HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Fabric OS 5.0.0 Advanced Web Tools

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Part number: AA–RW1RA–TE First edition: May 2005

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Fabric OS 5.0.0 Advanced Web Tools user guide

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HP Storage web site. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HP authorized reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1 Introducing Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Changes to this guide for OS v5.0.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Ending the Web Tools session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

To end the Web Tools session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Configuring port type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

To change the port type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Launching Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Switch Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Fabric Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Fabric Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switch View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switch View button menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switch Information View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Status Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Displaying Switches in the fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Advanced Web Tools and secure mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Advanced Web Tools access and HTTP_POLICY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Opening modules in a secure fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Primary-FCS-only functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Disabled functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Recommendations for working with Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

2 Requirements, installation, and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Configuring Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing Java on the workstation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through telnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Value line licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Switch support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

3 Managing your fabrics, switches, and ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Managing fabrics, switches, and ports using Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Launching the Switch Admin module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Refreshing the Switch Admin module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Launching the Telnet window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Configuring IP and netmask information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Configuring a syslog IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Performing a firmware download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Configuring a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Enabling and disabling a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Changing the switch name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Changing the switch domain ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Viewing and printing a switch report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Rebooting the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Performing a fast boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Performing a reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Configuring fabric parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Enabling insistent domain ID mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Configuring FAN frame notification parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Configuring ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configuring port speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Assigning a name to a port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Disabling a port over reboots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Enabling and disabling a port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Activating ports on demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Configuring a port for long distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Configuring routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Displaying fabric shortest path first (FSPF) routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Configuring a static route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Enabling and disabling dynamic load sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Specifying frame order delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Configuring link cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Maintaining configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Backing up a configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Restoring a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Maintaining licensed features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Activating a license on a switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Removing a License from a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Administering ISL trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Displaying trunk group information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Disabling or reenabling trunking mode on a port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Managing trace dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

How a trace dump is used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Setting up automatic trace dump transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Disabling automatic trace uploads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Uploading a trace dump manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Creating and maintaining user-defined accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Configuring SNMP information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Setting SNMP trap levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Configuring SNMP information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Administering high availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Launching the Hi Availability module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Synchronizing services on the CP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Initiating a CP failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Managing a RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Enabling and disabling RADIUS service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Configuring the RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Modifying the RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Modifying the RADIUS server order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Removing a RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

4 Monitoring your fabrics, switches,

and ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Monitoring events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Displaying fabric events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Displaying switch events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Filtering fabric and switch events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Displaying a fabric topology report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Displaying the name server entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Displaying switch information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Displaying detailed fan hardware status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Displaying the temperature status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Displaying the power supply status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Checking the physical health of a switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Displaying detailed switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Physically locating a switch using beaconing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Displaying port information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Displaying swapped port area IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

5 Zone administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Introduction to zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Managing zoning with Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Launching the Zone Admin module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Refreshing the fabric information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Refreshing the Zone Admin module information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Saving local zoning changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Closing the Zone Admin module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Zoning views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Managing zone aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Creating and populating a zone alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Adding and removing members of a zone alias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Renaming a zone alias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Deleting a Zone Alias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Managing zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Creating and populating a zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Adding and removing the members of a zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Renaming a zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Deleting a zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Managing QuickLoops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Creating a QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Adding and removing members of a QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Renaming a QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Deleting a QuickLoop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Managing Fabric Assist zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Creating a Fabric Assist zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Adding and removing Fabric Assist zone members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Renaming a Fabric Assist zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Deleting a Fabric Assist zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Managing zoning configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Creating a zoning configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Adding or removing zone configuration members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Renaming a zone configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Deleting a zone configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Enabling a zone configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Disabling a zone configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Displaying the enabled zone configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Displaying the zone configuration summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Creating a configuration analysis report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Displaying initiator/target accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Managing the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Adding a WWN to multiple aliases, zones, and FA zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Removing a WWN from multiple aliases, zones, and FA zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Replacing a WWN in multiple aliases, FA zones, and zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Searching for a zone member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Clearing the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Using zoning wizards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Adding unzoned online devices to a zone or alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Removing offline devices from the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Replacing offline devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Defining device aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

6 Performance monitoring administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Monitoring performance using Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Predefined performance graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

User-defined graphs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Canvas configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Launching the Performance Monitor module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Creating a basic Performance Monitor graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Customizing basic monitoring graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Creating advanced performance monitoring graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Creating an SID/DID performance graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Creating a SCSI vs. IP traffic graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Creating a SCSI command graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Creating an AL_PA error graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Managing performance graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Adding a graph to an existing canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Saving graphs to a canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Printing graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Modifying an existing graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

7 Fabric Watch administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Introduction to Fabric Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Using Fabric Watch with Advanced Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Configuring Fabric Watch thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Configuring threshold traits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Configuring threshold alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Enabling and disabling threshold alarms for individual elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Configuring alarms for FRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Displaying Fabric Watch alarm information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Displaying an alarm configuration report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Displaying alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Configuring e-mail notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Configuring the e-mail server on a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Configuring the e-mail alert recipient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

8 Issues and workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

General Advanced Web Tools issues and workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Platform-specific issues and workarounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Mozilla browser issues and workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Figures

Figure 10 Ports tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Figure 11 Extended Fabric tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

1 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 4/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Director 2/128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 2/8V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5 Configuring Internet Explorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

6 Switch Admin module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

7 Network tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

8 Firmware tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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9 Configure tab, Fabric subtab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

10 Ports tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

11 Extended Fabric tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

12 Routing tab for port-based routing policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

13 Configure tab, Upload/Download subtab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

14 License tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

15 Trunking tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

16 Trace tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

17 User tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

18 SNMP tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

19 HA Admin module for the Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

20 AAA Service tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

21 Fabric Events view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

22 Switch Events view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

23 Event Filter dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

24 Fabric topology report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

25 Name Server view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

26 Switch status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

27 Switch report action menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

28 Switch information view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

29 Port and LED status color-coded information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

30 Port Information screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

31 Zone Admin module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

32 Device Detail view example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

33 Sample zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

34 Effective Configuration window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

35 Zone Configuration summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

36 Initiator/Target Accessibility Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

37 Add Un-zoned Devices wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

38 Entering a zone alias in the Define Device Alias wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

39 Accessing performance graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

40 Canvas of eight performance monitoring graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

41 Creating a port throughput graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

42 Switch Throughput Utilization setup dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

43 Creating an SID/DID performance graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

44 Creating a SCSI command graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

45 Creating an AL_PA error graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

46 Fabric Watch module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

47 Threshold configuration for Fabric Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

48 Fabric Watch e-mail configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Tables

1 Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 Key to Figure 2 through Figure 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

3 Polling rate in the Switch Explorer window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4 Certified and tested platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

5 Tested platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6 Long-distance settings and license requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

7 Event security levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

8 Basic performance graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

9 Advanced performance monitoring graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

10 Alarm notification table fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

11 Advanced Web Tools issues and workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

12 Platform-specific issues and workarounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145

13 Advanced Web Tools issues when using the Mozilla browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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8Contents

About this guide

This document provides information to assist fabric administrators in using the web-based graphical user interface (GUI) to monitor and modify their HP StorageWorks switch fabrics.

This preface discusses the following topics:

• Intended audience, page 9

• Related documentation, page 9

• Document conventions and symbols, page 10

• HP technical support, page 11

Intended audience

This book is intended for use by those responsible for monitoring and modifying their HP StorageWorks switch fabric.

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

Convention Element

Medium blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

Medium blue, underlined text (http://www.hp.com)

Bold font • Key names

Italics

font Text emphasis

Monospace font • File and directory names

Monospace italic font • Code variables

Monospace, bold font Emphasis of file and directory names, system

Web site addresses

• Text typed into a GUI element, such as

into a box

• GUI elements that are clicked or

selected, such as menu and list items, buttons, and check boxes

• System output

• Code

• Text typed at the command-line

• Command-line variables

output, code, and text typed at the command-line

WARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.

CAUTION: Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.

IMPORTANT: Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.

NOTE: Provides additional information.

TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.

10 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.

Obtain the following information 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

The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at:

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

or solution.

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

. From this web site, select the appropriate product

HP authorized reseller

For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:

• In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518.

• Elsewhere, visit http://www.hp.com

and click Contact HP to find locations and telephone numbers.

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12 About this guide

1 Introducing Advanced Web Tools

HP StorageWorks Advanced Web Tools is a GUI that enables administrators to monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports from a standard workstation. It is included with every HP StorageWorks B-Series switch.

Web Tools provides the administrative control point for HP Advanced Fabric Services, including Advanced Zoning, ISL Trunking, Advanced Performance Monitoring, and Fabric Watch. Advanced Web Tools also provides an interface to telnet commands to perform special switch functions and diagnostics that are available only through the telnet interface.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Changes to this guide for OS v5.0.0, page 13

• Launching Advanced Web Tools, page 24

• Switch Explorer, page 25

• Displaying Switches in the fabric, page 32

• Advanced Web Tools and secure mode, page 32

• Recommendations for working with Advanced Web Tools, page 33

Changes to this guide for OS v5.0.0

The following changes are new to v5.0.0 and are not included elsewhere in this guide.

• On page 24, in the section “Launching Advanced Web Tools,” change the following sentence:

For a list of Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS 4.4.0, refer to “Requirements” on page 23.

to:

For a list of Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS 5.0.0, refer to “Requirements” on page 23.

• On page 24, in the section “Launching Advanced Web Tools,” add the following after the first

paragraph:

When you launch Advanced Web Tools, you must log in to establish a session. You can log in at the admin, switchAdmin, or user level. Each role gives you different access levels:

• admin - You have full access to all of the Web Tools functionality.

• switchAdmin - You can do everything the admin role can do, except for the following:

•You cannot modify zoning configurations.

•You cannot change account information for any accounts other than your own.

• user - You can view switch information, but cannot access any of the switch administration modules.

• On page 24, in the section “To launch Web Tools,” add the following information after step 2:

The switch banner displays, if one is configured for the switch.

3) Optional: Accept the security terms as displayed in the banner.

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The login dialog box is displayed.

4) Type the user name of an account and the admin, switchAdmin, or user role.

5) Type the password.

6) Click OK.

• On page 1-3:

After this sentence:

The SAN Switch 2/8V Switch Explorer view (shown in Figure 4 on page 29) is a good example showing how the SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 Switch Explorer views look.

Add this sentence:

The Switch Explorer (shown in Figure 4 on page 29) is a good example of how the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Switch Explorer view looks.

• On page 26:

Replace this paragraph:

In Figure 2, the Core Switch 2/64 has two domains; there is a separate set of Switch View buttons for each logical switch. When only one domain exists, there is one shared set of Switch View buttons, as displayed in Figure 3. The active CP in the Core Switch 2/64 is labeled with a small arrow at the bottom of the CP display.

With the following:

In Figure 2, the Core Switch 2/64 director has two domains; however, only one domain is displayed. You can view and manage only one domain at a time, even though both domains are enclosed in the same chassis. To manage the other domain, you must log in to it separately. The active CP in the Core Switch 2/64 director is labeled with a small arrow at the bottom of the CP display.

• On page 16:

After this sentence:

Figure 2 on page 27 shows an example of the Web Tools Switch Explorer for a Core Switch

2/64.

Add the following:

This format is similar to the Switch Explorer format for the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem.

• On page 31, in the section “Switch Information View”:

Replace this sentence:

For all other switch types (HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32), the Switch Information View is located beneath the graphic representation of the switch.

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With the following:

For all other switch types (HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem), the Switch Information View is located below the graphic representation of the switch.

• On page 32, after the section “Displaying switches in the fabric,” add the following section:

Ending the Web Tools session

You can end your Web Tools session by either logging out or closing the Switch Explorer browser window.

A session automatically times out if it has been inactive for longer than 10 minutes. If the session times out, you must restart your browser, access Web Tools, and log in again.

To end the Web Tools session

Click Logout in the Switch Explorer.

Click the X in the upper right corner of the Switch Explorer browser window to close the window.

• On page 32, in the section “Opening modules in a secure fabric,” add the following:

Replace the following sentences:

When opening modules in a secure fabric, log in to one module at a time and complete the entire login process before proceeding to another task. For example, if you want to access both the Zone Admin and the Switch Admin modules, open one of the modules, log in, and wait for it to load completely before opening the second module.

With the following:

When opening modules in a secure fabric, wait for each module to load completely before proceeding to any other task. For example, if you want to access both the Zone Admin and the Switch Admin modules, open one of the modules and wait for it to load completely before opening the second module.

• On page 39, in the section “Switch support,” replace the first sentence:

You can use Web Tools 4.x with the following hardware:

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With the following:

You can use Web Tools 5.0.0 with the following hardware:

• On page 39, in the section “Switch support,” add the following to the list of switches:

• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem

• On page 42, in the section “Managing fabrics, switches, and ports using Advanced Web Tools,”

replace the first two sentences:

When you click the Admin button from the Switch View, you must log in as an admin to launch the Switch Admin module. Information displayed in the Switch Admin module is not updated automatically by Advanced Web Tools.

With the following:

With the exception of switch time, information displayed in the Switch Admin module is not updated automatically by Web Tools.

• On page 43, in the section “Launching the Switch Admin module,” delete the following:

The login dialog box opens.

1) Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

2) Enter the password.

• On page 47, in the section “Changing the switch name,” replace this sentence:

Switch names can be a maximum of 15 characters long for Fabric OS 4.x.

With the following:

Switch names can be a maximum of 15 characters long for Fabric OS 5.0.0.

