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1. Select user account to be modified Account Login ho selection 7 Admin Authority Enabled Account Expiration Date 8 Permanent account no expiration date Account will expire in days max of 2000 days Modify Account Figure 30 User Account Administration dialog Modify Account tab page McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 67 Displaying switch information The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information Device and HBA information Switch specifications and addresses Configuration parameters e Port performance statistics e Port information Configured zone sets Figure 31 shows the faceplate display for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Faceplate Hex File Fabric Switch Port Zoning Security View Wizards Help R e Ff a A El Add Refresh Events Zoning Security Help Switch McDATA4GbSAN 9 10 20 94 50 a McDATA4GbSAN McDATA4GbSAN Switch Type McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch First Port Address 620000 10 00 08 00 38 e0 aa b5 0508200172 Normal Figure 31 Faceplate display switch information The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur You can allow the fabric to update the switch status or you can refresh the display at any time To refresh switch status in the display choo
2. 10 20 94 50 O normal a McDATA4GbSAN a McDATA4GbSAN 1630400 figured Admin Port State Online Logged In None Port Info Figure 44 Faceplate display port information McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 93 Monitoring port status The faceplate display provides the following port related information gt Port type Port operational state e Port speed Port media To display port number and status information for a port position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display The status information changes depending on the View menu option selected Displaying port types To display port type status from the faceplate display select View gt View Port Types Table 18 lists the possible port types and their meanings Table 18 Port types State Description F_Port Fabric port point to point supports a single public device N_Port Fabric loop port self discovers a single device N_Port or a loop of up to 32 public devices NL_Port FL_Port is the default port type for internal ports Generic port self discovers as an F_Port or an E_Port Generic loop port self discovers as an F_Port FL_Port or an E_Port GL_Port is the default port type for external ports A single device on a public loop will attempt to configure as an F_Port first then if that fails as an FL_Port Expansion port
3. Retries 0 SignPackets McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 147 Enter the Show Setup Services command to display switch service configuration values Table 41 Services configuration defaults TelnetEnabled SSHEnabled GUIMgmtEnabled SSLMgmtEnabled EmbeddedGUIEnabled SNMPEnabled NTPEnabled ClMEnabled FTPEnabled MgmtServerEnabled Enter the Show Setup System command to display system configuration values Table 42 System configuration defaults Parameter Default Ethernet Network Discovery Static Ethernet Network IP Address 10 0 0 1 Ethernet Network IP Mask 255 0 0 0 Ethernet Gateway Address 10 0 0 254 Admin Timeout 30 minutes InactivityTimeout 0 LocallogEnabled True RemotelogEnabled False RemoteLogHostAddress 10 0 0 254 NTPClientEnabled False NTPServerAddress 10 0 0 254 EmbeddedGUlEnabled True Enter the Show Config Security command to display security configuration values Table 43 Security configuration defaults IN FabricBindingEnabled True AutoSave True See also Hardreset command page 132 Hotreset command page 135 Set log command page 166 148 Command Line Interface Security command Description Ly Authority Syntax Operands Opens a Security Edit session in which to manage the security database on a switch Refer to the Group comman
4. Select the NTP Client Enabled option to enable the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP server Enter the IP address of the NTP server Ethernet connection to NTP server is required Click OK to save the settings 74 Managing switches Resetting a switch Resetting a switch reboots the switch using the switch configuration parameters last saved in permanent memory on the switch Depending on the reset type a switch reset may or may not include a Power On Self Test POST or it may or may not disrupt traffic Table 9 describes the types of switch resets During a hotreset operation fabric services will be unavailable for a short period 30 75 seconds depending on switch model Verify all administrative changes to the fabric if any are complete before performing an Non Disruptive Code Load and Activation NDCLA When upgrading firmware across a fabric using non disruptive activation upgrade one switch at a time and allow 75 seconds between switches EY NOTE Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process More than one McDATA Web Server session will disrupt the NDCLA process Common administrative operations that change the fabric include e Zoning modifications Adding moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric this includes powering up or powering down attached devices Adding moving or removing ISLs or other connections After an NDCLA operation is complete management connections must be
5. Location Specifies the name up to 64 characters for the switch location The default is undefined Authentication Trap Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures If enabled a notification trap is sent when incorrect community string values are used The default value is False Write Community 84 Managing switches Write community password up to 32 characters that authorizes an SNMP agent to write information to the switch This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The default is private SNMP trap configuration The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set Choose from the tabs Trap1 Trap 5 to configure each trap Table 16 describes the SNMP configuration parameters Table 16 SNMP trap configuration parameters Parameter Description Trap Version Specifies the SNMP version 1 or 2 with which to format traps Trap 1 Enabled Enables or disables the trap If disabled traps are not configurable Trap Address Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent A maximum of 5 trap addresses are supported The default address for trap 1 is 10 0 0 254 The default address for traps 2 5 is 0 0 0 0 Trap Port The port number on which the trap is sent The default is 162 Trap Severity Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap Open the drop down list and choose a level The Trap 1 Enabled o
6. Menu bars The menus and the options offered in them vary depending on the display For example the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 17 Topology display menu The menu options available in the topology display are shown in Figure 5 Preferences Delete Export Devices Add Fabric Nicknames Remove Fabric Exit Fabric Tracker Security Consistency Checklist Rediscover Fabric Show Event Browser Configuration Wizard Help Topics Layout Topology 3 Toggle Auto Layout Remember Layout About Figure 5 Topology display menu Faceplate display menu The menu options available in the faceplate display are shown in Figure 6 Preferences Add Fabric Nicknames Remove Fabric Exit Fabric Tracker gt Show Event Browser 3 Toggle Beacon Archive Restore User Accounts Set Date Time Reset Port Port Properties Port Symbolic Name Port Loopback Test Switch Properties Advanced Switch Properties Services Security Consistency Checklist Network Properties SNMP Properties Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Load Firmware Reset Switch gt Restore Factory Defaults Features Radius Servers Dow
7. The switch will now reset Connection closed by foreign host Displaying hardware status To display a summary of the hardware status information in a popup text box rest the cursor over the chassis LED cluster in the faceplate display e Power LED indicates the voltage status of the switch e Heartbeat LED indicates the general status of the internal switch processor and the results of the POST System Fault LED indicates an error such as an over temperature condition internal system error voltage fault or corrupt configuration Figure 43 Hardware status LEDs McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 91 92 Managing switches 4 Managing ports This section describes the following topics about managing ports and devices e Displaying port information page 93 e Configuring ports page 100 e Resetting a port page 102 e Testing ports page 102 Displaying port information Port information is available primarily in the faceplate display shown in Figure 44 The faceplate display data windows provide information and statistics for switches and ports Use the topology display to view status information on fabrics switches and links between switches EY NOTE External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 Faceplate Fabric Switch Port Zoning Security View Wizards Help Wf a a Add Refresh Events Zoning Security Help Switch McDATA4GbSAN
8. This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals on behalf of the JDOM Project and was originally created by Brett McLaughlin lt brett jdom org gt and Jason Hunter lt jhunter jdom org gt For more information on the JDOM Project please see lt http www jdom org gt HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support web site htto www hp com support Collect the following information before calling Technical support registration number if applicable Product serial numbers Product model names and numbers Applicable error messages e Operating system type and revision level e Detailed specific questions For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber s choice web site http www hp com go e updates Subscribing to this service provides you with e mail updates on the latest product enhancements newest versions of drivers and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources e After signing up you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage under Product Category HP authorized reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller e Inthe United States call 1 800 282 6672 e Elsewhere visit the HP web site hitp www hp com Then click C
9. gt config backup McDATA4GbSAN admin gt admin end McDATA4GbSAN gt exit gt ftp symbolic_name or ip_address user images password images ftp gt bin ftp gt get configdata ftp gt quit McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 119 The following is an example of how to upload a configuration backup file configdata from the workstation to the switch and then restore the configuration gt ftp symbolic_name or ip_address user images password images ftp gt bin ftp gt put configdata ftp gt quit McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config restore The switch will be reset after restoring the configuration Please confirm y n n y Alarm Msg day month date time year A1005 0021 SM Configuration is being restored this could take several minutes Alarm Msg day month date time year A1000 000A SM The switch will be reset in 3 seconds due to a config restore McDATA4GbSAN admin gt Alarm Msg day month date time year A1000 0005 SM The switch is being reset Good bye See also Set Setup command page 170 120 Command Line Interface Create command Description Creates support files for troubleshooting switch problems and certificates for secure communications for McDATA Web Server Authority Admin session Syntax create certificate support Operands certificate Creates a security certificate on the swit
10. 3 Click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active security set in the Deactivate Security Set dialog Configured Security data window The Configured Security data window displays a graphical representation of all security sets security groups and security group members in the database Click the Configured Security data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Configured Security data window Active Security data window The Active Security data window displays a graphical representation of the active security set its groups and members in the database Click the Active Security data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Active Security data window Fabric services Fabric services security includes SNMP and in band management Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is the protocol governing network management and monitoring of network devices SNMP security consists of a read community string and a write community string that are basically the passwords that control read and write access to the switch The read community string public and write community string private are set at the factory to these well known defaults and should be changed if SNMP is enabled using the System Services or SNMP Properties dialogs If SNMP is enabled default and the read and write community strings have not been changed from their defaults you risk unwanted access to the switch Refer to Enabling SNMP configurati
11. Authority None Syntax history Notes Use the History command to provide context for the command Enter command_string to re execute the most recent command that matches command_string Enter line number to re execute the corresponding command from the History display Enter partial command string to re execute a command that matches the command string Enter to re execute the most recent command Examples The following is an example of the History command McDATA4GbSAN gt history 1 show switch 2 date 3 help set 4 history McDATA4GbSAN gt 3 help set set SET_OPTIONS There are many attributes that can be set Type help with one of the following to get more information Usage set alarm beacon config log pagebreak port setup switch 134 Command Line Interface Hotreset command Description Resets the switch for the purpose of activating the pending firmware without disrupting traffic This command terminates all management sessions saves all configuration information and clears the event log After the pending firmware is activated the configuration is recovered This process takes less than 80 seconds To save the event log to a file before resetting refer to the Set Log command Authority Admin session Syntax hotreset Notes You can load and activate firmware on an operating switch without disrupting data traffic or having to re initialize attached devices under
12. Click OK to put any new values into effect Network Properties World Wide Name 10 00 00 c0 dd 02 cc 54 First Port Address 030000 Operational State online Firmware Version 5 2 0 5 Symbolic Name McDATA4GbSAN MAC Address IP Configuration 00 c0 dd 02 cc 55 Network Discovery static IP Address 10 20 68 194 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 10 20 68 1 _ Enable Remote Logging syslog Figure 38 Network Properties dialog IP configuration The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network and determines which network discovery method to use Table 14 describes the IP configuration parameters Table 14 IP configuration parameters Parameter Description Choose one of the following options by which to assign the IP address Static uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Switch Properties dialog BootP acquires the IP configuration from a BootP server RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol acquires the IP address from an RARP server An RARP request is broadcast with up to three retries each at 5 second intervals If no IP address is obtained the switch reverts to the previously configured IP address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol acquires the IP configuration from a DHCP server If no satisfactory lease is obtained the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured lease If the previous lease
13. MBytes LogFilterLevel MaxPorts NumberOfResets ReasonForLastReset ActivelmageVersion build date PendingImageVersion build date ActiveConfiguration AdminState AdminModeActive BeaconOnStatus OperationalState PrincipalSwitchRole 1 SwitchDiagnosticsStatus BoardTemp Degrees Celsius SwitchTemperatureStatus McDATA4GbSAN 10 00 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 v1 3 0 8 0 8 10 24 41 2005 0 98 0x62 620000 128 In 10 4 HotReset V5D 2 0 196 v5 2 0 19 6 default Onl Fal Fal Onl True 41 Passed Tue Mar fo Mon Mar 28 03 26 05 2005 Mon Mar 28 03 26 05 2005 ine se se ine Normal The following is an example of the Show Topology command McDATA4GbSAN gt show topology Unique ID Key A ALPA D Domain ID P Port ID Loc Local Rem Remote Unique Port Type PortWWN Type NodeWWwWN ID Int 1 F 20 01 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7b a7 e0 620100 Int 2 F 20 02 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7c 6e 20 620200 Int 3 F 20 03 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7c 60 b0 620300 Int 4 F 20 04 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7c 5b 90 620400 Int 5 F 20 05 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 74 d0 90 620500 Int 6 F 20 06 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7c 30 80 620600 Int 7 F 20 07 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7c 52 10 620700 Int 8 F 20 08 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 N 50 05 08 b2 00 7d f1 30 620800 186 Command Line Interface A o tt The following is an example of the Show T
14. Operational Port Type The port type that is currently active This will be set during port auto configuration based on the administrative port type Administrative Port State The port state Online Offline Diagnostics or Down which has been set by the user This state may be different from the configured administrative state if the user has not saved it in the switch configuration This state is used at the time it is set to try to set the port operational state This value is not persistent and will be lost on a switch reset Operational Port State The port state that is currently active This value may be different from the administrative port state for example due to an error condition Configured Administrative Port State The port state Online Offline Diagnostics or Down which is saved in the switch configuration either by the user or at the factory This value is persistent it will be maintained during a switch reset and will be used after a reset to set the port operational state Logged In Indicates whether logged in or not E Port Connection Status E_Port connection status Status can be None Connecting Connected or Isolated E Port Isolation Reason Why E_Port is isolated 98 Managing ports Table 23 Port Information data window entries continued Entry Description MFS Mode Multiple Frame Sequence bundling status I O Stream Guard Not applicable Administrative Port Speed The
15. Secret 128 Command Line Interface Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the Hash function for authentication with MS group members The string has the following lengths depending on the Hash function MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte copy group_source group_destination Creates a new group named group_destination and copies the membership into it from the group given by group_source create group type Creates a group with the name given by group with the type given by type A group name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are 0 9 A Z a z _ and The security database supports a maximum of 16 groups If you omit type ISL is used type can be one of the following ISL Configures security for attachments to other switches Port Configures security for attachments to N_Port devices MS Configures security for attachments to N_Port devices that are issuing management server commands edit group member Initiates an editing session in which to change the attributes of a World Wide Name given by member in a group given by group Member attributes that can be changed are described in Table 34 Table 34 Group member attributes Attribute Description Authentication Enables CHAP or disables None authentication using Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol The default is None ISL and Port Groups CTAuthentication CT authenti
16. The conventions for MS security group members are listed below You can enter member World Wide Name WWN which must be 16 hex characters or 23 characters with valid WWN format xx xx XX XX XX XX XXIXX The CT common transport authentication choices are None MD5 and SHA 1 The Secret field is disabled if authentication is set to None otherwise the Secret field enabled Generate is only enabled when authentication is CHAP 34 Managing fabrics Secret is 16 byte length for MD5 authentication and 20 bytes if authentication is SHA 1 To add a member to a security group perform the following procedure 1 Choose one of the following to open the Edit Security dialog from the faceplate display e Click Security on the tool bar e Select Security gt Edit Security 2 Choose one of the following to open the Create a Security Group Member dialog e Click a security group in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog Click Security Member in the tool bar e Right click on a security group in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog Select Create Members from the popup menu Open the Group Member drop down list and select a Node World Wide Name The switch must be a member of any group in which authentication is used You can also enter a hex value ow A Open the Authentication drop down list and select a type of protocol to be used for the authentication process for that member e ISL authentication options are
17. account name 1 15 chars userl account password 8 20 chars x x please confirm account password set account expiration in days 0 2000 O never 0 100 should this account have admin authority y n n y OK to add user account userl with admin authority and to expire in 100 days Please confirm y n n y The following is an example of the User Edit command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt user edit Press q and the ENTER key to abort this command account name 1 15 chars userl set account expiration in days 0 2000 O never 0 should this account have admin authority y n n OK to modify user account userl with no admin authority and to expire in 0 days Please confirm y n n The following is an example of the User Delete command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt user del user3 The user account will be deleted Please confirm y n nl y The following is an example of the User List command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt user list User Ethernet Addr Port Logged in Since admin OB sessionl 10 20 68 108 1031 day month date time year admin OB session2 10 20 68 108 1034 day month date time year snmp OB session3 Unknown day month date time year snmp IB session4 Unknown day month date time year admin OB session5 Unknown day month date time year See also Passwd command page 140 204 Command Line Interface Whoami command Description Displays the account nam
18. displays performance data for the selected ports Port Information displays information for the selected ports Configured Zonesets displays all zone sets zones and zone membership in the zoning database Configured Security displays all security definitions currently saved in the database Active Security displays the active security set 24 Using McDATA Web Server 2 Managing fabrics This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics e RADIUS servers page 25 e Securing a fabric page 30 e Tracking fabric firmware and software versions page 38 e Managing the fabric database page 39 e Displaying fabric information page 42 e Working with device information and nicknames page 47 e Zoning a fabric page 50 RADIUS servers Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS provides a method to centralize the management of authentication passwords in larger networks It has a client server model where the server is the password repository and third party authentication point and the clients are all of the managed devices RADIUS can be configured for devices and or user accounts The RADIUS server dialogs are available only on a secure SSL fabric and on the entry switch out of band switch Refer to Connection security on page 30 and System Services dialog on page 80 for more information RADIUS is designed to authenticate users and devices using a challenge response protocol Basic
19. gt Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog Select File gt Export in the Nicknames dialog Enter a name for the XML nickname file in the Save dialog Click Save a nicknames file Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of the Nicknames xml file which is used by McDATA Web Server To import a nickname file perform the following procedure 1 Select File gt Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog 2 Select File gt Import in the Nicknames dialog 3 4 5 Select an XML nickname file to import in the Open dialog Click Open Click Yes when prompted to overwrite existing nicknames McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 49 Zoning a fabric If EFCM or HAFM are used to manage the fabric it is recommended to use EFCM or HAFM to manage the fabric zoning If EFCM or HAFM are not used and other McDATA switch models are in the fabric it is recommended to use SANpilot or Embedded Web Server to manage the fabric zoning If all switches in the fabric are McDATA 4Gb SAN switches use the zoning management of these switches as described in this manual Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch supports port domain zoning in Standard Open Fabric interop mode other M Series directors and edge switches do not Therefore only WWN zoning
20. gt zoning limits Zoning Attribute MaxZoneSets MaxZones MaxAliases MaxTotalMembers MaxZonesInZoneSets MaxMembersPerZone MaxMembersPerAlias 214 Command Line Interface Maximum 2000 Current Zoning Name 17 166f 19 10 D_1_JBOD_1 23 D_1_Photons 9 D_2_JBOD1 16 D_2_NewJBOD_2 5 E1JBOD1 5 E2JBOD2 3 LinkResetZone 3 LinkResetZone2 8 NewJBOD1 8 NewJBOD2 24 Q_1Photon1 8 Q_1 NewJBOD1 13 Q 1 Photon_1 21 Q_2_NewJBOD2 3 ZoneAlias ZoneDomainPort 4 ZoneFCAddr 2 AliasInAZone The following is an example of the Zoning List command McDATA4GbSAN gt zoning list Active ZoneSet Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember wwn_b0241f 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 21 00 00 e0 8b 02 41 2f wwn_23bd31 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 10 00 00 00 c9 23 bd 31 wwn_221416 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 10 00 00 00 c9 22 14 16 wwn_2215c3 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 10 00 00 00 c9 22 15 c3 Configured Zoning Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 21 00 00 e0 8b 02 41 2f wwn_23bd31 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 10 00 00 00 c9 23 bd 31 wwn_221416 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 10 00 00 00 c9 22 14 16 wwn_2215c3 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 10 00 00 00 c9 22 15 See also Zone command page 206 Zoneset command page 2
21. page 76 for more information Domain ID restores switch domain ID in addition to the other switch properties Refer to Domain ID and domain ID lock page 77 for more information Port Properties restores all settings presented in the Port properties dialog Refer to Configuring ports on page 100 for more information 86 Managing switches Configured Zoning restores all configured zone sets zones and aliases in the switch s zoning database excluding the active zone set Refer to Configuring the zoning database on page 54 for more information e Configured Security restores all security sets in the switch database Refer to Securing a fabric on page 30 for more information e Radius Server restores all RADIUS Server information defined in the switch database Refer to RADIUS servers on page 25 for more information 7 If you select the Configured Zoning or Full Restore option and the file contains zone sets a dialog prompts you to activate one of those zone sets Click Yes Select a zone set from the drop down list in the Select Zone Set to be Activated dialog 8 Click OK and view the results in the top pane of the Restore dialog Restoring the factory default configuration You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values Select Switch gt Restore Factory Defaults to restore the factory configuration on a switch Table 17 lists the factory de
22. show fdmi 21 00 00 e0 8b 09 3b 17 FDMI Information Manufacturer SerialNumber Model ModelDescription PortID NodewwNn HardwareVersion DriverVersion OptionRomVersion FirmwareVersion OperatingSystem MaximumCTPayload NumberOfPorts Port SupportedFC4Types SupportedSpeed CurrentSpeed MaximumFrameSize OSDeviceName HostName 21 01 00 e0 8b 27 QLogic Corporation 04202 QLA2342 QLogic QLA2342 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter 610000 20 00 00 e0 8b 07 aa be FC5010409 10 8 2 3 10 Beta 2 1 21 03 02 13 SunOS 5 8 2040 alt W2K VI aa bc FCP 2Gb s 2Gb s 2048 The following is an example of the Show NS local domain command McDATA4GbSAN gt show ns Port Type COS PortWwN 2323232323222 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 05 05 05 O53 05 05 05 05 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Tb 7c b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 b2 a7 e2 6e 22 7c 60 b2 7c 5b 92 74 40 92 70 30 82 18 52 12 74 f1 32 00 of the Show NS port_ID command N 50 05 NULL 50 05 QLA2312 FW v3 02 28 DVR v9 0 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 01 FCP 08 b2 00 7b a7 e2 08 b2 00 7b a7 e0 w32 IP 0 0 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 Seq Domain Port No ID ID de 98 0x62 620100 2 98 0x62 620200 3 98 0x62 620300 4 98 0x62 620400 5 98 0x62 620500 6 98 0x62 620600 Y 98 0x62 620700
23. 254 Contact Undefined Location Undefined Trap Enabled Trap Port False 162 Trap Address Trap 1 10 0 0 254 Traps 2 5 0 0 0 0 Trap Community Public Read Community Public Write Community Private Port State Online Auto for external ports 0 9 2 Gbps for internal ports 1 8 External ports are GL_Ports Internal ports are FL_Ports Downloading a support file The Download Support File option assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file dump_support tgz This file can be sent to technical support personnel for troubleshooting switch problems The menu option is not accessible displayed for switches that don t support the download support file function To create a support file perform the following procedure 1 2 3 4 Open the faceplate display Select Switch gt Download Support File Click Browse to define a location for the support file or enter the path in the text field in the Download Support File dialog Click Start to begin the process of creating and downloading the support file to your workstation Observe the status in the Status area Click Close to close the Download Support File dialog after the support file is saved to your workstation Installing Product Feature Enablement PFE keys A Product Feature Enablement PFE key is a password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or auth
