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DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 53-1001772-01 ® 30 March 2010 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.0 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 2
any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate and Latin American Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 3
information. Minor editorial changes. October 2003 Updates to support new switch types: Brocade 3250, 3850, 24000. Structural changes, support changes, installation changes. December 2003 Clarifications on software and hardware support, minor enhancements in procedure text, minor rearranging of - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 4
to add support for Brocade Encryption Switch and FS8-18 Encryption Blade. August 2008 Updates to add support for Virtual Fabrics, IPsec, and consistency with DCFM. November 2008 Updates to add support for Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, Brocade 8000, FCOE10-24 DCX Blade, and FX8-24 DCX Extension - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 5
Supported hardware and software xxii What's new in this document xxiii Document conventions xxiv Text formatting xxiv Notes, cautions, and warnings xxiv Key terms xxv Notice to the reader xxv Additional information xxv Brocade Logging out 13 Web Tools Administrator's Guide v 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 6
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Role-Based Access Control 14 Session management 14 Ending a Web Tools session 15 Web Tools system logs 15 Requirements for IPv6 support 16 Using the Web Tools Interface In this chapter 17 Viewing Switch Explorer 17 Changes for consistency with - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 7
domain ID mode 44 Configuring virtual channel settings 45 Configuring arbitrated loop parameters 45 Configuring system services 46 Configuring signed firmware 46 Licensed feature management 47 Activating a license on a switch 47 Assigning slots for a license key 48 Removing a license from - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 8
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Admin Domain configuration maintenance 64 Uploading and downloading from USB storage 65 Performing a firmware download 65 SAS and SA firmware download 67 Switch for enabling or disabling a port 91 viii Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 9
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Persistent index 96 Port swapping 96 Determining if a port index was swapped with another switch port 97 Configuring BB credits on an F_Port 97 Enabling ISL Trunking In this chapter canvas 116 Web Tools Administrator's Guide ix 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 10
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 9 Printing graphs 116 Modifying graphs 117 Administering Zoning In this chapter 119 Zoning overview 119 Basic Clearing the zoning database 138 Zone configuration analysis 138 Best practices for zoning 138 x Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 11
Policy 145 Port LED interpretation 146 Port icon colors 146 LED representations 147 Brocade 48000 Director LEDs 148 Using the FC-FC Routing Service In this chapter 149 Fibre Channel Routing overview 149 Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing 150 Setting up FC-FC routing 150 FC-FC - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 12
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter Port Configuration policy 167 Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 168 Administering Fabric Watch In this chapter 171 notification 178 Configuring the e-mail server on a switch 178 Configuring the e-mail alert 179 Administering Extended Fabrics - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 13
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 16 iSCSI service overview 185 Supported platforms for iSCSI 186 Common iSCSI Target Gateway Admin functions 186 Terminology 186 Saving changes 187 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway services Managing and troubleshooting accessibility 199 Guide xiii 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 14
BROCADE FCS policy 218 Moving an FCS policy switch position 218 Fabric-Wide Consistency Policy configuration service management 227 Enabling Active Directory service 227 Modifying Active Directory service 228 Removing Active Directory service 228 xiv Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 15
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Chapter 18 IPsec concepts SA proposal 238 Adding an IPsec transform policy 238 Adding an IPsec selector 239 Manually creating an SA 240 Editing an IKE or IPsec policy 241 Deleting an IKE Identification Data 253 Web Tools Administrator's Guide xv 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 16
256 Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM 256 Port information that is unique to FCoE 256 Switch administration and FC0E 257 FC0E configuration tasks 257 Quality of Service configuration 258 Adding a CEE map 258 Adding a traffic class map 259 LLDP-DCBX configuration 259 Configuring global - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 17
dialog box with Admin Domain 24 Changing the Admin Domain context 24 USB port storage management 26 Right-click menu for ports (from Switch Explorer 29 Switch Administration window, Switch tab 34 Blade tab 39 License tab 47 High Availability window, Service tab 51 High Availability window - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 18
Power States window 143 Switch Report window 144 Switch Status Policy dialog box 146 Port and LED status color-coded display in the Port icon in Switch View . . . . 147 Port LEDs for the FC4-32 port blade in the Brocade the Secondary AAA Service drop-down menu Switch RNID information 253 Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 19
port types for Brocade switches 106 Zoning features supported in DCFM Professional and Enterprise Edition . . . . 119 QoS zone name prefixes 120 Alarm notification table fields 178 Long-distance settings and license requirements 183 iSCSI target gateway services terminology 186 User role - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 20
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system requirements and installation instructions. • Chapter 2, " Switches" provides information on how to manage your fabric and switches using the Web Tools interface. • Chapter 4, "Maintaining Configurations and Firmware Brocade Advanced Zoning feature to partition your storage area network (SAN - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 22
parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS v6 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 23
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL • Brocade 7500 • Brocade 7500E • Brocade 7600 • Brocade 7800 Extension Switch • Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade Encryption Switch • Brocade DCX Backbone and Brocade DCX-4S Backbone - FA4-18 Fibre Channel application blade - FCOE10-24 DCX Blade - FS8- - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 24
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL , command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow CAUTIONS, AND WARNINGS The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 25
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware TERMS For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 26
org Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 27
switch • Brocade 7600-On the bottom of the chassis • Brocade 48000-Inside the chassis next to the power supply bays • Brocade DCX-On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis • Brocade concern at Brocade and we Forward your feedback to: [email protected] Provide the title and version - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 28
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15 •Requirements for IPv6 support 16 Web Tools overview Brocade Web Tools is an , and is available free of charge. Additional switch management features are accessible using Web Tools with Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, the Encryption Switch, and the 300, 5100, and 5300 switches - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 30
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 1 Web Tools, the Web Tools Web Tools with EGM License Active Directory support yes yes AD Context Switching no yes AD filtered views yes yes Admin Domain Management Logical Switch Context Switching no yes 2 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 31
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Web Tools, the EGM Switch Info tab yes yes Switch Status yes yes Switch View right-click options yes yes Trace dump yes yes USB Management yes yes User Management yes yes Verify and troubleshoot Zoning Web Tools Administrator's Guide 3 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 32
BROCADE Ports Route Non-local switch ports display in zoning Zone Admin Admin Domain Switch Admin > DCC policies Performance supported in Web Tools 6.1.1, but New, Edit Config, and delete are only available in DCFM. In Web Tools, non-local switch , verify that your switches and workstation meet the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 33
CONFIDENTIAL System requirements 1 Brocade has certified and tested 256 MB of RAM for fabrics comprising up to 15 switches, 512 MB of RAM for fabrics comprising more than 15 switches, and a minimum of 8 MB of video RAM are Files > Settings. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 5 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 34
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 1 Java installation on the workstation 3. Choose Every visit to the page under "Check for newer versions of stored and downloads the proper Java Plug-in. • Firefox downloads the most recently released Java Plug-in. 6 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 35
index.html NOTE This URL points to a non-Brocade website and is subject to change without notice. 2. Download JRE 5.0 Update 13. 3. Follow the instructions to install the JRE. 4. Create a symbolic version is installed, Web Tools is ready to use. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 7 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 36
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL • If no Java Plug-in is installed, point the browser to a switch running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later to install JRE 1.6.0. For Fabric OS 6.3.0 install JRE 1.6.0 update 13. Web Tools guides Java control panel. The following procedures instruct you in increasing the default heap size - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 37
for those switches might vary. Opening Web Tools You can open Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS v6.4.0, refer to Table 3. Web Tools supports both HTTP and HTTPS protocol. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 9 53 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 38
1 Opening Web Tools DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Use the following procedure to open Web Tools. 1. Open that may be used to simplify the initial setup procedure for smaller switches. Refer to EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide for information about the EZSwitchSetup interface. If you want to use - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 39
than your home domain. NOTE You must login before you can view Switch Explorer (shown in Figure 3 on page 10). Use this procedure support virtual fabrics: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5100 Use the following procedure to log in to a Virtual Fabric. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 40
Opening Web Tools DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 1. Select Options to an Admin Domain If you are logging in to a platform that is capable of supporting Admin Domains, the login dialog box displays. You do not have an Admin in to an Admin Domain. 12 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 41
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Web Tools session either by logging out or by closing the Switch Explorer window. You might be logged out of a session involuntarily from your Admin Domain list. • You initiate a firmware download from Web Tool's Switch Administration window. In this case, you are logged - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 42
1 Role-Based Access Control DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL • Your session times out. Role-Based Access Control Role-Based Access Control ( scheme in the Zoning module does not require you to send information to the switch until you save the scheme. 14 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 43
BROCADE and nonsecure switches. Access rights Switch Explorer window, and Web Tools leaves the Temperature, Fan, Power, and the Switch status windows open, you must manually Switch Support Save directory with the name format . The Web Tools Switch Support - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 44