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• On page 52, replace Figure 10, “Ports tab,” with the following:

Figure 10 Ports tab

• On page 17, add the following section after Figure 10:

Configuring port type

The Current Type column in the Ports tab indicates the current type of the port. Use the following procedure to change the port type.

To change the port type

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab and take the action appropriate to your system:

•For HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch 2/128 directors, select the subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

•For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

3. Click the number of the port you want to change.

4. Select a port type from the corresponding Topology drop-down list.

•Allow All - allows the port to be of any type (E_Port, F_Port, or FL_Port).

•Pt-to-Pt[G-Port] - locks the port as a G_Port. The port can be either an E_Port or an F_Port.

•Loop[L-Port] - locks the port as an L_Port. The port must be an FL_Port.

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5. Check the Enable E-Port checkbox to allow the port to be an E_Port; however, do not check

this option if the topology is Loop[L-Port]. (A port cannot be both an E_Port and an L_Port.)

6. Click Apply.

• On page 52, in the section “Configuring port speed,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32 switches, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

• On page 53, in the section, “To name a port,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32 switches, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

• On page 53, in the section, “Disabling a port over reboots”, replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

• On page 53, in the section, “Enabling and disabling a port,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

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• On page 56, replace Figure 11, “Extended Fabric tab,” with the following:

Figure 11 Extended Fabric tab

• On page 56, in the section, “To configure a port for long-distance connection,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

• On page 57, in the section “Configuring routes,” replace this paragraph:

Routing policies are configured from the CLI. For Fabric OS 4.x, the supported routing policies are:

•port-based

• device-based (SAN Switch 4/32 only)

• exchanged-based (SAN Switch 4/32 only)

For the SAN Switch 4/32 only, the exchange-based routing policy is the default.

With the following:

Routing policies are configured from the CLI. For Fabric OS 5.0.x, the supported routing policies are:

•port-based

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• device-based (SAN Switch 4/32 and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem only)

• exchanged-based (SAN Switch 4/32 and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem only)

For the SAN Switch 4/32 and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, the exchange-based routing policy is the default.

• On page 58, in the section “To view FSPF routing,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, click the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, click the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree.

• On page 59, in the section “To configure a static route,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, click the Static Route category in the navigation tree and then click Add.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, click the Static Route category in the navigation tree and then click Add.

• On page 60, in the section “To configure the link cost for a port,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, select Link Cost in the navigation tree.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, select Link Cost in the navigation tree.

• On page 65, in the section “To disable or reenable trunking mode on a port,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32 and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

• On page 69, in the section “Creating and Maintaining User-Defined Accounts,” replace the first

sentence:

In addition to the four default accounts—root, factory, admin, and user—Fabric OS supports up to 15 user-defined accounts in each logical switch (domain).

With the following:

In addition to the five default accounts—root, factory, admin, switchAdmin, and user—Fabric OS supports up to 15 user-defined accounts in each logical switch (domain).

• On page 69, in the section “Creating and Maintaining User-Defined Accounts,” replace the second

paragraph:

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The User tab of the Switch Admin module (see Figure 17) displays account information and enables you to create and manage user accounts.

With the following:

If you are logged in as an admin, the User tab of the Switch Admin module (see Figure 17) displays account information and enables you to create and manage user accounts. If you are logged in as a switchAdmin, you can change your own password but cannot view or modify other accounts. If you are logged in as a user role, you cannot access the Switch Admin module.

• On page 69, in the section “To display account information,” after this sentence:

A list of the default and user-defined accounts opens.

Add the following:

If you are logged in using the switchAdmin role, only your account information is displayed.

• On page 69, in the section “To create a user-defined account,” replace step 5:

Select a role from the list: either admin or user in nonsecure mode; admin, user, or nonfcsadmin in secure mode.

With the following:

Select a role from the list: either admin, switchAdmin, or user in nonsecure mode; admin, switchAdmin, user, or nonfcsadmin in secure mode.

• On page 70, in the section “To change account parameters,” replace step 5:

Select a role from the list: either admin or user in nonsecure mode; admin, user, or nonfcsadmin in secure mode.

With the following:

Select a role from the list: admin, switchAdmin, or user in nonsecure mode; admin, switchAdmin, user, or nonfcsadmin in secure mode.

• On page 71, in the section “To change the password for an admin or user level account,” change the

name of the section, to the following:

“To change the password of an account”

• On page 71, in the section “To change the password for an admin or user level account,” replace step

3) Select the account to modify.

You can change the password of your own account, peer admin accounts, and user accounts. You cannot change the root or factory account passwords.

With the following:

3) Select the account to modify.

If you are logged in as admin, you can change the password of your own account, peer admin accounts, switchAdmin accounts, and user accounts. You cannot change the root or factory account passwords.

If you are logged in as a switchAdmin, you can only change the password of your own account.

• On page 73, in the “To launch the Hi Avail module” section, delete the following:

The login dialog box is displayed.

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3) Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

4) Enter the password.

• On page 90, in the “Displaying port information” section, in the last paragraph, replace this sentence:

For the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, there are no subtabs for the slots, there are no subtabs for the slots.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, there are no subtabs for the slots.

• On page 91, in the section “To access the Port Information screen,” replace this sentence:

For the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches, proceed directly to the next step.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed directly to the next step.

• On page 93, in the section “Managing zoning with Advanced Web Tools,” delete the following

sentence:

When you click the Zone Admin icon from the Fabric Toolbar, you must log in as an admin user to launch the Zone Admin module.

And replace it with the following paragraph:

You must be logged in as an admin or switchAdmin to launch the Zone Admin module. If you are logged in as a switchAdmin, you can access the Zone Admin module in read-only mode only; most of the zoning operations are disabled in read-only mode.

• On page 95, in the section “Launching the Zone Administration module,” delete the following:

The login dialog box opens.

3) Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

4) Enter the password.

• On page 101, in the section “Managing QuickLoops,” replace this paragraph:

QuickLoop can be administered using Fabric OS 4.x versions; however, switches or directors running Fabric OS v4.x cannot be members of a QuickLoop. HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 cannot be members of a QuickLoop.

With the following:

QuickLoop can be administered using Fabric OS 5.x versions; however, switches or directors running Fabric OS v5.x cannot be members of a QuickLoop. HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem cannot be members of a QuickLoop.

• On page 102, in the section “Managing Fabric Assist Zones,” replace this paragraph:

FA zones can be administered using Fabric OS 4.x; however, switches or directors running Fabric OS v4.x cannot be members of a Fabric Assist zone. HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, SAN

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Director 2/128, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 cannot be members of an FA zone.

With the following:

FA zones can be administered using Fabric OS 5.x; however, switches or directors running Fabric OS v5.x cannot be members of a Fabric Assist zone. HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem cannot be members of a FA zone.

• On page 119, replace this sentence:

For the SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, slot numbers are not identified.

With the following:

For the SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, slot numbers are not identified.

• On page 121 in the section “To create a basic performance monitor graph,” replace this sentence:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, you need only type a port number.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, you need type only a port number.

• On page 121, in the section “To customize basic Performance Monitoring graphs,” replace this

sentence:

For the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed to step 3.

With the following:

For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, proceed to step 3.

• On page 125, in step 5, replace this sentence:

For the SAN Switch 4/32, you can enter up to eight LUN masks.

With the following:

For the SAN Switch 4/32 and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, you can enter up to eight LUN masks.

• On page 125, in the section “Creating an AL_PA error graph,” replace this sentence:

The AL_PA Error graph is not supported on the SAN Switch 4/32.

With the following:

The AL_PA Error graph is not supported on the SAN Switch 4/32 or on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem.

• On page 130, in the section “To launch the Fabric Watch module,” delete the following:

The login dialog box opens.

3) Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

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4) Enter the password.

• On page 129, in Table 11, “Firmware Download” row, replace this sentence:

SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches: loss of network connectivity is up to 1 minute if POST is disabled.

With the following:

SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, and Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem: loss of network connectivity is up to 1 minute if POST is disabled.

• On page 132, in Figure 11, “Windows Operating Systems” row, replace this sentence:

You might still be able to invoke various features from Switch View, such as Status, Info, Fan Temp, Power, and Beacon.

With the following:

You might still be able to invoke various features from Switch View, such as Status, Fan Temp, Power, and Beacon.

Launching Advanced Web Tools

You can launch Advanced Web Tools on any workstation that has a compatible web browser installed. For a list of web browsers compatible with Fabric OS v4.x, see ”Requirements” on page 35. Advanced Web Tools also supports HTTPS protocol, if that protocol is enabled for the switch. For more information on enabling the HTTPS protocol on your switch, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide.

To launch Advanced Web Tools:

1. Launch the web browser and enter the IP address of the licensed switch in the Location/Address field:

http://123.123.123.123

https://123.123.123.123

2. Press Enter.

Advanced Web Tools launches as shown in Figure 1.

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Figure 1 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 4/32

Switch Explorer

The first thing you see when you log in to a switch with Advanced Web Tools is the Switch Explorer (Figure 1). The Switch Explorer is divided into areas that provide access to and information about the switch and fabric. Familiarize yourself with these areas; the procedures in this guide refer to them as follows:

• Fabric Tree, which displays a list of all the switches in the fabric

• Fabric Toolbar, which provides access to fabric-wide management interfaces, such as Name Server,

and events

• Switch View, which displays an interactive graphical representation of the switch

• Switch View button menu, which displays buttons providing switch information, such as status, event

information, access to telnet, switch administration, switch performance, beaconing, and more

• Switch Information View, which displays information about the switch such as name, status, Fabric OS

version, domain ID, IP address, and worldwide name (WWN)

• Status Legend, which defines the meaning of the colors visible in the background of various icons in

the Switch Explorer

These areas are described in greater detail in the sections that follow.

Clicking some of the buttons and icons in the Switch Explorer opens a separate module from which you can perform management tasks. In this document, a module is a collection of related tabs or views that appears in a single browser window.

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The format of the Switch Explorer varies depending on the hardware type. Figure 2 on page 27 through

Figure 4 on page 29 show Switch Explorer examples for several HP StorageWorks switches. The SAN

Switch 2/8V Switch Explorer view (shown in Figure 4 on page 29) is a good example showing how the SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 Switch Explorer views look. Note that these figures are grayed out so that you can more easily see the areas of the Switch Explorer.

In Figure 2 through Figure 4, the letters A through F call out the various areas within the Switch Explorer.

Table 2 is a key for these callouts.

Table 2 Key to Figure 2 through Figure 4

Callout letter Area of Switch Explorer View

AFabric Tree

BFabric Toolbar

CSwitch View

D Switch View button menu

E Switch Information View

FStatus Legend

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Figure 2 shows an example of the Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a Core Switch 2/64.

D F

Active CP

Arrow

Figure 2 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a Core Switch 2/64

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Figure 3 shows an example of the Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Director 2/128 at the

bottom of the CP display.

Active CP LED

Indicators

Figure 3 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Director 2/128

The active CP in the SAN Director 2/128 is labeled with a small arrow at the bottom of the CP display. The SAN Director 2/128 active CP is also indicated with the blue Active CP LED indicator, as shown in

Figure 3.

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D F

Active CP

Arrow

Figure 4 is an example of the Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 2/8V. This is the

same format of the Switch Explorer used in Advanced Web Tools for the SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32.

A C

Figure 4 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 2/8V

Different areas of the Switch Explorer refresh at different rates. Table 3 lists the polling rates for the various panels in Advanced Web Tools.

Table 3 Polling rate in the Switch Explorer window

Switch Explorer area Polling rate

Name Server User-defined; 15 seconds minimum

Zoning Database 60 seconds

Fabric Watch 15 seconds

Performance Monitor 30 seconds

Fabric Tree

The Fabric Tree is the left panel of the Switch Explorer. The Fabric Tree displays all switches in the fabric, including switches that do not have an Advanced Web Tools license. Switches segmented before Advanced Web Tools is launched are not displayed.

Although all switches in the fabric are displayed, only switches that have an Advanced Web Tools license installed can be managed through Advanced Web Tools. Other switches must be managed through the Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) or another management application. For information on adding an Advanced Web Tools license to a switch, see ”Installing an Advanced Web Tools license” on page 37.

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Use the menu at the top of the panel to view switches in the Fabric Tree by switch name, IP address, or WWN. The background color of the switch icon indicates the current status of the switch.

The Fabric Tree is updated at time intervals, depending on the number of switches in the fabric. On average, for a fabric with up to 12 switches, the Fabric Tree is updated every 30 seconds. For every additional 12 switches in the fabric, an additional 30 seconds are required to update the Fabric Tree. The Switch Information View displays a field, Polled At, that identifies the last time the information was updated.

You can also manually refresh the status of a switch within the fabric by right-clicking that switch in the Fabric Tree and then selecting Refresh.

Fabric Toolbar

The Fabric Toolbar at the bottom of the Fabric Tree enables you to access fabric-wide administration tasks quickly. The Fabric Toolbar icons provide access to:

• Fabric events: information collected from the launch switch. See ”Monitoring

• Topology module: information collected from the selected switch. See

• Name Server information: information collected from the selected switch. See

events” on page 79 for more information.

”Displaying a fabric topology report” on page 84 for more information.

”Displaying the name server entries” on page 85 for more information.

It is important to note that the information displayed is gathered from different areas; switches in the fabric may run different versions of Fabric OS, and different versions of Fabric OS support different features, so the information displayed may not always be the same for switches running different versions of Fabric OS.

Switch View

The Switch View displays a graphical representation of the selected switch, including a real-time view of switch and port status. This view is accessed by selecting a switch icon in the Fabric Tree.

NOTE: The Switch View display is updated approximately every 15 seconds. The initial display of the

Switch Explorer, however, may take from 30 to 60 seconds after the switch is booted.

The layout of information is different for the Switch View of different switch types. See Figure 2 through

Figure 4 for examples of different Switch Views.