24. 400 ms for devices connected through other switches The default is False 156 Command Line Interface Table 44 Set Config port parameters continued Parameter Description ARB_FF Send ARB_FF True instead of IDLEs False on the loop The default is False InteropCredit Interoperability credit The number of buffer to buffer credits per port O means the default 8 is unchanged Changing interoperability credits is necessary only for E_Ports that are connected to non FC SW 2 compliant switches Contact your authorized maintenance provider for assistance in using this feature External ports only FANEnable Fabric address notification Enables True or disables False the communication of the FL_Port address port name and node name to the logged in NL_Port The default is True AutoPerfTuning Automatic performance tuning for FL_Ports only The default is True If AutoPerfTuning is enabled True and the port is an FL_Port MFSEnable is automatically enabled LCFEnable and ViEnable are overridden to False If AutoPerfTuning is disabled False MFSEnable LCFEnable and VlEnable retain their original values LCFEnable Link control frame preference routing This parameter appears only if AutoPerfTuning is False Enables True or disables False preferred routing of frames with R_CTL 1100 Class 2 responses The default is False Enabling LCFEnable will disable MFSEnable MFSEnable Multi Fr
25. 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 157 security Initiates an edit session in which to change the security settings The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets Press q or Q to end the editing session Table 45 describes the Set Config Security parameters Y IMPORTANT This operand is available only with the SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key Table 45 Security configuration parameters Parameter Description FabricBindingEnabled Enables True or disables False the configuration and enforcement of fabric binding on all switches the fabric Fabric binding associates switch World Wide Names with a domain ID in the creation of ISL groups AutoSave Enables True or disables False the saving of changes to active security set in the switch permanent memory The default is True 158 Command Line Interface switch Initiates an edit session in which to change switch configuration settings The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets Table 46 describes the Set Config Switch parameters Table 46 Set Config switch parameters Parameter Description AdminState Switch administrative state Online Offline or Diagnostics The default is Onl
26. Addres 620100 620200 620300 1620400 Figure 8 Topology display Switch and link status Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state Lines represent links between switches The topology display uses green to indicate normal operation yellow to indicate operational with errors red to indicate a potential failure or non operational state and blue to indicate unknown unreachable or unmanageable Refer to Fabric status on page 42 for more information about topology display icons Working with switches and links Switch and link icons are selectable and moveable and serve as access points for other displays and menus You select switches and links to display information about them modify their configuration or delete them from the display Context sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right click on a switch or link icon or in the background of the topology display graphic window McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 21 Selecting switches and links Selected switch icons are highlighted in light blue Selected ISLs are displayed as a heavier line You can select switches and links in the following ways Click the icon or link to select a switch or a link e Press and hold Control and select multiple switches or links e Right click anywhere in the graphic window background to select all switches or links Sel
27. DefaultZone parameter MUST be disabled False on the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches for zoning to function properly DiscardInactive Enables True or disables False the discarding of the active zone set when a new zone set is activated from another switch The default is True McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 161 Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config port 0 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so Configuring Port Number 0 AdminState 1 Online 2 Offline 3 Diagnostics 4 Down Online LinkSpeed 1 1Gb s 2 2Gb s 4 4Gb s A Auto Auto PortType GL G F FL GL SymPortName string max 32 chars Porto ALFairness True False False DeviceScanEnable True False True ForceOfflineRSCN True False False ARB_FF True False False InteropCredit decimal value 0 255 0 FANEnable True False True AutoPerfTuning True False False LCFEnable True False False MFSEnable True False False VIEnable True False False MSEnable True False True NoClose True False False PDISCPi
28. ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so InteropAutoSave True False True DefaultVisibility All None None DefaultZone True False False DiscardInactive True False False Finished configuring attributes This configuration must be saved see config save command and activated see config activate command before it can take effect To discard this configuration use the config cancel command See also Config command page 118 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 165 Set Log command Description Specifies the events to record in the event log and display on the screen You determine what events to record in the switch event log using the Component Level and Port operands You determine what events are automatically displayed on the screen using the Display operand Alarms are always displayed on the screen Authority Admin session Syntax set log archive clear component filter_list display filter level filter port port_list restore save start default stop Operands archive Collects all log entries and stores the result in a new file named logfile that is maintained in switch memory where it can be downloaded using FTP To download logfile open an FTP session log in with account name images and password
29. Environment installed to support the Web Server Refer to Starting McDATA Web Server page 14 for more information McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 13 Starting McDATA Web Server To start McDATA Web Server after the switch is operational enter the switch IP address in an internet browser The workstation used to manage the switch must be able to connect to the default switch IP address 10 0 0 1 1 At the workstation enter the default switch IP address 10 0 0 1 in an internet browser If your workstation does not have the Java 2 Run Time Environment program you will be prompted to download it 2 Click Proceed in the Initial Start Dialog of the McDATA Web Server window 3 Enter the default switch IP address login name default is admin and password default is password in the Add a New Fabric window 4 Click Add Fabric 5 Select the switch in the graphic window of the topology display 6 Select Switch gt Network Properties 7 Change the IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway settings to reflect your desired network configuration in the Network Properties dialog 8 Click OK 9 Select File gt Exit to close the McDATA Web Server application The switch is now ready to be managed through your network 10 Repeat steps 1 4 using the switch s newly configured IP address to launch the McDATA Web Server application once your configured switch is connected to the network
30. File Browse Full Restore Selective Restore Select settings to be restored from selected archive file Restore all settings from selected archive file vi Network Properties v Switch Properties 7 Ip Address 7 Domain ld v Port Properties Configured Zoning _ Configured Security Radius Server Info Restore Restore Selective Restore Figure 40 Restore dialogs Full Restore and Selective Restore tab pages 3 Enter the archive file name or browse for the file This archive file must be one that was produced by the McDATA Web Server Archive function Configuration backup files created with the Config Backup command are not compatible with the McDATA Web Server Restore function 4 Click the Full Restore tab p Click Restore to restore all configuration settings 6 Click the Selective Restore tab and select one or more of the following options Click Restore to restore selected configuration settings Network Properties restores all settings presented in the Network properties dialog except the IP address Refer to Network properties page 82 for more information IP Address restores switch IP address in addition to the other network properties Refer to IP configuration page 82 for more information Switch Properties restores all settings presented in the Switch properties dialog except the domain ID Refer to Switch properties
31. SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key Enable True or disable False this server for device authentication The default is False 170 Command Line Interface Table 49 RADIUS service settings continued Entry Description Enable True or disable False this server for user account authentication A user authentication RADIUS server requires a secure management connection SSL The default is True UserAuthServer AccountingServer Enable True or disable False this server for auditing of activity during a user session When enabled user activity is audited whether UserAuthServer is enabled or not The default is False The accounting server UDP port number is the ServerUDPPort value plus 1 default 1813 Timeout Number of seconds to wait to receive a response from the RADIUS server before timing out The default is 2 Retries Number of retries after the first attempt to establish communication with the RADIUS server fails The default is O SignPackets Enable True or disable False the use of sign packets to protect the RADIUS server packet integrity The default is False Secret services 32 byte hex string or 16 byte ASCII string used as a password for authentication purposes between the switch and the RADIUS server Prompts you in a line by line fashion to enable or disable switch services Table 50 describes the switch service parameters For each parameter enter a new value o
32. The archive can be used later to restore the switch Refer to Restoring a switch on page 86 for more information To archive a switch perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt Archive in the faceplate display 2 Enter a file name in the Save dialog 3 Click Save McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 85 Restoring a switch Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the switch The switch configuration must be archived before it can be restored The switch archive must be compatible with the switch to be restored that is you can restore a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch only with an archive from a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Refer to Archiving a switch on page 85 for more information Ef NOTE The switch being restored should be physically disconnected from the fabric Restoring a switch in a fabric can severely disrupt the fabric After the restore process is complete the switch can be reconnected to the fabric The Restore dialog consists of the Full Restore tab page and Selective Restore tab page To restore a switch perform the following procedure 1 Log in to the fabric through the switch you want to restore You cannot restore a switch over an ISL 2 Select Switch gt Restore in the faceplate display to open the Restore dialog shown in Figure 40 Restore Restore gt Zi a aa a 1 Archive File Browse Archive
33. This operand is intended for use at the request of your authorized maintenance provider The commands that are executed include the following e Alias List e Config List e Date e Group List e History e Ps e Security List Limits History Securityset Active List McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 181 e Show About Alarm Backtrace Chassis Config Port Config Security Config Switch Config Threshold Dev Dev Settings Domains Fabric Log Log Archive Log Settings Lsdb Mem Ns Perf Port Setup Mfg Setup Snmp Setup System Steering Switch Topology Users e Uptime e User Accounts e Whoami e Zoneset Active List e Zoning History Limits List switch Displays switch operational information Table 54 describes the switch operational parameters Table 54 Switch operational parameters Parameter Description SymbolicName Descriptive name for the switch Switch WWN Switch World Wide Name SwitchType BootVersion Switch model PROM boot version CreditPool Number of port buffer credits available to recipient ports DomainlD Switch domain ID FirstPortAddress FC address of switch port O FlashSize MBytes Size of the flash memory in megabytes LogLevel Event severity level used to record events in the event log MaxPorts Number of ports available on the switch NumberOfResets Number of times the switch has b
34. a device login Diagnostics Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device login Down Disables the port 100 Managing ports Changing port speeds The 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1 Gbps 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps The ports can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected Table 25 describes the port speeds To change the port speed perform the following procedure 1 Select one or more 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps ports in the faceplate display 2 Select Port gt Port Properties 3 Select the option that corresponds to the port speed you want 4 Click OK to write the new port speed to the switch Table 25 Port speeds State Description Matches the transmission speed of the connected device This is the default Auto Detect 1Gbps Sets the transmission speed to 1 Gbps 2Gbps Sets the transmission speed to 2 Gbps 4Gbps Sets the transmission speed to 4 Gbps Changing port types The ports can be configured to self discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected Table 26 describes the port types To change the port type perform the following procedure 1 Select one or more ports in the faceplate display 2 Select Port gt Port Properties 3 Select the option for the port type you want 4 Click OK to write the new port typ
35. a ele a E EE dba E de de E 47 link data WindOW ra A e Rane BU Sag tha a a a a 47 Working with device information and nicknames ananuna nana 47 Displaying detailed device information 2 0 0 cette eee 48 Exporting device information to a file Gadi hades E ae ds de ele 48 Managing device port nicknames arta a ices SER Mish ekg We IRA RO 48 Credting a nicknames nen ate E ee RA 49 Editing a nickname id e a ahd ln Rh ane ie Sedna toe ata Bae dd 49 Deletingua mena ae eA aoe de ake tre hata he eat hana lag te hit oa Gon te 49 Exporting nicknames Toral a ES ena Pel eo gw ind dee EA 49 Importing a nicknames file E Doe Ia 49 Zoning a fabric aoea A A A a aara a ai a OO ena 50 ZONING concepire ia Ps a a aa rd Bae eh let 50 ONEST EE ARAS adit E IA A ERA A A a MO Ho SIE GRATE o S 50 AMS ARAS Sia O r a r aes N peo na 50 LONE SENSE fed inai oai o aa a t aeai Aini oA Aa a Aa ia Ra bag aa a gik 51 Zoning datdbdse ssrA OEA A aE wenn OG A D E aE cis 51 Viewing zoning limits and properties 10 0 eee eee ae 51 Managing the zoning database eE A aaa de 52 Editing the zoning database gs nich e a ko ele at bbe dna ado eto te ae 52 Configuring the zoning database cis Sata Galen Ge ails ba wie ey ttle he Oe i aed 54 Interop Auto Saves A A A let Mine he do ee RNG ree Rees 54 A 5 ness O Ba R 55 Defavh Zones ti es O a Meee td Seis Bh io 55 Discord Inaetets atten mata AR Got wine le a kama ace yan a gen hae a te A 55 Saving the zoning database to
36. a file new make A ERR PERK EEN BA OE 55 Restoring the zoning database from a file n naanahanae a 55 Restoring the default zoning database 0 2 ete eee 55 Removing all zoning definitions 244 404 6k ease td e Ad 56 Managing zone Sets 56 Creating a Zone secc bok oe bee ha ohn Ph OA eh ae hed ed dia 56 Activating and deactivating a zone Set 57 Copying a zone toa zone Set occ 57 Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets 2 0 ee eee 57 Removing a zone Sefes ccc sreco aeoo ene a a aa a a a 57 Managing Zones 2 2 eee eee eee eee 58 Creating a zone in a zone set occ 58 Adding zone members oa ae eee RAAT RAP ad 58 Renaming a zone ora zone set occ 59 Removing a zone member cis ave hdd rar ra A 59 Removing a zone from a zone Set tit A A AA AAA A ARAN 59 Removing a zone from all zone sets iii vane baa ee ee aeRO RROD a e ALA REDS 59 Managing aligses bd did pd reia id hidra ca dias 60 Creating an alias ir Aa aa dia aio de 60 Adding a member to an Ges 245566 ow 0s ae CLR EN Re AR AER A A 60 Removing an alias from all zones cass es ceed encase baene ee hoes add 60 Merging fabrics and zoning bbc dh bd ba e bed aes BASLE PADDR DEDEDE ROES 61 Zone merge failure yoni et euied ocd SA Uh ad eh eee o 61 Zone merge failure recovery bind oe ARA Weel de ede odwk da dow edd aed ewe bah 61 3 Managing ASAS 63 Managing MSErOCCOUNIS ys dr A A 63 Creating User AAA OOo beh nd db OS amp bAOhe Rio Le VAS oO Seb ae Pic
37. all switches in the fabric When enabling this feature it is best to set the switch state to offline enable the fabric binding feature on all switches and then set the switch state to online 4 Click OK to save the settings and close the Security Config dialog 36 Managing fabrics Archiving a security configuration to a file To archive save a security configuration to a file from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Click Security on the tool bar or select Security gt Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog 2 Make desired changes to the security settings using the security dialogs 3 Select File gt Save As 4 Enter a name and location for the security file xm1 extension in the Save dialog 5 Click Save to save the security file Activating a security set Only one security set can be active at one time To activate a security set from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Select Security gt Activate Security Set to open the Activate Security Set dialog 2 Select a security set from the drop down list 3 Click Activate to activate the security set Deactivating a security set Only one security set can be active at one time To deactivate an active security set from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Select Security gt Deactivate Security Set 2 Select a security set from the drop down list in the Deactivate Security Set dialog
38. amp Recognize Not_Operational NOS state or to enter the offline state TotalErrors Total number of errors detected TotalLlPsRecvd Number of loop initialization primitive frames received by this port TotalLIPsXmitd Number of loop initialization primitive frames transmitted by this port TotalLinkResets Total number of link reset primitives TotalOfflineSeq Total number of Offline Sequences issued and received by this port TotalRxFrames Total number of frames received by this port TotalRxWords Total number of words received by this port TotalTxFrames Total number of frames issued by this port TotalTxWords TxLinkResets Total number of words issued by this port Number of Link Resets issued by this port TxOfflineSeq post log Total number of Offline Sequences issued by this port Displays the POST log which contains results from the most recently failed POST setup option Displays setup attributes for the system SNMP and the switch manufacturer Refer to the Set Setup command steering domain_id Displays the routes that data takes to the switch given by domain_id If you omit domain_id the system displays routes for all switches in the fabric support Executes a series of commands that display a complete description of the switch its configuration and operation The display can be captured from the screen and used for diagnosing problems
39. as inmedi sd ae a 14 McDATA Web Server window orar ao ridad adios 15 3 Preferences dialog McDATA Web Server 0 0 00 nnana 16 4 McDATA Web Server display elements 2 2 0 0 0 0 cece ete teen eee 17 5 Topology display menu id Hace aya Re a RK OO AGA ie wen RR 18 6 Faceplate display menu di dead ria te hae bo kek GaSe sa eee ask 18 Z POBLE MES pastas ce haw eee eae ad eM a COO ee ee anes dot eRe ed 20 8 Topology displays a vases hana Bo Dae ee GG Aol SOE ESE RARE SS 21 O acerlo EA ERG S ER OEE ROE Re ERK 23 10 RADIUS Server Information dialog Add Server tab page 2 2 cee eee 26 11 RADIUS Server Information dialog Remove Server tab page 2 2 eee ee eee 27 12 RADIUS Server Information dialog Edit Server tab page 2 2 ee eee ee 28 13 RADIUS Server Information dialog Modify Authentication Order tab page 29 14 Edit Securiy didlog 4 4 44 4 5445 A ESA DAES OS 32 15 Create Secure aD 33 16 Create Security Group dialog vial 644 4 hae ha eRe a AE See os Sad BSW Sh eae BS a RHO 33 17 Create a Security Group Member dialog 2s ne a4 awww 5 ib GA 34 18 Security Contig dial g essa yop ida bac oR a SS SE RES oe ee bs 36 19 Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog RR Nic AE Meee 38 20 Add a New Fabric dialog is cir iia as 39 21 Event Browsers maed saadat a a ETR ah alee gd Godan a enla a a BORA AES 44 22 Filer Eyenis dialog ii yupi Ow bed Od a a a eee aa 45 23 Active Zone Set data window se EEE A OD a HE R
40. by alias_new 112 Command Line Interface CIM command Description Manages CIM listener and subscription configurations on the switch Authority Admin session Syntax cim cancel clear edit limits Save Operands cancel Terminates the current CIM edit session without saving changes that were made clear Clears all CIM listener and subscription configurations from the switch edit Opens a CIM edit session limits Displays the maximum allowed number of CIM listeners subscriptions and subscriptions per listener This operand does not require an Admin session nor a CIM edit session save Saves all changes made during the current CIM edit session Examples The following is an example of the CIM Edit command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt cim edit McDATA4GbSAN admin cim gt cimlistener create CIM_listener_1 McDATA4GbSAN admin cim gt cim save The following is an example of the CIM Limits command McDATA4GbSAN gt cim limits Cim Attribute Maximum MaxListeners 32 MaxSubscriptions 50 MaxSubscriptionsPerListener 6 See also C MListener command page 114 ClMSubscription command page 116 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 113 CIMListener command Description Configures CIM indication service listeners and adds subscriptions to listeners Refer to the ClMSubscription command for information about configuring subscriptions Authority Admin session and a CIM
41. fabric Admin session and a Zoning Edit session Refer to the Zoning command for information about starting a Zoning Edit session The Active List and Zones operands are available without an Admin session You must close the Zoning Edit session before using the Activate and Deactivate operands zoneset activate zone_set active add zone_set zone_list copy zone_set_source zone_set_destination create zone_set deactivate delete zone_set list remove zone_set zone_list rename zone_set_old zone_set_new zones zone_set activate zone_set Activates the zone set given by zone_set This operand deactivates the active zone set End the Zoning Edit session before using this operand active Displays the name of the active zone set This operand does not require Admin session add zone_set zone_list Adds a list of zones and aliases given by zone_list to the zone set given by zone_set Use a lt space gt to delimit zone and alias names in zone _list copy zone_set_source zone_set_destination Creates a new zone set named zone_set_destination and copies into it the zones from the zone set given by zone_set_source create zone_set Creates the zone set with the name given by zone_set A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are 0 9 A Z a z _ and The zoning database supports a maximum of 256 zone sets deactivate Deac
42. firmware version will differ from the active version during the brief period while the switch is resetting to activate the firmware Firmware management tools enable you to install and activate new firmware McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 89 During a hotreset operation fabric services will be unavailable for a short period 30 75 seconds To ensure that an a Non Disruptive Code Load and Activation NDCLA operation is successful verify that all administrative changes to the fabric if any are complete When you need to do NDCLA hotreset to multiple switches only perform the NDCLA hotreset on one switch at a time and allow a 75 second wait before performing the NDCLA hotreset operation on the next switch A CAUTION Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process Common administrative operations that change the fabric include zoning modifications adding moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric this includes powering up or powering down attached devices and adding moving or removing ISLs or other connections To install firmware using McDATA Web Server perform the following procedure 1 Double click a switch in the topology display to open the faceplate display 2 Select Switch gt Load Firmware 3 Click Browse and browse for and select the firmware file to be loaded in the Load Firmware dialog 4 Click Start to begin the firmware load process You will be shown a mess
43. flashing beacon off Disables the flashing beacon config option Sets switch port port threshold alarm security and zoning configuration parameters Refer to the Set Config command log option Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log Refer to the Set Log command pagebreak state Specifies how much information is displayed on the screen at a time according to the value given by state This operand does not require an Admin session state can be one of the following on Limits the display of information to 20 lines at a time The page break functions affects the following commands Alias List Members Show Alarm Log Zone List Members Zoneset List Zones Zoning Active List off Allows continuous display of information without a break port option Sets port state and speed for the specified port The previous Set Config Port settings are restored after a switch reset port reset or a reactivation of a switch configuration Refer to the Set Port command 154 Command Line Interface setup option Changes SNMP and system configuration settings Refer to the Set Setup command switch state Changes the administrative state for all ports on the switch to the state given by state The previous Set Config Switch settings are restored after a switch reset or a reactivation of a switch configuration state can be one of the following online Places all ports online offline Place
44. following ways Selected ports are outlined in white e Click the port in the faceplate display to select a port Selecta port then press and hold Shift and select another port to select a range of consecutive ports The application selects both end ports and all ports in between in port number sequence e Press and hold Control while selecting ports to select several non consecutive ports e Press and hold Control and click a selected port to cancel that selection McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 23 Opening the faceplate popup menu To open the popup menu right click on the faceplate image to present the following tasks Refresh the switch Select all ports Manage switch properties Manage network properties Manage SNMP properties Manage port properties Change the port symbolic name Run the port loopback tests Services Security Consistency Checklist If no ports are selected the port related tasks will be unavailable in the menu Right click a port to open the Port popup menu Press and hold Shift or Control to select more than one port Right click one of the selected ports to unselect multiple ports Faceplate data windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs Devices displays information about devices hosts and storage targets connected to the switch Switch displays current switch configuration data Port Statistics
45. hex value and Authentication drop down lists and enter values in the Secret and Binding ISL groups only fields F Create a security group member Group Member MAAN 100000cOdd02cc68 Authentication Chap Primary Hash MDS 32 HEX or 16 ASCII bytes Primary Secret Generate Secondary Hash SHA 1 40 HEX or 20 ASCII bytes Secondary Secret Generate ox canei nep igure 17 Create a Security Group Member dialog The conventions for ISL security group members are listed below You can enter member World Wide Name WWN which must be 16 hex characters or 23 characters with valid WWN format xx xxX XX XX XX XX XXIXX The authentication choices are None and CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol The Secret field is disabled if authentication is set to None If authentication is CHAP the Secret field is enabled Generate is only enabled when authentication is set to CHAP Valid binding entries are 97 127 The conventions for Port security group members are listed below You can enter member World Wide Name WWN which must be 16 hex characters or 23 characters with valid WWN format xX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX The authentication choices are None and CHAP The Secret field is disabled if authentication is set to None If authentication is CHAP the Secret field is enabled Generate is only enabled when authentication is set to CHAP
