HP StorageWorks 8B, FC 1Gb Entry Switch 8B, FC 1Gb Switch 16B, FC 2Gb Entry Switch 8B, FC 2Gb Switch 16B Switch Manual
procedures guide
version 3.0
fabric os
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Contents
Preface
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
System Requirements and Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Getting Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Chapter 1 Setting the Initial Configuration
Logging into a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Enabling Licensed Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Displaying the Installed Feature Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Changing the Admin Password and User ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Configuring the IP and Fibre Channel Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Displaying the Fabric Wide Device Count. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Chapter 2 Basic Configuration Procedures
Setting the Telnet Timeout Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Displaying the Firmware Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Setting the Switch Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Displaying the System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Backing Up the System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Restoring the System Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Disabling a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Enabling a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Disabling a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
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Enabling a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Changing a Switch Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Setting the Switch Status Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Viewing the Policy Threshold Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Configuring the Policy Threshold Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Enabling the Track Changes Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Displaying whether Track Changes is Enabled . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Configuring a Static Route Between Two Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Configuring the In-order Delivery Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Forcing In-order Delivery of Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Disabling In-order Delivery of Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Displaying Help Information for a Telnet Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Configuring Compatibility with the F16 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Chapter 3 Working with the Management Server
Configuring Access to the Management Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Displaying the Access Control List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Adding a WWN to the Access Control List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Deleting a WWN from the Access Control List. . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Displaying the Management Server Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Clearing the Management Server Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Displaying the Capability of a Fabric for Management Server Support 3-4
Activating the Platform Management Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Deactivating the Platform Management Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Chapter 4 Displaying Error Logs and Status
Displaying the Status of a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Displaying Software Statistics for a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Displaying Hardware Statistics for a Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Displaying a Summary of Port Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
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Displaying the Error Log of a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Displaying the Switch Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Displaying Information About a Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Displaying the Uptime Of The Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Displaying the Fan Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Displaying Power Supply Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Displaying the Temperature Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Running Diagnostic Tests on the Switch Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Glossary
Index
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Preface
Fabric OS Pr ocedures Guide Version 3.0 pro vides p roced ures u sed to admin ister and configur e the
HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B, FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B, and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch
16B products through the telnet interface. This manual provides procedures for many of the basic
tasks of administ rating a switc h. Fo r tas ks relat ed to specific f eatures such as Zoning or QuickLo op
refer to the individual product guides. This manual is created primarily for new administrators of
switches.
About This Guide
This guide provides the following information about Fabric OS:
Related Publications
Related product information can be found in the following publications.
Provided with the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B:
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started
Guide (A7346-90902)
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Documentation
CD (A7346-11001)
Chapter 1
Setting the Initial Configuration
Provides information on initial configuration
procedures including logging in and changing
passwords.
Chapter 2
Basic Configuration Procedures
Provides information on basic configuration
procedures.
Chapter 3
Working with the Management Server
Provides information on the Management Server.
Chapter 4
Displaying Error Logs and Status
Provides information for gathering status and error
information on a switch.
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Provided on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B Documentation CD, and at the HP Web site
at
http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B:
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started
Guide (A7346-90902)
• HP Surest o re FC 1Gb/2Gb Ent r y Swi tc h 8B and FC 1Gb/2 Gb Swi tc h 8B Ins tal la ti on and
Reference Guide
• Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0
• Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0
• Fabric OS Version 3.0.1b Release Notes
• Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0
• QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0
• MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0
• ISL Tr un ki ng User ’s Gu ide , version 3.0
• Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Merg i ng Hete r og e neou s F abr ic s Ins t ru ctions
Provided with the FC 16B:
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Star t Guide (A7340-96002)
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD (A7340-11001)
Provided on the FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD and at the HP Web site at
http://www.hp.com/support/fc16B:
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Star t Guide (A7340-96002)
• HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Install at ion and Reference Guid e
• Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0
• Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0
• Fabric OS Version 3.0.1 Release Notes
• Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0
• QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0
• MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0
• ISL Tr un ki ng User ’s Gu ide , version 3.0
• Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0
• Merg i ng Hete r og e neou s F abr ic s Ins t ru ctions
Information about Fi b re C hann e l stan dard s and Fibre Channel in general can be f oun d o n t he Fi b re
Channel Industry Association Web site, located at
http://www.fibrechannel.com.
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System Requirements and Compatibility
Compatibility with other Products
Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later can be installed and run on the FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch
8B, and FC 16B products.
The FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, and the FC 16B switch running Fabric OS version 3.0.1b
or later can operate in the same fabric with the HP Brocade 2400/2800 and FC 6164 switches
running the a2.4.1 or later versions of Fabric OS.
