (MM/dd/yy hh:mm:ss aa) to display only those events that fall within those times. (“aa” indicates AM or PM.) The current year (yy) can be entered as either 2 or 4 digits. For example, 12/12/03 will be interpreted December 12, 2003.

■ Te xt —Check one or more of the corresponding check boxes and enter a text string (case

sensitive) for event source, type, and description. The Event Browser displays only those events that satisfy all of the search specifications for the Source, Type, and Description text.

Figure 14: Filter Events dialog box

Sorting the Event Browser

Sorting the Event Browser enables you to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event severity, timestamp, source, type, or description. Initially, the Event Browser is sorted in ascending order by timestamp.

To sort the Event Browser, click the Severity, Timestamp, Source, Type , or Description column buttons. You can also open the Sort menu and then select By Severity, By Timestamp, By Source, By Type, or By Description. Successive sort operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending order.

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Saving the Event Browser to a file

To save the Event Browser to a file:

Note: Filtered events are not saved.

1. Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display.

2. Select File > Save As.

3. Select a folder and enter a file name in which to save the event log, and then click Save. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or text format. XML files can be opened with an

internet browser or text editor. CSV files can be opened with Microsoft Excel or most spreadsheet applications.

Active Zoneset data window

The Active Zoneset data window displays the zone membership for the active zone set that resides on the fabric management switch.

To open the Active Zoneset data window, click the Active Zoneset tab below the data window in the topology display. See “Configured Zonesets data windows” on page 65 for information about the zone set definitions on a particular switch. See “Zoning a fabric” on page 45 for more information about zone sets and zones.

The Active Zoneset data window (Figure 15) uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries:

■ A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.

■ A zone entry expands to show its member port/devices.

■ WWN and FC devices that are zoned, but no longer part of the fabric, are grayed-out.

Figure 15: Active Zoneset data window

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Zoning concepts

Switch Manager

Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This subsection addresses the following topics:

■ Zoning concepts, page 45

■ Using the Zoning Config dialog box, page 48

■ Restoring default zoning, page 48

■ Merging fabrics and zoning, page 49

■ Using the Edit Zoning dialog box, page 49

■ Managing zone sets, page 52

■ Managing zones, page 54

■ Managing aliases, page 56

■ Saving the Zoning Database to a File, page 57

The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks described in this section:

■ Zones

■ Aliases

■ Zone sets

■ Zoning database

■ Zoning configuration

Zones

A zone is a named group of ports or devices that can communicate with each other. Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in the same zone. A device may participate in more than one zone.

Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number, device Fibre Channel address, or device World Wide Name (WWN).

■ WWN entries define zone membership by the World Wide Name of the attached device.

With this membership method, you can move WWN member devices to different switch ports in different zones without having to edit the member entry as you would with a domain ID/port number member. Furthermore, unlike FCID members, WWN zone members are not affected by changes in the fabric that could change the Fibre Channel address of an attached device.

■ FCID entries define zone membership by the Fibre Channel address of the attached

device. With this membership method you can replace a device on the same port without having to edit the member entry as you would with a WWN member.

■ Domain ID/Port number entries define zone membership by switch domain ID and port

number. All devices attached to the specified port become members of the zone. The specified port must be an F_Port or an FL_Port.

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Two types of zones are supported. The following zone types define increasingly restrictive levels of communication.

■ Soft zones

■ Hard zones (ACL zoning)

Soft Zones

Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Devices within the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. The soft zone boundary is not secure; traffic across soft zones can occur if addressed correctly. Soft zone boundaries yield to ACL zone boundaries. Soft zones can overlap; that is, a device can participate in more than one soft zone. Zone membership can be defined by Fibre Channel address, domain ID and port number, World Wide Name, or a combination. Soft zoning supports all port types.

Hard Zoning (ACL Zoning)

Access Control List (ACL) zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic. ACL zoning is a type of hard zoning that is hardware enforced. This type of zoning is useful for controlling access to certain devices without totally isolating them from the fabric. Devices can communicate with each other and transmit outside the ACL zone, but cannot receive inbound traffic from outside the zone. The ACL zone boundary is secure against inbound traffic. ACL zones can overlap; that is, a port can be a member of more than one ACL zone. ACL zone boundaries supersede soft zone boundaries. Membership can be defined only by domain ID and port number. ACL zoning supports all port types.

Aliases

To make it easier to add a group of ports or devices to one or more zones, you can create an alias. An alias is a named set of ports or devices that are grouped together for convenience. Unlike zones, aliases impose no communication restrictions between its members. You can add an alias to one or more zones. However, you cannot add a zone to an alias, nor can an alias be a member of another alias.

Zone sets

A zone set is a named group of zones. A zone can be a member of more than one zone set. All zones that are not members of a zone set belong to the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch. Each switch in the fabric maintains its own zoning database containing one or more zone sets. This zoning database resides in non-volatile or permanent memory and is therefore retained after a reset. See “Configured Zonesets data windows” on page 65 for information about displaying the zoning database.

To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set and its zones, excluding aliases, to every switch in the fabric. This zone set is known as the active zone set. See “Active Zoneset data window” on page 44 for information about displaying the active zone set.

Zoning database

Each switch has its own zoning database. The zoning database is made up of all aliases, zones, and zone sets that have been created on the switch or received from other switches. The switch maintains two copies of the inactive zoning database: one copy is maintained in temporary memory for editing purposes; the second copy is maintained in permanent memory. Zoning database edits are made on an individual switch basis and are not propagated to other switches in the fabric when saved.

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The zoning limits for a fabric are as follows:

■ MaxZoneSets is 256—The maximum number of zone sets that can be configured on the

switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.

■ MaxZones is 256—The maximum number of zones that can be configured on the switch.

This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.

■ MaxAliases is 256—The maximum number of aliases that can be configured on the

switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.

■ MaxTotalMembers is 2000—The maximum number of total zone and alias members that

can be configured on the switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric. Aliases are considered zone members since they can be added to a zone just like a normal zone member.

■ MaxZonesInZoneSets is 1000—The maximum number of zone linkages to zone sets that

can be configured on the switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric. Every time a zone is added to a zoneset this constitutes a linkage.

■ MaxMembersPerZone is 2000—The maximum number of zone members that can be

added to any zone on the switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric. Aliases are considered zone members when added to a zone.

■ MaxMembersPerAlias is 2000—The maximum number of zone members that can be

added to any alias on the switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.

Zoning configuration

You can set the Interop Auto Save and Default Visibility zoning configuration parameters using Switch Manager. The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from another switch in the fabric is saved to permanent memory on that switch. Interop Auto Save is not supported at this time. The Default Visibility parameter permits or prohibits communication among ports/devices when there is no active zone set. See “Using the Zoning Config dialog box” on page 48 for information about zoning configuration using Switch Manager.

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Using the Zoning Config dialog box

Use the Zoning Config dialog box to change the Interop Auto Save and Default Visibility configuration parameters. In the faceplate display, select Zoning > Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog box (Figure 16). After making changes, click OK to put the new values into effect.

Figure 16: Zoning Config dialog box

Interop Auto Save parameter

The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric is saved to the zoning database on that switch. Changes are saved when an updated zone set is activated. Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory. However, if Interop Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the active zone set in temporary memory and to the zoning database. If Interop Auto Save is disabled, changes to the active zone set are stored only in temporary memory, which is cleared when the switch is reset. Interop Auto Save is not supported at this time.

Note: Disabling the Interop Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the propagation of

zoning information when experimenting with different zoning schemes. However, leaving the Interop Auto Save parameter disabled can disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset. For this reason, the Interop Auto Save parameter should be enabled in a production environment. Interop Auto Save is not supported at this time.

Default Visibility parameter

Default visibility determines the level of communication that is permitted among ports/devices when there is no active zone set. The default visibility parameter can be set differently on each switch. When default visibility is enabled (ALL) on a switch, all ports/devices on the switch can communicate with all ports/devices on switches that also have default visibility enabled. When Default Visibility is disabled (NONE), none of the ports/devices on that switch can communicate with any other port/device in the fabric.

Restoring default zoning

Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions.

1. In the faceplate display, select Zoning > Restore Default Zoning.

2. Click OK to restore default zoning and save changes to the zoning database.

Caution: This command deactivates the active zone set.

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Merging fabrics and zoning

Note: HP does not support merging fabrics.

Zone merge failure

A zone merge fails if the two active zone sets have member zones with identical names that differ in membership or type. For example, consider Fabric A and Fabric B, each with a soft zone named “ZN1” in its active zone set. Fabric A “ZN1” contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 1; Fabric B “ZN1” contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2. In this case, the merge fails because the two zones have the same name, but different membership.

Zone Merge failure recovery

When a zone merge failure occurs, the conflict that caused the failure must be resolved. You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the active zone sets or by editing the conflicting zones so that their membership is the same. You can deactivate the active zone set on one fabric if the active zone set on the other fabric accurately defines your zoning needs. If not, you must edit the zone memberships, and reactivate the zone sets. After correcting the zone membership, reset the isolated ports to allow the fabrics to join.

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Note: If you deactivate the active zone set in one fabric and the Interop Auto Save parameter is

enabled, the active zone set from the second fabric propagates to the first fabric and replace all zones with matching names in the configured zone sets. Interop Auto Save is not supported at this time.

If the zone sets to merge have the same Zone A that only differ in the type of zone (soft vs. hard), the zone sets merge. If this is a 2 switch fabric, Switch 1 states that Zone A is soft and Switch 2 states that Zone A is ACL.

