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McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual

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Page 1: ...oration 380 Interlocken Crescent Broomfield CO 80021 3464 Corporate Headquarters 800 545 5773 Web www mcdata com Sales E mail sales mcdata com McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager USER M...

Page 2: ...opied only in accordance with the terms of such license McDATA either owns or has the right to license the computer software programs described in this document McDATA Corporation retains all rights t...

Page 3: ...g Boxes 1 11 Illustrations Used in this Manual 1 11 Logging Into the EFC Manager 1 11 Opening the Product Manager 1 13 Window Layout and Function 1 14 Closing the Product Manager 1 33 User Rights 1 33...

Page 4: ...ld Alerts 2 38 Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch Configure Identification 3 2 Procedure 3 2 Configure Switch Parameters 3 3 Switch Parameters 3 4 Configure Fabric Parameters 3 6 Fabric Parameters 3 7 C...

Page 5: ...e Data 5 2 Execute an IPL 5 2 Set Online State 5 4 Manage Firmware Versions 5 5 Enable E Mail Notification 5 5 Enable Call Home Notification 5 6 Backup and Restore Configuration 5 7 Backup 5 7 Restore...

Page 6: ...McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual vi Contents F A 12 I A 14 L A 18 M A 18 N A 19 P A 20 R A 21 S A 22 T A 23 U A 27 Y A 27 Glossary g 1 Index i 1...

Page 7: ...ced Tab 1 39 2 1 Hardware Operation Sphereon ES 4500 Fabric Hardware View 2 5 2 2 FRU Properties Dialog Box 2 8 2 3 Port Properties Dialog Box new graphic 2 8 2 4 Switch Properties Dialog Box 2 12 2 5...

Page 8: ...Alerts Dialog Box Second Screen 3 23 3 12 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box Third Screen 3 24 3 13 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box Summary Screen 3 25 3 14 Configure Threshold Alerts Dialog Box Alerts A...

Page 9: ...Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual ix 1 1 Operating Status Status Bar and Switch Status 1 32 1 2 User Rights for Product Manager Functions 1 34 2 1 Port States and Indicators 2 36...

Page 10: ...x McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual Tables...

Page 11: ...lication is organized as follows Chapter 1 Product Manager Overview provides an introduction and overview of the switch Product Manager It is intended as a quick reference for using features available...

Page 12: ...Product Manager The Glossary defines terms abbreviations and acronyms used in this manual An Index is also provided Manual Updates Check the McDATA web site at www mcdata com for possible updates or s...

Page 13: ...l injury or substantial equipment damage Where to Get Help For technical support McDATA end user customers should call the phone number located on the service label attached to the front or rear of th...

Page 14: ...rs and details Thank you Ordering Publications To order a paper copy of this manual contact your McDATA representative or use the contact information listed below Phone 800 545 5773 and select the opt...

Page 15: ...Manager User Manual xv Preface All other trademarked terms indicated by a registered trademark symbol or trademark symbol on first use in this publication are trademarks of their respective owners in...

Page 16: ...xvi McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual Preface...

Page 17: ...application It is intended as a quick reference for using features available through the main Product Manager window Product Manager Overview Section Page Managing the Sphereon ES 4500 Fabric Switch 1...

Page 18: ...hen you order this option In contrast to applications installed on the EFC Server EFCM Lite does not include support for the following features The call home feature The automatic ZIP drive backup fea...

Page 19: ...more information This manual provides details on the Product Manager application for the Sphereon ES 4500 Fabric Switch only Also use this manual if you have EFCM Lite installed on a customer supplie...

Page 20: ...Unpersist Fabric Topology Export Fabric Topology Show Route Hide Route Show Zone Members Show View Port Show Fabric Tree Enterprise Fabrics Mode active if SANtegrity features installed Fabric Binding...

Page 21: ...nt Log Session Log Product Status Log Fabric Log Maintenance Menu Configure E Mail Test Remote Notification Configure Ethernet Events Configure Call Home Event Notification Help Contents About Product...

Page 22: ...e Beaconing Clear Link Incident Alert s Reset Port Port Binding Clear Threshold Alert s FRU FRU Properties Clear System Error Light Enable Unit Beaconing Properties Close Configure Menu Identification...

Page 23: ...tion Reset Configuration Help Menu Contents About Product Manager Description The Product Manager for the Sphereon ES 4500 Fabric Switch is a Java based graphical user interfaces GUI that provides in...

