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This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANsurfer
Switch Manager application (version 4.02) and the Command Line Interface (CLI)
for the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel switches (firmware version 4.2). This
includes the model 5200 switch and the model 5202 switch with dual replaceable
power supplies. The SANbox 5200 Series switches are 20 port non-blocking Fibre
Channel switches. This manual defines the features, components, and
performance characteristics of the SANbox 5200 Series switches. The SANsurfer
Switch Manager application is the primary focus of this manual which is organized
as follows:
Section 1 describes the intended audience for this manual, related
materials, and technical support.
Section 2 describes how to use SANsurfer Switch Manager, its menus, and
its displays.
Section 3 describes fabric management tasks.
Section 4 describes switch management tasks.
Section 5 describes port and device management tasks.
Appendix A describes the command line interface.
A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.
1.1
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.
1.2
Related Materials
Refer to the following manuals for information about switch hardware and
installation.
SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide, publication
number 59055-02 Rev. A.
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JDOM License
1.3
JDOM License
This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project
(http://www.jdom.org/). Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Brett McLaughlin & Jason
Hunter. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
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2.Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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1.4
Technical Support
Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical
support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact
QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized
maintenance provider.
Visit the QLogic support Web site listed in Contact Information for the latest
firmware and software updates.
1.4.1
Availability
QLogic Technical Support is available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Standard
Time, Monday through Friday, excluding QLogic-observed holidays.
1.4.2
Training
QLogic offers certification training for the technical professional for both the
SANblade™ HBAs and the SANbox 5200 Series switches. From the training link
at www.qlogic.com, you may choose Electronic-Based Training or schedule an
intensive "hands-on" Certification course.
1 – Introduction
Technical Support
Technical Certification courses include installation, maintenance and
troubleshooting QLogic SAN products. Upon demonstrating knowledge using live
equipment, QLogic awards a certificate identifying the student as a Certified
Professional. The training professionals at QLogic may be reached by email at
tech.training@qlogic.com
1.4.3
Contact Information
Telephone:+1 952-932-4040
Fax:+1 952-932-4018
Email:
Technical Service
Technical Training
QLogic Web Site:www.qlogic.com
Technical Support Web Site:support.qlogic.comt
support@qlogic.com
tech.training@qlogic.com
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Section 2
Using SANsurfer Switch Manager
This section describes how to use the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and
its menus. The following topics are covered:
Installing the Management Application
Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager
Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager
Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager
Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File
Saving and Opening Fabric View Files
Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences
Using Online Help
Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information
SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface
Using the Topology Display
Using the Faceplate Display
2.1
Installing the Management Application
You can manage the switch using SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone
application or as a part of SANsurfer Management Suite™. SANsurfer
Management Suite is QLogic’s integrated fabric management application,
managing both HBAs and switches.
If your switch was shipped with a SANsurfer Switch Manager Disk, refer to
”SANsurfer Switch Manager” on page 2-2 for instructions on how to install
SANsurfer Switch Manager.
If your switch was shipped with a SANsurfer Management Suite Disk, refer
to ”SANsurfer Management Suite” on page 2-3 for instructions on how to
install and upgrade SANsurfer Management Suite.
Refer to the SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide for more
information about using, exiting, and uninstalling SANsurfer Management Suite
and SANsurfer Switch Manager.
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2.1.1
SANsurfer Switch Manager
You can install SANsurfer Switch Manager on a Windows, Linux, or Solaris
workstation. To install SANsurfer Switch Manager from the SANsurfer Switch
Manager disk, close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer
Switch Manager Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM
drive.
For a Windows workstation:
1.Using Windows Explorer, double-click the drive letter which contains the
SANsurfer Switch Manager Installation Disk.
2.Double click the Switch_Manager folder, then double click the Windows
folder.
3.Double click the executable file and follow the SANsurfer Switch Manager
installation instructions.
For a Linux workstation:
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1.If a file browser does not open, double-click the CD-ROM icon to open the
browser. Double click the Switch_Manager folder, then double click the
Linux folder. If there is no CD-ROM icon, do the following:
a.Open an xterm or other terminal window.
b.Mount the CD-ROM. From a shell prompt, enter the following
command:
mount /mnt/cdrom
c.Change directory to location of the install program:
cd /mnt/cdrom/Switch_Manager/Linux
2.Enter the following command to make the install file executable:
chmod +x Linux_4.02.xx_xxxx.bin
3.Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions:
./Linux_4.02.xx_xxxx.bin
For a Solaris workstation:
1.Open a terminal window. If the disk isn’t already mounted, enter the
following command:
volcheck
2.Move to the directory on the disk that contains the executable. Enter the
following command:
cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Switch_Manager/solaris
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3.Add the package and follow the SANsurfer Switch Manager installation
instructions. Enter the following command:
pkgadd -d sol_pkg
2.1.2
SANsurfer Management Suite
The following instructions describe how to install SANsurfer Management Suite
and upgrade SANsurfer Switch Manager. You can install SANsurfer Management
Suite (SMS) on a Windows, Linux, or Solaris workstation. Choose the instructions
for your workstation:
SMS Installation for Windows
SMS Installation for Linux
SMS Installation for Solaris
2.1.2.1
SMS Installation for Windows
Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite
Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM drive.
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1.If the SANsurfer Management Suite start page does not open in your default
browser, do the following:
a.Using Windows Explorer, double-click the drive letter which contains
the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk.
b.Locate and double-click the Start_Here.htm file to open the SANsurfer
Management Suite start page in your default browser.
2.On the SANsurfer Management Suite start page, click the SANbox Switch Software button.
3.On the SANbox Switch Software page, scroll to the SANbox 5200 Series
Series area.
4.In the Operating System column, click the Win NT/2000 link.
5.Click the SANsurfer Management Software link to open the File Download
dialog.
6.You can run the installation file from the CD-ROM or download the
installation file to your hard drive. Choose one of the following:
Open the installation file from the CD-ROM and follow the SANsurfer
Switch Manager installation instructions.
Specify a location in which to save the
sansurfer_windows_install.exe file, and click the Save button.
Double-click the saved sansurfer_windows_install.exe file and
follow the installation instructions.
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7.When the installation is complete, start SANsurfer Management Suite using
the SANsurfer file from the SANsurfer Management Suite installation
directory. You can also start SANsurfer Management Suite by clicking the
SANsurfer icon (if installed) on the desktop or from the Start menu. In SMS,
Click the Switch tab in the left pane. From the Help menu, select About ...
and make note of the version number. Close SANsurfer Management Suite.
8.To ensure you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch
Manager, visit the QLogic support web page and go to Drivers, Software and
Manuals.
a.Select your switch model from the pull-down menu. Locate the
description for SANsurfer Switch Manager for Windows under
"Management Software".
b.If the release version number (4.02.xx) is greater than what is currently
installed, download the new version and proceed to step 9. Otherwise,
no upgrade is needed and the SMS installation is complete.
9.To start the installer, open the zip file and run the
SANsurferSwitchMgr_Windows_4.02.xx.exe file.
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10.When prompted for an installation directory, click the Choose button and
select the same folder as the SANsurfer Management Suite installation in
step 6. The default SMS installation directory is C:\Program Files\QLogic
Corporation\SANsurfer. Click the Next button.
11.When prompted for the location in which to create the program icons, click
the In an Existing Group radio button, then specify the same group that
was used for the SMS installation. The default SMS group is "QLogic
Management Suite". Click the Next button.
12.Click the Install button to the start the installation. When the installation is
complete, click the Done button.
13.In the SMS install directory, enter the following command to execute the
chglax.bat file. If prompted to overwrite an existing file, enter Y to do so.
chglax.bat
14.Restart SANsurfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management suite as
you did in step 7 and confirm that the new version is running.
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2.1.2.2
SMS Installation for Linux
Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite
Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM drive.
1.If a file browser dialog opens showing icons for the contents of the CD-ROM,
double-click the Start_Here.htm file to open the SANsurfer Management
Suite start page. If a file browser does not open, double-click the CD-ROM
icon to open the browser. If there is no CD-ROM icon, do the following:
a.Open an xterm or other terminal window.
b.Mount the CD-ROM. From a shell prompt, enter the following
command:
mount /mnt/cdrom
c.Execute your web browser to view the Start_Here.htm document
using one of the following commands:
mozilla file:/mnt/cdrom/Start_Here.htm
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or
netscape file:/mnt/cdrom/Start_Here.htm
d.The SANsurfer Management Suite start page opens in your browser.
2.On the SANsurfer Management Suite start page, click the SANbox Switch Software button.
3.On the SANbox Switch Software page, scroll to the SANbox 5200 Series
Series area.
4.In the Operating System column, click the Linux link.
5.Click the SANsurfer Management Software link to open the File Download
dialog.
6.Enter a path name to save the sansurfer_linux_install.bin file, and click
the Save button.
7.Open a terminal window for the directory in which the
sansurfer_linux_install.bin file was saved, and make the file executable.
chmod +x sansurfer_linux_install.bin
8.Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions
./sansurfer_linux_install.bin
9.When the installation is complete, start SANsurfer Management Suite using
the SANsurfer file in the installation directory. Click the Switch tab from the
left pane to open SANsurfer Switch Manager. From the Help menu, select
About ... and make note of the release version number. Close SANsurfer
Management Suite.
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10.To ensure that you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch
Manager, visit the QLogic support web page and go to Drivers, Software and
Manuals.
a.Select your switch model from the pull-down menu. Locate the
description for SANsurfer Switch Manager for Linux under
"Management Software".
b.If the release version number (4.02.xx) is greater than what is currently
installed on your workstation, down load the new version and proceed
to step 11. Otherwise, no upgrade is needed and the SMS installation
is complete.
11.From the tar.gz file, extract the SANsurferSwitchMgr_Linux_4.02.xx.bin
file and make the file executable.
chmod +x sansurferswitchmgr_linux_4.02.xx.bin
12.Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions.
./sansurferswitchmgr_linux_4.02.xx.bin
13.When prompted for an installation directory, click the Choose button and
select the same folder as the SANsurfer Management Suite installation in
step 9. The default SMS installation directory is
/opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurfer.
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14.Enter the following script command from the installation directory:
./chglax
15.Start SANsurfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management suite as you
did in step 9 and confirm that the new version is running.