See “Managing zones” on page 54 for information about adding and removing zone members. See “Resetting a port” on page 89 for information about resetting a port.

Using the Edit Zoning dialog box

To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17). Changes can only be made to inactive zone sets, which are stored in flash (non-volatile) memory and retained after resetting a switch.

You can not edit an active zone set on a switch. You must configure an inactive zone set to your needs and then activate that updated zone set to apply the changes to the fabric. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric. In addition to the merged active zone set, each switch maintains its own original zone set in its zoning database. Only one zone set can be active at one time.

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1 Zone sets tree 2 Port/Device tree

Figure 17: Edit Zoning dialog box

Note: If the Interop Mode parameter is enabled on the Switch Properties dialog box, every time the

active zone set changes, the switch copies it into an inactive zone set stored on the switch. You can edit this copy of the active zone set stored on the switch, and activate the updated copy to apply the changes to the active zone set. The edited copy then becomes the active zone set.

As illustrated in Figure 17, the Edit Zoning dialog box has a Zone Sets tree and a Port/Device (or members) tree. Both trees use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets, zones, and ports. An expanded port shows the port Fibre Channel address; an expanded address shows the port World Wide Name. Select items as follows:

■ Click a zone, zone set, or port icon.

■ Right-click to select a zone set or zone, and then open the corresponding menu.

■ Hold down Shift while clicking several consecutive icons.

■ Hold down Ctrl while clicking several non-consecutive icons. Using tool bar buttons,

menus, or a drag-and-drop method, you can create and manage zone sets and zones in the zoning database. Tabl e 8 describes the zoning tool bar operations.

After defining zoning changes, click OK to implement those changes and exit the Edit Zoning dialog box. Click Apply to save changes without closing the Edit Zoning dialog box. Before zoning changes are implemented, Switch Manager checks for and reports zoning conflicts:

■ Empty zone sets

■ Empty zones

■ Empty aliases

■ ACL zones with non-domain ID/port number membership

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Table 8: Edit Zoning dialog box tool bar buttons and icons

Tool bar button / icon Description

Create Zone Set—Create a new zone set

Create Zone—Create a new zone

Create Alias—Create another name for a set of objects

Insert Member—Add the selected zone to a zone set, or add the selected port/device to a zone

Remove Member—Delete the selected zone from a zone set, or delete the selected port/device from a zone

Switch port—Not logged in

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Switch port—Logged in

NL_Port (loop) device—Logged into fabric

NL_Port (loop) device—Not logged into fabric

N_Port device—Logged into a fabric

N_Port device—Not logged into a fabric

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Managing zone sets

Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members, and then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different security and access needs of your storage area network, but only one zone set can be active at one time. Managing zone sets consists of the following tasks:

■ Creating a zone set

■ Activating and deactivating a zone set

■ Copying a zone to a zone set

■ Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets

■ Removing a zone set

■ Removing all zoning definitions

Note: Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the managed switch and do

not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit the zoning databases on the individual switches.

Creating a zone set

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select Edit > Create Zone Set. The Create Zone Set dialog box is displayed.

3. Enter a name for the zone set, and then click OK. The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog box. A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, -, ^, and $.

4. To create new zones in a zone set, do one of the following: — Right-click a zone set and then select Create A Zone from the menu. In the Create a

Zone dialog box, enter a name for the new zone, and then click OK. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog box.

— Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set. See “Copying a zone

to a zone set” on page 53.

5. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Activating and deactivating a zone set

You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric. Only one zone set can be active at one time. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric.

The purpose of the deactivate function is to suspend all fabric zoning, which results in free communication fabric wide or no communication depending on the default visibility setting. See “Default Visibility parameter” on page 48 for more information. It is not necessary to deactivate the active zone set before activating a new one.

■ To activate a zone set, select Zoning > Activate Zone Set. The Activate Zone Set dialog

box is displayed. Select a zone set from the Select Zone Set menu, and then click Activate.

■ To deactivate the active zone set, select Zoning > Deactivate Zone Set. Acknowledge the

warning about traffic disruption, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active zone set.

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Copying a zone to a zone set

To copy an existing zone and its membership from one zone set to another, Do the following:

1. Select the zone and drag it to the chosen zone set.

2. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets

You can remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the database.

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone(s) to be removed from the Zone Sets tree.

3. Select Edit > Remove to remove the zone from the zone set, or select Remove from All Zones to remove the zone from all zone sets.

4. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the database.

Removing a zone set

Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following ways:

■ Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected.

■ Member zones that are not members of other zone sets become members of the orphan

zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch.

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone set to be removed in the Zone Sets tree.

3. Select Edit > Remove to remove the zone set.

4. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from the database.

Removing all zoning definitions

To clear all zone and zone set definitions from the zoning database, choose one of the following:

■ Select Edit > Clear Zoning, and then click Ye s in the Removes All dialog box to confirm

that you want to delete all zones and zone sets.

■ Right-click the Zone Sets heading at the top of the Zone Sets tree, and then select Clear

Zoning from the menu. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zone sets and

zones.

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Managing zones

Managing zones involves the following:

■ Creating a zone in a zone set

■ Adding zone members

■ Creating a member

■ Renaming a zone or a zone set

■ Removing a zone member

■ Removing a zone from a zone set

■ Removing a zone from all zone sets

■ Changing zone types

Note: Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the managed switch and do

not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit the zoning databases on the individual switches.

Creating a zone in a zone set

When a zone is created, its zone type is soft. To change the zone type to a hard zone, refer to “Changing zone types” on page 56 for more information. See “Zones” on page 45 for information on zone types (soft and hard).

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select a zone set.

3. Select Edit > Create a Zone. The Create a Zone dialog box is displayed.

4. Enter a name for the new zone.

5. Click OK. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog box. A zone name must begin

with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, ^, $, and -.

Note: If you enter the name of a zone that already exists in the database, the Switch Manager asks

if you would like to add that zone and its membership to the zone set.

6. To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone, do one of the following: — In the zone set tree, select the zone set. In the graphic window, select the port to add to

the zone. Select Edit > Add Members.

— Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in the

Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone.

— Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in the

Port/Device tree. Right-click the zone and then select Add Zone Members.

7. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

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Adding zone members

Adding a zone member to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. To add member ports/devices to a zone, do one of the following:

■ Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in the

Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone. To select and drag multiple ports/devices, press and hold Ctrl while dragging.

■ Select one or more ports by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in

the Port/Device tree. Right-click the zone and then select Add Zone Members from the menu.

■ Select Edit > Create Members. Choose the WWN, Domain/Port, or First Port Address

option and enter the port hex value.

Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Note: Domain ID conflicts can result in automatic reassignment of switch domain IDs. These

reassignments are not reflected in zones that use domain ID/port number pair to define their membership. Be sure to reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change.

Creating a member

The Create a Member dialog box allows you to add a member to a zone or alias that can not be added using the drag/drop method.

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone or alias in the left pane in which to add a member.

3. Select Edit > Create Members. The Create a Member dialog box is displayed.

4. Click WWN, Domain Port, or FC Address.

5. Enter the hexadecimal value for the new zone member. Enter 16 digits for a WWN member, 4 digits for a Domain Port member (DDPP), or 6 digits for an FC Address member (DDPPAA - D=Domain ID, P=PortNumber, A=ALPA).

6. Click OK.

Renaming a zone or a zone set

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone/zone set to be renamed in the Zone Sets tree.

3. Select Edit > Rename. The Rename Zone/Rename Zone Set dialog box is displayed.

4. Enter a new name for the zone/zone set.

5. Click OK.

Removing a zone member

Removing a zone member affects every zone and zone set in which that zone is a member.

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone member to be removed.

3. Select Edit > Remove.

4. Click OK.

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Removing a zone from a zone set

Zones that are no longer members of any zone set are moved to the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch.

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog box. The selected zone is removed from that zone set only.

3. Select Edit > Remove.

4. Click OK.

Removing a zone from all zone sets

Zones that are no longer members of any zone set are moved to the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch. To remove a zone from all zone sets including the orphan zone set:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the zone to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog box.

3. Select Edit > Remove Zone from All Sets.

4. Click OK.

Managing aliases

Changing zone types

1. Select the switch with the zone type to change in the faceplate display.

2. Select Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

3. Select the zone to change in the Zone Sets tree.

4. Select Edit > Set Zone Type. The Set Zone Type dialog box is displayed.

5. Select Soft or ACL from the Zone Type drop-down list. — Soft zoning is the least restrictive type of zoning. — ACL zoning is hard zoning and is enforced by hardware and defines access to a given

port.

An alias is a collection of objects that can be zoned together. An alias is not a zone, and can not have a zone or another alias as a member. Managing aliases includes:

■ Creating an alias

■ Adding a member to an alias

■ Removing an alias from all zones

Note: Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the managed switch and do

not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit the zoning databases on the individual switches. You do not see aliases in the active zone set.

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Creating an alias

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select Edit > Create Alias. The Create Alias dialog box is displayed.

3. Enter a name for the alias, and then click OK. The alias name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog box. An alias name must begin with a

letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $, ^, and -.

4. Click OK.

Adding a member to an alias

You can add a member to an alias in the following ways:

■ Drag-and-drop method.

■ Select the alias in the left pane and the member in the right pane to add to that alias, and

then click Insert.

■ Select the alias in the left pane and the member in the right pane to add to that alias, and

then select Edit > Add Members.

To add a member to an alias using the drag-and-drop method:

1. On the member to be added, click and hold down the mouse button.

2. Drag the selected member from the right pane to the alias in the left pane.

To add a member to an alias using the menu options:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select an alias in the left pane.