46. images and enter get logfile clear Clears all log entries component filter_list Specifies one or more components given by filter_list to monitor for events A component is a firmware that is responsible for a particular portion of switch operation Use a lt space gt to delimit values in the list filter_list can be one or more of the following All Monitors all components To maintain optimal switch performance do not use this setting with the Level operand set to Info Chassis Monitors chassis hardware components such as fans and power supplies Eport Monitors all E_Ports Mgmtserver Monitors management server status Nameserver Monitors name server status None Monitor none of the component events Other Monitors other miscellaneous events Port Monitors all port events SNMP Monitors all SNMP events Switch Monitors switch management events Zoning Monitors zoning conflict events 166 Command Line Interface display filter Specifies the log events to automatically display on the screen according to the event severity levels given by filter filter can be one of the following values Critical Critical severity level events The critical level describes events that are generally disruptive to the administration or operation of the fabric but require no action Warn Warning severity level events The warning level describes events that are generally not disruptive to the administration or
47. implementations consist of a central RADIUS server containing a database of authorized users as well as authentication information A RADIUS client wishing to verify the authenticity of a user issues a challenge to the user and collects the response to the challenge This information is forwarded to the RADIUS server for authentication and the server responds with the results either an accept or reject The RADIUS client does not need to be configured with any user authentication information this all resides on the RADIUS server and can be managed centrally and separately from the clients In addition no passwords are exchanged between the RADIUS server and its clients Authentication of requests from a RADIUS client to the server and responses from the server to a client can also be authenticated This requires sharing a secret between the server and client The accounting RADIUS supports the auditing of the users and switch services such as Telnet FTP and switch management applications The RADIUS Accounting Server enables True or disables False the auditing of activity during a user session The default is False When enabled user activity is audited whether UserAuthServer is enabled or not The accounting server UDP port number is the ServerUDPPort value plus 1 default 1813 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 25 Adding a RADIUS server When you add a RADIUS server you provide a method to centralize the managemen
48. information on the switch and afterwards the switch is automatically reset All management sessions are lost because the switch is reset Use the Set Setup System command to return the IP configuration to the values you want Refer to the Show Setup command on page 196 To restore the switch open a Telnet session then enter the Config Restore command from within an Admin session as shown McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config restore The switch will be reset after restoring the configuration Please confirm y n n y Alarm Msg day month date time year A1005 0021 SM Configuration is being restored this could take several minutes Alarm Msg day month date time year A1000 000A SM The switch will be reset in 3 seconds due to a config restore McDATA4GbSAN admin gt Alarm Msg day month date time year A1000 0005 SM The switch is being reset Good bye McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 107 Commands The command syntax is as follows command operand operand value operand value1 value2 The command is followed by one or more operands Consider the following rules and conventions Commands and operand are case insensitive Required operand values appear in standard font value Optional values are shown in italics value Underlined portions of the operand in the command format indicate the abbreviated form tha
49. is supported in Standard Open Fabric interop mode when McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is attached to other McDATA switches FC address zoning is not supported by other McDATA switches and is not recommended for use in McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch This subsection addresses the following topics e Zoning concepts page 50 e Managing the zoning database page 52 e Managing zone sets page 56 e Managing zones page 58 e Managing aliases page 60 e Merging fabrics and zoning page 61 Zoning concepts Zones Aliases The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks described in this section e Zones page 50 e Aliases page 50 e Zone sets page 51 e Zoning database page 51 A zone is a named group of ports devices or aliases that can communicate with each other Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number or device World Wide Name WWN Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in the same zone Zones can overlap that is a device can participate in more than one zone Zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery Devices within the same zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone The zone boundary is not secure traffic across zones can occur if addressed correctly Zones that include members from multiple switches need not include the ports of the inter switch links WWN entries define zone membership by
50. it is propagated and saved to temporary memory in each McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric If a switch has the Interop Auto Save parameter enabled in the Zoning Config dialog the zone set is saved to permanent memory on that McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Refer to Configuring the zoning database on page 54 for more information Creating a zone in a zone set To create a zone ina zone set perform the following procedure l Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select a zone set in which to create a zone 3 4 Enter a name for the new zone in the Create a Zone dialog Select Edit gt Create a Zone The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog A zone name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are O 9 A Z a z _ and Click OK Ef NOTE Ifyou enter the name of a zone that already exists in the database the McDATA Web Server application will ask if you would like to add that zone and its membership to the zone set 6 To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone choose one of the following Select the zone set In the zone set tree Select the port to add to the zone in the graphic window Select Edit gt Add Members Select a port by port number or World Wide Name in the Port Device tree and drag it into the zone e Select a port by port number or World Wide Name in the Port Device tree Right click the zone Se
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52. number of the most recent events to display from the event log number_of_events must be a positive integer component Displays the components currently being monitored for events The components are as follows All Monitors all components Chassis Monitors chassis hardware components such as fans and power supplies Eport Monitors all E_Ports Mgmtserver Monitors management server status Nameserver Monitors name server status None Monitor none of the component events Other Monitors other miscellaneous events Port Monitors all port events SNMP SNMP events Switch Monitors switch management events Zoning Monitors zoning conflict events McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 191 192 display filter Displays log events on the screen according to the component or severity level filter given by filter filter can be one of the following Info Displays all informative events Warning Displays all warning events Critical Displays all critical events Eport Displays all events related to E_Ports Mgmtserver Displays all events related to the management server Nameserver Displays all events related to the name server Port port_number Displays all events related to the port given by port_number External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 SNMP Displays all events related to SNMP Switch Displays all events related to switch management Zoning Displays al
53. operation of the fabric but are more important than the informative level events Info Informative severity level events The informative level describes routine events associated with a normal fabric None Specifies no severity levels for display on the screen level filter Specifies the severity level given by filter to use in monitoring and logging events for the specified components or ports filter can be one of the following values Critical Monitors critical events The critical level describes events that are generally disruptive to the administration or operation of the fabric but require no action Warn Monitors warning and critical events The warning level describes events that are generally not disruptive to the administration or operation of the fabric but are more important than the informative level events Info Monitors informative warning and critical events The informative level describes routine events associated with a normal fabric This is the default severity level None Monitors none of the severity levels port port_list Specifies one or more ports to monitor for events Choose one of the following values port_list Specifies port or ports to monitor Use a lt space gt to delimit values in the list Ports are numbered beginning with O All Specifies all ports None Disables monitoring on all ports restore Restores and saves the port component and level settings to the defaul
54. p Class BladeSystem user guide 179 Table 53 Show Port parameters Entry Description Incremented each time the port begins AL initialization AlinitError Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed Bad Frames Number of frames that have framing errors ClassXFramesin Number of class x frames received by this port ClassXFramesOut Number of class x frames sent by this port ClassXWordslIn Number of class x words received by this port ClassXWordsOut Number of class x words sent by this port ClassXToss Number of times an SOFi3 or SOFn3 frame is tossed from TBUF DecodeError Number of decode errors detected EpConnects Number of times an E_Port connected through ISL negotiation FBusy Number of times the switch sent a F_BSY because Class 2 frame could not be delivered within ED_TOV time Number of class 2 and class 3 fabric busy F_BSY frames generated by this port in response to incoming frames This usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or N_Port that is preventing delivery of this frame Flowerrors Received a frame when there were no available credits FReject Number of frames from devices that were rejected InvalidCRC Invalid CRC detected InvalidDestAddr Invalid destination address detected LIP_AL_PD_ALPS Number of F7 AL_PS LIPs or AL_PD vendor specific resets performed LIP_F7_AL_P
55. re established a link failure is counted A link reset is performed after a link failure LIP AL_PD AL_PS Number of F7 AL_PS LIPs or AL_PD vendor specific resets performed LIP F7 AL_PS This LIP is used to re initialize the loop An L_port identified by AL_PS may have noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop LIP f7 7 A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL_PA LIP f8 AL_PS This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L_port identified by AL_PS LIP F8 7 A loop initialization primitive frame used to indicate that a Loop Failure has been detected at its receiver and does not have a valid AL_PA Login Count Number of device logins that have occurred on the switch Logout Count Number of device logouts that have occurred on the switch Loop Timeouts Number of loop timeouts Loss Of Sync Number of synchronization losses gt 100 ms detected by this port A loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid transmission word Primitive Sequence Errors Number of bad primitives received by the port Rx Link Resets Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device Rx Offline Sequences Number of offline sequence primitives received by the port Total Errors Total number of primitive and non primitive port link errors Total Link Resets Number of linkereset primitive
56. speed requested by the user Operational Port Speed The speed actually being used by the port Device Scan Device scan status Enabled means the switch queries the connected device during login for FC 4 descriptor information Symbolic Name Port symbolic name Media The transceiver type Media Speed The maximum transceiver speed Media Type The transceiver fibre type such as single mode multi mode copper Media Transmitter The transceiver transmitter type such as longwave shortwave electrical Media Distance The maximum transceiver transmission distance Media Vendor The company that manufactured the SFP Media Vendor ID The IEEE registered company ID Media Part Number The part number assigned to the SFP Media Revision Transceiver hardware version McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 99 Configuring ports The port settings or characteristics are configured using the Port Properties dialogs shown in Figure 45 Select a port in the faceplate display Select Port gt Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog The Port Properties dialog shows the switch name and the selected ports Use the Port Properties dialogs to change the following parameters gt Port state e Port speed e Port type e Device scan Port Properties Symbolic Name McDATA4GHSAN Selected Port Port0 Port States online offline diagnostics down Port Spe
57. that are authorized to attach to a switch There are three types of groups one for other switches ISL another for devices port and a third for devices issuing management server commands MS A security set is a set of up to three groups with no more than one of each group type The security configuration is made up of all security sets on the switch In addition to authorization the switch can be configured to require authentication to validate the identity of the connecting switch device or host Authentication can be performed locally using the switch security database or remotely using a Remote Dial In User Service RADIUS server With a RADIUS server the security database for the entire fabric resides on the server In this way the security database can be managed centrally rather than on each switch You can configure up to five RADIUS servers to provide failover You can configure the RADIUS server to authenticate just the switch or both the switch and the initiator device if the device supports authentication When using a RADIUS server every switch in the fabric must have a network connection A RADIUS server can also be configured to authenticate user accounts Consider the devices switches and management agents and evaluate the need for authorization and authentication Also consider whether the security database is to be distributed on the switches or centralized on a RADIUS server and how many servers to configure Mana
58. the Filter Events dialog If the filtering criteria is cleared or changed then all the events that were previously hidden that satisfy the new criteria will be shown You can filter the event browser the following ways Severity select one or more of the corresponding options to display alarm events critical events warning events or informative events Date Time select one or both of the From and To options Enter the bounding timestamps MM dd yy hh mm ss aa to display only those events that fall within those times aa indicates AM or PM The current year yy can be entered as either 2 or 4 digits For example 12 12 03 will be interpreted December 12 2003 Text select one or more of the corresponding options and enter a text string case sensitive for event source type and description The Event Browser displays only those events that satisfy all of the search specifications for the Source Type and Description text Filter Events Severity lv Alarm v Critical vi Warning Date Time Source _ Type _ Description Fitter Close Help Figure 22 Filter Events dialog McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 45 Saving the Event Browser to a file You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file Filtering affects the save operation because only displayed events are saved To save the Event Browser to a file perform the follo
59. the Rename dialog Click OK to save the changes e Edit security group member Select an Edit Security Group Member option from the Edit menu Enter a new Group Member WWN in the Edit Security Group Member dialog Choose an option in the Authentication drop down list Click OK to save the changes e Remove a security set group or member Select the item to remove and select a remove option from the Edit menu Click OK in the Remove dialog to remove that item from the security file and save the changes e Clear security Select the Security Sets directory name Select Edit gt Clear Security Click OK in the Remove dialog to remove all security sets and save the changes You can also right click on the Security Sets top level directory name select Clear Security from the popup menu and click OK to remove all security sets McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 35 5 To save the changes choose one of the following e Click Apply to save the changes and keep the Edit Security dialog open Click OK to close the Edit Security dialog Click OK to save changes and close the Edit Security dialog Viewing properties of a security set group or member To view the properties of a security set group or member from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Click Security on the tool bar or select Security gt Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog 2 Choose one of the following e Cli
60. the World Wide Name of the attached device With this membership method you can move WWN member devices to different switch ports in different zones without having to edit the member entry as you would with a domain ID port number member Furthermore unlike FCID members WN zone members are not affected by changes in the fabric that could change the FC address of an attached device Domain ID Port number entries define zone membership by switch domain ID and port number All devices attached to the specified port become members of the zone The specified port must be an F_Port or an FL_Port To make it easier to add a group of ports or devices to one or more zones you can create an alias An alias is a named set of ports or devices that are grouped together for convenience Unlike zones aliases impose no communication restrictions between its members You can add an alias to one or more zones However you cannot add a zone to an alias nor can an alias be a member of another alias 50 Managing fabrics Zone sets A zone set is a named group of zones A zone can be a member of more than one zone set Each switch in the fabric maintains its own zoning database containing one or more zone sets This zoning database resides in non volatile or permanent memory and is therefore retained after a reset Refer to Configured Zonesets data windows on page 72 for information about displaying the zoning database The orphan zone set is created by
61. the application automatically to hold the zones which are not in any set The orphan zone set cannot be removed and is not saved on the switch To apply zoning to a fabric choose a zone set and activate it When you activate a zone set the switch distributes that zone set and its zones excluding aliases to every switch in the fabric This zone set is known as the active zone set Refer to Active Zone Set data window on page 47 for information about displaying the active zone set Zoning database Each switch has its own zoning database The zoning database is made up of all aliases zones and zone sets that have been created on the switch or received from other switches The switch maintains two copies of the inactive zoning database one copy is maintained in temporary memory for editing purposes the second copy is maintained in permanent memory Zoning database edits are made on an individual switch basis and are not propagated to other switches in the fabric when saved When a zone set is activated it is propagated and saved to temporary memory in each switch in the fabric If a switch has the Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled in the Zoning Config dialog the zone set is saved to permanent memory on that switch Ef NOTE Ifthe Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled on the Zoning Configuration dialog then every time the active zone set changes the switch will copy it into an inactive zone set stored on the switch You can edit
62. the colors used Select Fabric gt Fabric Tracker gt Save Snapshot to save the current snapshot to an XML file Choose a pathname for the file in the Save dialog and click Save to save the file Viewing and comparing version snapshots The Differences tab page shows a side by side comparison of two snapshots The timestamp of each snapshot is displayed above the scroll area showing that snapshot The background color of the older snapshot is darker than the background of the newer snapshot The arrow icon between the snapshot selectors always points from the older snapshot to the newer one If the two snapshots have the same timestamp the arrow will not be displayed The scroll bars are synchronized to view the same portion of each snapshot file simultaneously Click and drag the separator bar between the two panes to resize each pane Click the left right arrows at the top of the separator bar between the two panes to close the corresponding pane The left right arrows move to one side Exporting version snapshots to a file The Reports tab page enables you to select one of several reports to save to a text file The are two types of reports The Summary report type shows the same format displayed on the Summary tab page without the color highlighting The Detail report type shows a detailed breakdown of the differences Click Export to save the selected report to a text file Choose a pathname for the file in the Save dialog and click Save to sa
63. the following conditions The current firmware version is a version that supports upgrading to the new version No changes are being made to switches in the fabric including powering up powering down disconnecting or connecting ISLs and switch configuration changes No port in the fabric is in the diagnostic state No zoning changes are being made in the fabric No changes are being made to attached devices including powering up powering down disconnecting connecting and HBA configuration changes Ports that are stable when the non disruptive activation begins and then change states will be reset When the non disruptive activation is complete McDATA Web Server sessions reconnect automatically However Telnet sessions must be restarted manually This command clears the event log and all counters See also Hotreset command page 135 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 135 Image command Description Authority Syntax Operands Manages and installs switch firmware Admin session image cleanup fetch account_name ip_address file_source file_destination install list unpack file cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the switch All firmware image files are removed automatically each time the switch is reset fetch account_name ip_address file_source file_destination Retrieves image file given by file_source and stores it on the switch with the f
64. this copy of the active zone set stored on the switch and activate the updated copy to conveniently apply the changes to the active zone set The edited copy then becomes the active zone set The configuration parameters affecting the zoning database are Interop Auto Save and Default Visibility The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from another switch in the fabric will be saved to permanent memory on that switch The Default Visibility parameter permits or prohibits communication among ports devices when there is no active zone set Refer to Configuring the zoning database on page 54 for information about zoning configuration Viewing zoning limits and properties Zoning limits vary depending on the firmware installed on the switch To view zoning limits and properties on a switch perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Choose one of the following e Right click on the top zonesets entry a zone set a zone or a zone member in the zone sets tree left windowpane Select Properties in the popup menu select the top zonesets entry a zone set a zone or a zone member in the zone set tree left windowpane Select Edit gt Properties 3 View the zoning limits and properties information in the Properties dialog 4 Click OK to close the Properties dialog The zoning limits and d
65. to the Set Config command on page 156 for information about the Switch keyword and the Domain ID Lock and Principal Priority parameters If you connect a new switch to an existing fabric with its domain ID unlocked and a domain conflict occurs the new switch will isolate as a separate fabric However you can remedy this by resetting the new switch or taking it offline then back online The principal switch will reassign the domain ID and the switch will join the fabric NOTE Domain ID reassignment is not reflected in zoning that is defined by domain ID and port number pair You must reconfigure zones that are affected by domain ID reassignment The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch displays domain IDs differently in Standard mode than other M series directors and edge switches When the McDATA 4Gb SAN switch is in Standard mode default the domain ID will be displayed differently depending on which management utility is used The valid Domain ID range while in standard mode is 97 default 127 McDATA Web Server and CLI will display this as 97 127 EFCM HAFM will display this as 1 31 Prior to changing from Standard mode to McDATA Fabric mode it is recommended that the switch be isolated from the fabric take switch offline before making the configuration changes and all domain IDs in the fabric should be noted to avoid conflicts Once isolated using CLI or McDATA Web Server change interop mode to McDATA Fabric mode and change th
66. to the switch for maintenance purposes A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch A fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each other chassis in the fabric Management Information Base A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches NL_Port N_Port Pending firmware PFE key POST Power On Self Test POST Principal switch Product Feature Enablement key McDATA Web Server SFP Small Form Factor Pluggable SFP SNMP Target User account VCCI World Wide Name WWN WWN Zone Zone set Zoning database Node Loop Port An FC device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol Node Port An FC device port in a point to point or fabric connection The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset Product Feature Enablement key A password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch Power On Self Test Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments A password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch Switch management application Small Form Factor Pluggable A transceiver device smaller than a GigaBit Interface
67. trap 84 user 25 authority 108 authorized reseller HP 11 auto save zoning configuration 54 B beacon 154 binding 130 BootP boot method 82 broadcast 79 178 browser 13 browser location 15 C certificate 30 121 CHAP authentication 128 chassis status 178 chassis status 178 checklist 30 CIM command 113 CIMListener command 114 ClMSubscription command 116 Command Line Interface 105 command syntax 108 commands 108 Common Information Model configure 113 display listener 179 listener 114 service 81 172 subscription 116 Config command 118 configuration activate 118 archive 85 backup 118 copy 118 delete 118 edit 118 list 118 reset 144 restore 86 119 save 119 wizard 76 configured administrative state 77 connection Secure Socket Layer 121 security 30 171 172 contact 84 conventions document 10 text symbols 10 CRC error 73 Create command 121 current administrative state 77 D data window Active Security 37 Active Zoneset 47 Configured Zonesets 72 description 20 22 24 Devices 46 68 Port Information 98 Port Statistics 96 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 221 Switch 68 database fabric 39 zoning 52 date 74 Date command 124 Decode error 73 default configuration 87 visibility 57 zoning 55 defaults alarm configuration 146 port configuration 145 RADIUS configuration 147 security configuration 148 services configuration 148 Simple Network Management Protocol configu
68. zone_old to the zone given by zone_new type zone zone_type Specifies the zone type given by zone_type to be assigned to the zone name given by zone If you omit the zone_type the system displays the zone type for the zone given by zone zone_type can only be the following type soft Name server zone zonesets zone Displays all zone sets of which the zone given by zone is a component This operand does not require an Admin session Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command McDATA4GbSAN gt zone list zone ZoneSet wwn_b0241f zone_set_1 wwn_23bd31 zone_set_1 wwn_221416 zone_set_1 wwn_2215c3 zone_set_1 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 zone_set_1 wwn_401248 zone_set_1 wwn_02402f zone_set_1 wwn_22412f zone_set_1 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 207 The following is an example of the Zone Members command McDATA4GbSAN gt zone members wwn_b0241f Current List of Members for Zone wwn_b0241f 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 21 00 00 e0 8b 02 41 2f The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command McDATA4GbSAN gt zone zonesets zonel Current List of ZoneSets for Zone zonel zone_set_1 See also Zoneset command page 209 Zoning command page 211 208 Command Line Interface Zoneset command Description Authority Syntax Operands Manages zone sets and component zones across the
