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Using Fabric Watch Elements Fabric Watch defines an element as any fabric or switch component that the software monitors. To monitor elements, Fabric Watch categorizes them into areas, and further groups areas into classes. Each element maps to an index number, therefore all elements can be identified in terms of class, area, and index number. Classes Classes, or agents, serve as high-level categories of elements. Table 2 discusses the classes into which Fabric Watch groups all switch and fabric elements. Table 2: Fabric Watch Classes Class fabric environment port Description The fabric class groups areas that deal with potential problems that arise between devices. The fabric class includes ISL details, zoning, and traffic. A fabric-class alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with interconnectivity. The environment class groups areas that deal with the physical environment inside a switch. Specifically, the environment class encompasses the ambient temperature of the switch, the speed of the fans within the switch, and the functionality and presence of power supplies. An environment-class alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with temperature and power. The port class appears as the following three separate classes: ■ Port class ■ E_Port class ■ F/FL_Port class Port classes are area-based (not element-based), which means that every element under an area has the same threshold and alarm settings. For instance, if you have three E_Ports, each port uses the same thresholds and alarms. Multiple port classes let you set thresholds for different types of ports so that when a port changes to a different type, Fabric Watch monitors the behavior of the port based on the new type. For instance, you can configure thresholds for E_Ports and for F/FL_Ports. You can then disconnect a JBOD from a port and connect a switch (changing the port from an F_Port to an E_Port), and Fabric Watch automatically begins to monitor the new E_Port as it does the other E_Ports. Fabric Watch Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide 31

Section	Page
Contents	3
About this Guide	11
Overview	12
Intended Audience	12
Related Documentation	12
Conventions	13
Document Conventions	13
Table 1: Document Conventions	13
Text Symbols	13
Getting Help	15
HP Technical Support	15
HP Storage Website	15
HP Authorized Reseller	15
About Fabric Watch	17
Introduction	18
How Fabric Watch Works	19
Activating Fabric Watch	21
Introduction	22
Requirements and Prerequisites	23
Memory Requirements	23
Activating with Telnet	24
Activating with Web Tools	26
Using Fabric Watch	27
Introduction	28
User Interfaces	29
Telnet	29
Web Tools	29
SNMP-Based Enterprise Managers	30
API	30
Switch Configuration File	30
Elements	31
Classes	31
Table 2: Fabric Watch Classes	31
Areas	32
Table 3: Environment-Class Areas	33
Table 4: SFP-Class Areas	33
Table 5: Port-Class Areas	34
Table 6: Fabric-Class Areas	35
Table 7: Performance Monitor-Class Areas	36
Table 8: FRU-Class Areas	36
Table 9: Security-Class Areas	38
Table 10: SAM -Class Areas	39
Monitoring Tools	40
Counters	40
Thresholds	40
Naming Conventions	40
Table 11: Class Name Abbreviations	41
Table 12: Area Name Abbreviations	41
Traits	44
Table 13: Threshold Traits	44
Behaviors	44
Table 14: Threshold Behavior	44
Behavior Types	45
Alarms	45
Switch Event (Error) Log Entry	45
SNMP Trap	45
RapiTrap	46
Email Alert	46
Common Thresholds	47
Range Threshold	47
Figure 1: Range Threshold	48
Rising/Falling Threshold	49
Figure 2: Rising/Falling Threshold	49
Change Monitor Threshold	50
Events	50
Table 15: Event Types	50
Severity Levels	50
Table 16: Fabric OS Severity Levels	51
Configurations and Profiles	52
The Configuration File	52
Profiles	52
Default vs. Custom	52
Using Fabric Watch with Telnet	53
Introduction	54
Configure Threshold Boundaries	55
Best Practices	64
Configure Threshold Behaviors	66
Enable Thresholds	76
Configure Alarms	80
Best Practices	86
Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools	87
Introduction	88
Navigate to Fabric Watch	89
Configure Threshold Boundaries	90
Configure Threshold Behaviors	92
Configure Alarms	94
Using Fabric Watch with SNMP	97
Introduction	98
Configure with SNMP	99
Using Fabric Watch with API	105
Introduction	106
Configure with API	107
Using Fabric Watch with Configuration Files	109
Configuration Files	110
Profiles	111
Profile Descriptions	111
Table 17: Fabric Watch Profile Descriptions	111
Responding to Fabric Watch Messages	113
Environment Class Messages	114
Temperature Area Messages	114
Probable Cause	114
Recommended Action	114
Messages	114
Fan Area Messages	115
Probable Cause	115
Recommended Action	115
Messages	116
Power Supply Area Messages	117
Probable Cause	117
Recommended Action	117
Messages	117
SFP Class Messages	119
Temperature Area Messages	119
Probable Cause	119
Recommended Action	119
Messages	119
Receive Performance Area Messages	120
Probable Cause	120
Recommended Action	120
Messages	120
Transmit Performance Area Messages	121
Probable Cause	121
Recommended Action	122
Messages	122
Current Area Messages	123
Probable Cause	123
Recommended Action	123
Messages	123
Voltage Area Messages	124
Probable Cause	124
Recommended Action	124
Messages	124
Port Class Messages	126
Link Loss Area Messages	126
Probable Cause	126
Recommended Action	126
Messages	126
Synchronization Loss Area Messages	127
Probable Cause	127
Recommended Action	127
Messages	128
Signal Loss Area Messages	129
Probable Cause	129
Recommended Action	129
Messages	129
Protocol Error Area Messages	130
Probable Cause	130
Recommended Action	130
Messages	131
Invalid Words Area Messages	132
Probable Cause	132
Recommended Action	132
Messages	132
Invalid CRCs Area Messages	133
Probable Cause	133
Recommended Action	133
Messages	134
Receive Performance Area Messages	135
Probable Cause	135
Recommended Action	135
Messages	135
Transmit Performance Area Messages	136
Probable Cause	136
Recommended Action	136
Messages	137
State Changes Area Messages	138
Probable Cause	138
Recommended Action	138
Messages	138
Fabric Class Messages	141
E_Port Downs Area Messages	141
Probable Cause	141
Recommended Action	141
Messages	141
Fabric Reconfiguration Area Messages	142
Probable Cause	142
Recommended Action	142
Messages	143
Domain ID Area Messages	144
Probable Cause	144
Recommended Action	144
Messages	144
Segmentation Changes Area Messages	145
Probable Cause	145
Recommended Action	146
Messages	146
Zone Changes Area Messages	147
Probable Cause	147
Recommended Action	147
Messages	147
Fabric Logins Area Messages	148
Probable Cause	148
Recommended Action	148
Messages	148
SFP State Changes Area Messages	150
Probable Cause	150
Recommended Action	150
Messages	150
E_Port Class Messages	152
F/FL_Port (Optical) Class Messages	153
Alpa Performance Monitor Class Messages	154
Invalid CRCs Area Messages	154
Probable Cause	154
Recommended Action	154
Messages	154
End-to-End Performance Monitor Class Messages	156
Invalid CRCs Area Messages	156
Probable Cause	156
Recommended Action	156
Messages	156
Receive Performance Area Messages	157
Probable Cause	157
Recommended Action	157
Messages	157
Transmit Performance Area Messages	159
Probable Cause	159
Recommended Action	159
Messages	159
Filter Performance Monitor Class Messages	161
Customer Define Area Messages	161
Probable Cause	161
Recommended Action	161
Messages	161
Non-Standard Messages	163
Fabric Watch Messages for the SwitchStatusPolicySet Command	163
The FRU Class	167
About the FRU Class	168
Using the FRU Class	169
Fabric Watch Telnet Commands	173
Introduction	174
Table 18: Fabric Watch Telnet Commands	174
Table 19: Contributor Value and Status	189
Table 20: Contributor Value and Status	193
Default Threshold Values	197
Core Switch 2/64 Threshold Defaults	198
Table 21: Environment-Class Threshold Defaults	198
Table 22: SFP-Class Threshold Defaults	199
Table 23: Port-Class Threshold Defaults	200
Table 24: Fabric-Class Threshold Defaults	202
Table 25: E-Port-Class Threshold Defaults	204
Table 26: F/FL_Port-Class Threshold Defaults	205
Table 27: AL_PA Performance Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	207
Table 28: End-to-End Performance Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	207
Table 29: Customer Defined Performance Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	208
Table 30: Switch Availability Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	209
Table 31: Security-Class Threshold Defaults	210
SAN Switch 2/32 Threshold Defaults	213
Table 32: Environment-Class Threshold Defaults	213
Table 33: SFP-Class Threshold Defaults	214
Table 34: Port-Class Threshold Defaults	215
Table 35: Fabric-Class Threshold Defaults	217
Table 36: E_Port-Class Threshold Defaults	219
Table 37: F/FL_Port-Class Threshold Defaults	221
Table 38: AL_PA Performance Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	222
Table 39: End-to-End Performance Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	223
Table 40: Customer Defined Performance Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	223
Table 41: Switch Availability Monitor-Class Threshold Defaults	224
Table 42: Security-Class Threshold Defaults	225
Sample API Script	229
Introduction	230
Sample Script	231
Glossary	235
Index	267
A	267
C	267
D	267
E	267
G	267
H	267
P	267
R	267
S	267
T	267

