Section |
Page |
Contents |
7 |
Figures |
19 |
Tables |
23 |
About This Document |
25 |
In this chapter |
25 |
How this document is organized |
25 |
Supported hardware and software |
26 |
What’s new in this document |
27 |
Document conventions |
27 |
Text formatting |
27 |
Notes, cautions, and warnings |
28 |
Key terms |
28 |
Notice to the reader |
28 |
Additional information |
29 |
Brocade resources |
29 |
Other industry resources |
29 |
Getting technical help |
29 |
Document feedback |
30 |
Introducing Web Tools |
31 |
In this chapter |
31 |
Web Tools overview |
31 |
What’s new in this release |
31 |
Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM |
32 |
Web Tools features enabled by the EGM license |
32 |
Web Tools functionality moved to DCFM |
34 |
System requirements |
35 |
Setting Refresh Frequency for Internet Explorer |
36 |
Deleting temporary internet files used by Java applications |
36 |
Java installation on the workstation |
37 |
Installing the JRE on your Solaris or Linux client workstation |
37 |
Installing patches on Solaris |
38 |
Installing the Java plug-in on Windows |
38 |
Java plug-in configuration |
38 |
Configuring the Java plug-in for Windows |
38 |
Configuring the Java plug-in for Mozilla family browsers |
39 |
Value line licenses |
40 |
Opening Web Tools |
41 |
Logging in |
42 |
Logging out |
46 |
Role-Based Access Control |
46 |
Session management |
47 |
Ending a Web Tools session |
47 |
Requirements for IPv6 support |
48 |
Using the Web Tools Interface |
49 |
In this chapter |
49 |
Viewing Switch Explorer |
49 |
Changes for consistency with DCFM |
52 |
Tasks |
54 |
Fabric Tree |
55 |
Changing the Admin Domain context |
55 |
Switch View buttons |
58 |
Switch View |
58 |
Switch Events and Switch Information |
61 |
Free Professional Management Tool |
61 |
Displaying tool tips |
62 |
Right-click options |
62 |
Refresh rates |
63 |
Displaying switches in the fabric |
63 |
Working with Web Tools: recommendations |
64 |
Opening a Telnet or SSH client window |
65 |
Collecting logs for troubleshooting |
65 |
Managing Fabrics and Switches |
67 |
In this chapter |
67 |
Fabric and switch management overview |
67 |
Opening the Switch Administration window |
69 |
Refreshing the Switch Administration window |
69 |
Configuring IP and netmask information |
70 |
Configuring a syslog IP address |
71 |
Removing a syslog IP address |
71 |
Setting up IP Filtering |
71 |
Blade management |
72 |
Enabling or disabling a blade |
72 |
Setting a slot-level IP address |
73 |
Viewing IP addresses |
73 |
Switch configuration |
74 |
Enabling and disabling a switch |
74 |
Changing the switch name |
74 |
Changing the switch domain ID |
74 |
Viewing and printing a switch report |
75 |
Switch rebooting |
75 |
Performing a fast boot |
75 |
Performing a reboot |
75 |
System configuration parameters |
76 |
Configuring fabric settings |
76 |
Enabling insistent domain ID mode |
77 |
Configuring virtual channel settings |
77 |
Configuring arbitrated loop parameters |
78 |
Configuring system services |
79 |
Configuring signed firmware |
79 |
Licensed feature management |
79 |
Activating a license on a switch |
80 |
Removing a license from a switch |
81 |
High Availability overview |
81 |
Admin Domain considerations |
81 |
Launching the High Availability Window |
81 |
Synchronizing Services on the CP |
83 |
Initiating a CP Failover |
83 |
Event monitoring |
84 |
Displaying Switch Events |
84 |
Filtering Switch Events |
85 |
Filtering events by event severity levels |
86 |
Filtering events by message ID |
87 |
Filtering events by service component |
87 |
Displaying the Name Server entries |
87 |
Printing the Name Server entries |
88 |
Displaying Name Server information for a particular device |
88 |
Displaying zone members for a particular device |
89 |
Physically locating a switch using beaconing |
89 |
Locating logical switches using chassis beaconing |
89 |
Virtual Fabrics overview |
90 |
Selecting a logical switch from the Switch View |
91 |
Viewing Logical ports |
93 |
Maintaining Configurations and Firmware |
95 |
In this chapter |
95 |
Creating a configuration backup file |
95 |
Restoring a configuration |
