| Section |
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| Contents |
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| Supported HP StorageWorks hardware |
17 |
| Table 1 Switch model naming matrix |
17 |
| Intended audience |
17 |
| Related documentation |
17 |
| Glossary of terms |
18 |
| Document conventions and symbols |
18 |
| Table 2 Document conventions |
18 |
| HP technical support |
19 |
| HP-authorized reseller |
19 |
| Helpful web sites |
19 |
| Introducing Fabric OS CLI procedures |
21 |
| About procedural differences |
21 |
| Scope and references |
21 |
| About the CLI |
22 |
| Help information |
23 |
| Displaying command Help |
23 |
| Displaying additional Help topics |
23 |
| Table 3 Help file commands |
23 |
| Performing basic configuration tasks |
25 |
| Connecting to the CLI |
25 |
| Using telnet or SSH session |
25 |
| How to connect via telnet |
25 |
| Using a console session on the serial port |
26 |
| How to connect via the serial port |
26 |
| Setting the default account passwords |
26 |
| Table 4 Default administrative account names and passwords |
27 |
| Changing default passwords summary |
27 |
| How to change default passwords at login |
28 |
| Configuring the Ethernet interface |
28 |
| How to display network interface settings |
29 |
| Static Ethernet addressing summary |
29 |
| How to set static addresses for the Ethernet network interface |
30 |
| Configuring DHCP |
30 |
| DHCP summary |
31 |
| How to enable DHCP |
31 |
| How to disable DHCP |
31 |
| Setting the date and time |
32 |
| Setting time zones |
32 |
| How to set the time zone |
33 |
| How to set the time zone interactively |
34 |
| Synchronizing local time using Network Time Protocol (NTP) |
35 |
| How to synchronize local time with an external source |
36 |
| Maintaining licensed software features |
36 |
| How to generate or activate a license key |
37 |
| Figure 1 HP StorageWorks license key screen |
37 |
| How to remove a licensed feature |
38 |
| Customizing a switch name |
39 |
| How to customize the switch name |
39 |
| Customizing the chassis name |
40 |
| How to change the chassis name |
40 |
| Working with domain IDs |
40 |
| How to display domain IDs |
41 |
| How to set the domain ID |
41 |
| Activating ports on demand |
42 |
| Table 5 Ports enabled with Ports on Demand licenses |
42 |
| How to activate Ports on Demand |
43 |
| Configuring Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) |
43 |
| Port assignments and licenses |
43 |
| Displaying the port license assignment |
43 |
| Activating Dynamic Ports on Demand |
44 |
| Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand |
44 |
| Managing POD licenses |
45 |
| Reserving a license |
45 |
| Releasing a port |
46 |
| Disabling and enabling a switch |
47 |
| How to disable a switch |
47 |
| How to enable a switch |
47 |
| Disabling and enabling a port |
47 |
| How to disable a port |
47 |
| How to enable a port |
48 |
| Making basic connections |
48 |
| Connecting to devices |
48 |
| Connecting to other switches |
48 |
| Linking through a gateway |
49 |
| How to configure a link through a gateway |
49 |
| Checking status |
50 |
| How to verify switch operation |
50 |
| How to verify high-availability features |
50 |
| How to verify fabric connectivity |
50 |
| How to verify device connectivity |
50 |
| How to show switches in Access Gateway mode |
51 |
| Tracking and controlling switch changes |
51 |
| How to enable the track changes feature |
51 |
| How to display the status of the track changes feature |
52 |
| How to view the switch status policy threshold values |
52 |
| How to set the switch status policy threshold values |
53 |
| Configuring the audit log |
54 |
| Auditable event classes |
55 |
| Table 6 AuditCfg Event Class Operands |
55 |
| How to verify host syslog prior to configuring the audit log |
56 |
| How to configure an audit log for specific event classes |
56 |
| Shutting down switches and Directors |
57 |
| To power off a Director gracefully (Prior to 5.1.0) |
57 |
| To power off a switch gracefully (5.1.0 and later) |
57 |
| High availability of daemon processes |
58 |
| Table 7 List of daemons that are automatically restarted |
58 |
| Managing user accounts |
59 |
| Overview |
59 |
| Accessing the management channel |
59 |
| Table 8 Maximum number of simultaneous sessions |
59 |
| Using role-based access control (RBAC) |
59 |
| Table 9 Fabric OS 5.3.0 roles |
59 |
| Role Permissions |
60 |
| Table 10 Permission types |
60 |
| Table 11 RBAC permissions matrix (continued) |
60 |
| Configuring the authentication model |
63 |
| Table 12 Authentication configuration options |
63 |
| How to set the switch authentication model |
63 |
| Managing the local database user accounts |
63 |
| About the default accounts |
64 |
| Table 13 Default local user accounts |
64 |
| Defining local user accounts |
64 |
| How to display account information |
