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- HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 1
53-1001776-01 ® 14 April 2010 DCFM Migration Guide Supporting DCFM 10.4.X - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 2
service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate and Latin American Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San @brocade.com Document History Title DCFM Migration Guide Publication - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 3
Firmware download SupportSave Performance statistics Configuration file management Yes Yes Yes Active sessions Yes Yes Yes Support all Call centers SupportSave for Fabric OS switches Support last 100 events No Yes Yes Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes Manual - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 4
support M-EOS switches Mixed fabric support Pure fabric support No Yes Yes Meta-SAN Routing configuration No Yes Yes Domain ID configuration No Yes Yes M-EOS Element Manager Switch configuration for M-EOS switches through Element Manager No Yes Yes 4 of 38 DCFM Migration Guide - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 5
Port Administration features Port Fencing policy configuration for M-EOS switches User management Generate View Up to 1000 port support Up to 2560 port support Up to 9000 port support Replicate switch policy configuration SNMP configuration Yes Yes Yes DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 5 of 38 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 6
Yes Yes Switch configuration management Basic configurations through Element Manager Element Yes Yes Manager Switch port enable/disable Switch port enable/disable through right-click Yes Yes Yes menu Telnet Telnet NOTE: Telnet through the server is only supported on Windows systems - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 7
requirements TABLE 1 Feature Features supported (Continued) Description Professional Professional System Windows® 2003 Server 2008 Server Vista XP 7 Professional Installation Type Server plus 1 local client Intel Core2 duo 2 GHz 2 GHz or equivalent DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 7 of 38 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 8
Installation Type Professional Plus Enterprise Small Medium Large Solaris VMware® Solaris 10 ESX Server 3.5 vSphere 4.0 Guest OSs supported Requirements for the supported guest OSs (listed in the Version column) are the same as detailed above. Requirements for the supported guest OSs (listed - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 9
NOTE If you enable periodic supportSave or configure the DCFM server as the Upload Failure Data Capture location for monitored switches, then additional disk space will be required. Each switch supportSave file is the planned periodic purge activity. DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 9 of 38 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 10
6 Enterprise-supported limits by SAN size for pure Fabric OS fabrics Small Medium Large Number of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports Number of Device Ports Number of Access Gateways Performance Monitoring Polling 8 20 2000 5000 20 5 minutes 16 60 5000 10000 30 5 minutes 24 120 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 11
of Fabrics Number of Domains Number of Switch Ports Number of Device Ports Number of Access Gateways Performance Monitoring Polling 8 10 1000 2500 20 5 minutes 16 30 2500 5000 30 5 minutes 24 60 5000 10000 40 5 minutes TABLE 10 Supported limits by SAN size for pure M-EOS fabrics Small Medium - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 12
installation summary on the Pre-Installation Summary screen and click Install. 6. Make sure the Launch DCFM Configuration check box is selected (default) on the Installation 16 • "Installing the application" on page 12 • "Migrating from Professional 10.4.X" on page 16 12 of 38 DCFM Migration Guide - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 13
to the X Server which listens by default on TCP port 6000 on the remote host. To display to a remote system you need to permit the remote display of the X Server by running command xhost +IP, where IP is the IP address of the DCFM server host from the X-based desktop of the remote system. • Make - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 14
is configured make sure port 21 is free and restart the Server to start the FTP service. NOTE If you select to use an FTP Server which is not configured on the same machine as DCFM, the Firmware Repository feature will not be available. 7. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 15
Server IP Configuration screen 8. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. NOTE Do not use port 1527 for any of these port numbers. Port 1527 is used internally by the server. FIGURE 2 Server Configuration screen a. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port # field (default is - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 16
edition to Enterprise edition. You must reenter the scheduled configuration settings once migration is complete. For step-by-step instructions, refer to "Scheduling technical support information collection" in the DCFM User Manual. NOTE When migrating to Professional Plus or Enterprise 10 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 17
browse to the installation directory. 3. Click Next on the Copy Data and Settings screen. An error message displays if any of the following occur: Error Fix Selected location is not valid or not supported. Browse to the correct location of the application. Upgrade to a supported version. NOTE - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 18
make sure port 21 is free and restart the Server to start the FTP service. NOTE If you select to use an FTP Server which is not configured on the same machine as DCFM, the Firmware Repository feature will not be available. 9. Complete the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 19
refer to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 36. b. Select the SSL Enabled check box to enable SSL. c. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port # field (default is 443 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 80). d. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port # field (default is 162). e. Enter - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 20