2.1.2.3
SMS Installation for Solaris
To install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application on Solaris from the
SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM, do the following:
1.Insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk into the management
workstation CD-ROM drive. If the SANsurfer Management Suite start page
does not open in your default browser, do the following:
a.Right-click the Workspace Menu.
b.Select File, then select File Manager.
c.In File Manager, double-click the CD-ROM folder, and then
double-click the Sansurfer folder.
d.In the Sansurfer folder, double-click the Start_Here.htm file to open
the SANsurfer Management Suite start page in your default browser.
2.On the SANsurfer Management Suite start page, click the SANbox Switch Software button.
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3.On the SANbox Switch Software page, scroll to the SANbox 5200 Series
Series area.
4.In the Operating System column, click the Solaris SPARC link.
5.Click the SANsurfer Management Software link to open the Save As
dialog.
6.Enter a path name to save the sansurfer_solaris_install.bin file and click
the Save button.
7.Open a terminal window for the directory in which the
sansurfer_solaris_install.bin file was saved, and enter the following:
chmod +x sansurfer_solaris_install.bin
8.Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions:
./sansurfer_solaris_install.bin
9.When the installation is complete, start SANsurfer Management Suite using
the SANsurfer file in the installation directory. Click the Switch tab from the
left pane to open SANsurfer Switch Manager. From the Help menu, select
About ... and make note of the release version number. Close SANsurfer
Management Suite.
10.To ensure that you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch
Manager, visit the QLogic support web page and go to Drivers, Software and
Manuals.
a.Select your switch model from the pull-down menu. Locate the
description for SANsurfer Switch Manager for Linux under
"Management Software".
b.If the release version number (4.02.xx) is greater than what is currently
installed on your workstation, down load the new version. Otherwise,
no upgrade is needed.
11.Open the tar file and save the
SANsurferSwitchMgr_QLGCsol_4.02.xx.bin file in a folder and make the
file executable.
# chmod +x sansurferswitchmgr_QLGCsol_4.02.xx
12.Install the new SANsurfer Switch Manager package:
# pkgadd -d sansurferswitchmgr_QLGCsol_4.02.xx
13.Change directories to the package location:
# cd /usr/opt/QLGCsol/bin
14.Locate and execute the file sbm_over_sms.sh:
# ./sbm_over_sms.sh
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15.When prompted for the SMS installation directory, enter d if SMS was
installed in it’s default directory (/opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurfer).
Otherwise, enter the path name for the SMS installation directory. The script
will copy the necessary files to the specified installation directory.
16.Restart SANsurfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management suite as
you did in step 9 and confirm that the new version is running.
2.2
Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager
You can start SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone application or from
SANsurfer Management Suite.
Note:After the switch is operational, you can also open the SANsurfer
Switch Manager web applet, by entering the switch IP address in an
internet browser. If your workstation does not have the Java 2 Run
Time Environment program, you will be prompted to download it.
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To start SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone application, do the
following.
1.Start the SANsurfer Switch Manager using one of the following
methods:
For Windows, double-click the SANsurfer Switch Manager
shortcut, or select SANsurfer Switch Manager from Start menu,
depending on how you installed the SANsurfer Switch Manager
application. From a command line, you can enter the
SANsurfer_Switch_Manager command:
<install_directory>SANsurfer_Switch_Manager.exe
For Linux or Solaris, enter the SANsurfer_Switch_Manager
command:
<install_directory>./SANsurfer_Switch_Manager
2.In the Initial Start dialog, click the Open Configuration Wizard button.
When you power up the switch, the Configuration Wizard will
recognize the switch and lead you through the configuration process.
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To start SANsurfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management Suite, do
the following.
1.Start the SANsurfer Management Suite application using one of the
following methods:
For Windows, double-click the SANsurfer shortcut, or select
SANsurfer from Start menu, depending on how you installed the
SANsurfer application. From a command line, enter the following
command:
<install_directory>\SANsurfer.exe
For Linux or Solaris enter the SANsurfer command:
<install_directory>./SANsurfer
2.From the SANsurfer Management Suite home page, click the
SANsurfer Switch Manager button.
3.In the Initial Start dialog, click the Open Configuration Wizard button.
When you power up the switch, the Configuration Wizard will
recognize the switch and lead you through the configuration process.
The application opens with the Initial Start dialog shown in Figure 2-1. If you prefer
not to see this dialog, check the Don’t show this dialog again box. This has the
same effect as disabling the Display Initial Startup Dialog preference. Refer to
”Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences” on page 2-14 for information
about setting preferences.
Figure 2-1. Initial Startup Dialog
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Click the Open Existing Fabric radio button to open the Add a New Fabric
dialog, which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and
password. Refer to ”Adding a Fabric” on page 3-5.
Click the Open Existing Fabric View File radio button to open the Open
View dialog which prompts you to specify a fabric view file that you saved
earlier. Refer to ”Opening a Fabric View File” on page 3-6.
Click the Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric radio button to
open the SANsurfer Switch Manager window shown in Figure 2-2.
Click the Open Configuration Wizard radio button to open the Config
Wizard to configure a switch, add a new switch, replace/restore a switch, or
recover or edit an IP configuration of an existing switch.
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Figure 2-2. SANsurfer Switch Manager Window
2.3
Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager
To exit a SANsurfer Switch Manager application session, open the File menu and
select Exit. If you have not yet defined an encryption key, the Save Default Fabric
View File dialog, shown in Figure 2-3, prompts you to save the current fabric view
as the default fabric view file. Enter an encryption key in the Default Fabric File
Encryption Key field. Re-enter the encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key
to Confirm field. Click the OK button to save the current set of fabrics to the
default fabric view file in the working directory.
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Figure 2-3. Save Default Fabric View File Dialog
The encryption key is used to encrypt the sensitive data in the default fabric view
file. Refer to ”Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File” on
page 2-13 for information about changing this encryption key. If an encryption key
has been defined and the View File Auto Save and Load preferences settings are
set to Enable, the current fabric view is automatically saved to your default fabric
view file upon exit future SANsurfer Switch Manager sessions.
To prevent SANsurfer Switch Manager from prompting you to save the default
fabric view file between SANsurfer Switch Manager sessions, set the View File
Auto Save and Load preferences setting to Enable (default). Refer to ”Setting
SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences” on page 2-14 for more information.
In your next SANsurfer Switch Manager session, the Load Default Fabric File
dialog shown in Figure 2-4 prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to
specify its encryption key, if there is one. In the Default Fabric File Encryption Key
field, enter the encryption key and click the Load View File button. If you do not
want to load the default fabric view file, click the Continue Without Loading
button to open the SANsurfer Switch Manager with no fabric displayed.
Figure 2-4. Load Default Fabric File Dialog
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2.4
Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager
The method you use to uninstall SANsurfer Switch Manager depends on how you
installed it:
If you installed SANsurfer Switch Manager as part of SANsurfer
Management Suite, you must uninstall SANsurfer Management Suite. Refer
to ”SMS Uninstall” on page 2-12.
If you installed SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone program, you
must uninstall SANsurfer Switch Manager directly. Refer to ”Standalone
Uninstall” on page 2-13.
2.4.1
SMS Uninstall
A program to uninstall SANsurfer Management Suite was included as part of the
SANsurfer Management Suite installation process. Use this method only if you
installed SANsurfer Switch Manager as part of SANsurfer Management Suite. The
UninstallData folder in the installation directory contains the uninstall program,
SANsurferUninstaller.
To uninstall the SANsurfer Management Suite application, do the following:
For Windows, browse for the uninstall program file or the shortcut/link that
points to the uninstall program file. The uninstall program shortcut is in the
same folder as the program shortcut (Start menu, program group, on
desktop, or user specified) that is used to start the SANsurfer Management
Suite application. Double-click the uninstall program file or shortcut/link, and
follow the instructions.
For Linux, execute the link to SANsurferUninstaller.
A program to uninstall SANsurfer Switch Manager was included as part of the
SANsurfer Switch Manager installation process. Use this method only if you
installed SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone program. The
UninstallerData folder in the Install directory contains the uninstall program,
Uninstall Switch_Manager. Also, a shortcut/link to the uninstall program was
installed in the installation directory during the SANsurfer Switch Manager
installation process.
To uninstall the SANsurfer Switch Manager application, do the following:
For Windows, browse for the uninstall program file or the shortcut/link that
points to the uninstall program file. The uninstall program shortcut is in the
same folder as the program shortcut (Start menu, program group, on
desktop, or user specified) that is used to start the SANsurfer Switch
Manager application. Double-click the uninstall program file or shortcut/link,
and follow the instructions to uninstall the SANsurfer Switch Manager
application.
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For Linux, execute the link to Uninstall_Switch_Manager. If no links were
created during the installation, enter the following command:
For Solaris, enter the following command and follow the instructions to
uninstall the SANsurfer Switch Manager application:
pkgrm QLGCsol
2.5
Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File
To change the encryption key for the SANsurfer Switch Manager default fabric
view file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Save Default Fabric View File to open the
Save Default Fabric View File dialog. Enter an encryption key in the Default
Fabric File Encryption Key field.
2.Re-enter the same encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm
field.
3.Click the OK button to save the current set of fabrics to the default fabric
view file in the working directory.
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2.6
Saving and Opening Fabric View Files
A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. In addition to the SANsurfer
Switch Manager default fabric view file, you can save and open your own fabric
view files. To save a set of fabrics to a file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Save View As to open the Save View dialog.
2.Enter a name for the fabric view file or click the Browse button to select an
existing file. Files are saved in the working directory.
3.Enter a password. When you attempt to open this fabric view file, you will be
prompted for this password. If you leave the File Password field blank, no
password will be required when attempting to open this fabric view file.
4.Click the OK button to save the view.
To open a fabric view file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Open View File to open the Open View
dialog.
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2.Enter a name for the fabric view file or click the Browse button to select an
existing file.
3.If the fabric view file was saved with a password, enter the password and
click the OK button.
4.Click the OK button to open the view.
2.7
Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences
Using the preferences settings, you can:
Change the location of the working directory in which to save files.
Change the location of the browser used to view the online help.
Choose the fabric discovery interval. The fabric discovery interval is how
often the SANsurfer Switch Manager application receives information from
the fabric. Choose 30 (default), 45, or 60 seconds. The smaller the interval,
the more often the application talks to the switch and thus the greater impact
to performance.
Enable (default) or disable the view file auto save and load feature. Refer to
”Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager” on page 2-10 for more information on
the default fabric view file.
Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog at the beginning
of a SANsurfer Switch Manager session. Refer to ”Starting SANsurfer
Switch Manager” on page 2-8 for information about the Initial Start Dialog.
After a default fabric view file is created, this setting has no effect.
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Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to ”Displaying the
Event Browser” on page 3-11. If the Event Browser is enabled using the
Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 2-5, the next time SANsurfer Switch
Manager is started, all events will be displayed. If the Event Browser is
disabled when SANsurfer Switch 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. Refer to
the corresponding subsection for more information:
”Port Types” on page 5-2
”Displaying Port Operational States” on page 5-3
”Displaying Port Speeds” on page 5-3
”Displaying Transceiver Media Status” on page 5-4
To set preferences for your SANsurfer Switch Manager sessions, do the following:
1.Open the File menu, and select Preferences to open the Preferences
dialog.
2.Enter, or browse, for paths to the working directory and browser.
3.In the Application-wide Options area, choose the preferences you want.
4.Click the OK button to save the changes.
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2.8
Using Online Help
Online help is available for the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and its
functions. The two ways to open the online help file are: open the Help menu and
select Help Topics, or click the Help button in the tool bar. You can also display
context-sensitive help for all SANsurfer Switch Manager dialogs by choosing the
Help button in the dialog.
2.9
Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information
To view SANsurfer Switch Manager software version and copyright information,
open the Help menu and select About....
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2.10
SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface
The SANsurfer Switch Manager application uses two basic displays to manage
the fabric and individual switches: the topology display and the faceplate display.
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. Both displays share some common elements as shown in
Figure 2-6.
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Topology
Display
Fabric
Tree
Faceplate
Display
Menu
Bar
Data Window Tabs
Tool Bar
Graphic
Window
Data
Window
Working Status Indicator
Figure 2-6. SANsurfer Switch Manager Display Elements
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2.10.1
Menu Bars
The menus and the options offered in them vary depending on the display. For
example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are available
only in the faceplate display.
2.10.1.1
Topology Display Menu
The menu options available in the topology display are shown in Figure 2-7.
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Figure 2-7. Topology Display Menu
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2.10.1.2
Faceplate Display Menu
The menu options available in the faceplate display are shown in Figure 2-8.
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Figure 2-8. Faceplate Display Menu
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.
Refer to ”Opening the Faceplate Display and Topology Popup Menus” on
page 2-28 for more information about these popup menus.
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2.10.1.3
Topology Display Shortcut Keys
The shortcut keys for the topology display are shown in Table 2-1. The shortcut
key combinations are not case-sensitive.
Alt+S, LSwitch>Load FirmwareAlt+V, MView>View Port Media
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Alt+S, E
+R
+H
+A
Alt+S, YSwitch>Restore Factory
Switch>Reset Switch
Reset
Hot reset
Hard Reset
Defaults
Alt+H, HHelp>Help Topics
Alt+H, AHelp>About
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Tool Bar
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The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access
SANsurfer Switch Manager functions as shown in Table 2-3. 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 2-3. Tool Bar Buttons
Tool Bar ButtonDescription
Add Fabric button - adds a new fabric to the fabric view.
Open View File button - opens an existing fabric view file.
Save View As button - saves the current fabric view to a file.
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).
Help Topics button - opens the online help file.
The QLogic logo opens a link to the QLogic web site.
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2.10.3
Fabric Tree
The fabric tree lists the managed fabrics and their switches as shown in
Figure 2-9. 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
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Entry Handle
Switch
Entries
Moveable
Window Border
Figure 2-9. 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 (if switch is
offline).
A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown, unreachable, or
unmanageable.
If the status of the fabric is not normal, the fabric icon in the fabric tree 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.
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The fabric tree provides access to the topology and faceplate displays for any
fabric or switch.
To open the topology display from the fabric tree, click a fabric entry.
To open the faceplate display from the fabric tree, click a switch entry.
2.10.4
Graphic Window
The graphic window, as shown in Figure 2-6, presents graphic information about
fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate. The
window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border that it
shares with the data window. This only works when displaying a fabric.
2.10.5
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.
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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.
2.10.6
Working Status Indicator
The working status indicator, located in the lower right corner of the SANsurfer
Switch Manager 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.
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2.11
Using the Topology Display
The topology display shown in Figure 2-10 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
Working with switches and links
Topology data windows
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Figure 2-10. Topology Display
2.11.1
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. Refer to ”Fabric Status” on page 3-10
for more information about topology display icons.
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2.11.2
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.
2.11.2.1
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:
To select a switch or a link, click the icon or link.
To select multiple switches or links, hold down the Control key and select.
To select all switches or links, right-click anywhere in the graphic window
background. Select Select All Switches or Select All Links from the popup
menu.
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To cancel a selection, press and hold the Control key, and select the item again.
To cancel all selections, click in the graphic window background.
2.11.2.2
Arranging Switches in the Display
You can arrange individual switch icons in the topology display or allow SANsurfer
Switch Manager to arrange all switch icons for you:
To move an individual switch icon, click and drag the icon to another location
in the graphic window. Links stretch or contract to remain connected.
To arrange all switch icons in the topology display automatically, open the
View menu and select Layout Topology.
By default, the Toggle Auto Layout box in the View menu is checked which
causes SANsurfer Switch Manager to arrange the icons when you select Layout Topology.
You can save a custom arrangement, or layout, and restore that layout during a
SANsurfer Switch Manager session. Begin by arranging the icons, then open the
View menu and select Remember Layout. To restore the saved layout, open the
View menu, uncheck the Toggle Auto Layout box, and select Layout Topology.
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2.11.2.3
Opening the Faceplate Display and Topology Popup Menus
The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. To open the
faceplate display when viewing the topology display, click the switch entry/icon in
the fabric tree, or double-click the switch graphic.
The topology display also offers a fabric, switch, and a link popup menu:
To open the fabric popup menu, right-click the graphic window background.
The fabric popup menu presents selections to refresh the fabric, select all
switches, select all links, or layout topology.
To open the switch popup menu, right-click the switch icon in the graphic
window. The switch popup menu presents selections to refresh the switch,
delete the switch from the display, open the Switch Properties dialog, open
the Network Properties dialog, and open the SNMP Properties dialog.
To open the link popup menu, right-click the link. The Link popup menu
presents a selection to delete the link from the display.
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2.11.3
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. Refer to ”Devices Data Window” on page 3-15 for
more information.
Active Zoneset – displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones
and their member ports. Refer to ”Active Zone Set Data Window” on
page 3-16 for more information about this data window. Refer to ”Zoning a
Fabric” on page 3-20 for information about zone sets and zones.
Switch – displays current network and switch configuration data for the
selected switches. Refer to ”Switch Data Window” on page 4-8 for more
information.
Link – displays information about the inter-switch links. Refer to ”Link Data
Window” on page 3-17 to for more information.
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Using the Faceplate Display
The faceplate display shown in Figure 2-11 displays the switch name and
operational state, and port status. Consider the following functional elements of
the faceplate display:
Port views and status
Working with ports
Faceplate data windows
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Figure 2-11. Faceplate Display
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2.12.1
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. Refer to ”Monitoring Port Status” on page 5-2 for more
information about these displays.
Port type
Port state
Port speed
Port media
Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click the faceplate
image or a port icon in the faceplate display.
2.12.2
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. Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click the
faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display.
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2.12.2.1
Selecting Ports
You can select ports in the following ways. Selected ports are outlined in white.
To select a port, click the port in the faceplate display.
To select a range of consecutive ports, select a port, then press and hold the
To select several non-consecutive ports, hold the Control key while
To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image. Select Select All Ports
To cancel a selection, press and hold the Control key and select it again.
shift key and select another port. The application selects both end ports and
all ports in between in port number sequence.
selecting.
from the popup menu.
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2.12.2.2
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 SNMP properties
Extended credits wizard
Manage port properties
Change the port symbolic name
Run the port loopback tests
If no ports are selected, the port-related tasks will be unavailable in the menu.
Right-click a port to open the Port popup menu. Hold down the Shift or Control key
to select more than one port. If multiple ports are selected, right-click one of the
selected ports.
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2.12.3
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.
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This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:
Fabric Security
Fabric Tracker
Managing the Fabric Database
Working with Device Information and Nicknames
Displaying Fabric Information
Zoning a Fabric
3.1
Fabric Security
The components of Fibre Channel fabric security are:
User account security
Fabric services
3.1.1
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
SANsurfer Switch Manager or log in to a switch through Telnet. Your system
administrator defines accounts, passwords, and authority levels that are stored on
the switch. Refer to ”Managing User Accounts” on page 4-2 for more information.
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Managing Fabrics
The Admin account possesses Admin authority which grants full access to all
tasks of the SANsurfer Switch Manager menu system. The switch validates your
user account and SANsurfer Switch Manager grants access to its menus
according to your authority level. If you do not have Admin authority, you are
limited to monitoring tasks.
Note:If a user is logged into a switch using SANsurfer Switch Manager or
CLI, and an administrator changes user access rights or passwords,
existing logins will not be affected by the new settings. Login access
and privileges are only checked for a new login request.
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3.1.2
Fabric Services
Fabric services security includes SNMP and In-band management. Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol governing network
management and monitoring of network devices. SNMP security consists of a
read community string and a write community string, that are basically the
passwords that control read and write access to the switch. The read community
string ("public") and write community string ("private") are set at the factory to
these well-known defaults and should be changed if SNMP is enabled using the
SNMP Properties dialog. If SNMP is enabled (default) and the read and write
community strings have not been changed from their defaults, you risk unwanted
access to the switch. Refer to ”Enabling SNMP Configuration” on page 3-2 for
more information. SNMP is enabled by default.
In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links
using SANsurfer Switch Manager, SNMP, management server, or the application
programming interface. The switch comes from the factory with in-band
management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch,
you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct
Ethernet or serial connection. Refer to ”Enabling In-band Management” on
page 3-2 for more information.
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3.1.2.1
Enabling SNMP Configuration
To enable SNMP configuration, do the following:
1.On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select SNMP Properties to open the SNMP Properties dialog.
2.In the SNMP Configuration area, place a check mark in the SNMP Enabled
check box.
3.Click the OK button to save the change to the database.
3.1.2.2
Enabling In-band Management
To enable In-band Management, do the following:
1.On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Switch Properties to open the Switch Properties dialog.
2.Click the In-band Management Enable button.
3.Click the OK button to save the change to the database.
