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Chapter Administering Extended Fabrics 14 In this chapter •Extended link buffer allocation overview 187 •Configuring a port for long distance 189 Extended link buffer allocation overview If the link is used over long distances, use the Extended Fabric tab of the Switch Administration window to configure the long-distance setting of a port. Because buffer credits are a switch resource, you must own the switch in order to modify extended fabric settings on a port. The EGM license must be enabled on the switch; otherwise, access to configuring long distance is denied and an error message displays. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, the Encryption Switch, the 300, 5300, and 5100 switches. For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without EGM license. The Extended Fabric tab displays information about the port speed, long-distance settings, and buffer credits, as shown in Figure 91 on page 188. For detailed information on managing extended fabrics, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. The Extended Fabric tab displays the following information: • Port Number • Buffer Limited-Indicates whether the port is buffer limited. A buffer-limited port can come online with fewer buffer credits allocated than its configuration specifies, allowing it to operate at a reduced bandwidth instead of being disabled for lack of buffers. Buffer-limited operation is supported for the LS and LD extended ISL modes only and is persistent across reboots, switch disabling and enabling, and port disabling and enabling. • Port Speed-The port speed is displayed as follows: • 1G-1 Gbps • 2G-2 Gbps • 4G-4 Gbps • 8G-8 Gbps • N1-Negotiated 1 Gbps • N2-Negotiated 2 Gbps • N4-Negotiated 4 Gbps • Auto-Negotiation • Buffer Needed/Allocated-The number of buffers needed and the number of buffers that are actually allocated. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 187 53-1001194-01