3. Select the member to add to the selected alias in the right pane.

4. Choose one of the following: — Select Edit > Add Members. — Click Insert.

5. Click OK.

Removing an alias from all zones

To remove an alias from all zones:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select the alias to be removed in the Zone Sets tree.

3. Select Edit > Remove Alias from All Zones. The Remove dialog box is displayed.

4. Click Yes.

Saving the Zoning Database to a File

You can save the zoning database to an XML file. You can later reload this zoning database on the same switch or another switch.

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (Figure 17).

2. Select File > Save As. The Save dialog box is displayed.

3. Enter a file name for the database file.

4. Click Save.

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Managing switches

This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric.

■ Managing user accounts, page 58

■ Displaying switch information, page 62

■ Configuring port threshold alarms, page 66

■ Exporting name server information to a file, page 67

■ Paging a switch, page 67

■ Setting the date/time and NTP client, page 68

■ Resetting a switch, page 68

■ Configuring a switch, page 68

■ Archiving a switch configuration, page 75

■ Restoring a switch configuration, page 75

■ Restoring the factory default configuration, page 77

■ Downloading a support file, page 78

■ Installing firmware, page 78

■ Displaying hardware status, page 79

Managing user accounts

Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialog box. However, any user can modify their own password. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed. A user account includes an account name or login, password, authority level, and expiration date.

Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts:

Table 9: Factory Supplied User Accounts

Account name Password Admin authority Expiration

admin admin true never expires images images false never expires

The Admin account can create, remove, or modify user accounts, and change account passwords. The Admin account can also view and modify the switch and its configuration with Switch Manager. The Admin account can not be removed. Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing switch status and configuration.

The Images account can not be removed, and is required for exchanging files with the switch using FTP.

Managing user accounts includes:

■ Creating user accounts

■ Removing a user account

■ Changing a user account password

■ Modifying a user account

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Creating user accounts

A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts.

1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed (Figure 18).

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Figure 18: User Account Administration dialog box – Add Account

2. Click the Add Account tab at the bottom of the dialog box. The Add Account tab is displayed.

3. Enter an account name in the New Account Login box. Account names are limited to 15 characters.

4. Click the Admin Authority Enabled check box to grant admin authority to the account name.

5. Enter a password in the New Password box and enter it again in the Verify Password box. A password must have a minimum of 4 characters and no more than 20.

6. Select an option from the Account Expiration Date area.

7. Click Add Account.

Removing a user account

1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed (Figure 18).

2. Click the Remove Account tab at the bottom of the dialog box. The Remove Account tab is displayed (Figure 19).

3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog box, and then click Remove Account.

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Figure 19: User Account Administration dialog box – Remove Account

Changing a user account password

1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed.

2. Click the Change Password tab at the bottom of the dialog box. The Change Password tab is displayed (Figure 20).

3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog box,

4. Enter the password in the Old Password, New Password, and Veri fy Pas sword boxes.

5. Click Change Password. Any user can change their password for their account, but only the Admin account name

can change the password for another user’s account. If the administrator does not know the user’s original password, the administrator must remove the account, and then add the account again.

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Figure 20: User Account Administration dialog box – Change Password

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Modifying a user account

1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed.

2. Click the Modify Account tab at the bottom of the dialog box. The Modify Account tab is displayed (Figure 21).

Figure 21: User Account Administration dialog box—Modify Account

3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog box.

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4. Click the Admin Authority Enabled check box to grant admin authority to the account name.

5. Select an option from the Account Expiration Date area.

6. Click Modify Account.

7. Click Close.

Displaying switch information

The following faceplate display and data windows provide information about the name server, the device and HBA, switch specifications and addresses, configuration parameters, performance statistics, port information and configured zone sets information.

■ Name Server data window, page 63

■ Switch data window, page 63

■ Link data window, page 64

■ Port Statistics data window, page 64

■ Port Information data window, page 65

■ Configured Zonesets data windows, page 65

Figure 22: Faceplate display—Switch data window

The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management system as they occur. You can allow the fabric to update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time.

To refresh switch status in the display, do one of the following:

■ Click Refresh.

■ Select View > Refresh.

■ Press F5.

■ Right-click a switch in the topology display, and then select Refresh Switch.

■ Right-click in the graphic window of the faceplate display, and then select Refresh

Switch.

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Name Server data window

The Name Server data window displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Click the Name Server tab below the data window to display name server information for all devices that are logged into the selected fabric. To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches, select one or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display. See Tab le 1 0 for a description of the entries in the Name Server data window and refer to “Exporting name server information to a file” on page 67 for more information.

Table 10: Name Server data window entries

Target/Initiator Device type: target or initiator Switch Switch name Port Switch port address Address Fibre Channel address Type Node type WWNN World Wide Node Name WWPN World Wide Port Name Vendor Host Bus Adapter/Device vendor FC-4 types Device Fibre Channel protocol types Active zones The active zone to which the device belongs

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Entry Description

Switch data window

The Switch data window displays current network and switch information for the selected switches. See “Configuring a switch” on page 68 for more information about the Switch data window. To open the Switch data window, select one or more switches in the topology display, or open the faceplate display, and then click the Switch tab below the data window.

Tabl e 11 describes the Switch data window entries.

Table 11: Switch data window entries

First port address Switch Fibre Channel address World Wide Name Switch World Wide Name Serial number Number assigned to each switch chassis

Reason for status Additional status information User name Account name Login level Authority level Super user Super user privileges enabled/disabled User authentication enabled Enforcement of account names and authority Vendor Switch manufacturer Firmware version Active firmware version Inactive firmware version This does not apply to this switch Pending firmware version Firmware version that is activated at the next

Entry Description

(required for license keys)

reset

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Table 11: Switch data window entries (Continued)

Entry Description

PROM/Boot version PROM boot version MAC address Media Access Control address IP address Internet Protocol address Subnet mask Mask that determines the IP address subnet Gateway Gateway address SNMP enabled SNMP enabled/disabled Negotiated domain ID The domain ID currently being used by the

fabric

Configured domain ID The domain ID defined by the network

administrator

Domain ID lock Domain ID lock status

(prevents (true) or permits (false) dynamic

domain ID reassignment) Number of ports Number of ports activated on the switch Switch type Switch model Operational state Switch operational state: online, offline,

diagnostic Administrative state Current switch administrative state Configured admin state Switch administrative state that is stored in the

switch configuration R_A_TOV Resource allocation timeout value E_D_TOV Error detect timeout value

Link data window

The Link data window displays information about all switch links in the fabric or selected links. This information includes the switch name, the port number at the end of each link, and the link status.

To open the Link data window, click the Link tab below the data window in the topology display.

Port Statistics data window

The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Stats tab below the data window in the

faceplate display. See Ta bl e 23 for a description of the Port Statistics data window entries. The Statistics menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different

ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the menu. Open the menu, and then select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch reset. Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select

Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. Click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline.

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Port Information data window

The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display. Refer to Tabl e 24 for a description of the Port Information data window entries.

Configured Zonesets data windows

The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database (Figure 23).

To open the Configured Zonesets data window, click the Configured Zonesets tab below the data window in the faceplate display. To view the active zonesets in the Active Zonesets data window, open the topology display, and then click the Active Zonesets data window tab.

The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries to expand or collapse them.

■ A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.

■ A zone entry expands to show its members by port number, World Wide Name, or Fibre

Channel address.

■ The alias entry expands to show its entries.

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Figure 23: Configured Zonesets data window

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Configuring port threshold alarms

You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Configuring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising and falling triggers, a sample window, and finally enabling or disabling the alarm.

1. Select Switch > Port Threshold Alarm Configuration. The Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box is displayed (Figure 24).

The Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box prompts you to enable or disable all alarms, select an event, set triggers, set a sample window and enable or disable an individual alarm.

Figure 24: Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box

2. Check Enable All Port Threshold Alarms to enable monitoring for all the individual alarm types that are enabled.

The Enable All Port Threshold Alarms check box is the master control for the individual alarms. For example, the switch monitors CRC errors only if both CRC Error Enable and Enable All Port Threshold Alarms are checked.

3. Select an event type from the Port Threshold Alarm drop-down list. Choose from the following options:

— CRC error monitoring — Decode error monitoring — Login monitoring — Logout monitoring — Loss of signal monitoring

4. Check Enable to make the alarm eligible for use.

5. Enter a value for the rising trigger. A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval exceeds the rising

trigger. The switch does not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until the count descends below the falling trigger and rises again above the rising trigger. Consider the example in Figure 25.

6. Enter a value for the falling trigger. A falling trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval descends below the

falling trigger.

Note: The switch disables a port if a rising trigger alarm is not cleared after three consecutive

sample windows.

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Event

Count

Generate rising trigger alarm; eligibility ends

Generate falling trigger alarm; eligibility is reset

Generate rising trigger alarm; eligibility ends

Rising Trigger

Falling Trigger

Sample Window

Figure 25: Port Threshold Alarm example

7. Enter a sample window in seconds. The sample window defines the period of time in which to count events.

8. Repeat step 3 through step 7 for each alarm you want to configure or enable.

9. Click OK.

Exporting name server information to a file

To save name server information to a file, open the topology display and do the following:

1. Select one or more switches. If no switches are selected, name server information is gathered for all switches.

2. Select Switch > Export Name Server. The Save dialog box is displayed.

3. Enter a file name in the Save dialog box.

4. Click Save.

Paging a switch

You can use the beacon feature to page a switch. The beacon feature causes all Logged-In LEDs to flash, making it easier to recognize.