For more informatio n ab out configuring FC Entry Switch 8B, F C Sw it ch 8 B, F C 1 6B , HP B rocad e
2400/2800, and FC 6164 products to operate in the same fabric, contact your switch supplier.
Getting Help
For information for the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B, visit the HP Web site at
http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B. For the most current technical support information for the FC 16B,
visit the HP Web site at
http://www.hp.com/support/fc16B. This includes hardware and software
support, all repairs, and spare components.
Be prepared to provide the following information to the support personnel:
• Switch serial number
• Switch world wide name
• Output from the supportShow telnet command
• Detailed description of the problem
• Topology configuration
• Troubleshooting steps already performed
Getting Software Updates
For information on obtaining sof tware up dates co n tact you r HP acco unt r e pres entative or technical
support.
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Chapter
1
Setting the Initial Configuration
This chapter provides information on initial configuration tasks f or a switch.
Logging into a Switch
To log into a switch:
1. Open a telnet connection to the switch. The login prompt is displayed if the telnet connection
successfully found the switch in the network.
Note: The switch must be connected to your IP network through the RS-232 port to enable
connection through telnet. Refer to the hardware manual of your switch for more
information about connecting the switch to your IP network.
2. At the login prompt enter the user ID you are logging in as. For example:
login: admin
The password prompt is displayed if the user exists.
3. Enter the password for the user:
password: xxxxxx
The default password is password.
4. If the login was successful a prompt is displayed s howing the switch name an d user I D you are
logged in as. For example:
switch55>admin:
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Enabling Licensed Features
Licensed features are already loaded onto the switch firmware, but must be enabled with a license
key. Once you have purchased these features you are provided with a key to unlock the feature.
T o enable a licensed feature:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
licenseAdd “aaaBbbCcc”
where aaaBbbCcc is the license key for a particular feature.
Note: You must enter a license key for each feature to activate. License keys are case sensitive.
Displaying the Installed Feature Licenses
To display what features have been enabled on a switch:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
licenseShow
This command displays the license keys that have been entered for the switch and the features
enabled by those licenses.
Changing the Admin Password and User ID
For security reasons, the first time you log into the Fabric OS you are requested to change the
admin user ID and system password.
To change the Admin user ID and password:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
Password “admin”
An interactive session is opened and you are prompted for conf igurat ion valu es.
3. At the New username prompt, enter a new name for the admin user. You can change the name
of the admin user without changing the password. Press enter to leave the name as is.
4. At the Old Password prompt, enter th e old passwor d.
5. At the New password prompt, enter the new password. The new password must be from 8 to
40 characters in length.
6. At the Re-enter new password prompt, enter the new password exactly as entered to the
previous prompt.
7. Press the enter key to commit the configuration to the firmware.
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Configuring the IP and Fibre Channel Address
The switch is shipped with a default IP address of 10.77.77.77. To change the default IP
Address and configure the Fibre Channel IP address of the switch:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
ipAddrSet
An interactive session is open ed and you are pr ompted for conf iguration values. Press the enter
key without entering a value to skip over a prompt and leave the parameter value as is.
3. At the Ethernet IP Address prompt, enter the new IP address for the ethernet port on the switch.
Press the enter key to continue.
4. At the Ethernet Subnetmask prompt, enter the address of the subnetmask, if applicable. Press
the enter key to continue.
5. At the Fibre Channel IP address prompt, enter the Fibre Channel IP address for the switch.
Press the enter key to continue.
6. At the Fibre Channel Subnetmask prompt, enter the address of the subnetmask, if applicable.
Press the enter key to continue.
7. At the Gateway Address prompt, enter the IP address of the gateway system if applicable.
Press the enter key to continue.
The configuration is then committed to the switch firmware.
8. You are then prompted whether to make the IP address changes active now or at the next
reboot. Enter y at the prompt to have the IP address changes take effect immediately.
Displaying the Fabric Wide Device Count
To verify that you have fabric wide connectivity when you install a new switch, display the fabric
wide device count from the newly installed switch.
To display the fabric wide device count from a switch:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
nsAllShow
This command displays all the connected devices in the fabric.
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2
Basic Configuration Procedures
This chapter provides information on basic configuration tasks for a switch.
Setting the Telnet Timeout Value
To set a new telnet timeout value:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
timeout x
where x is the number of minutes before the telnet connection times out. If you specify 0 then
the telnet connection never times out. Timeout is disabled by default.
Displaying the Firmware Version
To display the firmware version:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line enter the following command:
version
This command displays the Kernel version, Fabric OS release number, and other information
about the firmware.
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