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Web Tools Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide

Fabric Tree

The Fabric Tree displays a list of all the switches in the fabric. When you select a
switch from this view it is displayed in the Switch View. You can display switches
in the Fabric Tree list by Name, IP address, or WWN. An example of the Fabric
Tree is shown in

Figure 7

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Figure 7: List of Switches in the Fabric Tree View

The fields available in the Fabric Tree are described in

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Summary of Contents for StorageWorks 2/32 - SAN Switch

Page 1: ...uide hp StorageWorks web tools version 3 1 x 4 1 x Product Version 3 1 x 4 1 x Third Edition June 2003 Part Number AA RS25C TE This user guide provides information to help you install and understand Web Tools ...

Page 2: ...Intelligent Platform for Networking Storage SilkWorm and SilkWorm Express are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc or its subsidiaries in the United States and or in other countries All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Microsoft MS Windows Windows and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo...

Page 3: ...ite 21 HP Authorized Reseller 21 1 Introducing HP Web Tools 23 Overview 24 Advantages of Web Tools 24 Capabilities of Web Tools 24 Web Tools Main Views 27 Fabric Tree 28 Fabric Management Toolbar 29 Switch View 30 Port Information View 33 Web Tools in Secure Mode 34 Web Tools Access and the HTTP_POLICY 34 Primary FCS Only Functionality 34 Disabled Functionality 34 2 Installation 35 Requirements 36...

Page 4: ...icense Through Telnet 41 Installing Web Tools Through the Web 42 To Install additional Licenses Through the Web 42 Launching HP Web Tools 43 3 Switch Explorer View 45 About the Switch Explorer View 46 Fabric Tree 48 Fabric Toolbar 49 Switch Graphic 51 Switch Graphic Buttons 54 Switch Information Window 57 Status Legend 58 Refresh Rates in Web Tools 59 Accessing the Switch Explorer 60 4 Switch Mana...

Page 5: ...p Button 82 About the Power Button 83 About HA Admin 84 HA Admin Example 84 HA Admin Field Descriptions 85 Service Tab Field Descriptions 86 CP Tab Field Descriptions 87 Using HA Admin 89 Accessing the HA Admin Interface 89 Synchronizing Services on the CP 89 Initiating a CP Failover 90 5 Switch Admin Window 91 About the Switch Admin Window 92 Switch Admin Window 92 Switch Admin Window Field Descr...

Page 6: ...urity 108 SNMP Tab Example 108 SNMP Field Descriptions 109 Using the SNMP Tab to Set Trap Levels 111 About the License Admin Tab 112 License Admin Tab Example 112 License Admin Field Description 112 Using the License Admin Tab 114 Add a License to a Switch 114 Remove a License From a Switch 114 About the Port Setting Tab 115 Port Settings Tab Example 115 Port Settings Field Descriptions 117 Using ...

Page 7: ...te Field Descriptions 136 Routing Link Cost Tab Example 137 Routing Link Cost Field Descriptions 138 Using the Routing Tab 139 Viewing FSPF Routing 139 Setting up a Static Route 139 Enabling Disabling Dynamic Load Sharing 140 Enabling Disabling In Order Delivery 140 Configuring Link Cost 140 About the Extended Fabric Tab 142 VCXLT Initiation 142 Port Speed 142 Long Distance Settings 142 Extended F...

Page 8: ...Graphs 160 Using the Actions Menu 161 Adding a Graph to a Canvas 161 Changing an Existing Graph 161 Printing Graphs 162 About the Performance Graphs Menu 163 About Basic Monitoring 164 Basic Monitoring Example 164 Basic Monitoring Descriptions 165 Using Basic Performance Monitoring 167 Creating a Port Throughput Graph 167 Creating a Snapshot of Port Errors 167 About Advanced Monitoring Optional 16...

Page 9: ... Example 183 Email Configuration Field Descriptions 184 Using the Email Configuration Tab 185 8 Fabric Management 187 About Fabric Management 188 Fabric Toolbar Example 188 Fabric Toolbar Descriptions 188 Using Fabric Management 189 About Fabric Events 190 Fabric Events Example 190 Fabric Events Descriptions 190 Accessing Fabric Events 191 About the Fabric Topology 192 Fabric Topology Example 192 ...

Page 10: ... a WWN in the Zoning Database 208 Deleting a WWN in the Zoning Database 208 Replacing a WWN in the Zoning Database 209 Searching For a Zone Member 209 About the View Menu 210 Using the View Menu 211 Select a Zoning Method 211 Refresh Zoning 211 Refresh the Fabric 212 About the Actions Menu 213 Enable a Config Option 213 Disable Zoning Option 213 Using the Actions Menu 214 Enabling a Configuration ...

Page 11: ...232 Renaming a QuickLoop 233 About the Fabric Assist Tab 234 Fabric Assist Example 234 Fabric Assist Descriptions 235 Using the Fabric Assist Tab 237 Creating a Fabric Assist Zone 237 Modifying the Members of a Fabric Assist Zone 237 Deleting an Fabric Assist Zone 238 Renaming a Fabric Assist Zone 238 About the Config Tab 240 Config Tab Example 240 Config Tab Descriptions 240 Using the Config Tab ...

Page 12: ...b Tools 263 Web Tools Limitations 264 Core Switch 2 64 in Web Tools 264 Zoning in Web Tools 264 Refresh Limitations in Web Tools 265 Telnet Button and Web Tools 266 Web Tools and Windows 266 Web Tools and Netscape on Solaris 267 Web Tools and the JRE 268 Web Tools and Firmware Download 269 Glossary 271 Index 303 Figures 1 Web Tools Switch Explorer View for a Core Switch 2 64 28 2 Fabric Tree 29 3 ...

Page 13: ...ab of the Switch Admin Window 124 27 Configure Arbitrated Loop Tab of the Switch Admin Window 126 28 Configure System Tab of the Switch Admin Window 128 29 Routing FSPF Route Tab of the Switch Admin Window 132 30 Routing Static Route Tab of the Switch Admin Window 135 31 Routing Link Cost Tab of the Switch Admin Window 137 32 Extended Fabric Tab of the Switch Admin Window 143 33 Trunk Information ...

Page 14: ...formation Window 261 Tables 1 Document Conventions 19 2 Fabric Management Tasks 25 3 Switch Management Tasks 25 4 Port Management Tasks 26 5 Fabric Tree Field Descriptions 49 6 Fabric Toolbar Buttons 50 7 Switch Panel Buttons 54 8 Switch Information Window 57 9 Polling Rate in the Switch Explorer Window 59 10 Switch Information View 64 11 Switch Events Field Descriptions 67 12 Telnet Window Field ...

Page 15: ...s 165 40 Advanced Monitoring Graph Descriptions 169 41 Alarm Notification Field Descriptions 175 42 Threshold Configuration Area Configuration Field Descriptions 178 43 Threshold Configuration Element Configuration Field Descriptions 179 44 Threshold Configuration Report Field Descriptions 179 45 Email Configuration Field Descriptions 184 46 Fabric Toolbar Descriptions 188 47 Fabric Events Descrip...

Page 16: ... 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 62 Port Information Window 255 63 Port Information Window PortStats Tab Field Descriptions 256 64 Port Information Window SFP Tab Field Descriptions 258 65 Port Information Window Loop Tab Field Descriptions 261 ...

Page 17: ...ide This user guide provides information to help you Understand Web Tools Configure and use Web Tools Fabric View Configure and use Web Tools Port View Contact technical support for additional assistance About this Guide topics include Overview page 18 Conventions page 19 Getting Help page 21 ...

Page 18: ...itches Fabric Operating System V3 1 x or later Related Documentation For a list of related documents included with this product see the Related Documents section of the Release Notes that came with your switch For the latest information documentation and firmware releases please visit the following StorageWorks website http www hp com country us eng prodserv storage html For information about Fibr...

Page 19: ...d result in bodily harm or death Caution Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data Table 1 Document Conventions Element Convention Cross reference links Blue text Figure 1 Key and field names menu items buttons and dialog box titles Bold File names application names and text emphasis Italics User input command and directory ...

Page 20: ...About this Guide 20 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Note Text set off in this manner presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information ...

Page 21: ...rmation available before calling Technical support registration number if applicable Product serial numbers Product model names and numbers Applicable error messages Operating system type and revision level Detailed specific questions HP Storage Website The HP website has the latest information on this product as well as the latest drivers Access storage at http www hp com country us eng prodserv ...

Page 22: ...About this Guide 22 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 23: ...23 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 1 Introducing HP Web Tools This chapter provides the following information Overview page 24 Web Tools Main Views page 27 Web Tools in Secure Mode page 34 ...

Page 24: ...itch or port Web Tools makes zoning a simple click and drag process rather than having to tediously type out IP addresses and port numbers to put in a configuration Web Tools provides the Performance Monitor feature This feature allows you to view the status and traffic of a switch or port in seconds by easily creating a variety of effective graphs Web Tools is easy and intuitive to use Web Tools ...

Page 25: ...net Button on page 71 View the Topology information for the fabric See About the Fabric Topology on page 192 Utilize switch beaconing for rapid identification of a single switch in large fabric environments See About the Beacon Button on page 76 Create and zone QuickLoops optionally licensed See Loop Tab Example on page 260 Using the Network Config Tab on page 102 or About Zone Administration on p...

Page 26: ... switch configuration information See About the Switch Information Tab on page 95 Table 4 Port Management Tasks Task Page Number View the port status See Using the Port Graphic on page 254 View information about SFP Serial IDs See SFP Tab Example on page 258 View and manage loop information See Loop Tab Example on page 260 Using the Network Config Tab on page 102 or Zone Tab Field Descriptions on ...

Page 27: ...ow is divided into two frames The main views available through Web Tools are Fabric Tree which displays a list of all the switches in the fabric Switch View which displays a interactive graphical representation of the switch along with a synopsis of information about the switch including information such as Switch Status Switch Name Fabric OS Version Domain ID IP address WWN and current zone confi...

Page 28: ... of the Switch Explorer and displays A list of all the switches in the fabric You can use the drop down menu to view these switches by Switch Name IP address or WWN The background color displays the current status of the switch A Fabric Admin toolbar which provides access to fabric level administration functionality including Fabric Events Topology Name Server and Zoning Admin ...

Page 29: ...tatus displays that are based on errors per time interval errors will not cause the status to change to faulty until the entire sample interval has passed An example of the Fabric Tree is displayed in Figure 2 Figure 2 Fabric Tree Fabric Management Toolbar The Fabric Management toolbar enables you to access fabric wide administration tasks quickly and easily An example of the Fabric Management Too...

Page 30: ...c Tree The Switch View is also the launch point for the Switch Events View Telnet Interface Fabric Watch View Administrative Interface Performance View and Port Information View It includes buttons that display the status of the switch fans temperature monitors switch info power supply and beacon An example of the Switch View is shown in Figure 4 Fabric Events Topology fabric wide Name Server fabr...

Page 31: ...the Switch View see About Switch Management on page 62 The Switch Management View displays the following options Status of the switch See About the Switch Status Button on page 65 Switch Event See About the Switch Events Button on page 67 Administrative management See About the Admin Button on page 70 Telnet access See About the Telnet Button on page 71 ...

Page 32: ...About the Beacon Button on page 76 Information on the switch See About the Switch Info Button on page 78 Fabric Watch alarm settings See About Fabric Watch on page 172 Fan status See About the Fan Button on page 81 Temperature of the switch See About the Temp Button on page 82 Power status See About the Power Button on page 83 Hi Availability See About HA Admin on page 84 ...

Page 33: ... clicking on any of the ports in the Switch View This view displays statistics and status for the selected port SFP or loop For information about the functions that are accessible through the Port View see Port Management on page 249 An example of the Port Information View is shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Port Information View ...