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Using Fabric Watch

Fabric Watch Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide

Elements

Fabric Watch defines an

element

as any fabric or switch component that the

software monitors. To monitor elements, Fabric Watch categorizes them into

areas

, and further groups areas into

classes

. Each element maps to an index

number, therefore all elements can be identified in terms of class, area, and index

number.

Classes

Classes, or

agents

, serve as high-level categories of elements.

Table 2

discusses

the classes into which Fabric Watch groups all switch and fabric elements.

Table 2:

Fabric Watch Classes

Class

Description

fabric

The fabric class groups areas that deal with potential problems that

arise between devices. The fabric class includes ISL details, zoning,

and traffic. A fabric-class alarm alerts you to problems or potential

problems with interconnectivity.

environment

The environment class groups areas that deal with the physical

environment inside a switch. Specifically, the environment class

encompasses the ambient temperature of the switch, the speed of the

fans within the switch, and the functionality and presence of power

supplies. An environment-class alarm alerts you to problems or

potential problems with temperature and power.

port

The port class appears as the following three separate classes:

■

Port class

■

E_Port class

■

F/FL_Port class

Port classes are area-based (not element-based), which means that

every element under an area has the same threshold and alarm

settings. For instance, if you have three E_Ports, each port uses the

same thresholds and alarms.

Multiple port classes let you set thresholds for different types of ports

so that when a port changes to a different type, Fabric Watch

monitors the behavior of the port based on the new type. For

instance, you can configure thresholds for E_Ports and for

F/FL_Ports. You can then disconnect a JBOD from a port and

connect a switch (changing the port from an F_Port to an E_Port),

and Fabric Watch automatically begins to monitor the new E_Port as

it does the other E_Ports.