HP M-series HA-Fabric Manager Software User Manual

McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch

for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide

Part number: AA-RW20B-TE Second edition: December 2005

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McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide

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

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

Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

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

JDOM license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

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

Helpful web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

1 Using McDATA Web Server/McDATA Element Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Workstation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Starting McDATA Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Starting McDATA Element Manager in HAFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Exiting McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Viewing software version and copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Enabling Call Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Enabling Email Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

User interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Menu bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

McDATA Web Server topology display menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

McDATA Web Server faceplate display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

McDATA Element Manager faceplate display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Shortcut keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

McDATA Web Server Tool bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

McDATA Web Server fabric tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Graphic window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Data window and tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Working status Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the McDATA Web Server topology display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Switch and link status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Working with switches and links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Selecting switches and links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Arranging switches in the display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Topology data windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the faceplate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Port views and status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Working with ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selecting ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Opening the faceplate popup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Faceplate data windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2 Managing fabrics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Securing a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Security consistency checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Connection security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

User account security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Remote authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Device security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Edit Security dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Create Security Set dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Create Security Group dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Create Security Group Member dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Editing the security configuration on a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Viewing properties of a security set, group, or member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Security Config dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Archiving a security configuration to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Activating a security set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Deactivating a security set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Configured Security data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Active Security data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Fabric services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Enabling SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Enabling in-band management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tracking fabric firmware and software versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Saving a version snapshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Viewing and comparing version snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Exporting version snapshots to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Managing the fabric database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Adding a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Removing a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Opening a fabric view file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Rediscovering a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Deleting switches and links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Adding a new switch to a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Replacing a failed switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Displaying fabric information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Fabric status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Displaying the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Sorting the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Filtering the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Saving the Event Browser to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Devices data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Active Zone Set data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Link data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Working with device information and nicknames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Displaying detailed device information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Exporting device information to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Managing device port nicknames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Creating a nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Editing a nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Deleting a nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Exporting nicknames to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Importing a nicknames file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Zoning a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Zoning concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Zone sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Viewing zoning limits and properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Managing the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Editing the zoning database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Configuring the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Interop Auto Save . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Default Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Saving the zoning database to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Restoring the zoning database from a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Restoring the default zoning database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing all zoning definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Managing the active zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Creating a zone set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Activating and deactivating a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing a zone from a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Managing zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Creating a zone in a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Adding zone members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Renaming a zone or a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Removing a zone member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Removing a zone from a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Merging fabrics and zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Zone merge failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Zone merge failure recovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Managing user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Creating user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Removing a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Changing a user account password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Modifying a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Configuring RADIUS servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adding a RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing a RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Editing RADIUS server information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Modifying RADIUS server authentication order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Displaying switch information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Switch Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Devices data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Switch data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Port Statistics data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Port Information data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Configuring port threshold alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Paging a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Resetting a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Configuring a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using the configuration wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Symbolic name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Switch administrative states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Domain ID and domain ID lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Fabric Device Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Broadcast support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

In-band management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Advanced switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Timeout values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Interop mode for zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Configuring system services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Security Consistency Checklist dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Network properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

IP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Remote logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

NTP client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SNMP properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

SNMP trap configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Archiving a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Restoring a switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

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Restoring the factory default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Downloading a support file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Installing Product Feature Enablement (PFE) keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Installing firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Using McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager to install firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using the CLI to install firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Displaying hardware status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

4 Managing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Displaying port information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Monitoring port status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Displaying port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Displaying port operational states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Displaying port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Displaying transceiver media status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Port Statistics data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Port Information data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Configuring ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Changing port administrative states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Changing port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Changing port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Device scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Changing port symbolic name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Resetting a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Testing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

5 Command Line Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Logging on to a 4Gb SAN Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

User accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Working with switch configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Modifying a configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Backing up and restoring switch configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Admin command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

CIM command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

CIMListener command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

CIMSubscription command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Config command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Create command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Date command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Feature command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Firmware Install command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Group command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Hardreset command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Help command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

