SANbox 5800V Series
QuickTools Switch Management
User Guide
Firmware Version 7.4
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User Guide
Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no
responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its
use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications
described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only. QLogic Corporation makes no
representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or
modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
This product is covered by one or more of the following patents: 6697359; other patents pending.
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Revision History
Release, Revision A, October 2008
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
JDOM License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Contact Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
2 Using QuickTools
Workstation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Opening QuickTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
QuickTools User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Alerts Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Fabric Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Graphic Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Data Windows and Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Popup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Selecting Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Selecting Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Setting QuickTools Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Using Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Viewing Software Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Exiting QuickTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
3 Managing Fabrics
Fabric Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Enabling SNMP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Enabling In-band Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Rediscovering a Fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Adding a New Switch to a Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Replacing a Failed Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
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Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Filtering the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Sorting the Event Browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Saving the Event Browser to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Device Information and Nicknames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Devices Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Displaying Detailed Device Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Managing Device Port Nicknames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Creating a Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Editing a Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Deleting a Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Exporting Nicknames to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Importing Nicknames from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Active Zone Set Data Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Configured Zonesets Data Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Zoning Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Zone Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Zoning Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Viewing Zoning Limits and Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Managing the Zoning Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Editing the Zoning Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Resolving Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Configuring the Zoning Database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Saving the Zoning Database to a File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Restoring the Zoning Database from a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Reloading the Source Zoning Configuration on the Switch . . . . 3-25
Restoring the Default Zoning Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Removing All Zoning Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Managing Zone Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Creating a Zone Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Renaming a Zone Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Removing a Zone Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
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Managing Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Creating a Zone in a Zone Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Copying a Zone to a Zone Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Adding Zone Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Renaming a Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Removing a Zone Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Removing a Zone from a Zone Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Managing Aliases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Creating an Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Adding a Member to an Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Removing an Alias from All Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Merging Fabrics and Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Zone Merge Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Zone Merge Failure Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
4 Managing Switches
Using the Switch Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Managing User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Creating User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Removing a User Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Changing a User Account Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Modifying a User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Paging a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Resetting a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Configuring a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Using the Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Switch Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Domain ID and Domain ID Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Syslog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Symbolic Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Switch Administrative States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Broadcast Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
In-band Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Fabric Device Management Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Advanced Switch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Timeout Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Managing System Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Configuring the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
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Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Network IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Network DNS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
SNMP Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
SNMP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
SNMP Trap Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
SNMP v3 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Archiving a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Restoring a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Testing a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Installing Feature License Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Downloading a Support File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Installing Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Using Call Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Using the Call Home Profile Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Using the Call Home Profile Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Using the Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile
Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Applying All Profiles on a Switch to Other Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
Using the Call Home Message Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Testing Call Home Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
Change Over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
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5Managing Ports
Port Information Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Port Statistics Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Viewing and Configuring Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Port Symbolic Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Port States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Port Operational States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Port Administrative States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Port Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Port Speeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Port Transceiver Media Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
I/O Stream Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Device Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Auto Performance Tuning and AL Fairness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Resetting a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
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Figures
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2-1 Add a New Fabric Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-2 Password Change Required Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2-3 QuickTools Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2-4 Alerts Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
2-5 Preferences Dialog – QuickTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
3-1 Events Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3-2 Filter Events Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
3-3 Devices Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
3-4 Detailed Devices Display Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3-5 Active Zone Set Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
3-6 Configured Zonesets Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3-7 Edit Zoning Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3-8 Zoning Config Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
4-1 Switch Data Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-2 Switch Data Window Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4-3 User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4-4 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4-5 User Account Administration Dialog – Change Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4-6 User Account Administration Dialog – Modify Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
4-7 Switch Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
4-8 Advanced Switch Properties Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
4-9 System Services Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
4-10 Network Properties Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
4-11 SNMP Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
4-12 SNMP v3 Manager Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
4-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
4-14 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
4-15 Switch Diagnostics Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
4-16 Features License Key Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
4-17 Add License Key Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
4-18 Load Firmware Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
4-19 Call Home Setup Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
4-20 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
4-21 Call Home Profile Editor Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
4-22 Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
4-23 Call Home Profile Multiple Switch Apply Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
4-24 Call Home Message Queue Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
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4-25 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
5-1 Port Information Data Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5-2 Port Information Data Window Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-3 Port Statistics Data Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5-4 Port Properties Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
5-5 Advanced Port Properties Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5-6 Port Diagnostics Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
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Tables
Table Page
2-1 Workstation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2-2 Menu Bar Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
3-1 Severity Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
3-2 Devices Data Window Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
3-3 Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
4-1 Switch Data Window Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4-2 Factory User Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4-3 Switch Resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4-4 Switch Administrative States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4-5 Network Properties — IP Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
4-6 Network Properties — DNS Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4-7 SNMP Configuration Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
4-8 SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
4-9 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
4-10 Factory Default Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
4-11 Call Home Setup Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
4-12 Call Home Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
5-1 Port Information Data Window Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
5-2 Port Statistics Data Window Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
5-3 Port Properties Dialog Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
5-4 Port Operational States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5-5 Port Administrative States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
5-6 Port Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5-7 Port Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
5-8 Port Transceiver Media View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
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1 Introduction
This manual describes the QuickTools™ web applet for SANbox 5800V Series
switches (firmware version 7.4). The QuickTools web applet 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 QuickTools, 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.
