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- Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 1
5752 3-1002752-01 ® 14 December 2012 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 2
marks of their respective owners. Notice: This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 3
Fabric OS v6.2.0: Virtual Fabric, port movement, fan monitoring behavior, link reset, and DCX4S. November 2008 Updates to support Fabric OS v6.3.0: portThConfig, portFencing, and sysMonitor commands and Brocade 8000 support. July 2009 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide iii 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 4
v7.0.1: • Chapter 1-Added universal temporary license support information. • Chapter 7-Added port fencing thresholds for state change and link reset areas. • Chapter 8-Added information about the switch status on the power supply for the Brocade DCX 8510-8. • Chapter 9-Removed information regarding - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 5
to customize Fabric Watch settings 3 Event behavior configuration 3 Alert configuration 3 Time base configuration 4 Threshold and action configuration 4 Monitoring 4 Post-processing of messages 4 Class, area, and element hierarchy 5 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 6
monitoring 5 Security monitoring 6 SFP monitoring 6 Port monitoring 6 System resource monitoring 7 Switch policies 8 Logical switch support 8 Threshold monitoring using SNMP tables 8 MIB capability configuration parameters 9 Fabric Watch event settings 9 Fabric Watch notification types - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 7
host IP address 33 Displaying the relay host configuration 34 Removing the relay host configuration 34 Notification configuration 34 Configuring alarm notifications 34 Fabric, Security, SFP, and Performance Monitoring In this chapter 37 Fabric monitoring guidelines and default settings 37 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 8
default settings 56 Physical port setting guidelines 57 Port class default settings 57 Port configuration 58 Custom port settings 58 Using the nosave command 59 portThConfig command procedures 59 Port type: physical port 59 E_Port subclass setting guidelines 61 E_Port class default settings - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 9
Generating a Switch Availability Monitor report 98 Switch Health report 99 Generating a Switch Health report 99 Switch Status Policy report 100 Generating a Switch Status Policy report 100 Port Detail report 101 Generating a Port Detail report 101 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide ix 53 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 10
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default settings 45 End-to-End Performance Monitor class default settings 46 Configuration options for thConfig command 47 16 Gbps and QSFP configurable SFP types 50 Recommended settings for Fabric, SFP, Performance, and Security classes . . 52 Port class areas 55 Port class default settings - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 12
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3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 In-between buffer values 14 Above event trigger with buffer zone 15 Time base set to none 16 Event trigger 17 Configuring Fabric Watch using SNMP 24 Example OID tree 27 Fabric Watch dialog box 88 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide xiii 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 14
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table that lists the commands you can use to create custom threshold configurations. This chapter discusses configuration files, setting the port persistence time, custom and default values, and e-mail notifications. • Chapter 6, "Fabric, Security, SFP, and Performance Monitoring," describes - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 16
to using the command line interface. • Chapter 10, "Fabric Watch Reports," describes the reports available through Fabric Watch and the methods of accessing each report. Supported hardware and software Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 17
fencing section and included moderate, aggressive, and conservative threshold settings. • Recommended settings for Port areas using the portThConfig command. • Buffer settings which now enable the user to configure "in-between" buffer values for thresholds that fall between the below high threshold - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 18
Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary. xviii Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 19
://www.t11.org For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association website: http://www.fibrechannel.org Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 20
new in this document 2. Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label. For specific serial number locations, refer to the Brocade 6520 Hardware Reference Manual. 3. World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseIdShow command to display the - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 21
settings 3 •Class, area, and element hierarchy 5 •Switch monitoring components 5 •Logical switch support 8 •Fabric Watch event settings health. If the number of packets routed through a port exceeds the port bandwidth, it causes network delays and packet loss. Receive Guide 1 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 22
Watch license for a platform, the license remains valid for the life of that platform and across firmware versions that are supported on that platform. Fabric OS includes basic switch and fabric support software, and support for optionally-licensed software that is enabled using license keys. Refer - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 23