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 1 Requirements for IPv6 support The SwitchInfo.txt file contains the following basic switch information: • Switch Name • Fabric OS version • Switch Type • Ethernet Ipv4 • Ethernet IPv4 subnet mask • Ethernet IPv4 gateway The maximum size of the webtools.log file is 2MB. - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 45
zoning management, refer to "Zone configuration and zoning database management" on page 131. - Reporting tasks, such as viewing the status of a switch. - Monitoring tasks, such as performance monitoring, and viewing the temperature or power status. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 17 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 46
next time you log in to Web Tools, by default Switch View displays. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms • Encryption Switch • 300, 5300, and 5100 switches 18 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 47
and Fabric Tree 2 Menu bar 3 Switch View buttons 4 Changing the Virtual Fabric ID, or Changing the Admin Domain 5 Switch Events and Switch Information 6 Indicator bar 7 Professional Management Tool offering 8 Switch View FIGURE 7 Switch Explorer Web Tools Administrator's Guide 19 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 48
2 Viewing Switch Explorer DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Changes for consistency with DCFM Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.2.0, Web Tools icons are changed to be consistent with DCFM. Table 5 summarizes these changes. TABLE 5 Icon image changes Image name Old image New image Switch Director - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 49
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Viewing Switch Explorer 2 TABLE 5 Icon image changes (Continued) Image name Old image New image Switch event - Warning Refresh Enable Disable Prohibit The Search, Copy, 8 Right-click for Copy, Export, and Search Web Tools Administrator's Guide 21 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 50
Switch Explorer DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Persisting GUI preferences Web Tools persists your GUI preferences across sessions for the Port Admin, Switch positions The Switch Admin switch switch. Refer to "Zoning management" on page 121 for more information. • Switch switch. Refer to " - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 51
the IP address and current status. To manually refresh the status of a switch within the fabric, right-click the switch in the Fabric Tree and select Refresh. Although Fabric Tree displays all the switches in the fabric, you can manage switches that support 6.1 and later versions (does not requires - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 52
Switch Explorer DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL the Admin Domain menu. 2. Click OK in the confirmation window. Switch Explorer refreshes to display the new Admin Domain context. You can monitor or cancel the action and return to Switch Explorer. NOTE The Telnet window and the Fabric Details are not AD- - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 53
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Viewing Switch Explorer 2 Switch View buttons The Switch View buttons let you access the following switch information: • Status-Click the button to view the status of the switch. • Temperature-Click the button to view temperature monitors. • Power 's Guide 25 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 54
these ports. For the Brocade DCX, the Port Admin view is launched for ICL ports. USB port representation For switches with USB ports, the USB Storage Management view is launched for USB ports (Figure 12). FIGURE 12 USB port storage management 26 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 55
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Viewing Switch Explorer 2 NOTE Click the USB port on the switch to launch the USB Storage Management window. Switch Events and Switch Information Switch Events and Switch Information display as tab forms under Switch View. The information in the Switch Information - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 56
more. You can also use it with the Enhanced Group Management license to manage groups of switches, download firmware, manage security settings, and deploy configurations across groups of switches. Contact your preferred storage supplier to get a complimentary copy of the Professional Management tool - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 57
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Right-click options 2 Right-click options You can right-click a port to quickly perform some basic port administration tasks, as shown in Figure 13. FIGURE 13 Right-click menu for ports (from Switch Administration window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 29 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 58
BROCADE more data to retrieve from the switches. • Processor speed of the from the switch in this time switches in the fabric If your fabric has more than one switch, you can open Web Tools from one switch and then access other switches switches running Fabric OS v4.4.x or later from a Fabric Tree - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 59
to a CP blade on a director switch through a Telnet or SSH client window opened from Web Tools, even when the blade has an IP address and supports Telnet sessions. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for information about the Telnet commands. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 31 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 60
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 2 Collecting logs for troubleshooting the selected switch displays in the Switch View. 2. troubleshooting If you encounter problems using the Web Tools interface, collect Java logs for use in troubleshooting Web Tools operation that caused the problem. 7. Collect the logs shown on - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 61
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Managing Fabrics and Switches Chapter 3 In this chapter •Fabric and switch management Switch Administration window. Information in the Switch Administration window is retrieved from the selected switch, as shown in Figure 14 on page 34. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 62
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 3 Fabric and switch management overview If the switch is not a member of the selected Admin Domain, most tabs in the Switch the Switch Administration window to the switch, click Apply before closing the module or before switching to another tab. The License tab, Firmware Download - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 63
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Fabric and switch management overview 3 Opening the Switch Administration window Most of the management procedures in this chapter are performed from the Switch Administration window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 35 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 64
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 3 Configuring IP and subnet mask information To open the Switch Administration window, perform the following steps. 1. Select Tasks > Manage > Switch Admin. The Switch switch. The IPFC address is set to FC0 for switches that do not support created per switch, and up to 24 for a - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 65
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Configuring a syslog IP address 3 3. Click Netstat Performance. 4. Select are configured, the switch forwards all error log entries to the syslog on the specified servers. Up to six servers are supported. Refer to Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information on - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 66
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Configuring IP Filtering Web Tools provides the ability to control what client IP addresses may connect to a switch or fabric. Use the following procedure to set up IP Filtering. 1. Open the Switch source IP address, and modify the service or destination port, protocol, and - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 67
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Blade management 3 The Firmware Version columns display the firmware loaded onto each blade. A blade can have more than one firmware image loaded onto it. The Enable Blade column in the Blade tab pane indicates whether the blade is enabled. FIGURE 15 Blade tab 3. - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 68
the Switch Status section, click Enable to enable the switch or Disable to disable the switch. 4. Click Apply. The system displays a confirmation window that asks if you want to save the changes to the switch. You must click Yes to save the changes. 40 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 69
. When FICON mode is enabled, the maximum number of characters is 24. NOTE Some system messages identify a switch service by the chassis name. If you assign meaningful chassis names and switch names, system logs are easier to use. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 70
parameters You must disable the switch before you can configure fabric parameters. You can change the following system configuration parameters: • Switch fabric settings • Virtual channel settings • Arbitrated loop parameters • System services 42 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 71
enable the feature, you must manually enter the WWN-based PID assignments through the CLI. Once Switches that support WWN-based Persistent PID on Web Tools VF Default switch Logical switch Area mode FICON mode DCX/DCX-4S Enabled Brocade 5100 Enabled Brocade 5300 Brocade 300 Brocade 5100 Brocade - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 72
across reboots, power cycles, and switch" on page 40. 3. Select the Configure tab. 4. Select the Fabric subtab. 5. Select the Insistent Domain ID Mode check box. 6. Click Apply. 7. Enable the switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch" on page 40. 44 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 73
tab. 4. Select the Arbitrated Loop subtab. 5. Select or clear the check boxes to enable or disable the corresponding arbitrated loop parameters. 6. Click Apply. 7. Enable the switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch" on page 40. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 45 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 74
BROCADE -existing devices. Configuring system services You can enable or disable firmware. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the Configure tab. 3. Select the Firmware subtab. 46 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 75
use the license key provided in the paperpack document supplied with switch software or refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to obtain a license key at the Brocade website (www.brocade.com). Use the following procedure to activate a license. Web Tools Administrator - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 76
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 3 Licensed feature management 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch effect until the switch is restarted. Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 77
following features are supported for universal Services and Initiate Failover buttons are unavailable. Launching the High Availability window Use the following procedure to launch the High Availability window. 1. Select a Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX, or Brocade DCX-4S from the Fabric Tree. The Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 78
3 High Availability overview DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 2. Click the HA button in the Switch View. 50 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 79
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL High Availability overview 3 The High Availability dialog box displays. FIGURE 17 High Availability window, Service tab Web Tools Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 80
. When the hardware is configured as a dual switch, the Service tab displays information about both switches. • The CP tab displays information about slots. For Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX-4S, CP blades are placed in slot 5 and slot 6, and for Brocade DCX, CP blades are placed in slot 6 and 7. The - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 81
BROCADE Services. The Warning dialog box displays. 4. Click Yes and wait for the CPs to complete a synchronization of services When prompted, close the Web Tools Switch Explorer window and all associated windows, switch-wide events. Event information includes sortable fields for the following: • Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 82
Critical Critical-level messages indicate that the software has detected serious problems that will eventually cause a partial or complete failure of a subsystem if not corrected immediately. For example, a power supply failure or rise in temperature must receive immediate attention. Error - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 83
