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- HP Brocade 8/24c | 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 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 2
the programming source code, please visit http://www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate and Latin American Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, CA 95110 Tel: 1-408-333-8000 Fax: 1-408-333-8101 E-mail: info - HP Brocade 8/24c | 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 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 4
Configuration 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 5
address) due to a JBOSS version limitation. Discovery New License 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 Migration from legacy EFCM and Fabric - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 6
FC Initiator Ports Sub Profile Fabric and Host discovery 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 7
tools) No Yes Yes Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Device connectivity troubleshooting wizard Yes Yes Yes Trace Route Ping Yes Yes Yes Fabric device sharing No Yes Yes Diagnostic Port Test Virtual Fabrics Discovery Yes Yes Yes Configuration No Yes Yes VM Plugin Support - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 8
• 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 is not supported on Professional. N/A Management server - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 9
Transport Description Communication Path Open in Firewall 80 jboss.web.http.port TCP 803, 4, 5 Switch http TCP 1611 SNMP Port UDP 1623 snmp.trap.port UDP 5146 Syslog Port UDP 636 LDAP Authentication SSL port TCP 5432 Database port (Enforced during install) TCP 24600 24601 24602 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 10
support, firmware import (from client-server) and so on.) will fail. 3 Ports configurable in the switch and the Management server. Port must be the same for all switches managed by the Management server. 4 Ports used to launch the Web Tools application for Fabric OS switches from the Management - HP Brocade 8/24c | 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 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 12
support, firmware import (from client-server) and so on.) will fail. 3 Ports configurable in the switch and the Management server. Port must be the same for all switches managed by the Management server. 4 Ports used to launch the Web Tools application for Fabric OS switches from the Management - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 13
Operating system requirements Table 5 summarizes the required Operating Systems (OS) for servers and the packages supported by each OS version. TABLE 5 Server operating system requirements Operating system Version Guest OS version Supported packages Windows® Linux® • 2003 Server SP2 (32-bit - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 14
OS 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 8/24c | 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 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 16
and the launch of Element Manager (Web Tools) from the application are supported from the 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 17
Medium 16 60 5000 10000 30 5 minutes Large 24 120 9000 20000 40 5 minutes TABLE 14 Values Professional Plus-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 4 20 - HP Brocade 8/24c | 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 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 19
OS and M-EOS fabrics) Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports Number of Device Ports Number of Access Gateways 8 10 1000 2500 20 16 30 2500 5000 30 24 60 5000 10000 40 TABLE 20 Supported limits by SAN specific system requirements, refer any Management - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 20
the xhost +IP command, where IP is the IP address of the new X terminal window to the destination X Server display should open. Installing the application Use Table 22 to help install the application. If you are migrating data, refer to the Network Advisor Migration Guide. TABLE 21 Management - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 21
to copy data and settings, configure the FTP or SCP server, configure IP, and configure server ports. Pre-installation requirements for Windows systems (headless installation) Make sure all system requirements have been met prior to installation. For specific system requirements, refer to "System - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 22
mode using default settings. To configure the application, refer to one of the following sections: • "Professional edition configuration" on page 23 • "Trial configuration" on page 25 • "License version configuration" on page 30 • "SMI Agent only configuration" on page 35 Troubleshooting the Linux - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 23
sure port 21 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 24
is 80). b. Enter a port number in the Database Port # field (default is 5432). c. Enter a port number in the Starting Port # field (default is 24600). NOTE The server requires 13 consecutive free ports beginning with the starting port number. 24 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 25
default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. e. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). f. Click Next. If you enter a syslog port number already in use, a message displays. Click No on the message to remain on the Server Configuration screen and - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 26
sure port 21 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 27
a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen and the selected IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To change the IP address, refer to "Configuring an explicit server IP address" on page 41. c. Click Next. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 28
default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. f. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). g. Click Next. If you enter a syslog port number already in use, a message displays. Click No on the message to remain on the Server Configuration screen and - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 29
2000 switch ports, 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 30
(Server, SLP, and SMI Agent) are started, you can access the 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 31
sure port 21 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 32
If you select a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen and the selected IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To change the IP address, refer to "Configuring an explicit server IP address" on page 41. c. Click Next. 32 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 33
default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. f. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). g. Click Next. If you enter a syslog port number already in use, a message displays. Click No on the message to remain on the Server Configuration screen and - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 34
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 ports, 21-60 domains) • Large (managing up to 9000 switch ports, 61-120 domains) 11. Verify your configuration information on the Server - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 35
the SMIA Configuration Tool from the Server Management Console (Start > Programs > 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 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 36
If you select a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen and the selected IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To change the IP address, refer to "Configuring an explicit server IP address" on page 41. c. Click Next. 36 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 37
default syslog port number, refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 39. f. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). g. Click Next. If you enter a syslog port number already in use, a message displays. Click No on the message to remain on the Server Configuration screen and - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 38
Server Management Console from the Start menu. 2. Click Configure SMI Agent. The SMIA Configuration Tool Log In dialog box displays. 3. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. 4. Click Login. 38 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 39
Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Windows Task Manager. 2. Click the Processes tab. 3. Click the port 514 displays. Example output: UDP 0 0 ::ffff:127:0:0:1:514 :::* 27397. Stopping the process Type kill -9 "" and press Enter. For example, kill -9 "". Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 40
IP address or host name of the Network Advisor server in the Server field. 15. Enter the database server port number in the Port Number field. 16. Enter the database user name in the User Name field. 17. Enter the password in the Password field. 40 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 41
dialog box. Configuring an explicit server IP address If you selected a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen during installation and the selected IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To connect to the new IP address, you must manually update the - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 42
SAN with SMI Agent) Click Next on the SMI Agent Configuration screen. 8. Verify your configuration information on the Server Configuration Summary screen and click Next. 9. Click Finish on the Start Server screen. 10. Click Yes on the restart server confirmation message. 11. Enter your user Manager - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 43
more information, refer to "Detecting and correcting a default Linux Smart Card driver" on page 44. 6. Start the pcscd daemon or stop the pcscd daemon. To start pcscd, type: > /opt/pcsc/pcscctl start To stop pcscd, type: > /opt/pcsc/pcscctl stop Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 44
the Smart Card driver on the local client" on page 42. 2. Run the following commands to support remote clients (Web Start). > cd /usr/lib > ln -s /opt/pcsc/lib/libpcsclite.so . NOTE If a Jul 28 01:29 pcscd -> /opt/pcsc/pcscctl 44 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 45
name "S25pcscd" -exec rm {} \; -print > sync;sync;sync > reboot After the reboot, the new configuration from the /opt/pcsc/pcscctl file should be under the /etc/rc2.d, /etc/rc3.d, /etc/rc4 -s /opt/pcsc/lib/libpcsclite.so /usr/lib/. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 45 of 47 - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 46
systems Follow these instructions to uninstall the Configuration and performance data is retained to be re-used by the new installation. • Full Uninstall-All data is removed. 4. Click Uninstall. 5. Click Done on the Uninstall Complete screen. 46 of 47 Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide - HP Brocade 8/24c | Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide v11.1x (53-1002320 - Page 47
partially uninstall Network Advisor (configuration and performance data is retained to be re-used by the new installation), execute Uninstall_Network_Advisor message displays. You must manually delete the Install_Home/silent folder. Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 47 of
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