64 |
| How to create an account |
65 |
| How to delete an account |
65 |
| How to change account parameters |
66 |
| How to add an administrative domain to the account |
66 |
| How to remove an administrative domain from the account |
66 |
| Recovering accounts |
67 |
| How to recover an account |
67 |
| Changing local account passwords |
67 |
| How to change the password for the current login account |
67 |
| How to change the password for a different account |
68 |
| Configuring the local user database |
68 |
| Distributing the local user database |
68 |
| How to distribute the local user database |
68 |
| Protecting the local user database from distributions |
68 |
| How to accept the user database |
69 |
| How to reject distributed user databases |
69 |
| Configuring password policies |
69 |
| How to set the password strength policy |
69 |
| How to set the password history policy |
70 |
| How to set the password expiration policy |
70 |
| Upgrade and downgrade considerations |
71 |
| How to set the account lockout policy |
71 |
| Managing Fabric OS users on the RADIUS server |
72 |
| Switch to RADIUS server interaction |
72 |
| Creating Fabric OS user accounts |
72 |
| Table 14 Syntax for VSA-based account roles (continued) |
72 |
| Windows 2000 IAS |
73 |
| Linux FreeRadius server |
73 |
| Table 15 Dictionary.brocade file entries |
73 |
| RADIUS configuration and admin domains |
74 |
| Setting up RADIUS AAA service |
74 |
| Configuring the RADIUS server |
75 |
| Linux |
75 |
| How to add the Brocade attribute to the server |
76 |
| How to create the user |
76 |
| How to enable clients |
76 |
| Windows 2000 |
77 |
| How to enable CHAP |
77 |
| How to configure RADIUS users |
77 |
| How to configure the RADIUS server |
78 |
| Configuring RADIUS servers on the switch |
79 |
| How to display the current RADIUS configuration |
79 |
| How to add a RADIUS server to the switch configuration |
80 |
| How to enable and disable a RADIUS server |
80 |
| How to delete a RADIUS server from the configuration |
80 |
| How to change a RADIUS server configuration |
81 |
| How to change the order in which RADIUS servers are contacted for service |
81 |
| Enabling and disabling local authentication as backup |
81 |
| Setting the boot PROM password |
82 |
| SSSetting the boot PROM password with a recovery String |
82 |
| 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, SAN Switch 4/32B, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/32B SAN Switch and 400 MP Router |
82 |
| How to set the boot PROM password for a switch with a recovery string |
82 |
| SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director |
83 |
| How to set the boot PROM password for a Director with a recovery string |
83 |
| How to set the boot PROM password for a Director without a recovery string |
84 |
| 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, SAN Switch 4/32B, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/32B SAN Switch and 400 MP Router |
84 |
| How to set the boot PROM password for a switch without a recovery string |
84 |
| How to set the boot PROM password for a Director without a recovery string |
84 |
| Recovering user, admin, and factory passwords |
85 |
| How to recover passwords |
85 |
| Configuring standard security features |
87 |
| Secure protocols |
87 |
| Table 16 Secure protocol support |
87 |
| Table 17 Items needed to deploy secure protocols |
87 |
| Table 18 Main security scenarios |
88 |
| Ensuring network security |
88 |
| Configuring the telnet interface |
89 |
| How to disable telnet |
89 |
| How to enable telnet |
89 |
| Blocking listeners |
90 |
| Table 19 Blocked listener applications |
90 |
| Accessing switches and fabrics |
91 |
| Table 20 Access defaults |
91 |
| Port configuration |
91 |
| Table 21 Port information |
91 |
| Configuring for the SSL protocol |
92 |
| Browser and Java support |
92 |
| Summary of SSL procedures |
92 |
| Table 22 SSL Certificate Files |
93 |
| Choosing a certificate authority |
93 |
| Generating a public/private key |
93 |
| Generating and storing a CSR |
94 |
| Obtaining certificates |
94 |
| Installing a switch certificate |
95 |
| Activating a switch certificate |
95 |
| Configuring the browser |
96 |
| To check and install root certificates on Internet Explorer |
96 |
| To check and install root certificates on Mozilla |
96 |
| Installing a root certificate to the Java Plug-in |
96 |
| Displaying and deleting certificates |
97 |
| Table 23 Commands for displaying and deleting SSL certificates |
97 |
| Troubleshooting certificates |
97 |
| Table 24 SSL messages and actions |
97 |
| Configuring SNMP |
98 |
| Setting the security level |
99 |
| Using the snmpConfig command |
99 |
| Using legacy commands for SNMPv1 |
102 |
| Configuring secure file copy |
106 |
| Maintaining configurations |
107 |
| Displaying configuration settings |
107 |
| Backing up a configuration |
107 |