use the fwSetToCustom command to switch from default to custom settings, and then use the advanced configuration options provided with the portThConfig, thConfig, and sysMonitor commands to configure event behavior, actions, and time bases at the port level. Alert configuration When Fabric Watch - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 24
to customize Fabric Watch settings Time base configuration The time base specifies the time interval between two samples to be compared. The fwSetToCustom command allows you to switch from default to custom settings. Valid intervals are day, hour, or minute. See "Setting Fabric Watch custom and - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 25
frame monitor configuration, replacing deprecated advanced performance monitoring commands. Use the fmConfig command to configure, install, and display frame monitors across port ranges on a switch. See the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for details. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 5 53 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 26
on the switch and takes action based on the configured thresholds and their actions. You can customize Security class and area parameters using the thConfig command. For complete information about security monitoring, refer to "Security monitoring guidelines and default settings" on page 40. SFP - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 27
. Supported port types include physical ports, E_Ports, optical F_Ports (FOP_Ports), copper F_Ports (FCU_Ports), and Virtual E_Ports (VE_Ports). NOTE Port fencing is not enabled by default. You must manually enable port fencing. Refer to "Port fencing configuration" on page 70 for instructions - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 28
state. You can define these rules for a number of classes and field replaceable units, including ports, power supplies, and flash memory. See "Switch status policy planning" on page 82 for information on configuring switch policies. See Chapter 10, "Fabric Watch Reports," for information on viewing - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 29
settings and user-defined custom settings. • Factory default settings are automatically enabled. These settings vary depending on hardware platform, and cannot be modified. • You can create custom configurations to suit your unique environment. You must first use the fwSetToCustom command to switch - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 30
power supply area of the environment (ENV), CPU, and Memory classes. The severity of a Fabric Watch SNMP trap for CPU and memory will always be informational. See "Threshold values" on page 13 for a more thorough explanation of thresholds. RASlog (switch event) Following an event, Fabric Watch adds - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 31
changes from an external source by the user name, IP address, or type of management interface used to access the switch. NOTE Audit messages are generated for port fencing configuration changes, whether port fencing is enabled or disabled. You can set up an external host to receive Audit messages - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 32
. See "Setting the high threshold of the RX area of an EE monitor" on page 48 for configuration information. The following classes are not supported in Access Gateway mode: • Fabric • Security • E_Port (Port subclass) • VE_Port (Port subclass) 12 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 33
problem can occur because of overheating or freezing. With Fabric Watch v6.4 and later, the concept of high and low thresholds have been expanded to include four threshold categories, listed below. There are two setting types (the threshold and the above and below trigger) for four configuration - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 34
configure "in between" buffer values, as shown in Figure 1. In this example, the high threshold value is 5 and the buffer value is 1. Therefore, the "in-between" boundary value is 4. Enter the portThConfig command using the following parameters. portthconfig --set port a specified buffer zone affects - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 35
not be generated until the value crosses the buffer region set above the lower threshold. Audit and RASlog messages configured for the following thresholds: • SCSI reservation • Class 3 discards (C3TXT0) • Switch memory usage • Switch flash usage • Switch CPU usage Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 36
(samples are compared every minute). This configurable field affects the comparison of sensor-based data with user-defined threshold values. Time base set to none If you set a time base to none, Fabric Watch change is below the threshold limit. 16 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 37
for the following transitions: • IN_RANGE to OUT_OF_RANGE • OUT_OF_RANGE to IN_RANGE No alarm is generated for INFORMATIVE to IN_RANGE (or IN_RANGE to INFORMATIVE). Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 17 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 38
2 Fabric Watch alarm behavior 18 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 39
class, Security class, SFP class, and Performance class areas and actions are configured using the thConfig command. • Chapter 7, "Port Monitoring" The physical port and its subclass areas and actions are configured using the portThConfig command. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 19 53-1002752 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 40
