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- HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 1
53-1001336-01 28 July 2009 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 2
. Notice: This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time, without notice - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 3
53-1001185-01 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 Summary of changes Date Removed SilkWorm 4016 and 4020 June 2006 from supported switches; FCIP chapter updates. Revised for Fabric OS v5.2.0 features. September 2006 Added new hardware platforms: Brocade FC4-48 and FC4-16IP. Added - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 4
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this chapter xxxiii How this document is organized xxxiii Supported hardware and software xxxiv What's new in this help on a command 4 Password modification 5 Default account passwords 5 The Ethernet interface on your switch 6 Virtual Fabrics and the OS Administrator's Guide v 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 6
16 Chassis names 16 Customizing chassis names 16 Switch activation and deactivation 16 Disabling a switch 16 Enabling a switch 17 Switch and enterprise-class platform shutdown 17 Powering off a Brocade switch 17 Powering off a Brocade enterprise-class platform 17 Basic connections 18 Device - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 7
the switch status policy threshold values 45 Audit log configuration 46 Auditable event classes 47 Verifying host syslog prior to configuring the audit log 48 Configuring an audit log for specific event classes 48 High availability of daemon processes 49 Understanding Fibre Channel Services In - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 8
accounts 74 Default accounts 74 Local account passwords 75 Local account database distribution 76 Distributing the local user database 76 Accepting distribution of user databases on the local switch . 76 Rejecting distributed user databases on the local switch . . . . 77 Password policies 77 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 9
Guide 53-1001336-01 The authentication model using RADIUS and LDAP 85 Setting the switch authentication mode 87 Fabric OS user accounts 87 Fabric OS users and downloads 105 Secure Shell protocol 105 SSH public key authentication 106 Secure Sockets Layer protocol 108 Browser and Java support - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 10
Ensuring fabric domains share policies 124 Creating an FCS policy 124 Modifying the order of FCS switches 125 FCS policy distribution 125 DCC policies 126 DCC policy restrictions 127 Creating a DCC policy End-to-End Transport Tunnel mode 155 x Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 11
Fabrics 169 Uploading a config file from a switch with Virtual Fabrics enabled 169 Restoring a logical switch using configDownload 170 Restrictions 171 Brocade configuration form 171 Installing and Maintaining Firmware In this chapter 173 Firmware download process overview 173 Upgrading and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 12
platforms 190 Validating a firmware download 193 Managing Virtual Fabrics In this chapter 195 Virtual Fabrics overview 195 Logical switch overview 196 Default logical switch 196 Logical switches and fabric IDs 198 Port assignment in logical switches 198 Logical switches and connected devices - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 13
. . . .230 Loop devices and broadcast zones 230 Broadcast zones and default zoning 230 Zone aliases 231 Creating an alias 231 Adding members to an 235 Validating a zone 235 Default zoning mode 236 Setting the default zoning mode 237 Viewing the current default zone access mode 237 Zoning - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 14
discovery domains 255 Switch-to-iSCSI initiator authentication 256 Load balancing through connection redirection 256 Supported iSCSI initiators 258 Checklist for configuring iSCSI 258 FC4-16IP blade configuration 260 FC4-16IP port numbering 260 Enabling the iSCSI gateway service 261 Enabling - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 15
Fabric mode configuration restrictions 295 Interoperability support for logical switches 296 Switch configurations for interoperability 296 Enabling McDATA Open Fabric mode 297 Enabling McDATA Fabric mode 297 Enabling Brocade Native mode 298 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide xv 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 16
Coordinated HCL check on firmware download 318 Coordinated HCL on switches firmware downloads 319 Upgrade and downgrade considerations for HCL for interoperability 319 McDATA-aware features 319 McDATA-unaware features 320 M-EOS feature limitations in mixed fabrics 322 Supported hardware in an - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 17
346 Deleting all user-defined Admin Domains non-disruptively . .346 Validating an Admin Domain member list 349 SAN management with Admin Domains 350 CLI commands in an AD context 351 Executing a command in a different AD context 351 Displaying an Admin Domain configuration 351 Switching to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 18
from a slot 367 Time-based licenses 367 High availability considerations 367 Configupload and download considerations 368 Expired licenses 368 Universal Time-based licenses 368 Universal Time-based 385 ISL performance monitoring 385 xviii Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 19
flows on an F_Port . . .387 Adding Top Talker monitors on all switches in the fabric (fabric mode 388 Deleting the fabric mode Top Talker monitors routers 401 General rules for TI zones 401 Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Routing 402 Trunking with 's Guide xix 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 20
overview 429 Criteria for managing trunking connections 430 Supported hardware 431 Recommendations for trunking groups 431 Basic Trunking on a port 432 Enabling Trunking on a switch 432 Displaying trunking information 433 Trunking over long distance OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 21
20 Chapter 21 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 F_Port masterless trunking switch model 455 Maximum configurable distances for Extended Fabrics . . . . .456 Buffer credit recovery 457 Using the FC-FC Routing Service In this chapter 459 FC-FC routing service overview 459 Supported - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 22
478 Masterless EX_Port trunking 478 Supported configurations and platforms 479 Configuring Routing and Virtual Fabrics 496 Logical switch configuration for FC routing 497 Backbone- 500 Mixed Fabric Configurations for Non-merged SANs In this appendix 501 M-EOS fabrics overview Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 23
subnet . . . .515 Configuring a Management Station on different subnets. . . .516 Port Indexing In this appendix 519 FIPS support In this appendix 523 FIPS overview 523 Zeroization functions 523 Power-up self tests 524 Conditional Tests 524 FIPS mode configuration 525 LDAP in FIPS mode 526 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 24
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2000 VSA configuration 89 Example of a Brocade DCT file 96 Example of the switches 203 Logical fabric using ISLs and XISLs 204 Example of logical fabrics in multiple chassis and XISLs 219 Zoning example 223 Broadcast zones and Admin Domains 229 iSCSI gateway network 251 iSCSI gateway service - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 26
and AD255 334 Fabric showing switch and device WWNs 337 Filtered fabric views showing converted switch WWNs 337 AD0 and two user-defined Admin Domains, AD1 and group configuration for the Brocade 5100 435 Switch in Access Gateway mode without F_Port trunking 438 Switch in Access Gateway mode - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 27
Figure 79 Figure 80 Figure 81 Figure 82 Figure 83 Logical representation of EX_Ports in a base switch 498 Backbone-to-edge routing across base switch using FC router in legacy mode 499 Inband Management process 512 Management station on same subnet 515 Management station on a different subnet - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 28
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Tables Table 1 Default administrative account names and passwords 5 Table 2 Port numbering schemes for the Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms 26 Table 3 Brocade enterprise-class platform terminology and abbreviations 30 Table 4 Port blades supported by each platform - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 30
interoperability with M-EOS 324 Supported Fabric OS features 326 AD user types 332 Ports and devices in CLI output 351 Admin Domain interaction with Fabric OS features 353 Configuration upload and download scenarios in an AD context 356 Available Brocade licenses 360 License requirements 362 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 31
Table 95 Table 96 DCX-4S Table 97 Table 98 Table 99 Table 100 Table 101 Types of monitors supported on Brocade switch models 378 Number of logical switches that support performance monitors 378 Predefined values at offset 0 384 Comparison of traffic behavior when failover is enabled or disabled - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 32
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your switch configurations. • Chapter 9, "Installing and Maintaining Firmware," provides preparations and procedures for performing firmware downloads. • Chapter 10, "Managing Virtual Fabrics," describes the concepts and provides procedures for using Virtual Fabrics. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 34
. The following hardware platforms are supported by this release of Fabric OS: • Brocade 300 switch • Brocade 4100 switch • Brocade 4900 switch • Brocade 5000 switch • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 5410 embedded switch xxxiv Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 35
DCX-4S Backbone data center backbone What's new in this document • Information that was added: - Support for new hardware platforms • Brocade 7800 extension switch • Brocade 8000 application appliance - APM • Bottleneck detection • QoS over FCR • SFP related threshold as applicable to VE_ and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 36
FICON Fabrics," which provides procedures for use of the Brocade FICON Fabrics licensed feature was removed from this manual and can be found in the FICON Administrator's Guide. - "Configuring and Monitoring FICON Extension Services," which provides concepts and procedures for useing FICON emulation - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 37
cautions, and warnings The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards. Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 38
section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com and register at no cost for a user ID and password. For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 39
and messages received • supportSave command output • Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results • Serial console and Telnet session - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 40
Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure topic needs further development, we want to hear from you. Forward your feedback to: [email protected] Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 41
the Switch Configuration File" •Chapter 9, "Installing and Maintaining Firmware" •Chapter 10, "Managing Virtual Fabrics" •Chapter 11, "Administering Advanced Zoning" •Chapter 12, "Managing iSCSI Gateway Service" •Chapter 13, "Administering NPIV" •Chapter 14, "Interoperability for Merged SANs - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 42
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18 Fabric OS overview This chapter describes how to configure your Brocade SAN using the Fabric OS command line interface (CLI). Before you can configure a storage area network (SAN), you must power-up the enterprise-class platform or switch and blades, and then set the IP addresses of those devices - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 44
supported by Brocade reference manuals for Brocade products describe how to power a command, make modifications to the switch, or view the output of the command command examples in this guide show user input enclosed in quotation boot PROM password. • Brocade 48000 director and Brocade DCX and DCX - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 45
"For details on Brocade MIB files, naming conventions, loading instructions, and information about using the Brocade SNMP agent, see the Fabric OS MIB Reference." on page 115 and "Managing User Accounts" on page 69. Connecting to Fabric OS using Telnet 1. Connect to the switch that is appropriate - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 46
the Telnet connection finds the switch in the network. 5. Enter the account ID at the login prompt. See "Password modification" on page 5 for instructions on how to log in for the first time. 6. Enter the password. If you have not changed the system passwords from the default, you are prompted to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 47
, 7800 and 8000 switches Brocade 48000 director and Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms admin admin password password Default account passwords The change default account passwords prompt is a string that starts with Please change your passwords now. User-defined passwords can have - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 48
user - root Changing password for root Enter new password: Password changed. Saving password to stable storage. Password saved to stable storage successfully. (output truncated) The Ethernet interface on your switch with the switch. You switches, 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 49
switch is configured. Verify the information on your switch is correct. If DHCP is enabled, the Brocade 48000 directors and Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, and in environments where DHCP service address for your switch Ethernet interface, you can do so by entering none - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 50
Disable DHCP by entering off. DHCP activation By default, some Brocade switches have DHCP enabled. The Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms do not support DHCP. The Fabric OS DHCP client supports the following parameters: • External Ethernet port IP addresses - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 51
switch to the network, power on the switch, and the switch automatically obtains the Ethernet IP address, Ethernet subnet mask, and default instructions on setting the FC IP address. 1. Connect to the switch enabling DCHP. switch:admin> ipaddrset the switch and default gateway DHCP. switch:admin> - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 52
upgrades or downgrades between versions of Fabric OS that support autoconfiguration, the enabled state of IPv6 autoconfiguration will have been configured. Setting IPv6 autoconfiguration 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 53
troubleshooting, you should set them correctly. In a Virtual Fabric there can be a maximum of eight logical switches per director or enterprise-class platform. Only the default switch switch switch switch you can perform the following tasks: • Display all of the time zones supported in the firmware - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 54
and is reflected in local time calculations. • By default, all switches are in the GMT time zone (0,0). If all switches in a fabric are in one time zone, it is possible for you to keep the time zone setup at the default setting. • System services that have already started will reflect the time zone - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 55
"" is optional; by default, this value is LOCL, which uses the local clock of the principal or primary switch as the clock server. Example of setting the NTP server switch:admin> tsclockserver LOCL switch:admin> tsclockserver "10.1.2.3" Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 13 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 56
switch are propagated to all switches in the fabric. Domain IDs Although domain IDs are assigned dynamically when a switch is enabled, you can change them manually The default domain ID for Brocade switches is 1. ATTENTION Do not use domain ID 0. The use of this domain ID can cause the switch to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 57
switch's Fibre Channel IP address. Name The switch's symbolic or user-created name in quotes. An arrow (>) indicates the principal switch. Setting the domain ID 1. Connect to the switch switchEnable command to re-enable the switch. Switch names Switches can be identified by IP address, Domain - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 58
use quotation marks. NOTE Changing the switch name causes a domain address format the Brocade 300, 5100 and 5300 switches and the 5410, 5424, 5450, and 5480 embedded switches, which Switch activation and deactivation By default, the switch is enabled after power is applied and diagnostics and switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 59
down the appliance per the instructions below, also known as a graceful shutdown. Cold boot refers to shutting down the appliance by suddenly shutting down power and then turning it back on, also known as a hard boot. Powering off a Brocade switch 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 60
on, wait for each device to complete the fabric login before powering on the next one. Switch connection See the hardware user's guide of your specific switch for interswitch link (ISL) connection and cable management information. The standard or default ISL mode is L0. ISL Mode L0 is a static mode - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 61
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Power conservation 37 •Inter-chassis links 38 •Gateway links 40 •Equipment status 41 •Track and control switch services in Fibre Channel fabrics to identify ports in the network. All devices in a fabric must use the same PID format, so when you add new equipment to the SAN creates problems in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 64
supports addresses from 0x00 to 0x8F. NOTE The default switch in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise class platform still use the fixed addressing mode in order to support address and support up to 256 NPIV devices. This means a logical switch can support up to 144 ports that can each support 256 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 65
to the port area ID. 256-area addressing mode This configurable addressing mode is available only in a logical switch on the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S platforms. In this mode, only 256 ports are supported and each port receives a unique 8-bit area address. This mode can be used in FICON environments - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 66
used. This guarantees NPIV devices get the same ] y WWN Based persistent PID (yes, y, no, n): [no] y System services (yes, y, no, n): [no] ssl attributes (yes, y, no, n): specified WWN. Showing PID assignments 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 67
from those for fixed-port switches. For example, fixed-port Services and Routing Services, iSCSI bridging, FCIP, Converged Enhanced Ethernet, storage virtualization, and encryption support. NOTE On each port blade, a particular port must be represented by both slot number and port number. The Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 68
2 Ports TABLE 2 Port blades Port numbering schemes for the Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms Numbering scheme FC2-16 FC4-16 is a number assigned to an external port to give it a unique identifier in a switch. 26 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 69
To select a specific port in the Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX and have an index value equal to the area_ID assigned to the port. If a switch is using Core PID format, and no port swapping has been done, the port is not supported for ports above 256. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 27 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 70
switch ports must be disabled. The swapped area IDs for the two ports remain persistent across reboots, power cycles, and failovers. Brocade 48000 and Brocade default power cycle or a switch reboot. To ensure the port remain enabled, use the portCfgPersistentEnable command as instructed the switch and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 71
all ports on the switch to 8 Gbps: switch:admin> switchcfgspeed 8 Committing configuration...done. The following example sets the speed for all ports on the switch to autonegotiate: switch:admin> switchcfgspeed 0 Committing configuration...done. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 29 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 72
only with the Brocade 48000 CP blades. FC4-48 blades do not support FL_Ports. A 16-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. A 32-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps port speeds. 30 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 73
in Virtual Fabrics-enabled environment. The loop devices can only be attached to ports on a 48-port blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. A 6-port Brocade platform port blade supporting 10 Gbps port speed. Blade provides 10-Gbps ISLs. This port blade is compatible only with the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 74
Mixed CP blades are not supported on a single chassis, except during specific upgrade procedures detailed in the Brocade 48000 Hardware Reference Manual. CP4 and CP8 blades cannot be mixed in the same chassis under any circumstances. Brocade recommends that each Brocade platform have only one type - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 75
default. In some cases, you will need to disable a port blade to perform diagnostics. When diagnostics are executed manually 1. Connect to the switch and log in as Brocade 48000 director supports up to two FA4-18 blades in a chassis. The Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones support Guide 33 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 76
blade is not supported in either the Brocade DCX or DCX-4S enterprise-class platform. • You have turned on the power to the chassis and the FR4-18i blade in that slot was not active prior to the power-on you must enable the ports manually. For instructions on how to manually enable a port, refer - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 77
swapped. • Swapping ports between different logical switches is not supported. The ports on the source and destination blades need to be in the same logical switch. • Undetermined board types cannot be swapped selected for the swap operation: Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 35 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 78
application, etc). • Port Count. Both blades must support the same number of front ports. For example, 16 switches. For example, if the source blade has ports in a logical switch the associated logical switch or logical fabric up into different logical switches as long as they are carved the same way - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 79
blade to the destination blade. 4. Enter the bladeEnable command on the destination blade to enable all user ports. Power conservation All blades are powered on by default when the switch chassis is powered on. Blades cannot be powered off when POST or AP initialization is in progress. To conserve - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 80
NOTE In the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S the core blades and CPs cannot be powered off from the CLI interface. You must manually power off the blades by unseating the blade from its mounting, the slider, or removing power from the chassis. Powering off a port blade 1. Connect to the switch and log in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 81
cost of the ISL path being lesser or greater than the ICL path between the two switches. Refer to the Brocade DCX Backbone Hardware Reference Manual and the Brocade DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual for instructions on how to cable ICLs. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 39 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 82