• Zone Administration module: information collected from the selected switch. This

icon is displayed only if an HP Advanced Zoning license is installed on the switch. If secure mode is enabled, zoning can be administered only from the primary FCS switch. If the selected switch has a zoning license installed but is not the primary switch, the Zone Admin icon is displayed but not activated. See ”Managing zoning with Advanced Web Tools” on page 93 for more information.

Switch View button menu

The Switch View button menu is the launch point for the Switch Events screen, telnet interface, Fabric Watch module, Switch Admin module, Performance Monitor module, and High Availability (HA) Admin module. Some of these functions require a license key to activate. The Switch View button menu also includes buttons that display the status of the switch fans, temperature monitors, switch information, power supply, and beacon.

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It is important to note that certain Fabric OS features are available only on particular switch types; therefore, the icons for those features are displayed only for those switch types. For example, the High Availability feature is available only on the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128. Thus, the HA Admin button is displayed in the Switch View button menu only for these switches.

The following buttons have a color-coded background, which indicates status for that area:

• Status

• Fan

• Temp

• Power

• Hi Avail (HA)

The colors follow the status legend (see ”Status Legend” on page 31).

Switch Information View

The Switch Information View displays vital switch information, such as name, status, Fabric OS version, domain ID, IP address, WWN, and current zone configuration.

The Switch Information View is located next to the graphic representation of the switch for the Core Switch 2/64 and the SAN Director 2/128. For all other switch types (HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32), the Switch Information View is located beneath the graphic representation of the switch.

NOTE: The information in the Switch Information View is polled every 15 seconds.

For more information, see ”Displaying detailed switch information” on page 90.

Status Legend

The Status Legend is included in the Switch Information View and defines the meaning of colors visible in the background of the various icons in the Switch Explorer.

Each color indicates a different operational state:

• Green for healthy

• Yellow for m a rginal

• Red for critical

• Gray for unknown or unmonitored

NOTE: For all status displays based on an errors-per-time-interval, any errors cause the status to show

faulty until the entire sample interval has passed.

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Displaying Switches in the fabric

If your fabric has more than one switch, you can launch Advanced Web Tools from one switch and then access other switches.

To access the Switch Explorer for a particular switch:

1. Launch Advanced Web Tools (see ”Launching Advanced Web Tools” on page 24).

The Switch Explorer is displayed for the switch you logged in to. The Fabric Tree is expanded by default when you first launch Advanced Web Tools.

2. If the Fabric Tree is not expanded, click the + sign in the Fabric Tree to view all the switches in the

fabric.

3. Click a switch in the Fabric Tree.

The graphic of the selected switch is displayed in the Switch View. Additional switch information is displayed in the Switch Information View.

Advanced Web Tools and secure mode

When secure mode is enabled on switches managed through Advanced Web Tools, there are certain requirements and scenarios to keep in mind. Read through the requirements and scenarios in this section if you plan to use Advanced Web Tools to manage any switches that have secure mode enabled.

Advanced Web Tools access and HTTP_POLICY

When secure mode is enabled, access to the Advanced Web Tools interface is controlled by HTTP_POLICY. If secure mode is enabled and HTTP_POLICY has been defined, your workstation IP address must be included in this policy or you will not have access to Advanced Web Tools for any switch in the fabric. If your workstation IP is not included in this policy, the Interface Disabled page is displayed when you attempt to access a switch. For instructions on including your workstation in HTTP_POLICY, refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.

NOTE: If a secure mode change is made in the fabric—that is, secure mode is enabled, secure mode is

disabled, or there is a change to the primary FCS—you must exit and relaunch Advanced Web Tools. If Advanced Web Tools is kept open after a secure mode change occurs, behavior is undefined.

Opening modules in a secure fabric

Certain Advanced Web Tools features are limited or disabled when secure mode is enabled on a fabric. For more information about secure mode, refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.

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Primary-FCS-only functionality

The following Advanced Web Tools functionality is reserved for the primary FCS when secure mode is enabled:

• Zoning administration is allowed only from the primary FCS switch when secure mode is enabled. For

all other switches in a secure fabric, the Zoning button is disabled.

• SNMP community strings can be modified only from the primary FCS switch when secure mode is

enabled. For non-FCS switches, you can view the SNMP community strings, but they are read-only, and the SNMP access control lists on the SNMP tab are not displayed.

• User account administration is allowed only from the primary FCS switch when secure mode is

enabled. The changes are then propagated to all switches in the fabric.

Disabled functionality

Telnet access to a switch and the Telnet button in Advanced Web Tools are both disabled when secure mode is enabled for a fabric. You must use sectelnet or SSH to access the Fabric OS CLI in a secure fabric. These capabilities are not accessible from Advanced Web Tools. For more information on sectelnet or SSH, refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.

The SNMP Access Control List is replaced with RSNMP_POLICY and WSNMP_POLICY when secure mode is enabled for a fabric. The SNMP Access Control List is not displayed in Advanced Web Tools.

Recommendations for working with Advanced Web Tools

Consider the following when working with Advanced Web Tools:

• When using a mixed fabric—that is, a fabric containing switches and directors running v4.x, v3.x,

and v2.x firmware—use the most advanced switches or directors to control the fabric. For example, use the v4.x switches or directors as the primary FCS, the location to perform zoning tasks, and the time server (CLI). You should use the most recently released firmware on your switches.

• If switches are accessed simultaneously from different connections (for example, Advanced Web Tools,

CLI, and API), changes from one connection may not be updated on the other, and some modifications may be lost. Make sure when connecting with simultaneous multiple connections that you do not overwrite the work of another connection.

• Several tasks in Advanced Web Tools make fabric-level changes: for example, the tasks in the Zone

Admin module. When executing fabric-level configuration tasks, wait until you have received confirmation that the changes are implemented before executing any subsequent tasks. For a large fabric, this can take a few minutes.

• Many of the Switch View windows are automatically closed when you select a different switch in the

Fabric Tree. This is normal behavior and is designed to prevent configuration changes from being performed on the wrong switch.

• HP recommends no more than five simultaneous HTTP sessions to any one switch. An HTTP session is

considered a Fabric Manager or Advanced Web Tools connection to the switch.

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2 Requirements, installation, and support

Before you install Advanced Web Tools on your workstation, verify that your switches and workstation meet the Advanced Web Tools requirements specified in this chapter, which contains the following sections:

• Requirements, page 35

• Installing an Advanced Web Tools license, page 37

• Value line licenses, page 39

• Switch support, page 39

Requirements

Advanced Web Tools requires any browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0, and Java

HP has certified and tested Advanced Web Tools on the platforms shown in Table 4.

Table 4 Certified and tested platforms

Operating system Browser Java Plug-in

Solaris 2.8 Mozilla 1.6 1.4.2_03

Solaris 2.9 Mozilla 1.6 1.4.2_03

Windows® 2000 Internet Explorer 6.0 1.4.2_03

Windows 2003 Internet Explorer 6.0 1.4.2_03

Windows XP® Internet Explorer 6.0 1.4.2_03

HP has also tested Advanced Web Tools on the platform shown in Table 5.

Table 5 Tested platforms

Operating system Browser Java Plug-in

Red Hat Linux® 9.0 Mozilla 1.6 1.4.2_03

Plug-in 1.4.2_03 or later.

NOTE: Some browsers must be configured to work with Advanced Web Tools. For information about

how to do this, see ”Configuring Internet Explorer” on page 36.

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Adequate RAM is required on Windows systems as follows:

• 256 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising 15 switches or fewer

• 512 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising more than 15 switches

HP also recommends a minimum of 8 MB of video RAM.

Configuring Internet Explorer

Correct operation of Advanced Web Tools with Internet Explorer requires specifying the appropriate settings for browser refresh frequency and process model. Browser pages should be refreshed frequently to ensure the correct operation of Advanced Web Tools.

To set the refresh frequency:

1. Select Tools > Internet Options in the browser.

2. Click the General tab and then click Settings (under Temporary Internet Files).

3. Select Every visit to the page under Check for newer versions of stored pages, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5 Configuring Internet Explorer

Installing Java on the workstation

A Java Plug-in must be installed on the workstation for the correct operation of Advanced Web Tools. The required version depends on the operating system. See ”Requirements” on page 35 for a list of tested browsers on supported operating systems and the Java runtime environment (JRE) they require.

To install the JRE on your Solaris or Linux client workstation:

1. Locate the JRE on the Internet at the following URL:

http://java.sun.com/

NOTE: This URL is subject to change without notice.

2. Follow the instructions to install the JRE.

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3. Create a symbolic link from this location:

$MOZILLA/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

to this location:

$JRE/plugin/$ARCH/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so

To install patches on Solaris:

1. Search for any required patches for your current version of the JRE at the following Web site:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/install_solaris.html

NOTE: This URL is subject to change without notice.

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

3. Install the patch and reboot the system.

To install the Java Plug-in on Windows:

1. Select Start Menu > Settings > Control Panel and select the Java Plug-in Control Panel.

2. Click the About tab.

3. Determine whether the correct Java Plug-in version is installed:

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

• If no Java Plug-in is installed, point the browser toward a switch running Fabric OS v4.x, follow the link to the Sun Microsystems web site, download the correct Java Plug-in, and double-click the downloaded file to install the plug-in.

• If an outdated version is currently installed, uninstall it, relaunch the browser, and enter the address of a switch running Fabric OS v4.4.x or later. Advanced Web Tools guides you through the steps to download the proper Java Plug-in.

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license

You can install an Advanced Web Tools license either through telnet or over the Web.

All licenses, including Advanced Web Tools licenses, are installed on a chassis basis. For example, if you install an Advanced Web Tools license on logical switch 0 in a Core Switch 2/64, you do not need to install an additional Advanced Web Tools license on logical switch 1 of that Core Switch 2/64.

To determine whether a license is already installed on a switch, follow the instructions provided under ”Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through telnet” next. If a license is not installed, contact your switch supplier to obtain a license key.

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through telnet

Use the following procedure to determine whether an Advanced Web Tools license is installed on your switch and, if not, to install an Advanced Web Tools license through telnet:

1. Log in to the switch via telnet (refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for

more information), using an account that has administrative privileges.

2. To determine whether an Advanced Web Tools license is already installed on the switch, enter

licenseshow on the telnet command line.

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A list is displayed, showing all the licenses currently installed on the switch:

switch:admin> licenseshow 1A1AaAaaaAAAA1a: ]-- This is the license key. The installed feature is listed below.

Zoning license

1A2AaAbbbBBBA1a:

SES license

1A3AaAbcbBBCC1d:

QuickLoop license

If the Advanced Web Tools license is not included in the list or is incorrect, continue with step 3.

3. On the command line, issue the following command:

licenseadd key

where key is the license key. The license key value is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly as given.

4. Verify that the license was added by issuing the following command:

licenseshow

If the Advanced Web Tools license is listed, the feature is available. If the license is not listed, repeat

step 3.

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through the Web

Launching Advanced Web Tools from any nonlicensed switch automatically displays the license dialog box. If the fabric already contains at least one licensed switch, you can use Advanced Web Tools to view and license other switches from the licensed switch.

To install the first license through the Web:

1. Launch the web browser and enter the IP address of the switch in the Location/Address field:

http://123.123.123.123

2. Press Enter.

If an Advanced Web Tools license is already installed on the switch, Advanced Web Tools launches. If no license is installed, a license dialog box opens.

3. If the license dialog box opens, follow the instructions provided.

To install additional licenses through the Web:

1. Launch the web browser and enter the IP address of the licensed switch in the Location/Address field:

http://123.123.123.123

2. Press Enter.

Advanced Web Tools opens, displaying the Switch Explorer.

3. Click the icon for the switch to which you want to add a license.

A licensing window opens.

4. Follow the instructions provided.

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Value line licenses

If your fabric includes a switch with a limited switch license and you are launching Advanced Web Tools using that switch and if the fabric exceeds the switch limit indicated in the license, Advanced Web Tools allows a 45-day grace period in which you can still monitor the switch through Advanced Web Tools. However, Advanced Web Tools then displays periodic warning messages.

These messages inform you that your fabric size exceeds the supported switch configuration limit and tells you how long you have before Advanced Web Tools will be disabled. After the 45-day grace period, you will no longer be able to launch Advanced Web Tools from the switch with the limited switch license, if that switch is still exceeding the switch limit.

Switch support

You can use Advanced Web Tools v4.x with the following hardware:

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16N

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32

• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64

• HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128

Advanced Web Tools is part of the Fabric OS of a switch. When you launch Advanced Web Tools on a switch, you can manage other switches in the fabric that have earlier or later firmware versions. It is important to note that when accessing these switches, you are opening the remote switch’s version of Advanced Web Tools, and the functionality available for those switches may vary.

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3 Managing your fabrics, switches, and

ports

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Managing fabrics, switches, and ports using Advanced Web Tools, page 42

• Launching the Telnet window, page 43

• Configuring IP and netmask information, page 44

• Configuring a syslog IP address, page 45

• Performing a firmware download, page 45

• Configuring a switch, page 46

• Rebooting the switch, page 48

• Configuring fabric parameters, page 48

• Configuring FAN frame notification parameters, page 51

• Configuring ports, page 52

• Activating ports on demand, page 54

• Configuring a port for long distance, page 55

• Configuring routes, page 57

• Maintaining configurations, page 61

• Maintaining licensed features, page 62

• Administering ISL trunking, page 64

• Managing trace dumps, page 66

• Creating and maintaining user-defined accounts, page 69

• Configuring SNMP information, page 71

• Administering high availability, page 73

• Managing a RADIUS server, page 75

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Managing fabrics, switches, and ports using Advanced Web Tools

You can perform most of management tasks described in this chapter through the Switch Admin module. Information in the Switch Admin module is retrieved from the selected switch.