Page 24: ...in these views and clicking the left or right mouse button you can quickly manage and monitor the switch on your network Access the switch Product Manager by double clicking any switch product icon on...

Page 25: ...eferred and insistent domain ID rerouting delay and domain RSCNs Configure individual ports with a port name describing the node attached to the port Configure keys for new features Configure interope...

Page 26: ...nd serial number Display information for individual Fibre Channel ports such as the port name port number Fibre Channel address operational state type of port and login data Display information on nod...

Page 27: ...button in which case Activate saves the information without closing the box There is also a difference between the Close and Cancel buttons The Close button closes the dialog box and saves the data yo...

Page 28: ...the Logout or Logout Exit menu on the menu bar to display the login screen Go to step 3 3 When the EFC Manager login screen displays enter your user name and password The default user name is Administ...

Page 29: ...the Product View Figure 1 3 Main EFC Manager Window Opening the Product Manager To open the Product Manager double click the product icon in the Product View or right click the icon and select Open Fi...

Page 30: ...imize one or both of them to icons if desired You can have a maximum of four Product Manager windows open concurrently Window Layout and Function The main Product Manager window is divided into four m...

Page 31: ...e port port row or port bar graph in those views For detail on these options refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 FRU Click a power supply module fan in the Hardware View only and select FRU from the Produ...

Page 32: ...play the Configure Identification dialog box Enter the following information in this dialog box Name Assign a product name Note that you can set this name as the nickname for the switch s WWN using th...

Page 33: ...or All Ports Edit Membership List allows you to create a list of switches and devices that you want to allow exclusively to attach to switch ports For details refer to Configure Switch Binding on pag...

Page 34: ...k box is checked the Date and Time fields are greyed out disabled and the EFC Server date and time periodically synchronizes the switch date and time If the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check bo...

Page 35: ...fer to Chapter 4 Using Logs Audit Log This log provides a record of all configuration changes made on the switch Each entry displays the date and time of the change a description of the change the sou...

Page 36: ...hich the alert is configured the type of alert transmit throughput receive throughput or both threshold utilization of traffic capacity minutes the threshold was configured for and the configured time...

Page 37: ...fy the description displayed for an existing version delete a version from the PC or download send a version for operation on a switch For additional information on using this option refer to the McDA...

Page 38: ...ng a customer supplied server platform for the EFC Management applications Backup Restore Configuration Select this option to save the product configuration stored on the switch to the EFC Server hard...

Page 39: ...ns to scroll forward and backward through the displayed help frames Exit the help feature at any time by clicking the Close icon at the top of the Help window About Select this option to display the v...

Page 40: ...to indicate a degraded condition However if a blinking red and yellow diamond displays over both power supplies the status bar displays a blinking red and yellow diamond which indicates a failure req...

Page 41: ...these same options are available when you click a port on the Hardware View and select the port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar For Node Properties if a node is not logged in a me...

Page 42: ...updates automatically Double click any row in this view to display the Port Properties dialog box for the port Right click a port row to display the same menu options that display when you right clic...

Page 43: ...xisting ports sorted by port number Information includes the switch port number port or node addresses node type port world wide name unit type and BB_Credit Double click a port row to highlight it an...

Page 44: ...portion of the Performance View displays bar graphs that show the level of transmit receive activity for each port This information updates every five seconds Each bar graph also shows the percentage...

Page 45: ...ged into an end device functioning as an F_Port the message is the WWN of the device A port can also function as an FL_Port Figure 1 9 Performance View Right click a bar graph to display a menu of por...

Page 46: ...left frame of the statistics area to display only statistics in that category or click All to display values for all categories Click the Refresh button to update the data with current data from the...

Page 47: ...at the left side of the bar and messages that display in the panel to the right of the symbol The symbol indicates the current operating status of the switch and the messages display to provide more d...

Page 48: ...dundant Failure A redundant component has failed such as a power supply and the backup component has taken over operation Minor Failure A failure occurred which has decreased the switch operational ab...

Page 49: ...Server by selecting a different server from the EFC Server box If you select Exit the Product View window closes User Rights The EFC Manager s system administrator can assign levels of access or User...

Page 50: ...gned user rights of product administrator operator or maintenance If a user does not have the right to perform a specific operation a not authorized error box appears when the operation is attempted T...

Page 51: ...Enable Call Home Notification X X Enable E Mail Notification X X Enable Web Server X Export Configuration Report X X X IPL X X Manage Firmware X Port Diagnostics X Port Beaconing X X X Reset Configura...

