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1. Host Port performance DCNM SAN can collect many types of inventory information It can display the inventory of switches within a selected fabric license keys activated on any given switch or a breakdown of the different modules in every switch along with serial numbers This allows you to audit what is currently in any given environment or physical switch SAN Management TechBook The example shown in Figure 29 displays the module inventory of the fabric selected y DENM 10 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help w O A A Dove Address http 10 246 53 26 g0Home do z Eco tints Co cisco Health v hali Data Center Network Manager Performa ve Admin admin Logout Download About Help iy By Name p Switch Name ModelName SerialNum 2ndSeralNum Type 10 1i 12 13 10 246 54 91 DS C9148 K9 MDS 9148 FC 1 Slot Chassis AMSO9380005 BPODOOODO000 chassis 10 246 54 91 DS C48 300AC PowerSupply i QCS1331K03E powerSupply 10 246 54 91 DS C9148 K9 SUP 1 2 4 8 Gbps FC Supervisor 3 JAF1342CAFS module 10 246 54 91 Fan Module 1 fan Generic LRU Fan 10 246 54 91 DS C48 300AC PowerSupply 2 QCS1331K07C powerSupply 10 246 54 91 Generic LRU Fan Fan Module 2 10 246 54 91 Generic 1RU Fan Fan M
2. Figure 25 Event drill down The Dashboard provides a description of the critical event The description provides enough detail to understand why the event was triggered This view allows you to arrange how columns appear and provides the ability to sort by columns Health tab The Health tab provides a pull down menu that offers five options e Summary Provides a summary of events and problems for all SANs or selected SAN fabric or switch Clicking blue links provides more information Accounting Shows list of account events Events Provides detailed list of fabric events Events can be filtered by fabric scope date severity and type Syslog Displays detailed list of system messages Syslog can also be filtered Syslog Events Lists archived system messages Web based interface Dashboard Cisco DCNM Cisco DCNM Performance tab The Performance tab displays the overall performance within the environment in the last twenty four hour period In addition to the quick view provided you have the ability to use a mouse fly over to better view a breakdown such as a timeline as shown in Figure 26 FA DCNM 10 246 53 26 Microsoft Internet Explorer E 21e xj DIDI oc ownlo About Help mon Data Center Network Manager a iy By Name Pp Da v Healthy Performance y Reports Backup SME Admin ET Health EJ Inventory 5 Federation H Problems Events
3. CMCNE and BNA CMCNE and BNA Real time performance graph CMCNE performance monitoring provides details about how much traffic and errors a specific port or switch generates on the fabric over a specific timeframe You can monitor a switch s real time performance through a performance graph that displays transmitted and received data as shown in Figure 7 E Real Time Performance Graphs a h Rx Uiiization Mir E 10 Seconds v oe 09 35 00 09 35 30 09 38 00 cea 09 37 00 09 37 30 09 38 00 09 39 30 m 09 35 00 09 35 30 09 36 00 pee 09 37 00 09 37 30 09 38 00 09 38 30 Figure 7 Real time performance graph SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA Historical performance graph You can also refer to the historical performance chart or report to get an idea of port performance over time as shown in Figure 8 Base Matador core 10 00 00 05 1e 43 4e 01 Historical Performance Graph Display TopS From AIIFCPorts w Fe Last Hour Favorites Default Last 1Hr Tx Rx Utiization w Save Appy Help Granularity SMinutes Y Measures Tx 96 Utilization w Referenceline Additional Menstures amp Other Options vi Rx Utilization _ CRC Errors Sequence Errors C3 Discard Signal Losses Invalid Transmissions L Syne Losses Rx Link Resets L Link Failures Tx Link Resets Source Source Port Port Type Graph eae fce utitza Tx 96 utitza
4. Features Discovery Cisco DCNM Scalability Uses federation to scale to large and distributed data center deployments For more information refer to Web based interface Dashboard on page 59 DCNM SAN uses interdependent software components that communicate with the switches Components include e DCNM SAN Server e DCNM SAN Client e Device Manager e DCNM SAN Web Client Performance Manager Cisco Traffic Analyzer Network Monitoring Performance Monitoring Detailed information on these components can be found in the Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide and other documents located on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm This section discusses some of the necessary features used to manage a connectivity environment including e Discovery on page 69 Zoning on page 71 Alerts on page 72 Monitoring on page 74 After installing the DCNM SAN server components one option when logging into the server will be to discover a fabric Enter the IP address of the seed switch in the Fabric you wish to discover provide the necessary login credentials and click Discover from the Control DCNM SAN EN Cisco DCNM Panel The Discover dialog box displays as shown in Figure 31 on page 70 Figure 31 Discover dialog box After the initial discovery is performed there is no need to perform subsequent discoveries when logging in to DC
5. Refer to Licensing on page 57 for more detailed information on licensing options The following types of licensing for DCNM for SAN are available SAN Essentials Edition Cisco DCNM for SAN Essentials Edition is included with Cisco MDS 9000 Family hardware Advanced Edition Cisco DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition adds capabilities such as performance monitoring and trending virtual machine aware path analysis event forwarding and federation across multiple data centers Cisco DCNM for LAN Advanced Edition adds capabilities such as configuration management image management virtual device contexts VDCs and Cisco FabricPath Licenses are now hosted on the management server and not the switch Detailed information on licensing options is available on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM Once the DCNM SAN license is available the DCNM option can be launched from the server through http or https web access Figure 30 shows the DCNM SAN option from the DCNM main page https 10 32 156 11 download do WASP CSRFTOKE ull Windows Internet Explorer 10 32 156 11 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help x gt Convertir m f seleccionar E 4 Favorites i3 Filipino Dictionary English Tr rs Google MAC Address WWN Vend TID cisco Installation 5 2 1 Cisco DCNM has two components DCNM SAN
6. VDX switches support comprehensive Layer 2 LAN capabilities and protocols including Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP and 802 1Q Brocade VCS Fabric technology Brocade VCS Fabric technology enables organizations to build high performance cloud optimized data centers while preserving existing network designs and cabling and gaining active active server connections For scale out fabric architectures Brocade VCS Fabric technology allows organizations to flatten network designs provide Virtual Machine VM mobility without network reconfiguration and manage the entire fabric more efficiently Brocade VCS Fabric technology offers features to support virtualized server and storage environments It simplifies network architectures and enables cloud computing by enabling organizations to build data center Ethernet fabrics VCS Fabric technology is embedded in the Brocade FDX data center switch family Brocade Network Advisor CMCNE and BNA Figure 16 shows an example of the Brocade VCS Fabric technology REMOTE PRIMARY an DATA CENTER guumusmanu au uuu uu ab Public se Y mauus au aus s 5 Core P Bemeeeae Lx y m VCS fabric VCS fabric extension Layer 4 7 extension application delivery Security services firewall encryption Dedicated Fibre Channel SAN for Tier 1 applications Figure 16 Brocade VCS Fabric technology Ethernet fabrics An Ethernet fabric provides higher level
7. ame sym_sso7 rarac on Golem D Total 2 494GB s EM 10 00000 5 0 c 3 908 3 Memeal F4 sym_sso7 rarac 101 Baia A _ E 2001941895 0754 05 75 ioo EM sym_s054Farac on Bolg NSEEEE Monitored ISL NP Links Monitored Host amp Storage Ports E 10 000000 9 0 3 086 73 gere EM 100000051e9239 8673 Mose D 20 00 84 18 88 47 6d 000 0 00 EM sv aserasar SgeE 683 J 19 03 Ef sv asarAsar SgER 1694 i770 pus E syM_3607 FASAF 8efj20 20 4 Figure 36 Monitoring environment health using DCNM SAN Dashboard DCNM SAN Cisco DCNM Using Device Manager you can look at a Summary view which lists all of the modules in the switch and displays the overall performance of each as shown in Figure 37 Q Device Manager 5 2 1 bf40 Jemc a Li Li Ej Li z a z a Li Jimi Li z z E Li Li Figure 37 Device Manager performance monitor You can also monitor the performance using the DCNM Dashboard available through the web interface As shown in Figure 38 on page 77 the Dashboard view provides a quick look into some of the performance components in the fabric being monitored There is an ability to drill down further for a more comprehensive breakdown of the metrics SAN Management TechBook DENM 10 246 53 26 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit ew Favorites Tools Help inixi ay Qe O A G Al rns e
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10. IP Discovery S Idle SAN Management TechBook Components Discovery Basic information on the following CMCNE components is included in this section Discovery on page 27 e Zoning on page 28 Alerting on page 30 e Monitoring on page 31 Discovery is the process by which the management application contacts the devices in your environment Discovery interfaces with the switches in a fabric or multiple fabrics and loads information about those switches into a resident database Among other things the information includes hardware type firmware versions and port information Once a discovery is completed a user has the ability to display a topology view that provides a layout of the overall fabric as it has been discovered For more detailed information or step by step procedures on how to discover a switch or fabric refer to the appropriate user guide Similar to Brocade Network Advisor BNA discussed further in Brocade Network Advisor on page 41 CMCNE discovers devices through a seed switch and is capable of handling multiple fabrics within one topology view For firmware and switch model requirements of a seed switch refer to the EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Professional Professional Plus and Enterprise User Guide located on Powerlink Figure 4 on page 28 shows the CMCNE Discovered Fabrics dialog box You click Add to specify the IP addresses of the devices you w
11. event log expansionport explicit fabric login Expansion Port a port type in a Fibre Channel switch that attaches to another E_Port on a second Fibre Channel switch forming an Interswitch Link ISL This link typically conforms to the FC SW standards developed by the T11 committee but might not support heterogeneous inter operability Occupies the periphery of the fabric generally providing the direct connections to host servers and management workstations No two edge switches can be connected by interswitch links ISLs Connectrix departmental switches are typically installed as edge switches in a multiswitch fabric but may be located anywhere in the fabric A management interface embedded on the switch s code that offers features similar to but not as robust as the Connectrix Manager and Product Manager Defines the time the switch waits for an expected response before declaring an error condition The error detect time out value E_D_TOV can be set within a range of two tenths of a second to one second using the Connectrix switch Product Manager An indication that an error has been detected See also information message and warning message A baseband LAN that allows multiple station access to the transmission medium at will without prior coordination and which avoids or resolves contention A record of significant events that have occurred on a Connectrix switch such as FRU failures degraded ope
12. 75 00 je Utilization 50 00 siot0 port24 EX Port 10 246 54475 127 25 00 4 6 00 T 2 28 09 11 09 30 28 09 11 09 45 28 09 11 10 00 Time 100 00 75 00 1e Utilization 50 00 slot8por4S E Port 10 246 54 172 127 25 00 9 00 L a Je Row Height E T Display tabular data only Figure 8 Historical performance graph New features This section discusses some new features in CMCNE including Top Talker monitoring on page 33 Virtual Fabrics on page 35 Diagnostic Port D Port on page 36 Connection utilization on page 37 Performance analysis on page 39 Top Talker monitoring Top Talker monitoring allows SAN administrators to find out more about the port utilization of the devices It displays the connections using the most bandwidth on a selected device or port The Top Talker feature and Fibre Channel routing can be used concurrently for FOS firmware v7 x and later EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE and BNA Note This feature requires the Brocade Advanced Performance Monitoring license and switches running on FOS 6 2 and later For FOS 6 x this feature cannot be used when Fibre Channel routing is turned on for the switches Note the following Up to 10 switches can be monitored for the fabric mode Top Talkers Up to 32 ports 24 8 Gb s FC port 8 10 G
13. BNA in a data center including some example screenshots Layer 2 switching VLANs DCB Spanning Tree Protocols such as 802 1D and Rapid STP PortChannels 802 1ag Power over Ethernet PoE Figure 18 on page 49 shows an example of a DCB configuration where most of the L2 options can be configured SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA DCB Configuration DCB Ports and LAGS Products Ports MAC Address Interface Mode Primary IP Netmask Status State Protocol Down Reason Speea j SS BR 8000 20 Marginal Online AddLAG 5 BR_8000_21 Marginal Online 5 BR_8000_26 Marginal Online El amp ELARA 8K 137 Marginal Online fg Teo 0005 1e76 f8a4 L2 Enabled Up 10 Te 0A 0005 1e76 f8a5 L2 Disabled Down 10 Te 0 2 0005 1676 f8a6 L2 Disabled Down 10 Te 0 3 0005 1e76 f8a7 L2 Disabled Down 10 Te 0 4 0005 1676 f8a8 L2 Enabled Up 10 Te 0 5 0005 1e76 f8a9 L2 Enabled Down 10 Disable fg Te 0 6 0005 1676 f8aa L2 Enabled Lp 10 Te OF 0005 1e76 f ab L2 Enabled Up 10 Te 0 8 0005 1e76 f ac L2 Enabled Down 10 Te 0 8 0005 1e76 f ad L2 Enabled Down 10 Te 0M0 0005 1 e76 f ae L2 Enabled Up 10 Te 0 1 0005 1676 f8af L2 Enabled Up 10 Te 042 0005 1e76 f8b0 L2 Enabled Up 10 2 Te 013 0005 1676 f8b1 L2 Enabled Down 10 E Te 0 14 0005 1e76 f8b2 L2 Enabled Down 10 Te 05 0005 1e76 f8b3 L2 Enabled Down 10 Te 0 6 0005 1e76 f b4 L2 Enabled Down 10 Te on 0005 1e76 f8b5 L
14. DCNM There are three main ways to view the information discussed throughout the DCNM SAN sections DCNM SAN main window An example of the DCNM SAN main view is shown in Figure 32 on page 71 Device Manager for DCNM SAN An element manager for MDS and N5K switches An example of the Device Manager view is shown in Figure 35 on page 74 DCNM Web interface Dashboard is the default screen The Dashboard is the default window of the web interface An example is shown in Figure 36 on page 75 To check for any hardware problems on the switches within the environment use the Main window or the Device Manager To check the overall health of the monitored environments use the web interface Dashboard Views Benefits Cisco DCNM simplifies management of the data center offering the following benefits with the new web interface SAN Management TechBook Virtual Machine aware path management Enables management of the entire path through the physical to the virtual network across the entire data center environment using VMpath identifies bottlenecks and VM aware shows dependencies views Performance and troubleshooting Monitors and provides alerts for fabric availability and performance Interactive dashboard Provides capability to view more details of key performance indicators KPIs Proactively measures analyzes and predicts performance of SAN infrastructure Components
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19. a host HBA or a storage device like Symmetrix or CLARiiON fabric shortest path A routing algorithm implemented by Fibre Channel switches in a first FSPF fabric The algorithm seeks to minimize the number of hops traversed as a Fibre Channel frame travels from its source to its destination fabric tree A hierarchical list in Connectrix Manager of all fabrics currently known to the Connectrix service processor The tree includes all members of the fabrics listed by WWN or nickname failover The process of detecting a failure on an active Connectrix switch FRU and the automatic transition of functions to a backup FRU fan in fan out Term used to describe the server storage ratio where a graphic representation of a 1 n fan in or n 1 fan out logical topology looks like a hand held fan with the wide end toward n By convention fan out refers to the number of server ports that share a single storage port Fan out consolidates a large number of server ports on a fewer number of storage ports Fan in refers to the number of storage ports that a single server port uses Far in enlarges the storage capacity used by a server A fan in or fan out rate is often referred to as just the SAN Management TechBook 107 FCP FC SW fiber optics fibre Fibre Channel Fibre Channel Protocol Fibre Channel switch modules firmware F_Port frame n part of the ratio For example a 16 1 fan out is also called a fan out rat
20. access to a detailed view of the path attributes All the information needed to manage the virtual environment including performance charts inventory information events and virtual machine and VMware ESX utilization information is displayed Cisco DCNM maps paths from the server to storage enabling you to track mission critical workloads across the entire network The tabs of this interface are briefly described in the following sections Dashboard tab on page 60 Health tab on page 61 Performance tab on page 62 Inventory tab on page 64 Web based interface Dashboard EN Cisco DCNM Dashboard tab Reporting and drill down capabilities have been greatly improved Figure 24 show the default view the Dashboard when logging into the client web interface of DCNM SAN FA DCNM 10 246 53 26 Microsoft Internet Explorer a E _ 5 xl File Edit View Favorites Tools Help an Q O ix i2 De vr 60 28 7483 Address http 10 246 53 26 goHome do BH Links e ainu Data Center Network Manager gamin ie Slats By Name p Dashboard Health Performance v Inventory Reports Backup SME Admin Y Health Hl Inventory E Federation E Problems Events Last 24hrs prm S SEES Fabrios Status Switch Warnings d Emergency Q Switches 0 Ethernet 9 FC 3 Director 6 Fabric iop053026 Fabric bf42 Active VSANWarmings 1 Alert g ISLs O
21. and manage devices Figure 20 on page 51 shows an example of the Configuration dialog box SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA EF Configuration Configuration Steps Select Payload 1 Select Payload s Product Payloads _ 802 10 Tag Type _ Image Update Software _ SNMP Trap Receivers _ Banners _ Image Update Unified _ SNMP V3 Settings _ Boot Sequence _ LDP Settings _ Syslog Receivers CLI Configuration _ Protocols _ TACACS Parameters CLI Product Monitoring RADIUS Parameters TACACS Servers DNS RADIUS Servers Telnet _ DNS Name Search List Reload Products Time Zone SNTP _ Enable Passwords SNMP Community Strings User Accounts _ FDP Settings _ SNMP Identification Image Update Boot _ SNMP Trap Enable Interface Payloads Help Cancel gt Next Figure 20 Configuration dialog box Network device configuration tracking and retrieval through Change Manager Real time and historical performance monitoring traffic analysis change management and policy driven remedial actions Figure 7 on page 32 provides an example of a real time performance graph Figure 8 on page 33 provides an example of an historic performance graph Figure 21 on page 52 shows an example of a traffic analyzer Using CMCNE and BNA to manage data center connectivity CMCNE and BNA Category Report Graph End Dete Tim
