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53-1002756-01 ® 14 December 2012 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 2
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, and assumes no responsibility for its use. This - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 3
Domain ID Mode. Port Swapping information. Minor editorial changes. October 2003 Updates to support new switch types: Brocade 3250, 3850, 24000. Structural changes, support changes, installation changes. December 2003 Clarifications on software and hardware support, minor enhancements in - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 4
1002152-01 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 Summary of Changes Publication Date Updates to add support for Virtual Fabrics, IPsec, and consistency with Brocade Network Advisor. November 2008 Updates to add support for Brocade 7800 Extension Switch, Brocade 8000, FCOE10-24 DCX Blade - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 5
this document is organized xxi Supported hardware and software xxii What's new in this document xxiii Document conventions xxiv Text formatting xxiv Notes, cautions, and warnings xxv Key terms xxv Notice to the reader xxv Additional information xxvi Brocade resources xxvi Other industry - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 6
Ending a Web Tools session 14 Web Tools system logs 15 Technical SupportSave logs 15 Requirements for IPv6 support 16 Using the Web Tools Interface Viewing Switch Explorer 17 Persisting GUI preferences 19 Tabs 20 Fabric Tree 20 Switch View buttons 21 Switch View 21 Switch Events and Switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 7
Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 Switch configuration 35 Enabling and disabling a switch 35 Enabling and disabling switch persistent 36 Changing the switch name 36 Changing the switch domain ID 37 Viewing and printing a switch report 37 Setting a principal switch 37 Switch restart 38 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 8
a firmware download 57 Managing Ports Port management overview 59 Opening the Port Admin tab 60 Port Admin tab components 60 Controllable ports 63 Configuring FC ports 64 Allowed port types 65 Long distance mode 65 Ingress rate limit 66 Assigning a name to a port 67 Port beaconing - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 9
maintaining F_Port trunk groups 87 Monitoring Performance Performance SID-DID Performance graphs 97 Creating the SCSI vs. IP Traffic graph 98 Creating SCSI command graphs 98 Tunnel and Zone Admin window 104 Setting the default zoning mode 105 Web Tools Administrator's Guide ix 53-1002756- - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 10
changes Working with Diagnostic Features Trace switch information 125 Viewing detailed fan hardware status 126 Viewing the temperature status 126 Viewing the power supply status 127 Checking the physical health of a switch 127 Defining Switch Policy 128 x Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 11
139 Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode 139 Access Gateway mode 140 Restricted access in the Port Admin tab 141 Enabling Access Gateway mode 141 Disabling Access Gateway mode 142 Viewing the Access Gateway settings 142 Port configuration 142 Creating port groups 143 Editing - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 12
link cost for a port 160 Configuring Standard Security Features User-defined accounts 163 Virtual Fabrics considerations 164 Viewing user account information 165 Creating user-defined accounts 165 Deleting user-defined accounts 167 Changing user account parameters 167 Maintaining passwords - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 13
181 Changing the service management 185 Enabling Active Directory service 185 Modifying Active Directory service 186 Removing Active Directory service IPsec over management ports 194 Enabling the Adding an IPsec selector 197 Manually creating an SA 198 Editing 201 Enabling port-based routing - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 14
Tools and FCoE overview 213 Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor . . . . .214 Port information that is unique to FCoE 214 Switch administration and FCoE 215 FC0E configuration tasks 215 Quality of Service configuration 215 Editing the DCB map 216 Adding a traffic class map - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 15
Chapter 18 Index Enabling and disabling QoS priority-based flow control 227 Enabling and disabling FCoE ports 227 Limitations General Web Tools limitations 229 Web Tools Administrator's Guide xv 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 16
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20 Figure 21 Figure 22 96 Zone Administration window 106 Port WWN icon for host 107 Port WWN icon for device 107 Sample zoning database 115 Temperature Sensor States window 125 Fan States window 126 Power States window 127 Switch Report window 128 Switch Status Policy dialog box 129 Switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 18
Add User Account dialog box (VF 166 Switch Admin:Add User Defined Role dialog 172 Switch Admin:Add User Defined Role dialog 173 Transport mode Switch RNID information 212 Switch Administration DCB subtabs 215 FCoE Ports tab, Port Administration panel 224 xviii Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 19
21 Basic Web Tools features and EGM licensed features 2 Web Tools functionality moved to Brocade Network Advisor 3 Certified and tested platforms 4 Supported platforms 5 Predefined Web Tools roles 13 Polling rates 26 Switches that support 91 Supported port types for Brocade switches 91 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 20
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on how to use the Brocade Advanced Zoning feature to partition your storage area network (SAN) into logical groups of devices that can access each other. • Chapter 9, "Working with Diagnostic Features" provides information about trace dumps, viewing switch health, and interpreting the LEDs - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 22
The following hardware platforms are supported by this release: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5410 • Brocade 5424 • Brocade 5450 • Brocade 5460 • Brocade 5470 • Brocade 5480 • Brocade NC-5480 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade 7800 Extension • Brocade 8000 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 23
: • Support for Brocade 6520 • Support for IE 9.0 • Tabbed view of the GUI • Technical SupportSave logs • Compression and Encryption for FC ports • Different icons for node WWN and port WWN • Rate of compression across ISL • Port icon toggling • Dynamic BB-credit allocation and management • Switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 24
between virtual fabrics • TACACS+ management • Setting a principal switch • Switch Status Policy changes • Forward Error Correction • Port Admin button grouping • Updated 'Setting a shared secret key pair' section to include HBA • Removed support for admin domain • Addition of PCS block error to the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 25
Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at: http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 26
for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information • Switch model • Switch operating system version • Software name and software version, if applicable • Error numbers and - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 27
* FT00X0054E9 The serial number label is located as follows: • Brocade 300, 5100, 5200, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, 8000, VA-40FC, and Brocade Encryption Switch-On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the left. • Brocade 5000-On the switch ID pull-out tab - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 28
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Tools without a license, and is available free of charge. Additional switch management features are accessible using Web Tools with the Enhanced Group Management (EGM) license. Refer to "Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor" for more information. Web Tools, the EGM license, and - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 30
yes ISL Trunking information yes yes License Management yes yes Long Distance no yes Logical Switch Context Switching no yes Allow/Prohibit Matrix no yes Performance Monitoring Dialog no yes Port Administration yes yes Print zone database summary no no RBAC yes yes 2 Web - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 31
Switch Status yes yes Switch View right-click options yes yes Trace dump yes yes USB Management yes yes User Management yes yes Verify and troubleshoot accessibility yes yes between devices Web Tools functionality moved to Brocade and Topology: Connected End Devices - Custom Display - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 32
Comments Viewing FCIP tunnels is still supported in Web Tools 6.1.1, but New, Edit Config, and delete are only available in Brocade Network Advisor. In Web Tools, non-local switch port id/WWN can be added using text box. System requirements Before you install Web Tools on your workstation, verify - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 33
System requirements 1 Brocade supports the platforms shown in Table 4. TABLE 4 Supported platforms Operating System Browser Red Hat AS 4.0 (x86 32-bit) RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Adv (32-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86 32-bit) Windows 2000 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 34
clear the Trace and Log files check box if you want to keep those files. 5. Click OK. 6. On the Java Control Panel, click View to review the files that are in the Java cache. If you have deleted all the temporary files, the list is empty. 6 Web Tools Administrator - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 35
installed: • Internet Explorer might prompt for an upgrade, depending Brocade website and is subject to change without notice. 2. Follow the link to download the patch. 3. Exit the browser when you have downloaded the patch. 4. Install the patch and restart the system. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 36
install JRE 1.6.0 update 13. Web Tools guides you through the steps to download the proper Java Plug-in. Java plug-in configuration If you are managing fabrics with more than 10 switches or 1000 ports, or if you are using the iSCSI Gateway module extensively, you should increase the default heap - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 37
you that your fabric size exceeds the supported switch configuration limit and tells you how long switch with the limited switch license. Web Tools is part of the Fabric OS of a switch. When you open Web Tools on a switch, you can manage other switches in the fabric that have lower or higher firmware - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 38