69. 0 0 162 warning 2 False 0 0 0 0 162 warning 2 False Bold 1663 Lites L237 True a H True McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 197 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command McDATA4GbSAN gt show setup system System Information Eth0NetworkDiscovery Eth0NetworkAddress Eth0NetworkMask Eth0GatewayAddress AdminTimeout InactivityTimeout ocalLogEnabled RemoteLogEnabled RemoteLogHostAddress NTPClientEnabled NTPServerAddress EmbeddedGUIEnabled See also Set Setup command page 170 198 Command Line Interface Static 10 20 92 246 255 255 255 0 10 20 92 21 30 0 True False 10 0 0 254 False 10 0 0 254 True Shutdown command Description Terminates all data transfers on the switch at convenient points and closes the Telnet session Always power cycle the switch after entering this command Authority Admin session Syntax shutdown McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 199 Test command Description Tests ports using internal SerDes level external transceiver and online loopback tests Internal and external tests require that the port be placed in diagnostic mode Refer to the Set Port State command for information about changing the port administrative state While the test is running the remaining ports on the switch remain fully operational Authority Admin session Syntax te
70. 0 e0 8b 27 a7 bc T BB Domain 3 Port 13 ree First Port Address 030400 Alias a3 SOS WN 21 00 00 e0 8b 07 a7 be rtd Domain 3 Port 14 BA Domain 3 Port 15 Domain 3 Port 16 BB Domain 3 Port 17 rT Domain 3 Port 18 BA Domain 3 Port 19 SOS Apply Close Help Figure 25 Edit Zoning dialog To apply zoning to a fabric choose a zone set and activate it When you activate a zone set the switch distributes that zone set and its zones excluding aliases to every switch in the fabric This zone set is known as the active zone set 52 Managing fabrics You cannot edit an active zone set on a switch You must configure an inactive zone set to your needs and then activate that updated zone set to apply the changes to the fabric When you activate a zone set the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric However in addition to the merged active zone set each switch maintains its own original zone set in its zoning database Only one zone set can be active at one time Ef NOTE Ifthe Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled on the Zoning Configuration dialog then every time the active zone set changes the switch will copy it into an inactive zone set stored on the switch You can edit this copy of the active zone set stored on the switch and activate the updated copy to conveniently apply the changes to
71. 000 sec 10 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 200 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 0 SampleWindow decimal value 1 1000 sec 10 TSLMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 2 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 0 SampleWindow decimal value 1 1000 sec 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 5 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 Ji SampleWindow decimal value 1 1000 sec 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 5 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 1 SampleWindow decimal value 1 1000 sec 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 100 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 5 SampleWindow decimal value 1 1000 sec 10 Finished configuring attributes This configuration must be saved see config save command and activated see config activate command before it can take effect To discard this configuration use the config cancel command 164 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the
72. 09 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 215 216 Command Line Interface Glossary Active zone set Active firmware Activity LED Administrative state Alarm Alias AL_PA Arbitrated loop Arbitrated Loop Physical Address AL_PA ASIC Auto Save BootP Buffer credit Cascade topology CHAP Class 2 service Class 3 service Default Visibility Device security Discard Inactive Configured zone sets DefaultZone The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric The firmware image on the switch that is in use A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port State that determines the operating state of the port O blade or switch The configured administrative state is stored in the switch configuration The configured administrative state can be temporarily overridden using the Command Line Interface CLI A message generated by the switch that specifically requests attention Alarms are generated by several switch processes Some alarms can be configured A named set of ports or devices An alias is not a zone and can not have a zone or another alias as a member Arbitrated Loop Physical Address An FC topology where ports use arbitration to establish a point to point circuit A unique one byte value assigned during loop initialization to each NL_Port on a loop Application Specific Integrated Circuit Zoning parameter that determines whether chang
73. 200 group 129 initialize 144 loopback test 200 mode 94 online test 200 operational information 179 operational state 94 performance 179 194 performance tuning 157 reset 102 selecting 23 speed 95 101 169 status 23 symbolic name 102 test 102 type 101 view 15 23 Port Information data window 71 98 Port Statistics data window 71 96 port device tree 53 Power LED 91 224 Power On Self Test log 181 prerequisites 9 principal switch 77 processor 3 Product Feature Enablement key 88 properties network 82 83 port 100 Ps command 42 Q Quit command 143 R RADIUS See Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS server add 26 authentication order 29 configuration 170 configuration defaults 147 configuration display 196 edit configuration 28 remove 27 reset 144 read community 84 refresh 42 68 related documentation 9 Remote Authentication Dial In User Service server 25 remote log configuration 83 enable 174 host address 174 reset with POST 75 without POST 75 Reset command 144 Resource Allocation Timeout 80 restore configuration 86 Reverse Address Resolution Protocol 82 S scan device 101 secret 128 Secure Shell description 30 service 8 Secure Shell service 171 Secure Socket Layer certificate 121 description 30 service 81 172 switch time 124 security certificate 30 configuration 36 158 configuration defaults 148 configuration display 188 connection 30 consistency checklist 30 d
74. 8 e Broadcast support page 79 e In band management page 79 Switch Properties World Wide Name 10 00 00 cO dd 03 d4 dd First Port Address 610000 Operational State online Firmware Version 5 2 0 5 Symbolic Name McDATA4GHSAN MAC address 00 c0 dd 03 d4 de IP Address 10 20 68 197 Symbolic Name McDATA4GbSAN Domain ID lock 8 Enable Disable Administrative State online Broadcast Support e Enable Disable Domain ID 61 In band Management Enable Disable FDMI HBA Entry Limit FDMI La Cece Cu Figure 35 Switch Properties dialog e Enable Disable Symbolic name The symbolic name is a user defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies the switch The symbolic name is used in the topology and faceplate displays as well as many data windows to more easily identify switches The illegal characters are the pound sign semi colon and comma 76 Managing switches Switch administrative states Domain The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch The switch administrative state exists in two forms the configured administrative state and the current administrative state The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved across switch resets McDATA Web Server always makes changes to the configured administrative state The configured administrative state is d
75. 8 98 0x62 620800 The following is an example McDATA4GbSAN gt show ns 1301e1l Port ID 620100 PortType PortWwN SymbolicPortName NodeWWwN Symbol icNodeName NodeIPAddress ClassOfService PortIPAddress FabricPortName FC4Type FC4Desc 184 Command Line Interface NULL 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7b Te Tes ASE 74 16 Tes 7d a7 6e b0 5b do 30 52 2 fl 60 e0 20 90 90 80 10 30 McDATA4GbSAN gt show eth0 inet addr 1 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU 1500 RX packets TX packets collisions RX bytes 41 Interrupt 1 lo UP LOOPBACK Link encap Ethernet The following is an example of the Show Interface command interface HWaddr 00 C0 DD 00 BD ED 0 20 68 107 Bcast 10 20 68 255 Mask 255 255 255 0 Metric 1 4712 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 3000 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 0 txqueuelen 100 5313 405 5 Kb TX bytes 716751 1 Base address 0xfcc0 699 9 Kb Link encap Local Loopback inet addr 127 0 0 1 Mask 255 0 0 0 RUNNING MTU 16436 Metric 1 RX packets 304 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0 TX packets 304 errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 ALInit A BadFrames LInitError Class2FramesIn Class2FramesOut Class2WordsIn Class2WordsOut Class3FramesIn Class3FramesOut Class3Toss Class3WordsIn Class3WordsOut DecodeErrors EpConnects FBusy FlowErrors FReject InvalidCRC InvalidDestAddr LIP_AL_P
76. AAGDSAN i a Normal i Port WWWN Nickname To Details FC Addi MANNS Nh 10 Thare id IRMAN Each fabric tree entry has a small icon next to it that uses color to indicate operational status Figure 7 Fabric tree A green icon indicates normal operation e A yellow icon indicates that a switch is operational but may require attention to maintain maximum performance A red icon indicates a potential failure or non operational state as when the switch is offline A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown unreachable or unmanageable e If the status of the fabric is not normal the fabric icon in the fabric tree will indicate the reason for the abnormal status The same message is provided when you rest the mouse over the fabric icon in the fabric tree e The fabric tree provides access to the topology and faceplate displays for any fabric or switch e Click a fabric entry in the fabric tree to open the topology display e Click a switch entry in the fabric tree to open the faceplate display Graphic window The graphic window shown in Figure 4 presents graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate The window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window Data window and tabs The data window presents a table of data and statistics associated with the selected tab Use the scroll bar
77. Click the Remove Account tab to open the Remove Account tab page shown in Figure 28 1 2 3 Select the account login name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog 4 Click Remove Account 5 Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog 2 User Account Administration Admin Authority Days to Expiration never expires admin true never expires never expires never expires Remove Account Select user account to be removed Account selected for removal ho selection Remove Account Remove Account Figure 28 User Account Administration dialog Remove Account tab page McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 65 Changing a user account password Any user can change their password for their account but only the Admin account name can change the password for another user s account If the administrator does not know the user s original password the administrator must remove the account and add the account To change the password for an account on a switch perform the following procedure Select Switch gt User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog Click the Change Password tab to open the Change Password tab page shown in Figure 29 Select the account login name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog Enter the old password enter the new password and re enter the new
78. Converter that plugs into the FC port Simple Network Management Protocol A storage device that responds to an initiator device An object stored on a switch that consists of an account name password authority level and expiration date Voluntary Control Council for Interference A unique 64 bit address assigned to a device by the device manufacturer World Wide Name Zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery Members of the same zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone A set of zones grouped together The active zone set defines the zoning for a fabric The set of zone sets zones and aliases stored on a switch McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 219 220 Index A account name display 203 205 factory 105 active zone set 47 51 Active Zoneset data window 47 Admin account name 108 authority 108 Admin command 110 Admin session timeout 174 administrative state configured 77 100 current 77 100 port 100 169 switch 77 155 alarm configuration 73 160 configuration defaults 146 configuration display 188 description 168 log 154 178 alias add members 60 111 copy 111 create 60 111 delete 111 delete members 111 description 50 display list 111 display members remove 60 rename 112 Alias command 111 Arbitrated Loop Physical Address 169 archive configuration 85 audience 9 authentication 128 device 25
79. DATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 43 Entries in the Event Browser shown in Figure 21 are formatted by severity time stamp source type and description The maximum number of entries allowed in the Event Browser is 10 000 The maximum number of entries allowed on a switch is 1200 Once the maximum is reached the event list wraps and the oldest events are discarded and replaced with the new events Event entries from the switch use the switch time stamp while event entries generated by the application have a workstation time stamp You can filter sort and export the contents of the Event Browser to a file The Event Browser begins recording when enabled and switch management application is running Column sorting buttons Severity A column Event Browser Timestamp ype Description Tue May 18 10 11 24 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Change 00 0005 Added Fabric 10 20 92 206 Tue May 18 10 11 25 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Change 00 0007 Discovered Switch Tue May 18 10 11 26 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Status 00 0007 Discovered Switch Tue May 18 10 11 26 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Change 00 0009 Discovered Link Tue May 18 10 11 25 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Status 00 000C Normal Tue May 18 10 11 26 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Status 00 000C Warning Tue May 18 10 11 26 CDT 200 0 20 Fabric Status 00 000 Normal Tue May 18 10 11 26 CDT 200 0 20 Link Status 00 000 Critical Tue May 18 10 11 26 CDT 200 0 20 Fabr
80. DATA Fabric Mode the Default Zone parameter is automatically distributed throughout the fabric If McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches are in a fabric with other M Series directors and edge switches and the interop mode is Standard Open Fabric the Default Zone parameter MUST be disabled False on the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches for zoning to function properly McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 217 Domain ID EFCM Event log Expansion port Fabric database Fabric management switch Fabric name Fabric port Fabric view file Fan Fail LED Flash memory Force PROM mode Frame FRU HAFM Heartbeat LED Inactive firmware In band management Initiator In order delivery Power LED User defined number that identifies the switch in the fabric Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager Log of messages describing events that occur in the fabric E_Port that connects to another FC SW 2 compliant switch The set of fabrics that have been opened during a McDATA Web Server session The switch through which the fabric is managed the switch connected to the Ethernet network User defined name associated with the file that contains user list data for the fabric An F_Port A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous McDATA Web Server session An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmwar
81. DATA Web Server sn es A aaa ado 15 Setting McDATA Web Server preferences 2 0 nannan 15 Using online help so nonan a ble a ehh oe Gh Gl ee Be a Pe artes atten da sae ay 16 Viewing software version and copyright information 0 0 0 ce cece eee teeta 16 McDATA Web Server user interface 6 eee eet ee eae 17 Menu Dars 00 ceiba ri 50404 2540444 40604040 04004 Pee did ee det 17 Topology display menu ura tar adi be a 18 Faceplate display menu yr io seth ce te sh meh RN ln Gl ele se i AAA AAA BAG Oe oe ee 18 Shorte t keys aa O tee anny Gea 19 Tool AAA 19 a A o pared ei Cae es oases eee 20 ER e ieie mais meg ine AER ic AUG a e Wa Ne Se ak Reo aA ae dh he dh eh Mee He oe 20 Data window and tales ias do p6 datas beens ooh eae hee as pin age a ada a 20 Working status Indicators 6S a cria ri die id EA OEE RES 21 Using the topology display ayts 043 54 oo haves 4 rr An Ree dd os 21 A A aki d ed a ad ak ile dake Bek ene ee 21 Working with switches and links 0 cosa FSG bo aa bee EDR ee Rae aee AA 21 Selecting switches and links cera ir rd Roe Rae id LAS ahead 22 Arranging switches in the display sau 0045 c a oad SRO ERS TREK E VERDE RE ERO OS 22 Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus 00 00 e eee eee eee 22 Topology data windows n aoaaa aaeeea 22 Using the faceplate display ss cid pi e a pi dci ii 23 Port views and status scr auauua 23 A a e aai he Se DO Yi A Beh Be N 23 Selecting ports 4 cgay ca a Ae o
82. D_AL_PS LIP_F7_AL_PS LIP_F7_F7 o00DV0OOO0OOOOOOOOOOOO0OOOO0O0oO0o0ooo0oRr collisions 0 txqueuelen 0 RX bytes 20116 19 6 Kb TX bytes 20116 19 6 Kb The following is an example of the Show Port command McDATA4GbSAN gt show port 0 Port Number 0 AdminState Online PerfTuningMode Normal AsicNumber 0 PortID 620000 AsicPort 8 PortWwWN 20 00 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 ConfigType GL RunningType Unknown DiagStatus Passed MediaPartNumber FTRJ8524P2BNL EpConnState None MediaRevision A EpIsoReason NotApplicable MediaType 400 M5 SN 1 LinkSpeed Auto MediaVendor FINISAR CORP LinkState Inactive MediaVendorID 00009065 LoginStatus NotLoggedIn SymbolicName Porto MaxCredit 8 SyncStatus SyncLost MediaSpeeds 1Gb s 2Gb s 4Gb s XmitterEnabled True OperationalState Offline LIP_F8_AL_ PS LIP_F8_F7 LinkFailures Login Logout LoopTimeouts LossOfSync PrimSeqErrors Rx KResets RxOfflineSeq E Lin El talErrors lLinkResets talLIPsRecvd talLTPsXmitd talofflineSeq talRxFrames talRxWords talTxFrames m J ct o El m 3 1a aa x O 00 00 00 0 0 5 El talTxWords 3 J LinkResets PROOOOOFPPOOOOOOOOoOOoOOOoOo o TxOfflineSeq McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 185 The following is an example of the Show Switch command McDATA4GbSAN gt show switch Switch Information SymbolicName Swi tchWWN BootVersion CreditPool DomainID FirstPortAddress FlashSize
83. Edit session Refer to the CIM command for information about opening a CIM edit session Syntax cimlistener add listener_name subscription_list create listener_name delete listener_name edit listener_name Operands add listener_name subscription_list Adds the set of subscriptions given by subscription_list to the listener given by listener_name Use a lt space gt to delimit subscription names in subscription_list create listener_name Prompts you in a line by line fashion to create a CIM listener with the name given by listener_name listener_name can have up to 32 characters O 9 A Z a z _ and The CIM listener configuration parameters are described in Table 29 Table 29 CIM listener configuration parameters Parameter Description Listener name Listener type Permanent send indications to the CIM client whether a connection can be established or not This is the default Transient sends indications to the CIM client but ceases if a connection cannot be established after 60 minutes IP address of the CIM client and the port number to which to send indications The default is 10 0 0 1 5000 delete listener_name Deletes the listener given by listener_name from the CIM database edit listener_name Opens an editing session in which you can modify the CIM listener given by listener_name Refer to Table 29 for a description of the CIM listener config
84. Expiration date Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts Table 8 Factory user accounts admin admin true never expires images images false never expires The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs The Admin account can create remove or modify user accounts and change account passwords The Admin account can also view and modify the switch and its configuration with McDATA Web Server The Admin account can not be removed Users with Admin authority can view and modify the switch and its configuration using McDATA Web Server Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing switch status and configuration The Images account is used to exchange files with the switch using FTP The Images account can not be removed Ey NOTE Ifthe same user account exists on a switch and its RADIUS server that user can login with either password but the authority and account expiration will always come from the switch database McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 63 Creating user accounts A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts To create a new user account on a switch perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog 2 Click the Add Account tab to open the Add Account tab page shown in Figure 27 3 Enter an accoun
85. False GUIMgmtEnabled True SSLMgmt Enabled False EmbeddedGUIEnabled True SNMPEnabled True NTPEnabled True CIMEnabled True FTPEnabled True MgmtServerEnabled True 196 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Show Setup RADIUS command McDATA4GbSAN gt show setup radius Radius Information DeviceAuthOrder UserAuthOrder TotalServers Server 1 ServerlPAddress ServerUDPPort DeviceAuthServer UserAuthServer AccountingServer Timeout Retries SignPackets Secret Radius Radius 1 10 181 Fal Local Local 20 11 8 12 lse True Fal 2 0 Fal LSe LSe KKKKKKKK The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command McDATA4GbSAN gt show setup snmp SNMP Information Enabled Contact Location Description ma raplAddress PraplPort TraplSeverity TraplVersion Enabled Trap2Address Trap1l m rap2Port Trap2Severity Trap2Version Enabled Trap3Address f Prap21 Trap3Port Trap3Severity Trap3Version rap3Enabled Trap4Address Trap4Port H Trap4Severity Trap4Version Enabled Trap5Address Trap4 Trap5Port Trap5Severity Trap5Version Trap5Enabled ObjectID AuthFailureTrap Enabled ma Proxy True lt sysContact undefined gt System Lab McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch 10 0 0 254 162 warning 2 False 0 0 0 0 162 warning 2 False 0 0 0 0 162 warning 2 False 0 0
86. Figure 15 to create a new security set There is a maximum of A security sets Create a security set Security Set Name Figure 15 Create Security Set dialog To add a security set from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Click Security on the tool bar or select Security gt Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog 2 To open the Create a Security Set dialog choose one of the following e Click Security Set in the Edit Security dialog tool bar e Right click in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog and select New Security Set from the popup menu 3 Enter a name for the new security set The naming conventions for security sets are Must start with a letter e All alphanumeric chars aA zZ 0 9 e The symbols _ and are the only symbols allowed 4 Click OK to save the change Create Security Group dialog Use the Create Security Group dialog shown in Figure 16 to add a security group to a security set To open the Create a Security Group dialog choose one of the following e Click Security Group in the Edit Security dialog tool bar e Right click in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog and select Create a Security Group from the popup menu Create a security group Security Group Name Security Group Type ISL as Cancel Help Figure 16 Create Security Group dialog The naming conventions for all security groups are listed below Must s
87. File gt Save As In the Edit Zoning dialog 3 Enter a file name for the database file in the Save dialog 4 Click Save to save the zoning file Restoring the zoning database from a file A CAUTION Restoring the zoning database from a file will replace the current zoning database on the switch To restore the zoning database from a file to a switch perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning window 2 Select File gt Open File A popup window will prompt you to select an XML zoning database file 3 Click Open after you select a file Restoring the default zoning database Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions Restoring default zoning is a fabric wide action When you are in Standard mode and restore default zoning no devices ports are able to communicate with each other on the switches When in McDATA mode restoring default zoning all devices ports are able to communicate with each other if Default Zone is enabled and no devices ports are able to communicate with each other if Default Zone is disabled A CAUTION This command will deactivate the active zone set McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 55 To restore the default zoning for a switch perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Restore Default Zoning in the faceplate display 2 Click OK to confirm that you want to r
88. If disabled the switch can not be specified as the entry switch for a fabric in the GUI but can still be managed through an in band connection e SSL Secure Sockets Layer Provides secure encrypted communications between the switch management application GUI and the switch SSL must be enabled for configuration of security and RADIUS servers with the switch management application GUI SSL certificates are generated on the switch with the switch date time and validated with the workstation s date time If the Switch and workstation date time are not in sync invalid certificates will be generated and prevent an SSL connection from being established between the switch and switch management application GUI To disable SSL when using a user authentication RADIUS server the RADIUS authentication order must first be set to Local e Telnet CLI Allows users to manage the switch through a Telnet CLI session Disabling Telnet access to the switch is not recommended e SSH Secure SHell Provides secure encrypted Telnet CLI sessions with the switch Note that you will have to have an SSH client running on your workstation in order to manage your switch with Telnet CLI when SSH is enabled SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Allows management of the switch through third party applications that use SNMP NTP Network Time Protocol Allows the switch to obtain its time and date settings from an NTP server Configuring all of
89. M 0 0 728K 0 19M 19M 39M 4M 0 5M 0 0 911K 0 45M M 56M 4M 0 4M 0 0 536K 0 20M 20M 41M 4M 0 3M 0 0 458K 0 19M 19M 38M 3M 0 3M 0 0 703K 0 45M 11M 56M 5M 0 5M 0 0 626K 0 21M 20M 41M 4M 0 4M 0 0 1M 0 20M 20M 40M 4M 0 4M 0 0 1M 0 44M 10M 55M 4M 0 4M 0 0 1M 0 21M 20M 41M 4M 0 4M 0 0 399K 0 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 195 Show Setup command Description Displays the current SNMP and system settings Authority None Syntax show setup mfg radius services snmp system Operands mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch radius Displays RADIUS server information services Displays switch service status information snmp Displays the current SNMP settings system Displays the current system settings Examples The following is an example of the Show Setup Mfg command McDATA4GbSAN gt show setup mfg Manufacturing Information BrandName McDATA BuildDate Unknown ChassisPartNumber BRS 482M11 ChassisSerialNumber 0508a00172 CPUBoardSerialNumber 0508a00172 MACAddress 00 c0 dd 07 12 1b PlanarPartNumber Unknown SwitchSymbolicName McDATA4GbSAN Swi tchWWN 10 00 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 SystemDescription McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch SystemObjectID 1 3 6 1 4 1 1663 1 1 1 1 37 The following is an example of the Show Setup Services command McDATA4GbSAN gt show setup services System Services TelnetEnabled True SSHEnabled
90. McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide Part number AA RW20A TE First edition June 2005 Legal and notice information Copyright 2005 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Copyright 2005 McDATA Corporation Copyright 2005 This software includes technology under a license from QLogic Corporation All rights reserved Hewlett Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard The information is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Linux is a registered trademark of Linus To
91. None 0 bytes CHAP 16 bytes MS CT Common Transport authentication options are None 0 bytes MD5 16 bytes SHA 20 bytes e Port authentication options are None O bytes CHAP 16 bytes 5 Enter an authentication password to be assigned that member in the Secret area Or click Generate to randomly generate a secret Enter the domain ID 97 127 for the switch for the ISL group member in the Binding field ISL groups only The WWN of the switch must be at the entered domain ID when attempting to enter the fabric otherwise it will become isolated 7 Click OK to save the changes o Editing the security configuration on a switch To edit a security configuration on the switch from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Choose one of the following to open the Edit Security dialog e Click Security on the tool bar e Select Security gt Edit Security By default the security configuration on the switch is displayed in the Edit Security dialog 2 Choose one of the following from the Edit Security dialog Select File gt Open File Browse for and select the security file e Press Control O letter o Browse for and select the security file 3 Click Open to display the security file in the Edit Security dialog 4 Select the security item to edit in the graphic window and choose one of the following Rename a security set or group Select a rename option from the Edit menu Enter a new name in