Page 34: ...play when you attempt to access a switch Primary FCS Only Functionality The following Web Tools functionality is reserved for the Primary Fabric Configuration Server FCS when Secure Mode is enabled Zoning Administration is only allowed from the Primary FCS switch when Secure Mode is enabled For all other switches in a secure fabric the Zoning Button is disabled SNMP Access Control Lists and the SN...

Page 35: ... 1 x User Guide 2 Installation This chapter provides the following information Requirements page 36 Installing Prerequisite Software on a Workstation page 38 Licensing Web Tools on the Switch page 41 Launching HP Web Tools page 43 ...

Page 36: ...MB or more of RAM for fabrics consisting of 10 switches or less 256 MB or more of RAM for fabrics consisting of 15 switches or less 512 MB or more of RAM for fabrics consisting of more than 15 switches Adequate RAM for video display Minimum 8MB of video RAM is recommended Web Browser Requirements One of the following web browsers is required Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 Service Pack 2 is recomm...

Page 37: ...your operating system For Windows XP NT or 2000 Java Plug in version v1 3 1_04 or later Java Runtime Environment v1 3 1_04 is recommended for best results For Solaris Java Plug in version v1 3 1_04 for Solaris including the Java Plug in patch created by Sun for Solaris Java Runtime Environment v1 3 1_04 is recommended for best results ...

Page 38: ...ernet Explorer 5 5 with Service Pack 2 is highly recommended Netscape 4 77 for Solaris Configuring the Web Browser Specific browser settings are required for the correct operation of HP Web Tools with Netscape Communicator not supported or Internet Explorer Configuring Netscape Communicator Note Due to decreasing customer demand and an increasing number of significant technical incompatibilities t...

Page 39: ... of stored pages select Every visit to the page Installing the Java Plug in on the Workstation A Java Plug in must be installed on the workstation for the correct operation of HP Web Tools The required version depends on the operating system Installing the Java Plug in on Solaris Solaris workstations require both the Java Plug in version 1 3 1_04 for Solaris and the patch created by Sun Microsyste...

Page 40: ... version The Java Plug in Control Panel is displayed 2 Select the About tab 3 Determine whether the correct Java Plug in version is installed and install if necessary If the correct version is installed HP Web Tools is ready to use If no Java Plug in is installed point the browser towards a switch running Fabric OS v4 x follow the link to the Sun Microsystems website download the correct Java Plug...

Page 41: ...s administrative privileges 2 To determine whether an HP Web Tools license is already installed on the switch type licenseshow on the Telnet command line A list displays showing all the licenses currently installed on the switch switch admin licenseshow 1A1AaAaaaAAAA1a Zoning license SES license QuickLoop license If the HP Web Tools license is not included in the list or is incorrect continue with...

Page 42: ...123 123 123 2 Press Enter If a license is already installed on the switch HP Web Tools launches If no license is installed a license dialog displays You will need to login as an admin user to gain access to the Licensing Screen 3 If the license dialog displays follow the instructions provided To Install additional Licenses Through the Web To install additional licenses through the web 1 Launch the...

Page 43: ...alled on the switch and the Java Plug in and web browser are installed and configured on the client workstation To launch HP Web Tools 1 Launch the web browser and enter the IP address of the licensed switch in the Location Address field For example http 123 123 123 123 2 Press Enter HP Web Tools opens displaying the Switch Explorer ...

Page 44: ...Installation 44 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 45: ... This chapter provides the following information About the Switch Explorer View page 46 Fabric Tree page 48 Switch Graphic page 51 Switch Graphic Buttons page 54 Switch Information Window page 57 Refresh Rates in Web Tools page 59 Accessing the Switch Explorer page 60 ...

Page 46: ...tion about the selected switch Switch Information page displaying a synopsis of useful information about the selected switch Port Status information displaying real time information about the port including status lights and in use lights Every switch in the fabric including any unlicensed switches is represented by a switch icon in the Fabric Tree However only switches with a Web Tools license ca...

Page 47: ...Switch Explorer View 47 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 6 Switch Explorer for a Core Switch 2 64 ...

Page 48: ... in the fabric When you select a switch from this view it is displayed in the Switch View You can display switches in the Fabric Tree list by Name IP address or WWN An example of the Fabric Tree is shown in Figure 7 Figure 7 List of Switches in the Fabric Tree View The fields available in the Fabric Tree are described in Table 5 ...

Page 49: ... the switches in the fabric Click the sign to display switches within the fabric To collapse a list of switches that is already open click the sign Switch Icon The switches can be listed by Name IP address or WWN depending on what display you choose in the View by drop down menu When you select a switch from this list it is displayed in the Switch View The background color indicates the switch sta...

Page 50: ...elected switch Select to open the Fabric Topology View for additional information see About the Fabric Topology on page 192 Name Server The Name Server Table View provides the name server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database Click to open Name Server Table View for additional information see About the Name Server on page 195 Zone Admin Select to open the Zone Administration View This ...

Page 51: ...nd to the front of the actual switch and its various switch and port LEDs Ports that are in use are displayed as well as unused ports You can click on a port in this window to open a dialog box that displays information about that port For the Core Switch 2 64 blades are displayed or slot spacers corresponding to the actual switch The Active Control Processor CP is highlighted with an arrow at the...

Page 52: ...Switch Explorer View 52 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 9 Example Switch View for a Core Switch 2 64 ...

Page 53: ...tch Explorer View 53 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide An example of the Switch Graphic representation for a SAN Switch 2 32 is shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Example Switch View for a SAN Switch 2 32 ...

Page 54: ...tus of the selected switch for information about this view see Using the Switch Status Button on page 66 The background color indicates the switch status Each color indicates a different operational state Green Healthy Yellow Marginal mix of good and faulty readings Red Down more than two faulty readings Gray Unknown or unmonitored If no data is available from a switch the most recent background c...

Page 55: ...e About the Beacon Button on page 76 Info Select to display information for the chosen switch For more information see About the Switch Info Button on page 78 Fan Select to display fan status information for the chosen switch For more information see About the Fan Button on page 81 The background color indicates the fan status Each color indicates a different operational state Green Healthy Yellow...

Page 56: ...o display the power status of the selected switch For more information see About the Power Button on page 83 The background color indicates the power status Each color indicates a different operational state Green Healthy Yellow Marginal Red Down Gray Unknown or unmonitored If no data is available from a switch the most recent background color remains displayed Hi Avail Select to display the Hi Av...

Page 57: ...l Down Polled at Displays the time of the last status check or if currently unavailable the time of the last successful status check Name Displays the name of the switch Fabric OS version Displays the Fabric OS version currently installed on the switch Domain ID Displays the Domain ID number that uniquely identifies the switch within the fabric Ethernet IP Displays the Ethernet IP address Ethernet...

Page 58: ...onal state Green Healthy Yellow Marginal mix of good and faulty readings Red Down more than two faulty readings Gray Unknown or unmonitored Dark Gray monitoring is being initiated If no data is available from a switch the status is unmonitored and the switch displays as gray Note For all status displays that are based on errors per time interval any errors will cause the status to show faulty unti...

Page 59: ...9 Polling Rate in the Switch Explorer Window Switch Explorer Area Polling Rate Fabric Tree 15 seconds Unreachable Switches in the Fabric Tree 2 minutes Switch View 15 seconds during normal operation From 30 to 60 seconds during initialization Switch Information Panel 15 seconds Name Server 15 seconds Zone Database 15 seconds Fabric Watch 15 seconds Performance Monitor The Performance Monitor polli...

Page 60: ...h Explorer To access the Switch Explorer perform the following steps 1 Launch Web Tools The Switch Explorer appears 2 Click the sign in the Navigation tree to view nested switches 3 Click on the desired switch from the Fabric Tree The selected switch appears in the Switch Graphic view ...

Page 61: ... page 65 About the Switch Events Button page 67 About the Admin Button page 70 About the Telnet Button page 71 About the Performance Monitor Button page 75 About the Beacon Button page 76 About the Switch Info Button page 78 About the Fabric Watch Button page 80 About the Fan Button page 81 About the Temp Button page 82 About the Power Button page 83 About HA Admin page 84 ...

Page 62: ...ent is made up of the Switch Graphic area and the Switch Information area it is referred to as the Switch View Switch Explorer for the Core Switch 2 64 An example of the Switch Explorer for the Core Switch 2 64 is displayed in Figure 11 Figure 11 Example of the Switch Explorer for the Core Switch 2 64 ...

Page 63: ...ve CP in the Core Switch 2 64 is labeled with a small arrow at the bottom of the CP display Switch Explorer for SAN Switch 2 32 An example of the Switch Explorer for the SAN Switch 2 32 is displayed in Figure 12 Figure 12 Example of the Switch Explorer for the SAN Switch 2 32 ...

Page 64: ...ays the name of the switch in the upper left corner of the window area Status Displays the status of the switch Valid values are Healthy Marginal Down Polled At Displays the last date and last time the switch was polled for information Fabric OS version Displays the version of Fabric OS that is installed on the switch Ethernet IP Displays the Ethernet IP address FCNet IP Displays the Fibre Channel...

Page 65: ... faulty readings Red Down more than two faulty readings Gray Unknown or unmonitored If no data is available from a switch the most recent background color remains displayed For all statuses that are based on errors per time interval any errors will cause the status to show faulty until the entire sample interval has passed Switch Status Example An example of the Switch Status window is displayed i...

Page 66: ...View the background color which shows the status of the desired switch in the Fabric Tree For further information continue to the next step 3 Click on the desired switch in the Fabric Tree The Switch View displays for that switch 4 View the background color of the Status button See the Status Legend on page 58 5 Click the Status button to view a written description of the health status ...

Page 67: ...selected switch Switch Events Example An example of the Switch Events window is shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 Switch Events Window Switch Events Field Descriptions The Switch Events fields are described in Table 11 Table 11 Switch Events Field Descriptions Field Description Switch Displays the name of the switch if one has been assigned Number Displays the order of the event Time Displays the time ...

Page 68: ...mber of back to back occurrences of the same event Level Displays the severity level of the event 0 panic switch reboots 1 critical 2 error 3 warning 4 information 5 debug Message Displays a description of the event Table 11 Switch Events Field Descriptions Continued Field Description ...

Page 69: ...ts Report Perform the following steps to access the switch events report 1 Launch Web Tools 2 Select the desired switch from the Fabric Tree The Switch View displays 3 Select the Switch Events button from the Switch View A Switch Events Report appears 4 View the switch events and messages ...

Page 70: ...h Graphic Buttons on page 54 of the Switch View to access the switch administration functionality For example Switch parameter configuration Network configuration Extended Fabric configuration Routing Firmware Download Trunking For complete information regarding the Admin View see the Switch Admin Window on page 91 ...

Page 71: ... OS Version 3 1 x 4 1 x Reference Guide Telnet and Security If secure mode is enabled on the fabric standard telnet access to switches is disabled You must use the Secure Telnet Application sectelnet exe or SSH to access the switch For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS Version 1 0 User Guide for more information The following message is displayed if you attempt to open...

Page 72: ...le Window Telnet Descriptions The sample Telnet fields are described in Table 12 Table 12 Telnet Window Field Descriptions Field Descriptions Fabric OS tm Displays the current Fabric OS version that is currently installed on the switch login Displays prompt Enter Admin level User Name ...

Page 73: ...in Enter desired Fabric OS command Sample Command The sample commands used in Figure 16 are secmodeshow and configshow The output displays information about the current switch and configuration See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3 1 x 4 1 x Reference Guide for more information about the Fabric OS command line interface Table 12 Telnet Window Field Descriptions Continued Field Descriptions ...