| Troubleshooting configuration upload |
109 |
| Restoring switch information |
109 |
| Table 25 CLI Commands to display switch configuration information |
109 |
| Restoring a configuration |
109 |
| Configuration download without disabling a switch |
110 |
| Security considerations |
111 |
| Troubleshooting configuration download |
111 |
| Messages captured in the logs |
111 |
| Restoring configurations in a FICON environment |
112 |
| Table 26 Backup and restore in a FICON CUP environment |
112 |
| Downloading configurations across a fabric |
112 |
| 4/256 SAN Director configuration form |
113 |
| Table 27 Configuration and connection |
113 |
| Table 28 FC port configuration setting |
114 |
| Table 29 FC port configuration setting |
115 |
| Configuring advanced security |
117 |
| About access control list (ACL) policies |
117 |
| How the ACL policies are stored |
117 |
| Identifying policy members |
118 |
| Table 30 Valid methods for specifying policy members |
118 |
| Configuring ACL policies |
118 |
| Displaying ACL policies |
119 |
| Configuring an FCS policy |
119 |
| Table 31 FCS policy states |
119 |
| FCS policy restrictions |
120 |
| Table 32 Switch operations |
120 |
| Overview of steps to create and manage the FCS policies |
121 |
| Modifying the primary FCS |
121 |
| Distributing an FCS policy |
122 |
| Table 33 Distribution policy states |
122 |
| Configuring a DCC policy |
123 |
| Table 34 DCC policy states |
123 |
| DCC policy restrictions |
123 |
| Creating a DCC policy |
124 |
| Examples of creating DCC policies |
124 |
| Creating an SCC policy |
125 |
| Table 35 SCC policy states |
125 |
| Saving changes to ACL policies |
126 |
| Activating changes to ACL policies |
126 |
| Adding a member to an existing policy |
126 |
| Removing a member from an ACL policy |
127 |
| Deleting an ACL policy |
127 |
| Aborting all uncommitted changes |
127 |
| Configuring the authentication policy for fabric elements |
127 |
| Figure 2 DH-CHAP authentication |
128 |
| E_Port authentication |
129 |
| Device authentication policy |
130 |
| Auth policy restrictions |
130 |
| Supported configurations |
130 |
| Selecting authentication protocols |
131 |
| Re-authenticating ports |
131 |
| Managing secret key pairs |
132 |
| Fabric wide distribution of the Auth policy |
133 |
| Accept distributions configuration parameter |
133 |
| IP filter policy |
134 |
| Creating an IP Filter policy |
134 |
| Cloning an IP Filter policy |
134 |
| Displaying an IP Filter policy |
135 |
| Saving an IP Filter policy |
135 |
| Activating an IP Filter policy |
135 |
| Deleting an IP Filter policy |
136 |
| IP Filter policy rules |
136 |
| Table 36 Supported services |
137 |
| Table 37 Implicit IP Filter rules |
137 |
| Table 38 Default IP policy rules (continued) |
137 |
| IP Filter policy enforcement |
138 |
| Creating IP Filter policy rules |
138 |
| Deleting IP Filter policy rules |
139 |
| Aborting a switch session transaction |
139 |
| IP Filter policy distributions |
139 |
| IP Filter policy restrictions |
139 |
| Distributing the policy database |
140 |
| Table 39 Interaction between fabric-wide consistency policy and distribution settings |
140 |
| Configuring the database distribution settings |
141 |
| Table 40 Supported policy databases |
141 |
| Distributing ACL policies to other switches |
142 |
| Table 41 ACL policy database distribution behavior |
142 |
| Setting the consistency policy fabric-wide |
142 |
| Table 42 Fabric-wide consistency policy settings |
143 |
| Notes on joining a switch to the fabric |
144 |
| Matching fabric-wide consistency policies |
144 |
| Table 43 Merging fabrics with matching fabric-wide consistency policies |
145 |
| Non-matching fabric-wide consistency policies |
145 |
| Table 44 Examples of strict fabric merges |
145 |
| Table 45 Fabric merges with tolerant/absent combinations |
146 |
| Managing administrative domains |
147 |
| About administrative domains |
147 |
| Figure 3 Fabric with two admin domains |
148 |
| Figure 4 Filtered fabric views |
148 |
| Admin domain features |
148 |
| Requirements for admin domains |
149 |
| User-defined Administrative domains |
149 |
| System-defined administrative domains |
149 |
| AD0 |
150 |
| AD255 |
150 |
| Figure 5 Fabric with AD0 and AD255 |
151 |
| Admin domain access levels |
151 |
| Table 46 AD user types |
151 |
| Admin domains and login |
152 |
| Admin domain member types |
152 |
| Device members |
152 |
| Switch port members |
153 |
| Switch members |
153 |
| Admin Domains and switch WWN |
154 |
| Figure 6 Fabric showing switch and device WWNs |
154 |
| Figure 7 Filtered fabric views showing converted switch WWNs |
155 |
| Admin domain compatibility and availability |
155 |
| Admin domains and merging |
155 |
| Compatibility |
155 |
| Figure 8 Isolated subfabrics |
156 |
| Firmware upgrade and downgrade scenarios |
156 |
| Managing admin domains |
156 |
