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- HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 1
53-1001188-01 November 24, 2008 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.0 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 2
any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 3
and Brocade 4900 and 7500 switches. November 2005 Updates to support Fabric September 2006 OS v5.2.0 features and the FC4-16IP and FC4-48 port blades. Removed references to Brocade 3014 and 3016, as embedded switches are not supported in Fabric OS v5.2.0. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide iii - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 4
of IPV6. Updates to support Fabric OS v6.0.0 Updates to support Fabric OS v6.1.0 Updates to support Fabric OS v6.2.0: Virtual Fabric, port movement, fan monitoring behavior, link reset, DCX-4S. June 2007 September 2007 March 2008 November 2008 iv Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 5
messages 4 Data values 4 Switch policies 5 Virtual Fabric support 5 Port persistence 5 Port fencing 6 Chapter 2 Fabric Watch Best Practices In this chapter 7 Fabric Watch default settings 7 Reasons to customize Fabric Watch settings 7 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 6
Chapter 4 Configuration decisions Port class areas 15 Resource class area 16 Security class areas 16 SFP class areas 18 Elements 18 Fabric Watch thresholds In this chapter 19 Threshold values 19 High and low thresholds 19 Buffer values 19 Time bases 21 Time base set to none 21 Time base - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 7
43 Performance Monitor class default settings 44 Port class default settings 45 E_Port class default settings 47 F/FL_Port class default settings 49 Resource class default settings 50 Security class default settings 51 SFP class default settings 54 Fabric Watch Configurations In this chapter - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 8
71 Alarm notification configuration 71 Notification value configuration 72 SNMP notification configuration 74 API notification configuration 75 Port Log Lock action configuration 75 E-mail notification configuration 75 Switch status policy configuration 79 Switch status policy planning - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 9
Appendix B Index Port fencing types Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide ix 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 10
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10 Figure 11 Threshold monitoring 27 A buffered data region 27 Time base set to none 28 Event trigger 29 Example without an event 30 Above event trigger with buffer zone 31 Changed threshold 31 In-between event trigger 32 Configuring Fabric Watch using SNMP 40 Example OID tree 43 Example - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 12
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Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table default settings 53 Advanced Configuration options 65 Numerical values of notification methods 72 Switch status policy monitor health factors 80 Fabric OS commands to view Fabric Watch reports 85 Port detail report columns 90 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 14
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The methods include switch event (error) log, SNMP traps, RAPI trap, port log lock, default settings," lists the default settings for all the classes which you can use to rapidly deploy and monitor your fabric. • Chapter 8, "Fabric Watch Configurations," describes how to configure thresholds and port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 16
• Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 7500 Extension Switch • Brocade 7500E Extension Switch • Brocade 7600 switch • Brocade 48000 director • Brocade DCX Data Center Backbone • Brocade Encryption switch • Brocade DCX-4S Data Center Backbone xvi Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 17
health on 8 logical switches. • Ability to configure thresholds and alarm matrix for ports belonging to a particular logical switch. • Port Movement Support • Ability to monitor a port moving from one logical switch to another. • Link Reset Monitoring • New Link Reset area added to Port, E_Port, and - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 18
bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive. Notes - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 19
. It's free! Go to http://www.brocade.com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password. For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through: http://www.amazon.com For additional - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 20
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 logs • syslog message logs 2. Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 21
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for fabric health is the condition of the network hardware. A switch or port failure can prevent data packets from reaching their destination. Network traffic can configure Fabric Watch to provide notification before problems arise, such as reporting when network traffic through a port is - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 24
you to enable each switch to constantly monitor its SAN fabric for potential faults and automatically alerts you to problems long before they become costly failures. Fabric Watch tracks a variety of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports, (Gigabit Interface - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 25
for an individual switch, which stores up to 1024 error messages. • Lock port log Following an event, Fabric Watch adds an entry to the internal port log for an individual switch and freezes the more detail about each type of event notification. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 3 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 26
