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Fabric Binding and the, Enterprise Fabric, Switch Binding and, Rerouting Delay and, Configuring Fabric

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Enabling the Enterprise Fabric Mode 5 Fabric Binding and the Enterprise Fabric Mode Switch Binding and the Enterprise Fabric Mode Rerouting Delay and the Enterprise Fabric Mode Fabric Binding is a SANtegrity Binding feature that prohibits switches and directors from communicating with switches or directors that are not part of the fabric. Refer to Configuring Fabric Binding on page 5-25 for details on configuring Fabric Binding. When the Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, Fabric Binding is enabled automatically. The fabric members that are currently attached to the product are added automatically to the active Fabric Binding Member List (active FBML), a list of switches and directors that are allowed to communicate with the product. Therefore, when Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, the fabric members that are currently attached to the product participate in Fabric Binding. To add other fabrics to the active FBML, see Add Members to the FBML on page 5-27. Switch Binding is a SANtegrity Binding feature that enables switches or directors to communicate only with devices that are listed on the Switch Binding Membership List (SBML). When the Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, Switch Binding is also enabled. You need to configure the SBML, which specifies the devices with which the switch or director can communicate. Refer to Configuring Switch Binding on page 5-29 for details on configuring Switch Binding. Rerouting Delay ensures that frames are delivered through the fabric to their destination in the correct order, even if the path changes. If traffic to a particular destination is going to be rerouted over a shorter path, the rerouting delay function prevents new traffic from being released before the existing traffic arrives at its destination. If a change to the fabric topology creates a new path (for example, a new switch is added to the fabric), frames may be routed over this new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a minimum hop count. This situation could result in frames being delivered to a destination out of order because frames sent over a new, shorter path may arrive before frames sent previously using the older, longer path. If Rerouting Delay is enabled, traffic ceases in the fabric for the time specified in the E_D_TOV field of the Fabric Parameters configuration page (for more information, see Configuring Fabric Parameters for the Switch on page 3-14). This delay enables frames sent using the old path to arrive at their destination before frames begin traversing the new path. If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, Rerouting Delay is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the director or Configuring Security 5-23

Section	Page
Cover	1
Preface	15
Introduction	19
Overview	19
Using the EFCM Basic Interface to Perform Tasks	20
Benefits	22
Key Terms	23
Fabric	23
Storage Area Network (SAN)	23
Zone (Zoning)	23
Zone Member	23
Zone Set	23
Suggested Reading	24
Where to Start	24
Starting the EFCM Basic Interface	25
Using the EFCM Basic User Interface	28
Navigational Tools of the EFCM Basic Page	29
Licensed Features	31
Viewing Product Information	33
Opening the Hardware Page	33
Front View and Rear View	34
Product Information	35
Viewing the Port List	36
Port List	37
Port Information	39
Health Status Information	41
Transceiver Information	42
Viewing the FRU List	43
Viewing Operating Parameters	44
Viewing the Node List	46
Viewing Performance Information	47
Using the Performance Page	47
Parts of Statistics Tables	47
Port Utilization Percentages and Error Totals	48
Traffic Statistics	48
Error Statistics	49
Class 2 Statistics	51
Class 3 Statistics	51
Open Trunking Statistics	51
Configuring the Product	53
Factory Default Values	54
Configuring Ports	54
Configuring Basic Port Information	54
Configuring Port Rx BB_Credits	57
Configuring NPIV	59
Configuring Switch Information	61
Configuring Switch Identification	61
Configuring Switch Date and Time	62
Configuring Switch Parameters	63
Configuring Fabric Parameters for the Switch	66
Configuring Network Parameters for the Switch	68
Configuring SNMP	70
Configuring CLI and SSH	71
Configuring OSMS and Host Control	72
Configuring SSL	73
Zoning	76
Configuring Performance Parameters	77
Configuring Open Trunking	77
Configuring Preferred Paths	79
Configuring Port Fencing	82
Setting a Switch Online and Offline	84
Enabling and Disabling Software	85
Enabling and Disabling the CLI	85
Upgrade Options	86
Configuring Zoning	87
Understanding Zoning	87
Controlling Access Across a Fabric	88
Controlling Access at the Switch	91
Controlling Access at the Server or Storage Device	91
Zoning Concepts	92
Merging Zoned Fabrics	97
Using The Zoning Page	99
Creating and Modifying a Zone	100
Create a New Zone	100
Add Zones Members to a Zone	101
Remove Zone Members from a Zone	102
Save the Zone to the Zone Set	102
Rename a Zone	102
Configuring the Zone Set	103
Create a Zone Set	103
Name and Rename a Zone Set	104
Add Zones to the Zone Set	104
Delete Zones From the Zone Set	105
Change a Zone that is in the Zone Set	105
Activate and Cancel the Zone Set Changes	105
Deactivate the Active Zone Set	106
State of the Default Zone	106
Configuring Security	107
Defining Authentication Settings	107
Configuring User Authentication	108
Adding, Editing, and Deleting User Names	108
Defining User Properties	110
Defining Authentication Settings for the Product	111
User Accounts with RADIUS Server	111
Configuring Software Authentication	112
Defining Which Software Is Authenticated	112
Configuring Software Authentication Properties	114
Configuring Out-of-Band Settings	114
Configuring OSMS Settings	115
Configuring Device Authentication	116
Defining the CHAP Secret of the Product	117
Defining Port Authentication Sequences	117
Configuring Authentication Devices	118
Applying a CHAP Secret to the Device	118
Adding a Device to the Authentication Devices List	119
Removing a Device from the Authentication Devices List	119
Configuring Port Authentication	120
Configuring the IP Access Control List	121
Setting the IP ACL State	122
Adding New Members to the List	122
Editing the List	123
Deleting Members from the List	123
Configuring the RADIUS Server	124
Add an Entry to the RADIUS Server List	125
Edit an Entry on the RADIUS Server List	126
Delete an Entry from the RADIUS Server List	126
Configure Priority of the RADIUS Servers	126
Configuring the Dead Time Parameter	127
Enabling the Enterprise Fabric Mode	128
Features and Parameters Enabled with Enterprise Fabric Mode	128
Configuring Fabric Binding	131
Enable, Disable, and Online State Functions	132
Identify Fabric Binding Status	133
Load the Current Fabric to the FBML	133
Add Members to the FBML	133
Delete Members from the FBML	133
Activate Fabric Binding	134
Deactivate Fabric Binding	134
Configuring Switch Binding	135
Enable, Disable and Online State Functions	136
Define Switch Binding State	137
Adding Members to the SBML	137
Removing Members from the SBML	138
Configuring Port Binding	139
Enabling and Disabling Safe Zoning Mode	140
Upgrade Options	141
Viewing System Logs	143
Viewing the Event Log	144
Error Event Code Categories	145
Viewing the Link Incident Log	146
Viewing the Audit Log	148
Viewing the Security Log	150
Viewing the Open Trunking Re-Route Log	152
Viewing the Fabric Log	154
Viewing the Embedded Port Frame Log	156
Defining Filtering Settings	157
Viewing All Logs	158
Viewing Syslog Configuration	160
Enable and Disable Syslogs	161
Add a Syslog Recipient	161
Edit a Syslog Recipient	162
Delete Syslog Recipients	162
Specify Which Logs Are Sent to a Recipient	162
Performing Product Maintenance	163
Switch Maintenance Tasks	164
Set the Product Online State	164
Set the Unit Beaconing State	165
Clear System Error Lights	165
Perform a System Configuration Reset	165
Setting Individual Port Beaconing	167
Resetting Ports	168
Performing Diagnostics on a Port	169
Accessing System Files	171
Retrieve the Dump File	171
Create the Data Collection File	172
Configuration Backup	173
Configuration Restoration	174
Upgrading Firmware	175
Activating Optional Features	176
Viewing Product Information	177
Enabling and Disabling Unit Beaconing	179
Clearing the System Error Light	180
HA Power Supplies	180
Upgrade Options	180
Using the Fabric View	181
Overview of the Fabric View	181
Fabric View Elements	181
Fabric Tree	182
Product Boxes	183
Software Upgrade and Feature Installation	185
Adding Licensed Features	186
Licensed Features	187
Entering a Feature Key	187
Upgrading Your SAN Management System	189
Differences Between EFCM Basic and other McDATA Products	189
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager	189
SANavigator	190
Features and Functions	191
Management Features Provided by EFCM and/or SANavigator	192
Configuring the Product	192
Maintaining the Product	192
Monitoring System Performance	193
Error Messages	195
Glossary	259
A	260
B	262
C	264
D	268
E	270
F	272
G	276
H	277
I	279
K	282
L	282
M	284
N	286
O	288
P	289
R	292
S	293
T	298
U	299
V	301
W	301
X	302
Z	302
Index	305
Symbols	305
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E	306
F	307
G	307
H	307
I	307
K	308
L	308
M	308
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O	308
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Configuring Security