Click the Admin button in the Switch View to access the Switch Admin module. Figure 6 shows the Switch Admin module.

Figure 6 Switch Admin module

the Switch Admin module” on page 43.

CAUTION: Any changes you make in the Switch Admin module are in a buffered environment and are

not applied to the switch until you save the changes. (The exception to this is the License tab, where changes are applied immediately and there is no Apply button.) If you close the Switch Admin module without saving your changes, your changes are lost. To save the buffered changes you make in the Switch Admin module to the switch, click Apply before closing the module or before switching to another tab.

Some of the management tasks for the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 are performed through the Hi Avail module. This module and the associated tasks are described in ”Administering high

availability” on page 73.

You can also use telnet commands to perform management tasks. Refer to ”Launching the Telnet window” on page 43 for information on how to launch a telnet window through Advanced Web Tools.

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The remainder of this section describes basic Switch Admin module procedures that are useful for many switch-management operations.

Launching the Switch Admin module

Most of the management procedures in this chapter are performed from the Switch Admin module. To access the Switch Admin module:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Admin button from the Switch View.

The login dialog box opens.

3. Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

4. Enter the password.

The Switch Admin module opens (as shown in Figure 6 on page 42).

Refreshing the Switch Admin module

You can refresh the fabric element information displayed at any time using the following procedure. Note that when you click a different tab in the Switch Admin module, the information in the newly selected tab is automatically refreshed.

To refresh the fabric information, click the Refresh button in any tabbed page of the Switch Admin module.

Launching the Telnet window

When you launch a telnet window for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128, it is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must launch a separate telnet window. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide for information about the telnet commands.

NOTE: Advanced Web Tools does not support telnet on the Mozilla browser. You must use an external

CLI with Mozilla.

To access telnet through Advanced Web Tools:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Telnet button from the Switch View.

The Telnet window opens.

3. To close the session when you are finished, issue the exit command at the telnet prompt.

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Configuring IP and netmask information

When you configure IP and netmask information for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must also configure IP and subnet mask information individually.

To configure IP and netmask information:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Network tab (see Figure 7).

3. Type a new value in the appropriate field (for example, 123.123.123.123).

4. For the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 only:

a. Click Advanced.

b. Enter a valid IP addresses for the Ethernet IP and subnet mask for CP0 and CP1.

c. Click OK to return to the Network tab.

5. Click Apply.

6. Exit and relaunch Advanced Web Tools to continue working.

NOTE: When changing the Ethernet IP/netmask, the Gateway IP, or the Fibre Channel net IP/netmask

from Advanced Web Tools, there is a normal loss of network connection to the switch. If the IP properties changed, you must close all current windows and restart Advanced Web Tools with the new IP address.

Figure 7 Network tab

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Configuring a syslog IP address

The syslog IP address is the IP address of the server that is running the syslog process. The syslog daemon reads and forwards system messages to the appropriate log files and users, depending on the system configuration. When one or more IP addresses are configured, the switch forwards all error log entries to the syslog on the specified servers. Up to six servers are supported. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for more information on configuring the syslog daemon.

When you configure a syslog IP address for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 configured with two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must configure a syslog IP address individually.

To configure the syslog IP address:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Network tab (see Figure 7 on page 44).

3. Enter a valid IP address in the New IP field (for example, 123.123.123.123).

4. Click Add.

The configured IP address is displayed in the Syslog IP window.

5. Click Apply.

To remove a syslog IP address:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Network tab.

3. Select a syslog IP from the table.

4. Click Remove.

5. Optional: Click Clear All to remove all the syslog IP addresses.

6. Click Apply.

Performing a firmware download

When you request a firmware download, the system first checks the file size that is to be downloaded. If the compact flash does not have enough space, Advanced Web Tools displays a message and the download does not occur.

To download a new version of the firmware:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Firmware tab.

3. Select the Firmware Download radio button.

4. Enter the host IP address, user name, password, and fully-qualified path to the file name.

5. Click Apply.

The firmware download begins. You can monitor the firmware download status on the Firmware Download progress bar (see Figure 8).

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Figure 8 Firmware tab

Configuring a switch

Use the Switch tab of the Switch Admin module to perform basic switch configuration. Figure 6 on page 42 shows an example of the Switch tab.

Enabling and disabling a switch

You can determine whether a switch is enabled or disabled in the Switch Admin module by looking at the bottom right corner: the icon means that the switch is enabled, and the icon means that the switch is disabled.

To enable or disable a switch:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Switch tab.

3. Select the Enable radio button in the Switch Status section to enable the switch, or select the Disable

radio button to disable the switch.

4. Click Apply.

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Changing the switch name

Switches can be identified by IP address, domain ID, World Wide Name (WWN), or by customized switch names that are unique and meaningful.

Switch names can be a maximum of 15 characters for Fabric OS v4.x. They must begin with an alphabetic character, but otherwise can consist of any combination of alphanumeric and underscore characters.

To change the switch name:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Switch tab.

3. Enter a new name in the Name field.

4. Click Apply.

NOTE: With Fabric OS v4.x, HP recommends that you customize the chassis name for each switch. Some

system messages identify a switch service by chassis name, so if you assign meaningful chassis names in addition to meaningful switch names, logs are more useful. Change the chassis name using the CLI. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for instructions on changing the chassis name.

Changing the switch domain ID

Although domain IDs are assigned dynamically when a switch is enabled, you can request a specific ID to resolve a domain ID conflict when you merge fabrics.

To change the switch domain ID:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Disable the switch, as described in ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46.

3. Click the Switch tab.

4. Enter a new domain ID in the Domain ID field (the domain ID is an integer between 1 and 239).

5. Click Apply.

6. Enable the switch, as described in ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46.

Viewing and printing a switch report

The switch report includes the following information:

• A list of switches in the fabric

• Switch configuration parameters

• A list of ISLs and ports

• Name Server information

• Zoning information

• SFP serial ID information

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To view or print a switch report:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Switch tab.

3. Click View Report.

A switch report opens in a new window.

4. View or print the report using your browser.

Rebooting the switch

When you reboot the switch, the reboot takes effect immediately.

Performing a fast boot

A fast boot reduces boot time significantly by bypassing power-on self test (POST). To perform a switch fast boot:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Firmware tab (see Figure 8 on page 46).

3. Select the Fastboot radio button.

4. Click Apply.

Performing a reboot

Use the following procedure to reboot the CP and execute the normal power-on booting sequence:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Firmware tab (see Figure 8 on page 46).

3. Select the Reboot radio button.

4. Click Apply.

Configuring fabric parameters

When you configure fabric parameters for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 configured with two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must configure fabric parameters individually.

NOTE: You must disable the switch before you can configure fabric parameters.

You can configure the following fabric parameters with the Configure tab and Fabric subtab of the Switch Admin module (as shown in Figure 9 on page 50):

• BB Credit: Configures the number of buffers that are available to attached devices for frame receipt.

The default BB Credit is 16. The range is 1 through 27.

• R_A_TOV: Resource allocation time-out value (in milliseconds). This variable works with the E_D_TOV

to determine switch actions when presented with an error condition. The default is 10000. The possible range is 4000 through 120000.

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• E_D_TOV: Error detect time-out value (in milliseconds). This timer is used to flag a potential error

condition when an expected response is not received within the set time. The valid range is 1000 through 5000.

• Datafield size: The largest possible data field size (in bytes). The valid range is 256 through 2112.

• Switch PID Format: Select a switch port identifier (PID) format from one of the following:

• Format 1 (0-base, 256 encoding)

• Format 2 (16-base, 256 encoding)

• Sequence Level Switching: Select this check box to enable frames of the same sequence from a specific

group to be transmitted together. When this option is not selected, frames are transmitted interleaved among multiple sequences. Under normal circumstances, sequence-level switching should be disabled for better performance. However, some host adapters have issues when receiving interleaved frames among multiple sequences.

• Disable Device Probing: Set this mode only if the switch N_Port discovery process (PLOGI, PRLI,

INQUIRY) causes an attached device to fail. When set, devices that do not register with the Name Server are not present in the Name Server data base. Set this mode only if the switch N_Port discovery process (PLOGI, PRLI, INQUIRY) causes an attached device to fail.

• Per-Frame Routing Priority: Choose to select or deselect per-frame routing priority. When enabled, the

virtual channel ID is used with a frame header to form the final virtual channel ID.

• Suppress Class F Traffic: Applies only if VC-encoded address mode is also set. When selected,

translative addressing (which allows private devices to communicate with public devices) is disabled.

• Insistent Domain ID Mode: Set this mode to make the current domain ID persistent across reboots,

power cycles, and failovers. This mode is required fabric-wide to transmit FICON

data.

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Figure 9 Configure tab, Fabric subtab

To configure fabric parameters:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Disable the switch (see ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46).

3. Click the Configure tab.

4. Click the Fabric subtab.

5. Make the fabric parameter configuration changes.

6. Click Apply.

7. Enable the switch (see ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46).

Enabling insistent domain ID mode

When insistent domain ID mode is enabled, the current domain setting for the switch is persistent; that is, the same ID is requested during switch reboots, power cycles, CP failovers, firmware downloads, and fabric reconfigurations. If the fabric does not assign the insistent domain ID, the switch segments from the fabric.

When you enable insistent domain ID mode for the Core Switch 2/64, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must enable insistent domain ID mode individually.

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To enable insistent domain ID mode:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Disable the switch (see ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46).

3. Click the Configure tab.

4. Click the Fabric subtab.

5. Select the Insistent Domain ID Mode check box.

6. Click Apply.

7. Enable the switch (see ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46).

Configuring FAN frame notification parameters

You can specify whether fabric access notification (FAN) frames are sent to public loop devices to notify them of their node ID and address.

When you configure FAN frame notification parameters for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 configured with two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must configure FAN frame notification parameters individually.

To configure FAN frame notification parameters:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Disable the switch (see ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46).

3. Click the Configure tab.

4. Click the Arbitrated Loop subtab.

5. Select the Send FAN Frames check box.

6. Click Apply.

7. Enable the switch (see ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46).

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Configuring ports

Use the Ports tab of the Switch Admin module to perform the basic port configuration procedures described in this section. Figure 10 shows an example of the Ports tab.

Figure 10 Ports tab

Configuring port speed

The Current Speed column in the Ports tab indicates the current speed of the port. Use the following procedure to change or configure the port speed:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. Select a port speed from the Change Speed list corresponding to the port for which you want to

change the speed.

5. Click Apply.

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Assigning a name to a port

Port names are optional. You can assign a name to a port to make port grouping easier. The Port Name column in the Ports tab displays the port name, if one exists.

To name a port:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the slot subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. Double-click in the Port Name field for the port you want to change.

5. Enter a name for the port.

Port names can be from 0 through 32 alphanumeric characters, unless FICON Management Server (FMS) mode is enabled; if FMS mode is enabled, port names should be limited from 0 through 24 alphanumeric characters. Although it is not required that port names be unique, it is recommended.

6. Click Apply.

Disabling a port over reboots

Use the following procedure to disable a port so that it remains disabled if the switch reboots:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the slot subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. Select the Persistent Disable check box for that port you want to keep disabled over reboots.

5. Click Apply.

Enabling and disabling a port

All licensed ports are enabled by default. You can disable and reenable them as necessary.

For the SAN Switch 4/32, if a port is not licensed you cannot enable it until you install the Ports on Demand license. (Refer to ”Activating ports on demand” on page 54 for more information.) The Licensed Port column indicates whether a port is licensed.

NOTE: If you disable a principal ISL port (an ISL port that is used to communicate with the principal

switch), the fabric reconfigures. If the port was connected to a device, that device is no longer accessible from the fabric. For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x features overview guide.

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To enable or disable a port:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the slot subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. Select the box in the Enable Port column that corresponds to the port you want to enable or un-select

the box in the Enable Port column that corresponds to the port you want to disable.

5. Click Apply.

6. Review the log at the bottom of the tab for information regarding the switch configuration changes.

Activating ports on demand

The SAN Switch 4/32 can be purchased with 16 or 32 ports activated. If you have purchased a SAN Switch 4/32 with 16 ports active, you can activate the remaining ports by purchasing and installing an 8-port upgrade license for each additional 8 ports that you want to add.

Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. Its license might be part of the licensed Paper Pack supplied with switch software, or you can purchase the license separately from your switch vendor, who will provide you with a key to unlock it.

By default, ports 0–15 are enabled on the SAN Switch 4/32. To enable ports 16–23, install and enable the optional 8-port upgrade license. To enable ports 24-31, install and enable another 8-port upgrade license. The first license key must be installed first, before you can use the second license.

After you have installed the license keys, you must enable the ports. You can do so without disrupting switch operation, as described in ”Enabling and disabling a port” on page 53. Alternatively, you can disable and reenable the switch to activate all ports as described in ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46.

To unlock an 8-port upgrade license, you can either use the supplied license key or generate a license key. If you need to generate a key, launch an Internet browser and go to the HP licensing web site at

http://webkey.external.hp.com/welcome.asp

generate the key.

To enable Ports on Demand:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab.

In the Ports tab, the Licensed Port column indicates whether the port is licensed.

3. Install 8-port upgrade license.

. Select Generate a license key and follow the instructions to

For instructions, see ”Maintaining licensed features” on page 62.

4. Enable the ports, as described in ”Enabling and disabling a port” on page 53.

If you remove the 8-port upgrade license, the licensed ports become disabled after the next platform reboot or the next port deactivation.

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Configuring a port for long distance

The Extended Fabric tab of the Switch Admin module displays information about the port speed, long distance setting, and buffer credits, as shown in Figure 11 on page 56. Use this tab to configure the long-distance setting of a port. For detailed information on managing extended fabrics, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide.