92. Ntegrity Enhanced PFE key Authority Admin session and a Security Edit session Refer to the Security command for information about starting a Security Edit session The Active Groups and List operands are available without an Admin session You must end the Security Edit session before using the Activate and Deactivate operands Syntax securityset activate security_set active add security_set group_list copy security_set_source security_set_destination create security_set deactivate delete security_set groups security_set list remove security_set group rename security_set_old security_set_new Operands activate security_set Activates the security set given by security_set This operand deactivates the active security set End the Security Edit session using the Security Save or Security Cancel command before using this operand active Displays the name of the active security set This operand is available to without an Admin session add security_set group_list Adds one or more groups given by group_list to the security set given by security_set Use a lt space gt to delimit multiple group names in group_list A security set can have a maximum of three groups with no more than one group of each group type copy security_set_source security_set_destination Creates a new security set named security_set_destination and copies into it the membership from the security set given by
93. OTE Events alarms critical warning and informative generated by the application are not saved on the switch They are permanently discarded when you close a McDATA Web Server session but you can save these events to a file on the workstation before you close McDATA Web Server and read it later with a text editor or browser Events generated by the switch are stored on switch and will be retrieved when the application is restarted Some alarms are configurable Refer to Configuring port threshold alarms on page 73 Sorting the Event Browser Sorting the Event Browser enables you to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event severity timestamp source type or description Initially the Event Browser is sorted in ascending order by timestamp Successive sort operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending order To sort the Event Browser choose one of the following e Click the Severity Timestamp Source Type or Description columns Select Sort gt By Severity By Timestamp By Source By Type or By Description Filtering the Event Browser Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event severity timestamp source type and description Select Filter gt Filter Entries in the Events Browser window to open the Filter Events dialog shown in Figure 22 The Event Browser displays those events that meet all of the criteria in
94. Oe OER OA 85 Factory default configuration settings porcina cite Dire SEGRE EE Heda S ERE ORES de 87 ROMA DES s cih he ution Hath ee oes Rik Bark arg eas ha nothin aN Fath wetness tee he 94 Port operational Stiles ies sasae Ga UH ie CUD We WER RES ae BES oie ae one ae WHER 94 o ae AERO Oe Te ae eae ee ena aaa anes eae 95 Port transceiver media view sio 686 404 bebe ted FEL ie Ve ECO ds ad 95 Part Statistics data window entries 5 0 sche e sc bee Oho eeL ES ee RA 96 Port Information date window entries 0 oesa be cade e hed e ad me a AA be 98 Port administrative states ira rra aa aT RG BAGELS WAG Aa AGA OTE L RET RLS ASAD eS 100 POM SPECIE zemata pai SRS RADCO RORY CEES ea EL de dida IAEA Oe RAE Cd wed bh 101 POMMV POS e capis pita ave cece e baii asas Halen erat acia a a dhe aye capis le 101 About this guide This manual describes the McDATA Web Server application switch management tool for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is a 10 port non blocking Fibre Channel FC switch This manual defines the features components and performance characteristics of the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch The embedded McDATA Web Server application is the primary focus of this manual which is organized as follows e Using McDATA Web Server on page 13 describes how to use McDATA Web Server its menus and its displays Managing fabrics on page 25 describes fabric management tasks Managing switches on page 63 describe
95. RADIUS only attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server another computer that provides authentication c RADIUS Local attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server If the switch can not contact the RADIUS server due to a network or some other problem the switch will authenticate using the local password database 5 Click Modify Order to save the changes 6 Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 29 Securing a fabric Fabric security consists of the following e Connection security page 30 User account security page 30 e Security consistency checklist page 30 e Device security page 31 e Fabric services page 37 Connection security Connection security provides an encrypted data path for switch management methods The switch supports the Secure Shell SSH protocol for the CLI and the Secure Socket Layer SSL protocol for management applications such as McDATA Web Server and Common Information Module CIM The SSL handshake process between the workstation and the switch involves the exchanging of certificates These certificates contain the public and private keys that define the encryption The switch certificate is valid for one year beginning with its creation date and time The workstation validates the switch certificate by comparing the workstation date and time to the switch certificate creation date and time For this re
96. S This LIP is used to re initialize the loop An L_Port identified by AL_PS may have noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop LIP_F8_AL_PS This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L_Port identified by AL_PS LIP_F7_F7 A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire a valid AL_PA LIP_F8_F7 A loop initialization primitive frame used to indicate that a loop failure has been detected at the receiver Link Failures Number of optical link failures detected by this port A link failure is a loss of synchronization or a loss of signal while not in the offline state A loss of signal causes the switch to attempt to re establish the link If the link is not re established a link failure is counted A link reset is performed after a link failure Login Number of device logins Logout Number of device logouts LoopTimeouts A two 2 second timeout as specified by FC AL 2 LossOfSync 180 Command Line Interface Number of synchronization losses gt 100 ms detected by this port A loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid transmission word PrimSeqErrors Primitive sequence errors detected RxLinkResets Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device Table 53 Show Port parameters continued Entry Description RxOfflineSeq Number of offline sequences received An OLS is issued for link initialization a Receive
97. Secure Sockets Layer status If enabled encryption for switch management application and CIM sessions is provided CIM Enabled Common Information Model status The CIM agent is based on the SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification SMI S which is the standard for SAN management in a heterogeneous environment FTP Enabled FTP status Management Server Management server status Enabled Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected ports Click the Port Stats data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Port Statistics data window Refer to Port Statistics data window on page 96 for a description of the Port Statistics data window entries The Statistics drop down list is available on the Port Statistics data window and provides different ways to view detailed port information Click the down arrow to open the drop down list Open the drop down list and select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch reset Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set Click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline Port Information data window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected ports Click the Port Info data window tab in the faceplate display to op
98. Specifies the workstation port to which SNMP traps are sent Valid workstation port numbers are 1 65535 The default is 162 Trap 1 5 Severity Specifies the severity level to use when monitoring trap events The default is Warning Trap 1 5 Version Specifies the SNMP version 1 or 2 to use in formatting traps The default is 2 Trap 1 5 Enabled Specifies whether traps event information are enabled or disabled default ReadCommunity Read community password that authorizes an SNMP agent to read information from the switch This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The read community password can be up to 32 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is public WriteCommunity Write community password that authorizes an SNMP agent to write information to the switch This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The write community password can be up to 32 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is private TrapCommunity Trap community password that authorizes an SNMP agent to receive traps This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The trap community password can be up to 32 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is public AuthFa
99. TA switches in McDATA Fabric Mode The default interop mode is Standard Use the Standard option to connect to FC SW 2 compliant switches and McDATA switches in Open Fabric Mode Use the McDATA Fabric Mode option to connect to McDATA switches in McDATA Fabric Mode System Services dialog The System Services dialog provides a central location for you to enable or disable any of the external user services such as Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Secure Sockets Layer SSL Secure SHell SSH embedded switch management application McDATA Web Server Command Line Interface CLI Network Time Protocol NTP and Common Information Model CIM Select Switch gt Services to display the System Services dialog System Services Services Select system services to be enabled Embedded GUI GUI Mgmt wn wn e wn wn Bs z 3 kz D si si S U SNS US U rl SS Management Server OK Close Help Figure 37 System Services dialog 80 Managing switches A CAUTION Use caution when disabling the Embedded GUI McDATA Web Server GUI Mgmt Telnet SSL and SSH as it is possible to disable all access to the switch Embedded GUI McDATA Web Server Allows users to point a browser at the switch and run the embedded switch management application on that switch as an applet GUI Mgmt allows out of band management of the switch from the switch management application GUI
100. TPEnabled Enables True or disables False the File Transfer Protocol FTP for transferring files rapidly between the workstation and the switch The default is True MgmtServerEnabled 172 Command Line Interface Enables True or disables False the management of the switch through third party applications that use GS 3 Management Server MS This parameter is the master control for the Set Config Port command parameter MSEnable The default is False SNMP Prompts you in a line by line fashion to change SNMP configuration settings Table 51 describes the SNMP fields For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets Table 51 SNMP configuration settings Entry Description SNMPEnabled Enables True or disables False SNMP on the switch The default is True Contact Specifies the name of the person to be contacted to respond to trap events The name can be up to 64 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is undefined Specifies the name of the switch location The name can be up to 64 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is undefined Trap 1 5 Address Trap 1 5 Port Specifies the workstation IP address to which SNMP traps are sent The default address for trap 1 is 10 0 0 254 The default address for traps 2 5 is 0 0 0 0 Addresses other than 0 0 0 0 for all traps must be unique
101. The application opens with the Initial Start Dialog shown in Figure 1 Select Don t show this dialog again if you prefer not to see this dialog again This has the same effect as disabling the Display Initial Startup Dialog preference Refer to Setting McDATA Web Server preferences on page 15 for information about setting preferences Initial Start Dialog McDATA Web Server Fibre Channel Fabric Management Select initial option 8 Open existing fabric requires ip address login and password Start application without specifying a fabric 7 Don t show this dialog again Proceed Cancel Help Figure 1 Initial Startup Dialog Perform one of the following procedures to access and begin managing the switch Select Open Existing Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog which prompts you for a fabric name IP address account name and password Refer to Adding a fabric on page 39 14 Using McDATA Web Server Select Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric to open the McDATA Web Server window shown in Figure 2 Click Add to open the Add a New Fabric dialog which prompts you for a fabric name IP address account name and password Refer to Adding a fabric on page 39 McDATA Web Server File Fabric Wizards View Help Z a Add Refresh Events Help Switch Figure 2 McDATA Web Server window Exiting McDATA Web Server Select File gt Exit to exit a M
102. Visibility parameter permits or prohibits communication among ports devices when there is no active zone set If MCDATA 4Gb SAN Switches are in a fabric with other M Series directors and edge switches and there is no active zone set the Default Visibility parameter must be disabled None on the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches to avoid potential zoning incompatibilities Default Zone The Default Zone parameter enables True or disables False communication among ports devices that are not defined in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set This parameter must have the same value throughout the fabric If interop mode is McDATA Fabric Mode the Default Zone parameter is automatically distributed throughout the fabric If McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches are in a fabric with other M Series directors and edge switches and the interop mode is Standard Open Fabric the Default Zone parameter MUST be disabled False on the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches for zoning to function properly Discard Inactive The Discard Inactive parameter automatically removes the previously active zone set when a zoneset is activated on a switch The default setting is True Saving the zoning database to a file You can save the zoning database to an XML file You can later reload this zoning database on the same switch or another switch To save a zoning database to a file perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning in the faceplate display 2 Select
103. Zone bl1swa4 Soft E Zone bl2sw4 Soft E Zone bl4swadell2 Soft _ Configured Zonesets Configured Secu Figure 32 Configured Zonesets data window Managing switches Configuring port threshold alarms You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events Configuring an alarm involves choosing an event type rising and falling triggers a sample window and finally enabling or disabling the alarm To configure port threshold alarms perform the following procedure 1 2 Open the faceplate display Select Switch gt Port Threshold Alarm Configuration The Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog shown in Figure 33 prompts you to enable or disable all alarms select an event set triggers set a sample window and enable or disable an individual alarm B Port Threshold Alarm Configuration xi Enable All Port Threshold Alarms Port Threshold Alarm CRC Errors Monitoring Y Enable vj Rising Trigger 25 Falling Trigger 1 Sample Window sec 10 Figure 33 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog 3 Select the Enable All Port Threshold Alarms option to enable monitoring for all the individual alarm types that are enabled The Enable All Port Threshold Alarms option is the master control for the individual alarms For example the switch will monitor CRC errors only if both the CRC Error Monitoring option and the Enable All Port Th
104. a a OL a oa Eee a Rae dida dae pee 23 Opening the faceplate popup menu 6 teens 24 Faceplate data windows ais a REHEARSE OHO AA RRA RES KM A ORS 24 A A A Caw 25 RADIUS Servers giie sa sacose meth E a ih AEA a SoM keh E EA 25 Adding a RADIUS server a ies aie Gack anne 26 Removing a RADIUS server 27 Editing RADIUS server information o o onnaa a o a BAe do 28 Modifying authentication order RADIUS server information 0 0000 e ee eee eee eee 29 Securing a fabric ars ons aan ditch a di Douce ea Se hack Nahe aS Gee ad baa aA haa 30 Connection Security prats boa eA eh athe he PAGES CAP LORE R Hee Ode he 30 User account security oo 30 Security consistency checklist ida el AOA e acd deed wie Wed Sie dele AAA AAA e akn 4 30 Device secuUnIY hdr a A dos 31 A AA EA bebe ea bend beens 32 Create Security Set dialog x eee ha 6 Ghd e GG ee Re MER EEA OE EA Ree ea SS oR 33 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 3 Create Security Group dialog nO da Seah ae Ses 33 Create Security Group Member dialog 2 6 cee teen eee 34 Editing the security configuration On a SWiKchy 4 55 aen eke a ke aa 35 Viewing properties of a security set group or member 2 2 0 0 00 cece ee eee 36 Security Config lalo rt wae ie oA LOG e PO Gallet Meld Gn ta h at 36 Archiving a security configuration to a file sa paket hee hose eee 37 A tivating d sec rity set ciales aa ls a A a da 37 Deactivating a Security
105. abled True False True SSHEnabled True False False GUIMgmtEnabled True False True SSLMgmtEnabled True False False EmbeddedGUIEnabled True False True SNMPEnabled True False True NTPEnabled True False False CIMEnabled True False True FTPEnabled True False True MgmtServerEnabled True False True Do you want to save and activate this services setup y n n McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 175 The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so Trap Severity Options unknown emergency alert critical error warning notify info debug mark SNMPEnabled True False True Contact string max 64 chars lt sysContact undefined Location string max 64 chars sysLocation undefined TraplAddress dot notated IP Address 10 20 71 15 TraplPort decimal value 162 TraplSeverity see allowed options above warning TraplVersion 1 2 2 TraplEnabled True False False Trap2Address dot notated IP Address 0 0 0 0 Trap2Port decimal value 162 Trap2Severity see allowed options above warning Trap2Vers
106. age warning you that the switch will be reset to activate the firmware 5 Click OK to continue firmware installation or click Cancel to cancel the firmware installation McDATA Web Server will attempt a hot reset if possible to activate the firmware without disrupting data traffic During a non disruptive activation all Logged In LEDs are extinguished for several seconds If a non disruptive activation is not possible an error message will be shown To activate the firmware image the user may either resolve the error described in the message and perform a hot reset on the switch or simply reset the switch disruptive After an NDCLA operation is complete management connections must be re initiated McDATA Web Server sessions will re connect automatically Telnet sessions must be restarted manually Applicable code versions e Future switch code releases will be upgraded non disruptively unless specifically indicated in its associated release notes An NDCLA operation to previous switch code releases is not supported Using the CLI to install firmware To install firmware using the CLI when a File Transfer Protocol FTP server is present on the management workstation use the Firmware Install command Refer to the Firmware Install command on page 126 for more information This command is disruptive to the fabric traffic 1 Enter the following command to download the firmware from a remote host to the switch install the firm
107. agement service 81 171 manufacturer information 196 operational information 182 paging 4 properties 76 replace 41 reset 75 202 reset without POST 75 144 restore factory defaults 87 selecting 22 services 144 171 196 status 2 Switch data window 68 symbolic name port 102 switch 76 symbols in text 10 syslog 83 system configuration change 174 defaults 148 display 196 System Fault LED 91 system services 80 T technical support HP 11 Telnet service 81 171 session timeout 74 Test command 200 testing ports 102 text symbols 10 time 74 124 time zone 155 timeout Admin session 74 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 225 Telnet session 74 values 80 tool bar standard 19 zoning 53 topology display arrange icons 22 data windows 22 description 17 usage 21 transceiver status 95 transmission speed 101 trap authentication 84 community 84 configuration 85 SNMP version 85 U upgrade 125 Uptime command 202 user account add 203 admin 105 admin account 105 create 64 default 63 delete 203 display 203 edit 203 list 203 logged in 183 modify 67 password 66 remove 65 security 30 User command 203 V version snapshot compare 39 export 39 save 39 Virtual Interface preference routing 157 W web server 172 174 service 81 web sites HP documentation 9 HP storage 12 HP Subscriber s choice 11 Whoami command 205 wizard configuration 76 working directory 15 sta
108. ail about the device Refer to Displaying detailed device information on page 48 FC Address Fibre Channel address Switch Switch name Port Switch port number Target Initiator Device type target or initiator Vendor Host bus adapter device vendor Host Name Name of host This only applies to HBAs that support FDMI and register this data Active Zones The active zone to which the device belongs Row 46 Managing fabrics Row number reference for each listing in the Devices data window table Active Zone Set data window The Active Zoneset data window shown in Figure 23 shows the zone membership for the active zone set that resides on the fabric management switch The active zone set is the same on all switches in the fabric you can confirm this by adding a fabric through another switch and comparing Active Zone Set displays Click the Active Zoneset data window tab in the topology display only to open the Active Zoneset data window Refer to Configured Zonesets data windows on page 72 for information about the zone set definitions on a particular switch Refer to Zoning a fabric on page 50 for more information about zone sets and zones The Active Zoneset data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be exp
109. ailing the test results See also Set command page 154 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 201 Uptime command Description Displays the elapsed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method A hot reset or non disruptive firmware activation does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command Authority None Syntax uptime Examples The following is an example of the Uptime command McDATA4GbSAN gt uptime Elapsed up time 0 day s 2 hour s 28 min s 44 sec s Reason last reset NormalReset 202 Command Line Interface User command Description Authority Syntax Operands Notes Examples Administers and displays user accounts Admin account name and an Admin session The Accounts and List operands are available to all account names without an Admin session user accounts add delete account_name edit list accounts Displays all user accounts that exist on the switch This operand is available to all account names without an Admin session add Add a user account to the switch You will be prompted for an account name a password authority and an expiration date e A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts e Account names are limited to 15 characters passwords must be 8 20 characters e Admin authority grants permission to use the Admin command to open an Admin session from which all commands can be entered Without Admin auth
110. all enabled event alarms The default is False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled ISLMonitoringEnabled LoginMonitoringEnabled LogoutMonitoringEnabled LOSMonitoringEnabled The event type enable disable parameter Enables True or disables False the generation of alarms for each of the following events CRC errors Decode errors ISL connection count Device login errors Device logout errors e Loss of signal errors Rising Trigger The event count above which a rising trigger alarm is logged The switch will not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until the count descends below the falling trigger and again exceeds the rising trigger Falling Trigger The event count below which a falling trigger alarm is logged The switch will not generate another falling trigger alarm for that event until the count exceeds the rising trigger and descends again below the falling trigger Sample Window 160 Command Line Interface The period of time in seconds in which to count events zoning Initiates an edit session in which to change switch zoning attributes The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets Table 48 describes the zoning configuration parameters Table 48 Set Config zoning parameters Parameter Description InteropAu
111. ame Sequence bundling This parameter appears only if AutoPerfTuning is False Prevents True or allows False the interleaving of frames in a sequence The default is False Enabling MFSEnable disables LCFEnable and VIEnable Virtual Interface VI preference routing This parameter appears only if AutoPerfTuning is False Enables True or disables False VI preference routing The default is False Enabling VIEnable will disable MFSEnable MSEnable Management server enable Enables True or disables False management server on this port The default is True NoClose Loop circuit closure prevention Enables True or disables False the loop s ability to remain in the open state indefinitely True reduces the amount of arbitration on a loop when there is only one device on the loop The default is False PDISCPingEnable Enables True or disables False the transmission of ping messages from the switch to all devices on a loop port The default is True ports port_type Initiates an editing session in which to change configuration parameters for all internal ports all external ports or all ports based on the value given by port_type port_type can be internal or external If you omit port_type all ports are changed For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets Press q to end the configuration Table 44 describes the port parameters McDATA
112. ameter enabled in the Zoning Config dialog the zone set is saved to permanent memory on that switch Creating a zone set To create a zone set perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select Edit gt Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set dialog 3 Enter a name for the new zone set and click OK The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are 0 9 A Z a z _ and 4 To create new zones in the zone set choose one of the following e Right click a zone set and select Create A Zone from the popup menu In the Create a Zone dialog enter a name for the new zone and click OK The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set Refer to Copying a zone to a zone set on page 57 5 Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database 56 Managing fabrics Activating and deactivating a zone set You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric Only one zone set can be active at one time When you activate a zone set the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric To activate a zone set perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Activate Zone Set to open the Activate Z
113. anded Click this handle or double click the following entries A zone set entry expands to show its member zones A zone entry expands to show its member ports devices Ports devices that are zoned by WWN but no longer part of the fabric are grayed out a Topology LO x File Fabric Switch View Help Q e a Add Refresh Events Help FC Fabrics 10 20 94 50 Ba McDATASGbSAN E ofc Normal z Q Zone Sets Q El Zoneset zoneset_000 E Zone zone_000_000 Soft WAN 1000000000000000 Active Zoneset data window AWN 1000000000000001 AMI 1000000000000002 AMI 1000000000000003 i nn me Active Zoneset Figure 23 Active Zone Set data window Link data window The Link data window displays information about all switch links in the fabric or selected links This information includes the switch name the port number at the end of each link and the link status icons Click the Link data window tab in the topology display to open the Link data window Working with device information and nicknames McDATA Web Server enables you to perform the following e Display detailed device information Export device information to a file Manage device port nicknames McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 47 Displaying detailed device information In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data window you
114. ason it is important to synchronize the workstation and switch with the same date time and time zone If a certificate has not been created by the user the switch will automatically create one Consider your requirements for connection security for the CLI SSH management applications such as McDATA Web Server SSL or both If SSL connection security is required also consider using the Network Time Protocol NTP to synchronize date time between workstations and switches User account security User account security is the process by which your user account and password are authenticated with the list of valid user accounts and passwords The switch validates your account and password when you attempt to add a fabric using McDATA Web Server or log in to a switch through Telnet Your system administrator defines accounts passwords and authority levels that are stored on the switch Refer to Managing user accounts on page 63 for more information The Admin account possesses Admin authority which grants full access to all tasks of the McDATA Web Server menu system The switch validates your user account and McDATA Web Server grants access to its menus according to your authority level If you do not have Admin authority you are limited to monitoring tasks NOTE Ifa user is logged into a switch using McDATA Web Server or CLI and an administrator changes user access rights and passwords existing login sessions will not be affected