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Event monitoring 3 Filtering Switch Events You can filter the fabric and switch events by time, severity, message ID, and service Switch Events. 1. Open the Switch Events tab as described in "Displaying Switch the Switch Events tab as described in "Displaying Switch Events" - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 84
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 3 Displaying the box displays. 3. Select Service. The event service menu is enabled. 4. Select either Switch or Chassis from the menu to show only those messages from the logical switch or from the chassis. 15 seconds. 56 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 85
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Physically locating a switch using beaconing 3 Printing the Name switch beaconing. The LED light pattern is initiated on the actual switch or chassis. It is not mirrored in the Switch View. Use the following procedure to use beaconing. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 86
fabric. Virtual Fabrics allows SAN design and management to be done at the granularity of a port. This enables partitioning of a physical switch into multiple logical switches, which may be organized into logical fabrics. The following platforms are Virtual Fabrics-capable: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 87
in different chassis. A logical link is formed dynamically among logical switches that have the same FID to carry frames between the logical switches. Logical ports are created in the respective switches to support the logical link. Logical ports are software constructs, and have no corresponding - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 88
3 Virtual Fabrics overview DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 60 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 89
: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Maintaining Configurations and Firmware Chapter 4 In this chapter •Creating a configuration backup file 61 •Restoring a configuration 63 •Admin Domain configuration maintenance 64 •Uploading and downloading from USB storage 65 •Performing a firmware download 65 •Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 90
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 4 Creating a configuration field. 6. Use the Fabric ID selector to select the fabric ID of the logical switch from which the configuration file is to uploaded. The selector displays all the virtual fabric Progress bar. 62 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 91
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Restoring a configuration 4 Restoring a configuration Restoring a configuration involves overwriting the configuration on the switch by information message displays (Figure 24). FIGURE 24 USB information dialog box Web Tools Administrator's Guide 63 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 92
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 4 Admin Domain configuration maintenance 7. Enter the configuration file with a fully-qualified path, or select the configuration file in the Configuration File Name field. 8. Use the Fabric ID selector to select the fabric ID of the logical switch 's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 93
the Admin Domain context" on page 23 for complete instructions. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, the Encryption Switch, the 300, 5300, and 5100 switches. For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 94
switch support supplier. NOTE You can perform a firmware download only when the current Admin Domain owns the switch. Perform the following procedure to download a new firmware version. 1. Open the Switch Fabric OS using Web Tools. You must use the Brocade Fabric OS CLI. 5. Select the protocol type - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 95
Firmware Download tab. Also, for the Brocade 7600 a collapsible area displays on the Firmware Download tab to show application firmware information. NOTE SAS is supported only on Brocade supports M-EOS switches v9.6.2 and later, note the following: • Switch , which supports M-EOS switches v9.6.2 and - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 96
are logged into owns the switch. 3. Select the Configure tab. 4. Select the Interoperability subtab. 5. Select the required mode: • Brocade Native Fabric Mode • For and 192 (0xC0). McDATA Open Fabric Mode supports 239 (0xFF) also. 6. Click Apply. 68 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 97
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Managing Administrative Domains Chapter 5 are the requirements for using administrative domains: • Admin Domains are supported on fabrics with switches running Fabric OS v5.2.0 or later. • To manage Admin on page 71). Web Tools Administrator's Guide 69 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 98
BROCADE switches, and switch ports switches switches that were not assigned to any other Admin Domain. • Fixed membership list-Contains all devices and switches that you explicitly add to AD0 and can be used to force device and switch contains all devices, switches, and switch ports in the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 99
as the following: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms • Encryption Switch • 300, 5300, and 5100 switches For non-8 Gbps to all devices. To begin implementing an Admin Domain structure within a SAN, you must set the default zone mode to No Access. You must Guide 71 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 100
Admin Domain operations is denied and an error message displays. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms • Encryption Switch • 300, 5300, and 5100 switches 72 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 101
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Admin Domain window 5 For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without EGM license. FIGURE 26 Admin AD configuration from another session, the changes in the membership might not be visible to you. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 73 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 102
Admin Domain window DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL When you launch the . The detailed view displays summary information as well as information about the online switch, port, and device members of the selected Admin Domain. FIGURE 27 Admin content. 74 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 103
Admin Domain window 5 NOTE You must accept the Brocade Certificate at the beginning of the log in to shown in Figure 28. In the Switch Members dialog box, enter the text string and press Enter. This is an incremental search and allows 24 maximum characters including the wildcards question mark - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 104
5 Admin Domain window DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Refreshing fabric information When you refresh, the system updates the display of fabric elements only (switches, ports, and devices). It does not update the Admin Domain configuration session. 76 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 105
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Creating and populating domains 5 Closing the Admin Domain window It is important to remember that any changes you Active check box if you want the Admin Domain deactivated when you finish creating it. 6. Click Next. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 77 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 106
to persistent storage. 12. Click Apply to enforce the new Admin Domain configuration as the effective configuration. Adding ports or switches to the fabric Use the following procedure to add ports or switches to the fabric. 1. From the Create Admin Domain wizard, click Manual. The Add Member - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 107
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Modifying Admin Domain members add all of the devices for the selected element. 5. Optional: Click Manual to add offline switches and devices. 6. Remove members from the Admin Domain by selecting them in 8. Click Finish. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 79 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 108
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 5 Modifying Admin Domain members 9. Select Actions > Save AD Configuration to save the new Admin Domain configuration Apply AD Configuration to enforce the new Admin Domain configuration as the effective configuration. 80 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 109
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Modifying Admin Domain members 5 Clearing the Admin Domain configuration When you clear the Admin Domain configuration, all user-defined Admin Domains are deleted and all fabric resources (switches Admin Domain configuration. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 81 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 110
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 5 Modifying Admin Domain members 82 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 111
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Managing Ports Chapter 6 In this chapter •Port ports. The Port Administration window displays information about the ports on the switch. Click Show Advanced Mode in the upper-right corner of the window to as members. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 83 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 112
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 6 Port management overview • Indirect members are: - Non-owned ports on a member switch - Non-owned ports to which member devices are attached • MinRetransmitRate Metric Pre-Shared key QOS Mapping Selective Ack 84 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 113
on the left side. Items in the tree are displayed as follows: - Switches-Switch ID, with switch name in parentheses; for example, 3(MapsSW_202) - Blades-Slot number of the blade, with blade ID in parentheses; for example, Slot 7(24) - Ports-Port number; for example, Port 2 • Button area. The button - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 114
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 6 Port management Non-owned E_Ports and indirect member ports on non-owned switches are accessible in read-only mode and are not controllable directly owned by the current Admin Domain and for all ports on switches that are owned by the current Admin Domain, if your role - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 115
message displays. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms • Encryption Switch • 300, 5300, and 5100 switches For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without EGM license. The following procedure - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 116
6 Configuring FC ports DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Click the FC Ports tab. 3. Select the port you want cleared. An FC port cannot be configured as an E_Port and L_Port. 88 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 117
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Assigning a name to a port 6 NOTE To configure a port as an EX_Port, the switch must be capable of supporting FCR or FCIP features. The EX_Port option is disabled in the wizard if the switch Extension switches, Brocade 48000, and Brocade DCX and 24 alphanumeric characters. The - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 118
beaconing DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL NOTE Although it is not required, it is recommended that port names be unique. Perform the following procedure to assign a name to a port. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to to enable or disable a port. 90 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 119
is applied to all selected ports. 6. Optional: If you are accessing a Brocade 7800 switch, you can set the media type for the GE0 and GE1 GigE ports fabric. For more information, refer to Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Persistent enabling and disabling ports Use the following procedure to enable - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 120
Disable. NOTE Persistent Enable or Disable is not supported in FMS mode. NOTE If the button is gray all selected ports. 6. Optional: If you are accessing a Brocade 7800 switch, you can set the media type for the GE0 and , refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. With Web Tools, you can only - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 121
(POD) licenses and the Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) feature (for supported switches only). Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. The license might be part of the licensed Paper Pack supplied with the switch software, or you can purchase the license separately from your - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 122
