Qlogic SANbox 5802V User Manual

SANbox 5802V

QuickTools Switch Management

User Guide

Firmware Version 7.4

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responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its
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Release, Revision A, April 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

2 Using QuickTools

Workstation Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Opening QuickTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

QuickTools User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Alerts Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Fabric Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Graphic Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Data Windows and Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Menu Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Popup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Shortcut Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Selecting Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Selecting Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Setting QuickTools Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Using Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Viewing Software Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Exiting QuickTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

SNMP Trap Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

SNMP v3 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

Archiving a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

Restoring a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

Testing a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

Installing Feature License Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40

Downloading a Support File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42

Installing Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42

Using Call Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44

Using the Call Home Profile Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47

Using the Call Home Profile Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48

Using the Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile

Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49

Applying All Profiles on a Switch to Other Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51

Using the Call Home Message Queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52

Testing Call Home Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52

Change Over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53

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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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Glossary
Index

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-4 Alerts Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2-5 Preferences Dialog – QuickTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

4-12 SNMP v3 Manager Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31

4-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

4-14 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34

4-15 Switch Diagnostics Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36

4-16 Features License Key Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

4-17 Add License Key Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41

4-18 Load Firmware Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43

4-19 Call Home Setup Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44

4-20 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47

4-21 Call Home Profile Editor Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48

4-22 Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49

4-23 Call Home Profile Multiple Switch Apply Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51

4-24 Call Home Message Queue Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52

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4-25 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29

4-8 SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30

4-9 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

4-10 Factory Default Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38

4-11 Call Home Setup Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44

4-12 Call Home Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49

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 5802V 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 5802V Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide, publication number

59265-01.

 SANbox 5802V Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide,

publication number 59263-01.

 SANbox 5802V Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide, publication

number 59266-00.

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JDOM License

JDOM License

This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project
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Hunter. All rights reserved.

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4. Products derived from this software may not be called "JDOM", nor may
"JDOM" appear in their name, without prior written permission from the
JDOM Project Management ([e-mail]).

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In addition, we request (but do not require) that you include in the end-user
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acknowledgement equivalent to the following: "This product includes software
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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
[e-mail].

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Contact Information

Support Headquarters QLogic Corporation

QLogic Web Site www.qlogic.com
Technical Support Web Site support.qlogic.com
Technical Support Email [e-mail]
Technical Training [e-mail]

Email [e-mail]
Phone [phone]

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12984 Valley View Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3657
USA

North American Region

Fax [phone]

Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region

Email [e-mail]
Phone Numbers by Language [phone] - English

[phone] - Français
[phone] - Deutsch
[phone] - Español
[phone] - Português
[phone] - Italiano

Asia Pacific Region

Email [e-mail]
Phone Numbers by Language [phone] - English

[phone] - (Mandarin)
[phone] - (Japanese)
[phone] - (Korean)

Latin and South America Region

Email [e-mail]
Phone Numbers by Language [phone] - English

[phone] - Español
[phone] - Português

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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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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 Environ ment 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 uses the faceplate and backplate displays to manage
the switches in a fabric. The interface (Figure 2-3) consists of a menu bar, fabric
tree, graphic window, data windows (some with buttons), and data window tabs.
The switch faceplate is displayed in the graphic window and shows the front of a
single switch and its ports. While there is no topology display, the fabric name is
displayed for reference in the fabric tree above the switch names. Click a switch
name or icon to display a different switch faceplate in the graphic window.
Information displayed in the data windows corresponds to the data window tab
selected.

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QuickTools User Interface

enu

Bar

Fabric

Tree

Graphic Window

Fabric/Switch Name

and Status

Data Window

Data Window Tabs

Figure 2-3 QuickTools Interface

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QuickTools User Interface

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.

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.

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Alerts Panel

Entries

Move
Divider
Arrows

Figure 2-4 Alerts Panel

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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

 A red icon indicates a potential failure or non-operational state as when the

 A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown, unreachable, or

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QuickTools User Interface

to maintain maximum performance.

switch is offline.

unmanageable.

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 shows the switch faceplate (Figure 2-3) 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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— displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets)

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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.

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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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Table 2-2. Menu Bar Options (Continued)

Menu Options

Port Port Properties

Advanced Port Properties
Reset Port
Port Diagnostics (Online, Offline)

Zoning Edit Zoning

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 Refresh

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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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

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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Setting QuickTools Preferences

 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

To set preferences for your QuickTools sessions, do the following:

1. Open the File menu, and select Preferences to open the Preferences

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Figure 2-5 Preferences Dialog – QuickTools

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

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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Viewing Software Version

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Exiting QuickTools

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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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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 4-33 and ”Restoring a Switch” on page 4-34 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 2-9.

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Column Sorting

Buttons

Severity

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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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Figure 3-2 Filter Events Dialog

Sorting the Event Browser

Sorting the Event Browser allows 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.

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.

2. Open the File menu and select Save As.

3. Select a folder and enter a file name in which to save the e vent log an d 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 most spreadsheet applications.

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Device Information and Nicknames

Devices are hosts and storage targets connected to the switch. A nickname is a
user-definable, meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide
Name. This sub-section describes how to view and manage device information
and nicknames.

 Devices Data Window
 Displaying Detailed Device Information
 Managing Device Port Nicknames

Devices Data Window

The Devices data window displays (Figure 3-3) information about devices
connected to the switch. To display the Devices data window, click the Devices
tab below the data window.

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Table 3-2 describes the entries in the Devices data window.

Table 3-2. Devices Data Window Entries

Entry Description

Port WWN Port world wide name
Nickname Device port nickname . To create a new nickname or edit an

existing nickname, double-click the cell and enter a nickname
in the Edit Nickname dialog. Refer to ”Managing Device Port

Nicknames” on page 3-10 for more information.

Details Click the (i) to display additional information about the device.

Refer to ”Displaying Detailed Device Information” on

page 3-10.

FC Address Fibre Channel address
Switch Switch name
Port Switch port number
Target/Initiator Device type: Ta rget, Init iat or, or Both
Vendor Host Bus Adapter/Device V endor
Active Zones The active zone to which the device belongs
Row # Row number reference for each listing in the Devices data win-

dow table

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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 open the Detailed Devices Display dialog
(Figure 3-4) to display more information.

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Figure 3-4 Detailed Devices Display Dialog

Managing Device Port Nicknames

A nickname is a user-definable, meaningful name that can be used in place of the
world wide name. You can assign a nickname to a world wide name of a device.
Assigning a nickname makes it easier to recognize device ports when zoning your
fabric or when viewing the Devices data wind ow. You can add, edit, d elete, import
and export nicknames using the Nicknames dialog. 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 [$ _ - ^ ].

NOTE:

Nicknames are stored on the switch with firmware 6.6 and later. However,
with 5.x firmware, nicknames are stored in an XML file on the workstation. To
use nicknames stored on a workstation with 5.x firmware, you must import
the 5.x nicknames XML file and save the changes. The maximum number of
nicknames allowed is 5000.

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Creating a Nickname

To create a device port nickname, do the following:

1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog. The device entries are listed in table format.

2. Choose one of the following:

 In the Nickname column, double-click the cell for the device to which to

 Click on a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Create

3. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button to open the Save
Nicknames dialog.

4. Click the Save button to save the changes.

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add a nickname, and enter a new nickname in the text field. Click the

OK button to save the changes and close the Nicknames dialog.

Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog. In the Add Nickname

dialog, enter a nickname and WWN. Click the OK button to save the
changes and close the Nicknames dialog.

Editing a Nickname

To edit a device port nickname, do the following:

1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog. The device entries are listed in table format.

2. Choose one of the following:

 Double-click in the device Nickname column to edit, and edit the

 Click on a device entry in the table. Open the Edit menu and select

3. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button to open the Save
Nicknames dialog.

4. Click the Save button to save the changes.

Deleting a Nickname

To delete a device port nickname, do the following:

1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog. The device entries are listed in table format.

2. Choose one of the following:

nickname text.

Edit Nickname to open the Edit Nickname dialog. Edit the nickname
text, and click the OK button to close the Edit Nickname dialog.