a gateway" on page 41. • The switches connected to both sides of the gateway are included when determining switch count maximums. • Extended links (those created using the Extended Fabrics licensed feature) are not supported through gateway links. 40 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 83
Repeat this procedure on the switch at the other end of the switch operation, high availability features, and fabric connectivity. Checking switch operation 1. Connect to the switch the switch. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using switch power supplies. Refer to the hardware reference manual - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 84
. CORE BLADE: The blade is a core blade (Brocade DCX and DCX-4S only). AP BLADE: The blade Support personnel to assist with problem diagnosis. Review the system error logs for more information. INITIALIZING: The blade is present, powered on, and initializing hardware components. INSERTED, NOT POWERED - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 85
are connected. Track and control switch changes The track changes feature allows you to keep a record of specific changes that may not be considered switch events, but may provide useful file change from task • Track changes on • Track changes off Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 43 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 86
INFO, ras007, Successful login by user admin. Displaying the status of the track changes feature 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account switch. Each parameter can be adjusted so that a specific threshold must be reached before that parameter changes the overall status of a switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 87
command to view your current switch status policy configuration. Example output from a switch. The following example displays what is seen from a Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000 parameter is NOT applicable to the switch. ** Simply hit the Return key. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 45 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 88
managing SANs you may want to filter or audit certain classes of events to ensure that you can view and generate an audit log for what is happening on a switch, particularly for security-related event changes. These events include login failures, zone configuration changes, firmware downloads, and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 89
is generated only for the switch from which the event was initiated. 3 Configuration Audit configuration downloads of existing SNMP configuration parameters. Configuration uploads are not audited. 4 Firmware Audit firmware download start, firmware complete, and any other errors encountered - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 90
to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide. Verifying host syslog prior messages. Configuring an audit log for specific event classes 1. Connect to the switch from which you want to generate an disabled). switch:admin> auditcfg --show Audit filter is enabled. 2-SECURITY 4-FIRMWARE 5. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 91
220.13. High availability of daemon processes Fabric OS v6.1.0 and later supports automatic restart of non-critical daemons. Starting these non-critical daemons is to manageability applications for switch management and fabric discovery. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 49 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 92
2 High availability of daemon processes 50 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 93
Server, Security Key Distribution Server, and Time Server. Every Brocade switch has reserved three byte addresses referred to as well-known addresses. These services provided by Brocade switches reside at these addresses and provide a service to either nodes or management applications in the fabric - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 94
and query purposes. The only service that is user-configurable is the management server. The Management Server The Brocade Fabric OS Management Server (MS) allows a SAN management application to retrieve information and administer interconnected switches, servers, and storage devices. The - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 95
switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the msCapabilityShow command to verify that all switches in the fabric support the MS platform service management applications. If the list is empty (the default), the management server is accessible to all systems connected - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 96
list of WWNs that have access to the management server is displayed. Example of an empty access list switch:admin> msconfigure 0 Done 1 Display the access list 2 Add member based on its Port/Node WWN member based on its Port/Node WWN 54 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 97
[yes] y *Successfully saved the MS ACL to the flash. Deleting a member from the ACL 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the msConfigure command. The command becomes interactive. 3. At the "select" prompt, added to the MS ACL. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 55 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 98
[3] 1 MS Access list is empty Viewing the contents of the management server database 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the msPlatShow command. Example of Node Names: 10:00:00:60:69:20:15:75 56 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 99
. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an is disabled by default. The commands mstdEnable switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the mstdReadConfig command. switch switch:admin> mstdenable Request to enable MS Topology Discovery Service in progress.... *MS Topology Discovery enabled locally. switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 100
. switch:admin> mstddisable all This may erase all NID entries. Are you sure? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Request to disable MS Topology Discovery Service in progress.... *MS Topology Discovery disabled locally. *MS Topology Discovery Disable Operation Complete!! 58 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 101
traffic are supported. Both Unicast Class 2 and 3 traffic are supported. Broadcast and multicast are supported in Class 3 only. Path versus route selection Paths are possible ways to get from one switch to are chosen based on the minimal cost. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 59 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 102
virtually all of it available for traffic. In a stable fabric, a switch transmits 64 bytes every 20 seconds in each direction. FSPF frames have . This guarantees that a control frame is not delayed by user data and that FSPF routing decisions occur very quickly during convergence Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 103
more routing policies and then applying them to the specific routing protocol. The routing policy is responsible for selecting a route based on one of two user-selected routing policies: • Port-based routing • Exchange-based routing On the Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 104
is using applies to the VE_Ports as well. For more information on VE_Ports, refer to the Fibre Channel over IP Administrator's Guide. AP route policy On the Brocade 7500 switch and FR4-18i blade, there are eight internal physical links used by EX_ and VEX_Port functionality. The links are shared by - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 105
. Also, it is recommended that you design a SAN that will localize Host to Target traffic by reducing the amount of traffic through the router. The two additional AP policies supported under exchange-based routing are: • AP Shared Link policy (default) • AP Dedicated Link policy The AP policies are - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 106
enabled by default and cannot switch:admin> dlsshow DLS is not set Static route assignment A static route can be assigned only when the active routing policy is port-based routing. When exchange-based routing is active, you cannot assign static routes. Static routes are supported only on the Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 107
Static routes are not supported on the Brocade 300, 4900, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 5100, 5300, 5424, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800 and 8000 switches, and the Brocade 48000 or Brocade DCX or DCX-4S out-of-order delivery, but some do not. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 65 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 108
4 Lossless Dynamic Load Sharing on ports By default, out-of-order frame-based delivery is allowed can use this feature with the Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches, and the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms. You can use DLS on ports connecting switches to perform the following functions: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 109
specific logical switch, you must have chassis-level permissions to use this feature. This effect on logical switch 2 is based on the configuration on logical switch 2: • If logical switch Fabric OS switches is pushed out to all other Fabric OS switches in the fabric that support Frame Redirection. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 110
default: • The base zone object, "red_______base". • The RD zone configuration, "r_e_d_i_r_c__fg". 1. Connect to the switch 40): switch:admin to the switch and log switch:admin> zone --rddelete \ red_0917_10_10_10_10_10_10_10_10_20_20_20_20_20_20_20_20 Viewing redirect zones 1. Connect to the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 111
password 81 •The authentication model using RADIUS and LDAP 85 User accounts overview In addition to the default accounts-root, factory, admin, and user-Fabric OS supports up to 252 additional user-defined accounts in each logical switch Fabrics". Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 69 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 112
All administrative commands excluding chassis-specific commands. Restricted switch administration Mostly monitoring with limited switch (local) commands. Chassis-specific configuration This is a role-permission only and this permission is applied to the user account through the userConfig command - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 113
user and all of them are inactive, the user will not be allowed to log in to any switch in the fabric. If no Home Domain is specified for a user, the system provides a default home domain. The default N ON OM O NO O O NO N N NN O O ON Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 71 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 114
Switch User Zone Admin Admin Admin Debug Diagnostics Encryption Configuration Encryption Management Ethernet Configuration Fabric Fabric Distribution Fabric Routing Fabric Watch FICON FIPS Bootprom FIPS Configuration Firmware Key Management Firmware Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 115
Admin Basic Fabric Switch Admin Admin Operator Security Switch User Zone Admin Admin Switch Configuration OM O OM OM Switch Management OM O OM OM Switch Management-IP Configuration OM O OM OM Switch Port Configuration OM OM OM OM Switch of sessions on a switch may not exceed 32. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 116
default administrative and user accounts, Fabric OS supports up to 252 user-defined accounts in each logical switch switch user database. The password for all default accounts should be changed during the initial installation and configuration for each switch. TABLE 12 Default local user switch switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 117
password is not displayed when you enter it on the command line. Deleting an account This procedure can be performed on local user accounts. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the userConfig --delete command. NOTE You cannot delete the default - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 118
distribute the user database and passwords to other switches in the fabric. When the switch accepts a distributed user database, it replaces the local user database with the user database it receives. By default, switches accept the user databases and passwords distributed from other switches. The - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 119
switch user database only. Configured password policies (and all user account attribute and password state information) are synchronized across CPs and remain unchanged after an HA failover. Password policies can also be manually that must appear in the password. The default value is zero. The - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 120
used passwords. The password history policy is not enforced when an administrator sets a password for another user; instead, the user's password history is preserved and the password set by the administrator is recorded in the user's password history. 78 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 121
password expiration. • Warning Specifies the number of days prior to password expiration that a warning about password expiration is displayed. Warning values range from 0 to 999. The default maintained for each user on each switch instance. The counters for all user accounts are reset to zero when - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 122
specifying the name of the user account that is locked out. Disabling the admin lockout policy 1. Log in to the switch using an account that is an Admin role or securityAdmin role. 2. Enter the passwdCfg --disableadminlockout command. Denial of service implications The account lockout mechanism - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 123
This procedure applies to the following switch models: Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 5100, 5300, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800 and 8000 switches. If your switch is not listed, please contact your switch support provider for instructions. 1. Connect to the serial port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 124
is automatically saved. 7. Reboot the switch by typing the reset command at the prompt. Setting the boot PROM password for a director with a recovery string This procedure applies to the following enterprise-class platforms: Brocade 48000 director and Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Data Center Backbones - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 125
switch models: Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 5100, 5300, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800 and 8000 switches. The password recovery instructions contained within this section are only for the switches listed. If your switch is not listed, contact your switch support - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 126
the saveEnv command to save the new password. 8. Reboot the switch by entering the reset command. Setting the boot PROM password for a director without a recovery string This procedure applies to the following enterprise-class platforms: Brocade 48000 director, Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Data Center - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 127
availability. NOTE To recover lost passwords refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Password Recovery Notes. The authentication model using RADIUS and LDAP Fabric OS v6.1.0 and later support the use of either the local user database and the remote authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) at the same - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 128
LDAP servers do not respond due to power failure or network problems, the switch uses local authentication. Consider the effects of the use of RADIUS or LDAP service on other Fabric OS features. For example, when RADIUS or LDAP service is enabled, all account passwords must be managed on the RADIUS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 129
with the assigned switch role in a Brocade Vendor-Specific Attribute (VSA). If the response does not have a VSA role assignment, the User role is assigned. If no Administrative Domain is assigned, then the user is assigned to the default Admin Domain AD0. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 87 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 130
-specific data ASCII string Multiple octet, maximum 253, indicating the name of the assigned role and other supported attribute values such as Admin Domain member list. Fabric OS users on the RADIUS server All existing Fabric OS mechanisms for managing local switch user accounts and passwords - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 131
to configure a Windows 2000 internet authentication service (IAS) server to use VSA to pass the Admin role to the switch in the dial-in profile, the Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "myPassword" Brocade-Auth-Role = "admin", Brocade-AVPairs1 = "HomeLF=70", Brocade-AVPairs2 = "LFRoleList=admin - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 132
specification, Brocade-AVPairs2 = "ADList=4-8;ADList=7,9,12" In the next example, on a Linux FreeRadius Server, the user takes the "operator" role, with ADList 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 20 and HomeAD 2. user-opr Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "password" 90 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 133
the configuration files in $PREFIX/etc/raddb. By default, the PREFIX is /usr/local. Configuring RADIUS service on Linux consists of the following tasks: • Adding the Brocade attribute to the server • Creating the user • Enabling clients Adding the Brocade attribute to the server 1. Create and save - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 134
the switch and authenticating through RADIUS. The user will log in using the role specified with Brocade-Auth-Role. The valid roles include Root, Admin, SwitchAdmin, ZoneAdmin, SecurityAdmin, BasicSwitchAdmin, FabricAdmin, Operator and User. You must use quotation marks around "password" and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 135
model using RADIUS and LDAP 5 When you use network information service (NIS) for authentication, the only way to enable authentication with the password file is to force the Brocade switch to authenticate using password authentication protocol (PAP); this requires the -a pap option with the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 136
the user group must use to log in to the switch. e. After returning to the Internet Authentication Service window, add additional policies for all Brocade login types for which you want to use the RADIUS server. After this is done, you can configure the switch. 94 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 137
factor to corroborate identification. The first factor is either a PIN or password and the second factor is the RSA SecurID token. RSA SecurID with an RSA RADIUS server is used for user authentication. The Brocade switch does not communicate directly with the RSA Authentication Manager, so the RSA - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 138
Radius specification attributes in lieu of the Brocade one: # @radius.dct MACRO Brocade-VSA(t,s) 26 [vid=1588 type1=%t% len1=+2 data=%s%] ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Auth-Role ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod Brocade-VSA(1,string) r Brocade-VSA(6,string) r Brocade-VSA - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 139
Brocade role or be mapped to a switch role in the Brocade switch. • A user can be part of any Organizational Unit (OU). Roles for Brocade-specific users default roles available on a switch. For more information on RBAC roles, see "Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)" on page 70. NOTE All instructions - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 140
--maprole ldap_role_name switch_role command to map an LDAP server role to one of the default roles available on the switch. 4. Associate the user to the group by adding the user to the group. For instructions on how to create a user refer to www.microsoft.com or Microsoft documentation to create - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 141
with Service Pack 1 or you can download this utility from the Microsoft web site. 2. Go to CN=Users 3. switch that would be logged into by default is 10. If 10 is not available then the lowest FID available will be chosen. You would have permission to enter logical switch Guide 99 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 142
that users can still log in to the switch in the event of a failover. RADIUS or LDAP configuration is chassis-based configuration data. On platforms containing multiple switch instances, the configuration applies to all instances. The configuration is persistent across reboots and firmware downloads - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 143
to the switch and service 1. Connect to the switch switch service service switch can take over authentication locally if the RADIUS or LDAP servers fail to respond because of power outage or network problems default switch accounts (admin and user) or any user-defined account. You must know the passwords - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 144
5 The authentication model using RADIUS and LDAP 102 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 145
switches the switch while the switch remains supports the secure protocols shown in Table 16. TABLE 16 Secure protocol support connection. Web Tools supports the use of hypertext authority (CA). By default, LDAP traffic is transmitted protocol. Configuration upload and download support the use of SCP. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 146
user, if necessary. Fabric OS uses secure socket layer (SSL) to support HTTPS. A certificate must be generated and installed on each switch to enable SSL. Supports SSLv3, 128-bit encryption by default. on SSH to provide authentication and security. 104 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 147
config Upload/Download (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Enforce signature validation for firmware (yes, y, no, n): [no] Secure Shell protocol To ensure security, Fabric OS supports secure shell (SSH) encrypted sessions. SSH encrypts all messages, including the client transmission of the password during login - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 148
manually type in a password. RSA and DSA asynchronous algorithms are FIPS-compliant. Allowed-user The default admin user must set up the allowed-user with the admin role. By default, the admin is the configured allowed-user user is changed, all the public keys related to the old allowed-user switch: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 149
(/users/alloweduser users/alloweduser/.ssh/id_dsa. Your public key has been saved in /users switch by logging in to the switch as the allowed-user Password: Public key is imported successfully. 6. Generate a key pair for switch-to-host (outgoing) authentication by logging in to the switch as the allowed user - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 150
more details on levels of browser and Java support, see the Web Tools Administrator's Guide. SSL configuration overview You configure for SSL by obtaining, installing, and activating digital certificates for SSL support. Certificates are required on all switches that are to be accessed through SSL - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 151
band communication between switches, consider using one certificate authority (CA) to sign all management certificates for a fabric. If you use different CAs, management services operate correctly, , n): [no] y Select key size [1024 or 2048]: 1024 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 109 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 152
the FTP server to which the CSR is to be sent. Enter your account name and password on the server. Obtaining certificates Check the instructions on the CA Web site; then, perform this procedure for each switch. 1. Generate and store the CSR as described in "Generating and storing a CSR" on page 110 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 153
you have a login name and password on the server. Installing a switch certificate Perform this procedure on each switch. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. are guides for installing root certificates to Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers. For more detailed instructions, refer - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 154