A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.
Intended Audience
This manual introduces the switch management products and explains their
installation and use. It is intended for users responsible for installing and using
switch management tools.
Related Materials
Refer to the following manuals for information about switch hardware and
installation.
SANbox 5800V Series Stackable Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide,
publication number 59265-02.
SANbox 5800V Series Stackable Fibre Channel Switch Command Line
Interface Guide, publication number 59263-02.
SANbox 5800V Series Stackable Fibre Channel Switch Enterprise Fabric
Suite 2007 User Guide, publication number 59266-01.
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JDOM License
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Hunter. All rights reserved.
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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.
Availability
QLogic Technical Support is available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Standard
Time, Monday through Friday, excluding QLogic-observed holidays.
Training
QLogic offers certification training for the technical professional for all QLogic
products. From the training link at www.qlogic.com
Electronic-Based Training or schedule an intensive "hands-on" Certification
course.
1 – Introduction
Technical Support
, you may choose
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.
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic Technical
Support at any phase of integration for assistance. QLogic Technical Support can
be reached by the following methods:
Web http://support.qlogic.com
North America Contact Information
Email support@qlogic.com
Phone (952) 932-4040
Support contact information for other regions of the world is available at the
QLogic website: http://support.qlogic.com
The QLogic knowledge database contains troubleshooting information for the
QLogic HBAs. Access the data base from the QLogic web site, www.qlogic.com
Click the Support tab, Use the search engine at the top of the page to look for
specific troubleshooting information.
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2 Using QuickTools
This section describes how to use the QuickTools web applet and its menus. The
following topics are covered:
Workstation Requirements
Opening QuickTools
QuickTools User Interface
Alerts Panel
Setting QuickTools Preferences
Using Online Help
Viewing Software Version
Exiting QuickTools
Workstation Requirements
The requirements for fabric management workstations running the QuickTools
web applet are listed in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1. Workstation Requirements
Operating System
Memory 512 MB or more (1GB recommended)
Disk Space 150 MB per installation
Processor 1 GHz or faster
Hardware
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Windows® 2003, XP SP1/SP2
Solaris™ 9, 10, and 10 x86
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 4, 5
SUSE™ Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10
Macintosh® OS X 10.4, 10.5
CD-ROM drive, RJ-45 Ethernet port, RS-232 serial port (o ptional)
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Opening QuickTools
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Table 2-1. Workstation Requirements
Internet Browser
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6.0 and later
Netscape® Navigator® 6.0 and later
Firefox® 1.5 and later
Safari® 1.0 and later on MAC OS
Safari® 1.0 on Windows OS
Java 2 Standard Edition Runtime Environment 1.4.2 to support
Opening QuickTools
After the switch is operational, open the QuickTools 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. The
Add a New Fabric dialog (Figure 2-1) prompts you for your username and
password. Click the Add Fabric button to open the fabric.
the web applet
Figure 2-1 Add a New Fabric Dialog
The opening window is displayed (Figure 2-3). For security reasons, you will be
prompted to change your user account password that was initially set up by the
administrator (Figure 2-2). You will be prompted to change the password each
time you attempt to open the fabric until you change the default password. Click
the OK button, and change the user account password. Refer to ”Managing User
Accounts” on page 4-8 for more information.