When you configure a long-distance ISL, ensure that the ports on both sides of the ISL have the same configuration to avoid fabric segmentation.

The port speed is displayed as follows:

• 1G for 1 Gbps

• 2G for 2 Gbps

• 4G for 4 Gbps

• N1 for Negotiated 1 Gbps

• N2 for Negotiated 2 Gbps

• N4 for Negotiated 4 Gbps

• Auto-Negotiation

Table 6 describes the long-distance settings and identifies settings that require an HP Extended Fabrics

license.

Table 6 Long-distance settings and license requirements

Value Description Extended fabric license

required

L0 No long-distance setting is enabled. The maximum

supported link distance is 10 km, 5 km, or 2.5 km for ports at speeds of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, and 4 Gbps, respectively.

LE Extended normal setting is enabled, 10 km

(6 miles) or less.

L0.5 25 km (15.5 miles) or less. Yes

L1 Medium long-distance setting is enabled, 50 km

(31 miles) or less.

L2 Long-distance setting is enabled, 100 km

(62 miles) or less.

LD Dynamic setting is enabled. The LD-level link can

operate at distances up to 500 km at 1 Gbps, 250 km at 2 Gbps, or 125 km at 4 Gbps, depending on the availability of frame buffers within the port group.

Yes

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Figure 11 Extended Fabric tab

To configure a port for long-distance connection:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Extended Fabric tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the slot subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. Select a port by clicking anywhere in the row for that port.

5. Select a distance from the Long Distance list that corresponds to the port.

Depending on the distance selected, a license may be required. For information about the various distances, see Table 6 on page 55.

If you select a long-distance setting of LD, you must also enter a value in the Desired Distance column for that port number:

a. Double-click the Desired Distance field for the port, as shown in Figure 11.

b. Enter a number in the field to indicate the distance in kilometers:

For 1 Gbps ports, enter a number between 10 and 500, inclusive. For 2 Gbps ports, enter a number between 10 and 250, inclusive. For 4 Gbps ports, enter a number between 10 and 125, inclusive.

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This value is the upper limit for calculating buffer availability for other ports in the same port group. If the actual distance is more than the desired distance, the port operates in buffer-limited mode.

c. Press Enter or click another port entry for the value to be accepted.

6. Optional: To enable long-distance compatibility so that ISLs in a fabric can be up to 100 km long (the

exact distance level is determined by the per-port configuration on the E_Ports of each ISL), select the

On radio button for Long Distance Compatibility.

NOTE: The switch must be disabled before you can select this option. If you select this option, you must

have an Extended Fabrics license, and both E_Ports in an ISL must be configured with the same long-distance compatibility setting.

7. Click Apply.

Configuring routes

Routing policies are configured from the CLI. For Fabric OS v4.x, the supported routing policies are:

• Port-based

• Device-based (SAN Switch 4/32 only)

• Exchanged-based (SAN Switch 4/32 only)

For the SAN Switch 4/32, the exchange-based routing policy is the default.

To optimize port-based routing, enable the dynamic load sharing feature (DLS) to balance the load across the available output ports within a domain. Device-based and exchange-based routing require the use of DLS; when these policies are in effect, you cannot disable the DLS feature.

Using port-based routing, you can assign a static route, in which the path chosen for traffic never changes. In contrast, device-based and exchange-based routing policies always employ dynamic path selection, in which the software chooses a path based on current traffic conditions. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for more information.

The Routing tab of the Switch Admin module displays routing information. Figure 12 shows the Routing tab when the port-based routing policy is enabled. When a device-based or exchange-based routing policy is enabled, the interface is different: the Static Route information and the Dynamic Load Sharing radio buttons are not displayed.

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Figure 12 Routing tab for port-based routing policy

Displaying fabric shortest path first (FSPF) routing

The Routing tab of the Switch Admin module displays information about routing paths.

To view FSPF routing:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Routing tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, click a slot number under the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, select the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree.

Configuring a static route

A static route can be assigned only when the active routing policy is port-based. When device-based or exchange-based routing is active, you cannot disable DLS and you cannot view and configure static routes.

When you configure a static route for a Core Switch 2/64 or a SAN Director 2/128 configured for two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must configure a static route individually.

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To configure a static route:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Routing tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select a slot number under the Static Route

category in the navigation tree and then click Add.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch

4/32, select the Static Route category in the navigation tree and then click Add.

A new blank line appears in the window.

NOTE: When device-based or exchange-based routing policies are in effect, the Static Route category

does not appear in the navigation tree.

4. Enter the In Port number for the route.

5. Enter the Destination Domain.

The destination domain IDs match the outports in the cell.

6. Enter the Out Port number for the route.

7. Click OK to add the static route.

8. Click Apply.

Enabling and disabling dynamic load sharing

The device-based and exchange-based routing policies depend on the Fabric OS dynamic load sharing (DLS) feature for dynamic routing path selection. When these policies are in force, DLS is always enabled and cannot be disabled.

When the port-based policy is in force, you can enable DLS to optimize routing. When DLS is enabled, it shares traffic among multiple equivalent paths between switches. DLS recomputes load sharing either when a switch boots up or each time an E_Port or Fx_Port goes online or offline. Enabling this feature allows a path to be discovered automatically by the FSPF path-selection protocol.

For more information regarding DLS, refer to the dlsset command in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS

4.x command reference guide.

When you enable or disable dynamic load sharing for the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 configured for two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must enable or disable dynamic load sharing individually.

To configure the DLS setting:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Routing tab.

3. Select On in the Dynamic Load Sharing area to enable dynamic load sharing or select Off in the

Dynamic Load Sharing area to disable dynamic load sharing.

NOTE: When device-based or exchange-based routing policies are in effect, the DLS radio buttons do

not appear in the Routing tab.

4. Click Apply.

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Specifying frame order delivery

In a stable fabric, frames are always delivered in order, even when the traffic between switches is shared among multiple paths. However, when topology changes occur in the fabric (for example, if a link goes down), traffic is rerouted around the failure, and some frames could be delivered out of order.

By default, frame delivery is out-of-order across topology changes. However, if the fabric contains destination devices that do not support out-of-order delivery, you can force in-order frame delivery across topology changes.

Enabling in-order delivery (IOD) guarantees that frames are either delivered in order or dropped. For more information regarding IOD, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide.

When you enable or disable IOD for the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 configured for two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you enable or disable IOD individually.

To configure the IOD setting:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Routing tab.

3. Select On in the In-Order Delivery area to force in-order frame delivery across topology changes or

select Off in the In-Order Delivery area to restore out-of-order frame delivery across topology changes.

NOTE: Enabling in-order delivery can cause a delay in the establishment of a new path when a topology

change occurs, and therefore should be used with care.

4. Click Apply.

Configuring link cost

When you configure link cost for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 configured for two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you configure link cost individually.

For information regarding link cost, refer to the linkCost command in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS

4.x command reference guide.

To configure the link cost for a port:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Routing tab.

3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the slot number of the logical switch under

Link Cost in the navigation tree.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch

4/32, select Link Cost in the navigation tree.

4. Double-click in the row in the Cost column that corresponds to the appropriate port.

5. Type the link cost.

For a 1 Gbps ISL, the default cost is 1000. For a 2 Gbps or a 4 Gbps ISL, the default cost is 500. Valid values for link cost range from 1 through 9999. Setting the value to 0 sets the link cost to the default value for that port.

6. Click Apply.

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Maintaining configurations

It is important to maintain consistent configuration settings on all switches in the same fabric, because inconsistent parameters (such as inconsistent PID formats) can cause fabric segmentation. As part of standard configuration maintenance procedures, HP recommends that you back up configuration data for every switch on a host computer server for emergency reference.

The following sections contain procedures for basic switch configuration maintenance. Use the Configure tab and Upload/Download subtab of the Switch Admin module to perform these tasks. (See Figure 13.)

Figure 13 Configure tab, Upload/Download subtab

Backing up a configuration file

Keep a backup copy of the configuration file in case the configuration is lost or unintentional changes are made. Keep individual backup files for all switches in the fabric and avoid copying configurations from one switch to another.

When you back up a configuration file for the Core Switch 2/64 or for a SAN Director 2/128 configured with two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that you must back up a separate configuration file for each logical switch.

To back up a configuration file:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Configure tab.

3. Click the Upload/Download subtab (see Figure 13).

4. Select the Config Upload to Host radio button.

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5. Enter the user name, password, and host IP information.

6. Enter the configuration file with a fully-qualified path.

7. Click Apply.

You can monitor the progress by looking at the Upload/Download Progress bar on the Configure tab.

Restoring a configuration

Restoring a configuration involves overwriting the configuration on the switch by downloading a previously saved backup configuration file. Perform this procedure during a planned down time.

Make sure that the configuration file you are downloading is compatible with your switch model, because configuration files from other model switches might cause your switch to fail.

To download a configuration to the switch:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Disable the switch, as described in ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46.

You can download configurations only to a disabled (offline) switch.

3. Click the Configure tab.

4. Click the Upload/Download subtab (see Figure 13 on page 61).

5. Select the Config Download to Switch radio button.

6. Enter the user name, password, and host IP information.

7. Enter the configuration file with a fully-qualified path.

8. Click Apply.

You can monitor the progress by looking at the Upload/Download Progress bar on the Configure tab.

9. Enable the switch, as described in ”Enabling and disabling a switch” on page 46.

Maintaining licensed features

Feature licenses may be supplied with switch software, or you can purchase licenses separately from your switch vendor, who will provide you with keys to unlock the features. License keys are provided on a per-chassis basis, so for products that support multiple logical switches (domains), a license key applies to all domains within the chassis.

The licensed features currently installed on the switch are listed in the License tab of the Switch Admin module, as shown in Figure 14. If the feature is listed, it is installed and immediately available. When you enable some licenses, such as ISL Trunking, you may need to change the state of the port to enable the feature on the link.

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Figure 14 License tab

Activating a license on a switch

Before you can unlock a licensed feature, you must obtain a license key. You can either use the license key provided in the Paper Pack supplied with switch software or refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for instructions on how to obtain a license key.

To activate a license on a switch:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the License tab.

3. Click Add.

The Add License dialog box opens.

4. Paste or enter a license key in the field.

5. Click Add License.

6. Click Refresh to display the new licenses in the License tab.

NOTE: Some licenses (Trunking, for example) do not take effect until the switch is rebooted.

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Removing a License from a Switch

CAUTION: Removing the Advanced Web Tools license from a switch makes that switch unavailable from

Advanced Web Tools. If you remove the Advanced Web Tools license from a Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128, both logical switches are unavailable from Advanced Web Tools.

To remove a license from a switch:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the License tab.

3. Select the license you want to remove.

4. Click Remove.

Administering ISL trunking

Interswitch link (ISL) trunking optimizes network performance by forming trunking groups that can distribute traffic across a shared bandwidth.

A trunking license is required on each switch that participates in the trunk. (For details on obtaining and installing licensed features, see ”Maintaining licensed features” on page 62.)

For additional background information about ISL Trunking, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x features overview guide.

Use the Trunking tab of the Switch Admin module to view and manage trunks through Advanced Web Tools (see Figure 15).

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Figure 15 Trunking tab

Displaying trunk group information

Use this procedure to display the following information about ISL Trunking groups:

• Trunk group number identifier

• Master port

• Member ports

To view information on a trunk group:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Trunking tab.

3. Optional: Click Refresh to refresh the information.

Disabling or reenabling trunking mode on a port

When the trunking license is activated, trunks are automatically established on eligible ISLs and trunking capability is enabled by default on all ports. Use the following procedure to disable trunking on a port or to reenable trunking if it has been disabled.

To disable or reenable trunking mode on a port:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab (see Figure 10 on page 52).

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3. Perform of the following, depending on the type of switch:

• For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the slot subtab that corresponds to the

correct slot for the logical switch.

• For HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch

4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. To enable trunking mode on a port, select the check box in the Enable Trunking column that

corresponds to the port you want to trunk.

To disable trunking mode on a port, un-select the box.

5. Click Apply.

Managing trace dumps

A trace dump is a snapshot of the running behavior within the HP StorageWorks switch. The dump can be used by developers and troubleshooters at HP to help understand what might be contributing to a specific switch behavior when certain internal events are seen. For example, a trace dump can be created each time a certain error message is logged to the system error log. Developers can then examine what led up to the message event by studying the traces.

Tracing is always on. As software on the switch executes, the trace information is placed into a circular buffer in system RAM. Periodically, the trace buffer is frozen and saved. This saved information is a trace dump.

A trace dump is generated when:

• It is triggered manually (use the traceDump command)

• A critical-level log message occurs

• A particular log message occurs (use the traceTrig command to set up the conditions for this)

• A kernel panic occurs

• The hardware watchdog timer expires

(For information about the traceDump and traceTrig commands, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide.)

The trace dump is maintained on the switch until either it is uploaded to the FTP host or another trace dump is generated. If another trace dump is generated before the previous one is uploaded, the previous dump is overwritten.

When a trace dump is generated, it is automatically uploaded to an FTP host, if automatic FTP uploading is enabled.

Using the Trace tab of the Switch Admin module, you can view and configure the trace FTP host target, enable or disable automatic trace uploads, and manually upload a trace dump (see Figure 16).

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Figure 16 Trace tab

How a trace dump is used

The generation of a trace dump causes a Critical message to be logged to the system error log. When a trace dump is detected, issue the supportSave command on the affected switch. This command packages all error logs, the supportShow output, and the trace dump, and moves these to your FTP server. You can also configure your switch to automatically copy trace dumps to your FTP server (see ”Setting up automatic trace dump transfers”).