-file RootCert.crt -keystore ..\lib\security\RootCerts Enter keystore password: changeit Owner: CN=Brocade, OU=Software, O=Brocade Communications, L=San Jose, ST=California, C=US Issuer: CN=Brocade, OU=Software, O=Brocade Communications, L=San Jose, ST=California, C=US Serial number: 0 Valid from - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 155
MIB trap Associated with the Brocade-specific MIB (SW-MIB), this MIB monitors Brocade switches specifically. • FibreAlliance MIB trap Associated with the FibreAlliance MIB (FA-MIB), this MIB manages SAN switches and devices from any company that complies with FibreAlliance specifications. If you use - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 156
match with any of the existing Fabric OS local users have a default RBAC role of admin with the SNMPv3 user access control of read/write. Their SNMPv3 user logs in with an access control of read-only. Both user types will have the default switch as their home Virtual Fabrics. The contextName field - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 157
instructions, and information about using the Brocade SNMP agent, see the Fabric OS MIB Reference. Telnet protocol Telnet is enabled by default. To prevent passing clear text passwords over the network when connecting to the switch command. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 115 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 158
permit permit permit permit permit permit permit permit permit permit permit permit Unblocking Telnet 1. Connect to the switch through a serial port or SSH and log in as admin. 2. Type in the ipfilter --delete need to add a rule to permit Telnet. 116 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 159
are using the FC-FC Routing Service, be aware that the secModeEnable command is not supported in Fabric OS v6.1.0 and later. Table 21 lists the defaults for accessing hosts, devices, switches, and zones. TABLE 21 Access defaults Access default Hosts Devices Switch access Zoning Any host can access - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 160
other devices that may sit between switches in the fabric and your network or between the managers and the switch. TABLE 22 Port information Port Type Platform API. Use the ipfilter command to block the port. Disable the SNMP service on the remote host if you do not use it, or filter incoming UDP - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 161
supported Access Control List (ACL) policy listed below is identified by a specific switch ports. • Switch connection control (SCC) policy - Used to restrict which switches can join with a switch v6.1.0 and later switches present, the limit switch. • Defined, which means the policy has been - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 162
-defined Admin Domains. Both AD0 (when no other user-defined Admin Domains exist) and AD255 provide an unfiltered view of the fabric. Virtual Fabric considerations: ACL policies such as DCC, SCC, and FCS can be configured on each logical switch. The limit for security policy database size is set to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 163
switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Type the secPolicyShow command. switch to the switch and log Connect to the switch and log in an ACL policy 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned deleting an ACL policy switch:admin> secpolicydelete " - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 164
Connect to the switch and log in using the switch WWN: switch:admin> secpolicyadd :44:55:66:77:bb): switch:admin> secpolicyadd "DCC_POLICY_abc", "11 Connect to the switch and log in 67:00:40 from the SCC_POLICY: switch:admin> secpolicyremove "SCC_POLICY", "12 the switch and log switch: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 165
is allowed to modify and distribute the database within the fabric. Automatic distribution is supported and you can either configure the switches in your fabric to accept the FCS policy or manually distribute the FCS policy. Changes made to the FCS policy are saved to permanent memory only after - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 166
switch operations for Primary FCS enforcement. TABLE 25 FCS switch operations Allowed on FCS switches Allowed on all switches secPolicyAdd (Allowed on all switches all switches switch.) secPolicyRemove (Allowed on all switches switch switch switches. Creating an FCS policy 1. Connect to the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 167
order of FCS switches 1. Log in to the Primary FCS switch using an switch and backup FCS switches. 3. Type secPolicyFCSMove; then provide the current position of the switch manually distributed to the switches using the distribute -p command. Each switch the Primary FCS switch. FCS policy - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 168
switch to initiate the distribution. This is to support FCS policy creation specifying a remote switch as Primary. • For other database distributions, only the Primary FCS switch routers and loop hubs. By default, all device ports are allowed to connect to all switch ports; no DCC policies exist - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 169
switch if connected by a switch port listed in the same policy. If a switch switch at any switch ports that are not specified in a DCC policy. Switch logical switch or switch and are not enforced by the DCC policy. This does not create a security problem not supported on the CEE ports of the Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 170
using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the secPolicyDelete command. Example of deleting stale DCC policies switch:admin> secpolicydelete ALL_STALE_DCC_POLICY About to clear all STALE DCC policies ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y 128 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 171
members listed as WWNs, domain IDs, or switch names. Only one SCC policy can be created. By default, any switch is allowed to join the fabric; the changes: • A logical switch supports an SCC policy. You can configure and distribute an SCC policy on a logical switch. • SCC enforcement is performed - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 172
to both switches as a switches. switch Local secret A Peer secret B Key database on switch Local secret B Peer secret A Switch A FIGURE 10 DH-CHAP authentication Switch switch supported. The default configuration directs the switch to attempt FCAP authentication first, DH-CHAP second. The switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 173
switch and the shared secrets and policies must be set on each switch prior to authentication. On logical switch creation, authentication takes default switches with Fabric OS v5.3.0 and later. By default switch authentication policy applies to all E_Ports in a logical switch supported switch switch: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 174
active mode switch:admin> manual interaction in setting the HBA shared secrets and switch shared secrets, and most of the HBAs do not support the defined DH groups for use in the DH-CHAP protocol. By default the switch is in the OFF state, which means the switch blocked by the switch. During this - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 175
connected to the switch in point-to-point manner and is visible to the entire fabric. The following are not supported: • Public loop devices • Single private devices • Private loop devices • Mixed public and private devices in loop • NPIV devices • FICON channels • Configupload and download will not - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 176
to the switch using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the authUtil --authinit command. Example for specific ports on the switch switch:admin> authutil --authinit 2,3,4 Example for all E_Ports on the switch switch:admin> authutil --authinit allE 134 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 177
switches with a secret key pair. • Set the secret key pair for switches. • Remove the secret key pair for one or more switches every switch. of the switches with defined to the switch using an switch specification, peer secret entry, and local secret entry. To exit the loop, press Enter for the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 178
Auth policy The AUTH policy can be manually distributed to the fabric by command; there is no support for automatic distribution. To distribute the AUTH policy, see "Distributing the local ACL policies" on page 144 for instructions. Local Switch configuration parameters are needed to control whether - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 179
according to the policy rules. Fabric OS supports multiple IP Filter policies to be defined default_ipv4 and default_ipv6 are reserved for default IP filter policies. The policy name or active policy. 1. Log in to the switch using an account assigned to the admin role. Guide 137 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 180
interface to its default state. An IP Filter policy without any rule cannot be activated. This subcommand prompts for a user confirmation before proceeding. 1. Log in to the switch using an account assigned of 256 rules within an IP Filter policy. 138 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 181
. Supported types supported supported switch. A valid port number range is represented by a dash, for example 7-30. Alternatively, service names can also be used instead of port number. Table 29 lists the supported service names and their corresponding port number. TABLE 29 Supported services Service - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 182
address Destination port Protocol Action Any 1024-65535 TCP Permit Any 1024-65535 UDP Permit A switch with Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later will have a default IP Filter policy for IPv4 and IPv6. The default IP Filter policy cannot be deleted or changed. When an alternative IP Filter policy is - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 183
switch . 1. Log in to the switch using an account assigned to the Log in to the switch using an account in to the switch using an account policy is manually distributed by command switches activate the same IP Filter policy automatically. When a switch aborted. Switches with Fabric not supported in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 184
Manually distribute an ACL policy database - Run the distribute command to push the local database of the specified policy type to target switches. "ACL policy distribution to other switches managed on a per switch basis. For configuration instructions, see "Fabric-wide Absent (default) Tolerant - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 185
supported in Fabric OS v6.1.0 and later switches. TABLE 33 Supported policy databases Database type Database identifier (ID) Authentication policy database DCC policy database FCS policy database IP Filter policy database* Password Enabling local switch protection 1. Connect to the switch and log - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 186
database cannot be manually distributed. When you policies 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an to other switches in the fabric target switches. Policy switches in the fabric. NOTE FC routers cannot join a fabric with a strict fabric-wide consistency policy. FC routers do not support - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 187
:admin> fddcfg --showall Local Switch Configuration for all Databases:- DATABASE - Accept/Reject SCC - accept DCC - accept PWD - accept FCS - accept AUTH - accept IPFILTER - accept Fabric Wide Consistency Policy:- "SCC:S;DCC" Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 145 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 188
fabric-wide consistency policy. If the tolerant SCC or DCC fabric-wide consistency policies do not match, the switch can join the fabric, but an error message flags the mismatch. If the tolerant SCC and DCC fabric DCC and if both are set to strict. 146 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 189
resolve the policy conflict, manually distribute the database you want to use to the switch with the mismatched database. disabled. Table 36 shows merges that are not supported. TABLE 36 Examples of strict fabric merges switches are disabled. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 147 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 190
tunnel has at each end a Brocade switch or enterprise-class platform. There may services. The goal of IPsec is to provide the following capabilities: • Authentication - Ensures that the sending and receiving end-users management protocol using an automatic or manual key. For more information on IPv4 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 191
in tunnel mode where the inner IP header would contain the IP addresses of the actual endpoints. FIGURE 12 Gateway tunnel configuration Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 149 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 192
packet can check the HMAC if it has access to the secret key. To protect against denial of service attacks, the IPsec protocols use a sliding window. Each packet gets assigned a sequence number and is only original packets and replays them later. 150 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 193
You cannot modify an SA once it is created. Use the ipsecConfig --flush manual-sa command to remove all SA entries from the kernel SADB and re- For SA bundles, [AH, ESP] is the supported combination. Authentication and encryption algorithms IPsec uses different protocols 's Guide 151 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 194
block size cipher. A form of plaintext encryption. IPsec policies An IPsec policy determines the security services afforded to a packet and the treatment of a packet in the network. An IPsec policy allows -based method, such as RSA signatures. 152 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 195
problem in the setup of secure communication: the authentication of the peers and the exchange of the symmetric keys. It then creates the security associations and populates the SADB. The manual key/SA entry requires the keys to be generated and managed manually support manipulating switch switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 196
Table 38 on page 151 to determine which algorithm to use in conjunction with a specific authentication protocol. 2. Determine the type of keys to be used on the tunnel 8. Create an IPsec transform on each switch using the ipSecConfig --add command. 154 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 197
operands to display IKE policies. • Use the ipsecConfig --flush manual-sa command with the specified operands to flush the created SAs MD5 and configure IKE with pre-shared keys. The two systems are a switch, BROCADE300 (IPv4 address 10.33.74.13), and an external host (10 Guide 155 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 198
as Windows XP and 2000 do not support IKEv2. 8. Create an IPsec transform named key management policy. switch:admin> ipsecconfig -- manual-sa -a command. 11. Perform the equivalent steps on the remote peer to complete the IPsec configuration. Refer to your server administration guide for instructions - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 199
created using IKE for the above traffic flow. • Use the ipsecConfig --show manual-sa -a command with the operands specified to display the outbound and inbound SAs operands to display IKE policies. • Use the ipsecConfig --flush manual-sa command with the specified operands to flush the created SAs - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 200
7 Management interface security 158 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 201
Managing Administrative Domains". For more information about troubleshooting configuration file uploads and downloads, refer to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide. There are two ways to view configuration settings for a switch in a Brocade fabric: • Issue the configShow -all command - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 202
user account, then the following options are available whether you are uploading or downloading one or more switch sections. If you upgrade the firmware on any existing switches from pre-Fabric OS " on page 169 to restore the logical switches. Example of a configuration file [Configuration upload - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 203
[Banner] [End] [Switch Configuration End : 0] date = Thu Apr 2 21:28:52 2009 [Switch Configuration Begin : 1] [FICU SAVED FILES] [Banner] [End] [Switch Configuration End : 1] Chassis section There is only the entire system-not just an individual logical switch. The chassis section is included in non- - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 204
at least one switch section for the default switch or a switch that has Virtual Fabric mode disabled, and there are additional sections corresponding to each additionally defined logical switch instance on a switch with Virtual Fabrics mode enabled. These are the switch-specific data that affect - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 205
saved backup configuration file. CAUTION Make sure that the configuration file you are downloading is compatible with your switch model, because configuration files from other model switches or firmware versions might cause your switch to fail. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 163 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 206
example, the configuration file from a Brocade 7500 downloads to a Brocade 7600, any FCR-like parameters may be viewed in the downloaded data. This is harmless to the switch and can be ignored. Configuration management supports configDownload with 6.1.x or 6.2.0 configuration files. Configuration - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 207
. When you use the configDownload command, you will be prompted to disable the switch only when necessary. Configuration download without disabling a switch is independent of the hardware platform and supported on all hardware platforms running Fabric OS v6.1.0 and later. ATTENTION In Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 208
or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3 User Name [user]: UserFoo Path/Filename [/config.txt]: Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]): all *** CAUTION *** This command is used to download a backed-up configuration for a specific switch. If using a file from a different switch, this file's configuration - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 209
or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3 User Name [user]: UserFoo Path/Filename [/config.txt]: /pub/configurations/config.txt *** CAUTION *** This command is used to download a backed-up configuration for a specific switch. If using a file from a different switch, this file's configuration settings - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 210
type, as shown in the following procedure. Do not download a configuration file from one switch to another switch that is a different model or firmware version, because it can cause the switch to fail. If you need to reset affected switches, issue the configDefault command. ATTENTION Verify that all - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 211
chassis|FID# [all]): Password: configUpload complete: All selected config parameters are uploaded Example of a configUpload of a logical switch DCX_80:FID128:admin> configupload -vf Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp]: Server Name or IP Address [host]: 10.1.2.3 User Name [user]: anonymous Path - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 212
LISL ports are set up correctly. Example of a non-interactive download from a switch with an FID = 8, to FID 10 configdownload -fid 8 -sfid 10 -ftp 10.1.2.3,UserFoo,config.txt,password Example of a configdownload on a switch Sprint5100:FID128:admin> configdownload -vf Protocol (scp, ftp, local) [ftp - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 213
your switch, you must then download the matching download. Brocade configuration form Use this form as a hard copy reference for your configuration information. In the hardware reference manuals for the Brocade 48000 director, the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platform, there is a guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 214
8 Brocade configuration form TABLE 41 Brocade configuration and connection (Continued) Brocade configuration settings Total number of devices in fabric (nsAllShow) Total number of switches in the fabric (fabricShow) 172 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 215
Support 186 •Test and restore firmware on switches 188 •Test and restore firmware on enterprise-class platforms 190 •Validating a firmware download 193 Firmware download process overview Fabric OS v6.3.0 provides nondisruptive firmware installation. This chapter refers to the following specific - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 216
. The .plist file contains specific firmware information (time stamp, platform code, version, and so forth) and the names of packages of the firmware to be downloaded. These packages are made available periodically to add features or to remedy defects. Contact your switch support provider to obtain - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 217
, the switch CUP port must be taken offline from all host systems. HA sync state High availability (HA) synchronization occurs when two CPs in an enterprise-class platform are synchronized. This state provides redundancy and a non-disruptive firmware download. In order for a firmware download to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 218
and included with any trouble reports. 5. Connect to the switch and log in to the switch as admin. Enter the supportSave command to retrieve all current core files prior to executing the firmware download. This helps to troubleshoot the firmware download process if a problem is encountered. If you - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 219
upgrades are available for customers with support service contracts and for partners on the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com. At the Brocade Web site click Brocade Connect, log in, and follow the instructions to register and download firmware. Partners with authorized accounts can use - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 220
9 Firmware download on switches Firmware download on switches Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 5100, 5300, 5424, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800 and 8000 switches maintain primary and secondary partitions for firmware. The firmwareDownload command defaults to an autocommit - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 221
Firmware download on switches 9 Upgrading firmware for Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 5100, 5300, 5424, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800 and 8000 switches. 1. Take the following appropriate action based on what service you are using: • If you are using FTP or SCP, verify - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 222
are not in sync, run the haSyncStart command. If the problem persists, refer to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide. If the troubleshooting information fails to help resolve the issue, contact your switch service provider. NOTE This section only applies when upgrading from Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 223
the process. The entire firmware download and commit process takes approximately 15 minutes. If there is a problem, wait for the time-out (30 minutes for network problems). Disrupting the process can render the switch inoperable and require you to seek help from your switch service provider. Do not - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 224
them. If the CPs still are not synchronized, contact your switch service provider. 7. Enter the firmwareDownload command and respond to the interactive prompts. 8. At the "Do you want to continue [y/n]" prompt, enter y. The firmware is downloaded to one CP blade at a time, beginning with the standby - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 225
. Using a separate session to connect to the switch, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command to monitor the firmware download status. sw0:FID128:admin> firmwaredownloadstatus [1]: Mon Jul 13 04:27:21 2009 Slot 7 (CP1, active): Firmware is being downloaded to the switch. This step may take up to 30 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 226