Page 74: ... through Web Tools perform the following steps 1 Launch Web Tools 2 Select the desired switch from the Fabric Tree The Switch View displays 3 Select the Telnet button from the Switch graphic The Telnet window appears 4 Enter an Admin level user name and password 5 Type the exit command to close the telnet session ...

Page 75: ...n see Switch Graphic Buttons on page 54 to graphically display throughput megabytes per second for each port and for the entire switch For complete information about the Performance Monitor see About Performance Monitor on page 150 in this document or the HP StorageWorks Advanced Performance Monitoring Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 76: ...hic Buttons on page 54 of the Switch View to physically locate a switch in a fabric The beaconing function helps to physically locate a switch by sending a signal to the specified switch resulting in an LED light pattern running back and forth along the switch To perform beaconing see About the Switch Info Button on page 78 ...

Page 77: ...e following steps 1 Launch Web Tools by entering the IP address of the switch you wish to locate 2 Highlight the switch in the Fabric Tree The selected switch appears in the Switch View 3 Select the Beacon button on the switch View The LED lights on the selected switch light up and run back and forth across the switch 4 Look at the physical switches in your installation to locate the desired switc...

Page 78: ...routing frames Role Displays whether the switch is a Principal or Subordinate switch in the fabric State Displays the state of the switch whether online or offline Firmware Displays the current version of firmware loaded on the switch Manufacturer Serial Displays the manufacturer serial number of the switch Supplier Serial Displays the supplier serial number of the switch if applicable Ether IP Di...

Page 79: ... switch information by performing the following steps 1 Launch Web Tools by entering the IP address of the switch you wish to locate 2 Highlight the switch in the Fabric Tree The selected switch appears in the Switch View 3 View the information listed below the graphic representation of the switch ...

Page 80: ...nt 80 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide About the Fabric Watch Button The Fabric Watch button only appears when the optional license is installed on the switch For more information see Fabric Watch on page 171 ...

Page 81: ...see Switch Graphic Buttons on page 54 Green Healthy Yellow Marginal mix of good and faulty readings Red Down more than two faulty readings Gray Unknown or unmonitored For more information regarding Fan information refer to the switch installation guide supplied with your specific switch the installation guide is also available on the V3 1 x or V4 1 x Software CD ...

Page 82: ...dicates the overall temperature status Green Healthy Yellow Marginal mix of good and faulty readings Red Down more than two faulty readings Gray Unknown or unmonitored For more information regarding Temp information refer to the switch installation guide supplied with your specific switch the installation guide is also available on the V3 1 x or V4 1 x Software CD ...

Page 83: ...e Switch Graphic Buttons on page 54 Green Healthy Yellow Marginal mix of good and faulty readings Red Down more than two faulty readings Gray Unknown or unmonitored For more information regarding power source information refer to the switch installation guide supplied with your specific switch the installation guide is also available on the V3 1 x or V4 1 x Software CD ...

Page 84: ...tch 2 64 and each CP It also enables you to perform tasks such as HA Failover or Synchronize Services on the CPs The HA Admin window contains the following information HA Admin Common Field and Button Descriptions page 86 Service Tab Field Descriptions page 86 HA Admin CP Tab Field Descriptions page 88 HA Admin Example An example of the HA Admin window is shown in Figure 17 ...

Page 85: ...Switch Management 85 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 17 HA Admin Window HA Admin Field Descriptions The common fields available in the HA Admin window are described in Table 14 ...

Page 86: ...over from the active CP to the standby CP Close Button Click this button to close the HA Admin page Refresh Button Click this button to refresh the information on this page Table 15 HA Admin Service Tab Field Descriptions Field Description Logical Switch selection window This window enables you to select the RightSwitch service view or the LeftSwitch service view In the Core Switch 2 64 chassis lo...

Page 87: ...e Standby Service Depending on which switch you selected in the Logical Switch window and the current configuration of the CPs valid values can be RightSwitchCP0 RightSwitchCP1 LeftSwitchCP0 LeftSwitchCP1 Role Indicates if the Service is Active or Standby Status Displays the status of the Standby Service Valid values for the Standby Service are Non Disruptive Failover Ready Disruptive Failover Rea...

Page 88: ...ve CP are Healthy Faulty Slot Displays the slot of the Active CP as slot 5 or slot 6 Event Displays the last event Valid values for this field are Failover Arbitration Event Time Displays the day date hour and year of the last event Standby CP CP0 or CP1 Displays information for the Standby CP Depending on the current configuration of the CPs this can be CP0 CP1 Role Displays the Role of the selec...

Page 89: ...abric Tree The Switch graphic appears 4 Click the Hi Avail icon on the switch panel The HA Admin window appears as shown in Figure 17 Synchronizing Services on the CP A non disruptive CP Failover is only possible when all the services have been synchronized To synchronize the services perform the following 1 Launch the web browser 2 Enter the IP address in the Location Address field and press Ente...

Page 90: ...ter the IP address in the Location Address field and press Enter Example http 123 123 123 123 Web Tools launches displaying Switch Explorer view 3 Click a switch in the Fabric Tree The Switch graphic appears 4 Click the Hi Avail icon on the switch panel The HA Admin window appears as shown in Figure 17 5 Verify that HA Summary field displays Non Disruptive Failover Ready or Disruptive Failover Rea...

Page 91: ...91 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 5 Switch Admin Window This chapter provides the following information About the Switch Admin Window page 92 Accessing the Switch Admin Window page 94 ...

Page 92: ...xtended Fabric Tab page 142 About the Trunk Information Tab page 146 Switch Admin Window For examples of the Switch Admin Window tabs see each specific tab for example About the Switch Information Tab on page 95 Switch Admin Window Field Descriptions The common buttons that appear on most of the tabs in the Switch Admin Window are described in Table 17 Table 17 Switch Admin Window Field Descriptio...

Page 93: ...original values the tab contained when it was initially displayed Refresh Click this button to receive the latest switch information Switch Commit Messages Refers to the small window at the bottom of each tab Displays a log regarding recent switch admin commit changes Status Message Appears in the bottom left corner of the tab displays the type of administrative interface being viewed Status Icon ...

Page 94: ... in a browser window The Switch Explorer appears 2 Select a switch from the Fabric Tree The selected switch appears in the Switch View 3 Select the Admin icon from the switch graphic See Switch Graphic Buttons on page 54 The login dialog box appears 4 Enter the admin user name and password 5 Select the desired tab For reference information on the specific tabs see the About and Using sections of t...

Page 95: ...sic switch setup for items such as switch name switch domain ID and enabling and disabling the switch For additional Switch Setting information see Using the Network Config Tab on page 102 Switch Information Tab Example An example of the Switch Information tab is shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 Switch Information Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 96: ...s field Use a number from 1 to 239 for normal operating mode FCSW compatible Use a number from 0 to 31 for VC encoded address format mode backward compatible to StorageWorks Fibre Channel Switches 8 and 16 Manufacturers Serial Displays the Manufacturer serial number of the switch Read only Supplier Serial Displays the Supplier serial number of the switch if applicable Read only Switch Status Enabl...

Page 97: ... and password 3 Select the Switch Information tab 4 Under the Select the Switch Status Enable radio button to enable the switch or select the Switch Status Disable radio button to disable the switch 5 Click the Apply button Viewing Printing a Switch Report Use the following procedure to view print a switch report 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter...

Page 98: ...of the server that is running the Syslog process The Syslog daemon reads and forwards system messages to the appropriate log files and or users depending on the system configuration When one or more IP addresses are configured the switch forwards all error log entries to the syslogs on the specified servers Up to six servers are supported See the HP StorageWorks Fabric Operating System Procedures ...

Page 99: ...in Window 99 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 19 Network Configuration Tab of the Switch Admin Window An example of the Advanced IP Configuration window Core Switch 2 64 only is shown in Figure 20 ...

Page 100: ...etMask Displays the Fibre Channel subnet mask address if one exists Advanced Button Displays the Advanced IP Configuration window Figure 20 This window displays the IP information configured for each network element CP1 CP1 Logical Switch 0 and Logical Switch 1 in the Core Switch 2 64 This window is read only and is only available for the Core Switch 2 64 Syslog IPs Syslog IP window Displays the c...

Page 101: ...ch reboot Remove Button Click the Remove button to delete the IP specified in the Syslog IP field from the Syslog IP window You must click the Apply button to make your changes persistent over a switch reboot Clear All Button Click the Remove button to delete all the configured Syslog IPs You must click the Apply button to make your changes persistent over a switch reboot Table 19 Network Config F...

Page 102: ...Note If both the Fibre Channel IP and Ethernet IP are present the switch is identified by the Fibre Channel IP 5 Enter an Ethernet or Fibre Channel address in the appropriate field for example 123 123 123 123 6 Click the Apply button Configuring a Syslog IP Address 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Ne...

Page 103: ... tasks such as Download firmware Upload a Configuration file to the host Download the configuration from a host to the switch Return the switch to the original configuration Reboot a switch You must provide host information for all the upload and download tasks listed above Upload Download Tab Example An example of the Upload Download tab is shown in Figure 21 ...

Page 104: ...ch Admin Window 104 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 21 Upload Download Tab of the Switch Admin Window Upload Download Field Descriptions The Upload Download fields are described in Table 20 ...

Page 105: ...et to the original switch status after the config download is complete The switch must be disabled for this option to be available Host Details Protocol Displays the supported downloading protocol FTP Full Install This option is a required value for Firmware Download A full install replaces every file rather than only the delta files Reboot After Download This option is a required value for Firmwa...

Page 106: ...the only supported transfer protocol in Fabric OS v4 1 6 Enter the User Name Password and Host IP information 7 Enter the fully qualified path to the firmware file 8 Click the Apply button Backing Up a Firmware Config File 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Upload Download tab 4 Click the Config Upload...

Page 107: ...pload Download tab 4 Click the Config Download to Switch radio button 5 Select the FTP transfer protocol from the drop down menu FTP is the only supported transfer protocol in Fabric OS v4 1 6 Enter the User Name Password and Host IP information 7 Enter the fully qualified path to the config file 8 Click the Apply button ...

Page 108: ...set command in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3 1 x 4 1 x Reference Guide Security The SNMP tab is affected by the use of Secure Fabric OS the ACL list will not be visible if security is enabled For specific information regarding security refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS Version 1 0 User Guide Note In order for the switches to send SNMP traps you must first enter the CLI comman...

Page 109: ...Switch Admin Window 109 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 22 SNMP Tab of the Switch Admin Window SNMP Field Descriptions The SNMP fields are described in Table 21 ...

Page 110: ...o disable disable is recommended Community Trap Recipient Configuration Note The fields described below do not display if security is enabled on the switch Community String Displays the community strings that are available A community refers to a relationship between a group of SNMP managers and an SNMP agent in which authentication access control and proxy characteristics are defined A maximum of...

Page 111: ...t trap levels 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the SNMP tab 4 Select a Trap level from the drop down menu The level you select refers to the Event level that will prompt a trap See About the Switch Events Button on page 67 5 Click the Apply button ...

Page 112: ...ense Administration tab to install and remove license keys that are provided to you License Admin Tab Example An example of the License Admin Tab is shown in Figure 23 Figure 23 License Admin Tab of the Switch Admin Window License Admin Field Description The License Admin fields are described in Table 22 ...

Page 113: ...s column Displays a list of the feature names associated with the license keys installed on the switch License Key field Enter a license key to be added or double click a license key from the LicenseKey column to have it display in this field Add Click to add the specified license Remove Click to remove the specified license Close Click to close the Admin window Refresh Click to refresh the inform...

Page 114: ...ter the admin user name and password 3 Select the License Admin tab 4 Enter a new license key in the License Key field 5 Click the Add button Remove a License From a Switch Perform the following steps to remove a license from a switch 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the License Admin tab 4 Enter the lic...

