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1. Using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 1

Workstation Requirements 1

Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 2

Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 3

Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 6

Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 8

Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File 8

Saving and Opening Fabric View Files 9

Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences 9

Using Online Help 11

Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information 12

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Interface 12

Fabric Tree 15

Graphic Window 16

Data Window and Tabs 16

Menus 17

Topology Display Menu 17

Faceplate Display Menu 18

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Menu Shortcut Keys 20

Popup Menus 21

Tool Bar 22

Using the Topology Display 23

Working with Switches and Links 24

Selecting Switches and Links 24

Arranging Switches in the Topology Display 25

Topology Data Windows 25

Using the Faceplate Display 26

Alerts Panel 27

Port Views and Status 28

Working with Po rts 29

Selecting Ports 29

Faceplate Data Windows 29

2. Managing Fabrics 31

Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions 31

Saving a Version Snapshot 32

Viewing and Comparing Ver si on Sn ap sh ot s 32

Exporting Version Snapshots to a File 32

Managing the Fabric Database 33

Adding a Fabric 33

Removing a Fabric 35

Opening a Fabric View File 35

Saving a Fabric View File 36

Rediscovering a Fabric 36

Deleting Switches and Links 36

Adding a New Switch to a Fabric 36

Replacing a Failed Switch 37

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Displaying Fabric Information 38

Link and Stack Link Data Windows 39

Devices Data Window 40

Displaying Fabric Status 41

Displaying the Event Browser 42

Filtering the Event Browser 44

Sorting the Event Browser 45

Saving the Event Browser to a File 46

Verifying Fibre Channel Connections 46

FC Ping Dialog 46

FC TraceRoute Dialog 47

Working with Device Information and Nicknames 49

Displaying Detailed Device Information 49

Exporting Device Information to a File 50

Managing Nicknames for Fabric Devices 50

Creating a Nickname 50

Editing a Nickname 51

Deleting a Nickname 51

Exporting Nicknames to a File 51

Importing a Nicknames File 52

Enabling Fabric Services 52

Enabling SNMP Configuration 53

Enabling In-band Management 53

3. Managing Fabric Zoning 55

Zoning Concepts 55

Zones 55

Aliases 56

Zone Sets 56

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Zoning Database 57

Active Zoneset Data Window 58

Configured Zonesets Data Window 59

Zoning a Fabric 60

Using the Zoning Wizard 61

Managing the Zoning Database 61

Editing the Zoning Database 61

Resolving Zoning 65

Configuring the Zoning Database 65

Saving the Zoning Database to a File 67

Restoring the Zoning Database from a File 67

Restoring the Default Zoning Database 67

Removing All Zoning Definitions 68

Managing Zone Sets 68

Creating a Zone Set 68

Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set 69

Renaming a Zone Set 70

Removing a Zone Set 70

Managing Zones 70

Creating a Zone in a Zone Set 71

Copying a Zone to a Zone Set 72

Adding Zone Members 72

Renaming a Zone 73

Removing a Zone Member 73

Removing a Zone from a Zone Set 74

Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets 74

Managing Aliases 74

Creating an Alias 75

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Adding a Member to an Alias 75

Removing an Alias from All Zones 76

Merging Fabrics and Zoning 76

Zone Merge Failure 76

Zone Merge Failure Recovery 77

4. Managing Fabric Security 79

Security Consistency Checklist 79

Connection Security 80

User Account Security 80

Port Security 81

Configured Security Data Window 82

Active Security Data Window 83

Fabric Binding 84

Device Security 85

Managing Device Security 86

Using the Edit Security Dialog 87

Creating a Security Set 88

Create a Security Group Dialog 89

Creating a Security Group 89

Create a Security Group Member Dialog 90

Editing the Security Configuration on a Switch 92

Viewing Properties of a Security Set or Security Group 93

Using the Security Config Dialog 94

Archiving a Security Configuration to a File 94

Activating a Security Set 95

Deactivating a Security Set 95

Using RADIUS Servers 95

Adding a RADIUS Server 96

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Removing a RADIUS Server 99

Editing RADIUS Server Information 100

Modifying Authentication Order RADIUS Server Information 101

5. Managing Switches 103

Managing User Accounts 104

Creating User Accounts 105

Removing a User Account 106

Changing a User Account Password 107

Modifying a User Account 108

Displaying Switch Information 108

Switch Data Window 109

Configuring Port Threshold Alarms 116

Paging a Switch 118

Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 119

Resetting a Switch 120

Managing Switch Stacks 121

Configuring a Switch 122

Using the Configuration Wizard 123

Switch Properties 123

Domain ID and Domain ID Lock 124

Syslog 125

Symbolic Name 125

Switch Administrative States 125

Broadcast Support 126

In-band Management 126

Fabric Device Management Interface 126

Advanced Switch Properties 127

Timeout Values 128

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Managing System Services 128

Archiving a Switch 130

Restoring a Switch 131

Testing a Switch 133

Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 135

Configuring the Network 137

Network Properties 137

Network IP Configuration 138

Network DNS Configuration 141

Network IP Security 143

Security Policies 143

Security Associations 143

Create IP Security Association Dialog 145

Create IP Security Policy Dialog 147

Configuring SNMP 149

SNMP Properties 149

SNMP Configuration 150

SNMP Trap Configuration 150

SNMP v3 Security 151

Downloading a Support File 154

Installing Feature License Keys 154

Installing Firmware 155

Using Call Home 157

Using the Call Home Profile Manager 160

Using the Call Home Profile Editor 161

Using the Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Dialog

163

Applying All Profiles on a Switch to Other Switches 165

Using the Call Home Message Queue 166

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Testing Call Home Profiles 166

Change Over 167

6. Managing Ports 169

Displaying Port Information 169

Port Statistics Data Window 169

Port Information Data Window 173

Digital Diagnostics Monitoring 176

Monitoring Port Status 179

Displaying Port Types 179

Displaying Port Operational States 180

Displaying Port Speeds 180

Displaying Transceiver Media Status 181

Configuring Ports 181

Changing Port Symbolic Name 182

Changing Port Administrative States 183

Changing Port Speeds 183

Changing Port Types 184

I/O Stream Guard 185

Device Scan 185

Auto Performance Tuning and AL Fairness 185

Using the Extended Credits Wizard 186

Resetting a Port 188

Moving a Licensed Port 189

Testing Ports 189

Graphing Port Performance 191

Starting Performance View 192

Exiting Performance View 193

Saving and Opening Performance View Files 194

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Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key 194

Setting Performance View Preferences 195

Setting the Polling Frequency 195

Displaying Graphs 196

Arranging Graphs in the Display 197

Customizing Graphs 197

Setting Global Graph Type 199

Rescaling a Selected Graph 199

Saving Graph Statistics to a File 200

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Figures

FIGURE 1-1 Enter CD Serial Number and License Key Dialog 4

FIGURE 1-2 Password Change Required Dialog 5

FIGURE 1-3 Initial Start Dialog 5

FIGURE 1-4 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Window 6

FIGURE 1-5 Save Default Fabric View File Dialog 7

FIGURE 1-6 Load Default Fabric File Dialog 7

FIGURE 1-7 Preferences Dialog – Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 11

FIGURE 1-8 Topology Display Elements 13

FIGURE 1-9 Faceplate Display 14

FIGURE 1-10 Backplate Display 14

FIGURE 1-11 Fabric Tree 15

FIGURE 1-12 Topology Display 24

FIGURE 1-13 Faceplate Display 27

FIGURE 1-14 Alerts Panel 28

FIGURE 2-1 Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis Dialog 33

FIGURE 2-2 Add a New Fabric Dialog 34

FIGURE 2-3 Link Data Window 39

FIGURE 2-4 Devices Data Window 40

FIGURE 2-5 Events Browser 43

FIGURE 2-6 Filter Events Dialog 45

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FIGURE 2-7 FC Ping Dialog 47