 Double-click in the device Nickname column to delete. Highlight the

the nickname text and press the Delete key.

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 Click on a device entry in the table. Open the Edit menu and select

Delete Nickname. The nickname for the device is deleted, however
the device entry remains in the table.

3. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button to open the Save
Nicknames dialog.

4. Click the Save button to save the changes.

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 Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog.

2. Open the File menu and select Export.

3. Enter a name for the XML nickname file in the Save dialog and click the
Save button.

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Importing Nicknames from a File

Importing a nicknames file merges (adds) the contents to the existing nicknames
file used by QuickTools. This is useful for when retaining nicknames for devices
moved to another fabric. To import a nicknames file, do the following:

1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog.

2. Open the File menu and select Import.

3. Select an XML nickname file in the Open dialog and click Open. When
prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click the Yes button.

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Zoning

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Zoning

Zoning a fabric allows you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones
for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes.
This section addresses the following topics:

 Active Zone Set Data Window
 Configured Zonesets Data Window
 Zoning Concepts
 Managing the Zoning Database
 Managing Zone Sets
 Managing Zones
 Managing Aliases
 Merging Fabrics and Zoning

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Active Zone Set Data Window

The Active Zoneset data window (Figure 3-5) 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. To open the Active Zoneset data
window, click the Active Zoneset tab below the data window.

The Active Zoneset data window uses display conventions for expanding and
collapsing entries that are similar to the fa bric 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.
 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.

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Active Zoneset

Data Window

Figure 3-5 Active Zone Set Data Window

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Configured Zonesets Data Window

The Configured Zonesets data window (Figure 3-6) displays all zone sets, zones,
aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database. To open the Configured
Zonesets data window, click the Configured Zonesets tab below the data
window.

The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding
and collapsing 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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Configured

Zonesets Data

Window

Figure 3-6 Configured Zonesets Data Window

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Zoning Concepts

The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks
described in this section:

 Zones
 Aliases
 Zone Sets
 Zoning Database
 Configuring the Zoning Database

Zones

Zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic.
A zone is a named group of ports or devices. Members of the same zone can
communicate with each other and transmit outside the zone, but cannot receive
inbound traffic from outside the zone. A port/device can be a member of up to
eight zones whose combined membership does not exceed 64.

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Zoning is hardware enforced on a switch port if the sum of the logged-in devices
plus the devices zoned with devices on that port is 64 or less. If a port exceeds
this sum, that port behaves as a soft zone member. The port continues to behave
as a soft zone member until the sum of logged-in and zoned devices falls back to
64, and the port is reset.

A zone can be a component of more than one zone set. Several zone sets can be
defined for a fabric, but only one zone set can be active at one time. The active
zone set determines the current fabric zoning.

Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number,
device Fibre Channel address identifier (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 dif fe rent 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.

 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.

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Zone Sets

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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.

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 Window” on page 3-15 for information about displaying the zoning database.

NOTE:

Zones that are currently not in a zone set are considered to be part of the
“orphan zone set”. The orphan zone set is not an actual zone set, but rather
a way of displaying the zones that are not currently in a zone set.

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 p age 3-14 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.

The Merge 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. Refer to ”Configuring the Zoning Database” on

page 3-23 for information about zoning configuration.

Viewing Zoning Limits and Properties

The zoning limits for switches with 7.4 firmware are:
 MaxZoneSets is 256. The maximum number of zone sets that can be

configured on the switch.

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 MaxZones is 2000. The maximum number of zones that can be configured

on the switch, including orphan zones.

 MaxAliases is 2500. The maximum number of aliases that can be configured

on the switch.

 MaxTotalMembers is 10,000. The maximum number of zone and alias

members (10000) that can be stored in the switch’s zoning database. Each
instance of a zone member or alias member counts toward this maximum.

 MaxZonesInZoneSets is 2000. 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.

To view zoning properties and limits on a switch, do the following:

1. On the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to
open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Choose one of the following:
 The zoning properties/limits are displayed under the zoning tool bar

(Figure 3-7).

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 In the zone sets tree (left windowpane), right-click the Zone Sets at the

very top, and select Properties.

 In the zone set tree (left windowpane), select the Zone Sets entry at

the very top, open the Edit menu, and select Properties.

3. View the zoning properties information in the Properties dialog.

4. Click the OK button to close the Properties dialog.

Managing the Zoning Database

Managing the zoning database consists of the following:

 Editing the Zoning Database
 Resolving Zoning
 Configuring the Zoning Database
 Saving the Zoning Database to a File
 Restoring the Zoning Database from a File

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 Restoring the Default Zoning Database
 Removing All Zoning Definitions

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Editing the Zoning Database

Use the Edit Zoning dialog (Figure 3-7) to edit the zoning database for a particular
switch. To open the Edit Zoning dialog, open the Zoning menu and select Edit
Zoning. 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 cannot 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 Merge Auto Save parameter is enabled on the Zoning 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.

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 collapsin g zone sets, zones, and p orts. An expande d
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

menu.

 Press the Shift key while clicking several consecutive icons.
 Press 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 datab ase. Table 3-3 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 QuickTools
check for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zone set s, and 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 3-3. Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons

Button/Icon Description

Create Zone Set button — creates a new zone set

Create Zone button

— creates a new zone

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Table 3-3. Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons (Continued)

Create Alias button — creates another name for a set of objects

Add Member button

Remove Member button — deletes the selected zone from a zone
set, or delete the selected port/device from a zone

Copy button

Paste button — pastes clipboard items to selected zoning item
where applicable.

Switch port icon

Switch port icon — logged in

NL_Port (loop) device icon

— copies selected zoning items to clipboard.

— adds selected port/device to a zone

— not logged in

— logged in to fabric

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N_Port device icon

N_Port device icon — not logged in to fabric

— logged in to fabric

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Resolving Zoning

The Resolving Zoning options enable you to manage the active, configured, and
merged zone sets in the zoning database. To access the Resolving Zoning
options, open the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu, and select Resolve

Zoning

Capture Active Zoning The Capture Active Zoning option copies the active

zone set to the configured zone set.

Restore Configured Zoning The Restore Configured Zoning option reverts

back to the previously saved configured zone set.

Capture Merged Zoning The Capture Merged Zoning option saves the

merged zone set into the configured zone set.

View Merged/Configured Differences The View Merged/Configured

Differences option opens a dialog to display the Merged and Configured zone sets
in split panes. The items in the Merged but not the Configured pane are shown in
red and are not persistent after a switch reset. The items in the Configured but not
the Merged pane are shown in green and are persistent after a switch reset. The
bottom pane is a description of the differences in summary.

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Zoning

Configuring the Zoning Database

Use the Zoning Config dialog (Figure 3-8) to change the Auto Save, Default Zone,
and Discard Inactive configuration parameters. Open the Zoning menu and select
Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog. After making changes,
click the OK button to put the new values into effect.

Figure 3-8 Zoning Config Dialog

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Merge Auto Save The Merge 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 Merge Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware
saves changes to the active zone set in temporary memory and to the zoning
database. If Merge 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:

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Disabling the Merge Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the
propagation of zoning information when experimenting with different zoning
schemes. However, leaving the Merge Auto Save parameter disabled can
disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset. For this
reason, the Merge Auto Save parameter should be enabled in a production
environment.

Default Zone The Default Zone parameter enables (Allow) or disables (Deny)

communication among ports/devices that are not defined in the active zone set or
when there is no active zone set. This parameter must have the same value
throughout the fabric. If interop mode is not Standard mode, the Default Zone
parameter is automatically distributed throughout the fabric.

Discard Inactive The Discard Inactive parameter automatically removes

inactive zones and zone sets when a zoneset is activated or deactivated from a
remote switch.

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. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning.

2. In the Edit Zoning dialog, open the File menu and select Save As.

3. In the Save dialog, enter a file name for the database file.

4. Click the Save button to save the zoning file.

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Restoring the Zoning Database from a File

CAUTION!

Restoring the zoning database from a file will replace the current
zoning database on the switch.