22. channel Class 2 Fibre Channel class of service Class 3 Fibre Channel class of service Data packet also known as a broadcast packet whose destination address specifies all computers on a network See also multicast Storage area for data in transit Buffers compensate for differences in link speeds and link congestion between devices The number of receive buffers allocated by a receiving FC_Port to a transmitting FC_Port The value is negotiated between Fibre Channel ports during link initialization Each time a port transmits a frame it decrements this credit value Each time a port receives an R_Rdy frame it increments this credit value If the credit value is decremented to zero the transmitter stops sending any new frames until the receiver has transmitted an R_Rdy frame Buffer to buffer credit is particularly important in SRDF and Mirror View distance extension solutions C A product feature that allows the Connectrix service processor to automatically dial out to a support center and report system problems The support center server accepts calls from the Connectrix service processor logs reported events and can notify one or more support center representatives Telephone numbers and other information are configured through the Windows NT dial up networking application The Call Home function can be enabled and disabled through the Connectrix Product Manager With Open Systems a channel is a point to point lin
23. data from managed switches in the SAN It currently supports only the FC ports E Ports and F Ports GE ports and FCIP tunnels The polling rate can be adjusted from 10 seconds up to 1 minute Up to 32 ports and 10 devices can be selected for graphing performance In addition to real time performance graphs CMCNE can also provide historical graph as shown in Figure 8 on page 33 and report and perform an initiator to target monitor end to end monitor Figure 14 shows an example of the Real Time Performance Graphs dialog box a ie uu o eee noe es ve Other Options Y 10 246 54 17 gn g sita porta 10 246 54 17 E Port 09 35 00 09 35 30 09 36 00 impium 09 37 00 09 37 30 09 38 00 09 38 30 Epot y 10 246 541 09 35 00 09 35 30 09 36 00 B 09 37 00 09 37 30 09 38 00 09 38 30 Figure 14 Real time performance graphs dialog EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE and BNA References For more detailed information refer to the EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Professional Professional Plus and Enterprise User Guide located on Powerlink EN SAN Management TechBook Brocade Network Advisor Licensing BNA Dashboard Brocade and EMC have a long standing partnership to provide customers with innovative solutions in an ever changing and challenging environment Brocade Network Advisor BNA is a unified network man
24. fiber optic links A conventional fiber optic system carries only one channel over a single wavelength traveling through a single fiber A field in a Fibre Channel header that specifies the destination address for a frame The Fibre Channel header also contains a Source ID SID The FCID for a port contains both the SID and the DID A piece of equipment such as a server switch or storage system A user interface element of a software product typically implemented as a pop up window containing informational messages and fields for modification Facilitates a dialog between the user and the application Dialog box is often used interchangeably with window SAN Management TechBook DID director DNS domain ID domain name service name dual attached host E D TOV An acronym used to refer to either Domain ID or Destination ID This ambiguity can create confusion As a result E Lab recommends this acronym be used to apply to Domain ID Destination ID can be abbreviated to FCID An enterprise class Fibre Channel switch such as the Connectrix ED 140M MDS 9509 or ED 48000B Directors deliver high availability failure ride through and repair under power to insure maximum uptime for business critical applications Major assemblies such as power supplies fan modules switch controller cards switching elements and port modules are all hot swappable The term director may also refer to a board level module in the Symme
25. involved in acquiring managing operating or designing data center connectivity For the most up to date information always consult the EMC Support Matrix ESM available through E Lab Interoperability Navigator ELN at http elabnavigator EMC com under the PDFs and Guides tab The EMC Support Matrix links within this guide will take you to Powerlink where you are asked to log in to the E Lab Interoperability Navigator Instructions on how to best use the ELN tutorial queries wizards are provided below this Log in window If you are SAN Management TechBook Related documentation unfamiliar with finding information on this site please read these instructions before proceeding any further Under the PDFs and Guides tab resides a collection of printable resources for reference or download All of the matrices including the ESM which does not include most software are subsets of the E Lab Interoperability Navigator database Included under this tab are The EMC Support Matrix a complete guide to interoperable and supportable configurations Subset matrices for specific storage families server families operating systems or software products Host connectivity guides for complete authoritative information on how to configure hosts effectively for various storage environments Under the PDFs and Guides tab consult the Internet Protocol pdf under the Miscellaneous heading for EMC s policies an
26. monitoring for network security features including e RBAC e VLAN Access Control Lists MAC Access Control lists IPv4 IPv6 Access Control lists ARP Inspection Port Security DCNM LAN Cisco DCNM DHCP Snooping IP Source Guard Traffic Storm Control Figure 43 shows an example of some of the security features of the DCNM LAN for Layer 2 gt DCNM LAN 10 32 156 11 File View Tools Go Help ae Back 9 E ds B 9 Switching Beo VLAN io pe Spanning Tree 35 Rapid P ST MST Sy Fabricpath e Resources a Fabricpath Topology ISIS Process i nterface a Layer 2 Security a r die Security 1 DHCP Snooping lj IP Source Guard Traffic Storm Control Ir EM sen Figure 43 Layer 2 security features DCNM LAN Monitoring Monitoring features provide the following Proactive monitoring and problem diagnosis less time needed to troubleshoot problems Performance and capacity monitoring and tending for LAN infrastructure SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM Figure 44 shows an example of the Network Analysis Wizard New Path Latency Session Wizard Step 1 of 3 Select Session Monitor Option of Interest This initial wizard is used to set the required latency measurement level of interest Refer to the options described below and choose one among them Inject Interface Outbound Interface Network Cloud Destination VLAN 1 4094 Class of Service CoS
27. no interaction so this screen is essentially for display purposes only In addition to the Dashboard tab there are also two other tabs available SAN and IP You will not see all three tabs unless the proper license key is installed Depending on which tab is selected a different set of drop down menu options appear Again for those who have previously used Connectrix Manager the SAN tab will look virtually the same The IP tab is new and now allows for the discovery monitoring and managing of IP devices in addition to traditional SAN and FCoE switches Once you invoke the DCNM you will notice a new look and feel to the old Fabric Manager FM The initial screen provides a Dashboard view and then the ability to drill down into other levels for switch management and monitoring Although the interface is nicely laid out not everything is inherently obvious This is another reason to read the documentation before you begin SAN Management TechBook Choosing A Software Management Tool Out of the box Can use this product straight out of the box The more a software management tool can do after the initial install the more value the product has CMCNE and BNA Initially without having to make any modifications to CMCNE and BNA you are able to discover your SAN environment in its entirety You can also perform discoveries in the IP environment There are a few ways to perform discoveries so that you can control
28. of the environments being monitored you can invoke DCNM SAN through the web interface SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM The default screen or Dashboard shown in Figures 36 shows a breakdown of the environment selected and also allows the ability to drill down to specific issues found You have the ability to switch between environments if you are monitoring more than one OCM 10 26 Microsoft Internet Explorer E File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qw O i lA AlO rms 28 7483 Address http 10 246 53 26 goHome do Bo inks Ie E afiafi cisco admin Logout Download About Help Data Center Network Manager Dashboard Health Pel ance v Inventory Reports Backup SME Health Inventory HB Federation E Problems Events Last 24hrs e lS pen Fabrics Status Switch Warnings d Emergency ola Switches 0 Ethernet 9 FC 3 Director 6 Fabric iep053026 Fabric bf42 Active VSANWamings 14 Alert o Isls 0 Ethernet 12 FC License Waring 43 Critical WV 14 Switch FC Ports ISLWamings 3 Eror o 323 Free NPV Warnings Warning 42 Host to Storage Port Ratio Host Port Wamir 4 Notice o 44 Storage Daily Performance E Top Host Ports 24 Hours Top Storage Ports 24 Hours 5 Network Throughput Rx Tx Distribution Name Rx Utila Tx Utila Name Rx Utila Tx Util BL E t Siege E 20015419 95 47 52 89080
29. on historical trending and forecasting enhancing capacity planning It helps data center administrators provision unified network through user friendly and easy to follow wizards that check configuration compliance before committing changes The DCNM LAN user interface and software layout is easy to understand shortening an administrators learning curve The features and configuration options are laid out on the left side of the screen Functions are easy to use SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM In addition to the traditional Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking features of Network Management Systems DCNM LAN supports a great variety of intuitive features The following sections provide examples of a few of the main features of DCNM LAN Layer 2 on page 81 Layer 3 on page 82 Virtualization components on page 83 Technologies on page 83 Security on page 83 Network management on page 85 Help on page 86 999999 Layer2 Layer 2 features include Layer 2 configurations VLANs Private VLANs Spanning Tree Protocols such as Rapid PVST and MST SPANs PortChannels Figure 40 shows an example of a VLAN configuration in DCNM LAN DCNM LAN 10 32 156 11 suossas nvas sen d vanm Z nme Z Tye Z Mode Z adine f Admin Status a eee amp 9g Fabricpath 3 NC 5548 58 10 32 139 58 2 Resources 4o Fabricpath Topology 1 Default Normal Active En
30. ra rer 98 Choosing A Software Management Tool EN Choosing A Software Management Tool Considerations in choosing a tool New software management tools are becoming available to help manage data center connectivity This chapter provides some questions and answers to consider during the tool selection process A more complete list of considerations is provided in Chapter 1 Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity This chapter only addresses a few of these areas Scalability on page 94 Ease of use on page 96 Out of the box on page 97 e Customization on page 98 For in depth information on the features and use of the software management tools discussed in this chapter refer to the following chapters Chapter 2 UCMCNE and BNA and Chapter 3 Cisco DCNM SAN Management TechBook Choosing A Software Management Tool Decision makers The data center was traditionally managed by two different organizations with at least two different software management programs The new I O consolidation environment using Fiber Channel over Ethernet FCoE to bridge the gap in the I O consolidation area integrates the traditional LAN management and SAN management Therefore when evaluating the best tool for the company all the right people should be involved to decide the priorities of the organization Because the tool needs to meet many needs it is important to have the ap
31. software to control and monitor the hosts SAN Management TechBook EN alarm any to any port connectivity application application specific integrated circuit ASIC arbitration ASIC family ASCII audit log An SNMP message notifying an operator of a network problem A characteristic of a Fibre Channel switch that allows any port on the switch to communicate with any other port on the same switch Application software is a defined subclass of computer software that employs the capabilities of a computer directly to a task that users want to perform This is in contrast to system software that participates with integration of various capabilities of a computer and typically does not directly apply these capabilities to performing tasks that benefit users The term application refers to both the application software and its implementation which often refers to the use of an information processing system For example a payroll application an airline reservation application or a network application Typically an application is installed on top of an operating system like Windows or LINUX and contains a user interface A circuit designed for a specific purpose such as implementing lower layer Fibre Channel protocols FC 1 and FC 0 ASICs contrast with general purpose devices such as memory chips or microprocessors which can be used in many different applications The process of selecting one respond
32. the traffic sent out over the network After discoveries are completed monitoring and alerting are available in the SAN tab and although not quite as extensive in the IP world it can initially provide basic alerting that would cover any type of unavailability of a switch or port There is also some basic capability within CMCNE and BNA to discover hosts however you must have a Brocade HBA or CNA installed in the host to get down to this level DCNM There is some preparatory work to start to take advantage of features being offered by DCNM but overall you can at the very least begin discovery of the environment after the installation Out of the box Choosing A Software Management Tool Customization Can it be customized CMCNE and BNA DCNM If you want to view specific performance metrics or specific traps can the product be tailored to fit your needs There is a good amount of flexibility within these products especially when it comes to performance monitoring CMCNE and BNA provide a good amount of alerting straight out of the box but also allow you to configure specific thresholds for alerts and to monitor traffic flows in general In addition to the built in alerting and monitoring there are options to send SNMP traps out to collectors and even the ability to receive events There is definitely flexibility when it comes to customization and in fact itis probably best to go in and review thresholds f
33. 0900 2a0a00 2a0b00 2a0c00 2a0d00 2a0e00 2a0f00 2a0000 2a0700 2a1200 2a0100 2a0200 101 port 101 port 101 port 101 porti 101 ports 101 port 101 portt 101 port 128 portg 1 128 ports 128 portt 128 porti 128 porti 128 portt 128 porti 128 portt 20 portt 20 port 128 porti 20 porti 20 port K1 7777 RIT N Existing Logical Switches Find switch Ports chassis _ E Discovered Logical Switches E amp 10 00 00 05 33 69 62 03 Q BR 6510 42 switch 10Brocade amp 510 g BR_6510_41_switch_10 Brocade6510 E amp Hopkinton Fabric QJ Dcx4S_178_sw_40 Brocade DCX4S1 10 00 00 05 1E 79 04 02 ji pcxas 178 Brocade DCX4S1 4 S pcx175 base Brocade DCX G DCX 172 sw 127 Brocade DCX EL Fromm J switch 101 Brocade DCX4S switch 101 Brocade5300 E 10 00 00 05 1E 43 4E 00 amp g ocx 172 Brocade DCX E Bene FID 128 Q BR pcxas ss Brocade DCX4S G gn 5300 45 Brocade5300 FD 101 101 101 40 40 127 127 127 127 101 101 101 128 128 128 128 128 Port Nur KT ETT Figure 10 Logical Switches dialog box EE Diagnostic Port This feature is used to diagnose optics 16 G SFP and cables for the D Port Condor 3 platform It can be used to perform functional or stress testing The following lists testing that can be performed Electrical loopback test Optical loopback test Link distance test Link saturation test Figure 11 on page 37 shows the h
34. 2 Enabled Down 10 Te ON8 0005 1e76 f8b6 L2 Enabled Down 10 Te 0 19 0005 1676 f8b7 L2 Enabled Down 10 IE Performance Close Help Figure 18 DCB configuration e Layer 3 routing e Layer 3 Mobility Virtual IP VIP Global Server Load Balancing GSLB Support for Fiber Channel over Ethernet FCoE wireless networks application delivery networks and Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS networks in service provider environments Security including e RBAC AAA MAC Access Control lists Layer 3 Access Control lists 802 1x SSL Certificate Manager Using CMCNE and BNA to manage data center connectivity EN CMCNE and BNA Figure 19 shows an example of how an 802 1x configuration can be accessed from a DCB configuration bS Te 0 11 Edit Port Port QoS LLDP DCEX 8021x v Enable 802 1x Wait Period sec 30 1 65535 Retry Count 25 1 10 Quiet Period sec 60 1 65535 Re authentication State Enabled Re authentication Interval sec 3600 1 4294967295 Port Control Auto Figure 19 Enable 802 1x configuration Comprehensive management including Configuration monitoring and management of Brocade VDX switches the Brocade DCX Backbone family Brocade routers Brocade Ethernet switches Brocade Host Bus Adapters HBAs and Converged Network Adapters CNAs Easy to use Deployment Manger and Device Configuration wizard to configure
35. 6 54 99 Product Status Event Switch unreachable since 9 7 11 3 2 Y Danii iid eee neces D ieu w Ss g amp amp 10P053129 cients 1 Administrator CMCNE View All SAN Management TechBook Licensing CMCNE and BNA For more detailed information refer to the EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Professional Professional Plus and Enterprise User Guide located on Powerlink A license key is required to run the CMCNE application The following three versions of the application are available Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Enterprise Edition Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Professional Plus Edition Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition Professional Edition The Enterprise Edition is the full featured version for the Director class market The Professional Plus is designed for medium sized businesses or departmental storage networks Professional Plus is very similar in functionality to the Enterprise version but limited in features scalability by a license key The Professional Edition has limited features and is targeted for the small SAN switch market The Professional Edition is included for free with every switch product sold The key specifies the expiration date of a trial license as well as the number of ports allowed If you selected 75 days trial during installation you can use the application including all of its features for a trial perio