FIGURE 2-8 FC TraceRoute Dialog 48

FIGURE 2-9 Detailed Devices Display Dialog 49

FIGURE 3-1 Active Zoneset Data Window 59

FIGURE 3-2 Configured Zonesets Data Window 60

FIGURE 3-3 Edit Zoning Dialog 62

FIGURE 3-4 Zoning Config Dialog 66

FIGURE 4-1 Port Binding Dialog 81

FIGURE 4-2 Configured Security Data Window 82

FIGURE 4-3 Active Security Data Window 83

FIGURE 4-4 Edit Security Dialog 87

FIGURE 4-5 Create Security Set Dialog 88

FIGURE 4-6 Create Security Group Dialog 89

FIGURE 4-7 Create a Security Group Member Dialog 90

FIGURE 4-8 Security Config Dialog 94

FIGURE 4-9 Add Server 97

FIGURE 4-10 Remove Server 99

FIGURE 4-11 Edit Radius Server Information 100

FIGURE 4-12 Modify Authentication Order - Radius Server Information 101

FIGURE 5-1 User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account 105

FIGURE 5-2 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account 106

FIGURE 5-3 User Account Administration Dialog – Change Password 107

FIGURE 5-4 User Account Administration Dialog – Modify Account 108

FIGURE 5-5 Switch Data Window 110

FIGURE 5-6 Switch Data Window Buttons 111

FIGURE 5-7 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Dialog 117

FIGURE 5-8 Port Threshold Alarm Example 118

FIGURE 5-9 Switch Stacks 121

FIGURE 5-10 Switch Properties Dialog 124

FIGURE 5-11 Advanced Switch Properties Dialog 128

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FIGURE 5-12 System Services Dialog 129

FIGURE 5-13 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective 132

FIGURE 5-14 Switch Diagnostics Dialog 134

FIGURE 5-15 Network Properties Dialogs 138

FIGURE 5-16 IPsec Configuration Dialog 144

FIGURE 5-17 Create IP Security Association Dialog 145

FIGURE 5-18 Create IP Security Policy Dialog 147

FIGURE 5-19 SNMP Properties Dialog 149

FIGURE 5-20 SNMP v3 Manager Dialog 152

FIGURE 5-21 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog 153

FIGURE 5-22 Features License Key Dialog 155

FIGURE 5-23 Add License Key Dialog 155

FIGURE 5-24 Load Firmware Dialog 157

FIGURE 5-25 Call Home Setup Dialog 158

FIGURE 5-26 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog 161

FIGURE 5-27 Call Home Profile Editor Dialog 162

FIGURE 5-28 Call Home Profile Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Dialog 163

FIGURE 5-29 Call Home Profile Multiple Switch Apply Dialog 165

FIGURE 5-30 Call Home Message Queue Dialog 166

FIGURE 5-31 Call Home Profile Manager Dialog 166

FIGURE 6-1 Faceplate Display — Port Statistics 170

FIGURE 6-2 Faceplate Display — Port Information 173

FIGURE 6-3 Port Information Data Window Buttons 174

FIGURE 6-4 DDM Entries and Information Button 177

FIGURE 6-5 Detailed Media Display Dialog 178

FIGURE 6-6 Port Properties Dialog 182

FIGURE 6-7 Advanced Port Properties Dialog 186

FIGURE 6-8 Designate Donor Ports 188

FIGURE 6-9 Move Port Dialog 189

FIGURE 6-10 Port Diagnostics Dialog 190

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FIGURE 6-11 Fabric View Graphs 192

FIGURE 6-12 Save Default Performance View File Dialog 193

FIGURE 6-13 Load Default Performance File Dialog 194

FIGURE 6-14 Preferences – Performance View 195

FIGURE 6-15 Set Graph Polling Frequency Dialog 196

FIGURE 6-16 Default Graph Options Dialog 198

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Tables

TABLE 1-1 Workstation Requirements 2

TABLE 1-2 Topology Menu Options 17

TABLE 1-3 Faceplate Menu Options 18

TABLE 1-4 Tool Bar Buttons 22

TABLE 2-1 Devices Data Window Entries 41

TABLE 2-2 Topology Display Switch and Status Icons 42

TABLE 2-3 Severity Levels 44

TABLE 3-1 Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons 63

TABLE 5-1 Factory User Accounts 104

TABLE 5-2 Switch Data Window Entries 111

TABLE 5-3 Switch Resets 120

TABLE 5-4 Switch Administrative States 126

TABLE 5-5 Factory Default Configuration Settings 135

TABLE 5-6 Network Properties- IP Configuration 139

TABLE 5-7 Network Properties - DNS Configuration 141

TABLE 5-8 IPsec Configuration Dialog Buttons 144

TABLE 5-9 Create IP Security Association Dialog Fields 146

TABLE 5-10 Create IP Security Policy Dialog Fields 147

TABLE 5-11 SNMP Configuration Parameters 150

TABLE 5-12 SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters 151

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TABLE 5-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog 153

TABLE 5-14 Call Home Setup Entries 158

TABLE 5-15 Call Home Editor - Tech Support Center Profile Entries 164

TABLE 6-1 Port Statistics Data Window Entries 170

TABLE 6-2 Port Information Data Window Entries 174

TABLE 6-3 Port Types 179

TABLE 6-4 Port Operational States 180

TABLE 6-5 Port Speeds 180

TABLE 6-6 Transceiver Media View 181

TABLE 6-7 Port Administrative States 183

TABLE 6-8 Port Speeds 184

TABLE 6-9 Port Types 185

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Preface

This guide describes the Enterprise Fabric Suite™ 2007 application for Sun FC switches and directors. This guide introduces the switch management products and explains their installation and use. It is intended for users responsible for installing and using switch management tools.

How This Document Is Organized

The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 switch management application is the primary focus of this manual which is organized as follows:

■ Chapter 1 describes how to use Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007, its menus, and its

displays.

■ Chapter 2 describes fabric management tasks.

■ Chapter 3 describes fabric zoning management tasks.

■ Chapter 4 describes fabric security management tasks.

■ Chapter 5 describes switch management tasks.

■ Chapter 6 describes port and device management tasks.

A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.

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CHAPTER

Using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

This section describes how to use the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application and its menus. The following topics are covered:

■ Workstation Requirements

■ Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

■ Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File

■ Saving and Opening Fabric View Files

■ Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences

■ Using Online Help

■ Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information

■ Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Interface

■ Using the Topology Display

■ Using the Faceplate Display

Workstation Requirements

The requirements for fabric management workstations running Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 are described in

TABLE 1-1:

TABLE 1-1 Workstation Requirements

Operating System • Windows 2003, XP SP1/SP2

• Solaris™ 9, 10, and 10 x86 Operating System (Solaris OS)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, 10 Memory 512 MB or more (1GB recommended) Disk Space 150 MB per installation Processor 1 GHz or faster Hardware CD-ROM drive, RJ-45 Ethernet port, RS-232 serial port (optional) Internet Browser

(to view online help)

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 and later

• Netscape Navigator 6.0 and later

• Firefox 1.5 and later

Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

You can install Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 on a Windows, Linux, or Solaris OS workstation using the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Installation Disk.

Note – Contact your switch distributor or authorized reseller to purchase Enterprise

Fabric Suite 2007.

To install the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application, do the following:

For a Windows platform:

1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM drive.

2. In the upper left corner of the product introduction screen, click Management

Software.

3. Locate your platform in the table and click Install.

If the product introduction screen does not open in step 2, open the CD with Windows Explorer and run the installation program with the following path:

data\files\Management_Software\Windows\Windows_7.04.xx.xx.exe

For a Linux platform:

Open the CD and run the installation program with the following path:

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data/files/Management_Software/Linux/Linux_7.04.xx.xx.bin

If there is no CD-ROM icon, do the following:

1. Open an xterm or other terminal window.

2. Mount the CD-ROM. From a shell prompt, enter the following:

mount /mnt/cdrom

3. Change directory to the location of the install program:

cd /mnt/cdrom/data/files/Management_Software/Linux

4. Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions.

Linux_7.04.xx.xx.bin

For a Solaris OS platform:

1. Open a terminal window. If the disk isn’t already mounted, enter the following command:

volcheck

2. Enter following command to move to the directory on the CD that contains the executable:

cd /cdrom/cdrom0/data/files/Management_Software/solaris

3. Execute the install program and follow the installation instructions:

Solaris_7.04.xx.xx.bin

Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

To start Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 for the first time, do the following.

1. Start the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application using one of the following methods:

■ For Windows, double-click the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 shortcut, or

select Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 from Start menu, depending on how you installed the application. From a command line, enter the following command:

<install_directory>\Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007.exe

■ For Linux or Solaris OS enter the Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007 command:

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<install_directory>./Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

2. The serial number/license key dialog allows you to enter the serial number on the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM to activate the application, and to enter license keys you have purchased, if any. Refer to “Installing Feature License

Keys” on page 154 for more information on license keys. Choose one of the

following:

■ If you have not purchased license keys, enter the serial number on the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM and click the Save button.

■ If you have purchased a license key(s), enter the serial number on the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM, enter the license keys, and click the Save button.

