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53-1001188-01 November 24, 2008 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.0 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 2
any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 3
and Brocade 4900 and 7500 switches. November 2005 Updates to support Fabric September 2006 OS v5.2.0 features and the FC4-16IP and FC4-48 port blades. Removed references to Brocade 3014 and 3016, as embedded switches are not supported in Fabric OS v5.2.0. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide iii - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 4
of IPV6. Updates to support Fabric OS v6.0.0 Updates to support Fabric OS v6.1.0 Updates to support Fabric OS v6.2.0: Virtual Fabric, port movement, fan monitoring behavior, link reset, DCX-4S. June 2007 September 2007 March 2008 November 2008 iv Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 5
messages 4 Data values 4 Switch policies 5 Virtual Fabric support 5 Port persistence 5 Port fencing 6 Chapter 2 Fabric Watch Best Practices In this chapter 7 Fabric Watch default settings 7 Reasons to customize Fabric Watch settings 7 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 6
13 FRU class areas 14 Performance Monitor class areas 15 Port class areas 15 Resource class area 16 Security class areas bases 21 Time base set to none 21 Time base set to other than none 21 Threshold event settings 23 Above event trigger 23 Below event trigger 24 Changed event trigger 24 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 7
40 Fabric class default settings 43 Performance Monitor class default settings 44 Port class default settings 45 E_Port class default settings 47 F/FL_Port class default settings 49 Resource class default settings 50 Security class default settings 51 SFP class default settings 54 Fabric - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 8
report 86 Switch Health report 87 Generating a Switch Health report 87 Switch Status Policy report 88 Generating a Switch Status Policy report 88 Port Detail report 89 Generating a Port Detail report 89 Fabric Watch Commands In this appendix 91 viii Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 9
Appendix B Index Port fencing types Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide ix 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 10
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Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Threshold monitoring 27 A buffered data region 27 Time base set to none 28 Event trigger 29 Example without an event 30 Above event trigger with buffer zone 31 43 Example swFwName screen 44 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide xi 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 12
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23 Table 24 Table 25 Product Name default settings 53 Advanced Configuration options 65 Numerical values of notification methods 72 Switch status policy monitor health factors 80 Fabric OS commands to view Fabric Watch reports 85 Port detail report columns 90 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 14
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Supported Watch users should switch event (error) log, SNMP traps, RAPI trap, port default settings," lists the default settings for all the classes which you can use to rapidly deploy and monitor your fabric. • Chapter 8, "Fabric Watch Configurations," describes how to configure thresholds and port - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 16
the set of port fencing types that are available with Brocade Fabric OS version 6.2. • The index points you to the exact pages on which specific information is located. Supported hardware and software This document is specific to Brocade Fabric OS version 6.2.0 and all switches running Fabric OS - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 17
. • Ability to monitor the number of link resets happening on a link. • Port Fencing Support for Link Reset • Fan Monitoring • Event Manager (EM) now manages fan monitoring; switch status is calculated based on fan status reported by EM. • New Hardware Support • DCX-4S Data Center Backbone • 7500E - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 18
command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for warnings The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 19
. It's free! Go to http://www.brocade.com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password. For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through: http://www.amazon.com For additional - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 20
• Switch model • Switch operating system version • Error numbers and messages received • supportSave command output • Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 21
and completeness of this document. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you think that a topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to: [email protected] Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 22
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3 •Fabric Watch audit messages 4 •Data values 4 •Switch policies 5 •Port persistence 5 •Port fencing 6 Fabric health concepts Fabric health refers to the before problems arise, such as reporting when network traffic through a port is approaching the bandwidth limit. This information enables you - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 24
you to enable each switch to constantly monitor its SAN fabric for potential faults and automatically alerts you to problems long before they become costly failures. Fabric Watch tracks a variety of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports, (Gigabit Interface - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 25