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3.2
Fabric Tracker
The Fabric Tracker option enables you to generate a snapshot or baseline of
current system version information, which can be viewed, analyzed and compared
to other snapshot files, and exported to a file. Information includes date and time,
SANsurfer Switch Manager version, switch active firmware version, device
hardware, drivers, and firmware version from FDMI.
The Snapshot Analyzer option enables you to:
Compare two snapshots
Detect mismatches of firmware and driver versions
Detect devices that have been moved, added to or removed from the fabric.
3.2.1
Saving a Version Snapshot
To save the current snapshot to an XML file, open the Fabric menu, select Fabric
Tracker, and select Save Snapshot. To view and analyze system version information, open the Fabric menu, select Fabric Tracker, and select Analyze
Snapshots. The Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog, shown in Figure 3-1,
opens with the Summary, Differences and Reports tab pages. Click the Browse
buttons to open and view the snapshot files in the corresponding tab pages. Click
the Close button to exit the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog. The color
key below the scrollable area defines the meanings of the colors used.
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The Summary tab page shows a brief description of the changes that have
occurred between the older snapshot and the newer one. Use the Summary tab
page quickly view what has changed.
3.2.2
Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots
The Differences tab page shows a side-by-side comparison of two snapshots. The
timestamp of each snapshot is displayed above the scroll area showing that
snapshot. The background color of the older snapshot is darker than the
background of the newer snapshot. The arrow icon between the snapshot
selectors always points from the older snapshot to the newer one. If the two
snapshots have the same timestamp, the arrow will not be displayed. The scroll
bars are synchronized to view the same portion of each snapshot file
simultaneously. Click and drag the separator bar between the two panes to resize
each pane. At the top of the separator bar between the two panes, click the
left/right arrows to close the corresponding pane. The left/right arrows move to
one side.
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3.2.3
Exporting Version Snapshots to a File
The Reports tab page enables you to select one of several reports to save to a
text file. The are two types of reports. The Summary report type shows the same
format displayed on the Summary tab page without the color highlighting. The
Detail report type shows a detailed breakdown of the differences. Use the Export
button to save the selected report to a text file.
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Figure 3-1. Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis Dialog
3.3
Managing the Fabric Database
A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a
SANsurfer Switch Manager session. Initially, if you do not open an existing fabric
or fabric view file, the SANsurfer Switch Manager application opens with an empty
fabric database.
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3.3.1
Adding a Fabric
To add a fabric to the database, do the following:
1.Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric
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dialog as shown in Figure 3-2.
Figure 3-2. Add a New Fabric Dialog
2.Enter a fabric name (optional) and the IP address of the switch through
which to manage the fabric.
3.Enter an account name and password. The factory account name and
password are "admin" and "password". The password is for the switch and is
stored in the switch firmware. Refer to ”Managing User Accounts” on
page 4-2 or the ”User Command” on page A-94 for information about
creating user accounts.
4.Click the Add Fabric button.
Note:A switch supports a combined maximum of 19 logins or sessions
reserved as follows:
4 logins or sessions for internal applications such as
management server and SNMP
9 high priority Telnet sessions
6 logins or sessions for SANsurfer Switch Manager inband
and out-of-band logins, Application Programming Interface
(API) inband and out-of-band logins, and Telnet logins.
Additional logins will be refused.
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3.3.2
Removing a Fabric
To delete a fabric file from the database, do the following:
1.Select a fabric in the fabric tree.
2.Open the Fabric menu and select Remove Fabric.
3.3.3
Opening a Fabric View File
A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. To open an existing view
file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Open View File, or click the Open button. If
the fabric you are currently viewing has changed, you will be prompted to
save the changes to the fabric view file with the Save View dialog before
opening a different view file.
2.In the Open View dialog, enter the name of the file to open, and enter a file
password, if a password was entered when this fabric view file was saved.
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3.Click the OK button.
3.3.4
Saving a Fabric View File
To save a fabric view file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu, and select Save View As.
2.In the Save View dialog, enter a new file name.
3.Enter a file password, if necessary.
4.Click the OK button.
3.3.5
Rediscovering a Fabric
After making changes to or deleting switches from a fabric view, it may be helpful
to again view the actual fabric configuration. The rediscover fabric option clears
out the current fabric information being displayed, and rediscovers all switch
information. To rediscover a fabric, open the Fabric menu, and select Rediscover Fabric. The rediscover function is more comprehensive than the refresh function.
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3.3.6
Deleting Switches and Links
The SANsurfer Switch Manager application does not automatically delete
switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric.
In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the display up to date. If
you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the SANsurfer Switch Manager
application will restore it automatically. You can also refresh the display. To delete
a switch from the topology display, do the following:
1.Select one or more switches in the topology display.
2.Open the Switch menu and select Delete.
To delete a link, do the following:
1.Select one or more links in the topology display.
2.Open the Switch menu and select Delete.
3.3.7
Adding a New Switch to a Fabric
If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug
in the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric
configuration. The default fabric configuration settings are:
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Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.
All 1-Gbps/2-Gbps ports will be GL_Ports; all 10-Gbps ports will be G_Ports.
The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned to the switch without a gateway
or boot protocol configured (RARP, BOOTP, and DHCP).
If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default
fabric configuration, do the following:
1.If the switch is not new from the factory, reset the switch to the factory
configuration before adding the switch to the fabric by selecting Restore Factory Defaults in the Switch menu from the faceplate display.
2.If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port, you must first
configure the IP address using the Network Properties dialog or the
Configuration Wizard.
3.Configure any special switch settings. Consider configuring the Default
Visibility setting to None in the Zoning Config dialog to prevent devices from
finding other devices on all switches in the fabric until the new switch is
configured. To open the Zoning Config dialog, open the Zoning menu, and
select Edit Zoning Config.
4.Plug in the inter-switch links (ISL), but do not connect the devices.
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5.Configure the port types for the new switch using the Port Properties dialog.
The 1-Gbps/2-Gbps ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, or
Donor. The 10-Gbps ports can be a G_Port or F_Port.
6.Connect the devices to the switch.
7.Make any necessary zoning changes using the Edit Zoning dialog. To open
the Edit Zoning dialog, open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning. If
you changed the Default Visibility setting in the Zoning Config dialog from All
to None, change that setting back to All. To open the Zoning Config dialog,
open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning Config.
3.3.8
Replacing a Failed Switch
The archive/restore works for all switches. However, the Restore menu item is not
available for the in-band switches. You can only restore a switch out-of-band (the
fabric management switch). There are certain parameters that are not archived,
and these are not restored by SANsurfer Switch Manager. Refer to ”Archiving a
Switch” on page 4-29 and ”Restoring a Switch” on page 4-29 for information about
archive and restore. Use the following procedure to replace a failed switch for
which an archive is available.
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1.At the failed switch:
a.Turn off the power and disconnect the AC cords.
b.Note port locations and remove the interconnection cables and SFPs.
c.Remove the failed switch.
2.At the replacement switch:
a.Mount the switch in the location where the failed switch was removed.
b.Install the SFPs using the same ports as were used on the failed
switch.
CAUTION!
c.Attach the AC cords and power up the switch.
3.Select the failed switch in the topology display. Open the Switch menu and
select Delete.
Do not reconnect inter-switch links, target devices, and
initiator devices at this time. Doing so could invalidate
the fabric zoning configuration.
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4.Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch:
a.Open a new fabric through the replacement switch.
b.Open the faceplate display for the replacement switch. Open the
Switch menu and select Restore.
c.In the Restore dialog, enter the archive file from the failed switch or
browse for the file.
d.Click the Restore button.
5.Reset the replacement switch to activate the configuration formerly
possessed by the failed switch including the domain ID and the zoning
database. Open the Switch menu and select Reset Switch.
6.Reconnect the inter-switch links, target devices, and initiator devices to the
replacement switch using the same ports as were used on the failed switch.
3.4
Displaying Fabric Information
The topology display is your primary tool for monitoring a fabric. The graphic
window of the topology display provides status information for switches,
inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection to the management workstation.
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The data window tabs show device, switch, and active zone set information. The
Active Zoneset tab shows the zone definitions for the active zone set. Refer to
”Devices Data Window” on page 3-15 and ”Switch Data Window” on page 4-8 for
information about the Devices and Switch data windows.
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3.4.1
Fabric Status
The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in
status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to
update the display status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To refresh
the topology display, do one of the following:
Click the Refresh button.
Open the View menu and select Refresh.
Press the F5 key.
Right-click anywhere in the background of the topology display and select
Refresh Fabric from the popup menu.
The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information
about switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection. The switch status
icons, displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color. Switches
controlled by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed
on the right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation,
yellow indicates a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum
performance, and red indicates a potential failure. Tab le 3- 1 shows the different
switch icons and their meanings.
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Table 3-1. Topology Display Switch and Status Icons
Switch IconDescription
SANbox 5200 Series Switch
Normal operation (Green)
Warning–operational with errors (Yellow)
Critical–potential failure (Red)
Unknown–communication status unknown,
Switch is not manageable with this version of SANsurfer
Switch Manager. Use the management application that
was shipped with this switch.
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3.4.2
Displaying the Event Browser
The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric
and the SANsurfer Switch Manager application. Events that are generated by the
SANsurfer Switch Manager application are not saved on the switch, but can be
saved to a file during the SANsurfer Switch Manager session.
Entries in the Event Browser shown in Figure 3-3, are formatted by severity, time
stamp, source, type, and description. The maximum number of entries allowed in
the Event Browser is 10,000. The maximum number of entries allowed on a switch
is 1200. Once the maximum is reached, the event list wraps and the oldest events
are discarded and replaced with the new events. Event entries from the switch,
use the switch time stamp, while event entries generated by the application have
a workstation time stamp. You can filter, sort, and export the contents of the Event
Browser to a file. The Event Browser begins recording when enabled and
SANsurfer Switch Manager is running.
If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog, the next time
SANsurfer Switch Manager is started all events from the switch log will be
displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when SANsurfer Switch Manager is
started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was
enabled and forward will be displayed.
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To display the Event Browser, open the Fabric menu and select Show Event Browser, or click the Events button on the tool bar. If the Show Event Browser
selection or the Events button is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser preference. Refer to ”Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences”
on page 2-14.
Column Sorting
Buttons
Severity
Column
Figure 3-3. Events Browser
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Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 3-2.