Page 115: ...rface to perform functions such as disable enable ports on the switch set port speed to 1GB 2GB Negotiate enable disable Trunking or name a port The port speed is displayed as follows 1G 1 Gbit sec 2G 2 Gbit sec N1 Negotiated 1 Gbit sec N2 Negotiated 2 Gbit sec Port Settings Tab Example An example of the Port Settings Tab is shown in Figure 24 ...

Page 116: ...Switch Admin Window 116 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 24 Port Settings Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 117: ...nable trunking on a port Uncheck the box to disable trunking on this port Enable Port Check box to enable the affiliated port Uncheck box to disable the port Port State Displays the state of the port such as Online No Light or No Module Current Speed Displays the speed at which the port is currently set Valid values are 1G 1 Gbit sec 2G 2 Gbit sec N1 Negotiated 1 Gbit sec N2 Negotiated 2 Gbit sec ...

Page 118: ...ble disable 5 Click the Apply button 6 Check the log at the bottom of the screen for information regarding the switch configuration changes Enabling Trunking on a Port Perform the following steps to enable trunking on a port 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Port Setting tab 4 Check the Trunk box that...

Page 119: ... in the Name column select the field that corresponds to the Port you want to name 5 Enter a name for the port Port names can be from 0 to 32 alphanumeric characters Port names do not need to be unique 6 Click the Apply button Disabling a Port over Reboots To optionally disable a port so that it is disabled over reboots perform the following steps 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Swi...

Page 120: ...ailed information regarding the fields available in this tab see the configure command in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3 1 x 4 1 x Reference Guide Note Many parameter fields and checkboxes within the Configure tab can only be modified if the switch is disabled If a parameter value is shaded gray that value is read only To modify the value you must first disable the switch Configure Fabric...

Page 121: ...Switch Admin Window 121 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 25 Configure Fabric Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 122: ...t possible data field size The valid range is 256 2112 Sequence Switching Select check box to enable frames of the same sequence from a particular group to be transmitted together When this option is not selected frames are transmitted interleaved among multiple sequences Under normal circumstances sequence level switching should be disabled for better performance However some host adapters have i...

Page 123: ...ked translative addressing which allows private devices to communicate with public devices is disabled Always Send RCSN Check this box to issue a Remote State Change notification following the completion of loop initialization FL_Ports detect the presence of new devices or the absence of preexisting devices Do Not Allow ALPA_0x00 Check box to specify that AL_PA value 0x00 is not allowed Table 24 C...

Page 124: ... 124 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Configure Virtual Channel Tab Example An example of the Configure Virtual Channel Tab is shown in Figure 26 Figure 26 Configure Virtual Channel Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 125: ...rtual Channel Field Descriptions Field Descriptions Virtual Channel Parameters VC Priority 2 7 Enables fine tuning for a specific application by configuring the parameters for eight virtual channels The default Virtual Channel priorities have already been set for optimal performance changing the default settings can improve the performance but can also degrade performance For default values see Ta...

Page 126: ... 126 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Configure Arbitrated Loop Tab Example An example of the Configure Arbitrated Loop Tab is shown in Figure 27 Figure 27 Configure Arbitrated Loop Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 127: ...rbitrated Loop Parameters Send FAN Frames Specify that Fabric Access Notification frames be sent to public loop devices and notify them of their node ID and address Default is enabled Always Send RCSN Check this box to issue a Remote State Change notification following the completion of loop initialization FL_Ports detect the presence of new devices or the absence of preexisting devices Do Not All...

Page 128: ...h Admin Window 128 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Configure System Tab Example An example of the Configure System Tab is shown in Figure 28 Figure 28 Configure System Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 129: ...statd Check box to dynamically enable or disable a server that returns information about system operation information through remote procedure calls rapid Check box to enable rapid system service Default is enabled ruserd Check box to dynamically enable or disable a server that returns information about the user who is logged into the system through remote procedure calls RLS Probing Check box to ...

Page 130: ... configure FAN frame notification parameters 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Configure tab 4 Select the Arbitrated Loop tab 5 Check or uncheck the FAN Frame Notification box in the Arbitrated Loop Parameters section 6 Click the Apply button ...

Page 131: ...n Tree from which you can access the specific routing areas Fields will change depending on the routing interface you have chosen to view For information regarding using the Routing Tab see Using the Routing Tab on page 139 Dynamic Load Sharing Dynamic Load Sharing DLS can be enabled using the Routing tab DLS refers to a dynamic distribution of traffic over available paths Enabling this feature al...

Page 132: ...dmin Window 132 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Routing FSPF Route Tab Example An example of the Routing FSPF Route Tab is shown in Figure 29 Figure 29 Routing FSPF Route Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 133: ...ree Select the item in the Routing Navigation tree to be viewed either FSPF Static Route or Link Cost Table 30 Routing FSPF Route Field Descriptions Field Description Note No information appears in the Routing tab if the switch has one of more ISLs attached to itself and no attached devices In Port Displays the Port number to which you want frames to come in Destination Displays the destination do...

Page 134: ...uting Tab on page 131 Next Domain Displays the next domain ID in the routing path The Next Domain is the switch that the Out Port is connected to Next Port Displays the next Port in the routing path The Next Port is the port number that the Out Port is connected to Table 30 Routing FSPF Route Field Descriptions Continued Field Description ...

Page 135: ...n Window 135 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Routing Static Route Tab Example An example of the Routing Static Route Tab is shown in Figure 30 Figure 30 Routing Static Route Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 136: ...cipating static routes for a particular In Port The destination domain IDs match the Out Ports in the cell Out Port Enter the Out Port It should be within the range of ports that are available for static routes for the current domain More than one Out Port can be used for any In Port with a different domain ID Each domain ID requires an Out Port Add Click to create a new static route A new column ...

Page 137: ...Admin Window 137 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Routing Link Cost Tab Example An example of the Routing Link Cost Tab is shown in Figure 31 Figure 31 Routing Link Cost Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 138: ...he fields described in Table 32 Table 32 Routing Link Cost Field Descriptions Fields Descriptions Port Number Displays the port number Cost Displays the link cost for the associated port Select to change the link cost For a 1 Gbit sec per second ISL the default cost is 1000 For a 2 Gbit sec ISL the default cost is 500 Valid values for link cost are from 1 to 9999 ...

Page 139: ...ears If no information appears see Routing FSPF Route Field Descriptions on page 133 5 View Hops and Metrics Setting up a Static Route Perform the following procedure to set up a Static Route 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Routing tab 4 Click on the words Static Route in the Navigation tree The Sta...

Page 140: ...oad Sharing DLS see About the Routing Tab on page 131 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Routing tab 4 Highlight a type of routing from the navigation tree 5 Select the On radio button to enable In Order Delivery or Select the Off radio button to disable In Order Delivery 6 Click the Apply button Confi...

Page 141: ... Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 6 Enter the desired link cost For a 1 Gbit sec per second ISL the default cost is 1000 For a 2 Gbit sec ISL the default cost is 500 Valid values for link cost are from 1 to 9999 7 Click the Apply button ...

Page 142: ...de VCXLT Initiation Enabling Virtual Channel link translation mode allocates enough full size frame buffers on a particular port to support a long distance link up to 100km See the portcfglongdistance command in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3 1 x 4 1 x Reference Guide for more information Port Speed The port speed is displayed as follows 1G 1 Gbit sec 2G 2 Gbit sec N1 Negotiated 1 Gbit se...

Page 143: ... Guide Extended Fabric Tab Example An example of the Extended Fabric tab is shown in Figure 32 Figure 32 Extended Fabric Tab of the Switch Admin Window Extended Fabric Field Descriptions The fields available in the Extended Fabric Tab are described in Table 33 ...

Page 144: ...nslation See About the Upload Download Tab on page 103 Port Speed Displays the current port speed The possible port speeds are described in About the Upload Download Tab on page 103 Long Distance Setting Display or configure the long distance setting Change by selecting from the drop down menu The below values do not require an Extended Fabric license L0 No long distance setting enabled LE Extende...

Page 145: ...ee About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Extended Fabric tab 4 Click the Enable radio button 5 Check the VCXLT box 6 Select the desired distance from the Long Distance Setting drop down menu Depending on the distance selected this may require an optional license For information about the various distances see About the Upload Download Tab on...

Page 146: ...Refresh button functions For information regarding enabling Trunking see Using the Port Setting Tab on page 118 For more information regarding Trunking see the HP StorageWorks ISL Trunking Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Trunk Information Tab Example An example of the Trunk Information Tab is shown in Figure 33 Figure 33 Trunk Information Tab of the Switch Admin Window ...

Page 147: ... 34 Table 34 Trunk Information Field Descriptions Field Description Trunk Group Displays all the Trunking Groups on a switch All of the ports that are part of the Trunking Group are displayed Master Port Displays whether the trunking port connection is the Master Port connection for this trunking group Member Ports Area ID Displays a list of Member Ports Ports are identified by area ID ...

Page 148: ... read only tab Trunking is enabled through the Port Setting tab of the Administrative Interface see Using the Port Setting Tab on page 118 Accessing the Trunk Information Tab 1 Access the Switch Admin Window see About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 2 Enter the admin user name and password 3 Select the Trunk tab ...

Page 149: ...149 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 6 Performance Monitoring This chapter provides the following information About Performance Monitor page 150 Using the Performance Monitor page 153 ...

Page 150: ...Monitor graphically displays throughput megabytes per second for each port and for the entire switch Port Throughput Port throughput is the rate of bytes received at a port plus the number of bytes transmitted Switch Throughput Switch throughput is the sum of the throughput for all the ports The Performance Monitor also allows the graphing of traffic based on the Source ID and the Destination ID h...

Page 151: ...ction of graphs in the canvas can be stored for later retrieval on the switch Up to 20 individual canvases can be saved Each canvas is saved with its name a brief description and up to 8 graphs which comprise the canvas Any graph can Zoom In or be magnified and detached from the main canvas or Removed from the main canvas using a pop up menu The pop up menu is displayed by pointing the mouse at an...

Page 152: ...erformance Monitoring 152 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Performance Monitor Example An example of the Performance Monitor window is displayed in Figure 34 Figure 34 Performance Monitor Window ...

Page 153: ... the Performance Monitor 1 Launch Web Tools displaying the Switch Explorer 2 Select the desired switch from the Fabric Tree The Switch View of that switch displays 3 Click the Performance button For more information see Switch Graphic Buttons on page 54 The Performance Monitor displays as shown in Performance Monitor Window on page 152 ...

Page 154: ...ave Current Canvas Configuration Display Canvas Configurations Display Resource Usage This option requires a Performance Monitor license Print All Graphs Actions Menu Example The Actions menu is shown in Figure 35 Figure 35 Performance Monitor Actions Menu Actions Menu Descriptions The options available on the Actions menu are shown in Table 35 ...

Page 155: ...vas name and a brief description to save the Canvas Configuration Display Canvas Configurations Select this menu option to view all the Canvas Configurations that have been saved on the switch A dialog box appears if graphs have been previously saved to the switch see Figure 36 Select a Canvas Configuration name from the dialog box Display Resource Usage Select this menu option to display all the ...

Page 156: ...scriptions The Display Canvas Configuration Field Descriptions are listed in Table 36 Table 36 Display Canvas Configuration Field Description Canvas Name Displays the name of the saved canvas configuration Description Displays the saved description of the canvas Load Select a canvas name from the list and click the Load button to load that canvas ...

Page 157: ...canvas configuration A dialog box appears containing the following options Save Saves a selected canvas Edit Change specifications of a selected canvas Add Add a graph to a canvas Remove Remove a graph from the main canvas Cancel Closes the Edit Canvas window Copy Use to make a copy of a selected canvas and save it to the switch The copied canvas appears in the list of canvases Remove Use this but...