FIGURE 1-1 Enter CD Serial Number and License Key Dialog

Note – If this is not the first session, you can update the current serial number or

license key. Open the Help menu and select License Info. On information dialog, click the Enter Key button to openthe dialog below.

3. When Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 first establishes a connection with a switch, for security reasons, you will be prompted ( password initially set up by the administrator. You will be prompted to change the default password each time you attempt to open the fabric until you change the password. Click the OK button, and change the user account password. Refer to “Managing User Accounts” on page 104 for more information.

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FIGURE 1-2) to change your user account

FIGURE 1-2 Password Change Required Dialog

4. If this is the first time you are managing this switch, in the Initial Start dialog, click the Open Configuration Wizard button. When you power-up the switch, the Configuration Wizard will recognize the switch and lead you through the configuration process.

When starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 the first time, the application opens with the Initial Start dialog (

FIGURE 1-3). If you prefer not to see this dialog, select the

Don’t show this dialog again option. This has the same effect as disabling the Display Initial Start Dialog preference. Refer to “Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Preferences” on page 9 for information about setting preferences.

FIGURE 1-3 Initial Start Dialog

■ Select the Open Configuration Wizard option to open the Configuration

Wizard to configure a switch, add a new switch, replace/restore a switch, or recover or edit an IP configuration of an existing switch.

■ Select the Open Existing Fabric option to open the Add a New Fabric dialog,

which prompts you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. Refer to “Adding a Fabric” on page 33.

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■ Select the Open Existing Fabric View File option to open the Open View dialog

which prompts you to specify a fabric view file that you saved earlier. Refer to

“Opening a Fabric View File” on page 35.

■ Select the Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric option to open the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 window (FIGURE 1-4).

FIGURE 1-4 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Window

Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

To exit a Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application session, open the File menu and select Exit. If you have not yet saved the default fabric view file, the Save Default Fabric View File dialog ( the default fabric view file. Enter an encryption key in the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field. Re-enter the encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm field. Click the OK button to save the current set of fabrics to the default fabric view file in the working directory.

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FIGURE 1-5) prompts you to save the current fabric view as

FIGURE 1-5 Save Default Fabric View File Dialog

The encryption key is used to encrypt the sensitive data in the default fabric view file. Refer to “Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File” on

page 8 for information about changing this encryption key. If an encryption key has

been defined and the View File Auto Save and Load preferences settings are set to Enable, the current fabric view is automatically saved to your default fabric view file when you close future Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 sessions.

To prevent Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 from prompting you to save the default fabric view file between Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 sessions, set the View File Auto Save and Load preferences setting to Enable (default). Refer to “Setting Enterprise

Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences” on page 9 for more information.

In your next Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session, the Load Default Fabric File dialog

FIGURE 1-6) prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its

( encryption key, if there is one. In the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field, enter the encryption key and click the Load View File button. If you do not want to load the default fabric view file, click the Continue Without Loading button to open the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 with no fabric displayed.

FIGURE 1-6 Load Default Fabric File Dialog

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Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

A program to uninstall Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 was included as part of the installation process. The UninstallerData folder in the Install directory contains the uninstall program Uninstall_Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. Also, a shortcut/link to the uninstall program was installed in the installation directory during the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 installation process.

The default installation directories are:

■ For Windows: C:\Program Files\Sun\Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

■ For Linux: /opt/Sun/Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

■ For Solaris OS: /usr/opt/Sun/Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

To uninstall the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application, do the following:

■ For Windows, browse for the uninstall program file or the shortcut/link that

points to the uninstall program file. The uninstall program shortcut is in the same folder as the program shortcut (Start menu, program group, on desktop, or user specified) that is used to start the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application. Double-click the uninstall program file or shortcut/link, and follow the instructions to uninstall the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application.

■ For Linux or Solaris OS, execute the link to

Uninstall_Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007. If no links were created during the installation, enter the Uninstall_Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007 command from the following directory:

UninstallerData/Uninstall_Enterprise_Fabric_Suite_2007

Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File

To change the encryption key for the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 default fabric view file, do the following:

1. Open the File menu and select Save Default Fabric View File to open the Save Default Fabric View File dialog. Enter an encryption key in the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field.

2. Re-enter the same encryption key in the Re-enter Encryption Key to Confirm field.

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3. Click the OK button to save the current set of fabrics to the default fabric view file in the working directory.

Saving and Opening Fabric View Files

A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. In addition to the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 default fabric view file, you can save and open your own fabric view files. To save a set of fabrics to a file, do the following:

1. Open the File menu and select Save View As to open the Save View dialog.

2. Enter a name for the fabric view file or click the Browse button to select an existing file. Files are saved in the working directory.

3. Enter a password. When you attempt to open this fabric view file, you will be prompted for this password. If you leave the File Password field blank, no password will be required when attempting to open this fabric view file.

4. Click the OK button to save the view.

To open a fabric view file, do the following:

1. Open the File menu and select Open View File to open the Open View dialog.

2. Enter a name for the fabric view file or click the Browse button to select an existing file.

3. If the fabric view file was saved with a password, enter the password and click the OK button.

4. Click the OK button to open the view.

Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences

Using the Preferences dialog (FIGURE 1-7) you can:

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

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

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■ Enable (default) or disable the view file auto save and load feature. Refer to

“Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007” on page 6 for more information on the

default fabric view file.

■ Enable (default) or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog at the beginning of

an Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session. Refer to “Starting Enterprise Fabric

Suite 2007” on page 3 for information about the Initial Start Dialog. After a

default fabric view file is created, this setting has no effect.

■ Enable (default) or disable the Non Secure Connections Check dialog that is

displayed when you attempt to open a non secure fabric. If Display Dialog When Making Non-secure Connections is enabled, you can open a fabric with a non-secure fabric. Otherwise, you must have a secure connection.

■ Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to “Displaying the Event

Browser” on page 42. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences

dialog (

FIGURE 1-7), the next time Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is started, all

events will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be displayed.

■ Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display. You can set

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

■ “Displaying Port Types” on page 179

■ “Displaying Port Operational States” on page 180

■ “Displaying Port Speeds” on page 180

■ “Displaying Transceiver Media Status” on page 181

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FIGURE 1-7 Preferences Dialog – Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

To set preferences for your Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 sessions, do the following:

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

2. Enter or browse for the 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 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application 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

■ Click the Help button in the tool bar

■ 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 and Copyright Information

To view Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 software version and copyright information, open the Help menu and select About.

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Interface

The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application uses the topology display (FIGURE 1-8) to manage the fabric. The topology display shows all switches in the fabric that are able to communicate and all connections between switches. All display types share the basic elements including fabric tree, menu bar, tool bar, graphic window, data window, and data window tabs.

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FIGURE 1-8 Topology Display Elements

Figure Legend

1 Menu Bar 5 Data Window

2 Tool Bar 6 Data Window Tabs

3 Switch/Fabric Name and Status 7 Fabric Tree

4 Graphic Window

The faceplate display (FIGURE 1-9) and backplate display (FIGURE 1-10) are used to manage individual switches. The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. The backplate display shows the back of a single switch.

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FIGURE 1-9 Faceplate Display

FIGURE 1-10 Backplate Display

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Fabric Tree

The fabric tree lists the managed fabrics and their switchesFIGURE 1-11. The window width can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border. An fabric name entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded or collapsed. Click this handle or double-click the entry to expand or collapse a fabric tree entry. A fabric entry expands to show its member switches.

FIGURE 1-11 Fabric Tree

Figure Legend

1 Fabric Name Entry 4 Switch Entries

2 Fabric Name Entry Handle 5 Moveable Window Border

3 Security Lock Icon

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

■ To open the topology display from the fabric tree, click a fabric entry.

■ To open the faceplate/backplate displays from the fabric tree, click a switch

entry.

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

■ A green icon indicates normal operation.

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■ A yellow icon indicates the switch is operational, but may require attention to

maintain maximum performance.

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

switch is offline.

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

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

Note – The small lock icon next to the fabric icon in the fabric tree indicates a secure

fabric connection (SSL — Secure Socket Layer). The Security menu is available only on a secure fabric and on the entry switch (out of band switch). Open the Switch menu and select Services to enable the SSL option for that switch. You must then close the fabric and re-establish a connection to secure the fabric using SSL.

Graphic Window

The graphic window (FIGURE 1-8) presents graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate. The window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window.

The faceplate display (

FIGURE 1-9) shows the front of a switch. To view the faceplate

display, open the View menu, and select View Faceplate.

The backplate display (

FIGURE 1-10) shows the back of the switch. To view the

backplate display, open the View menu, and select View Backplate.