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Table 3-2. Severity Levels
Severity
Icon
Alarm – An Alarm is any event that’s a "serviceable event". This means
that attention by the user or field service is required. Alarms are events
that get posted asynchronously to the screen. Alarms cannot be turned
off. If the alarm denotes that a system error has occurred the customer
and/or field representative will generally be directed to provide a "show
support" capture of the switch.
Critical event – An event that indicates a potential failure. Critical log
messages are events that warrant notice by the user. By default, these
log messages will be posted to the screen. Critical log messages do not
have alarm status as they require no immediate attention from a user or
service representative.
Warning event – An event that indicates errors or other conditions that
may require attention to maintain maximum performance. Warning
messages will not be posted to the screen unless the log is configured
to do so. Warning messages are not disruptive and, therefore, do not
meet the criteria of Critical. The user need not be informed
asynchronously
No iconInformative – An unclassified event that provides supporting
information.
Description
Note: Events (Alarms, Critical, Warning, and Informative) generated by
the application are not saved on the switch. They are permanently
discarded when you close a SANsurfer Switch Manager session,
but you can save these events to a file on the workstation before
you close SANsurfer Switch Manager and read it later with a text
editor or browser.
Events generated by the switch, are stored on switch, and will be
retrieved when the application is restarted. Some alarms are
configurable. Refer to ”Configuring Port Threshold Alarms” on
page 4-13.
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Filtering the Event Browser
Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of
interest based on the event severity, timestamp, source, type, and description. To
filter the Event Browser, open the Filter menu and select Filter Entries. This
opens the Filter Events dialog shown in Figure 3-4. The Event Browser displays
those events that meet all of the criteria in the Filter Events dialog. If the filtering
criteria is cleared or changed, then all the events that were previously hidden that
satisfy the new criteria will be shown.
You can filter the event browser in the following ways:
Severity – Check one or more of the corresponding check boxes to display
alarm events, critical events, warning events, or informative events.
Date/Time – Check one or both of the From: and To: check boxes. Enter the
bounding timestamps (MM/dd/yy hh:mm:ss aa) to display only those events
that fall within those times. ("aa" indicates AM or PM.) The current year (yy)
can be entered as either 2 or 4 digits. For example, 12/12/03 will be
interpreted December 12, 2003.
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Text – Check one or more of the corresponding check boxes and enter a text
string (case sensitive) for event source, type, and description. The Event
Browser displays only those events that satisfy all of the search
specifications for the Source, Type, and Description text.
Figure 3-4. Filter Events Dialog
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3.4.2.2
Sorting the Event Browser
Sorting the Event Browser enables you to display the events in alphanumeric
order based on the event severity, timestamp, source, type, or description. Initially,
the Event Browser is sorted in ascending order by timestamp. To sort the Event
Browser, click the Severity, Timestamp, Source, Type, or Description column
buttons. You can also open the Sort menu and select By Severity, By Timestamp, By Source, By Type, or By Description. Successive sort
operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending order.
3.4.2.3
Saving the Event Browser to a File
You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file. Filtering affects the
save operation, because only displayed events are saved. To save the Event
Browser to a file, do the following:
1.Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display.
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2.Open the File menu and select Save As.
3.Select a folder and enter a file name in which to save the event log and click
the Save button. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or text format. XML
files can be opened with an internet browser or text editor. CSV files can be
opened with Microsoft Excel or most spreadsheet applications.
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3.4.3
Devices Data Window
The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage
targets) connected to the switch. Click the Devices tab below the data window to
display device information for all devices that are logged into the selected fabric.
To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches, select one
or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display. Table 3-3 describes the
entries in the Devices data window. Refer to ”Exporting Device Information to a
File” on page 3-18 for exporting device information.
EntryDescription
Port WWNPort world wide name
NicknameDevice port nickname. To create a new nickname or edit an
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Table 3-3. Devices Data Window Entries
existing nickname, double-click the cell and enter a nickname
in the Edit Nickname dialog. Refer to ”Managing Device Port
Nicknames” on page 3-18 for more information.
DetailsClick the (i) to display additional detail about the device. Refer
to ”Displaying Detailed Device Information” on page 3-17.
FC AddressFibre Channel address
SwitchSwitch name
PortSwitch port number
Target/InitiatorDevice type: target or initiator
VendorHost Bus Adapter/Device Vendor
Host NameName of host
Active ZonesThe active zone to which the device belongs
Row #Number of port as displayed in the faceplate display
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3.4.4
Active Zone Set Data Window
The Active Zoneset data window displays the zone membership for the active
zone set that resides on the fabric management switch. The active zone set is the
same on all switches in the fabric – you can confirm this by adding a fabric
through another switch and comparing Active Zone Set displays.
To open the Active Zoneset data window, click the Active Zoneset tab below the
data window in the topology display. Refer to ”Configured Zonesets Data
Windows” on page 4-12 for information about the zone set definitions on a
particular switch. Refer to ”Zoning a Fabric” on page 3-20 for more information
about zone sets and zones.
The Active Zoneset data window, shown in Figure 3-5, uses display conventions
for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry
handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be
expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries:
A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.
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A zone entry expands to show its member ports/devices.
Ports/devices that are zoned by WWN or FC address, but no longer part of
the fabric, are grayed-out.
Active Zoneset
Data Window
Figure 3-5. Active Zone Set Data Window
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3.4.5
Working with Device Information and Nicknames
Link Data Window
The Link data window displays information about all switch links in the fabric or
selected links. This information includes the switch name, the port number at the
end of each link, and the link status icons. To open the Link data window, click the
Link tab below the data window in the topology display.
3.5
Working with Device Information and Nicknames
SANsurfer Switch Manager enables you to do the following:
Display detailed device information
Export device information to a file
Manage device port nicknames
3.5.1
Displaying Detailed Device Information
In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data window, you can
click the (i) in the Details column to display more information as shown in
Figure 3-6.
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Figure 3-6. Detailed Devices Display Dialog
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3.5.2
Exporting Device Information to a File
To save device information to a file, open the topology display and do the
following:
1.Select one or more switches. If no switches are selected, Devices
information is gathered for all switches.
2.Open the Switch menu and select Export Devices Information.
3.In the Save dialog, enter a file name.
4.Click the Save button.
3.5.3
Managing Device Port Nicknames
You can assign a nickname to a device port World Wide Name. A nickname is a
user-definable, meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide
Name. Assigning a nickname makes it easier to recognize device ports when
zoning your fabric or when viewing the Devices data window.
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SANsurfer Switch Manager maintains nicknames in Nicknames.xml, which is
found in your working directory. In addition to creating, editing, and deleting
nicknames, you can also export the nicknames to a file, which can then be
imported into the Nicknames.xml file on other workstations.
3.5.3.1
Creating a Nickname
To create a device port nickname, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.
2.Choose one of the following methods to enter a nickname. A nickname must
start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters. Valid characters include
alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ - ^ ].
Click on a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Create
Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog. In the Add Nickname dialog, enter a nickname and WWN and click the OK button.
Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and enter a new
nickname in the text field. Click the Save button to save the changes
and exit the Nicknames dialog.
You can also create a nickname by double clicking a cell in the Nickname column
of the Devices data window. Refer to ”Devices Data Window” on page 3-15.
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3.5.3.2
Editing a Nickname
A nickname must start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters. Valid
characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _
- ^ ]. You can access the Edit Nicknames dialog two ways. Choose one of the
following methods to edit a nickname:
In the topology or faceplate display, open the File menu and select
Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog. The device entries are listed in
table format.
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Click on a device entry in the table. Open the Edit menu and
select Edit Nickname to open the Edit Nicknames dialog. Edit
the nickname in the text field. Click the OK button to save the
changes.
Double-click a cell in the Nicknames or WWN columns, and edit
the nickname in the text field. Click the OK button to save the
changes.
In the topology or faceplate display, click the Devices tab to display the
Devices data window. Double-click a cell in the Nickname column to open
the Edit Nickname dialog. Edit the nickname in the text field. Click the OK
button to save the changes. Refer to ”Devices Data Window” on page 3-15
for more information.
3.5.3.3
Deleting a Nickname
To delete a device port nickname, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.
2.Click a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Delete Nickname.
3.Click the Save button to save the changes.
3.5.3.4
Exporting Nicknames to a File
You can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for distributing nicknames to other
management workstations. To save nicknames to an XML file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.
2.Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Export.
3.Enter a name for the XML nickname file in the Save dialog and click Save.
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3.5.3.5
Importing a Nicknames File
Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of
the Nicknames.xml file which is used by SANsurfer Switch Manager. To import a
nickname file, do the following:
1.Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.
2.Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Import.
3.Select an XML nickname file in the Open dialog and click Open. When
prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click Yes.
3.6
Zoning a Fabric
Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for
more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This
subsection addresses the following topics:
Zoning concepts
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Using the Zoning Wizard
Managing the zoning database
Managing zone sets
Managing zones
Managing aliases
Merging fabrics and zoning
3.6.1
Zoning Concepts
The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks
described in this section:
Zones
Aliases
Zone sets
Zoning database
Zoning configuration
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Zones
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A zone is a named group of ports or devices that can communicate with each
other. Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in the same
zone. A device may participate in more than one zone.
Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number,
device Fibre Channel address (FCID), or device World Wide Name (WWN).
WWN entries define zone membership by the World Wide Name of the
attached device. With this membership method, you can move WWN
member devices to different switch ports in different zones without having to
edit the member entry as you would with a domain ID/port number member.
Furthermore, unlike FCID members, WWN zone members are not affected
by changes in the fabric that could change the Fibre Channel address of an
attached device.
FCID entries define zone membership by the Fibre Channel address of the
attached device. With this membership method you can replace a device on
the same port without having to edit the member entry as you would with a
WWN member.
3.6.1.1.1
Soft Zones
Domain ID/Port number entries define zone membership by switch domain
ID and port number. All devices attached to the specified port become
members of the zone. The specified port must be an F_Port or an FL_Port.
Two types of zones are supported:
Soft zone
Hard zone - Access Control List (domain/port member only or it will revert
back to a soft zone when activated)
Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Devices within
the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other
members of the same zone. The soft zone boundary is not secure; traffic across
soft zones can occur if addressed correctly. Soft zones that include members from
multiple switches need not include the ports of the inter-switch links. Soft zone
boundaries yield to ACL zone boundaries. Soft zones can overlap; that is, a
device can participate in more than one soft zone. Zone membership can be
defined by Fibre Channel address, domain ID and port number, World Wide
Name, or a combination. Soft zoning supports all port types.