trap. Support for SNMP makes Fabric Watch readily compatible with both network and enterprise management solutions. • Event log entry Following an event, Fabric Watch adds an entry to the internal event log for an individual switch, which stores up to 1024 error messages. • Lock port log Following - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 26
fencing configuration changes, whether port fencing is enabled or disabled. You can set up an external host to receive Audit messages so you can easily monitor unexpected changes. For information on error messages generated by Fabric Watch, see the Fabric OS Message Reference. For information on - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 27
interswitch link (LISL) is the logical portion of the physical connection that joins base switches. You can enable or disable port thresholds and create thresholds for state changes on LISLs, but Fabric Watch does not support other threshold areas such as link loss or signal loss for LISLs as it - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 28
monitor the switches within the fabric. Port Fencing is a Fabric Watch enhancement that takes the Port class, E_Port class, F/FL_Port class, and Link Reset ports offline if the user-defined thresholds are exceeded. NOTE Port Fencing is not enabled by default. You must manually enable Port Fencing - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 29
no practical value to the SAN administrator. • Consolidating multiple messages generated from a single event. Refer to Chapter 8, "Fabric Watch Configurations," to learn how to configure thresholds, notification, switch status policy, and FRUs. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 7 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 30
Segmentation changes • SFP state changes • Zoning changes • Step 2: Monitor Port class areas: • Invalid CRCs • Invalid Transmission Words • Link Failure Signal Count • Loss of Sync Count • Packet Loss • Primitive Sequence Protocol Error • Receive (RX) Performance • Step 3: Monitor FRU class areas: • - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 31
continuous, you must do this on the element level (the port) and make sure the port is in a non-persistent state. Refer to "Changing the event setting is continuous, consider switching to triggered. A continuous event setting will cause error messages to be sent repeatedly as Guide 9 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 32
on your switches. RAPI traps and lock port logs are switch. Post-processing of messages After you have configured thresholds and alerts, determine to where the messages will be sent. Then, monitor the messages frequently and take the appropriate action. 10 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 33
using the E_Port class. Ports connected to another switch can trigger events based on either of these configurations. Ports that are not connected to another switch are not affected by the additional monitoring configured into the E_Port class. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 11 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 34
is not supported on VE_Ports, EX_Ports, and VEX _Ports. Port Enables you to set additional thresholds specific to different types of ports. The Port class is made up of the following classes: • E_Port class-Represents ports connected to another switch. Note: If you are using a Brocade 48000 or - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 35
damage to the switch might occur. NOTE Event Manager (EM) now manages fan monitoring; switch status is calculated based on fan principal switch has to assign another domain ID to a switch. Fabric Logins Activates when ports and errors). Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 13 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 36
and WWN areas are not supported: • Brocade 300, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, and 5300 switches • 7500, 7500E, 7600, and 7600E extension switches • Brocade DCX and DXC-4S Data Center Backbone • Brocade Encryption Switch 14 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 37
if applicable, troubleshoot those errors. Link failures also occur because of hardware failures. Loss of Signal Count The number of times that a signal loss occurs in a port. Signal loss indicates that no data is moving through the port. A loss of signal usually indicates a hardware problem. Loss - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 38
panel access. A browser access request reaches a secure switch from an unauthorized IP address. Commands permitted only to the primary Fibre Channel Switch (FCS) are executed on another switch. Secure switches with different version stamps have been detected. Invalid certificates which represent an - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 39
unauthorized IP address. SCC violations which occur when an unauthorized switch tries to join a secure fabric. The WWN of the unauthorized switch appears in the ERRLOG. Serial violations which occur when a secure switch detects an unauthorized serial port connection request. SCSI Enclosed Services - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 40
the same example used thus far in this section, in a 64-port switch in which eight ports are connected to another switch, each area within the E_Port class would contain eight elements. Each area made through automated detection algorithms. 18 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 41
bases 21 •Threshold event settings 23 Threshold values Threshold values are of the following types: • High and low thresholds • Buffer values High and low thresholds High and low threshold values are the values at which potential problems . Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 19 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 42
