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Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 15 June 2007 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 2
http:// www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States Government. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. 1745 Technology Drive San Jose, CA - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 3
editorial changes Advanced Web Tools Administrator's Guide, v4.2.0 53-0000522-05 Updates to support new switch types: Brocade 3250, 3850, 24000. Structural changes, Support changes, Installation changes. December 2003 Advanced Web Tools User's Guide 53-0000522-06 Clarifications on software - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 4
Guide Web Tools Administrator's Guide Web Tools Administrator's Guide Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number Summary of Changes Publication Date 53-1000049-01 Updates to support new switch enhancements, support for new switch types, IPv6 support, and other enhancements. June 2007 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 5
12 Logging out 14 Requirements for IPv6 support 15 Chapter 2 Using the Web Tools Interface In this chapter 17 Viewing Switch Explorer 17 Tasks 19 Fabric Tree 19 Admin Domain Context 20 Switch View buttons 21 Switch View 21 Switch Events and Switch Information 22 Displaying tool tips 22 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 6
Configuring virtual channel settings 42 Configuring arbitrated loop parameters 42 Configuring system services 43 Managing licensed features 43 Activating a license on a switch 44 Removing a license from a switch 45 Administering High Availability 45 Launching the High Availability Module 45 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 7
57 Backing Up a configuration file 58 Restoring a configuration 59 Performing a firmware download 60 Managing Your Ports In this chapter 63 Viewing and managing ports Renaming admin domains 93 Deleting admin domains 93 Web Tools Administrator's Guide iii Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 8
domains 96 Configuring zoning 96 Opening the Zone Administration window 96 Setting the default zoning mode 97 Managing zoning with Web Tools 97 Refreshing fabric iNFOrmation 99 defined graphs 125 Canvas configurations 126 iv Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 9
Administrator's Guide Publication Using the FC-FC Routing Service In this chapter 135 Supported switches for fibre channel routing power supply status 151 Checking the physical health of a switch 152 Interpreting port LEDs 154 Port icon colors 155 LED representations 155 Brocade 48000 Director - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 10
Chapter 16 the email server on a switch 164 Configuring the email alert this chapter 171 Supported platforms for iSCSI 171 About the iSCSI service 171 Common Functions Channel Zone 187 Managing and Troubleshooting Accessibility 189 Using the Access Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 11
Parameters 205 Maintaining Passwords 206 Configuring access control list policies 209 Configuring SNMP 211 Setting SNMP Trap Levels 211 Configuring SNMP Information 212 Managing RADIUS service 213 Enabling and Disabling RADIUS Service 215 Configuring the RADIUS Service 216 Modifying the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 12
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both concepts and procedures. Because this document primarily guides you through administrative tasks in Web Tools, it is arranged in a loosely chronological order, beginning with prerequisites to getting started and ending with troubleshooting information. Throughout the document the terms GbE and - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 14
switch • Brocade 3900 switch • Brocade 4012 • Brocade 4016 • Brocade 4018 • Brocade 4020 • Brocade 4024 • Brocade 4100 switch • Brocade 5000 switch • Brocade 4900 switch • Brocade 7500 switch • Brocade 7600 switch • Brocade 24000 director • Brocade 48000 director x Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 15
procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for 5.3.0, documenting all - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 16
of this guide are presented lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases firmware, software, or data. WARNING A warning alerts you to potential danger to personnel. KEY TERMS For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 17
Administrator's Guide • Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide • Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Brocade 48000 • Brocade 48000 Hardware Reference Manual • Brocade 48000 QuickStart Guide • FR4-18i Hardware Reference Manual • FC4-48 Hardware Reference Manual Web Tools Administrator's Guide xiii - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 18
Brocade 4900 • Brocade 4900 Hardware Reference Manual • Brocade 4900 QuickStart Guide • Brocade 4900 Fan Assembly Replacement Procedure • Brocade Mid Sized Power Supply Replacement Procedure Brocade 4100 • Brocade 4100 Hardware Reference Manual • Brocade 4100 QuickStart Guide Brocade 4020 • Brocade - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 19
Guide • Brocade Multiprotocol Router Model AP7420 Power Supply Replacement Procedure • Brocade Multiprotocol Router Model AP7420 Fan Assembly Replacement Procedure For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 20
Information - Technical Support contract number, if applicable - Switch model - Switch operating system version - Error numbers and messages received - supportSave command output - Detailed description of the problem and specific questions - Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 21
the power supply bays - Brocade Multiprotocol Router Model AP7420-On the bottom of the chassis and on the back of the chassis. 3. World Wide Name (WWN) - Brocade 200E, 3250, 3800, 3850, 3900, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, 7500, 7600 switches and Brocade 24000, and 48000 directors - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 22
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and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports from a standard workstation. It is an optionally licensed product that runs on Brocade Fabric OS. Web Tools provides the administrative control point for Brocade Advanced Fabric Services, including Advanced Zoning, ISL Trunking, Advanced - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 24
support Brocade . TABLE 2 Supported platforms Operating System RH Enterprise Linux AS3 Windows 2000, SP4 Windows 2003 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising 15 switches or less • 512 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising more than 15 switches A minimum of 8 MB Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 25
Requirements, installation, and support 1 To set the refresh operation of Web Tools. Java Plug-in version 1.4.2_08 is also supported. If you try to launch Web Tools without any Java Plug-in URL points to a non-Brocade Web site and is subject to change without notice. 2. Select JRE 5.0 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 26
Tools will guide you through the steps to download the proper Java Plug-in. Configuring the Java plug-in 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 size to 256 MB to avoid - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 27
Requirements, installation, and support 1 To configure the Java plug-in on Windows 1. From the Start menu button, select Settings Xmx256m In this example, the minimum and maximum sizes are both 256 MB. 5. Click Apply to apply your settings and close the Java Control Panel. Web Tools Administrator - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 28
support multiple logical switches (domains), a license key applies to all domains within the chassis. To determine whether a license is already installed on a switch, follow the instructions 1. Log in to the switch via telnet (see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information), using an - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 29
license key value is case-sensitive switch in the Location/Address field: http://10.77.77.77 2. Press Enter. 3. On Web Tools Switch Explorer, click the switch to which you want to add a license. 4. On the licensing window, follow the instructions that are provided. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 30
will no longer be able to launch Web Tools from the switch with the limited switch license if that switch is still exceeding the switch limit. Value line fabric licensing is applicable only to Brocade 3250 and 3850 switches. These licenses are indicated by "2 Domain Fabric" and "4 Domain Fabric" in - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 31
, the Web Tools-AP Edition interface launches. See the Web Tools-AP Edition Administrator's Guide for information on using the Web Tools-AP Edition interface for the Brocade AP7420. • For all other switches, the Web Tools interface opens. This book describes only the Web Tools interface. FIGURE - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 32
or Engineering. AD0 is a special Admin Domain that contains all switches, ports, and devices that have not been put into other the account has been given access. The Admin Domain List for default admin accounts is 0-255, which gives automatic access to any Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 33
context, the switch WWN is converted switch WWN is: 10:00:00:60:69:e4:24:e0 then the converted WWN for that switch set the default zoning mode. When you log in to a switch, your user account is associated of access you have on that switch and in the fabric. Following actions on the switch that do not - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 34
been no information sent to the switch for more than two hours. Because user key strokes are not sent to the switch until you apply or save the switch), which you must accept before logging in. The security banner displays every time you access the switch. 12 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 35
to the specified Admin Domain. NOTE You must log in before you can view Switch Explorer (shown in Figure 5 on page 9). To log in 1. Click the password. If your current password has expired, you must also provide a new password and confirm the new password. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 13 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 36
