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53-1001964-01 October 1, 2010 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001964-01 *53-1001964-01* - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 2
Inspiron, Dell Precision, Dimension, OptiPlex, Latitude, PowerEdge, PowerVault, PowerApp, PowerConnect, and Dell OpenManage are trademarks of Dell Inc.; Intel, Pentium, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries; Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server, MS - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 3
technical help xii Chapter 1 NPIV Basic Concepts In this chapter 1 NPIV overview 1 FC SAN Module port types 2 FC SAN Module limitations 2 Chapter 2 Configuring current policies 7 FC SAN Module policy enforcement matrix 8 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide iii 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 4
25 Connectivity of multiple devices overview 25 Fabric and Edge switch configuration 25 Verifying the switch mode 26 Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 27 Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics 27 Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 27 iv Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 5
Appendix B Index Troubleshooting Command Reference Understanding role-based access control 31 Understanding Virtual Fabric restrictions 32 Understanding Admin Domain restrictions 33 Using the command line interface 33 Commands 34 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide v 53-1001345 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 6
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3 Description of port mapping in preceding figure 4 FC SAN Module default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping 5 Policy enforcement matrix 8 Troubleshooting 29 Role definitions 31 Virtual Fabric contexts 32 Switch Types 32 AD types 33 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide vii 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 8
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ix •Notice to the reader xi •Key terms xi •Additional information xii •Getting technical help xii How this document is organized This document is a procedural guide to help SAN administrators configure and manage the Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module, hereafter identified as the FC SAN Module. This - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 10
guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data. x Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 11
or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at: http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary. The following terms are used in this manual Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide xi 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 12
.org Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information • Dell Service Tag • Technical Support contract number - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 13
• supportSave command output • Detailed description of the problem and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results • Serial console and the list of licenses available on the unit. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide xiii 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 14
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. This simplifies configuration and management in a large fabric by reducing the number of domain IDs and ports. Figure 1 shows how the FC SAN Module connects to blade servers (Hosts) and fabrics. FIGURE 1 FC SAN Module connection Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 1 53-1001345 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 16
internal fabric port that connects a blade server (HBA). • N_Port - external supported. • Management Platform Services is not supported. • Name Services is not supported. • Zoning is not supported; security enforcement is done using the ADS policy. 2 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 17
Chapter Configuring Ports on the FC SAN Module 2 In this chapter •Port state description 3 •Port mapping 4 Port state diagnostics Offline Connection not established (only for virtual ports) Online The port is up and running Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 3 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 18
(N_Ports). External ports connect to the same fabric through different Edge switches. Blade Servers Blade_1 Blade_2 Blade_3 FC SAN Module F_1 N_1 F_2 N_2 F_3 Edge Switch ( Switch_A Switch_A Switch_B Switch_B F_A1 F_A2 F_B1 F_B2 4 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 19
active ports and two installed SFP+ optical transceivers M1000e blade chassis contains more than four blade servers, you should make modifications to the default port mapping to ensure connectivity for all servers updated successfully Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 5 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 20
1 Failback(1=enabled/0=disabled) : 1 Current F_Ports : None Configured F_Ports : 6;7 PG_ID : 0 PG_Name : pg0 Removing 17;18 F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully 3. Enter the switchshow command to verify that Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 21
admin role. 2. Enter the ag --policyshow command. switch:admin> ag --policyshow Policy_Description Policy_Name State Port Grouping pg Enabled Auto Port Configuration auto Disabled Advanced Device Security ads Enabled Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 7 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 22
and the system logs a RASLOG message. You can configure the list of allowed devices for each internal port (F_Port policy By default, the ADS policy is disabled. When you manually disable the ADS policy, all of the allow lists (global Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 23
the per port max login count. • Each port can be configured to "not allow any device" or "to allow all the operands to set the list of devices allowed to log into specific ports. In the following example, ports 1, 10, and, Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 9 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 24
:88:35:a0:12 21:00:00:e0:8b:88:01:8b 10 ALL ACCESS 11 NO ACCESS 12 NO ACCESS 13 ALL ACCESS 10 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 25