Data Window and Tabs

The data window (FIGURE 1-8) presents a table of data and statistics associated with the selected tab. Use the scroll bar to browse through the data. The window length can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the border that it shares with the graphic window.

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

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

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Menus

The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 menus and the tasks offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are only available in the faceplate display. Refer to “Topology Display

Menu” on page 17 and “Faceplate Display Menu” on page 18 for information on the

menus.

Topology Display Menu

TABLE 1-2 lists the topology display menu options.

TABLE 1-2 Topology Menu Options

Menu Options

File Open View File

Save View As Save Default Fabric View File Preferences Exit

Fabric Add Fabric

Remove Fabric Nicknames Fabric Tracker Security Consistency Checklist Rediscover Fabric Start Performance View FC TraceRoute (requires SANdoctor license key) Show Event Browser

Switch Delete (available only if one switch is selected)

Export Devices Switch Properties (available only if one switch is selected) Network Properties (available only if one switch is selected) SNMP Properties (available only if one switch is selected)

Stack (these options are available only if one stack is selected in the graphic window)

Delete Syslog SNMP Properties Set Date/Time User Accounts Security Consistency Checklist Load Firmware Edit Zoning Configuration

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TABLE 1-2 Topology Menu Options (Continued)

Menu Options

View Refresh

Layout Topology Toggle Auto Layout Remember Layout

Wizards

Configuration Wizard

Help Help Topics

License Info About

Faceplate Display Menu

TABLE 1-3 lists the faceplate display menu options.

TABLE 1-3 Faceplate Menu Options

Menu Options

File Open View File

Save View As Save Default Fabric View File Preferences Exit

Fabric Add Fabric

Remove Fabric Nicknames Fabric Tracker FC TraceRoute (requires SANdoctor license key) Show Event Browser

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TABLE 1-3 Faceplate Menu Options (Continued)

Menu Options

Switch Archive

Restore User Accounts Set Date/Time Switch Properties Advanced Switch Properties (available only on entry switch) Services Call Home (Setup, Profile Manager, Message Queue, Test Profile,

Change Over) Security Consistency Checklist Network (Network Properties, IPv6 Ipsec Properties (available only

on secure entry switch)) SNMP (SNMP Properties, SNMP v3 Manager (available only on

secure entry switch)) Switch Diagnostics (Online Switch Diagnostics, Offline Switch

Diagnostics) Toggle Beacons Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Load Firmware Reset Switch (Hot Reset, Reset, Hard Reset) Restore Factory Defaults Features Radius Servers Download Support File FC Ping (requires SANdoctor license key)

Stack Refresh Stack

Select All Ports Syslog SNMP Properties Set Date/Time User Accounts Security Consistency Checklist Reset Load Firmware Move Switch Up (available when a switch in stack is selected) Move Switch Down (available when a switch in stack is selected) Remove Switch (available when a switch in stack is selected) Remove Links

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TABLE 1-3 Faceplate Menu Options (Continued)

Menu Options

Port Port Properties

Advanced Port Properties Reset Port Port Binding Port Diagnostics (requires SANdoctor license key) Move Port

Zoning

Security Edit Security

View Refresh

Wizards

Help Help Topics

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

Edit Security Config Activate Security Set Deactivate Security Set

View Port Types View Port States View Port Speeds View Port Media View Faceplate View Backplate

Configuration Wizard Extended Credit Wizard Zoning Wizard

License Info About

Menu Shortcut Keys

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

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Press the F1 function key to open the online help system. With no dialog displayed, the online help system opens to the first topic. With a dialog displayed, the help system opens to the topic describing that dialog.

Popup Menus

Popup (or shortcut) menus provide quick access to the menu options within the current context of the application. They are displayed when you right-click on certain areas of the topology or faceplate displays, such as inside the graphic window of the topology display, or on a port on the faceplate display. The options available in popup menus vary by display type (topology or faceplate) and where you click.

Note – Additionally, mouse-over information is displayed when you rest the cursor

over key elements in the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 interface, such as ports, LEDs, and fabric tree entries.

Opening the Topology Popup Menus

The topology display also offers a fabric, switch, and a link popup menu:

■ To open the fabric popup menu, right-click the graphic window background.

The fabric popup menu presents selections to refresh the fabric, select all switches, select all links, or layout topology.

■ To open the switch popup menu, right-click the switch icon in the graphic

window. The switch popup menu presents selections to refresh the switch, delete the switch from the display, open the Switch Properties dialog, or open the Network Properties dialog.

■ To open the link popup menu, right-click the link. The Link popup menu

presents a selection to delete the link from the display.

Opening the Faceplate Popup Menus

To open the faceplate popup menu, right-click the faceplate image. The faceplate popup menu presents selections to refresh the switch, select all ports, open the Switch Properties dialog, open the Network Properties dialog, open the SNMP Properties dialog, use the Extended Credits Wizard, open the Port Properties dialog, run port diagnostic tests, configure RADIUS servers, open the Services dialog, and view the Security Consistency Checklist dialog.

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

Tool Bar

The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 functions. The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar.

TABLE 1-4 Tool Bar Buttons

Button Description

Add Fabric — adds a new fabric to the fabric view.

Open View File — opens an existing fabric view file.

TAB LE 1- 4 describes the tool bar buttons.

Save View As — saves the current fabric view to a file.

Refresh — updates the topology or faceplate display with current information.

Event Browser — opens the events browser.

Edit Zoning — opens the Edit Zoning dialog (available only in faceplate/backplate displays).

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TABLE 1-4 Tool Bar Buttons (Continued)

Button Description

Edit Security — opens the Edit Security dialog (faceplate/backplate displays on entry switch that has a secure fabric connection (SSL enabled).

Help Topics — opens the online help file.

The Sun Microsystems logo opens a browser to the Sun Microsystems Web site.

Using the Topology Display

The topology display (FIGURE 1-12) receives information from the selected fabric and displays its topology. Switches and inter-switch links (ISLs) appear in the graphic window and use color to indicate status.

■ Working w ith Switches and Links

■ Selecting Switches and Links

■ Arranging Switches in the Topology Display

■ Topology Da ta Windows

Note – Mouse-over information is displayed when you rest the cursor over key

elements in the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 interface, such as ports LEDs, and fabric tree entries.

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FIGURE 1-12 Topology Display

Working with Switches and Links

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

Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state. Lines represent links between switches. The topology display uses green to indicate normal operation, yellow to indicate operational with errors, red to indicate a potential failure or non-operational state, and blue to indicate unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable. Refer to “Displaying Fabric Status” on page 41 for more information about topology display icons.

Selecting Switches and Links

Selected ISL links in the topology display are displayed with a heavier line. Selected switches are displayed with a light blue background. You can select switches and links the following ways:

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■ To select one switch or link, click the switch or link.

■ To select a group of switches or links, press the Shift or Control key while

clicking each switch or link.

■ To select all switches or links, right-click anywhere in the graphic window

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

■ To cancel all selections, click in the background of the graphic window.

■ To un-select one switch or link in a group of selected switches and/or links,

press the Shift or Control key while clicking the switch or link.

■ To add a switch or link to a group of selected switches and/or links, press the

Shift or Control key while clicking the switch or link.

Arranging Switches in the Topology Display

You can arrange individual switch icons in the topology display or allow Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 to arrange all switch icons for you:

■ To move an individual switch icon, click and drag the icon to another location

in the graphic window. Links stretch or contract to remain connected.

■ To arrange all switch icons in the topology display automatically, open the

View menu and select Layout Topology.

By default, the Toggle Auto Layout box in the View menu is selected which causes Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 to arrange the icons when you select Layout Topology.

You can save a custom arrangement, or layout, and restore that layout during a Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session. Begin by arranging the icons, then open the View menu and select Remember Layout. To restore the saved layout, open the View menu, unselect the Toggle Auto Layout option, and select Layout Topology.

Topology Data Windows

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

■ Devices — displays all devices logged with the name server and their

addresses within the current fabric configuration, and displays information from the fabric and allows devices to register certain information with the fabric. Refer to “Devices Data Window” on page 40 for more information.

■ Active Zoneset — displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones

and their member ports. Refer to “Active Zoneset Data Window” on page 58 for more information about this data window. Refer to “Zoning a Fabric” on

page 60 for information about zone sets and zones.

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■ Switch — displays current network and switch configuration data for the

selected switches. Refer to “Switch Data Window” on page 109 for more information.

■ Link — displays information about the inter-switch links. Refer to “Link and

Stack Link Data Windows” on page 39 for more information.