Page 52: ...indows system tray spins when data is writing to or reading from the drive The application used for this function is Iomega QuikSync a separate application installed on the EFC Server QuikSync is conf...

Page 53: ...saved to the EfcData directory through the Backup Restore Configuration option on the Product Manager s Maintenance menu The QuikSync application will not backup certain Windows configurations that n...

Page 54: ...ay you must enable the application using the procedure outlined in Enabling QuikSync on page 1 38 Enabling QuikSync 1 Click the Windows Start button and select Programs then Iomega QuikSync and choose...

Page 55: ...ndows desktop Right click on the QuikSync icon and select Settings from the menu 2 Verify that the dialog box is configured exactly as it displays in Figure 1 12 The d EfcData directory is a mirrored...

Page 56: ...1 1 40 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual Product Manager Overview...

Page 57: ...se features include status indicators menu options and dialog boxes available through the Hardware View Port List View FRU List View Node List View and Performance View Monitoring and Managing the Swi...

Page 58: ...supply module Note that each AC connector on the rear of the unit is the location of an internal power supply two total Ports small form factor LC transceivers Monitoring Switch Operation Monitor the...

Page 59: ...ine This state normally only happens briefly unless there is a problem reaching the offline state No Link Status If the Ethernet network connection between the EFC Server and the switch is down the Ha...

Page 60: ...or the switch definition in the EFC Manager by right clicking the product icon and selecting Properties The IP address displays in the Network Address field Incorrect Product Type The product at the c...

Page 61: ...lustrates the Hardware View for the Sphereon ES 4500 Fabric Switch The figure includes examples of symbols and LED indicators that display to help you monitor hardware operation Numbers by the example...

Page 62: ...d Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 for details on port operating states and the status symbol and indicator operation 5 Not Installed The port optics are not installed or the feature that provides addi...

Page 63: ...d displays on a power connector like in Figure 2 1 on page 2 5 the internal power supply for that connector failed Note that the switch operates with one power supply failure however replace the power...

Page 64: ...View Right click on a port connector in the Hardware View and select Properties from the pop up menu Double click on the port row in the Port List View table Right click on a port connector in the Pe...

Page 65: ...Established displays if Negotiate was set for the port through the Configure Ports dialog box and the data speed has not been resolved between the port and the attached device or if the port and devic...

Page 66: ...onnected to another switch The following messages display in the Reason field of the Port Properties dialog box if an Invalid Attachment Segmented E_Port or Inactive state occurs for the port Invalid...

Page 67: ...ponse is not received or a fabric login in FLOGI cannot be received There may be problems in switch SBAR Faulty or dirty cable connection Faulty host bus adapters that do not send out FLOGI within rea...

Page 68: ...nformation Double click the switch illustration away from a hardware component to display the Switch Properties dialog box as shown in the following figure Figure 2 4 Switch Properties Dialog Box The...

Page 69: ...e following menu options Switch Properties Click to display the Switch Properties dialog box This dialog box contains the switch name description location and contact person configured through the Con...

Page 70: ...iled procedures Set Switch Date and Time Select this option to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box 1 Click to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box The dialog box displays with a c...

Page 71: ...igure 2 6 Enter the date and time and then click Activate Figure 2 6 Configure Date and Time Manually Use the range of 0 to 23 for hours Use the range of 0 to 59 for minutes and seconds Set Switch Onl...

Page 72: ...e field in the left corner of the Hardware View When going offline LED indicators on all ports with attached devices stay green blue but the switch sends offline sequences OLS to these devices Port Me...

Page 73: ...to make the amber LED by the port blink on the actual switch and the amber indicator blink for the port in the Hardware View This enables users to locate the unit where the port is located When a blin...

Page 74: ...s Figure 2 9 Port Binding Dialog Box Port Binding dialog box parameters Port Binding Click this check box to place check mark in the box and enable WWN binding for the port When enabled only a specifi...

Page 75: ...Warning and error message display If one or more of the nodes logged into a port does not match the WWN or nickname configured in the field by the WWN radio button a warning dialog box displays after...

Page 76: ...t List View Display the Port List View Figure 2 11 in the view panel by selecting the Port List option from view tabs on the Product Manager window Figure 2 11 Port List View The Port List View displa...

Page 77: ...he menu bar Blocked states are Blocked Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the switch or communicating with other devices attached to switch ports A blocked port contin...

Page 78: ...or for ports requiring service Click on the row to display the reason for the alert in the Port Properties dialog box Click a row to select it highlight it and display the Port Properties dialog box F...