To page a switch, select Switch > Toggle Beacon. To cancel the beacon, reselect Toggle Beacon.

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Setting the date/time and NTP client

The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog box enables you to set the date and time manually on a switch, or to enable NTP Client to synchronize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server. Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time stamps in alarms and log entries. An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is required.

1. Select a switch in the topology display, and open the faceplate display.

2. Select Switch > Set Date/Time. The Switch Date/Time dialog box is displayed.

3. Choose one of the following: — Enter the year, month, day and time in the Switch Date/Time dialog box, and then

click OK. The new date and time take effect immediately.

— Click NTP Client Enabled to enable the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP

server. Enter the IP address of the NTP server. Ethernet connection to NTP server is required.

4. Click OK.

Resetting a switch

Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory. Depending on the reset type, a switch reset may or may not include a Power On Self Test. Tabl e 12 describes the types of switch resets.

Table 12: Switch resets

Reset without Power On Self Test (POST)

Hard reset Resets a switch with a Power On Self Test. This reset activates

1. Select the switch to be reset, and then open the faceplate display.

2. Select Switch > Reset Switch. — Select Reset to perform a standard reset. — Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset.

Configuring a switch

Switch configuration is divided into areas:

■ Configuration wizard

■ Switch properties

■ Network properties

Switch properties specify switch-wide Fibre Channel settings and Network properties specify Ethernet and SNMP settings.

Type Description

Resets a switch without a Power On Self Test. This reset activates the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.

the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.

Each of these configuration options are discussed in the following sections.

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Configuration wizard

The Configuration wizard is a series of dialog boxes you can use to configure the IP address and other basic parameters on new or replacement switches. Switch Manager detects the first time use and present the Initial Start Dialog—Switch Manager dialog box, from which the Configuration wizard can be launched. You can also launch the Configuration wizard from the Wizards menu in either the topology display or the faceplate display by opening the Wizards menu, and then selecting Configuration Wizard.

Switch properties

To open the Switch Properties dialog box, either select a switch in the topology display or open the faceplate display for the switch you are configuring, and then select Switch > Switch Properties. You may also right-click a switch graphic in the topology display or faceplate display, and then select Switch Properties from the menu.

Use the Switch Properties dialog box to change the following switch configuration parameters:

■ Symbolic Name parameter

■ Administrative State parameter

■ Domain ID and Domain ID Lock parameters

■ Broadcast Support parameter

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■ In-band Management parameter

■ Interop Mode parameter

■ Legacy Address Format parameter

The timeout values are displayed only for reference purposes when the switch is online; they become active when the switch is taken offline. After making changes, click OK to put the new values into effect.

Figure 26: Switch Properties dialog box

Symbolic Name parameter

The symbolic name is a user-defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies the switch. The symbolic name is used in the topology and faceplate displays, as well as many data windows to more easily identify switches. Illegal characters are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

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Administrative State parameter

The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The switch administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state.

■ The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration

and is preserved across switch resets. Switch Manager always makes changes to the configured administrative state. The configured administrative state is displayed in the Switch Properties dialog box.

■ The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the switch for temporary

purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Switch command. See the “Set command” on page 135.

Tabl e 13 describes the administrative state values.

Table 13: Switch administrative states

Parameter Description

Online The switch is available. Offline The switch is unavailable. Diagnostics The switch is in diagnostics mode, is unavailable, and tests

can then be run on all ports of the switch.

Domain ID and Domain ID Lock parameters

The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA). The maximum number of switches within a fabric is 239 with each switch having a unique domain ID.

Switches come from the factory with the domain IDs unlocked. This means that if there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric, the switch with the highest principal priority, or the principal switch, reassigns any domain ID conflicts and establishes the fabric. If you lock the domain ID on a switch and a domain ID conflict occurs, one of the switches isolates as a separate fabric and the Logged-In LEDs on both switches flash to show the affected ports. See the “Set

Config command” on page 137 for information about the switch keyword and the Domain ID

Lock and Principal Priority parameters. If you connect a new switch to an existing fabric with its domain ID unlocked, and a domain

conflict occurs, the new switch isolates as a separate fabric. However, you can remedy this by resetting the new switch or taking it offline then back online. The principal switch reassigns the domain ID and the switch joins the fabric.

Note: Domain ID reassignment is not reflected in zoning that is defined by domain ID and port

number pair. You must reconfigure zones that are affected by domain ID reassignment.

Broadcast Support parameter

Broadcast is supported, which allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broadcast for FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0. Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) is used to set up a fabric spanning tree used in transmission of broadcast frames. Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all online F_Ports. Broadcast zoning is supported with Access Control List (ACL) hard zones. When a broadcast frame is received, these hard zones are enforced at the F_Port. If the originator of

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the broadcast is in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on all online F_Ports within the hard zone. If the originator of the broadcast frame is not in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on online F_Ports that are not in a hard zone. The default setting is disabled.

In-band Management parameter

In-band Management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links using Switch Manager, SNMP, management server. The switch comes from the factory with in-band management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct Ethernet or serial connection. In-band Management is not supported at this time.

Interop Mode parameter

When a zone set is activated, this and other FC-SW-2 compliant switches propagate the active zone set to all switches in the fabric. Some non-FC-SW-2 compliant switches propagate not only the active zone set, but the entire zoning database. Disabling the Interop Mode parameter causes the Switch switch to propagate the zoning database, and therefore, interoperate with non-FC-SW-2 switches. For FC-SW-2 compliant fabrics, the Interop Mode parameter should be enabled. Interop Mode is not supported at this time.

Legacy Address Format parameter

Legacy Address Format should be enabled only to permit interoperation with certain older non-FC-SW-2 switches. Enabling this setting under other circumstances disables zoning that is defined by domain ID and port number. This setting is available only when the Interop Mode setting is disabled. Contact your HP authorized service provider for assistance in using this feature. Legacy Address Format is not supported at this time.

Timeout Values parameters

The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch. Ta bl e 14 describes the switch timeout parameters. The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric.

Note: Mismatched timeout values disrupt the fabric. These values should not be changed unless

absolutely necessary. The switch must be offline to change the values. Use the Switch Properties dialog box to take the switch offline.

Table 14: Timeout values

Parameter Description

R_A_TOV Resource Allocation Timeout: Represents the maximum time a frame

could be delayed in the fabric and still be delivered. The default is 10000 milliseconds.

E_D_TOV Error Detect Timeout: Represents the maximum round trip time that an

operation between two N_Ports could require. The default is 2000 milliseconds.

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Network properties

Use the Network Properties dialog box to change the following network settings:

■ IP Configuration parameters

■ SNMP Configuration parameters

■ SNMP Trap Configuration

■ Remote Logging parameter

1. Select a switch in the topology display or open the faceplate display.

2. Select Switch > Network Properties. The Network Properties dialog box is displayed

3. After making changes, click OK to put the new values into effect.

Note: Read Community, Trap Community, and Write Community are similar to passwords and are

write-only boxes. Current settings are not displayed.

(Figure 27).

Figure 27: Network Properties dialog box

IP Configuration parameters

The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network and determines which network discovery method to use. Tabl e 15 describes the IP configuration parameters.

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Table 15: IP configuration parameters

Parameter Description

Network Discovery

Use one of the following methods to assign the IP address:

■ Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Switch

Properties dialog box.

■ BootP—Acquires the IP configuration from a BootP server.

■ RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)—Acquires the IP address from

an RARP server. An RARP request is broadcast with up to three retries, each at 5 second intervals. If no IP address is obtained, the switch reverts to the previously configured IP address.

■ DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP

configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be used, no IP address is assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict. The DHCP server must then be made available.

If a BootP, RARP, or DHCP server is not available, the switch attempts to use a previously assigned valid lease. If no lease was ever assigned, the switch

attempts to use the previously assigned static IP address. IP Address Internet Protocol (IP) address for the Ethernet port. Default: 10.0.0.1. Subnet mask Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. Default value: 255.0.0.0. Gateway IP gateway address. Default: 10.0.0.254.

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SNMP Configuration parameters

The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Tabl e 16 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Illegal characters for the user-defined boxes are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

Table 16: SNMP Configuration parameter

Parameter Description

SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches

in the fabric.

Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is

Read Community Read community password (up to 32 characters) that

Trap Community Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that

SNMP Proxy If enabled, you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any

to be contacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.

authorizes an SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only box. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same.

The default is “public”.

authorizes an SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only box. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same.

The default is “public”.

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Table 16: SNMP Configuration parameter (Continued)

Parameter Description

Location Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch

location. The default is “undefined”.

Authentication Trap Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication

failures. If enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string values are used.

The default is “False”.

Write Community Write community password (up to 32 characters) that

authorizes an SNMP agent to write information to the switch. This is a write-only box. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same.

The default is “private”.

SNMP Trap Configuration

The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure each trap. Tab le 1 7 describes the SNMP configuration parameters.

Table 17: SNMP trap configuration parameters

Parameter Description

Trap Version Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps. Trap 1 Enabled Enables or disables the trap.

If disabled, traps are not configurable.

Trap Address* Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent.

A maximum of 5 trap addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is 10.0.0.254. The default address for traps 2–5 is 0.0.0.0.

Trap Port* The port number on which the trap is sent.

The default is 162.

Trap Severity Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap.

Open the menu and choose a level. The Trap 1 Enabled check box on the Network Properties dialog box must be enabled to access this menu.

Trap severity levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark.

* Trap address (other than 0.0.0.0) and trap port combinations must be unique. For example, if trap 1 and trap 2 have the same address, they must have different port values. Similarly, if trap 1 and 2 have the same port value, they must have different addresses.