Port Configuration (APC) policy is disabled by default. APC provides the ability to automatically discover port types (host vs. fabric) and dynamically update the configupload command to save the module's current configuration. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 11 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 26
Configuration policy: • The APC and the PG policies cannot be enabled at the same time. • You cannot manually virtual fabrics. • When you want to isolate specific hosts to specific fabric ports for performance, security, or other reasons Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 27
FIGURE 3 PG2 Port grouping behavior When a dual redundant fabric configuration is used, internal ports (F_Ports) connected to a FC SAN command with the appropriate operands to add an external port (N_Port) to a specific port group. In the following example external port 14 is added to port group - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 28
--pgdel command with the appropriate operands to delete an external port (N_Port) from a specific port group. In the following example, external port 13 is removed from port group 3. 2 has been renamed as MyEvenFabric successfully 14 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 29
detect inconsistencies such as a port group being connected to multiple fabrics. You can configure the monitoring timeout value to something other than 120 seconds using the ag -- N_Ports F_Ports 0 pg0 lb,mfnm none none Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 15 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 30
shown in the following example. switch:admin> agautomapbalance --show AG Policy: Auto automapbalance on N_Port Online Event: Disabled automapbalance on F_Port Offline Event: Enabled 16 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 31
to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --pgfnmtov command, followed by a value. switch:admin> ag --pgfnmtov 100 This sets the timeout value to 100 seconds. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 17 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 32
the configuration using the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again maximum uptime for the servers. Failover is enabled by default and is enforced during power-up. Failover allows is available, failover does not occur. The Dell FC SAN Module provides an option to specify - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 33
(F_Ports) mapped to that external port are disabled. • If the external port Failover configuration is enabled and a preferred secondary port is specified for the internal port (and that external participate in the failover event. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 19 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 34
) F_B1 NPIV enabled F_B2 NPIV enabled Example 2 Blade Servers Blade_1 FC SAN Module F_1 Blade_2 F_2 N_1 Blade_3 --failovershow 13 Failover on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Enter the ag --failoverenable n_portnumber command to Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 35
ports must have a primary external port mapping before a secondary external port can be configured. 1. Connect to the FC SAN Module and log in using an account assigned to Preferred N_Port is deleted successfully for the F_Port[s] Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 21 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 36
re-enabled. • The host establishes a new connection with the fabric. Example: Failback configuration In Example 3, described in Figure 6 on page 23, N_1 remains disabled because the corresponding rerouted to N_2, and then enabled. 22 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 37
Failback 3 Example 3 Blade Servers Blade_1 Blade_2 Blade_3 switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13 Failback on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Use the following commands to enable or disable Failback: • Enter is disabled for port 13 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 23 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 38
the ag --failbackdisable pg pgid command to disable failback on a port group. switch:admin> ag --failbackdisable -pg 3 Failback policy is disabled for port group 3 24 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 39
support daisy chaining when two such devices are connected to each other in a loop configuration. The Dell FC SAN Module can connect to third-party fabrics with the following firmware • Install and configure the external switch as described in the switch's Hardware Reference manual before performing - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 40
to Brocade switches, disable the Brocade Fabric OS Management Server Platform Service to get accurate statistical and configuration fabric data, Verifying the switch mode 1. Connect to the E-Port (Trunk port, master is Port 21 ) 26 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 41
M-EOS McDATA switch. 2. Enable the MS services by entering the following command: config OpenSysMs setState For additional information, refer to Dell technical brief: Connecting Dell PowerEdge M-Series Blades to a Cisco SAN Fabric. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 27 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 42
4 Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics 5. Enter the following commands to save the MDS switch connection: copy run start Your Cisco switch is now ready to connect to a Dell FC SAN Module. 28 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 43
appendix provides troubleshooting instructions. TABLE 5 Problem Troubleshooting Cause supported." If it returns, "Failback (or Failover) on N_Port port_number is not supported." See "Adding a preferred secondary external port (N_Port)" on page 21. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 44
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FC SAN Module OS operations. Seven roles are supported, as defined in Table 6. Role definitions are guided by perceived common operational situations and the operations and later, the user account gains access to Fabric ID 128. This is the default Logical Fabric after a firmware upgrade. Operator - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 46
command or not supported in Virtual Fabric mode. In a Virtual Fabric environment where contexts are enforced, the following Virtual Fabric restrictions apply to the RBAC permissions specified in Table 6. Refer to userConfig help for more information on configuring user account access permissions - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 47