36. 71 User Action Event HCM agent discovery failed for host oe E o Administrator 10 46 5370 User Action Event HCM agent discovery failed for host Dtat e DCX4S 178 10 246 54 178 Product Event Previous message repeated 1 time s Colection Disabled or a Pendi eo Elera lOPOS472 AG 10 246 54 72 Product Event Elara Ports going to different fabrics el iE Legend Utilzetion Elara JOPOS472 AG 102455472 Product Event Elara Ports going to different fabrics Y E sit Je fi chanae b 2 Figure 6 Monitoring E amp g orosetzo cene 1 Administrator Monitoring alerts It is essential to be able to monitor your environment The ability to take a quick glance at your environment and see potential problems or be aware of breakdowns as they happen is a key element in any connectivity tool Almost all tools today have the ability to display a main view allowing for a quick check of your environment Some tools allow various modifications to tailor your environment Monitoring is not limited to just alerts or status It should also provide an ability to follow the performance of your fabric The following performance monitoring tools are briefly discussed Real time performance graph on page 32 Historical performance graph on page 33 Both the real time and historical graph can be opened from the Monitor tab drop down list in CMCNE main view EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition
37. AN administrators to view the entire SAN both physical and logical at a glance It easily determines the logical switches with the icon V and provides logical isolation of data control and management paths at the port level The Virtual Fabrics feature divides a physical chassis into multiple logical switches Logical switches can consist of one or more ports and act like a single Fibre Channel switch Logical switches can be interconnected to create a logical fabric The following are some of the benefits of using CMCNE to manage Virtual Fabrics Ability to manage a logical switch the same as a physical switch Ability to use a logical switch for discovery and eliminate the requirement for one physical chassis for one fabric EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE and BNA Ability to manage multiple Virtual Fabrics capable physical chassis from the same interface Figure 10 shows the Logical Switches dialog box 54 Logical Switches To create a new Logical switch select a chassis and the ports you want to use on the left and select an existing fabric as a template or create a new templa click on the right arrow Brocade6510 v Slot Port User Port Port Address FID Nam Chassis Ports 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 u 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 c0000 c0100 0200 0300 c0400 c0500 c0600 c0700 2a0800 2a
38. Configuration Guide File Edit View Favorites Tools Help gt lt Sy Convertir X E Seleccionar P Favorites 3 Filipino Dictionary English Tr cs Google MAC Address WWN Vend GE Hide qm Back up Forard 25 Print contents e Collapse All Expand All Conniguring Object Iracking Q9 Configuring IP ACLs Configuring MAC ACLs Configuring VLAN ACLs LL Configuring ARP ACLs B Creating an ARP ACL DB Changing an ARP ACL DB Removing an ARP ACL Configuring Object Groups Configuring Time Ranges Configuring AAA Q9 Configuring RADIUS Q9 Configuring TACACS Configuring 802 1X Configuring RBAC Q9 Working with Configuration Change Management Managing Device Operating Systems Q9 Using Configuration Delivery Management Administering Device Discovery Administering Devices and Credentials Q9 Administering DCNM LAN Licensed Devices Eurer NN ARI E aen Page Safety Tools e DCNM Online Help GSDCNM Online Help X scorch TE co Configuring ARP ACLs You can configure an ARP ACL on the device An ARP ACL is an ordered set of rules that you can use to filter ARP traffic for dynamic ARP inspection DAI Each rule specifies a set of conditions that a packet must satisfy to match the rule When a device determines that an ARP ACL applies to an ARP packet it tests the packet against the conditions of all rules The first match de
39. Conventions used in this document AN Mark Anthony P De Castro is a Senior System Integration Engineer in EMC E Lab with over 9 years of experience in the networking industry including engineering provisioning implementation and support roles Prior to joining EMC in 2008 Mark worked at the Cisco Technical Assistance Center AT amp T in Singapore and BT in Singapore He holds a Bachelor s degree in Computer Science and is a Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP and Cisco Certified Internet Professional CCIP EMC uses the following conventions for special notices IMPORTANT An important notice contains information essential to software or hardware operation Note A note presents information that is important but not hazard related Typographical conventions EMC uses the following type style conventions in this document Normal Used in running nonprocedural text for Names of interface elements such as names of windows dialog boxes buttons fields and menus Names of resources attributes pools Boolean expressions buttons DQL statements keywords clauses environment variables functions utilities URLs pathnames filenames directory names computer names filenames links groups service keys file systems notifications Bold Used in running nonprocedural text for Names of commands daemons options programs processes services applications utilities kernels noti
40. E amp Switch Group 2 BS DCX4S178 Edge 10 00 00 05 16 DCX4S178 E 4 10 246 54 192 switch Group 35 Routed Products Group MAESA E UCS Brocade Testing UCS_Brocad BS Switch Group amp 10 246 54 192 Switch BRCD300 19 EI 9 10 246 54 196 Switch SwW4100 196 4 20 00 00 03 02 c281 13 d J 95 20 00 00 0302 C281 b 2000000302281 J Switch Group 1 9 20 00 00 03 02c281 15 d l 9 amp 20 00 00 03 02C2B1 4 85 20 00 00 03 02C2 B1 d H US Brocade Testing GL amp 5nnnonos 0028442 Is H L ce ge ei semen p pari man I e Mas v Fiter V Only events for current view C Show all SAN IP _ Show acknowledged Li Freezt Legend Beg S Minimap Bg amp Severity Source Name Source Address category Description BE a e m a DCX 175 10 246 54 175 Security Event Security violation Login failure attem E 051160 10 246 51 160 Product Status Event A fibre channel port changed its ope A 2051160 10 246 51 160 Product Status Event A fibre channel port changed its ope QQ Era lOP05472 AG 10 246 54 72 Product Event Elara Ports going to different fabrics si e Elara IOP05472 AG 10 246 54 72 Product Event Elara Ports going to different fabrics m e Elara IOP05472 AG 10 246 54 72 Product Event Elara Ports going to different fabrics L3 o Elara IOP05472 AG 10 246 54 72 Product Event Elara Ports going to different fabrics z A M 4500 54 39 10 24
41. E and BNA to manage data center connectivity CMCNE and BNA Figure 23 shows what features are accessible using the CMCNE IP tab iS Network Objects CMCNE 11 1 1 Server Edit View Discover Configure Monitor Reports Tools Help B SAS 4d d X6 eene c Dashboard ap Network Objects e GeBtping M viFiter Rediecover Group Product Name IP Address Product Type Serial El 2 Products amp BR 8000 20 10 32 135 20 BR 8000 20 10 32 136 20 L2 Switch AVSOB12F00C amp BR 8000 21 10 32 135 21 BR 8000 21 10 32436 24 L2 Switch AWVSOB12FD00D amp BR 8000 26 10 32 135 26 BR 8000 26 10 32 136 26 L2 Switch AWVSOB12F004 amp ELARA 8K 137 10 32 139 137 ELARA 8K 137 10 32 138 137 L2 Switch AWVSOB25ED004 Figure 23 CMCNE IP accessible features EHI SAN Management TechBook 3 Cisco DCNM Cisco Data Center Network Manager DCNM can manage storage and data networking over the converged virtualized data center This chapter provides basic information on the Cisco DCNM product and how it works in the IP SAN and LAN environments IX NINE sceadioet iier bU ies E HO ab bd pd bM bn 56 Web based interface Dashboard sss 59 DONN SAN a ise eite ppt rii gab meme 66 TIC NIUELSBU o baieniobn rin dio o nerd rebates op RO bxi tH nM 78 Cisco DCNM EN Cisco DCNM DCNM Data center network management involves numerous complex function
42. EMC Managing Data Center Connectivity Version 1 0 Defining your environment and requirements EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE Brocade Network Advisor BNA e Cisco Data Center Network Manager DCNM Todd Bolton Mark Anthony P De Castro Avan Cheng Kian Meng TECHBOOKS Copyright 2012 EMC Corporation All rights reserved EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date The information is subject to change without notice THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS IS EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Use copying and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license For the most up to date regulatory document for your product line go to the Technical Documentation and Advisories section on EMC Powerlink For the most up to date listing of EMC product names see EMC Corporation Trademarks on EMC com All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners Part number H8081 SAN Management TechBook Contents Preface aucem heetemetul bia iat aee o eed tet erts 7 Chapter 1 Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity THEO GU CHOM sic ROTER 14 Def
43. Ethernet 12 FC License Warning amp 4 Critical Y 14 eMe ma Switch FC Ports ISL Warnings Error o aa 323 Free NPVWarmings amp Warming a Host to Storage Port Ratio Host Port Wamir Notice AA Storage Daily Performance El Top Host Ports 24 Hours amp Top Storage Ports 24 Hours Network Throughput Rx Tx Distribution Ya Name Rx Util Tx Utila Name Rx Util Tx Utila BL Skage E 20 01 84 18 88 47 52 008 Bae G4 sym_sso7 rarac on Baie D Total 2 494GB s 2 10 00 00 00 lt 0 b0 3 oad D GM sym_sso7 rarac 10l aaa D BY 20 01 84 18 88 47 6 573 SS BM sym_sosararac on Baa S7zei Monitored ISL NP Links z 10 00 00 00 c0 50 13 a Up 73 3 76 D SYM_454 FASAF sge I 16 63 19 03 a 7s Bor wies M a 10 00 00 05 1e 92 20 Be SYM 454 FASAF SaE I 16 T Monitored Host amp Storage Ports e esaa XM B srm fsa i770 D 20 00 84 18 88 47 64 000 ooo B4 sv ssovrasAr Seli2028 4151 7 Figure 24 DCNM SAN Dashboard summary view If multiple fabrics are discovered within the DCNM SAN server environment you can select which specific fabric you want to view and drill down further to specific events switches or performance metrics In Figure 25 on page 61 critical events is selected EN SAN Management TechBook D 0 246 6 ernet Explore 10 xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Help l ay Qm O x GO Powe g
44. Last 24hrs Fabrics 4 Server Fabrics Status Switch Warnings 2 Emergency 0 Switches 0 Ethernet 9 FC 3 Director 6 Fabric iop053026 Fabric bf42 Active VSAN Wamings M4 Alert g ISLs O Ethernet 12 FC License Warming 4 Critical V 14 vM wns ISL Warnings Aa Error 0 Syon PE POE i 0 58 Used 323 Free NPVWamings Warning 23 Um reer lo to Storage Por jo Host Port Warir Notice Q 40 Hosts x 44 Storage Daily Performance amp Top Host Ports 24 Hours El El Top Storage Ports 24 Hours E Network Throughput Rx Tx Distribution Ya Rx Util Tx Utila BL 7j ERG eM M M g 20 01 84 18 88 d7 52 84 10 246 54 91 fc 1 46 24Hr Traf a _3507 FaFac oh Baie are CNN _3507 FAFAC 101 oe Nezaal TX 2054 FArac on Boag are J 454FASAF 8a Mises fioo Rx Tx Bytes Sec Total 2 494GB s Monitored ISL NP Links beoooosnmewmddirs 7 Monitored Host amp Storage Ports asarasar ssED 1694 1770 ssoz FAsAF Seli2028 1151 7 3 C COD 3p C3 F7 amp Done E f T T fep internet 4 Figure 26 Using mouse over in Performance view From the Performance pull down menu you can select switch ISL NPV Links Ethernet End Devices Flows and Other performance statistics For example if you select a switch you have three more options CPU Memory and Bandwidth EN SAN Management TechBook In Figure 27 Switch CPU is select
45. NM Simply select the fabric you want in the DCNM SAN main window in the Logical Domains top left pane under SAN and click OK SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM The DCNM SAN main window will now be the default view when logging in to DCNM SAN as shown in Figure 32 DCNM SAN 5 2 1 admin 10 246 53 26 session 50 SAN Fabric_bf42 i Fie View Zone Tools Performance Server Help aS ES X 238 8RURAR US egze 2 i p Logical Domains g ISaNjFabric bf42 ns vate ECF 5anES IZ Switches i5is Host Ports Storage Ports Summary 10 245 54 70 20 00 00 0d ec b2 62 00 o 110 246 54 103 20 00 00 05 73 af 13 40 o a amp E B amp amp Q 5 amp e EZ Datacenter Log 2 Fabric_bf42 Figure 32 DCNM SAN main window Like Fabric Manager you can still launch Device Manager from DCNM SAN s main view as shown in Figure 33 on page 72 Device Manager provides the Device and Summary View Summary view is used to monitor interfaces on the switch Device view is used to perform switch level configurations Zoning Zones and zone sets are based on Cisco VSANs Each VSAN has its own zoning database containing zones and zone set information applicable to the VSAN A zone or zoneset from one VSAN cannot be applied to another VSAN DCNM SAN Cisco DCNM Multiple zones and zonesets can reside within each VSAN
46. R 8000 21 ER 8000 21 Switch astt BR a0 25 BR 8000 26 pun ot DS 50008 4 DS S008 14 switch cot s_s0006_12 DS_50008_12 swich oor DS sonng 43 DS 50008 13 switch oor s_s0006_14 DS S000g 14 switch ont P Ds soo0B 15 DS 50008 15 Swich oort E SADL Shared Fabric Gbps SADL Shared Fabric 8 E S switch Group B ap 76008 27 AP 75008 27 Swich BR_4100_54 Swich oort ER 6510 23 ER 5460 168 Switch ER 5460 169 Switch BR 6510 23 _ Switch BR_6510_24 Switch ER 8510 30 Switch def poESSESUD Ds 3008 18 Switch cott DS 3008 i Switch DS S0006 16 switch ott DS 1006 17 switch ott DS 51008 18 Switch oort DEG DS 1008 22 Swich oott SENSO DS 9008 32 DS 51008 25 Switch port EE SW a24 217 Switch SW I4 218 switch SADL Shared Fabric Gobps lt a P lt i Master Log C Eiter C Only events for current view C Showeall SAN 1P Z Show acknowledged C Freeze Leena m cnc ITEM TY UTE casey N E m dw Eo SS B SB scnuoen cients 4 Administrator Figure 12 Connection utilization Figure 13 shows the connection utilization legend Legend DES gt 80to 100 c gt 40 t0 80 2110 40 to 1 Collection Disabled or Pending Legend Utilization change Figure 13 Connection utilization legend SAN Management TechBook Performance analysis amp Real Time Performance Graphs CMCNE and BNA This feature collects
47. Select Option Monitor latency between source VDC and destination VDC C To measure between VDCs in fabric path cloud Monitor latency between source and destination VDC including source switching delay Monitor latency between source and destination VDC including destination switching delay Monitor latency between source and destination VDC including both switching delays Figure 44 Network Analysis wizard Network Network management tools include management 3 Network Inventory Device ODS management Configuration management DCNM LAN EN Cisco DCNM Figure 45 shows an example of how you can view network inventory in the DCNM LAN DCNM LAN 10 32 156 11 File View Tools Go Help ige ola m 9j 4 Feature Selector 2 Inventory il Power Usage Virtual Switch Name Description Product ID SerialNumber Hardwar Softwar E NX 5010 16 Nexus5010 Chassis N5K C5010P BF 55112480210 5 0 3 N2 H NX 5548 58 Nexus5548 Chassis NSK C5548UP 55114450AQ4 5 0 3 N2 a 5 NX 7010 41 Nexus7000 C7010 10 Slot Chassis NTK C7010 TBM13301751 5 2 1 Network Card in 10 Gbps Ethernet Module N7K M132XP 12 JAF1332BNPT 5 2 0 943 Processor Card in Supervisor module 1 N7K SUP1 JAF1331AJKH T 5 2 0 943 a Network Card in 1 10 Gbps Ethernet Module N7K F132XP 15 JAF1441DEQE 5 2 0 943 Service Card in Sl Fabric card module N7K C7010 FAB 1 JAF1332AADF JB Service Card in Sl Fabric card module
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49. URL virtual switch T Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP refers to the protocols that are used on the Internet and most computer networks TCP refers to the Transport layer that provides flow control and connection services IP refers to the Internet Protocol level where addressing and routing are implemented To change the state of a feature function that has only two states For example if a feature function is enabled toggling changes the state to disabled Logical and or physical arrangement of switches on a network An asynchronous unsolicited notification of an event originating on an SNMP managed device and directed to a centralized SNMP Network Management Station U Devices communicating with an unblocked port can log in to a Connectrix switch or a similar product and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port if the devices are in the same zone Unicast routing provides one or more optimal path s between any of two switches that make up the fabric This is used to send a single copy of the data to designated destinations The protocol user of FC 4 including IPI SCSI IP and SBCCS In a device driver ULP typically refers to the operations that are managed by the class level of the driver not the port level Uniform Resource Locater the addressing system used by the World Wide Web It describes the location of a file or server anywhere on the Internet V A Fibr
50. abled 0 Qg ISIS Process n VLANDOLI Normal ative Enabled 2 vanoo2t Normal O atve Enabled ce Active Enabled Active Enabled 9g ISIS Interfaces Layer 2 Security UL ARP Inspection VLANDO3S Eoooc oooog ative Enabled 0 0 em Communty cr active O Enabled o 0 dae Isolated active O Enabled o o FS 100 VLAND100 Normal Ative Enabled o o Ethernet 7 Ethernet1 14 Down Ethernet1 18 Ethernet1 26 Down ethernet 727 8 Up Ethernet 28 Ethernet 1 22 ethernet 1 31 Os Vo Vo Badin Meza 8 Figure 40 VLAN configuration in DCNM LAN DCNM LAN EIN Cisco DCNM Template based configuration and easy to use provisioning capabilities for new technologies such as FIP Snooping Wizard for efficient rollout of new technologies Figure 41 shows an example of the FIP Snooping Wizard FIP Snooping Wizard FIP Snooping Wizard This wizard will help you in configuring FIP Snooping For a FCoE VLAN on multiple devices FIP Snooping will be configured on the switches between the ENode and the FCF These switches when configured will snoop on FIP packets during the discovery and login phases and implement dynamic data integrity mechanisms using ACLs that permit valid FCoE traffic between the ENode and FCF Implementing such security mechanisms will ensure thatonly valid FCoE traffic is allowed Nexus 5000 FCF This wizard co
51. address this need a new IP tab was developed for the CMCNE and BNA The IP protocol can be used not only in LAN but also in IP SAN and converged networking Figure 22 shows the information contained in the IP tab including the Product List Topology Map Master Log and Minimap L2 Topology BNM 11 0 0 Server Edt View Discover Configure Monitor Reports Tools Help E A 4b QM contasatenvozard Cu Contguration rod Charge Manogenent Evert Actions Nane Deshbced SAN P TETE Redscover Layout Fast Organic save Map Options BOQ dd EI EN A Name Paare L2 Topoiogy All Products E B System Groups B AN P Products amp zosswich 203Switch 19244 gt anias AR1204 19214 FGS648P Router I Biglron RX 4 Router jron RX 4 Router 10321 Ed Spun Rick BHK Rick 100 100 Ey BUKIC INM Automation BHKIC IM Automation 180130 Buk L3 core BHK L3 Core 48244 gt MA Sy BIRX4 INM Automation BIRX4 INM Automation 180 180 Scesn2 CES212 143443 es amp p CORPORATE SWITCH CORPORATE SWITCH 104337 amp DP Sours our mes gt pie gt 51240 A Automation ED4G A Automation 180 180 FED cS Serie p o E466 48244 pem fbeckbone i amp rosso POE reo pe Ey Fastiron SuperX Router Fastiron SuperX Router 48244 t amp roc Fcxs 10434 FES 802_POE Ep FCX624S_A SFO FCX624S ASFO 10 43 41 Z S ross sro FOK649S SFO 104341 amp x D gt roxoses Roter FoXB48S Router 10434