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Access Control List Hard Zones
Access Control List (ACL) zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling
discovery and inbound traffic. ACL zoning is a type of hard zoning that is
hardware enforced. This type of zoning is useful for controlling access to certain
devices without totally isolating them from the fabric. Devices can communicate
with each other and transmit outside the ACL zone, but cannot receive inbound
traffic from outside the zone. The ACL zone boundary is secure against inbound
traffic. ACL zones can overlap; that is, a port can be a member of more than one
ACL zone. ACL zones that include members from multiple switches need not
include the ports of the inter-switch links. ACL zone boundaries supersede soft
zone boundaries. Membership can be defined only by domain ID and port
number. ACL zoning supports all port types.
3.6.1.2
Aliases
To make it easier to add a group of ports or devices to one or more zones, you can
create an alias. An alias is a named set of ports or devices that are grouped
together for convenience. Unlike zones, aliases impose no communication
restrictions between its members. You can add an alias to one or more zones.
However, you cannot add a zone to an alias, nor can an alias be a member of
another alias.
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3.6.1.3
Zone Sets
A zone set is a named group of zones. A zone can be a member of more than one
zone set. Each switch in the fabric maintains its own zoning database containing
one or more zone sets. This zoning database resides in non-volatile or permanent
memory and is therefore retained after a reset. Refer to ”Configured Zonesets
Data Windows” on page 4-12 for information about displaying the zoning
database.
The orphan zone set is created by the application automatically to hold the zones
which are not in any set. The orphan zone set can’t be removed and is not saved
on the switch.
To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. When you activate a
zone set, the switch distributes that zone set and its zones, excluding aliases, to
every switch in the fabric. This zone set is known as the active zone set. Refer to
”Active Zone Set Data Window” on page 3-16 for information about displaying the
active zone set.
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Zoning Database
Each switch has its own zoning database. The zoning database is made up of all
aliases, zones, and zone sets that have been created on the switch or received
from other switches. The switch maintains two copies of the inactive zoning
database: one copy is maintained in temporary memory for editing purposes; the
second copy is maintained in permanent memory. Zoning database edits are
made on an individual switch basis and are not propagated to other switches in
the fabric when saved.
There are two configuration parameters that affect the zoning database: Interop
Auto Save and Default Visibility. The Interop Auto Save parameter determines
whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from another switch
in the fabric will be saved to permanent memory on that switch. The Default
Visibility parameter permits or prohibits communication among ports/devices
when there is no active zone set. Refer to ”Configuring the Zoning Database” on
page 3-28 for information about zoning configuration.
The following zoning limits are enforced during the configuration of zoning and
during a zoning database merge from the fabric:
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MaxZoneSets is 256. The maximum number of zone sets that can be
configured on the switch.
MaxZones is 1000. The maximum number of zones that can be configured
on the switch.
MaxAliases is 2500. The maximum number of aliases that can be
configured on the switch.
MaxTotalMembers is 10,000. The maximum number of total zone and alias
members that can be configured on the switch. Aliases are considered zone
members since they can be added to a zone just like a normal zone
member.
MaxZonesInZoneSets is 1000. The maximum number of zone linkages to
zonesets that can be configured on the switch. Every time a zone is added
to a zoneset this constitutes a linkage.
MaxMembersPerZone is 2000. The maximum number of zone members
that can be added to any zone on the switch. Aliases are considered zone
members when added to a zone.
MaxMembersPerAlias is 2000. The maximum number of zone members
that can be added to any alias on the switch.
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3.6.2
Using the Zoning Wizard
The Zoning Wizard is a series of dialogs that leads you through the process of
zoning a fabric. To open the Zoning Wizard, open the Wizards menu in the
faceplate display, and select Zoning Wizard.
The Zoning Wizard helps you with the two most typical reasons for zoning:
Zoning Windows servers storage
Assign storage to servers.
To solve these problems, there must be at least one target and at least one
initiator in the name server. Windows servers do not share devices well, but
sometimes they must share devices, such as a tape drive. The wizard helps you
define which devices are sharable and which ones are not. Once a device is in a
Windows group, it can no longer be in any other group.
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Managing the Zoning Database
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Managing the zoning database consists of the following:
Editing the Zoning Database
Configuring the Zoning Database
Saving the Zoning Database to a File
Restoring the Zoning Database from a File
Restoring the Default Zoning Database
Removing All Zoning Definitions
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3.6.3.1
Editing the Zoning Database
To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, open the Zoning menu from
the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog
shown in Figure 3-7. Changes can only be made to inactive zone sets, which are
stored in flash (non-volatile) memory and retained after resetting a switch.
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Port/Device
Tree
Zone Sets
Tree
Figure 3-7. Edit Zoning Dialog
To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. When you activate a
zone set, the switch distributes that zone set and its zones, excluding aliases, to
every switch in the fabric. This zone set is known as the active zone set.
You can not edit an active zone set on a switch. You must configure an inactive
zone set to your needs and then activate that updated zone set to apply the
changes to the fabric. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that
zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric. However,
in addition to the merged active zone set, each switch maintains its own original
zone set in its zoning database. Only one zone set can be active at one time.
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Note:If the Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled on the Zoning
The Edit Zoning dialog has a Zone Sets tree on the left and a Port/Device (or
members) tree on the right. Both trees use display conventions similar to the
fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets, zones, and ports. An
expanded port shows the port Fibre Channel address; an expanded address
shows the port World Wide Name. You can select zone sets, zones, and ports in
the following ways:
Click a zone, zone set, or port icon.
Right-click to select a zone set or zone, and open the corresponding popup
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Configuration dialog, then every time the active zone set changes, the
switch will copy it into an inactive zone set stored on the switch. You
can edit this copy of the active zone set stored on the switch, and
activate the updated copy to conveniently apply the changes to the
active zone set. The edited copy then becomes the active zone set.
menu.
Hold down the Shift key while clicking several consecutive icons.
Hold down the Control key while clicking several non-consecutive icons.
Using tool bar buttons, popup menus, or a drag-and-drop method, you can create
and manage zone sets and zones in the zoning database. Ta bl e 3 -4 describes the
zoning tool bar operations.
Use the Edit Zoning dialog to define zoning changes, and click the Apply button
to open the Error Check dialog. Click the Error Check button to have SANsurfer
Switch Manager check for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zone
sets, and ACL zones with non-domain ID/port number membership. Click the
Save Zoning button to implement the changes. Click the Close button to close
the Error Check dialog. On the Edit Zoning dialog, click the Close button to close
the Edit Zoning dialog.
Table 3-4. Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons
Tool Bar ButtonDescription
Create Zone Set button - create a new zone set
Create Zone button - create a new zone
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Table 3-4. Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons (Continued)
Tool Bar ButtonDescription
Create Alias button - create another name for a set of objects
Add Member button - adds selected port/device to a zone
Remove Member button - delete the selected zone from a zone
set, or delete the selected port/device from a zone
Switch port icon – not logged in
Switch port icon – logged in
NL_Port (loop) device icon – logged in to fabric
NL_Port (loop) device icon – not logged in to fabric
N_Port device icon – logged in to fabric
N_Port device icon – not logged in to fabric
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3.6.3.2
Configuring the Zoning Database
Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Auto Save and Default Visibility
configuration parameters. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and
select Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog shown in Figure 3-8.
After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect.
Figure 3-8. Zoning Config Dialog
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3.6.3.2.1
Interop Auto Save
The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone
set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the
zoning database on that switch. Changes are saved when an updated zone set is
activated. Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory. However, if
Interop Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the active
zone set in temporary memory and to the zoning database. If Interop Auto Save is
disabled, changes to the active zone set are stored only in temporary memory
which is cleared when the switch is reset.
Note:Disabling the Interop Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent
the propagation of zoning information when experimenting with
different zoning schemes. However, leaving the Interop Auto Save
parameter disabled can disrupt device configurations should a switch
have to be reset. For this reason, the Interop Auto Save parameter
should be enabled in a production environment.
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3.6.3.2.2
Default Visibility
Default visibility determines the level of communication that is permitted among
ports/devices when there is no active zone set. The default visibility parameter
can be set differently on each switch. When default visibility is enabled (ALL) on a
switch, all ports/devices on the switch can communicate with all ports/devices on
switches that also have default visibility enabled. When Default Visibility is
disabled (NONE), none of the ports/devices on that switch can communicate with
any other port/device in the fabric.
3.6.3.3
Saving the Zoning Database to a File
You can save the zoning database to an XML file. You can later reload this zoning
database on the same switch or another switch. To save a zoning database to a
file, do the following:
1.In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning.
2.In the Edit Zoning dialog, open the File menu and select Save As.
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3.In the Save dialog, enter a file name for the database file.
4.Click the Save button to save the zoning file.
3.6.3.4
Restoring the Zoning Database from a File
CAUTION!
Do the following to restore the zoning database from a file to a switch:
1.In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to
open the Edit Zoning window.
2.Open the File menu and select Open File. A popup window will prompt you
to select an XML zoning database file.
3.Select a file and click Open.
Restoring the zoning database from a file will replace the current
zoning database on the switch.
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3.6.3.5
Restoring the Default Zoning Database
Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions.
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CAUTION!
To restore the default zoning for a switch:
1.In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Restore Default Zoning.
2.Click the OK button to confirm that you want to restore default zoning and
save changes to the zoning database.
3.6.3.6
This command will deactivate the active zone set.
Removing All Zoning Definitions
To clear all zone and zone set definitions from the zoning database, choose one of
the following:
Open the Edit menu and select Clear Zoning. In the Removes All dialog,
click the Yes button to confirm that you want to delete all zones and zone
sets.
Right-click the Zone Sets heading at the top of the Zone Sets tree, and
select Clear Zoning from the popup menu. Click the Yes button to confirm
that you want to delete all zone sets and zones.
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3.6.4
Managing Zone Sets
Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members,
then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple
zone sets to serve the different security and access needs of your storage area
network, but only one zone set can be active at one time. Managing zone sets
consists of the following tasks:
Creating zone sets
Activating and deactivating zone sets
Copying a zone to a zone set
Removing a zone from one zone set or from all zone sets
Removing a zone set
Note:Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the
managed switch and do not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To
distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit
the zoning databases on the individual switches.