9 Firmware download from a USB device Firmware download from a USB device The Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 7800, and 8000 switches and the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Backbones support a firmware download from a Brocade branded USB device attached to the switch or active CP. Before the USB device can be - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 227
application service (SAS) and Data Migration Manager (DMM) to the FA4-18 blade and the Brocade 7600. By default, the FA4-18 blade and the Brocade 7600 ship with the latest versions of SAS and Fabric OS. Before downloading a Fabric OS, SAS, or any application image, the firmware download process - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 228
9 FIPS Support Example of a SAS firmwareDownload The following example shows the download of a SAS image to slot 1, and 3 on a Brocade 48000 director in interactive mode. switch:admin> firmwareDownload Type of Firmware (FOS, SAS, or any application) [FOS]:SAS Target Slots (all, or slot numbers) [all - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 229
displayed: Enforce secure config Upload/Download: Select yes Enforce signed firmware download: Select yes Webtools Default is no; press Enter to select default setting. attributes System Default is no; press Enter to select default setting. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 187 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 230
that the FTP or SSH server is running on the host server and that you have a user ID on that server. 2. Obtain the firmware file from the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com or switch support provider and store the file on the FTP or SSH server. 3. Unpack the compressed files preserving - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 231
Test and restore firmware on switches 9 User Name: userfoo File Name: /home/userfoo/v6.3.0 Password: Do Auto-Commit after Reboot [Y]: n Reboot system after download [N]: y Firmware is being downloaded to the switch. This step may take up to 30 minutes. Checking system settings for - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 232
former active Fabric OS firmware image. The firmwareRestore Brocade recommends that, under normal operating conditions, you maintain the same firmware firmware should download to the standby CP only. When it has completed the download this will be a disruptive firmware download. Refer to Table 42 on - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 233
, "Enterprise-class platform firmware download process overview" on page firmware. It takes several minutes to complete the commit operation. Do not do anything on the enterprise-class platform while this operation is in process. 11. Perform a commit on the active CP. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 234
committed the firmware on both CPs and you have completed the firmware download procedure. 12. Restore the firmware on the class platform is now running the original firmware. 14. Restore firmware on the "new" standby CP. a. in "Test and restore firmware on switches" on page 188. Note, however, that - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 235
the firmware download earlier switch cannot connect to the fabric and further troubleshooting is necessary. firmwareShow Displays the current firmware level on the switch. For Brocade directors, this command displays the firmware associated with each event. When downloading SAS or SA in systems - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 236
of attached devices prior to the firmware download. Displays all switches in a fabric. Make sure the number of switches in the fabric after the firmware download is exactly the same as the number of attached devices prior to the firmware download. 194 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 237
switch overview 196 •Logical fabric overview 200 •Management model for logical switches 205 •Account management and Virtual Fabrics 206 •Supported consists of the following specific features: • Logical switch • Logical fabric • Device sharing Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 195 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 238
Virtual Fabrics" on page 496. The following platforms are Virtual Fabrics-capable: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5100 For additional information about supported switches and port types, see "Supported platforms for Virtual Fabrics" on page 206. Virtual Fabrics and Admin Domains - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 239
Physical chassis Default logical switch P0 P3 P6 P9 P1 P4 P7 P2 P5 P8 Logical switch 1 (Default logical switch) P0 P2 P4 P6 P8 P1 P3 P5 P7 P9 Logical switch 2 Logical switch 3 Logical switch 4 FIGURE 15 Switch before and after creating logical switches Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 197 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 240
ports, labeled P0 through P9. After logical switches are created, the ports are assigned to specific logical switches. Note that ports 0, 1, 7, and 8 have not been assigned to a logical switch and so remain assigned to the default logical switch. 198 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 241
not assign a port to any logical switch, it remains in the default logical switch, as is the case with ports 0, 1, 7, and 8. See "Adding and removing ports on a logical switch" on page 214 for instructions for assigning and moving ports on logical switches. A logical switch can have as many ports as - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 242
4 and the non-Virtual Fabrics switch. Logical switch 4 is the only logical switch that can communicate with the non-Virtual Fabrics switch and D2, because the other logical switches are in different fabrics. Physical chassis Logical switch 1 P1 (Default logical switch) Fabric ID 128 H1 Logical - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 243
a single logical fabric. In Figure 20, Fabric 128 has two switches (the default logical switches), but they cannot communicate with each other because they have no ISLs between them and they cannot use the ISLs between the other logical switches. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 201 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 244
Default logical switch) Fabric ID 128 P2 Logical switch 6 Fabric ID 1 P4 Logical switch 3 Fabric ID 15 P5 P6 Base switch Fabric ID 8 XISL P7 Logical switch 7 P6 Fabric ID 15 P8 P9 Base switch Fabric ID 8 FIGURE 22 Base switches connected by an XISL 202 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 245
change this setting, however, using the procedure described in "Configuring a logical switch to use XISLs" on page 218. NOTE The default logical switch in the Brocade DCX or DCX-4S cannot use XISLs. You can also connect logical switches using a combination of ISLs and XISLs, as shown in Figure 24 on - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 246
switch 5 (Default logical switch) Fabric ID 128 P2 Logical switch 6 Fabric ID 1 P4 P7 Logical switch 7 P6 Fabric ID 15 P8 P9 Base switch to connect logical switches. A logical port port commands are not supported on logical ports. For : nnnnnn is the Brocade Organizationally Unique Identifier ( - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 247
switches, firmware upgrade, HA failover) • Logical switch operations These are operations that are limited to the logical switch, such as displaying or changing port states. Logical switch operations include all operations that are not covered in the chassis management operations. When a user - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 248
to the base switch. • The default logical switch can use XISLs. • The default logical switch can also be a base logical switch. Supported port configurations in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S Some of the ports in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S are not supported on all types of logical switches. Table 43 on - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 249
10 TABLE 43 Blade and port types supported on logical switches Blade type Default logical switch User-defined logical switch FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-48 FA4- configuration file used to download system configuration parameters. See Chapter 8, "Maintaining the Switch Configuration File," for more - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 250
the maximum number of logical switches (including the default logical switch) supported on each. TABLE 45 Platform Maximum number of logical switches per chassis Maximum number of logical switches Brocade DCX 8 Brocade DCX-4S 8 Brocade 5300 4 Brocade 5100 3 Following are restrictions on - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 251
switch has ICL ports. • The logical switch is an edge switch for an FC router. • The logical switch is using GbE ports (VE_Ports). • The logical switch is the default logical switch in the Brocade Admin Domains, as described in "Deleting all user-defined Admin Domains non-disruptively" on page 346 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 252
in the default switch, the F_Port service: Service not supported on this Platform Virtual Fabric: enabled switch:admin> fosconfig --disable vf WARNING: This is a disruptive operation that requires a reboot to take effect. Would you like to continue [Y/N] y 210 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 253
. Use the following procedure to ensure that newly created logical switches have the same basic configuration values as the default logical switch. NOTE For most users, you do not need to run this procedure. Contact your switch service provider to determine if you need to use this procedure. You - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 254
been successfully created. Logical Switch has been created with default configurations. Please configure the Logical Switch with appropriate switch and protocol settings before activating the Logical Switch. sw0:FID128:admin> setcontext 4 Please change passwords for switch default accounts now. Use - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 255
switch while you are in the context of a different logical switch. You can also execute a command for all the logical switches Attributes: [FID: 4, Base Switch: No, Default Switch: No, Address Mode 0] switches sw0:FID128:admin> fosexec --fid all -c "fabricshow "fabricshow" on FID 128: Switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 256
switch You must remove all ports from the logical switch before deleting it. You cannot delete the default logical switch. NOTE If you are in the context of the logical switch of the logical switch to be deleted. Specify the -force option to execute the command without any user prompts or - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 257
are required in the new logical switch, you must manually reinstall them on the port after the move. If the logical switch to which the port is base switch, then all ports associated with those ICLs must be assigned to the base switch. If you are deploying ICLs to connect to default switches (that - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 258
[ -force ] Specify the -force option to execute the command without any user prompts or confirmation. 3. Enable the logical switch. Example sw0:FID128:admin> lscfg --change 5 -newfid 7 Changing of a switch fid requires that the switch be disabled. Would you like to continue [y/n]?: y Disabling - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 259
user prompts or confirmation. 5. Enable the switch XISL Use: ON LS Attributes: [FID: 7, Base Switch: No, Default Switch: No, Address Mode 0] Index Port Address Media switches. Do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y System services (yes, y, no, n): [no] Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 260
When you create a logical switch, by default it is configured to use XISLs. Use the following procedure to allow or disallow the logical switch to use XISLs in the base fabric. XISL use is not supported for the following cases: • FICON logical fabrics. • Logical switches in an edge fabric connected - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 261
the context to a different logical fabric. Your user account must have permission to access the logical fabric instructions. This automatically creates the default logical switch, with FID 128. All ports in the chassis are assigned to the default logical switch. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 262
to use XISLs, if it is not already XISL-capable. See "Configuring a logical switch to use XISLs" on page 218 for instructions. By default, newly created logical switches are configured to allow XISL use. f. Repeat step a through step e in all chassis that are to participate in the logical fabric - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 263
222 •Broadcast zones 228 •Zone aliases 231 •Zone creation and maintenance 233 •Default zoning mode 236 •Zoning database size 238 •Zoning configurations 238 •Zone object maintenance zone configuration" on page 481 for more information. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 221 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 264
(TI zones) Isolate inter-switch traffic to a specific, dedicated path through the fabric Brocade Native mode only. For information about zoning in InteropMode 2 or 3, see Chapter 14, "Interoperability for Merged SANs". Zoning enables you to partition your storage area network (SAN Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 265
storage port to the specific WWN of the server HBA. It is needed in most SANs. It functions during the zoning can implement WWN or LUN masking. Fabric switches implement fabric-based zoning, in which the zone WWN, port WWN, or domain,port of the switch to which the device is connected. The primary - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 266
same access rights. The ports on the edge switches can be pre-associated to storage ports, and such as: • Physical port number or port index on the switch • Node World Wide Name (N-WWN) • Port World Wide Name switch and I is the index number on that switch in relation to the port you - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 267
slot number 2 (domain ID 4, port index 30). On fixed-port models, "3,13" specifies port 13 in switch domain ID 3. Note the following effects on zone membership based on the type of zone object: • When a bus adapter (HBA) associated with the zone. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 225 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 268
can be implemented and provide the most generic services. If other configurations are used for specialized purposes Default zoning mode" on page 236). This does not mean that the zoning database is deleted, however, only that there is no configuration active in the fabric. On power-up, the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 269
zone members appear in two or more zones). NOTE For the Brocade 48000 with an FC4-48 port blade: If ports 16 enforced zone type 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Although RSCNs are a normal part of a functioning SAN, the pause in I/O might not be acceptable. Guide 227 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 270
run the Zone Analyzer from Web Tools to isolate any possible problems. This is especially useful as fabrics increase in size. zoning: • Always zone using the highest Fabric OS-level switch. Switches with earlier Fabric OS versions do not have the capability to OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 271
. Each Admin Domain has two devices and a broadcast zone. "1,1" "2,1" "3,1" "4,1" AD1 broadcast "1,1; 3,1; 5,1" AD2 broadcast "2,1; 3,1; 4,1" "5,1" "1,1" broadcast "1,1; 3,1; 4,1" FIGURE 27 Broadcast zones and Admin Domains "3,1; 4,1" Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 229 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 272
When a switch receives complete instructions. Broadcast Service," for information about proxy devices and the FC router. High availability considerations with broadcast zones If a switch has broadcast zone-capable firmware controlled by the switch. Consequently, default zoning The default default - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 273
cfgSave), the other user's transaction will abort your transaction and you will receive an error message. Creating a new alias while there is a zone merge taking place might also abort your transaction. For more details about zone merging and zone merge conflicts, see "New switch or fabric additions - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 274
alias 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. switch is automatically aborted. A message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted. Example switch:admin> aliremove "array1", "1,2" switch Deleting an alias 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 275
and effective configuration) is displayed. Example The following example shows all zone aliases beginning with "arr". switch:admin> alishow "arr*" alias: array1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c alias: array2 21 save the change to the defined configuration. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 233 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 276
to a zone 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter switch is automatically aborted. A message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted. Example switch:admin> zoneadd "greenzone", "1,2" switch from a zone 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 277
"[A-C]*" zone: Blue_zone 1,1; array1; 1,2; array2 zone: Bobs_zone 4,5; 4,6; 4,7; 4,8; 4,9 Validating a zone 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the cfgShow command to view the zone configuration objects you want to validate. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 235 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 278
not exist The mode flag -m can be used to specify the zone database location. Supported mode flag values are: • 0 - zone database from the current transaction buffer . The default zone mode applies to the entire fabric, regardless of switch model. 236 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 279
? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Updating flash ... Viewing the current default zone access mode 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the defZone --show command. NOTE If you perform a firmware download of an older release, then the current default zone access state will appear as it did - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 280
size. The supported maximum zoning specifics of the fabric, but cannot exceed 64 bytes for each item. When enabling a new zone configuration, ensure that the size of the defined configuration does not exceed the maximum configuration size supported by all switches size on all switches. If you think - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 281
(yes, y, no, n): [no] y Adding zones (members) to a zoning configuration 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the cfgAdd command, using the following syntax: cfgadd "cfgname", "member configuration only? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 239 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 282
prompt. Example switch:admin> default zone access mode setting. NOTE If the default configuration. See "Default zoning mode" switch is automatically aborted. A message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted. 1. Connect to the switch . Example switch:admin> - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 283
and log in as admin. 2. Enter the cfgShow command with no operands. Example switch:admin> cfgshow Defined configuration: cfg: USA1 Blue_zone cfg: USA_cfg Purple_zone; Blue_zone zone: Blue_zone 1,1; array1; 1,2; array2 zone: Purple_zone 1,0; loop1 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 241 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 284
37:0c:76:85 21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:df Viewing selected zone configuration information 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the cfgShow command and specify a pattern. cfgshow "pattern"[, mode] Example 76:85 21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:df 242 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 285
> zone --copy Test1 US_Test1 4. Enter the cfgShow command to verify the new zone object is present. switch:admin> cfgshow "Test*" cfg: Test1 Blue_zone cfg: Test_cfg Purple_zone; Blue_zone switch:admin> cfgShow "US_Test1" cfg: US_Test1 Blue_zone Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 243 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 286
the switch reboots 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the cfgShow you want to delete. switch:admin> cfgShow Defined configuration: Admin Domain other than AD255. switch:admin> zone --expunge " you want the change preserved when the switch reboots, enter the cfgSave command to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 287
database" on page 242. If you are adding a switch that is already configured for zoning, clear the zone configuration on that switch before connecting it to the zoned fabric. See "Clearing all zone configurations" on page 243 for instructions. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 245 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 288
default zone mode as the existing switches. • Merging and segmentation The fabric is checked for segmentation during power-up or when a switch is disabled or enabled, or when a new switch cannot join, the ISL between the switches will segment. 246 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 289
systems in a heterogeneous environment; for example, when zoning is in secure mode, no merge operations occur. Brocade Advanced Zoning is configured on the primary Fabric Configuration Server (FCS). The primary FCS switch makes zoning changes and other security-related changes. The primary FCS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 290
downloaded from the primary FCS switch of the merged secure fabric. When E_Ports are active between two switches Switch A Switch B Expected results Switch A has a defined configuration. Switch change (clean merge). Switch A will absorb the configuration from the fabric. Switch A will absorb the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 291
Switch A and Switch B have different defined configurations. Switch Switch B has TI zones. Switch A has TI zones. Switch B has identical TI zones. defined: cfg1 TI_zone1 Switch A has a TI zone. Switch B has a different TI zone. defined: cfg1 TI_zone1 Different default Cannot merge switches with - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 292
Switch A Different default zone access mode settings. defzone: noaccess Switch B defzone: allaccess Same default zone access mode settings. Same default from Switch A Switch B propagates to fabric. Fabric segments because Switch A has a hidden zone configuration (no access) activated and Switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 293
. The iSCSI gateway service is supported only on the Brocade 48000 director running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later with one or more iSCSI-enabled FC4-16IP blades. The FC4-16IP iSCSI gateway service is an intermediate device in the network, allowing iSCSI initiators in an IP SAN to access and utilize - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 294
o r ta l SAN L UNs iS C S I virtual target (V T ) iS C S I virtual initiator (V I) IP FC FIGURE 29 iSCSI gateway service basic implementation L UNs FC target 2 The Brocade FC4-16IP blade acts service used during protocol translation. 252 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 295
iSCSI gateway service overview 12 A pplic a tion SCSI iS C S I T C P /IP iS C S I T C P /IP FC P (FC -4) F C (F C -2/F C -3) iS C S I initiator iS C S I virtual target (V T ) iS C S I The following figure shows an advanced mapping scenario. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 253 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 296
. The default prefix is iqn.2002-12.com.brocade. The Brocade iSCSI gateway service supports IQN only SAN must have a unique IQN. A Brocade-created IQN includes "2002-12.com.brocade" and the device WWN as shown in the following example: Type Date Auth User defined iqn.2002-12.com.brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 297