Page 158: ...Performance Monitor License to display Table 37 Save Canvas Configuration Descriptions Field Description Name Enter a name of the canvas to be saved Description Enter a description that will help you remember the information on the canvas Save Canvas Select to save the canvas after entering name and description Cancel Select to exit the Save Canvas Configuration window without saving changes ...

Page 159: ...toring 159 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Figure 38 Display Resource Usage Example for Core Switch 2 64 Display Resource Usage Descriptions The Display Resource Usage Field Descriptions are listed in Table 36 ...

Page 160: ...ened at a time Each Canvas Configuration can have a total of 8 monitors Table 38 Display Resource Usage Field Description Port This column displays all the ports available for monitoring in the switch EE 0 7 Displays the number of End to End Monitors configured for a particular port Each port can have a maximum of 8 monitors FL24 31 Displays the number of Filter Monitors configured for a particula...

Page 161: ...Highlight the desired graph in the list 4 Click the Load Button The graph appears on the main canvas 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each graph you want to add to the canvas You can add up to 8 graphs to a canvas Changing an Existing Graph 1 Access the Performance Monitor functionality See Launch Web Tools displaying the Switch Explorer on page 153 for more information 2 Select Actions Display Canvas C...

Page 162: ...n 2 Select Actions Display Canvas Configurations The Canvas Configuration List appears see Creating a Port Throughput Graph on page 167 if a graph has not yet been created 3 Select the desired graph from the list 4 Click the Load Canvas button The graph appears on the canvas 5 Repeat to add more graphs to the canvas add up to 8 graphs 6 Select the Actions Print All Graphs option The print dialog b...

Page 163: ... x 4 1 x User Guide About the Performance Graphs Menu The Performance Graphs drop down menu provides Performance Graph operations as described in the following sections About Basic Monitoring on page 164 About Advanced Monitoring Optional on page 168 ...

Page 164: ...Port Throughput Graph Switch Aggregate Throughput Graph Blade Aggregate Throughput Graph Core Switch 2 64 only Switch Throughput Utilization Graph Port Error Graph Switch Percent Utilization Graph Port SnapShot Error Graph Basic Monitoring Example An example of a Port Throughput Setup window is shown in Figure 39 Figure 39 Port Throughput Setup Example on a Core Switch 2 64 ...

Page 165: ...0 minute lifespan for each snapshot Switch Aggregate Throughput Graph Switch Line Displays the aggregate performance of all ports of a switch The snapshot rate for this graph is every 15 seconds with a 60 minute lifespan for each snapshot Blade Aggregate Throughput Graph Switch Line Displays the aggregate performance of all blades of a switch The snapshot rate for this graph is every 15 seconds wi...

Page 166: ...l Bar Displays the percentage of usage of a chosen switch at the time the sample is taken The snapshot rate for this graph is every 5 seconds Ports SnapShot Error Graph Switch Vertical Bar Displays the CRC error rate between sampling periods for all the ports on a switch The snapshot rate for this graph is every 15 seconds with a 60 minute lifespan for each snapshot Table 39 Basic Monitoring Graph...

Page 167: ...he Port Throughput setup window is displayed 5 Double click on a switch folder to see available ports 6 Type or click and drag the selected port number from the Port Selection list to the Enter Drag Port window 7 Click the Ok button Creating a Snapshot of Port Errors Create a snapshot of port error by performing the following procedure 1 Access the Performance Monitor functionality See Launch Web ...

Page 168: ...aphs SID DID Performance Graph SCSI Commands Graph SCSI vs IP Graph AL_PA Error Graph Advanced Monitoring Example An example of the SCSI Write on a LUN Per Port Setup window is shown in Figure 40 Figure 40 SCSI Write on a LUN Per Port Setup Example on a SAN Switch 2 32 Advanced Monitoring Descriptions The Advanced Monitoring graphs are described in Table 40 ...

Page 169: ...s per second on a given port to a specific LUN Provides the following choices SCSI Read Write on a LUN per port SCSI Read on a LUN per port SCSI Write on a LUN per port SCSI Read Write per port SCSI Read per port SCSI Write per port The snapshot rate for this graph is every 15 seconds with a 60 minute lifespan for each snapshot SCSI vs IP Graph Switch Vertical Bar Shows percentage of SCSI vs IP fr...

Page 170: ...D Performance Graph The SID DID Performance Monitor setup window appears 5 Double click on a folder in the Port Selection List window A drop down list of ports appears 6 Type or drag drop the port that you want to monitor or change 7 Select the port folder or the small icon that appears next to it A drop down list of SID DID files appear 8 Type or drag drop the SID DID that you want to monitor or ...

Page 171: ...171 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 7 Fabric Watch This chapter provides the following information About Fabric Watch page 172 Accessing Fabric Watch page 173 ...

Page 172: ...on 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide Navigation Tree The Fabric Watch software contains a Navigation tree on the left side of the screen see Alarm Notification Tab of Fabric Watch on page 174 Use the navigation tree to select the class This changes the options available in the area to the right Threshold A threshold is a value or range of values to which Fabric Watch computes a behavior counter to determine ...

Page 173: ...Web Tools 2 Select the Switch icon from which you want to view or configure alarms 3 Select the Fabric Watch magnifying glass button Note The Fabric Watch icon only appears in the switch view if the Fabric Watch license has been activated A password dialog box appears 4 Enter an Admin level user name and password The Fabric Watch window appears ...

Page 174: ...on for all elements of the Fabric Watch Fabric Switch Ports or Performance Monitor classes The Alarm Notification tab polls current events from Fabric Watch and refreshes the displayed information according to the threshold configuration Alarm Notification Tab Example An example of the Fabric Watch tab is shown in Figure 41 Figure 41 Alarm Notification Tab of Fabric Watch ...

Page 175: ...ombination of the fabric element whose behavior set off the alarm Class Area Index number State Displays the severity of the alarm that governs what kind of traps Fabric Watch employs in a response to an event The State of the alarm can be Informative Normal or Faulty Reason Displays the reason that an alarm notification was sent such as Started Changed Exceeded Below Above or In between Last Valu...

Page 176: ...Watch see Launch Web Tools on page 173 2 Select the Alarm Notification tab 3 Highlight a device in the navigation tree You can select a whole device such as a Switch or an element of that device such as Security 4 Select an alarm area to be viewed from the Select Area drop down menu The items available depend on what you have selected in the navigation tree 5 View current alarm information ...

Page 177: ...h class currently selected in the Navigation tree on the left side of the window The Threshold Configuration tab has the following sub tabs Area Configuration Table 42 Element Configuration Table 43 Configuration Report Table 44 Threshold Configuration Tab Example The Threshold Configuration Tab Area Configuration Tab is shown in Figure 42 Figure 42 Threshold Configuration Area Configuration Tab ...

Page 178: ...our or day Low Set or display the number of low boundaries the lowest limit at which an element will not trigger an event for the selected area Select Boundry Level Select either a default or custom setting for the boundry levels from the drop down menu The default values are shown in parenthesis Alarm Setting Alarm Notification Mechanisms Select Alarm settings for Errorlog SNMP RAN Portlog and Em...

Page 179: ...ect the Triggered Behavior mode if you want Fabric Watch to register an event when a variable exceeds a threshold An event will not be triggered again until the variable falls and exceeds the threshold again Continuous Select Continuous mode if you want Fabric Watch to register an event when a variable exceeds a threshold and continue to register an event for every time interval Time Interval in s...

Page 180: ...olds that have fallen below the configured level Above Displays thresholds that have risen above the configured levels In between Displays thresholds that have are in within the configured level Table 44 Threshold Configuration Report Field Descriptions Continued Field Description ...

Page 181: ...gure the Threshold Settings 7 Configure the Alarm Settings 8 Optional Check the Flash box to update the flash memory 9 Click the Apply button 10 Enable Alarms see Enable Disable Alarm Configurations on page 181 Enable Disable Alarm Configurations 1 Launch Fabric Watch see Launch Web Tools on page 173 2 Select the Threshold Configuration tab 3 Select the Element Configuration sub tab 4 Select a pre...

Page 182: ... Element Configuration sub tab 7 Select the alarm Element to be configured from the Select Element drop down menu 8 Select the Continuous or Triggered radio buttons see Table 43 on page 179 for descriptions 9 Click the Apply button View an Alarm Configuration Report 1 Launch Fabric Watch see Launch Web Tools on page 173 2 Select the Threshold Configuration tab 3 Select the Configuration Report sub...

Page 183: ... configure Email alarm notifications A different Email Configuration can be set for each Class For example one Email notification can be set for SFPs and another can be set for E Ports see the navigation tree Email Configuration Tab Example An example of the Email Configuration Tab is shown in Figure 43 Figure 43 Email Configuration Tab ...

Page 184: ...Enter the mail server to which you want the alarm notification to be sent Domain Name Enter the local Domain name Mail From Enter a valid switch name information will be sent from this switch to the User Mail To Enter a valid mail receiver s email address Mail Status Enabled Disabled Select the Enabled or Disabled radio button to enable or disable email alarm notifications Mail Validation Send a t...

Page 185: ...lect the Class to which you want to set the Email Configuration from the navigation tree for example E Ports 5 Enter your domain primary name server IP address in the Name Server 1 field 6 Enter your secondary Name Server IP address in the Name Server 2 field 7 Enter the domain name in the Domain Name field 8 Enter a valid mail recipient email address in the Mail To field 9 Click the Enabled radio...

Page 186: ...Fabric Watch 186 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 187: ...187 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 8 Fabric Management This chapter provides the following information About Fabric Management page 188 Using Fabric Management page 189 ...

Page 188: ...igure 44 Figure 44 Fabric Management Toolbar Fabric Toolbar Descriptions The Fabric Toolbar Buttons are referenced in Fabric Toolbar on page 49 Table 46 Fabric Toolbar Descriptions Icon Description Fabric Events Button See About Fabric Management on page 188 Fabric Topology Button See About the Fabric Topology on page 192 Name Server Button See About the Name Server on page 195 Zoning Button See A...

Page 189: ...Fabric Management Perform the following steps to access Fabric Management 1 Launch Web Tools The Switch Explorer appears 2 Select an icon from the Fabric Toolbar to access fabric wide management see Fabric Toolbar on page 49 The selected fabric management window appears ...

Page 190: ...Events The Fabric Events window provides a running log of events for all switches in the fabric Fabric Events Example The Fabric Events window is shown in Figure 45 Figure 45 The Fabric Events Window Fabric Events Descriptions The Fabric Events fields are described in Table 47 ...

Page 191: ...bric Events window will display To sort the events by a particular column select the column header To resize a column drag the column divider Table 47 Fabric Events Description of Fields Field Description Switch Displays the name of the switch Number Displays the event number for the affected switch Time Displays the time of the event Count Displays the number of consecutive occurrences of the sam...

Page 192: ...pective of the local domain the domain of the switch currently being displayed in the Switch View The Fabric Topology includes information about the destination domains all other domains in the fabric and the paths between each destination domain and the local domain Fabric Topology Example An example of the Fabric Topology is shown in Figure 46 Figure 46 Fabric Topology Window ...

Page 193: ...ns in the fabric Local domain ID Displays a number that uniquely identifies the local switch within the fabric and the name of the switch Domain ID may be more than one Displays a number that uniquely identifies each switch within the fabric and the name of the switch Active Paths This line is followed by information about each destination domain including information about each of the paths betwe...

Page 194: ...ect the Fabric Events icon in Fabric Tree See Fabric Toolbar on page 49 The Fabric Topology window displays 3 Select the top print button to print a topology report of the local domain 4 Select the bottom print button to print a topology report of the destination domain ...