History command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Hotreset command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Image command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Lip command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Passwd command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Ping command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Ps command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Quit command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Reset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Security command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Securityset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Set command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Set Config command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Set Log command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Set Port command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Set Setup command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Show command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Show Config command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Show Log command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Show Perf command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Show Setup command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Shutdown command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Test command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Uptime command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

User command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Whoami command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Zone command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Zoneset command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Zoning command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Figures

1 Initial Startup Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 McDATA Web Server window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 McDATA Element Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Preferences dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5 McDATA Web Server display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6 McDATA Web Server Topology display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

7 McDATA Web Server Faceplate display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

8 McDATA Element Manager Faceplate display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

9 McDATA Web Server fabric tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

10 McDATA Web Server topology display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

11 Faceplate display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

12 Edit Security dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

13 Create Security Set dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

14 Create Security Group dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

15 Create a Security Group Member dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

16 Security Config dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

17 Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

18 Add a New Fabric dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

19 Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

20 Filter Events dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

21 Active Zone Set data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

22 Detailed Device Display dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

23 Edit Zoning dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

24 Zoning Config dialog (McDATA Fabric Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

25 User Account Administration dialog—Add Account tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

26 User Account Administration dialog—Remove Account tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

27 User Account Administration dialog—Change Password tab page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

28 User Account Administration dialog—Modify Account tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

29 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Add Server tab page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

30 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Remove Server tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

31 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Edit Server tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

32 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Modify Authentication Order tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

33 Faceplate display—Switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

34 McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

35 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

36 Port threshold alarm example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

37 Switch Properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

38 Advanced Switch Properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

39 System Services dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

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40 Network Properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

41 SNMP Properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

42 Restore dialogs – Full Restore and Selective Restore tab pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

43 Features Licenses dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

44 Add License Key dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

45 Hardware status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

46 Faceplate display – port information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

47 Port Properties dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

48 Port Loopback Test dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Tables

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

2 Workstation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3 McDATA Web Server Tool bar buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4 Topology display switch and status icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

5 Severity levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

6 Devices data window entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

7 Edit Zoning dialog tool bar buttons and icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

8 Factory user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

9 Switch data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

10 Switch resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

11 Switch administrative states. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

12 Corresponding domain ID values by interop mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

13 Timeout values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

14 IP configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

15 SNMP configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

16 SNMP trap configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

17 Factory default configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

18 Port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

19 Port operational states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

20 Port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

21 Port transceiver media view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

22 Port Statistics data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

23 Port Information data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

24 Port administrative states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

25 Port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

26 Port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

About this guide

This manual describes the McDATA® Web Server™ and McDATA Element Manager™ management tools for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is a 10-port non-blocking Fibre Channel (FC) switch. This manual defines the features, components, and performance characteristics of the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.

The embedded McDATA Web Server and the McDATA Element Manager applications are the focus of this manual which is organized as follows:

• ”Using McDATA Web Server/McDATA Element Manager” on page 13 describes how to use McDATA

Web Server and McDATA Element Manager, their menus, and displays.

• ”Managing fabrics” on page 29 describes fabric management tasks of the McDATA Web Server.

• ”Managing switches” on page 61 describes switch management tasks of the McDATA Web Server and

McDATA Element Manager.

• ”Managing ports” on page 97 describes port management tasks of the McDATA Web Server and

McDATA Element Manager.

• ”Command Line Interface” on page 109 describes the Command Line Interface (CLI).

A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.

Intended audience

This manual introduces the switch management products and explains their installation and use. It is intended for users responsible for installing and using switch management tools.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Knowledge of operation systems

• Knowledge of related hardware/software

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

Web site addresses

• Key names

• 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

Italics font Text emphasis

Monospace font

Monospace, italic font

• File and directory names

• System output

• Code

• Text typed at the command-line

• Code variables

• Command-line variables

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

JDOM license

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the

following disclaimer.

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2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the

disclaimer that follows these conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

3. The name "JDOM" must not be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without

prior written permission. For written permission, please contact license@jdom.org.

4. Products derived from this software may not be called "JDOM", nor may "JDOM" appear in their

name, without prior written permission from the JDOM Project Management (pm@jdom.org).

In addition, we request (but do not require) that you include in the end-user documentation provided with the redistribution and/or in the software itself an acknowledgement equivalent to the following: "This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project (http://www.jdom.org/)."