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Zoning a Fabric
3.6.4.1
Creating a Zone Set
To create a zone set, do the following:
1.Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2.Open the Edit menu, and select Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone
Set dialog.
3.Enter a name for the zone set, and click the OK button. The new zone set
name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. A zone set name must begin with
a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z,
a-z, _, -, ^, and $.
4.To create new zones in a zone set, do one of the following:
Right-click a zone set and select Create A Zone from the popup menu.
Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set. Refer
5.Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.
In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click
the OK button. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets
dialog.
to ”Copying a Zone to a Zone Set” on page 3-32.
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3.6.4.2
Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set
You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric. Only one
zone set can be active at one time. When you activate a zone set, the switch
distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the
fabric.
The purpose of the deactivate function is to suspend all fabric zoning which
results in free communication fabric wide or no communication depending on the
default visibility setting. Refer to ”Default Visibility” on page 3-29 for more
information. It is not necessary to deactivate the active zone set before activating
a new one.
To activate a zone set, open the Zoning menu and select Activate Zone Set
to open the Activate Zone Set dialog. Select a zone set from the Select Zone
Set pull-down menu, and click the Activate button.
To deactivate the active zone set, open the Zoning menu, select Deactivate
Zone Set. Acknowledge the warning about traffic disruption, and click the
Yes button to confirm that you want to deactivate the active zone set.
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3.6.4.3
Copying a Zone to a Zone Set
To copy an existing zone and its membership from one zone set to another, select
the zone and drag it to the chosen zone set. Click the Apply button to save
changes to the zoning database.
3.6.4.4
Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets
You can remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the database.
1.In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to
open the Edit Zoning dialog.
2.In the Zone Sets tree, select the zone(s) to be removed.
3.Open the Edit menu, and select Remove to remove the zone from the zone
set, or select Remove from All Zones to remove the zone from all zone
sets.
4.Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.
Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone from a zone set or
from all zone sets in the database.
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3.6.4.5
Removing a Zone Set
Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following
ways.
Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected.
Member zones that are not members of other zone sets become members
of the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set can’t be removed and is not
saved on the switch.
To delete a zone set from the database, do the following:
1.In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to
open the Edit Zoning dialog.
2.In the Zone Sets tree, select the zone set to be removed.
3.Open the Edit menu, and select Remove to remove the zone set.
4.Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.
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Zoning a Fabric
Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from the
database.
3.6.5
Managing Zones
Managing zones involves the following:
Creating a Zone in a Zone Set
Adding Zone Members
Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set
Removing a Zone Member
Removing a Zone from a Zone Set
Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets
Changing Zone Types
Note:Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the
managed switch and do not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To
distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit
the zoning databases on the individual switches.
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3.6.5.1
Creating a Zone in a Zone Set
When a zone is created, its zone type is soft. To change the zone type to a hard
zone, refer to ”Changing Zone Types” on page 3-37 for more information. Refer to
”Zones” on page 3-21 for information on zone types (soft and hard). To create a
zone in a zone set, do the following:
1.Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2.Select a zone set.
3.Open the Edit menu and select Create a Zone.
4.In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click the
OK button. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. A zone
name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid
characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, ^, $, and -.
Note:If you enter the name of a zone that already exists in the
database, the SANsurfer Switch Manager application will ask if
you would like to add that zone and its membership to the zone
set.
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5.To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone, do one of the following:
In the zone set tree, select the zone set. In the graphic window, select
the port to add to the zone. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members.
Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide
Name in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone.
Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide
Name in the Port/Device tree. Right-click the zone and select Add Zone Members from the popup menu.
6.Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.
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3.6.5.2
Adding Zone Members
You can zone a port/device by switch domain ID and port number, device port
Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. Adding a port/device to a zone
affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. To add ports/devices to a
zone, do the following:
1.Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2.Choose one of the following methods to add the port/device:
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone.
To select multiple ports/devices, press and hold the Control key while
selecting.
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. To select multiple
ports/devices, press the Control key while selecting. Select a zone set
in the left pane. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members.
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. To select multiple
ports/devices, press the Control key while selecting. Select a zone set
in the left pane. Click the Insert button.
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Zoning a Fabric
If the port/device you want to add is not in the Port/Device tree, you can add
it by doing the following:
a.Right click the selected zone.
b.Open the Edit menu and select Create Members.
c.Choose the WWN, Domain/Port, or First Port Address radio button.
d.Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the radio
button selection: 16 digits for a WWN member, 4 digits for a Domain/
Port member (DDPP), or a 6-digit Fibre Channel Address for a First
Port Address member (DDPPAA) where D=domain ID, P=port number,
and A=ALPA.
3.Click the OK button to add the member and save the change.
Note:Domain ID conflicts can result in automatic reassignment of switch
domain IDs. These reassignments are not reflected in zones that use
domain ID/port number pair to define their membership. Be sure to
reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change.
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3.6.5.3
Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set
To rename a zone, do the following:
1.In the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog, click the zone/zone set to be
renamed.
2.Open the Edit menu and select Rename.
3.In the Rename Zone/Rename Zone Set dialog, enter a new name for the
zone/zone set.
4.Click the OK button.
3.6.5.4
Removing a Zone Member
Removing a zone member will affect every zone and zone set in which that zone
is a member. To remove a member from a zone:
1.In the Edit Zoning dialog, select the zone member to be removed.
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2.Open the Edit menu and select Remove.
3.Click the OK button to save changes and close the Edit Zoning dialog.
3.6.5.5
Removing a Zone from a Zone Set
The orphan zone set is created by the application automatically to hold the zones
which are not in any set. The orphan zone set can’t be removed and is not saved
on the switch. To remove a zone from a zone set, do the following:
1.In the Edit Zoning dialog, select the zone to be removed. The selected zone
will be removed from that zone set only.
2.Open the Edit menu and select Remove.
3.Click the OK button to save changes and close the Edit Zoning dialog.
3.6.5.6
Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets
To remove a zone from all zone sets, do the following:
1.In the Edit Zoning dialog, select the zone to be removed.
2.Open the Edit menu and select Remove Zone from All Sets.
3.Click the OK button to save changes and close the Edit Zoning dialog.
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3.6.5.7
Changing Zone Types
To change a zone type, do the following:
1.In the faceplate display, select the switch with the zone type to change.
2.Click the Zoning button to open the Edit Zoning dialog.
3.In the Zone Sets tree, select the zone to change.
4.Open the Edit menu and select Set Zone Type to open the Set Zone Type
dialog.
5.Open the Zone Type pull-down menu and select Soft or ACL.
Soft zoning is the least restrictive type of zoning.
ACL zoning is hard zoning and is enforced by hardware and defines
access to a given port. ACL zones need not include inter-switch links.
3.6.6
Managing Aliases
An alias is a collection of objects that can be zoned together. An alias is not a
zone, and can not have a zone or another alias as a member.
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Zoning a Fabric
Note:Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the
3.6.6.1
Creating an Alias
To create an alias, do the following:
1.Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2.Open the Edit menu, and select Create Alias to open the Create Alias
dialog.
3.Enter a name for the alias, and click the OK button. The alias name is
displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. An alias name must begin with a letter
and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $,
^, and -.
4.Click the OK button to save the alias name to the zoning database.
managed switch and do not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To
distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit
the zoning databases on the individual switches.
You will not see aliases in the active zone set.
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3.6.6.2
Adding a Member to an Alias
You can add a port/device to an alias by domain ID and port number, device port
Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. To add ports/devices to an alias,
do the following:
1.Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2.Choose one of the following methods to add the port/device:
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the alias.
To select multiple ports/devices, press and hold the Control key while
selecting.
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. Click an alias to select
multiple ports/devices, press the Control key while selecting. Select an
alias. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members.
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. To select multiple
ports/devices, press the Control key while selecting. Select an alias.
Click the Insert button.
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If the port/device you want to add is not in the Port/Device tree, you can add
it by doing the following:
a.Right click the selected alias.
b.Open the Edit menu and select Create Members.
c.Choose the WWN, Domain/Port, or First Port Address radio button.
d.Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the radio
button selection: 16 digits for a WWN member, 4 digits for a Domain/
Port member (DDPP), or a 6-digit Fibre Channel Address for a First
Port Address member (DDPPAA) where D=domain ID, P=port number,
and A=ALPA.
3.Click the OK button to add the member and save the change.
3.6.6.3
Removing an Alias from All Zones
To remove an alias from all zones, do the following:
1.In the Zone Sets tree in the Edit Zoning dialog, select the alias to be
removed.
2.Open the Edit menu, and select Remove Alias from All Zones.
3.Click the Yes button in the Remove dialog.
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3.6.7
Merging Fabrics and Zoning
If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two
fabrics attempt to merge automatically. The fabrics may consist of a single switch
or many switches already connected together. The switches in the two fabrics
attempt to create a new active zone set containing the union of each fabric's
active zone set. The propagation of zoning information only affects the active zone
set, not the configured zone sets, unless Interop Auto Save is turned on.
3.6.7.1
Zone Merge Failure
If a zone merge is unsuccessful, the inter-switch links between the fabrics will
isolate due to a zone merge failure, which will generate an alarm. The reason for
the E_Port isolation can also be determined by viewing the port information. Refer
to ”Port Information Data Window” on page 5-8 and the ”Show Command” on
page A-61 (Port keyword).
A zone merge will fail if the two active zone sets have member zones with
identical names that differ in membership or type. For example, consider Fabric A
and Fabric B each with a soft zone named “ZN1” in its active zone set. Fabric A
"ZN1" contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 1; Fabric B “ZN1”
contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2. In this case, the merge
will fail because the two zones have the same name, but different membership.
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Zoning a Fabric
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3.6.7.2
Zone Merge Failure Recovery
When a zone merge failure occurs, the conflict that caused the failure must be
resolved. You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of
the active zone sets or by editing the conflicting zones so that their membership is
the same. You can deactivate the active zone set on one fabric if the active zone
set on the other fabric accurately defines your zoning needs. If not, you must edit
the zone memberships, and reactivate the zone sets. After correcting the zone
membership, reset the isolated ports to allow the fabrics to join.
Note:If you deactivate the active zone set in one fabric and the Interop Auto
Save parameter is enabled, the active zone set from the second fabric
will propagate to the first fabric and replace all zones with matching
names in the configured zone sets.
If the zone sets to merge have the same Zone A that only differ in the
type of zone (soft vs. ACL), the zone sets will merge. If this is a 2
switch fabric, Switch 1 will state that Zone A is soft and Switch 2 will
state that Zone A is ACL.