Remote Logging parameter

The Remote Logging (syslog) parameter enables saving of the log information to a remote host that supports the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are sent to the syslog host at the IP address entered in the Logging Host IP Address box. Log entries are saved in the internal switch log whether this feature is enabled or not.

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To save log information to a remote host, you must edit the syslog.conf file (located on the remote host) and then restart the syslog daemon. Consult your operating system documentation for information on how to configure Remote Logging. The syslog.conf file on the remote host must contain an entry that specifies the name of the log file in which to save error messages.

Add the following line to the syslog.conf file:

local0.info <tab> /var/adm/messages.name

A <tab> separates the Selector (local0.info) and Action (/var/adm/messages/ messages.name).

Archiving a switch configuration

You can create an XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. Basically, any data received by Switch Manager is archived. However, user accounts and passwords are available only through the command line interface, and are not received by Switch Manager, and thus are not archived. Archived parameters include the following:

■ Switch properties and statistics

■ IP configuration

■ SNMP configuration

■ Port properties and statistics

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■ Alarm configuration

■ Zoning configuration

This archive file can be used to restore the configuration on the same switch or on a replacement switch. You can also use the archive file as a template for configuring new switches to add to a fabric. User account information is not archived. The archive can be used later to restore the switch. See “Restoring a switch configuration” on page 75 for more information.

1. Select Switch > Archive. The Save dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a file name in the Save dialog box.

3. Click Save.

Restoring a switch configuration

Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the switch. The switch configuration must be archived before it can be restored. See “Archiving a switch

configuration” on page 75 for more information.

Caution: The switch being restored should be physically disconnected from the fabric.

Restoring a switch in a fabric can severely disrupt the fabric. After the restore process is complete, the switch can be reconnected to the fabric.

1. Log in to the fabric through the switch you want to restore.

2. Select Switch > Restore. The Restore dialog box is displayed (Figure 28). The Restore dialog box offers a Full Restore and a Selective Restore tab.

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Figure 28: Restore dialog boxes – Full and Selective

3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the file. This archive file must be one that was produced by the Switch Manager Archive function. Configuration backup files created with the Config Backup CLI command are not compatible with the Switch Manager Restore function.

4. To restore all configuration settings, click the Full Restore tab, and then click Restore. To restore selected configuration settings, click the Selective Restore tab and check one or more of the following boxes, and then click Restore:

— Network Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Network Properties

dialog box except the IP address. Refer to“Network properties” on page 72.

— IP Address—Restores switch IP address in addition to the other network properties. — Switch Properties: Restores all settings presented in the Switch Properties dialog box

except the domain ID. Refer to“Switch properties” on page 69.

— Domain ID—Restores switch domain ID in addition to the other switch properties. — Port Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Port Properties dialog box.

Refer to“Configuring ports” on page 85.

— Configured Zoning—Restores all zone sets, zones, and aliases in the switches zoning

database.

5. If you select the Configured Zoning or Full Restore option and the file contains zone sets, a dialog box prompts you to activate one of those zone sets.

6. Click Ye s .

7. Select a zone set from the drop-down list in the Select Zone Set to be Activated dialog box.

8. Click OK and view the results in the top pane of the Restore dialog box.

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Restoring the factory default configuration

You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values. To restore the factory configuration on a switch, select Switch > Restore Factory Defaults.

Tabl e 18 lists the factory default switch configuration settings.

Restoring the switch to the factory default configuration does not restore the account name and password settings. To restore user accounts, select Maintenance > Reset Password File. Refer to “Recovering a Switch” in the Installation Guide for your switch for information about maintenance mode and the Maintenance menu.

Table 18: Factory default configuration settings

Setting Value

Symbolic Name 2/8q FC Switch Administrative State Online Domain ID 1 Domain ID Lock False In-band Management True Broadcast Support Enable Resource Allocation Timeout (R_A_TOV) 10000 milliseconds Interop Mode True (not supported) I/O Stream Guard Disabled Device Scan Enabled True Interop Credits 0 (not supported) Error Detect Timeout (E_D_TOV) 2000 milliseconds SNMP Enabled True SNMP Proxy True IP Address 10.0.0.1 Subnet Mask Address 255.0.0.0 Gateway Address 10.0.0.254 Network Discovery Static Remote Logging False Remote Logging Host Ip Address 10.0.0.254 Contact Undefined Location Undefined Trap Enabled False Trap Port 162 Trap Address Trap 1: 10.0.0.254; Traps 2-5: 0.0.0.0 Trap Community Public Read Community Public Write Community Private Port State Online Port Speed Auto-detect Port Type GL

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Downloading a support file

The Download Support File menu option assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file (dump_support.tgz zip). This file can be sent to technical support personnel for troubleshooting switch problems. The menu option is not displayed for switches that don't support the download support file function.

1. Select Switch > Download Support File. The Download Support File dialog box is displayed.

2. Click Browse to define a location for the support file or type the path in the Tex t box.

3. Click Start to begin the process of creating and downloading the support file to your workstation.

4. Observe the status in the Status area.

5. After the support file is saved to your workstation, click Close.

Installing firmware

Installing firmware involves loading, unpacking, and activating the firmware image on the switch. Switch Manager does this in one operation. To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure that all switches are running the same version of firmware.

The switch only supports one firmware image, and thus there is no inactive firmware image. The pending firmware version only differs from the active version during the brief period while the switch is resetting to activate the firmware. Firmware management tools enable you to install and activate new firmware.

You can load and activate firmware on an operating switch without disrupting data traffic or having to re-initialize attached devices. If you attempt to perform a non-disruptive activation without satisfying the following conditions, the switch performs a disruptive activation:

■ No changes are being made to switches in the fabric including powering up, powering

down, and switch configuration changes.

■ No port in the fabric is in the diagnostic state.

■ No zoning changes are being made in the fabric.

■ No changes are being made to attached devices including powering up, powering down,

disconnecting, connecting, and HBA configuration changes.

Ports that are stable when the non-disruptive activation begins and then change states, are reset. When the non-disruptive activation is complete, Switch Manager sessions reconnect automatically. However, Telnet sessions must be restarted manually.

Select a switch in the topology display and double-click to open the Faceplate display.

6. Select Switch > Load Firmware. The Firmware Upload dialog box is displayed.

7. Click Select to browse and then select the firmware file to be uploaded.

8. Click Start to begin the firmware load process.

9. Click OK to continue firmware installation or click Cancel to cancel the firmware installation.

Switch Manager attempts a hot reset, if possible, to activate the firmware without disrupting data traffic. During a non-disruptive activation, all Logged-In LEDs are extinguished for several seconds. If a non-disruptive activation is not possible, Switch Manager gives you the opportunity to reset the switch and perform a disruptive activation.

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Displaying hardware status

To display a summary of the hardware status information in a popup text box, rest the cursor over the chassis LED cluster in the faceplate display.

■ Input Power LED—Indicates the voltage status of the switch.

■ Heartbeat LED—Indicates the status of the switch processor and the results of the POST.

■ System Fault LED—Indicates an over temperature condition or a POST error.

Figure 29: Hardware status LEDs

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Managing ports

This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices:

■ Displaying port information, page 80

■ Configuring ports, page 85

■ Resetting a port, page 89

■ Testing ports, page 89

Displaying port information

Port information is available primarily in the faceplate display (Figure 30) and includes:

■ Port status

■ Port Statistics data window

■ Port Information data window

■ Name Server data window

The faceplate display data windows provide information and statistics for switches and ports. Use the topology display to view status information on fabrics, switches, and links between switches.

Figure 30: Faceplate Display – Port Information data window

Port status

To display port number and status information for a port, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display. The status information changes depending on the View menu option.

■ Displaying port types

■ Displaying port operational states

■ Displaying port speeds

■ Displaying transceiver media status

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Displaying port types

To display port type status, select View > View Port Types. Ta bl e 19 lists the possible port types and their meanings.

Table 19: Port type

State Description

F_Port Fabric port—Supports a single public device (N_Port). FL_Port Fabric loop port—Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up to

126 public devices (NL_Port). G_Port Generic port—Self discovers as an F_Port. GL_Port Generic loop port—Self discovers as an F_Port or an FL_Port. GL_Port is the

default port type. A single device on a public loop attempts to configure as an

F_Port first, if that fails it attempts to configure as an FL_Port. Donor Donor port—Allows buffer credits to be used by another port.

Displaying port operational states

To display the operational state on each port, select View > View Port States. Table 2 0 lists the possible operational states and their meanings. The port operational state refers to actual port state and not the administrative state you may have assigned.

Table 20: Port operational states

State Description

On Online—Port is active and ready to send data. Ia Inactive—Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online. Off Offline—Port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device login. Dia Diagnostics—Port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing Dn Down—Port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and cannot be

logged in.

Displaying port speeds

To display the speed of each port, select View > View Port Speeds. Tabl e 21 lists the possible port speeds.

Table 21: Port speeds

State Description

Au Auto-detect 1Gbps 1 Gbps transmission speed (not supported) 2Gbps 2 Gbps transmission speed

Displaying transceiver media status

To display transceiver media status, select View > View Port Media. Table 22 lists the port media states and their meanings.

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Table 22: Port/transceiver states

State Description

None Empty port, no transceiver installed

Port Statistics data window

The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display, and then click the Port Stats tab below the data window. Tab le 23 describes the Port Statistics data window entries.

The Statistics menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the menu. Open the menu and then select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset. Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. When viewing baseline statistics, click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline. The baseline is also set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.