Alternatively, the acknowledgment may be graphical using the logos available at http://www.jdom.org/images/logos.

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE JDOM AUTHORS OR THE PROJECT CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals on behalf of the JDOM Project and was originally created by Brett McLaughlin <brett@jdom.org> and Jason Hunter <jhunter@jdom.org>. For more information on the JDOM Project, please see <http://www.jdom.org/>.

HP technical support

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

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

Collect 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

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

HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber's choice web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates

• Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements, newest

versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources.

• After signing up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage

under Product Category.

HP-authorized reseller

For the name of your nearest HP-authorized reseller:

• In the United States, call 1-800-282-6672.

• Elsewhere, visit the HP web site: http://www.hp.com

telephone numbers.

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. Then click Contact HP to find locations and

Helpful web sites

For other product information, see the following HP web sites:

• http://www.hp.com

• http://www.hp.com/go/storage

• http://www.hp.com/support/

• http://www.docs.hp.com

• http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/80316-0-0-0-121.htm

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1 Using McDATA Web Server/McDATA Element

Manager

This section describes how to use the McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager applications and their menus. McDATA Web Server is a graphical user interface that provides both fabric and switch module management functions. Because McDATA Web Server resides in the switch firmware, no installation is needed. You can run one instance of the McDATA Web Server at a time by opening the switch IP address with an internet browser. McDATA Web Server is best used to manage a single fabric consisting only of McDATA 4Gb SAN switches.

McDATA Element Manager is a graphical user interface for managing a single McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch through the High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) application. HAFM and McDATA Element Manager are essential tools for managing multiple fabrics or a single fabric consisting of McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches and McDATA M-series switches.

IMPORTANT: McDATA Element Manager is available only with the Element Manager Product Features

Enablement (PFE) key. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement (PFE) keys” on page 91 for information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and Product Feature Enablement license key, follow the step-by-step instructions on the "firmware feature entitlement request certificate" for the PFE key. One of the license key retrieval options is via the web:

www.webkey.external.hp.com

NOTE: Unless stated otherwise, the features described in this document apply to McDATA Web Server

and McDATA Element Manager

The following topics are covered:

• Workstation requirements, page 13

• Starting McDATA Web Server, page 14

• Starting McDATA Element Manager in HAFM, page 15

• Exiting McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager, page 16

• Setting preferences, page 16

• Using online help, page 17

• Viewing software version and copyright information, page 17

• Enabling Call Home, page 17

• Enabling Email Support, page 17

• User interface, page 18

Workstation requirements

Table 2 lists the requirements for fabric management workstations running McDATA Web Server.

Table 2 Workstation requirements

Operating System Windows

Linux

2000, 2003

Red Hat® EL 3.x, 4.x

Memory 256 MB or more

Processor 500 MHz or faster

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Table 2 Workstation requirements

Hardware

Internet Browser Microsoft

RJ-45 Ethernet port

Internet Explorer® 5.0 or later Netscape Mozilla™ 1.02 or later

Java 2 Run Time Environment installed to support the McDATA Web Server. See Starting McDATA Web Server, page 14 for more information.

Navigator® 4.72 or later

Starting McDATA Web Server

To start McDATA Web Server after the switch is operational, enter the switch IP address in an internet browser. The workstation used to manage the switch must be able to connect to the default switch IP address 10.0.0.1.

1. At the workstation, enter the default switch IP address (10.0.0.1) in an internet browser. If your

workstation does not have the Java 2 Run Time Environment program, you will be prompted to download it.

2. Click Proceed in the Initial Start Dialog of the McDATA Web Server window.

3. Enter the default switch IP address, login name (default is admin), and password (default is

password) in the Add a New Fabric dialog.

4. Click Add Fabric.

5. Select the switch in the graphic window of the topology display.

6. Select Switch > Network Properties.

7. Change the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway settings to reflect your desired network

configuration in the Network Properties dialog.

8. Click OK.

9. Select File > Exit to close the McDATA Web Server application. The switch is now ready to be managed

through your network.

10.Repeat steps 1—4 using the switch's newly configured IP address to launch the McDATA Web Server

application once your configured switch is connected to the network.