52. agement solution designed to simplify and automate network operations by unifying network management of SAN IP including Ethernet fabric and wireless environments Again CMCNE and BNA are closely aligned This section briefly describes the following e Licensing on page 41 BNA Dashboard on page 41 Brocade VDX switches on page 42 Brocade VCS Fabric technology on page 43 Ethernet fabrics on page 44 References on page 46 Licensing information for Brocade products can be found in the Licenses section available on http ww w brocade com or contact your Brocade BNA account representative Brocade Network Advisor BNA supports Fibre Channel SANs FCoE IP switching and routing including Ethernet fabrics and MPLS networks providing end to end visibility across different network types through a seamless and unified user experience BNA supports the following networks Fibre Channel Storage Area Network SANs Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Layer 2 3 IP networks including those running Brocade VCS technology e Wireless networks Application delivery e Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLES Brocade Network Advisor CMCNE and BNA CMCNE and BNA Server View Help B ern Pie Dasreowra MSAND Brocade Network Advisor can manage thousands of devices across different types of environments BNA provides a unified dashboard view of storage and IP networks
53. ager Converged Network Edition 24 e Brocade Network AdViSOr iieri cesses scsceesesecesceounsiccacess 41 Using CMCNE and BNA to manage data center connectivity 47 CMCNE and BNA CMCNE and BNA EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition S View All CMCNE 11 1 1 fae Qe Dashboard san p Server Edit view Discover Configure Monitor Reports Tools Help EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE is a management application capable of managing both traditional SAN environments as well as the newer converged ethernet technology Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE CMCNE can manage traditional SAN switch technology but also has the ability to work with FCoE and IP This section briefly discusses the following information e Licensing on page 25 User interface on page 26 Components on page 27 New features on page 33 References on page 40 Figure 2 shows the main view of CMCNE where users can complete most fabric and switch configuration and perform fabric monitoring Decimal w IP Address Name Figure 2 View All v B 0 Export amp R M of All Levels Product Type Name cias EI amp O Matador FCOE edge 10 00 00 0 Matador FC ST um EDO i2 tabt i2 fabl z E 2 m
54. an WA3 150 063 103215063 Application Event Management Server Evert Syslog registration faledi The Syslog destination table is ful Mon Jen 25 11 48 40 P 1 Feut Management Ev eo SAN w2K3 150 063 103215063 ApplcstionEvent Management Server Event Syslog registration feiled The Syslog destination table is full Mon Jan 25 11 48 40 P 1 Faut Management Ev o SAN w2k3 150 063 103215063 Application Event Management Server Event Registering Server 10 32 150 83 as SNMP trap recipient tot Mon Jan 25 11 48 50 P 1 Fault Management Ev o O saN dotm_pulsar4S 10 35 23 46 Other Product Event Port ID 30 QOS is disabled Mon Jan 25 11 48 50 P 1 o O saN W23 150 063 103215063 Application Event Management Server Event Syslog registration failed The Syslog destination table is full Mon Jan 25 11 52 27 P 1 Faut Management Ev o SAN w2k3 150 063 103215063 Application Event Management Server Event Syslog registration failed The Syslog destination table is full Mon Jan 25 11 52 27 P 1 Fault Management Ev m a anana icai fune Mansoamast Sacuat Euach tion tcl Tha Sisson clactinstion tabia w mS m 2m we me SS 5 a was 1s0 063 aene 1 Acrincater Figure 22 IP features under the IP tab CMCNE and BNA support FCoE Layer 2 switching Layer 3 IP networks including those running Brocade VCS technology wireless networks application delivery networks and Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS networks in service provider environments Using CMCN
55. ant to discover EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE and BNA CMCNE and BNA The Add Fabric Discovery dialog box displays also shown in Figure 4 gt Discover Fabrics Use the Add button to discover a Fabric Discovered Fabrics Nemo P Address B d MDATA wc aso0 54 95 6140 54 101 246 i5 100 many sessions Seed Sw 1000060088 A0 F8 55 rest v NAMN 82c7219 O S 100000051 790402 E Sos 2 10000005 1e 43 60 01 O Fate Resbency test amp Srevec D amp tweetettrg GS UCS Brocede Testing 1 O Matador FOCE ed9e 10 00 00 05 te ac 4b 00 B A UCS Brocede Testing of PROTA 199 HA Previcushy Discovered Addresses P Address Type Name 10 246 54 192 Switch BRCO300 199 210 10 246 54 94 Swich Brocede DCX4s FCoE 10246 54 79 Swich ED DCX B S m mm 10 246 54 193 Swich BX7109 100000051E04 19 dmn publ 10246 54 172 Switch DCX 172 10000005 1E 43 4E 00 admin Figure 4 CMCNE Discover Fabrics and Add Fabric Discovery dialog box You fill in the blanks and then select OK for the discovery process to begin Zoning Zoning defines the communication paths in a fabric Zoning enables a set of devices connected to a switched Fibre Channel fabric or a Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE fabric to communicate with each other for example a host and a storage array Each zone groups the end ports of the devices involved or the switch ports physically connected to those end ports Us
56. ary All of the following documentation and release notes can be found at http Powerlink EMC com From the toolbar select Support gt Technical Documentation and Advisories then choose the appropriate Hardware Platforms Software or Host Connectivity HBAs documentation links The following E Lab documentation is also available Host Connectivity Guides HBA Guides For Cisco and Brocade documentation refer to the vendor s website http cisco com http brocade com This TechBook was authored by Todd Bolton with contributions from EMC engineers EMC field personnel and partners Todd Bolton is a Senior Systems Integration Engineer and has been with EMC since 1997 For the past several years Todd has worked in the E Lab qualifying existing EMC SAN software with new Fibre Channel switch hardware firmware and storage management applications Prior to E Lab Todd worked for the EMC Executive Briefing Center demonstrating new products to customers Avan Cheng Kian Meng is a Senior Systems Integration Engineer in EMC E Lab with over 9 years of experience in the IT storage and security industry Before joining EMC in 2008 Avan has held Technical Specialist roles in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Singapore Avan holds a Bachelor s degree in Computing and Information Systems He is also a VMware Certified Professional VCP and is IT Infrastructure Library v3 ITIL v3 certified SAN Management TechBook E
57. as shown in Figure 15 on page 42 Visibility of the SAN and IP tab is controlled by the active licensing option see Licensing discussed next which determines if the product displays all three tabs the Dashboard and SAN tabs only or the Dashboard and IP tabs only The IP tab is new and now allows for the discovery monitoring and managing of IP devices in addition to traditional SAN and FCoE switches Q wana B Healthy Marginal E Down Quom E Reschable Bl Not Reschabie 4900 2 000 6 4100 1 E Heathy Marginal Il Down i Rox Prwertory FGSFLS STK 3 Turboiron 1 Netiron 2000 1 E Reachabie E Not Reachabie s Qu L U Evente Rox Range This Hour Y Vi Show Syslog 0 50 100 150 a f iti ines E W Trap E Application Evert Rox Fabrics 1 SAN Switches 9 Hosts 0 Events 225 Tr s Hour PP Products E Pow inactive 0 Products 0 Ports P D scovery Status He e Fo BS PB B oocso24 chents 1 Adnristrator Figure 15 Brocade VDX switches Brocade Network Advisor Dashboard The Brocade VDX data center switch family enables IT organizations to build Ethernet fabrics that support cloud optimized networking SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA and greater enterprise agility These switches simplify network architecture increase scalability and increase network performance and resiliency with Ethernet fabrics in virtualized data centers
58. b s port can be monitored for the F Port Top Talkers Top Talkers is only supported on the 8 Gb s and higher FC ports By default the top five busiest ports are listed in the Top Talker dialog You can choose to view the top 1 to 20 in a a drop down dialog box The Top Talker summary table displays all Top Talkers that occurred since the dialog box was opened up to a maximum of 360 records Details such as Rx Tx average occurrences source source switch port destination destination switch port percent utilization last occurred SID source port DID destination port and port speed can be viewed in the summary table The CMCNE Top Talkers dialog box shown in Figure 9 on page 35 displays the Current Top Talkers and Top Talker Summary for a selected switch Fabric Mode or F Port SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA Top Talkers Fabric Mode for DCX4S_94_sw_20 Select Display TopS Y Refresh interval 10 Seconds Flow Pause hers tied Seu Seu sess Lest Current Top Talkers Tx Rx MB sec Y SD Source Source Port Source SwitchPort oD Destination Destination Port Destinatior 408 O1F101 20 00 8C 7C FF 08 AE 00 S 10 00 8C 7C FF 08 AE 00 fcr xd 1 _5 50 00 51 E4 34 FE 3A 2E SEFF40 J 50 00 09 72 08 36 CC 00 E 000192603507 SAF TeA DCX4S 94 00 01F201 20 00 00 00 C3 9D D7 68 8 10 00 00 00 C9 9D D7 68 fcr xd 1 5 5000 51 E4 34FE 34 30 SEEF40 J 50 00 09 72 08 38 CC 00 B 000192603507 SAF
59. bandwidth EMC PowerPath software provides load balancing services for server 10 SAN Management TechBook EUN logical volume Logical Unit Number LUN MAC address managed product management session media media access control megabyte MB MIB multicast multiswitch fabric multiswitch linking name server dNS A named unit of storage consisting of a logically contiguous set of disk sectors A number assigned to a storage volume that in combination with the storage device node s World Wide Port Name WWPN represents a unique identifier for a logical volume on a storage area network M Media Access Control address the hardware address of a device connected to a shared network A hardware product that can be managed using the Connectrix Product Manager For example a Connectrix switch is a managed product Exists when a user logs in to the Connectrix Management software and successfully connects to the product server The user must specify the network address of the product server at login time The disk surface on which data is stored See MAC address A unit of measure for storage size loosely one million 10 bytes One megabyte actually equals 1 048 576 bytes Management Information Base a related set of objects variables containing information about a managed device and accessed through SNMP from a network management station Multicast is used when multiple copi
60. ch A zone contains a set of members which are permitted to discover and communicate with one another The members can be identified by a WWPN or port ID EMC recommends the use of WWPNs in zone management An information object implemented by the distributed Nameserver dNS of a Fibre Channel switch A Zone Set contains a set of Zones A Zone Set is activated against a fabric and only one Zone Set can be active in a fabric A storage administrator who spends a large percentage of his workday zoning a Fibre Channel network and provisioning storage Zoning allows an administrator to group several devices by function or by location All devices connected to a connectivity product such as a Connectrix switch may be configured into one or more zones SAN Management TechBook 9 120 SAN Management TechBook
61. created However only one zoneset can be active at any given time Figure 33 on page 72 shows an example of the Zoning view ina DCNM SAN lm DONM SAN 5 2 1 admin 10 246 53 26 session 50 zB xj i File view Zone Tool Performance Server Hele SRC Efe 83S ENGLER 8B wsES 2 f Logical Domains 5 SAN Fabric_bF42 SANOSO0 2 segments ns Gg VSANOSOD segmented bf41 Gg FCoE Native 500 segmented T EH Cx FCoE HPBlade13 0406 CX SPBl1 HPBladel6 0412 CX SPAll HPBladel6 0412 CX SPBl1 HPBlade16 0413 CX SPA11 HPBladei6 0413 CX SPBi1 10P053053 2 IOPOS3085 C169 1OPOS30SS C168 IOP0S3096 C199 TOP053096_C198 IOPOS392 9514 CX SPBl1 Win 053081 97dd zl gt EO Intelligent Features 2 Datacenter 3 Lop EF Fabric bf42 3rows Polling BB admin 11 07 36AM S7Mof 54N T Install Server Figure 33 DCNM SAN Zoning view By highlighting a particular VSAN in the upper left hand pane the corresponding VSAN components is highlighted in the map display Once you have selected a VSAN simply select the Zone option from the drop down menu to begin your zoning configuration Alerts Alerts can be monitored throughout the environment from either e Main window Device Manager Web interface SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM To check for any hardware problems on the switches within the environment use the Main window or the Device Manager The Dashboard
62. d requirements for the EMC Support Matrix Related documents include The former EMC Networked Storage Topology Guide has been divided into several TechBooks and reference manuals The following documents including this one are available through the E Lab Interoperability Navigator Topology Resource Center tab at http elabnavigator EMC com These documents are also available at the following location http www emc com products interoperability topology resource center htm Backup and Recovery in a SAN TechBook e Building Secure SANs TechBook e Extended Distance Technologies TechBook Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Data Center Bridging DCB Case Studies TechBook e Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Data Center Bridging DCB Concepts and Protocols TechBook e Fibre Channel SAN Topologies TechBook e iSCSI SAN Topologies TechBook e Networked Storage Concepts and Protocols TechBook SAN Management TechBook Authors of this TechBook e Networking for Storage Virtualization and RecoverPoint TechBook e WAN Optimization Controller Technologies TechBook e EMC Connectrix SAN Products Data Reference Manual Legacy SAN Technologies Reference Manual e Non EMC SAN Products Data Reference Manual EMC Support Matrix available through E Lab Interoperability Navigator at http elabnavigator EMC com gt PDFs and Guides RSA security solutions documentation which can be found at http RSA com gt Content Libr
63. d of 75 days At the termination of the trial period a License expired confirmation message displays You must enter a license key to continue using the application There are options to have IP license only or SAN IP license For more information on CMCNE or licensing refer to http www powerlink emc com or contact your EMC CMCNE account representative EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition EN CMCNE and BNA User interface The management application provides easy centralized management of the SAN as well as quick access to all product configuration applications Using this application you can easily configure manage and monitor your networks Figure 3 shows the user interface main window The IP tab is new and now allows for the discovery monitoring and managing of IP devices in addition to traditional SAN and FCoE switches The management application s main window contains a number of areas Some panels may be hidden by default To view all panels select View gt Show Panels gt All Panels or press F12 LJ 15 Server View Help amp Export Print Dashboard SAN IP Y SAN Operational Status amp O X SAN Inventory Aux cx Events Aux IP Inventory Aux roup By Model Rang This H v v wo T ow Group By Model B Healthy Marginal W Not Reachable Y IP Reachability Status Ox Figure 3 CMCNE Main window 35 0 423 This Hour 10 inactive 0 Pro
64. d protocol that defines the datagram as the unit of information passed across an internet and provides the basis for connectionless best effort packet delivery service IP includes the ICMP control and error message protocol as an integral part A unique string of numbers that identifies a device on a network The address consists of four groups quadrants of numbers delimited by periods This is called dotted decimal notation All resources on the network must have an IP address A valid IP address is in the form nnn nnn nnn nnn where each nnn is a decimal in the range 0 to 255 Interswitch link a physical E_Port connection between any two switches in a Fibre Channel fabric K A unit of measure for storage size loosely one thousand bytes One kilobyte actually equals 1 024 bytes L A device that produces optical radiation using a population inversion to provide light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation and generally an optical resonant cavity to provide positive feedback Laser radiation can be highly coherent temporally spatially or both Light emitting diode The physical connection between two devices on a switched fabric A problem detected on a fiber optic link for example loss of light or invalid sequences The ability to distribute traffic over all network ports that are the same distance from the destination address by assigning different paths to different messages Increases effective network
65. dapter HBA Fabric Port a physical interface within the fabric An F_Port attaches to an N_Port through a point to point full duplex link connection A set of fields making up a unit of transmission Each field is made of bytes The typical Fibre Channel frame consists of fields Start of frame header data field CRC end of frame The maximum frame size is 2148 bytes SAN Management TechBook frame header FRU FSPF gateway address gigabyte GB G Port GUI HBA hexadecimal high availability hop Control information placed before the data field when encapsulating data for network transmission The header provides the source and destination IDs of the frame Field replaceable unit a hardware component that can be replaced as an entire unit The Connectrix switch Product Manager can display status for the FRUs installed in the unit Fabric Shortest Path First an algorithm used for routing traffic This means that between the source and destination only the paths that have the least amount of physical hops will be used for frame delivery G In TCP IP a device that connects two systems that use the same or different protocols A unit of measure for storage size loosely one billion 10 bytes One gigabyte actually equals 1 073 741 824 bytes A port type on a Fibre Channel switch capable of acting either as an F Port oranE Port depending on the port type at the other end of the link Graph
66. de Cisco DCNM for LAN e Interfaces Configuration Guide Cisco DCNM for LAN e Layer 2 and Layer 3 interfaces vPCs Port Channels Fabric Extender Port Profiles IP Tunnels For more information on DCNM Configuration Guide for VLANs Spanning Tree Protocol IGMP Snooping FIP Snooping refer to Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide Cisco DCNM for LAN available on http www cisco com Unicast Routing Configuration Guide Cisco DCNM for LAN Gateway Redundancy HSRP and GLBP System Management Configuration Guide Cisco DCNM for LAN SPAN LLDD Device OS management Configuration management Network Inventory and Managing Events For installation licensing and other documentation refer to http www cisco com go dcnm DCNM LAN EN Cisco DCNM EN SAN Management TechBook 4 Choosing A Software Management Tool This chapter contains some questions to ask and information to help you select the right software management tool for managing your data center connectivity Questions are followed by brief answers relating to CMCNE BNA and DCNM e Considerations 1n choosing a tool tcrtia 92 e Decision Makers iaces eti podes ere aal ENa xac ad AR Leben E RUNS 93 LEE oorr osia RE 94 s Tr Ei MERE T 95 EDS pm PROTEST ore uid m aM MM MIR 96 Out of the box eese esee tent tense tenen tht tnn etn nettes th sentes enn 97 e LOU ERES Np errr ner tren er ia o pie or erent rere reer Leo arem coi