| Understanding the AD transaction model |
157 |
| Implementing admin domains |
157 |
| How to set the default zone mode |
157 |
| Creating an admin domain |
158 |
| How to create an Admin Domain |
158 |
| Assigning a user to an admin domain |
159 |
| How to create a new user account for managing Admin Domains |
159 |
| How to assign Admin Domains to an existing user account |
159 |
| How to create a new physical fabric administrator user account |
160 |
| Activating and deactivating admin domains |
160 |
| How to activate an Admin Domain |
160 |
| How to deactivate an Admin Domain |
160 |
| Adding and removing admin domain members |
161 |
| How to add members to an existing Admin Domain |
161 |
| How to remove members from an Admin Domain |
161 |
| Renaming an Admin Domain |
161 |
| How to rename an admin domain |
161 |
| Deleting an Admin Domain |
162 |
| How to delete an Admin Domain |
162 |
| Deleting all user-defined Admin Domains |
162 |
| How to clear all Admin Domain definitions |
162 |
| Validating an Admin Domain member list |
163 |
| How to list the switches and devices in an AD member list |
163 |
| Using Admin Domains |
163 |
| Using CLI commands in an AD context |
163 |
| Table 47 Ports and devices in CLI output |
164 |
| Executing a command in a different AD context |
164 |
| How to execute a command in a different Admin Domain context |
164 |
| Displaying an Admin Domain configuration |
164 |
| How to show an Admin Domain |
165 |
| Switching to a different Admin Domain context |
165 |
| How to switch to a new Admin Domain context |
165 |
| Performing zone validation |
165 |
| Admin Domain interactions |
166 |
| Table 48 Admin Domain interaction with Fabric OS features (continued) |
166 |
| Admin Domains, zones, and zone databases |
167 |
| Admin Domains and LSAN zones |
168 |
| Configuration upload and download in an AD context |
168 |
| Table 49 Configuration upload and download scenarios in an AD context |
169 |
| Installing and maintaining firmware |
171 |
| About the firmware download process |
171 |
| Upgrading and downgrading firmware |
172 |
| Effects of firmware changes on accounts and passwords |
172 |
| Table 50 Effects of firmware changes on accounts and passwords |
172 |
| Considerations for FICON CUP environments |
173 |
| Preparing for a firmware download |
173 |
| How to prepare for a firmware download |
173 |
| Checking connected switches |
174 |
| Obtaining and decompressing firmware |
175 |
| Performing firmware download on switches |
175 |
| Summary of the firmware download process |
175 |
| 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, SAN Switch 4/32B, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 M... |
176 |
| Summary of firmware downloads on Director models |
178 |
| Summary of the firmware download process for Directors |
178 |
| SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director firmware download procedure |
178 |
| Testing and restoring firmware on switches |
182 |
| Testing and restoring firmware-on Directors |
184 |
| Validating the firmware download |
186 |
| Troubleshooting firmware download |
187 |
| Downgrading firmware from Fabric OS 5.2.x |
187 |
| Pre-installation messages |
188 |
| Blade troubleshooting tips |
199 |
| Synchronizing firmware versions on partitions |
199 |
| FTP server recommendations |
199 |
| Configuring Directors |
201 |
| Identifying ports |
201 |
| Table 51 Port numbering schemes for the 4/256 SAN Director (continued) |
201 |
| By slot and port number |
202 |
| By port area ID |
202 |
| By index |
203 |
| Table 52 Default index/area_ID Core PID assignment with no port swap (continued) |
203 |
| Table 53 Default index/area extended-edge PID assignment with no port swap (continued) |
205 |
| Basic blade management |
206 |
| Powering port blades off and on |
206 |
| Disabling and enabling port blades |
207 |
| B-Series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) exceptions |
207 |
| FC4-48 blade exceptions |
207 |
| Conserving power |
208 |
| Blade terminology and compatibility |
208 |
| Table 54 Director terminology and abbreviations |
208 |
| CP blades |
209 |
| Port blade compatibility |
209 |
| Table 55 Blades Supported by Each Director |
209 |
| Setting chassis configuration options |
209 |
| Table 56 Supported configuration options |
210 |
| Table 57 Chassis configuration options |
210 |
| Obtaining slot information |
210 |
| Configuring a new SAN Director 2/128 with two domains |
211 |
| Converting an installed SAN Director 2/128 to support two domains |
212 |
| Setting the blade beacon mode |
214 |
| Routing traffic |
215 |
| About data routing and routing policies |
215 |
| Specifying the routing policy |
215 |
| Assigning a static route |
216 |
| Specifying frame order delivery |
216 |
| Using Dynamic Load Sharing |
217 |
| Viewing routing path information |
218 |
| Viewing routing information along a path |
220 |