Home Domain radio button to log in to your default Admin Domain. - Click the User Specified Domain Change Password and Login if you have changed your password). If the user name or password is Switch Explorer browser window. 14 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 37
When you click the Logout button in Switch Explorer, Web Tools might leave the Temperature, Fan, Power, or Fabric Event windows open. You must manually close these windows. REQUIREMENTS FOR IPV6 SUPPORT The following lists requirements for Web Tools IPv6 support: • In pure IPv6 environment, you must - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 38
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temperature or power status. - Tools tasks, such as opening the telnet window. • Switch View buttons above Switch View provides access to switch information: status, temperature, power, and fan and allows you to change it. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 17 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 40
the areas of Switch Explorer. 1 Tasks and Fabric Tree 2 Menu bar 3 Switch View buttons 4 Admin Domain Context 5 Switch View 6 Switch Events and Switch Information 7 Indicator bar 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 FIGURE 10 Switch Explorer 18 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 41
other tasks. Management section provides access to: • Zone administration This information is collected from the selected switch. This icon is displayed only if a Brocade Advanced Zoning license is installed on the switch. If secure mode (SFOS) is enabled, or if an ACL-based FCS policy is in effect - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 42
switch icon indicates the current status of the switch. You can mouse over a switch to display the IP address and current status. To manually refresh the status of a switch within the fabric, right-click the switch license to a switch, see "Installing return to Switch Explorer. NOTE The Telnet window - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 43
Status - click the button to view the status of the switch. • Temperature - click the button to view temperature monitors. • Power - click the button to view power supply information. • Fan - click the button to view the status of the switch fans. • Beaconing. • Legend - click the button to view the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 44
You cannot launch the Port Management module by clicking these ports. In Figure 12, only ports 16 through 31 (and not the switch) are owned by the current Admin Domain, as shown in the figure: • E_Ports 0, 1, tip for port 30. 22 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 45
tool tips 2 When you hover over the Web Tools buttons, the system displays a brief description of the button. FIGURE 13 Mouseover view of switch information You can right-click a port to quickly perform some basic port administration tasks, as shown in Figure 14. FIGURE 14 Right-click menu - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 46
sec minimum 60 sec 15 sec 30 sec 2 min 30-90 sec, depending on network traffic Displaying switches in the fabric If your fabric has more than one switch, you can launch Web Tools from one switch and then access other switches. 24 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 47
not included in this policy, the Interface Disabled page is displayed when you attempt to access a switch. For instructions on including your workstation in HTTP_POLICY, see the Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. NOTE If a secure mode change is made in the fabric-that is, secure mode is enabled - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 48
on the Switch Information tab in Switch Explorer. The new section shows the values for 2 switches or directors as the primary FCS, the location to perform zoning tasks, and the time server (CLI). You should use the most recently released firmware on your switches. 26 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 49
Working with Web Tools: recommendations 2 • If switches are accessed simultaneously from different connections (for example, Web Tools, ." • A maximum of five simultaneous HTTP sessions to any one switch is recommended. An HTTP session is considered a Fabric Manager or Web Tools connection to the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 50
2 Working with Web Tools: recommendations 28 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 51
Administration window is retrieved from the selected switch. Click Switch Admin in the Manage section of the Tasks menu to access the Switch Administration window. Figure 15 on page 30 shows the Switch Administration window. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 29 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 52
switching to another tab. The License tab is an exception. Any changes you make on the License tab are applied immediately and there is no Apply button. Some of the management tasks for the Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors . 30 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 53
using Web Tools to a CP blade on a director switch even when the blade has an IP address and supports telnet sessions. See the Fabric OS Command Reference for or SSH, see the Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Internet Explorer 7.0 default settings disable telnet functionality. If you are using - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 54
When you configure IP and netmask information for the Brocade 24000 or 48000 director, you must configure IP and subnet mask information individually the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the Network tab. FIGURE 16 Network tab 32 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 55
. 4. For the Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors only: In the Advanced supported. See Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information on configuring the syslog daemon. When you configure a syslog IP address for a Brocade 24000 configured with two logical switches, it is on a logical-switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 56
Add Rule button. 5. Enter the rule order and source IP address, and modify the service/destination port, protocol, and action as necessary. 6. Click OK. After you create a Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors (bladed switches). 34 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 57
Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the Blade tab. The Firmware Version columns display the firmware loaded onto each blade. A blade can have more than one firmware 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the Blade tab. Web Tools - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 58
you click the Add button, the values remain in the fields. 8. To delete values to the switch. 9. Click the Apply button to save the values currently shown in the table to the switch switch for the currently populated slots, use the Show IP Address button. To view the IP addresses 1. Open the Switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 59
IP Address button. Configuring a switch 3 FIGURE 20 Show IP Address dialog box 4. Scroll through the list to view all the information. 5. When you are done, click Close. Configuring a switch Use the Switch tab of the Switch Administration window to perform basic switch configuration. Figure 15 on - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 60
Some system messages identify a switch service by the chassis name, so if you assign meaningful chassis names in addition to meaningful switch names, logs will be more useful. You change the chassis name using the CLI. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for instructions on changing the chassis - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 61
the power-on self test (POST). To perform a switch fast boot 1. Open the Switch Brocade 24000 configured with two logical switches, it is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch Switch fabric settings • Virtual channel settings • Arbitrated loop parameters • System services - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 62
default BB Credit is 16. The range is 1-27. • R_A_TOV Resource allocation timeout value (in milliseconds). This variable works with the E_D_TOV to determine switch actions when presented with an error condition. The default Mode 40 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 63
; that is, the same ID is requested during switch reboots, power cycles, CP failovers, firmware downloads, and fabric reconfigurations. If the fabric does not assign the insistent domain ID, the switch segments from the fabric. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 41 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 64
default values can improve switch performance but can also degrade performance. Do not change these settings without fully understanding the effects of the changes. VC Priority specifies the class of frame traffic given priority for a virtual channel. To configure system services 1. Open the Switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 65
status (RLS) probing for F_Ports and FL_Ports. It is disabled by default. To configure system services 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Disable the switch as described in "Enabling and disabling a switch" on page 37. 3. Click the Configure tab and click the System - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 66
can either use the license key provided in the paperpack document supplied with switch software or see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to obtain a license key at the Brocade Web site (www.brocade.com). NOTE Some licenses (for example, Trunking) do not take effect until - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 67
Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, because the High Availability module is available only on these switch types. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide if the switch is a member of the current Admin Domain. If switch is not a member of current Admin Domain, Synchronize Services and Initiate - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 68
