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- HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 1
53-1001188-01 November 24, 2008 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.0 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 2
implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade product availability. Export of technical data contained in this document may require please visit http:// www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 3
User's Guide Fabric Watch User's Guide Fabric Watch User's Guide Fabric Watch User's Guide Fabric Watch User's Guide Fabric Watch User's Guide Fabric Watch User's Guide Added technical and editorial changes. April 2004 Updates to support Fabric OS v4.4.0 features and Brocade 3016 and 4100 switches - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 4
Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1000601-01 53-1000601-02 53-1000601-03 Summary of Changes Date Updates to support Fabric OS v5.3.0, implementation 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 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 5
In this chapter xv How this document is organized xv Supported hardware and software xvi What's new in this document xvii Fabric Watch event notifications 3 Fabric Watch audit messages 4 Data values 4 Switch policies 5 Virtual Fabric support 5 Port persistence 5 Port fencing 6 Chapter 2 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 6
event trigger 23 Below event trigger 24 Changed event trigger 24 In-between event triggers 25 Fabric Watch alarm behavior 25 vi Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 7
configuration 55 Configuration files 56 Configuring Fabric Watch with the configuration file 56 Configuring Fabric Watch using a pre-designed configuration template 56 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide vii 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 8
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 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 9
Appendix B Index Port fencing types Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide ix 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 10
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Figure 5 Figure 6 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 tree 43 Example swFwName screen 44 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide xi 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 12
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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 xiii 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 14
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•How this document is organized xv •Supported hardware and software xvi •What's new in Watch Best Practices" describes some of the modifications Fabric Watch users should consider when configuring their implementation. • Chapter 3, tasks. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide xv 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 16
you to the exact pages on which specific information is located. Supported hardware and software This document is specific to Brocade Fabric OS Brocade DCX Data Center Backbone • Brocade Encryption switch • Brocade DCX-4S Data Center Backbone xvi Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 17
switch status is calculated based on fan status reported by EM. • New Hardware Support • DCX-4S Data Center Backbone • 7500E Extension switch. Information that was changed or removed: • Fabric Watch no longer supports fan monitoring. • Ability to display and customize the thresholds and alarm levels - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 18
names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of damage to hardware or data. CAUTION A Caution statement - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 19
at no cost for a user ID and password. For practical Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications: http://www.t11.org For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web site: http://www.fibrechannel.org Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 20
support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting serial number, except for the Brocade DCX Data Center Backbone. For the Brocade DCX Backbone, - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 21
document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide xxi 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 22
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•Fabric Watch audit messages 4 •Data values 4 •Switch policies 5 • to route data. A healthy fabric enables effective data transmission between A switch or port failure can prevent data packets from reaching their destination. Network traffic to provide notification before problems arise, such as - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 24
automatically alerts you to problems long before they become enterprise system management solutions. By implementing Fabric Watch, you can rapidly improve SAN availability and performance without installing as well as operational values for supported models of "smart" GBICs/SFPs Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 25
, Fabric Watch transmits critical event data as an SNMP trap. Support for SNMP makes Fabric Watch readily compatible with both network and enterprise management solutions. • Event log entry for more detail about each type of event notification. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 3 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 26
. For information on configuring an Audit Log, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Data values A data value represents three aspects of a fabric: a counter value, a measured value, or a state value. Data values are updated by Fabric Watch approximately every six seconds, an interval that - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 27
current switch policies using the switch policy report. Virtual Fabric support Fabric Watch can monitor the switch health on Link reset errors are not applicable to LISL ports. Port persistence The data collected in port monitoring can vary a great deal over short time periods Guide 5 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 28
management platform to control and monitor the user-defined thresholds are exceeded. NOTE Port Fencing is not enabled by default. You must manually link resets indicate hardware problems, which can be instructions on how to configure port fencing. 6 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 29
of an element by sampling the status, comparing the sample data, and if found outside the threshold limits, to notify the user of the event using one or more selected methods. Because thresholds, notification, switch status policy, and FRUs. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 7 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 30
of Sync Count • Packet Loss • Primitive Sequence Protocol Error • Receive (RX) Performance • Step 3: Monitor FRU class areas: • Slot • Power supply • Fan • WWN 8 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 31