Do the following to restore the zoning database from a file to a switch:

1. 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.

Reloading the Source Zoning Configuration on the Switch

Do the following to reload the original zoning database configuration to a switch:

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1. Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
window.

2. Open the File menu and select Reload from the Source.

3. Click the OK button to load the original zoning database configuration to the
switch.

Restoring the Default Zoning Database

Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions.

CAUTION!

This command will deactivate the active zone set.

To restore the default zoning for a switch:

1. 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.

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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.

Managing Zone Sets

Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zon e 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:

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 Creating a Zone Set
 Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set
 Copying a Zone to a Zone Set
 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.

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, choose one of the following:

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 Right-click a zone set and select Create A Zone from the popup menu.

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.

 Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set. Refer

to ”Copying a Zone to a Zone Set” on page 3-29.

5. Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.

Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set

You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric. Only on e
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. It is not necessary
to deactivate the active zone set before activating a new one.

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 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 th e Select Zone
Set drop-down list, 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.

Renaming a Zone Set

To rename a zone set, do the following:

1. In the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog, click the zone set to be
renamed.

2. Open the Edit menu and select Rename.

3. In the Rename Zone Set dialog, enter a new name for the zone set.

4. Click the OK button.

Removing a Zone Set

Removing a zone set from the database affects the me mber zones in the following
ways.

 Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected.
 Zones that are currently not in a zone set are considered to be part of the

“orphan zone set”. The orphan zone set is not an actual zone set, but rather
a way of displaying the zones that are not currently in a zone set.

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To remove a zone set, do the following:

1. 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.

Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from the
database.

Managing Zones

Managing zones involves the following:

 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set
 Adding Zone Members
 Renaming a Zone

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 Removing a Zone Member
 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set
 Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets

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.

Creating a Zone in a Zone Set

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 -.

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NOTE:

If you enter the name of a zone that already exist s in the dat abase, the
QuickTools web applet will ask if you would like to add that zone and its
membership to the zone set.

5. To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone, choose 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.

Copying a Zone to a Zone Set

To copy an existing zone and its membership from one zone set to another , 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 set tree, select the zone to copy and click the Copy button.

3. Select the destination zone set, and click the Paste button.

4. Click the Apply button to display the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

5. Click the Perform Error Check button to have the application check for
zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zone sets.

6. Click the Save Zoning button to implement the changes.

7. Click the Close button to close the Error Check dialog.

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:

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 Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone.

To select multiple ports/devices, press 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.

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. Select the WWN, Domain/Port, or First Port Address option.
d. Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the option

selected: 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 (DDPP AA) wher e D=domain ID, P=port number, and
A=ALPA.

3. Click the Apply button to display the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

4. Click the Perform Error Check button to have the application check for
zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zone sets.

5. Click the Save Zoning button to implement the changes.

6. Click the Close button to close the Error Check dialog.

7. On the Edit Zoning dialog, click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning
dialog.

NOTE:

Domain ID conflicts can result in automatic reassignment of switch domain
IDs. These reassignments are not reflected in zones that use d omain 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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Renaming a Zone

To rename a zone, do the following:

1. In the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog, click the zone to be
renamed.

2. Open the Edit menu and select Rename.

3. In the Rename Zone dialog, enter a new name for the zone.

4. Click the OK button.

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.

2. Open the Edit menu and select Remove.

3. Click the Yes button in the Remove dialog to save the change.

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4. Click the Apply button in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

5. Click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

Removing a Zone from a Zone Set

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 Yes button in the Remove dialog to save the change.

4. Click the Apply button in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

5. Click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

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 Delete Zone.

3. Click the Yes button in the Remove dialog to save the change.

4. Click the Apply button in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

5. Click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

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Managing Aliases

An alias is a collection of objects that can be zoned together. An alias is not a
zone, and cannot have a zone or another alias as a member.

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.

You will not see aliases in the active zone set.

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.

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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. V alid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $,
^, and -.

4. Click the Apply button to save the alias name to the zoning database.

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 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. Select the WWN, Domain/Port, or First Port Address option.
d. Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the option

selected: 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 (DDPP AA) wher e D=domain ID, P=port number, and
A=ALPA.

3. Click the OK button to add the member and save the change.

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.

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2. Open the Edit menu, and select Delete Alias.

3. Click the Yes button in the Remove dialog to save the change.

4. Click the Apply button in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

5. Click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

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 informat ion only affects th e active zone
set, not the configured zone sets, unless Merge Auto Save is turned on.

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 Table 5-1 for more information.

A zone merge will fail if the two active zone sets have member zones with
identical names that differ in membership or type. For e xample, consid er Fabric A
and Fabric B each with a 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” cont a ins
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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A zone merge may also fail if the merged zones/members exceeds the max
zoning limits. Refer to ”Viewing Zoning Limits and Properties” on page 3-18 for
more information on zoning limits.

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 Merge 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 z one sets.

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Refer to ”Managing Zones” on page 3-28 for information about adding and
removing zone members. Refer to ”Resetting a Port” on page 5-18 for information
about resetting a port.

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This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric.

 Using the Switch Data Window
 Managing User Accounts
 Paging a Switch
 Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client
 Resetting a Switch
 Configuring a Switch
 Configuring the Network
 Configuring SNMP
 Archiving a Switch
 Restoring a Switch
 Testing a Switch
 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
 Installing Feature License Keys
 Downloading a Support File
 Installing Firmware
 Using Call Home

Using the Switch Data Window

The Switch data window (Figure 4-1) displays the current network and switch
information for the selected switch. To open the Switch data window, click the
Switch tab below the data window.

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Figure 4-1 Switch Data Window

Information in the Switch data window is grouped and accessed b y the Summary,
Status, Network, User Login, Firmware, Services, Zones/Security, and Advanced
buttons. Click a button to display the grouped information in the data window on
the right. Figure 4-2 describes the Switch data window buttons.

Figure 4-2 Switch Data Window Buttons

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Using the Switch Data Window

The Switch data window entries are listed in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Switch Data Window Entries

Entry Description

Summary Group

Switch Type Switch model
First Port Address Switch Fibre Channel address
World Wide Name Switch world wide name
Serial Number Number assigned to each chassis.
Reason for Status The reason for the operational state.
Vendor Switch manufacturer
MAC Address Media Access Control address
Negotiated Domain ID The domain ID currently being used by the fabric
Configured Domain ID The domain ID defined by network administrator
Domain ID Lock Domain ID lock status. Prevents (True) or perm its (F alse)

dynamic domain ID reassignment.
Number of Ports Number of ports activated on the switch
Operational State Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic,

Down
Administrative State Current switch administrative state
Configured Admin State Switch administrative state that is stored in the switch

configuration
Beacon St atus Beacon st a tus . Switch LEDs ar e blinking (On ) or not (o ff).

Status Group

Operational State Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic,

Down
Administrative State Current switch administrative state
Configured Admin State Switch administrative state that is stored in the switch

configuration
Beacon Status Beacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not (off).
Reason for Status The reason for the operational state.
Temperature Internal switch temperature °C

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Fan 1 Status Fan 1 status
Fan 2 Status Fan 2 status
Power Supply 1 St atus Power supply 1 status
Power Supply 2 Status Power supply 2 status

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Table 4-1. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)

Entry Description

Temperature Failure Port
Shutdown

Warning Temperature Non-configurable temperature threshold (65° Celsius)

Failure Temperature Non-configurable temperature threshold (70° Celsius)

POST Status Status from the most recent Power On Self Test
POST Fault Code Fault code from the most recent Power On Self Test
Te st Status The current diagnostic test status of switch.
Test Fault Code The code value for the last recorded diagnostic test sta-

Network Group

IPv4 Enabled Internet Protocol version 4 Enabled status
IPv4 Address Mask that determines the IP address subnet
IPv4 Subnet Mask Mask that determines the IP address subnet
IPv6 Gateway Gateway address

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.

tus recorded on the switch.