Brocade, Microsoft, etc.). Your organization may suggest or require a specific switch:admin>iscsiswcfg --modifygw -t iqn.2007-10.com.brocade The operation completed successfully 3. Enter the iscsiSwCfg --showgw command. switch the iSCSI initiator when the default iSCSI port configuration is in effect - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 298
Protocol). The iSCSI gateway service supports the following three strategies for CHAP authentication: • One-way-Only the iSCSI VT authenticates the session. • Mutual-Both the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI VT authenticate the session. • Binding user names - Specific user names can be bound to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 299
and 9. switch:admin> iscsiswcfg --enableconn -s 3,4,9 The operation completed successfully - To disable connection redirection, use the iscsiSwCfg --disableconn command. For the Brocade 48000 director, the -s option can be used to disable connection redirection for specific slots, and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 300
ML4 HP-UX • 11i v1 - B.11.23.03e • 11 iv2 - B.11.23.03e iSCSI HBAs • Alacritech SES2002XT • Qlogic 4050c Checklist for configuring iSCSI After you install the FC4-16IP blade in the Brocade 48000 director (see the Brocade FC4-16IP Hardware Reference Manual), you configure the iSCSI gateway service - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 301
optional) 12 Bind specific user names to iSCSI virtual targets to control access. (Optional) iscsiCfg --addusername tgt \ -t target name -u user name 13 Commit configuration balancing" on page 257 "Enabling the iSNS client service" on page 283 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 259 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 302
16IP Hardware Reference Manual before performing these procedures. NOTE Only the Brocade 48000 with an iSCSI-enabled FC4-16IP blade running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later supports the iSCSI gateway service. NOTE You can also configure an FC4-16IP blade through the Web Tools Graphical User Interface as an - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 303
how to enable the iSCSI gateway service on the Brocade 48000. 1. Connect and log in to the switch. 2. Enter the fosConfig --show command. switch:admin> fosconfig --show FC Routing service:disabled iSCSI service:disabled iSNS Client service: disabled 3. Enter the fosConfig --enable command - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 304
service is enabled. switch:admin> fosconfig --show FC Routing service:disabled iSCSI service:enabled iSNS Client service:disabled Enabling GbE ports By default, GbE ports are enabled on an FC4-16IP blade installed in the Brocade switch:admin GbE port number. switch:admin> portcfgpersistentenable 10 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 305
TCP/IP parameters of a GbE port even when iSCSI gateway service is disabled. Address resolution protocol (ARP) entries for the IP switch:admin> portcfg ipif 3/ge0 create 30.0.127.30 255.255.0.0 8256 NOTE 1500 bytes is the standard maximum packet size in an IP network. If your network supports jumbo - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 306
0ms Average = 0ms 7. (Optional) Enter the portCfg arp command to configure additional ARP entries. switch:admin> portcfg arp 3/ge0 add 30.0.30.11 00:0F:1F:69:99:88 Operation Succeeded 8. User Interface as an alternative to the command line interface. Refer to the Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 307
or manually created. WWNs as the user defined portion of default value of iqn.2002-12.com.brocade, is used for the prefix unless it has been changed by using the iscsiSwCfg --modifygw -t tgtname command. The port WWN is used as the user-defined portion of the IQN. The following is an example. switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 308
switch:admin> iscsicfg --show tgt Operation Succeeded Number of records found: 16 Name: State/Status: iqn.2002-12.com.brocade: brocade:2e:df:00:06:2b:0d:10:ba Online/Defined Name: State/Status: iqn.2002-12.com.brocade:2e:ff:00:06:2b:0d:10:ba Online/Defined 266 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 309
an iSCSI VT for a specific FC target 1. Connect and log in to the switch. 2. Enter the iscsiCfg --easycreate tgt command with the -w port WWN option to create an iSCSI VT that contains only the storage attached to the specified WWN. The default value of iqn.2002-12.com.brocade, is used for the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 310
. Your organization may suggest or require a specific format for the prefix portion of the IQN. The user defined portion may take any form. The following is an example. switch:admin> iscsicfg --create tgt -t iqn.2002-12.com.brocade:example-disk001 The operation completed successfully. 3. Enter - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 311
-t iqn.2002-12.com.brocade:example-disk001 Number of targets found: 1 Target: iqn.2006-10.com.example:disk001 Number of LUN Maps: 1 FC WWN Virtual LUN(s) 21:00:00:04:cf:e7:73:7e 0 Physical LUN(s) 0 Mapping LUNs on a specific port to an iSCSI VT 1. Connect to the switch and log in. 2. Enter - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 312
brocade:example-disk001. switch:admin> iscsicfg --add lun -t iqn.2002-12.com.brocade:example . 1. Connect to the switch and log in. 2. Enter 12.com.brocade:, switch:admin>iscsicfg --delete lun -t iqn.2005-10.com.brocade switch. 2. Enter the iscsiCfg --show lun command: switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 313
switch:admin> iscsicfg --show tgt -v Number of records found: 2 Name: iqn.2006-10.com.example-disk001 State/Status: Online/Defined Auth. Method: None Name: iqn.2002-10.com.brocade domain sets configured in Fabric OS are not supported if the iSNS service is enabled on the fabric. You can create - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 314
switch:admin> iscsicfg --create dd -d dd-host001 -m \ "iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:host001.brocade brocade.com iqn.2006-10.com.example:disk001 Creating and enabling a discovery domain set 1. Connect and log in to the switch -v option to verify the DDSet. switch:admin> iscsicfg --show ddset -v Number - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 315
supports both switch:admin> iscsicfg --show tgt -t iqn.2006-10.com.brocade:example-disk001 -v Number of records found: 1 Name: iqn.2006-10.com.brocade:example-disk001 State/Status: Online/Defined Auth. Method: CHAP Binding user names to an iSCSI VT For additional security, you can bind specific user - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 316
switch:admin> iscsicfg --show tgt -t iqn.2002-10.com.brocade:tgt -v Number of records found: 1 Name: iqn.2002-10.com.brocade:tgt1 CHAP Users CHAP Status 1. iscsitgt1 Online/Committed 2. hello123 Invalid Deleting user commits the changes. 274 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 317
show fabric command displays the "out of sync" state. The rest of the switches will function normally, however, since there is no segmentation of E_Ports as a command with the -f option on the switch with the database you want to use fabric-wide: Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 275 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 318
database state for fabric: In Sync LUN masking considerations The node WWN and port WWN of the local switch are used to query LUNs on the physical target. If the physical target uses LUN masking to control iSCSI virtual initiators and FC targets. 276 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 319
zone FIGURE 36 iSCSI gateway service in an iSCSI FC zone FC Target 1 L UNs L UNs FC Target 2 FC Target 3 L UNs L UNs FC Target 4 If default zoning is set to No Administrator's Guide. ATTENTION If you decide to start zoning the devices, you must create zones for all the devices in the SAN or you - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 320
gateway service components can be easily differentiated from other devices in SAN fabric zones Zones" in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the aliCreate command in the Fabric Brocade Advanced Zoning licenses on all the switches in the fabric before attempting to configure zones. The Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 321
iSCSI FC zoning overview 12 switch:admin> nsshow { Type Pid COS PortName NodeName TTL(sec) NL 0120d6; 3;21:00:00:04:cf:e7:74:cf;20:00:00:04:cf:e7: : 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00 Permanent Port Name: 50:06:06:9e:00:15:63:18 Port Index: 43 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 279 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 322
will use for the aliCreate command. To display the FC target WWNs for switches other than the Brocade 48000, telnet into that switch and run the nsShow command. Record the WWN information displayed. 6. Enter :63:38" 7. Enter the cfgSave command. 280 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 323
Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration. switch:admin> cfgsave You are about to save the Defined zoning configuration. configurations, see "About Zones" in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the zoneCreate command in the Fabric OS Command Reference. Creating - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 324
the cfgEnable command. switch:admin> cfgenable iscsi_cfg001 service (iSNS) server facilitates the automatic discovery and manages access control of iSCSI VTs on a TCP/IP network. iSNS clients initiate transactions with iSNS servers using the iSNS protocol, register available iSCSI VTs, download - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 325
switch:admin> fosconfig --show FC Routing service:disabled iSCSI service:enabled iSNS Client service:disabled Enabling the iSNS client service This section explains how to enable the iSNS client service and configure the iSNS server IP address. Fabric OS supports example. switch:admin> switch:admin - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 326
service is disabled: switch:admin> fosconfig --show FC Routing service:disabled iSCSI service:enabled iSNS Client service: switch. 2. Enter the isnscCfg --clear command to clear the iSNS configuration: switch:admin> isnsccfg --clear Cleared iSNS server IP address 284 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 327
capable of registering with all services of the fabric. Each NPIV device has a unique device PID default mode for all the logical switches created in the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platform. The number of NPIV or loop devices supported on a port is 64. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 328
the Brocade 8000 do not support NPIV. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. To enable or disable NPIV on between 0 and 255. The default setting is 126. For the Brocade 48000 director with an FC4-48 port blade or the Brocade DCX or DCX-4S Backbone with - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 329
NPIV port configuration information 13 • Maximum logins per switch Use this parameter to set the number of virtual N_Port_IDs per switch to a value between 0 and 126 multiplied by the number of ports you specify when setting this parameter. The default to enable the switch. Example of setting the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 330
information The following example shows whether or not a port is configured for NPIV: switch:admin> portcfgshow Ports of Slot 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 switch:admin> portshow 2 portName: 02 portHealth: HEALTHY Authentication: None portDisableReason: None portCFlags: 0x1 288 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 331
portFlags: 0x24b03 PRESENT ACTIVE F_PORT G_PORT NPIV LOGICAL_ONLINE LOGIN NOELP LED ACCEPT portType: of a port. Following is sample output from the portLoginShow command: switch:admin> portloginshow 2 Type PID World Wide Name credit df_sz cos fe OS Administrator's Guide 289 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 332
13 Viewing NPIV port configuration information 290 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 333
management functions must be disabled. Interoperability supports enabling the switch with the following modes: • InteropMode 0 for Brocade Native mode, which supports all stand-alone Brocade fabrics, but provides no interoperability support. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 291 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 334
Service". • Access Gateway connectivity Use Access Gateway (AG) when you have switches from different vendors. AG uses N_Port Virtualization (NPIV) functionality in Brocade embedded switches in AG mode. NPIV enables multiple hosts to connect through one port to any fabric switch that supports NPIV - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 335
offset in interopmode 3 (IM3) allows an M-EOS switch to operate in a fabric that contains domain IDs switches in IM2 or IM3 to work in all of the domain ID ranges currently supported by Fabric OS. By default, Fabric OS switches offset values do not change when you switch between IM2 and IM3, but the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 336
for interopmode 3 only. This mode is only supported on the Mi10k switch and is not supported on any of the EOSc switches. To enable 239 Domain ID Mode, specify in switch show. For instructions to convert decimal numbers to hexadecimal, refer to Appendix E, "Hexadecimal". 1. Connect to the switch and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 337
a Fabric OS switch to an M-EOS switch because M-EOS switches do not understand Brocade proprietary frames used to exchange platform information. • The 239 Domain_ID mode is supported only on the Mi10K switch. None of the EOSc switches support this mode. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 295 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 338
14 Interoperability support for logical switches Interoperability support for logical switches Interoperability for logical switches is supported on the Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches, and the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S platforms. You can configure logical switches individually to operate in any of the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 339
switch. Every switch in the fabric must have a unique domain ID. 1. Verify that you have implemented all the Brocade ; otherwise, the interopMode command defaults to 97. (For detailed instructions, see Chapter 1, "Performing Basic Configuration Tasks".) switch:admin> configure Configure... Fabric - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 340
This command resets a number of parameters and enables fabric mode. switch:admin> interopmode 2 McDATA Fabric mode is enabled The switch effective and configured. When you change the switch to Brocade Native mode, all configuration parameters return to their default states and can be modified using - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 341
support OS switches connected to M-EOS switches default zoning enabled on an M-EOS switch, by default, all ports are isolated and traffic is not permitted. This is unlike Brocade behavior with Brocade Native mode enabled (and all data traffic is enabled). If the default McDATA switches do not support - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 342
on legacy McDATA switches. McDATA default zone and safe zone modes replace the Brocade default zoning mode. You can set McDATA default zone mode or McDATA mode with default zoning and safe zoning turned off. This mode is not supported in interopmode 3. For details, see "Activating Default Zones" - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 343
it does not allow the default zone to be enabled. To allow a Fabric OS switch into an M-EOS native switch in the fabric. The cfgMcdtMode affects the entire fabric. Disabling safe zone mode 1. Connect to the switch to the other switches in the fabric. When uploading and downloading configuration files, - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 344
The configuration file download triggers the fabric mode change, which supports the initial configuration of new switches. This prevents fabric M6140, and Mi10k switches can have devices directly attached that have data encrypted or unencrypted. 302 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 345
switches switches or spread among switches running Fabric OS and switches specific set of source ports through Fabric OS switches using zones. Traffic isolation (TI) is supported in McDATA Fabric mode on Fabric OS switches EOS switches. In specific Brocade SANtegrity implementation in mixed fabric SANS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 346
Binding using DCFM automatically enables Insistent Domain ID on all Fabric OS and M-EOS switches in the fabric. Disabling Fabric Binding does not turn off Insistent Domain ID. The firmware supports a Fabric OS switch sending the Exchange Fabric Binding Membership Data (EFMD) command to neighbor - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 347
No 3 (1536-bit key) No 4 (2048-bit key) No M-EOS switch explanation M-EOS selects DH Null option (only supports 0). 0 (DH Null option) supported. Not supported by M-EOS. Not supported by M-EOS. Not supported by M-EOS. Not supported by M-EOS. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 305 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 348
14 E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches Table 55 describes the device authentication mode. TABLE 55 Device authentication mode Fabric OS authentication M-EOS support mode Off N/A Passive N/A M-EOS switch explanation Not used for E_Port authentication. Not used for E_Port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 349
58 show the connection status for the cases where the authentication secrets are incorrect. Table 57 shows the E_Port connection status when the Fabric OS switch does not have the correct M-EOS switch secret. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 307 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 350
In the same condition, when the Fabric OS switch is in Active or On mode, and the M-EOS is Off, the E_Port does connect (one-way authentication) because the M-EOS will not perform authentication. The fact that the secret is wrong is insignificant. 308 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 351
does not know anything about authentication. An M-EOS switch becomes a dumb switch when it does not have the authentication feature keys enabled (specifically the SANtegrity 1 and SANtegrity 2 feature keys). A Fabric OS switch becomes a dumb switch when the authentication is configured to Off (See - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 352
switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch the M-EOS switch does not EOS switches" switch. Changing the switch side. M-EOS switches do not support VE_Port or VEX_Port connections - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 353
on the Fabric OS switches. Table 60 shows the switch authentication policy for switches always perform authentication even when in Passive mode. Table 60 shows the switch switch secret Fabric OS Passive switch switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 354
switch EOS normally). switch generates the switch the Fabric OS generates the reject, switch it disables the Fabric generates the OS port. When the reject, it M-EOS switch disables the generates the reject, Fabric OS port. it goes to an invalid When the M-EOS attachment state. switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 355
OS switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch generates OS switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch generates the OS switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch generates the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 356
switch Fabric OS switch the Fabric OS disables the Fabric OS port. generates the reject, generates the reject, switch generates When the M-EOS switch attachment M-EOS switch M-EOS switch Fabric OS port. an invalid switch generates attachment switch the Fabric OS generates the reject, switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 357
switch switch generates the reject, it disables the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch supported for Fabric Binding when EX_Ports are attached to a McDATA edge switch. Fabric Binding lets you configure a Fabric Binding Membership list that each switch to ensure that the switches can connect. If the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 358
sent from an M-EOS switch. Fabric Binding is FCR to the M-EOS edge switch before the Fabric Binding List that does not support SANtegrity interoperability without first even if it matches the default value. The configured preferred range allowed for an M-EOS switch. The preferred domain ID must - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 359
environment The following restrictions apply when upgrading and downgrading firmware to a switch set to interopmode 2 or 3: • Downgrading from Fabric OS v6.3.0 is allowed only when a switch is in the default Domain_ID mode because this is only supported in Fabric OS v6.2.0. In other offset modes - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 360
can flood a Pause notification frame that support Coordinated HCL switches in the fabric. When the specified switch restarts it sends out a resume notification. Bypassing the Coordinated HCL check on firmware download When you download the Fabric OS firmware on switches in interoperable fabrics, it - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 361
run Coordinated HCL. If one or more switches in the fabric do not support Coordinated HCL, the firmware download process will still continue. If the features. TABLE 64 McDATA-aware features Feature Behavior ASIC Brocade management interfaces such as DCFM and Web Tools Coordinated Hot - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 362
features that are unaware of M-EOS switches or fabrics and cannot be used fabric-wide. TABLE 65 McDATA-unaware features Feature Support Security ACL in strict mode ACL in non-strict (Tolerant) mode, Absent mode, and others (such as password authentication) Admin Domains Fabric-wide diagnostics - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 363
. FICON Management Server supported in McDATA Fabric mode. The tested limits for NPIV are 24 NPIV channels multiplied by 12 virtual port logins. Support Domain offset, McDATA specific SWRSCN, FCFG commands (GE_PT, GSNN_NN, GSPN_ID, and GA_NXT). Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 321 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 364
Support Notes Open E_Port Yes Autonegotiates the R_RDY mode by default. Uses portCfgIsMode to static configure the port. Port mirroring Yes Fabric OS v6.2.0 and later supports the neighboring switches through the ESS ILS (Exchange Security Attributes), allowing neighboring switches to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 365
environment 14 • NPIV NPIV management on the Fabric OS switch is the same as in the standard Fabric OS SAN that is not merged. There are no limitations for NPIV support in an M-EOS Fabric 1.0 mode fabric. • Trunking Fabric OS switches support trunking when participating in Brocade Native, McDATA - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 366
-16 FC8-32 FC8-48 FC10-6 FR4-18i FA4-18 FS8-18 FX8-24 Switches and Appliances Brocade 300 Brocade 4100 Brocade 4900 Brocade 5000 Brocade 5100 Brocade 5300 Brocade 7500 and 7500E Brocade 7600 Brocade 7800 Brocade 8000 McDATA Open Fabric and Fabric mode Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 367
Supported hardware in an interoperable environment 14 TABLE 67 Fabric OS interoperability with M-EOS (Continued) Fabric OS v6.1.0 Fabric OS v6.2.0 Fabric OS v6.3.0 Chassis Type Blade Type Brocade Encryption Switch Embedded Server Switches 3016 5410 5424 5450 5480 M-EOS Hardware Mi10K M6140 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 368
on per logical switch basis. Yes Yes Yes Yes Only supported in conjunction with switch basis. Yes Yes Yes Only allowed between Fabric OS-based switches. Yes Only allowed between Fabric OS-based switches. Yes Only allowed between Fabric OS-based switches. 326 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 369