Page 195: ...e Server database This includes all name server entries for the fabric not only those that are local to the local domain Each row in the table represents a different device Name Server Example The Name Server Table window is shown in Figure 47 Figure 47 Name Server Table Window Name Server Field Descriptions The Name Server fields and buttons are described in Table 49 ...

Page 196: ...e device is connected Port Displays the number of the switch port to which the device is connected Port Name Displays the name of the port Port ID Displays the port ID of the device 24 bit hexadecimal value Port Type Displays the port type of the device N for fabric direct attached port or NL for fabric direct attached loop port Fabric Port WWN Displays the worldwide name of the fabric port Device...

Page 197: ...ar on page 49 The Name Server window displays 3 To sort the events by a particular column select the column header To resize a column drag the column divider Port IP Address Displays the IP address of the fabric port Hard Address Displays the hard address of the fabric port Member of Zones Displays the zones to which this device belongs This column does not update when the table is refreshed To vi...

Page 198: ...ed to access the Zone Administration view If a switch or device is added or removed from the network it is necessary to save the changes and relaunch the Zone Administration view for the changes to take effect For information regarding Zoning see Zone Administration on page 199 or the HP StorageWorks Zoning Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 199: ...on About Zone Administration page 200 About the File Menu page 205 About the Edit Menu page 207 About the View Menu page 210 About the Actions Menu page 213 About the Alias Tab page 217 About the Zone Tab page 223 About the QuickLoop Tab page 229 About the Fabric Assist Tab page 234 About the Config Tab page 240 ...

Page 200: ...ring of individual members You can specify members of an alias using the following methods A switch domain and port area number pair for example 2 20 WWN device QuickLoop AL_PAs device Zone Description A zone is a region within the fabric where switches and devices can communicate A device can only communicate with other devices connected to the fabric within its specified zone You can specify mem...

Page 201: ...ric connected devices and devices can belong to more than one zone Because zone members can access only other members of the same zone a device not included in a zone is not available to members of that zone Security Zoning can only be managed or accessed by the primary FCS switch when security is enabled the Zoning icon only appears on the primary FCS switch If security is not enabled the Zone ic...

Page 202: ...nu is shown in Figure 48 Figure 48 View drop down Menu of the Zone Administration Window Zoning Method and Tabs Available Depending on the method you use to zone certain tabs are may or may not be available on the Zone Administration window Mixed Zoning This method enables you to define members using the port area number device WWNs QuickLoop AL_PAs This method is considered soft zoning Port Zonin...

Page 203: ...Available Tabs Mixed Zoning Alias Zone QuickLoop Fabric Assist Config Port Zoning Alias Zone QuickLoop Fabric Assist Config WWN Zoning Alias Zone QuickLoop Fabric Assist Config AL_PA Zoning Alias Zone QuickLoop Config Hard Zoning domain portID exclusively or WWNs exclusively That is using only one of these methods to define all objects in the zoning database Soft Zoning In software enforced zoning...

Page 204: ...bric Toolbar on page 49 The login dialog box appears 3 Enter the admin level user name and password The Zone Administration window appears Viewing the Enabled Zone Configuration To view the enabled zone configuration perform the following steps 1 Launch Web Tools The Switch Explorer appears 2 Highlight the desired switch icon in the fabric The current zone configuration if one is enabled is displa...

Page 205: ...he Zone Administration window are described in Table 53 Table 53 File Menu Options Option Description Print Summary Select to print a zoning configuration report A window displays both the effective configuration and the defined zoning configuration if one exists see Figure 49 Close Select to close the Zone Administration window ...

Page 206: ...guration summary 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select File Print Summary The Zoning Configuration summary dialog box is displayed An example of the Zoning Configuration summary is displayed in Figure 49 Figure 49 Zoning Configuration summary ...

Page 207: ...WWN Select to replace one WWN with another A dialog box appears enter first the WWN to be replaced and then the new WWN Search Member Select to search for a member of a zone A dialog box appears Enter any element that appears in the Member Selection List Domain Name Port name Port ID WWN Device Zone Name or Alias Name Narrow searches by checking one or more of the following boxes Match Case Match ...

Page 208: ...ck the OK button The WWN is added to the Zoning database and can be used as a member Note This WWN added does not need to currently exist in the fabric This procedure enables you to configure a WWN as a member in a Zone Configuration prior to adding that device to the fabric Deleting a WWN in the Zoning Database This procedure deletes a WWN from the Zoning database 1 Access the Zone Administration...

Page 209: ...d 3 Enter the WWN to be replaced in the Replace field 4 Enter the new WWN in the By field 5 Click the OK button The old WWN is replaced in the Zoning database by the new WWN including within any Alias or Zone where the old WWN was a member Searching For a Zone Member Perform the following steps to search for a zone member 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone Administratio...

Page 210: ...WN Zoning Select the WWN Zoning option when you want to zone by grouping World Wide Names Grouping zones by WWN alone is considered hard zoning AL_PA Zoning Select the AL_PA Zoning option when you want to create or manage a zone of devices Refresh Zoning Select the Refresh Zoning option to refresh the zoning database This will overwrite any unsaved zoning database changes you have made Refresh Fab...

Page 211: ...rmation 2 Select the View drop down menu 3 Select one of the following Mixed Zoning Port Zoning WWN Zoning AL_PA Zoning The zoning method you choose determines how members are displayed in the various member selection windows See Zoning Methods on page 202 for more information Refresh Zoning To refresh the zoning database perform the following steps 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Acce...

Page 212: ...stration window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select View Refresh Fabric This refreshes the Enabled Zone Configuration on the fabric Any unsaved zoning changes are deleted The current Zoning database can be viewed from the Zone Configuration Summary window See Using the File Menu on page 206 for more information ...

Page 213: ...sable the enabled configuration The Disable Config dialog box appears When the Zoning feature is disabled the fabric is in non zoning mode and all devices can freely access other devices in the fabric Table 56 Actions Menu Options Menu Item Description Enable Config Select to save and enable the configuration selected from the Config tab Name field This command also saves all other configurations ...

Page 214: ...ing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Click the View drop down Menu 3 Select the desired level of zoning 4 Select the Config tab 5 Select Actions Enable Config to activate a configuration The Enable Config dialog box appears An example of the Enable Config dialog box is shown in Figure 50 Figure 50 Enable Config Dialog Box 6 Select the configuration to be enabled fr...

Page 215: ...n Saving Changes to an Existing Configuration To save changes to an existing configuration perform the following procedure 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Config tab 3 Make desired changes to Configuration see Creating a Zone on page 226 You can make changes to a Configuration that is currently enabl...

Page 216: ...ration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Actions Clear All option Caution This action will not only disable zoning on the fabric but will deleted the entire Zoning database The Disable Config warning appears 3 Click the Yes button if you want to disable the current Configuration ...

Page 217: ...1 x 4 1 x User Guide About the Alias Tab Use the Alias tab to create modify rename or delete aliases in the zoning database Alias Tab Example An example of the Alias tab is shown in Figure 51 Figure 51 Alias Tab in the Zone Administration Window ...

Page 218: ...must be unique and contain no spaces Delete Button Click to delete the alias selected in the Name field Deleting an alias automatically removes it from all zones and configs Rename Button Click to rename the alias selected in the Name field A dialog displays in which you can rename the alias Renaming an alias automatically renames it in all zones and configs Member Selection List Select available ...

Page 219: ... is not a member of the fabric Add Other Host Button Other Host Other Port Host Other WWN Host Click to add a host that is not currently part of the fabric The button displayed depends on the zoning method that you have selected Message area Displays zoning commit messages on the switch QuickHelp Status Bar Appears at the bottom of the window Displays information for the current window Table 57 Al...

Page 220: ...se determines how members are displayed in the Member Selection List window See About the View Menu on page 210 for more information 3 Select the Alias tab selected by default 4 Click the Create Alias button The Create New Alias dialog box appears 5 Enter a name for the new Alias 6 Click the OK button 7 Click on any signs in the Member Selection List to view the nested elements The choices availab...

Page 221: ...ify 4 Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your Alias or highlight an element in the Alias Members that you want to delete 5 Click the Add Member button to add an alias member or Click the Remove Member button to remove an alias member Deleting an Alias To delete an alias perform the following steps 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the ...

Page 222: ...Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Alias tab selected by default 3 From the Name drop down menu select the Alias you want to rename 4 Click the Rename button The Rename an Alias dialog box appears 5 Enter a new alias name 6 Click the OK button The Alias is renamed in the zoning database ...

Page 223: ... Tab Use the Zone tab to create modify rename or delete zones in the zoning database Zone Tab Example An example of a Zone tab is displayed in Figure 52 Figure 52 Zone Tab in the Zone Administration Window Zone Tab Descriptions The Zone buttons and fields are described in Table 58 ...

Page 224: ...e character Spaces or special characters are not allowed in zone names and a name cannot start with a number Delete Button Click to delete the zone selected in the Zone Name field Deleting a zone automatically removes it from all configs Rename Button Click to rename the Zone selected in the Zone Name field A dialog box displays in which you can edit the zone name Renaming a zone in the zone tab a...

Page 225: ...hat is not currently part of the fabric A dialog box will display for you to type in the host that is not a member of the fabric Message area Displays zoning commit messages on the switch QuickHelp Status Bar Appears at the bottom of the window Displays information for the current window Table 58 Zone Tab Field Descriptions Field Descriptions ...

Page 226: ...he member view method you choose determines how members are displayed in the Member Selection List window See About the View Menu on page 210 for more information 3 Select the Zone tab 4 Click the Create button The Create New Zone dialog box appears 5 Enter a name for the new zone 6 Click the OK button 7 Click on any signs in the Member Selection List to view the nested elements The choices availa...

Page 227: ...o modify 4 Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone or highlight an element in the Zone Members that you want to delete 5 Click the Add Member button to add a zone member or Click the Remove Member button to remove a zone member Deleting an Zone To delete a zone perform the following steps 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone...

Page 228: ...ministration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Zone tab 3 From the Name drop down menu select the zone you want to rename 4 Click the Rename button The Rename a Zone dialog box appears 5 Enter a new zone name 6 Click the OK button The zone is renamed in the zoning database ...

Page 229: ...he zoning database For more information regarding QuickLoops see the HP StorageWorks QuickLoop Fabric Assist Version 3 1 x User Guide QuickLoop Tab Example An example of the QuickLoop tab is shown in Figure 53 Figure 53 QuickLoop Tab in the Zone Administration Window QuickLoop Tab Descriptions The QuickLoop tab is described in Table 59 ...

Page 230: ...ns Rename Button Click to rename the QuickLoop selected in the Name field A dialog displays in which you can edit the QuickLoop name Renaming a QuickLoop automatically renames it in all configurations Member Selection List Select available members from the Member Selection List QuickLoop is not supported on either the Core Switch 2 64 or SAN Switch 2 32 switches However you can manage a QuickLoop ...

Page 231: ... Zoning Port Zoning WWN Zoning AL_PA Zoning The member view method you choose determines how members are displayed in the Member Selection List window See About the View Menu on page 210 for more information 3 Select the QuickLoop tab 4 Click the Create button The Create New QuickLoop dialog box appears 5 Enter a name for the new QuickLoop 6 Click the OK button 7 Click on any signs in the Member S...

Page 232: ...cessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the QuickLoop tab 3 From the Name drop down menu select the QuickLoop you want to modify 4 Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your QuickLoop or highlight an element in the QuickLoop Members list that you want to delete 5 Click the Add Member button to add a QuickLoop member o...

Page 233: ...e following steps 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the QuickLoop tab 3 From the Name drop down menu select the QuickLoop you want to rename 4 Click the Rename button The Rename a QuickLoop dialog box appears 5 Enter a new QuickLoop name 6 Click the OK button The QuickLoop is renamed in the zoning database...