configuration value changes are tagged as Audit messages. NOTE Audit messages are generated for port fencing configuration changes, whether port Fabric OS Message Reference. For information on configuring an Audit Log, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Data values A data value represents - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 27
has its own Fabric Watch configuration and triggers alarms based on its local configuration. Fabric Watch supports port movement from one logical switch to another. Whenever a port is moved, thresholds associated with the port are deleted from the logical switch the port was moved from, and created - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 28
. With port fencing, you can: • Set threshold values for link reset errors. • Configure alarms, boundary levels, and the threshold type for link reset errors. Refer to "Configuring port fencing" on page 61 for instructions on how to configure port fencing. 6 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 29
no practical value to the SAN administrator. • Consolidating multiple messages generated from a single event. Refer to Chapter 8, "Fabric Watch Configurations," to learn how to configure thresholds, notification, switch status policy, and FRUs. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 7 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 30
Watch components," for a description of all configurable Fabric Watch classes and areas. For example SFP state changes • Zoning changes • Step 2: Monitor Port class areas: • Invalid CRCs • Invalid Transmission Words • • Power supply • Fan • WWN 8 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 31
the configuration before you apply the threshold configuration to more switches or fabrics. NOTE You cannot configure different thresholds for server and storage ports, because threshold configuration is an messages generated in this situation. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 9 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 32
configured on your switches. RAPI traps and lock port logs switch. Post-processing of messages After you have configured thresholds and alerts, determine to where the messages will be sent. Then, monitor the messages frequently and take the appropriate action. 10 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 33
subclass. You can configure general port monitoring using the Port class and monitoring specific to a type of port using the E_Port class. Ports connected to another switch can trigger events based on either of these configurations. Ports that are not connected to another switch are not affected by - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 34
set additional thresholds specific to different types of ports. The Port class is made up of the following classes: • E_Port class-Represents ports connected to another switch. Note: If you are using a Brocade 48000 or a Brocade DCX Backbone with an FR4-18i blade, or the Brocade 7500, the E_Port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 35
at which damage to the switch might occur. NOTE Event Manager (EM) now manages fan monitoring; switch status is calculated based on fan status reported by fabric and the principal switch has to assign another domain ID to a switch. Fabric Logins Activates when ports and devices initialize with - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 36
occur whenever there is a change in zone configurations. FRU class areas Table 4 lists Product Name power supply has changed. State of a WWN card has changed. Supported FRU areas depend on the type of Brocade switches. For the following switches, the slot and WWN areas are not supported: • Brocade - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 37
thresholds. Transmit Performance The percentage of word frames traveling from the configured D_ID to the S_ID; user configuration triggers these messages, so you can use the Transmit Performance area to tune your network. Port class areas Table 6 lists and describes the Product Name areas in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 38
another switch. Secure switches with different version stamps have been detected. Invalid certificates which represent an attempted security breach. Invalid signatures which occur when a switch cannot verify the signature of a packet. and rejects the packet. 16 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 39
received, and the switch rejects it. Login switch tries to join a secure fabric. The WWN of the unauthorized switch appears in the ERRLOG. Serial violations which occur when a secure switch detects an unauthorized serial port connection request. SCSI Enclosed Services switch a secure switch from an - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 40
to GbE ports are not monitored. TABLE 9 Area SFP class areas Description Temperature Receive Power Transmit Power Current Measures the thus far in this section, in a 64-port switch in which eight ports are connected to another switch, each area within the E_Port class Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 41
Time bases 21 •Threshold event settings 23 Threshold values Threshold values are of the following types: • High and low thresholds • Buffer values High and low thresholds High and low threshold values are the values at which potential problems might occur. For example, in configuring a temperature - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 42
met until the data sensed falls below the low threshold value or above the high threshold value. FIGURE 2 A buffered data region 20 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 43
within Fabric Watch. This configurable field impacts the comparison of sensor-based data with user-defined threshold values. Time base set to none If you set a time base to none, Fabric Watch compares following examples illustrate each point. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 21 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 44
