Section |
Page |
Web Tools |
1 |
Contents |
5 |
About This Document |
5 |
Chapter 1 Introducing Web Tools |
5 |
Chapter 2 Using the Web Tools Interface |
6 |
Chapter 3 Managing Fabrics and Switches |
7 |
Chapter 4 Maintaining Configurations and Firmware |
8 |
Chapter 5 Managing Your Ports |
8 |
Chapter 6 Administering ISL Trunking |
8 |
Chapter 7 Using the FCIP Tunneling Service |
9 |
Chapter 8 Managing Administrative Domains |
9 |
Chapter 9 Administering Zoning |
10 |
Chapter 10 Monitoring Performance |
12 |
Chapter 11 Using the FC-FC Routing Service |
12 |
Chapter 12 Working With Diagnostic Features |
13 |
Chapter 13 Administering Fabric Watch |
13 |
Chapter 14 Administering Extended Fabrics |
14 |
Chapter 15 Administering the iSCSI Target Gateway |
14 |
Chapter 16 Routing Traffic |
14 |
Chapter 17 Configuring Standard Security Features |
15 |
Chapter 18 Administering FICON CUP Fabrics |
15 |
Chapter 19 Limitations |
16 |
Index |
16 |
About This Document |
17 |
How This Document Is Organized |
17 |
Supported Hardware and Software |
18 |
What’s New in This Document |
19 |
Document Conventions |
20 |
Text Formatting |
20 |
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings |
20 |
Key Terms |
20 |
Additional Information |
21 |
Brocade Resources |
21 |
Optional Brocade Features |
23 |
Other Industry Resources |
24 |
Getting Technical Help |
24 |
Document Feedback |
25 |
Introducing Web Tools |
27 |
Requirements, Installation, and Support |
27 |
Requirements |
28 |
Installing a Web Tools License |
32 |
Value Line Licenses |
33 |
Launching Web Tools |
34 |
Administrative Domains |
36 |
Admin Domains and Login |
37 |
Admin Domains and Switch WWN |
37 |
Admin Domains and Zoning |
38 |
Role-Based Access Control |
38 |
Session Management |
39 |
Logging In |
39 |
Logging Out |
42 |
Using the Web Tools Interface |
43 |
Viewing the Switch Explorer |
43 |
SilkWorm 24000 Director |
45 |
SilkWorm 48000 Director |
46 |
SilkWorm 4100 Switch |
47 |
Blade View |
48 |
Fabric Tree |
49 |
Fabric Toolbar |
49 |
Admin Domain Context |
50 |
Switch View |
52 |
Switch View Button Menu |
53 |
Switch Information View |
54 |
Status Legend |
54 |
AD/User/Role Indicator |
54 |
Displaying Tool Tips |
54 |
Refresh Rates |
55 |
Displaying Switches in the Fabric |
56 |
Using Web Tools and Secure Mode |
57 |
Web Tools Access and HTTP_POLICY |
57 |
Opening Modules in a Secure Fabric |
57 |
Primary-FCS-Only Functionality |
57 |
Disabled Functionality |
58 |
Working with Web Tools: Recommendations |
58 |
Managing Fabrics and Switches |
59 |
Managing Fabrics and Switches Using Web Tools |
59 |
Launching the Switch Admin Module |
61 |
Refreshing the Switch Admin Module |
61 |
Launching the Telnet Window |
61 |
Configuring IP and Netmask Information |
62 |
Configuring a syslog IP Address |
63 |
Enabling and Disabling Blades |
64 |
Configuring a Switch |
65 |
Enabling and Disabling a Switch |
65 |
Changing the Switch Name |
65 |
Changing the Switch Domain ID |
66 |
Viewing and Printing a Switch Report |
66 |
Rebooting the Switch |
66 |
Performing a Fast Boot |
67 |
Performing a Reboot |
67 |
Changing System Configuration Parameters |
67 |
Configuring Fabric Parameters |
68 |
Enabling Insistent Domain ID Mode |
70 |
Configuring Virtual Channel Settings |
70 |
Configuring Arbitrated Loop Parameters |
71 |
Configuring System Services |
71 |
Managing Licensed Features |
72 |
Activating a License on a Switch |
73 |
Removing a License from a Switch |
73 |
Administering High Availability |
74 |
Launching the High Availability Module |
74 |
Synchronizing Services on the CP |
76 |
Initiating a CP Failover |
77 |
Monitoring Events |
78 |
Displaying Fabric Events |
79 |
Displaying Switch Events |
80 |
Filtering Fabric and Switch Events |
81 |
Displaying a Fabric Topology Report |
83 |
Displaying the Name Server Entries |
84 |
Physically Locating a Switch Using Beaconing |
86 |
Maintaining Configurations and Firmware |
87 |
Maintaining Configurations |
87 |
Backing Up a Configuration File |
88 |
Restoring a Configuration |
89 |
Performing a Firmware Download |
90 |
Managing Your Ports |
93 |
Viewing and Managing Ports Using Web Tools |
93 |
Port Management Module Components |
95 |
Identifying Controllable Ports |
96 |
Configuring Ports |
97 |