IPv6 Enabled Internet Protocol version 6 Enabled status
IPv6 Address Mask that determines the IP address subnet
IPv6 Gateway Gateway address
CPU0 MAC Address NA-does not apply to this switch
CPU1 MAC Address NA-does not apply to this switch
SNMP Enabled SNMP enabled or disabled
SNMP v3 Security Enabled SNMP v3 Security enabled or disabled
Broadcast Support Broadcast support status. Broadcast support is enabled

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Table 4-1. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)

Entry Description

NTP Client Enabled Enabled or disabled. Allows for switches to synchronize

their time to a centralized server.
NTP Server Address The IP address of the centralized NTP server . Ethernet

connection to NTP server is required.
Use Front Port N/A - does not apply to this switch
DNS Enabled DNS Enabled status
Configured Local Hostname Hostname for the switch. If a fully qualified domain name

is given, the domain suffix is used as the first suf fix in the

DNS search list for DNS lookups performed by the

switch.
IPv6 Assigned Address (1-20) The set of IPv6 addresses assigned by DHCPv6, NDP, or

the switch administrator.

User Login Group

User Name Account name
Login Level Authority level
Super User Super user privileges enabled/disabled
UserAuthentication Enabled Enforcement of account names and authority (always

True)

Firmware Group

Firmware Version Active firmware version
Inactive Firmware Version This field does not apply to this switch
Pending Firmware Version Firmware version that will be activated at the next reset
PROM/Flasher Version PROM firmware version

Services Group

NTP Client Enabled Enabled or disabled. Allows for switches to synchronize

their time to a centralized server.
NTP Server Address The IP address of the centralized NTP server. Ethernet

connection to NTP server is required.

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FDMI Enable Fabric Device Management Interface status. If enab led,

FDMI HBA Entry Limit Maximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a

Embedded GUI Enabled QuickTools web applet status. Enables or disables the

Inactivity Timeout Number of minutes the switch waits before terminating an

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Table 4-1. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)

Entry Description

device information can be obtained, managed, an d saved

through the fabric using Name Service Management

Server functions. QuickTools will report all FDMI informa-

tion reported by the entry switch, if FDMI is enabled on

the entry switch.

switch.

web applet on the switch.

idle command line interface session. Zero (0) disables

the time out threshold.
GUI Mgmt Enabled Web applet status. If disabled, th e switch cannot be man-

aged using the web applet.
Telnet Enabled Telnet client status
SSH Enabled Secure Shell status. If enabled, an encrypted dat a path is

provided for command line interface sessions.
SSL Enabled Secure Sockets Layer status. If enabled, encryption for

switch management web applet and CIM sessions is pro-

vided.
CIM Enabled Common Interface Model status. The CIM agent is based

on the SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification

(SMI-S), which is the standard for SAN management in a

heterogeneous environment.
FTP Enabled FTP status
Management Server Enabled Management server status.
SNMP Enabled SNMP enabled or disabled.
Call Home Enabled Call Home status. If enabled and configured, switches

can send alerts and events to pagers, and send Email.

Users can configure the type of events and where the

alerts are sent.

Zones/Security Group

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Table 4-1. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued)

Entry Description

Merge Auto Save If enabled, any zoning updates from the fabric will be

saved in permanent (non-volatile) memory as well as

temporary memory. If disabled, any zoning updates from

the fabric will be saved only in temporary memory and will

be lost after a switch reset.
Zoning Default Visibility N/A - does not apply to this switch
Default Zone Disables communication between ports and devices not

defined in the active zone set, or when there is no active

zone set.
Discard Inactive Automatically removes the previously active zon e set

when a zone set is activated on a switch.
Implicit Hard Zoning Introduces hardware enforcement of zoning regardless of

type. All zones and all supported zone member types will

have hardware enforcement.
Security Auto Save N/A - does not apply to this switch
Security Fabric Binding Enable N/A - does not apply to this switch

Advanced Group

R_A_TOV Resource allocation timeout value
E_D_TOV Error detect timeout value
Number of Donor Groups Total number of donor port groups. A donor group is a set

of ports on a switch that can donate buffer credit s to each

other.
Inactivity Timeout Number of minutes the switch waits before terminating an

idle command line interface session. Zero (0) disables

the time out threshold.
In-band Enabled In-band management status. Permits ( True) or prevents

(False) a switch from being managed over an ISL.
Principal Switch If there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric, the switch

with the highest principal priority, or the principal switch,

will reassign any domain ID conflicts and establish the

fabric.

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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 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:

Table 4-2. Factory User Accounts

Account Name Password Admin Authority Expiration

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admin password true never expires
images images false never 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 QuickTools. The Admin
account can not be removed.

Users with Admin authority can view and modify the switch and its configuration
using QuickTools. Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing switch
status and configuration.

The Images account is used to exchange files with the switch using FTP. The
Images account can not be removed.

NOTE:

If the same user account exists on a switch and its RADIUS server , that user
can login with either password, but the authority and account expiration will
always come from the switch database.

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Creating User Accounts

To create a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu and select User
Accounts to open the User Account Administration dialog (Figure 4-3). A switch

can have a maximum of 15 user accounts.

4 – Managing Switches

Managing User Accounts

Figure 4-3 User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account

1. To open the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu
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. The first character must be alphanumeric.

4. If the account is to have the ability to modify switch configurations, select the
Admin Authority Enabled option.

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 8 characters and no
more than 20.

6. If this account is to be permanent with no expiration date, select the
Permanent Account option. 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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4 – Managing Switches
Managing User Accounts

Removing a User Account

To remove a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu and select User
Accounts. Click the Remove Account tab in the User Account Administration

dialog to present the display (Figure 4-4). Select the account (login) name from
the list of accounts at the top of the dia log and click th e Remove Account b utton.

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Figure 4-4 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account

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Changing a User Account Password

To change the password for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu and
select User Accounts. Click the Change Password tab in the User Account
Administration dialog to present the display (Figure 4-5). 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 4-5 User Account Administration Dialog – Change Password

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4 – Managing Switches
Managing User Accounts

Modifying a User Account

To modify a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu and select User
Accounts. Click the Modify Account tab in the User Account Administration

dialog to present the display (Figure 4-6). Select the account (login) name from
the list of accounts at the top of the dialog. Select the Admin Authority Enabled
option to grant admin authority to the account name. Select an Account Expiration
Date option. 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 4-6 User Account Administration Dialog – Modify Account

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Paging a Switch

Paging a Switch

You can use the beacon feature to page a switch. The beacon feature causes all
Logged-In LEDs to flash, making it easier to recognize. To page a switch, open
the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select Toggle Beacon. To cancel
the beacon, reselect Toggle Beacon.

Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client

The Date/Time dialog allows you to manually set the date, time, and time zone on
a switch, or to enable NTP (Network Time Protocol) Client to synchronize the date
and time on the switch with an NTP server. Enabling the NTP client requires an
Ethernet connection to an NTP server, but ensures the consistency of date and
time stamps in alarms and log entries. When the date/time is set or displayed in
the firmware, it is always in Universal Time. However, when displayed in the
Date/Time dialog, the value is always in local time. If the NTP Client Enabled
option is selected (default is un-selected), the Date and Time areas becomes
inactive, thus preventing you from manually setting the date and time on the
switch. The NTP Server Discovery and NTP Server IP Address fields become
active, and allow you to select a discovery method (S tatic, DHCP, DHCPv6) and to
specify an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6).

To manually set the date and time on a switch, do the following:

1. Open the Switch menu, and select Set Date/Time.

2. In the NTP area of the Date/Time dialog, clear (un-select) the NTP Client
Enabled option. The fields in the Date and Time areas become active.

3. Enter the day, year, hour, and minutes.

4. Select a month and time zone from the drop-down lists.

5. Click the OK button. The new date and time take effect immediately.

To to synchronize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server, do the
following:

1. Open the Switch menu, and select Set Date/Time.

2. In the NTP area of the Date/Time dialog, select the NTP Client Enabled.
The fields in the Date and Time areas become in-active.