a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS v7.1.0, refer to Table 3. Web Tools supports both HTTP and HTTPS the initial setup procedure for smaller switches. Refer to EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide for information about the EZSwitchSetup interface - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 39
you access the switch. When you are presented with the login screen you must provide a user name and a password. NOTE You must login before you can view Switch Explorer (shown in Figure 3 on page 11). Use this procedure to log in to the Admin Domain. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 11 53-1002756 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 40
platforms support virtual fabrics: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5100 Home Logical Fabric is the default. FIGURE 4 Virtual Fabric login option 12 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 41
, refer to "User-defined accounts" on page 163. TABLE 5 Role Predefined Web Tools roles Description admin operator You have full access to all of the Web Tools features. You can perform any actions on the switch that do not affect the stored configuration. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 13 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 42
for any accounts. You can only view your own account and change your account password. You can only create and modify zones. You can do everything the Admin role can do except create new users. You have a subset of Admin level access. You have nonadministrative access and can perform tasks such - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 43
home directory. • The Web Tools Switch Support Save directory with the name format . The Web Tools Switch Support Save directory contains the following files: the SupportSave output must be saved. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 15 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 44
1 Requirements for IPv6 support The default path for Windows is C:\Documents and Settings\\Webtools\. The default path for Linux is /root/WebTools/. 3. Click Capture to start collecting the SupportSave logs. A zipped-up SupportSave folder is saved in the defined - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 45
access to, and information about the switch and fabric. The Switch Explorer areas are: • Three tabs - Switch View, Port Admin, and Name Server. If Access Gateway is enabled, Access Gateway Devices tab displays instead of Name Server. For more information, refer to Chapter 11, "Using the Access - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 46
provide access to switch information: status, temperature, power, and fan data default the Switch View displays. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade Encryption Switch • Brocade 300, 5300, and 5100 switches • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade 8000 • Brocade - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 47
Tools persists your GUI preferences across sessions for the Switch Explorer, Port Admin, Switch Admin, Name Server, and Zone Admin dialog boxes on all web-browser platforms. Persistence is performed on a per host basis. If you launch WebTools from Brocade Network Advisor (BNA), all of the Web Tools - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 48
Explorer provides access to the following three tabs: • Switch View • Port Admin • Name Server-This feature is available with Web Tools and Web Tools with the EGM license. Name Server information is collected from the selected switch. Refer to "Displaying the Name Server entries" on page 50 for - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 49
7800, all FC ports and 6 GbE ports are enabled Without the upgrade license installed: • For 7800, 4 FC ports and 2 GbE ports are enabled NOTE Blades are graphically represented in the Web Tools GUI. They are vertical in the DCX, and horizontal in the DCX-4S. The default Switch View display refresh - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 50
information about the port. From Port Admin, you can access information on all other ports. Refer to Chapter 5, "Managing Ports" for more information. NOTE For detailed information on ISL Trunking, F_Port Trunking, and long distance, you must install the EGM license on the switch; otherwise access - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 51
. Type of the switch. Role of the switch. The following information is specific to Virtual Fabrics: - Base Switch Indicates whether or not the logical switch can act as a base switch. - Default Switch Indicates whether or not the logical switch is the default logical switch. - Allow XISL Use - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 52
tool tip so that you do not inadvertently display the port tool tips. Firmware versions and IP addressing are displayed for CP blades. When you rest the cursor over a port, you can view the: • port name • port ID • port beacon • port number • port index • port type (E, F, L, D, Ex, GIGe, or U_Port - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 53
as shown in Figure 7. FIGURE 7 Right-click menu for ports (from Switch Explorer) The tasks are: • The Port Admin option displays the Port Admin tab. • The Port Details option displays read-only information about a port, without opening the Port Admin tab. You can right-click on the table content to - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 54
the EGM license.) Port Management FC Routing v4.4.x switch, some of the features might be disabled. To display switches in the switch displays in Switch View. Additional switch information displays in the Switch Events and Switch Information tabs. Working with Web Tools: recommendations Brocades - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 55
with large numbers of IP address and supports Telnet sessions. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for information about the Telnet commands. NOTE Internet Explorer 7.0 default settings disable Telnet functionality. If you are using Internet Explorer 7.0, you must make the appropriate changes - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 56
logs for troubleshooting If you encounter problems using the Web Tools interface, collect Java logs for use in troubleshooting. From Microsoft the Web Tools opening page. 6. Perform the Web Tools operation that caused the problem. 7. Collect the logs shown on the Java console. 8. If you no - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 57
overview Most of the management tasks described in this chapter are accessed through the Switch Administration window. Information in the Switch Administration window is retrieved from the selected switch, as shown in Figure 8 on page 30. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 29 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 58
are lost. To save the buffered changes you make in the Switch Administration window to the switch, click Apply before closing the module or before switching to another tab. The License tab, Firmware Download tab, and the Security Policies tab are exceptions. The changes you make on these tabs take - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 59
all current windows and restart Web Tools with the new IP address. NOTE The IPFC address is specific for each logical switch. The IPFC address is set to FC0 for switches that do not support Virtual Fabrics. To configure the IP and subnet mask information, perform the following steps. 1. Select the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 60
Performance window displays the details about Ethernet management port statistics like the Interface, MTU, Met, RX IP addresses are configured, the switch forwards all error log entries to the syslog on the specified servers. Up to six servers are supported. Refer to Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 61
provides the ability to enable and disable blades, and to set slot-level IP addresses for blades. The procedure in this section applies only to the Brocade DCX 8510-4, Brocade DCX 8510-8,or the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 33 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 62
Firmware Version columns display the firmware loaded onto each blade. A blade can have more than one firmware image ports on the blade. You cannot enable or disable the CP blades. Setting a slot-level IP address To set an IP address, perform the following steps. 34 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 63
the dialog box without saving any of your changes. 9. To update the switch with your changes, update the table using the Add and Delete buttons, and then click Apply. Viewing IP addresses If you want to view the IP addresses configured on the switch for the currently populated slots, use the Show - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 64
asks if you want to save the changes to the switch. You must click Yes to save the changes. Enabling and disabling switch persistent Use this procedure to enable or disable switch persistent. By default, switch persistent is disabled. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 65
domain ID Although domain IDs are assigned dynamically when a switch is enabled, you can request a specific ID to resolve a domain ID conflict when you merge fabrics. To change the switch domain ID, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 66
before the restart, because any changes not saved are lost. Performing a fast boot A fast boot reduces boot time significantly by bypassing the power-on self test (POST). To perform a fast boot, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 67
before you can configure fabric parameters. You can change the following system configuration parameters: • Switch fabric settings • Virtual channel settings • Arbitrated loop parameters • System services • Signed firmware WWN-based Persistent PID assignment WWN-based PID assignment allows you - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 68
support WWN-based Persistent PID on Web Tools VF Default switch Logical switch Area mode DCX/DCX-4S DCX 8510-4 DCX 8510-8 Enabled Yes, if dynamic area addressing is enabled in the Yes default switch. Brocade 5100 Enabled Yes Yes Brocade 5300 Brocade VA-40FC Brocade 6510 Brocade 6520 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 69
-tuning for a specific application. You cannot modify the first two virtual channels because these are reserved for switch internal functions. ATTENTION The default virtual channel settings are already optimized for switch performance. Changing the default values can improve switch performance, but - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 70
change. The only valid numeric values for all fields are either "2" or "3". 6. Click Apply. 7. Enable the switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch , a remote state change notification (RSCN) is services You can enable or - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 71
key. You can either use the license key provided in the paperpack document supplied with switch software or refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to obtain a license key at the Brocade website (my.brocade.com). Web Tools Administrator's Guide 43 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 72