met until the data sensed falls below the low threshold value or above the high threshold value. FIGURE 2 A buffered data region 20 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 43
. This configurable field impacts 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 compares a data value The following examples illustrate each point. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 21 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 44
data is irrelevant to the example). A high threshold of 2 is specified to trigger an event. A time base of minute is defined. An event occurs only if the rate of change in the specific interval (one minute is well above the high threshold. 22 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 45
to normal operation. The second event will not be triggered until the counter value falls below the high threshold and buffer values. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 23 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 46
Watch detects a change in the counter value between two sample periods (defined by the time base), it triggers an event regardless of high or low threshold settings. Figure 7 shows events It is not appropriate for temperature monitoring. 24 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 47
to notify the user of a warning or For example, when measuring port performance, crossing the high Between event trigger indicates that the port performance has returned to the acceptable a faulty condition. • Reset the counter value for the INFORMATIVE) See "Class default settings" on page - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 48
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". Notification methods Error log entry (switch event) The switch event (error) log holds up to 1024 entries. This error log stores event is configured. When the SNMP agent is configured to a specific error message level, then error messages at that level trigger SNMP traps. For information on - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 50
proxy switch based on the firmware version. The switch forwards the information to the management server and alerts the SAN manager to event activity. Third-party applications that use the Brocade API determine the manner in which the RAPI Trap presents alarms to the user. Port log lock The port log - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 51
send e-mail alerts, the switch must be connected to a DNS server. Use the dnsConfig command to configure DNS settings. In case a DNS server is not available, e-mails can be forwarded through a relay host. The relay host IP can be configured using the fwMailCfg command. Enabling e-mail alerts for the - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 52
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on page 32 for instructions on how to activate Fabric Watch using Web Tools. • SNMP - Provides a receiver dedicated to monitoring the data center infracture; Brocade switches and directors enable monitoring of specific incidents and trigger an SNMP alert based on a user-defined threshold sending the - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 54
Guide for information on the following tasks: • Configuring threshold traits • Configuring threshold alarms • Enabling Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the device in the Address 3. Enter your username and password. 4. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 55
the status of fabric elements through SNMP-based enterprise managers. NOTE The following instructions apply to the AdvantNet MIB browser. Web Tools and select Tasks > Manage > Switch Admin. 4. Click Show Advanced Mode. 5. On the SNMP tab, enter the IP address of the trap receiver and the severity - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 56
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] Trap Recipient's IP address in dot notation: [0.0.0.0] Community - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 57
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. similiar to the one shown in Figure 10. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 35 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 58
configuration file to multiple switches efficiently populates your SAN with consistent Fabric Watch settings. For details about configuration file usage, see "Configuration files" on page 56. NOTE A non-disruptive firmware download might fail if you attempt to download incorrect values. For example - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 59
the numeric identifier to the Object ID. 3. Enter the new value into the Set Value field. 4. Select Set from the Operations menu. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 37 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 60
6 Interfaces for activating Fabric Watch 38 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 61
values used for the default Fabric Watch configuration settings when running Fabric OS v6.2.0 on the supported Brocade platforms listed under "Supported hardware and software" on page xvi. Values for earlier versions of Fabric OS might differ. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 39 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 62
default Environment class settings for all switches. Check the appropriate hardware reference manual for differences in actual environmental requirements. NOTE Fabric Watch no longer supports fan monitoring. Event Manager (EM) now manages fan monitoring and the switch status is calculated based - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 63
settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Power Supply Monitors power supply condition Brocade 48000 Low: 0 High: 60 Buffer: 10 Brocade DCX Low: 0 High: 70 Buffer: 10 Brocade DCX-4S Low: 0 High: 70 Buffer: 10 Time Base: None Low: 1 High - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 64
settings TABLE 10 Area Fan Environment class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Monitors switch fan speed in RPMs Unit: RPM Time Base: none Brocade 300 Low: 2500 High: 13000 Buffer: 3 Changed: 0 Above: 3 Below: 3 In - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 65
default settings Area Description Default threshold Default alarm settings settings Threshold state Domain ID Changes Monitors forcible DOMAIN ID changes Unit: D_ID Changes Time Base changes to Unit: Zone changes currently enabled Time Base: none zoning configurations Low: 0 High Guide - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 66
errors High: 60 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range NOTE End-to-end and AL_PA CRC counters are not supported on the Brocade 200E switch, 4100 switch, and 48000 director. Table 13 provides default Base: none SID_DID pair in a port - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 67
0 Loss of Synchronization Count Monitors the number Unit: Errors of loss of Time Base: minute synchronization Low: 0 errors High: 1000 Buffer: 100 Link Reset Monitors the number Unit: Errors of link resets sent by Time Base: minute a given port (LR-Out) Low: 0 and received on a High: 500 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 68
Port class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Receive Performance Monitors receive rate, Unit: Percentage (%) by percentage Time Base Changes Time Base: minute Low Unit: Percentage (%) Time Base: minute Low: 0 High - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 69
Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer: 0 Loss of Signal Count Monitors the number Unit: Errors of signal loss errors Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer: 0 Link Reset Monitors the number Unit: Errors of link resets sent by Time Base: minute a given port (LR-Out) Low: 0 and received on a High: 500 given - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 70
default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Receive Performance Monitors the receive rate, by percentage Unit: Percentage (%) Time Base total packet Unit: Percentage (%) loss by percentage Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 100 Buffer: 0 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 71
default settings for areas in the F/FL_Port class. Port fencing can only be enabled or disabled for the following areas for the F/FL_Port class: • Link Failure Count • Loss of Synchronization Count • Primitive Sequence Protocol Error number Unit: Errors of invalid words Time Base: minute Guide - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 72
: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Link Reset Monitors the number Unit: Errors of link resets sent by Time Base: minute a given port (LR-Out) Low: 0 and received on a High: 500 given port (LR-In). Buffer: 50 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 73
Security class. TABLE 19 Security class default settings Area Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings API Violations Monitors API violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 74
default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Login Violations Monitors login violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 3 In-Between: 0 MS Violations No FCS Administrator's Guide 53-1001188 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 75
class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Telnet Violations Monitors Telnet violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 76
ports are not monitored. TABLE 20 Area SFP class default settings Description Default threshold settings Current Receive Power Supply Voltage Monitors SFP current Unit: mA Time Base -Between: 0 Informative Out_of_range Out_of_range Normal 54 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 77
for additional notifications, or you need to better gauge performance because of noticeable congestion on certain ports, you might want to configure the values for some thresholds. Both the factory default and user-customized Fabric Watch settings are individually maintained. You cannot change the - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 78
meet your particular SAN needs. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the configUpload command to upload the configuration file to the host. 3. Open one of the profiles that appears on the Brocade Web site at the following location: http://www.brocade.com/support/mibs_rsh/index.jsp - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 79
the default configuration settings the switch and log in as admin. switch:admin> fwconfigure 1 : Environment class 2 : SFP class 3 : Port class 4 : Fabric class 5 : E-Port class 6 : F/FL Port default, exits the fwConfigure menu. NOTE For switches with embedded ports or copper ports - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 80
2 : Sync loss 3 : Signal loss 4 : Protocol error 5 : Invalid words 6 : Invalid CRCS 7 : RXPerformance the list, which is always the default, returns you to the previous selection Port CurVal Status LastEvent LasteventTime LastVal LastState 216 eportRXPerf216 8/24 0 Percentage(%)/min enabled - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 81
LastVal LastState A numeric identifier assigned to the element A string identifier assigned to the element The user port number The current data value contained by the element Monitoring status, either enabled or disabled The last event setting that triggered an event. The timestamp of the last - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 82
