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- Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 1
53-1002744-01 ® 14 December 2012 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide Supporting Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, 8000, and VA-40FC - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 2
trademarks of their respective owners. Notice: This document is for informational purposes 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 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 3
switch 12 Confirming IP addresses 14 Switch discovery failure 17 Configuring the switch 17 Setting switch parameters 18 Zoning selection options 19 Configuring zones on the switch 20 Specifying devices 20 Connecting devices and completing the setup 21 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 4
the zoning configuration 45 Validating zoning configuration 47 Restoring Typical Zoning 47 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management 48 Making EZSwitchSetup your default switch manager 48 EZSwitchSetup Limitations General limitations 49 iv EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 53-1002744 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 5
Systems, Inc., documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document. The following platforms are supported by this release of EZSwitchSetup: • Brocade 300 switch • Brocade 4100 switch • Brocade 4900 switch EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide v 53-1002744 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 6
switch • Brocade 5300 switch • Brocade 6505 switch • Brocade 6510 switch • Brocade 6520 switch • Brocade 7800 Extension Switch • Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch • Brocade VA-40FC switch What's new in this document The following change has been made since this document was last released: • Added support - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 7
can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade. See "Brocade resources" on page viii for instructions on accessing - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 8
no cost for a user ID and password. White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at: http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website: http://www.brocade.com Release notes - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 9
problem, switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results 2. Switch Serial Number The switch feedback to: [email protected] Provide the title and version number of the document and as - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 10
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wizard and Switch Configuration to set up and configure your switch for the first time. For additional information about your switch, see the hardware reference manual included on the Brocade Documentation CD, which ships with the switch. Chapter 3, "Managing Your Switch," describes how - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 12
-switch fabric with FC ports only. To configure and manage other features on your switch, use the command line interface, Web Tools, or Brocade the switch require Oracle JRE 1.7.0_9 or higher installed on the host. EZSwitchSetup is supported on the platforms shown in Table 1. TABLE 1 Supported - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 13
in "Supported hardware and software" on page v. Your switch must meet the following requirements: • It must be connected to an Ethernet LAN that is accessible by the host. If it is not, the system issues the message "Page not Found." • It must have licensed FC ports. If the switch has no licensed FC - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 14
features enabled: • Virtual Fabrics with non-default logical switches • Access Gateway • User-defined Admin Domains You can, however, use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover these switches and set their IP addresses. The Brocade VA-40FC switch comes pre-configured in Access Gateway mode. If you use - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 15
Language support for EZSwitchSetup 1 • System files (such as the summary file, setting file, and log file) EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 5 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 16
1 Language support for EZSwitchSetup 6 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 17
Setting Up Your Switch Chapter 2 In this chapter •Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 7 •Configuring the switch 17 •Zoning selection options 19 •Connecting devices and completing the setup in Figure 3) to exit the installer. EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 7 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 18
manually. On Linux, follow the procedure in "Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard" to launch the wizard. Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard Perform EZSwitchSetup does not start automatically, so you must start it manually. NOTE The Linux installation requires root access. The EZSwitchSetup wizard - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 19
You have the choice of using a serial connection or an Ethernet connection to your LAN to set the IP address for the switch. The Ethernet connection is generally more convenient and preferred. Use the serial connection if it is not possible or not convenient to connect the host on the same subnet as - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 20
on page 11 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade Fibre Channel switch, setup computer, Ethernet hub or switch, and network. NOTE Not all switches have their serial and Ethernet connectors in the same place as in Figure 6. Refer to the hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 21
serial connection, the Set Switch IP Address window is displayed, and you can go to step 5. You can now remove the serial cable from the switch, but keep it available in case you lose your network connection and need to revise any of the information you entered. EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 22
displays the discovered IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6), as shown in Figure 8. If you are setting up the switch for the first time, the IP addresses are placeholder addresses that were assigned at the factory and you must provide valid addresses. 12 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 23
of your switch: • Keep the current switch IP configuration This option is available only if EZSwitchSetup detected a valid IP address. Skip to "Confirming IP addresses" on page 14. • Manually assign a new static IP address If you select this option and click Next, the Set Switch IP Address window is - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 24