5-23

Enabling the Enterprise Fabric Mode

Fabric Binding and the

Enterprise Fabric

Mode

Fabric Binding is a SANtegrity Binding feature that prohibits

switches and directors from communicating with switches or

directors that are not part of the fabric. Refer to

Configuring Fabric

Binding

on page 5-25 for details on configuring Fabric Binding.

When the Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, Fabric Binding is

enabled automatically. The fabric members that are currently

attached to the product are added automatically to the active Fabric

Binding Member List (active FBML), a list of switches and directors

that are allowed to communicate with the product. Therefore, when

Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, the fabric members that are

currently attached to the product participate in Fabric Binding. To

add other fabrics to the active FBML, see

Add Members to the FBML

page 5-27.

Switch Binding and

the Enterprise Fabric

Mode

Switch Binding is a SANtegrity Binding feature that enables switches

or directors to communicate only with devices that are listed on the

Switch Binding Membership List (SBML). When the Enterprise Fabric

Mode is enabled, Switch Binding is also enabled. You need to

configure the SBML, which specifies the devices with which the

switch or director can communicate. Refer to

Configuring Switch

Binding

on page 5-29 for details on configuring Switch Binding.

Rerouting Delay and

the Enterprise Fabric

Mode

Rerouting Delay ensures that frames are delivered through the fabric

to their destination in the correct order, even if the path changes. If

traffic to a particular destination is going to be rerouted over a shorter

path, the rerouting delay function prevents new traffic from being

released before the existing traffic arrives at its destination.

If a change to the fabric topology creates a new path (for example, a

new switch is added to the fabric), frames may be routed over this

new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a

minimum hop count. This situation could result in frames being

delivered to a destination out of order because frames sent over a

new, shorter path may arrive before frames sent previously using the

older, longer path.

If Rerouting Delay is enabled, traffic ceases in the fabric for the time

specified in the

E_D_TOV

field of the

Fabric Parameters

configuration

page (for more information, see

Configuring Fabric Parameters for the

Switch

on page 3-14). This delay enables frames sent using the old

path to arrive at their destination before frames begin traversing the

new path.

If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, Rerouting Delay is

automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the director or