on Demand. 1. Install the Brocade Ports on Demand licensed product. For instructions, refer to "Activating a license on a switch" on page 47. 2. supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, 4024, 5460, and 5470 switches only. If you click the Enable DPOD button on an unsupported switch, Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 123
the ports if the switch is a member of the current Admin Domain. The Dynamic PODs feature is supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only. Perform the You must disable the port or switch before reserving or releasing a license. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 95 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 124
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Port label Use the following procedure to swap ports. 1. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Select the FC Ports tab. 3. NOTE Port swap is not supported above the 16th port in a 48 port card in FMS mode. 8. - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 125
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Configuring BB credits on an F_Port 6 Determining if a port index was swapped with another switch port Use the following procedure to determine whether a port was swapped. 1. Select a port in the Switch in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Select the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 126
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 6 Configuring BB credits on an F_Port 3. Click Show Advanced Mode. i FIGURE 32 F-Port BB Credit button 4. Click F-Port window. If no value is configured, the F-Port BB Credit column displays the default value. 98 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 127
Guide. You must use Web Tools with the EGM license to create ISL trunk groups and to manage F_Port trunks. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms • Encryption Switch Trunking is not supported on logical ports - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 128
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 7 Viewing trunk group information 3. From the tree on the left, select the switch name or slot name. 4. From the table, select the port that N_Port). • Utilization (shown only for E_Port, Ex_Port, F_Port, and N_Port). 100 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 129
Switch • 300, 5300, and 5100 switches For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionality is available without EGM license. NOTE If F_Port trunking is configured, a firmware . On the Brocade Encryption Switch, the trunk groups are in the port ranges 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, and 24-31, which Guide 101 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 130
7 F_Port trunk groups DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL The F_Port Trunking dialog box displays. 5. Select one or more ports in the Ports for trunking pane. A dialog Trunk Groups table and then click Remove Members. 9. Click OK to save your changes. 102 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 131
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Monitoring Performance Chapter 8 In each port and for the entire switch. To utilize performance monitoring, the EGM license must be enabled on the switch. Otherwise, when you select Performance fabricadmin role. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 103 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 132
information on performance monitoring, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Performance graphs Each performance graph is displayed individually in a window displays real time performance monitoring charts for Brocade 7800 Extension Switch and FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade. This option is not - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 133
ports. The CRC error count between sampling periods for all the ports on a switch. For the Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, this graph displays the CRC error rate to "Creating SCSI command graphs" on page 112. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 105 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 134
the logical FC ports and GbE ports. Table 12 lists each graph and indicates the supported port types for each graph. The port selection columns for each graph displays the supported ports. TABLE 12 Supported port types for Brocade switches Graph type Physical FC ports Logical FC ports GbE - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 135
. This example displays the graphs available in the Performance Monitoring window for a Brocade 48000 director with the Advanced Performance Monitoring license installed. Note that the slot number can be added and saved to canvas configurations. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 107 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 136
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 8 Opening the Performance Monitoring window Canvas configurations A canvas error messages displays. Use the following procedure to open the Performance Monitoring window. 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in when prompted. 2. In the Monitor area under Tasks, - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 137
manually enter the slot and port information in the field, in the format slot,port. NOTE For Brocade 200E, 300, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 7600 switches, the 7500, 7500E and 7800 Extension switches instructions on creating a graph. 2. For Brocade 48000 and Brocade - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 138
the Switch Throughput Utilization graph You can perform the following in the dialog box: a. Double-click the domain to expand the slot or port list. NOTE For the Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX the Search Port Selection List dialog box. 110 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 139
BROCADE sections that follow. The advanced monitoring graphs are not supported for GbE ports. NOTE You must have an Advanced lets you select the source and destination. Slot and port information of other switches is not displayed in the tree. 3. Click a port from the Slot 's Guide 111 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 140
If you click OK, the monitor is saved, and persists if the switch is restarted. Creating the SCSI vs. IP Traffic graph The SCSI graph displays the SCSI versus IP traffic for selected ports. For Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, the slot and Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 141
port graphs, enter a LUN number, in hexadecimal notation. For the Brocade Encryption Switch, you can enter up to eight LUN masks For the Brocade 5100, 5300, 300, 7500, 7800, and 8000, you can enter Select Performance Graphs > Tunnel and TCP Graph. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 113 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 142
for which you want to generate the graphs. For Brocade 7800 extension switch, you can have maximum four circuit connections in a tunnel and for FX8-24 DCX extension blade, you can have maximum 10 circuit connections to save graphs to a new canvas. 114 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 143
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Saving graphs to a canvas 8 1. Open the Performance Monitoring window. 2. Create basic or advanced Performance Monitor graphs monitoring graphs" on page 111. The graphs display in the Performance Monitor window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 115 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 144
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 8 Adding graphs to an existing canvas A message displays, confirming that the configuration was successfully saved to the switch. Adding graphs to an existing canvas The following procedure assumes that a canvas OK. 116 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 145
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Modifying graphs 8 Modifying graphs Use the following procedure to modify an existing graph that is saved in a canvas the Performance Monitor Canvas dialog box. 8. Click Close to close the Canvas Configuration List. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 117 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 146
8 Modifying graphs DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 118 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 147
BROCADE supported in Web Tools, but are supported in DCFM Professional and Enterprise Edition. .TABLE 13 Zoning features supported scope yes yes QoS support yes yes Remove offline network (SAN) into logical groups of devices that can access each other. For example, you can partition a SAN into - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 148
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL forcing you to merge fabrics. Extension switches like the 7500 provide multiple mechanisms to QoS zone requirements A QoS zone is a special zone that assigns a Quality of Service (QoS) level for traffic flow between a given host or target pair. The Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 149
access any other device in the fabric. Web Tools supports default zoning on switches running firmware v5.1.0 or later. Default zoning on legacy switches (switches running firmware versions prior to v 5.1.0) are not supported. Legacy switches can use default zoning; however, they cannot manipulate - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 150
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL If the FCS policy is activated in the fabric, zoning can be administered only from the primary FCS switch. If the selected switch has an Advanced Zoning license installed, but is not the primary FCS switch button to add ports of other switches in the fabric. FIGURE 37 Zone - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 151
switch and the devices of all the switches in the fabric. Slot and port information of other switches has the Brocade 7500E Extended Switch license installed, Switches and blades that are displayed only if they contain owned ports or devices, regardless of switch elements only (switches, ports, - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 152
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 1. Open the Zone Administration window. 2. Select View > Refresh From Live Fabric. This refreshes the status for the fabric, including switches, ports, and devices. NOTE Depending on the role associated with your user name or if the switch switch. on the switch. Use the switch's - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 153
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Zoning management 9 Saving the changes propagates any changes made in the Zone Administration window (buffered changes) to the zoning database on the switch a list of the FC Virtual Initiators on switches that support iSCSI. In the Fabric View, you can Guide 125 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 154
9 Zoning management DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Creating and populating You can specify members of an alias using the following methods: • Identifying members by switch domain and port index number pair, for example, 2, 20. • Identifying members 126 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 155
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Zoning management 9 5. Click Add Member to add the selected alias member, or click Remove Member to to save the configuration changes. To enable the configuration, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on page 134. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 127 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 156
9 Zoning management DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Creating and populating zones A zone is a region within the fabric where specified switches and devices can communicate. A device can communicate only with are listed in the Zone Members list. 128 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 157
8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms • Encryption Switch • 300, 5300, and 5100 switches For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available do not need to enable the configuration. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 129 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 158
BROCADE zone is activated, inter-switch traffic from a zone member zones created in the backbone switch. A port may be assigned are satisfied: • All the switches in the fabric should have Fabric OS Condor-2 or GoldenEye-2 switches: Use the following window. NOTE All switches in the fabric must - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 159
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Zone configuration and zoning database management 9 7. Optional: Repeat steps 5 and 6 to add more elements to your TI information on enabling the configuration, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on page 134. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 131 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 160