Set Switch IP Address window to create static addresses appropriate for your LAN connection. To set up IPv6 addresses, enter the IPv6 address and prefix in the spaces provided. 6. Click Next. EZSwitchSetup attempts to log in using default credentials. If you have already changed your admin password - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 25
your primary management program for this switch. • Discover another switch on the same subnet for IP assignment only Select this option to discover another switch and set the IP address. If you select this option, EZSwitchSetup Manager will not be the default management tool for this current target - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 26
is displayed (Figure 12). This may take a few minutes. If the configuration wizard does not launch, you must launch it manually by specifying the URL in a browser: http://switch-ip-address If the switch discovery fails, see "Switch discovery failure" on page 17 for details on how to recover your - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 27
then call your support provider for further instructions. Verify that the WWN is correct. Connect the host to the same subnet as the target switch. If it is not possible or convenient to do so, use the serial connection to set the IP address. Use the serial connection to set the IP address. Use the - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 28
2 Configuring the switch FIGURE 12 Switch configuration welcome window 1. Click Next to begin. The Set Parameters window is displayed. FIGURE 13 EZSwitchSetup Setup Parameters window Setting switch parameters 1. Follow the onscreen directions to set a new admin password for the switch. Make sure - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 29
or the command line interface. For more information, refer to "Adding a port license" on page 38. Zoning selection options The next step in configuring your switch is to select zoning. There are three choices: • Typical Zoning creates a port-based zoning scheme based on the connections made on - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 30
zones on the switch 1. On the Select Zoning wizard, select Typical Zoning. If you want to use one of the other zone settings, refer to "Editing the zoning configuration" on page 45 for instructions on configuring Custom Zoning; refer to the Web Tools Administrator's Guide for information on - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 31
(Figure 16 on page 22). FIGURE 15 Specify Devices window Connecting devices and completing the setup The final step in the switch configuration is to connect your devices to the switch in a way that matches a configured array of connection reservations (HBA or storage) on the ports. In the - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 32
), then you should re-run the Setup wizard and select Custom Zoning or Advanced Zoning instead of Typical Zoning. Use the following procedure to make the physical connections. 1. Install the small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports shown onscreen. (See Figure 17 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 33
the latching bale 2. Connect Fibre Channel cables from the switch to your host and storage devices. Ensure that the physical connections are exactly as indicated on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices window. a. Remove any plastic protectors from the Fibre Channel cable ends, and position the - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 34
an invalid connection, and a blue line indicates a missing connection. 2 1 IOIOI ! scale: 1/8" = 1" AMmoaTuxTnimEtinuNgmTtosIcObreewN5lm:enmgtohrfo1r3r/a6c4k in. 3 1 Position the Fibre Channel cable 2 Install the Fibre Channel cable 3 Brocade switch FIGURE 18 Installing Fibre Channel cable - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 35
the switch setup. You are now ready to configure the storage component of the SAN using the documentation that came with the storage server. If you want to monitor the switch, then you need to launch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager. Refer to Chapter 3, "Managing Your Switch" for instructions on - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 36
2 Connecting devices and completing the setup 26 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 37
including port and field-replacable unit (FRU) status • Manage custom zoning • Perform basic switch configurations • Add Ports On Demand (POD) The Switch Manager works for a single-switch fabric only. It displays only the switch and associated tasks, without fabric information. Figure 20 on page 28 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 38
switch setup, or add enable port licenses. The Devices tasks enable you to view the devices attached to the switch, display the device connections, and modify a device alias. The Zoning tasks enable you to view the zoning on the device, edit the zoning, validate the zoning, or restore the default - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 39
under the Miscellaneous Tasks to update the information on the screen with the current switch information. The display refreshes Port Information tab NOTE You must accept the Brocade Certificate at the beginning of the login to EZSwitch Manager to enable the functionality of Guide 29 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 40
role, and the IP address of the switch to which you are connected. Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager You can launch Switch Manager on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of compatible web browsers, see Table 1 on page 2. Switch Manager also supports the HTTPS - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 41
login dialog, press Alt+Tab. Logging in When you log in, the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager interface is launched if the switch is set up and configured with EZSwitchSetup. If not, Web Tools is launched. Switch Manager supports only single-switch fabrics. If your switch is connected to another switch - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 42
task panel under Switch. 2. Click the Switch Information tab to display the Switch View. Figure 22 displays the Switch View for a Brocade 6520 switch. FIGURE 22 Graphical view of switch The Switch View is a real-time view of switch and port status. The display is updated approximately once every - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 43
Viewing switch information 3 • Status and type of each port The Fan, Temp, and Power buttons indicate overall status as follows: • Green circle (healthy) . The fan view shows the number of Fans and their operating state. FIGURE 24 Fan status EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 33 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 44