67. e Channel switch function that allows users to subdivide a physical switch into multiple virtual switches Each virtual switch consists of a subset of ports on the physical switch and has all the properties of a Fibre Channel switch Multiple virtual switches can be connected through ISL to form a virtual fabric or VSAN SAN Management TechBook virtual storage area network VSAN volume VSAN warning message World Wide Name WWN zone zone set zonie zoning An allocation of switch ports that can span multiple physical switches and forms a virtual fabric A single physical switch can sometimes host more than one VSAN A general term referring to an addressable logically contiguous storage space providing block IO services Virtual Storage Area Network W An indication that a possible error has been detected See also error message and information message A unique identifier even on global networks The WWN is a 64 bit number XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX The WWN contains an OUI which uniquely determines the equipment manufacturer OUIs are administered by the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers IEEE The Fibre Channel environment uses two types of WWNs a World Wide Node Name WWNN and a World Wide Port Name WWPN Typically the WWPN is used for zoning path provisioning function Z An information object implemented by the distributed Nameserver dNS of a Fibre Channel swit
68. e Span Measure Relesh Mineon W Pw MIA te Graph F Table O Show Host Name Top IPW Ad Talkers FES2402 Lo Thu Mar 18 10 04 00 PM 0500 PM PDT H t s atm anm anm anm an am ann B sam gt LI ae rvs Port L4 Protocol User 802 1x Tos frames Ny Sowrce Dessination sce in Out Name Sre Port Dest Port Source Destinaton no 1 17 m 117200 9 PL Ric R1 2072 B 1 2 u vr t POI T i 44603 nons none rebia rabie Port Figure 21 Brocade Network Advisor Traffic analyzer Troubleshooting tools through proactive alerts with real time logging diagnostic and fault isolation capabilities Simplified data center automation through advanced Brocade VCS fabric management an Ethernet fabric technology available in the Brocade VDX switch family VM awareness through association of profiles to Virtual Machines VMs Intuitive features including CLI Manager IP Element Manager Image Repository for IP products Packet Capture Pcap Frame Monitor IP features With the advent of virtualization and unified networking the complexity of managing data center infrastructure has greatly increased The intricacy of data networking and the dramatic growth of different IP services such as the world wide web email online SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA shopping video conferences and multicast applications such as music streaming depend on reliable wired and wireless networks To
69. e easier to discover your SAN environment again or your IP environment since you can only choose one This is not a problem for most customers but it is a limitation that should be pointed out DCNM With some preparation SAN administrators should be able to install this without a problem For easier installation make sure you know what passwords are being used across your environment Browse through the installation guide to familiarize yourself with the terminology you will encounter during the installation since to access the DCNM server you have the option to either install the client or use a web browser This would not be obvious to someone who had not prepared for the installation by reading the installation documentation Installation E Choosing A Software Management Tool Ease of use Is the product easy to use CMCNE and BNA DCNM A follow on question might be Can I migrate my current SAN environment to this new product For customers who have used previous versions of Connectrix Manager the learning curve will be relatively flat as most of the features and options available in previous versions have been carried over and added into CMCNE and BNA What is new is the discovery and management of the IP and FCoE environment These tools are fairly intuitive The initial screen the Dashboard tab gives you a quick view of the overall status of your discovered connectivity environment There is currently
70. e of 16 in this case 16 server ports are sharing a single storage port See Fibre Channel Protocol The Fibre Channel fabric standard The standard is developed by the T11 organization whose documentation can be found at T11 org EMC actively participates in T11 T11 is a committee within the InterNational Committee for Information Technology INCITS The branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of radiant power through fibers made of transparent materials such as glass fused silica and plastic Either a single discrete fiber or a non spatially aligned fiber bundle can be used for each information channel Such fibers are often called optical fibers to differentiate them from fibers used in non communication applications A general term used to cover all physical media types supported by the Fibre Channel specification such as optical fiber twisted pair and coaxial cable The general name of an integrated set of ANSI standards that define new protocols for flexible information transfer Logically Fibre Channel is a high performance serial data channel A standard Fibre Channel FC 4 level protocol used to run SCSI over Fibre Channel The embedded switch modules in the back plane of the blade server See blade server on page 101 The program code embedded software that resides and executes on a connectivity device such as a Connectrix switch a Symmetrix Fibre Channel director or a host bus a
71. eccestvesssesivecsapsvscsecuveciseesdessnagesedeteesontntses 52 Cisco DCNM Jp e Ae 56 LICENSING 57 uc 57 Web based interface Dashboard sess 59 DGONMESADB iiit iiis iieseectest eese eeet uev eese tene terti ares eit ee eR E Eae 66 LiCeEnSiNg ID 66 VIEWS sess 68 BENESTAN 68 oui 69 Features ee pere ee da ere o ek REP Ye PER ERES 69 References ccccssccssecsscesscessscecsecesseceseecesecseeeceeeeeecseetesseceneeesee 77 DENM LAN 32 2 eeiesr es etes te E imeem Hee RD 78 lE 78 MISERUM NI NN 79 Benefits Lire iter EEEN depot Eee eor E aset e EET o Fare a ETE 80 God 80 Feat fes he Biete teh pter re er EE PER ES pn 80 References cccccssccsssecsscessccssececsecesseceseeensecsesecesessecssesesseeeneecsee 89 Choosing A Software Management Tool Considerations in choosing a tool sss 92 Decision Makers rogn a ata aree ierat nnne 93 Scalability esnan iannis iaasa aiea 94 Can this tool scale to larger environments 94 InstallatiOni u eterne pet eterne irte deris leen 95 Is the product easy to install sss 95 Ease C ss 96 Is the product easy to use sss 96 O t of the box iecetune mme ta tein petere etin geg 97 Can I use this product stra
72. ed The display initially gives values but there is an option to chart the numbers over a selected period of time This would prove useful if you are trying to correlate peak usage times with overall switch performance Zl DCNM 10 246 53 26 Microsoft Internet Explorer zlnl x Ele Edt View Favortes Tools Heb a Q O A 5 Ds ym OZ a 743 Address 48 EIE a Ba Links e admin Download About Help ulale Data Center Network Manager r cisco Health yv M SM Admin y amp j Data Center Last Updated vg SAN 2011 12 14 14 10 15 2011 12 14 14 10 15 Tg VSAN0001 Se PS bfa2 cpu 1 12 2011 12 14 14 10 15 SyVSANGOO L Sel v 4 D 10 246 54 91 cpu 0 5 2011 12 14 14 10 15 Tg VsANOD15 Tg SANOO16 By Brocade_npiv Tg VsANO100 TgVs No150 Dc 24 Hours CPU for bf40 EUNT x Tg VSANO200 Se Mom da FUR Tg VsANO250 De TgFCoEt 300 D TgFCoE Native Tg VSANOSOD Se Tg VSANO702 Dc Time Tg VSANosoo Figure 27 Switch CPU performance Web based interface Dashboard Cisco DCNM Cisco DCNM You are able to select different end devices allowing you to correlate information during different periods of time In Figure 28 the Host Ports are selected Notice there is an option to select the period of time you want to chart It also allows you to select real time File Edit View Favorites To
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74. ent from a collection of several candidates that request service concurrently Different switch hardware platforms that utilize the same port ASIC can be grouped into collections known as an ASIC family For example the Fuji ASIC family which consists of the ED 64M and ED 140M run different microprocessors but both utilize the same port ASIC to provide Fibre Channel connectivity and are therefore in the same ASIC family For inter operability concerns it is useful to understand to which ASIC family a switch belongs ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange generally pronounced aeski is a character encoding based on the English alphabet ASCII codes represent text in computers communications equipment and other devices that work with text Most modern character encodings which support many more characters have a historical basis in ASCII A log containing summaries of actions taken by a Connectrix Management software user that creates an audit trail of changes Adding modifying or deleting user or product administration SAN Management TechBook authentication backpressure BB_Credit beaconing BER bidirectional bit error rate blade server blocked port bridge broadcast values creates a record in the audit log that includes the date and time Verification of the identity of a process or person The effect on the environment leading up to the point of restriction See congest
75. ents an SNMP community that the agent software recognizes as a valid source for SNMP requests An SNMP management program that sends an SNMP request to an agent program must identify the request with a community name that the agent recognizes or the agent discards the message as an authentication failure The agent counts these failures and reports the count to the manager program upon request or sends an authentication failure trap message to the manager program Information that specifies which management objects are available to what management domain or SNMP community name Occurs at the point of restriction See backpressure Non dedicated link Typically used to describe a link between nodes that allows the switch to forward Class 2 or Class 3 frames as resources ports allow Contrast with the dedicated bandwidth that is required in a Class 1 Fibre Channel Service point to point link A hardware component that contains hardware and possibly software that provides Fibre Channel connectivity across a fabric Connectrix switches are example of Connectivity Units This is a term popularized by the Fibre Alliance MIB sometimes abbreviated to connunit The software application that implements the management user interface for all managed Fibre Channel products typically the Connectrix M product line Connectrix Management software is a client server application with the server running on the Connectrix service processor and c
76. ere were questions about whether FCoE would replace the need for the traditional SAN environments However SANs are still part of the data center and there is no sign of them disappearing in the near future What FCoE allows is a true blending of technologies Fibre Channel packets are now being mixed in an Ethernet world Protocol convergence such as FCoE acts as a bridge for LAN and SAN traffic Figure 1 on page 15 shows FCoE overlapping the traditional LAN and SAN areas As a result there is also an overlap of management responsibilities For detailed information about FCoE refer to the Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Data Center Bridging DCB Concepts and Protocols TechBook available in the E Lab Navigator Topology Resource Center tab at http elabnavigator EMC com Also available is an FCoE TechBook that provides case studies to further understand and use this new technology Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Data Center Bridging DCB Case Studies TechBook It is important to know what types of software management is available to support this new technology Software management tools on page 20 lists three of these new tools which will be further discussed this document Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE Brocade Network Advisor BNA e Cisco Data Center Network Manager CDCNM Defining your environment Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity Introduction to Managing Data Ce
77. es An example of the Device Manager view is shown in Figure 35 on page 74 DCNM Web interface Dashboard is the default screen The Dashboard is the default window of the web interface An example is shown in Figure 36 on page 75 To check for any hardware problems on the switches within the environment use the Main window or the Device Manager DCNM LAN Cisco DCNM Benefits Component Features To check the overall health of the monitored environments use the web interface Dashboard Benefits include Proactive monitoring Detailed visibility into performance and capacity Simplifies management of virtual infrastructure Displays real time operationally focused topology of the data center infrastructure Streamlines troubleshooting process Provides custom reports Provides configuration wizards Easy integration with third party applications 999 999 DCNM LAN client The features of Cisco DCNM LAN focus on supporting efficient operations and management of unified networks and new networking technologies such as vPC and provide visibility to virtualization components such as virtual switches This tool provides proactive monitoring of the overall health of the network and generates alerts when it detects a component fault or network issue that may impact the network service DCNM LAN Network Path Analysis identifies network bottlenecks and predicts whether they will occur based
78. es of data are to be sent to designated multiple destinations Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one switch or director together to allow communication See also ISL Port to port connections between two switches N A service known as the distributed Name Server provided by a Fibre Channel fabric that provides device discovery path provisioning and SAN Management TechBook network address nickname node N_Port NVRAM offline sequence OLS OLS operating mode state change notification services to the N_Ports in the fabric The service is implemented in a distributed fashion for example each switch in a fabric participates in providing the service The service is addressed by the N_Ports through a Well Known Address A name or address that identifies a managed product such as a Connectrix switch or a Connectrix service processor on a TCP IP network The network address can be either an IP address in dotted decimal notation or a Domain Name Service DNS name as administered on a customer network All DNS names have a host name component and if fully qualified a domain component such as host1 emc com In this example host1 is the host name and EMC com is the domain component A user defined name representing a specific WWxN typically used in a Connectrix M management environment The analog in the Connectrix B and MDS environments is alias The point at which one or more func
79. ese products provide solid array and host management capabilities More information can be found on these and other EMC products on http Powerlink EMC com SAN Management TechBook Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity Connectivity work can also be performed using command line interface CLI CLI will always have its place but in most cases where the learning curve is much shorter and the speed at which one can start managing a connectivity environment is much faster a software management tool is a better fit Overall software management tools provides quicker and easier ways to monitor troubleshoot and maintain environments A good software management package aids in the overall productivity in the data center There are other possible solutions and certainly more products will be released to meet the needs of rapidly evolving technologies but it is beyond the scope of this document to discuss them all Software management tools EN Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity 22 SAN Management TechBook 2 CMCNE and BNA EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE and Brocade Network Advisor BNA are closely aligned Therefore much of the information contained in this chapter is applicable to both tools The main difference is that CMCNE has Call Home functionality and BNA does not This chapter contains the following information EMC Connectrix Man
80. fications system calls man pages Used in procedures for Names of interface elements such as names of windows dialog boxes buttons fields and menus What user specifically selects clicks presses or types Italic Used in all text including procedures for Fulltitles of publications referenced in text Emphasis for example a new term Variables SAN Management TechBook Where to get help Courier Used for e System output such as an error message or script URLs complete paths filenames prompts and syntax when shown outside of running text Courier bold Used for Specific user input such as commands Courier italic Used in procedures for Variables on command line e User input variables lt gt Angle brackets enclose parameter or variable values supplied by the user Square brackets enclose optional values 2 Vertical bar indicates alternate selections the bar means or Braces indicate content that you must specify that is x or y or z Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the example EMC support product and licensing information can be obtained as follows Product information For documentation release notes software updates or for information about EMC products licensing and service go to the EMC Powerlink website registration required at http Powerlink EMC com Technical support For technical support go to Powerlink and choose
81. ged product Note distinction from the definition for device A software component of Connectrix Manager software such as a Connectrix switch product manager that implements the management user interface for a specific product When a product instance is opened from the Connectrix Manager software products view the corresponding product manager is invoked The product manager is also known as an Element Manager SAN Management TechBook ELN product name products view protocol R_A_TOV remote access link remote notification remote user workstation resource allocation time out value SAN segmentation A user configurable identifier assigned to a Managed Product Typically this name is stored on the product itself For a Connectrix switch the Product Name can also be accessed by an SNMP Manager as the System Name The Product Name should align with the host name component of a Network Address The top level display in the Connectrix Management software user interface that displays icons of Managed Products 1 A set of semantic and syntactic rules that determines the behavior of functional units in achieving communication 2 A specification for the format and relative timing of information exchanged between communicating parties R See resource allocation time out value The ability to communicate with a data processing facility through a remote data link The system can be programmed to not