| Using the FC-FC routing service |
223 |
| Supported platforms |
223 |
| Supported configurations |
223 |
| Fibre Channel routing concepts |
224 |
| Figure 9 A metaSAN with edge-to-edge and backbonef fabrics |
224 |
| Figure 10 A metaSAN with interfabric links |
225 |
| Figure 11 Edge SANs connected through a backbone fabric |
227 |
| Proxy devices |
227 |
| Figure 12 metaSAN with imported devices |
227 |
| Routing types |
228 |
| Fibre Channel NAT and phantom domains |
228 |
| Setting up the FC-FC routing service |
229 |
| Performing verification checks |
229 |
| Assigning backbone fabric IDs |
230 |
| Configuring FCIP tunnels (Optional) |
231 |
| Configuring FC-FC routing to work with Secure Fabric OS (optional) |
231 |
| Configuring Secure Fabric OS DH-CHAP secret |
232 |
| Configuring an interfabric link |
233 |
| portCfgExport options |
234 |
| Configuring the FC Router port cost (optional) |
237 |
| Using router port cost |
237 |
| Upgrade, downgrade, and HA considerations |
238 |
| Port cost considerations |
238 |
| Setting a proxy PID |
239 |
| Matching fabric parameters |
239 |
| Configuring EX_Port frame trunking (optional) |
240 |
| Supported configurations and platforms |
240 |
| High availability support |
240 |
| Backward compatibility support |
240 |
| Upgrade and downgrade considerations |
241 |
| Table 58 Trunking upgrade and downgrade considerations |
241 |
| Using EX_Port Frame trunking |
241 |
| Security considerations |
241 |
| Trunking commands |
241 |
| Configuring LSANs and zoning |
242 |
| Use of administrative domains with LSAN zones and FCR |
242 |
| Defining and naming zones |
242 |
| LSAN zones and fabric-to-fabric communications |
243 |
| LSAN zone binding (optional) |
245 |
| To set up LSAN zone binding |
246 |
| Dual backbone configuration |
247 |
| Maximum LSAN count |
247 |
| Configuring backbone fabrics for interconnectivity |
248 |
| HA and downgrade considerations: |
248 |
| IPFC over FCR |
248 |
| Broadcast configuration |
248 |
| Upgrade and downgrade considerations |
249 |
| Monitoring resources |
249 |
| Routing ECHO |
251 |
| Upgrade and downgrade considerations |
251 |
| Interoperability with legacy FCR switches |
252 |
| Backward compatibility |
252 |
| Table 59 Hardware and firmware compatibility for nonsecure fabrics |
252 |
| Administering FICON fabrics |
253 |
| Overview of Fabric OS support for FICON |
253 |
| Supported switches |
254 |
| Types of FICON configurations |
254 |
| Control Unit Port (CUP) |
255 |
| FICON commands |
256 |
| Table 61 Fabric OS commands related to FICON and FICON CUP |
256 |
| Security considerations |
257 |
| Configuring switches |
257 |
| Preparing a switch |
258 |
| Configuring a single switch |
258 |
| Configuring a high-integrity fabric |
258 |
| Figure 17 Cascaded configuration, two switches |
259 |
| Figure 18 Cascaded configuration, three switches |
259 |
| Setting a unique domain ID |
259 |
| Displaying information |
260 |
| Link incidents |
260 |
| Registered listeners |
260 |
| Node identification data |
260 |
| FRU failures |
261 |
| Swapping ports |
261 |
| Clearing the FICON management database |
261 |
| Using FICON CUP |
262 |
| Setup summary |
262 |
| Enabling and disabling FICON management server mode |
263 |
| Setting up CUP when FICON management server mode is enabled |
264 |
| Displaying the fmsmode setting |
264 |
| Displaying mode register bit settings |
265 |
| Table 62 FICON CUP mode register bits |
265 |
| Setting mode register bits |
266 |
| Persistently enabling/disabling ports |
266 |
| Port and switch naming standards |
267 |
| Adding and removing FICON CUP licenses |
267 |
| Zoning and PDCM considerations |
267 |
| Zoning and link incident reporting |
267 |
| Backing up and restoring configurations |
267 |
| Troubleshooting |
268 |
| Identifying ports |
268 |
| Backing up FICON files |
269 |
| Recording configuration information |
269 |
| Table 63 FICON® switch configuration worksheet |
270 |
| Sample IOCP configuration file for SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director switches |
271 |
| Sample RMF configuration file for mainframe |
272 |
| Configuring the distributed manager server |
275 |
| Enabling and disabling the platform services |
275 |
| Controlling access |
276 |
| Configuring the server database |
278 |
| Controlling topology discovery |
279 |
| Working with diagnostic features |
281 |
| About Fabric OS diagnostics |
281 |
| Viewing power-on self test |
281 |
| Viewing switch status |
282 |
| Viewing port information |
284 |
| Viewing equipment status |
287 |
| Viewing the system message log |
288 |
| Viewing the port log |
289 |
| Configuring for syslogd |
290 |
| Configuring the host |
290 |
| Table 64 Fabric OS to UNIX message severities |
290 |
| Configuring the switch |
291 |
| Viewing and saving diagnostic information |
292 |
| Setting up automatic trace dump transfers |
292 |
| Troubleshooting |