115. ast frames Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all ISLs indicated in the spanning tree and all online N_Ports and NL_Ports When a broadcast frame is received these zones are enforced at the N_Ports and NL_Ports If the originator of the broadcast is in a zone the frame is retransmitted on alll online N_Ports and NL_Ports within the zone If the originator of the broadcast frame is not in a zone the frame is retransmitted on online N_Ports and NL_Ports that are not in a zone The default setting is disabled In band management In band management is the ability to manage switches across inter switch links using McDATA Web Server SNMP or the application programming interface The switch comes from the factory with in band management enabled If you disable in band management on a particular switch you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than an Ethernet connection Advanced switch properties The Advanced Switch Properties dialog enables you to set the timeout values and interop mode settings The Advanced Switch Properties dialog is available for only the entry switch because an in band switch can not be taken offline The switch will automatically be taken offline temporarily and will be restored to its original state after the changes are completed Select Switch gt Advanced Switch Properties to open the Advanced Switch Properties dialog Click OK after making any changes to put the new values into effect The defau
116. atabase 144 device 31 fabric 30 user account 30 Security command 149 security database clear 35 149 display 149 display history 149 limits 149 security edit session cancel 149 initiate 149 revert changes 49 save changes 150 security set activate 37 152 add member group 152 copy 152 create 33 152 deactivate 37 152 delete 152 delete member group 153 display 36 153 display active 149 152 display members 152 remove 35 rename 35 153 Securityset command 152 SerDes level test 102 service listener 114 services 80 services configuration defaults 148 Set command 154 Set Config command 156 Set Log command 166 Set Port command 169 Set Setup command 170 severity levels 44 SFP level test 102 SHA 1 authentication 128 Show command 178 Show Config command 188 Show Log command 191 Show Perf command 194 Show Setup command 196 Shutdown command 199 Simple Network Management Protocol configuration 84 173 configuration display 196 defaults 147 enable 38 84 proxy 84 reset 144 service 81 172 trap configuration 85 static boot method 82 status icon color 20 steering 181 subnet mask address 83 Subscriber s choice HP 11 subscription create 116 delete 116 support file 88 121 switch add 41 administrative state 77 155 advanced properties 79 configuration 76 159 configuration defaults 145 configuration display 188 delete 40 displaying information 68 hard reset 75 132 hot reset 75 icons 43 location 84 log 174 man
117. ate another name for a set of objects Add Member button adds selected port device to a zone Remove Member button delete the selected zone from a zone set or delete the selected port device from a zone Switch port icon not logged in Switch port icon logged in McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 53 Table 7 Edit Zoning dialog tool bar buttons and icons continued Tool bar button Description NL_Port loop device icon logged in to fabric NL_Port loop device icon not logged in to fabric N_Port device icon logged in to fabric N_Port device icon not logged in to fabric Configuring the zoning database Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Interop Auto Save Default Visibility Default Zone and Discard Inactive configuration parameters Open the faceplate display Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog shown in Figure 26 Click OK after making changes to put the new values into effect Zoning Config Interop Auto Save r Default Visibility Default Zone Discard Inactive call A Figure 26 Zoning Config dialog Interop Auto Save The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the zoning database on that switch Changes are saved when an updated zone set is activ
118. ate that such a member exists copy zone_source zone_destination Creates a new zone named zone_destination and copies the membership into it from the zone given by zone_source create zone Creates a zone with the name given by zone An zone name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are O 9 A Z a z _ and The zoning database supports a maximum of 2000 zones delete zone Deletes the specified zone given by zone from the zoning database If the zone is a component of the active zone set the zone will not be removed from the active zone set until the active zone set is deactivated list Displays a list of all zones and the zone sets of which they are components This operand does not require an Admin session members zone Displays all members of the zone given by zone This operand does not require an Admin session 206 Command Line Interface remove zone member_list Removes the ports devices given by member _list from the zone given by zone Use a lt space gt to delimit aliases and ports devices in member_list member_list can have any of the following formats e Domain ID and port number pair Domain ID Port Number Domain IDs can be 97 127 port numbers can be 0 255 e 16 character hexadecimal world wide port name WWPN with the format XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Alias name rename zone_old zone_new Renames the zone given by
119. ated Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory However if Interop Auto Save is enabled the switch firmware saves changes to the active zone set in temporary memory and to the zoning database If Interop Auto Save is disabled changes to the active zone set are stored only in temporary memory which is cleared when the switch is reset EY NOTE Disabling the Interop Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the propagation of zoning information when experimenting with different zoning schemes However leaving the Interop Auto Save parameter disabled can disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset For this reason the Interop Auto Save parameter should be enabled in a production environment 54 Managing fabrics Default Visibility The Default Visibility parameter is only applicable when the Interop Mode option on the Advanced Switch Properties dialog is set to Standard The Default Visibility parameter determines the level of communication that is permitted between devices when there is no active zone set It is recommended that all switches have the same Default Visibility setting When default visibility is enabled All the default on a switch all ports on the switch can communicate with all ports on switches that also have Default Visibility enabled When Default Visibility is disabled None on a switch none of the ports on that switch can communicate with any other switch port in the fabric The Default
120. band Man ENCORE ehh ae bald eed ce eS 79 Advanced switch properties 6 2 eee eee teens 79 Timeout v ltes sepe dina 04 5455404504 02 44 0040104414546 FeLi ne Reehe donee s 80 Interop mode for zoning 64545 54 Soden ash ada die ed dete eb 80 System SET A A Wh te Oh Hed A ee Se Ne ee ese ea 80 Security Consistency Checklist dialog 0 cet tee teens 81 Network Propen ies itatcS ected 608400 bb0e0 kee edhe dhbe ew ede baa bude bbe edes 82 conn une 44 4 cus a been be aa ne ean earns oda s eee ea ese wt 82 Remot logging asa i ee ahem ae Bik Se Aa A a a a Sea He Nec che Del ee Dos EA 83 A een sp dora peo aad ae hea hae ROS eR a Oy A aw ae ae oped 83 SNMP properties coca be bbb ee Reh ed eee DEER OA EA Le OLE ee bes 83 SNMP configuration nnee ath hak A or Pw gm tateko nra nare AE hE Dele ae gate ew 84 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 5 SNMP trap court oats dl SRM EA AAA RRR dan ade Re 85 Archiving a SWIER A A a eA tO 85 PPP E E O 86 Restoring the factory default configuration n onana naana eea 87 Downloading a supports 40 oas600e doco RG ee PRS LONER e RE Hae oe Wo HAO 88 Installing Product Feature Enablement PFE keys 2 2 2 0 00 teenies 88 Installing A Agta 4 aie giqeiesi sh Shas wh Bahr ea amp Sieh gape ain pe aia dd acdhe Sagan aes Aa 89 Using McDATA Web Server to install firmware 2 0 0 eee 89 Using the CL to install firmware 5 4 5 356 iow k oa ose ona eee ea Awe eK Gale aR RA ACR 90 D
121. ber Number assigned to each chassis required for PFE keys Reason for Status Additional status information User Name Account name Login Level Authority level Super User Super user privileges enabled disabled UserAuthentication Enabled Enforcement of account names and authority always True Vendor Switch manufacturer Firmware Version Inactive Firmware Version Active firmware version Not applicable Pending Firmware Version Firmware version that will be activated at the next reset PROM Boot Version PROM boot version MAC Address Media Access Control address IP Address Internet Protocol address Subnet Mask Mask that determines the IP address subnet Gateway Gateway address SNMP Enabled SNMP enabled or disabled Negotiated Domain ID The domain ID currently being used by the fabric Configured Domain ID The domain ID defined by network administrator Domain ID Lock Domain ID lock status Prevents True or permits False default dynamic domain ID reassignment Number of Ports Number of ports activated on the switch Operational State Switch operational state online offline diagnostic down Administrative State Current switch administrative state Configured Admin State Switch administrative state that is stored in the switch configuration R_A_TOV Resource allocation timeout va
122. by the new settings Login access and privileges are only checked for a new login request Security consistency checklist The Security Consistency Checklist dialog enables you to compare security related features on switches to check for inconsistencies Any changes must be made through the appropriate dialog such as Network Properties dialog Switch Properties dialog or SNMP Properties dialog Select Switch gt Security Consistency Checklist to open the Security Consistency Checklist dialog 30 Managing fabrics Device security y IMPORTANT Device security is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity Product Feature Enablement PFE key Refer to Installing Product Feature Enablement PFE keys on page 88 for more information about installing a PFE key To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and Product Feature Enablement key follow the step by step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key One of the license key retrieval options is via the web www webkey external hp com Device security provides for the authorization and authentication of devices that you attach to a switch You can configure a switch with a group of devices against which the switch authorizes new attachments by devices other switches or devices issuing management server commands Device security is configured through the use of security sets and groups A group is a list of device worldwide names
123. cDATA Web Server application session Enter the password and click OK if the fabric view file was saved with a password Setting McDATA Web Server preferences Using the preferences settings you can Change the location of the working directory in which to save files Change the location of the browser used to view the online help Enable default or disable the use of the Initial Start Dialog at the beginning of a McDATA Web Server session Refer to Starting McDATA Web Server on page 14 for information about the Initial Start Dialog After a default fabric view file is created this setting has no effect Enable default or disable the Event Browser Refer to Displaying the Event Browser on page 43 If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 3 the next time McDATA Web Server is started all events will be displayed If the Event Browser is disabled when McDATA Web Server is started and later enabled only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be displayed Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display You can set the faceplate to reflect the current port type default port speed port operational state or port transceiver media Regardless of the default port view you choose you can change the port view in the faceplate display by opening the View menu and selecting a different port view option Refer to the corresponding subsec
124. can click i in the Details column to display more information as shown in Figure 24 2 Detailed Device Display Identifying Device Information Supplemental Information Port WAAN 21 00 00 04 cf 92 b6 d9 Current Speed Data Unavailable Nickname Undefined Supported Speeds Data Unavailable Switch w194 Max Payload Data Unavailable Max Frame Size Data Unavailable Port Port 3 Port Type NL Port Operating System Data Unavailable FC Address 03039d OS Device Name Data Unavailable Targetinitiator Target HBA WYN Data Unavailable HostName Data Unavailable Node WAN 20 00 00 04 cf 92 b6 d9 E ES En eall Symbolic Node Name Data Unavailable FC 4 Types FCP Symbolic Port Name Dala Unavailable Vendor Information Vendor SEAGATE ST318452FC Rev 0003 Firmware Data Unavailable Serial Data Unavailable Driver Hardware Data Unavailable Model Data Unavailable Model Description Data Unavailable Figure 24 Detailed Device Display dialog Exporting device information to a file To save device information to a file open the topology display and perform the following procedure 1 2 3 4 Select one or more switches If no switches are selected devices information is gathered for all switches Select Switch gt Export Devices Information Enter a file name in the Save dialog Click Save Managing device port nicknames 48 You can assign a nickname to a device port World Wide Name A ni
125. cannot be used no IP address will be assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict The DHCP server must then be made available If a BootP RARP or DHCP server is not available the switch will attempt to use a previously assigned valid lease If no lease was ever assigned the switch will attempt to use the previously assigned static IP address IP Address 82 Managing switches Internet Protocol IP address for the Ethernet port The default value is 10 0 0 1 Table 14 IP configuration parameters Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port The default value is Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 Gateway Remote logging IP gateway address The default value is 10 0 0 254 The Remote Logging syslog feature enables saving of the log information to a remote host that supports the syslog protocol When enabled the log entries are sent to the syslog host at the IP address that you specify in the Logging Host IP Address field Log entries are saved in the internal switch log whether this feature is enabled or not To save log information to a remote host you must edit the syslog conf file located on the remote host and then restart the syslog daemon Consult your operating system documentation for information on how to configure remote logging The syslog conf file on the remote host must contain an entry that specifies the name of the log file in which to save error messages Add the following li
126. cation Enables True or disables False authentication for MS MS Groups group members The default is False Primary Hash The preferred hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Primary Secret ISbond Port Groups sent by the member The hash functions are MD5 or SHA 1 If the member p does not support the Primary Hash the switch will use the Secondary Hash Hash The hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secret sent by the MS p yp y MS Groves group member Hash values are MD5 or SHA 1 Primary Secret Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the Primary Hash for authentication island Pod Groups with the member The string has the following lengths depending on the UP Primary Hash function MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte Secondary Hash Hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secondary Secret sent by iStand Polk Groups the group member Hash values are MD5 or SHA 1 The Secondary Hash is used when the Primary Hash is not available on the group member The Primary Hash and the Secondary Hash cannot be the same Secondary Secret Hex string that is encrypted by the Secondary Hash and sent for y 9 yp y y Sand Port Groups authentication The string has the following lengths depending on the p Secondary Hash function MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 129 Table 34 Group member attributes continued Attribute De
127. ch The security certificate is required to establish an SSL connection with a management application such as McDATA Web Server The certificate is valid 24 hours before the certificate creation date due to potential switch workstation time differences and expires 365 days after the creation date Should the current certificate become invalid use the Create Certificate command to create a new one NOTE To insure the creation of a valid certificate be sure that the switch and the workstation time and date are the same Refer to the following Date command for information about setting the time and date Set command Timezone operand for information about setting the time zone on the switch and workstation Set Setup command System operand for information about enabling the Network Time Protocol for synchronizing the time and date on the switch and workstation from an NTP server support Assembles all log files and switch memory data into a archive file dump_support tgz on the switch If your workstation has an FTP server you can proceed with the command prompts to send the file from the switch to a remote host Otherwise you can use FTP to download the support file from the switch to your workstation The support file is useful to technical support personnel for troubleshooting switch problems Use this command when directed by your authorized maintenance provider McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user g
128. changes to the zoning database that have been made during the current Zoning Edit session since the last Zoning Save command was entered save Saves changes made during the current Zoning Edit session The system informs you that the zone set must be activated to implement any changes This does not apply if you entered the Zoning Clear command during the Zoning Edit session Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt zoning edit McDATA4GbSAN admin zoning gt McDATA4GbSAN admin zoning gt zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled Please confirm y n n y McDATA4GbSAN admin gt admin end 212 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command McDATA4GbSAN gt zoning limits Zoning Attribute MaxZoneSets MaxZones MaxAliases MaxTotalMembers MaxZonesInZoneSets MaxMembersPerZone MaxMembersPerAlias Maximum Current Zoning Name 1 1 2000 17 2500 1 10000 166f 2000 19 2000 10 D_1_JBOD_1 23 D_1_Photons 9 D_2_JBOD1 16 D_2_NewJBOD_2 5 ElJBOD1 5 E2JBOD2 3 LinkResetZone 3 LinkResetZone2 8 NewJBOD1 8 NewJBOD2 24 Q_1Photon1 8 Q_1 NewJBOD1 13 Q 1 Photon_1 21 Q_ 2 NewJBOD2 3 ZoneAlias ZoneDomainPort 4 ZoneFCAddr 2000 2 AliasInAZone McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 213 The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command McDATA4GbSAN
129. ck a security set security group or security group member Select Edit gt Properties e Right click on a security item In the graphic window Select Properties from the popup menu 3 View the security information for the selected item in the Properties dialog 4 Click OK to close the dialog Security Contig dialog Use the Security Config dialog shown in Figure 18 to save the active security configuration on the switch to non volatile or to temporary memory and to require the domain ID of a switch be validated before attaching to the fabric Security Config Auto Save y Fabric Binding Enabled _ Figure 18 Security Config dialog To configure switch security from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Select Security gt Edit Security Config to open the Security Config dialog 2 Select the Auto Save option to enable default or disable Auto Save mode If enabled the security configuration is saved to non volatile memory on the switch If disabled the security file is saved only to temporary memory The Auto Save feature is used when Fabric Binding is enabled When Auto Save is disabled any updates from remote switches will not be saved locally If the local switch is reset it may isolate 3 Select the Fabric Binding Enabled option to require the expected domain ID of a switch to be verified before being allowed to attach to the fabric Ey NOTE The fabric binding feature must be enabled on
130. ckname is a user definable meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name Assigning a nickname makes it easier to recognize device ports when zoning your fabric or when viewing the Devices data window McDATA Web Server maintains nicknames in the Nicknames xm1 file which is found in your working directory In addition to creating editing and deleting nicknames you can also export the nicknames to a file which can then be imported into the Nicknames xml file on other workstations Managing fabrics Creating a nickname To create a device port nickname perform the following procedure 1 Select File gt Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog 2 Choose one of the following methods to enter a nickname A nickname must start with a letter and can Editing a have up to 64 characters Valid characters include alphanumeric characters aA zZ O 9 and special symbols _ e Click on a device in the table Select Edit gt Create Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog Enter a nickname and WWN and in the Add Nickname dialog Click OK Double click a cell in the Nicknames column Enter a new nickname in the text field Click Save to save the changes and exit the Nicknames dialog e Double click a cell in the Nickname column of the Devices data window Refer to Devices data window on page 46 nickname A nickname must start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters Valid characters in
131. clude alphanumeric characters aA zZ O 9 and special symbols _ You can access the Edit Nicknames dialog two ways Choose one of the following to edit a nickname Select File gt Nicknames in the topology or faceplate display to open the Nicknames dialog The device entries are listed in table format e Click on a device entry in the table Select Edit gt Edit Nickname to open the Edit Nicknames dialog Edit the nickname in the text field Click OK to save the changes Double click a cell in the Nicknames or WWN columns and edit the nickname in the text field Click OK to save the changes e Click the Devices data window tab in the topology or faceplate display to display the Devices data window Double click a cell in the Nickname column to open the Edit Nickname dialog Edit the nickname in the text field Click OK to save the changes Refer to Devices data window on page 46 for more information Deleting a nickname To delete a device port nickname perform the following procedure 1 2 3 4 Exporting Select File gt Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog Click a device entry in the table Select Edit gt Delete Nickname Click Save to save the changes nicknames to a file You can save nicknames to a file This is useful for distributing nicknames to other management workstations To save nicknames to an XML file perform the following procedure 1 2 3 4 Importing Select File
132. cludes port switch port threshold alarm and zoning configuration components All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command The zoning database included all zone sets zones and aliases You use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe keeping and to upload the file back to the switch for the restore function To download the configdata file open an FTP session on the switch and log in with the account name images and password images Transfer the file in binary mode with the Get command as shown gt ftp ip_address user images password images ftp gt bin ftp gt get configdata xxxxx bytes sent in xx secs ftp gt quit You should rename the configdata file on your workstation with the switch name and date config_switch_169_ 10112003 for example The restore operation begins with FTP to upload the configuration file from the workstation to the switch then finishes with a Telnet session and the Config Restore command To upload the configuration file config _switch_169_10112003 in this case open and FTP session with account name images and password images Transfer the file in binary mode with the Put command as shown ftp ip_address user images password images ftp gt bin ftp gt put config_switch_169_ 10112003 configdata Local file config_switch_169_10112003 Remote file configdata ftp gt quit The restore process replaces all configuration
133. config gt set config port McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config switch McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config threshold McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config zoning The Config Save command saves the changes you made during the Config Edit session In this case changes to the configuration named Default are being saved to a new configuration named config_10132003 However the new configuration does not take effect until you activate it with the Config Activate command McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt config save config_10132003 McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config activate config_10132003 McDATA4GbSAN admin gt admin end The Admin End command releases the Admin session for other administrators when you are done making changes to the switch 106 Command Line Interface Backing up and restoring switch configurations Backing up and restoring a configuration is useful to protect your work or for use as a template in configuring other switches The Config Backup command creates a file on the switch named configdata This file can be used to restore a switch configuration only from the CLI it cannot be used to restore a switch using McDATA Web Server McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config backup The configdata file contains all of the switch configuration information including the following All named switch configurations including the default configuration This in
134. d its operands and usage Authority None Syntax help command operand Operands command Displays a summary of the command given by command and its operands If you omit command the system displays all available commands operand Displays a summary of the operand given by operand belonging to the command given by command If you omit operand the system displays the available operands for the specified command all Displays a list of all available commands including command variations Examples The following is an example of the Help Config command McDATA4GbSAN gt help config config CONFIG_OPTIONS The config command operates on configurations Usage config activate backup cancel copy delete edit list restore save The following is an example of the Help Config Edit command McDATA4GbSAN gt help config edit config edit CONFIG_NAME This command initiates a configuration session and places the current session into config edit mode If CONFIG_NAME is given and it exists it gets edited otherwise it gets created If it is not given the currently active configuration is edited Admin mode is required for this command Usage config edit CONFIG_NAME McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 133 History command Description Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which you can re execute selected commands
135. d the active zone set from the second fabric will propagate to the first fabric and replace all zones with matching names in the configured zone sets Refer to Managing zones on page 58 for information about adding and removing zone members Refer to Resetting a port on page 102 for information about resetting a port McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 61 62 Managing fabrics 3 Managing switches This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric e Managing user accounts page 63 e Displaying switch information page 68 e Configuring port threshold alarms page 73 e Paging a switch page 74 Setting the date time and enabling NTP client page 74 e Resetting a switch page 75 e Configuring a switch page 76 e Archiving a switch page 85 e Restoring a switch page 86 e Restoring the factory default configuration page 87 e Downloading a support file page 88 e Installing firmware page 89 e Installing Product Feature Enablement PFE keys page 88 e Displaying hardware status page 91 Managing user accounts Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs However any user can modify their own password Select Switch gt User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog A user account consists of the following Account name or login e Password e Authority level e
136. d and the Securityset command IMPORTANT This command is available only with the SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key Admin session The operands Active History Limits and List are available without an Admin session security active cancel clear edit history limits list restore save active Displays the active security set its groups and group members This operand does not require an Admin session cancel Ends a Security Edit session without saving changes Use the Edit operand to open a Security Edit session clear Clears all inactive security sets from the volatile edit copy of the security database This operand does not affect the non volatile security database However if you enter the Security Clear command followed by the Security Save command the non volatile security database will be cleared from the switch edit Initiates a Security Edit session in which to make changes to the security database A Security Edit session enables you to use the Group and Securityset commands to create add and delete security sets groups and group members To end a Security Edit session and save changes enter the Security Save command To end a Security Edit session without saving changes enter the Security Cancel command history Displays history information about the security database and the active security set including the account name that made changes and when those changes were made This operand does not require an Ad