Using the Faceplate Display

The faceplate display (FIGURE 1-13) shows the front of a single switch, the switch name, the switch operational state, the ports, and the port status. To open the faceplate display when viewing the topology display, click the switch name/icon in the fabric tree, or double-click the switch icon in the graphic window.

■ Alerts Panel

■ Port Views and Status

■ Working with Ports

■ Faceplate Data Windows

Note – Additionally, mouse-over information is displayed when you rest the cursor

over key elements in the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 interface, such as ports, LEDs, and fabric tree entries.

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FIGURE 1-13 Faceplate Display

Alerts Panel

The Alerts Panel shows all reasons for status, including faults. The Alerts Panel entries are the highlighted rows between the faceplate image and the data window entries.

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. With the 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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FIGURE 1-14 Alerts Panel

Figure Legend

1 Aler ts Panel Entries 2 Move Divider Arrows

Port Views and Status

Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive. The faceplate display provides the following views of port status corresponding to the View menu options in the faceplate display. Refer to “Monitoring Port Status” on page 179 for more information about these displays.

■ Port type

■ Port state

■ Port speed

■ Port media

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Working with Ports

Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select ports to display information about them in their respective data windows or to modify them. Context-sensitive popup menus and properties windows are accessible through the port icons.

Selecting Ports

Selected ports in the faceplate display are outlined in light-blue.

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.

You can select ports the following ways.

■ To select a port, click the port.

■ To un-select a port, click outside that 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 application selects both end ports and all ports in between the end ports.

■ 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.

Faceplate Data Windows

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

■ Devices — displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets)

connected to the switch. Refer to “Devices Data Window” on page 40 for more information.

■ Switch — displays current switch configuration data. Refer to “Switch Data

Window” on page 109 for more information.

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■ Stack Links — displays information about the links between all switches in the

stack.

■ Port Statistics — displays performance data for the selected ports. Refer to

“Port Statistics Data Window” on page 169 for more information.

■ Port Information — displays information for the selected ports. Refer to “Port

Information Data Window” on page 173 for more information.

■ Configured Zonesets — displays all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in

the zoning database. Refer to “Configured Zonesets Data Window” on page 59 for more information.

■ Configured Security — displays all security definitions currently saved in the

database. Refer to “Configured Security Data Window” on page 82 for more information.

■ Active Security — displays the active security set. Refer to “Active Security

Data Window” on page 83 for more information.

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CHAPTER

Managing Fabrics

This section describes the following fabric management tasks:

■ Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions

■ Managing the Fabric Database

■ Displaying Fabric Information

■ Verifying Fibre Channel Connections

■ Working w ith Dev ice Information and Nicknames

■ Enabling Fabric Services

Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions

The Fabric Tracker option allows you to generate a snapshot or baseline of current system version information, which can be viewed, analyzed and compared to other snapshot files, and exported to a file. Information includes date and time, switch active firmware version, device hardware, drivers, and firmware version from FDMI.

The Snapshot Analyzer option allows you to:

■ Compare two snapshots

■ Detect mismatches of firmware and driver versions

■ Detect devices that have been moved, added to or removed from the fabric.

Saving a Version Snapshot

To save the current snapshot to an XML file, do the following:

1. In the faceplate display, open the Fabric menu and select Fabric Tracker, and then select Save Snapshot.

2. Enter a filename.

3. Click the Save button to save the snapshot as an XML file.

Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots

To view and analyze system version information, open the Fabric menu, select Fabric Tracker, and select Analyze Snapshots. The Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog ( Click the Browse buttons to open and view the snapshot files in the corresponding tab pages. Click the Close button to exit the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog. The color key below the scrollable area defines the meanings of the colors used. The Summary tab page shows a brief description of the changes that have occurred between the older snapshot and the newer one. Use the Summary tab page to quickly view what has changed. The Differences tab page shows a side-by-side comparison of two snapshots.

The timestamp of each snapshot is displayed above the scroll area showing that snapshot. The background color of the older snapshot is darker than the background of the newer snapshot. The arrow icon between the snapshot selectors always points from the older snapshot to the newer one. If the two snapshots have the same timestamp, the arrow will not be displayed. The scroll bars are synchronized to view the same portion of each snapshot file simultaneously. Click and drag the separator bar between the two panes to resize each pane. At the top of the separator bar between the two panes, click the left/right arrows to close the corresponding pane. The left/right arrows move to one side.

FIGURE 2-1) opens with the Summary, Differences and Reports tab pages.

Exporting Version Snapshots to a File

The Reports tab page allows you to select one report to save to a text file. There are two types of reports. The Summary report type shows the same format displayed on the Summary tab page without the color highlighting. The Detail report type shows a detailed breakdown of the differences. Use the Export button to save the selected report to a text file.

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FIGURE 2-1 Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis Dialog

Managing the Fabric Database

A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during an Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session. Initially, if you do not open an existing fabric or fabric view file, the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application opens with an empty fabric database.

Adding a Fabric

To add a fabric to the database, do the following:

1. Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog (

FIGURE 2-2).

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FIGURE 2-2 Add a New Fabric Dialog

2. Enter a fabric name in the Fabric Name field. This step is optional.

Note – Assigning a fabric name is recommended. However, if you enter a fabric

name, it must be unique.

3. In the Entry Switch field, enter the IP address or Domain Name Server (DNS) name of the switch through which to manage the fabric. Refer to “IPv4 and IPv6

Addressing” on page 138 for more information.

4. Enter an account name and password. The factory login name and password are "admin" and "password". The password is for the switch and is stored in the switch firmware. Refer to “Managing User Accounts” on page 104.

5. Click the Add Fabric button.

Note – A switch supports a combined maximum of 19 logins or sessions reserved as

follows:

■ 4 logins or sessions for internal applications such as management server and

SNMP

■ 9 high priority Telnet sessions

■ 6 logins or sessions for Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 inband and out-of-band

logins, Application Programming Interface (API) inband and out-of-band logins, and Telnet logins. Additional logins will be refused.

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6. For security reasons, you will be prompted (FIGURE 1-2) to change your user account password initially set up by the administrator. You will be prompted to change the password each time you attempt to open the fabric until you change the password. Click the OK button, and change the user account password. Refer to “Managing User Accounts” on page 104 for more information.

Note – If the entry switch has SSL (Secure Socket Layer) enabled, the switch will

generate and display a Verify Certificate dialog that you must accept before gaining access to the fabric. Refer to “Connection Security” on page 80 and for more information on certificates and SSL.

Removing a Fabric

To delete a fabric from the database, do the following:

1. Select a fabric in the fabric tree.

2. Open the Fabric menu and select Remove Fabric.

Note – The Closing Sessions dialog is then displayed with the status of closing the

fabric sessions. Click the OK button to close the dialog.

Opening a Fabric View File

A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. To open an existing view file, do the following:

1. Open the File menu and select Open View File, or click the Open button. If the fabric you are currently viewing has changed, you will be prompted to save the changes to the fabric view file with the Save View dialog before opening a different view file.

2. In the Open View dialog, enter the name of the file to open, and enter a file password, if a password was entered when this fabric view file was saved.

3. Click the OK button.

Note – To maximize system performance and reduce the fabric event logs, limit the

number of large fabrics open at one time.

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Saving a Fabric View File

To save a fabric view file, do the following:

1. Open the File menu, and select Save View As.

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

3. Enter a file password, if necessary.

4. Click the OK button.

Rediscovering a Fabric

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.

Deleting Switches and Links

The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application does not automatically delete switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric Fibre Channel network. In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the display up to date. If you delete a switch or a link that is still active, the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application will restore it automatically. You can also refresh the display. To delete a switch from the topology display, do the following:

1. Select a switch in the topology display.

2. Open the Switch menu and select Delete.

To delete a link, do the following:

1. Select a link in the topology display.

2. Right-click the link and select Delete from the popup menu.

Adding a New Switch to a Fabric

If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug in the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration. The default fabric configuration settings are:

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■ Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric.

■ All ports will be GL_Ports.

■ The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned to the switch without a gateway or

boot protocol configured (RA R P, BO O TP, a n d D H C P) .

If you are adding a switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default fabric configuration, do the following:

1. If the switch is not new from the factory, reset the switch to the factory configuration before adding the switch to the fabric by selecting Restore Factory Defaults in the Switch menu from the faceplate display.

2. If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port, you must first configure the IP address using the Network Properties dialog or the Configuration Wizard.

3. Configure any special switch settings. 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. The ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, or Donor.