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Figure 2-2 Password Change Required Dialog
QuickTools User Interface
The QuickTools web applet interface (Figure 2-3) consists of a menu bar, fabric
tree, graphic window, data windows (some with buttons), and data window tabs.
Information displayed in the data windows corresponds to the data window tab
selected. Data windows vary by the display type (faceplate and backplate).
While there is no topology display, the fabric name is displayed in the fabric tree
above the switch names as a reference. Click a switch name or icon in the fabric
tree to display a different switch faceplate or backplate in the graphic window
along with its corresponding data window.
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QuickTools User Interface
The faceplate and backplate displays of the SANbox 5800V Series switches are
used to manage individual switches. The switch images in the faceplate displays
of the 5800V Series switches look identical and show the front of a single switch
and its ports. However, the switch images in the backplate displays of the 5800V
Series switches look different by reflecting the number of power supplies in the
switch. The SANbox 5800V switch has one power supply , and the SANbox 5802V
switch (Figure 2-3) has two power supplies.
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SANbox
5800V Series
Switch
Faceplate
Display
Fabric
Menu
Bar
Tree
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Graphic Window
Fabric/Switch Name
and Status
Data Window
SANbox
5802V Switch
Backplate
Display
Alerts Panel
The Alerts Panel shows all reasons for status, including faults. The Alerts Panel
entries are the highlighted rows between the faceplate image and the data
window entries.
Data Window Tabs
Figure 2-3 QuickTools Interface
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Alerts Panel
Entries
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QuickTools User Interface
NOTE:
The up/down arrows on the divider bar (between the Alerts Panel entries
and data windows) enable you to move the divider bar up or down. W ith th e
faceplate image and data windows displayed, click the up arrow (on left) to
move the divider up to the top of the window, thus completely hiding the
faceplate image. Click the down arrow (on right) to move the divider back to
the middle; click the down arrow again to completely hide the data window.
You can also click-and-drag the divider bar to manually move it up or down.
Move
Divider
Arrows
Figure 2-4 Alerts Panel
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QuickTools User Interface
Fabric Tree
The QuickTools web applet allows you to manage the switches in one fabric. The
fabric tree (Figure 2-3) provides access to each switch faceplate display in the
fabric. Click a switch name or icon to display that switch faceplate in the graphic
window. The window width of the fabric tree can be adjusted by clicking and
dragging the moveable window border.
The 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 attentio n
to maintain maximum performance.
A red icon indicates a potential failure or non-operational state as when the
switch is offline.
A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown, unreachable, or
unmanageable.
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If the status of the fabric is not normal, the fabric icon in th e fabric tree will indicate
the reason for the abnormal status. The same message is provided when you rest
the mouse on the fabric icon in the fabric tree.
Graphic Window
The graphic window (Figure 2-3) shows the switch faceplate or backplate display.
The window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border
that it shares with the data window.
The faceplate display shows the front of a switch. To view the faceplate display,
open the View menu, and select View Faceplate. The backplate display shows
the back of the switch. To view the backplate display, open the View menu, and
select View Backplate.
Data Windows and Tabs
The data window (Figure 2-3) presents a table of data and statistics associated
with the selected tab for the switch displayed in the graphic window . 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 win dow. 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 windows and tabs are described below.
Devices
connected to the switch. Refer to ”Devices Data Window” on page 3-8 for
more information.
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Switch — displays current network and switch configuration data for the
selected switches. Refer to ”Using the Switch Data Window” on page 4-1 for
more information.
Menu Bar
Port Statistics
— displays performance data for the selected ports. Refer to
”Port Statistics Data Window” on page 5-6 for more information.
Port Information
— displays information for the selected ports. Re fer to ”Port
Information Data Window” on page 5-1 for more information.
Configured Zonesets
— displays all zone set s, zones, and zone membership
in the zoning database.
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 3-14 for more information about this data window. Refer to ”Zoning” on
page 3-13 for information about zone sets and zones.
The QuickTools web applet menu bar options are listed in Table 2-2.