3 Administering High Availability To launch the High Availability window 1. Select a Brocade 24000 or 48000 director from the Fabric Tree. The selected director appears in the Switch View. 2. Click the HA button in the Switch View. The High Availability window opens. FIGURE 23 High Availability - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 69
be initiated without disrupting frame traffic on the fabric. FIGURE 24 High Availability window, Services tab INITIATING A CP FAILOVER A nondisruptive failover might take about 30 seconds to complete and relaunch Web Tools. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 47 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 70
more information on filtering events, see "Filtering Fabric and Switch Events" on page 51. TABLE 4 Event Severity Levels Icon and Level Description Critical Critical-level messages indicate that the software has detected serious problems that will eventually cause a partial or complete failure of - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 71
no longer operating in redundant mode and that the failed power supply needs to be replaced or fixed. Information-level port. Info DISPLAYING FABRIC EVENTS Events are displayed for all switches in the fabric in the Fabric Events window (see Figure Guide 49 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 72
in the event list of each logical switch for convenience. To display switch events 1. Click the switch from the Fabric Tree. The Switch View appears. 2. Click the Switch Events tab, if necessary. FIGURE 26 Switch Events tab 50 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 73
. NOTE For two-switch configurations, click the Events button for a given switch to automatically filter out the switch service events from the other switch. Chassis service is shown in both enter the start time and date. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 51 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 74
service drop-down menu is enabled. 4. Select either Switch or Chassis from the drop-down menu to show only those messages from the logical switch or from the chassis. 5. Click OK. The filter is enabled and the window is refreshed to show the filtered information. 52 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 75
Name Server entries for the fabric, not only those related to the local domain. Each row in the table represents a different device. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 76
about direct and indirect members. To view a list of the switches in the Name Server 1. Click Name Server in the Monitor and type an auto-refresh interval (in seconds). The minimum (and default) interval is 15 seconds. The Name Server entries will refresh at Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 77
. The beaconing function helps to physically locate a switch by sending a signal to the specified switch, resulting in an LED light pattern that cycles through all ports for each switch (from left to right). NOTE Switch beaconing is enabled when the switch is owned by the current Admin Domain you - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 78
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next • "Performing a firmware download" on page 60 Maintaining configurations It is important to maintain consistent configuration settings on all switches in the same fabric, Admin Domains and iSCSI Target Gateway information. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 57 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 80
switches in the fabric. You should avoid copying configurations from one switch to another. When you back up a configuration file for a Brocade 24000 configured with two logical switches, it is on a logical-switch not own the switch and you are logged Admin Domain owns the switch and you are logged - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 81
the Upload/Download subtab (see Figure 30 on page 58). 5. Click the Config Download to Switch radio button. 6. Type the host IP, user name, file name, and password. You can enter the IP address in either IPv4 or IPv6 format. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 59 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 82
checks the file size that is to be downloaded. If the compact flash does not have enough space, Web Tools displays a message and the download does not occur. If this happens, contact your switch support supplier. NOTE You can perform a firmware download only when the current Admin Domain owns the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 83
directly to the blade, you have more options on the Firmware Download tab, as shown inFigure 32. Also, for Brocade 7600, a collapsible area appears on the Firmware Download tab to show application firmware information In addition to specifying the information described in the steps on page 60 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 84
4 Performing a firmware download • The blade to be upgraded (by slot). FIGURE 32 Firmware Download tab for bladed switches 62 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 85
, shown in Figure 33 on page 64. You access the Port Administration window through the Switch View, by clicking an accessible port. See "Switch View" on page 21 for information about role, you can only view the port information. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 63 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 86
Ports, Basic mode The Port Administration window displays information about the ports on the switch. Click the Show Advanced Mode button in the upper-right corner of the window members of the currently selected Admin Domain. 64 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 87
tree on the left side. Items in the tree are displayed as follows: - Switches-Switch ID, with switch name in parentheses; for example, 3(MapsSW_202) - Blades-Slot number of the blade, • Basic information about the port equipment Web Tools Administrator's Guide 65 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 88
Statistics subtab, you can view either absolute values or deltas for port statistics. Viewing the ports on non-owned switches are accessible in read-only Admin Domain and for all ports on switches that are owned by the current Admin enabled. Ports on a non-owned switch that are not E_Ports and are - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 89
wizard is self-explanatory, so the explicit steps are not documented here. To configure FC ports 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window (see Figure 33 on page 64). 2. Click the FC Ports tab. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 67 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 90
populated with the current configuration values. 6. Follow the steps in Administration window displays the following values relating to port type: Port port is online, this value is the type the E_Port The port can be used to connect to another switch. U_Port For a physical FC port: the port can - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 91
switch comes up, depending on what type of device or switch switch must be capable of supporting FCR/FCIP features. The EX_Port option is disabled in the wizard if the switch Brocade 48000 and 7500 switches the switch. a port in the Switch View to open the the current configuration values. 6. Follow - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 92
Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window (see Figure 33 on page 64). 2. Click the GigE Ports switch or slot that contains the port you want to rename. 4. From the table, select the port you want to rename. 5. Click the Rename button. 70 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 93
On FR4-18i and FC4-16IP port blades, all ports are disabled by default. You can disable and reenable them as needed. If FC Routing is more information, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. To enable or disable ports 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 94
as an N_Port, and is therefore capable of registering with all services of the fabric. The NPIV license must be installed on a switch before NPIV functionality can be enabled on any port. NOTE NPIV enable/disable is not supported on EX_Ports. To configure NPIV ports, see the Fabric OS Administrators - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 95
, 16 1-8, 17-20 0-31 8-11 12-15 16-23 24-31 8, 9, 14, 15 12-17 8, 9, 17-19 10-14 9-12, 21, 22 0, 13-16, 23 32-47 48-63 Not supported Not supported Any available ports Any available ports Any available ports Any available ports Not supported For the Brocade 4016, 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 96
.com. Click Products > Software License Keys and follow the instructions to generate the key. To enable Ports on Demand 1. Install the Brocade Ports on Demand licensed product. For instructions, see "Activating a license on a switch" on page 44. 2. Enable the ports as described in "Enabling and - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 97
supported on the Brocade 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches only. You must disable the port or switch before reserving or releasing a license. 1. Click a port in the Switch the port, the License field contains the value Possible. You can reserve or release a Guide 75 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 98
determine if a port index has been swapped with another switch port 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Click the Port Index (Swapped), as shown in Figure 37. The value indicates with which port index the port has been swapped. FIGURE 37 Swapping a - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 99
and installing licensed features, see "Managing licensed features" on page 43. For additional information about ISL Trunking, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Use the Trunking tab of the Switch Administration window to view trunks through Web Tools (see Figure 38). Web Tools Administrator - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 100
Member ports To view information on a trunk group 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the Trunking tab are automatically established on eligible ISLs and trunking capability is enabled by default on all ports. Use the following procedure to disable trunking on - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 101