3. Select a time zone from the Select Time Zone drop-down list.

4. Select an NTP Server Discovery option from the drop-down list.

5. Enter an NTP Server IP Address (IPv4 or IPv6).

6. Click the OK button.

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4 – Managing Switches
Resetting a Switch

Resetting a Switch

Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory.
Depending on the reset type, a switch reset may or may not include a Power On
Self Test or it may or may not disrupt traffic. Table 4-3 describes the types of
switch resets.

During a hotreset operation, fabric services will be unavailable for a short period
(30-75 seconds depending on switch model). Verify all administrative changes to
the fabric (if any) are complete before performing an Non-Disruptive Code Load
and Activation (NDCLA). When upgrading firmware across a fabric using
non-disruptive activation, upgrade one switch at a time and allow 75 seconds
between switches.

CAUTION!

Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process.

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Common administrative operations that change the fabric include:

 Zoning modifications
 Adding, moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric. This

includes powering up or powering down attached devices.

 Adding, moving or removing ISLs or other connections.
After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be

re-initiated:

 QuickTools sessions will re-connect automatically
 Telnet sessions must be restarted manually.

Applicable Code Versions:
 Future switch code releases will be upgraded non-disruptively unless

specifically indicated in its associated release notes

 An NDCLA operation to previous switch code releases is not supported.

Table 4-3. Switch Resets

Type Description

Hot Reset Resets a switch without a Power On Self Test. This reset activates

the pending firmware, but does not disrupt switch traffic. If errors
are detected on a port during a hot reset, the port is reset automat­ically.

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Configuring a Switch

Table 4-3. Switch Resets

Type Description

Reset Resets a switch without a Power On Self Test. This reset activates

the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.

Hard Reset Resets a switch with a Power On Self Test. This reset activates the

pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traf fic.

NOTE:

If performing a Reset or a Hard Reset, the support files, the firmware image
files that have not been unpacked, and the configuration backup files that
were created on the switch will be deleted.

To reset a switch using QuickTools, do the following:

1. Select the switch to be reset in the fabric tree.

2. Open the Switch menu and select the Reset Switch:

 Select Hot Reset to perform a hot reset.
 Select Reset to perform a standard reset.
 Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset.

Configuring a Switch

Switch configuration is divided into three areas: chassis configuration, network
configuration, and SNMP configuration. Chassis configuration specifies
switch-wide Fibre Channel settings. Network configuration specifies IP settings,
remote logging, and the NTP client. SNMP configuration specifies SNMP settings
and traps.

Y ou can configure a switch explicitly or you can use the Configurat ion Wizard. The
Configuration Wizard is a series of dialogs that guide you through the steps to
configure new or replacement switches.

Using the Configuration Wizard

The Configuration Wizard is a series of dialogs you can use to configure the IP
address and other basic parameters on new or replacement switches. Open the
Wizards menu and select Configuration Wizard. Use the Configuration Wizard
to configure a new switch in a fabric.

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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch

Switch Properties

Use the Switch Properties dialog to change the switch configuration parameters:

 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock
 Syslog
 Symbolic Name
 Switch Administrative States
 Broadcast Support
 In-band Management
 Fabric Device Management Interface

To open the Switch Properties dialog, choose one of the following:
 Open the faceplate display for the switch you be configuring. Open the

Switch menu and select Switch Properties.

 Right-click a switch graphic in the faceplate display, and select Switch

Properties from the popup menu.

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Figure 4-7 Switch Properties Dialog

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Domain ID and Domain ID Lock

The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre
Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop
Physical Address (ALP A). T he maximum number of switches within a fabric is 239
with each switch having a unique domain ID.

Switches come from the factory with the domain IDs unlocked. This means that if
there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric, the switch with the highest principal
priority, or the principal switch, will reassign any domain ID conflicts and est ablish
the fabric. If you lock the domain ID on a switch and a domain ID conflict occurs,
one of the switches will isolate as a separate fabric and the Logged-In LEDs on
both switches will flash to show the affected ports. Refer to the SANbox 5802V
Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the
Switch keyword and the Domain ID Lock and Principal Priority parameters.

If you connect a new switch to an existing fabric with its domain ID unlocked, and
a domain conflict occurs, the new switch will isolate as a separate fabric.
However, you can remedy this by resetting the new switch or taking it offline then
back online. The principal switch will reassign the domain ID and the switch will
join the fabric.

4 – Managing Switches

Configuring a Switch

Syslog

NOTE:

Domain ID reassignment is not reflected in zoning that is defined by domain
ID and port number pair. You must reconfigure zones that are affected by
domain ID reassignment.

The Syslog (Remote Logging) feature enables saving of the log information to a
remote host that supports the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are
sent to the syslog host at the IP address that you specify in the Logging Host IP
Address field. Log entries are saved in the internal switch log whether this feature
is enabled or not.

To save log information to a remote host, you must edit the syslog.conf file
(located on the remote host) and then restart the syslog daemon. Consult your
operating system documentation for information on how to configure Remote
Logging. The syslog.conf file on the remote host must contain an entry that
specifies the name of the log file in which to save error messages. Add the
following line to the syslog.conf file. A <tab> separates the selector field
(local0.info) and action field which contains the log file path name
(/var/adm/messages/messages.name).

local0.info <tab> /var/adm/messages.name

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Configuring a Switch

Symbolic Name

The symbolic name is a user-defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies
the switch. The symbolic name is used in the displays and data windows to help
identify switches. The illegal characters are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and
comma (,).

Switch Administrative States

The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The
switch administrative state exists in two forms: the configu red administrative st ate
and the current administrative state.

 Configured administrative state — the state that is saved in the switch

configuration and is preserved across switch resets. QuickTools always
makes changes to the configured administrative state. The configured
administrative state is displayed in the Switch Properties dialog.

 Current administrative state — the state that is applied to the switch for

temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current
administrative state is set using the Set Switch command.

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Table 4-4 describes the administrative state values.

Parameter Description

Online The switch is available.
Offline The switch is unavailable.
Diagnostics The switch is in diagnostics mode, is unavailable, and tests can

Broadcast Support

Broadcast is supported on the switch and allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is
implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broa dcast fo r
FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0. Fabric Shortest Path First
(FSPF) is used to set up a fabric spanning tree used in transmission of broadcast
frames. Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all ISLs indicated in the spanning
tree and all online N_Ports and NL_Ports. Broadcast zoning is supported with
zones. The default setting is enabled.

Table 4-4. Switch Administrative States

then be run on all ports of the switch.

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In-band Management

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.

Fabric Device Management Interface

Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) provides a means to gather and
display device information from the fabric, and allows FDMI capable devices to
register certain information with the fabric, if FDMI is enabled. QuickTools will
report any and all FDMI information reported by the entry switch, if FDMI is
enabled on the entry switch. To view FDMI data, FDMI must be enabled on the
entry switch and on all other switches in the fabric which are to report FDMI data.

FDMI is comprised of the fabric-to-device interface and the application-to-fabric
interface. The fabric-to-device interface enables a device’s management
information to be registered. The application-to-fabric interface provides the
framework by which an application obtains device information from the fabric. Use
the FDMI HBA Entry Limit field on the Switch Properties dialog to configure the
maximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a switch. If the number of
HBAs exceeds the maximum number, the FDMI information for those HBAs can
not be registered.

4 – Managing Switches

Configuring a Switch

Use the FDMI Enabled option on the Switch Properties dialog to enable or disable
FDMI. If FDMI is enabled on an HBA, the HBA forwards information about itself to
the switch when the HBA logs into the switch. If FDMI is enabled on a switch, the
switch stores the HBA information in its FDMI database. Disabling FDMI on a
switch clears the FDMI database. If you disable FDMI on a switch, then re-enable
it, you must reset the ports to cause the HBAs to log in again, and thus forward
HBA information to the switch.

To view detailed FDMI information for a device, click the Devices tab, and click
the Information (i) button in the Details column of the Devices data window. The
Detailed Devices Display dialog displays the specific information for that device.
Refer to ”Devices Data Window” on page 3-8 for more information.