Brocade 7800 upgrade license, do not take effect until the switch the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch a switch To remove a license from a switch in the Switch Administration Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 73
supports the feature, for a defined trial period. At the end hardware and software modules. High Availability is available only on the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4 and DCX 8510-8 platforms. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide of high availability on the switch. The colors and their - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 74
Service tab displays information about the switch. When the hardware is configured as a dual switch, the Service tab displays information about both switches. • The CP tab displays information about slots. For Brocade then the services are in sync. 46 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 75
stamp • Indication of whether the event is from a logical switch or a chassis • The number of successive events of the same kind • Severity level • Unique message identifier (in the form moduleID-messageType) • Detailed error message for root cause analysis There are eight message severity levels - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 76
events should be displayed on the Switch Events tab. For more information on filtering events, refer to "Filtering Switch Events" on page 49. TABLE serious problems that will eventually cause a partial or complete failure of a subsystem if not corrected immediately. For example, a power supply - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 77
switch from the Fabric Tree. The Switch View displays. 2. Select the Switch Events tab, if necessary. Filtering Switch Events You can filter the fabric and switch events by time, severity, message ID, and service steps. 1. Open the Switch Events tab as described in "Displaying Switch Events" on page - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 78
Filter dialog box displays. 3. Select Service. The event service menu is enabled. 4. Select either Switch or Chassis from the menu to show only those messages from the logical switch or from the chassis. 5. Click , perform the following steps. 50 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 79
1. In the Switch Explorer window, select Name Server. The Name Server tab displays. 2. Select a device from the Domain column. 3. Click Accessible Devices. The Zone Accessible Devices window displays accessible zone member information specific to that device. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 51 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 80
partitioning of a physical switch into multiple logical switches, which may be organized into logical fabrics. The following platforms are Virtual Fabrics-capable: • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 52 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 81
switches. Logical ports are created in the respective switches to support the logical link. Logical ports are software constructs, and have no corresponding hardware to represent them on the Switch View. Logical port information is available in the Port Admin tab. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 82
Port Admin tab. The Port Admin tab displays. Logical ports are displayed in the FC Ports Explorer tree structure. 2. To view logical port properties, expand the Logical Ports branch, and select a port. The General properties are displayed. FIGURE 11 Logical ports 54 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 83
unintentional changes are made. You should keep individual backup files for all switches in the fabric. You should avoid copying configurations from one switch to another. If you upload from a network, enter the host name or IP address in the Host Name or IP field, the user ID and password required - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 84
download from a network, enter the host name or IP address in the Host Name or IP field, the user ID and password required for access to the host in the User Name and Password fields, and select the Protocol Type used for the upload. The default is FTP. If you select "Secure Copy Protocol (SCP - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 85
from a USB device, you must click the USB port to launch the USB Port Management wizard. To update your USB storage, perform installed and activated on the switch. You must close all of the Web Tools windows and log in again to avoid a firmware version mismatch. Note that for chassis-based switches - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 86
you select the USB button, you can specify only a firmware path or directory name. No other fields on the tab are available. The USB button is available if the USB is present on the switch. 4. Enter the host name or IP address, user name, password, and fully-qualified path to the file release.plist - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 87
gigabit Ethernet (GbE) ports. Refer to "Viewing EX-Ports" on page 134 for information on how to view and configure EX-Ports. The Port Admin tab is refreshed automatically every sixty seconds and is refreshed immediately when you make any port changes through Web Tools. To manage ports, you must be - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 88
management overview Opening the Port Admin tab Select Port Admin tab in the Switch Explorer window. The Port Admin tab displays information about the ports on the switch. Refer to "Switch View" on page 21 for information about accessible ports. The Port Admin tab displays in Basic mode. To view more - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 89
not applicable to the selected ports. Port information displays in either a table of ports or information about a specific port, depending on your selection. If you select a slot or switch, the system displays a table of all the ports for the slot or switch. If you select a port, the system displays - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 90
accumulated statistics of all the FCIP tunnels for that GbE port. • IP Interfaces-GbE ports only • IP Routes-GbE ports only To view advanced mode, select View > Advanced. When viewing detailed information about a port, the Advanced Mode provides these additional subtabs: 62 Web Tools Administrator - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 91
F-Port-BB Credit/Trunking - Trunking-Enable/Disable - NPIV-Enable/Disable/Max Login - QoS-Enable/Disable (requires Adaptive Networking License) - CSCTL-Enable/Disable (requires Adaptive Networking License) - Beacon-Enable/Disable - Speed combination (applicable only to the Brocade 6520, Brocade 6510 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 92
and later, Web Tools supports interoperability between a Fabric OS fabric and a Brocade Network OS fabric through an FC router. You can select this interoperability mode in the FC Port Configuration Wizard. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Select the port you want to - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 93
L_Port. L_Ports are not supported on the Brocade FC16-32, Brocade FC16-48, Brocade FC8-32E, Brocade FC8-48E, Brocade 6505, Brocade 6510, and Brocade 6520. NOTE To configure a port as an EX-Port, the switch must be capable of supporting FCR or FCIP features. The EX-Port option is disabled in the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 94
: • Brocade DCX • Brocade DCX-4S • Brocade DCX 8510 • Brocade Encryption Switch • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 5410 • Brocade 5424 • Brocade 5450 • Brocade 5460 • Brocade 5470 • Brocade 5480 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade 7800 66 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 95
the Port Admin tab. 2. Select the FC Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or slot that contains the port you want to rename. 4. From the table, select the port you want to rename. 5. Click Rename. 6. Enter a name for the port and click Rename. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 96
active. Select Enable or Disable from the drop-down button. Enabling and disabling a port To enable or disable a port, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, select the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 97
to be a part of the path to communicate with the principal switch), the fabric automatically reconfigures. • If you disable a port that was connected to a device, that device is no longer accessible from the fabric. For more information, refer to Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Persistent enabling - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 98
in the confirmation window. Configuring NPIV ports The NPIV license must be installed on a switch before NPIV functionality can be enabled on any port. For detailed information about understanding and configuring NPIV ports, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. NOTE NPIV feature cannot be - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 99
feature Switch name Enabled by default Enabled with Ports on Demand licenses Enabled with the Dynamic Ports on Demand feature Brocade Encryption 0-15 Brocade 8000 None Brocade 6505 0-11 Brocade 6510 0-23 Brocade 6520 0-47 Brocade VA-40FC 0-23 Brocade NC-5480 1-8, 17-20 Brocade 5480 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 100
300 0-7, 10-13 0-7 8, 9, 14, 15 8-15, 16-23 Any available ports Not supported When using the Brocade 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4424, 5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480, 6505, 6510, 6520, and NC-5480 switches, you can enable the Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD) feature, which allows you to select the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 101
Admin tab. 2. Select the FC Ports or GigE Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or the slot that contains the port. 4. Click Disable DPOD to set the licensing mechanism to static. If the button is labeled Enable DPOD, the licensing mechanism is already set to static. Diagnostic - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 102
• A swapped port can only be un-swapped. • Port binding is not supported on swapped ports. • The swapped ports cannot be moved to other logical switches. • The logical switch addressing mode cannot be changed if the logical switch contains the swapped ports. 74 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 103
provide the slot number. NOTE Port swap is not supported above the 16th port in a 48 port card in FMS mode. 8. Click Ok. Determining if a port index was swapped with another switch port To determine whether a port was swapped, perform the following steps. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 75 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 104