supported on logical ports, GbE ports, or EX_Ports. Admin Domain considerations: You can enable and disable trunking for a port only when the current Admin Domain owns the switch. You can log into a switch port in the Switch View to open the Port Management module (see Figure 33 on page 64). 2. Click - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 102
6 Disabling or reenabling trunking mode on a port 80 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 103
performed in the User tab of the Switch Administration window and not in the Admin Domains based on the type of switches in your fabric using the WWN (not Admin Domains are supported on fabrics with switches running Fabric OS Domains (AD0 through AD255). • The default zone mode setting must be set - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 104
legacy fabric. AD255 or physical fabric AD255 is a virtual domain that contains all devices, switches, and switch ports in the fabric. AD255 presents an unfiltered view of the fabric and is also unfiltered view of the fabric. 82 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 105
been added to the Admin Domain. - A switch to which the port belongs is a member of SAN, you must set the default zone mode to No Access. You must be in AD0 to change the default zone mode. After the default page 20. 2. Change the Default Zone mode to No Access. See "Setting the default zoning mode - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 106
a physical fabric administrator modifies the AD configuration from another session, the changes in the membership might not be visible to you. 84 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 107
40. The detailed view displays summary information as well as information about the online switch, port, and device members of the selected Admin Domain. FIGURE 40 Admin configuration. • Clear lets you clear the configuration. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 85 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 108
the Brocade Certificate at switch. 2. If you plan to modify the Admin Domain configuration, from the Admin Domain drop-down menu, select Physical Fabric. 3. Click Admin Domain in the Manage section of the Tasks menu. The Admin Domain window opens (see Figure 39). 86 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 109
save the changes. That means that any other user looking at the Admin Domain information for the switch will not see the changes you have made until you save them. Click Actions> Save AD the Admin Domain configuration session. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 87 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 110
log in to an active Admin Domain. You cannot log in to an Admin Domain that has been deactivated. The following procedures provide detailed instructions for creating an Admin Domain and for activating or deactivating an existing Admin Domain. To create an Admin Domain 1. Open the Admin Domain window - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 111
Domain when you finish creating it. This is the default setting. Clear the Active check box if you want Add Ports, or Add Devices. - Select a switch, port, or device in the Available Members switch or slot and click Add Ports to add all of the ports in the selected switch or slot. - Select a switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 112
Click the Manual button to add offline devices. FIGURE 43 Adding members to an Admin Domain 8. Click Next. The wizard displays a summary of the Admin Domain. Read the summary to verify the Admin Domain setup is correct. FIGURE 44 Summary view 90 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 113
deactivate an Admin Domain no one can use this Admin Domain to log in to a switch. Managing administrative domains This section provide information on how to manage Admin Domains after they you want to modify. 3. Click Modify. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 91 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 114
Add Devices to add all of the devices for the selected element. Optional: Click Manual to add offline switches and devices. 5. Remove members from the Admin Domain by selecting them in the as the effective configuration. 92 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 115
all user-defined Admin Domains When you clear the Admin Domain configuration, all user-defined Admin Domains are deleted and all fabric resources (switches, ports, and devices) are returned to AD0. You cannot clear the Admin Domain configuration if zone configurations exist in any of the user - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 116
AD Configuration. 3. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to clear the Admin Domain configuration. Click No to cancel the action. 94 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 117
zoning using Brocade Web Tools. SAN) into logical groups of devices that can access each other. For example, you can partition a SAN more switches running different fabric operating systems-you should use the switch with Guide. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 95 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 118
fabric (AD255). The only zone operation supported from AD255 is viewing the complete hierarchical zone Administrator's Guide for additional information. If you implement admin domains, the default zoning mode the Zone Administration window 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Click Zone - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 119
supports default zoning on switches running firmware v5.1.0 or higher. Default zoning on legacy switches (switches running firmware versions prior to v 5.1.0) are not supported. Legacy switches can use default Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. You must be logged into the switch using a user name - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 120
Web Tools buffer. • "Refreshing" means copying the current state of the zoning database on the switch to the Web Tools buffer, overwriting its current contents. In the Zone Administration window, all about the selected device. 98 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 121
physical and logical FC ports; however, GbE ports are not supported for zoning. To verify whether you have any unzoned devices, This function refreshes the display of fabric elements only (switches, ports, and devices). It does not affect any zoning 's Guide 99 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 122
at any time, either using the refresh icon (whether it is flashing or not) or from the View menu. The following procedure updates means that any other user looking at the zone information for the switch will not see the changes you have made until you save Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 123
the attached and imported physical devices (by WWN), and a list of the FC Virtual Initiators on switches that support iSCSI. In the Fabric View, you can select ports for port-based zoning or devices for iSCSI FC Zone creation. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 101 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 124
than inputting a long string of individual members. You can specify members of an alias using the following methods: • A switch domain and port index number pair, for example, 2, 20 • Device node and device port WWNs CREATING AND POPULATING ZONE ALIASES Use the following procedure to create a zone - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 125
on page 96. 2. Click the Alias tab. 3. Select the alias you want to delete from the Name drop-down list. 4. Click Delete. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 103 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 126
to the fabric within its specified zone. You can specify members of a zone using the following methods: • Alias names • Switch domain and port index number pair, for example, 2, 20 • WWN (device) CREATING AND POPULATING ZONES Use the following procedure to create a zone. To create a zone 1. Open the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 127
. 6. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes. To enable the configuration, see "Enabling zone configurations" on page 109. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 105 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 128
a group of zones; zoning is enabled on a fabric by enabling a specific configuration. You can specify members of a configuration using zone names. 106 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 129
the Member Selection List as described in "Zoning views" on page 101. 3. Click the Zone Config tab and click New Zone Config. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 107 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 130
enabled configuration. To rename a zone configuration 1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96. 2. Click the Zone Config tab. 108 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 131
CONFIGURATIONS Several zone configurations can reside on a switch at once, and you can quickly alternate between might want to have one configuration enabled during the business hours and another enabled overnight. However, only one zone configuration can Guide 109 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 132
, WWNs) are displayed next to them. Aliases are not displayed in the enabled zone configuration. If there is no active zone configuration enabled on the switch, a message is displayed to that effect. 110 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 133
information is automatically updated every 15 seconds. It is also updated if you manually refresh the Zone Administration window contents by clicking the refresh icon at the there is no active zoning configuration on the switch. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 111 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 134
current session changes have not yet been saved to the fabric, the information displayed here is different from what is seen from the switch. 3. Optional: Click Print to print the zone configuration summary. This launches the print dialog box. FIGURE 49 Zoning Configuration summary 112 Web Tools - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 135