97 |
Admin Domain configuration maintenance |
99 |
Uploading and downloading from USB storage |
100 |
Performing a firmware download |
101 |
Encryption firmware download |
103 |
SAS and SA firmware download |
103 |
Switch configurations for mixed fabrics |
104 |
Enabling interoperability |
105 |
Managing Your Ports |
107 |
In this chapter |
107 |
Port management overview |
107 |
Opening the Port Administration window |
107 |
Port Administration window components |
109 |
Controllable ports |
111 |
Configuring FC ports |
112 |
Allowed Port Types |
114 |
Long distance mode |
114 |
FC Fastwrite |
115 |
Assigning a name to a port |
115 |
Enabling and disabling a port |
115 |
Considerations for port enable and disable |
116 |
Persistent enabling and disabling ports |
116 |
Enabling and disabling NPIV ports |
117 |
Port activation |
117 |
Enabling Ports on Demand |
118 |
Enabling Dynamic Ports on Demand |
118 |
Disabling Dynamic Ports on Demand |
119 |
Reserving and releasing licenses on a port basis |
119 |
Port swapping index |
120 |
Port swapping |
120 |
Determining if a port index was swapped with another switch port |
120 |
Managing Administrative Domains |
123 |
In this chapter |
123 |
Administrative domain overview |
123 |
Requirements for Admin Domains |
123 |
User-defined Admin Domains |
124 |
System-defined Admin Domains |
124 |
Admin Domain membership |
125 |
Enabling administrative domains |
125 |
Admin Domain window |
126 |
Opening the Admin Domain window |
129 |
Refreshing fabric information |
129 |
Refreshing Admin Domain information |
130 |
Saving local Admin Domain changes |
130 |
Closing the Admin Domain window |
130 |
Creating and populating domains |
131 |
Creating an Admin Domain |
131 |
Adding ports or switches to the fabric |
133 |
Activating or deactivating an Admin Domain |
134 |
Modifying Admin Domain members |
134 |
Renaming Admin Domains |
136 |
Deleting Admin Domains |
136 |
Clearing the Admin Domain configuration |
136 |
Enabling ISL Trunking |
137 |
In this chapter |
137 |
ISL trunking overview |
137 |
Disabling or enabling ISL trunking |
138 |
Admin Domain considerations |
138 |
Viewing trunk group information |
139 |
F_Port trunk groups |
140 |
Creating and maintaining F_Port trunk groups |
140 |
Monitoring Performance |
143 |
In this chapter |
143 |
Performance Monitor overview |
143 |
Admin Domain considerations |
144 |
Predefined performance graphs |
144 |
User-defined graphs |
147 |
Canvas configurations |
147 |
Opening the Performance Monitoring window |
148 |
Creating basic performance monitor graphs |
148 |
Customizing basic monitoring graphs |
149 |
Advanced performance monitoring graphs |
151 |
Creating SID-DID Performance Graphs |
151 |
Creating a SCSI vs. IP Traffic Graph |
153 |
Creating SCSI command graphs |
153 |
Saving graphs to a canvas |
154 |
Adding graphs to an existing canvas |
155 |
Printing graphs |
155 |
Modifying graphs |
155 |
Administering Zoning |
157 |
In this chapter |
157 |
Zoning overview |
157 |
Basic Zones |
158 |
Traffic Isolation zones |
158 |
LSAN zone requirements |
158 |
QoS zone requirements |
159 |
Zoning configurations |
159 |
Opening the Zone Administration window |
159 |
Setting the default zoning mode |
159 |
Zoning management |
160 |
Refreshing fabric information |
162 |
Refreshing Zone Administration window information |
162 |
Saving local zoning changes |
163 |
Select a zoning view |
163 |
Creating and populating zone aliases |
164 |
Adding and removing members of a zone alias |
164 |
Renaming zone aliases |
165 |
Deleting zone aliases |
165 |
Creating and populating zones |
166 |
Adding and removing members of a zone |
166 |
Renaming zones |
167 |
Cloning zones |
167 |
Deleting zones |
168 |
Creating and populating traffic isolation zones |
168 |
Zone configuration and zoning database management |
169 |
Creating zone configurations |
169 |
Adding or removing zone configuration members |
170 |
Renaming zone configurations |
170 |
Cloning zone configurations |
171 |
Deleting zone configurations |
171 |
Enabling zone configurations |
171 |
Disabling zone configurations |
172 |
Displaying enabled zone configurations |
172 |