Page 79: ...st in the main panel by selecting the FRU List view tab on the Product Manager window This view displays information about all installed FRUs on the switch All data is dynamic and updates automaticall...

Page 80: ...not functional Part Number Part number of the FRU Serial Number Serial number of the FRU Click to select a row in the FRU List View and select Properties from the FRU submenu of the Product menu to d...

Page 81: ...erating as an FL_Port Port WWN The port WWN of the attached node N_Port The 16 digit WWN is a set of unique numbers assigned to the device attached to the port The WWN is prefixed by the manufacturer...

Page 82: ...ow to highlight it and display the Node Properties dialog box for that port Right click a row to select it highlight it and display a menu with the following port related action options Node Propertie...

Page 83: ...e Node Properties dialog box by double clicking a row in the Node List View or right clicking a row and selecting Node Properties from the menu You can also display this dialog box by right clicking o...

Page 84: ...ckname Nickname for the node WWN Unit Type Refer to Unit Type on page 2 25 in Node List View Class of Service Class of service This can be class 2 class 3 or both Data Field Size Data field size This...

Page 85: ...same menu options that display when you right click a port in the Hardware View or on a row in the Port List View You can also display these options by clicking a port port row or port bar graph in t...

Page 86: ...displays the port s current operational state refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 Port Statistics To select and display more detailed performance information for a port click the port s bar graph The bar...

Page 87: ...umber of frames that the port has received or transmitted Four Byte Words Rx The number of words that the port has received Four Byte Words Tx The number of words that the port has transmitted Offline...

Page 88: ...mber of F_RJT frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames These frames usually occur because of attached device errors The device is expected to correct the error based on the reject code t...

Page 89: ...this table include Link failures A link failure was recorded in response to a not operational sequence NOS protocol timeout or port failure At the Hardware View a yellow triangle appears to indicate...

Page 90: ...old link incident If one or more invalid transmission words are detected in 12 separate 1 5 second samples within five minutes a bit error threshold link incident is generated CRC errors A received fr...

Page 91: ...general only be concerned with error counts that increment very quickly Button Functions The two buttons located at the right end of the title bar on the Statistics Values table are Clear The Clear bu...

Page 92: ...have also failed the amber LED will be on Invalid Attachment On Off Yellow Triangle The switch port is in an invalid attachment state Reasons for this state appear in the Reason field of the Port Pro...

Page 93: ...ort was configured as blocked and is transmitting the Fibre Channel OLS to the attached device Off Off Yellow Triangle The switch port was configured as Unblocked and is receiving the Fibre Channel OL...

Page 94: ...h the EFC Manager and enable E Mail Notification through the Maintenance menu you will receive e mail notification of LIN alerts The e mail notification of LIN alerts is available to all users no user...

Page 95: ...throughput reaches the threshold value and remains constant for the specified time an alert is generated Threshold alerts occur as the following in the Product Manager An attention indicator yellow tr...

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Page 97: ...fication 3 2 Configure Switch Parameters 3 3 Configure Fabric Parameters 3 6 Configure Switch Binding 3 9 Configure Ports 3 9 Configure SNMP 3 13 Configure Open Systems Management Server 3 16 Configur...

Page 98: ...hrough the EFC Manager Display Options Data entered through the following procedure is saved in nonvolatile random access memory NV RAM on the switch Procedure To configure identification for the swit...

Page 99: ...peration through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box These operating parameters are stored in NV RAM on the switch 1 The switch must be offline to change Preferred Domain ID If it is not and yo...

Page 100: ...ID Use this field to set each switch in the fabric to a unique preferred domain ID Fibre Channel addresses in the switch include this preferred domain ID which creates a unique identification for the...

Page 101: ...y that creates a new path for example a new switch is added to the fabric frames may be routed over this new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a minimum hop count This may result...

Page 102: ...hange parameters in this dialog box If it is not and you activate values in this dialog box a dialog box displays prompting you to set the unit offline CAUTION Setting the switch offline terminates al...

Page 103: ...e out operations that depend on the maximum possible time that a frame can be delayed in a fabric and still be delivered Adjust the value for R_A_TOV in tenths of a second 100 ms increments over a ran...

Page 104: ...st WWN becomes the principal switch Note that at least one switch in a multiswitch fabric needs to be set as Principal or Default If all of the switches are set to Never Principal all of the interswit...

Page 105: ...e port numbers range from 0 through 23 Name Enter a name for the port The port names display in the Port Properties dialog box and elsewhere in the Product Manager to identify the port To identify por...