including interswitch link (ISL) details, zoning, and traffic. A Fabric-class alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with interconnectivity. Configure the Fabric class using the thConfig command. Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Monitors the status of FRUs and provides an alert when a part - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 41
aspects of SFPs. An SFP class alarm alerts you to an SFP malfunction fault. SFP performance monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports. Note: SFPs connected to any GbE ports are not monitored. Configure the SFP class using the thConfig command. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 21 53-1002752 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 42
3 Fabric Watch classes, areas, and elements 22 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 43
Enter the following command, where switch represents the name or IP address of the switch: telnet switch After you enter this command, respond to the prompts for a username and password. 3. Enter the licenseShow command to determine if the Fabric Watch license is installed. switch:admin> licenseshow - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 44
it appears. switch:admin> licenseadd "R9cQ9RcbddUAdRAX" 5. Enter the licenseShow command to verify successful Brocade common MIB file, SW.mib. If this is successful, the system displays a screen similar to Figure 5. FIGURE 5 Configuring Fabric Watch using SNMP 24 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 45
-U> erases the whole line, sysDescr: [Fibre Channel Switch.] sysLocation: [End User Premise.] sysContact: [Field Support.] authTrapsEnabled (true, t, false, f): [false] SNMP community and trap recipient configuration: Community (rw): [Secret C0de] Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 25 53-1002752 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 46
(true, t, false, f): [true] Access host subnet area in dot notation: [0.0.0.0] Read/Write? (true, t, false, f): [true] . . . Committing configuration...done. sswitch:admin> 8. Enter the IP address for the switch in the Host field in the MIB browser. Enter the community string in the Community field - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 47
you are interested. For detailed descriptions of the SNMP fields in both Telnet and Web Tools, see the Fabric OS MIB Reference. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 27 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 48
compatible Web browser installed. 1. Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the device in the Address field: http://10.77.77.77 or https://10.77.77.77 2. Press Enter. A browser window opens to open Web Tools. A Login dialog box opens. 3. Enter your username and password. 4. Select a switch - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 49
, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. TABLE 2 Fabric Watch configuration tasks Configuration task Command Location of procedure Initialize all Fabric Watch classes fwClassInit Set the boundary and alarm level to custom or default. Note: These command resets all thresholds for all - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 50
" on page 69 "System monitoring using the sysMonitor command" on page 78. "System Monitoring" on page 75 Show the overall switch status. switchStatusShow Configure FRU state and notifications, and fwFruCfg monitor power supply, fan, and SFP FRUs. Display fan status fanShow Show sensor readings - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 51
Use the following commands to switch between custom and default values. These commands reset all thresholds for all classes: • fwSetToCustom - Sets the boundary and alarm level to custom. • fwSetToDefault - Restores the boundary and alarm level to the default. E-mail notification configuration In - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 52
done. Email Alert is not enabled! The system returns to the fwMailCfg menu. NOTE To ensure that the mail server address and domain name are configured correctly, use the dnsConfig command. For more details, see the Fabric OS Command Reference. 32 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 53
Relay Host configuration 2 Set Relay Host IP 3 Remove Relay Host configuration 4 Quit 2. Select 2 to set the relay host IP address. The following message displays: enter the Relay Host IP: 3. Enter the relay host IP address (example: 192.168.39.118). Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 33 53 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 54
Host.. 4. Enter the Domain Name (example: Brocade.com). Displaying the relay host configuration 1. Enter 6 in the fwMailCfg menu to display the relay host configuration menu. 1 Display Relay Host configuration 2 Set Relay Host IP 3 Remove Relay Host configuration 4 Quit 2. Enter 1 to display the - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 55
Notification configuration 5 2. Enter the following command if you decide not to have notifications sent. switch:admin> fwAlarmsFilterSet 0 The 0 by using the fwAlarmsFilterShow command. switch:admin> fwalarmsfiltershow FW: Alarms are enabled Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 35 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 56
5 Notification configuration 36 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 57
and default settings 43 •Performance monitoring guidelines and default settings 45 •thConfig command 46 •Recommended settings for Fabric, SFP, Performance, Security classes . . 52 Fabric monitoring guidelines and default settings The Fabric class groups areas of potential problems arising - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 58
VE_Port initialization, ports exchange link default settings for the Fabric class. • Segmentation changes Segmentations only occur in the event of an entire switch configured to be recorded in the RASlog, which is the recommended practice. 38 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 59