295 |
| About troubleshooting |
295 |
| Most common problem areas |
295 |
| Table 65 Common troubleshooting problems and tools |
295 |
| Gathering information for technical support |
296 |
| Troubleshooting questions |
296 |
| Analyzing connection problems |
297 |
| To check for zoning problems |
300 |
| Restoring a segmented fabric |
300 |
| To reconcile fabric parameters individually |
300 |
| To download a correct configuration |
301 |
| To reconcile a domain ID conflict |
301 |
| Correcting zoning setup issues |
301 |
| Table 66 Types of zone discrepancies |
301 |
| Table 67 Commands for debugging zoning |
302 |
| To correct a fabric merge problem quickly |
302 |
| To verify a fabric merge problem |
302 |
| To edit zone configuration members |
303 |
| To reorder the zone member list |
303 |
| Recognizing MQ-WRITE errors |
303 |
| Correcting I2C bus errors |
304 |
| To check fan components |
304 |
| To check the switch temperature |
304 |
| To check the power supply |
304 |
| To check the temperature, fan, and power supply |
304 |
| Correcting device login issues |
305 |
| Identifying media-related issues |
309 |
| Table 68 Component test descriptions |
309 |
| To test a port’s external transmit and receive path |
309 |
| To test a switch’s internal components |
310 |
| To test components to and from the HBA |
310 |
| Table 69 Switch component tests |
310 |
| Correcting link failures |
311 |
| To determine if the negotiation was successfully completed |
311 |
| To check for a loop initialization failure |
311 |
| To check for a point-to-point initialization failure |
312 |
| To correct a port that has come up in the wrong mode |
312 |
| Table 70 SwitchShow output and suggested action |
312 |
| Correcting marginal links |
313 |
| Inaccurate information in the system message log |
314 |
| Recognizing the port initialization and FCP auto discovery process |
314 |
| Port mirroring |
315 |
| Supported hardware |
316 |
| Table 71 Port combinations for port mirroring |
316 |
| How port mirroring works |
317 |
| Port mirroring considerations |
318 |
| Creating, deleting, and displaying port mirroring |
319 |
| Administering NPIV |
321 |
| Enabling and disabling NPIV |
321 |
| Configuring NPIV |
321 |
| Configuration scenarios |
322 |
| Viewing NPIV port configuration information |
322 |
| Displaying login information |
324 |
| Administering Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) |
325 |
| Table 72 APM commands |
326 |
| Displaying and clearing the CRC error count |
327 |
| Monitoring end-to-end performance |
327 |
| Adding end-to-end monitors |
328 |
| Figure 19 Setting end-to-end monitors on a port |
328 |
| Figure 20 Proper placement of end-to-end performance monitors |
329 |
| Setting a mask for end-to-end monitors |
329 |
| Figure 21 Mask positions for end-to-end monitors |
330 |
| Deleting end-to-end monitors |
330 |
| Monitoring filter-based performance |
331 |
| Adding standard filter-based monitors |
331 |
| Table 73 Commands to add filter-based monitors |
331 |
| Adding custom filter-based monitors |
332 |
| Table 74 Predefined values at offset 0 |
333 |
| Deleting filter-based monitors |
333 |
| Monitoring ISL performance |
334 |
| Monitoring trunks |
334 |
| Displaying monitor counters |
335 |
| Clearing monitor counters |
337 |
| Saving and restoring monitor configurations |
338 |
| Collecting performance data |
338 |
| Administering Extended Fabrics |
339 |
| About extended link buffer allocation |
339 |
| Fabric considerations |
340 |
| Choosing an extended ISL mode |
340 |
| Extended ISL modes for switches that integrate the Bloom ASIC |
341 |
| Table 75 Extended ISL modes: 3xxx switches (Bloom and Bloom II ASICs) |
341 |
| Extended isl modes for 4/8 or 4/16 SAN Switches (Goldeneye ASIC) |
342 |
| Table 76 4/8 SAN Switch or 4/16 SAN Switch extended ISL modes (Goldeneye ASIC) |
342 |
| Extended ISL modes for 4/32B SAN Switch, 400 MP Router, 4/256 SAN Director switches, and FR4-18i blade (Condor ASIC) |
343 |
| Table 77 Extended ISL modes: 4/32B SAN Switch, 400 MP Router, 4/256 SAN Director switches, FR4-18i blades (Condor ASIC) |
343 |
| Configuring external ports |
343 |
| 4/8 SAN Switch or 4/16 SAN Switch |
343 |
| Table 78 4/8 SAN Switch or 4/16 SAN Switch |
343 |
| SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director (FC2-16 port blades) |
344 |
| Table 79 SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director (FC2-16 port blades) |
344 |
| SAN Switch 4/32 |
344 |
| Table 80 SAN Switch 4/32 |
344 |
| Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for p-Class BladeSystem |
344 |
| Table 81 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for p-Class BladeSystem |
344 |
| Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for c-Class BladeSystem |
345 |
| Table 82 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for c-Class BladeSystem |
345 |
| 4/64 SAN Switch |
345 |
