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Help ix Getting Software Updates ix Chapter 1 Setting the Initial Configuration Logging into a Switch 1-1 Enabling Licensed Features 1-2 Displaying the Installed Feature Licenses 1-2 Changing the Admin Password and User ID 1-2 Configuring the IP and Fibre Channel Address 1-3 Displaying - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 4
Command 2-9 Configuring Compatibility with the F16 Switch 2-10 Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams 2-11 Working with the Management Server Configuring for Management Server Support 3-4 Activating the Platform Management Service 3-5 Deactivating the Platform Management Service 3-5 Displaying Error - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 5
the Switch Status 4-3 Displaying Information About a Switch 4-3 Displaying the Uptime Of The Switch 4-4 Displaying the Fan Status 4-4 Displaying Power Supply Status 4-5 Displaying the Temperature Status 4-6 Running Diagnostic Tests on the Switch Hardware 4-6 Fabric OS Procedures Guide v - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 6
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Preface Fabric OS Procedures Guide Version 3.0 provides procedures used to administer and configure the HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B, FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B, and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B products through the telnet interface. This manual provides procedures for many of the basic tasks of - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 8
Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B: • HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started Guide (A7346-90902) • HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Installation and Reference Guide • Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0 • Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 9
about configuring FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, FC 16B, HP Brocade 2400/2800, and FC 6164 products to operate in the same fabric, contact your switch supplier. Getting Help For information for the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B, visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 10
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Setting the Initial Configuration Chapter 1 This chapter provides information on initial configuration tasks for a switch. Logging into a Switch To log into a switch: 1. Open a telnet connection to the switch. The login prompt is displayed if the telnet connection successfully found the switch in - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 12
the admin user ID and system password. To change the Admin user ID and password: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: Password "admin" An interactive session is opened and you are prompted for configuration values. 3. At the New username - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 13
1 Setting the Initial Configuration Configuring the IP and Fibre Channel Address The switch is shipped with a default IP address of 10.77.77.77. To change the default IP Address and configure the Fibre Channel IP address of the switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 14
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Chapter 2 This chapter provides information on basic configuration tasks for a switch. Setting the Telnet Timeout Value To set a new telnet timeout value: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: timeout x where x is the number of minutes - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 16
: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: configShow The system configuration settings are displayed. Note: For more information on the system configuration settings, refer to the Fabric OS Reference Manual. 2-2 Fabric OS Procedures Guide - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 17
of the configuration settings to a host computer: 1. Verify that the RSHD service (on a UNIX machine) or the FTP service (on a Windows machine) is running on the host workstation. 2. Login to the switch as the admin user. 3. At the command line enter the following command: configUpload "hostIPaddr - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 18
firmware: 1. Verify that the RSHD service (on a UNIX machine) or the FTP service (on a Windows machine) is running on the host workstation. 2. Login to the switch as the admin user. 3. At the command line enter the following command: firmwareDownload "hostIPaddr", "user", "path_filename", "password - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 19
2 Basic Configuration Procedures Disabling a Port To disable a port: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: portDisable portnumber where portnumber is the number of the port you want to disable. If the port is connected to another switch the - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 20
values: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: switchStatusPolicyShow Configuring the Policy Threshold Values To set the switch status policy threshold values: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 21
to 0,0 that parameter is ignored in setting the overall status for the switch. Enabling the Track Changes Feature To enable the track changes feature: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: trackChangesSet 1 A prompt is displayed verifying that - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 22
: NO Configuring a Static Route Between Two Ports To configure a static route between two ports: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: uRouteConfig port This enables fast rerouting after a fabric topology change. 2-8 Fabric OS Procedures Guide - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 23
2 Basic Configuration Procedures Forcing In-order Delivery of Frames To force in-order delivery of frames during fabric topology changes: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: iodset Note: This command can cause a delay in the establishment of - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 24
HP Brocade 2400 and 2800 switch in the fabric. Enable this parameter only if an F16 switch is in the Fabric. To enable the VC Encoded Address Mode: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following commands: switchDisable configure 3. At the following prompt line - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 25
Configuration Procedures Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams Many of the commands return port diagrams in Hexadecimal format. For example: switch member ports as port 0, 1, 7, 13, and 16. Each switch has a hidden internal port (in the example above port 16) which is always a member of - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 26
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service is started on a fabric with any switches of 2.2.x or earlier, the fabric will be segmented. Configuring the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: 20:01:00:60:69:00:60:10 20:02:00:60:69:00:60:10 20:03:00:60:69:00:60:10 Fabric OS Procedures Guide 3-1 - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 28