Section	Page
Contents	7
Figures	19
Tables	23
About This Document	25
In this chapter	25
How this document is organized	25
Supported hardware and software	26
What’s new in this document	27
Document conventions	27
Text formatting	27
Notes, cautions, and warnings	28
Key terms	28
Notice to the reader	28
Additional information	29
Brocade resources	29
Other industry resources	29
Getting technical help	29
Document feedback	30
Introducing Web Tools	31
In this chapter	31
Web Tools overview	31
What’s new in this release	31
Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM	32
Web Tools features enabled by the EGM license	32
Web Tools functionality moved to DCFM	34
System requirements	35
Setting Refresh Frequency for Internet Explorer	36
Deleting temporary internet files used by Java applications	36
Java installation on the workstation	37
Installing the JRE on your Solaris or Linux client workstation	37
Installing patches on Solaris	38
Installing the Java plug-in on Windows	38
Java plug-in configuration	38
Configuring the Java plug-in for Windows	38
Configuring the Java plug-in for Mozilla family browsers	39
Value line licenses	40
Opening Web Tools	41
Logging in	42
Logging out	46
Role-Based Access Control	46
Session management	47
Ending a Web Tools session	47
Requirements for IPv6 support	48
Using the Web Tools Interface	49
In this chapter	49
Viewing Switch Explorer	49
Changes for consistency with DCFM	52
Tasks	54
Fabric Tree	55
Changing the Admin Domain context	55
Switch View buttons	58
Switch View	58
Switch Events and Switch Information	61
Free Professional Management Tool	61
Displaying tool tips	62
Right-click options	62
Refresh rates	63
Displaying switches in the fabric	63
Working with Web Tools: recommendations	64
Opening a Telnet or SSH client window	65
Collecting logs for troubleshooting	65
Managing Fabrics and Switches	67
In this chapter	67
Fabric and switch management overview	67
Opening the Switch Administration window	69
Refreshing the Switch Administration window	69
Configuring IP and netmask information	70
Configuring a syslog IP address	71
Removing a syslog IP address	71
Setting up IP Filtering	71
Blade management	72
Enabling or disabling a blade	72
Setting a slot-level IP address	73
Viewing IP addresses	73
Switch configuration	74
Enabling and disabling a switch	74
Changing the switch name	74
Changing the switch domain ID	74
Viewing and printing a switch report	75
Switch rebooting	75
Performing a fast boot	75
Performing a reboot	75
System configuration parameters	76
Configuring fabric settings	76
Enabling insistent domain ID mode	77
Configuring virtual channel settings	77
Configuring arbitrated loop parameters	78
Configuring system services	79
Configuring signed firmware	79
Licensed feature management	79
Activating a license on a switch	80
Removing a license from a switch	81
High Availability overview	81
Admin Domain considerations	81
Launching the High Availability Window	81
Synchronizing Services on the CP	83
Initiating a CP Failover	83
Event monitoring	84
Displaying Switch Events	84
Filtering Switch Events	85
Filtering events by event severity levels	86
Filtering events by message ID	87
Filtering events by service component	87
Displaying the Name Server entries	87
Printing the Name Server entries	88
Displaying Name Server information for a particular device	88
Displaying zone members for a particular device	89
Physically locating a switch using beaconing	89
Locating logical switches using chassis beaconing	89
Virtual Fabrics overview	90
Selecting a logical switch from the Switch View	91
Viewing Logical ports	93
Maintaining Configurations and Firmware	95
In this chapter	95
Creating a configuration backup file	95
Restoring a configuration	97
Admin Domain configuration maintenance	99
Uploading and downloading from USB storage	100
Performing a firmware download	101
Encryption firmware download	103
SAS and SA firmware download	103
Switch configurations for mixed fabrics	104
Enabling interoperability	105
Managing Your Ports	107
In this chapter	107
Port management overview	107
Opening the Port Administration window	107
Port Administration window components	109
Controllable ports	111
Configuring FC ports	112
Allowed Port Types	114
Long distance mode	114
FC Fastwrite	115
Assigning a name to a port	115
Enabling and disabling a port	115
Considerations for port enable and disable	116
Persistent enabling and disabling ports	116
Enabling and disabling NPIV ports	117
Port activation	117
Enabling Ports on Demand	118
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand	118
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand	119
Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis	119
Port swapping index	120
Port swapping	120
Determining if a port index was swapped with another switch port	120
Managing Administrative Domains	123
In this chapter	123
Administrative domain overview	123
Requirements for Admin Domains	123
User-defined Admin Domains	124
System-defined Admin Domains	124
Admin Domain membership	125
Enabling administrative domains	125
Admin Domain window	126
Opening the Admin Domain window	129
Refreshing fabric information	129
Refreshing Admin Domain information	130
Saving local Admin Domain changes	130
Closing the Admin Domain window	130
Creating and populating domains	131
Creating an Admin Domain	131
Adding ports or switches to the fabric	133
Activating or deactivating an Admin Domain	134
Modifying Admin Domain members	134
Renaming Admin Domains	136
Deleting Admin Domains	136
Clearing the Admin Domain configuration	136
Enabling ISL Trunking	137
In this chapter	137
ISL trunking overview	137
Disabling or enabling ISL trunking	138
Admin Domain considerations	138
Viewing trunk group information	139
F_Port trunk groups	140
Creating and maintaining F_Port trunk groups	140
Monitoring Performance	143
In this chapter	143
Performance Monitor overview	143
Admin Domain considerations	144
Predefined performance graphs	144
User-defined graphs	147
Canvas configurations	147
Opening the Performance Monitoring window	148
Creating basic performance monitor graphs	148
Customizing basic monitoring graphs	149
Advanced performance monitoring graphs	151
Creating SID-DID Performance Graphs	151
Creating a SCSI vs. IP Traffic Graph	153
Creating SCSI command graphs	153
Saving graphs to a canvas	154
Adding graphs to an existing canvas	155
Printing graphs	155
Modifying graphs	155
Administering Zoning	157
In this chapter	157
Zoning overview	157
Basic Zones	158
Traffic Isolation zones	158
LSAN zone requirements	158
QoS zone requirements	159
Zoning configurations	159
Opening the Zone Administration window	159
Setting the default zoning mode	159
Zoning management	160
Refreshing fabric information	162
Refreshing Zone Administration window information	162
Saving local zoning changes	163
Select a zoning view	163
Creating and populating zone aliases	164
Adding and removing members of a zone alias	164
Renaming zone aliases	165
Deleting zone aliases	165
Creating and populating zones	166
Adding and removing members of a zone	166
Renaming zones	167
Cloning zones	167
Deleting zones	168
Creating and populating traffic isolation zones	168
Zone configuration and zoning database management	169
Creating zone configurations	169
Adding or removing zone configuration members	170
Renaming zone configurations	170
Cloning zone configurations	171
Deleting zone configurations	171
Enabling zone configurations	171
Disabling zone configurations	172
Displaying enabled zone configurations	172
Viewing the enabled zone configuration name without opening the Zone Administration window	173