class default settings Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Domain ID changes Monitors forcible DOMAIN ID changes Loss of E_Port Monitors E_Port and VE_Port status Fabric logins (FLOGI) Monitors host device fabric logins Fabric reconfiguration Monitors configuration - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 60
to log in to a secure fabric. HTTP violations (HV) A browser access request reaches a secure switch from an unauthorized IP address. Illegal command (IV) Commands permitted only to the primary Fibre Channel Switch (FCS) are executed on another switch. Incompatible security DB (ISB) Secure - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 61
configuration. There is no reason to alter the default settings. TABLE 6 Area Security class area default settings Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state DCC violations (DV) HTTP violations (HV) Illegal commands (IV) Incompatible security DB (ISB) Login - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 62
default settings TABLE 6 Area Security class area default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings SLAP failures (FSLAP) Telnet violations (TV) TS out of sync (TS) Monitors SLAP failures Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Buffer Buffer: - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 63
and default settings The SFP class groups areas that monitor the physical aspects of SFPs. An SFP class alarm alerts you to an SFP malfunction fault. SFP performance monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports. When a port goes offline, the RXP and TXP area values of the SFP become zero. Brocade - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 64
The SFP default settings are shown in Table 8. The default alarm configuration (log all alarms only to the error log) is sufficient. It is recommended that you do not allow alerts to go out as SNMP traps. If other Port class issues are reported, review the error log for any supporting data for SFP - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 65
threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Customer-defined filter Monitors the number of frames per second that are filtered out by the port. Unit: Frames Time Base: none Low: 0 High: 0 Buffer: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 Informative Informative Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 45 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 66
You can use the thConfig command to customize event monitoring thresholds for the Fabric, Security, SFP, and Performance classes or to display the configuration. It is recommended, however, that you use the default settings for these classes. If configured areas exceed the currently-effective - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 67
LV - Login violations TS - TS out-of-sync FF - SLAP failures NF - No FCS ISB - Incompatible security IV - Illegal command Default or Custom1 Default or Custom2 Use the Security class default settings for areas and alarm configuration. There is no reason to alter the default settings. SFP TXP - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 68
EE monitor The thConfig command provides the ability to monitor thresholds for frame monitoring and end-to-end (EE) performance on both Access Gateway (AG) switches and non-AG switches. NOTE Both the APM license and the Fabric Watch license must be installed on the platform configured in AG mode to - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 69
. However, if individual ports of a QSFP belong to different logical switches, then there will be separate action notifications for each logical switch. Monitoring the SFP and QSFP You can use the thMonitor command to enable Brocade's 10 Gbps and 16 Gbps SFP and 16 Gbps QSFP. By default, the 16 Gbps - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 70
to the default. SFP types for the 10 Gbps SFPs and 16 Gbps SFPs and QSFPs are listed in Table 13. switch:admin> thconfig --set sfp -area TXP --sfptype sfptype switch:admin> thconfig --apply sfp -area TXP --sfptype sfptype TABLE 13 16 Gbps and QSFP configurable SFP types SfpType Serial number - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 71
Default Value 85 3630 5000 5000 50 -10 2970 0 0 0 Displaying the number of 16 Gbps SFP operational hours To show the number of hours that the 16 Gbps SFP is operational, enter the thConfig command using the following parameter. Note that the only supported timebase for this area is none. switch - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 72
settings for Fabric, SFP, Performance, and Security classes Trait Configuration E=Error_Log, S=SNMP_Trap, P=Port_LOG_LOCK, M=EMAIL_ALERT, F=Port Fence Class Area Default Custom Unit Time Base Low Thresh High Thresh Buffer Default Custom Below Above Notes Fabric SFP End-to-End Performance - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 73
6 TABLE 14 Recommended settings for Fabric, SFP, Performance, and Security classes (Continued) Trait Configuration E=Error_Log, S=SNMP_Trap, P=Port_LOG_LOCK, M=EMAIL_ALERT, F=Port Fence Class Area Default Custom Unit Time Base Low Thresh High Thresh Buffer Default Custom Below Above Notes - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 74
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Monitoring Chapter 7 In this chapter •Port class areas 55 •Port class guidelines and default settings 56 •Port configuration 58 •portThConfig command procedures 59 •Port fencing 69 •Recommended port configuration settings 72 Port class areas Table 15 lists and describes the Fabric Watch - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 76