| Table 83 4/64 SAN Switch |
345 |
| 4/32B SAN Switch |
345 |
| Table 84 4/32B SAN Switch |
345 |
| 400 Multi-protocol Router |
345 |
| Table 85 400 Multi-protocol Router |
345 |
| 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-16 port blades) |
346 |
| Table 86 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-16 blades) |
346 |
| 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-16IP blades) |
346 |
| Table 87 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-16IP blades) |
346 |
| 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-32 port blades) |
346 |
| Table 88 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-32 blades) |
346 |
| 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-48 port blades) |
346 |
| Table 89 4/256 SAN Director (FC4-48 blades) |
346 |
| 4/256 SAN Director (FR4-18i blades) |
347 |
| Table 90 4/256 SAN Director (FR4-18i blades) |
347 |
| Configuring an extended ISL |
347 |
| Administering ISL Trunking |
351 |
| Overview |
351 |
| Figure 22 Distribution of traffic over ISL Trunking groups |
351 |
| Standard trunking criteria |
352 |
| Fabric considerations |
352 |
| Initializing trunking on ports |
353 |
| Monitoring traffic |
354 |
| Enabling and disabling ISL trunking |
355 |
| Setting port speeds |
356 |
| Displaying trunking information |
357 |
| Trunking over Extended Fabrics |
358 |
| Trunking distances |
358 |
| Table 86 Trunking support for Bloom ASICs |
358 |
| Table 87 Trunking support for SAN Switch 4/32, SAN Switch 4/32B and 4/64 SAN Switch (Condor ASIC) |
358 |
| Troubleshooting trunking problems |
359 |
| Listing link characteristics |
359 |
| Recognizing buffer underallocation |
359 |
| Administering Advanced Zoning |
361 |
| About Zoning |
361 |
| Figure 23 Zoning example |
361 |
| Zone types |
362 |
| Table 88 Types of Zoning |
362 |
| Table 89 Approaches to fabric-based Zoning |
362 |
| Zone objects |
363 |
| Zone aliases |
363 |
| Zone configurations |
364 |
| Zoning enforcement |
364 |
| Hardware-enforced Zoning |
364 |
| Software-enforced Zoning |
365 |
| Table 90 Enforcing hardware Zoning |
366 |
| Figure 24 Hardware-enforced non-overlapping Zones |
367 |
| Figure 25 Hardware-enforced overlapping zones |
368 |
| Figure 26 Zoning with hardware assist (mixed-port and WWN zones) |
368 |
| Figure 27 Session-based hard Zoning |
368 |
| Rules for configuring zones |
369 |
| Broadcast zones |
369 |
| Supported switches for broadcast zones |
370 |
| Broadcast zones and Admin Domains |
370 |
| Figure 28 Broadcast zones and Admin Domains |
370 |
| Upgrade and downgrade considerations |
371 |
| High availability considerations with broadcast zones |
371 |
| Loop devices and broadcast zones |
371 |
| Backward compatibility with pre-v5.3.0 switches |
371 |
| Broadcast zones and default zoning |
371 |
| Creating and managing zone aliases |
372 |
| To create an alias |
372 |
| To add members to an alias |
372 |
| To remove members from an alias |
372 |
| To delete an alias |
373 |
| To view an alias in the defined configuration |
373 |
| Creating and maintaining zones |
373 |
| To create a zone |
373 |
| To add devices (members) to a zone |
374 |
| To remove devices (members) from a zone |
374 |
| To delete a zone |
374 |
| To view a zone in the defined configuration |
374 |
| Activating default zones |
375 |
| To activate a default zone: |
375 |
| To view the current default zone access mode: |
375 |
| Merging zones |
376 |
| Table 91 Zoning database limitations |
376 |
| Table 92 Resulting database size: 0 to 96K (continued) |
376 |
| Table 93 Resulting database size: 96K to 128K |
377 |
| Table 94 Resulting database size: 128K to 256K |
377 |
| Table 95 Resulting database size: 256K to 1M |
378 |
| Creating and modifying Zoning configurations |
378 |
| To create a Zoning configuration |
378 |
| To add zones (members) to a Zoning configuration |
379 |
| To remove zones (members) from a zone configuration |
379 |
| To delete a zone configuration |
379 |
| To clear changes to a configuration |
379 |
| To view all zone configuration information |
379 |
| To view selected zone configuration information |
380 |
| To view a configuration in the effective zone database |
380 |
| Maintaining zone objects |
381 |
| To copy a zone object |
381 |
| To delete a zone object |
382 |
| To rename a zone object |
382 |
| Managing Zoning configurations in a fabric |
383 |
| Adding a new switch or fabric |
383 |
| Splitting a fabric |
385 |
| Using Zoning to administer security |
385 |
| Resolving zone conflicts |
385 |
| Table 96 Considerations for Zoning architecture |
386 |
| Configuring and monitoring FCIP tunneling |
387 |
| Supported platforms for FCIP |
387 |
| About FCIP tunneling |
387 |
| Table 97 Tunnels and virtual port numbering once configured |
387 |
| FCIP licensing |
388 |
| FCIP Tunneling concepts |
388 |
| Figure 28 Network using FCIP |
389 |
| Port numbering |
389 |