(the default value is 8). NOTE You cannot modify the default BB credit value for VE and ICL ports. 6. Click OK. The value displays in the table of the Port Admin tab. If no value is configured, the F-Port BB Credit column displays the default value. 76 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 105
. Neither radio buttons are selected by default. 3. Select either stringent or flexible. 4. Click Apply. 5. Close the Switch page. 6. Select Port Admin. 7. Select an F_Port or U_Port from the device tree or Port List table. 8. Click ALPA Map. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 77 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 106
The Port Admin tab provides an option to set the Port Octet Speed Combination. This option is available only on the following platforms: • Brocade DCX 8510-8 and DCX 8510-4 with the FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC16-32, and FC16-48 port blades • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 The ports on these hardware models - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 107
or Fixed 8G|4G|2G. You can change the octet combination for the octet associated with first eight ports of a blade or switch. The first eight ports are based on the slot port number (or user port number in case of the Brocade 6510 or Brocade 6520). The octet speed must be set consistently across - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 108
number is computed when the frame enters into the fabric thru an F/FL port port in a switch, the CSCTL value in the frame header of all the incoming frames on that F/FL port are used to index into the ASIC's CSCTL database table to compute the VC number steps. 1. Select the Port Admin tab. 2. Select - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 109
only on 16 Gbps capable FC platforms and it is not supported in Access Gateway mode. Enabling/disabling encryption To configure encryption for an FC port, perform the following steps. 1. Click Configure > Switch Admin. 2. Select Security Policies tab and then Authentication from the left panel - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 110
feature is enabled by default on all ISLs and ICLs of 10Gbps and 16Gbps FC platforms. Forward error correction is supported in Access Gateway mode. To configure forward error correction for an FC port or ICL port, perform the following steps. 1. Select Port Admin tab from the Switch Explorer window - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 111
port. This allows supported on the Brocade 7800 and Brocade FX8-24. Only one IP interface entry can be configured per GigE port. To configure Inband Management, perform the following steps. 1. Select Port Admin > GigE Ports > Inband IP - Destination IP Address - Subnet Mask - Gateway IP Address 10. - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 112
port mode, perform the following steps: NOTE You must install the FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade in a slot containing 10GE license to configure the mode. 1. Select Port Admin > GigE Ports through ge9 ports. - 10G - To enable xge0 and xge1 ports. - Dual - To enable ge0 through ge09 and xge0 ports. 5. - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 113
refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You must use Web Tools with the EGM license to create ISL trunk groups and to manage F_Port trunks. The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the following: • Brocade Encryption Switch • Brocade 300, 5300, and 5100 switches • Brocade - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 114
6 Viewing trunk group information 1. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Select the FC Ports tab. 3. From the tree on the left, select the switch name or slot name. 4. From the table, select the port that you want to trunk. You can select multiple ports from the table. - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 115
to front end ports. On the Brocade Encryption Switch, the trunk groups are in the port ranges 0-7, 8-15, 16-23, and 24-31, which are applicable on the front end ports. User this procedure to create an F_Port trunk group, and to add or remove member ports. 1. Select Port Admin tab. 2. Select - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 116
Additional ports can be added by selecting a port from Ports for trunking table and then clicking Add Members. NOTE To remove a port from the trunk group, select the port from Trunk Groups table and then click Remove Members. 9. Click OK to save your changes. 88 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 117
each port and for the entire switch. To utilize performance monitoring, the EGM license must be enabled on the switch. to perform basic monitoring tasks. Only users with the admin, switchadmin and fabricadmin roles associated with their login accounts Web Tools Administrator's Guide 89 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 118
installed and you must log in using an account with an admin number of times a particular filter pattern in a frame is transmitted by a port. For detailed information on performance monitoring, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide monitoring charts for Brocade 7800 Extension Switch and FX8-24 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 119
to a specific LUN. For more information, refer to "Creating SCSI command graphs" on page 98. Table 13 lists each graph and indicates the supported port types for each graph. The port selection columns for each graph displays the supported ports. TABLE 13 Supported port types for Brocade switches - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 120
-4, and the DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, slot numbers are displayed with expansion arrows next to them, as shown in Figure 21 on page 93. Click the arrows to expand and contract the list of ports per slot. • Switches such as the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6510, 6520, 8000, VA-40FC, 7800 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 121
Performance Monitor overview 7 FIGURE 21 Accessing performance graphs User-defined graphs You can modify the predefined graphs to create your own customized graphs (refer to "Customizing basic monitoring name and an optional brief description. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 93 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 122
the following steps. 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in port for which to create a graph. 3. If prompted, drag the port into the Enter/drag slot,port field, or manually enter the slot and port information in the field, in the format slot,port. 94 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 123
Customizing basic monitoring graphs 7 NOTE For the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6510, 6520, VA-40FC, 7800 Extension, 8000, and the Encryption Switch, enter only a port number. 4. Click OK. The graph is displayed in a window in the Performance Monitor window. Customizing basic monitoring graphs You can - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 124
FIGURE 23 Select Ports for customizing the Switch Throughput Utilization graph You can perform the following in the dialog box: a. Double-click the domain to expand the slot or port list. NOTE For the Brocade 8510-8, Brocade 8510-4, and Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 125
sections that follow. The advanced monitoring graphs are not supported for GbE ports. NOTE You must have an Advanced Performance Monitoring license installed to use the Advance Performance Monitor features. If user-defined Admin Domains are configured, Advanced Performance Monitoring works only in - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 126
> SCSI vs. IP Traffic. The SCSI vs. IP Traffic Setup dialog box displays. This dialog box is similar to that shown in Figure 23 on page 96. 3. Double-click the domain to expand the slot/port list. NOTE For Brocade 8510-8, Brocade 8510-4, and Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX 4S enterprise-class platforms - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 127
switch > slot > port in the Port Selection List. 4. Click the port from the Port Selection List and drag it into the Enter/drag port field. 5. Optional: For the LUN per port graphs, enter a LUN number, in hexadecimal notation. For the Brocade Encryption Switch . For Brocade 7800 extension switch, you - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 128
31st minute values. • Global auto scaling: By default, this option is in disabled mode. User the X-axis will scale up to 10 minutes • Number of graphs per row: Designate how many graphs you Reset to reset all the graphs. NOTE Brocade Network Advisor has an option for launching Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 129
click Save Canvas. A message displays, confirming that the configuration was successfully saved to the switch. Adding graphs to an existing canvas The following procedure assumes that a canvas is already in a canvas, perform the following steps. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 101 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 130
displays. 4. Select a graph from the list and click Edit. NOTE The Edit button is enabled only for the graphs that are configurable or editable. 5. Make changes in the Edit dialog box, as necessary. 6. Click OK to close the Edit dialog box. 7. Click Save to save the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 131
groups of devices that can access each other. For example, you can partition a SAN into two zones, winzone and unixzone, so that the Windows servers and storage do not interact with UNIX servers and storage. Zones can be configured dynamically. They can vary in size, depending on the number specific - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 132
use the switch with the highest Fabric OS level. Refer to "Best practices for zoning" on page 122 for more recommendations about zoning. Opening the Zone Admin window Launching the Zone Administration window and performing any kind of zone configuration takes more time if there are a large number of - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 133
change the default zone mode from No Access to All Access if there is no effective zone configuration and more than 120 devices are connected to the fabric. Web Tools supports default zoning on switches running firmware v5.1.0 or later. Default zoning on legacy switches (switches running firmware - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 134
you close the Zone Administration window without saving your changes, your changes are lost. To save the buffered changes you make in the Zone Administration window to the zoning database on the switch, refer to "Saving local zoning changes" on page 108. Note the following: • "Saving" means updating - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 135
ports. To verify whether you have any unzoned devices, you must use Brocade Network Advisor to analyze zone configurations. In the Member Selection List, you can diferentiate between node WWN and port only (switches, ports, and devices). It does not affect any zoning element changes or update - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 136