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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring a Switch

Advanced Switch Properties

The Advanced Switch Properties dialog (Figure 4-8) allows you to set the timeout
values. The Advanced Switch Properties dialog is available for only the entry
switch. The switch will automatically be taken offline temporarily and will be
restored to its original state after the changes are completed. To open the
Advanced Switch Properties dialog, open the Switch menu and select Advanced
Switch Properties. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new
values into effect.

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Timeout Values

The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch.
The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric.

 R_A_TOV (Resource Allocation Timeout) — the maximum time a frame

 E_D_TOV (Error Detect Timeout) — the maximum round trip time that an

NOTE:

Figure 4-8 Advanced Switch Properties Dialog

could be delayed and still be delivered. The default is 10000 milliseconds.

operation between two N_Ports could require. The default is 2000
milliseconds.

Mismatched timeout values will disrupt the fabric. These should not be
changed unless absolutely necessary. The switch is temporarily placed
offline to change these values.

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Managing System Services

The System Services dialog provides a central location for you to enable or
disable any of the external user services such as Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP), embedded web applet, command line interface, Network Time
Protocol (NTP), Common Interface Model (CIM), and Call Home. To display the
System Services dialog, open the Switch menu and select Services.

NOTE:

System services requiring you to enter an IP address are dependant on the
settings of the IPv4 Network and IPv6 Network options in the Network
Properties IP dialog. If both options are disabled, all services except
Management Server will be disabled.

4 – Managing Switches

Configuring a Switch

CAUTION!

Use caution when disabling the Embedded GUI, GUI Mgmt, and Telnet, as it
is possible to disable all access to the switch except through a serial
connection.

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Figure 4-9 System Services Dialog

4 – Managing Switches
Configuring the Network

 Embedded GUI (Graphical User Interface) — allows users to point a

browser at the switch and use the QuickTools web applet.

 GUI Mgmt — allows out-of-band management of the switch from the switch

management application (GUI). If disabled, the switch can not be specified
as the entry switch for a fabric in the GUI, but can still be managed through
an in-band connection.

 Telnet (Command line interface) — allows users to manage the switch

through a Telnet command line interface session. Disabling T elnet access to
the switch is not recommended.

 SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) — allows management of

the switch through third-party applications that use SNMP.

 NTP (Network Time Protocol) — allows the switch to obt ain its time and date

settings from an NTP server. Configuring all of your switches and your
workstations to utilize NTP will keep their date/time settings in sync and will
prevent difficulties with SSL certificates and event logs.

 CIM (Common Interface Model) — allows management of the switch

through third-party applications that use CIM.

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 FTP (File Transfer Protocol) — allows file transfers to the switch via FTP.

FTP is required for out-of-band firmware uploads which will complete faster
than in-band Firmware uploads.

 Management Server — allows management of the switch through third-party

applications that use GS-3 Management Server.

 Call Home — allows users to configure their switches to send alerts and

events to pagers, and Email. Users can configure the type of events and
where the alerts are sent.

Configuring the Network

Network configuration includes the following elements:

 Network IP Configuration
 IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
 Network DNS (Domain Name Service) Configuration

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Network Properties

Use the Network Properties dialogs (Figure 4-10) to configure IP and DNS
parameters. The Network Properties dialog has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the IP
tab to open the Network Properties IP dialog. Click the DNS tab to open the
Network Properties DNS dialog. After making changes, click the OK button to put
the new values into effect.

To open the Network Properties dialog, choose one of the following:
 Open the faceplate display for the switch you be configuring. Open the

Switch menu and select Network Properties.

 Right-click a switch graphic in the faceplate display, and select Network

Properties from the popup menu.

4 – Managing Switches

Configuring the Network

Figure 4-10 Network Properties Dialogs

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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring the Network

Network IP Configuration

The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network, determines
which network discovery method to use, and enables/disables the IPv4 and IPv6
network addressing.

IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing The 7.4 firmware supports the IPv4 and IPv6

address families. An IPv4 address is 32 bits, and consists of four blocks of
decimal numbers, with each block separated by a period. Each block can have up
to three numbers. The single zero character displayed in a block represents all
zeroes for that block. An example of an IPv4 address is 255.255.255.0. All four
blocks contain numbers. Table 4-5 describes the IPv4 and IPv6 configuration
parameters.

An IPv6 address allows for a much wider range of IP addresses assigned to a
host than an IPv4 address. An IPv6 address is 128 bits, and consists of eight
blocks of hexadecimal numbers, with each block separated by a colon. The
maximum number of numerals in each block is four. One or more blocks with all
zeroes are represented by two colon characters. The total number of blocks
always adds up to eight. To determine how many contiguous blocks contain only
zeroes, subtract the number of populated blocks from eight. For example, the
IPv6 address 2eee::49:24:7a:54:3434 is equivalent to
2eee:0000:0000:49:24:7a:54:3434. The number of blocks containing zeroes in
this example is two (8-6=2).

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NOTE:

Switches without IPv6 addressing enabled can not communicate with hosts
or switches using the IPv6 addressing.

Table 4-5. Network Properties — IP Configuration

Parameter Description

Enable Network Interfaces

iPv4 Network Enable this option to permit the IPv4 addressing for-

mat to be used anytime you are required to enter an
IP address.

CAUTION!

Disabling this option will prevent you from using an
IPv4 IP address for system services.

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Configuring the Network

Table 4-5. Network Properties — IP Configuration

Parameter Description

iPv6 Network Enable this option to permit IPv6 addressing format to

be used anytime you are required to enter an IP
address.

CAUTION!

Disabling this option will prevent you from using an
IPv6 IP address for system services.

IPv4 Configuration

Network Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to

assign the IP address:

 Static

 BootP

 RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)

 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

— uses the IP configuration parameters

entered in the Network Properties dialog.

— acquires the IP configuration from a

BootP server. If no IP address is obtained, the
switch reverts to the previously configured IP
address.

—

acquires the IP address from a RARP server. A
RARP request is broadcast with up to three
retries, each at 5 second intervals. If no IP
address is obtained, the switch reverts to the pre­viously configured IP address.

—

acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP
server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the
DHCP client attempts to use the previously con­figured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

IP Address Internet Protocol (IP) address for the Ethernet port.

Subnet Mask Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. The

Gateway IPv4 gateway address.

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The default value is 10.0.0.1.

default value is 255.0.0.0.

IPv6 Configuration

4 – Managing Switches
Configuring the Network

Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to

Table 4-5. Network Properties — IP Configuration

Parameter Description

assign the IP address:

 Static

 Dhcpv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

 NDP — Neighbor Discovery Protocol. Part of the

— uses the IP configuration parameters

entered in the Network Properties dialog

version 6)
DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained,
the DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

Stateless Address Auto configuration protocol. It
replaces the Address Resolution Protocol used
with IPv4.

— acquires the IP configuration fro m a

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Config IPv6 Address IPv6 address for the Ethernet port
Gateway IPv6 gateway address

Network DNS Configuration

The Network Properties dialog has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the DNS tab to
open the Network Properties DNS dialog (Figure 4-10). Use the Network
Properties DNS dialog to enable the DNS Client on the switch and the DNS server
to map domain names to IP addresses. Table 4-6 describes the DN S
configuration parameters.

Table 4-6. Network Properties — DNS Configuration

Parameter Description

DNS Client Domain Name Service client
Local Hostname The name of local host

DNS Options

DNS Server

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Configuring the Network

Table 4-6. Network Properties — DNS Configuration

Parameter Description

Server Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to

assign the IP address:

 Static

 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

 Dhcpv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

— uses the IP configuration parameters

entered in the Network Properties dialog.

acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP
server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the
DHCP client attempts to use the previously con­figured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

version 6)
DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obt ained ,
the DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

— acquires the IP configuration from a

—

DNS Server Addresses The IP address of the DNS server

DNS Search List

Search List Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to

assign the IP address:

 Static

 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)

 Dhcpv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

Search List Domain Names The

— uses the IP configuration parameters

entered in the Network Properties dialog.

acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP
server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the
DHCP client attempts to use the previously con­figured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

version 6)
DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obt ained ,
the DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this
switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

— acquires the IP configuration from a

—

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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring SNMP

Configuring SNMP

Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol includes:

 SNMP Properties Configuration
 SNMP Trap Configuration
 SNMP v3 Manager and User Configuration

SNMP Properties

Use the SNMP Properties dialog (Figure 4-11) to change SNMP configuration
parameters. To open the SNMP Properties dialog, select a switch in the topology
display or open the faceplate/backplate display, open the Switch menu, select
SNMP, and select SNMP Properties. After making changes, click the OK button
to put the new values into effect.