the Fabric OS switch. Yes Only supported locally within the Fabric OS switch. Yes Only supported locally within the Fabric OS switch. Yes Only supported locally within the Fabric OS switch. Yes Only supported locally within the Fabric OS switch. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 327 53-1001336 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 370
TABLE 68 Supported Fabric OS Trunking (Access Gateway connects to Fabric OS switches only) FC10-6 -to-FC10-6 ISL Yes supported in McDATA Fabric and McDATA Open Fabric modes and cannot be installed on any Fabric OS switch Server Service and FDMI • Remote Switch • Alias Server • Platform Services • - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 371
338 •SAN management with and are not supported at the same time on a switch. Do not switches. You can have up to 256 Admin Domains in a fabric (254 user-defined and 2 system-defined), numbered from 0 through 255. Admin Domains are designated by a name and a number. This document refers to specific - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 372
the fabric, regardless of their Admin Domain; however, the switch ports and end devices are filtered based on Admin Domain membership. Fabric Visible to AD1 User Fabric Visible to AD2 User FIGURE 40 Filtered fabric views when using Admin Domains 330 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 373
: • Admin Domains are not supported on the Brocade 8000. The Brocade 8000 can be in AD0 only. • The default zone mode setting must be set to No Access before you create Admin Domains (see "Setting the default zoning mode for Admin Domains" on page 338 for instructions). • Virtual Fabrics must be - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 374
, AD0 has an implicit and an explicit membership list. User-defined Admin Domains have only explicit members. • The implicit membership list contains all devices, switch ports, and switches that have not been assigned to any other Admin Domain. 332 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 375
switch ports, and switches in the fabric. When you explicitly create AD1 through AD254, the devices, switch ports, and switches used to create these user when you create Admin Domains because you can see which devices, switch ports, and switches are not yet assigned to any Admin Domains. AD0 owns the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 376
Admin Domain is deleted or deactivated, then by default you are logged in to the lowest numbered active switch to a different Admin Domain (see "Switching to a different Admin Domain context" on page 352 for instructions). • For default accounts such as admin and user, the home Admin Domain defaults - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 377
switch:admin> switch:AD1:admin> switch , switch ports, or switches. Defining Switch port members Switch port members are defined by switch domain,index and have the following properties: • A switch port member grants port control rights and zoning rights for that switch port. • A switch A switch port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 378
list. NOTE If the switch domain ID changes, switch. • A switch member allows switch administrative operations such as disabling and enabling a switch, rebooting, and firmware downloads. • A switch member does not provide zoning rights for the switch switch WWNs. The switch WWN has the following - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 379
as seen from AD3 and AD4. The switch WWNs are converted to the NAA=5 syntax; the device WWNs and domain IDs remain the same. Fabric Visible to AD3 User WWN = 10:00:00:00:c7 c8:3a:fe:a2 FIGURE 43 Filtered fabric views showing converted switch WWNs Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 337 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 380
Domains maintain continuity of service for Fabric OS features and operate in mixed-release Fabric OS environments. High availability is supported with some backward compatibility. When an E_Port comes online, the adjacent switches merge their AD databases. The receiving switch accepts an AD database - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 381
, you must specify at least one member (switch, switch port, or device). You cannot create an . 1. Log in to the switch as the physical fabric administrator. default zone mode to No Access, if you have not already done so. See "Setting the default zoning mode" on page 237 for instructions. 4. Switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 382
Domain, which is the default Admin Domain context after login. • If you do not specify one, the home Admin Domain is the lowest valid Admin Domain in the numerically-sorted AD list. • Users can log in to their Admin Domains and create their own Admin Domain-specific zones and zone configurations - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 383
account paf_admin1 with an admin role, access to all Admin Domains (AD0 through AD255), and home Admin Domain set to 255. This user account is now a physical fabric administrator. switch:admin> userconfig --add pf_admin1 -r admin -h 255 -a "0-255" Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 341 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 384
it was or becomes the lowest Admin Domain ID in the remaining list. Example switch:admin> userconfig --deletead adm1 -a "green_ad2" Broadcast message from root (pts/0) Wed May 27 20:57:14 2009... Security Policy, Password or Account Attribute Change: adm1 will be logged out Ads for account adm1 has - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 385
. All active user sessions associated with switch members: ad --add ad_id -d "dev_list" -s "switch_list" where ad_id is the Admin Domain name or number, dev_list is a list of device WWNs or domain,index members, and switch_list is a list of switch WWNs or domain IDs. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 386
two switch ports, designated by domain,index, to AD1. switch:AD255: . 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Switch to the AD255 context, device and switch port members and the -s option to specify switch members: ad switch and log in as admin. 2. Switch to the AD255 context, - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 387
Admin Domain Eng_AD to Eng_AD2. switch:AD255:admin> ad --rename 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Switch to the Admin Domain that nonvolatile memory, enter cfgsave. 4. Switch to the AD255 context. ad following example deletes Admin Domain AD_B3. switch:AD255:admin> ad --delete AD_B3 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 388
described in "Deleting all user-defined Admin Domains non-disruptively." 1. Clear all individual AD zone databases, in separate transactions, before proceeding with this operation. See "Clearing all zone configurations" on page 243 for instructions. 2. Connect to the switch and log in as admin - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 389
user Switch to the AD255 context. ad --select 255 7. Explicitly add devices that are present in the user user-defined ADs are also defined and zoned in AD0. 9. Clear the user user plus two user-defined Admin Domains user-defined Admin Domains are deleted, as shown in Figure 45. Fabric OS Administrator - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 390
AD1 AD1_BlueZone WWN3 WWN2 AD2 AD2_GreenZone WWN4 WWN5 FIGURE 44 AD0 and two user-defined Admin Domains, AD1 and AD2 AD0 AD1_BlueZone AD2_GreenZone AD0_RedZone WWN2 WWN3 WWN4 Effective configuration: cfg: AD1_cfg zone: AD1_BlueZone 348 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 391
ad --apply You are about to enforce the saved AD configuration. This action will trigger AD apply to all switches in the fabric Do you want to apply all admin domains (yes, y, no, n): [no] y all unassigned online switches and their devices. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 349 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 392
current transaction buffer. switch:AD255:admin> ad Switch port members: 1,1; 1,3; 2,5+; 3,6; * - Member does not exist + - Member is AD Unaware SAN management with Admin Domains This section is for both users switch or fabric to a user. However, based on the user role and type (User_ID), users - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 393
SAN management with Admin Domains 15 . For example, switchShow displays details for the list of AD members present in that switch. Note the following about the switchShow output: • Because all E_Ports and EX_Ports are Admin Domains is displayed. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 351 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 394
15 SAN management with Admin Domains • AD0-AD254 contexts: the membership of the current Admin Domain is displayed. • AD0: the device and switch list members are categorized into implicit and explicit member lists. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as any user type. 2. Enter the ad --show command - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 395
user session tunneling across switches. A user logged into a switch can control only the local switch ports as specified in the Admin Domain. When the fabric is in secure mode, the following applies: • There is no support local switch is part of the current Admin Domain. FC-FC Routing Service FDMI - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 396
supported only in AD0 and AD255. iSCSI iSCSI operations are supported only in AD0. Management applications Management interfaces that access the fabric without a user Server ACL support provided by the msConfigure command. Note that this is a switch-specific setting and Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 397
SAN management with Admin Domains 15 See "Validating a zone" on page 235 for instructions added to AD0), AD0 supports both allaccess and noaccess default zone modes. Admin Domains and other zone databases, one for each user-defined Admin Domain. AD-level zone information is Guide 355 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 398
Service," for information about LSAN zones. Configuration upload and download switch is a member of the current Admin Domain. See Chapter 8, "Maintaining the Switch Configuration File," for additional information about uploading and downloading configurations. 356 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 399
Licensed Features Section II This section describes optionally licensed Brocade Fabric OS features and includes the following chapters: • Chapter 16, "Administering Licensing" • Chapter 18, " Connections" • Chapter 20, "Managing Long Distance Fabrics" • Chapter 21, "Using the FC-FC Routing Service" - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 400
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•The Brocade 7800 Upgrade switch, perform a configUpload prior to upgrading or downgrading your Fabric OS. If you downgrade your Fabric OS to a version earlier than v6.3.0, some licenses associated with specific OS includes basic switch and fabric support software, and support for optionally licensed - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 402
Brocade 7800 switch, and the Brocade Brocade 7800 switch with the Upgrade License also supports up to eight FCIP tunnels instead of two and supports advanced capabilities like tape read/write pipelining. The Brocade 7800 switch Brocade 7800 switch, and the Brocade Brocade 7800 switch, and the Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 403
formerly known as "FC-IP Services") ICL 16-link License, or Inter Chassis Links Description Provides greater than 10km of switched fabric connectivity at full bandwidth the Brocade 8000 switch. This license is included by default for the Brocade 8000 switch. Enables host-control of switches in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 404
switch. NOTE: These licenses are installed by default Brocade 8000 only. and you should not remove them. Data Center Fabric Manager No license required for base use. For more information on this products licensing, refer to the Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual. Diagnostic - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 405
High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC or Advanced FICON Acceleration on Brocade 7800 FIPS No license required. Firmware download No license required. Firmwaredownload is a command and comes with the OS on the switch. Full fabric Full Fabric Inband Management Ingress rate limiting Integrated - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 406
No license required. n/a Speed 8 Gbps license needed to support 8 Gbps on the Brocade 300, 5100, and 5300 switches and embedded switches only. NOTE: This license is installed by default and you should not remove it. Local switch SSH public key No license required. n/a Top Talkers Advanced - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 407
and two GbE ports active by default. The number of physical ports active on the Brocade 7800 is fixed. There is Brocade DCX and a DCX-4S, the latter of which cannot support more than eight links on an ICL port. Available on the Brocade DCX-4S and DCX platforms only. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 408
default and you should not remove it. The 8 Gbps licensing applies to the Brocade 300, 5100, and 5300 switches and the 8 Gbps embedded switches Upgrade/downgrade considerations When a Slot-based license is present on the switch, firmware downgrade to pre-Fabric OS v6.3.0 is allowed, but the Slot- - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 409
another slot, the following steps must be performed: 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. You then upon HA failover, the Time-based license is no longer supported on the director or enterprise-class platform. You do not have Guide 367 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 410
Time-based temporary licenses supported in prior FOS versions. Prior to FOS v6.3.0 release, when a Time-based temporary license for a feature expires, the general policy is to allow the feature to continue working while generating warning messages until the switch is either reset or a CP failover - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 411
, the time-based license can no longer be used on a switch. This expiration of the Universal Time-based license key provides a to the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com. 2. Select Products > Software License Keys. The Software License Keys instruction page appears. 's Guide 369 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 412
license keys and installation instructions. Adding a licensed feature To enable a feature, go to the feature's appropriate section in this manual. Enabling a feature on a switch may be a separate task from adding the license. For the Brocade 48000 director and the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 413
by purchasing and installing the optional Ports on Demand licensed product: Brocade 300 - Can be purchased with eight ports and no E_Port, default and the ports that can be enabled after you install the first and second Ports on Demand licenses for each switch type. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 414
from your switch vendor. You may need to generate a license key from a transaction key supplied with your purchase. If so, launch an Internet browser and go to the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com. Click Products> Software Products> Software License Keys and follow the instructions to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 415
Ports on Demand The Brocade 4016, 4018, 4020, and 4024 switch modules are for bladed servers. These switches support the Dynamic Ports on show command. Example of manually assigned POD licenses. switch:admin> licenseport --show 24 ports are available in this switch Full POD license is installed - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 416
POD feature is enabled, you can customize the POD license associations. The Dynamic POD feature is supported on the Brocade 4016, 4018, 4020, and 4024 switch modules only. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the licensePort --method command - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 417
that come online before the specified port. To allocate licenses to a specific port instead of automatically assigning them as the ports come online, . switch:admin> licenseport -reserve 0 • If all port reservations are assigned, select a port to release its POD license. Follow the instructions in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 418
is assigned to the POD set, the port is licensed until it is manually removed from the POD port set. When a port is released from command to bring the switch back online. 7. Enter the switchShow command to verify the switch state is now online. 376 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 419
Web Tools Administrator's Guide and DCFM User's Manual for information about monitoring , 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800, 8000, and the Brocade Encryption Switch, use only the port number where needed in the commands specific values in the first 64 bytes of the frame. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 377 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 420
switches that support performance monitors Maximum number of logical switches supported Maximum number of logical switches on which monitors are supported Brocade DCX 8 4 Brocade DCX-4S 8 4 Brocade 5100 3 3 Brocade 5300 4 3 Each logical switch OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 421
on page 391. End-to-end monitors The maximum number of end-to-end monitors supported varies depending on the switch model: • The Brocade 4100, 4900, 5000, 7500, 7500E, 7600, and 48000 models allow up to "DestID". The TX_COUNT updated accordingly. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 379 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 422
and TX_COUNT is the number of words from Host A to Dev B. Figure 47 shows several switches and the correct ports on which to add performance monitors for a specified SID-DID pair. . . Dev B Proper placement of end-to-end performance monitors 380 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 423
Fibre Channel frames that match a specific SID/DID pair. If you the SID or DID. By default, the frame must match the entire . End-to-end masks are not supported on the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, 300, 5100, similar to the following example: switch:admin> perfsetporteemask 1/2, "00: Guide 381 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 424
7800 models, the maximum number of filters is 8 per port, in any combination of standard filters and user-defined filters. For the Brocade 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 8000, Brocade Encryption Switch, Brocade DCX, and DCX-4S models, the maximum number of filters is 12 per port, in any - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 425
-based monitors are not supported on logical ISLs (LISLs), but are supported on ISLs and extended ISLs monitor type • Owner (Telnet, Web Tools, etc.) • Alias 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter one of the following commands, depending on Administrator's Guide 383 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 426
For all transmitted frames, the switch performs these tasks: • Locates switch platform, as follows: • Brocade 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800, 8000, 48000, Brocade Encryption Switch, Brocade SOFn1 7 SOFn3 If the switch does not have enough resources to the switch and log - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 427
to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the perfDelFilterMonitor command to delete a specific monitor. If supported. Virtual Fabrics considerations: ISL monitors are supported only on the default logical switch and not on the base switch or other logical switches. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 428
Brocade 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 7500, 7500E, 7600, 7800, 8000, 48000, and Brocade Encryption Switch. Top Talker monitors are not supported on the CEE ports of the Brocade 8000 switch of Service switch or port, it remains installed across power cycles. Top Talkers supports users on a given switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 429
, to display the top 5 flows on port 7 in WWN (default) format: perfttmon --show 7 5 To display the top flows on slot 2, port 4 on the Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX, or DCX-4S in PID format: perfttmon --show 2/4 pid switch:admin> perfttmon --show 2/4 pid Src_PID Dst_PID MB/sec 0xa90800 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 430
1. Connect to the switch and log in as the local switch, the switches, fabric mode fails and a raslog message is displayed on those switches. If end-to-end monitors are present on remote switches running Fabric OS 6.0.x, the command succeeds. If a new switch 1. Connect to the switch and log in as - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 431
default) format: perfttmon --show dom 1 5 To display the top flows on domain 2 in PID format: perfttmon --show dom 2 pid Example switch Brocade Encryption Switch, Brocade DCX, and DCX-4S platforms support 12 filter-based monitors for trunks. • For the Brocade 8000, trunk monitoring is supported - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 432
0 53m 4.5m 53m 4.5m 53m 4.5m 53m 4.5m 53m 0 Example of displaying EE monitors on a port switch:admin> perfMonitorShow --class EE 4/5 There are 7 end-to-end monitor(s) defined on port 53. KEY SID DID 167 26k 179 749 749 749 570 179 390 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 433
switch: switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the perfmonitorshow command, to display the monitor numbers on a specific switch:admin> perfMonitorClear --class EE 1/2 5 End-to-End monitor number 5 counters are cleared switch counters for an ISL monitor: switch:admin> perfMonitorClear --class ISL 1 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 434
discarded. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. switch is rebooted. Using the Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Enterprise Edition, you can store performance data persistently. For details on this feature, see the DCFM User's Manual (Enterprise Edition). 392 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 435
routers 398 •General rules for TI zones 401 •Supported configurations for Traffic Isolation Routing 402 •Limitations and that enable you to ensure optimized behavior in the SAN. Even under the worst congestion conditions, the Adaptive Detection Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 393 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 436
of N_Ports and E_Ports to be used for a specific traffic flow. When a TI zone is activated, the fabric attempts to isolate all inter-switch traffic entering from a member of the zone to Isolation zone creating a dedicated path through the fabric 394 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 437
for the TI zone, non-TI zone traffic is halted until the non-dedicated ISL between Domain 1 and Domain 3 is back online. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 395 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 438
in a TI zone is broken, no inter-switch RSCNs are generated. Each switch that is part of the TI zone generates RSCNs Domain controller frames include zone updates and Name Server queries. To avoid this problem, add a second, non-dedicated ISL between Domain 1 and 3. Domain Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 439
TI zone. If failover is disabled, the TI zone traffic stops until the dedicated path is configured to be the shortest path. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 397 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 440
FC-FC Routing Service," for information about FC routers, phantom switches, and the FC-FC Routing Service. Some VE_Port-based TI zone in an edge fabric to guarantee that traffic from a specific device in that edge fabric is routed through a particular EX_Port or VEX_Port. Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 441
the TI path is not available, then devices are not imported. NOTE For TI over FCR, all switches in the backbone fabric and in the edge fabrics must be running Fabric OS v6.1.0 or later. TI TI zone in an edge fabric Xlate Domain 4 Proxy Target Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 399 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 442