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Refer to ”Managing Zones” on page 3-33 for information about adding and
removing zone members. Refer to ”Resetting a Port” on page 5-15 for information
about resetting a port.
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Managing Switches
This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric.
Managing User Accounts
Displaying Switch Information
Configuring Port Threshold Alarms
Paging a Switch
Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client
Resetting a Switch
Configuring a Switch
Archiving a Switch
Restoring a Switch
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
Installing Firmware
Downloading a Support File
Upgrading the Switch Using License Keys
Displaying Hardware Status
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Managing User Accounts
4.1
Managing User Accounts
Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account
Administration dialogs. However, any user can modify their own password. To
open the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu in the
faceplate display, and select User Accounts.... A user account consists of the
following:
Account name or login
Password
Authority level
Expiration date
Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts:
Account NamePasswordAdmin AuthorityExpiration
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Table 4-1. Factory User Accounts
adminadmintruenever expires
imagesimagesfalsenever expires
The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the
User Account Administration dialogs. The Admin account can create, remove, or
modify user accounts, and change account passwords. The Admin account can
also view and modify the switch and its configuration with SANsurfer Switch
Manager. The Admin account can not be removed.
Users with Admin authority can view and modify the switch and its configuration
using SANsurfer Switch Manager. Users without Admin authority are limited to
viewing switch status and configuration.
The Images account can not be removed, and is required for exchanging files with
the switch using FTP.
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4.1.1
Creating User Accounts
To create a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate
display and select User Accounts.... This displays the User Account
Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-1. A switch can have a maximum of 15
user accounts.
4 – Managing Switches
Managing User Accounts
Figure 4-1. User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account
1.To open the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu in
the faceplate display, and select User Accounts....
2.Click the Add Account tab to open the Add Account tab page.
3.Enter an account name in the New Account Login field. Account names are
limited to 15 characters.
4.If the account is to have the ability to modify switch configurations, check the
Admin Authority Enabled box.
5.Enter a password in the New Password field and enter it again in the Verify
Password field. A password must have a minimum of 4 characters and no
more than 20.
6.If this account is to be permanent with no expiration date, click the
Permanent Account radio button. Otherwise, click the Account Will
Expire button and enter the number days in which the account will expire.
7.Click the Add Account button to add the newly defined account.
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Managing User Accounts
4.1.2
Removing a User Account
To remove a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate
display and select User Accounts.... Click the Remove Account tab in the dialog
to present the display shown in Figure 4-2. Select the account (login) name from
the list of accounts at the top of the dialog and click the Remove Account button.
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Figure 4-2. User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account
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4.1.3
Changing a User Account Password
To change the password for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the
faceplate display and select User Accounts.... Click the Change Password tab
in the dialog to present the display shown in Figure 4-3. Select the account (login)
name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog, then enter the old
password, the new password, and verify the new password in the corresponding
fields. Click the Change Password button. Any user can change their password
for their account, but only the Admin account name can change the password for
another user’s account. If the administrator does not know the user’s original
password, the administrator must remove the account and add the account.
4 – Managing Switches
Managing User Accounts
Figure 4-3. User Account Administration Dialog – Change Password
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Managing User Accounts
4.1.4
Modifying a User Account
To modify a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate
display and select User Accounts.... This displays the User Account
Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-4. Click the Modify Account tab. Select
the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog. Click the
Admin authority Enabled check box to grant admin authority to the account name.
Click an Account Expiration Date radio button. If the account is not to be
permanent, enter the number of days until the account expires. Click the Modify Account button to save the changes. Click the Close button to close the User
Account Administration dialog.
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Figure 4-4. User Account Administration Dialog - Modify Account
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4.2
Displaying Switch Information
The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information:
Device and HBA information
Switch specifications and addresses
Configuration parameters
Port performance statistics
Port information
Configured zone sets
Figure 4-5 shows the faceplate display for the SANbox 5200 Series switch.
4 – Managing Switches
Displaying Switch Information
Figure 4-5. Faceplate Display - Switch Information
The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in
status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to
update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To refresh
switch status in the display, do one of the following:
Click the Refresh button.
Open the View menu and select Refresh.
Press the F5 key.
Right-click a switch in the topology display and select Refresh Switch from
the popup menu.
Right-click in the graphic window of the faceplate display, and select
Refresh Switch from the popup menu.
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4.2.1
Devices Data Window
The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage
targets) connected to the switch. Click the Devices tab below the data window to
display name server information for all devices that are logged into the selected
fabric. To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches,
select one or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display. Refer to
”Devices Data Window” on page 3-15 for a description of the entries in the
Devices data window.
4.2.2
Switch Data Window
The Switch data window displays current network and switch information for the
selected switches. Refer to ”Configuring a Switch” on page 4-17 for more
information about the Switch data window. To open the Switch data window, select
one or more switches in the topology display, or open the faceplate display, and
click the Switch tab below the data window. Table 4-2 describes the Switch data
window entries.
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Table 4-2. Switch Data Window Entries
EntryDescription
First Port AddressSwitch Fibre Channel address
World Wide NameSwitch World Wide Name
Serial NumberNumber assigned to each chassis. Required for license
keys
Reason for StatusAdditional status information
User NameAccount name
Login LevelAuthority level
Super UserSuper user privileges enabled/disabled
UserAuthentication
Enabled
VendorSwitch manufacturer
Firmware VersionActive firmware version
Inactive Firmware VersionInactive firmware version
Pending Firmware VersionFirmware version that will be activated at the next reset
Enforcement of account names and authority (always
True)
PROM/Boot VersionPROM boot version
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Table 4-2. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)
EntryDescription
MAC AddressMedia Access Control address
IP AddressInternet Protocol address
Subnet MaskMask that determines the IP address subnet
GatewayGateway address
SNMP EnabledSNMP enabled or disabled.
Negotiated Domain IDThe domain ID currently being used by the fabric
Configured Domain IDThe domain ID defined by network administrator
Domain ID LockDomain ID lock status. Prevents (True) or permits (False)
dynamic domain ID reassignment.
Number of PortsNumber of ports activated on the switch.
Administrative StateCurrent switch administrative state
Configured Admin StateSwitch administrative state that is stored in the switch
configuration
R_A_TOVResource allocation timeout value
E_D_TOVError detect timeout value
Interop Mode Zoning merge status. If True, changes to the active zone
set are propagated throughout the fabric. If false, changes
to both the active zone set and zoning database are
propagated throughout the fabric. Refer to the QLogic
Switch Interoperability Guide found on the QLogic Web
site.
Legacy Address FormatLegacy port addressing status. Enabled only for
interoperability with non-FC-SW-2 compliant switches.
Interop Auto SaveZoning auto save status. Saves zoning updates in
temporary memory and the zoning database (True) or
only in temporary memory (False).
Zoning Default VisibilityZoning visibility status. Permits (All) or prevents (None)
communication between attached devices in the absence
of an active zone set.
TemperatureInternal switch temperature °C
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Security Auto SaveN/A - does not apply to this switch
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Table 4-2. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)
EntryDescription
Security Fabric Binding
Enable
Fan 1 StatusThe status of Fan 1 (SANbox 5202 only)
Fan 2 StatusThe status of Fan 2 (SANbox 5202 only)
Power Supply 1 StatusPower supply 1 status
Power Supply 2 StatusPower supply 2 status (SANbox 5202 only)
Beacon StatusBeacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not (off).
Broadcast SupportBroadcast support status. Broadcast support is enabled or
In-band EnabledIn-band management status. Permits (True) or prevents
Temperature Failure Port
Shutdown
Warning TemperatureNon-configurable temperature threshold (65° Celsius)
Failure TemperatureNon-configurable temperature threshold (70° Celsius)
N/A - does not apply to this switch
disabled (default).
(False) a switch from being managed over an ISL.
Non-configurable (always enabled for this switch). All
ports are downed when the switch temperature exceeds
the Failure Temperature.
above which a warning condition alarm is generated.
above which a failure condition alarm is generated.
NTP Client EnabledEnabled or disabled. Allows for switches to synchronize
their time a centralized server.
NTP Server AddressThe IP address of the centralized NTP server. Ethernet
connection to NTP server is required.
FDMI HBA Entry LimitMaximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a
switch.
FDMI EnableFabric Device Management Interface status. If enabled,
device information can be obtained, managed, and saved
through the fabric using Name Service Management
Server functions. SANsurfer Switch Manager will report
any and all FDMI information reported by the entry switch,
if FDMI is enabled on the entry switch. Refer to
”Displaying Detailed Device Information” on page 3-17 for
information about displaying FDMI information.
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Table 4-2. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)
EntryDescription
Number of Donor GroupsTotal number of donor port groups. A donor group is a set
Embedded GUISANsurfer Switch Manager web applet status. Enables or
Inactivity TimeoutNumber of minutes the switch waits before terminating an
4.2.3
Port Statistics Data Window
The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected
ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Stats tab below the
data window in the faceplate display. Refer to Ta ble 5- 6 for a description of the
Port Statistics data window entries.
4 – Managing Switches
Displaying Switch Information
of (1-Gbps/2-Gbps only) ports on a switch that can donate
buffer credits to each other.
disables the web applet on the switch.
idle command line interface session. Zero (0) disables the
time out threshold.
The Statistics pull-down menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and
provides different ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to
open the pull-down menu. Open the pull-down menu and select Absolute to view
the total count of statistics since the last switch reset. Select Rate to view the
number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select Baseline
to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. Click
the Clear Baseline button to set the current baseline.
4.2.4
Port Information Data Window
The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected
ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Info tab below the
data window in the faceplate display. Refer to Ta ble 5- 6 for a description of the
Port Information data window entries.
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4 – Managing Switches
Displaying Switch Information
4.2.5
Configured Zonesets Data Windows
The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, aliases, and
zone membership in the zoning database, as shown in Figure 4-6. To open the
Configured Zonesets data window, click the Configured Zonesets tab below the
data window in the faceplate display. To view the active zone set in the Active
Zonesets data window, open the topology display and click the Active Zonesets
data window tab.
The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding
and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle located
to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click
this handle or double-click the following entries to expand or collapse them:
A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.
A zone entry expands to show its members by device port World Wide
Name, or device port Fibre Channel address.
The alias entry expands to show its entries.
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Figure 4-6. Configured Zonesets Data Window
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