The application opens with the Initial Start Dialog shown in Figure 1. Select Don’t show this dialog again if you prefer not to see this dialog again. This has the same effect as disabling the Display Initial Startup Dialog preference. See ”Setting preferences” on page 16 for information about setting preferences.

Figure 1 Initial Startup Dialog

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Perform one of the following procedures to access and begin managing the switch:

• Select Open Existing Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog, which prompts you for a fabric

name, IP address, account name, and password. See ”Adding a fabric” on page 40.

• Select Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric to open the McDATA Web Server window shown

in Figure 2. Click Add to open the Add a New Fabric dialog, which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. See ”Adding a fabric” on page 40.

Figure 2 McDATA Web Server window

Starting McDATA Element Manager in HAFM

To use McDATA Element Manager, the HAFM client application must be running on your workstation, or you must be accessing HAFM on the HAFM Appliance. See your HAFM documentation for information about starting and using HAFM. To start McDATA Element Managet in HAFM, add the switch IP address to the discovery list. Locate and double click the switch in the fabric map to open. You can also select the switch and select Element Manager from the application list. HAFM displays the Element Manager window shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3 McDATA Element Manager Window

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Exiting McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager

Select File > Exit to exit the application session. Enter the password and click OK, if the fabric view file was saved with a password.

Setting preferences

You can customize the following preference settings for McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager:

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

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

• Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog at the beginning of a session. See ”Starting

McDATA Web Server” on page 14 for information about the Initial Start Dialog. After a default fabric

view file is created, this setting has no effect.

• Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. See ”Displaying the Event Browser” on page 45. If the

Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 4, the next time McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager is started, all events will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be displayed.

• Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display. You can set the faceplate to reflect

the current port type (default), port speed, port operational state, or port transceiver media. Regardless of the default port view you choose, you can change the port view in the faceplate display by opening the View menu and selecting a different port view option. See the corresponding subsection for more information:

• Displaying port types, page 98

• Displaying port operational states, page 98

• Displaying port speeds, page 99

• Displaying transceiver media status, page 99

Figure 4 Preferences dialog

To set preferences, perform the following procedure:

1. Select File > Preferences to open the Preferences dialog.

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

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

4. Click OK to save the changes.

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Using online help

Online help is available for the McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager applications and their functions. To open online help, choose one of the following:

• Select Help > Help Topics.

• Click Help in the tool bar.

• Click Help in dialogs to display context-sensitive help in dialogs.

Viewing software version and copyright information

Select Help > View to view software version and copyright information.

Enabling Call Home

The call-home feature enables the server platform to automatically connect with a support center to report system problems. The support center server accepts calls from the server platform, logs reported events, and notifies one or more support center representatives. The default state is disabled. To configure telephone numbers and other information for the call-home feature, see your HAFM Manual for details.

You must enable call-home event notification through HAFM before enabling this function through the McDATA Element Manager for the individual switch. At the bottom of HAFM desktop window is an icon that indicates whether the call-home feature is enabled. An X over the phone icon indicates that the call-home feature is disabled.

To enable call-home support for system problems, perform the following procedure in McDATA Element Manager:

1. Select File > HAFM Settings.

2. Select Call Home Support in the pull-down menu to mark the check box. To disable call home support,

select the option to remove the check mark from the check box.

Enabling Email Support

The E-Mail support function on the McDATA Element Manager enables e-mail notification for events that occur on a selected switch. The default state is disabled. E-mail addresses and the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server address for e-mail notification of director events must be configured through HAFM. See your HAFM Manual for instructions on configuring e-mail.

NOTE: E-mail recipients are configured in HAFM through the Email Event Notification Setup dialog box.

A valid SMTP address is configured in this dialog box.

To enable e-mail support, perform the following procedure in McDATA Element manager:

1. Select File > HAFM Settings.

2. Select Email Support in the pull-down menu to mark the check box. To disable e-mail support, select the

option to remove the check mark from the check box.

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User interface

The McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager applications share a common interface. The McDATA Web Server uses two basic displays to manage the fabric and individual switches: the topology display and the faceplate display as shown in Figure 5. The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches. The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports.

The McDATA Element Manager application uses a modified faceplate display with fewer menus, no fabric tree, no tool bar, and fewer data window tabs.