82. ging the SAN and LAN infrastructure are available depending on licensing options You can license the SAN and LAN environments separately or together The following types of licensing for DCNM for SAN and DCNM for LAN are available SAN Essentials Edition Cisco DCNM for SAN Essentials Edition is included with Cisco MDS 9000 Family hardware Advanced Edition Cisco DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition adds capabilities such as performance monitoring and trending virtual machine aware path analysis event forwarding and federation across multiple data centers LAN Essentials Edition Cisco DCNM for LAN Essentials Edition is included with Cisco Nexus Family hardware e Advanced Edition Cisco DCNM for LAN Advanced Edition adds capabilities such as configuration management image management virtual device contexts VDCs and Cisco FabricPath Licenses are now hosted on the management server and not the switch Detailed information on licensing options is available on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm Views Cisco DCNM is a Java based client server application that allows the client to be run remotely Server and client components can be deployed over various hardware and OS platforms A browser based interactive dashboard to simplify the management of the virtual infrastructure is also available DCNM 57 Cisco DCNM There are three main ways to view the information discussed further througho
83. ical user interface H See host bus adapter Pertaining to a numbering system with base of 16 valid numbers use the digits 0 through 9 and characters A through F which represent the numbers 10 through 15 A performance feature characterized by hardware component redundancy and hot swappability enabling non disruptive maintenance High availability systems maximize system uptime while providing superior reliability availability and serviceability A hop refers to the number of InterSwitch Links ISLs a Fibre Channel frame must traverse to go from its source to its destination SAN Management TechBook 109 host bus adapter 1 0 in band management information message input output interface Internet Protocol interoperability Good design practice encourages three hops or less to minimize congestion and performance management complexities A bus card in a host system that allows the host system to connect to the storage system Typically the HBA communicates with the host over a PCI or PCI Express bus and has a single Fibre Channel link to the fabric The HBA contains an embedded microprocessor with on board firmware one or more ASICs and a Small Form Factor Pluggable module SFP to connect to the Fibre Channel link l See input output Transmission of monitoring and control functions over the Fibre Channel interface You can also perform these functions out of band typically by use
84. ify remote sites of certain classes of events A workstation such as a PC using Connectrix Management software and Product Manager software that can access the Connectrix service processor over a LAN connection A user at a remote workstation can perform all of the management and monitoring tasks available to a local user on the Connectrix service processor A value used to time out operations that depend on a maximum time that an exchange can be delayed in a fabric and still be delivered The resource allocation time out value of R A TOV can be set within a range of two tenths of a second to 120 seconds using the Connectrix switch product manager The typical value is 10 seconds S See storage area network SAN A non connection between two switches Numerous reasons exist for an operational ISL to segment including interop mode incompatibility zoning conflicts and domain overlaps SAN Management TechBook segmented E Port E Port that has ceased to function as an E Port within a multiswitch fabric due to an incompatibility between the fabrics that it joins service processor See Connectrix service processor session See management session single attached host A host that only has a single connection to a set of devices small form factor An optical module implementing a shortwave or long wave optical pluggable SFP transceiver SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol a TCP IP protocol that allows users to crea
85. ight out of the box 97 Customizations reor in eve v ken DEP te bre DE ena epa 98 Can it be customized siipien 98 99 SAN Management TechBook WO ANDUTFPWNFH Title Page FCoE Bridging the LAN and SAN sse eee 15 CNICNE View All esie putetis bei tenta dehet a x aah nce SUL asain 24 CMCNE Main window sess eene eee 26 CMCNE Discover Fabrics and Add Fabric Discovery dialog box 28 CMCNE Zoning dialog box Zone DB Operation drop down men 29 hs fever E A 31 Real time performance graph sse 32 Historical performance graph seen 33 CMCNE Top Taler dialog box sse 35 Logical Switches dialog box ccccesesesseescesesesseneneseseseeeseseececesessseaaneneseesees 36 Diagnostic Port test dialog box sss 37 Connection utilization sssssssesssseeeenenenentete treten nennen 38 Connection utilization legend sse 38 Real time performance graphs dialog sss 39 Brocade Network Advisor Dashboard sss 42 Brocade VCS Fabric technology esses eee 44 Hierarchical Ethernet compared to Ethernet Fabric architecture 45 DCB configuration i5 eite nere dert ioter ibtd 49 Enable 802 1x configuration c ccccccecescscssesesesteteeseseecenescseecenesesesnsn
86. ine level of granularity and control Various components of a virtual network include virtual Ethernet adapters virtual switches and VLANs that all work together to make virtualization possible It is beyond the scope of this TechBook to provide more information on virtualization and products such as VMware VPLEX Invista Ionix Server Manager and other tools that can be used to manage a virtual infrastructure SAN Management TechBook Defining your requirements Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity When tasked with the responsibility of selecting which tools or products your organization will need in order to manage the overall connectivity in the data center there are many questions to ask and variables to weigh and consider The following are only some things to consider when choosing software management tools For some questions and answers about selecting the right software management tool for managing your data center connectivity refer to Size of the data center Scalability Cost Resources Usability Customization Installation Time Performance Flexibility Simplicity Security Software requirements Hardware requirements Chapter 4 Choosing A Software Management Tool Defining your requirements Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity Software management tools The needs of the group in a particular data center often dictate the ty
87. ing multiple zones a single host can communicate with multiple storage devices and vice versa A zone set is a collection of zones that can be activated together partitioning a fabric into zones Only one of the zone sets associated with a fabric can be active at any time It is this active zone set that determines which of the devices connected to the fabric can communicate with each other SAN Management TechBook Zoning information is retained in a zoning library which can be maintained at a switch level or in a database within the connectivity tool being used CMCNE can configure zoning both online and offline Online zoning directly modifies the fabric zone database that resides on each individual switch Offline zoning modifies the zone library that is stored in the CMCNE resident database Aliases are used in CMCNE zoning system to associate with a group of port index numbers and WWNs This makes zone configuration easier by enabling you to configure zones using an alias rather than by inputting a long string of individual members Zoning by WWN Domain Port Index or alias is supported The CMCNE zoning configuration Compare function can be found in the Zone DB Operation drop down menu in the upper right hand corner of the Zoning configuration window as shown in Figure 5 It highlights the differences between two selected databases and merges them under users permission and preferences Zoning Scope
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89. ion See buffer to buffer credit Repeated transmission of a beacon light and message until an error is corrected or bypassed Typically used by a piece of equipment when an individual Field Replaceable Unit FRU needs replacement Beaconing helps the field engineer locate the specific defective component Some equipment management software systems such as Connectrix Manager offer beaconing capability See bit error rate In Fibre Channel the capability to simultaneously communicate at maximum speeds in both directions over a link Ratio of received bits that contain errors to total of all bits transmitted A consolidation of independent servers and switch technology in the same chassis Devices communicating with a blocked port are prevented from logging in to the Fibre Channel switch containing the port or communicating with other devices attached to the switch A blocked port continuously transmits the off line sequence OLS A device that provides a translation service between two network segments utilizing different communication protocols EMC supports and sells bridges that convert iSCSI storage commands from a NIC attached server to Fibre Channel commands for a storage platform Sends a transmission to all ports in a network Typically used in IP networks Not typically used in Fibre Channel networks SAN Management TechBook EN broadcast frames buffer buffer to buffer credit Call Home
90. ior to 5 2 1 Even though DCNM SAN can manage any MDS fabric from 3 3 1 the client and server must be the same release If you have an environment with multiple DCNM Servers with different releases you can install separate clients on the same PC Smartcard Drivers Installer is needed for Cisco Secure Media Encryption SME DCNM LAN Client uSed to be known as DCNM Client in the releases prior to 5 2 1 Even though DCNM LAN can manage any NXOS LAN from 5 0 1 the client and sg install separate clig ier must be the same release If you have an environment with multiple DCNM Servers with different releases you can fs on the same PC igi Ea Device Manager is an element manager for MDS and N5K switches See More Figure 47 DCNM LAN option in Data Center Network Manager For more information on DCNM LAN installation refer to the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guide available on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm For more information about the Cisco DCNM software or other licensing information contact your Cisco account representative SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM References For more detailed information on the DCNM refer to the following documentation located on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide e Cisco Data Center Network Manager Data Sheet Fabric Path Configuration Guide Cisco DCNM for LAN e Security Configuration Gui
91. is used to check the overall health of the monitored environments In the Main window highlight Switches under the Physical Attributes pane on the bottom right hand side of the window as shown in Figure 34 to view attributes of the switch DCNM SAN 5 2 1 admin 10 246 53 26 session 50 SAN Fabric_bf42 loj xj file vew Zone Tools Performance Server Help CaSe ELR 8282 BRVRAR DE Veza J f i _ SANIFabeic_bF42 Switches IE SES amm GO PIRAGS Gg VSANDO0 2 segments vsaNo015 2 vsANODIS Brocade npiv 20 vsanoioo amp Be m amp amp amp B R e HE Datacenter 7 Loo EZ Fabric _bf42 9rows B admin 9 42 46AM 36MF 70M intal Server Figure 34 Alerts in the Main window DCNM SAN Cisco DCNM Figure 35 Monitoring Device Manager shown in Figure 35 drills down into an individual switch providing a view of the physical layout of a switch allowing a quick way to check for any hardware problems on switches in the environment Device M 5 21 bf46 feme EN zip 54 ges DEG ERE Sdeaneed Device Summary ES tea m 370 246 5440 fran renister cell in BlfDnwn lE iinn i inerachahie iO FO EService wl Alerts in the Device Manager view You can monitor the overall health of your fabric using DCNM SAN There is also an ability to monitor performance real time To check the health
92. k that transports data from one point to another on the communication path typically with high throughput and low latency that is generally required by storage systems With Mainframe environments a channel refers to the server side of the server storage communication path analogous to the HBA in Open Systems In Class 2 service the fabric and destination N_Ports provide connectionless service with notification of delivery or nondelivery between the two N Ports Historically Class 2 service is not widely used in Fibre Channel system Class 3 service provides a connectionless service without notification of delivery between N Ports This is also known as datagram service The transmission and routing of Class 3 frames is the same SAN Management TechBook Class F Fibre Channel class of service community community name community profile congestion connectionless Connectivity Unit Connectrix management software as for Class 2 frames Class 3 is the dominant class of communication used in Fibre Channel for moving data between servers and storage and may be referred to as Ship and pray Class F service is used for all switch to switch communication in a multiswitch fabric environment It is nearly identical to class 2 froma flow control point of view A relationship between an SNMP agent and a set of SNMP managers that defines authentication access control and proxy characteristics A name that repres
93. l ports associated pair wise in any random fashion cannot sustain full duplex at full line rate the switch is oversubscribed P A characteristic element with a variable value that is given a constant value for a specified application Also a user specified value for an item in a menu a value that the system provides when a menu is interpreted data passed between programs or procedures 1 A value used in authentication or a value used to establish membership in a group having specific privileges 2 A unique string of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must specify it to gain full or limited access to a system and to the information stored within it In a network any route between any two nodes Use of server level access control configuration information to persistently bind a server device name to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume or logical unit number through a specific HBA and storage port WWN The address of a persistently bound device does not shift if a storage target fails to recover during a power cycle This function is the responsibility of the HBA device driver 1 An access point for data entry or exit 2 A receptacle on a device to which a cable for another device is attached SAN Management TechBook port card port name preferred domain ID principal switch principle downstream ISL principle ISL principle upstream ISL product Product Manager Field rep
94. laceable hardware component that provides the connection for fiber cables and performs specific device dependent logic functions A symbolic name that the user defines for a particular port through the Product Manager An ID configured by the fabric administrator During the fabric build process a switch requests permission from the principal switch to use its preferred domain ID The principal switch can deny this request by providing an alternate domain ID only if there is a conflict for the requested Domain ID Typically a principal switch grants the non principal switch its requested Preferred Domain ID In a multiswitch fabric the switch that allocates domain IDs to itself and to all other switches in the fabric There is always one principal switch in a fabric If a switch is not connected to any other switches it acts as its own principal switch The ISL to which each switch will forward frames originating from the principal switch The principal ISL is the ISL that frames destined to or coming from the principal switch in the fabric will use An example is an RDI frame The ISL to which each switch will forward frames destined for the principal switch The principal switch does not have any upstream ISLs 1 Connectivity Product a generic name for a switch director or any other Fibre Channel product 2 Managed Product a generic hardware product that can be managed by the Product Manager a Connectrix switch is a mana
95. lients running remotely or on the service processor SAN Management TechBook 103 Connectrix service processor Control Unit core switch credit DASD default default zone Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing DWDM destination ID device dialog box An optional 1U server shipped with the Connectrix M product line to run the Connectrix Management server software and EMC remote support application software In mainframe environments a Control Unit controls access to storage It is analogous to a Target in Open Systems environments Occupies central locations within the interconnections of a fabric Generally provides the primary data paths across the fabric and the direct connections to storage devices Connectrix directors are typically installed as core switches but may be located anywhere in the fabric A numeric value that relates to the number of available BB_Credits on a Fibre Channel port See buffer to buffer credit D Direct Access Storage Device Pertaining to an attribute value or option that is assumed when none is explicitly specified A zone containing all attached devices that are not members of any active zone Typically the default zone is disabled in a Connectrix M environment which prevents newly installed servers and storage from communicating until they have been provisioned A process that carries different data channels at different wavelengths over one pair of
96. maintain a single monitoring view DCNM can scale upwards and yet can handle much smaller data centers as well The resources required for installation vary according to size of the environment For the large environments the server requirements are quad core CPUs 8 Gb of memory and 60 Gb of disk space The client requires 2 GHz CPU 1 Gb of memory and 1 Gb of disk space Overall not a huge server so some dedicated resources would be required Refer to DCNM documentation at http cisco com for specific details to answer the scalability questions for your environment SAN Management TechBook Choosing A Software Management Tool Installation Is the product easy to install CMCNE and BNA A SAN architect or administrator who is familiar with the environment should have little to no issues installing this product Insert the CD review license agreement select installation folder directory and review The installation takes little time Once installed you are asked several configuration questions at which point you can migrate a previous Brocade SAN installation When performing a migration remember that you can only migrate either the LAN segment or the SAN segment You cannot migrate both CMCNE and BNA are a merging of two products from Brocade the Connectrix Manager for SAN management and the Ironview Network Manger INM So when asked what you would like to migrate think in terms of whether it would b
97. n Normally the software is not managed on the server During troubleshooting a need may arise to open up the DCNM LAN in the server To open click Programs gt Cisco DCNM Server DCNM LAN Client Refer to Licensing on page 57 for more detailed information The following types of licensing for DCNM for LAN are available e Essentials Edition Cisco DCNM for LAN Essentials Edition is included with Cisco Nexus Family hardware Advanced Edition Cisco DCNM for LAN Advanced Edition adds capabilities such as configuration management image management virtual device contexts VDCs and Cisco FabricPath SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM Licenses are now hosted on the management server and not the switch Detailed information on licensing options is available on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm Once the DCNM LAN license is available the DCNM option can be launched from the server through http or https web access Views There are three main ways to view the information discussed throughout the DCNM SAN sections DCNM LAN main window An example of the DCNM LAN main view is shown in Figure 39 n Phra Ven Portcharel and VPC togeal ve ew L2 Vew JI ER Group E NX 5548 58 m x 6 a na 3 RT 4 A ex 100 Ed e x amp gm T Qs Vo Yo omn menm T Figure 39 DCNM LAN main view Device Manager An element manager for MDS and N5K switch