user looking at the zone information for the switch do not see the changes you have made until you save them. Saving the changes propagates any changes made in the Zone Administration window (buffered changes) to the zoning database on the switch. If another user has a zoning operation in progress - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 137
an alias using the following methods: • Identifying members by switch domain and port index number pair, for example, 2, 20. • Identifying members by device node and device port WWNs. For more information on enabling the configuration, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on page 118. To create - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 138
Click Add Other to include a WWN or port that is not currently a part of the fabric. 10. Select Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes. Adding and removing members of a zone alias For more information on enabling the configuration, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on page 118 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 139
Yes. The selected alias is deleted from the Zone Admin buffer. At this point, you can either save your changes or save and enable your changes. 5. Select Zoning Action > Save Config to save the configuration changes. To enable the configuration, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on page 118 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 140
to include a WWN or port that is not currently a part of the fabric. At this point, you can either save your changes or save and enable your changes. 11. Select Zoning Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes. To enable the configuration, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 141
name and click OK. The zone is renamed in the Zone Admin buffer. 6. Select Zoning Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes. Cloning zones To perform clone operations for zoning, the EGM license must be installed on the switch; otherwise, access to this feature is denied and an error - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 142
Config to save the configuration changes. Creating and populating enhanced traffic isolation zones An enhanced traffic isolation zone (TI zone) is a special zone that creates a dedicated path for a specific traffic flow. When an enhanced TI zone is activated, inter-switch traffic from a zone member - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 143
management 8 NOTE All switches in the fabric must be running Fabric OS v6.4.0 or later and all the ports in the TI zones configuration is a group of zones; zoning is enabled on a fabric by enabling a specific configuration. You zoning database Web Tools Administrator's Guide 115 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 144
, refer to "Enabling zone configurations" on page 118. NOTE Any changes made changes do not display until you re-enable the configuration. To configure the zone members, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in "Opening the Zone Admin Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 145
a name for the copied zone and click OK. The selected zone is copied from the Zone Admin buffer. 6. Select Zoning Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes. No changes were made to the effective configuration. You do not need to enable the configuration. Deleting zone configurations - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 146
described in "Opening the Zone Admin window" on page 104. changes. Enabling zone configurations Several zone configurations can reside on a switch described in "Opening the Zone Admin window" on page 104. 2. and according to the default zone set, devices Zone Admin window" on page 104. - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 147
a configuration through the Zone Administration window. CAUTION Clicking the refresh icon overwrites all local unsaved zoning changes. If anyone has made any changes to the zones outside of your Zone Admin session, those changes are applied. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 119 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 148
any changes you configuration on the switch. 3. Optional: Brocade that device to the fabric. Specifically, it is useful if you want the elements are selected by default. 4. Click items in the Admin buffer and can be used as a member. Different icons are used to differentiate between node WWN and port - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 149
for Zone Member option. If the target entity is an alias or zone, then the search domain includes elements like switch names and domain numbers, port names and "domain, port" addresses, device WWNs and manufacturer names, and also any aliases that might already have been defined. If the target - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 150
Zone using the core switch versus an edge switch. • Zone using a director over a switch. A director has more resources to handle zoning changes and implementations. • Zone on the switch you connect to when bringing up Web Tools (the proxy switch). 122 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 151
125 •Defining Switch Policy 128 •Port LED interpretation 130 Trace dumps A trace dump is a snapshot of the running behavior within the Brocade switch. The dump can be used by developers and troubleshooters at Brocade to help understand what might be contributing to a specific switch behavior when - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 152
from Brocade customer support when diagnosing switch behavior. For details on the commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference. Setting up automatic trace dump transfers You can set up a switch so that diagnostic information is transferred automatically to a remote server. Then, if a problem - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 153
5. Click Apply. Displaying switch information You can right-click in the table content of Fan, Temperature, and Power Status windows to find Export file. • Click Search to search for a specific text string in the table. NOTE You must accept the Brocade Certificate at the beginning of the login to - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 154
about the switch fan, refer to the appropriate hardware documentation. You number when it is available, otherwise it displays the fan number. The AirFlow Direction column displays the direction state as either Forward or Backward for the Brocade 6510 and Brocade 6520. For all other hardware - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 155
indicates the overall status of the power supply. 3. Click Power on the Switch View. The detailed power supply states are displayed (Figure 30). If you are using the Brocade 6510 or Brocade 6520, the Type column displays either AC or DC. For all other hardware the value will be N/A. Checking the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 156
Report window To check the physical health of the switch, perform the following steps. 1. Select a logical switch from the Logical Switch drop-down list in the top-right corner of the Switch Explorer window. The selected switch displays in the Switch View. The icon on the Status button indicates the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 157
of each contributor are allowed before triggering a status change in the switch from "Healthy" to "Marginal" or "Down switch contributor values are set to the default values, if there is one faulty port in a switch, then this contributor would set the overall switch status to "Marginal". If two ports - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 158
For LED information, refer to the hardware documentation for the switch you are viewing. (The blink rate of the LEDs in the Switch View does not necessarily match the blink rate of the LEDs on the physical switch.) NOTE All 8G and 16G Brocade switches and port blades do not have port speed LEDs, but - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 159
FC-FC Routing Service 10 In this chapter •Fibre Channel Routing overview 131 •Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing 132 •Setting up FC-FC routing 132 •FC-FC routing management 133 •Viewing EX-Ports 134 •Configuring an EX-Port 135 •Configuring FCR router port cost 136 •Viewing LSAN - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 160
for Fibre Channel Routing The FC-FC Routing Service is supported only on the following switch models: • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches • Brocade 7800 Extension Switch • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, when configured with FR4-18i - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 161
port as EX_Port with Brocade NOS mode. The FC Routing module provides a dynamic display. Any changes in the FCR configuration on the switch switches: • Brocade VA-40FC • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade 5100 and 5300 switches, and the 7800 Extension Switch. • Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 162
then by row number within each slot. IP address information is displayed in IPv4 and IPv6 formats. NOTE To disable FC Routing, you must disable all EX/VEX ports. You cannot enable these ports until FC Routing is enabled. For more detailed information about a specific port, click a port name in the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 163
tasks in the task bar. You can select multiple ports in the table, but you can select only one port at a time in the tree. Configuring an EX-Port NOTE With Fabric OS v7.0.1, Web Tools supports interoperability between a Fabric OS fabric and a Brocade Network OS fabric through an FC router. You can - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 164
remains in the same state after configuration. Configuring FCR router port cost In FCR, EX-Ports can be assigned router port cost. The cost of the link is a positive number. The router port path or tunnel path is chosen based on the minimum cost per connection. If multiple paths exist with the same - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 165
ID. You should manually enable FCR after setting backbone FID. However, you must first disable all of the EX-Ports before you begin this operation. After the fabric ID is changed, you must re-enable these ports. NOTE When the Virtual Fabrics capability is enabled on the switch, Fabric ID cannot - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 166
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and management in a large fabric by reducing the number of domain IDs and ports. For detailed descriptions of the Access Gateway, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide. NOTE When Access Gateway mode is enabled on switches managed through Web Tools, only a limited subset of - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 168