The configuration analysis report lists the following: • SAN components that are not included in the configuration. • SAN components that are in the configuration but not for device accessibility from the Name drop-down list. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 113 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 136
Click Edit> Add WWN. The Add WWN dialog box opens. 3. Type a WWN value in the WWN field and click OK. The Add WWN dialog box displays all the zoning elements that will include the new WWNs. All of the elements are selected by default. 4. Click items in the list to select or unselect, and click Add - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 137
> Delete WWN. The Delete WWN dialog box opens. 3. Type a WWN value in the WWN field and click OK. The Delete WWN dialog box displays alias or zone, then the search domain includes elements like switch names and domain numbers, port names and "domain, port Guide 115 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 138
Member Selection List so it can be added or its parent or children can be found. By default, the Member Selection List is searched from beginning to end one time. If you select the Replace offline devices • Define device alias 116 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 139
continue to add those unzoned devices or exit the wizard. If there are no more unzoned devices, you must exit the wizard. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 117 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 140
each device port. The alias definitions of the devices are saved in the zoning database on the switch, which has a size limit. If database size becomes a concern, reconsider your use of alias the steps outlined in the wizard. 118 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 141
• 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). Web Tools Administrator's Guide 119 Publication - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 142
8 Best practices for zoning 120 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 143
) for each port and for the entire switch. The basic-mode Performance Monitor is standard parameter data across reboots). Using Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring, you can display performance monitoring, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Each graph is displayed individually in a window - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 144
you might have to wait up to 30 seconds before the new values are shown. When you have multiple graphs open in the Performance graph. Admin Domain considerations: • If you are not the switch owner, you will see the following ports: - E_ports, including Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 145
all the ports on a switch. For the Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, this graph displays the CRC Brocade 48000 with a or FC4-16IP blade includes physical FC ports and GbE ports. Not all of the performance monitoring graphs support the logical FC ports and GbE ports. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 146
graph is not supported on the Brocade 7500 switch. 2. ALPA Error graph is not supported on the Brocade 7500, Brocade 7600, or on the Brocade 48000 director with an FC4- give a historical perspective by representing the highest and lowest values reached for each selected port since the graph was opened. - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 147
displays the graphs available in the Performance Monitoring window for a Brocade 24000 director with the Advanced Performance Monitoring license installed. Note that the slot saved to canvas configurations, described next. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 125 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 148
up to eight graphs per window, with six shown in Figure 53. Up to 20 canvases can be set up for different users or different scenarios. Each canvas is saved Monitoring window. To open the Performance Monitoring window 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in when prompted. 2. In - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 149
to display information for particular ports. For the Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, you can also customize these graphs to display information for a slot. You can customize the following graphs: • Switch Throughput Utilization • Switch Percent Utilization • Port Snapshot Error The following - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 150
Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, click the + signs to expand the ports under each slot, as shown in Figure 55. b. Click the port you want to monitor in the graph in the Port Selection List. Use Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple ports. 128 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 151
sections that follow. The advanced monitoring graphs are not supported for GbE ports. NOTE You must have an Advanced graph displays the traffic between a SID-DID pair on the switch being managed. To create an SID/DID performance graph 1. Administrator's Guide 129 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 152
graphs. CREATING AN SCSI VS. IP TRAFFIC GRAPH The SCSI vs. IP Traffic graph displays the SCSI versus IP traffic for selected ports. For Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, the slot and port name is identified in the graph. In a trunk group, the SCSI vs. IP Traffic graph displays only the master - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 153
shown in Figure 55 on page 128. 3. Double-click the domain to expand the slot/port list. For Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, click the + signs to expand 3. Navigate to a switch> slot> port in the Slot/Port Selection List. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 131 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 154
Brocade 4100 or 5000 switch, you can enter up to eight LUN masks. For the Brocade 48000 director, you can enter up to four LUN masks. For all other switches graph is not supported on the following: • Brocade 200E, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, 7500, and 7600 • Brocade 48000 with an - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 155
Save Canvas. A message displays, confirming that the configuration was successfully saved to the switch. ADDING GRAPHS TO A CANVAS The following procedure assumes that a canvas is already created the print dialog box, click OK. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 133 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 156
Save to save the changes and close the Performance Monitor Canvas dialog box. 8. Click Close to close the Canvas Configuration List. 134 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 157
The FC-FC Routing Service is supported only on the following switch models: • Brocade 7500 switch • Brocade 48000 director, when configured with an FR4-18i blade (see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for more information) • Brocade AP7420 Any of the supported switches listed above are considered - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 158
and edge fabric 2 • Edge fabric 2 and edge fabric 3 MCDATA INTEROPERABILITY Brocade switches and McDATA legacy switches interoperate while operating in the open mode. With FCR, we can connect any Brocade to any McDATA fabric, without service disruption. All the existing features of the two fabrics - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 159
support the LSANzone with the backbone devices. FCR will support the following McDATA versions: v4.1.1, v5.x, v6.x, v7.x, v8.x. Since Brocade has no way of knowing how the modern McDATA switch Ports tab and then clicking New. Follow the instructions in the wizard. See "Viewing and configuring - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 160
service Brocade 7500 switch • Brocade 48000 director configured with an FR4-18i blade To access the FC Routing module 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree. The selected switch appears in the Switch View. 2. Click FCR in the Manage section of the Tasks menu. 138 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 161
Fabric tab (see Figure 60 on page 140) displays all the LSAN fabrics visible to your switch, in both a tabular and tree form. (If FC-FC Routing is disabled, the tables and following url: http://ip-address-of-lsan-fabric-switch Web Tools Administrator's Guide 139 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 162
10 Viewing and configuring EX_Ports For Brocade switches, this launches Web Tools. For non-Brocade fabrics, this launches the element manager for that switch. FIGURE 60 FC Routing module with "Swapping port index" on page 75). 140 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 163
. 3. Click New in the task bar to configure one or more EX_Ports. This launches the port configuration wizard, which guides you through the port configuration process. 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to configure the EX_Port. You will need to specify the Fabric ID and, if configuring an FC - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 164
wizard, which guides you through the port configuration process. The current configuration values are displayed in default cost is 1000. For a VEX_Port, the default cost is 2000. If the cost is set to 0, the default cost will be used for that link. To configure a router port cost 1. Open the Switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 165
to display a count of all the physical and proxy LSAN devices. Note that this count is for all of the LSAN fabrics. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 143 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 166
Service again manually. Switch Administration window. 2. Click FCR in the Manage section of the Tasks menu. 3. Click the EX-Ports tab. 4. Disable all of the EX_Ports by selecting all of the ports in the table and then clicking Disable. 5. Click the General tab. 144 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 167
the task bar. The Configure Backbone Fabric ID window appears. 7. Select a fabric ID from the drop-down menu. The fabric ID is a number from 1 through 128. Web Tools warns you if you select a fabric ID that is already in use. 8. Click OK. 9. Reenable all of the EX_Ports after Web Tools automatically - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 168