of data is irrelevant to the example). A high threshold of 2 is specified to trigger an event. A time base of minute is defined. An event occurs only if the rate of change in the specific interval (one minute in this example) is across the threshold boundary. It should be either higher than the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 45
to normal operation. The second event will not be triggered until the counter value falls below the high threshold and buffer values. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 23 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 46
Fabric Watch detects a change in the counter value between two sample periods (defined by the time base), it triggers an event regardless of high or low threshold settings. Figure 7 shows events generated appropriate for temperature monitoring. 24 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 47
that the port performance has returned to the acceptable range. Use the In-Between event trigger to: • Verify a successful recovery from a faulty condition. • Reset the INFORMATIVE to IN_RANGE (or IN_RANGE to INFORMATIVE) See "Class default settings" on page 39 for more details about the threshold - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 48
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in "Notification configuration" in Chapter 8, "Fabric Watch Configurations". Notification methods Error log entry (switch event) The switch event (error trigger SNMP traps if the SNMP agent is configured. When the SNMP agent is configured to a specific error message level, then error messages at that - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 50
configures the proxy switch based on the firmware version. The switch forwards the information to the management server and alerts the SAN manager to event activity. Third-party applications that use the Brocade API determine the manner in which the RAPI Trap presents alarms to the user. Port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 51
configuring event behavior types, threshold values, time bases, and event settings. You cannot change data values; these represent switch can configure Fabric Watch to notify you during every sample period that a port is at full utilization. This information can help you plan network upgrades. - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 52
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the data center infracture; Brocade switches and directors enable monitoring of specific incidents and trigger an SNMP alert based on a user-defined threshold sending the alert to the dedicated SNMP trap receiver. Configuring SNMP threshold alerts for Fabric OS switches require using Web Toos to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 54
it appears. switch:admin> licenseadd Guide for information on the following tasks: • Configuring threshold traits • Configuring threshold alarms • Enabling or disabling threshold alarms for individual elements • Configuring password. 4. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in if necessary - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 55
can integrate Fabric Watch with existing enterprise systems management tools, such as SNMP. The Fabric Watch Management Information Base (MIB) lets system administrators configure fabric elements, receive SNMP traps generated by fabric events, and obtain the status of fabric elements through SNMP - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 56
character, erases the whole line, sysDescr: [Fibre Channel Switch.] sysLocation: [End User Premise.] sysContact: [Field Support.] authTrapsEnabled (true, t, false, f): [false] SNMP community and trap recipient configuration: Community (rw): [Secret C0de] Trap Recipient's IP address - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 57
in dot notation: [0.0.0.0] SNMP access list configuration: Access host subnet area in dot notation configuration...done. sswitch:admin> 8. Enter the IP address for the switch in the Host field in the MIB the OID, navigate the following hierarchy: SW-MIB. bcsi. commDev; fibrechannel, fcSwitch, sw, - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 58
populates your SAN with consistent Fabric Watch settings. For details about configuration file usage, see "Configuration files" on page 56. NOTE A non-disruptive firmware download might fail if you attempt to download incorrect values. For example, on a switch with only one power supply, you - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 59
, appending the numeric identifier from the previous step to each field before performing a get or write operation. For example, to get and modify information specific to the resFlash000 element, select one of the fields and append "83.1" in the Object ID field on the right side of the screen. To - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 60
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values used for the default Fabric Watch configuration settings when running Fabric OS v6.2.0 on the supported Brocade platforms listed under "Supported hardware and software" on page xvi. Values for earlier versions of Fabric OS might differ. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 39 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 62
default Environment class settings for all switches. Check the appropriate hardware reference manual for differences in actual environmental requirements. NOTE Fabric Watch no longer supports fan monitoring. Event Manager (EM) now manages fan monitoring and the switch status is calculated based - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 63
settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Power Supply Monitors power supply condition Brocade 48000 Low: 0 High: 60 Buffer: 10 Brocade DCX Low: 0 High: 70 Buffer: 10 Brocade DCX-4S Low: 0 High: 70 Buffer: 10 Time Base: None Low: 1 High - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 64