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. To open the Zoning Config dialog, open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning Config.

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). Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 will archive and restore only the settings that can be configured with Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. Refer to

“Archiving a Switch” on page 130 and “Restoring a Switch” on page 131 for

information about archive and restore. Use the following procedure to replace a failed switch for which an archive is available.

1. At the failed switch:

a. Turn off the power and disconnect the AC power cords.

b. Note port locations and remove the interconnection cables and SFPs.

c. Remove the failed switch.

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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 power cords and power up the switch.

3. Select the failed switch in the topology display. Open the Switch menu and select Delete.

4. Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch:

a. Open a new fabric to the replacement switch.

b. Open the faceplate display for the replacement switch. Open the Switch menu

and select Restore.

c. In the Restore dialog, enter the archive file from the failed switch or browse for

the file.

d. Click the Restore button.

5. Reset the replacement switch to activate the configuration formerly possessed by the failed switch including the domain ID and the zoning database. Open the Switch menu and select Reset Switch.

6. Reconnect the inter-switch links, target devices, and initiator devices to the replacement switch using the same ports as were used on the failed switch.

Displaying Fabric Information

The topology display is your primary tool for monitoring a fabric. The graphic window of the topology display provides status information for switches, interswitch links, and the Ethernet connection to the management workstation. Refer to Link data window (

The topology display data windows show device, active zone set, switch, and link information.

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FIGURE 2-3) for more information.

Refer to “Devices Data Window” on page 40 for information on devices in a fabric. Refer to “Active Zoneset Data Window” on page 58 for information on zone definitions for the active zone set. Refer to “Switch Data Window” on page 109 for information about the Name Server and Switch data windows. Refer to “Link and

Stack Link Data Windows” on page 39 for information on switch links.

Link and Stack Link Data Windows

The Link data window (FIGURE 2-3) displays information about all switch links in the fabric or selected links in the topology display. This information includes the switch name, the port number at the end of each link, and the link status icon. To open the Link data window, click the Link tab below the data window in the topology display.

The Stack Links data window displays information about all switch links for a stack of switches in the faceplate display. This information includes the switch names, the port number at the end of each link, and the link status icon. To open the Stack Links data window, click a stack icon in the fabric tree, and click the Stack Links tab below the data window in the stack faceplate display.

FIGURE 2-3 Link Data Window

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Devices Data Window

The Devices data window (FIGURE 2-4) displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Click the Devices tab below the data window to display device information for all devices that are logged into the selected fabric. To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches, select one or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display. Refer to “Exporting Device

Information to a File” on page 50 for exporting device information.

FIGURE 2-4 Devices Data Window

TABLE 2-1 describes the entries in the Devices data window.

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TABLE 2-1 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 Nicknames for

Fabric Devices” on page 50 for more information.

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

Refer to “Displaying Detailed Device Information” on page 49. FC Address Fibre Channel address Switch Switch name Port Switch port number Target/Initiator Device type: Target, Initiator, or Both Vendor Host Bus Adapter/Device Vendor Active Zones The active zone to which the device belongs Row # Row number reference for each listing in the Devices data

window table

Displaying Fabric Status

The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to update the display status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To refresh the topology display, do one of the following:

■ Click the Refresh button.

■ Open the View menu and select Refresh.

■ Press the F5 key.

■ Right-click anywhere in the background of the topology display and select

Refresh Fabric from the popup menu.

The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information about switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection. The switch status icons, displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color. Switches controlled by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed on the right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation, yellow indicates a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum performance, and red indicates a potential failure.

TABLE 2-2 shows the different

switch icons and their meanings.

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Note – Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 may not support all firmware versions. If the

version of Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 was not intended to support the firmware version on the switch, a warning status of “FW/GUI mismatch” is displayed for the switch. A switch with this status will still be manageable, but may preclude some operations from being performed.

TABLE 2-2 Topology Display Switch and Status Icons

Switch Icon Description

Switch status icons

• Normal operation (green)

• Warning–operational with errors (yellow)

• Critical–potential failure (red)

• Unknown–communication status unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable (blue)

Fabric management switch Ethernet icons

• Ethernet connection normal (green)

• Ethernet connection warning (yellow)

• Ethernet connection critical (red)

Switch is not manageable with this version of Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. Use the management application that was shipped with this switch.

Displaying the Event Browser

The Event Browser (FIGURE 2-5) displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application. Events that are generated by the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application are not saved on the switch, but can be saved to a file during the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session.

Entries in the Event Browser are formatted by severity, time stamp, source, type, and description. The maximum number of entries allowed in the Event Browser is 10,000. The maximum number of entries allowed on a switch is 1200. Once the maximum is reached, the event list wraps and the oldest events are discarded and replaced with the new events. Event entries from the switch, use the switch time stamp, while event entries generated by the application have a workstation time stamp. You can filter, sort, and export the contents of the Event Browser to a file. The Event Browser begins recording when enabled and Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is running.

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If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog, the next time Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is started all events from the switch log will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 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, or click the Events button on the tool bar. If the Show Event Browser selection or the Events button is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser setting in the Preferences dialog. Refer to “Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences” on

page 9.

FIGURE 2-5 Events Browser

Figure Legend

1 Column Sorting Buttons 2 Severity Columns

Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in TABLE 2-3.

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TABLE 2-3 Severity Levels

Severity Icon Description

Alarm — 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 — an event that indicates a potential failure. Critical log messages are events that warrant notice by the user. By default, these log messages will be posted to the screen. Critical log messages do not have alarm status as they require no immediate attention from a user or service representative.

Warning event — an event that indicates errors or other conditions that may require attention to maintain maximum performance. Warning messages will not be posted to the screen unless the log is configured to do so. Warning messages are not disruptive and, therefore, do not meet the criteria of Critical. The user need not be informed asynchronously

No icon Informative — an unclassified event that provides supporting information.

Note – Events (Alarms, Critical, Warning, and Informative) generated by the

application are not saved on the switch. They are permanently discarded when you close a Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session, but you can save these events to a file on the workstation before you close Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 and read it later with a text editor or browser.

Note – Events generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and will be

retrieved when the application is restarted. Some alarms are configurable. Refer to

“Configuring Port Threshold Alarms” on page 116.

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 ( 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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FIGURE 2-6). The Event Browser displays those events that

You can filter the event browser in the following ways:

■ Severity — select one or more of the corresponding options to display alarm

events, critical events, warning events, or informative events.

■ Date/Time — select one or both of the From: and To: options. Enter the

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 — select one or more of the corresponding options and enter a text string

(case sensitive) for event source, type, and description. The Event Browser displays only those events that satisfy all of the search specifications for the Source, Type, and Description text.

FIGURE 2-6 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

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headings. 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

Note – We recommend using unique fabric names and switch symbolic names to

better identify event log entries by source.

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 event log and click the Save button. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or text format. XML files can be opened with an internet browser or text editor. CSV files can be opened with most spreadsheet applications.

Verifying Fibre Channel Connections

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.

FC Ping Dialog

The FC Ping dialog (FIGURE 2-7) allows you to send an ECHO frame to a specified target and verify the frame was returned.

Note – The SANdoctor™ license key for Sun Storage Fibre Channel Switch 5802 is

required to enable this feature. Contact your switch distributor or authorized reseller for information on purchasing the SANdoctor license key.

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FIGURE 2-7 FC Ping Dialog

To verify a Fibre Channel connection, do the following:

1. Open the Switch menu and select FC Ping to open the FC Ping dialog.

2. Open the Destination drop-down list and select a destination port.

3. Select the Port WWN or Port Address option.

4. In the Repeat area, use the arrow keys to select or type in a value (between 1-100) for the number of FC ping attempts to perform.

5. In the Timeout area, select the number of seconds to continue attempting the FC ping operation before timing out. Click and drag the slide bar to move the slide bar.

6. Click the Ping button, and view the results in the text window.

FC TraceRoute Dialog

The FC TraceRoute dialog (FIGURE 2-8) allows you to map the route trip a frame takes from source to destination and back.

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Note – The SANdoctor license key is required to enable this feature. The FC

TraceRoute option is displayed in the Fabric menu on all switches in a fabric if at least one switch in the fabric has a SANdoctor license. However, the FC TraceRoute option is only functional on switches that have the SANdoctor license. Contact your switch distributor or authorized reseller for information on purchasing the SANdoctor license key.