98. nd Protocols TechBook SAN Management TechBook Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity Defining your environment The data center was traditionally managed by two different organizations with at least two different software management programs However the new I O consolidation technology is an integration of traditional LAN management and SAN management Figure 1 provides a view of the traditional LAN and SAN but now using Fiber Channel over Ethernet FCoE technology to bridge the gap in the I O consolidation area FCoE provides I O consolidation over Ethernet allowing Fibre Channel and Ethernet networks to share a single integrated infrastructure thereby reducing network complexities in the data center This section briefly discusses the following Local Area Network LAN on page 16 Storage Area Network SAN on page 16 Converged network on page 17 e Virtualization on page 18 Acces Layer Fibre Channel Figure 1 FCoE Bridging the LAN and SAN Defining your environment EN Introduction to Managing Data Center Connectivity Local Area Network LAN The left side of Figure 1 on page 15 shows a typical layout of a LAN environment This area is where you find core routers and switches working their way out to the edge switches and down to host connectivity Traditionally you would use tools like EMC Ionix IT Operations which monitors all your con
99. ne Figure 38 References ap Internet Performance monitoring using DCNM SAN Dashboard For more detailed information on the DCNM refer to Cisco DCNM Fundamentals Guide and other documents located on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm Cisco Data Center Network Manager Data Sheet For installation licensing and other documentation refer to http www cisco com go dcnm DCNM SAN Cisco DCNM Cisco DCNM DCNM LAN Licensing LAN Proliferation of new technologies such as virtualization and unified networking for example FCoE added new level of data center network management complexity Cisco DCNM LAN provides a robust framework and comprehensive feature set that meets the routing and switching needs of present and future virtualized data centers This tool can deliver converged network management scalability and intelligence The features of Cisco DCNM LAN focus on supporting efficient operations and management of unified networks and new networking technologies such as vPC and provide visibility to virtualization components such as virtual switches e Licensing on page 78 e Views on page 79 Benefits on page 80 e Component on page 80 e Features on page 80 References on page 89 The DCNM LAN can be accessed via DCNM LAN client access through http or https depending on the access configured during the installatio
100. nection utilization This feature provides a visual representation for connection utilization using different color codes By default Grey line represents 0 to 1 utilization Blue line represents 1 to 40 utilization Yellow line represents 40 80 utilization Red line represents 80 to 100 utilization The range of percentages can be adjusted to suit different organizational needs If connection utilization is disabled black lines will be displayed in the topology pane Figure 12 on page 38 shows the blue and grey line connections between different switches EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE and BNA All NE 11 Server Edt View Discover Configure Monitor Reports Tools Help SBS m OD ce 9 nave ME EFE Dashboard san E dp Hopkinton Fabric Hopkinton Fabric 4 a Switch Group I Routed Products Group E Swich Group SADL Shared Fabric 4Gbps E pcx4s_178_sw_40 DCX4S 178 sw 40 Switch batt GB Elara 10P05472_AG Elara JOP0S472_AG Access Gate GO oe maroc IOP MarkDC 4 m BDO switch Group s BO BR5300_45 BR5300_45 Swich 2att a 9 vexas_ss DCX4S 55 Swich tetf Be tLaRA actor ELARA 8K 137 switch ont E SADL Shared Fabric 46bps SADL Shared Fabric 4 E switch Group ER 4DI6 166 ER 4016 166 Swich BR_4016_167 BR_4016_167 Swich ER 8000 20 ER 8000 20 Switch DI E
101. nectivity components and provides you with root cause analysis if something should fail There are other tools that could provide some high level network monitoring but were designed more for system and data center environment monitoring Storage Area Network SAN The right side of Figure 1 displays a more traditional SAN environment This area is typically managed by storage administrators and consists largely of hosts connected to storage arrays through Fibre Channel switches Administrators wanted a tool that would allow them to make connections from their hosts to their storage and to be able to monitor the flow of data from one end of the connection through the switch to the storage Tools existed to perform these functions One such tool is EMC Ionix ControlCenter which not only manages switches but provides a wide array of other tools like array management host management and reporting capabilities Older management software from Brocade and Cisco tend to focus mostly on the management of the switches SAN Management TechBook Converged network iSCSI and FCoE are two ways of sending Fibre Channel protocol over Ethernet FCoE which blends Fibre Channel and Ethernet typically managed separately This document focuses on FCoE part of anew technology known as I O convergence and the new software tools to manage this environment FCoE bridges the gap in the I O consolidation area Like many new technologies th
102. ntains the Following steps Step 1 Select the devices to be configured For FIP Snooping Enter the FCoE VLAN details Step 2 For each device select the interfaces connected to ENode and FCF Nexus E Step 3 Verify the summary and deliver the configuration to the switches Soo BILL THAI UI MILL Blade Chassis Blade Chassis Note DCNM does not support configuring QoS on FIP Snooping switches Enhanced Ethernet and FCoE Ethernet To continue click Next FO Figure 41 FIP Snooping Wizard Layer3 Layer 3 features include Layer 3 Interface Configuration Hot Standby Router Protocol HSRP Gateway Load Balancing Protocol GLBP EH SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM Figure 42 shows an example of the GLBP gt DCNM LAN 10 32 156 11 File view Tools GO Help fer ETE 2 Routing Gateway Redundancy u8 DS HSRP ye Key Chain du Object Tracking Figure 42 Gateway redundancy features Virtualization Provides support for the following Cisco switches componente Cisco Nexus 7000 5000 4000 and 3000Sseries switches Fabric Extender Nexus 2000 Series switches e Cisco Nexus 1000v virtual switches e Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches Technologies Provides better management for new technologies including vPC virtual Port Channel e VDC virtual device context e Cisco FabricPath Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Security Supports configuration and
103. nter Connectivity Virtualization With the advent of virtualization and unified networking the complexity of managing data center infrastructure has greatly increased New tools are being developed to work in this new virtual environment Virtualization lets you run multiple virtual machines on a single physical machine with each virtual machine sharing the resources of that one physical computer across multiple environments Different virtual machines can run different operating systems and multiple applications on the same physical computer The traditional inflexible and hierarchical model of separately provisioned and maintained server storage and network resources constrains organizations from cost effectively providing on demand support for applications and meeting unprecedented service levels The efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications can be improved through virtualization You can eliminate the old one server one application model and run multiple virtual machines on each physical machine This direction allows IT administrators to spend more time on innovation rather than managing servers Too often approximately 70 of a typical IT budget in a non virtualized data center goes toward maintaining the existing infrastructure Virtual networking uses data center physical networking features standards and principles to complement and extend existing data center networks to the virtual mach
104. odule 3 10 246 54 91 Generic 1RU Fan Fan Module 4 bf40 DS 13SLT FAN F Fan Module 1 DCHO9330121 bfao DS X9248 96K9 1 2 4 8 Gbps FC Module JAE1224LIJB module bf40 DS CAC 6000W PowerSupply 1 DCH0935004G powerSupply bf40 DS C9513 MDS 9513 13 Slot Chassis FHH09360047 FOX093500VC chassis bf40 DS X9112 1 2 4 Gbps FC Module JAB09380109 module bf40 DS 13SLT FAN R Fan Module 2 DCHO9330041 fan bf40 DS CAC 6000W PowerSupply 2 DCHO935003H powerSupply bf40 D 39708 K9 10 Gbps FCoE Module JAF1447AFNH module im Figure 29 Module inventory Other tabs are available in this Dashboard including Reports Backup SME and Admin For more details on other options refer to the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm Web based interface Dashboard Cisco DCNM Cisco DCNM DCNM SAN Although there is a new web interface with several new features many of the SAN or connectivity functions look and work like the original Cisco Fabric Manager product This section discusses the following information and introduces the new web interface Licensing on page 66 Views on page 68 Benefits on page 68 Components on page 69 Features on page 69 References on page 77 DCNM SAN is installed via a CD ROM unlike Fabric Manager that was downloaded from a switch Installation information can be found on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm Licensing
105. of the ethernet to manage Fibre Channel devices A message telling a user that a function is performing normally or has completed normally User acknowledgement might or might not be required depending on the message See also error message and warning message 1 Pertaining to a device whose parts can perform an input process and an output process at the same time 2 Pertaining to a functional unit or channel involved in an input process output process or both concurrently or not and to the data involved in such a process 3 Pertaining to input output or both 1 A shared boundary between two functional units defined by functional characteristics signal characteristics or other characteristics as appropriate The concept includes the specification of the connection of two devices having different functions 2 Hardware software or both that links systems programs or devices See TP The ability to communicate execute programs or transfer data between various functional units over a network Also refers to a Fibre Channel fabric that contains switches from more than one vendor SAN Management TechBook interswitch link ISL IP IP address ISL kilobyte K laser LED link link incident load balancing Interswitch link a physical E_Port connection between any two switches in a Fibre Channel fabric An ISL forms a hop in a fabric Internet Protocol the TCP IP standar
106. ols Help Qw O A f Pe vem O m E a Address Fa http 10 246 53 26 goHome do TII cisco Health v Si Data Center v gi s n Tg VSANOOOL Se Tg VS N0001 Se Sy VsANO015 Tg VsANOD16 Spy Brocade_npiv y VSANO100 Tg VSANo1so Dc Tg vsano200 Se Sg VSANO200 Dc Tg VS N0250 Dc TgFCoEi 300 D TgFCoE Native Tg VsANos00 Se Tg VsANO600 Tg VS N0702 Dc Sy VSAnosoo Done Figure 28 Inventory tab Data Center Network Manager Performance Name Speed sec VSAN Id Avg Rx sec Avg Tx sec 1 24 20 01 84 18 88 d7 52 8d 200 000MB 851 161 027MB 194 565MB 2 ew 10 00 00 00 c9 b0 f3 ad 200 000MB 851 161 027MB 194 565MB 353 3 ej 20 01 84 18 88 d7 6d f9 200 000MB 851 73 469MB 57 688MB 141 4 Ia 10 00 00 05 1e 9a a9 eb 200 000MB 851 73 469MB 67 688MB 14 5 ej 10 00 00 00 c9 b0 f3 af 200 000MB 851 73 469MB 67 688MB 14 admin Logout Download About Help i By Name Pp Admin 6 FA 20 00 84 18 88 d7 6d f9 n aB 4 288MB 6 282MB 1 zz 20 00 84 18 88 d7 52 8d n aB DB OB mir Traffic for 20 01 84 18 88 d7 52 8d 24Hours v Append jPredict Interpolate ej Rx Tx Bytes Sec Rx Week ee CT TCU Year SF IG T ETGGeEme dd T FG TG ERI TG T Time F Internet Note Rx Tx values are received transmitted from to device from switch port X Tx 460M Month
107. or alerting and tailor these to fit what standards are important for your particular environment SAN Management TechBook Glossary This glossary contains terms related to EMC products and EMC networked storage concepts A access control A service that allows or prohibits access to a resource Storage management products implement access control to allow or prohibit specific users Storage platform products implement access control often called LUN Masking to allow or prohibit access to volumes by Initiators HBAs See also persistent binding and zoning active domain ID The domain ID actively being used by a switch It is assigned to a switch by the principal switch active zone set The Active Zone Set is the Zone Set Definition currently in effect and enforced by the Fabric or other entity for example the Name Server Only one zone set at a time can be active agent An autonomous agent is a system situated within and is part of an environment that senses that environment and acts on it over time in pursuit of its own agenda Storage management software centralizes the control and monitoring of highly distributed storage infrastructure The centralizing part of the software management system can depend on agents that are installed on the distributed parts of the infrastructure For example an agent software component can be installed on each of the hosts servers in an environment to allow the centralizing
108. oring and managing data center network components They provide comprehensive operations support within a single framework CMCNE and BNA also support unified networking through FCoE 10 Gb s Ethernet and SAN and have virtualization awareness through association between port profiles and VMware port groups through integration with VMware vCenter Administrators can use the easy to use Device Configuration wizard to configure and manage network devices Additionally the integrated Change Manager allows administrators to Track device configuration changes Enable viewing Retrieve files Using CMCNE and BNA to manage data center connectivity CMCNE and BNA Restore configuration files Monitor configuration change for troubleshooting purposes One important new feature of CMCNE and BNA network management software is the Brocade Virtual Cluster Switching VCS fabric management This new Ethernet technology removes many limitations of classic Ethernet networks in the data center In addition to Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing CMCNE and BNA also support Metro and Carrier Ethernet networks It provides comprehensive management of MPLS services through the MPLS Manager and supports MPLS Virtual Private LAN Services VPLS Label Switched Path LSP Local VPLS Virtual Leased Line VLL and Local VLL services with an intuitive interface The following are some examples of main features of using CMCNE or
109. ow to use the Diagnostic Port Test dialog box to select an existing fabric as a template or to create a new template SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA Diagnostic Port Test The Diagnostic Port test is applicable only for 16Gb s E Ports from switches running Fabric OS version 7 0 or above Select the ports and press the start button to perform Diagnostic Port Test The test may run for several minutes Available Ports Y Selected Ports All Levels Switch Port attached Switch Atached Port Progress Status Fl 10 00 00 05 33 6B 44 A2 BR 6510 port BR 6510 42 sw port16 In Progress 5 V Switch C 3 Q switch B cy 10 00 00 05 33 6E 44 A3 Q gt Be510 207 sw 30 Q gt Be510 206 sw 30 E amp 10 00 00 05 33 69 62 03 E BR 6510 42 switch 101 gt QP BR 6510 41 switch 101 FID 20 Avan 4 BR 5510 42 switch 20 E V BR 6510 41 switch 20 Status Details of the Selected Row 3 E ports Disabled the port port8 of the switch BR 6510 41 switch 20 Disabled the port port16 of the switch BR 5510 42 switch 20 Enabled diagnostic mode on port port8 of the switch BR 6510 41 switch 20 Enabled diagnostic mode on port port16 of the switch BR 6510 42 switch 20 Enabled the port port8 of the switch BR 6510 41 switch 20 Enabled the port port16 of the switch BR 6510 42 switch 20 Suc i lt itch BE Figure 11 Diagnostic Port test dialog box Con
110. pe of software management tools required Refer to Defining your requirements on page 19 to identify some important features you require from a management tool New tools are being designed to help manage the connectivity environment as a whole To address the need of managing converged network data centers the following management tools are currently available and are the focus of this document Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition CMCNE Refer to CMCNE and BNA EMC Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition on page 24 Brocade Network Advisor BNA Refer to CMCNE and BNA Brocade Network Advisor on page 41 e Cisco Data Center Network Manager CDCNM Refer to Cisco DCNM on page 55 EMC also has solutions that can manage both host and storage environments and perform some basic monitoring and discovery of the switch environment which are beyond the scope of this document including ProSphere This new product is deployed as a VMware application so an ESX server would have to be present in order to deploy the software The intended purpose of this product is more about storage management than it is about switch management EMC Ionix ControlCenter in the event VMware is not present in the data center This product has been available for a long time and is a good fit for many of the traditional SAN environments In addition to monitoring the SAN environments both of th
111. propriate people involved so you ask all the right questions You may want to consider having some or all of the following people as part of the discussion making process IT managers Datacenter managers e Network administrators Network engineers e SAN architects e Storage architects Decision makers Choosing A Software Management Tool Scalability Can this tool scale to larger environments CMCNE and BNA DCNM Not only will CMCNE discover SAN switches and network devices but it will manage FCoE devices as well CMCNE and BNA support up to 9 000 SAN switch ports and over 250 000 IP device ports or more than 5000 IP products In order to run in a large scale environment effectively you need to dedicate a larger set of resources for the products to still function properly For a large scale installation the server requires Intel quad dual core or dual quad core 2 4 GHz 6 GB RAM and 80 GB disk Although not considered a super high end server it has the ability to scale in large data center environments although a 64 bit O S is required Refer to the CMCNE User Guide on http www powerlink emc com and BNA documentation on http brocade com for specific details to answer the scalability questions for your environment Depending on server resources a single large server instance can handle upwards of 15 000 ports Through federation multiple servers can be deployed and yet you can