settings TABLE 10 Area Fan Environment class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Monitors switch fan speed in RPMs Unit: RPM Time Base: none Brocade 300 Low: 2500 High: 13000 Buffer: 3 Changed: 0 Above: 3 Below: 3 In - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 65
default settings Area Description Default threshold Default alarm settings settings Threshold state Domain ID Changes Monitors forcible DOMAIN ID changes Unit: D_ID Changes Time Base to Unit: Zone changes currently enabled Time Base: none zoning configurations Low: 0 High: 0 Buffer: 0 Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 66
supported on the Brocade 200E switch, 4100 switch, and 48000 director. Table 13 provides default Base: minute between a SID_DID Low: 1 pair in a port High: 10 Buffer: 0 Monitors the receiving traffic between a SID_DID pair in a port Unit: KBps Time Base Base: none SID_DID pair in a port Low - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 67
minute synchronization Low: 0 errors High: 1000 Buffer: 100 Link Reset Monitors the number Unit: Errors of link resets sent by Time Base: minute a given port (LR-Out) Low: 0 and received on a High: 500 given port (LR-In). Buffer: 50 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Changed: 0 Below - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 68
Port class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Receive Performance Monitors receive rate, Unit: Percentage (%) by percentage Time Base Changes Time Base: minute Low Unit: Percentage (%) Time Base: minute Low: 0 High - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 69
the number Unit: Errors of signal loss errors Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer: 0 Link Reset Monitors the number Unit: Errors of link resets sent by Time Base: minute a given port (LR-Out) Low: 0 and received on a High: 500 given port (LR-In). Buffer: 50 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 70
Informative Packet Loss (VE_port) Monitors total packet Unit: Percentage (%) loss by percentage Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 100 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Informative Informative 48 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 71
class default settings Table 17 provides default settings for areas in the F/FL_Port class. Port fencing default settings Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Threshold state Loss of Synchronization Count Monitors the number Unit: Errors of loss of Time Base Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 72
: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between: 0 Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Link Reset Monitors the number Unit: Errors of link resets sent by Time Base: minute a given port (LR-Out) Low: 0 and received on a High: 500 given port (LR-In). Buffer: 50 Changed: 0 Below: 0 Above: 0 In-Between - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 73
Security class. TABLE 19 Security class default settings Area Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings API Violations Monitors API violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 74
SLAP Failures Monitors SCC violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Buffer: 0 Monitors serial violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Buffer: 0 Monitors SES violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute Low: 1 High: 2 Buffer: 0 Monitors SLAP bad - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 75
class default settings (Continued) Description Default threshold settings Default alarm settings Telnet Violations Monitors Telnet violations Unit: Violations Time Base: minute In_range Informative Informative Out_of_range In_range Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 76
ports are not monitored. TABLE 20 Area SFP class default settings Description Default threshold settings Current Receive Power Supply Voltage Monitors SFP current Unit: mA Time Base -Between: 0 Informative Out_of_range Out_of_range Normal 54 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 77
for additional notifications, or you need to better gauge performance because of noticeable congestion on certain ports, you might want to configure the values for some thresholds. Both the factory default and user-customized Fabric Watch settings are individually maintained. You cannot change the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 78
can manually edit the configuration file to ensure that the settings meet your needs. NOTE Fabric Watch supports non-disruptive configuration download. After downloading the configuration file, a reboot is not required. Configuring Fabric Watch with the configuration file 1. Connect to the switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 79
menu contains 12 menu items. The first 11 items correspond to the classes available for configuration. The Quit menu item, which is the default, exits the fwConfigure menu. NOTE For switches with embedded ports or copper ports, the fwConfigure menu has 13 menu items. An additional menu item for F/FL - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 80
configure. configuration. The final item in the list, which is always the default configure, such as 7 for RXPerformance. Fabric Watch displays a list of monitored elements in this area. The following sample output shows the monitored elements in the RXPerformance area menu. Index ThresholdName Port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 81
See Chapter 4, "Fabric Watch thresholds" and Chapter 7, "Fabric Watch default settings" for more details about threshold and buffer values. NOTE The allowed threshold configuration settings are displayed on a per-class basis. Although Port Fencing is displayed for other areas, such as RX Performance - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 82
configuration Disabling a threshold configuration To stop monitoring a selected option, use the disable a threshold option, as follows: 1. Type 2 at the Select choice => prompt. The system generates output, which varies based Index ThresholdName Port CurVal Status Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 83