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 9 Zone configuration and zoning database management NOTE Any changes made to the currently enabled configuration remove a configuration member. 6. Select Zoning Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes. 132 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 161
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Zone configuration and zoning database management 9 Renaming zone configurations The new name cannot exceed 64 characters in "Opening the Zone Administration window" on page 121. 2. Select the Zone Config tab. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 133 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 162
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 9 Zone configuration and configuration changes. Enabling zone configurations Several zone configurations can reside on a switch at the same time, and you can quickly alternate between them. For current configuration. 134 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 163
BROCADE . If there is no active zone configuration enabled on the switch, a message displays to that effect. NOTE The enabled configuration the lower-right corner. It is also updated if you manually refresh the Zone Administration window contents by clicking the refresh icon Guide 135 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 164
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 9 Zone configuration and zoning database management NOTE If no zone is enabled, a message displays, indicating that there is no active zoning configuration on the switch. 3. Optional items in the Zone Admin buffer. 136 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 165
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Zone configuration and zoning target entity is an alias or zone, then the search domain includes elements like switch names and domain numbers, port names and "domain, port" addresses, device WWNs member search. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 137 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 166
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL switch versus an edge switch. • Zone using a director over a switch. A director has more resources to handle zoning changes and implementations. • Zone on the switch you connect to when bringing up Web Tools (the proxy switch). 138 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 167
Brocade switch. The dump can be used by developers and troubleshooters at Brocade to help understand what might be contributing to a specific switch software on the switch executes, the trace • It is triggered manually (use the traceDump command on the switch until either the Switch Administration - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 168
generation of trace dumps on faults, you can also generate a trace dump manually or when certain system error messages are logged. This is normally done with assistance from Brocade customer support when diagnosing switch behavior. For details on the commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 169
manually upload the trace dump or else the information is overwritten when a subsequent trace dump is generated. The switch . 1. Open the Switch Administration window. 2. switch information You can right-click in the table content of Fan, Temperature, and Power Brocade Certificate at the beginning - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 170
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 10 Displaying switch information Enter the text string in the box that displays on the table, as shown in Figure 39, and press Enter. This is an incremental search and allows 24 maximum characters including wildcards question mark (?) and asterisk (*). The first row - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 171
. 1. The selected switch displays in the Switch View. The icon on the Power button indicates the overall status of the power supply. 2. Click Power on the Switch View. The detailed power supply states are displayed (Figure 41). FIGURE 41 Power States window Web Tools Administrator's Guide 143 53 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 172
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 10 Displaying switch information Checking the physical health of a switch The Status button displays the operational state of the switch. The icon on the button displays the real-time status of the switch. If no data is available from a switch, the most recent background - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 173
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Defining Switch Policy 10 NOTE The Port Detail Report and Switch Availability Monitor (SAM) reports display the details of only those ports which are members of the current Admin Domain context and the E_Ports of the switch of the switch. The policy in the switch from "Healthy - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 174
Brocade switches and port blades do not have port speed LEDs, but only port status LEDs. Port icon colors The background color of the port icon indicates the port status, as follows: • Green (healthy) • Yellow (marginal) • Red (critical) • Gray (unmonitored) 146 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 175
for different switch models. Figure 44 displays E_Port port icons and associated LEDs from a Brocade 4100 switch. For the Brocade 4100, the top row of LEDs corresponds to the upper port, and the bottom row of LEDs corresponds to the lower port. Brocade - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 176
10 Port LED interpretation DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Brocade 48000 Director LEDs For the Brocade 48000 director, the representation of the port LEDs on the FC4-32 port FIGURE 45 Port LEDs for the FC4-32 port blade in the Brocade 48000 Director 148 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 177
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Using the FC-FC Routing Service Chapter 11 In this chapter •Fibre Channel Routing overview 149 •Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing 150 •Setting up FC-FC routing 150 •FC-FC routing management 150 •Viewing EX_Ports 153 •Configuring an EX_Port 155 • - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 178
Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing The FC-FC Routing Service is supported only on the following switch models: • Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches, and the 7500, 7500E and 7800 Extension Switches. • Brocade tab and then clicking New. Follow the instructions in the wizard. Refer to "Viewing - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 179
can only view the data. If the FC-FC Routing service is disabled, the LSAN zones, LSAN fabric, and devices tabs Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, when configured with FR4-18i, FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, or FX8-24 blades. NOTE When the Virtual Fabrics capability is enabled on the switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 180
FC-FC routing management DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL The FC Routing module table and tree nodes in this tab are empty and the tree displays only the backbone switch.) For more detailed information about a specific LSAN fabric, click a fabric name in Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 181
URL: http://ip-address-of-lsan-fabric-switch For Brocade switches, this launches Web Tools. For non-Brocade fabrics, this launches the Element Manager for that switch. FIGURE 47 FC Routing module with LSAN the tree on the left side of the window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 153 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 182
11 Viewing EX_Ports DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL From the EX_Ports tab, you can perform the following port management tasks by selecting a port in the table, and port at a time in the tree. FIGURE 48 FC Routing module with EX_Ports tab selected 154 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 183
to configure one or more EX_Ports. This launches the port configuration wizard, which guides you through the port configuration process. NOTE The Brocade 7500, Brocade 7500E Extension , and Brocade FR4-18i switches do not require Integrated Routing License for configuring EX_Port. Other FCR Capable - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 184
LSAN zones DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Use the following procedure to configure the FCR router port cost. 1. Open the Switch View window. 2. . Use the following procedure to configure the backbone fabric ID. 1. Open the Switch View window. 2. Select FCR in the Manage section of the Tasks menu. - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 185
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Configuring the backbone fabric ID 11 5. Select the General tab. 6. Click Set Fabric ID already in use. 8. Click OK. 9. After Web Tools automatically re-enables the FC-FC Routing Service, select all the EX_Ports in the table, and click Enable.. Web Tools Administrator - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 186
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 11 Configuring the backbone fabric ID 158 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 187
is available on the following Brocade switches: • 5100 • 5410 • 5424 • 5450 • 5460 • 5470 • 5480 • 8000 • 300, • Brocade Encryption Switch For detailed descriptions of the Access Gateway, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 159 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 188
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 12 Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode NOTE When Access Gateway mode is enabled on switches managed through Web Tools, only a limited subset of menus and options related to device management are available. A switch in Access Gateway mode is considered a device - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 189
12 • Switch View Access Gateway mode The Access Gateway feature on the Brocade Encryption switch and the Brocade 8000 enables interoperability with the Cisco fabrics. The Access Gateway mode of the switch 50 Port Configuration Policy disabled Web Tools Administrator's Guide 161 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 190
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 12 Enabling Access Gateway mode • Configure this information, save the switch configuration before enabling Access Gateway mode. To save the switch configuration using Web Tools, click Switch Admin in the Manage section 162 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 191
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Disabling Access Gateway mode 12 Use the following procedure to enable Access Gateway mode. 1. Select a switch. 2. Click Switch Admin in the Manage section under Tasks. The Switch Administration dialog box displays. 3. Click Disable in the Switch 's Guide 163 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 192
12 Port configuration DRAFT: BROCADE groups. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. the Fabric Name Monitoring check box to manually configure the managed fabric name monitoring. 9. groups. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 193
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Port configuration 12 Rebalancing and N-Port Auto Rebalancing check boxes and Manual Balancing button become enabled. 6. Click Failover to delete port groups. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Click Configure Guide 165 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 194
12 Port configuration DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Defining custom F-N port mapping Use the following procedure to manually change F-N port mappings. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port . Any unused WWNs are discarded. 166 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 195
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Access Gateway policy modification 12 Access Gateway policy modification Although you can control a number of policies on switches in Access Gateway mode, Web Tools only . 3. Click Yes in the confirmation window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 167 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 196
box to enable F_Port rebalancing. • Click Manual Balancing and a confirmation dialog box displays. Click Brocade 8000 switch: • Only the Port Grouping (PG) policy is supported. When the Access Gateway mode is first enabled, the default PG policy is enforced. 168 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 197
CONFIDENTIAL Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 12 • When the Brocade 8000 runs in Access Gateway mode, all the FCoE ports , Fabric Name Monitoring, F Port Auto Rebalancing, N Port Auto Rebalancing, and Manual Balance options are not allowed in the Edit Port Group or View Port Group - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 198
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 12 Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 170 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 199
