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Chapter 4. Monitoring and maintaining the SANB16-2 Once the SANB16-2 is installed and configured, it does not require any regular physical maintenance. You can monitor the health of the fabric as well as maintain the health of the switch by using the information in this chapter. v "Management features of the SANB16-2" v "Maintaining the SANB16-2" Management features of the SANB16-2 Using any of the management tools built into the switch listed in Table 9, you can monitor fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other information used for performance analysis and system debugging. When running IP over Fibre Channel, these management tools must be run on both HBA and switch and must be supported by both HBA and HBA driver. Table 9. Management options for the switch Management tool Command line interface Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously. For more information, see the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Fabric Manager Brocade Advanced Web Tools For information, see the Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide Standard SNMP applications For information, see the Brocade Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual. Management server For information, see the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Out-of-band support Ethernet or serial connection Ethernet connection Ethernet connection Ethernet connection Ethernet connection In-band support IP over Fibre Channel IP over Fibre Channel IP over Fibre Channel IP over Fibre Channel Native in-band interface (over HBA only) Maintaining the SANB16-2 The SANB16-2 was designed to minimize the chance of failure, and does not require any regular physical maintenance. Periodically monitor the switch environment to ensure that the environmental conditions, described in "System general specifications" on page 39, are met. This helps prevent failure of the switch due to distress or abuse. In addition to running diagnostic tests and using various management tools, you can monitor the condition of the switch through the LEDs. See the tables in "Interpreting LED activity" on page 21 for descriptions and interpretation of LED patterns, and recommended user interventions. Diagnostic tests In addition to POST, Fabric OS includes diagnostic tests to help troubleshoot the hardware and the firmware. This includes tests of internal connections and circuitry, fixed media, and the SFPs and cables in use. The tests are implemented by command, either through a Telnet session or through a terminal set up for a serial © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 27

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Chapter
4.
Monitoring
and
maintaining
the
SANB16-2
Once
the
SANB16-2
is
installed
and
configured,
it
does
not
require
any
regular
physical
maintenance.
You
can
monitor
the
health
of
the
fabric
as
well
as
maintain
the
health
of
the
switch
by
using
the
information
in
this
chapter.
v
“Management
features
of
the
SANB16-2”
v
“Maintaining
the
SANB16-2”
Management
features
of
the
SANB16-2
Using
any
of
the
management
tools
built
into
the
switch
listed
in
Table
9,
you
can
monitor
fabric
topology,
port
status,
physical
status,
and
other
information
used
for
performance
analysis
and
system
debugging.
When
running
IP
over
Fibre
Channel,
these
management
tools
must
be
run
on
both
HBA
and
switch
and
must
be
supported
by
both
HBA
and
HBA
driver.
Table
9.
Management
options
for
the
switch
Management
tool
Out-of-band
support
In-band
support
Command
line
interface
Up
to
two
admin
sessions
and
four
user
sessions
simultaneously.
For
more
information,
see
the
Brocade
Fabric
OS
Administrator’s
Guide
and
the
Brocade
Fabric
OS
Command
Reference
Manual
Ethernet
or
serial
connection
IP
over
Fibre
Channel
Fabric
Manager
Ethernet
connection
IP
over
Fibre
Channel
Brocade
Advanced
Web
Tools
For
information,
see
the
Brocade
Web
Tools
Administrator's
Guide
Ethernet
connection
IP
over
Fibre
Channel
Standard
SNMP
applications
For
information,
see
the
Brocade
Fabric
OS
MIB
Reference
Manual.
Ethernet
connection
IP
over
Fibre
Channel
Management
server
For
information,
see
the
Brocade
Fabric
OS
Administrator’s
Guide
and
the
Brocade
Fabric
OS
Command
Reference
Manual
.
Ethernet
connection
Native
in-band
interface
(over
HBA
only)
Maintaining
the
SANB16-2
The
SANB16-2
was
designed
to
minimize
the
chance
of
failure,
and
does
not
require
any
regular
physical
maintenance.
Periodically
monitor
the
switch
environment
to
ensure
that
the
environmental
conditions,
described
in
“System
general
specifications”
on
page
39,
are
met.
This
helps
prevent
failure
of
the
switch
due
to
distress
or
abuse.
In
addition
to
running
diagnostic
tests
and
using
various
management
tools,
you
can
monitor
the
condition
of
the
switch
through
the
LEDs.
See
the
tables
in
“Interpreting
LED
activity”
on
page
21
for
descriptions
and
interpretation
of
LED
patterns,
and
recommended
user
interventions.
Diagnostic
tests
In
addition
to
POST,
Fabric
OS
includes
diagnostic
tests
to
help
troubleshoot
the
hardware
and
the
firmware.
This
includes
tests
of
internal
connections
and
circuitry,
fixed
media,
and
the
SFPs
and
cables
in
use.
The
tests
are
implemented
by
command,
either
through
a
Telnet
session
or
through
a
terminal
set
up
for
a
serial
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
27