Page 106: ...ncident Log regardless of the configuration If LIN Alerts are enabled you can receive e mail notification when a LIN occurs In order to receive e mail notification you must configure and enable this f...

Page 107: ...with this WWN or nickname will have exclusive attachment to the port if WWN Binding is enabled If a valid WWN or nickname is not entered in this field but the Port Binding check box is checked enabled...

Page 108: ...of the server 3 Block or unblock operation for a port by clicking the check box in the Blocked column When a check mark displays the port is blocked 4 Enable or disable LIN alerts for the port by cli...

Page 109: ...off if you continue If you click Continue these nodes will log off and the port will only attach to the device with the WWN or nickname configured in the Bound WWN column If you have configured port...

Page 110: ...specific events that occur on the switch To enable or disable authorization trap messages to be sent when unauthorized management stations try to access SNMP information through the EFC Server select...

Page 111: ...rom or write MIB variables to the switch Refer to the note under Configure SNMP on page 3 13 for more information about assigning community names 4 Click the Write Authorization check box to enable wr...

Page 112: ...ters consisting of both uppercase and lowercase The following is an example of a feature key format XxXx XXxX xxXX xX The total number of characters may vary The key is case sensitive and must be ente...

Page 113: ...ion on page 2 12 for instructions on displaying the Switch Properties dialog box The feature key is a string of alphanumeric characters with dashes The key is case sensitive so enter the key exactly a...

Page 114: ...itch You must set the current date and time on the switch using this dialog box so the correct time stamps display in the Event Log Audit Log Hardware Log Link Incident Log and Threshold Alerts Log Pr...

Page 115: ...date and time at the next update period Click Sync Now to synchronize the date and time immediately 2 Perform one of the following options Option 1 To immediately synchronize the switch date and time...

Page 116: ...configuring the switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data on page 3 29 Configure Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies user...

Page 117: ...port s threshold is reached when throughput is 50 of capacity Time interval during which throughput is measured and alert notification can occur The maximum cumulative time that the throughput percent...

Page 118: ...l display in table format showing the name of the alert type of alert Rx Tx or Rx or Tx and alert state inactive or active 2 Click New The New Threshold Alert dialog box displays Figure 3 10 New Thres...

Page 119: ...ppears with additional parameters The name configured for the alert appears at the top of the screen Click Previous to return to the previous screen Figure 3 11 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box Second...

Page 120: ...3 12 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box Third Screen 10 Either select Port Type or Port List If you select Port Type selecting either E_Ports F_Ports or FL_Ports will cause this alert to generate for all...

Page 121: ...screens by selecting the Previous and Next buttons Figure 3 13 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box Summary Screen 12 Select Finish The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box appears listing the name type a...

Page 122: ...the alert information in the table 3 If the alert is active select Deactivate then select the alert information in the table again 4 Select Modify If the alert is active an error message displays pro...

Page 123: ...ays The port s current state deactive or active is listed under the State column 2 To change the state select the alert information in the table 3 If the alert is active select Deactivate to change to...

Page 124: ...ric dialog box Port parameters Data input into the Configure Ports dialog box SNMP parameters Data input into the Configure SNMP dialog box Active zoning configuration This specifies the active zone a...

Page 125: ...d Restore Configuration option This option is available through the Maintenance menu Selecting this option backs up the configuration data to a file on the EFC Server hard drive The restore function w...

Page 126: ...o the EFC Server and leave a Zip disk in that drive at all times Removing the disk during a backup or restore can corrupt the database on the disk Make sure that data is not being written to or read f...

Page 127: ...cribes the Sphereon ES 4500 Fabric Switch logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Product Manager menu bar Using Logs Section Page Using Logs 4 2 Audit Log 4 4 Event Log 4 5 Hardware Log...

Page 128: ...reads the current data and refreshes the screen with the new display Close Closes the log and displays the switch Product Manager window Export Clicking the Export button on a log window displays the...

Page 129: ...olumns Expand columns in logs by placing the cursor over the line separating column headings until a double arrow appears then click and drag the line to widen the column as necessary Sorting Entries...

Page 130: ...are performed only by the EFC Server without switch interaction These actions are indicated by the string EFC following the audit log s stamp of the EFC Server s date and time refer to Figure 4 2 If...

Page 131: ...intenance Port No entry displays EFC Manager Includes user address where user is the Product Manager user name and address is the network address of the workstation remote user workstation or EFC Serv...

Page 132: ...nd problem resolution refer to the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000159 Each log entry includes the following Date Time The date and time of the event on the s...