begin configuring the port: • "Physical port setting guidelines" • "E_Port subclass setting guidelines" • "FOP_Port and FCU_Port subclass setting guidelines" • "VE_Port class default settings" NOTE E_Ports and VE_Ports are not supported in Access Gateway mode. 56 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 77
subclasses, that change overrides the Port class setting. Port class default settings Table 16 provides default settings for areas in the Port class. TABLE 16 Area Port class default settings Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Cyclic redundancy check - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 78
guidelines and default settings for the physical port, E_Port, FOP_Port, FCU_Port, and VE_Port are different. NOTE The FCU_Port, supported on Fabric Watch version 6.4.0 and later, is applicable to copper ports. The portThConfig command follows a transaction model. When you configure thresholds and - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 79
overwriting the saved configuration. CAUTION When you use --set with the --nosave option and the switch reboots, your changes are lost. portThConfig command procedures The following sections provides specific examples for the Port class. See "Port class guidelines and default settings" on page 56 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 80
threshold configuration for the Port class and all areas: switch:admin>portthconfig --show port Pausing and continuing monitoring To pause the monitoring of a class, area, and port or index, enter the portThConfig command using the following parameters. You must first enable the Brocade 10 Gbps SFP - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 81
the alarm to fence the port. Refer to "Port type: E_Port, FOP_Port, or FCU_Port" on page 68 for instructions. • Area: Invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Count Change the default high boundary from 1000 to 20 (per minute) and make sure the Buffer setting is set to 0 (the default is 100). Excessive - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 82
7 portThConfig command procedures • Area: Class 3 (C3) Discards Unlike the other areas, take a conservative approach for the C3 Discards area. Use the default settings and configure the alarms for Above. The goal is to determine the high boundary at which the port would be fenced, so monitor the - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 83
portThConfig command procedures 7 TABLE 17 Area E_Port class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Signal loss Monitors the number of signal loss errors. Unit: Errors Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer: 0 Below: 0 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 84
7 portThConfig command procedures TABLE 17 Area Utilization Link reset E_Port class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings The percent of utilization for the port at the time of the last poll. Monitors the number of link resets sent by a given port (LR-Out) and - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 85
command procedures 7 • Areas: Receive (Rx) Performance, Transmit (Tx) Performance Rx and Tx Performance areas are used to monitor the bandwidth utilization of the device ports in the fabric. Set for the C3 Discards area. Use the default settings and configure the alarms for Above. The goal is - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 86
command procedures TABLE 18 Area FOP_Port and FCU_Port class default settings Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) Monitors the number of CRC errors. Unit: Errors Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 1000 Buffer Buffer: Buffer: - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 87
portThConfig command procedures 7 TABLE 18 Area FOP_Port and FCU_Port class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state State changes (ST) Monitors state changes. Unit: Changes Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 50 Buffer: 0 Below: - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 88
less than one percent. Now there is support for configuring packet loss percentages in decimals. To set the high threshold for packet loss for a VE port, enter the portThConfig command using the following parameters: switch:admin> portthconfig --set ve-port -area PKTLOSS -highthreshold -value 0.60 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 89
can be configured. Configuring the port persistence time to zero disables this feature. The default value for port persistence is 18 seconds. 1. Use the fwSet --port -persistence command to set the port persistence time. switch:admin> portthconfig --show [port_type] 2. Set the port persistence time - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 90
. Port fencing configuration You must configure port thresholds with the portThConfig command before you can enable port fencing using the portFencing command. See "portThConfig command procedures" on page 59 for example port configurations, or refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Guide - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 91
switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the portFencing --disable command. For example, to disable port fencing on an FOP_Port for the Link Reset area: portFencing --disable fop_port -area LR Port fencing configuration using BNA The Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) Management application supports port - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 92
) Refer to Chapter 5, "Device Configuration," of the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual for detailed instructions on how to add, edit, view, and remove thresholds. Recommended port configuration settings Table 22 lists the recommended settings for physical port, E_Port, FOP_Port, and FCU_Port for - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 93