Fabric

tree

Topology display

Faceplate display

bar

Data window tabs

Tool bar

Graphic

window

Data

window

Working status indicator

Figure 5 McDATA Web Server display elements

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Menu bars

The menus and the options vary depending on the management application and the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display.

McDATA Web Server topology display menu

The McDATA Web Server topology display menu options are shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6 McDATA Web Server Topology display menu

McDATA Web Server faceplate display menu

The McDATA Web Server faceplate menu options are shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7 McDATA Web Server Faceplate display menu

NOTE: The Security menu is only displayed if Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is enabled. Select Switch >

Services > SSL to enable SSL. See ”Configuring system services” on page 83 for more information.

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McDATA Element Manager faceplate display menu

The McDATA Element Manager faceplate menu options are shown in Figure 8. These menus differ from the McDATA Web Server faceplate menus in the following ways:

• There is no Fabric menu

• The Zoning Menu is limited to the Edit Zoning Config... option

• The Show Event Browser option is added to the View menu.

• There is no Security menu.

Figure 8 McDATA Element Manager Faceplate display menu

Shortcut keys

Shortcut key combinations, available in both the topology and faceplate displays, provide an alternative method of accessing menu options. The shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive. For example, to exit the application, press Alt+F > X.

The keyboard shortcut keys vary by display type: topology display and faceplate display. In addition to the menu bar, both the topology and faceplate displays have context-sensitive menus that pop up when you right-click in the graphic window. See ”Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus” on page 24 for more information about these popup menus.

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McDATA Web Server Tool bar

The McDATA Web Server tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access functions as shown in Table 3. The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar. The tool bar can be relocated in the display by clicking and dragging the handle at the left edge of the tool bar.

Table 3 McDATA Web Server Tool bar buttons

Tool bar button Description

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

Refresh button—Updates the topology or faceplate display with current information

Event Browser button—Opens the events browser

Edit Zoning button—Opens the Edit Zoning dialog (available only in faceplate display)

Edit Security button—Opens the Edit Security dialog (faceplate display only)

Help Topics button—Opens the online help file

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McDATA Web Server fabric tree

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

Fabric entry

Entry handle

Switch entries

Figure 9 McDATA Web Server fabric tree

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

• A green icon indicates normal operation.

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

performance.

• A red icon indicates a potential failure or non-operational state as when the switch is offline.

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

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

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

• Click a fabric entry in the fabric tree to open the topology display.

• Click a switch entry in the fabric tree to open the faceplate display.

Moveable

window border

Graphic window

The graphic window presents graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate. The window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window.

Data window and tabs

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

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

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

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Working status Indicator

The working status indicator, located in the lower right corner of the McDATA Web Server window, shows when the management workstation is exchanging information with the fabric. As conditions change, the fabric forwards this information to the management workstation where it is reflected in the various displays.

Using the McDATA Web Server topology display

The McDATA Web Server topology display shown in Figure 10 receives information from the selected fabric and displays its topology. Switches and inter-switch links (ISLs) appear in the graphic window and use color to indicate status. Consider the following topology display features:

• Switch and link status, page 23

• Working with switches and links, page 24

• Topology data windows, page 24

Figure 10 McDATA Web Server topology display

Switch and link status

Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state. Lines represent links between switches. The topology display uses green to indicate normal operation, yellow to indicate operational with errors, red to indicate a potential failure or non-operational state, and blue to indicate unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable. See ”Fabric status” on page 44 for more information about topology display icons.

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Working with switches and links

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

Selecting switches and links

Selected switch icons are highlighted in light blue. Selected ISLs are displayed as a heavier line. You can select switches and links in the following ways:

• Click the icon or link to select a switch or a link.

• Press and hold Control, and select multiple switches or links.

• Right-click anywhere in the graphic window background to select all switches or links. Select Select >

All Switches, or select Select > Select All Links from the popup menu.

• Press and hold Control, and select the item again to cancel a selection. Click in the graphic window

background to cancel all selections.

Arranging switches in the display

You can arrange individual switch icons in the topology display or allow McDATA Web Server to arrange all switch icons for you:

• Click and drag the icon to another location in the graphic window to move an individual switch icon.