Configuring FC Ports |
97 |
Configuring FCIP Ports |
98 |
Configuring GbE Ports |
99 |
Enabling and Disabling a Port |
101 |
Persistent Enabling and Disabling Ports |
102 |
Enabling and Disabling NPIV Ports |
103 |
Activating Ports |
104 |
Swapping Port Index |
105 |
Administering ISL Trunking |
107 |
About Interswitch Link Trunking |
107 |
Displaying Trunk Group Information |
108 |
Disabling or Reenabling Trunking Mode on a Port |
109 |
Using the FCIP Tunneling Service |
111 |
About the FCIP Tunneling Service |
111 |
Compression |
113 |
Fastwrite |
113 |
Tape Pipelining |
114 |
IKE/IPSec Policy |
114 |
Configuring an FCIP Interswitch/Interfabric Link |
117 |
Configuring an IKE or IPSEC Policy |
117 |
Configuring Virtual Ports |
118 |
Configuring Interfaces, Routes, and Tunnels |
119 |
Enabling Persistently Disabled Ports |
121 |
Managing the FCIP Tunneling Service |
121 |
Managing IP Interfaces for a GbE Port |
122 |
Managing IP Routes for a GbE Port |
124 |
Managing FCIP Tunnels |
125 |
Managing Administrative Domains |
129 |
About Administrative Domains |
129 |
Requirements for Admin Domains |
129 |
User-Defined Admin Domains |
130 |
System-Defined Admin Domains |
130 |
Admin Domain Membership |
131 |
Implementing Administrative Domains |
131 |
Using the Admin Domain Module |
132 |
Launching the Admin Domain Module |
134 |
Refreshing Fabric Information |
134 |
Refreshing Admin Domain Information |
135 |
Saving Local Admin Domain Changes |
135 |
Closing the Admin Domain Module |
136 |
Creating and Populating Domains |
136 |
Managing Administrative Domains |
139 |
Adding and Removing Members |
139 |
Renaming Admin Domains |
141 |
Deleting Admin Domains |
141 |
Administering Zoning |
143 |
Introducing Zoning |
143 |
Zoning and Admin Domains |
144 |
Configuring Zoning |
144 |
Launching the Zone Admin Module |
145 |
Setting the Default Zoning Mode |
145 |
Managing Zoning with WebTools |
146 |
Refreshing Fabric Information |
148 |
Refreshing Zone Admin Module Information |
148 |
Saving Local Zoning Changes |
149 |
Closing the Zone Admin Module |
150 |
Zoning Views |
150 |
Managing Zone Aliases |
151 |
Creating and Populating Zone Aliases |
151 |
Adding and Removing Members of a Zone Alias |
152 |
Renaming Zone Aliases |
152 |
Deleting Zone Aliases |
153 |
Managing Zones |
153 |
Creating and Populating Zones |
153 |
Adding and Removing Members of a Zone |
154 |
Renaming Zones |
155 |
Copying Zones |
155 |
Deleting Zones |
156 |
Managing QuickLoops |
156 |
Creating QuickLoops |
156 |
Adding and Removing Members of a QuickLoop |
157 |
Renaming QuickLoops |
158 |
Deleting QuickLoops |
158 |
Managing Fabric Assist Zones |
159 |
Creating Fabric Assist Zones |
159 |
Adding and Removing Fabric Assist Zone Members |
160 |
Renaming Fabric Assist Zones |
161 |
Deleting Fabric Assist Zones |
161 |
Managing Zone Configurations |
162 |
Creating Zone Configurations |
163 |
Adding or Removing Zone Configuration Members |
164 |
Renaming Zone Configurations |
164 |
Copying Zone Configurations |
165 |
Deleting Zone Configurations |
165 |
Enabling Zone Configurations |
165 |
Disabling Zone Configurations |
166 |
Displaying Enabled Zone Configurations |
167 |
Displaying Zone Configuration Summaries |
168 |
Creating Configuration Analysis Reports |
169 |
Displaying Zones Initiator/Target Accessibility |
170 |
Managing the Zoning Database |
171 |
Adding a WWN to Multiple Aliases, Zones, and FA Zones |
172 |
Removing a WWN from Multiple Aliases, Zones, and FA Zones |
172 |
Replacing a WWN in Multiple Aliases, FA Zones, and Zones |
173 |
Searching for Zone Members |
173 |
Clearing the Zoning Database |
174 |
Using Zoning Wizards |
174 |
Best Practices for Zoning |
177 |
Monitoring Performance |
179 |
Monitoring Performance Using Web Tools |
179 |
Predefined Performance Graphs |
180 |
User-Defined Graphs |
184 |
Canvas Configurations |
184 |
Launching the Performance Monitor Module |
185 |
Creating Basic Performance Monitor Graphs |
185 |
Customizing Basic Monitoring Graphs |
186 |
Creating Advanced Performance Monitoring Graphs |
188 |
Creating SID-DID Performance Graphs |
188 |
Creating an SCSI vs. IP Traffic Graph |
190 |
Creating SCSI Command Graphs |
191 |
Creating AL_PA Error Graphs |
191 |
Managing Performance Graphs |
192 |