10 Configuring the backbone fabric ID 146 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 169
Brocade switch. The dump can be used by developers and troubleshooters at Brocade to help understand what might be contributing to a specific switch trace dump is generated when: • It is triggered manually (use the traceDump command). • A critical-level Guide 147 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 170
can provide your customer support representative with the most detailed information possible. To ensure the best service, you should set up for automatic transfer as part of standard switch configuration, before a problem occurs. 148 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 171
describes how to display information about the physical components of the switch (such as fan, temperature, and power supply) as well as how to display other detailed switch information (such as firmware and IP address). Web Tools Administrator's Guide 149 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 172
switch information The Fan, Temperature, and Power Status windows have Export, Copy, and Search options at the top of the tables. These options are not available if the table does not have any content. You must accept the Brocade in Figure 64, and press red. FIGURE 64 Temperature Sensor switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 173
switch information 11 • For Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors and Brocade 4100, 4900, 5000, and 7500 switches, the Fan No. column indicates the fan FRU number. • For Brocade 3900, the Fan No. column indicates the fan number. • The Brocade 200E, 3250, 3850 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, and 4024 switches - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 174
the Fabric Tree. The selected switch appears in the Switch View. The icon on the Power button indicates the overall status of the power supply. 2. Click the Power button on the Switch View. The detailed power supply states are displayed. FIGURE 67 Power Status window CHECKING THE PHYSICAL HEALTH - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 175
switch. FIGURE 68 Switch Report window To display a detailed switch status report 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree. The selected switch appears in the Switch Switch Availability Monitoring (SAM). NOTE The Port Detail Report and Switch and the E_Ports of the switch. 4. Optional: Hover the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 176
LEDs in the Switch View does not necessarily match the blink rate of the LEDs on the physical switch.) NOTE The Brocade 4900 and 7500 switches and the FR4-18i and FR4-16IP port blades do not have port speed LEDs, but only port status LEDs. 154 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 177
those ports are not licensed. LED REPRESENTATIONS The port icons are different for different switch models. Figure 70 shows E_Port port icons and associated LEDs from a Brocade 4100 switch and a Brocade 24000 director. For the Brocade 4100, the top row of LEDs corresponds to the upper port, and the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 178
11 Interpreting port LEDs BROCADE 48000 DIRECTOR LEDS For the Brocade 48000 director, the representation of the port LEDs on the FC4-32 port blade is not the same as the LEDs on the physical blade. Figure 71 on page 156 compares the LEDs on the physical port - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 179
, and new logins. • Switch environmental functions, such as temperature, power supply, and fan status, along with security violations. • Port state transitions, errors, and traffic information for multiple port classes as well as operational values for supported models of Finisar "Smart" GBICs/SFPs - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 180
. NOTE Unless the switch is a member of values of those elements and enable the custom limits (configure threshold boundaries). • Configure Fabric Watch to alert you to errant values. • Configure Fabric Watch to identify unacceptable values (threshold traits). 158 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 181
To open Fabric Watch window 1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in if units of measurement for the area • Time Base-The time base (second, minute, hour, day) for the area • Low Boundary-The low threshold for the event-setting Administrator's Guide 159 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 182
You cannot modify the information in the System Default column. 6. In the Activate Level area: - Click the System Default radio button to use the system default settings and proceed to step 11. or in the High Boundary field. 160 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 183
information in the System Default table. 6. In the Activate Level area: - Click the System Default radio button to use the system default settings and proceed for that switch; not all alarm options are available for all switches. For more information, see the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide. 3. - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 184
alert. 7. Click Apply to apply the changes to the switch. A confirmation dialog box displays, asking if you want to apply the changes to the switch. 8. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box to save the changes to the switch. 162 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 185
column refers to either a fan or a fan FRU, depending on the switch model. See "Displaying detailed fan hardware status" on page 150 for more value of the element when the event was triggered The current data value of the element Time when the event occurred Web Tools Administrator's Guide 163 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 186
For troubleshooting responses to alarms, see the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide. Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, it is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch field, type the domain name (between 4 and 32 characters). 6. Click Apply. CONFIGURING THE EMAIL ALERT - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 187
are sent to this address when email notification is enabled. NOTE Email addresses must not exceed 128 characters. 5. Click Apply. 6. Optional: Click Send Test Email to receive a test email 74 Fabric Watch Email Configuration tab Web Tools Administrator's Guide 165 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 188
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detailed information on managing extended fabrics, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. NOTE You do not need to use the Extended Fabrics feature unless Buffer-limited operation is supported for the L0 and LD extended ISL modes only and is persistent across reboots, switch disabling and enabling, - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 190
distance is used to calculate the buffers required for the port. • Long Distance-Table 10 describes the long-distance settings and identifies which settings require a Brocade Extended Fabrics license. FIGURE 75 Extended Fabric tab 168 Web Tools Administrator - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 191
license requirements Value Description Extended Fabrics License Required? L0 No long-distance setting is enabled. The maximum supported link switch-specific: For Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, click the slot subtab that corresponds to the correct slot for the logical switch. For Brocade - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 192
. The allowed values depend on the port capability: • If the port capability is 4 GB, type a number between 10 and 125, inclusive. • If the port capability is 2 GB, type a entry for the value to be accepted. 5. Click Apply. 170 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 193
storage in a Fibre Channel SAN. In this chapter • Supported platforms for iSCSI 171 • About the iSCSI service 171 • Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 174 Supported platforms for iSCSI The iSCSI target gateway service is supported only on the Brocade 48000 director with CP blades running - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 194
service • For GbE ports on the FC4-16IP blade, the port numbers shall range from ge0 through ge7. The FC4-16IP blade does not support "iSCSI tgt" will be presented as follows: iqn.2002-12.com.brocade:ISCSItgt Once an IQN is defined, you can then map LUN devices Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 195
11 iSCSI gateway services terminology Term Definition SAN to access and utilize storage in a Fibre Channel SAN. the FC4-16IP embedded switch in a Brocade 48000 director user names and passwords with CHAP ( FC4-16IP has 8 ports of this type that support 1 Gbps speed. PDU Protocol Data Unit. A - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 196
provides an overview of the basic steps for setting up iSCSI target gateway services. The iSCSI Setup wizard guides you through the steps to set up iSCSI connectivity between IP networks and your Fibre Channel SAN. Click the Launch Usability Wizard button on the iSCSI Administration window to use - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 197
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 14 LAUNCHING THE ISCSI TARGET GATEWAY ADMIN MODULE When you click iSCSI in the Manage section of the Tasks menu, the iSCSI Administration window opens. This option is available on all Brocade 48000 switches with option 5 configured and without a FC4-16IP - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 198
by default has iSCSI disabled. If a switch has iSCSI disabled or there is no iSCSI virtual target created yet, WebTools assumes that iSCSI has not been activated. To activate the iSCSI Feature 1. Ensure that the blade is inserted in the director and powered on. 2. Open iSCSI Target Gateway Admin - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 199
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 14 When you select one of the GbE ports, you subtab and click Add. 5. Enter the IP address and subnet mask. 6. Enter the MTU size or accept the default MTU size and click Add. To edit an IP Address 1. Launch the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin module as described - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 200