information 177 •E-mail notification 178 Fabric Watch overview Fabric Watch is an optional Brocade licensed feature that monitors the performance and status of switches. Fabric Watch can automatically alert you when problems arise, before they become costly failures. NOTE Fabric Watch is view-only - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 200
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 13 Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools You do not need the EGM license to perform Fabric Watch operations using Web Tools. NOTE Unless the switch identify unacceptable values (threshold traits). 172 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 201
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL System Monitor 13 Opening the Fabric Watch window Use the following procedure to open the Fabric Watch window. 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in if necessary. 2. Select on page 176 for the FRU class. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 173 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 202
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 13 Fabric Watch threshold configuration Configuring threshold traits "Low Below" • "In Between" is called "High Below" The Low Above action alarm supports all port class types for these options: • CRC errors • Invalid words • Protocol errors 174 Web Tools Administrator - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 203
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Fabric Watch threshold configuration 13 • State change • Trunk utilization • C3 discards • RX performance • TX alarm actions are: • ERROR_LOG • SNMP_TRAP • RAPI_TRAP • PORT_LOG_LOCK • EMAIL_ALERT 8. Click Apply. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 175 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 204
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 13 Configuring alarms for FRUs Enabling or disabling threshold monitored by Fabric Watch for that switch; not all alarm options are available for all switches. For more information, refer to the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide. 3. Select the Threshold Configuration tab - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 205
BROCADE switch. A confirmation dialog box displays, asking if you want to apply the changes to the switch. 8. Click OK to save the changes to the switch previously configured element from Fabric Watch Explorer (for instructions, refer to "Enabling or disabling threshold alarms Guide 177 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 206
the area that you want to check for alarms from the list. All alarms for that area display. For troubleshooting responses to alarms, refer to the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide. E-mail notification You can be notified of an alarm condition through an e-mail alert. If you have configured alarms - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 207
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL E-mail notification 13 6. Click Apply. Configuring the e-mail alert You can set a different e-mail alert configuration for is working correctly. You can send a test e-mail only after you have applied your settings. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 179 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 208
13 E-mail notification DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 180 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 209
on managing extended fabrics, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. The Extended Fabric tab displays the following information: • Port Number Buffer-limited operation is supported for the LS and LD extended ISL modes only and is persistent across reboots, switch disabling and enabling, and - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 210
54 Extended Fabric tab For Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, the slots for CPs are not available. You can view only two FC and two logical ports in the Extended Fabric tab for the 7500E Extension switches without upgrade license. 182 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 211
CONFIDENTIAL Configuring a port for long distance 14 The Brocade Encryption Switch and the FS8-18 Encryption blade support auto-negotiated link speeds of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. The GE ports are in the Desired Distance column for that port number: Web Tools Administrator's Guide 183 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 212
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 14 Configuring a port for long distance a. Double-click the Desired Distance field for the port, as shown in Figure 54. displays. 7. Click Yes to apply the changes, or click No to close the confirmation message window. 184 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 213
service through any iSCSI-capable switch in a fabric. Any applied iSCSI target gateway change is propagated and enforced to the whole fabric. Web Tools can recognize and manage all Fibre Channel ports and GbE ports on the supported iqn.2002-12.com.brocade:ISCSItgt After an IQN is defined, - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 214
service overview DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Supported platforms for iSCSI The iSCSI target gateway service is supported on the Brocade search and allows 24 maximum characters including SAN to access and utilize storage in a Fibre Channel SAN. the FC4-16IP AP blade in a Brocade Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 215
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL iSCSI service overview 15 TABLE 17 Term iSCSI target gateway services connector. FC4-16IP has 8 ports of this type that support 1 Gbps speed. Protocol Data Unit. A unit of data Administrator's Guide. Saving changes There are several ways to save changes on the switch and - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 216
gateway services. The iSCSI Setup wizard guides you through the steps to set up iSCSI connectivity between IP networks and your Fibre Channel SAN. iSCSI Administration dialog box displays. This option is available on all Brocade 48000 switches with option 5 configured and with an FC4-16IP blade. NOTE - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 217
feature. 1. Ensure that the blade is inserted in the director and powered on. 2. Open the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin module as described in Apply. Encryption services for the iSCSI Target Gateway Data-At-Rest encryption services for the iSCSI hosts is supported for the Encryption Switch and the FS8 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 218
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 15 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway services • Configure the IP route for this interface. When you select the switch in the left pane, the right pane lists the tasks you can perform on that switch in relation to one of the GbE Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 219
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway services 15 Configuring the IP route (optional) Use the following procedure to configure the IP route. NOTE Admin Module" on page 188. 2. Select the Targets tab. 3. Click Create. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 191 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 220
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 15 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway services Targets tab. 3. Click Easy Create. 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create a virtual target in iSCSI. Edit. The VT Configuration wizard displays. 5. Follow the instructions in the wizard to edit an iSCSI virtual target. NOTE - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 221
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Discovery Domain management 15 not match. Viewing iSCSI initiators When you set up the iSCSI target gateway on a switch, all initiators may not be online yet, but the initiators automatically pick up and being viewed. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 193 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 222
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 15 Discovery Domain management Domains tab. 3. Click Create DD. The Create DD wizard displays. 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create an iSCSI discovery domain. Editing a discovery domain Use the them. 194 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 223
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Discovery domain sets tab. 3. Click Create DDSet. The Create DDSet wizard displays. 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create an iSCSI discovery domain set. Editing a discovery domain set the CHAP secret. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 195 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 224
15 CHAP configuration DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL The CHAP module pane lists CHAP secrets in a table with the user name and chap secret in encrypted move them into the appropriate list (unassociated or associated CHAP users). 7. Click Apply. 196 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 225
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Connection redirection 15 Connection redirection Connection a zoning license or any zoning implemented, you do not need to create one for iSCSI target gateway service. The following default zoning conditions apply: • If default zoning is set to No Access, then creating - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 226
BROCADE already talk to each other. However, to avoid SAN congestion in the future, you should implement a zoning ISCSI FC ZONE into a configuration. For instructions, refer to "Creating zone configurations" on enabled. This affects the entire SAN; the zoning database must update itself, - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 227
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Managing and troubleshooting accessibility 15 ATTENTION Schedule your changes during a maintenance cycle if you decide to add the an iSCSI Fibre Channel zone with an effective zone configuration" on page 198. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 199 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 228
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 15 Managing and troubleshooting accessibility 200 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 229
BROCADE on the switch; otherwise, access to these features is denied and an error message displays. For Fabric OS v6.4.0, the supported routing policies on current traffic conditions. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information. To optimize port-based routing, the DSL - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 230
fabric shortest path first routing The Routing tab of the Switch Administration window displays information about routing paths. Use the Brocade 200E, 300, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 7600 switches, the 7500, 7500E and 7800 Extension switches, and the Encryption Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 231
OK. Lossless dynamic load sharing Lossless dynamic load sharing (DLS) is supported in following platforms: • DCX with 8G blades • DCX-4S with 8G blades • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 7800 on FC ports. • Brocade FX8-24 on FC ports. You can enable this loss less feature from WT - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 232
BROCADE the fabric contains destination devices that do not support out-of-order delivery, you can force in IOD, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. NOTE Enabling in-order delivery can cause cost of various paths between a source switch and a destination switch by adding the costs of all the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 233
3. This step is switch-specific: - For the Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX, enterprise-class platforms, click the slot number of the logical switch under Link Cost in the navigation tree. - For Brocade 200E, 300, 4012, for that port. 6. Click Apply. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 205 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 234
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 16 Configuring the link cost for a port 206 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 235
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 222 •RADIUS management 224 •Active Directory service management 227 •IPsec concepts 228 •IPsec , admin, and user-Fabric OS supports up to 256 user-defined accounts in each logical switch (domain). These accounts expand your Administrator's Guide 207 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 236
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Access rights for any user session are determined by the user's role-based access rights. Refer to Chapter 1, "Introducing Web Tools" for additional information about Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). The User tab of the Switch Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 237