part of a given Admin domain, and the user must be logged into that Admin Domain. Six Admin Domain types are supported, as defined in Table 9. TABLE 9 AD and AD0 (if no ADs are configured). AD0Only Allowed to execute only in AD0 when ADs are not configured. Using the command line interface This - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 48
command is executed and which part of the system configuration you wish to upload. • In a Virtual Fabric environment, when executed without chassis permissions, this command uploads the current logical switch configuration only. An Admin user with chassis permissions can use additional parameters to - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 49
• In a non-Virtual Fabric environment, this command by default uploads the switch configuration only. Additional options support uploading the chassis configuration (-chassis) or all of the system's configuration data, including chassis and switch configurations (-all). Chassis permissions are - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 50
forcing an overwrite: switch:admin> configupload -chassis -local -force config.txt configUpload complete: All config parameters are uploaded To upload the configuration for the current logical switch to an external FTP server: 36 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 51
a specific platform, the platform ID, Virtual Fabric status (enabled or disabled), and internal port (F_Port) trunking ports. The file should be named switch-conf_xx.txt to distinguish it from the regular system configuration (config.txt). The xx Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 37 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 52
input on only the parameters the user is allowed to execute. • In a non-Virtual Fabric environment, this command by default downloads the switch configuration. Additional options support downloading the chassis configuration (-chassis) or all of the system's configuration data, including chassis and - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 53
. Do not manually edit a configuration file after uploading the file and before downloading the file to a switch. Manual editing bypasses sanity checks for some configuration parameters and results in unpredictable system behavior. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 39 53-1001345 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 54
of the external host, from which to download the configuration. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are supported. To be able to mention the FTP server by name, you need to set up two DNS servers with dnsConfig. Quotation marks are optional. "user" Specifies the login name for the external host. Quotation - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 55
Server Name or IP Address [host]: 192.168.163.233 User Name [user]: admin Path/Filename [/config.txt]: Section (all|chassis|FID# [all]): *** CAUTION *** This command is used to download a backed-up configuration for a specific configurations configurations belonging configuration file - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 56
is not necessary for configuration files containing only certain firmware from an FTP or SSH server or local NFS directory to nonvolatile storage. Switch firmware can also be downloaded from an external USB device on platforms that support USB. 42 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 57
. This option is valid only on platforms that support a USB port. Refer to your specific Hardware Reference Guide for details. The USB device must be enabled prior to firmware download with the usbStorage command. Firmware must be stored under the /firmware directory in the USB file system. On - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 58
is disabled, the firmwareCommit command must be executed manually to propagate the downloaded image to both partitions of the storage device. host Specify a valid FTP or SSH server name or IP address. IPV4 and IPv6 addresses are supported. The firmware is downloaded from the specified host. If - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 59
firmwareDownload B Examples To download the firmware to an HA switch over a network: switch:admin> firmwaredownload 192.168.166.30,johndoe,/pub/dist/release.plist,12345 The following BP blades are installed in the system. Slot Name Versions Scope of Impact 2 FR4-18i v5.3.0 GigE/FC Fast- - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 60
. • The user does not have permission on host. • The password is not specified correctly. • Indicated firmware does not exist on the host, or is not in the right format, or is corrupted. • The FTP or SSH service is not running on host. • The platform is not supported by the firmware indicated. • The - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 61
(SAS): Blade is rebooting. [7]: Thu Jul 28 00:37:50 2007 Slot 2 (SAS): Firmware commit is started. [8]: Thu Jul 28 00:37:50 2007 Slot 7 (SAS): Firmware commit is started. [9]: Thu Jul 28 00:37:50 2007 Slot 2 (SAS): Firmware commit has completed. Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 47 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 62
): Forced failover succeeded. New Active CP is running new firmware [7]: Mon Dec 19 18:48:57 2007 Slot 5 (CP0, active): Firmware is being download to standby CP. This step may take up to 30 minutes. [8]: Mon Dec 19 18:49:28 2007 48 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 63
Firmware has been downloaded successfully. Blade is rebooting with the new firmware. [9]: Mon Dec 19 18:50:12 2007 Slot 8 (FR4-18i): Firmware commit has started on the blade firmware. [14]: Mon Dec 19 18:57:10 2007 Slot 5 (CP0, active): Firmware (CP0, active): Firmware commit operation has firmware - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 64
slots configured to use the license) - Configured Blade Slot Positions (slot numbers of the configured blade slots) When no licenses are installed, the message "No license installed on RyeSzRScycS0fT09: 4 Domain Fabric license 50 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 65
Date 12/20/2008 KBrttggRJ4TEBBAt4CrXWRgSCgCJrKZNRFYS9A74ZG: 10 Gigabit Ethernet (FTR_10G) license Capacity 4 Consumed 2 Configured Blade . Without a valid license installed for such products, their services are not available. A Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 66