Page 133: ...n for the event in hexadecimal format For detailed information on event data and problem resolution refer to the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000159 Hardware...

Page 134: ...er Part number of the component Serial Number Serial number of the component Link Incident Log The link incident log displays a thousand of the most recent link incidents the date each incident occurr...

Page 135: ...if a cable is unplugged from an attached node Loss of signal occurs when a cable is unplugged from an attached node Loss of synchronization condition has persisted for longer than the resource allocat...

Page 136: ...rred the log also displays details about the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alert s option under the Configure menu Figure 4 6 Threshold Alert Log Date Time Date and time stamp fo...

Page 137: ...through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box For example a value of 25 means that threshold occurs when throughput reaches 25 percent of the port s capacity Alert Time The maximum cumulative time...

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Page 139: ...ce menu on the Product Manager menu bar Using Maintenance Features Section Page Run Port Diagnostics 5 2 Collect Maintenance Data 5 2 Execute an IPL 5 2 Set Online State 5 4 Manage Firmware Versions 5...

Page 140: ...McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000159 Execute an IPL CAUTION The Ethernet connection between the Enterprise Fabric Connectivity EFC Server and switch is interr...

Page 141: ...n page 1 32 for an explanation of this status bar display The FRUs illustrated in the Hardware View do not display They display again as the connection is re established An IPL initiates the following...

Page 142: ...operating state offline or online and change the state as required Refer to Table 1 1 on page 1 32 for more information on the switch operating states CAUTION Before setting the switch offline warn a...

Page 143: ...r downloading to an switch To use the Firmware Library option to manage firmware versions follow the steps in the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000159 Enable E...

Page 144: ...representatives Configure telephone numbers and other information for the call home feature through the Windows dial up networking application Refer to the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installat...

Page 145: ...ation You cannot modify the location and file name of the saved configuration You can only restore the configuration to a switch with the same IP address Backup 1 Select Backup and Restore Configurati...

Page 146: ...age dialog displays requesting that you turn the switch offline No action takes place when you close the dialog box For instructions on setting the switch offline or online refer to Set Online State o...

Page 147: ...the Maintenance menu on the menu bar The following warning displays WARNING This operation will reset all switch configuration data and non volatile settings to factory default values All optional fea...

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Page 149: ...atures requiring feature keys to be purchased and enabled through the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the product s Product Manager application Features not requiring feature keys themselves but r...

Page 150: ...heck box in the Host Control Prohibited field to display a check mark and prohibit a host management program from changing configuration and connectivity parameters on the switch In this case the host...

Page 151: ...en fabrics become segmented because they cannot merge Enable Disable and Online State Functions In order for Fabric Binding to function specific operating parameters and optional features must be enab...

Page 152: ...selections are E_Ports F_Ports or all types If the switch is online activating switch binding populates the Membership List in the Switch Binding Membership List dialog box Product Manager with the f...

Page 153: ...nge Dialog Box 2 Perform one of the following steps To disable Switch Binding a check mark appears in the Enable Switch Binding check box click the Enable Switch Binding check box to remove the check...

Page 154: ...the Switch Membership List to allow connection and removed from the Membership List to prohibit connection 4 Click Activate to enable the changes and close the dialog box 5 Edit the Switch Membership...

Page 155: ...o display instead of WWNs in this dialog box click the Display Options button at the bottom of the dialog box When the Display Options dialog box displays click Nickname then OK 3 To prohibit connecti...

Page 156: ...evice or switch not currently connected to the director click the Detached Node button When the Add Detached Node dialog box appears enter the appropriate WWN or nickname if configured through the EFC...

Page 157: ...WWN is connected to a port that is blocked The switch or device with the WWN is not currently connected to the director or switch detached node If the director or switch is online and Switch Binding...

Page 158: ...frames are delivered through the fabric in order to their destination If there is a change to the fabric topology that creates a new path for example a new switch is added to the fabric frames may be...

Page 159: ...tializes A static and unique domain identification is required by the Fabric Binding feature because the feature s Fabric Membership list identifies switches by WWN and Domain ID If a duplicate prefer...

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Page 161: ...configuration will overwrite the current configuration Description Confirmation to activate a new address configuration Action Click Yes to confirm activating the new address configuration or No to ca...

Page 162: ...re version Description Requesting confirmation to delete the firmware version Firmware library can hold only eight firmware versions Action Click Yes to confirm the firmware deletion or No to cancel t...