Table 2-2. Menu Bar Options
Menu Options
File Preferences
Fabric Nicknames
Rediscover Fabric
Show Event Browser
Switch Archive
Restore (available on entry switch only)
User Accounts
Set Date/Time
Switch Properties
Advanced Switch Properties (available on entry switch only)
Services
Call Home (Setup, Profile Manager, Message Queue, Test Profile,
Change Over)
Network Properties (IP, DNS)
SNMP (SNMP Properties, SNMP v3 Manager)
Switch Diagnostics (Online, Offline)
Toggle Beacon
Load Firmware
Reset Switch (Hot Reset, Reset, Hard Reset)
Restore Factory Defaults
Features
Download Support File
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Menu Options
Port Port Properties
Zoning Edit Zoning
View Refresh
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Table 2-2. Menu Bar Options (Continued)
Advanced Port Properties
Reset Port
Port Diagnostics (Online, Offline)
Resolve Zoning (Capture Active Zoning, Restore Configured
Zoning, Capture Merged Zoning, View Merged/Configured
Differences)
Edit Zoning Config
Activate Zone Set
Deactivate Zone Set
Restore Default Zoning
View Port Types
View Port States
View Port Speeds
View Port Media
View Faceplate
View Backplate
Popup Menus
Wizards Configuration Wizard
Help Help Topics
About
Popup menus are displayed when you right-click the switch faceplate or backplate
images in the graphic window. Popup menu options give you quick access to the
common tasks and dialogs, such as:
Refreshing a switch
Selecting all ports
Properties dialogs (Port, Switch, Network, and SNMP)
Services dialog
Port diagnostics dialogs
NOTE:
The Port menu bar and Port popup options are not accessible in backplate
view.
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Shortcut Keys
Shortcut key combinations provide an alternative method of accessing menu
options in the web applet. For example, to open the Preferences dialog, press
Alt+F, then press R. The shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive.
Shortcut keys are not supported on the Mac platform.
Selecting Switches
Switches are selectable in the fabric tree. Click a switch icon or name to display its
faceplate display in the graphic window. Refer to 4 Managing Switches for
detailed switch information.
Selecting 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. Refer to 5 Managing Ports for detailed port
information.
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QuickTools User Interface
Selected ports in the faceplate display are outlined in light blue. You can select
ports the following ways.
To select a port, click the port.
To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image and select Select All
Ports from the popup menu.
To select a range of consecutive ports, click a port, press the Shift key and
click another port. The web applet selects both end ports and all ports in
between the end ports.
NOTE:
When using the Shift key to select a range of ports, the first port you click in
the range is the "anchor" selection. Subsequent ranges are based on this
anchor selection. For example, after clicking port 4 and port 9 respectively,
port 4 becomes the anchor selection. The next range includes all ports
between port 4 and the next port you select.
To select several non-consecutive ports, press the Control key while
clicking each port.
To un-select ports in a group of selected ports, press the Control key while
clicking each port.
To cancel a selection, press the Control key and select it again.
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Setting QuickTools Preferences
Setting QuickTools Preferences
Using the preferences settings, you can:
Change the location of the working directory for user and event files. A
changed working directory is applicable only to the dialogs which are
opened for the first time after changing the directory or restarting the
application.
Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. The
Browser Location field is not supported/displayed for Mac OS X.
Select a Display Dialog When Making Non-secure Connections option. If
enabled, the Non-secure Connections Check dialog is displayed when you
attempt to open a non-secure fabric. You then have the option of opening a
non-secure fabric. If disabled (default), you cannot open a fabric with a
non-secure connection.
Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to ”Event Browser” on
page 3-4. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog
(Figure 2-5) the next time QuickTools is started, all events will be displayed.
If the Event Browser is disabled when QuickTools 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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Choose a Preferred Initial Port View option (shown in the faceplate disp lay).
Options include port type (default), port speed, port operational state, and
port transceiver media. Regardless of the 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 5-14
”Port Operational States” on page 5-12
”Port Speeds” on page 5-15
”Port Transceiver Media Status” on page 5-16
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Using Online Help
Figure 2-5 Preferences Dialog – QuickTools
To set preferences for your QuickTools 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.