Buffer Default Custom Below Above Notes Recommended port configuration settings 7 TABLE 22 Recommended configuration for the Port class Trait Configuration E=Error_Log, S=SNMP_Trap, P=Port_LOG_LOCK, M=EMAIL_ALERT, pf=Port Fence Port Reset E Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 73 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 94
Buffer Default Custom Below Above Notes 7 Recommended port configuration settings TABLE 22 Recommended configuration for the Port class (Continued) Trait Configuration E=Error_Log, S=SNMP_Trap, P=Port_LOG_LOCK, M=EMAIL_ALERT, pf=Port Reset E E E 74 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 95
environment and resource monitoring settings 81 •Switch monitoring 81 •FRU monitoring 84 Environment monitoring The Environment class provides information about the internal temperature of the switch. You can configure the Environment class using the sysMonitor command. Environment class area - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 96
Environment class default settings Description Default threshold settings Temperature Monitors switch temperature in Celsius Unit: degrees C Time Base: none Brocade 200E Low: 0 High: 60 Buffer: 10 Brocade 300 Low: 0 High: 50 Buffer: 10 Brocade 5100 Low: 0 High: 63 Buffer: 10 Brocade 5300 Low - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 97
8 TABLE 24 Area Environment class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Brocade 8000 Low: 0 High: 73 Buffer: 10 Brocade DCX Low: 0 High: 70 Buffer: 10 Brocade DCX-4S Low: 0 High: 75 Buffer: 10 Default alarm settings Threshold state Below: 3 Above: 3 Informative - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 98
command Use the sysMonitor command to configure temperature and system resource settings at the chassis level. For detailed information about the sysMonitor command, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. The following operations are supported by the sysMonitor command: • Configure - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 99
8 Examples of the sysMonitor command The following sections provide specific examples for the Environment class, CPU, and memory. Environment class settings Temperature settings are switch-dependent and there is no need to alter them. The default alarm configuration, sending alerts to the error - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 100
of available resources. When used to configure memory monitoring the limit value must be greater than the low limit and smaller than the high limit. The following operands are valid only with the --config mem command. Three thresholds are supported for memory monitoring: • high_limit- Specifies an - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 101
. TABLE 27 Recommended Environment and Resource class settings Trait Configuration E=Error_Log, S=SNMP_Trap, P=Port_LOG_LOCK, M=EMAIL_ALERT, PF=Port Fence Class Area Default Custom Unit Time Base Low Thresh High Thresh Buffer Default Custom Below Above Notes Environment Temperature X C None - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 102
the Brocade DCX 8510-8 with total power consumption of more than 2000w does not properly reflect the switch status on the power supply. Fabric Watch users must manually update their default configuration for the minimum number of power supplies to three if they have installed more than 256 ports in - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 103
and missing SFPs are calculated as a percentage of the physical ports (excluding FCoE and VE_Ports). Implementing your switch status policy After you plan and define your switch status policy, implement it using the following procedure. 1. Enter the switchStatusPolicySet command to configure each - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 104
command TABLE 29 FRU class areas Area Description Fan Power supply Slot WWN SFP State of a fan has changed. State of a power supply has changed. State of a slot has changed. State of a WWN card has changed. State of the SFP has changed. Configuring FRUs The configuration of field-replaceable - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 105
To accept the default value for each FRU, press Return. After you have configured a FRU alarm FRU configuration: Slot Alarm State Alarm Action 1 1 Power Supply 1 1 Fan 1 1 SFP 1 events using the Absent, Off, and Faulty states, add the assigned values and enter that value at the prompt - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 106
lists the recommended settings for field-replaceable units (FRUs). TABLE 30 Recommended FRU settings Class Area Absent Inserted On FRU Slot X Power Supply X Fan X WWN X Off Faulty X X X X E=ERROR_LOG, M=EMAIL_ALERT Below Above 86 53-1002752-01 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 107
values. • Configure Fabric Watch to identify unacceptable values (threshold traits). Opening the Fabric Watch window To open the Fabric Watch window, perform the following steps. 1. Select a switch from the Watch operations using Web Tools. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 87 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 108
The Fabric Watch license must be installed to view and modify the System Monitor details. Select Monitor > System Monitor to display the System Monitor. When switch exceeds the configured usage limit, an alarm triggers. You can configure the alarm with the Alarm Configuration tab. The alarm can be - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 109
• Low Boundary-The low threshold for the event-setting comparisons • High Boundary-The high threshold for the event-setting comparisons • Buffer Size-The size of the buffer zone used in event-setting comparisons NOTE When you are configuring the VE-Port > Packet Loss area thresholds, the packet loss - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 110