Page 163: ...on User attempted to disable the Insistent Domain ID parameter through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box but Fabric Binding is enabled Action Disable Fabric Binding through the Fabric Binding...

Page 164: ...igure the switch offline through the Set Online State dialog box then retry the operation Message Cannot retrieve current SNMP configuration Description The current SNMP configuration cannot be retrie...

Page 165: ...ists contact support personnel Message Cannot retrieve port statistics Description Port statistics cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Action Retry the operation later If the condition persis...

Page 166: ...n Run diagnostics only on a port that is installed Message Cannot save port configuration Description Port configuration cannot be saved The link is down or busy Action Retry the operation later If th...

Page 167: ...personnel Message Cannot set switch state Description Switch state cannot be set The link is down or busy Action Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Message C...

Page 168: ...ontents from log Description Requesting confirmation that you want all contents removed from the log Action Click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation Message Continuing may overwrite host...

Page 169: ...contact support personnel Message Could not stop port diagnostics Description Port diagnostics could not be stopped Link may be down or switch may be busy Action Retry the operation later If the condi...

Page 170: ...st be isolated from the switch or Switch Binding deactivated before it can be removed Description User attempted to remove a device WWN from the Switch Membership List SANtegrityTM feature while Switc...

Page 171: ...IPL or Cancel to cancel the operation Message Duplicate community names require identical write authorizations Description Duplicate community names exist that have conflicting or different write aut...

Page 172: ...Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Message Error stopping port diagnostics Description An error occurred while attempting to stop the port diagnostics from r...

Page 173: ...formational message Message Firmware download timed out Description The switch did not respond in the time allowed The status of the firmware install operation is unknown Action Retry the operation If...

Page 174: ...affic Do you wish to continue installing this feature key Description If the director is online installing the new feature key will cause an internal program load IPL The LAN connection to the EFC ser...

Page 175: ...correct firmware file Message Invalid network address Description Network address specified is not known by the domain name server Action Check the input address and specify the correct network addres...

Page 176: ...number for this feature key Description The serial number and the feature key did not match Action Ensure that the feature key being installed is specifically for this switch serial number Message Inv...

Page 177: ...1 12 Description Value for month must be an integer from 1 through 12 Action Enter a value from 1 through 12 Message Invalid value for R_A_TOV Description Value for R_A_TOV must be an integer from 10...

Page 178: ...re establish Link re connects are attempted every 30 seconds Message Log is currently in use Description Log is in use by another Product Manager Action Retry the operation later M Message Maximum num...

Page 179: ...ion again Message No firmware versions to delete Description There are no firmware versions in the firmware library to delete Action N A An informational message Message Non redundant switch must be o...

Page 180: ...and Time dialog box that the new time or date will overwrite the existing time or date set for the switch Action Verify that you want to overwrite the current date or time Message Periodic Date Time...

Page 181: ...n This displays when you configure a port to 2 GB sec and the switch speed is set to 1 Gb sec Action Set the port speed to 1 Gb sec in the Configure Ports dialog box Message Product Manager error numb...

Page 182: ...SNMP trap address not defined Description An SNMP trap address must be defined if a community name is defined Action Define an SNMP address Message Stop diagnostics failed The test is already running...

Page 183: ...required by reviewing the Bound WWN list in the Configure Ports dialog box Message System diagnostics cannot run The Operational Status is invalid Description System diagnostics cannot run on switches...

Page 184: ...l Message The firmware version already exists Description Firmware version already exists in the database Action N A An informational message Message The following parameters cannot be disabled while...

Page 185: ...led Action Ensure the optical transceiver is installed and fully seated Message The switch did not accept the request Description The switch did not handle the action Action Try action again If proble...

Page 186: ...e activated while the switch is online Description The feature set currently installed for this system contains features that are not being installed with the new feature key To activate the new featu...

Page 187: ...o download a firmware release that is not compatible with the current product configuration Action Refer to the release notes or contact customer support Message Unable to save data collection file to...

Page 188: ...A A 28 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual Product Manager Messages...

Page 189: ...can access other devices across the network and the permissions associated with that access See also persistent binding and zoning active FRU A field replaceable unit that is currently operating as th...

Page 190: ...or a separate switched fabric See also point to point arbitration Process of selecting one device from a collection of devices that request service simultaneously audit log Log summarizing actions aud...

Page 191: ...evices C CHPID See channel path identifier call home Product feature which enables the EFC Server to automatically dial out to a support center and report system problems The support center server acc...

Page 192: ...nfiguration data includes identification data port configuration data operating parameters SNMP configuration and zoning configuration A configuration backup file is required to restore configuration...