bar • Switch View buttons • Switch View, Port Admin, and Access Gateway Devices tabs • Switch Events and Access Gateway information • Indicator bar • Professional Management Tool offering Access Gateway mode The Access Gateway feature on the Brocade Encryption switch and the Brocade 8000 enables - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 169
in the Port Admin tab When Access Gateway mode is enabled, the following options can be configured in access gateway mode: • Port Configuration Policy - You can select Auto or Advanced mode (default mode). When auto mode is selected, options like Trunking, Configure N-Port Groups, Configure F-N Port - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 170
, F_Port) on each individual port on an Access Gateway enabled switch. When you configure ports, you can specify a global configuration policy using the Port Configuration Policy button. By default, Advanced is selected and sets the initial defaults for port types, groups, and the F_Port-to-N_Port - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 171
If you want to distribute F_Ports among groups, you can leave all ports in the default port group 0, or you can disable N_Port grouping. To create port groups, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Make sure that you have selected Advanced - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 172
. Defining custom primary F-N port mapping To manually change primary F-N port mappings, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Click the FC Ports tab. 3. Click Configure F_N Port Mappings. 144 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 173
been added to the Port Admin GUI to display static mapping information. NOTE Static mappings and custom WWN-N port mappings are mutually exclusive. To manually change static F-N port mappings, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Click the FC - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 174
. If you created an N_Port grouping and switching over to the automatic mode, those port groups are lost. After you enable the APC policy, you cannot define custom port type configurations, port mappings, Path Failover, and Failback settings. 146 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 175
auto mode, the Configure N port groups, Configure F-N port mapping, and Configure WWN-N port mapping buttons are disabled. To enable auto rebalancing from the Switch Administration window, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. 2. Select Automatic - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 176
apply the changes. Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 The following list the is a compilation of the limitations of using Access Gateway with the Brocade 8000 switch: • Only the Port Grouping (PG) policy is supported. When the Access Gateway mode is first enabled, the default PG policy - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 177
installed on the switch. Fabric Watch tracks a number of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. For example, Fabric Watch monitors the following: • Fabric resources, including fabric reconfigurations, zoning changes, new logins, domain ID changes, E-Port failures, and segmentation changes - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 178
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. For detailed information on managing extended fabrics, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. The Extended Fabric tab displays the following columns: • Port Number • Buffer Limited-Indicates whether the port is buffer limited. A buffer-limited port can come online with fewer buffer credits - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 180
change Buffer Needed value, Frame Size and Desired Distance(km) value cannot be changed. • Buffer Allocated-The number port. • Long Distance-Table 15 describes the long-distance settings and identifies which settings require a Brocade Extended Fabrics license. 152 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 181
DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4, and DCX 8510-8 the slots for CPs are not available. The Brocade Encryption Switch and the FS8-18 Encryption blade support auto-negotiated link speeds of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps. TABLE 15 Long-distance settings and license requirements Value Description Extended Fabrics - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 182
250 km at 2 Gbps, or 125 km at 4 Gbit/sec, depending on the switch platform and the availability of frame buffers within the port group. For the Brocade DCX 8510-8, Brocade 6510, Brocade 6520, and Brocade DCX 8510-4, the buffer credits are 10 through X; where X is proportional to the available - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 183
between 10 and 125, inclusive. • If the port capability is 2 GB, type a number between 10 and 250, inclusive. • If the port capability is 1 GB, type a number between 10 and 500, inclusive. • For the Brocade 6510, Brocade 6520, Brocade DCX 8510-8 and Brocade DCX 8510-4, the buffer credits are 10 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 184
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must be installed on the switch; otherwise, access to these features is denied and an error message displays. For Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, the supported routing policies are: • Port-Based-Routing - Port-based routing assigns a "static route," in which the path chosen for traffic never changes - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 186
tab. 3. This step is switch-type specific: • For the Brocade DCX 8510-8, DCX 8510-4, DCX or DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, click a slot number under the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree. • For the Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800 Extension switches, VA-40FC, and the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 187
(DLS) is supported in following platforms: • Brocade FC16-32 • Brocade FC16-48 • Brocade DCX with 8G blades • Brocade DCX-4S with 8G blades • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade 5300 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 6520 • Brocade 7800 on FC ports. • Brocade FX8-24 on FC ports. Web Tools - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 188
changes. 4. Click Apply. Configuring the link cost for a port This section describes how to set the cost of an interswitch link (ISL). The cost of a link is a dimensionless positive number. The fabric shortest path first (FSPF) protocol compares the cost of various paths between a source switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 189
This step is switch-specific: - For the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, click the slot number of the logical switch under Link Cost in the navigation tree. - For Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, VA-40FC, and the Encryption Switch, click Link Cost in the navigation - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 190
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ports 194 •Establishing authentication policies for HBAs 200 User-defined accounts In addition to the default accounts-root, factory, admin, and user-Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later support up to 256 user-defined accounts in each logical switch role-based access rights. Refer to Chapter 1, "Introducing - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 192
password and cannot create, modify, or view predefined or user-defined accounts Virtual Fabrics considerations If no home logical fabric ID is specified for a user, the system provides a default home ID. The default home ID is 128. NOTE The User tab displays and changes information in the switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 193
. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 31. 2. Select the User tab. 3. Click Add. The Add User Account dialog box displays. For switches that support Virtual Fabrics, refer to Figure 38. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 165 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 194
. For VF-enabled switches, the selection is done per logical fabric ID. (Refer to "Role-Based Access Control" on page 13 for information about these roles.) 6. Optional: Enter a description of the account. 7. Click Enabled or Disabled to enable or disable the account. 8. Enter the password for the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 195
Account dialog box displays. 5. Select a role from the menu. You can change the role only on user-level accounts. You cannot change the role on the admin or root accounts. You cannot change the role of your own account. 6. Enter a new description. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 167 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 196
a locked password, refer to the unlock procedure in "Unlocking a password" on page 170. Changing the password of an account If you are logged in as admin, you can change the password of your own account, peer admin accounts, switchadmin accounts, and user accounts. You can also change the root or - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 197
the Switch Administration window" on page 31. 2. Select the User tab. 3. Click Set Password Rule. The Configure Password Rule dialog box displays. 4. Fill out the dialog box for the password rules you want to enforce. The available options are: • Minimum number of days (0-999) before you can change - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 198
Password. If the button is unavailable, the password is already expired. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Unlocking a password To unlock a password, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Switch on the switch. The default roles like Root, Factory, Admin, User, SwitchAdmin Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 199
to edit the Port Admin and FCR Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 31. 2. Select the User tab. 3. Select the Role sub-tab. 4. Click the Add button. The Switch Admin:Add User Defined Role dialog displays. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 200
15 User-defined roles FIGURE 39 Switch Admin:Add User Defined Role dialog 5. Enter a role name save your changes. Editing a user-defined role To edit a user-defined role, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 201
policy configuration 15 The Switch Admin:Edit User Defined Role dialog box displays. FIGURE 40 Switch Admin:Add User Defined Role save your changes. Access control list policy configuration Support for the Access Control List (ACL) policies is currently defined in the Switch Connection Control - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 202
switch and its ports are listed in the tree. All the devices in the fabric are also listed in the tree. 11. Click OK to confirm the changes to the switch. 12. Activate the policy in order to implement it. Refer edit. 7. Click Next and click Modify. 174 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 203
changes to the switch. Deleting all SCC, DCC, or FCS policies You cannot delete the FCS policy from non-primary or non-FCS switches the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 204