Links stretch or contract to remain connected.

• Select View > Layout Topology to arrange all switch icons in the topology display automatically.

By default, the Toggle Auto Layout box in the View menu is checked which causes McDATA Web Server to arrange the icons when you select Layout Topology.

You can save a custom arrangement, or layout, and restore that layout during a McDATA Web Server session. Begin by arranging the icons, then select View > Remember Layout. Un-select Toggle Auto Layout > Layout Topology to restore the saved layout.

Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus

The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches. The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. Menu options vary with each type of popup menu.

• Right-click the graphic window background to open the fabric popup menu in the topology display.

• Right-click the switch icon in the graphic window to open the switch popup menu in the topology

display.

• Right-click the link to open the link popup menu in the topology display.

• Right-click the faceplate in the graphic window to open the switch popup menu in the faceplate display.

Topology data windows

The topology display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs:

• Devices – displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. See

”Devices data window” on page 70 for more information.

• Active Zoneset – displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones and their member ports. See

”Active Zone Set data window” on page 49 for more information about this data window. See ”Zoning

a fabric” on page 52 for information about zone sets and zones.

• Switch – displays current network and switch configuration data for the selected switches. See ”Switch

data window” on page 71 for more information.

• Link – displays information about the inter-switch links. See ”Link data window” on page 49 to for more

information.

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Using the faceplate display

The McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager faceplate displays, shown in Figure 11, display the switch name and operational state, and port status. The external ports are numbered 0 and 9. Internal ports are numbered 1–8. The port numbers 1–8 correspond to server blades slots 1–8.

McDATA Web Server

McDATA Element Manager

Figure 11 Faceplate display

Consider the following functional elements of the faceplate display:

• Port views and status, page 26

• Working with ports, page 26

• Faceplate data windows, page 27

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Port views and status

Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive. The faceplate display provides the following views of port status corresponding to the View menu options in the faceplate display. See ”Monitoring port status” on page 98 for more information about these displays.

• Port type

• Port state

• Port speed

• Port media

Right-click the faceplate image or a port icon in the faceplate to display context-sensitive popup menus.

Working with ports

Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Right-click the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate to display context-sensitive popup menus.

Selecting ports

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

• Click the port in the faceplate display to select a port.

• Select a port, then press and hold Shift, and select another port to select a range of consecutive ports.

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

• Press and hold Control while selecting ports to select several non-consecutive ports.

• To select all internal and external ports, right-click in the faceplate image and select Select All Ports

from the popup menu.

• Press and hold Control, and click a selected port to cancel that selection.

Opening the faceplate popup menu

To open the popup menu, right-click on the faceplate image to present the following tasks.

• Refresh the switch

• Select all ports

• Manage switch properties

• Manage network properties

• Manage Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) properties

• Manage port properties

• Change the port symbolic name

• Run the port loopback tests

• Services

• Security Consistency Checklist

If no ports are selected, the port-related tasks will be unavailable in the menu. Right-click a port to open the Port popup menu. Press and hold Shift or Control to select more than one port. Right-click one of the selected ports to unselect multiple ports.

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Faceplate data windows

The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs:

• Devices—Displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch.

• Switch—Displays current switch configuration data.

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

• Port Information—Displays information for the selected ports.

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

(McDATA Web Server only).

• Configured Security—Displays all security definitions currently saved in the database (McDATA Web

Server only).

• Active Security—Displays the active security set (McDATA Web Server only).

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2 Managing fabrics

This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics using McDATA Web Server:

• Securing a fabric, page 29

• Tracking fabric firmware and software versions, page 39

• Managing the fabric database, page 40

• Displaying fabric information, page 44

• Working with device information and nicknames, page 50

• Zoning a fabric, page 52

Securing a fabric

Fabric security consists of the following:

• Security consistency checklist, page 29

• Connection security, page 29

• User account security, page 30

• Remote authentication, page 30

• Device security, page 30

• Fabric services, page 38

Security consistency checklist

The Security Consistency Checklist dialog enables you to compare security-related features on switches to check for inconsistencies. Any changes must be made through the appropriate dialog, such as Network Properties dialog, Switch Properties dialog, or SNMP Properties dialog. Select Switch > Security Consistency Checklist to open the Security Consistency Checklist dialog.