. The system generates output, which varies based on the class and area you selected. Port CurVal Status LastEvent LasteventTime LastVal LastState 216 eportRXPerf216 8/24 0 Percentage(%)/min enabled enable monitoring. Fabric Watch redraws the element table with the selected element enabled. - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 83
Threshold configuration 8 Select threshold index => : (216..223) [216] 218 Index ThresholdName Port CurVal Status LastEvent LasteventTime LastVal LastState 216 eportRXPerf216 8/24 0 Percentage(%)/min enabled inBetween Fri Oct 21 14:21:01 2005 0 Percentage(%)/min Informative 217 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 84
port) 3 : Signal loss (E-port) 4 : Protocol error (E-port) 5 : Invalid words (E-port) 6 : Invalid CRCS (E-port) 7 : RXPerformance(E-port) 8 : TXPerformance (E-port) 9 : State Changes (E/VE-port) 10 : Link reset (E-port) 11 : Utilization (VE-port) 12 : Packet loss (VE-port : enable a threshold base - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 85
change above alarm 5 : change custom time base 15 : change inBetween alarm 6 : change custom Select choice => : (1..18) [18] 11 1 : Default 2 : custom Enter alarm level type => : (1..2) ] 16 11. Change the number of errors per minute using the following substeps: a. Guide 63 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 86
14 : change above alarm 5 : change custom time base 15 : change inBetween alarm 6 : change custom low Select choice => : (1..18) [18] 3 1 : Default 2 : custom Enter boundary level type => : (1..2) [1] reach the switch command prompt. 64 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 87
time base Every time the switch is rebooted, this option is reset. Changes the switch is rebooted, this option is reset. This value is effective only when the behavior type is set to continuous. Changes between the factory default Changes between the factory default The required event setting - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 88
confirmed state. NOTE Not all areas allow for the customization of all fields. If you attempt an illegal modification, Fabric Watch displays an error message. Ensure that all changes to the threshold and event setting areas of the screen are confirmed before leaving advanced configuration, or the - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 89
Port Fencing is not supported, you will not be able to set or apply the changes on such areas. 1. Type 4 at the Select choice => prompt. The system generates output, which varies based setat : Default DefaultCustom Unit Percentage(%) Time base minuteminute Low 's Guide 67 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 90
settings are Fabric OS default settings; custom settings are user-defined. Fabric Watch displays the units of measurement (Unit), time base (Time base), low threshold (Low), high threshold (High) and buffer size (BufSize) for each column. In the following system output, a value of 80% is chosen as - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 91
10 : cancel threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18]3 1 : Default 2 : custom Enter boundary level type => : (1..2) [1] 2 Index ThresholdName 216 Type 16 at the Select choice => prompt to apply the changes. . . Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 69 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 92
not to receive error messages for particular ports. When the upgrade is complete, you can show and enable disabled port thresholds. Use the following command to disable the port threshold. switch:admin> fwConfigure --disable --port 9 When you are ready to enable the disabled port thresholds, you - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 93
, SNMP trap view, or e-mail. With an error log, you can log in to a particular switch to view the error messages that have been captured for that particular switch. You can parse the log file to make error message searches quicker and easier. NOTE You can enable Port Fencing only if the alarms are - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 94
Error log entry 1 SNMP trap 2 Rapi Trap 4 Port log lock 8 E-mail notification 16 Port fencing 32 To determine the value for the event setting attribute that enables cancel threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18]14 72 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 95
Percentage(%) Time base minuteminute Low 0 0 High 100 80 BufSize 0 0 Percentage(%) Threshold alarmlevel is set at: Default Errlog-1, SnmpTrap-2, threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18]11 1 : Default 2 : custom Enter alarm level type => : (1..2) [1] 2 Index - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 96
the temperature sensor set at 60º C as the high threshold and another logical switch can have the temperature sensor set at 80º C. Fabric Watch triggers raslog and SNMP trap alarms in each logical switch based on the configuration. See "SNMP notification configuration" on page 74 for details about - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 97
to access critical information about a Brocade SAN. Using Fabric OS API, an application can query or control individual switches or the entire fabric. You can also configure API notifications using the Brocade Fabric OS API. Port Log Lock action configuration Port Log Lock freezes in time the - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 98
Environment class 2 : SFP class 3 : Port class 4 : Fabric class 5 : E-Port class 6 : F/FL Port (Optical) class 7 : Alpa Performance Monitor information such as: Mail Recipient Information Email Alert = enabled Mail Recipient = [email protected] The system returns to Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 99