In addition to automatic generation of trace dumps on faults, you can also generate a trace dump manually or when certain system error messages are logged. This is normally done with assistance from HP customer support when diagnosing switch behavior.

For details on the commands, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide.

Setting up automatic trace dump transfers

You can set up a switch so that diagnostic information is transferred automatically to a remote server. If a problem then occurs, you can provide your customer support representative with the most detailed information possible. To ensure the best service, you should set up for automatic transfer as part of standard switch configuration, before a problem occurs.

Setting up for automatic transfer of diagnostic files entails the following tasks:

• Specifying a remote server to store the files.

• Enabling the automatic transfer of trace dumps to the server. (Trace dumps overwrite each other by

default; sending them to a server preserves information that would otherwise be lost.)

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You should also set up a periodic checking of the remote server so that you are alerted if the server becomes unavailable and you can correct the problem. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for additional information.

The following procedures describe in detail the tasks for setting up automatic transfer.

To specify a remote server:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Trace tab.

3. Enter the FTP host IP address, path of the remote directory in which to store the trace dump files, FTP

user name, and FTP password in the appropriate fields. The password is optional if you log in as an anonymous user.

4. Click Apply.

To enable automatic transfer of trace dumps:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Trace tab.

3. Select Enable in the Auto FTP Upload section to enable automatic uploading of the trace dump to the

FTP host.

4. Click Apply.

Disabling automatic trace uploads

If automatic uploading of a trace dump is disabled, you must manually upload the trace dump or else the information is overwritten when a subsequent trace dump is generated.

To disable automatic uploading of the trace dump:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Trace tab.

3. Select Disable in the Auto FTP Upload section to disable automatic uploading of the trace dump to the

FTP host.

4. Click Apply.

Uploading a trace dump manually

You can manually upload a trace dump when automatic uploading is not enabled. To upload the trace dump:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the Trace tab.

The Trace Dump Availability section shows whether a trace dump is available. If the Trace Auto FTP Uploaded check box is selected, the trace dump has been automatically uploaded to the FTP host.

3. Select Upload Trace. If the Upload Trace button is inactivated, it means that a trace dump is not

available.

The Upload Trace dialog box opens, along with the default trace dump file name.

4. Optional: Enter a new trace dump file name if you want to change it from the default name.

5. For Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, select the CP (active or standby) from which the trace

dump is to be uploaded.

If the CP does not have a trace dump, that CP selection is disabled.

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6. Click OK.

Creating and maintaining user-defined accounts

In addition to the four default accounts—root, factory, admin, and user—Fabric OS supports up to 15 user-defined accounts in each logical switch (domain). These accounts expand your ability to track account access and audit administrative activities.

The User tab of the Switch Admin module (see Figure 17) displays account information and enables you to create and manage user accounts.

NOTE: If you are operating in secure mode, you can perform these operations only on the primary FCS

switch.

Figure 17 User tab

To display account information:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the User tab.

A list of the default and user-defined accounts opens.

To create a user-defined account:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the User tab.

3. Click the Add button.

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The Add User Account dialog box opens.

4. Enter the user name, which must begin with an alphabetic character.

The name can be up to 40 characters long. It is case sensitive and can contain alphabetic and numeric characters, the dot (.) and the underscore ( _ ). It must be different from all other account names on the logical switch.

5. Select a role from the list: either admin or user in nonsecure mode; admin, user, or nonfcsadmin in

secure mode.

6. Optional: Enter a description of the account.

7. Select the Enabled or Disabled radio button to enable or disable the account.

8. Enter the password for the account.

Passwords can be from 8 through 40 characters. They must begin with an alphabetic character; they can include numeric characters, the dot (.), and the underscore ( _ ). They are case sensitive and are not displayed when you enter them on the command line.

9. Reenter the password in the Confirm Password field for confirmation.

10.Click OK.

11.Click Apply to save your changes.

To delete a user-defined account:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the User tab.

3. Select the account to remove.

4. Click the Remove button.

5. Click Apply to save your changes.

You cannot delete the default accounts. An account cannot delete itself. All active CLI sessions for the deleted account are logged out.

To change account parameters:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the User tab.

3. Select the account to modify.

NOTE: You cannot modify the default root and factory accounts, even if you are logged in as root.

4. Click the Modify button.

The Modify User Account dialog box opens.

You cannot change the user name of the account. To change the user name, you must delete the account and create a new account.

5. Select a role from the list: either admin or user in nonsecure mode; admin, user, or nonfcsadmin in

secure mode.

You can change the role only on user-level accounts. You cannot change the role on the default accounts. You cannot change the role of your own account.

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6. Type a new description.

You can change the description only on user-level accounts. You cannot change the description of the default accounts. You cannot change the description of your own account.

7. Select the Enabled or Disabled radio button to enable or disable the account.

You can enable and disable user- and admin-level accounts except for your own account. You cannot enable or disable your own account or the factory account. Only the root account can disable itself.

If you disable an account, all active CLI sessions for that account are logged out.

8. Click OK.

9. Click Apply to save your changes.

To change the password for an admin- or user-level account:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the User tab.

3. Select the account to modify.

You can change the password of your own account, peer admin accounts, and user accounts. You cannot change the root or factory account passwords.

4. Click the Change Password button.

The Set User Account Password dialog box opens.

If you are changing the password of an admin account, you must also provide the current password. You do not need to provide the current password if you are changing the password of a lower-level user account.

5. Enter the current password of the account.

This step is required only if you are changing the password of your own or a peer admin account.

6. Enter the new password of the account.

The new password must have at least one character different from the old password.

7. Reenter the new password in the Confirm Password field.

8. Click OK.

9. Click Apply to save your changes.

Configuring SNMP information

This section describes how to manage the configuration of the SNMP agent in the switch. The configuration includes SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 configuration, accessControl, and systemGroup configuration parameters.

For more information, refer to the snmpConfig command in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide.

Setting SNMP trap levels

When you set trap levels for the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 configured with two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must set trap levels individually.

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To set trap levels:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the SNMP tab (see Figure 18).

Figure 18 SNMP tab

3. Select a trap level for a recipient from the corresponding Trap Level list in the SNMPv1 and SNMPv3

sections.

The level you select identifies the minimum event level that will prompt a trap.

4. Click Apply.

Configuring SNMP information

When you configure SNMP information for the Core Switch2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 configured with two logical switches, the configuration is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must configure SNMP information individually.

To change the systemGroup configuration parameters:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the SNMP tab (see Figure 18).

3. Enter a contact name, a description, and a location in the SNMP Information section.

4. Optional: select the Enable Authentication Trap check box to allow authentication traps to be sent to

the reception IP address.

5. Click Apply.

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To set SNMPv1 configuration parameters:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the SNMP tab (see Figure 18 on page 72).

3. Double-click a community string in the SNMPv1 section and enter a new community string.

4. Double-click a recipient IP address in the SNMPv1 section and enter a new IP address.

5. Click Apply.

To set SNMPv3 configuration parameters:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the SNMP tab (see Figure 18 on page 72).

3. Select a user name from the User Name list in the SNMP

4. Double-click a recipient IP address in the SNMPv3 section and enter a new IP address.

5. Select a trap level from the Trap Level list.

6. Click Apply.

To change the accessControl configuration:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the SNMP tab (see Figure 18 on page 72).

3. Double-click an access host IP address in the Access Control List section and enter a new host IP

address.

4. Select a permission for the host from the Access Control L list. Options are Read Only and Read Write.

5. Click Apply.

Administering high availability

The procedures in this section apply only to the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128; the Hi Availability module is available only on these switches.

V3 section.

Launching the Hi Availability module

The background color of the Hi Avail button indicates the overall status of the switch. The Hi Avail module displays information about the status of the High Availability (HA) feature on the Core Switch 2/62 and SAN Director 2/128 and each CP. It also enables you to perform tasks such as CP failover or synchronizing services on the CPs.

To launch the Hi Avail module:

1. Select a Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 from the Fabric Tree.

The selected director appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Hi Avail button from the Switch View.

The login dialog box opens.

3. Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

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4. Enter the password.

The HA Admin module opens, as shown in Figure 19.

Figure 19 HA Admin module for the Core Switch 2/64

NOTE: There is a background color with the HA Status for each CP. The HA Admin module is not

refreshed automatically. Click Refresh to update the information displayed in the HA Admin module.

Synchronizing services on the CP

A nondisruptive CP failover is possible only when all the services on it have been synchronized.

To synchronize the services:

1. Launch the Hi Avail module as described in ”Launching the Hi Availability module” on page 73.

2. If the HA Status field displays Non-Disruptive Failover Ready, you are finished.

If the HA Status field displays Disruptive Failover Ready, continue with step 3.

3. Click the Synchronize Services button.

The Warning dialog box opens.

4. Click Yes and wait for the CPs to complete a synchronization of services, so that a nondisruptive

failover is ready.

5. Click Refresh to update the HA Status field.

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When the HA Status field displays Non-Disruptive Failover Ready, a failover can be initiated without disrupting frame traffic on the fabric.

Initiating a CP failover

A nondisruptive failover might take a few minutes to complete. You may lose connection to the switch for a few minutes during the failover; however, Advanced Web Tools automatically resumes the connection after the failover.

To initiate a CP failover:

1. Launch the Hi Avail module as described in ”Launching the Hi Availability module” on page 73.

2. Verify that the HA Status field displays Non-Disruptive Failover Ready or Disruptive

Failover Ready. See ”Synchronizing services on the CP” on page 74 for more information.

3. Click Initiate Failover.

The Warning dialog box opens.

4. Click Yes to initiate a non-disruptive failover.

Managing a RADIUS server

Fabric OS supports RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting service (AAA). When configured for RADIUS, the switch becomes a Network Access Server (NAS) that acts as a RADIUS client. In this configuration, authentication records are stored in the RADIUS host server database. Login and logout account name, assigned role, and time accounting records are also stored on the RADIUS server.

Set up RADIUS service through a secure connection, such as SSH. Use the AAA Service tab of the Switch Admin module to manage the RADIUS server (see Figure 20).

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Figure 20 AAA Service tab

Enabling and disabling RADIUS service

At least one RADIUS server must be configured before you can enable RADIUS service.

To enable or disable RADIUS service:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the AAA Service tab.

3. To enable RADIUS service, select a RADIUS service from the Primary AAA Service list and then select

None or Switch Database from the Secondary AAA Service list.

To disable RADIUS service, select Switch Database from the Primary AAA Service list and select None from the Secondary AAA Service list.

4. Click Apply.

Configuring the RADIUS server

The configuration is chassis-based, so it applies to all logical switches (domains) on the switch and replicates itself on a standby CP if one is present. It is saved in a configuration upload, so it can be applied to other switches in a configuration download. You should configure at least two RADIUS servers so that if one fails, the other will assume service.

You can configure the RADIUS server even if it is disabled. You can configure up to five RADIUS servers; you must be logged in as admin to configure the RADIUS server.

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To configure the RADIUS server:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the AAA Service tab.

3. Click Add.

You can configure up to five RADIUS servers. If five RADIUS servers are already configured, the Add button is disabled.

The RADIUS Configuration dialog box opens.

4. Enter the RADIUS server name, which is a valid IP address or Dynamic Name Server (DNS) string.

Each RADIUS server must have a unique IP address or DNS name for the RADIUS server.

5. Optional: Enter the port number.

6. Optional: Enter the secret string.

7. Optional: Enter the time-out time in minutes.

8. Optional: Select an authentication protocol from CHAP or PAP.

The default value is CHAP, and if you do not change it, CHAP will be the authentication protocol.

9. Click OK to return to the AAA Service tab.

10.Click Apply.

Modifying the RADIUS server

Use the following procedure to change the parameters of a RADIUS server that is already configured.

To modify the RADIUS server:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the AAA Service tab.

3. Select a RADIUS server from the RADIUS Configuration list.

4. Click Modify.

The RADIUS Configuration dialog box opens.

5. Enter new values for the port number, secret string, and time-out time (in minutes).

6. Select an authentication protocol from CHAP or PAP.

The default value is CHAP, and if you do not change it, CHAP will be the authentication protocol.

7. Click OK to return to the AAA Service tab.

8. Click Apply.

Modifying the RADIUS server order

The RADIUS servers are contacted in the order they are listed, starting from the top of the list. To modify the order in which the RADIUS servers are contacted:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the AAA Service tab.

3. Select a RADIUS server from the RADIUS Configuration list.

4. Click the up and down arrows to rearrange the order of the RADIUS servers.

5. Click Apply.

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Removing a RADIUS server

Use the following procedure to remove a RADIUS server:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described on page 43.

2. Click the AAA Service tab.

3. Select a RADIUS server from the RADIUS Configuration list.

4. Click Remove.

If there is no RADIUS server configured, the Remove button is disabled. You cannot remove the only RADIUS server if the RADIUS service is the primary AAA service.

The RADIUS server is not deleted until you apply the changes from the AAA Services tab.

5. Click Apply in the AAA Services tab.

A confirmation appears, warning you that you are about to remove the selected RADIUS server.

6. Click Yes in the confirmation.

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4 Monitoring your fabrics, switches,

and ports

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Monitoring events, page 79

• Displaying a fabric topology report, page 84

• Displaying the name server entries, page 85

• Displaying switch information, page 87

• Physically locating a switch using beaconing, page 90

• Displaying port information, page 90

• Displaying swapped port area IDs, page 92

Monitoring events

Advanced Web Tools displays fabric-wide and switch-wide events. Event information includes sortable fields for the following:

• Switch name

• Message number

• Time stamp

• Indication whether the event is from a logical switch or a chassis

• Severity level

• Unique message identifier (in the form moduleID-messageType)

• Detailed error message for root cause analysis

There are four message severity levels: Critical, Error, Warning, and Info. Table 7 lists the event message severity levels displayed in the Switch Event and Fabric Events views, and describes the characteristics of each level.