14 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 3. From the left pane, dialog box 7. Enter the subnet mask. 8. Enter the MTU size or accept the default MTU size and click OK. NOTE To change the IP address, delete the current Add. 178 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 201
Services 14 To edit the IP route 1. Open iSCSI Target Gateway Admin as described on page 175. 2. Select the iSCSI Port tab. 3. From the left pane, select the GbE port that will be used. 4. Select the IP Routes tab. 5. Click Edit. A warning dialog box appears. 6. Click OK. 7. Enter a new value - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 202
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 4. Enter an IQN. The text field will display the value "iqn" and you 3. Click Easy Create. FIGURE 82 Easy VT Creation Dialog 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create a virtual target in iSCSI. The wizard is Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 203
Services 14 To edit an iSCSI Target 1. Open iSCSI Target Gateway Admin as described on page 175. 2. Select the Targets tab. 3. Select the IQN in the left pane of where you want to edit the targets. 4. Click Edit. The VT Configuration wizard opens. 5. Follow the instructions these values. 3. switch, - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 204
14 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services MANAGING DISCOVERY DOMAINS In this step, you configure discovery domains and discovery domain sets for managing domains can be created with virtual targets, iSCSI initiators, or both. 182 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 205
up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 14 In the wizard DD. The Create DD wizard opens. FIGURE 85 Create DD wizard 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create an iSCSI discovery domain. The wizard is self-explanatory, Edit. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 183 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 206
14 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 4. Select virtual targets and use the buttons to add or remove them from the DD. 5. Click Next. as described on page 175. 2. Select the Discovery Domains tab 3. Click Create DDSet 184 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 207
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 14 The Create DDSet wizard opens. FIGURE 86 Create DDSet wizard 4. Follow the instructions in the wizard to create an iSCSI discovery domain , you can modify only the CHAP secret. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 185 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 208
14 Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services The CHAP module pane lists CHAP secrets in a table with the user name and chap secret in encrypted format (*). You can add, delete, or modify CHAP entries. Each to edit a CHAP secret. 186 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 209
need to create one for iSCSI target gateway service. The following default zoning conditions apply: • If default zoning is set to No Access, then already talk to each other. However, to avoid SAN congestion in the future, you should implement a zoning Guide 187 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 210
Target Gateway Services The following dialog configuration will be re-enabled. This affects the entire SAN; the zoning database needs to update itself and then . ATTENTION Schedule your changes during a maintenance cycle if you decide to add the iSCSI Fibre Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 211
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services 14 MANAGING AND TROUBLESHOOTING ACCESSIBILITY The Web Tool iSCSI accessibility feature helps you: • Verify that both host Channel zone with an effective zone configuration" on page 188 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 189 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 212
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the Access Gateway, see Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide. NOTE When Access Gateway mode is enabled on switches managed through Web Tools of switch menus are available; fabric management menus are grayed out. All fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric switches. When - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 214
Click Apply. 7. Click Yes to restart the device in native switch mode. Displaying the port mapping This section explains how to display host connections (F-ports) to the fabric (N-ports) on Brocade Access Gateway. F_Ports are mapped to N_Ports. To display Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 215
mapped to goes OFFLINE or is disabled. By default, the failover and failback policies are enabled. A switch in Access Gateway mode supports automatic N_Port failover to other N_Ports connected to the button. 5. Click Save. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 193 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 216
an F-port to an N-port 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Select the F-port become unmapped. Traffic is interrupted and the ports will be offline until they are manually mapped to an N-port. NOTE To prevent traffic interruption, it is recommended that you - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 217
Converting ports 15 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Select the N-port you want to convert to Port radio button. 5. Click Save. Map the newly-created F-port to an existing N-port. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 195 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 218
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16 the supported routing Brocade 4100, 5000, and 48000 only). Exchange-based routing policy is the default . Exchange-based routing policy always employs "dynamic path selection," in which the software chooses a path based on current traffic conditions. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 220
48000 directors, click a slot number under the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree. For Brocade 200E, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, and 7500 switches, click the FSPF Route category in the navigation tree. 198 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 221
more information regarding IOD, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. When you enable or disable IOD for a Brocade 24000 that is configured for two logical switches, it is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you enable or disable IOD individually. NOTE Enabling in - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 222
window as described on page 31. 2. Click the Routing tab. 3. This step is switch-specific: For Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, click the slot number of the logical switch under Link Cost in the navigation tree. For Brocade 200E, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 223
service 213 Creating and maintaining user-defined accounts In addition to the default accounts-root, factory, admin, and user-Fabric OS supports up to 256 user-defined accounts in each logical switch Access Control (RBAC). Web Tools Administrator's Guide 201 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 224
and user-defined accounts Change your own password and cannot create, modify, or view predefined switch in the fabric. If no Home Domain is specified for a user, the system provides a default home domain. The default home domain for predefined account is AD0. User-defined accounts, the default - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 225
account information 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the User tab. A list of the default and user-defined accounts accounts. To create a user-defined account 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the User - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 226
the Confirm Password field for confirmation. 10. Check the available Admin Domains that the user can access. Only Admin Domains that have already been created and to which you have access are displayed. If all the Admin Domains in the list are inactive then you cannot login to the switch. 204 Web - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 227
been selected, the next available Admin Domain becomes the user's default home Admin Domain. 12. Click OK. 13. On the User change the password. All other buttons will be unavailable. To change account parameters 1. Open the Switch Administration window as Guide 205 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 228
the description of the default accounts. You cannot you can't login to the switch. The All option does not password. NOTE You have to own the switch in order to modify password rules. A password password, see the unlock procedure on page 208. To change the password of an account 1. Open the Switch - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 229
field. 8. Click OK. 9. Click Apply to save your changes. To set the rules for passwords 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the User tab. 3. Click Set Password Rule. The Configure Password Rule dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 94 on page 208. 4. Fill out - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 230
Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the User tab. 3. Select the account. 4. Click Unlock Password. If the button is unavailable, this means the password is already unlocked or was not locked out. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. 208 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 231
Support for the Access Control List (ACL) policies is currently defined in the Switch in the Admin module are switch-based. ACL and Secure Fabric Fabric OS is performed on a switch-local basis. Admin Domain considerations SCC or DCC policy 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 232
must activate the policy in order to implement it. See "To activate an SCC or DCC policy" on page 210, for instructions. To edit an SCC or DCC policy 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the ACL tab. 3. Select a SCC or DCC policy by clicking on the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 233
SNMP TRAP LEVELS When you set trap levels for a Brocade 24000 or 48000 configured with two logical switches, it is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must set trap levels individually. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 211 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 234