check box, if necessary. d. Enter the SMI Agent port number in the SMI Agent Port # field (default is 5989 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 5988). e. Click Next. 12. (Enterprise only) Select one of the following options on the SAN Size screen (pure Fabric OS maximum numbers) and - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 21
16. Complete the following steps on the Start Server the services (Server, SLP, SMI Agent and DCFM Client) are started, the Log In dialog box displays. 17. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, discovery cycle. DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 21 of 38 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 22
upgrade updating the license successfully. Restart the Server, Client and Server Management Console for the changes to take effect. 6. Open the application (double-click the desktop icon or open from the Start menu). The Log In dialog box displays. 7. Enter your user name and password. The defaults - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 23
inet6 plumb up and press Enter. c. Restart the Management server and client, if running. If the IPv6 address is not configured properly, the client will show a "Server Not Available at port 24600" message even though the server started successfully. DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 23 of 38 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 24
to the X Server which listens by default on TCP port 6000 on the remote host. To display to a remote system you need to permit the remote display of the X Server by running command xhost +IP, where IP is the IP address of the DCFM server host from the X based desktop of the remote system. • Make - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 25
to the installation directory. b. Click Next on the Copy Data and Settings screen. Continue with step 3. An error message displays if any of the following occur: Error Fix Selected location is not valid or not supported. Browse to the correct location of the application. Upgrade to a supported - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 26
the following steps on the Server IP Configuration screen. FIGURE 7 Server IP Configuration screen a. Select an address from the Server IP Configuration list. b. Select an address from the Switch - Server IP Configuration Preferred Address list. 26 of 38 DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 27
IP address" on page 35. 9. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. NOTE Do not use port 2638 for any of these port numbers. Port 2638 is used internally by the server. FIGURE 8 Server Configuration screen a. Enter a port number in the Syslog Port Number field (default - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 28
in the SMI Agent Port # field (default is 5989 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 5988). e. Click Next. 11. (Enterprise only) Select one of the following options on the SAN Size screen and click Next: NOTE Port count is equal to the total number of switch ports across all fabrics - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 29
box, if necessary. d. Click Finish. After all of the services (Server, SLP, SMI Agent and DCFM Client) are started, the Log In dialog box displays. 14. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. If you migrated from a previous release, your username - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 30
upgrade can also be done by updating Installing the application" on page 12 • (Trial edition only)"Enterprise trial requirements" on page 30 • "Migrating from Enterprise" on page 30 Migrating from Enterprise NOTE Migration of FC port performance statistics is only supported Guide 53-1001776-01 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 31
the Management application is configured make sure port 21 is free and restart the Server to start the FTP service. NOTE If you select to use an FTP Server which is not configured on the same machine as DCFM, the Firmware Repository feature will not be available. DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 32
to "Configuring an explicit server IP address" on page 33. 8. Complete the following steps on the Server Configuration screen. NOTE Do not use port 2638 for any of these port numbers. Port 2638 is used internally by the server. FIGURE 12 Server Configuration screen 32 of 38 DCFM Migration Guide 53 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 33
to "Syslog troubleshooting" on page 36. b. Enable SSL by selecting the SSL Enabled check box. c. Enter a port number in the Web Server Port Number field (default is 443 if SSL Enabled is selected; otherwise, the default is 80). d. Enter a port number in the SNMP Port Number field (default is 162 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 34
box, if necessary. d. Click Finish. After all of the services (Server, SLP, SMI Agent and DCFM Client) are started, the Log In dialog box displays. 13. Enter your user name and password. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively. If you migrated from a previous release, your username - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 35
IP address Configuring an explicit server IP address If you selected a specific IP address from the Server IP Configuration screen during installation and the selected IP address changes, you will not be able to connect to the server. To connect to the new IP address, you must manually update the IP - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 36
troubleshooting If the default syslog port number is already in use, you will not receive any syslog messages from the device. Use one of the following procedures (depending on your operating system), to determine which process is running on the syslog port on port 514 on port 514 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 37
window. 2. Type ps -ef | grep syslog and press Enter. The process running on port 514 displays. Example output: root 27154 1 0 13:49:14 ?. Stopping the process Type kill -9 "" and press Enter. For example, kill -9 "". Syslog troubleshooting DCFM Migration Guide 53-1001776-01 37 of 38 - HP 8/24 | DCFM Migration Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001776-01, June 2010) - Page 38
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DCFM Migration Guide
Supporting DCFM 10.4.X