Specifies the license key to be installed. This operand is required. To configuration of a port. The behavior of this command is platform-specific; output varies depending on port type and platform, and not all options are supported Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 67
set by the portCfgNPIVPort command. Displays ON when Quality of Service (QoS) is enabled on the E_Port (or EX_Port) by the portCfgQos command. Displays ON when the port is configured as an EX_Port. Otherwise displays (..) or OFF. This Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 68
for bladed systems. Use portCfgshow with one of the following options and optional arguments to display specific FCIP-related parameters configured for a GbE port: To display the configuration settings for 0000 0000 0000 0000 54 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 69
AE:QoSAutoEnable, AN:AutoNegotiate, ..:OFF, ??:INVALID, switch:admin> To display the QoS configuration for an EX_Port (QoS over FCR deployment): switch:admin> switchshow | grep EX-Port Suppressed OFF Persistent Disable OFF Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 55 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 70
is saved in nonvolatile memory and is persistent across switch reboots or power cycles. Use the portShow command to display actual port speed levels. Use the portCfgShow command to display user-specified speed settings. This configuration cannot be set on VE/VEX_Ports. For a virtual FC - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 71
supported on all platforms) portshow [slot/][ge]port Use this command to display general port status and configuration parameters for the specified port. This command is valid on all platforms, but the output is platform-specific Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 57 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 72
. portWwn of devices(s) connected The World Wide Port Names of connected devices. Distance The port's long-distance level. In the case of LD mode, the user configured distance and actual distance also are displayed. See portCfgLongDistance for information on long distance levels. 58 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 73
DH-CHAP. DH-CHAP is the only authentication type supported on EX_Ports. DH Group Displays DH group [0-4] if database is displayed. Otherwise displays N/A. If the port is configured as a VE_Port, the command shows FC and Physical Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 59 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 74
Transmission suspended interrupts. Parity_err Central memory parity errors. 2_parity_err Secondary transmission parity 0 Invalid_crc: 0 Tx_unavail: 0 Delim_err: 0 Free_buffer: 0 Address_err: 0 Overrun: 0 Lr_in: 8 60 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 75
accepts IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. If the configured IP address is in IPv6 format, a Virtual Fabric environment, supportSave saves all support data from the Active CP (and its Co-CPU), the standby CP (and its Co-CPU), and all AP blades Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 61 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 76
transfer configuration transfer only core and FFDC files in non-interactive mode. Specifies the user name for the FTP or SCP server. .168.126.115 User Name: admin Password: Protocol (ftp or scp): ftp Remote Directory: /temp/support 62 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 77
display support information from groups of preselected FC SAN Module OS and Linux commands and other support and Fabric group commands, enabled by default. services Service group commands, enabled by default. security Security Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 63 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 78
support. Output generated by this command may vary by switch configuration switch:admin> supportshow VF Date: Wed Oct 22 09: services enabled security enabled network enabled portlog enabled system enabled extend disabled filter disabled 64 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 79
system. Fabric OS The version of switch OS. Made on The build date of firmware running in switch. Flash The build date of firmware stored in flash proms. BootProm The version of the firmware stored in the boot PROM Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 65 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 80
dates are the same, because the switch starts running flash firmware at power-on. However, in the time period between firmwareDownload and the next reboot, the dates can differ. none To display the firmware -set parameter that cannot be changed by the end user. The WWN is used as the license ID - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 81
:c1 10.32.228.66 0.0.0.0 "Spir6" 200:fffcc8 10:00:00:05:1e:39:d8:5a 10.32.228.200 0.0.0.0 "DCX2" The Fabric has 2 switches Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 67 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 82
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8 removing devices, 9 ADS policy considerations, 11 APC Policy rebalancing F_Ports, 16 support for port groups, 15 authentication type, 59 B behavior, failover policy, 23 supportFTP, 62 E E_D_TOV and configDownload, 39 E_Port, 53 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 69 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 84
FC SAN Module comparison, 1 connecting devices, 25 limitations, 2 mapping description, 4 port mapping, 4 port types, 2 supported firmware versions, 25 terms, xi FICON, 63 firmware download, 43, 47, 48 firmware version, 49, 65, 66 FR4-18i blade, 48, 49 FTP, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 42, 46, 62 G G_Port, 53 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 85
25 inband queries, 26 Management Server Platform, 26 SSH, 45 standby CP, 45, 48, 49 supported hardware and software, ix switch configuration, 34, 37, 42 switch mode, verify, 26 switch name, 39 T trace, 62 U U_Port, 53 user port, 58 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 71 53-1001345-01 - Dell PowerEdge M520 | 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide - Page 86
V virtual fabric restrictions, 32 W WAN_TOV, 39 Z zoning and configDownload, 39 schemes, 25 72 Dell 8/4Gbps FC SAN Module Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01
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