Optical SFP, Online (Green)

Optical SFP, Offline (Gray)

Table 23: Port Statistics data window entries

Entry Description

Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start

time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the Baseline

view is the last time the baseline was set. End Time The last time the statistics were updated on the display. Total Time Total time period from start time to end time. Al Init Number of times the port entered the initialization state. AL Init Error Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization

failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss. Bad Frames Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the

frame did not end with an EOF. Class 3 Frames In Number of class 3 frames received by this port. Class 3 Frames Out Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port. Class 3 Toss Number of class 3 sequences discarded by this port. A sequence can

be discarded because of detection of a missing frame (based on

SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a reject

frame, receiving frames for a stopped sequence, or other causes. Class 3 Words In Number of class 3 words received by this port. Class 3 Words Out Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port. Decode Errors Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding.

Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters. Ep Connects Number of E_Port logins.

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Table 23: Port Statistics data window entries (Continued)

Entry Description

FBusy Number of class 3 fabric busy (F_BSY) frames generated by this port

in response to incoming frames. This usually indicates a busy condition

on the fabric or N_port that is preventing delivery of this frame. Flow Errors Number of times a frame is received and all the switch ports receive

buffers are full. The normal Fabric Login exchange of flow control

credit should prevent this from occurring. The frame is discarded. FReject Number of frames, from devices, that have been rejected. Frames can

be rejected for any of a large number of reasons. Invalid CRC Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) frames detected. Invalid Destination

Address

Number of address identifier (S_ID, D_ID) errors. AL_PA equals

non-zero AL_PA found on F_Port. Link Failures Number of optical link failures detected by this port. A link failure is a

loss of synchronization or by loss of signal while not in the offline

state. A loss of signal causes the switch to attempt to re-establish the

link. If the link is not re-established, a link failure is counted. A link

reset is performed after a link failure. LIP (AL_PD,AL_PS) Number of F7, AL_PS LIPs, or AL_PD (vendor specific) resets

performed. LIP(f7,AL_PS) Used to reinitialize the loop. An L_port, identified by AL_PS, may have

noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop. LIP(f7,f7) A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL_PA. LIP(f8,AL_PS) Denotes a loop failure detected by the L_port identified by AL_PS. Login Count Number of device logins that have occurred on the switch. Logout Count Number of device logouts that have occurred on the switch. Loop Timeouts Number of loop timeouts. Loss Of Sync Number of synchronization losses (>100 ms) detected by this port. A

loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid

transmission word. Primitive Sequence

Number of bad primitives received by the port. Errors

Rx Link Resets Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device. Rx Offline Sequences Number of offline sequence primitives received by the port. Total Errors Total number of primitive and non-primitive port link errors. Total Link Resets Number of link-reset primitives the transmitted by the port. Total LIPs Received Number of loop initialization primitive frames received. Total LIPs Transmitted Number of loop initialization primitive frames transmitted. Tx Offline Sequences Number of offline primitives transmitted by the port. Total Rx Frames Total number of frames received by the port. Total Rx Words Total number of words received by the port. Total Tx Frames Total number of frames transmitted by the port. Total Tx Words Total number of words transmitted by the port. Tx Link Resets Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port. Total Offline

Sequences

Total number of offline sequences transmitted and received by the

port.

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Port Information data window

The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected port. To open the Port Information data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display. Ta ble 24 describes the Port Information data window entries.

Table 24: Port Information data window entries

Entry Description

Port Address Port Fibre Channel address. Administrative Port

Typ e

Operational Port Type The port type that is currently active. This is set during port

Administrative Port State

Operational Port State The port state that is currently active. This value may be different from

Configured Administrative Port State

Logged In Indicates whether logged in or not. MFS Mode Port tuning indicator. I/O Stream Guard Whether RSCN suppression is enabled or disabled. Administrative Port

Speed Operational Port

Speed Interop Credits Whether Interop credits have been set. (not supported) Device Scan Queries the connected device during login for FC-4 descriptor

Symbolic Name Port symbolic name. Ext Credits Requested Whether extended credits have been requested for ports. Credits to Donate The number of credits available to be donated by the selected port. Donor Group The donor group of the selected port. Valid Donor Groups The number of separate groups within which extended credits may be

Medium The transceiver type.

The port type (G, GL, F, FL, or Donor) that the port is configured as.

This value is persistent; it is maintained during a switch reset. During a

port auto-configuration it is used to determine which operational port

states are allowed.

auto-configuration based on the administrative port type.

The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) which has been

set by the user. This state may be different from the configured

administrative state if the user has not saved it in the switch

configuration. This state is used at the time it is set to try to set the port

operational state. This value is not persistent and is lost on a switch

reset.

the administrative port state, for example due to an error condition.

The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) which is saved

in the switch configuration, either by the user or at the factory. This

value is persistent; it is maintained during a switch reset, and is used

after a reset to set the port operational state.

The speed requested by the user.

The speed actually being used by the port.

information. Disable this parameter only if the scan creates a conflict

with the connected device.

donated and assigned.

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Name Server data window

The Name Server data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. To open the Name Server data window from the topology or faceplate display, click the Name Server tab below the data window. In the topology display, if no switches are selected, the name-server entries for the entire fabric are displayed in the data window; if switches are selected, only the devices attached to the selected switches are displayed. In the faceplate display, only the devices attached the switch being viewed are displayed. See Tab le 1 0 for a description of the Name Server data window entries.

Configuring ports

The port settings or characteristics are configured using the Port menu and the Port Properties dialog box as shown in Figure 31. To open the Port Properties dialog box for a port, select one or more ports, and then select Port > Port Properties.

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Figure 31: Port Properties dialog box

The Port Properties dialog box displays the switch name and the selected port(s). Use the Port Properties dialog box to view and change the following:

■ Port States parameters

■ Port Speed parameters

■ Port Type parameters

■ Interoperability Credits parameters

■ I/O Stream Guard parameters

■ Device Scan parameter

■ Changing the port symbolic name

■ Extending port credits

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Port States parameters

The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state exists in two forms:

■ The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration

and is preserved across switch resets. Switch Manager always makes changes to the configured administrative state.

■ The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the port for temporary

purposes and is not preserved across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Port command. See the “Set Port command” on page 146.

Tabl e 25 describes the port administrative states.

1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Properties. The Port Properties dialog box is displayed.

3. Click the Port States option that corresponds to the port state you want.

4. Click OK.

Table 25: Port states

Online Activates and prepares port to send data. Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login. Diagnostics Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device

Down Disables the port.

State Description

Port Speed parameters

Ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1 or 2 Gbps. The ports can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected. Tabl e 26 describes the port speeds.

1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Properties. The Port Properties dialog box is displayed.

3. Click the Port Speed option that corresponds to the port speed you want.

4. Click OK.

Table 26: Port speeds

Auto-Detect Matches the transmission speed of the connected device. This is the

1 Gbps Sets the transmission speed to 1 Gbps. 2 Gbps Sets the transmission speed to 2 Gbps.

State Description

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Port Type parameters

The ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected. Tabl e 27 describes the port types.

1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Properties. The Port Properties dialog box is displayed.

3. Click the Port Type option for the port type you want.

4. Click OK.

Table 27: Port types

F_Port Fabric port—Supports a single public device (N_Port). FL_Port Fabric loop port—Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of

G_Port Generic port—Self discovers as an F_Port. GL_Port Generic loop port—Self discovers as an F_Port or an FL_Port. GL_Port

Donor Donor port—Allows buffer credits to be used by another port.

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State Description

up to 126 public devices (NL_Port).

is the default port type. A single device on a public loop attempts to

configure as an F_Port first; if that fails it attempts to configure as an

FL_Port.

Interoperability Credits parameters

Note: Interoperability Credits is not supported at this time.

Switches negotiate with other switches to resolve differences in the number of port buffer credits.

I/O Stream Guard parameters

The I/O Stream Guard feature suppresses the generation of Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) messages on a port basis. I/O Stream Guard should be enabled only on ports connected to initiator devices.

To suppress the generation of RSCN messages for the selected port, open the Port menu, and then click the Enable option in the I/O Stream Guard area of the Port Properties dialog box.

Device Scan parameter

The Device Scan feature queries the connected device during login for FC-4 descriptor information. Disable this parameter only if the scan creates a conflict with the connected device.

Changing the port symbolic name

To change the symbolic name of a port from the faceplate display:

1. Open the faceplate display and then select a port.

2. Select Port > Port Symbolic Name. The Port Symbolic Name dialog box is displayed.

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3. Select one of the following in the Port Symbolic Name dialog box:

4. Click OK.

Extending port credits

Each port is supported by a data-buffer with a 16-credit capacity; that is, 16 maximum sized frames. For fiber optic cables, this enables full bandwidth service over a distance of 10 kilometers at 2 Gbps. For fiber optic cables, this enables full bandwidth service over a distance of 13 kilometers at 2 Gbps (1.2 credits/Km). Longer distances can be spanned at full bandwidth by borrowing credits from designated donor ports thus pooling the buffer capacities. This is called credit extension. Each donor port contributes 15 credits to the pool from which the recipient ports can draw. The recipient port also loses one credit in the process. For example, one donor port contributes 15 credits to the pool from which a recipient draws for a total of 30 credits (15+15). This provides approximately 25 Km at 2 Gbps (30÷1.2).

To extend credits, select Wizards > Ext Credit Wizard. The Extended Credit Wizard leads you through the following process to extend credits based on transmission distance requirements:

— Enter a new name for the port in the Set Port Symbolic Name box. — Check the Restore Default Port Symbolic Name check box to restore the default

name.