112. ration and port problems See E Port In order to join a fabric an Nport must login to the fabric an operation referred to as an FLOGI Typically this is an explicit operation performed by the Nport communicating with the F port of the switch and is called an explicit fabric login Some legacy Fibre Channel ports do not perform explicit login and switch vendors perform login for ports creating an implicit login Typically logins are explicit 106 SAN Management TechBook F FA Fibre Adapter another name for a Symmetrix Fibre Channel director F_Port Fabric Port a port type on a Fibre Channel switch An F_Port attaches to an N_Port through a point to point full duplex link connection A G_Port automatically becomes an F_port or an E Port depending on the port initialization process fabric One or more switching devices that interconnect Fibre Channel N Ports and route Fibre Channel frames based on destination IDs in the frame headers A fabric provides discovery path provisioning and state change management services for a Fibre Channel environment fabric element Any active switch or director in the fabric fabric login Process used by N Ports to establish their operating parameters including class of service speed and buffer to buffer credit value fabric port A port type F Port on a Fibre Channel switch that attaches to an N Port through a point to point full duplex link connection An N_Port is typically
113. ron O 2 2u Ud 3 Address http 10 246 53 26 goHome do Se wis gt admin Logout D About Help By Name o Ajaj electo Data Center Network Manager Admin Scope Severity Bi Description Type y Vj Data Center v Esan gt By Fabric bfa2 Storage SYM_454 FASAF 8gA Port 1 Fabric bf4210 246 54 91 Critical fci 3 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 80 64 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Storage SYM 454 FASAF BgB Port 2 Fabric bf42V10 246 54 91 Critical fci 13 VSAN 851 Rx Port Alarm Bytes 80 97 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Host 20 01 84 18 88 d7 6d f9 3 Fabric bf4210 246 54 91 Critical Port fc1 46 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 96 47 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Host 10 00 00 00 c9 bO f3 af I Fabric_bf42 10 246 54 91 Critical Port fc1 46 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 96 46 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Host 10 00 00 05 1e 9a a9 eb 5 Fabric_bf42 10 246 54 91 Critical Port fcl 46 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 96 46 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Host 20 01 84 18 88 d7 6d f9 6 Fabric bf4210 246 54 91 Critical Port fci 46 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 80 84 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Host 10 00 00 00 c9 bO f3 af 7 Fabric bf42 10 246 54 91 Critical Porti fci 46 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 80 84 gt 80 Speed 2Gb Host 10 00 00 05 1e 9a a9 eb 8 Fabric_bf42 10 246 54 91 Critical Port fci 46 VSAN 851 Tx Port Alarm Bytes 80 84 gt 80 Speedi2Gb
114. rtual IP VIP Server Manager Global Server Load Balancing GSLB MPLS Manager Multiprotocol Label Switching The following data sheets on the Brocade website are also useful SAN Management TechBook Brocade Network Advisor Data Sheet Brocade VDX 6720 Data Center Switch Data Sheet CMCNE and BNA Using CMCNE and BNA to manage data center connectivity This section briefly describes the benefits of CMCNE and BNA to manage your data center connectivity These tools are closely related so much of the information in this section is applicable to both The only difference is that CMCNE has Call Home functionality This section further discusses these tools and how they relate to the following Network management on page 47 IP features on page 52 CMCNE and BNA provide an easy user friendly centralized data center management They give quick access to all product configuration applications Using these intuitive applications you can configure manage and monitor your networks with ease Network management The most important aspect of data center network management is the technology that supports most if not all of the activities associated with running a data center infrastructure CMCNE and BNA are unified network management systems for managing converged data network and storage network CMCNE and BNA support intuitive and intelligent features that an administrator needs in maintaining monit
115. s From monitoring and maintaining the network devices to provisioning the services from data center network infrastructure troubleshooting to capacity planning from detecting security threats to assessing the impact of scheduled network maintenance or migration To address the need of managing converged virtualized data centers Cisco merged two management solutions Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Data Center Network Manager for LAN into one product the Cisco Data Center Network Manager DCNM The DCNM has two main components DCNM SAN to manage storage fabrics discussed further in DCNM SAN on page 66 DCNM LAN to manage data networks discussed further in DCNM LAN on page 78 Administrators can still maintain control and segmentation through role based access control RBAC but now with easier visibility across the network and storage access infrastructure DCNM simplifies management of the virtual infrastructure by enabling management of the entire path through the physical to the virtual network across the entire data center environment through a single management dashboard This section provides the following basic information for the Cisco Data Center Network Manager DCNM Licensing on page 57 e Views on page 57 More detailed information on DCNM can be found at the Cisco website at http www cisco com SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM Licensing Different features for mana
116. s of performance utilization availability and simplicity than the classic hierarchical Ethernet architectures It eliminates the need for STP SAN Management TechBook CMCNE and BNA Unlike hierarchical Ethernet Ethernet fabrics allows all paths to be active providing greater scalability and reducing management complexity Figure 17 shows an example of the differences Classic Hierarchical Ethernet Architecture Ethernet Fabric Architecture Access Aggregation Servers with 10 Gbps Connections Servers with 10 Gbps Connections Figure 17 Hierarchical Ethernet compared to Ethernet Fabric architecture Advanced Ethernet fabrics function as a single logical entity All switches automatically know about each other as well as all connected physical and logical devices The advantage is that management can then be domain based and defined by policy rather than device based and defined by repetitive procedures Brocade Network Advisor EN CMCNE and BNA References Further information on the Brocade technologies discussed in this section can be found in the Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual available on the Brocade website http www brocade com MyBrocade Brocade Network Advisor documentation Subjects in this manual include Fiber Channel over Ethernet Security Management section MAC and Layer 3 Access Control lists SSL Certificate Manager for Application Products Vi
117. t in the converged data center The new approaches of I O consolidation present another challenge for data center personnel in the selection of software management tools Data center management may want to use the new technology but when they look around for management packages they find few if any available that will handle the convergence Today as in the past many software packages are written to solve a single task while others try to act as an all encompassing tool that can monitor the entire data center Each product has pros and cons and what works for one data center may not work for another This document focuses on some new software management tools that are bridging the gap in the I O consolidation area It attempts to provide insight and understanding about some options available for managing your data center connectivity This document provides basic information on Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE part of a new technology known as I O convergence and the new software tools to manage this environment FCoE bridges the gap in the I O consolidation area More extensive information on FCoE can be found in the following two TechBooks available through the EMC E Lab Interoperability Navigator Topology Resource Center tab at http elabnavigator EMC com Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Data Center Bridging DCB Case Studies TechBook Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Data Center Bridging DCB Concepts a
118. te send and receive text messages SMTP protocols specify how messages are passed across a link from one system to another They do not specify how the mail application accepts presents or stores the mail SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol a TCP IP protocol that generally uses the User Datagram Protocol UDP to exchange messages between a management information base MIB and a management client residing on a network storage area network A network linking servers or workstations to disk arrays tape SAN backup systems and other devices typically over Fibre Channel and consisting of multiple fabrics subnet mask Used by a computer to determine whether another computer with which it needs to communicate is located on a local or remote network The network mask depends upon the class of networks to which the computer is connecting The mask indicates which digits to look at in a longer network address and allows the router to avoid handling the entire address Subnet masking allows routers to move the packets more quickly Typically a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network switch priority Value configured into each switch in a fabric that determines its relative likelihood of becoming the fabric s principal switch SAN Management TechBook 117 TCP IP toggle topology trap unblocked port Unicast upper layer protocol ULP
119. termines whether a packet is permitted or denied or if there is no match the device applies the applicable default rule The device continues processing packets that are permitted and drops packets that are denied When you configure the device to apply an ARP ACL to traffic the ACL take precedence over entries in the DHCP snooping binding database The switch first compares ARP packets to user configured ARP ACLs If the ARP ACL denies the ARP packet the switch also denies the packet even if a valid binding exists in the database populated by DHCP snooping Copyright 2002 2011 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved Figure 46 DCNM Help DCNM LAN Cisco DCNM Figure 47 shows the DCNM LAN option from the DCNM main page File Edit View Favorites Tools Help x Convertir f seleccionar qp Favorites 3 Filipino Dictionary English Tr Google MAC Address WWN Vend E ROSATI TID M cisco Data Center Network Manager Installation 5 2 1 Cisco DCNM has two components DCNM SAN which manages physical and virtual FC switches on the MDS N5K UCS 61x0 and the N7K DCNM LAN which manages physical and virtual Ethernet switches on N1K N2K N4K N5K N7K and UCS 61x0 You can install and run the GUI client applications that connect to DCNM and provide either SAN or LAN management below DCNM SAN Client used to be known as Fabric Manager in the releases pr
120. tion CMCNE and BNA CMCNE and BNA Alerting Multiple zone configurations can be present within CMCNE An active zone set is indicated by a green label in front of the zone set name as shown in Figure 5 Problem notification is an integral part of any connectivity tool Administrators need to know immediately when there are problems or issues within their environments Notification is one component of alerting but the ability to set thresholds for performance issues is also important The main view from CMCNE shows current alerts and updates and refreshes with any new alerts You can choose to generate emails or notifications when alerts occur To drill down to a reported problem in the SAN tab select a switch that has an alert right click the switch and select Events from the Monitor tab drop down menu When an alert occurs you can drill down to the offending component to get more details as well as examine log files to determine root causes Under the Monitor tab drop down menu you have the ability to set up SNMP so traps generated by an alert can be sent to an Enterprise tool and monitoring tools that can translate the trap As SAN Management TechBook shown in Figure 6 there are many options from the Monitor tab drop down menu amp View All CMCNE 11 1 1 Server Edt View Discover Configure Monitor Reports Tools Help g A e e 4 dup
121. tional units connect to the network Node Port a Fibre Channel port implemented by an end device node that can attach to an F_Port or directly to another N_Port through a point to point link connection HBAs and storage systems implement N_Ports that connect to the fabric Nonvolatile random access memory O The OLS Primitive Sequence is transmitted to indicate that the FC_Port transmitting the Sequence is a initiating the Link Initialization Protocol b receiving and recognizing NOS c or entering the offline state See offline sequence OLS Regulates what other types of switches can share a multiswitch fabric with the switch under consideration SAN Management TechBook 113 operating system optical cable OS out of band management oversubscription parameter password path persistent binding port Software that controls the execution of programs and that may provide such services as resource allocation scheduling input output control and data management Although operating systems are predominantly software partial hardware implementations are possible A fiber multiple fibers or a fiber bundle in a structure built to meet optical mechanical and environmental specifications See operating system Transmission of monitoring control functions outside of the Fibre Channel interface typically over ethernet The ratio of bandwidth required to bandwidth available When al
122. trix that provides the interface between host channels through an associated adapter module in the Symmetrix and Symmetrix disk devices This description is presented here only to clarify a term used in other EMC documents See domain name service name A byte wide field in the three byte Fibre Channel address that uniquely identifies a switch in a fabric The three fields in a FCID are domain area and port A distinct Domain ID is requested from the principal switch The principal switch allocates one Domain ID to each switch in the fabric A user may be able to set a Preferred ID which can be requested of the Principal switch or set an Insistent Domain ID If two switches insist on the same DID one or both switches will segment from the fabric Host or node name for a system that is translated to an IP address through a name server All DNS names have a host name component and if fully qualified a domain component such as host1 abcd com In this example host1 is the host name A host that has two or more connections to a set of devices E A time out period within which each data frame in a Fibre Channel sequence transmits This avoids time out errors at the destination Nx Port This function facilitates high speed recovery from dropped frames Typically this value is 2 seconds SAN Management TechBook 105 E Port edge switch Embedded Web Server error detect time out value error message Ethernet
123. ures DCNM LAN nee 84 Network Analysis wizard sse 85 Network inventory in DCNM LAN eee 86 IDOINM Help ast 87 DCNM LAN option in Data Center Network Manager 88 SAN Management TechBook Audience EMC Support Matrix and E Lab Interoperability Navigator Preface This EMC Engineering TechBook provides insight and understanding of some options available for managing your data center connectivity including information on some new software management tools developed to bridge the gap in the I O consolidation environment E Lab would like to thank all the contributors to this document including EMC engineers EMC field personnel and partners Your contributions are invaluable As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product lines EMC periodically releases revisions of its hardware and software Therefore some functions described in this document may not be supported by all versions of the software or hardware currently in use For the most up to date information on product features refer to your product release notes If a product does not function properly or does not function as described in this document please contact your EMC representative This TechBook is intended for EMC field personnel including technology consultants and for the storage architect administrator and operator
124. ut this chapter DCNM SAN or DCNM LAN main window Anexample of the DCNM SAN main view is shown in Figure 32 on page 71 Anexample of the DCNM LAN main window is shown in Figure 40 on page 81 Device Manager for DCNM SAN An element manager for MDS and N5K switches An example of the Device Manager view is shown in Figure 35 on page 74 DCNM Web interface Dashboard is the default screen The Dashboard is the default window of the web interface An example is shown in Figure 36 on page 75 More information is provided in Web based interface Dashboard on page 59 To check for any hardware problems on the switches within the environment use the Main window or the Device Manager To check the overall health of the monitored environments use the web interface Dashboard EN SAN Management TechBook Cisco DCNM Web based interface Dashboard The DCNM main window and Device Manager are used to manage the SAN and LAN These are similar to Fabric Manager However to simplify the management of the virtual infrastructure DCNM provides a new easy to use web interface which this section will briefly discuss This window is sometimes referred to as the Dashboard since that is the default window You can view all the dependencies from the virtual machine out to the physical host through the fabric and to the storage array using the virtual machine aware VM aware topology view This view allows easy
125. which manages physical and virtual FC switches on the MDS N5K UCS 61x0 and the N7K DCNM LAN which manages physical and virtual Ethernet switches on N1K N2K N4K N5K N7K and UCS 61x0 You can install and run the GUI client applications that connect to DCNM and provide either SAN or LAN management below DCNM SAN Client used to D amp known as Fabric Manager in the releases prior to 5 2 1 Even though DCNM SAN can manage any MDS fabric from 3 3 1 the client and serve must be the same release If you have an environment with multiple DCNM Servers with different releases you can install separate clientsg Es Device Manager is an element manager for MDS and N5K switches Smartcard Drivers Installer is needed for Cisco Secure Media Encryption SME DCNM LAN Client uSed to be known as DCNM Client in the releases prior to 5 2 1 Even though DCNM LAN can manage any NXOS LAN from grver must be the same release If you have an environment with multiple DCNM Servers with different releases you can install separate cligwfs on the same PC See More Figure 30 DCNM SAN option in Data Center Network Manager For more information on DCNM LAN installation refer to the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guide available on the Cisco website at http www cisco com go dcnm For more information about the Cisco DCNM software or other licensing information contact your Cisco account representative DCNM SAN Cisco

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