model: one of the LEDs indicates port status; the other indicates port speed. For LED information, see the hardware documentation for the switch you are viewing. NOTE All of the 8G and 16G Brocade switches do not have port speed LEDs, but only port status LEDs. The background color of the port icon - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 45
those ports are not licensed. Figure 27 shows port icons and associated LEDs from a Brocade 6520 switch. The layout is similar for all switches, but varies according to switch type. The blinking LEDs the icon is highlighted with a yellow border. EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 35 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 46
FIGURE 30 Port icon toggling Switch Information tab The Switch Information tab is the default information tab under Port Information, Switch Information on the Switch View (Figure 31 on page 36). Detailed switch information is displayed as a list of properties, which may be viewed, copied - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 47
that was launched the first time you set up the switch. 1. Click Setup under Switch in the task panel. The Switch Configuration launches. 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard. You can optionally change the switch name, switch time, and admin password. When prompted, you must select a zoning - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 48
the switch When the switch is rebooted, the newly licensed ports come up as enabled. • Use the Advanced Management tool See "Accessing Web Tools for advanced management" on page 48 for information on launching Web Tools. • Use the command line interface See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 49
Click View under Devices in the task panel to display a table of information for all of the connected devices (Figure 34). The entries in the table are based on the device WWNs, so a top of the page. Figure 36 shows a Device Details example. EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 39 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 50
This is a real-time display; the connections are updated automatically as you connect and disconnect HBAs and storage. If Typical Zoning is set on the switch, Switch Manager validates the connections and displays whether the connections are valid or invalid. Switch Manager also shows what currently - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 51
default aliases, or click Cancel if you do not want to assign aliases. Note that if an alias is not assigned, the devices are identified only by WWN. A good alias name makes it much easier to identify devices. If you want to edit the alias, go on to step 2. EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 52
device alias changes have been saved to the zoning database. The wizard also prompts you to delete the aliases of any offline devices. Follow the instructions in the wizard. The next time you select Modify Alias, the Current Alias column is populated with the New Alias names (Figure 39). FIGURE 39 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 53
can be configured dynamically. They can vary in size, depending on the number of fabric-connected devices, and based zoning, all devices that are connected to ports that are in the same zone can communicate with a device can join a zone simply by being connected to a member port. In device-based zoning, - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 54
matrix during setup. The device accessibility matrix creates a device-based zoning scheme. By default, every connected host device can communicate with every connected about using Web Tools for zoning, see the Web Tools Administrator's Guide. Viewing the zone access map Click View under Zoning in the - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 55
/Storage Accessibility Matrix is displayed. If no devices are connected to the switch, or if only storage devices or only HBAs are connected, then the Switch Manager displays a message and the Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility Matrix does not launch. EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 45 53-1002744 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 56
Zoning management FIGURE 42 Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility Matrix window 5. Clear the check boxes selectively until Finish, allow time for the new scheme to be created. The Zone Access Map is updated with any new aliases, and a Zone commit succeeded confirmation dialog box is displayed. 8. Dismiss the - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 57
the instructions in the wizard. 3. Note any devices that are not zoned properly and, after exiting the wizard, and click Edit to update the zone configuration. Restoring Typical Zoning If you have modified your zoning configuration and want to reset the configuration back to the default Typical - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 58
yes or y to display Web Tools attributes, as in the following example. switch:admin> configure Not all options will be available on an enabled switch. To disable the switch, use the "switchDisable" command. Configure... System services (yes, y, no, n): [no] ssl attributes (yes, y, no, n): [no] rpcd - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 59
because it indicates which module is having the problem. This is caused by the loss of HTTP connection with the switch, due to a variety of possible problems. Switch Manager automatically tries to regain the connection. While Switch Manager is trying to regain the connection, check if your Ethernet - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 60
A General limitations 50 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 61
48 admin password, changing, 37 aliases, assigning to devices, 41 B browsers limitations, 49 refresh frequency, setting, 3 supported, 2 C changing switch information, 37 CIDR block, 14 closing sessions, 31 COM port is busy. setup computer, 17 configuring Internet Explorer, 3 connecting Fibre Channel - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 62
, 31 session management, 31 sessions, ending, 31 52 setting refresh frequency, 3 support, contacting technical, viii supported languages, 4 supported switches, 3 Switch discovery failure, 17 switch does not power up, 17 switch does not respond to commands, 17 Switch Manager about, 27 launching, 30 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 63
Z zoning about, 43 advanced zoning, 19, 44 changing configuration, 37 configure zones, 20 custom zoning, 19, 44 editing, 45 restoring default typical zoning, 47 specify devices, 20 typical zoning, 19, 44 validating zone configuration, 47 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 53 53-1002744-01 - Dell PowerConnect Brocade M5424 | Brocade 7.1.0 EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Gu - Page 64
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EZSwitchSetup
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520,
7800, 8000, and VA-40FC