Connection security

Connection security provides an encrypted data path for switch management methods. The switch supports the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol for the CLI and the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for management applications such as McDATA Web Server, McDATA Element Manager, and Common Information Module (CIM). See ”Configuring system services” on page 83 for information about enabling the SSH and SSL services.

The SSL handshake process between the workstation and the switch involves the exchanging of certificates. These certificates contain the public and private keys that define the encryption. The switch certificate is valid for one year beginning with its creation date and time. The workstation validates the switch certificate by comparing the workstation date and time to the switch certificate creation date and time. For this reason, it is important to synchronize the workstation and switch with the same date, time, and time zone. If a certificate has not been created by the user, the switch will automatically create one. If SSL connection security is required, also consider using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) service to synchronize date/time between workstations and switches.

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User account security

User account security is the process by which your user account and password are authenticated with the list of valid user accounts and passwords. The switch validates your account and password when you attempt to add a fabric using McDATA Web Server or log in to a switch through Telnet. Your system administrator defines accounts, passwords, and authority levels that are stored on the switch. See ”Managing user accounts” on page 61 for more information.

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

NOTE: If a user is logged into a switch using McDATA Web Server or CLI, and an administrator changes

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

Remote authentication

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) provides a method to centralize the management of authentication passwords in larger networks. It has a client/server model, where the server is the password repository and third party authentication point and the clients are all of the managed devices. RADIUS can be configured for devices and/or user accounts. See ”Configuring RADIUS servers” on page 66 for information about configuring RADIUS servers.

The RADIUS server dialogs are available only on a secure (SSL) fabric and on the entry switch (out of band switch). Refer ”Configuring system services” on page 83 for information about enabling the SSL service.

Device security

IMPORTANT: Device security is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity™ Product Feature

Enablement (PFE) key. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement (PFE) keys” on page 91 for more information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and Product Feature Enablement key, follow the step-by-step instructions on the "firmware feature entitlement request certificate" for the PFE key. One of the license key retrieval options is via the web:

www.webkey.external.hp.com

Device security provides for the authorization and authentication of devices that you attach to a switch. You can configure a switch with a group of devices against which the switch authorizes new attachments by devices, other switches, or devices issuing management server commands. Device security is configured through the use of security sets and groups. A group is a list of device worldwide names that are authorized to attach to a switch. There are three types of groups: one for other switches (ISL), another for devices (port), and a third for devices issuing management server commands (MS). A security set is a set of up to three groups with no more than one of each group type. The security configuration is made up of all security sets on the switch.

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Contents

About this guide

Intended audience

Prerequisites

Related documentation

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

JDOM license

HP technical support

HP-authorized reseller

Helpful web sites

Workstation requirements

Table 2 Workstation requirements

Starting McDATA Web Server

Figure 1 Initial Startup Dialog

Figure 2 McDATA Web Server window

Starting McDATA Element Manager in HAFM

Figure 3 McDATA Element Manager Window

Exiting McDATA Web Server or McDATA Element Manager

Setting preferences

Figure 4 Preferences dialog

Using online help

Viewing software version and copyright information

Enabling Call Home

Enabling Email Support

User interface

Figure 5 McDATA Web Server display elements

Menu bars

McDATA Web Server topology display menu

Figure 6 McDATA Web Server Topology display menu

McDATA Web Server faceplate display menu

Figure 7 McDATA Web Server Faceplate display menu

McDATA Element Manager faceplate display menu

Figure 8 McDATA Element Manager Faceplate display menu

Shortcut keys

McDATA Web Server Tool bar

Table 3 McDATA Web Server Tool bar buttons

McDATA Web Server fabric tree

Figure 9 McDATA Web Server fabric tree

Graphic window

Data window and tabs

Working status Indicator

Using the McDATA Web Server topology display

Figure 10 McDATA Web Server topology display

Switch and link status

Working with switches and links

Selecting switches and links

Arranging switches in the display

Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus

Topology data windows

Using the faceplate display

Figure 11 Faceplate display

Port views and status

Working with ports

Selecting ports

Opening the faceplate popup menu

Faceplate data windows

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Securing a fabric

Security consistency checklist

Connection security

User account security

Remote authentication

Device security