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- HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 1
53-1002320-01 ® 13 May 2011 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide Supporting Network Advisor 11.1.X - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - 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 | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 3
OS switches Support last 100 events No Yes Yes Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes Manual backup Save configuration Yes Yes Yes Configuration repository management No Yes Yes Replicate switch configuration No Yes Yes Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 4
HBA port/Storage port mapping High Integrity Fabric Server - Client support Server - Server support Server - Switch support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 5
Key Features that support M-EOS switches Mixed fabric support Pure fabric support Routing configuration Domain ID configuration Switch configuration for M-EOS switches through Element Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Element Manager Yes Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 5 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 6
Fan, Power Supply, and SAN Zoning Yes Yes Switch configuration management Basic configurations through Element Manager Element Yes Yes Manager Switch port enable/disable Switch port enable/disable through right-click Yes Yes Yes menu 6 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 7
TABLE 1 Feature SAN features supported (Continued) Description Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Telnet Telnet NOTE: Telnet through the server is only supported on Windows systems. Yes Yes Yes Tool launcher Tool launcher (Setup tools) No Yes Yes Troubleshooting and Diagnostics - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 8
SMI Agent SMI Agent only Licensed Version-Enterprise • SAN-Support for 24 fabrics, 10,000 devices, and 9,000 switch ports Licensed Version-Professional Plus • SAN-Support for 4 fabrics, 4,096 devices, and ,2560 switch ports Professional • SAN-Support for 1 fabric and 1,000 ports NOTE: SMI Agent - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 9
803, 4, 5 Switch http TCP 1611 service.port - port 9 TCP Non-SSL HTTP/1.1 connector Client-Server No port Switch non-SSL http port for Server-Switch Yes http and CAL communication Client-Switch Default SNMP port Server-Switch Yes Default SNMP trap port Switch naming service port - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 10
Yes Switch-Server Yes Server-Switch Yes Client-Switch Server-Switch Yes Client-Switch Server-SMTP Yes Server Server-TACACS+ Yes Server Client-Server Yes Server-Switch Yes Client-Switch Server-Switch Yes Switch-Server Yes 10 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 11
Client Server-Switch Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes Client-Server Yes RMI naming service port Client-Server Yes Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 12
jboss.web.service.port - port 14 TCP Web service port Server firmware download, technical support, firmware import (from client-server) and so on.) will fail. 3 Ports configurable in the switch . You must manually configure relay in 12 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 13
Operating Systems (OS) for servers and the packages supported by each OS version. TABLE 5 Server operating Enterprise 5.X (32-bit) SAN with SMI Agent SMI Agent only SAN with SMI Agent SMI Agent only SAN with SMI Agent SMI Agent only Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 13 of - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 14
version Supported packages VMware • ESX Server 4 • vCenter 4.1 • ESX Server 4 • vCenter 4.1 • Windows 2003 Server SP2 (32-bit) • Windows 2008 Standard Edition (32-bit) SAN 1, 11 (32-bit) • Linux Oracle Enterprise 5.X (32-bit) 14 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 15
should be equal to or exceed the physical memory size. TABLE 9 SAN with SMI Agent memory requirements Server/Client Professional Professional Plus Enterprise Small Medium (64-bit) 2 GB Large 4 GB (32-bit) 6 GB (64-bit) 2 GB Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 15 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 16
following browsers with a Java plug-in: • Browsers - Windows Internet Explorer under Windows - Firefox under Windows or Linux • Java Plug-ins - Oracle JRE 1.6.0 update 24 for Network Advisor - Oracle JRE 1.6.0 update 24 for WebTools 16 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 17
TABLE 15 Values Professional-supported limits by SAN size Limits Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports Number of Device Ports Number of Access Gateways Performance Monitoring Polling 1 10 1000 1000 5 N/A Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 17 of - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 18
-supported limits by SAN size for SMI Agent only on pure Fabric OS fabrics Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports Number of Device Ports Number of Access Gateways 8 20 2000 5000 20 16 60 5000 10000 30 24 120 9000 20000 40 18 of 47 Brocade Network - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 19
30 24 60 5000 10000 40 TABLE 20 Supported limits by SAN size for SMI Agent only on pure M-EOS fabrics Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports /java/javase/downloads/index.html. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 19 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 20
installation on UNIX systems" on page 22 • "Troubleshooting the Linux headless installation" on page 22 Use this procedure to install Network Advisor SAN with SMI Agent or SMI Agent only on both Install Folder screen and click Next. 20 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 21
Headless installation Headless installation, also known as silent mode installation, is fully supported on all platforms. Once initiated, the headless installation requires minimal user UNIX system that has an X-based desktop). Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 21 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 22
on page 30 • "SMI Agent only configuration" on page 35 Troubleshooting the Linux headless installation If you have completed all of the pre-Installation to Technical Support. This file will help Technical Support isolate the issue. 22 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 23
is free and restart the server to start the FTP service. NOTE If you use an FTP Server that is not configured on the same machine as Network Advisor, the Firmware Repository feature will not be available. FIGURE 1 FTP Server screen Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 23 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 24
by default. You cannot change this address. a. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. b. Click Next. 7. Complete the following free ports beginning with the starting port number. 24 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 25
refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39 Advisor services are started Login. 12. Click Guide. TABLE 23 Trial package configuration Operating system Procedures Windows or UNIX systems To configure SAN Guide. 3. Select one of the following options on the Package screen and click Next. • SAN - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 26
is free and restart the server to start the FTP service. NOTE If you use an FTP Server that is not configured on the same machine as Network Advisor, the Firmware Repository feature will not be available. FIGURE 4 FTP Server screen 26 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 27
, do not select the "hostname" option from either the Server IP Configuration or Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Selecting the "hostname" option prevents clients server IP address" on page 41. c. Click Next. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 27 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 28
. To find and stop the process currently running on the default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. f. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). that port number and click Next. 28 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 29
1-20 domains) • Medium (managing up to 5000 switch ports, 21-60 domains) • Large (managing up to 9000 switch ports, 61-120 domains) 11. Verify your configuration information on the Server Configuration Summary screen and click Next. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 29 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 30
12. Complete the following steps on the Start Server screen. a. (SAN with SMI Agent) Select the Start SMI Agent check box, if necessary. b. (SAN Brocade Network Advisor User Manual or online help. After all of the selected services Network Advisor Migration Guide. TABLE 24 Licensed version package - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 31
is free and restart the server to start the FTP service. NOTE If you use an FTP Server that is not configured on the same machine as Network Advisor, the Firmware Repository feature will not be available. FIGURE 8 FTP Server screen Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 31 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 32
network, do not select the "hostname" option from either the Server IP Configuration or Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Selecting the "hostname" option prevents clients and address" on page 41. c. Click Next. 32 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 33
To find and stop the process currently running on the default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. f. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is field. Edit that port number and click Next. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 33 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 34
SAN Network Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics. • Small (managing up to 2000 switch ports, 1-20 domains) • Medium (managing up to 5000 switch . d. Click Finish. 34 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 35
> Network Advisor 11.1.X > Server Management Console). For information about the server management console, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual or online help. After all of the selected services are started, the Log In dialog box displays. 13. Enter your user name and password. The - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 36
IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 12 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration address" on page 41. c. Click Next. 36 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 37
To find and stop the process currently running on the default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. f. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is field. Edit that port number and click Next. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 37 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 38
following options on the SAN Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics if necessary. c. Click Finish. After all of the services (SLP and SMI Agent) are started, the configuration Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 39
Syslog troubleshooting Syslog troubleshooting If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not :127:0:0:1:514 :::* 27397. Stopping the process Type kill -9 "" and press Enter. For example, kill -9 "". Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 39 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 40
the Datasource field. 11. Enter the description of the Network advisor database in the Description field. 12. Enter the name of the Network Advisor database in the Database field. 13. Select enable or password in the Password field. 40 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 41
to the new IP address, you must manually update the IP address information. To change Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. Selecting the "hostname" option prevents clients and devices from communicating with the server. c. Click Next. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 42
Click Next on the Server Configuration screen. 7. (SAN with SMI Agent) Click Next on the SMI user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. 12. Click Login. 13. Click OK on the Login Banner. Smart Card of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 43
of the new directory. 5. Create a soft link into the system directory. This is to support the automatic restart of the pcscd daemon upon system restart. If you installed the pcsc directory stop pcscd, type: > /opt/pcsc/pcscctl stop Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 43 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 44
the local client" on page 42. 2. Run the following commands to support remote clients (Web Start). > cd /usr/lib > ln -s -> libpcsclite.so.1.0.0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Jun 4 12:30 libpcsclite.so.1 -> libpcsclite.so.1.0.0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 45
the following commands. > cd /usr/lib > ls -al libpcsclite.so Use this copy for the soft link. > ln -s /opt/pcsc/lib/libpcsclite.so /usr/lib/. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 45 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 46
4. Click Done on the Uninstall Complete screen. Uninstalling from UNIX systems Follow these instructions to uninstall the Network Advisor and SMI Agent from your UNIX system. NOTE The 5. Click Done on the Uninstall Complete screen. 46 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/12c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 47
execute \Uninstall_Network_Advisor 11_X_X -f . When uninstallation is complete, an "Uninstallation complete" message displays. You must manually delete the Install_Home/silent folder. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 47 of 47
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