Page 234: ...ublic targets across a switched fabric Fabric Assist also allows private hosts to communicate with public targets that are not resident in the same switched fabric Requirement Creating a Fabric Zone requires a fabric host The Fabric Assist tab is not available if you selected View AL_PA Zoning Fabric Assist Example An example of a Fabric Assist tab is shown in Figure 54 Figure 54 Fabric Assist Tab...

Page 235: ...aces Delete Button Click to delete the Fabric Assist zone selected in the Name drop down menu Deleting a Fabric Assist zone automatically removes it from configs Rename Button Click to rename the Fabric Assist zone selected in the Name drop down menu A dialog displays in which you can edit the Fabric Assist name Renaming a Fabric Assist zone automatically renames it in all configs Member Selection...

Page 236: ... not a member of the fabric Add Other Host Button Other Host Other Port Host Other WWN Host Click to add a host that is not currently part of the fabric The button displayed depends on the zoning method that you have selected Message area Displays zoning commit messages on the switch QuickHelp Status Bar Appears at the bottom of the window Displays information for the current window Table 60 Fabri...

Page 237: ...iew The Mixed View tab appears 4 Select the Fabric Assist tab 5 Select the Create button The Create New FA dialog box appears 6 Enter a name for the new FA zone and Click the OK button A fabric host is required 7 Highlight the desired Fabric Assist zone members from the Member Selection list 8 Click the Add Member button The new members appear in the Fabric Assist Members window The newly created ...

Page 238: ...rm the following steps 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Fabric Assist Zone tab 3 From the Name drop down menu select the Fabric Assist Zone you want to delete 4 Click the Delete button The Confirm Deleting Fabric Assist Zone dialog opens 5 Click the OK button The selected Fabric Assist Zone is deleted...

Page 239: ...Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 4 Click the Rename button The Rename a Fabric Assist Zone dialog box appears 5 Enter a new Fabric Assist zone name 6 Click the OK button The Fabric Assist zone is renamed in the zoning database ...

Page 240: ...ut the Config Tab Use the Config tab to create and manage configurations Config Tab Example An example of the Config tab is shown in Figure 55 Figure 55 Config tab in the Zone Administration window Config Tab Descriptions The Config tab fields are described in Table 61 ...

Page 241: ... configuration All names must be unique and contain no spaces Delete Button Click to delete the configuration selected in the Name drop down menu Deleting a configuration does not delete any of the elements contained in that configuration Rename Button Click to rename the configuration selected in the Name drop down menu A dialog displays in which you can edit the Config name Member Selection List...

Page 242: ...ponents Ports WWNs and AL_PAs that are not included in the configuration SAN components Ports WWNs and AL_PAs that are contained in the configuration but not in the fabric Message area Displays zoning commit messages on the switch QuickHelp Status Bar Appears at the bottom of the window Displays information for the current window Table 61 Config Tab Field Descriptions Continued Field Description ...

Page 243: ...members are displayed in the Member Selection List window See About the View Menu on page 210 for more information 3 Select the Config tab 4 Click the Create button The Create New Config dialog box appears 5 Enter a name for the new Config 6 Click the OK button 7 Click on any signs in the Member Selection List to view the nested elements The choices available in the Member Selection List depend on...

Page 244: ...ormation 2 Select the Config tab 3 From the Name drop down menu select the Config you want to modify 4 Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your Config or highlight an element in the Config Members list that you want to delete 5 Click the Add Member button to add a Config member or Click the Remove Member button to remove a Config member Note You can make c...

Page 245: ...e Renaming a Config To rename a Config perform the following steps 1 Access the Zone Administration window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Config tab 3 From the Name drop down menu select the Config you want to rename 4 Click the Rename button The Rename a Config dialog box appears 5 Enter a new Config name 6 Click the OK button The Config...

Page 246: ...n window See Accessing the Zone Administration Window on page 204 for more information 2 Select the Config tab 3 Select a Configuration to be analyzed from the Name drop down menu 4 Select the Analyze Config button An analysis window appears An example of an Analyze Config report is shown in Figure 56 Figure 56 Analyze Config Report Example 5 View the Configuration Analysis A report is created tha...

Page 247: ...47 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide SAN components Ports WWNs and AL_PAs that are not included in the configuration SAN components Ports WWNs and AL_PAs that are contained in the configuration but not in the fabric ...

Page 248: ...Zone Administration 248 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 249: ...249 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 10 Port Management This chapter provides the following information About Port Management page 250 Using Port Management page 251 ...

Page 250: ... through several different areas of Web Tools The Port graphic located on the Switch View The Admin tabs See the individual tabs in About the Switch Admin Window on page 92 The Port Information window See Using the Port Graphic on page 254 The Zone Administration window See About Zone Administration on page 200 ...

Page 251: ...age 54 The login dialog box appears 3 Enter the admin level user name and password 4 Select the Port Setting tab 5 Check or uncheck the Enabled box that corresponds to the Port you wish to enable disable 6 Click the Apply button 7 Check the log at the bottom of the screen for information regarding the switch configuration changes Enabling Trunking on a Port To enable trunking on a port perform the...

Page 252: ...Select the desired speed for the corresponding port see About the Port Setting Tab on page 115 6 Click the Apply button Assigning a Name to a Port 1 Access the Admin Interface See Accessing the Switch Admin Window on page 94 for more information 2 Select the Admin icon from the switch graphic See Switch Graphic Buttons on page 54 The login dialog box appears 3 Enter the admin level user name and p...

Page 253: ...mbered and have blinking LEDs For LED status information refer to the switch installation guide supplied with your specific switch the installation guide is also available on the v3 1 x or v4 1 x Software CD Port Graphic Example The port graphic on the Switch Explorer page is interactive You can manage a port by clicking on the port graphic in the Switch Explorer screen An example of the Port grap...

Page 254: ...pears 2 Click on the switch graphic from which you want to access port information The port graphics appear at the top of the Switch graphic see Figure 57 3 Click on the port icon to which you want to view information The Port Information View window appears 4 Select the desired information tab see About the Port Information View on page 255 5 View other tabs by clicking the numbered tabs ...

Page 255: ...lected port SFP Tab Provides information about the SFP Small form factor pluggable installed in the selected port The information displayed depends on the type of SFP installed Loop Tab Provides information about any loop on the selected port PortStats Tab Example An example of the PortStats tab is shown in Figure 58 Table 62 Port Information Window Field Description Port Name Displays the port na...

Page 256: ... Window PortStats Tab Field Descriptions Field Description 4 Byte Word Transmitted Displays the number of four byte words transmitted 4 Byte Word Received Displays the number of four byte words received Frames Transmitted Displays the number of frames transmitted Frames Received Displays the number of frames received C2 Frames Received Displays the number of class 2 frames received C3 Frames Recei...

Page 257: ...ames Displays the number of frames longer than maximum Bad End of Frames Displays the number of frames with faulty end of frames Encd Errs Outside Frames Displays the number of frames with encoding errors outside frames C3 Frames Discarded Displays the number of class 3 frames discarded LIP Ins Displays the number of LIPs received LIP Outs Displays the number of times loop initialized by FL_Port L...

Page 258: ...ow SFP Tab Descriptions The fields in the Port Information view SFP tab are described in Table 64 Table 64 Port Information Window SFP Tab Field Descriptions Field Description Identifier Indicates the type of serial transceiver Connector Indicates the external connector type which can be one of the following LC for 3800 and above GBIC for 3600 and earlier ID Name Indicates the SFP model type ...

Page 259: ...m which can be one of the following 8B10B 4B5B NRZ Baud Rate Indicates the nominal baud rate in units of 100 Megabaud BR Max Indicates the upper limit at which the SFP meets its specifications in units of one percent above nominal baud rate BR Min Indicates the lower limit at which the SFP meets its specifications in units of one percent above nominal baud rate Options May indicate any of the foll...

Page 260: ... SFP vendor Vendor PN Indicates the SFP vendor part number Vendor Rev Indicates the SFP vendor revision number Serial No Indicates the SFP vendor serial number Date Code Indicates the SFP vendor date code Temperature Indicates the module temperature in Centigrade RX Power Indicates the received optical power in micro Watts TX Power Indicates the transmitted optical power in micro Watts longwave on...

Page 261: ... Port Transfer Displays the number of times FL_Port used transfer state FL Tenancies Displays the number of times FL_Port opens loop tenancy NL Tenancies Displays the number of times NL_Port opens loop tenancy QL Zone Inits Caused Displays the number of times looplet has caused QuickLoop to be initialized Successful QL Zones Inits Displays the number of times looplet has successfully initialized F...

Page 262: ...oop attempted initialization Successful QL Inits Displays the number of time QuickLoop successfully initialized Times in Single Switch Mode Displays the number of times switch reverted to single switch mode Times in Dual Switch Mode Displays the number of times switch operated in dual switch mode Time of Last QL Init Displays the time of latest QuickLoop initialization Switch Port Caused the Last ...

Page 263: ...263 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide 11 Troubleshooting Web Tools This chapter provides the following information Web Tools Limitations page 264 Web Tools and Firmware Download page 269 ...

Page 264: ...articipating in the failover event Workaround There is no workaround Under some circumstances where the 1 Gb SAN or 2 Gb SAN switches may be experiencing high memory usage the Core Switch 2 64 Fabric View will display a fixed gray background area that says Loading Java Applet This may also occur when a switch leaves the fabric simultaneous with a network problem The period of loss of network conne...

Page 265: ...lay information or display partial information for a given switch believed to be in the fabric Workaround Refresh the page or close the specific web page and request it again When a pop up window requesting a user response is pushed into the background and refresh is requested a fatal Internet Explorer error may occur Workaround Restart the browser Web Tools must be restarted when the Ethernet IP ...

Page 266: ...t be closed manually Web Tools and Windows Listed here are issues using Web Tools in a Windows environment There is a problem that files created by Internet Explorer 5 5 with plugin 1 3 1_04 may grow too large and cause Web Tools to not operate properly Workaround On Windows 2000 or Windows NT make sure to delete the browser temp files periodically Note that the Temp folder may be in a different l...

Page 267: ...is 2 8 with plug in 1 3 1_04 that Web Tools crashes after the browser is resized Workaround Restart Web Tools application Occasionally on a Solaris OS v8 0 system Netscape 4 77 Java Plug in 1 3 1_04 after the Web License has been added the Fabric View may still show the Switch icon in the missing license state Workaround Refresh the Fabric View to see it properly displayed When running firmware do...

Page 268: ...orrect JRE version that supplies the correct patch version of the Java Plug in is installed The Refresh View button in Fabric View may start blinking 15 seconds after the fabric has been refreshed when actually the fabric has not been changed Workaround Ensure the correct JRE version that supplies the correct patch version of the Java Plug in is installed When using Java Plug in v1 2 2_008 the jar...

Page 269: ... will continue to be visible during the reboot but not available Wait approximately 10 minutes to ensure that all of the application windows have been restored If Web Tools fails to respond after 20 minutes you may need to close all Web Tools applications windows and restart them or contact their system administrator for network assistance The Web Tools loss of network connectivity during a failov...

Page 270: ...Troubleshooting Web Tools 270 Web Tools Version 3 1 x 4 1 x User Guide ...

Page 271: ...ecific switch port or set of ports preventing a port in another physical location from assuming the identity of a real WWN May also refer to a list of the Read Write access of a particular community string See also device connection controls Account Level Switches Refers to switches that have four login accounts into the operating system in descending order root factory admin and user See also roo...