and low temperature settings, so setting the InBetween notification setting to zero for this area will eliminate messages generated in this situation. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 9 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 32
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 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 33
categories of elements. Classes are intentionally wide groupings of similar fabric devices or fabric data. Examples of classes include Port (which includes all physical ports on a switch), additional monitoring configured into the E_Port class. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 11 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 34
traffic. A Fabric-class alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with interconnectivity. Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Monitors Monitor, and Filter Performance Monitor. Performance Monitoring is not supported on VE_Ports, EX_Ports, and VEX _Ports. Port Enables you Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 35
down. E_Ports and VE_Ports go down each time you remove a cable or an SFP (where there are SFP failures or transient errors). Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 13 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - 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 AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - 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 AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 38
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 the signature of a packet. and rejects the packet. 16 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 39
which occur when a secure switch detects an unauthorized serial port connection request. SCSI Enclosed Services (SES) violations which occur when an SES request reaches a secure switch from a secure switch from an unauthorized IP address. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 17 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 40
elements to subclasses does not need to be performed by a network administrator. These assignments are seamlessly made through automated detection algorithms. 18 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 41
potential problems might occur. problem can occur because of overheating or freezing. You can compare high and low thresholds with a data value. The units of measurement are the same as that of the associated data the occurrence of events resulting from data fluctuation. When you assign a - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 42
high threshold and above the low threshold. Event notification occurs only where the arrows indicate. The event criteria are continued to be met until the data sensed falls below the low threshold value or above the high threshold value. FIGURE 2 A buffered - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 43
periods within Fabric Watch. 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 against a threshold boundary level. When the absolute value of the measuring - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 44
the eighteenth sample. FIGURE 4 Event trigger Example 2: Not triggering an event Figure 5 uses the same data to illustrate a case in which a threshold is exceeded without triggering an event. In this case, the is well above the high threshold. 22 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 45
an event. It describes how a specified buffer zone affects event triggering. For Fabric Watch to monitor data values for one of the following conditions, the alarm setting must be set to a nonzero value. the high threshold and buffer values. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 23 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 46
The Below event trigger generates an event when a data value becomes less than the low threshold boundary. settings. Figure 7 shows events generated when the data value changes. Each arrow in the figure indicates many events that it can render it virtually useless. For example, this trigger type is - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 47
settings 4 In-between event triggers Fabric Watch event triggers are usually set to notify the user of a warning or failure condition, but there is an exception. You can define the the threshold states for Above, Below, and Changed triggers. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 25 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 48
4 Threshold event settings 26 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 49
that level trigger SNMP traps. For information on configuring the SNMP agent using the snmpconfig command, see the Fabric OS Command Reference. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 27 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 50
host API automatically configures the proxy switch based on the firmware version. The switch forwards the information to the management the manner in which the RAPI Trap presents alarms to the user. Port log lock The port log locks to retain detailed information Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 51
event behavior types, threshold values, time bases, and event settings. You cannot change data values; these represent switch behavior that is updated by the software. The following area attributes port fails, it sends you another notification. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 29 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 52
5 Event configuration 30 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 53
instructions on how to activate Fabric Watch using a Telnet session. • Web Tools - Provides a graphical user instructions on how to activate Fabric Watch using Web Tools. • SNMP - Provides a receiver dedicated to monitoring the data the Fabric Watch license is installed. switch:admin> licenseshow - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 54
Watch and Web Tools Refer to the Web Tools Admnistrator's Guide for information on the following tasks: • Configuring threshold traits Web Tools You can open Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. 1. Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the device in the - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 55
events, and obtain the status of fabric elements through SNMP-based enterprise managers. NOTE The following instructions apply to the AdvantNet MIB browser. There may be some variation in informational (4) in order to forward threshold alerts. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 33 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 56
the previous character, erases the whole line, sysDescr: [Fibre Channel Switch.] sysLocation: [End User Premise.] sysContact: [Field Support.] authTrapsEnabled (true, recipient Severity level : (0..5) [0] Community (ro): [common] 34 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 57