TI zone, when you designate E_Ports between the front and xlate phantom switches, you must use -1 in place of the "I" in the D,I path between these two domains. The -1 does not identify any specific ISL. To guarantee a specific ISL, you need to set up a TI zone within the 's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 443
FCR is supported only from edge fabric to edge fabric. Traffic isolation from backbone to edge is not supported. • enabled or disabled. • TI over FCR is not supported with FC Fast Write. General rules for TI zones is interpreted by each switch and each switch considers only the routing required - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 444
not supported in fabrics with switches running firmware versions earlier than Fabric OS v6.0.0. However, the existence of a TI zone in such a fabric is backward-compatible and does not disrupt fabric operation in switches running earlier firmware versions. 402 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 445
earlier. The -1 in the domain,index entries causes issues to legacy switches in a zone merge. Firmware downgrade is prevented if TI over FCR zones exist. Trunking with TI zones Fabrics feature, including logical switches and logical fabrics. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 403 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 446
the following exceptions: • The disable failover option is not supported in logical fabrics that use XISLs. • To create a sets the path through the base fabric for logical switches. The TI zone in the logical fabric includes the a logical fabric 404 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 447
to logical switches participating in the switch E_Port for XISL E_Port for XISL E_Port for XISL E_Port for switch Note that the base fabric zone contains a reference to port 1,3 even though the base switch with domain 1 does not have a port 3 in the switch switches. The initiator in FID 1 communicates - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 448
Domain 6 11 E 12 E 15 E 16 E 13 EX Base switch Domain 2 14 EX = Dedicated Path = Ports in the TI zones Figure 61 shows a logical representation of the configuration in Figure 60. This SAN is similar to that shown in Figure 53 on page 399 and you Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 449
default mode. By default, failover Connect to the switch and log in default settings): switch by default): switch:admin > zone --create -t ti -o f bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6" To create a TI zone with failover disabled and the state set to activated: switch by default): switch:admin - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 450
with failover enabled and the state set to activated (default settings): switch:admin> zone --create -t ti bluezone -p "1,1; "portlist" The disable failover option is not supported in base fabrics. 4. Enter the cfgEnable > cfgenable "base_config" 408 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 451
disabling failover mode. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter switch:admin> zone --add bluezone -p "3,4; 3,6" To add port members to the existing TI zone in a backbone fabric: switch switch:admin> zone --add -o f greenzone -p "3,4" To remove ports from the TI zone bluezone: switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 452
can change its state. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Perform one type: switch:admin> zone --activate bluezone to deactivated, type: switch:admin> zone --deactivate zones" on page 409. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the zone bluezone, type: switch:admin> zone - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 453
configuration only and do not appear in the effective zone configuration. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the zone --show command. zone --show [ / Failover-Disabled Enabled Status: Activated / Failover-Enabled Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 411 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 454
so these devices can communicate with each other. See Chapter 21, "Using the FC-FC Routing Service," for information about creating LSAN zones. 2. Log in to the edge fabric 1 and set :9f:a0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 "fcr_xd_6_9" The Fabric has 3 switches 412 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 455
00:05:1e:40:f0:7d 10.32.72.9 0.0.0.0 >"E2switch" The Fabric has 3 switches b. Enter the following commands to create and display a TI zone: E2switch:admin> zone Port List: 9,2; 9,3; 9,6; 1,-1; 4,-1 Status: Activated Failover: Enabled Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 413 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 456
isolation zone changes Do you want to enable 'cfg_TI' configuration (yes, y, no, n): [no] y zone config "cfg_TI" is in effect Updating flash ... 414 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 457
to the switch port. services based on requirements. • To enable more important devices to use the network bandwidth during specific services Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5480, Brocade Encryption Switch, Brocade 1. Connect to the switch and log in as Connect to the switch and log in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 458
identifier that designates a specific virtual channel for the traffic flow and xxxxx is the user-defined portion of switch automatically sets the priority for the "host,target" pairs specified in the zones based on the priority level (H or L) in the zone name. 416 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 459
H2 and S3 is low priority. • All other traffic is medium priority, which is the default. H1 Domain 1 Domain 3 S1 1 9 H2 14 3 13 12 S2 15 = Low governed by FSPF rules and is not affected by QoS priorities. By default, QoS is enabled on E_Ports in port configuration. For example, in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 460
prioritization over FC routers" on page 423 for detailed instructions. Following are requirements for establishing QoS over FCR: • QoS over FC routers is supported in Brocade native mode only. It is not supported in interopmode 2 or interopmode 3. 418 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 461
supported supported on both EX_Ports and VEX_Ports. QoS over FC routers is not supported supported for QoS over FCR. • An Adaptive Networking license must be installed on every switch that is in the path between a given configured device pair, including the switches 8 10 Base switch Domain 10 11 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 462
fabric must be running Fabric OS v6.0.0 or later. ATTENTION If QoS traffic crosses an ISL for a switch running a firmware version earlier than Fabric OS v6.0.0, the frames are dropped. • By default, all devices are assigned medium priority. - To be assigned high or low priority, hosts and targets - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 463
Guide for information about redirection zones. • Traffic prioritization is not supported are not supported for QoS over FCR. • QoS zones using D,I notation should not be used for loop or NPIV ports. • disabled. Setting traffic prioritization 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 464
Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 5410, 5424, 5450, 5480, Brocade Encryption Switch, and the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platform, QoS is enabled by default on all ports. If you use the portCfgQos command to enable QoS on a specific --enable 3 422 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 465
switch in the edge fabric and log in as admin. 2. Create QoS zones in the edge fabric. The QoS zones must have WWN members only, and not D,I members. See "Setting traffic prioritization" on page 421 for instructions Reduce the time it takes to troubleshoot network problems. If you notice one or more - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 466
ports should have bottleneck detection Bottleneck detection is disabled by default, and must be explicitly enabled for each port that is , it is a good practice to enable bottleneck detection on all supported F_Ports and FL_Ports that are connected to targets. After you enable Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 467
firmware upgrades and downgrades. If you downgrade to a firmware version earlier than Fabric OS v6.3.0, bottleneck detection is no longer supported. If you later upgrade to Fabric OS 6.3.0 or later, the switch to the switch to which practice is to use the default values for the thresh (0.1), - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 468
switch with RASlog alerts using default values for threshold and time. switch seconds (default value) between alerts. switch:admin> default value), with a minimum of 30 seconds between alerts. switch Connect to the switch to which the a port 1. Connect to the switch to which the target port belongs - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 469
port. 1. Connect to the switch to which the target port belongs and log in as admin. 2. Enter the bottleneckmon --show command to display a history of the bottleneck severity for a specific port. Example of displaying the Jun 15 18:54:10 80.00% Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 427 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 470
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license. The license must be installed on each switch that participates in trunking. For details on obtaining and installing licensed features, see Chapter 16, "Administering Licensing". Brocade's trunking feature supports the following trunking configurations: • ISL trunking configurations are - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 472
The switch must be set to interopMode 0 for Brocade Native mode, which supports all stand-alone Brocade switches, but provides no interoperability support. See "Interoperability for Merged SANs" wavelength (LWL) fiber optic cables and transceivers. 430 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 473
Brocade platforms and blades supported in Fabric OS v6.3.0. Recommendations for trunking groups To identify the most useful trunking groups, consider the following recommendations along with the standard guidelines for SAN each set of linked switches, depending on traffic Guide 431 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 474
all the trunk groups in a switch. Use the portPerfShow command to monitor problem areas where there are congested paths Brocade Advance performance Monitor to monitor traffic, see "Administering Advanced Performance Monitoring" on page 377. Re-initializing ports for trunking 1. Connect to the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 475
16 This example shows trunking information along with the bandwidth and throughput for all the trunk groups in a switch. switch:admin> trunkshow -perf 1: 6-> 4 10:00:00:60:69:51:43:04 99 deskew 15 MASTER Tx 32.0GB, Throughput 12.0 GB (37.5%) Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 433 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 476
with the appropriate 8-Gbps blades • Between Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 5410, 5424, 5450, and 5480 switches with the 8 Gbps SFPs installed. The Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 5410, 5424, 5450, and 5480 support long-distance modes L0, LE, LS, and LD. The distance supported on each platform depends on the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 477
8000 platforms support a trunk group with up to eight ports. The trunking groups are based on the user port number, with contiguous eight ports as one group, such as 0-7, 8-15, 16-23 and up to the number of ports on the switch. FIGURE 67 Trunk group configuration for the Brocade 5100 Prerequisites - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 478
144 [576/4] NPIV/Loop ports in a logical switch with 256 devices each. The DCX-4S supports trunk groups with up to eight ports. The trunking groups are based on the user port number with contiguous eight ports as one group, for example 0-7, 8-15, and 16-23. 436 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 479
the user bound in the default switch, and you into different logical switches, therefore all switches running in Access Gateway (AG) mode. If the switch is in AG mode, the trunk ports must be F_Ports that are connected to N_Ports. The ISL trunking feature supports N_Port connections for edge switches - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 480
trunking. FIGURE 68 Switch in Access Gateway mode without F_Port trunking FIGURE 69 Switch in Access Gateway mode with F_Port masterless trunking NOTE You do not need to manually map the host to masterless trunking on that port or trunk group. 438 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 481
switch or blade starting from port 0. The static trunk area you assign must be one of the port's default areas of the trunk group. Authentication 10-bit addressing is the default mode for all dynamically created partitions in the Brocade firmware downgrade. Upgrade HA Sync Port Types Default - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 482
However, FICON can still run on ports that are not F_Port trunked within the same switch. On the FC4-48 blade, F_Port trunking is supported only on ports 0 - 15. If an FC4-32 blade has the Trunk Area continue to go through DCC policy check. 440 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 483
NPIV Supported on F_Port master trunk. Two masters Two masters are not supported in the same F_Port trunk group. QoS Not currently supported. D.I. Zoning (D,I) AD (D, I) DCC and (PWWN, I) DCC Creating a Trunk Area may remove the Index ("I") from the switch switch switch switch. switch. default - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 484
38 39 F-port Slave 36 37 39 7. Enter the porttrunkarea --show trunk command to display the trunking information. switch:admin> porttrunkarea --show trunk Trunk Area 37: 36->23 sp: 4.000G bw: 16.000G deskew 16 MASTER 39 Turn on the trunk ports. 442 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 485
the ports from becoming disabled in the case where there is a DCC security policy violation. You can configure authentication on all three Brocade trunking configurations. For more information on authentication, see Chapter 7, "Configuring Advanced Security Features". Fabric OS Administrator - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 486
19 F_Port masterless trunking 444 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 487
SAN. Each switch handles local interconnectivity and multiplexes traffic across long-distance dark fiber or wave division multiplexing DWDM) links while the Brocade Extended Fabrics software enables SAN management over long distances. Brocade distance decreases for each switch. The Extended Fabrics - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 488
frame buffers on a particular port. Changes made by this command are persistent across switch reboots and power cycles. This command supports the following long-distance link modes: • Static Mode (LO) - L0 is the normal (default) mode for a port. It configures the port as a regular port. A total of - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 489
and configurations, refer to Chapter 19, "Managing Trunking Connections". • Only qualified Brocade SFPs are used. Only Brocade-branded or certain Brocade-qualified SFPs are supported on the 8 Gbps platforms. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 490
Multiplexing (TDM) devices and your Brocade switch has QoS and buffer credit recovery enabled. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an a link reset. switch:admin> portcfgcreditrecovery --disable [slot/]port 4. Configure the port to support long-distance links. switch:admin> portcfglongdistance - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 491
a switch. Configuring long-distance ISLs between core and edge switches is possible most data centers. Buffer-limited operations are supported for the LS and LD extended ISL modes credits are used by Class 2 and Class 3 service and rely on the Fibre Channel Receiver-Ready Guide 449 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 492
switches switch. The buffer credit can be changed for specific applications or operating environments, but it must be in agreement among all switches switch switch modules • Each user port reserves • The following switches and blades have a NOTE The following switches and blades do not have - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 493
using the LS mode, there must be enough BB credits available in the pool because Fabric OS will check before accepting a value. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 451 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 494
user ports in a port group, and the unreserved buffer credits available per port group. The values reflect an estimate, and may differ from the supported values in Table 89. 1. Determine the desired distance in kilometers of the switch-to-switch Services Consider the Brocade 300, Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 495
user port) = 492 buffers to a single port, you can calculate the maximum single port extended distance supported: [Maximum Distance X in km] = (BufferCredits + 6) * 2 / LinkSpeed 498 km = (492 + 6 buffers for Fabric Services * 8.5) / 2.125] = 828 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 453 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 496
supports default buffer allocation: switch switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the portBufferShow command. switch:admin> portbuffershow 1 User - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - Link Remaining Distance Buffers 454 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 497
switch/blade) User port group size Unreserved buffers (per port group) 300 24 24 4100/5000 32 32 4900 64 16 5100 40 40 5300 80 16 5410 12 12 5424 24 24 5450 26 26 5480 24 24 7500 16 8 7600 16 8 7800 16 16 Brocade Encryption Switch 's Guide 455 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 498
extended fabrics between Brocade 2xxx switches and switches running any Fabric OS v6.x is not supported. Maximum configurable distances for Extended Fabrics Table 89 shows the maximum supported extended distances that can be configured for one port on a specific switch or blade at different - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 499
reset, the frame and credit loss counters are reset without performance degradation. This feature is only supported on E_Ports that are configured for long distance and are connected between the following switch or blade models: • Brocade 2BB_SC_N. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 457 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 500
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those fabrics. A Fibre Channel router (FC router) is a switch running the FC-FC routing service. The FC-FC routing service can be simultaneously used as an FC router and as a SAN extension over wide area networks (WANs) using FCIP. FCR supports backbone-to-edge routing, allowing devices in the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 502
routing service overview Supported platforms for Fibre Channel routing Fibre Channel routing is supported on the following platforms: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, FX8-24, or FR4-18i blade) • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 7500 Extension Switch • Brocade 7800 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 503
. Integrated Routing is not supported on 8-Gbps blades in the Brocade 48000. Fibre Channel routing concepts Fibre Channel routing introduces the following concepts: • Fibre Channel router (FC router) A switch running the FC-FC routing service. See "Supported platforms for Fibre Channel routing - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 504
a metaSAN consisting of three edge fabrics connected through a Brocade DCX with interfabric links. Host Edge fabric 1 E_Port Target Channel switch IFL IFL EX_Ports FC router Long distance IFL Fibre Channel switch FIGURE 70 A metaSAN with interfabric links • Logical SANs ( 's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 505
fabric ID for two backbone fabrics that are connected to the same edge fabric, a RASLog message displays a warning about fabric ID overlap. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 463 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 506
ISL FC router EX_Port FC router EX_Port Backbone fabric IFL IFL E_Port Edge SAN 1 Edge SAN 2 E_Port = LSAN FIGURE 72 Edge SANs connected through a backbone fabric • Phantom domains A phantom domain is a , see "Phantom domains" on page 466. 464 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 507
SAN reached through Fibre Channel routing. Figure 73 illustrates this concept. Host Proxy host (imported device) Proxy target (imported device) Fabric 1 EX_Port Target E_Port IFL Fabric 2 E_Port IFL FC router FIGURE 73 MetaSAN with imported devices Routing types The FC-FC routing service - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 508
fabrics, the translate phantom domain can never be the principal switch of the backbone fabric. Front domains are not created; 481 for more information. NOTE Management Server Platform services and interopmode are not supported in the backbone fabric. Phantom domains A phantom Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 509
Target 3, respectively. Host 1 Fabric 1 Front domain 1 (FC router 1) Xlate domain 1 (Fabric 2) Front domain 2 (FC router 2) Xlate domain 2 (Fabric 3) Target 1' Target 2' Target 3' FIGURE 75 EX_Port phantom switch topology Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 467 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 510
service All EX_Ports or VEX_Ports connected to an edge fabric use the same xlate domain ID number for an imported edge fabric; this value persists across switch service To set up the FC-FC Routing Service, connecting Fibre Channel SANs over IP-based change from the default settings. (See Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 511
service 21 1. Log in to the switch or director as admin and enter the version command. Verify that Fabric OS v6.3.0 is installed on the FC router as shown in the following example. switch configuring a Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX, or Brocade DCX-4S platform, then skip to step 4. switch:admin> - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 512
database is disabled in the backbone fabric. switch:admin_06> msplatshow *MS Platform Management Service is NOT enabled. If the MS Platform Management Service is enabled, FC routing is not supported. To turn off the MS Platform Management Service, enter the msPlMgmtDeactivate command. 6. Verify that - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 513
local traffic. Assigning backbone fabric IDs 1. Log in to the switch or director. 2. Enter the switchDisable command if EX_Ports are online. 3. Enter the fosConfig --disable fcr command to disable the FC-FC Routing Service. The default state for the FCR is disabled. 4. Enter the fcrConfigure command - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 514
Fibre Channel over IP Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to configure FCIP tunnels one connected to the Fabric OS switch) by issuing the portDisable command. switch:admin> portdisable 7/10 You can fabric IDs 1 and 128, which are the default IDs for backbone connections). NOTE If an edge - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 515
Brocade 7500 and 7800 switches and FR4-18i and FX8-24 blades are configured as persistently disabled by default, to avoid inadvertent fabric merges when installing a new FC router. switch OFF Persistent Disable OFF NPIV capability ON Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 473 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 516
the portCfgEXPort or portShow command to verify that each port is configured correctly: switch:admin> portcfgexport 7/10 Port 7/10 info Admin: enabled State: NOT OK Pid format: Not Applicable Operate mode: Brocade Native Edge Fabric ID: 30 Preferred Domain ID: 160 Front WWN: 50:06 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 517
switch (containing the E_Port or VE_Port) are correct. 11. Enter for each FC router and each edge fabric switch connected to the EX_Ports. switch:admin> fcrfabricshow FCR WWN: 10:00: 156.52 1080::8:800:200C:1234/64, "fcr_7500" EX_Port FID Neighbor Switch Info (WWN, enet IP, name 7 10 10:00:00: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 518