In both the Switch Events view and the Fabric Events view, you can click the Filter button to open the Filter Events dialog box. The Filter Events dialog box allows you to define which events should be displayed in the Switch Events view or Fabric Events view. For more information on filtering events, refer to ”Filtering

fabric and switch events” on page 82.

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Table 7 Event security levels

Icon and level Description

Critical-level messages indicate that the software has detected serious

Critical (0)

Error (1)

Warning (2)

Info (4)

problems that will cause a partial or complete failure of a subsystem if not corrected immediately; a power supply failure or rise in temperature, for example, must receive immediate attention.

Error-level messages indicate a condition that does not significantly affect overall system functionality. For example, error-level messages may indicate time-outs on certain operations, failures of certain operations after retries, invalid parameters, or failure to perform a requested operation.

Warning-level messages indicate a current operating condition that should be checked before it could lead to a failure. For example, a power supply failure in a redundant system relays a warning that the system is no longer operating in redundant mode and that the failed power supply needs to be replaced or fixed.

Information-level messages report the current non-error status of system components; for example, the online and offline status of a fabric port.

Displaying fabric events

Events are displayed for all switches in the fabric in the Fabric Events view (see Figure 21). Fabric Events are not automatically polled. You must click Refresh from the Fabric Events view to poll fabric events. Switch events are automatically polled every 15 seconds.

Fabric Events can be collected only for switches that have the same security level (http or https) as the launch switch. For switches that have a different level of security from the launch switch, a message is displayed at the top of the window that indicates how many switches have no events reported from the last polling. For detailed information on the switch names and reasons for not polling (if available), click Details.

To display fabric events:

1. Click a fabric from the Fabric Tree.

2. Click the Fabric Events icon on the Fabric Toolbar.

The Fabric Events window opens (see Figure 21).

3. Optional: Click the column head to sort the events by that column. Drag the column divider to resize a

column.

You can also filter switch events, as described in ”Filtering fabric and switch events” on page 82.

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Figure 21 Fabric Events view

Displaying switch events

The Switch Events window displays a running log of events for the selected switch (see Figure 22). Switch events are polled and updated every 15 seconds, so there is no refresh-on-demand option for switch events as there is for the fabric events.

NOTE: For two-switch configurations, all chassis-related events are displayed in the event list of each

logical switch for convenience.

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Figure 22 Switch Events view

To display switch events:

1. Click the switch from the Fabric Tree.

The Switch View opens.

2. Click the Events button from the Switch View.

The Switch Events window opens (see Figure 22).

3. Optional: Click the column head to sort the events by that column. Drag the column divider to resize a

column.

You can also filter switch events, as described in ”Filtering fabric and switch events”.

Filtering fabric and switch events

You can filter the events in the Fabric Events window and Switch Events window by time, severity, message ID, and service. You can apply either one type of filter at a time or multiple types of filters at the same time. The Switch Event and Fabric Event views both have a Filter button. Click the Filter button to open the Filter Events dialog box (see Figure 23).

When a filter is applied, the Show All button is active in the events views and the type of filter applied is identified at the top of the events views (see Figure 22). To un-apply a filter, click the Show All button in the events window.

NOTE: For two-switch configurations, clicking the Events button for a given switch automatically filters out

switch service events from the other switch. Chassis service is shown in both events lists.

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Figure 23 Event Filter dialog box

To filter events by time intervals:

1. Launch the Fabric Events or Switch Events view as described in ”Displaying fabric events” on page 80

or ”Displaying switch events” on page 81.

2. Click Filter.

The Event Filter dialog box opens.

3. To filter events within a certain time period:

a. Select From and enter the start time and date in the fields.

b. Select To and enter the finish time and date in the fields.

4. To filter all events beginning at a certain date and time, select From and enter the start time and date

in the fields.

5. To filter events up until a certain date and time, select To and enter the finish time and date in the

fields.

6. Click OK.

The filter is enabled and the enabled filter type is displayed in the events window.

To filter events by event severity levels:

1. Launch the Fabric Events or Switch Events view as described in ”Displaying fabric events” on page 80

or ”Displaying switch events” on page 81.

2. Click Filter.

The Event Filter dialog box opens.

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3. Select Level.

The event severity level check boxes are enabled.

4. Click the event levels you want to display.

5. Click OK.

The filter is enabled and the enabled filter type is displayed in the events window.

To filter events by message ID:

1. Launch the Fabric Events or Switch Events view as described in ”Displaying fabric events” on page 80

or ”Displaying switch events” on page 81.

2. Click Filter.

The Event Filter dialog box opens.

3. Select Message ID.

4. Enter the message IDs in the associated field.

You can enter multiple message IDs separated by commas. You can enter either the full message ID (moduleID-messageType) or a partial ID (moduleID only).

5. Click OK.

The filter is enabled and the enabled filter type is displayed in the events window.

To filter events by service component:

1. Launch the Fabric or Switch Events view as described in ”Displaying fabric events” on page 80 or

”Displaying switch events” on page 81.

2. Click Filter.

The Event Filter dialog box opens.

3. Select Event Service.

The event service list is enabled.

4. Select either Switch or Chassis from the list to show only those messages from the logical switch or from

the chassis.

5. Click OK.

The filter is enabled and the enabled filter type is displayed in the events window.

Displaying a fabric topology report

A fabric topology report lists all the domains in the fabric and the active paths for each domain. A sample fabric topology report is shown in Figure 24.

To view a fabric topology report:

1. Click the Fabric Topology icon on the Fabric Toolbar.

The Fabric Topology window opens.

2. Click the Print button to print a topology report.

A Print button is located at the top and bottom of the report. Both Print buttons have the same function.

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Figure 24 Fabric topology report

Displaying the name server entries

Advanced Web Tools displays Name Server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database (see

Figure 25). This includes all Name Server entries for the fabric, not only those related to the local domain.

Each row in the table represents a different device.

NOTE: Name Server entries are not automatically polled by default. You must click Refresh from the

Name Server view to poll Name Server entries. You can also specify a time interval at which the Name Server entries are to be automatically refreshed.

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Figure 25 Name Server view

To view a list of the switches in the Name Server:

1. Click the Name Server icon from the Fabric Toolbar.

The Name Server Table opens.

2. Optional: Click the Auto Refresh check box from the Name Server view.

3. Optional: Enter an autorefresh interval (in seconds), with a minimum of 15 seconds.

The Name Server entries refresh at the rate you set.

To print the Name Server entries:

1. Click the Name Server icon from the Fabric Toolbar.

The Name Server Table opens.

2. Click Print.

The Page Setup dialog box opens. Make changes, as appropriate.

3. Click OK in the Page Setup dialog box.

The Print dialog box opens.

4. Select a printer and click OK in the Print dialog box.

To display detailed Name Server information for a particular device:

1. Click the Name Server icon from the Fabric Toolbar.

The Name Server Table opens.

2. Select a device from the Domain column.

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3. Click Detail View.

The Name Server Information dialog box opens and displays information specific to that device.

To display the zone members of a particular device:

1. Click the Name Server icon from the Fabric Toolbar.

The Name Server Table opens.

2. Select a device from the Domain column.

3. Click Accessible Devices.

The Zone Accessible Devices view displays accessible zone member information specific to that device.

Displaying switch information

This section describes how to display information about the physical components of the switch (such as fan, temperature, and power supply) as well as how to display other detailed switch information (such as firmware and IP address).

Displaying detailed fan hardware status

The background color of the Fan button indicates the overall status of the fans. For more information about the switch fan, refer to the appropriate hardware documentation.

Note that the Fan No. column indicates either the fan number or the fan FRU number, depending on the switch model. A fan FRU can contain one or more fans.

• For the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and SAN Switch 4/32, the Fan No. column shows

the fan FRU number.

• For the SAN Switch 2/32, the Fan No. column shows the fan number.

• The SAN Switch 2/8V and SAN Switch 2/16V do not contain fan FRUs, so for these switch models,

the Fan No. column shows the fan number.

To display the fan status detail:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Toolbar.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View. The background color of the Fan button indicates the overall status of the fan.

2. Click the Fan button from the Switch View.

The detailed fan status for the switch is displayed.

Displaying the temperature status

The background color of the Temp button indicates the overall status of the temperature. For more information regarding switch temperature, refer to the appropriate hardware documentation.

To display the temperature status detail:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Toolbar.

The selected switch appears in the Switch view. The background color of the Temp button indicates the overall status of the temperature.

2. Click the Temp button from the Switch View.

The detailed temperature sensor states for the switch are displayed.

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Displaying the power supply status

The background color of the Power button indicates the overall status of the power supply. For more information regarding switch power modules, refer to the appropriate hardware documentation.

To display the power supply status detail:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View. The background color of the Power button indicates the overall status of the power supply.

2. Click the Power button from the Switch View.

The detailed power supply states are displayed for the switch.

Checking the physical health of a switch

The Status button displays the operational state of the switch. The background color of the button displays the real-time status of the switch. See the Status Legend for the meaning of the background colors.

If no data is available from a switch, the most recent background color remains displayed. For all statuses that are based on errors-per-time-interval, any errors cause the status to show faulty until the entire sample interval has passed.

If the switch status is marginal or critical, information on the trigger that caused that status is displayed in the Switch Information view. Click the Status button to display a detailed, customizable switch status report, as shown in Figure 26.

Figure 26 Switch status report

To display a detailed switch status report:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

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The selected switch appears in the Switch View. The background color of the Status button indicates the overall status of the switch.

2. Click the Status button from the Switch View.

The detailed switch health report is displayed, as shown in Figure 26.

3. Optional: Click the underlined links in the left panel to display detailed information about ports and

Switch Availability Monitoring (SAM).

4. Optional: Mouse-over the Action field (see Figure 27) and click an action to do any of the following:

• Refresh the information displayed in the report.

•Customize the report.

• View the data in raw XML format.

• View the style sheet for the report.

• View the XML schema for the report.

Figure 27 Switch report action menu

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Displaying detailed switch information

The Info button in the Switch View displays detailed switch information, as shown in Figure 28.

Figure 28 Switch information view

To display detailed switch information:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Info button .

The Switch Information view is displayed.

Physically locating a switch using beaconing

Use the Beacon button to physically locate a switch in a fabric. The beaconing function helps to physically locate a switch by initiating a LED light pattern that cycles through all ports for each switch (from left to right).

To enable beaconing:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Beacon button on the Switch View.

The LEDs on the switch (selected in the GUI) light up in a pattern running back and forth across the switch itself. The beaconing is not shown in the GUI.

3. Observe the physical switches to locate the beaconing switch.

Displaying port information

The Switch View displays port graphics with blinking LEDs, simulating the physical appearance of the ports. One of the LEDs indicates port status; the other indicates port speed. For LED information, refer to the hardware installation guide for the switch you are viewing.

The background color of the port icon indicates the port status, as follows:

• Green for healthy

• Yellow for m a rginal

• Red for critical

• Gray for unmonitored

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If the entire port icon is blue, the port is buffer-limited. If a group of port icons is grayed out, those ports are not licensed. The port status is also indicated in the Port Information screen in the Port Health field for the selected port. Figure 29 shows a port icon and associated LEDs from a Core Switch 2/64.

Figure 29 Port and LED status color-coded information

The Port Information screen displays statistics and status for the selected port, SFP, or loop, as shown in

Figure 30. Access the Port Information screen by clicking any of the ports in the Switch View.

Figure 30 Port Information screen

The number of slots displayed in the Port Information screen depends on the model of switch the port is on.

For example, each logical switch in the Core Switch 2/64 (and the SAN Director 2/128, if it is configured for two logical switches) has four slots. For these switch types, a subtab is displayed for each physically inserted and powered-on slot in the Port Information screen. You must first click the slot tab and then the port tab for that slot.

For the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, there are no subtabs for the slots. There is just a port tab for each port.

To access the Port Information screen:

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1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch view.

2. Click the port icon for which you want to view information.

The Port Information screen opens.

3. This step is switch-specific:

For the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128, click the slot tab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch.

For the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32, proceed directly to the next step.

4. Click the port tab.

5. Optional: To view additional port information, click one of the subtabs for each port: PortStats, SFP, or

Loop.

Displaying swapped port area IDs

Use this procedure to view swapped ports on the switch. You cannot swap ports using Advanced Web Tools: you can swap ports using the Fabric OS CLI only.

To determine whether a port area ID has been swapped with another switch port:

1. Launch the Switch Admin module as described in ”Launching the Switch Admin module” on page 43.

2. Click the Ports tab.

3. View the Port (Area ID) column in the Port Settings tab.

For ports that have been swapped, the port number is followed by the area ID, in parentheses.

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5 Zone administration

This chapter briefly describes zoning and provides the procedures for managing zoning using Advanced Web Tools. This chapter contains the following sections:

• Introduction to zoning, page 93

• Managing zoning with Advanced Web Tools, page 93

• Managing zone aliases, page 98

• Managing zones, page 99

• Managing QuickLoops, page 101

• Managing Fabric Assist zones, page 102

• Managing zoning configurations, page 104

• Managing the zoning database, page 110

Introduction to zoning

Zoning enables you to partition your storage area network (SAN) into logical groups of devices that can access each other. For example, you can partition your SAN into two zones, winzone and unixzone, so that your Windows servers and storage do not interact with your UNIX® servers and storage.

Zones can be configured dynamically. They can vary in size, depending on the number of fabric-connected devices, and devices can belong to more than one zone. Because zone members can access only other members of the same zone, a device not included in a zone is not available to members of that zone.

When using a mixed fabric—that is, a fabric containing v4.x, v3.x and v2.x switches—you should use the most advanced switches to perform zoning tasks.