FIGURE 2-8 FC TraceRoute Dialog

To trace a Fibre Channel connection, do the following:

1. Open the Fabric menu and select FC TraceRoute to open the FC TraceRoute dialog.

2. Open the Source drop-down list and select a source port.

3. Select the Port WWN or Port Address option.

4. Open the Destination drop-down list and select a destination port.

5. Select the Port WWN or Port Address option.

6. In the Maximum Round-trip Hops list, use the arrow keys to select or type in a value (between 1-32).

7. Click the Trace button, and view the results in the text window.

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Working with Device Information and Nicknames

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 provides for the following:

■ Displaying Detailed Device Information

■ Exporting Device Information to a File

■ Managing Nicknames for Fabric Devices

Displaying Detailed Device Information

In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data window, you can click the (i) in the Details column to display more information in the Detailed Device Display dialog (

Note – The Detailed Device Display dialog shows detailed information for HBAs

configured for FDMI. If the HBA is not configured for FDMI, supplemental and vendor information in the Detailed Device Display dialog is listed as "Undefined" or "Data Unavailable". Contact your HBA representative for more information on configuring your HBA for FDMI.

FIGURE 2-9).

FIGURE 2-9 Detailed Devices Display Dialog

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Exporting Device Information to a File

To save device information to a file, open the topology display and do the following:

1. Select one or more switches in the graphic window. If no switches are selected, Devices information is gathered for all switches.

2. Open the Switch menu and select Export Devices.

3. In the Save dialog, enter a file name. Select the extension for the type of output file (CSV or text format) to be saved. CSV files can be opened with Microsoft Excel or most spreadsheet applications.

4. Click the Save button.

Managing Nicknames for Fabric Devices

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 window. You can add, edit, delete, 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 switches 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.

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 methods to enter a nickname:

■ Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and enter a new nickname in

the text field. Click the Apply button to save the changes and open the Save Nicknames dialog.

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

Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog. In the Add Nickname dialog, enter a nickname and WWN and click the OK button.

Editing a Nickname

A nickname must start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters. Valid characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ ^].

In the topology or faceplate display, open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog. The device entries are listed in table format. Choose one of the following methods to edit a nickname:

■ Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and edit the nickname in the text

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

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

Nickname to open the Edit Nicknames dialog. Edit the nickname in the text field, and click the OK button. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply 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.

2. Choose one of the following:

■ Click a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Delete Nickname.

■ Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and delete the nickname text.

3. Click the Apply button to open the Save Nicknames dialog.

Exporting Nicknames to a File

You can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for retaining nicknames of devices moved to another fabric. 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 in the Nicknames dialog, and select Export.

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

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Importing a Nicknames File

Importing a nicknames file merges (adds) the contents to the existing nicknames file used by Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007. This is useful for when retaining nicknames for devices moved to another fabric. To import a nickname file, do the following:

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

2. Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Import.

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

4. Click the Apply button to open the Save Nicknames dialog.

5. Click the Save button to save the nicknames file to the switches in the fabric.

Enabling Fabric Services

Fabric services 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 53 for more information. SNMP is enabled by default.

In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007, 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 53 for more information.

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Enabling SNMP Configuration

To enable SNMP configuration, do the following:

1. Choose one of the following:

■ On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select SNMP Properties to

open the SNMP Properties dialog. In the SNMP Configuration area, select the SNMP Enabled option.

■ On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Services to open the

System Services dialog. Select the SNMP option.

2. Click the OK button to save the change.

Enabling In-band Management

To enable In-band Management, do the following:

1. On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Switch Properties to open the Switch Properties dialog.

2. Select the In-band Management Enable option.

3. Click the OK button to save the change to the switch.

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Managing Fabric Zoning

This section consists of zoning concepts and tasks.

Zoning Concepts

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

■ Zones

■ Aliases

■ Zone Sets

■ Zoning Database

■ Active Zoneset Data Window

■ Configured Zonesets Data Window

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.

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 (FCID), or device world wide name (WWN).

■ WWN entries define zone membership by the world wide name of the attached

device. With this membership method, you can move WWN member devices to different switch ports in different zones without having to edit the member entry as you would with a domain ID/port number member. Furthermore, unlike FCID members, WWN zone members are not affected by changes in the fabric that could change the Fibre Channel address of an attached device.

■ FCID entries define zone membership by the Fibre Channel address of the

attached device. With this membership method you can replace a device on the same port without having to edit the member entry as you would with a WWN member.

■ 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.

Aliases

To make it easier to add a group of ports or devices to one or more zones, you can create an alias. An alias is a named set of ports or devices that are grouped together for convenience. Unlike zones, aliases impose no communication restrictions between its members. You can add an alias to one or more zones. However, you cannot add a zone to an alias, nor can an alias be a member of another alias.

Zone Sets

A zone set is a named group of zones. A zone can be a member of more than one zone set. Each switch in the fabric maintains its own zoning database containing one or more zone sets. This zoning database resides in non-volatile (permanent) memory and is therefore retained after a reset. Refer to “Configured Zonesets Data Window”

on page 59 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.

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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. (However, the contents of the aliases are distributed.) This zone set is known as the active zone set. Only one zone set can be active at one time. Refer to “Active Zoneset Data Window” on page 59 for information about displaying the active zone set.

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 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 65 for information about zoning configuration.

Viewing Zoning Limits and Properties

The switch zoning limits are:

■ MaxZoneSets is 256. The maximum number of zone sets that can be

configured on the switch.

■ 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 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.

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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 or click the Zoning button to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Choose one of the following:

■ The zoning properties/limits are displayed under the zoning toolbar

FIGURE 3-3).

(

■ In the zone sets tree (left window pane), right-click the top zone sets entry,

a zone, or an alias. Open the Edit menu and select Properties.

■ In the zone set tree (left window pane), select the top zone sets entry, a

zone, or an alias. Open the Edit menu and select Properties.

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

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

Active Zoneset Data Window

The Active Zoneset data window (FIGURE 3-1) displays the zone membership for the active zone set that resides on the fabric management switch. The active zone set is the same on all switches in the fabric – you can confirm this by adding a fabric through another switch and comparing Active Zone Set displays.

To open the Active Zoneset data window, click the Active Zoneset tab below the data window in the topology display. Refer to “Zoning a Fabric” on page 60 for more information about zone sets and zones.

The Active Zoneset data window (

FIGURE 3-1) uses display conventions for

expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries:

■ A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.

■ 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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FIGURE 3-1 Active Zoneset Data Window

Active Zoneset

Data Window

Configured Zonesets Data Window

The Configured Zonesets data window (FIGURE 3-2) 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 in the faceplate display.

The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries to expand or collapse them:

■ A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.

■ A zone entry expands to show its members by domain ID and port number,

device port world wide name, or device port Fibre Channel address.

■ The alias entry expands to show its entries.

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FIGURE 3-2 Configured Zonesets Data Window

Zoning a Fabric

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

■ Using the Zoning Wizard

■ Managing the Zoning Database

■ Managing Zone Sets

■ Managing Zones

■ Managing Aliases

■ Merging Fabrics and Zoning

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Using the Zoning Wizard

The Zoning Wizard is a series of dialogs that leads you through the process of zoning a fabric. To open the Zoning Wizard, open the Wizards menu in the faceplate display, and select Zoning Wizard.

The Zoning Wizard helps you zone the two most typical reasons for zoning:

■ Zoning Windows servers storage

■ Assign storage to servers.

To solve these problems, there must be at least one target and at least one initiator in the name server. Windows servers do not share devices well, but sometimes they must share devices, such as a tape drive. The wizard helps you define which devices are sharable and which ones are not. Once a device is in a Windows group, it can no longer be in any other group.

Managing the Zoning Database

Managing the zoning database consists of the following:

■ Editing the Zoning Database

■ Configuring the Zoning Database

■ Resolving Zoning

■ Saving the Zoning Database to a File

■ Restoring the Zoning Database from a File

■ Restoring the Default Zoning Database

■ Removing All Zoning Definitions

Editing the Zoning Database

To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, open the Zoning menu from the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog ( Changes can only be made to inactive zone sets, which are stored in flash (nonvolatile) memory and retained after resetting a switch.

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FIGURE 3-3).

FIGURE 3-3 Edit Zoning Dialog

Figure Legend

1 Zone Sets Tree 2 Port/Device Tree

You can not edit an active zone set on a switch. You must configure an inactive zone set to your needs and then activate that updated zone set to apply the changes to the fabric. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric. However, in addition to the merged active zone set, each switch maintains its own original zone set in its zoning database. Only one zone set can be active at one time.

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.