Viewing detailed information about the enabled zone configuration	173
Adding a WWN to multiple aliases and zones	174
Removing a WWN from multiple aliases and zones	174
Replacing a WWN in Multiple Aliases and Zones	174
Searching for zone members	175
Clearing the Zoning Database	175
Zone configuration analysis	176
Best practices for zoning	176
Working With Diagnostic Features	177
In this chapter	177
Trace dumps	177
How a trace dump is used	178
Setting up automatic trace dump transfers	178
Specifying a remote server	179
Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps	179
Disabling automatic trace uploads	179
Displaying switch information	180
Viewing detailed fan hardware status	180
Viewing the temperature status	181
Viewing the power supply status	181
Checking the physical health of a switch	182
Port LED interpretation	184
Port icon colors	185
LED representations	185
Brocade 48000 Director LEDs	185
Using the FC-FC Routing Service	187
In this chapter	187
Fibre Channel routing overview	187
Supported switches for Fibre Channel routing	188
Setting up FC-FC routing	188
FC-FC routing management	189
Opening the FC Routing module	189
Viewing and managing LSAN fabrics	190
Viewing EX_Ports	191
Configuring an EX_Port	192
Editing the configuration of an EX_Port	193
Configuring FCR router port cost	193
Viewing LSAN zones	193
Viewing LSAN Devices	194
Configuring the backbone fabric ID	195
Using the Access Gateway	197
In this chapter	197
Access Gateway overview	197
Enabling Access Gateway mode	197
Disabling Access Gateway mode	198
Viewing the Access Gateway settings	198
Port configuration	199
Creating port groups	199
Defining custom primary and secondary mapping	200
Access Gateway policy modification	201
Path Failover and Failback policies	202
Modifying Path Failover and Failback policies	202
Enabling the Automatic Port Configuration policy	202
Administering Fabric Watch	205
In this chapter	205
Fabric Watch overview	205
Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools	206
Opening the Fabric Watch window	207
Fabric Watch threshold configuration	207
Configuring threshold traits	207
Configuring threshold alarms	209
Enabling or disabling threshold alarms for individual elements	209
Configuring alarms for FRUs	210
Fabric Watch alarm information	211
Viewing an alarm configuration report	211
Displaying alarms	211
E-mail notification	212
Configuring the e-mail server on a switch	212
Configuring the e-mail alert	212
Administering Extended Fabrics	215
In this chapter	215
Extended link buffer allocation overview	215
Configuring a port for long distance	217
Administering the iSCSI Target Gateway	219
In this chapter	219
iSCSI service overview	219
Supported platforms for iSCSI	220
Common iSCSI Target Gateway Admin functions	220
Terminology	221
Saving Changes	222
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services	222
Launching the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin Module	222
Launching the iSCSI Setup wizard	224
Activating the iSCSI feature	224
Encryption Services for the iSCSI Gateway	224
Configuring the IP interface	225
Editing an IP Address	226
Configuring the IP route (optional)	227
Editing the IP route	227
Creating iSCSI virtual targets	228
Using Easy Create to create iSCSI virtual targets	229
Editing an iSCSI Target	229
Searching for a specific Fibre Channel target	230
Viewing iSCSI Initiators	230
Discovery Domain management	231
About Discovery Domains (DD)	231
Creating a discovery domain	232
Editing a discovery domain	233
Discovery domain sets (DDSet)	233
Creating a discovery domain set	233
Editing a Discovery Domain Set	234
CHAP Configuration	234
Creating a CHAP user	235
Editing a CHAP secret	235
Binding or Removing CHAP users	236
iSCSI Fibre Channel Zone configuration	236
Creating an iSCSI Fibre Channel zone with no effective zone configuration	237
Creating an iSCSI Fibre Channel zone with an effective zone configuration	237
Managing and Troubleshooting Accessibility	238
Routing Traffic	239
In this chapter	239
Routing overview	239
Viewing Fabric Shortest Path First routing	240
Configuring dynamic load sharing	240
Specifying frame order delivery	241
Configuring the link cost for a port	242
Configuring Standard Security Features	243
In this chapter	243
User-defined accounts	243
Virtual Fabrics considerations	244
Admin Domain considerations	244
Viewing user account information	245
Creating user-defined accounts	245
Deleting user-defined accounts	247
Changing user account parameters	248
Maintaining passwords	249
Access control list policy configuration	253
Virtual Fabrics considerations	253
Admin Domain considerations	253
Creating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy	254
Editing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy	255
Deleting an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy	255
Activating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy	255
Distributing an FCS policy	256
Moving an FCS policy switch position	256
Authentication policy configuration	257
Configuring authentication policies for E_Ports	257
Configuring authentication policies for F_Ports	257
Distributing authentication policies	258
Re-authenticating policies	258
Setting a shared secret key pair	258
Modifying a shared secret key pair	259
Setting the Switch Policy Authentication Mode	259
SNMP configuration	260
Setting SNMP Trap Levels	260
Changing the systemGroup configuration parameters	261
Setting SNMPv1 configuration parameters	261
Setting SNMPv3 configuration parameters	261
Changing the access control configuration	261
RADIUS service management	262
Enabling and Disabling RADIUS Service	263
Configuring the RADIUS Service	264
Modifying the RADIUS Server	264
Modifying the RADIUS Server Order	265
Removing a RADIUS Server	265
Active Directory service management	265
Enabling Active Directory service	265
Modifying Active Directory service	266
Removing Active Directory service	266
IPSec Concepts	267
Transport mode and tunnel mode	268
IPSec header options	269
Basic IPSec configurations	270
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Concepts	271
IPSec over FCIP	274
Accessing the IPSec Policies dialog box	274
Establishing an IKE policy for an FCIP tunnel	275
Establishing an IPSec policy for an FCIP tunnel	276
IPSec over management ports	277
Accessing the Ethernet IPSec Policies dialog box	277
Enabling IPSec	278
Establishing an IKE policy	278
Creating a security association (SA)	279
Creating an SA proposal	280
Adding an IPSec transform policy	281
Adding an IPSec selector	283
Manually creating an SA	285
Editing an IKE or IPSec policy	286
Deleting an IKE or IPSec policy	286
Establishing authentication policies for HBAs	287
Administering FICON CUP Fabrics	291
In this chapter	291
FICON CUP fabrics overview	291
Enabling port-based routing	292
Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server mode	293
FMS parameter configuration	294
Configuring FMS mode parameters	295
Displaying code page information	295
Viewing the control device state	296
CUP port connectivity configuration	297
Viewing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations	297
Creating or Editing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations	297
Activating a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration	299
Copying a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration	299
Deleting a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration	300
Displaying Request Node Identification Data (RNID)	300
Limitations	303
In this chapter	303
General Web Tools limitations	303