When zone or Fabric Assist (FA) zone members are specified by fabric location (domain, area) only, or by device name (node name or port WWN) only, zone boundaries can be enforced at the hardware level and the zone is called a hard zone.

When zone elements are specified by fabric location (domain, area) and other elements of the same zone are specified by device name (node name or port WWN), zone enforcement depends on Name Server lookups, and the zone is called a soft zone.

For more specific information about zoning concepts, refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.

Managing zoning with Advanced Web Tools

You can monitor and manage zoning through the Zone Admin module. Click the Zone Administration icon in the Fabric Toolbar to access the Zone Admin module shown in Figure 31. The Zone Admin icon is displayed in the Fabric Toolbar only if an Advanced Zoning license is installed on the switch.

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Figure 31 Zone Admin module

The information in the Zone Admin module is collected from the selected switch.

If secure mode is enabled, zoning can be administered only from the primary FCS switch. If the selected switch has an Advanced Zoning license installed, but is not the primary FCS switch, the Zone Admin icon is displayed in the Fabric Toolbar but not activated. For specific information regarding secure fabrics, refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.

When you click the Zone Admin icon from the Fabric Toolbar, you must log in as an admin user to launch the Zone Admin module. A snapshot is taken of all the zoning configurations at the time you launch the Zone Admin module; this information is not updated automatically by Advanced Web Tools. To update this information, see ”Refreshing the Zone Admin module information” on page 96.

CAUTION: Any changes you make in the Zone Admin module are held in a buffered environment and

do not update the zoning database until you save the changes. If you close the Zone Admin module without saving your changes, your changes are lost. To save the buffered changes you make in the Zone Admin module to the zoning database on the switch, see ”Saving local zoning changes” on page 96.

Saving means updating the zoning database on the switch with the local changes from the Advanced Web Tools buffer. Refreshing means copying the current state of the zoning database on the switch to the Advanced Web Tools buffer, overwriting its current contents.

In the Zone Admin module, all WWNs also display vendor names. In the Member Selection List panel (Figure 31), you can right-click port and device nodes to display which aliases the port or device is a member of. You can also right-click the device nodes and select View Device Detail to display detailed information about the selected device, as shown in Figure 32.

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Figure 32 Device Detail view example

NOTE: In the Device Detail view, the scroll bars in the Member of Zones and Member of Aliases sections

do not scroll unless you double-click them first.

The remainder of this section describes basic zoning procedures you can perform in the Zone Admin module that are useful for all zoning operations.

Launching the Zone Admin module

This section describes how to launch the Zone Admin module, from which all zoning procedures are performed. To launch the Zone Admin module:

1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Zone Administration icon in the Fabric Toolbar.

The login dialog box opens.

3. Enter the user name of an account with the admin role.

4. Enter the password.

The Zone Admin module appears (see Figure 31 on page 94).

Refreshing the fabric information

This function refreshes the display of fabric elements (switches, ports, devices, and AL_PAs) only. It does not affect any zoning element changes or update zone information in the Zone Admin module. To refresh the zone information displayed in the Zone Admin module, see ”Refreshing the Zone Admin module

information” on page 96.

This function allows you to refresh the fabric element information displayed at any time.

To refresh the fabric information:

In the Zone Admin module, select View > Refresh Fabric.

This refreshes the status for the fabric, including switches, ports, and devices.

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Refreshing the Zone Admin module information

The information displayed in the Zone Admin module is initially a snapshot of the contents of the fabric zoning database at the time the module is launched. Any changes you make to this view are saved to a local buffer; they are not applied to the fabric zoning database until you invoke one of the transactional operations listed in the Actions menu.

Any local zoning changes are buffered by the Zone Admin module until explicitly saved to the fabric. If the fabric zoning database is independently changed by another user or from another interface (for example, the CLI) while Advanced Web Tools zoning changes are still pending, the refresh icon starts to blink (after a 15 second polling delay). You can then choose to refresh the current Advanced Web Tools zoning view to reflect the new, externally changed contents of the fabric zoning database. Any pending local changes are then lost. You can also ignore the blinking refresh icon and save your local changes, overwriting the external changes that triggered the icon to blink.

Another reason to refresh zoning is to back out of current, unsaved work and start over.

You can refresh the zoning information at any time, either using the refresh icon (whether it is flashing or not) or from the View menu.

The following procedure updates the information in the Zone Admin module with the information saved in the zoning database on the switch.

CAUTION: When you refresh the buffered information in the Zone Admin module, any zoning

configuration changes you have made and not yet saved are erased from the buffer and replaced with the currently enabled zone configuration information that is saved on the switch.

To refresh the local Zone Admin buffer from the fabric zoning database:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Select View > Refresh Zoning or click the zone refresh icon , located in the lower right corner of the

Zone Admin module.

This refreshes the information in the Zone Admin module with the information in the switch’s zoning database. This action also refreshes the fabric information as described in this section. Any unsaved zoning changes are deleted.

Saving local zoning changes

All information displayed and all changes made in the Zone Admin module are buffered until you save the changes. That means that any other user looking at the zone information for the switch does not see the changes you made until you save them. Saving the changes propagates any changes you have made in the Zone Admin module (buffered changes) to the zoning database on the switch. If another user has a zoning operation in progress at the time that you attempt to save changes, a warning is displayed indicating that another zoning transaction is in progress on the fabric. You can select to abort the other transaction and override it with yours.

This action updates the entire contents of the Zone Admin module, not just the selected zone, alias, or configuration. You can save your changes at any time during the zone administration session.

To save Zone Admin module changes to the switch zoning database:

1. Make your zoning changes in the Zone Admin module.

2. Select Actions > Save Config Only.

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NOTE: If you made changes to a configuration, you must enable the configuration before the changes

become effective. To enable the configuration, see ”Enabling a zone configuration” on page 106.

Closing the Zone Admin module

It is very important to remember that any changes you make in the Zone Admin module are not saved automatically. HP recommends that you always close the Zone Admin module from the File menu as described in the following procedure.

CAUTION: If you click the X in the top right corner of the Zone Admin module, the Zone Admin session is

closed immediately and any changes you made without saving are lost. To avoid potential loss of data, use the following procedure to close the Zone Admin module. In this procedure, the Zone Admin session displays a warning if you have unsaved changes when you are trying to close the Zone Admin module.

To safely close the Zone Admin module:

1. From the Zone Admin module, select File > Close.

If any changes exist in the buffer that have not been saved, a warning dialog box opens, asking you to confirm that you want to close the Zone Admin session without saving the changes.

2. Click Yes to close without saving changes or click No to go back to the Zone Admin module to save the

changes as described in ”Saving local zoning changes” on page 96.

Zoning views

You can choose how zoning elements are displayed in the Zone Admin module. The zoning view you select determines how members are displayed in the Member Selection List panel (see Figure 31 on page 94). The views filter the fabric and device information displayed in the Member Selection List for the selected view, making it easier for you to create and modify zones, especially when creating hard zones.

Depending on the method you use to zone, some of the tabs may not be available in the Zone Admin module.

There are four views of defining members for zoning:

• Mixed zoning, which displays the port area number, device WWNs, or QuickLoop AL_PAs, and is

useful when creating a soft zone.

• Port zoning, which displays port area numbers only, and is useful when creating a hard zone.

• WWN zoning, which displays device WWNs only, and is useful when creating a hard zone.

• AL_PA zoning, which displays QuickLoop AL_PAs only, and is useful when creating a soft zone.

To select a zoning view:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. From the View menu, select one of the following:

• Mixed Zoning

• Port Zoning

• WWN Zoning

• AL_PA Zoning

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Managing zone aliases

An alias is a logical group of port area numbers, WWNs, or AL_PAs. Specifying groups of ports or devices as an alias makes zone configuration easier, by enabling you to configure zones using an alias rather than specifying a long string of individual members. You can specify members of an alias using the following methods:

• A switch domain and port area number pair: for example, 2, 20

• Device node and device port WWNs

• QuickLoop AL_PAs

Creating and populating a zone alias

Use the following procedure to create a zone alias:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Member Selection List as described in ”Zoning

views” on page 97.

3. Click the Alias tab.

4. Click Create.

The Create New Alias dialog box opens.

5. Enter a name for the new alias, and click OK in the Create New Alias dialog box.

The new alias appears in the Name list in the Alias tab.

6. Click + signs in the Member Selection List to view the nested elements.

The choices available in the Member Selection List depend on the selection made in the View menu.

7. Click elements in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your alias.

The Add Member button becomes active.

8. Click Add Member to add alias members.

Selected members move to the Alias Members window.

9. Optional: Repeat step 7 and step 8 to add more elements to your alias.

10. Optional: Click Add Other to include a WWN, port, or QuickLoop (AL_PA) that is not currently a part

of the fabric.

Adding and removing members of a zone alias

Use the following procedure to add or remove zone alias members:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Click the Alias tab.

3. Select the alias you want to modify from the Name list.

4. Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to add to your alias, or highlight an

element in the Alias Members list that you want to delete.

5. Click Add Member to add the selected alias member. Click Remove Member to remove the selected

alias member.

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Renaming a zone alias

Use the following procedure to change the name of a zone alias:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Click the Alias tab.

3. Select the alias you want to rename from the Name list.

4. Click Rename.

The Rename an Alias dialog box opens.

5. Enter a new alias name and click OK.

The alias is renamed in the Zone Admin buffer.

Deleting a Zone Alias

You can remove a zone alias from the Zone Admin buffer. When a zone alias is deleted, it is no longer a member of the zones of which it was once a member.

To delete a zone alias:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Click the Alias tab.

3. Select the alias you want to delete from the Name list.

4. Click Delete.

The Confirm Deleting Alias dialog box opens.

5. Click Yes.

The selected alias is deleted from the Zone Admin buffer.

Managing zones

A zone is a region within the fabric in which specified switches and devices can communicate. A device can communicate only with other devices connected to the fabric within its specified zone. You can specify members of a zone using the following methods:

• Alias names

• Switch domain and port area number pair: for example, 2, 20

• WWN (device)

• QuickLoop AL_PAs (device)

Creating and populating a zone

Use the following procedure to create and populate a zone:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Member Selection List as described in ”Zoning

views” on page 97.

3. Click the Zone tab.

4. Click Create.

The Create New Zone dialog box opens.

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5. Enter a name for the new zone in the Create New Zone dialog box, and click OK.

The new zone appears in the Name list.

6. Click + signs in the Member Selection List to view the nested elements.

The choices available in the Member Selection List depend on the selection made in the View menu.

7. Select an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone.

The Add Member button becomes active.

8. Click Add Member to add the zone member.

The selected member is moved to the Zone Members window.

9. Optional: Repeat steps 7 and 8 to add more elements to your zone.

10.Optional: Click Add Other to include a WWN, port, or QuickLoop (AL_PA) that is not currently a part

of the fabric.

Adding and removing the members of a zone

Use the following procedure to add or remove zone members:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Click the Zone tab.

3. Select the zone you want to modify from the Name list.

The zone members for the selected zone are listed in the Zone Members list.

4. Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone, or

highlight an element in the Zone Members list that you want to delete.

5. Click Add Member to add a zone member.

Click Remove Member to remove a zone member.

Renaming a zone

Use the following procedure to change the name of a zone:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Click the Zone tab.

3. Select the zone you want to rename from the Name list.

4. Click Rename.

The Rename a Zone dialog box opens.

5. Enter a new zone name and click OK.

The zone is renamed in the Zone Admin buffer.

Deleting a zone

Use the following procedure to delete a zone:

1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95.

2. Click the Zone tab.

3. Select the zone you want to delete from the Name list.

4. Click Delete.

The Confirm Deleting Zone dialog box opens.

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HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

About this guide

Intended audience

Related documentation

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

HP technical support

HP Storage web site

HP authorized reseller

1 Introducing Advanced Web Tools

Changes to this guide for OS v5.0.0

Ending the Web Tools session

To end the Web Tools session

Figure 10 Ports tab

Configuring port type

To change the port type

Figure 11 Extended Fabric tab

Launching Advanced Web Tools

Figure 1 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 4/32

Switch Explorer

Table 2 Key to Figure 2 through Figure 4

Figure 2 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a Core Switch 2/64

Figure 3 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Director 2/128

Figure 4 Advanced Web Tools Switch Explorer for a SAN Switch 2/8V

Table 3 Polling rate in the Switch Explorer window

Fabric Tree

Fabric Toolbar

Switch View

Switch View button menu

Switch Information View

Status Legend

Displaying Switches in the fabric

Advanced Web Tools and secure mode

Advanced Web Tools access and HTTP_POLICY

Opening modules in a secure fabric

Primary-FCS-only functionality

Disabled functionality

Recommendations for working with Advanced Web Tools

2 Requirements, installation, and support

Requirements

Table 4 Certified and tested platforms

Table 5 Tested platforms

Configuring Internet Explorer

Figure 5 Configuring Internet Explorer

Installing Java on the workstation

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through telnet

Installing an Advanced Web Tools license through the Web

Value line licenses

Switch support

Managing fabrics, switches, and ports using Advanced Web Tools

Figure 6 Switch Admin module

Launching the Switch Admin module

Refreshing the Switch Admin module

Launching the Telnet window

Configuring IP and netmask information

Figure 7 Network tab

Configuring a syslog IP address

Performing a firmware download

Figure 8 Firmware tab

Configuring a switch

Enabling and disabling a switch

Changing the switch name

Changing the switch domain ID

Viewing and printing a switch report

Rebooting the switch

Performing a fast boot

Performing a reboot

Configuring fabric parameters

Figure 9 Configure tab, Fabric subtab

Enabling insistent domain ID mode

Configuring FAN frame notification parameters

Configuring ports

Figure 10 Ports tab

Configuring port speed

Assigning a name to a port