Fabric Watch should enable e-mail alerts. The following confirmation message displays: Email Alert is enabled! If the error message displays: Mail configuration for class Environment is not done. Email Alert is not enabled! is not complete, the following error message displays: Email has not - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 100
for the specific class of alerts. Fabric Watch uses the default value, located between the brackets in the prompt, as the IP: 3. Enter the relay host IP address (example: 192.168.39.118). The following message displays: Setting 192.168.39.118 as Relay Host.. 4. Enter the Domain Name (example: Brocade - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 101
status of a switch based on several contributing parameters. The policy parameter values determine how many failed or faulty units of each contributor are allowed before triggering a status change in the switch from Healthy to Marginal or Down. While some users find that the default settings suit - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 102
blade (applies to modular switches). Flash thresholds. Port, E_Port, optical port, and copper port thresholds. Whenever these thresholds are persistently high, the port is Marginal. Hardware-related port faults. Ports that are missing SFP media. 80 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 103
units Marginal or Down based on your system requirements for each policy or parameter. The following example shows a switch status policy for Switch Status Policy Report. See Chapter 9, "Fabric Watch Reports" for more details about the Switch Status Policy Report. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 104
not apply. 1. Establish a Telnet connection with a switch. 2. Log in using administrative privileges. 3. Enter each FRU alarm state and alarm action. To accept the default value for each FRU, press Return. After you have configured left unchanged 82 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 105
alarms You can specify triggers for any number of alarm states or alarm actions. The first prompt enables you to select which FRU states trigger events. 1. Add the numbers beside each state (for the 8, and 16, respectively, and the total is 25. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 83 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 106
8 FRU configuration 84 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 107
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 command line interface. Table 24 lists the Fabric - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 108
FC ports. You can run reporting commands in Fabric Watch to get instant access to switch information. Although the switchShow command provides basic switch information, the Fabric Watch reports provide detailed information, which enables 0 0 0 86 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 109
and virtual FC ports. Generating a Switch Health report 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the switchStatusShow command to generate a Switch Health report. Example: Switch Health Report cp0 login: admin Password: Sat 240 :admin> switchstatusshow Switch Health Report - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 110
, 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 such as the Brocade 48000 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 111
for additional commands to view more Port Detail information. Example: Port detail report 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# Type State Dur(H:M) LFA LSY LSI - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 112
: the number of CRC errors out of range for a specified time period. PSC Port hardware state changed too often because of fabric reconfiguration. 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 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 113
Set boundary and alarm level to default Show thresholds monitored or port persistence time Show sensor readings Set switch status policy parameters Show switch status policy parameters Show overall switch status Show switch temperature readings Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 91 53-1001188-01 - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 114
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Fencing Type Security Violation Subtype Port Binding Security Switch Binding Security Authentication Security N_Port connection Not Allowed Link Level (hot I/O) Link Transition Threshold Exceeded Protocol ISL Fencing Description Firmware Class / Area FOS Support The login server detects - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 116
Security Protocol Violation Subtype ISL Segmentation ISL Security Error ISL Protocol Error Fabric Binding Violation FLOGI Description Firmware Class / Area FOS Support An E_Port has segmented, exceeding the threshold limit. The attached switch previously placed in the Invalid Attachment state - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 117
24 buffer values, 19 C changed event trigger, 24 class environment, 12 fabric, 12 FRU, 12 Performace Monitor, 12 port, 12 resource, 12 security, 12 SFP, 12 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide configuration switch status policy, 79 continuous event behavior, 29 D data values, 4 default settings - HP 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, April - Page 118
, 24 description of high and low, 19 disable by port, 70 disabling, 60 enable by port, 70 enabling, 60 event settings, 23 in-between event triggers, 25 time bases, 21 time bases, 21 set to other than none, 21 time base set to none, 21 triggered event behavior, 29 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide
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Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.0