| Port numbering on the B-Series MP Router blade |
390 |
| Figure 29 B-Series MP Router Blade port numbering |
390 |
| Port Numbering on the 400 MP Router |
391 |
| Figure 30 400 MP Router port numbering |
391 |
| Tunneling and Qos policies |
391 |
| Layer three DiffServ Code Points (DSCP) |
391 |
| Table 98 Mapping CoS priorities to DSCP priorities |
391 |
| FCIP fastwrite and tape pipelining |
392 |
| Enabling fastwrite and tape pipelining |
392 |
| Constraints for Fastwrite and Tape Pipelining |
392 |
| Table 99 Using fastwrite and tape pipelining (continued) |
392 |
| Supported configurations |
393 |
| Figure 31 Single tunnel, fastwrite and tape pipelining enabled |
393 |
| Figure 32 Multiple tunnels to multiple ports, fastwrite and tape pipelining enabled on a per-tunnel/per-port basis |
394 |
| Unsupported configurations |
395 |
| Figure 33 Unsupported configurations with fastwrite and tape pipelining |
395 |
| FC fastwrite over Fibre Channel ISLs |
396 |
| Figure 34 Typical network topology for FC Fastwrite |
396 |
| Platforms and OS requirements for FC Fastwrite |
396 |
| How FC Fastwrite works |
396 |
| Figure 35 How FC Fastwrite works |
396 |
| Flow configuration requirements |
397 |
| Constraints for FC fastwrite |
397 |
| Hardware considerations |
397 |
| Configuring and enabling FC Fastwrite |
397 |
| Disabling FC Fastwrite for a blade or switch |
399 |
| Disabling FC Fastwrite on a port |
400 |
| Tunneling and IPSec |
400 |
| Table 100 IPSec terminology |
400 |
| Configuring IPSec |
401 |
| IPSec parameters |
402 |
| Table 101 Fixed policy parameters |
402 |
| Table 102 Policy parameters |
402 |
| Managing policies |
402 |
| Configuring FCIP Tunnels |
404 |
| Enabling persistently disabled ports |
404 |
| Defining the IP interface of each virtual port |
405 |
| Configuring the GbE ports |
406 |
| Adding or deleting IP routes on a GbE port |
406 |
| Verifying IP connectivity |
408 |
| Testing end-to-end IP path performance |
408 |
| Configuring FCIP tunnels |
409 |
| FCIP Tunnel create option |
409 |
| FCIP Tunnel modify and delete options |
410 |
| Verifying the FCIP tunnel configuration |
411 |
| Checklist for configuring FCIP links |
413 |
| Table 103 Steps for configuring FCIP links |
413 |
| Troubleshooting FCIP links |
413 |
| WAN performance analysis tools |
413 |
| About the Ipperf option |
414 |
| Running WAN Tool Sessions with an FCIP tunnel online |
414 |
| FCIP port bandwidth |
414 |
| WAN Tool performance characteristics |
415 |
| Figure 36 WAN Tool performance characteristics |
415 |
| Starting WAN Tool analysis |
415 |
| WAN Tool IpPerf syntax |
416 |
| FCIP Tunnel performance characteristics |
417 |
| Configuring the PID format |
421 |
| About PIDs and PID binding |
421 |
| Summary of PID formats |
421 |
| Impact of changing the fabric PID format |
422 |
| Host reboots |
422 |
| Static PID mapping errors |
422 |
| Changes to configuration data |
422 |
| Table 101 Effects of PID format changes on configurations |
423 |
| Selecting a PID format |
423 |
| Table 102 PID format recommendations for adding new switches |
424 |
| Evaluating the fabric |
425 |
| Planning the update procedure |
426 |
| Online update |
426 |
| Offline update |
427 |
| Hybrid update |
427 |
| Changing to core PID format |
427 |
| Changing to extended edge PID format |
428 |
| Table 103 Earliest Fabric OS versions for extended edge PID format |
429 |
| Converting port number to area ID |
431 |
| Figure 37 4/256 SAN Director with Extended Edge PID |
432 |
| Performing PID format changes |
433 |
| Basic procedure |
433 |
| HP/UX procedure |
434 |
| AIX procedure |
435 |
| Swapping port area IDs |
436 |
| Configuring McData Open Fabric mode |
439 |
| Vendor switch requirements |
439 |
| HP StorageWorks switch requirements |
439 |
| Supported features |
440 |
| Unsupported HP StorageWorks Features |
440 |
| Configuration recommendations |
440 |
| Configuration restrictions |
440 |
| Zoning restrictions |
441 |
| Zone name restrictions |
442 |
| Enabling and disabling interoperability mode |
442 |
| To enable interoperability mode |
442 |
| To disable interoperability mode |
442 |
| Understanding legacy password behaviour |
445 |
| Password management information |
445 |
| Table 104 Account/password characteristics matrix (continued) |
445 |
| Password prompting behaviors |
447 |
| Table 105 Password Prompting Matrix |
447 |
| Password migration during firmware changes |
448 |
| Table 106 Password migration behavior during firmware upgrade/downgrade |
448 |
| Password recovery options |
448 |
| Table 107 Password recovery options (continued) |
448 |
| Using Remote Switch |
451 |
| About Remote Switch |
451 |
| Remote switch capabilities |
451 |
| Using Remote Switch with a gateway |
451 |
| Zone merging scenarios |
453 |
| Table 108 Zone merging scenarios (continued) |
453 |
| Index |
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