. 4. Click Apply. CONFIGURING SNMP INFORMATION When you configure SNMP information for a Brocade 24000 or 48000 configured with two logical switches, it is on a logical-switch basis. This means that for each logical switch, you must configure SNMP information individually. To change the systemGroup - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 235
. 5. Click Apply. Managing RADIUS service Fabric OS supports RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting service (AAA). When configured for RADIUS, the switch becomes a Network Access Server (NAS on the RADIUS server. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 213 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 236
option to use the Switch Database as backup authentication service when the RADIUS server is not available. Alternatively, you can have no secondary AAA service, which means that only the primary service will be used for authentication. 214 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 237
Timeout from the Secondary AAA Service drop-down menu. To disable RADIUS service, select Switch Database from the Primary AAA Service drop-down menu and select None from the Secondary AAA Service drop-down menu. 4. Click Apply. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 215 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 238
in minutes). 6. Select an authentication protocol from CHAP or PAP. The default value is CHAP, and if you do not change it, CHAP will be the authentication protocol. 7. Click OK to return to the AAA Service tab and click Apply. 216 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 239
the Switch Administration window as described on page 31. 2. Click the AAA Service tab Services tab. 5. Click Apply in the AAA Services tab. A confirmation displays, warning you that you are about to remove the selected RADIUS server. 6. Click Yes in the confirmation. Web Tools Administrator's Guide - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 240
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by Fabric OS. A Brocade switch or director that supports CUP (Brocade 3900, 24000, or 48000) can be controlled by one or more host-based management programs or director consoles, such as Brocade Web Tools or Brocade Fabric Manager. (Refer to the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for information - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 242
ingress port and destination only. This also includes user-configured paths. All Brocade 4100, 5000, and 48000 switches with FICON devices attached must have port-based routing policy enabled. Port- FIGURE 99 FICON CUP management 220 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 243
used to support switch management using CUP. To be able to use the CUP functionality, all switches in the fabric must have FICON Management Server mode (FMS mode) enabled. FMS mode is a per-switch setting. After FMS mode is enabled, you can activate a CUP license without rebooting the director. You - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 244
director console, Alternate Managers). You can configure FMS parameters for a switch only after FMS mode is enabled on the switch. All FMS parameter settings are persistent across switch power cycles switch reboot or power cycle, the switch reads the IPL file and actives its contents as default - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 245
switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Open the Switch information between the FICON director and Host Programming. It switch from the Fabric Tree. 2. Open the Switch neutral or a switched state. When is switched, it It might cause the switch to be unmanageable with The Web Tools Switch Admin displays the - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 246
manually reset allegiance to bring the control device back to the neutral state by clicking Reset Allegiance in the FICON CUP Busy Error display (see Figure 100). FIGURE 100 FICON CUP busy error The following switch the switch. 224 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 247
has a vector specifying its Prohibit attribute with respect to each of the other ports in the switch. This attribute is always set symmetrically in that a pair of ports is either prohibited or only until FMS mode is enabled. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 225 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 248
CUP Connectivity Configuration dialog box displays all ports and port names on the selected switch (similar to the dialog box shown in Figure 102). The Block column, configuration from the switch in a table format (see Figure 102). 226 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53- - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 249
itself. 6. Review your changes. A blue background in a cell indicates that its value has been modified. 7. After you have finished making changes, do any of the configuration file. - Click Refresh to refresh the information from the switch. - Click Cancel to cancel all changes without saving. FIGURE - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 250
CONFIGURATION When you activate a saved CUP port connectivity configuration on the switch, the preceding configuration (currently activated) is overwritten. To activate a a saved CUP port connectivity configuration. 228 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 251
Delete CUP Port Connectivity Configuration confirmation dialog box displays. 4. Click Yes to delete the selected configuration; click No to cancel the deletion. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 229 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 252
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until the Web Tools window is reopened. For Internet Explore 7.0, the default setting is to disable telnet functionality. You must make the appropriate changes support NAT router configurations and will not function correctly with switches behind a NAT router. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 231 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 254
and 48000 directors: 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 200E, 3250, 3850, 3900, 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, 4100, 4900, 5000, and 7500 switches: loss of - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 255
avoid this problem, increase the default heap size in the Java Control Panel. See "Configuring the Java plug-in" on page 4 for instructions. If workaround. For Brocade 24000 and 48000 directors, while monitoring the performance, if one or all the blades turn Faulty or if they are powered off or on - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 256
must manually close these windows. Occasionally, switches might Switch View, such as Status, Fan Temp, Power, and Beacon. This problem might be seen in the Brocade 24000, for example, when you see the "Lost connection to the switch" error for a single switch Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 257
lists Web Tools limitations that are specific to the Brocade 24000 director when it is configured to have two domains. TABLE 15 Area Platform-specific limitations Details Switch View Java Plug-in Neither CP is updated in the Switch View when switch 0 is being rebooted. The CP data displayed on - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 258
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93 direct port membership, 64 indirect port membership, 64 modifying, 91 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435- supported, 1 buffer-limited ports, 167 C Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol. See CHAP changing chassis name, 38 domain ID, 38 passwords, 206 switch name - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 260
connectivity, 224 default heap size, 4 email notifications, 164 ethernet IP, 32 EX_Ports, 140 197 SNMP information, 212 syslog IP address, 33 system services, 43 threshold alarms, Fabric Watch, 161 virtual channel default zoning, 97 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435- - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 261
page, 223 name server entries, 53 power supply status, 151 switch events, 50 switch information, 38 temperature status, 151 user account information, 203 DLS, 199 domain ID, changing, 38 downloading configuration file, 59 firmware, 60 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 262
setting up, 137 supported switches, 135 FCIP ports, firmware download, 60 FRU alarms, configuring, 162 FSPF routing, 198 fwdl. See firmware membership in Admin Domains, 64 initiating CP failover, 47 about, 171 activating the service, 176 CHAP authentication, 173 Guide Publication Number: 53-1000435-01 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 263
managing/troubleshooting accessibility, 189 PDU, 173 search for FC target, 181 supported switches, 171 firmware download, 232 HTTP, 232, 233 Java, 235 Microsoft Windows Operating System, 234 Performance Monitor, 233 Switch View, 234, 235 limited switch , 32 no access zoning, 97 NPIV about - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 264
of, 122 Performance Monitoring window, 126 per-frame routing priority, 40 persistently disable a port, 71 physically locating switch using beaconing, 55 PID format, 40 platforms, supported, 2 platform-specific limitations, 235 polling rates, 24 Port Administration window, 63 port membership in Admin - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 265
timeout, session, 12 topology report, 53 trace dumps, 147 troubleshooting iSCSI Target Gateway, 189 Web Tools, 26 trunk groups, viewing, 78 trunking mode, enabling and disabling, 78 U unlocking passwords, 208 user accounts, managing, 201 V value line licenses, 8 VC Priority, 42 viewing EX_Ports, 140 - HP StorageWorks 2/128 | Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 266
Index switch report, 38 switch status, 152 switches in the fabric, 25 trunk groups, 78 Viewing and 105 replacing offline devices, 118 replacing WWNs, 115 selecting a view, 102 zoning all access, 97 default zoning, 97 no access, 97 zoning database clearing, 116 managing, 114 maximum size, 100, 110
Publication Number: 53-1000435-01
15 June 2007
Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0