137. dd pfe_key log add pfe_key Adds the feature that corresponds to the value given by pfe_key pfe_key is case insensitive log Displays a list of installed PFE key features If the PFE key instructions indicate that the procedure is disruptive isolate the switch from the fabric before installing the PFE key McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 125 Firmware Install command Description Downloads firmware from a remote host to the switch installs the firmware then resets the switch without a POST to activate the firmware This command is disruptive and prompts you for the following IP address of the remote host An account name and password on the remote host Pathname for the firmware image file Authority Admin session Syntax firmware install Examples The following is an example of the Firmware Install command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt firmware install Warning Installing new firmware requires a switch reset Continuing with this action will terminate all management sessions including any Telnet sessions When the firmware activation is complete you may log in to the switch again Do you want to continue y n y Press q and the ENTER key to abort this command User Account johndoe IP Address 10 20 20 200 Source Filename 5 2 x xx xx_mpc About to install image Do you want to continue y n y Connected to 10 20 20 200 10 20 20 200 220
138. defined Account name admin Password password Authority Admin This user account provides full access to the switch and its configuration After planning your fabric management needs and creating your own user accounts consider changing the password for this account e Refer to Commands on page 108 for information about authority levels Refer to the User command on page 203 for information about creating user accounts e Refer to Passwd command on page 140 for information about changing passwords EY NOTE A switch supports a combined maximum of 19 logins or sessions reserved as follows e 4 logins or sessions for internal applications such as management server and SNMP e 9 high priority Telnet sessions e 6 McDATA Web Server and or Telnet logins Additional logins will be refused e If the entry switch has SSL Secure Socket Layer enabled the switch will generate and display a Verify Certificate dialog that you must accept before gaining access to the fabric Refer to Connection security on page 30 and System Services dialog on page 80 for more information on certificates and SSL McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 105 Working with switch configurations Successful management of switches and fabrics with the CLI depends on the effective use of switch configurations Modifying configurations backing up configurations and restoring configurations are key switch manageme
139. dmin session History information includes the following Time of the most recent zone set activation or deactivation and the user who performed it Time of the most recent modifications to the zoning database and the user who made them e Checksum for the zoning database McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 211 limits Displays the number of zone sets zones aliases members per zone members per alias and total members in the zoning database This operand also displays the switch zoning database limits excluding the active zone set which are described in Table 55 This operand does not require an Admin session Table 55 Zoning database limits Limit Description MaxZoneSets Maximum number of zone sets 1 MaxZones Maximum number of zones 2000 MaxAliases Maximum number of aliases 2500 MaxTotalMembers Maximum number of zone and alias members 10000 that can be stored in the switch s zoning database MaxZonesInZoneSets Maximum number of zones that are components of zone sets 2000 excluding those in the orphan zone set that can be stored in the switch s zoning database Each instance of a zone in a zone set counts toward this maximum MaxMembersPerZone Maximum number of members in a zone 2000 MaxMembersPerAlias Maximum number of members in an alias 2000 list Lists all zoning definitions This operand does not require an Admin session restore Reverts the
140. dow shows the zone definitions for the active zone set Refer to Devices data window on page 46 and Switch data window on page 68 for information about the Devices and Switch data windows Fabric status The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur You can allow the fabric to update the display status or you can refresh the display at any time To refresh the topology display choose one of the following e Click Refresh Select View gt Refresh e Press F5 e Right click in the background of the topology display and select Refresh Fabric from the popup menu 42 Managing fabrics The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information about switches inter switch links and the Ethernet connection The switch status icons displayed on the left side of a switch vary in shape and color Switches controlled by an Ethernet Internet Protocol have a colored Ethernet icon displayed on the right side of the switch A green Ethernet icon indicates normal operation yellow indicates a condition that may require attention to maintain maximum performance and red indicates a potential failure Table 4 shows the different switch icons and their meanings Table 4 Topology display switch and status icons Switch icon Description McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Normal operation green Warning operational with errors yellow Unknow
141. e See Maintenance Mode Data unit consisting of a start of frame SOF delimiter header data payload CRC and an end offrame EOF delimiter Field Replaceable Unit High Availability Fabric Manager A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the Power On Self Test The firmware image on the switch that is not in use The ability to manage a switch through an FC port The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages Inter Switch Link ISL The connection between two switches using E_Ports Interop mode IP LIP Logged in LED Maintenance button Maintenance mode Management Information Base MIB Management workstation Mesh topology MIB Multistage topology 218 Permits interoperation with FC SW 2 compliant Standard McDATA Open mode switches and switches running in McDATA Fabric Mode Interop_2 in CLI Internet Protocol Loop Initialization Primitive sequence A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status Formerly known as the Force PROM button Momentary button on the switch used to reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode Formerly known as force PROM mode Maintenance mode sets the IP address to 10 0 0 1 and provides access
142. e session number and switch domain ID for the Telnet session Authority None Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command McDATA4GbSAN gt whoami User name admin session2 Switch name McDATA4GbSAN Switch domain ID 21 0x15 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 205 Zone command Description Manages zones and zone membership on a switch Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session Refer to the Zoning command for information about starting a Zoning Edit session The List Members and Zonesets operands are available without an Admin session Syntax zone add zone member_list copy zone_source zone_destination create zone delete zone list members zone remove zone member_list rename zone_old zone_new type zone zone_type zonesets zone Operands add zone member_list Specifies one or more ports devices given by members to add to the zone named zone Use a lt space gt to delimit aliases and ports devices in member_list A zone can have a maximum of 2000 members member_list can have any of the following formats e Domain ID and port number pair Domain ID Port Number Domain IDs can be 97 127 port numbers can be 0255 e 16 character hexadecimal world wide port name WWPN with the format XXIXXIXXIXKINXIKXIXXEXX Alias name The application verifies that the members format is correct but does not valid
143. e 0 1440 minutes O never 30 InactivityTimeout dec value 0 1440 minutes O never 0 LocalLogEnabled True False True RemoteLogEnabled True False False RemoteLogHostAddress dot notated IP Address 10 0 0 254 NTPClientEnabled True False False NTPServerAddress dot notated IP Address 10 0 0 254 EmbeddedGUIEnabled True False True McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 177 Show command Description Displays fabric switch and port operational information Authority None Syntax show about alarm option audit broadcast chassis cimlistener listener_name cimsubscription subscription_name config option domains fabric fdmi port_wwn interface log option 1sdb mem count ns option pagebreak perf option port port_number post log setup option steering domain_id support switch timezone topology users version Operands about Displays an introductory set of information about operational attributes of the switch This operand is equivalent to the Version operand alarm option Displays the alarm log and session display setting If you omit option the command displays the last 200 alarm entries The alarm log is cleared when the switch is reset or power cycled option has the following value setting Displays the status of the parameter that controls the display of alarms in the session output stream This parameter is set using the Set Alarm co
144. e 3 The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar The tool bar can be relocated in the display by clicking and dragging the handle at the left edge of the tool bar Table 3 Tool bar buttons Tool bar button Description Add Fabric button adds a new fabric to the fabric view Refresh button updates the topology or faceplate display with current information Event Browser button opens the events browser Zoning Edit Zoning button opens the Edit Zoning dialog available only in faceplate display E Security Edit Security button opens the Edit Security dialog faceplate display only Help Help Topics button opens the online help file McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 19 Fabric tree The fabric tree lists the managed fabrics and their switches as shown in Figure 7 The window width can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded or collapsed Click this handle or double click the entry to expand or collapse a fabric tree entry A fabric entry expands to show its member switches Topology File Fabric Switch View Wizards Help BE p B Refresh Events Help Fabric entry 10 20 94 50 Entry handle i O roma arma Switch ba McDATASGbSAN i Moveable entries window border i py COAT
145. e N_Port device that would attach to the switch A member cannot belong to more than one group Authentication Enables CHAP or disables None authentication using Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol The default is None Primary Hash The preferred hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Primary Secret sent by the Port group member The hash functions are MD5 or SHA 1 If the Port group member does not support the Primary Hash the switch will use the Secondary Hash Primary Secret Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the Primary Hash for authentication with the Port group member The string has the following lengths depending on the Primary Hash function MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte Hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secondary Secret sent by the Port group member Hash values are MD5 or SHA 1 The Secondary Hash is used when the Primary Hash is not available on the Port group member The Primary Hash and the Secondary Hash cannot be the same Table 33 MS Group member attributes Attribute Description Member Port World Wide Name for the N_Port device that would attach to the switch CTAuthentication Common Transport CT authentication Enables True or disables False authentication for MS group members The default is False Hash The hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secret sent by the MS group member Hash values are MD5 or SHA 1
146. e RS 142 Q ikcomMmand aadik a a ae os hoe GAG eG Pa ba ee Ges 143 Reser command A gah ap a a ye a aE See a hae REY ee aA a a a ag e EE 144 Security Command sae Eee RES OY SAO a BHR yu 149 Securityset command 04 iho dine peep dG A CSRS AAA ARA CORED RAED ERES 152 Sef command s aee ae Cae A D ak DE ee E EE E he ehh Eee ha A ends 154 Set Config command 45 occa a aa G ae whl ae a 156 Set logicommand AAA 166 Set Port commands stes a TA ai TA ped a pe paapa dir a eee E ERARA e 169 ef SST commana sai seag ie II ACI Mel ace daddy A th ct Bh ne A E Be eed 170 Show command ik sens yaa a wd Rea ee oa eae ae oe EAS ao ea AS 178 Shaw Config command sis iris chee id datas kbd kdb ee eee shes 188 Show Log command sio cea vend COS2 AAA ARA AAA ca need 191 Shaw Pent AA Rm Nahe oo ETE OMe oh ak ha eked Wan Wd 194 Show Setup command 2 pga O RIO eee ee aw aaa 196 Shuldown commands iii eae beak DAG RR ORGAO ee BELDESE ELS PEERS HERE OLS ER EA wR 199 Test command ss 5 denia ROL eet Eb ae ea ae td E ee 200 MA ss satne nk We he hn eh ch Am cc ed 8 eg A 202 User command A II asa 203 Whoami command AA 205 ZONE COMMANA secos died pts abri rea ts pala aaa ped 206 PA o ss nar di ere A YR E vow ake BUS ai oe bee been hee ee eR ghd kw a Bare E E i 209 Zoning command xi boqcsag pi waE ae hd RGe ROG yeh ee eee Raa g kp was ag ae awa 211 o a ee re ee ee ee eee E T E ee ee ee coe ee 217 DISE eas A a r ne eee 221 Figures T Initial Start Dialog cut CaN Cope rreren
147. e Sd SOS oA ERE eee 106 Modifying a configuration si ke ee end ea eK ea ERA ee ee vee Ma Ne 106 Backing up and restoring switch configurations 2 2 6 eee eee teenies 107 Commands A okie ee yee ont Pan aeRO PRR OEE ee eee oe 108 Admincommand 5 5440 53h hae bbe gy dk cae haa RAS eR Oey be Sa a ed 110 PUGS Command O CET an EE Ke eC ae oad ER Ak RS 111 CIM command A A BE ae a dh a oaia 113 ClMListener command wie 4 oR aaaea 114 ClIMSubscription command esa lesionar parties idos 116 Config command Siis ei yen eledonee gee ay a yc E mc aye ae Gea ee Ge ea a E INS 118 Create Command as spe hse ya dk RH EAE ESE AU ERE OH Ie SE Sol ORE OG SEER EE Eee 121 Dol command a cyanea eek heehee daa oe ane a Race PER wed SR AES PRES Oe pda oe 124 F at re comm d ercana bb koe hb daa aoe doa IS 6S ERO Sas Sas SEAS 125 Firmware Install command o4 jru tonya pads AS KER ER NRE Ree a 126 Group command E BH ROS BUN ERS OEE a ad ES Ghd BN ee ANNA 127 Hardreset c mmand is s jar ek act s wh Bon dd ia UT a Ane wera A RES ROR aA 132 Help COMMON rada ricas de as be BOE OA oO Se oh ee bho a 133 History commana ora ERARIO AA 134 Hotreset command rd dis a do E in a 135 o seega valde Rae CR Ra Eh he od He ace RnR ees RES EOE EKO SERS RR 136 lip command esana dads he hie kb kde haw eit oh ek hay oe Sas Sa Saeed 139 Passwd command ads wea deh oe ee eH a RS a ae eR A AARS 140 Ping command ss Daas haha Oak Baek Be Ba ee ES ere Aye ee Se he ww Be 141 o A A II RH ein
148. e Zoning Config dialog from All to None change that setting back to All if you want to allow devices connected to the switch to communicate when there is no active zoneset If the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is in a fabric with other M Series or McDATA directors or edge switches and there is no active zoneset Default Visibility must be disabled None to avoid potential zoning incompatibilities Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog Refer to Configuring the zoning database on page 54 for more information Replacing a failed switch The archive restore works for all switches However the Restore menu item is not available for the in band switches You can only restore a switch out of band the fabric management switch There are certain parameters that are not archived and these are not restored by McDATA Web Server Refer to Archiving a switch on page 85 and Restoring a switch on page 86 for information about archive and restore Use the following procedure to replace a failed switch for which an archive is available 1 2 At the failed switch a Turn off the power b Note the port locations and remove the interconnection cables and SFPs c Remove the failed switch At the replacement switch a Mount the switch in the location where the failed switch was removed b Install the SFPs using the same ports as were used on the failed switch McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSy
149. e domain ID to a unique ID within the valid range of 1 31 for McDATA Fabric mode It is then recommended that the Domain ID be locked to prevent conflict within the fabric When all changes have been made and the switch has been brought back online it should then be added into the fabric McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 77 In McDATA Fabric mode the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch will display the domain IDs the same as other M series directors and edge switches no matter which management utility is used The valid domain ID range is 1 31 for McDATA Fabric mode Prior to changing from McDATA Fabric mode to Standard mode it is recommended that the switch be isolated from the fabric take switch offline before making the configuration changes and all domain IDs in the fabric should be noted to avoid conflicts Once isolated using CLI or McDATA Web Server change interop mode to Standard and change the domain ID to a unique ID within the valid range of 97 127 for standard mode It is then recommended that the Domain ID be locked to prevent conflict within the fabric When all changes have been made and the switch has been brought back online it should then be added into the fabric EY NOTE Locking the domain ID prevents the principal switch from assigning a domain ID when the switch is added to the fabric In a fabric where the principal switch is an M series director or edge switch this is not an issue In a
150. e graphic window to open the switch popup menu in the topology display e Right click the link to open the link popup menu in the topology display e Right click the faceplate in the graphic window to open the switch popup menu in the faceplate display Topology data windows 22 The topology display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs Devices displays information about devices hosts and storage targets connected to the switch Refer to Devices data window on page 68 for more information Active Zoneset displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones and their member ports Refer to Active Zone Set data window on page 47 for more information about this data window Refer to Zoning a fabric on page 50 for information about zone sets and zones Switch displays current network and switch configuration data for the selected switches Refer to Switch data window on page 68 for more information e Link displays information about the inter switch links Refer to Link data window on page 47 to for more information Using McDATA Web Server Using the faceplate display The faceplate display shown in Figure 9 displays the switch name and operational state and port status The external ports numbered O and 9 Internal ports are numbered 1 8 The port numbers 1 8 correspond to server blades slots 1 8 Faceplate File Fabric Switch Port Zoning S
151. e numbered 1 8 radius Resets the RADIUS configuration to the default values as described in Table 40 security Clears the security database and deactivates the active security set The security configuration value autosave and fabric binding remain unchanged services Resets the switch services configuration to the default values as described in Table 41 snmp Resets the SNMP configuration settings to the factory default values Refer to Table 39 for SNMP configuration default values switch Resets the switch without a POST This is the default This reset disrupts traffic and does the following e Activates the pending firmware e Closes all management sessions e Clears the event log To save the event log before resetting refer to the Set Log command To reset the switch with a POST refer to the Hardreset command To reset the switch without disrupting traffic refer to the Hotreset command 144 Command Line Interface system Resets the system configuration settings to the factory default values Refer to Table 42 for system configuration default values zoning Clears the zoning database and deactivates the active zone set The zoning configuration values InteropAutosave DefaultVisibility DefaultZone Discardlnactive remain unchanged Notes The following tables specify the various factory default settings Enter the Show Config Switch command to display switch configuration values Table 35 Switch config
152. e to the switch Table 26 Port types State Description Fabric port supports a single public device N_Port Fabric loop port self discovers a single device N_Port or a loop of up to 32 public devices NL_Port The default internal port type Generic port self discovers as an F_Port or an E_Port Device scan Generic loop port self discovers as an F_Port FL_Port or an E_Port GL_Port is the default external port type A single device on a public loop will attempt to configure as an F_Port first then if that fails as an FL_Port The Device Scan feature queries the connected device during login for FC 4 descriptor information Disable this parameter only if the scan creates a conflict with the connected device McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 101 Changing port symbolic name To change the symbolic name of a port from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Open the faceplate display and select a port 2 Select Port gt Port Symbolic Name 3 In the Port Symbolic Name dialog choose one of the following e Enter a new name for the port in the Set Port Symbolic Name field The symbolic name can have up to 32 characters Select the Restore Default Port Symbolic Name option to restore the default name 4 Click OK Resetting a port The Reset Port option re initializes the port using the saved configuration To reset a port perform the follow
153. e version and copyright information 16 Using McDATA Web Server McDATA Web Server user interface The McDATA Web Server application uses two basic displays to manage the fabric and individual switches the topology display and the faceplate display The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports Both displays share some common elements as shown in Figure 4 Menu Tool b Topology display bar ool bar Topology File Fabric Switch View Wizards Help i mm E Add Refresh Events Help Switch 10 20 94 50 10 20 94 50 Normal z a McDATA4GbSAN O Graphic window Fabric tree Nickname Details FC Address 0 620100 McDar a 20200 IMcDAT Data 620300 McDAT 0620400 Mca window Ll At Data window tabs Working status indicator Faceplate display Faceplate File Fabric Switch Port Zoning Security View 7 E n Add Refresh Events Zoning Security Switch McDATA4GbSAN 9 10 20 94 50 a O Normal BaMcDATASGHSAN foo il McDATA4GbSAN Switch Type McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch First Port Address 1620000 World Wide Name 10 00 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 Serial Number 0508200172 Reason for Status Normal Figure 4 McDATA Web Server display elements
154. ect Select gt All Switches or select Select gt Select All Links from the popup menu e Press and hold Control and select the item again to cancel a selection Click in the graphic window background to cancel all selections Arranging switches in the display You can arrange individual switch icons in the topology display or allow McDATA Web Server to arrange all switch icons for you Click and drag the icon to another location in the graphic window to move an individual switch icon Links stretch or contract to remain connected Select View gt Layout Topology to arrange all switch icons in the topology display automatically By default the Toggle Auto Layout box in the View menu is checked which causes McDATA Web Server to arrange the icons when you select Layout Topology You can save a custom arrangement or layout and restore that layout during a McDATA Web Server session Begin by arranging the icons then select View gt Remember Layout Un select Toggle Auto Layout gt Layout Topology to restore the saved layout Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports Menu options vary with each type of popup menu Right click the graphic window background to open the fabric popup menu in the topology display Right click the switch icon in th
155. ecurity View Wizards Help BA E E Add Refresh Events Zoning Security Help Switch MeDATA4GbSAN 10 20 94 50 O moma ma McDATA4GbSAN McDATA4GbSAN Switch Type McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch First Port Address 620000 World Wide Name 10 00 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 Serial Number 0508a00172 Reason for Status Normal Figure 9 Faceplate display Consider the following functional elements of the faceplate display e Port views and status page 23 e Working with ports page 23 e Faceplate data windows page 24 Port views and status Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state Green indicates active gray indicates inactive The faceplate display provides the following views of port status corresponding to the View menu options in the faceplate display Refer to Monitoring port status on page 94 for more information about these displays e Port type Port state e Port speed e Port media Right click the faceplate image or a port icon in the faceplate to display context sensitive popup menus Working with ports Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus You select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them Right click the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate to display context sensitive popup menus Selecting ports You can select ports in the
156. ed auto detect 1Gb 22Gb 46Gb Porttype F port FL port Donor O G port e GL port Device Scan 8 Enable Disable ok cose Help Figure 45 Port Properties dialog Changing port administrative states The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port The port administrative state has two forms the configured administrative state and the current administrative state The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved across switch resets McDATA Web Server always makes changes to the configured administrative state The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets The current administrative state is set using the Set Port command Refer to the Set Port command on page 169 Table 24 describes the port administrative states To change port administrative state perform the following procedure 1 Select one or more ports in the faceplate display 2 Select Port gt Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog 3 Select the option that corresponds to the port state you want 4 Click OK to write the new port state to the switch Table 24 Port administrative states State Description Online Activates and prepares port to send data Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting
157. ee RD 47 24 Detailed Device Display dialog a SHAG FANDOM ii ES 48 25 Edit Zonngdidlog ee i nish eho haha heady eed RRR ER Wad eR URS PROG Dae k 52 26 Zoning Conta dales dopado ran doi bd See hee Sade bare a bas 54 27 User Account Administration dialog Add Account tab page 0 eee eee 64 28 User Account Administration dialog Remove Account tab page 200 eee eee eee 65 29 User Account Administration dialog Change Password tab page 000 cece eee eee 66 30 User Account Administration dialog Modify Account tab page 2 2 2 000 cee eee eee 67 31 Faceplate display switch information 6 hace a Cede paw hep RN ace oR RE KD 68 32 Configured Zonesets data window 4 basar ERS 2a a RS hale BO RS 72 33 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog 2 0 0 cette eens 73 34 Port threshold alarm example sa inks jhe carpe hes had heh eHow dS Soe SASS OS 74 35 Switch Propiedad AA eG RD 76 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 7 Advanced Switch Properties dialog 2 0 een tenet eee eee 79 System Services dialog tii A AAA 80 Network Properties dialog o on a0 04 hagas eaeie eeG deed alee Ghee aed boa kedawalnas 82 SNMP Properties dialog o oo bass bie ae Rie oe SAE DADRER ERASE PEGDA DEO A ES ES 83 Restore dialogs Full Restore and Selective Restore tab pages 00 eee eee eee eee eee 86 Features Licenses dialog ti ie ee wee Re AR ARA hehe ARANA AA 89 Add license Ke
158. een reset over its service life ReasonForLastReset Action that caused the last reset ActivelmageVersion build date Active firmware image version and build date PendinglmageVersion build date Firmware image version and build date that is pending This image will become active at the next reset or power cycle ActiveConfiguration Name of the switch configuration that is in use AdminState Switch administrative state AdminModeActive Admin session status BeaconOnStatus Beacon status as set by the Set Beacon command OperationalState Switch operational state PrincipalSwitchRole Principal switch status True indicates that this switch is the principal switch BoardTemp 1 Degrees Celsius SwitchDiagnosticsStatus Internal switch temperature at circuit board sensor 1 Results of the POST SwitchTemperatureStatus 182 Command Line Interface Switch temperature status normal warning failure timezone Displays the current time zone setting topology Displays all connected devices users Displays a list of logged in users This is equivalent to the User List command version Examples The Displays an introductory set of information about operational attributes of the switch This operand is equivalent to the About operand following is an example of the Show Chassis command McDATA4GbSAN gt show chassis Chassis Informati
159. efinitions are MaxZoneSets is 1 The maximum number of zone sets that can be configured on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric MaxZones is 2000 The maximum number of zones that can be configured on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric MaxAliases is 2500 The maximum number of aliases that can be configured on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 51 e MaxTotalMembers is 10 000 The maximum number of total zone and alias members that can be configured on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric Aliases are considered zone members since they can be added to a zone just like a normal zone member MaxZonesInZoneSets is 2000 The maximum number of zone linkages to zonesets that can be configured on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric Every time a zone is added to a zoneset this constitutes a linkage MaxMembersPerZone is 2000 The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any zone on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and durin