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Administering Extended Fabrics

In this chapter

•

Extended link buffer allocation overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

•

Configuring a port for long distance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Extended link buffer allocation overview

If the link is used over long distances, use the

Extended Fabric

tab of the

Switch Administration

window to configure the long-distance setting of a port. Because buffer credits are a switch

resource, you must own the switch in order to modify extended fabric settings on a port. The EGM

license must be enabled on the switch; otherwise, access to configuring long distance is denied

and an error message displays.

The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S

enterprise-class platforms, the Encryption Switch, the 300, 5300, and 5100 switches. For non-8

Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without EGM license.

The

Extended Fabric

tab displays information about the port speed, long-distance settings, and

buffer credits, as shown in

Figure 91

on page 188. For detailed information on managing extended

fabrics, see the

Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide

The

Extended Fabric

tab displays the following information:

•

Port Number

•

Buffer Limited—Indicates whether the port is buffer limited. A buffer-limited port can come

online with fewer buffer credits allocated than its configuration specifies, allowing it to operate

at a reduced bandwidth instead of being disabled for lack of buffers.

Buffer-limited operation is supported for the LS and LD extended ISL modes only and is

persistent across reboots, switch disabling and enabling, and port disabling and enabling.

•

Port Speed—The port speed is displayed as follows:

•

1G—1 Gbps

•

2G—2 Gbps

•

4G—4 Gbps

•

8G—8 Gbps

•

N1—Negotiated 1 Gbps

•

N2—Negotiated 2 Gbps

•

N4—Negotiated 4 Gbps

•

Auto-Negotiation

•

Buffer Needed/Allocated—The number of buffers needed and the number of buffers that are

actually allocated.