with the Management Server Adding a WWN to the Access Control List To add a WWN to the ACL: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: msConfigure 3. At the prompt enter 2 to add a member based on its Port/Node WWN. 4. At the prompt enter the WWN - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 29
Server Platform Database: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: msPlatShow The contents of the Management Server Database Node Names: 2 Associated Node Names: 10:00:00:60:69:20:15:79 10:00:00:60:69:20:15:75 Fabric OS Procedures Guide 3-3 - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 30
Server support: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: msPlCapabilityShow The name, WWN, and specific Management Server capability is displayed for each switch in the fabric. switch:admin> msPlCapabilityShow Platform Switch WWN Service - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 31
Management Service for a fabric: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: msPlMgmtDeactivate 3. At the following prompt type Y, and press Enter: This will erase all Platform entries. Are you sure? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Committing configuration - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 32
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of frames sent, number of encoding errors received, and number of class 2 and 3 frames received. To display the hardware statistics for a port: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: portStatsShow portnumber Fabric OS Procedures Guide 4-1 - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 34
Manual. Displaying a Summary of Port Errors This command displays a summary of port errors for all the ports in a single switch. To display a summary of port errors for a switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line delimiters. enc out Encoding error outside of - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 35
About a Switch To display switch information: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: switchShow This command displays the following information for a switch: • switchName - the switch's name • switchType - The switch's model and firmware version - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 36
more information refer to the switchShow command in the Fabric OS Reference Manual. Displaying the Uptime Of The Switch To display the uptime for a switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: uptime This command displays the length of time - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 37
supply status of a switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: psShow The possible values switch turned off, fuse blown, or other internal error). After the status line, a power supply identification line may be shown. If present, this line - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 38
and Status Displaying the Temperature Status To display the temperature status of a switch: 1. Login to the switch as the admin user. 2. At the command line enter the following command: tempShow This command displays current temperature readings from each of the five temperature sensors located on - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 39
8b/10b Encoding An encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit byte into 10 bits. Used to balance ones and zeros in high-speed transports. Address Identifier A 24 facility that supports multicast group set of services. A shared 100 MBps Fibre Channel transport structured as a loop. Can support - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 40
. Connectionless service for control traffic between switches, with notification of delivery or nondelivery of data between the E_Ports. A specified set of delivery characteristics and attributes for frame delivery. Comma A unique pattern (either 1100000 or 0011111) used in 8B/10B encoding to - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 41
Topology, SAN, Cascade. A feature that enables private and public hosts to access public targets anywhere on the fabric, provided they are in the same Fabric Assist zone. This feature is available only when both QuickLoop and Zoning are installed on the switch. Fabric OS Procedures Guide Glossary - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 42
initialization of Fibre Channel switches in order to create a multi-switch Fibre Channel fabric. Fibre Channel A protocol service that supports communication between Fibre Channel service Transport providers. See also FSP. Fill Word Firmware An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is transmitted during - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 43
transmission of an ordered set over a Fibre Channel HP FC 6164, consisting of six Silkworm 2250 switches cabled together and configured to handle traffic as a seamless group. IOD ISL ISL Trunking Isolated E_Port In-order Delivery; a parameter that, when set Information Unit; a set of information as - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 44
Link Services A AL_PA values in an arbitrated loop. A set of devices connected in a loop to that is based on 1300mm lasers and supports link speeds of 1.0625 Gbps. May configuration and device information. The MIB types provided with HP Brocade switches are described in the MIB Reference Manual - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 45
the fabric in a loop configuration through an FL_Port. See also Set A transmission word that uses 8B/10B mapping and begins with the K28.5 character. Ordered sets Ordered sets are used transport of frames. A set of information transmitted across series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on. - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 46
gateway. See also Distributed Fabrics. Request Rate The rate at which requests arrive at a servicing entity. See also Service Rate. Route Routing As applies to a fabric, the communication path between two switches. May also apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame, from source to - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 47
; a switch service that stores the configuration of the switch by F_Ports. • Arbitrated loop - Multiple NL_Ports connected in a loop. A mode in which private devices can communicate with public devices across the fabric. Transmission A 10-bit character encoded according to the rules of the 8B/10B - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 48
U_Port UDP ULP ULP_TOV Unicast Web Tools Well-known Address Universal Port; a switch port that can operate as a G_Port, A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that Configuration configuration. See also Defined Configuration, Enabled Configuration. Zoning A - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 49
the fan status 4-4 displaying the firmware version 2-1 displaying the installed feature licenses 1-2 displaying the management server database 3-3 displaying the status of a port 4-1 displaying the switch status 4-3 displaying the system configuration settings 2-2 displaying the temperature status - HP StorageWorks 8B | Fabric OS Procedures Guide (Version 3.0) - Page 50
configuration settings 2-3 running diagnostic tests on the switch hardware 4-6 S setting the switch date and time 2-2 setting the switch status policy 2-5 setting the telnet timeout value 2-1 support, technical ix supportShow telnet command ix switch beacon mode 4-4 switch name 4-3 switch state
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