Viewing the enabled zone configuration name without opening the Zone Administration window |
173 |
Viewing detailed information about the enabled zone configuration |
173 |
Adding a WWN to multiple aliases and zones |
174 |
Removing a WWN from multiple aliases and zones |
174 |
Replacing a WWN in Multiple Aliases and Zones |
174 |
Searching for zone members |
175 |
Clearing the Zoning Database |
175 |
Zone configuration analysis |
176 |
Best practices for zoning |
176 |
Working With Diagnostic Features |
177 |
In this chapter |
177 |
Trace dumps |
177 |
How a trace dump is used |
178 |
Setting up automatic trace dump transfers |
178 |
Specifying a remote server |
179 |
Enabling automatic transfer of trace dumps |
179 |
Disabling automatic trace uploads |
179 |
Displaying switch information |
180 |
Viewing detailed fan hardware status |
180 |
Viewing the temperature status |
181 |
Viewing the power supply status |
181 |
Checking the physical health of a switch |
182 |
Port LED interpretation |
184 |
Port icon colors |
185 |
LED representations |
185 |
Brocade 48000 Director LEDs |
185 |
Using the FC-FC Routing Service |
187 |
In this chapter |
187 |
Fibre Channel routing overview |
187 |
Supported switches for Fibre Channel routing |
188 |
Setting up FC-FC routing |
188 |
FC-FC routing management |
189 |
Opening the FC Routing module |
189 |
Viewing and managing LSAN fabrics |
190 |
Viewing EX_Ports |
191 |
Configuring an EX_Port |
192 |
Editing the configuration of an EX_Port |
193 |
Configuring FCR router port cost |
193 |
Viewing LSAN zones |
193 |
Viewing LSAN Devices |
194 |
Configuring the backbone fabric ID |
195 |
Using the Access Gateway |
197 |
In this chapter |
197 |
Access Gateway overview |
197 |
Enabling Access Gateway mode |
197 |
Disabling Access Gateway mode |
198 |
Viewing the Access Gateway settings |
198 |
Port configuration |
199 |
Creating port groups |
199 |
Defining custom primary and secondary mapping |
200 |
Access Gateway policy modification |
201 |
Path Failover and Failback policies |
202 |
Modifying Path Failover and Failback policies |
202 |
Enabling the Automatic Port Configuration policy |
202 |
Administering Fabric Watch |
205 |
In this chapter |
205 |
Fabric Watch overview |
205 |
Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools |
206 |
Opening the Fabric Watch window |
207 |
Fabric Watch threshold configuration |
207 |
Configuring threshold traits |
207 |
Configuring threshold alarms |
209 |
Enabling or disabling threshold alarms for individual elements |
209 |
Configuring alarms for FRUs |
210 |
Fabric Watch alarm information |
211 |
Viewing an alarm configuration report |
211 |
Displaying alarms |
211 |
E-mail notification |
212 |
Configuring the e-mail server on a switch |
212 |
Configuring the e-mail alert |
212 |
Administering Extended Fabrics |
215 |
In this chapter |
215 |
Extended link buffer allocation overview |
215 |
Configuring a port for long distance |
217 |
Administering the iSCSI Target Gateway |
219 |
In this chapter |
219 |
iSCSI service overview |
219 |
Supported platforms for iSCSI |
220 |
Common iSCSI Target Gateway Admin functions |
220 |
Terminology |
221 |
Saving Changes |
222 |
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway Services |
222 |
Launching the iSCSI Target Gateway Admin Module |
222 |
Launching the iSCSI Setup wizard |
224 |
Activating the iSCSI feature |
224 |
Encryption Services for the iSCSI Gateway |
224 |
Configuring the IP interface |
225 |
Editing an IP Address |
226 |
Configuring the IP route (optional) |
227 |
Editing the IP route |
227 |
Creating iSCSI virtual targets |
228 |
Using Easy Create to create iSCSI virtual targets |
229 |
Editing an iSCSI Target |
229 |
Searching for a specific Fibre Channel target |
230 |
Viewing iSCSI Initiators |
230 |
Discovery Domain management |
231 |
About Discovery Domains (DD) |
231 |
Creating a discovery domain |
232 |
Editing a discovery domain |
233 |
Discovery domain sets (DDSet) |
233 |
Creating a discovery domain set |
233 |
Editing a Discovery Domain Set |
234 |
CHAP Configuration |
234 |
Creating a CHAP user |
235 |
Editing a CHAP secret |
235 |
Binding or Removing CHAP users |