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL User-defined accounts 17 NOTE The User tab displays and changes information in the switch 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 238
17 User-defined accounts DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 3. Click Add. The Add User Account dialog box displays. For switches that support Virtual Fabrics, refer to Figure 57. For switches that support Administrative Domains (AD), refer to Figure 58. FIGURE 57 Add User Account dialog box (VF) FIGURE - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 239
BROCADE in the list are inactive, then you cannot log in to the switch. The All option does not mean all of the listed Admin Domains; available Admin Domain becomes the user's default home Admin Domain. 12. For Virtual Fabrics environments, select a Chassis Role. The 's Guide 211 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 240
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Deleting user-defined accounts Use the following procedure to delete user-defined accounts. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window that account are logged out. 212 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 241
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL User-defined accounts 17 8. Check the available Admin Domains that the user can access. Only Admin Domains that have already been created and are accessible to you display. If all the Admin Domains in the list are inactive then you cannot log in to the switch the switch in - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 242
17 User-defined accounts DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 3. Select the account to procedure to set rules for passwords. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the . 214 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 243
Show Role and VF. The role mapping for that user displays. Access control list policy configuration Support for the Access Control List (ACL) policies is currently defined in the Switch Connection Control (SCC) and Device Connection Control (DCC) policies. SCC and DCC policy configuration in base - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 244
the value in the Domain, Index format and click Add. 12. Click OK to confirm the changes to the switch. 13. Activate the policy in order to implement it. Refer to "Activating all SCC, DCC, or FCS policies" on page 217 for instructions. Editing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy Use the following - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 245
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Access control list policy Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the Security Policies tab. 3. Click Activate All to activate all the policies. NOTE Activating the policy moves it into the Activate Policy Set window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 246
the following procedure to set the fabric-wide consistency policy for an SCC, DCC or FCS policy 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the Security Policies tab. 218 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 247
Apply. 6. Click Yes to accept the changes. NOTE If the switch is not a primary switch, an error message dialog box displays. 7. Click No to discard the changes and click Refresh in the FWCP Configuration window to manually refresh the window. 8. Click Close. Authentication policy configuration You - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 248
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 17 Authentication policy configuration Passive Hash Off The switch does not initiate authentication but participates if the connecting switch initiates authentication. A hash function (like SHA or MD5) is used for authentication. The switch does not support - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 249
described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the Security Policies tab. 3. Select Authentication on the Security Policies menu. 4. Select the Shared Secret Keys subtab. 5. Select a secret key pair and click Edit. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 221 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 250
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 6. Make the appropriate changes and click OK. Setting the Switch Policy Authentication mode This setting determines whether or not authentication is required when a switch logs in to a fabric. Use the following procedure to set the Switch the Switch Policy the switch. The - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 251
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL SNMP configuration 17 3. Enter procedure to set SNMPv3 configuration parameters. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the Apply. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 223 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 252
List menu. Options are Read Only and Read Write. 5. Click Apply. RADIUS management Fabric OS supports RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting service (AAA). When configured for RADIUS, the switch becomes a Network Access Server (NAS) that acts as a RADIUS client. In this configuration - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 253
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL RADIUS management 17 If the switch database is selected as primary, there is no secondary option. The RADIUS server cannot be configured as a backup for the switch user login database. When the primary AAA service is RADIUS, you have three secondary service choices: • - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 254
BROCADE the AAA Service tab. Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the AAA Service the AAA Service tab. 8. Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 35. 2. Select the AAA Service - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 255
Active Directory service, select Active Directory from the Primary AAA Service menu. 4. Select None, Switch Database when Active Directory authentication failed, or Switch Database when Active Directory timeout from the Secondary AAA Service menu. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 227 53-1001772 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 256
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL NOTE To disable Active Directory service, select Switch Database from the Primary AAA Service drop-down menu and select None from the Secondary AAA Service drop-down menu. 5. Click Apply. Modifying Active Directory service Services tab. 5. Click Apply in the AAA Services services - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 257
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL IPsec concepts 17 From Web Tools, you can establish IPsec policies for FCIP implementations on 7800 extension switches with the upgrade license, the 7500 extension switches of research and planning. The supported protocols and algorithms are defined Guide 229 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 258
17 IPsec concepts DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Figure 60 provides a basic visual comparison of how transport mode and tunnel mode modify an IP datagram. FIGURE 60 mode, as shown in Figure 61. FIGURE 61 AH header in transport mode and tunnel mode 230 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 259
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL IPsec concepts 17 Encapsulating Security Payload ESP provides authentication, and also provides privacy by encrypting associated with actual endpoints that use the tunnel. IPsec is transparent to the actual endpoints. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 231 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 260
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Endpoint to Gateway In an endpoint to gateway configuration, a protected endpoint connects through an IPsec protected tunnel. This can be used as a virtual private network (VPN) for connecting a roaming computer, like a service 232 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 261
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL IPsec concepts 17 Hash algorithms takes one hour, and you specify a lifetime of 300 seconds (five minutes), more than 12 keys may be generated to complete the communication. The SA lifetime limits the length of time Tools Administrator's Guide 233 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 262
over FCIP DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL DH group been encrypted with the corresponding private key. IPsec over FCIP 7500 extension switches and FR4-81i blades use FCIP protocol to IP to carry Fibre Open the Switch Administration window. 2. Select Show Advanced Mode. 234 Web Tools Administrator - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 263
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL IPsec over FCIP 17 3. Select the Security Policies tab. 4. Under Security Policies, select IPsec Policies. The IPsec Policies the IKE and IPsec Add Policy dialog boxes. Make sure the Policy Type is set to IPSEC. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 235 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 264
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 17 IPsec over OK. IPsec over management ports IPsec can be applied to the management port on a switch or a CP blade to establish a secure connection between a PC or workstation and OS Administrator's Guide for details on IKE functionality. 236 Web Tools Administrator - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 265
BROCADE the authentication partner in the Peer IP Address field. 4. Enter the switch's local identifier in the Local Identifier field. This is normally the IP pre-shared key in the Pre-Shared Key filename field. 12. If you are using an X.509 certificate for authentication, Guide 237 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 266
: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 17 IPsec over management ports 8. Optionally, enter a value in the SPI number field. A Security Parameter Index (SPI) number is automatically assigned, but may be manually overridden or received without IPsec protection. 238 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 267
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL IPsec over management ports 17 • Process indicates a data packet is processed using IPsec encryption, IKE authentication, value. 8. The Protocol Name selector allows you to select a specific protocol. 9. Click OK. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 239 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 268
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 17 IPsec over management ports Manually creating an SA Part of manually creating an IPsec Protection Type option. 11. Select the Authentication Algorithm option. 12. Enter or copy a generated encryption key in the Encryption Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 269
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Establishing authentication policies for HBAs 17 Editing an IKE or IPsec policy An existing IKE or IPsec policy can be edited. Use the following procedure to edit an IKE or IPsec policy. 1. Open the Switch do the following. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 241 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 270
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 17 Establishing authentication policies for HBAs • Select the Authentication Type. The choices are FCAP, DHCHAP, or both. • Select the Switch switch WWN or name and domain ID, or enter the switch WWN or name and domain ID in the Switch for switch in the Local Shared Secret and Confirm - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 271
implemented by Fabric OS. A Brocade switch or director that supports CUP can be controlled by one or more host-based management programs or director consoles, such as Brocade Web Tools or Brocade Fabric Manager. (Refer to the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for information about Fabric Manager - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 272
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL You do not need to install the FICON CUP license to perform FICON CUP management; you must install the FICON CUP license, however, if your switch (FMS) is used to support switch management using CUP. To be able to use the CUP functionality, all switches in the fabric must have - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 273
parameter, since Web Tools always displays warning messages when you apply a change to a switch that changes parameters. This parameter is always read-only in Web Tools. Each time that the switch is powered on, the parameter is reset to disabled. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 245 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 274
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 18 Displaying code page information TABLE 22 FMS mode parameter descriptions (Continued) Parameter Description Director Clock Alert Mode Host Control Prohibited Controls behavior for attempts to set the switch -- 00037 246 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 275