Configuring port fencing The Port Fencing feature, which can be set for the Port class, E_Port class, and F/FL Port specific class and area with the fwConfigure command. switch:admin> fwconfigure 1 : Environment class 2 : SFP class 3 : Port class 4 : Fabric class 5 : E-Port class 6 : F/FL Port - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 84
14 7. Set the alarm for Port Fencing (32) by typing 32 at the Enter above alarm matrix prompt. Errlog-1, SnmpTrap-2, PortLogLock-4 RapiTrap-8, EmailAlert-16, PortFencing-32 Valid alarm matrix is 63 Enter above alarm matrix => : (0..63) [0] 32 62 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 85
Threshold configuration 8 8. Verify that the alarm matrix displays the Above Custom as 32, and then change the Threshold alarm level 14 : change above alarm 5 : change custom time base 15 : change inBetween alarm 6 : change custom low 16 : apply threshold alarm changes 7 : change custom high - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 86
8 Threshold configuration 12. change above alarm 5 : change custom time base 15 : change inBetween alarm 6 : change custom low 16 : apply threshold alarm changes 7 : change custom 14. Type Enter until you reach the switch command prompt. 64 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 87
memory. Every time the switch is rebooted, this option is reset. This value is effective only when the behavior type is set to continuous. Changes between the factory default The required threshold column and custom threshold information. Obsolete Obsolete Changes the time base for the area, The - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 88
options TABLE 21 Advanced configuration options Option Effect Input information change above alarm change below alarm and event setting areas of the screen are confirmed before leaving advanced configuration, or the changes are lost. 66 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 89
boundary level is setat : Default DefaultCustom Unit Percentage(%) Time base minuteminute Low 0 0 High 100 100 BufSize 0 0 Percentage(%) Threshold alarmlevel is set at: Default Errlog-1, SnmpTrap-2, PortLogLock-4 RapiTrap-8, EmailAlert-16, PortFencing-32 Valid alarm matrix is 63 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 90
Configuration menu includes the threshold information for the selected area. It contains two columns, Default (the default Default threshold boundary settings are Fabric OS default settings; custom settings are user-defined. Fabric Watch displays the units of measurement (Unit), time base (Time base - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 91
configuration change inBetween alarm 6 : change custom low 16 : apply threshold alarm changes 7 : [18]3 1 : Default 2 : custom Enter boundary change inBetween alarm 6 : change custom low 16 : apply threshold alarm changes 7 : 18) [18]9. 5. Type 16 at the Select choice => prompt to - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 92
in seconds and can be configured. Configuring the port persistence time to zero disables this feature. The default value for port persistence is 18 seconds. Use the following command to set the port persistence time. switch:admin> fwSet --port 70 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 93
Port Fencing only if the alarms are enabled using the fsAlarmsFilterSet command. Configuring alarm notifications 1. To ensure that notifications appear in the error log, use the following command. switch switch:admin> fwalarmsfiltershow FW: Alarms are enabled Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 71 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 94
method. TABLE 22 Notification values Notification method Assigned value Error log entry 1 SNMP trap 2 Rapi Trap 4 Port log lock 8 E-mail notification 16 Port fencing 32 To determine the value for the event setting attribute that enables all desired notification methods, add the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 95
configuration 8 Errlog-1, SnmpTrap-2, PortLogLock-4 RapiTrap-8, EmailAlert-16 PortFencing - 32 base minuteminute Low 0 0 High 100 80 BufSize 0 0 Percentage(%) Threshold alarmlevel is set at: Default Errlog-1, SnmpTrap-2, PortLogLock-4 RapiTrap-8, EmailAlert-16 custom low 16 : Default - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 96
choice => : (1..18) [18]16 SNMP notification configuration In environments in which you have a high number of messages (for example, hundreds per day) coming from a variety of switches, you might want to receive them in a single location and view them using a graphical user interface (GUI). In this - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 97
Brocade SAN. Using Fabric OS API, an application can query or control individual switches or the entire fabric. You can also configure API notifications using the Brocade Fabric OS API. Port Log Lock action configuration Port . Configuring e-mail notifications in a Telnet session To configure e-mail - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 98
configuration classes. The Config Show menu displays. Config Show Menu 1 : Environment class 2 : SFP class 3 : Port class 4 : Fabric class 5 : E-Port class 6 : F/FL Port Type 2 in the fwMailCfg menu to disable e-mail alerts for a specific class. The Config Show menu displays. 2. Select a class for - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 99
Command Reference. Sending test mail 1. Type 4 in the fwMailCfg menu to test the mail configuration for a specific class. The Config Show menu displays. 2. Select a class to test. If the e-mail configuration for the class is complete, the following confirmation message displays: Email has been sent - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 100