Switch. 6. Select the appropriate from and to positions. 7. Click Apply. 8. After you move all the member switches devices. ADS is supported only in Access Gateway mode port WWN's can also be added to the allowed list of device port Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 205
box, all the connected device port WWN's and detached WWN's changes. NOTE If the switch is not a primary switch, an error message dialog box displays. 7. Click No to discard the changes and click Refresh in the FWCP Configuration window to manually refresh the window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 206
SHA or MD5) is used for authentication. The switch does not support authentication. Any authentication negotiation is rejected. 6. Select a DH-Group type. 7. Optional: Set the device authentication are configuring authentication for an F_Port. 178 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 207
policies A user who has changed authentication policy parameters or a shared secret key pair can re-initialize the authentication. To re-authenticate policies, perform the following steps. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab. The Port Admin tab displays with the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 208
changes and click OK. Setting the Switch the Switch Policy Authentication switch. The configuration includes SNMPv1 and SNMPv3 configuration, accessControl, and systemGroup configuration parameters. Access is read-only if you do not have admin or security admin authority. For more information, refer - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 209
parameters NOTE The port number is not included. To set SNMPv3 configuration parameters, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 31. 2. Select the SNMP tab. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 181 53 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 210
to the sender. 8. Click Apply. Changing the access control configuration NOTE The port number is not included. To change the access control configuration, perform the following steps. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 31 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 211
a standby CP, if one is present. It is saved in a configuration upload, and can be applied to other switches in a configuration download. You should configure at least two RADIUS servers so that if one fails, the other server assumes the service. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 183 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 212
server must have a unique IP address or DNS name for the RADIUS server. 6. Enter the port number. 7. Enter the secret string. 8. Enter the timeout time in minutes. 9. Select either CHAP or PAP as the authentication protocol. The default value is CHAP, and if you do not change it, CHAP becomes the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 213
the primary AAA service. The RADIUS server is not deleted until you apply the changes from the AAA Services tab. 5. Click Apply in the AAA Services tab. A Enabling Active Directory service For adding a new Active Directory server, you must provide the server IP address, port number, secret string, - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 214
To disable Active Directory service, select Switch Database from the Primary AAA Service drop-down menu and select None from the Secondary AAA Service drop-down menu. 5. Click Apply. Modifying Active Directory service To change the parameters of a Active Directory service that is already configured - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 215
the Authentication drop-down list. 7. Click OK. The server details display in the TACACS+ Configuration list. 8. Click Apply. Modifying TACACS+ To change the parameters of a TACACS+ service that is already configured, perform the following steps. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 187 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 216
window as described in "Opening the Switch Administration window" on page 31. 2. Select the AAA Service tab. 3. Select a server from the TACACS+ Configuration list. 4. Click Remove. NOTE The server is not deleted until you apply the changes from the AAA Services tab. 5. Click Apply in the AAA - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 217
tunnel end points. IPsec is implemented between tunnel endpoints. IPsec is transparent to the actual endpoints within the IP header in the original packet. Figure 41 provides a basic visual comparison of how transport mode and tunnel mode modify an IP datagram. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 189 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 218
authentication code (MAC). The MAC is created by a hash algorithm calculation. The MAC is transmitted in an IP datagram. The same hash algorithm is then used by the receiver to verify the integrity of the packet. in transport mode and tunnel mode 190 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 219
calculate an authentication value, the authentication value is sent in an IP datagram, and the same hash algorithm is used by the the case, UDP must be used to encapsulate the tunneled packets. Port numbers in the UDP headers can then be used to identify the endpoint Guide 191 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 220
(VPN) for connecting a roaming computer, like a service laptop, to a protected network. Internet Key Exchange concepts Internet Key Exchange (IKE) is used to authenticate the end points of an IP connection, and to determine security policies for IP traffic over the connection. The initiating node - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 221
thus limiting the amount of time a given key is available to a potential attacker. Part of a message may be protected by an old key, while new keys protect vulnerable. Diffie-Hellman groups Diffie-Hellman (DH) groups are used to determine the length of the base prime numbers for the Diffie-Hellman - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 222
ports DH group choices are 1(modp768), 2(modp1024), 14(modp2048), and 18(modp8192). Each group the PSK is a password or pass phrase. PSKs are created in the end systems used by ports IPsec can be applied to the management port on a switch Transform policy to a specific IP flow. Enabling the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 223
ports 15 1. Open the Switch exchange. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for IP address in IPv4 or IPv6 format, but it may also be a DNS name. 6. Select the Encryption Algorithm option. 7. Select the Hash Algorithm option. 8. Select the PRF Algorithm option. 9. Select the DH Group Number - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 224
over management ports To SPI number field. A Security Parameter Index (SPI) number is automatically assigned, but may be manually overridden. The IKE hash algorithm. • The Diffie-Hellman group number. • The IKE SA lifetime. • The IP addresses of the endpoints. • The IPsec protocol Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 225
IPsec over management ports 15 The SA lifetime may be defined as a time value in seconds (LifeTime in seconds), as the number of bytes to an IP flow. Flows are uni-directional. Selectors are associated with a specific source IP address, a specific peer IP address, and a specific transform. - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 226
IP Address field. 6. Enter the IP address of the receiver in the Peer IP Address field. 7. Enter the Transform Name value. 8. The Protocol Name selector allows you to select a specific protocol. 9. Click OK. Manually creating an SA Part of manually Transport or Tunnel. Refer to "Transport mode and - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 227
IPsec over management ports 15 The choices are ah authentication key in the Authentication Key field. 15. Optional: Enter a local and peer tunnel IP address. 16. Click OK. Editing an IKE or IPsec policy An existing IKE or IPsec policy the list. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 199 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 228
Open the Switch Administration or both. • Select the Switch Authentication Policy Mode. The choices used. The choices are SHA1, MD5, or both. • Select the DH-Group Type. The choices are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; 0 (DH Null the switch/HBA WWN or name or domain ID in the Switch or switch in the Local Shared Secret - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 229
implemented by Fabric OS. A Brocade switch or director that supports CUP can be controlled by one or more host-based management programs or director consoles, such as Brocade Web Tools or Brocade Network Advisor. (Refer to the Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual for more information about the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 230
16 Enabling port-based routing • Install a FICON CUP license on the Brocade switch. • Configure CUP attributes (FMS parameters) for the FICON director. FMS mode enable failed due to ports with areas 0xFE or 0xFF are connected to devices. You can use Web Tools for all of these tasks. You can also use - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 231
support switch management using CUP. To be able to use the CUP functionality, all switches install a CUP license. For more information on installing licenses, refer to "Activating a license on a switch your changes. FMS parameter configuration FMS parameters control the behavior of the switch with - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 232
parameter is set as enabled by the hardware after system installation, and can be reset by Web Tools. Active=Saved Mode Controls the IPL file update. The IPL file saves port connectivity attributes and port names. After a switch restart or power cycle, the switch reads the IPL file and actives its - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 233
switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Open the Switch Administration window as described in "Opening the Switch neutral or a switched state. When it device is switched, it It might cause the switch to be unmanageable with CUP Tools Switch Administration window displays the You can manually reset allegiance - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 234
Port Connectivity Attributes • Switch enable/disable • Switch name change To access the FICON CUP tab, perform the following steps. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Open the Switch initially installed, a switch allows any port to dynamically communicate with any other port. - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 235
prohibited ports. Those columns are scrollable and swappable. Viewing Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurations To display a list of Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurations, perform the following steps. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Select Configure > Switch Admin. 3. Click - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 236