NOTE:

Since Read Community , T rap Community, and Write Community settings are
like passwords and are write-only fields, the current settings are displayed as
asterisks.

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Figure 4-11 SNMP Properties Dialog

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SNMP Configuration

The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed.Table 4-7
describes the SNMP configuration parameters. The illegal characters for the
user-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

Parameter Description

SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the

Contact Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be

4 – Managing Switches

Configuring SNMP

Table 4-7. SNMP Configuration Parameters

fabric. If disabled, the user cannot use an SNMP application at a
workstation to talk to the switch that has this setting disabled.

contacted to respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.

Read Commu­nity

SNMP Proxy If enabled, you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any switch in

Location Specifies the name (up to 64 charac ters) for the switch location. The

Authentication
Trap

Write Commu­nity

Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only
field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server
must be the same. The default is “public”.

the fabric.

default is “undefined”.
Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If

enabled, a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string
values are used. The default value is "False".

Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an
SNMP client to write information to the switch. This is a write-only
field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server
must be the same. The default is “private”.

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4 – Managing Switches
Configuring SNMP

SNMP Trap Configuration

The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs
Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure each trap.

NOTE:

The Trap Community string is now per trap, but only when pointing at a
switch running 7.4 or newer firmware. With firmware older than 7.4, there is
just one trap community string for all SNMP configuration.

Table 4-8 describes the SNMP configuration parameters.

Parameter Description

Trap Version Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps.
Trap 1 Enabled Enables or disables the trap. If disabled, traps are not sent to tr ap

Trap Address

Table 4-8. SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters

monitoring stations and the trap settings are not configurable.

1

Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. A maxim um
of 5 trap addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is

10.0.0.254. The default address for traps 2–5 is 0.0.0.0.

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Trap Community Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an

SNMP agent to receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on
the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same.
The default is “public”.

Trap Severity Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap. Open the drop-down

list and choose a level. The Trap 1 Enabled option on the SNMP
Properties dialog must be enabled to access this drop-down list.
Trap severity levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert, Critical,
Error, Warning, Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark

Trap Port

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Trap address (other than 0.0.0.0) and trap port combinations must be unique. For example, if trap 1 and trap
2 have the same address, then they must have different port values. Similarly, if trap 1 and 2 have the same
port value, they must have different addresses.

1

Specifies the port number (between 1-65535) on which a trap is set.
The default is 162.

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SNMP v3 Security

Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) is an interoperable
standards-based protocol for network management. SNMPv3 provides secure
access to devices by a combination of authenticating and encrypting packet s over
the network. SNMP v3 security is an additional layer of security offe red with the7.4
firmware. The SNMP v3 security is available to a switch that has a secure
connection, and can only be configured on the entry switch. The security features
provided in SNMPv3 are:

 Message integrity — ensuring that a packet has not been tampered with

during transit.

 Authentication — determining the message is from a valid source.
 Encryption — scrambling the contents of a packet to prevent it from being

seen by an unauthorized source.

The SNMP v3 Manager dialog allows you to add, remove, and edit an SNMP v3
user. To display the SNMP v3 Manager dialog (Figure 4-12) open the Switch
menu, select SNMP, and select SNMP v3 Manager. The SNMP v3 Security
option allows you to turn SNMP v3 security on or off.

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Configuring SNMP

Click the Add button to open the SNMP v3 User Editor dialog (Figure 4-13), and
add an SNMP v3 user. After SNMP v3 users are configured and saved, they are
displayed in the SNMPv3 Users list window in the SNMP v3 Manager dialog.
Select a user from the list, and that user’s settings are displayed on the right in the
Selected SNMPv3 User area. The Remove and Edit buttons become active when
you select a user from the SNMP v3 Users list. Click the Remove button to delete
the selected user. Click the Edit button to open the SNMP v3 User Editor Edit
User dialog in which to change the selected user's configuration.

Figure 4-12 SNMP v3 Manager Dialog

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Figure 4-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog

Table 4-9 describes the SNMP v3 User Editor dialog parameters. After configuring

the user, click the OK button to save the settings and close the dialog.

Table 4-9. SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog

Parameter Description

User Name Name for this SNMP v3 user.
Group Read Only permits user to view only SNMP v3 user

settings. Read Write permits user to view an d change
SNMP v3 user settings.

Authentication Type None, MD5, SHA. If None, no authentication phrase

is required. MD5 and SHA require authentication
phrase.

Authentication Phrase A unique string or phrase to serve as an pass-

word-like authentication phrase.

Confirm Authentication Phrase Re-enter the same unique string or phrase to serve

as an password-like authentication phrase.
Privacy Type DES or None. If None, no privacy phrase is required.
Privacy Phrase A unique string or phrase to serve as an pass-

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Table 4-9. SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog

Parameter Description

Confirm Privacy Phrase Re-enter the unique string or phrase to serve as an

Archiving a Switch

You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters.
Basically any data received by QuickTools is archived. This archive file can be
used to restore the configuration on the same switch or on a replacement switch.
You can also use the archive file as a template for configuring new switches to
add to a fabric. Passwords are not archived. Security Group secrets are not
included in the archive and must be re-configured using the CLI after a restore.

To archive a switch, do the following:

1. Open the Switch menu and select Archive.

4 – Managing Switches

Archiving a Switch

password-like privacy phrase.

2. In the Save dialog, enter a file name.

3. Click the Save button.
Archived parameters include the following:

 Switch properties and statistics
 IP configuration
 SNMP configuration
 Port properties and statistics
 Name server
 Date/Time and NTP settings
 Alarm configuration
 Zoning configuration
 Nicknames configuration
 Call Home parameters
 User account information (but not restored)

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Restoring a Switch

Restoring a Switch

Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the
switch. The administrative state of the switch must be set to “offline” using the
Switch Properties dialog before an archive can be used in the restore process.
The switch archive must be compatible with the switch to be restored; that is, you
can not restore a SANbox 5802 switch with an archive from a SANbox 9000
Series switch. Refer to ”Archiving a Switch” on page 4-33 for more information.

CAUTION!

The switch being restored should be physically disconnected from
the fabric. Restoring a switch in a fabric can severely disrupt the
fabric. After the restore process is complete, the switch can be
reconnected to the fabric.

To restore a switch, do the following:

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1. Log in to the fabric through the switch you want to restore. You cannot
restore a switch over an ISL.

2. Open the Switch menu and select Restore to display the Restore dialog
(Figure 4-14). The Restore dialog offers a Full Restore and a Selective
Restore tab.

Figure 4-14 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective

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Restoring a Switch

3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the file. This archive file must be
one that was produced by the QuickTools Archive function. Configuration
backup files created with the Config Backup command are not compatible
with the QuickTools Restore function. The Config Backup command does
not archive the primary or secondary secrets for any security groups.

4. To restore all configuration settings, click the Full Restore tab, then click the

Restore button. To restore selected configuration settings, click the
Selective Restore tab and select one or more of the following options, then
click the Restore button:

 Network Properties — restores all settings presented in the Network

properties dialog except the IP address. Refer to ”Network Properties”

on page 4-23.

 IP Address — restores switch IP address in addition to the other

network properties.

 Port Properties — restores all settings presented in the Port properties

dialog. Refer to ”Port Symbolic Name” on page 5-12.

 Switch Properties — restores all settings presented in the Switch

properties dialog except the domain ID. Refer to ”Switch Properties” on

page 4-16.