following hierarchy: SW-MIB. bcsi. commDev; fibrechannel, fcSwitch, sw, swFWSystem. Fabric Watch displays a screen similiar to the one shown in Figure 10. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 35 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 58
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, on a switch with be modified without disabling the switch. 36 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - 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 AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 60
6 Interfaces for activating Fabric Watch 38 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 61
list all of the default 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 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 62
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 all devices) devices except Brocade DCX-4S) 40 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 63
Time Base: None Low: 1 High: 0 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 3 Above: 3 In-Between: 0 Informative Out-of-range In-range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 41 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 64
48000 Low: 1600 High: 3400 Buffer: 3 Brocade DCX Low: 800 High: 16000 Buffer: 3 Brocade DCX-4S Low: 800 High: 16000 Buffer: 3 42 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 65
Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 43 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 66
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 : 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Informative Informative 44 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 67
number Unit: Errors of primitive sequence Time Base: minute errors Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 45 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 68
: Percentage (%) Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 100 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Informative Informative 46 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 69
errors Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 47 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 70
Unit: Percentage (%) loss by percentage Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 100 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Informative Informative 48 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 71
Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 49 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 72
(%) percentage of compact Time base: none flash used Low: 0 High: 85 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 3 Above: 3 In-Between: 1 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range 50 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 73
In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 74
In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range 52 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 75
: 0 Above: 3 In-Between: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 3 In-Between: 0 Threshold state Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 76
Out_of_range Out_of_range Informative Changed: 0 Below: 1 Above: 1 In-Between: 1 Informative Out_of_range Out_of_range Normal Changed: 0 Below: 1 Above: 1 In-Between: 0 Informative Out_of_range Out_of_range Normal 54 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 77
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 default values. Restores the boundary and alarm level to the default. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 55 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 78
configuration files and profiles. You can manually edit the configuration file to ensure that the settings meet your needs. NOTE Fabric Watch supports non-disruptive configuration download. After your updated configuration to your switch, 56 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 79
ports or copper ports, the fwConfigure menu has 13 menu items. An additional menu item for F/FL Port (Copper) class is displayed. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 57 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 80
21 14:21:07 2005 0 Percentage(%)/min Informative 1 : refresh 2 : disable a threshold 3 : enable a threshold 4 : advanced configuration 5 : return to previous page Select choice => : (1..5) [5] 1 58 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 81
string identifier assigned to the element The user port number The current data value contained by the element Monitoring for other areas, such as RX Performance, for which Port Fencing is not supported, you will not be able to set or apply the changes on such areas 's Guide 59 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 82
element enabled. A second row of information about the selected element appears, and the status of the element is set to enabled. 60 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 83
Monitor class 8 : EE Performance Monitor class 9 : Filter Performance Monitor class 10 : Security class 11 : Resource class 12 : Quit Select a class => : (1..12) [12] 5 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 61 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 84
matrix prompt. Errlog-1, SnmpTrap-2, PortLogLock-4 RapiTrap-8, EmailAlert-16, PortFencing-32 Valid alarm matrix is 63 Enter above alarm matrix => : (0..63) [0] 32 62 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 85
to previous page 9 : apply threshold boundary changes 10 : cancel threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18] 7 Enter high threshold => : (0..999999999) [500] 100 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 63 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 86
boundary changes 10 : cancel threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18] 9 14. Type Enter until you reach the switch command prompt. 64 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 87
area. Changes the notification method for changed event occurrences for this method, but only affects the custom column. The required notification methods Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 65 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 88
to the threshold and event setting areas of the screen are confirmed before leaving advanced configuration, or the changes are lost. 66 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 89
Port Fencing is displayed for other areas, such as RX Performance, for which Port Fencing is not supported, you will not be able to set or apply the changes on such areas. 1. Type 4 threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18]7 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 67 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 90
. NOTE Default threshold boundary settings are Fabric OS default settings; custom settings are user-defined. Fabric Watch displays the units of measurement (Unit), time base (Time Low 0 0 High 100 80 BufSize 0 0. Percentage(%) 68 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 91