"You have placed a prohibit on an E-Port. This has no effect for Fabric OS based fabrics". 6. Review your changes. A blue background in a cell indicates that the information from the switch. • Click Cancel to cancel all changes without saving. 208 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 237
configuration When you activate a saved Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration on the switch, the preceding configuration (currently activated) is overwritten. To activate an Allow a saved configuration or the active configuration from the list. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 209 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 238
the following steps. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Select Configure > Switch Admin. 3. Click Show Advanced Mode to see all the following steps. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Select Configure > Switch Admin. 3. Click Show Advanced Mode to see all - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 239
following steps. 1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Select Configure > Switch Admin. 3. Click Show Advanced Mode to see port from the list. 7. Click Set Current. 8. Click Close. 9. Optional: The selected port can be reset using the reset button. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 240
paths. RNID information for the switch displays in the Switch Information tab (Figure 46). FIGURE 46 Switch RNID information RNID information for attached For those ports, the following information specific to RNID displays in the following columns: • Type • Model • Tag • Sequence Number • Insistent - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 241
to monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports. Web Tools is launched directly from a web browser, or from Brocade Network Advisor. NOTE For complete information on Web Tools, refer to the Web Tools Administrator's Guide. This chapter only discusses Web Tools and FCoE - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 242
(EGM) license. Refer to "Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor" for more information. A new view has been added to Web Tools for the Brocade 8000 switch and FCOE10-24 DCX blade, and new tabs have been added to the Switch Administration window and the Port Admin tab to support FCoE - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 243
DCB tab on the Switch Administration window is specific to DCE and DCB configuration and management. The DCB tab has five subtabs (Figure 47) that are used for FCoE switch administration: • Link Aggregation • VLAN • FCoE Login Group • QoS • LLDP-DCBX FIGURE 47 Switch Administration DCB subtabs FC0E - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 244
a traffic class map. A traffic class map can be used to map a specific class of traffic to a specific Class of Service (CoS). Editing the DCB map The DCB map defines priority and priority group tables that support Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS). ETS allows bandwidth to be allocated based on - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 245
Group Map in the DCB Configuration dialog box. The default CoS-to-traffic class structure is based on IEEE 802.1Q recommendations, as in the default Priority Group changes to every port. To configure the global LLDP characteristics, perform the following steps. 1. Select the DCB tab on the Switch - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 246
TLV indicates packaging of parameters into a Brocade-specific Type/Length/Value (TLV): • Advertise Optional-tlv-Advertises the following optional TLVs: - system-description-Describes switch or blade characteristics. - port-description-Describes the configured port. - system-name-Specifies the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 247
TLV indicates packaging of parameters into a Brocade-specific Type/Length/Value (TLV). - Advertise Optional-tlv-Advertises the following optional TLVs: • system-description-Describes switch or blade characteristics. • port-description-Describes the configured port. • system-name-Specifies the system - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 248
tab in the Port Admin tab is used for configuring the DCB interfaces on a switch. To configure None and L2. The default is None. If you intend to use this port in a Link Aggregation Group (LAG), select None For a TenGigabitEthernet port configured as an FCoE port, the default DCB map is applied automatically. You - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 249
The range is 0-255. The default is 8. 10. Assign a default class of service in the Default CoS field. The default CoS range is 0-7. The default is 0. 11. Click OK. 12. Click Enable for Status and LLDP Status. Configuring a link aggregation group FCoE ports can be grouped to create a link aggregation - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 250
Switch Administration window. 2. Select the VLAN tab. 3. Click Add. The VLAN Configuration dialog box displays. 4. Specify a VLAN ID. The format is VLAN. In this Fabric OS release, no bridge instances are supported, so the bridge number Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 251
must use the CLI to make any changes to the FCoE VLAN. 11. Click OK to enable FCoE. Clear the check box to disable FCoE. Configuring FCoE login groups FCoE login groups control which FCoE devices are allowed to log in to a switch or fabric. The FCoE Ports window is used for configuring the FCoE - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 252
information 1. Select the FCoE Ports tab on the Port Admin tab. The initial view displays a summary of all FCoE ports on the switch (Figure 48). FIGURE 48 FCoE Ports tab, Port Administration panel 2. To view information for a specific port, select the trunk in the FC0E Ports Explorer or select the - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 253
Switch Administration window. 2. Select the VLAN tab. The VLAN information displays. Displaying FCoE login groups To display FCoE login group Select the DCB tab on the Switch Administration window. 2. Select the LLDP Port Statistics tab displays basic and advanced statistics, and allows you to change - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 254
statistics, perform the following steps. 1. Select the DCB Interfaces tab on the Port Admin tab. 2. Under the DCB Interface Explorer, select a port. 3. Select the Port Statistics tab. Configuring a DCB interface from the Switch View DCB interfaces can be enabled and disabled from a right-click menu - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 255
enable and disable FCoE Ports individually from the Port Admin tab. 1. Select the FCoE Ports tab on the Port Admin tab. 2. Select the port you want to enable or disable under the FC0E Ports Explorer, or from the list. 3. Click Enable or Disable to change the current status of the port. You can also - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 256
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. You must make the appropriate changes in the registry to enable Telnet functionality if you want to use it. Launching the default Telnet is not supported in Windows Vista and Windows 2008 server. Fabric Watch, Switch Admin, HA, Name Server, and Zone Admin are separate applets embedded in HTML - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 258
and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms: loss of network connectivity is up to 5 minutes if the power-on self-test (POST) is disabled. If POST is enabled, the loss of network connectivity can exceed 5 minutes. Brocade 300, 5100, 5300, 6510, 6520, 7800, 8000, VA-40FC, and the Encryption Switch: Loss of - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 259
than ten switches or more than 1000 ports, or if you are using the iSCSI Gateway module extensively, you might encounter out-of-memory errors such as the following: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space To avoid this problem, increase the default heap size in the Java Control Panel. Refer to - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 260
Refresh option in browsers Switch Explorer closure Switch View Windows Operating Systems If you change the switch name using the Web Tools Switch Administration page or SNMP and then open a Telnet window to verify the name change, the CLI prompt (for example, switch:admin >) displays the previous - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 261
switch, 69, 70 A Access Control List. Refer to ACL access control. Refer to RBAC. Access Gateway mode configuration, 139 disable, 142 enable, 141 F_Port trunk groups, 87 accessing switch , setting, 5 supported, 4 buffer-limited ports, 151 C changing domain ID, 37 passwords, 168 switch name, 36 class - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 262
, 126 FICON code page, 205 name server entries, 50 power supply status, 127 switch events, 49 temperature status, 126 user account information, 165 DLS, 159 domain ID, changing, 37 downloading configuration file, 56 firmware, 57 Dynamic Load Sharing. Refer to DLS E E_D_TOV, 40 edge fabrics, 131 EGM - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 263
47 FAN frame notification parameters, configuring, 42 fan status, 126 fast boot, 38 FC ports, configuring, 64 FC Routing module, 133 FC-FC routing about, 131 setting up, 132 supported switches, 132 FCR router cost, 136 FCS policy activate, 175 create, 174 deactivate, 175 delete, 175 distribute, 175 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 264
, 160 IP address filtering, 33 ISL trunking, 85 J Java Plug-ins configuring, 8 installing, 7, 8 supported, 4 JRE, installing, 7 L launching FC Routing module, 133 Web Tools, 10 LEDs, port, 130 licensed features, 43 licenses activating, 43 removing, 44 limitations browsers, 229, 232 firmware download - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 265
lists, 121 sequence level switching, 41 session management, 14 sessions, ending, 13 setting refresh frequency, 5 SNMP trap levels, 180 severity levels, 47 SID-DID performance graph, 97 SNMP trap levels, 180 Solaris patches, installing, 7 SSLv3, 231 starting Web Tools, 10 swapping port index IDs, 75 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 266
buttons, 21 syslog IP address configuring, 32 removing, 32 system services, configuring, 42 T Telnet, 27 temperature status, 126 temporary internet files, 6 timeout, session, 14 TLS, 231 trace dumps, 123 transition, partial Web Tools functions to Brocade Network Advisor, 3 troubleshooting Web Tools - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 267
WWNs, 120 renaming, 113 replacing WWNs, 121 selecting a view, 109 zoning all access, 105 default zoning, 105 no access, 105 zoning database clearing, 122 maximum size, 108, 118 zoning views, 109 zoning, disabling, 118 zoning, saving changes, 108 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 239 53-1002756-01 - Dell Brocade 6520 | Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 268
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