1. Extended Distance on Switch—Explains the concepts and principles of extending port

credits. Click Next.

2. Extended Distance Requirements—Specify speed and distance requirements for each port.

Click Next.

3. Designate Donor Ports—Select available ports and then click >> to move the port into the Selected Donor Port column (Figure 32). Match the number of ports needed with the number of designated donor ports. Click Next.

Figure 32: Designating donor ports

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Resetting a port

Testing ports

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4. Verify Requested Changes—Review the extended distance requests and the selected donor ports. Click Finish to apply the changes, and redistribute the credits.

Note: As credits are used, the Logged-In LEDs on the corresponding donor ports illuminate

continuously. In addition, donor port Activity LEDs reflect the same traffic as the recipient port. Donor ports whose credits are being used are unavailable to devices that are connected to them.

The Reset Port option reinitializes the port using the saved configuration.

1. In the faceplate display, select the port(s) to be reset.

2. Select Port > Reset Port.

The port loopback tests verify correct port operation by sending a frame out through the loop, and then verifying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent. Only one port can be tested at a time for each type of test. The Port Loopback Test dialog box presents the following loopback tests:

■ SerDes level (Internal)—The SerDes level test verifies port circuitry. The SerDes level

test sends a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip and back to the ASIC for the selected ports. The port passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the test frame that was received. This test requires that the port be in diagnostics mode, and therefore, disrupts communication.

■ SFP level (External)—The SFP level test verifies port circuitry. The SFP level test sends

a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip, through the SFP transceiver fitted with an external loopback plug, and back to the ASIC for the selected ports. The port passes the test if the test frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the test frame that was received. This test requires that the port be in diagnostics mode, and therefore, disrupts communication.

■ Node-to-Node (Online)—The Node-to-Node test verifies communications between the

port and its device node or device loop. The port being tested must be online and connected to a remote device. The port passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the frame that was received. This test does not disrupt communication on the selected port. This test requires that the port be online, and therefore, does not disrupt communication.

To run the internal, external, or online port loopback test on a port:

1. In the faceplate display, select the port to be tested, and then select Port > Port Loopback Test. The Port Loopback Test dialog box is displayed (Figure 33).

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Figure 33: Port Loopback Test dialog box

2. Select the type of loopback test to be run (Internal, External, or Online) in the Te st Selection area.

If you choose the internal or external test, Switch Manager prompts you to confirm that the port state needs to be changed to the diagnostic state.

3. Click OK.

4. Enter the frame count in the Frame Count box.

5. Enter the frame size in the Frame Size (40-492) box.

6. Select a Test Pattern option. You may use the default pattern or enter an 8-digit pattern (hex). For online test, you can

select the Terminate Test Upon Error check box if you want the test to stop should it encounter an error.

7. Click Start Test. The Test Results area displays the test status, number of frames sent, and number of errors

found.

8. Click Close.

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Graphing port performance

The HP StorageWorks Fabric View application displays port performance using graphs. HP StorageWorks Fabric View plots data communication rates and total errors for selected ports as shown in Figure 34. When graphing data communication rates, you can choose either frames/second or KB/second.

Fabric status is displayed in text format after the fabric name in the fabric tree. The color of the icon indicates the current connection status as normal (green), warning (yellow), critical (red), or unmanageable (blue).

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Figure 34: Fabric View graphs

This section describes the following:

■ Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View, page 91

■ Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View, page 92

■ Saving and opening Fabric View files, page 92

■ Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key, page 93

■ Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences, page 93

■ Setting the polling frequency, page 93

■ Displaying graphs, page 94

■ Arranging graphs in the display, page 94

■ Customizing graphs, page 94

■ Printing graphs, page 96

■ Rescaling a selected graph, page 96

■ Saving graph statistics to a file, page 96

Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View

To start HP StorageWorks Fabric View from within Switch Manager, open the topology display and then select Fabric > Start Fabric View.

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Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View

To exit a HP StorageWorks Fabric View session, select File > Exit. The current fabric view is automatically saved to your default fabric view file upon exit, if you have defined an encryption key. The key is encrypted and saved with your default fabric view file. A fabric view file contains the set of fabrics that have been added and the graphs that have been opened during a HP StorageWorks Fabric View session. If you have not yet defined an encryption key, the Save Default Fabric View File dialog box (Figure 2) prompts you to save the current fabric view as the default fabric view file. See “Changing the encryption key for the default

fabric view file” on page 23 for information about defining and changing this encryption key.

In the Save Default Fabric View File dialog box, enter an encryption key in the Default

Fabric File Encryption Key box. Re-enter the encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm box. Click OK to save the current set of HP StorageWorks Fabric View

fabrics to the default fabric view file in the working directory. To prevent HP StorageWorks Fabric View from prompting you to save the default fabric view

file between sessions, set the Auto Load and Save Graphing Environment setting to Enable (default). See “Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences” on page 93 for more information.

Figure 35: Save Default Fabric View File dialog box – HP StorageWorks Fabric View

In your next HP StorageWorks Fabric View session, the Load Default Fabric File dialog box (Figure 3) prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its encryption key, if there is one. In the Default Fabric File Encryption Key box, enter the encryption key and then click Load View File. If you do not want to load the default fabric view file, click Continue Without Loading to open the HP StorageWorks Fabric View with no fabric displayed.

Figure 36: Load Default Fabric File dialog box – HP StorageWorks Fabric View

Saving and opening Fabric View files

In addition to the HP StorageWorks Fabric View default fabric view file, you can save and open your own fabric view files. The fabric view file contains the set of fabrics, graphs, and graphing options.

1. Select File > Save View As. The Save View dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a name for the fabric file or click Browse to select an existing file.

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Files are saved in the working directory.

3. Enter a password. When you attempt to open this fabric file, you are prompted for this password. If you leave

the File Password box blank, no password is required.

To open a fabric view file:

1. Select File > Open View File. The Open View dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a name for the fabric file or click Browse to select an existing file.

Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key

1. Select File > Save Default File Fabric View File. The Save Default File Fabric View File dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter the new password in the Default File Encryption Key box.

3. Re-enter the same password in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm box.

4. Click OK to save the changes.

Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences

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To set preferences, select File > Preferences. The Preferences dialog box is displayed (Figure 37). Set the following preferences and then click OK to save the changes:

■ Change the location of the working directory in which to save files.

■ Change the location of the browser used to view the online help.

■ Enable or disable the Auto Load and Auto Save Graphing Options preference. When

enabled, HP StorageWorks Fabric View prompts you to save and load the default fabric file between sessions. See “Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View” on page 92 for more information on the default fabric view file.

Figure 37: Preferences – HP StorageWorks Fabric View

Setting the polling frequency

Fabric View updates the graphs once per second by default. To change this polling frequency:

1. Select Graph > Set Polling Frequency. The Set Graph Polling Frequency dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter the new polling interval in seconds [1–60]. Fabric View updates the graphs once during the interval. For example, setting the polling

frequency to 5 seconds returns 1 second’s worth of data every 5 seconds.

3. Click OK.

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Displaying graphs

1. Select Fabric > Add Fabric. The Add a New Fabric dialog box is displayed.

2. Enter a fabric name and an IP address.

3. Enter an account name and a password, if required.

4. Set the graphing options and polling frequency.

5. You can display graphs in the following ways:

6. You can move graphs around individually by clicking and dragging, or you can arrange

Removing graphs

1. After viewing the graph, click Remove.

By default, HP StorageWorks Fabric View plots total bytes transmitted and received at a polling frequency of once per second. See “Customizing graphs” on page 94 for information about changing what is plotted and how it is plotted.

— Click on a switch entry handle and select one or more ports. — Right-click on a switch icon in the fabric tree, and then select Open Graph for All

Ports on Switch or Open Graph for All Logged-In Ports on Switch from the menu.

them as a group. See “Arranging graphs in the display” on page 94 for more information.

2. To remove all graphs, select Window > Close All.

To remove a fabric and its graphs:

1. Select the fabric in the fabric tree.

2. Select Fabric > Remove Fabric. You can also right-click on a fabric and then select Remove Fabric for the menu.

Right-clicking on a graph opens a menu from which you can change graph options, print a graph, or save the graph statistics to a file.

Arranging graphs in the display

To arrange and size graphs in the display, select Window > Cascade, Tile, or Close All.

■ Cascade overlaps the graphs so that all graphs are at least partially visible.

■ Tile arranges the graphs in non-overlapping rows and columns.

■ Close All closes all graphs.

You can also click a graph on the Window menu to bring that graph to the front.

Customizing graphs

You can customize the graph polling frequency, what is plotted in the graphs, and the graph color scheme. To set the polling frequency for all graphs, refer to “Setting the polling

frequency” on page 93.

1. Select Graph > Modify Graph Options. The Default Graph Options dialog box is displayed (Figure 38).

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Figure 38: Default Graph Options dialog box

You can also right-click on a graph, and then select Change Graph Options.

1. Choose the units for the graph: — Select the Show Bytes Data on Graph check box to plot data in KBytes/second. — Select the Show Frames Data on Graph check box to plot data in frames/second.

2. Choose what data type to plot. For example, if you selected Show Frames Data on Graph in step 1, you can plot one or all of the following:

— Total frames transmitted and received (Total Frames) — Total frames transmitted (Total Tx Frames) — Total frames received (Total Rx Frames)

Note: In addition to these, you can also plot total errors by selecting the Total Errors check box.