Saving Graphs to a Canvas |
192 |
Adding Graphs to a Canvas |
193 |
Printing Graphs |
193 |
Modifying Graphs |
194 |
Using the FC-FC Routing Service |
195 |
Supported Switches for Fibre Channel Routing |
195 |
About Fibre Channel Routing |
195 |
McData Interoperability |
196 |
Setting Up FC-FC Routing |
197 |
Managing FC-FC Routing with Web Tools |
198 |
Launching the FC Routing Module |
198 |
Viewing and Managing LSAN Fabrics |
199 |
Viewing and Configuring EX_Ports |
200 |
Viewing and Configuring FCR Router Port Cost |
202 |
Viewing and Configuring LSAN Zones |
203 |
Viewing LSAN Devices |
204 |
Configuring the Backbone Fabric ID |
205 |
Working With Diagnostic Features |
207 |
Managing Trace Dumps |
207 |
How a Trace Dump Is Used |
208 |
Setting Up Automatic Trace Dump Transfers |
209 |
Disabling Automatic Trace Uploads |
209 |
Displaying Switch Information |
210 |
Displaying Detailed Fan Hardware Status |
211 |
Displaying the Temperature Status |
212 |
Displaying the Power Supply Status |
212 |
Checking the Physical Health of a Switch |
213 |
Interpreting Port LEDs |
216 |
Port Icon Colors |
216 |
LED Representations |
216 |
SilkWorm 48000 Director LEDs |
217 |
Administering Fabric Watch |
219 |
Introduction to Fabric Watch |
219 |
Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools |
220 |
Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds |
221 |
Configuring Threshold Traits |
221 |
Configuring Threshold Alarms |
223 |
Enabling or Disabling Threshold Alarms for Individual Elements |
224 |
Configuring Alarms for FRUs |
225 |
Displaying Fabric Watch Alarm Information |
225 |
Displaying an Alarm Configuration Report |
225 |
Displaying Alarms |
226 |
Configuring Email Notifications |
227 |
Configuring the Email Server on a Switch |
227 |
Configuring the Email Alert Recipient |
227 |
Administering Extended Fabrics |
229 |
About Extended Link Buffer Allocation |
229 |
Configuring a Port for Long Distance |
231 |
Administering the iSCSI Target Gateway |
233 |
Supported Platforms for iSCSI |
233 |
About the iSCSI Service |
233 |
Common Functions in the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin module |
234 |
Terminology |
235 |
Saving Changes |
237 |
Setting Up iSCSI Target Gateway Services |
237 |
Launching the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin Module |
238 |
Activating the iSCSI Feature |
239 |
Configuring the IP Interface |
239 |
Managing the iSCSI Virtual Targets |
243 |
Viewing iSCSI Initiators |
246 |
Managing Discovery Domains |
247 |
Configuring CHAP |
251 |
Configuring an iSCSI Fibre Channel Zone |
252 |
Managing and Troubleshooting Accessibility |
255 |
Routing Traffic |
257 |
About Routing |
257 |
Displaying FSPF Routing |
258 |
Enabling and Disabling Dynamic Load Sharing |
259 |
Specifying Frame Order Delivery |
259 |
Configuring Link Cost |
260 |
Configuring Standard Security Features |
261 |
Creating and Maintaining User-Defined Accounts |
261 |
Creating and Deleting User-Defined Accounts |
264 |
Changing Account Parameters |
265 |
Maintaining Passwords |
267 |
Configuring Access Control List Policies |
269 |
Configuring SNMP |
272 |
Setting SNMP Trap Levels |
273 |
Configuring SNMP Information |
274 |
Managing RADIUS Service |
275 |
Enabling and Disabling RADIUS Service |
276 |
Configuring the RADIUS Service |
277 |
Modifying the RADIUS Server |
277 |
Modifying the RADIUS Server Order |
278 |
Removing a RADIUS Server |
278 |
Administering FICON CUP Fabrics |
279 |
Enabling Port-Based Routing on the SilkWorm 4100 and SilkWorm 48000 |
280 |
Enabling or Disabling FMS Mode |
281 |
Configuring FMS Parameters |
282 |
Displaying Code Page Information |
284 |
Displaying the Control Device State |
284 |
Configuring CUP Port Connectivity |
285 |
Displaying CUP Port Connectivity Configurations |
286 |
Creating or Editing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations |
288 |
Activating a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration |
289 |
Copying a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration |
290 |
Deleting a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration |
290 |
Limitations |
291 |
General Web Tools Limitations |
291 |
Platform-Specific Limitations |
296 |
Limitations of Using a Mozilla Browser |
297 |