EX_Port FID Neighbor Switch Info (WWN, Switch Info (WWN, enet IP, name 4 95 10:00:00:05:1e:37:00:45 10.32.156.31 "Brocade IFL has a default cost. The default router port cost 0, the default cost will Brocade 48000, Brocade DCX, or Brocade DCX-4S with two FR4-18i blades. 476 Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 519
IFLs in the same port set. • Use proper SAN design guidelines to connect the IFLs to different port switch:admin> portdisable 7/10 2. Enable EX_Port or VEX_Port mode with the portCfgEXPort or portCfgVEXPort command. switch port cost for each EX_Port. switch:admin> fcrrouterportcost Port Cost - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 520
specific cost: switch:admin> fcrrouterportcost 7/10 10000 • To set the cost of the EX_Port back to the default, enter a cost value of 0: switch: fabric, see Chapter 19, "Managing Trunking Connections," in this guide. Masterless EX_Port trunking Starting in Fabric OS 6.3.0, EX_Port frame-based - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 521
EX_Port frame trunking configuration 21 Masterless EX_Port trunking is supported only on EX_Ports in the following platforms: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S (FC8-16, FC8-32, FC8-48, or FX8-24) • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch For the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S, Virtual Fabrics must be enabled for - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 522
continue to interoperate with older FC routers and all previously supported Brocade switches in the backbone fabric or Brocade edge fabric. Configuring EX_Port frame trunking With EX_Port frame trunking 2 ) 10:00:00:05:1e:35:bb:32 "MtOlympus_82" 480 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 523
switch management interfaces. You can define and manage LSANs using Brocade online, FCR triggers a device import. To support legacy applications, WWNs are reported based on zones for Edge SAN 1 are defined, you do not need to consider the zones in Edge SAN 2, and vice Guide 481 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 524
fabrics. If the SANs are under separate administrative node WWN; the port WWN must be used for LSANs. switch:admin> nsshow { Type Pid COS PortName NodeName TTL(sec) to create the LSAN lsan_zone_fabric75, which includes the host. switch:admin> zonecreate "lsan_zone_fabric75", "10:00:00:00:c9: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 525
the LSAN lsan_zone_fabric2, which includes the host (10:00:00:00:c9:2b:6a:2c), Target A, and Target B. switch:admin> zonecreate "lsan_zone_fabric2", "10:00:00:00:c9:2b:c9:0c;50:05:07:61:00:5b:62:ed the LSANs. • lsanZoneShow -s shows the LSAN. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 483 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 526
switch the LSAN. switch:admin> the LSAN. switch:admin> fcrproxydevshow default, the maximum LSAN count is set to 3000. You can increase the maximum LSAN count to 5000 without disabling the switch. The maximum number of LSAN devices supported switch:admin> fcrlsancount LSAN Zone Limit 3000 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 527
switch switch, if there is a different maximum LSAN count on the switches firmware downgrades: • The LSAN zone matrix is synchronized to the standby CP. • On a dual CP switch to go back to the default mode. • This feature does are persistently saved and support configupload and configdownload. Enforce - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 528
or target to trigger the fast import process. The "super" tag is needed only in the LSANs of the target fabrics. 486 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 529
FC router, and not on the edge switches. If Virtual Fabrics are enabled, you configure the tags on the base switch on which the EX_ and VEX_Ports are and Speed) on an FC router is 8. • Up to 500 Speed LSANs are supported. Configuring an Enforce LSAN tag 1. Log in to the FC router as admin. 2. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 530
to remove an existing LSAN tag. If you remove an Enforce LSAN tag, you must disable the switch first. Example of removing an Enforce LSAN tag sw0:admin> switchenable sw0:admin> fcrlsan --remove - remove -speed fasttag2 LSAN tag removed successfully 488 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 531
entries of the remote edge fabrics that can access its local edge fabrics. The LSAN zone limit supported in the backbone fabric is not limited by the capability of one FC router. In addition, due store information about LSAN zones 1, 2, 3, and 4. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 489 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 532
number of LSAN devices is 10,000. • With LSAN zone binding, the metaSAN can import more than 10,000 devices and the backbone fabric can support more FC routers. • With LSAN zone binding, CPU consumption by an FC router is lower. 490 Fabric OS Administrator - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 533
matrix database is not automatically distributed from this FC router to other FC routers. • You must manually configure the LSAN fabric matrix on these FC routers to match the other FC routers in the backbone are the WWNs of the four FC routers. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 491 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 534
add -lsan 5 6 Fabrics that are not specified are part of the default binding and can access other edge fabrics that are not specified. So Fabrics can access each other, with the LSAN fabric matrix providing more specific binding. Setting up LSAN zone binding 1. Log in to the 's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 535
most common situation in which you would set a proxy PID is when you replace a switch. If you replace the switch and want to continue using the old PID assignments, you can configure it to do so assign a preferred domain ID to a translate domain. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 493 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 536
default, EX_Ports and VEX_Ports detect, autonegotiate, and configure the fabric parameters without user intervention. You can optionally configure these parameters manually. To change the fabric parameters on a switch frame option disabled. 494 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 537
. Broadcast frame forwarding is enabled by default. Disabling broadcast frame forwarding 1. Log imported into multiple edge fabrics counts multiple times. The default maximum number of LSAN zones is 3000. See " physical port (EX_Port) resources. switch:admin> fcrresourceshow Daemon Limits: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 538
apply: • EX_Ports and VEX_Ports can be configured only on the base switch. When you enable Virtual Fabrics, the chassis is automatically rebooted. When the switch comes up, only one default logical switch is present, with the default fabric ID (FID) of 128. All previously configured EX_Ports and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 539
switch to use XISLs" on page 218 for instructions on disallowing XISL use. Since XISL use is disallowed, dedicated links must be configured to route traffic across switches , this configuration is not supported. • Backbone-to-edge routing is not supported in the base switch. See "Backbone-to-edge - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 540
E Fabric ID 15 E EX Logical switch 4 EX (Base switch) Fabric ID 8 E ISL IFL XISL Physical chassis 2 E Logical switch 5 F (Default logical switch) Fabric ID 128 Logical switch 6 F Fabric ID 1 Allows XISL use E Logical switch 7 Fabric ID 15 Logical switch 8 (Base switch) E Fabric ID 8 FIGURE 78 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 541
operations on the switch. Brocade recommends that you save your FC-FC routing configuration (using the configUpload command) before performing any downgrades. For further instructions on downgrading, refer to Chapter 9, "Installing and Maintaining Firmware". Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 499 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 542
the front domain to connect to 127 remote xlate domains. 1. Log in to a switch in the edge fabric. 2. Enter the lsDbShow command on the edge fabric. In the type = 1 LinkId = 1, out port = 32, rem port = 2, cost = 10000, costCnt = 0, type = 1 500 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 543
connect to an M-EOS fabric by using an E_Port without disrupting the existing services. All the EX_Port functionality, such as fabric isolation and device sharing, remains the same as when connecting to an existing Fabric OS fabric. NOTE M-EOS fabrics are supported only as edge fabrics and are not - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 544
of the SilkWorm AP7420, Brocade 7500, or FR4-18i blade. supported. NOTE McDATA Open Mode is for use only by M-EOS switches. Fabric OS switches in Open Mode cannot be part of the M-EOS edge fabric in a non-merged SAN. Connected SANs provide additional functionality not possible with segregated SANs - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 545
to use with the -m option to set the connectivity mode. TABLE 94 portCfgEXPort -m values Value Description Use 0 Brocade Native Default mode. 1 McDATA Open Mode 1 When the neighboring M-EOS switch is running in open mode. 2 McDATA Fabric Mode (native mode) When the neighboring M-EOS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 546
, see to the Zoning User Manual. For the latest version, go to the http://www.brocade.com/supportresources web site under the Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Releases section and follow the instructions to access the documentation. 1. Verify the Native McDATA firmware version. To display the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 547
to an M-EOS switch in McDATA Fabric mode switch:admin_06> portcfgexport 10/13 -a 1 -f 37 -m 2 5. Enable the port by issuing the portEnable command. switch switch:admin_06> portcfgpersistentenable 10/13 6. Physically attach the IFLs from the FC router to the switches switch that is connected switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 548
" on page 480. 9. Capture a SAN profile of the M-EOS and Fabric OS SANs, identifying the number of devices in each SAN. By projecting the total number of devices and switches expected in each fabric when the LSANs .168.64.60 192.168.65.60 "sw60" 506 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 549
support up to 2048 zones when connected to an M-EOS v9.6 switch. NOTE For detailed instructions for the steps in the following procedure, refer to the Zoning User Manual. For the latest version, go to the http://www.brocade multiple-fabric SAN, use the following procedure to correct the problem. 1. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 550
Connect to the switch and configure the connection tool to troubleshoot the problem, using the switch switch, and issue the switchShow command on the Brocade FC router. New domains should be visible for each IFL (front domain) that connects the Fabric OS switch the M-EOS switch should appear green - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 551
show for remote switches: Switch entry for 1 No Device Shared in Other AD: No Switch entry for 3 state rev owner known v410 No Device Shared in Other AD: No Switch entry for 4 state rev owner known v410 illustrates the use of cfgactvshow. switch:admin> cfgactvshow Effective configuration: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 552
A Fabric configurations for interconnectivity 50:06:01:60:38:e0:0b:a4 10:00:00:00:c9:44:54:04 7. Log into the FC router and run the lsanZoneShow -s command to verify FIDs and devices to be shared among LSANs. 510 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 553
•Examples of supported configurations 515 Inband Management overview Inband Management on the Brocade 7500 Extension Switch allows a management station to communicate to the CP through the GE ports for tasks such as downloading firmware, SNMP polling, SNMP traps, troubleshooting, and configuration - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 554
interfaces are internal only and are not accessible from outside the switch. They are used strictly for the means of communicating IP packets Ethernet interfaces must have IP addresses associated with them. By default, there will be no IP addresses associated with these new Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 555
switch and log in as admin. 2. switch switch switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the portCfg inbandmgmt command to add a route to the Management Station. switch :admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 routeadd 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 Deleting an inband management route 1. Connect to the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 556
is sent to the 7500s, it is recommended you use host-specific routes for the 7500 management destination routes. This ensures that the 7500 switch is not acting as a full IP router between the various not use the internal devices as it's gateway. 514 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 557
supported configurations The examples below demonstrate how to set up your Brocade 7500 Extension Switches ports on the Brocade 7500 Extension Switches. Using the switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset cp 192.168.255.1 255.255.255.0 switch switch going to the management station. switch:admin - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 558
supported specific route can be used on all routes specified for the Brocade 7500 Extension Switches. This will ensure that only IP traffic destined for the switches switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset cp 192.168.255.1 255.255.255.0 switch switch going to the Management Station. switch: - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 559
supported configurations B a. Configure the internal addresses for the inbd devices for CP and GE port (GE port 0 for this example): switch:admin> portcfg inbandmgmt ge0 ipaddrset cp 192.168.255.1 255.255.255.0 switch 10.1.2.20 gw 192.168.3.250 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 517 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 560
B Examples of supported configurations 518 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 561
and index mapping for core PID assignment for the Brocade 48000 and the Brocade DCX enterprise-class platform. There are up to 255 sections of the table to determine the area_ID and index. TABLE 95 Default index/area_ID core PID assignment with no port swap Port on blade ( Guide 519 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 562
C In this appendix TABLE 95 Default index/area_ID core PID assignment with no port swap (Continued) Port on blade 112/112 Table 96 shows the area ID and index mapping for core PID assignment for the Brocade DCX-4S enterprise-class platform. There are up to 255 areas and the area_ID mapping to the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 563
lower sections of the table to determine the area_ID and index. TABLE 96 Default index/area_ID core PID assignment with no port swap for the Brocade DCX-4S Port on blade Slot 1Idx/area Slot 2Idx/area Slot 7Idx/ 15 15/15 79/79 143/143 207/207 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 521 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 564
C In this appendix TABLE 96 Default index/area_ID core PID assignment with no port swap for the Brocade DCX-4S (Continued) Port on blade Slot 1Idx/area Slot 2Idx/area Slot 7Idx/ 1 1/1 65/65 129/129 193/193 0 0/0 64/64 128/128 192/192 522 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 565
140-2 level 2 compliance passwords, shared secrets and the private keys used in SSL, TLS, and system login need to be cleared out or zeroized. Power-up self tests are executed when the switch is powered on to check for the consistency of the algorithms implemented in the switch. Known-answer-tests - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 566
. This will remove user-defined accounts in addition to default passwords for the root, admin, and user default accounts. However only user mode and perform a recovery procedure to reset the switch. For more information on this procedure, refer to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 567
cannot enter FIPS mode and continues to reboot, you must access the switch in single-user mode to break the reboot cycle. For more information on how to fix this issue, refer to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide Only FIPS-compliant algorithms are run at this stage. TABLE 98 FIPS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 568
switch is in present on the switch then user authentication will non-FIPS mode then user authentication will fail. succeed. Setting up LDAP for FIPS mode 1. Set the switch : 3 Primary AAA Service: LDAP Secondary AAA Service: Switch database 526 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 569
the following SCHANNEL settings listed in Table 100 to allow. To support FIPS-compliant TLS cipher suites on Microsoft's Active Directory server, allow the SCHANNEL settings listed in Table 100. Refer to www.microsoft.com for instructions on how to allow the SCHANNEL settings for the ciphers, hashes - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 570
D FIPS mode configuration LDAP certificates for FIPS mode To utilize the LDAP services for FIPS between the switch and the host, you must generate a CSR on the Active Directory server and import and export the CA certificates. To support server certificate validation, it is essential to have the CA - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 571
SSL certificate on Microsoft Active Directory server and CA certificate on the switch for using LDAP authentication. 4. Block Telnet, HTTP, and RPC. 5. Disable BootProm access. 6. Configure the switch for signed firmware. 7. Disable root access. 8. Enable FIPS. Enabling FIPS mode 1. Log in to the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 572
the LDAP CA certificate on the switch and Microsoft Active Directory server. Refer to the instructions "LDAP certificates for FIPS mode" services No cfgload attributes Enforce secure config Upload/Download Enforce firmware signature validation Yes Press enter to accept default. Yes Example switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 573
Preparing the switch for FIPS D Configure... System services (yes, y, no, n): [no] ... cfgload attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes Enforce secure config Upload/Download (yes, y, no, n): [no] Enforce firmware signature validation (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes 8. Type the following command to block - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 574
D Preparing the switch for FIPS Displaying FIPS configuration 1. Log in to the switch using an account assigned the admin or securityAdmin role. 2. Type the command fipsCfg --showall. 532 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 575
to decimal triplet. hexadecimal triplet: Ox616000 Notice the PID in the nsshow output is in hexadecimal. Switch:admin> nsshow { Type Pid COS PortName NodeName TTL(sec) N 610600; 2,3;10:00:00:00 Domain ID = 97 06 = Area (port number) = 06 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 533 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 576
overview 00 = Port (ALPA) = 0 (not used in this instance, but is used in loop, NPIV, and Access Gateway devices) Result: hexadecimal triplet 610600 = decimal triplet 97,06,00 TABLE 101 Decimal to Hex a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 a7 a8 a9 aa 534 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 577
f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 fa Decimal 251 252 253 254 255 Hex fb fc fd fe ff Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 535 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 578
E Hexadecimal overview 536 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 579
lockout policy, threshold, 80 managing passwords, 76 password rules, 75 user-defined, 74 activating Admin Domains, 342 POD, 372 ports on demand, 371 TI zones, 410 AD0, 265, 332 AD255, 333 Adaptive Networking, 393 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1001336-01 adding a new switch or fabric to a zone - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 580
switches about, 202 creating, 211 basic connections, 18 binding user names power off in a specified order, 37 powering off and on, 38 types of, 25 boot PROM password, 81 bottleneck detection, 423 Broadcast server, 52 broadcast zones, 228 Brocade Vendor-Specific Attribute, 87 browser and Java support - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 581
to a host, 159 switch section, 162 configuring access switch, 99 switch, RADIUS client, 93 Windows RADIUS client, 93 zone, 281, 282 zone, rules for, 227 connecting Fabric OS and M-EOS SANs 231 base switches, 211 discovery domain sets, switches, 211 policy, 129 SCC policy, 129 TI zones, 406 user - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 582
, 410 default IP Policy Rules, 140 logical switch, 196 based monitors, 385 logical switches, 214 RADIUS configuration, 100 , 277 dictionary.brocade, 89 Directory 159 logical switch configuration, 215 mode, 294 offset mode, 294 offset, default mode, 294 domain ID offset, 293 iSCSI gateway service, 261 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 583
switch, 301 authentication DH-CHAP, 304 Fabric OS switch settings, 306 license keys, 304 M-EOS switch settings, 306 policy for dumb switch, 310 switch modes, 305 switch switch, 301 zoning restrictions, 300 Fabric login, 51 Fabric OS supported 461 supported platforms, FC routing service, 459 services - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 584
certificates, installing, 528 firmwareDownload, 187 Inband Management, 515 LDAP certificates, displaying and deleting, 528 firmware download, 174 auto-leveling, 191 connected switches, 177 enterprise-class platforms, 180 FICUN CUP considerations, 175 FIPS, 186 high availability synchronization, 175 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 585
for every FC target, 265 for specific FC target, 267 delete LUNs from, 270 displaying LUN map, 270 manual creation, 267 user-defined, 269 ISL, 18 iSNS client, 282 client service, 282 client service, disabling, 284 client service, enabling, 283 client service, status, 283 configuration, 282 protocol - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 586
base switch, 217 creating, 211 deleting, 214 displaying configuration, 215 moving ports, 214 login changing password, 76 , 507 members policy, 120 M-EOS SANs, connecting with Fabric OS SANs, 501 merging zones, 238 MIB, 113 counters, 391 Mozilla Firefox and SSL support, 108 N NAT, 61 network connection - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 587
NPIV 10-bit addressing mode, 285 configuring, 286 disabling, 286 enabling, 286 viewing PID login information, 289 NTP access, 13 P password, 4 boot PROM, 81 changing, 76 changing defaults, 5 default, 5 limits, 5 recovery string, 83 recovery string, boot PROM password, 81 rules, 75 password - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 588
, 104 security and zoning, 247 serial connection, 2, 3 sessions, maximum allowed, 73 setting changing passwords, 5 default zone mode, 338 mask for end-to-end monitors, 381 password, boot PROM, 81 security level, 114 switch date and time, 11 the IP address, 7 time zone, 12 time zones, 11, 12 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 589
standby CP blade, 91 static PIDs, NPIV, 23 static route, 64 static routes, maximum, 263 status of iSNS client service, 283 storage-based zoning, 223 support FC router, 129 Java version, 108 SNMPv3 and v1, 113 SW-EXTTRAP, 113 switch access methods, Web Tools, 1 certificates, installing, 111 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 590
ISLs (LISL), 203 logical switch configuration, displaying, 215 logical switch to base switch change, 217 logical switches, about, 196 logical switches, creating, 211 logical switches, deleting, 214 overview, 195 platform services, 52 ports, moving, 214 restrictions, 208 supported platforms, 206 with - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 591
, 239 zone database and Admin Domains, 354 zone, broadcast, 228 zones QoS zones, 416 TI zones, 394 zoning devices, 277 license, 278 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 549 53-1001336-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001336 - Page 592
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