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Viewing the control device state 18 Viewing the control device state The control device is in either a neutral or a switched click Refresh to get most recent update. NOTE You can manually reset allegiance to bring the control device back to the neutral Guide 247 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 276
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 18 CUP port connectivity vector specifying its Prohibit attribute with respect to each of the other ports in the switch. This attribute is always set symmetrically in that a pair of ports is either Connectivity subtab. 248 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 277
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL CUP port Port CUP Connectivity Configuration dialog box displays all ports and port names on the selected switch (similar to the dialog box shown in Figure 64). The Block column, Prohibit column do any of the following: Web Tools Administrator's Guide 249 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 278
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 18 CUP port connectivity configuration • Click for the configuration file. • Click Refresh to refresh the information from the switch. • Click Cancel to cancel all changes without saving. FIGURE 64 Port upon activation. 250 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 279
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL CUP logical path configuration 18 CUP logical path configurations. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Select Tasks > Manage > Switch Admin. 3. Click Show Advanced Mode to see all Paths subtab. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 251 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 280
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 18 Link Incident Registered Recipient configuration Configuring CUP logical paths Use the following procedure to configure a CUP logical path. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Select Tasks > Manage > Switch Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 281
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Displaying Request Node Identification Data 18 6. switch, and for attached FICON devices and FICON channel paths. RNID information for the switch displays in the Switch Information tab (Figure 65). FIGURE 65 Switch RNID information Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 282
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 18 Displaying Request Node Identification Data RNID information for attached FICON devices and channel paths displays in the following columns: • Device Type • Model • Manufacturer • Manufacturer Plant • Unit Type • Tag 254 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 283
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Configuring FCoE with Web Tools Chapter 19 In this chapter •Web Tools and FCoE overview 256 •Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM 256 •Switch administration and FC0E 257 •FC0E configuration tasks 257 •Quality of Service CEE interface from the Switch View 267 •Configuring a - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 284
more information. A new view has been added to Web Tools for the Brocade 8000 switch and FCOE10-24 DCX blade, and new tabs have been added to the Switch Administration panel and the Port Administration panel to support FCoE interfaces and trunks. Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM Beginning with - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 285
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Switch administration and FC0E 19 • FCoE Priority Bits-Each bit represents a user priority that is associated with FCoE traffic. • Default CoS-The default Class of Service. Switch administration and FC0E The CEE tab on the Switch Tools Administrator's Guide 257 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 286
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 19 Quality of Service configuration Quality of Service configuration As a general concept, Quality of Service ( to a specific Class of Service (CoS). Adding a CEE map A CEE map defines priority and priority group tables that support Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS). - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 287
BROCADE classes using a traffic class map. 1. Select the CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel. 2. Select the QoS tab. 3. Select the Traffic Class configure the global LLDP characteristics. 1. Select the CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel. 2. Select the LLDP-DCBX tab. 3. Select the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 288
BROCADE sent by the root switch configuration messages. The range Brocade-specific Type/Length/Value (TLV): • Advertise Optional-tlv-Advertises the following optional TLVs: - system-description-Describes switch the 8000 switch. • 12. Click Apply. 13. Click Save Configuration. 260 Web - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 289
packaging of parameters into a Brocade-specific Type/Length/Value (TLV). - Advertise Optional-tlv-Advertises the following optional TLVs: • system-description-Describes switch or blade characteristics. • the logical link type, length, and values. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 261 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 290
CEE interfaces DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL - Advertise panel is used for configuring the CEE interfaces on a switch. Use the following procedure to configure the CEE interfaces. 10. Assign a default class of service in the Default CoS field. The default CoS range is 0-7. The default is 0. - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 291
switch waits to receive LACP data units from its partner system and then respond. Passive is the default behavior. 5. Select the Type. Type refers to the type of trunking used by the LAG. The choices are Standard and Brocade with each VLAN. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 263 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 292
VLAN. 1. Select the CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel. 2. Select the VLAN tab. 3. Click Add. The VLAN Configuration dialog box displays. 4. Specify a VLAN ID. The format is VLAN. In this Fabric OS release, no bridge instances are supported, so the bridge number is always - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 293
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Displaying FCoE port information 19 • Self - WWN of your current switch • Other Switch WWN If you choose Other Switch WWN, you must enter the WWN of that switch log in to the switch. • If you select There are 24 internal FCoE ports on the switch (Figure 67). the switch (Figure - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 294
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL • Connected Peer Type displays the port type on the connected device. • Is Directly Connected indicates whether or not the device is directly connected to the trunk. • FCoE Port MAC displays the FCoE port MAC address. • Switch Port displays the switch Switch Switch Switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 295
: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Displaying LLDP-DCBX information 19 Displaying LLDP-DCBX information Use the following procedure to display LLDP-DCBX information. 1. Select the CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel, perform the following steps. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 267 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 296
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 19 Enabling and disabling a LAG, perform the following steps. 1. Select the CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel. 2. Select the Link Aggregation tab. 3. Click Add. The CEE tab on the Switch Administration panel. 2. Select the QoS tab. 268 Web Tools Administrator - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 297
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Enabling and disabling FCoE ports 19 3. Select the CEE Maps tab. 4. Under the Priority Group area, enable or Disable on the FCoE Edit Configuration dialog box (Figure 68). FIGURE 68 FCoE Edit Configuration dialog box Web Tools Administrator's Guide 269 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 298
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL 19 Enabling and disabling FCoE ports 270 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 299
entering the IP address, this message displays in the browser. You should wait for the switch to finish the startup sequence. Web Tools does not support NAT router configurations and does not function correctly with switches behind a NAT router. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 271 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 300
power-on self-test (POST) is disabled. If POST is enabled, the loss of network connectivity can exceed 5 minutes. Brocade Tools on a switch after downgrading the firmware, Web Tools may switch or to send a request to the switch: Failed to get switch session. Web Tools supports only one browser instance - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 301
message displays: "Switch connection is restored. The firmware version you are running is not in sync with the version currently on switch. Close your browser and re-launch Web Tools." You need to close Switch Explorer and relaunch Web Tools to reopen the connection. HTTPS supports only TLSv1 and - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 302
problem. Workaround: Click the Switch tab and the Switch Administration header updates. If you change the switch name using the Web Tools Switch . You must manually close these windows. Switch View Windows Operating Systems Windows Operating Systems Occasionally, switches might display the - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 303
176 displaying, 177 enabling and disabling, 176 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 aliases, zone. Refer to zone aliases all access , 5 supported, 4 buffer-limited ports, 181 C Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. Refer to CHAP changing domain ID, 41 passwords, 213 switch name, 41 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 304
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL , 83 RADIUS server, 225 routes, 201 syslog IP address, 37 system services, 46 threshold alarms, Fabric Watch, 174 virtual channel settings, 45 configuring ports, 90, 91 RADIUS, 225 RLS probing, 46 switch, 40 trunking mode, 99 zone configurations, 134 zoning, 134 Discovery - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 305
BROCADE power supply status, 143 switch events, 54 temperature status, 143 user account information, 209 DLS, 203 domain ID, changing, 41 downloading configuration file, 63 firmware Gateway service, 189 ports, 90 Ports on Demand, 93 RADIUS, 225 RLS probing, 46 switch, 40 Guide 277 53-1001772-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 306
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL FC-FC routing about, 149 setting up, 150 supported switches, 150 FCR router cost, 155 FCS policy activate, 217 create, 216 deactivate, 217 delete, 217 distribute, 218 moving switch iSCSI Target Gateway about, 185 activating the service, 189 CHAP authentication, 187 CHAP secrets, - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 307
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL zone configuration, 198 iSCSI initiator, 186 iSCSI initiators, 193 iSCSI Port, 186 iSCSI session, 186 iSCSI virtual target, 186 launching module, 188 LUN mapping, 187 managing/troubleshooting accessibility, 199 PDU, 187 search for FC target, 193 supported switches, 186 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 308
BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL PDU, 187 performance graphs adding to a canvas, 116 modifying, 117 printing, 116 types of, 105 Performance Monitoring window, 108 per-frame routing priority, 44 persistently disable a port, 91 platforms, supported , 93 power supply status the switch, switching, 44 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 309
, 14 TLS, 273 trace dumps, 139 transition, partial Web Tools functions to DCFM, 3 troubleshooting iSCSI Target Gateway, 199 Web Tools, 31 trunking mode, enabling and disabling, 99 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01 U unlocking passwords, 215 user accounts, managing, 207 V value line - HP Brocade 8/12c | Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-1001772-01, June - Page 310
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL zone configurations creating, 131 deleting, 133 disabling, 134 enabling, 134 example, 131 modifying, 132 renaming, 133 zone member size, 125, 134 zoning views, 125 zoning, disabling, 134 zoning, saving changes, 76, 124 282 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001772-01
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