236 |
iSCSI Fibre Channel Zone configuration |
236 |
Creating an iSCSI Fibre Channel zone with no effective zone configuration |
237 |
Creating an iSCSI Fibre Channel zone with an effective zone configuration |
237 |
Managing and Troubleshooting Accessibility |
238 |
Routing Traffic |
239 |
In this chapter |
239 |
Routing overview |
239 |
Viewing Fabric Shortest Path First routing |
240 |
Configuring dynamic load sharing |
240 |
Specifying frame order delivery |
241 |
Configuring the link cost for a port |
242 |
Configuring Standard Security Features |
243 |
In this chapter |
243 |
User-defined accounts |
243 |
Virtual Fabrics considerations |
244 |
Admin Domain considerations |
244 |
Viewing user account information |
245 |
Creating user-defined accounts |
245 |
Deleting user-defined accounts |
247 |
Changing user account parameters |
248 |
Maintaining passwords |
249 |
Access control list policy configuration |
253 |
Virtual Fabrics considerations |
253 |
Admin Domain considerations |
253 |
Creating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy |
254 |
Editing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy |
255 |
Deleting an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy |
255 |
Activating an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy |
255 |
Distributing an FCS policy |
256 |
Moving an FCS policy switch position |
256 |
Authentication policy configuration |
257 |
Configuring authentication policies for E_Ports |
257 |
Configuring authentication policies for F_Ports |
257 |
Distributing authentication policies |
258 |
Re-authenticating policies |
258 |
Setting a shared secret key pair |
258 |
Modifying a shared secret key pair |
259 |
Setting the Switch Policy Authentication Mode |
259 |
SNMP configuration |
260 |
Setting SNMP Trap Levels |
260 |
Changing the systemGroup configuration parameters |
261 |
Setting SNMPv1 configuration parameters |
261 |
Setting SNMPv3 configuration parameters |
261 |
Changing the access control configuration |
261 |
RADIUS service management |
262 |
Enabling and Disabling RADIUS Service |
263 |
Configuring the RADIUS Service |
264 |
Modifying the RADIUS Server |
264 |
Modifying the RADIUS Server Order |
265 |
Removing a RADIUS Server |
265 |
Active Directory service management |
265 |
Enabling Active Directory service |
265 |
Modifying Active Directory service |
266 |
Removing Active Directory service |
266 |
IPSec Concepts |
267 |
Transport mode and tunnel mode |
268 |
IPSec header options |
269 |
Basic IPSec configurations |
270 |
Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Concepts |
271 |
IPSec over FCIP |
274 |
Accessing the IPSec Policies dialog box |
274 |
Establishing an IKE policy for an FCIP tunnel |
275 |
Establishing an IPSec policy for an FCIP tunnel |
276 |
IPSec over management ports |
277 |
Accessing the Ethernet IPSec Policies dialog box |
277 |
Enabling IPSec |
278 |
Establishing an IKE policy |
278 |
Creating a security association (SA) |
279 |
Creating an SA proposal |
280 |
Adding an IPSec transform policy |
281 |
Adding an IPSec selector |
283 |
Manually creating an SA |
285 |
Editing an IKE or IPSec policy |
286 |
Deleting an IKE or IPSec policy |
286 |
Establishing authentication policies for HBAs |
287 |
Administering FICON CUP Fabrics |
291 |
In this chapter |
291 |
FICON CUP fabrics overview |
291 |
Enabling port-based routing |
292 |
Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server mode |
293 |
FMS parameter configuration |
294 |
Configuring FMS mode parameters |
295 |
Displaying code page information |
295 |
Viewing the control device state |
296 |
CUP port connectivity configuration |
297 |
Viewing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations |
297 |
Creating or Editing CUP Port Connectivity Configurations |
297 |
Activating a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration |
299 |
Copying a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration |
299 |
Deleting a CUP Port Connectivity Configuration |
300 |
Displaying Request Node Identification Data (RNID) |
300 |
Limitations |
303 |
In this chapter |
303 |
General Web Tools limitations |
303 |