of alarm configuration information, labeled System Default and Custom Defined. You cannot modify the information in the System Default table. 5. In the Activate Level area: • Click System Default to use the system default settings and proceed to step 7. or 90 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 111
set alarms for information on a switch only if that information is monitored by Fabric Watch for that switch; not all alarm options are available for all switches. 3. Select the Threshold Configuration of all applicable elements. c. Click OK. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 91 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 112
if you want to apply the changes to the switch. 8. Click OK to save the changes to the switch. Configuring alarm filters using Web Tools The Fabric Watch dialog box provides GUI support for the CLI command fwalarmsfilterset. This option is used to configure the alarm filtering for Fabric Watch. By - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 113
settings (labeled Threshold Configuration) • Notification settings (labeled Action Configuration) • Element settings Configuration tab. 3. Select a previously configured element from Fabric Watch Explorer (for instructions FRU, depending on the switch model. TABLE 31 Field Guide 93 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 114
you must set up the e-mail notification recipient's DNS server and domain name. Refer to "Configuring the e-mail server on a switch" on page 94. Fabric OS v7.1 supports up to five e-mail addresses. E-mail addresses must not exceed 128 characters. NOTE You must execute the fwalfilterset 1 command to - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 115
the Fabric Watch window. 2. Select the Email Configuration tab. 3. Select a FRU class in the Fabric Watch Explorer tree. 4. Click Enable. 5. Enter the e-mail address of the recipients in the Recipient Email Address field. Separate the e-mail addresses with commas. 6. Click Apply. 7. Repeat steps - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 116
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information, the Fabric Watch reports provide detailed information, which enables you to track marginal or faulty ports that can affect throughput or switch performance. You can generate reports from the command line using a Telnet session or by using Web Tools. The examples in this chapter use the - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 118
faulty ports that can affect throughput or switch performance. You can generate reports from the command line using U 0 0 0 100 2/7 U 0 0 0 100 2/8 U 0 0 0 100 2/9 U 0 0 0 100 2/10 T 100 0 0 0 2/11 T 100 0 0 0 98 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 119
. 2. Enter the switchStatusShow command to generate a Switch Health report. switch: admin Password: admin> switchstatusshow Switch Health Report Switch Name: Sat 240 IP address: 1080::8:800:200C:417A SwitchState: HEALTHY Duration: 01:10 Power supplies monitor Temperatures monitor Fans - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 120
portion of the report, detailing port health, is not available without a Fabric Watch license. Switch Status Policy report The Switch Status Policy report displays the current policy parameter. The following example of the switchStatusPolicyShow command output is for enterprise-class platforms - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 121
commands to view more port detail information. Port Detail Report Report time: 04/24/2007 03:40:10 AM Switch Name:geo_hi IP address:1080::8:800:200C:417A Port Exception report [by All] --------Port-Errors SFP-Errors---Port VE HEALTHY 061:19 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 101 53-1002752-01 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 122
. BLP Buffer limited port: the switch status changes when a port is in a buffer limited mode based on the switch status policy. STM SFP temperature is out of specifications. SRX SFP receive power is out of specifications. STX SFP transmit power is out of specifications. SCU SFP current is - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 123
, 19 audit messages, 11 B below event trigger, 15 BNA, port fencing configuration, 71 C class environment, 20 fabric, 20 FRU, 20 Performace Monitor, 20 port, 21 resource, 21 security, 21 SFP, 21 classes, description of, 20 command dnsConfig, 9 errShow, 10 fmConfig, 5 fwclassinit, 24 fwFruCfg, 4, 84 - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 124
support for virtual fabric, 8 switch monitoring components, 5 threshold component hierarchy, 5 thresholds, 89 Fabric Watch configuration configuring e-mail alerts, 29 configuring the FRU state, 30 e-mail notification, 31 initializing Fabric Watch classes, 29 setting alarms filtering, 29 setting port - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 125
physical port setting guides, 57 port class areas, 55 default settings, 57 guidelines and default settings, 56 port configuration, 58 invalid CRC area, 59 recommended settings table, 72 port fencing configuring using BNA, 71 description of, 7 disabling, 71 enabling, 71 supported ports, 69 port log - Dell Brocade 5100 | Fabric Watch Administrators Guide v7.1.0 - Page 126
than none, 16 V VE_Port class default settings, 68 W Web Tools, using to activate Fabric Watch, 28 T Telnet, using to activate Fabric Watch, 23 temperature, configuring using sysMonitor command, 79 thConfig command configuration options, 46 106 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1002752-01
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