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The Edit Zoning dialog has a Zone Sets tree on the left and a Port/Device (or members) tree on the right. Both trees use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets, zones, and ports. An expanded port shows the port Fibre Channel address; an expanded address shows the port world wide name. You can select zone sets, zones, and ports in the following ways:

■ Click a zone, zone set, or port icon.

■ Right-click to select a zone set or zone, and open the corresponding popup

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 database.

TAB LE 3- 1 describes the

zoning tool bar operations.

Use the Edit Zoning dialog to define zoning changes, and click the Apply button to open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog. Click the Perform Error Check button to have Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 check for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zone sets, and ACL zones with non-domain ID/port number membership. Click the Save Zoning button to open the Zone Set Activation dialog. Click the Yes button to activate the zoneset after saving the changes, or click the No button to not activate the zoneset after saving the changes. Click the Close button to close the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog. On the Edit Zoning dialog, click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

TABLE 3-1 Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons

Button/Icon Description

Create Zone Set button – create a new zone set

Create Zone button – create a new zone

Create Alias button – create another name for a set of objects

Add Member button – adds selected port/device to a zone

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TABLE 3-1 Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons (Continued)

Button/Icon Description

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

Paste button – pastes clipboard items into selected zone set tree items.

Copy button – copies items selected in the zone set tree to the clipboard.

Switch port icon – not logged in

Switch port icon – logged in

NL_Port (loop) device icon – logged in to fabric

NL_Port (loop) device icon – not logged in to fabric

N_Port device icon – logged in to fabric

N_Port device icon – not logged in to fabric

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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 are shown in red (not persistent after switch reset). The items in the Configured but not the Merged show up as green (are persistent after switch reset). The bottom pane is an English description of the differences in summary.

Configuring the Zoning Database

Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Merge Auto Save, Default Zone, and Discard Inactive configuration parameters. In the faceplate display, 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.

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FIGURE 3-4).

FIGURE 3-4 Zoning Config Dialog

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 – 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.

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Discard Inactive

The Discard Inactive parameter automatically removes inactive zones and zone sets when a zone set 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. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning.

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

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

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

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. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning window.

2. Open the File menu and select Open File. A popup window will prompt you to select an XML zoning database file.

3. Select a file and click Open.

4. Click the OK button to apply the changes.

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, do the following:

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1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Restore Default Zoning.

2. Click the OK button to confirm that you want to restore default zoning, deactivate any currently active zone set, and save changes to the zoning database.

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 zone set members, then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different security and access needs of your storage area network, but only one zone set can be active at one time. Managing zone sets consists of the following tasks:

■ Creating a Zone Set

■ Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set

■ Renaming 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.

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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 tree. A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, -, ^, and $.

4. To create new zones in a zone set, do one of the following:

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

Create a Zone tree, enter a name for the new zone, and click the OK button. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog.

■ Select a zone set in the zone sets tree, and click the Zone button in the Zoning

toolbar. 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 tree.

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

“Copying a Zone to a Zone Set” on page 72.

5. Click the Apply button to open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

6. Click the Save Zoning button to save the changes, and open the Zone Set Activation dialog.

7. Click the Yes button to activate the zoneset after saving the changes, or click the No button to not activate the zoneset after saving the changes.

8. Click the Close button to close the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

9. Click the Close button.

Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set

You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric. Only one zone set can be active at one time. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric.

The purpose of the deactivate function is to suspend all fabric zoning which results in free communication fabric wide or no communication. It is not necessary to deactivate the active zone set before activating a new one.

■ To activate a zone set, open the Zoning menu and select Activate Zone Set to

open the Activate Zone Set dialog. Select a zone set from the Select Zone Set 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.

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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 member 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.

To delete a zone set from the database, do the following:

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

2. In the Zone Sets tree, select the zone set to be removed.

3. Open the Edit menu, and select Remove.

4. Click the Yes button to open the Error Check dialog.

5. Click the Error Check button to open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

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

7. Click the Close button to close the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

Managing Zones

Managing zones involves the following:

■ Creating a Zone in a Zone Set

■ Adding Zone Members

■ Renaming a Zone

■ Removing a Zone Member

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■ 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 -.

Note – If you enter the name of a zone that already exists in the database, the

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 application 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, then select the zone to which to add

members. 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 Member(s) from the popup menu.

6. Click the Apply button to open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

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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. Choose one of the following:

■ In the zone set tree, select the zone to copy, and click the Copy button. Select

the zone set destination and click the Paste button.

■ In the zone set tree, select the zone to copy, and drag it to the chosen zone set.

3. Click the Apply button to open 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.

Adding Zone Members

You can zone a port/device by switch domain ID and port number, device port Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. Adding a port/device to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. To add ports/devices to a zone, do the following:

1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Choose one of the following methods to add the port/device:

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

select multiple ports/devices, press 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.

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c. Select the WWN, Domain/Port, or FC 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 (DDPPAA) where D=domain ID, P=port number, and A=ALPA.

3. Click the OK button on the Create Zone Member dialog.

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

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 domain ID/port number pair to define their membership. Be sure to reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change.

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.

4. Click the Apply button to save the changes and open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

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

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.

4. Click the Apply button to save the changes and open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

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

Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets

To remove a zone from all zone sets, do the following:

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.

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.

4. Click the Apply button in the Edit Zoning dialog to open the Save Zoning & Error Check dialog.

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

Managing Aliases

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

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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.

2. Open the Edit menu, and select Create Alias to open the Create Alias dialog.

3. Enter a name for the alias, and click the OK button. The alias name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. An alias name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $, ^, and -.

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

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.

■ 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.

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 FC Address option.

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d. Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the option

3. Click the OK button to add the member to the alias.

Removing an Alias from All Zones

To remove an alias from all zones, do the following:

1. In the Zone Sets tree in the Edit Zoning dialog, select the alias to be removed.

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

3. Click the Yes button in the Remove dialog.

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

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

Merging Fabrics and Zoning

If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two fabrics attempt to merge automatically. The fabrics may consist of a single switch or many switches already connected together. The switches in the two fabrics attempt to create a new active zone set containing the union of each fabric's active zone set. The propagation of zoning information only affects the active zone set, not the configured zone sets, unless Merge Auto Save is turned on.

Zone Merge Failure

If a zone merge is unsuccessful, the inter-switch links (ports) between the fabrics will isolate due to a zone merge failure, which will generate an alarm. The reason for the E_Port isolation can also be determined by viewing the port information. Refer to

“Port Information Data Window” on page 173.

A zone merge will fail if the two active zone sets have member zones with identical names that differ in membership or type. For example, consider Fabric A and Fabric B each with a zone named “ZN1” in its active zone set. Fabric A "ZN1" contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 1; Fabric B “ZN1” contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2. In this case, the merge will fail because the two zones have the same name, but different membership.

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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 57 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 zone sets.

Refer to “Managing Zones” on page 70 for information about adding and removing zone members. Refer to “Resetting a Port” on page 188 for information about resetting a port.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Preface

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Related Documentation

Documentation, Support, Training, and Service

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Using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Workstation Requirements

Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Exiting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007

Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File

Saving and Opening Fabric View Files

Setting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Preferences

Using Online Help

Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information

Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Interface

Fabric Tree

Graphic Window

Data Window and Tabs

Menus

Topology Display Menu

Faceplate Display Menu

Menu Shortcut Keys

Popup Menus

Opening the Topology Popup Menus

Opening the Faceplate Popup Menus

Tool Bar

Using the Topology Display

Working with Switches and Links

Selecting Switches and Links

Arranging Switches in the Topology Display

Topology Data Windows

Using the Faceplate Display

Alerts Panel

Port Views and Status

Working with Ports

Selecting Ports

Faceplate Data Windows

Managing Fabrics

Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions

Saving a Version Snapshot

Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots

Exporting Version Snapshots to a File

Managing the Fabric Database

Adding a Fabric

Removing a Fabric

Opening a Fabric View File

Saving a Fabric View File

Rediscovering a Fabric

Deleting Switches and Links

Adding a New Switch to a Fabric

Replacing a Failed Switch

Displaying Fabric Information

Link and Stack Link Data Windows

Devices Data Window

Displaying Fabric Status

Displaying the Event Browser

Filtering the Event Browser

Sorting the Event Browser

Saving the Event Browser to a File

Verifying Fibre Channel Connections

FC Ping Dialog

FC TraceRoute Dialog

Working with Device Information and Nicknames

Displaying Detailed Device Information

Exporting Device Information to a File

Managing Nicknames for Fabric Devices

Creating a Nickname

Editing a Nickname

Deleting a Nickname

Exporting Nicknames to a File