Using Online Help
The browser-based online help system can be accessed from the QuickTools web
applet several ways. Online help is also context-sensitive, that is, the online help
opens to the topic that describes the dialog you have open.
To open the first topic in the help system, choose one of the following:
Open the Help menu and select Help Topics
With no dialog displayed, press the F1 function key
To open the help system to the topic that describes the dialog you have open,
choose one of the following:
Click the Help button in the dialog
Press the F1 function key
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Viewing Software Version
Viewing Software Version
To view the QuickTools software version information, open the Help menu and
select About.
Exiting QuickTools
To exit a QuickTools web applet session, close the browser.
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3 Managing Fabrics
This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:
Fabric Services
Rediscovering a Fabric
Adding a New Switch to a Fabric
Replacing a Failed Switch
Event Browser
Device Information and Nicknames
Zoning
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
System Services or SNMP Properties dialogs. 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 QuickTools, 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 – Managing Fabrics
Rediscovering a Fabric
Enabling SNMP Configuration
To enable SNMP configuration, do the following:
1. Open the Switch menu and select SNMP Properties to open the SNMP
Properties dialog.
2. In the SNMP Configuration area, select the SNMP Enabled option.
3. Click the OK button to save the change to the database.
Enabling In-band Management
To enable In-band Management, do the following:
1. Open the Switch menu and select Switch Properties to open the Switch
Properties dialog.
2. Click the In-band Management Enable option.
3. Click the OK button to save the change to the database.
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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.
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:
Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.
All SFP ports will be GL_Ports.
All XPAK ports can be G_Ports or E_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.
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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. 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.
5. Configure the port types for the new switch using the Port Properties dialog.
SFP ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, or Donor. XPAK ports
can be G_Port or E_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.
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 QuickTools. Refer to ”Archiving a Switch” on
page 4-34 and ”Restoring a Switch” on page 4-35 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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Replacing a Failed Switch
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!
Do not reconnect inter-switch links, target devices, and
initiator devices at this time. Doing so could invalidate
the fabric zoning configuration.
c. Attach the AC cords and power up the switch.
3. Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch:
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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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
Event Browser
The Event Browser displays a list of events gen erated by the switches in the fabric
and the QuickTools web applet. Events that are generated by the QuickTools web
applet are not saved on the switch, but can be saved to a file during the
QuickTools session.
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Entries in the Event Browser (Figure 3-1) 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 web applet have
a workstation time stamp. You can filter, so rt, and export the co ntents of the Event
Browser to a file. The Event Browser begins recording when enabled and
QuickTools is running.
If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog, the next time
QuickTools is started all events from the switch log will be displayed. If the Event
Browser is disabled when QuickTools is started and later enabled, only those
events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be
displayed.
To display the Event Browser, open the Fabric menu and select Show Event
Browser. If the Show Event Browser selection is grayed-out, you must first
enable the Events Browser preference. Refer to ”Setting QuickTools
Preferences” on page 2-10.
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Column Sorting
Buttons
Severity
Column
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Figure 3-1 Events Browser
Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1. Severity Levels
Severity
Icon
No icon
Alarm — an alarm is a "serviceable event". This means that attention by
the user or field service is required. Alarms are posted asynchronously
to the screen and 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
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 perfor mance. 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
Informative
tion.
— an event that indicates a potential failure. Critical log
— an unclassified event that provides supporting informa-
Description
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NOTE:
Events (Alarms, Critical, Warning, and Informative) generated by the
web applet are not saved on the switch. They are permanently discarded
when you close a QuickTools session, but you can save these events to
a file on the workstation before you close QuickTools and read it later
with a text editor or browser.
Events generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and will be
retrieved when the web applet is restarted. Some alarms are
configurable.
Filtering the Event Browser
Filtering the Event Browser allows 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 (Figure 3-2). 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.
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You can filter the event browser in the following ways:
Severity —
events, critical events, warning events, or informative events.
Date/Time —
bounding timestamps (MM/DD/YY HH:MM 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, 12/12/07 will be
interpreted December 12, 2007.
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.
select one or more of the corresponding options to display alarm
select one or both of the From: and To: options. Enter the
select one or more of the corresponding options and enter a text
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