3. Select Display Grid on Graph to display the unit grid.

4. Choose the color scheme for the graph: a. Click Select Color to open its corresponding Select Color dialog box. b. Select the color for each data type, the unit grid, and the background by clicking the

corresponding color box or button. In each case, you can choose a color using the Swatches, Red-Green-Blue (RGB), or

Hue-Saturation-Brightness (HSB) method.

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Note: Clicking Reset in the Swatches, HSB, and RGB tab pages of the Select Color dialog box

resets the colors in the Preview area to the last saved color scheme. At this point you are only selecting a new color scheme to be saved.

— Swatches – Click the Swatches tab. Select a swatch from the palette. — HSB – Click the HSB tab. Select a color using any of the following methods:

— Click in the color palette. — Select H, S, or B and use the slide to vary the selected value. — Enter values in the H, S, or B input boxes.

— RGB – Click the RGB tab. Select a color by moving the slides to adjust the values for

red, blue, and green; or enter values in the input boxes.

c. Click OK.

5. Click the corresponding option to apply changes to all graphs, the currently selected graph, or all new graphs.

6. Click OK.

Printing graphs

1. Select a graph.

2. Select File > Print Graph Window. You can also right-click on a graph and then select Print Graph Window from the menu.

Rescaling a selected graph

The Rescale Selected Graph option auto-scales downward and re-positions the data within a graphic window to display all new data captured by the graph.

1. Select a graph.

2. Select Graph > Rescale Selected Graph or right-click on the graph, and then select Rescale from the menu.

3. View the data in the graph window.

Saving graph statistics to a file

Statistics for graphs can be saved to a file that can be opened with a spreadsheet application.

1. Select a graph.

2. Select File > Save Current Graph Statistics to a File or Save All Graph Statistics to a File. The Save dialog box is displayed.

You can also right-click on a graph and select Save Statistics to File.

3. Enter a path name for the file. By default, the file is saved in the working directory.

4. Click Save.

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Interpreting Switch Manager messages

This section lists the Switch Manager messages by task, dialog box, or display. To find a message and what to do about it, consider what task you are performing, and refer to the corresponding subsection.

■ Fabrics File—Open, Save messages, page 97

■ Add a Fabric messages, page 97

■ Network Properties dialog box messages, page 98

■ Switch Properties dialog box messages, page 99

■ Port Properties dialog box messages, page 101

■ Faceplate display messages, page 102

■ Load Firmware dialog box messages, page 104

■ Port Loopback Test dialog box messages, page 104

■ Extended Credits wizard messages, page 106

■ Zoning dialog box messages, page 106

■ Restore Configuration dialog box messages, page 108

■ Save Fabric View dialog box messages, page 108

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■ Trap Configuration dialog box messages, page 109

Fabrics File—Open, Save messages

Table 28: Fabrics file—Open, Save messages

Message User action

Failed opening fabrics list file filename. Verify that the specified file exists on a file

Failed saving fabrics list file filename. Verify that the specified file system is

Add a Fabric messages

Table 29: Add a Fabric messages

Message User action

Fabric

fabricname

Fabric name already in use. Invalid IP Address Verify that the IP address specified is

The entry switch is of a type that is not supported.

already exists!

system that is reachable, and that the user has permissions to read the file.

reachable, and that the user has permissions to write to the file system, to the directory, and to the file.

Specify a name for the fabric that is not already assigned to an existing fabric.

syntactically correctly. The switch hardware or firmware version of

the switch at the specified IP address is not supported. Choose the IP address of a different switch, or update the firmware using Telnet or the appropriate version of the application.

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Table 29: Add a Fabric messages (Continued)

Message User action

The maximum number of management sessions on the entry switch has been exceeded.

Unable to login to switch. Reason: … Verify that the user name and password

Unknown host

Verify correct user name and password and retry.

hostname

. Verify that the host name specified for the IP

Network Properties dialog box messages

Table 30: Network Properties dialog box messages

The application cannot establish a session with the fabric because too many sessions are already open. Close any other application or Telnet sessions to the fabric and try again.

entered in the dialog box are valid login information for an account on the switch specified by the IP address box.

address is a valid hostname for a switch in the fabric, and that the switch is reachable from the user’s workstation.

Either the user name or password is incorrect. Enter the correct values and retry.

Message User action

Attempt to change snmp community strings failed.

Attempt to change syslog configuration failed.

Unable to apply invalid syslog host address. Verify that either a syntactically correct IP

Verify that the data is valid, that the user has permissions to modify the configuration on the switch, that the switch is reachable in the fabric, and that the fabric is reachable from the user’s workstation, and then retry the configuration change.

address was specified for the syslog host, or that a host name was specified for a valid syslog host that is reachable from the user’s workstation.

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Switch Properties dialog box messages

Table 31: Switch Properties dialog box messages

Message User action

Attempt to change chassis name failed.

Attempt to set in-band management failed.

Attempt to change domain ID lock failed.

Attempt to change SNMP configuration failed.

or Attempt to change IP configuration failed. or Attempt to change chassis configuration failed. or Attempt to change timeout values failed. or Attempt to change broadcast support failed.

Disabling in-band management makes the switch unreachable. Do you wish to continue with this change?

Duplicate domain ID specified. Verify that all information is valid and retry the

If you set this in-band switch offline you need an ethernet connection to the switch to put it back online. Do you want to set switch offline? or If you set this in-band switch in diagnostics mode you need an ethernet connection to the switch to put it back online. Do you want to set switch in diagnostics mode?

IP configuration changes do not take effect until switch is reset.

Modification of IP configuration requires a switch reset to take effect. The reset may disrupt traffic. Do you wish to continue?

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If this feature is disabled, this switch is no longer manageable through this session to the fabric.

If this is acceptable, continue; otherwise cancel the operation.

configuration change. Consult the documentation for valid configurations.

Valid domain IDs must be in the range 1 to 239, and must be unique within a fabric.

These changes prevent the application from communicating with the switch in the fabric. Before applying the changes, verify that the switch is reachable through its own Ethernet port, and then add a new fabric (Fabric>Add Fabric) at the switch’s own IP address.

The new IP configuration has been set on the switch, but the user has decided not to reset the switch at this time. Arrange a time when it is acceptable to disrupt communications between the hosts and storage systems, and then reset the switch to make the changes effective.

This configuration information does not become effective unless the switch is reset. Resetting a switch in the fabric causes the servers and storage systems attached to the fabric to lose communications until the switch reset is complete and the fabric has re-initialized. If this is acceptable, continue; otherwise cancel the reset operation.

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Table 31: Switch Properties dialog box messages (Continued)

Message User action

Out of range domain ID specified. Verify that all information is valid and retry the

configuration change. Consult the documentation for valid configurations.

Valid domain IDs must be in the range 1 to 239, and must be unique within a fabric. If the fabric contains Switch with E_Port switches, all domain IDs must be in the same range of sixteen values: 1…16, 17…32, and so on.

Received error in attempting to edit switch configuration. or Received error in attempting to save switch configuration. or

configuration change. Received error in attempting to activate switch configuration.

Reset will complete shortly. There is a brief loss of connectivity with switch.

The new domain ID specified is invalid. Unable to apply invalid chassis/fabric ID

values

Wait for the switch to become reachable

again. This may take up to one minute.

Verify that all information is valid and retry the

configuration change. Consult the

documentation for valid configurations.

Valid domain IDs must be in the range 1 to

239, and must be unique within a fabric. If the

fabric contains Switch with E_Port switches, all

domain IDs must be in the same range of

sixteen values: 1…16, 17…32, and so on. Unable to apply changes. Failed to obtain

admin privileges.

Verify that another user is not currently

modifying the switch configuration, using

either the management application, or a telnet

or Unable to apply invalid IP address. or Unable to apply invalid trap address. or Unable to apply invalid subnet mask. or Unable to apply invalid gateway address.

Verify that all information is valid and retry the

configuration change. Consult the

documentation for valid configurations.

Valid domain IDs must be in the range 1 to

239, and must be unique within a fabric. If the

fabric contains Switch with E_Port switches, all

domain IDs must be in the same range of

sixteen values: 1…16, 17…32, and so on. or

Unable to apply invalid ARP timeout value.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About This Guide

Overview

Intended audience

Related documentation

Conventions

Document conventions

Text symbols

Equipment symbols

Getting help

HP installation and configuration assistance

HP technical support

HP storage web site

HP authorized reseller

Getting started

Installing Switch Manager

Installing Switch Manager on Windows systems

Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems

Starting Switch Manager

Exiting Switch Manager

Removing Switch Manager

Removing Switch Manager from Windows

Removing Switch Manager from Linux

Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file

Saving and opening fabric view files

Setting Switch Manager preferences

Using online help

Viewing software version and copyright information

Using the Switch Manager user interface

Menu bars

Tool bar

Fabric tree

Graphic window

Data window and tabs

Working status indicator

Using the topology display

Using the faceplate display

Managing fabrics

Managing fabric security

User account security

Fabric services

Managing the fabric database

Adding a fabric

Removing a fabric

Opening a fabric view file

Saving a fabric view file

Rediscovering a fabric

Adding a new switch to a fabric

Replacing a failed switch

Deleting switches and links

Displaying fabric information

Fabric status

Event Browser

Active Zoneset data window

Zoning a fabric

Zoning concepts

Using the Zoning Config dialog box

Restoring default zoning

Merging fabrics and zoning

Using the Edit Zoning dialog box

Managing zone sets

Managing zones

Managing aliases

Saving the Zoning Database to a File

Managing switches

Managing user accounts

Creating user accounts

Removing a user account

Changing a user account password

Modifying a user account

Displaying switch information

Name Server data window

Switch data window

Link data window

Port Statistics data window

Port Information data window