for the specific class of alerts. Fabric Watch uses the default value, located Brocade.com). Displaying the relay host configuration 1. Type 6 in the fwMailCfg menu to display the relay host configuration menu. 1 Display Relay Host configuration 2 Set Relay Host IP 3 Remove Relay Host configuration - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 101
or Down. While some users find that the default settings suit their needs, others need to configure a switch status policy because of various conditions, such as unpredictable power outages, temperature changes, or redundancy requirements. You can configure your switch status policy to define the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 102
Ports Missing SFPs The presence of four or more FS8-18 encryption blades in the DCX Data Center Backbone causes the Fabric Watch switch status policy for power supplies to assume a policy setting of 2,1, as with the blades listed above. Use the switchstatuspolicyset command if you need to manually - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 103
each policy. Each policy has two parameters that can be configured: Marginal and Down. 2. Set the number of units Marginal or Down based on your system requirements for each policy or parameter. The following example shows a switch status policy for Temperature: Bad Temperatures contributing to DOWN - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 104
and alarm action. To accept the default value for each FRU, press Return. After you have configured a FRU alarm state and alarm action 16 Configurable Alarm Actions are: Errlog-1, E-mail-16 Slot Alarm State: (0..31) [31] Slot Alarm Action: (0..17) [1] Power Supply Alarm State: (0..31) [0] Power - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 105
FRU configuration 8 Specifying triggers for alarms You can specify triggers for any number of alarm states or the assigned values and enter that value at the prompt. In this case, the values are 1, 8, and 16, respectively, and the total is 25. Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 83 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 106
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ports To view only marginal ports To view only faulty ports To view only offline ports You can generate the following types of reports using Fabric Watch: • Switch Availability report • Switch Health report • Switch Status Policy report • Port Detail report Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 108
you to track marginal or faulty ports that can affect throughput or switch performance. You can generate reports 2/5 LB 100 0 0 0 2/6 U 0 0 0 100 2/7 U 0 0 0 100 2/8 U 0 0 0 100 2/9 U 0 0 0 100 2/10 T 100 0 0 0 86 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 109
information: • Current health of each port, based on the currently-configured policy settings. • High-level state of the switch, the power supplies and temperature monitor. • All ports that are in an abnormal state and the current health state of each port. The switch health report is available even - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 110
platforms such as the Brocade 48000 director or the DCX Backbone. For modular switches, the switch status policy report also contains information on the WWN, Blade, and CP. For standalone switches such as the Brocade 4100 and 5000, the WWN, Blade, CP, and core blade information is not displayed - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 111
Port Detail information. Example: Port detail report Port Detail Report Report time: 04/24/2007 03:40:10 AM Switch Name:geo_hi IP address:1080::8:800:200C:417A Port Exception report [by All] --------Port-Errors SFP-Errors---Port HEALTHY 000:00 Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 89 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 112
. BLP Buffer limited port: the switch status changes when a port is in a buffer limited mode based on the switch status policy. STM SFP temperature is out of specifications. SRX SFP receive power is out of specifications. STX SFP transmit power is out of specifications. SCU SFP current - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 113
Set boundary and alarm level to default Show thresholds monitored or port persistence time Show sensor readings Set switch status policy parameters Show switch status policy parameters Show overall switch status Show switch temperature readings Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 91 53-1001188-01 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 114
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name WWN that does not match the WWN in the Port Binding configuration for that F_Port. Security/DCC violations DCC check disables the port on failure, so no additional port fencing is required. The login server detects a Switch Binding violation when an attached device attempts to FLOGI with - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 116
Subtype ISL Segmentation ISL Security Error ISL Protocol Error Fabric Binding Violation FLOGI Description Firmware Class / Area FOS Support An E_Port has segmented, exceeding the threshold limit. The attached switch previously placed in the Invalid Attachment state has persisted in consuming - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 117
commands configdownload, 56 configUpload, 56 configupload, 56 fwclassinit, 32 fwconfigreload, 56 snmpConfig, 74 configuration file capabilities, 36 configuration switch status policy, 79 continuous event behavior, 29 D data values, 4 default settings environment class, 40 Fabric class, 43 SFP class - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001 - Page 118
, 93 port log lock, 28, 75 port persistence, 5 R RAPI trap, 28 resource class area, 16 S security class areas, 16 96 setting time base, 21 SFP class areas, 18 SNMP capabilities, 33 configuring for notification, 74 using to activate Fabric Watch, 33 SNMP notifications, 3 SNMP trap, 27 switch status
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Fabric Watch
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.0