 Domain ID — restores switch domain ID in addition to the other switch

properties.

 Configured Zoning — restores all configured zone sets, zones, and

aliases in the switch’s zoning database excluding the active zone set.

 Nicknames — restores the last saved nickname configuration.
 Call Home — restores all Call Home configuration and profiles

settings.

5. If you select the Configured Zoning option on the Selective Restore tab page
or perform a Full Restore and the file contains zone sets, a dialog prompts
you to activate one of those zone sets. Click the Yes button, and select a
zone set from the drop-down list in the Select Zone Set to be Activated
dialog.

6. Click the OK button and view the results in the top pane of the Restore
dialog.

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Testing a Switch

Testing a Switch

The Switch Diagnostics dialog (Figure 4-15) allows you to test and verify
operational status of switches (online and other states). To open the Switch
Diagnostic dialogs, open the Switch menu, select Switch Diagnostics, and select
Online Switch Diagnostics or Offline Switch Diagnostics. Only one switch can
be tested at a time for each type of test.

The diagnostic tests are:
 Online — a non-disruptive test that exercises port-to-device connections for

all ports on a switch that are online.

 Offline — a disruptive test that exercises all port connections for a switch in

the diagnostics state. You must place the switch in the diagnostics before
starting the test.

 Connectivity — is a disruptive test that exercises all port and inter-port

connections for a switch in the diagnostics state.You must place the switch
in the diagnostics state before sta rting the test. The two types of connectivity
tests are internal loopback and external loopback.

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Figure 4-15 Switch Diagnostics Dialog

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Tes ting a Switch

To test a switch, do the following:

1. Open the faceplate display of the switch to be tested.

2. Open the Switch menu and select Switch Diagnostics, and select Online
Switch Diagnostics or Offline Switch Diagnostics to open the Switch
Diagnostics dialog.

3. Select the test type in the drop-down list.

CAUTION!

If you selected the Offline Switch Diagnostics option, your test type
options are Offline and Connectivity. These tests will disrupt traffic. When
you run an offline or connectivity test, the switch will be put into diagnostics
state for you, and the switch will not be returned to its original state until the
switch diagnostics dialog closed. A disruptive switch reset will be done at
that time to return the switch to its original state.

If you selected the Online Switch Diagnostics option to run the online
switch test and there are no ports with an active login at that time, the test
will return immediately with a Passed status.

4. Enter a frame size in the Frame Size field.

5. Enable or disable the Terminate Test Upon Error option.

6. Select a Loop Count option. The Loop Forever option runs the test until
you click the Stop Test button. The Loop Count option runs the test a
specific number of times.

7. Select the default test pattern or enter a user-defined (hexadecimal) test
pattern.

8. Click the Start Test button to begin the next test. Observe the results in the
Test Results area. If the Test Status field in the Test Results area indicates
Failed, note the Test Fault Code displayed in the Switch Information data
window and contact Tech Support.

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Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration

You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default
values. To restore the factory configuration on a switch, open the Switch menu
and select Restore Factory Defaults. Table 4-10 lists the factory default switch
configuration settings.

Restoring the switch to the factory default configuration does not restore the
account name and password settings. The most current port license will remain in
effect. To restore user accounts, you must select the Reset User Accounts to
Default option in the maintenance menu. Refer to “Recovering a Switch” in the
Installation Guide for your switch for information about maintenance mode and the
maintenance menu.

Table 4-10. Factory Default Configuration Settings

Setting Value

Symbolic Name SANbox

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Administrative State Online
Domain ID 1
Domain ID Lock False
In-band Management True
Broadcast Support Enable
Resource Allocation Timeout (R_A_TOV) 10000 milliseconds
I/O Stream Guard Disabled
Device Scan Enabled True
Error Detect Timeout (E_D_TOV) 2000 milliseconds
SNMP Enabled True
SNMP Proxy True
IP Address 10.0.0.1
FDMI Enabled True
FDMI HBA Entry Level 1000
Subnet Mask Address 255.0.0.0
Gateway Address 10.0.0.254
Network Discovery Static

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Table 4-10. Factory Default Configuration Settings (Continued)

Setting Value

Remote Logging False
Remote Logging Host Ip Address 10.0.0.254
NTP Client Enabled False
NTP Server IP Address 10.0.0.254
Contact Undefined
Location Undefined
Trap Enabled False
Trap Port 162
Trap Address Trap 1: 10.0.0.254; Traps 2-5: 0.0.0.0
Trap Community Public
Read Community Public
Write Community Private
Port State Online
Port Speed Auto-detect
Port Type

SFP ports = GL
XPAK ports = G

Call Home Setup <undefined>
Call Home Profile <undefined>
Default Zone Deny
Merge Auto Save True
Discard Inactive false

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4 – Managing Switches
Installing Feature License Keys

Installing Feature License Keys

A feature license key is a password that you can purchase from your switch
distributor or authorized reseller to upgrade your switch. License keys vary
according to the features you purchase. To display the Feature Licenses dialog,
open the Switch menu and select Features. The feature license keys available
are:

 Fabric Security license key — fabric security consists of SSL, SSH, Radius

Server, and fabr ic security. Security is a licensable feature for the Enterprise
Fabric Suite 2007 application. The Fabric Security license key is required to
enable SSL or SSH support; without it, a secure connection is not possible.

 SANdoctor license key — provides for testing and tracing FC connections

consists of utilizing the FC Ping and FC TraceRoute dialogs to time and
track frames from specified targets and destinations.

 Extended Credit license key — enables the Extended Credit Wizard to

donate port credits.

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 mPort Technology license key — enables the Move Port feature, which

allows you to move a currently licensed port to another port of the same type
that is currently unlicensed. The mPort Technology license key is included
with the purchase of Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007.

 Port Activation license key — allows you to activate the additional ports you

purchase. Switch configurations available for purchase include of 8, 12, 16,
and 20 ports.

NOTE:

To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure that all
switches are running the same version of firmware.

To install a license key and upgrade the switch, do the following:

1. Open the faceplate display for the switch you want to upgrade.

2. Open the Switch Menu and select Features.

3. In the Feature Licenses dialog (Figure 4-16), click the Add button.

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Installing Feature License Keys

Figure 4-16 Features License Key Dialog

4. In the Add License Key dialog (Figure 4-17), enter the license key in the Key
field.

Figure 4-17 Add License Key Dialog

5. Click the Get Description button. The license key description is retrieved
and displayed in the Description area you to verify that this is the license key
you ordered.

6. Click the Add Key button to upgrade the switch. Allow a minute or two for
the upgrade to complete.

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Downloading a Support File

Downloading a Support File

The Download Support File menu option assembles all log files and switch
memory data into an archive file (dump_support.tgz). This file can be sent to
technical support personnel for troubleshooting switch problems. The menu option
is not accessible (displayed) for switches that don't support the download support
file function.

To create a support file, do the following:

1. Open the Switch menu, and select Download Support File.

2. In the Download Support File dialog, click the Browse button to define a
location for the support file or type the path in the text field.

3. Click the Start button to begin the process of creating and downloading the
support file to your workstation. Observe the status in the Status area.

4. After the support file is saved to your workstation, click the Close button to
close the Download Support File dialog.

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Installing Firmware

Installing firmware involves loading, unpacking, and activating the firmware image
on the switch. QuickTools does this in one operation. To provide consistent
performance throughout the fabric, ensure that all switches are running the same
version of firmware.

During a hotreset operation, fabric services will be unavailable for a short period
(30-75 seconds depending on switch model). To ensure that an NDCLA operation
is successful, verify that all administrative changes to the fabric (if any) are
complete. When you need to do NDCLA/hotreset to multiple switches, only
perform the NDCLA/hotreset on one switch at a time, and allow a 75 second wait
before performing the NDCLA/hotreset operation on the next switch.

CAUTION!

Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process.

Common administrative operations that change the fabric include:

 Zoning modifications
 Adding, moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric. This

includes powering up or powering down attached devices.

 Adding, moving or removing ISLs or other connections.
After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be

re-initiated:

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