boundary changes 10 : cancel threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18]9. 5. Type 16 at the Select choice => prompt to apply the changes. . . Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 69 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 92
value for port persistence is 18 seconds. Use the following command to set the port persistence time. switch:admin> fwSet --port 70 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 93
Port Fencing is displayed for other areas, such as RX Performance for which Port Fencing is not supported, you will not be able to set or apply changes on such areas. When you use alarm switch:admin> fwalarmsfiltershow FW: Alarms are enabled Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 71 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 94
custom buffer 18 : return to previous page 9 : apply threshold boundary changes 10 : cancel threshold boundary changes Select choice => : (1..18) [18]14 72 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 95
1 : Default 2 : custom Enter alarm level type => : (1..2) [1] 2 Index ThresholdName 216 eportRXPerf216 217 eportRXPerf217 218 eportRXPerf218 219 eportRXPerf219 BehaviorType Triggered 1 Triggered 1 Triggered 1 Triggered 1 BehaviorInt Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 73 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 96
, you might want to receive them in a single location and view them using a graphical user interface (GUI). In this type of scenario, SNMP notifications might be the most efficient notification Reference and the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. 74 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 97
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 The following sections describe how to use the fwMailCfg menu options. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 75 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 98
should disable e-mail alerts. The following confirmation message displays: Email Alert is disabled! The system returns to the main fwMailCfg menu. 76 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 99
Environment class! The e-mail address specified in the mail configuration receives a test e-mail message. The system returns to the main fwMailCfg menu. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 77 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 100
host configuration menu. 1 Display Relay Host configuration 2 Set Relay Host IP 3 Remove Relay Host configuration 4 Quit 2. Type 1 to display the configuration. 78 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 101
status change in the switch from Healthy to Marginal or Down. While some users find that the default settings suit their needs, others need to configure a status. See the Web Tools Administrator's Guide for more details about configuring status events using Web Tools. Fabric Watch - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 102
presence of four or more FS8-18 encryption blades in the DCX Data Center Backbone causes the Fabric Watch switch status policy for power supplies . Use the switchstatuspolicyset command if you need to manually change the policy setting. Temperature thresholds, faulty temperature Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 103
the output in the Switch Status Policy Report. See Chapter 9, "Fabric Watch Reports" for more details about the Switch Status Policy Report. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 81 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 104
example, the values specified for a slot FRU will apply to all slots in the enclosure. swd123:admin> fwfrucfg The current FRU configuration: Alarm State Alarm Action Slot 31 1 Action: (0..17) [0] Fru configuration left unchanged 82 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 105
values and enter that value at the prompt. In this case, the values are 1, 8, and 16, respectively, and the total is 25. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 83 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 106
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generate the following types of reports using Fabric Watch: • Switch Availability report • Switch Health report • Switch Status Policy report • Port Detail report Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 85 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 108
only monitors and reports the status for physical and virtual FC ports. You can run reporting commands in Fabric 2/5 LB 100 0 0 0 2/6 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 86 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 109
is available even without Fabric Watch, but for licensed Fabric Watch users, the marginal and faulty ports are included in the report. The Fabric Watch only monitors and reports the status for physical and virtual FC ports. Generating a Switch Health report 1. Connect to the Guide 87 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 110
The following example of the switchStatusPolicyShow command output is for enterprise-class platforms such as the Brocade 48000 director or the 0 1 Blade 0 1 CoreBlade 0 1 Flash 0 1 MarginalPorts 2 1 FaultyPorts 2 1 MissingSFPs 0 0 88 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 111
the health status of GbE ports. Fabric Watch only monitors and reports the status for physical and virtual FC ports. Generating a Port Detail report 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 214 G HEALTHY 000:00 215 G HEALTHY 000:00 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 89 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 112
SFP transmit power is out of specifications. SCU SFP current is out of specifications. SVO SFP voltage is out of specifications. 90 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 113
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 AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 114
A In this appendix 92 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 115
Threshold Exceeded Protocol ISL Fencing Description Firmware Class / Area FOS Support The login server detects a Port required. Authentication violations are detected by the Authentication Services subsystem (the Radius feature) during an authentication Administrator's Guide 93 53-1001188-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 116
Error Fabric Binding Violation FLOGI Description Firmware Class / Area FOS Support An E_Port has segmented, exceeding the Fabric Binding violations. Security/SCC Violations Repeated failed login attempts. Not supported. Implemented in FOS 6.1 SCC check disables or segments the port, so - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 117
, 12 resource, 12 security, 12 SFP, 12 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 classes, 11 examples of, 11 subclasses, 11 commands 36 configuration switch status policy, 79 continuous event behavior, 29 D data values, 4 default settings environment class, 40 Fabric class, 43 SFP - HP AM866A | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001188-01, Ap - Page 118
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Fabric Watch
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.0