Page 193: ...ducts including directors and switches Information stored here includes all EFC Manager configuration data product definitions user names passwords user rights nicknames session options SNMP trap reci...

Page 194: ...mation present in the frame headers of those transmissions DNS name Domain name system or domain name service Host or node name for a device or managed product that is translated to an IP address thro...

Page 195: ...s the basis for the IEEE 802 3 standard which specifies the physical and software layers Baseband LAN allows multiple station access to the transmission medium at will without prior coordination and w...

Page 196: ...ntroller FE MIB See Fibre Channel Fabric Element feature key A string of alphanumeric characters consisting of both uppercase and lowercase The following is an example of a feature key format XxXx XXx...

Page 197: ...smitted in frame relay technology FRU See field replaceable unit Fx_Port A configurable port type that restricts a port to operate either as an F_Port or FL_Port G gateway A multi homed host used to r...

Page 198: ...umber of hops a unit of information traverses in a fabric hexadecimal A number system with a base of 16 high availability A performance feature characterized by hardware component redundancy and hot s...

Page 199: ...nput output configuration program A program that defines all available I O devices and channel paths to an IBM S 390 or zSeries processor system Replaced by the Hardware Configuration Definition Progr...

Page 200: ...ween energy levels to generate a narrow finely focused beam of light The light has a single wavelength or narrow spectrum of wavelengths and is matched in phase and frequency LED Light emitting diodes...

Page 201: ...combination with the storage device s node port s world wide name represents a unique identifier for a logical device on a storage area network loopback plug In a fiber optic environment a type of du...

Page 202: ...y one IP address multiswitch fabric Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one fabric switching device within a fabric N name server Program that translates names from one form into another...

Page 203: ...st with online state OLS See offline sequence online state When the switch is in the online state all of the unblocked ports are allowed to login to the fabric and begin communicating Devices can conn...

Page 204: ...Hardware component that transfers optical power between two optical fibers or bundles and is designed to be repeatedly connected and disconnected out of band management Transmission of management info...

Page 205: ...ed by the principal switch in a switched fabric The preferred domain ID becomes the active domain ID except when configured otherwise by the user preventive service planning bucket Collected problems...

Page 206: ...of events that occur on the system E mail notification and the configuration of SNMP trap recipients are two examples of remote notification programs that can be implemented remote user workstation W...

Page 207: ...tions simple mail transfer protocol The standard e mail protocol on the Internet It is a TCP IP protocol that defines the message format and the message transfer agent which stores and forwards the ma...

Page 208: ...s or to the organizational network overall switchover Changing a backup FRU to the Active state and the active FRU to the Backup state switch priority Value configured into each switch in a fabric tha...

Page 209: ...pecifying the location of an object typically a web page on the Internet URLs are the form of address used on the world wide web They are used in HTML documents to specify the target of a hyperlink wh...

Page 210: ...zone Set of devices that can access one another All connected devices may be configured into one or more zones Devices in the same zone can see each other Those devices that occupy different zones ca...

Page 211: ...guration report 3 27 configuration reset 5 8 configurations backing up and restoring 1 22 resetting 1 22 configure date and time 3 18 dialog box 2 14 procedure 3 18 configure date and time dialog box...

Page 212: ...nology 2 16 save 4 3 save data collection 1 20 set online state 1 21 switch binding membership list 6 6 switch binding state change 6 5 switch properties 1 24 2 12 2 13 using 1 11 displaying port stat...

Page 213: ...enterprise fabric mode 6 11 interop mode 3 8 invalid attachment messages 2 10 IPL 1 21 executing 5 2 IPL switch 2 14 L licensing information 1 9 link incident LIN alerts 2 37 clearing 2 17 enabling 3...

Page 214: ...e view option 1 28 port description 1 15 port binding 2 18 3 10 port diagnostics dialog box 1 20 port list view 2 20 defined 2 20 displayed 1 26 2 20 menus 2 22 2 26 opening 2 20 port list view menu 1...

Page 215: ...egmented E_Port messages 2 11 server platform customer supplied 1 2 set online state 5 4 set online state dialog box 1 21 signal losses error statistics 2 33 SNMP configuring 3 14 SNMP agent option 1...

Page 216: ...2 38 trademarks 4 xiv U username default 1 3 1 12 V versions firmware 1 21 view menu FRU list view 2 23 node list view 2 24 performance view 2 28 port list view 2 20 view panel 1 23 view tabs 1 23 W w...

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