Page 272: ...st group management ANSI American National Standards Institute The governing body for Fibre Channel standards in the U S A API Application Programming Interface Defined protocol that allows applications to interface with a set of services Arbitrated Loop A shared 100 or 200 MBps Fibre Channel transport structured as a loop Can support up to 126 devices and one fabric attachment See also topology A...

Page 273: ...itch The switch or switches assigned as backup in case the primary FCS switch fails See also FCS switch primary FCS switch Bandwidth The total transmission capacity of a cable link or system Usually measured in bps bits per second May also refer to the range of transmission frequencies available to a network See also throughput BB_Credit Buffer to buffer credit The number of frames that can be tra...

Page 274: ... See also BIST CMBISR BIST Built In Self Test The technique of designing circuits with additional logic which can be used to test proper operation of the primary functional logic See also BISR CMBISR Bit Synchronization See BER Blade See 16 port card Blind mate Connector A two way connector used in some switches to provide a connection between the motherboard and the power supply Block As applies ...

Page 275: ...ximum of seven interswitch links no path longer than eight switches See also fabric ISL Chassis The metal frame in which the switch and switch components are mounted Circuit An established communication path between two ports Consists of two virtual circuits capable of transmitting in opposite directions See also link Class 1 Service that provides a dedicated connection between two ports also call...

Page 276: ...y communicating on the loop to close communication to an other L_Port CMBISR Central Memory Built In Self Repair Test and repair bad cells in the central memory If a fail is reported inform Tech Support and replace the board See also BIST BISR Comma A unique pattern either 1100000 or 0011111 used in 8b 10b encoding to specify character alignment within a data stream See also K28 5 Community SNMP A...

Page 277: ...cipient Connection Recipient A port that has received a Class 1 dedicated connection request and transmitted a response to the originator Control Panel Refers to the left side panel of Web Tools which accesses fabric wide functions such as Zoning and Events Core Switch A switch whose main task is to interconnect other switches See also SAN switch CP Card Control Processor Card The central processi...

Page 278: ...ist of data words See also frame ordered set transmission word DB 9 connector A 9 pin version of the RS 232C port interface May be either the male of female interface See also RS 232 port dBm Logarithmic unit of power used in electronics Indicates signal strength in decibels above the reference level which is 1 milliwatt for dBm An increase of 10 dBm or represents a 10 fold increase in power DCE p...

Page 279: ...1 and 239 that identifies the switch to the fabric and is used in routing frames Usually automatically assigned by the switch but can be manually assigned DTE port A data terminal equipment port capable of interfacing to a transmission circuit through a connection to a DCE data communications equipment port DTE devices with an RS 232 or EIA 232 port interface transmit on pin 3 and receive on pin 2...

Page 280: ...xtra Long Wavelength Laser light with a periodic length greater than 1300 nm e g 1420 or 1550 ELWL lasers are used to transmit Fibre Channel data over distances greater than 10 Km Also known as XLWL Enabled Zone Configuration The currently enabled zone configuration Only one configuration can be enabled at a time See also defined zone configuration zone configuration End to end Flow Control Govern...

Page 281: ...and devices May also be referred to as a switched fabric See also topology SAN cascade Fabric Access An HP product that consists of a set of APIs that allow third party applications to interface with Fabric OS Fabric Access allows the application to control the fabric directly for functions such as discovery access zoning management performance and switch control Consists of a host based library t...

Page 282: ... monitoring and configuration of fabric and switch elements Allows the SAN manager to monitor key fabric and switch elements making it easy to quickly identify and escalate potential problems It monitors each element for out of boundary values or counters and provides notification when defined boundaries are exceeded The SAN manager can configure which elements such as error status and performance...

Page 283: ...s on a private loop FCS switch Fabric configuration server switch One or more designated HP switches that store and manage the configuration and security parameters for all switches in the fabric FCS switches are designated by WWN and the list of designated switches is communicated fabric wide See also backup FCS switch primary FCS switch FC SW 2 The second generation of the Fibre Channel Switch F...

Page 284: ... Login The process by which an N_Port determines whether a fabric is present and if so exchanges service parameters with it See also PLOGI Frame The Fibre Channel structure used to transmit data between ports Consists of a start of frame delimiter header any optional headers the data payload a cyclic redundancy check CRC and an end of frame delimiter There are two types of frames Link control fram...

Page 285: ...protocol for all fabric services transparent to the fabric type or topology See also FS Full Fabric The HP license that allows multiple E_Ports on a switch making it possible to create multiple ISL links Full duplex A mode of communication that allows the same port to simultaneously transmit and receive frames See also half duplex Fx_Port A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Po...

Page 286: ...op initialization Hardware Translative Mode A method for achieving address translation The following two hardware translative modes are available to a QuickLoop enabled switch Standard Translative Mode Allows public devices to communicate with private devices that are directly connected to the fabric QuickLoop Mode Allows initiator devices to communicate with private or public devices that are not...

Page 287: ... defines a new channel based switched fabric technology for server to server and server to I O interconnection that is expected to improve scalability and performance over existing PCI Bus technologies Idle Continuous transmission of an ordered set over a Fibre Channel link when no data is being transmitted to keep the link active and maintain bit byte and word synchronization InfiniBand See IBTA ...

Page 288: ...port See also Master Port IU Information Unit A set of information as defined by either upper level process protocol definition or upper level protocol mapping JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks Indicates a number of disks connected in a single chassis to one or more controllers See also RAID K28 5 A special 10 bit character used to indicate the beginning of a transmission word that performs Fibre Channel...

Page 289: ...sed on HP switches to indicate the status of various switch elements Link Services A protocol for link related actions Link As applies to Fibre Channel a physical connection between two ports consisting of both transmit and receive fibers See also Circuit LIP Loop Initialization Primitive The signal used to begin initialization in a loop Indicates either loop failure or resetting of a node LIS_HOL...

Page 290: ...oop Port State Machine The logical entity that performs arbitrated loop protocols and defines the behavior of L_Ports when they require access to an arbitrated loop LWL Long Wavelength A type of fiber optic cabling that is based on 1300 mm lasers and supports link speeds of 1 0625 Gbps May also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP See also SWL Master Port As relates to trunking the port that determine...

Page 291: ...o broadcast unicast Multimode A fiber optic cabling specification that allows up to 500 meters between devices for 1 Gb or 300 meters between devices for 2 Gb N_Port Node Port A port on a node that can connect to a Fibre Channel port or to another N_Port in a point to point connection See also NL_Port Nx_Port NAA Network Address Authority An identifier that indicates the format of a network addres...

Page 292: ... send frames but can retransmit any received transmissions This mode is entered if there are more than 127 devices in a loop and an AL_PA cannot be acquired See also L_Port Participating Mode Nx_Port A node port that can operate as either an N_Port or NL_Port Open Originator The L_Port that wins arbitration in an arbitrated loop and sends an OPN ordered set to the destination port then enters the ...

Page 293: ...d can arbitrate send frames and retransmit received transmissions See also L_Port Non participating Mode Path Selection The selection of a transmission path through the fabric HP StorageWorks switches use the FSPF protocol Performance Monitor Comprehensive HP tool for monitoring the performance of networked storage resources Performance Monitoring An HP product that provides error and performance ...

Page 294: ...ated during login and port discovery POST Power On Self Test A series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on Primary FCS Switch Primary fabric configuration server switch The switch that actively manages the configuration and security parameters for all switches in the fabric See also backup FCS switch FCS switch Private Device A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol and can interp...

Page 295: ...lso refer to the arbitrated loop created using this software A QuickLoop can contain a number of devices or looplets all devices in the same QuickLoop share a single AL_PA space A means of allowing private hosts to communicate with private targets across a switched fabric The QuickLoop Fabric Assist feature also allows Private hosts to communicate with public targets across a switched fabric Priva...

Page 296: ...rvicing entity See also service rate RLS Probing Read link status of the AL_PAs Root Account A login used for debugging purposes by HP engineers and is not intended for customer use See also account level switches Route As applies to a fabric the communication path between two switches May also apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame from source to destination See also FSPF Routing...

Page 297: ...nto the fabric See also core switch SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface A parallel bus architecture and protocol for transmitting large data blocks to a distance of 15 25 meters SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory The main memory for the switch Used for volatile storage during switch operation See also flash Sequence A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between ...

Page 298: ...ence Initiative SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol An internet management protocol that uses either IP for network level functions and UDP for transport level functions or TCP IP for both Can be made available over other protocols such as UDP IP because it does not rely on the underlying communication protocols See also Community SNMP SNMPv1 The original SNMP now labeled v1 SNS Simple Name Se...

Page 299: ... serial port on the CP Card of the StorageWorks Core switch This port sends switch information messages and can receive commands Can be used to connect the CP Card to a computer terminal Has an RS 232 connector wired as a DTE device and can be connected by serial cable to a DCE device The connector pins two and three are swapped so that a straight through cable can be used to connect to a terminal...

Page 300: ...oup of four transmission characters See also data word Trap SNMP The message sent by an SNMP agent to inform the SNMP management station of a critical error See also SNMP Trunking See ISL Trunking Tunneling A technique for enabling two networks to communicate when the source and destination hosts are both on the same type of network but are connected by a different type of network U_Port Universal...

Page 301: ...itches or entire fabrics from a standard workstation running a browser Well known Address As pertaining to Fibre Channel a logical address defined by the Fibre Channel standards as assigned to a specific function and stored on the switch Workstation A computer used to access and manage the fabric May also be referred to as a management station or host WWN World Wide Name An identifier that is uniq...

Page 302: ...also alias Zone Configuration A specified set of zones Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that configuration See also defined zone configuration enabled zone configuration Zone Member A port node WWN or alias which is part of a zone Zone Schemes The level of zoning granularity selected For example zoning may be done by switch port WWN AL_PA or a mixture See also zone configuration Zone ...

Page 303: ...ed reseller HP 21 B backing up firmware config file 106 basic monitoring example 164 performance monitor 164 basic monitoring fields 165 basic monitoring performance monitor 164 beacon button about 76 using 77 browser installing 38 requirements 36 C capabilities Web Tools 24 configure arbitrated loop tab 126 fabric parameters 122 system parameters tab 128 virtual channel parameters 122 configure f...

Page 304: ...fabric parameters 122 configure virtual channel parameters 122 display canvas configuration 156 159 email configuration 184 extended fabrics 143 fabric events 190 fabric topology 193 firmware upgd tab 104 name server description 195 navigation tree 49 network config 100 portstats tab 256 quickloop tabs 229 routing tab 133 save canvas configuration 157 sfp tab 256 switch events 67 switch info butto...

Page 305: ...port configuring 145 M main views 27 modifying the members of a zone 227 232 237 244 N Name Server Table View 50 195 navigation tree routing tab 131 network config tab about 98 example 98 fields 100 syslog IP 98 using 102 O overview admin interface 92 fabric management 188 fabric watch 172 performance monitor performance monitor about 150 port management 250 Switch Explorer 46 switch management 62...

Page 306: ...riptions 258 SFP example 258 using 251 port setting tab about 115 example 115 fields 117 using 118 port speed configuring 118 extending fabrics 142 port throughput graph creating 167 power button about 83 prerequisites 18 primary views 27 Q QuickLoop Tabs Zoning 229 R related documentation 18 renaming a zone 227 233 238 245 Requirements switch 36 requirements Java Plug in 37 switch 36 web browser ...

Page 307: ...28 fields 129 T technical support HP 21 telnet button about 71 field descriptions 72 Telnet Example 71 Telnet using to install Web Tools 41 temp button about 82 text symbols 19 trap levels SNMP setting 111 troubleshooting 263 trunk information tab about 146 accessing 148 example 146 fields 147 using 148 U user admin tab fields 95 V VCXLT initiation 142 views Fabric Events 190 Fabric Topology 50 19...

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