160. en the Port Statistics data window Refer to Port Information data window on page 98 for a description of the Port Information data window entries McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 71 Configured Zonesets data windows 72 The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets zones aliases and zone membership in the zoning database shown in Figure 32 Click the Configured Zonesets data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Configured Zonesets data window Click the Active Zonesets data window tab in the topology display to view the active zone set in the Active Zonesets data window The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates the entry can be expanded Click the entry handle or double click the following entries to expand or collapse them A zone set entry expands to show its member zones A zone entry expands to show its members by device port World Wide Name or device port FC address e The alias entry expands to show its entries Faceplate File Fabric Switch Port Zoning Security View Wizards Help nh me H Add Refresh Events Zoning Security Help Switch MEDATA4GHSAN 10 20 94 50 O normal Ea McDATA4GbSAN a Q Zone Sets ZoneSet ORPHAN ZONE SET E zoneset Dens sw4 o E
161. erifies port circuitry The SFP level test sends a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip through the SFP transceiver fitted with an external loopback plug and back to the ASIC for the selected ports The port passes the test if the test frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the test frame that was received This test requires that the port be in diagnostics mode and therefore disrupts communication 102 Managing ports Node to Node online the Node to Node test verifies communications between the port and its device node or device loop The port being tested must be online and connected to a remote device The port passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the frame that was received This test does not disrupt communication on the selected port This test requires that the port be online and therefore does not disrupt communication To run the internal external or online port loopback test on a port perform the following procedure 1 Select the port to be tested in the faceplate display 2 Select Port gt Port Loopback Test to open the Port Loopback Test dialog 3 4 Click OK and McDATA Web Server will change the port state If you choose Internal or External Select Internal External or Online in the Test Selection area McDATA Web Server will prompt you to confirm that the port state needs to be changed to the diagnostic state If you selected External verify a loopback plug has been i
162. ernatively you can use shortcut menus to remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the database Removing a zone set Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following ways Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected Member zones that are not members of other zone sets become members of the orphan zone set The orphan zone set cannot be removed and is not saved on the switch To delete a zone set from the database perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select the zone set to be removed in the Zone Sets tree 3 Select Edit gt Remove to remove the zone set 4 Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database Alternatively you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from the database McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 57 Managing zones Managing zones involves the following Creating a zone in a zone set page 58 Adding zone members page 58 Renaming a zone or a zone set page 59 Removing a zone member page 59 Removing a zone from a zone Set page 59 Removing a zone from all zone sets page 59 EY NOTE Changes you save to the zoning database on a switch are not propagated to other switches in the fabric unless you activate a zone set or edit the zoning databases on the individual switches in the fabric When a zone set is activated
163. es to the active zone set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to permanent memory on that switch A type of network server A measure of port buffer capacity equal to one frame A fabric in which the switches are connected in series If you connect the last switch back to the first switch you create a cascade with a loop topology Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports wit h acknowledgment provided A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledgment Zoning parameter that determines the level of communication among ports devices when there is no active zone set It is recommended that all switches have the same Default Visibility setting A component of fabric security that provides for the authorization and authentication of devices that attach to a switch through the use of groups and security sets A zoning configuration parameter that automatically removes the previously active zone set when a zone set is activated on a switch non configurable always enabled The zone sets stored on a switch excluding the active zone set Enables True or disables False communication among ports devices that are not defined in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set This parameter must have the same value throughout the fabric If interop mode is Mc
164. estore default zoning and save changes to the zoning database Removing all zoning definitions To clear all zone and zone set definitions from the zoning database select Zoning gt Edit Zoning in the faceplate display and choose one of the following Select Edit gt Clear Zoning Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zones and zone sets in the Removes All dialog e Right click the Zone Sets heading at the top of the Zone Sets tree Select Clear Zoning from the popup menu Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zone sets and zones Managing zone sets Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set creating zones as zone set members then adding devices as zone members The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different security and access needs of your storage area network but only one zone set can be active at one time Managing zone sets consists of the following tasks e Creating a zone set page 56 e Activating and deactivating a zone set page 57 e Copying a zone to a zone set page 57 e Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets page 57 e Removing a zone set page 57 EY NOTE Zoning database edits are made on an individual switch basis and are not propagated to other switches in the fabric when saved When a zone set is activated it is propagated and saved to temporary memory in each McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric If a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch has the Interop Auto Save par
165. ets Refer to Backing up and restoring switch configurations on page 107 EY NOTE All management sessions are terminated because the switch is reset Use the Set Setup System command to return the IP configuration to the values you want Ef NOTE Configuration archive files created with the McDATA Web Server Archive function are not compatible with the Config Restore command save config_name Saves changes made during a configuration edit session in the configuration given by config_name If you omit config_name the value for config_name you chose for the most recent Contig Edit command is used config_name can be up to 31 characters excluding semicolon and comma The switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration If you edit the active configuration changes will be held in suspense until you reactivate the configuration or activate another configuration The following shows an example of how to open and close a Config Edit session McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit The config named default is being edited McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt config cancel Configuration mode will be canceled Please confirm y n nl y McDATA4GbSAN admin gt admin end The following is an example of how to create a backup file configdata and download the file to the workstation McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin
166. f the Show Config Threshold command McDATA4GbSAN gt show config threshold Configuration Name default ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 25 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 25 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 ISLMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 2 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 100 FallingTrigger 5 SampleWindow 10 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 189 The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command McDATA4GbSAN gt show config zoning Configuration Name default InteropAutoSave True DefaultVisibility None DefaultZone False DiscardInactive False See also Set Config command page 156 190 Command Line Interface Show Log command Description Displays the contents of the log or the parameters used to create and display entries in the log The log contains a maximum of 1200 entries When the log reaches its entry capacity subsequent entries overwrite the existing entries beginning with the oldest Authority None Syntax show log number_of_events component display filter level options port settings Operands number_of_events Specifies the
167. fabric configuration perform the following procedure 1 2 If the switch is not new from the factory reset the switch to the factory configuration before adding the switch to the fabric Select Switch gt Restore Factory Defaults from the faceplate display If you want to manage the switch through the Ethernet port you must first configure the IP address using the Network Properties dialog or the Configuration Wizard Refer to Network properties on page 82 and Using the configuration wizard on page 76 for more information Configure any special switch settings Consider configuring the Default Visibility setting to None in the Zoning Config dialog to prevent devices from finding other devices on all switches in the fabric until the new switch is configured Refer to Configuring the zoning database on page 54 for more information Plug in the inter switch links ISL but do not connect the devices Configure the port types for the new switch using the Port Properties dialog The 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps external ports can be G_Port GL_Port F_Port or FL_Port Refer to Configuring ports on page 100 for more information Connect the devices to the switch Make any necessary zoning changes using the Edit Zoning dialog Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog Refer to Editing the zoning database on page 52 for more information If you changed the Default Visibility setting in th
168. fabric where the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch may be the principal switch changing from McDATA Fabric mode to Standard mode without configuring the valid ID range and locking it may result in the switch domain ID being converted to a number not within the valid range Table 12 lists the corresponding domain ID values for each interop mode Standard mode and McDATA Fabric mode Table 12 Corresponding domain ID values by interop mode McDATA Fabric mode Standard mode 97 McDATA Fabric mode 12 Standard mode 108 McDATA Fabric mode 23 Standard mode 119 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 o oH oH Fabric Device Management Interface 78 Fabric Device Management Interface FDMI provides a means to gather and display device information from the fabric and allows FDMI capable devices to register certain information with the fabric if FDMI is enabled McDATA Web Server will report any and all FDMI information reported by the entry switch if FDMI is enabled on the entry switch To view FDMI data FDMI must be enabled on the entry switch and on all other switches in the fabric which are to report FDMI data FDMI is comprised of the fabricto device interface and the application to fabric interface The fabricto device interface enables a device s management information to be registered The application to fabric interface provides the framework by which an application obtains device
169. fault switch configuration settings Restoring the switch to the factory default configuration does not restore the account name and password settings The most current port license will remain in effect To restore user accounts you must select the Reset Password File option in the maintenance menu Refer to Recovering a Switch Using Maintenance Mode in the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem installation guide for your switch for information about maintenance mode and the maintenance menu Table 17 Factory default configuration settings Symbolic Name McDATA4GbSAN Administrative State Online Domain ID 97 Domain ID Lock False In band Management True Broadcast Support Enable Resource Allocation Timeout R_A_TOV 10000 milliseconds Interop Mode Standard Device Scan Enabled True Error Detect Timeout E_D_TOV 2000 milliseconds SNMP Enabled True SNMP Proxy True IP Address 10 0 0 1 FDMI Enabled True FDMI HBA Entry Level 1000 Subnet Mask Address 255 0 0 0 Gateway Address 10 0 0 254 Network Discovery Static Remote Logging False Remote Logging Host Ip Address 10 0 0 254 NTP Client Enabled False McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 87 Table 17 Factory default configuration settings continued Setting Value NTP Server IP Address 10 0 0
170. g a zoning database merge from the fabric Aliases are considered zone members when added to a zone MaxMembersPerAlias is 2000 The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any alias on the switch This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric Managing the zoning database Managing the zoning database consists of the following e Editing the zoning database page 52 e Configuring the zoning database page 54 Saving the zoning database to a file page 55 e Restoring the zoning database from a file page 55 e Restoring the default zoning database page 55 e Removing all zoning definitions page 56 Editing the zoning database Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning from the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog shown in Figure 25 Changes can only be made to inactive zone sets which are stored in flash non volatile memory and retained after resetting a switch 2 Edit Zoning Q wa Sw194 ZoneSet ORPHAN ZONE SET BB Domain 3 Port 0 ZoneSet s2 tk Domain 3 Port 1 LL A a Zone z1 ACL H Domain 3 Pon 2 i Domain 3 Port 3 E Zone 22 acl H Domain 3 Port 4 Port Device E Domain 3 Port 5 Zone 23 Soft rT Domain 3 Port s Tree EJ Alias a1 kk Domain 3 Port 7 Alias a2 ii Domain 3 Port 8 E Domain 3 Port 9 BB Domain 3 Port 10 BB Domain 3 Port 11 Domain 3 Port 12 First Port Address 030c00 Zone Sets gt WWI 21 01 0
171. g switch without disrupting data traffic or having to re initialize attached devices If you attempt to perform a non disruptive activation without satisfying the following conditions the switch will perform a disruptive activation e The current firmware version is a version that supports upgrading to the new version No changes are being made to switches in the fabric including powering up powering down disconnecting or connecting ISLs and switch configuration changes No port in the fabric is in the diagnostic state No zoning changes are being made in the fabric No changes are being made to attached devices including powering up powering down disconnecting connecting and HBA configuration changes Ports that are stable when the non disruptive activation begins and then change states will be reset When the non disruptive activation is complete McDATA Web Server sessions reconnect automatically However Telnet sessions must be restarted manually Using McDATA Web Server to install firmware Installing firmware involves loading unpacking and activating the firmware image on the switch McDATA Web Server does this in one operation To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric ensure that all McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem switches are running the same version of firmware Verify that this version of firmware is compatible with the firmware of other McDATA switch models in the fabric The pending
172. g the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so AdminState 1 Online 2 Offline 3 Diagnostics Online BroadcastEnabled True False True InbandEnabled True False True FDMIEnabled True False True FDMIEntries decimal value 0 1000 1000 DefaultDomainID decimal value 97 127 2 DomainIDLock True False False SymbolicName string max 32 chars 4Gb SAN Switch R_A_TOV decimal value 100 100000 msec 10000 E_D_TOV decimal value 10 20000 msec 2000 PrincipalPriority decimal value 1 255 254 ConfigDescription string max 64 chars Default Config InteropMode O Standard 1 McData Fabric Mode Standard McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 163 The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config threshold A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so ThresholdMonitoringEnabled True False False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 25 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 1 Samp1eWindow decimal value 1 1
173. ging device security involves the following tasks e Creating security sets groups and members e Editing a security configuration on a switch Viewing properties of a security set group or member e Archiving a security configuration on a switch to a file e Activating and deactivating a security set The security database is made up of all security sets on the switch The security database has the following limits Maximum number of security sets is 4 Maximum number of security groups is 16 Maximum number of members in a group is 1000 Maximum total number of group members is 1000 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 31 Edit Security dialog 32 Use the Edit Security dialog is to edit the security configuration on the switch You can also open and edit a security configuration saved to a file Editing security files consists of renaming and removing security sets groups and members The Security dialogs are available only on a secure SSL fabric and on the entry switch out of band switch To open the Edit Security dialog shown in Figure 14 choose one of the following e Click Security in the tool bar Select Security gt Edit Security EY NOTE The Security menu and button are only displayed if Secure Sockets Layer SSL is enabled Select Switch gt Services gt SSL to enable SSL Refer to System Services dialog on page 80 for more information Use the Edit menu opti
174. he RADIUS client will retry a request sent to the primary RADIUS server 8 Select Sign Packet to enable the switch to include a digital signature Message Authenticator in all RADIUS access request packets sent to the RADIUS server A valid Message Authenticator attribute will be required in all RADIUS server responses 9 Enter the server secret in the Secret field A secret is required for all RADIUS servers The secret is used when generating and checking the Message Authenticator attribute 10 Click Add Server to add the server 11 Click Modify Authentication Order tab and verify that Device Authentication Order and User Authentication Order options are set to either Radius or Radius Local for RADIUS Authentication to be implemented Refer to Modifying authentication order RADIUS server information on page 29 for more information a RADIUS only attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server another computer that provides authentication 26 Managing fabrics b RADIUS Local attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server If the switch can not contact the RADIUS server due to a network or some other problem the switch will authenticate using the local password database 12 Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog Removing a RADIUS server When you remove a RADIUS server you disable the management of authentication usernames and passwords over the network for that server Radius Server Informa
175. hmmCCYY MMDDhhmmCCYY Specifies the date this requires an Admin session If you omit MMDDhhmmCCYY the current date is displayed which does not require an Admin session Network Time Protocol NTP must be disabled to set the time with the Date command Refer to the Set Setup command System operand for information about NTP When setting the date and time on a switch that is enabled for SSL connections the switch time must be within 24 hours of the workstation time Otherwise the connection will fail The following is an example of the Date command McDATA4GbSAN gt date Mon Apr 07 07 51 24 2005 Date command page 124 Set command page 154 124 Command Line Interface Feature command Description Authority Syntax Operands Notes Adds Product Feature Enablement PFE key features to the switch and displays the PFE key log A Product Feature Enablement PFE key is a password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch The SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key enables device security on the switch To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and Product Feature Enablement license key follow the step by step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key One of the license key retrieval options is via the web www webkey external hp com Admin session for Add operand only feature a
176. ibutes with formatting and default values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value with exception of the Group Member WWN field which is mandatory Tf you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so Group Name Group_1 Group Type ISL Member WWI 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Authentication None Chap None PrimaryHash MD5 SHA 1 MD5 PrimarySecret 32 hex or 16 ASCIT char value SecondaryHash MD5 SHA 1 None None SecondarySecret 40 hex or 20 ASCIT char value Binding domain ID 97 127 0 None 0 Finished configuring attributes To discard this configuration use the security cancel command 130 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Group Edit command McDATA4GbSAN admin security gt group edit G1 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 90 a3 value A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so Group Name gl Group Type ISL Group Member 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 90 a3 Authentication None Chap None chap PrimaryHash MD5 SHA 1 MD5 sha 1 PrimarySecret 40 hex or 20 ASCII char value 1234567890123456789 SecondaryHash MD5 SHA 1 None No
177. ic Change 00 0009 Discovered Link Figure 21 Event Browser Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 5 Table 5 Severity levels Severity icon Description Alarm an alarm is a serviceable event This means that attention by the user or field service is required Alarms are posted asynchronously to the screen and cannot be turned off If the alarm denotes that a system error has occurred the customer and or field representative will generally be directed to provide a show support capture of the switch Critical event an event that indicates a potential failure Critical log messages are events that warrant notice by the user By default these log messages will be posted to the screen Critical log messages do not have alarm status as they require no immediate attention from a user or service representative Warning event an event that indicates errors or other conditions that may require attention to maintain maximum performance Warning messages will not be posted to the screen unless the log is configured to do so Warning messages are not disruptive and therefore do not meet the criteria of Critical The user need not be informed asynchronously Informative an unclassified event that provides supporting information 44 Managing fabrics EY N
178. ile name given by file_destination The image file is retrieved from the FTP server with the IP address given by ip_address and an account name given by account_name If an account name needs a password to access the FTP server the system will prompt you for it install Downloads firmware from a remote host to the switch installs the firmware then resets the switch without a POST to activate the firmware The command prompts you for the following IP address of the remote host e An account name and password on the remote host Pathname for the firmware image file list Displays the list of image files that reside on the switch unpack file Installs the firmware file given by file After unpacking the file a message appears confirming successful unpacking The switch must be reset for the new firmware to take effect 136 Command Line Interface Notes To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric ensure that all switches are running the same version of firmware To install firmware when the management workstation has an FTP server use the Image Install command or the Firmware Install command To install firmware when the management workstation does not have an FTP server perform the following procedure IA 2 3 10 11 Connect to the switch through the Ethernet port Move to the folder or directory on the workstation that contains the new firmware image file Establish communications with the sw
179. ilureTrap Enables True or disables False the generation of traps in response to trap authentication failures The default is False ProxyEnabled Enables True or disables False SNMP communication with other switches in the fabric The default is True McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 173 system Prompts you in a line by line fashion to change system configuration settings Table 52 describes the system configuration fields For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets Ef NOTE Changing the IP address will terminate all Ethernet management sessions Table 52 System configuration settings Entry Description EthONetworkDiscovery Ethernet boot method 1 Static 2 Bootp 3 DHCP 4 RARP The default is 1 Static EthONetworkAddress Ethernet Internet Protocol IP address The default is 10 0 0 1 EthONetworkMask Ethernet subnet mask address The default is 255 0 0 0 EthOGatewayAddress Ethernet IP address gateway The default is 10 0 0 254 AdminTimeout InactivityTimeout Amount of time in minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle Admin session Zero 0 disables the time out threshold The default is 30 the maximum is 1440 Amount of time in minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle Telnet CLI session Zero 0 disables the time out threshold The default is O the ma
180. ine BroadcastEnabled Broadcast Enables True or disables False forwarding of broadcast frames The default is True InbandEnabled Inband management Enables True or disables False the ability to manage the switch over an ISL The default is True FDMIEnabled FDMIEntries Fabric Device Monitoring Interface Enables True or disables False the monitoring of target and initiator device information The default is True The number of device entries to maintain in the FDMI database Enter a number from 0 1000 The default is 1000 DefaultDomainID Default domain ID The default is 1 Domain DLock Prevents True or allows False dynamic reassignment of the domain ID The default is False SymbolicName Descriptive name for the switch The name can be up to 32 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is McDATA4GbSAN R_A_TOV Resource Allocation Timeout Value The number of milliseconds the switch waits to allow two ports to allocate enough resources to establish a link The default is 10000 E_D_TOV PrincipalPriority Error Detect Timeout Value The number of milliseconds a port is to wait for errors to clear The default is 2000 The priority used in the FC SW 2 principal switch selection algorithm 1 is high 255 is low The default is 254 ConfigDescription Switch configuration description The configuration description can be up to 32 charac
181. information from the fabric Use the FDMI HBA Entry Limit field on the Switch Properties dialog to configure the maximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a switch If the number of HBAs exceeds the maximum number the FDMI information for those HBAs can not be registered Managing switches Use the FDMI Enabled option on the Switch Properties dialog to enable or disable FDMI If FDMI is enabled on an HBA the HBA forwards information about itself to the switch when the HBA logs into the switch If FDMI is enabled on a switch the switch stores the HBA information in its FDMI database Disabling FDMI on a switch clears the FDMI database If you disable FDMI on a switch and then re enable it you must reset the ports to cause the HBAs to log in again and thus forward HBA information to the switch Click the Devices data window tab in the topology display and click i in the Details column of the Devices data window to view detailed FDMI information for a device The Detailed Devices Display dialog displays the specific information for that device Refer to Devices data window on page 46 for more information Broadcast support Broadcast is supported on the switch and allows for TCP IP support Broadcast is implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi Switch Broadcast for FC SW 3 T11 Presentation Number T11 02 031v0 Fabric Shortest Path First FSPF is used to set up a fabric spanning tree used in transmission of broadc
182. ing procedure 1 Select the port s to be reset in the faceplate display 2 Select Port gt Reset Port Testing ports The port loopback tests verify correct port operation by sending a frame out through the loopback and then verifying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent Only one port can be tested at a time for each type of test The Port Loopback Test dialog shown in Figure 46 presents the following loopback tests amp Port Loopback Test Eg Symbolic Name 51 Test Details Test Selection Internal loopback test can be performed only on a port set za Sn Pott v 1 ag to the diagnostic state Select Test Internal loopback tests all the EN A E hardware on the port e Internal External Online Test Results Test parameters Frame Count 100 Test Status Inactive Frame Size 40 292 256 Test Pattern Frames Sent 8 Use Default Pattern User Defined Pattern hex Failure Count 7 Terminate Test Upon Error Figure 46 Port Loopback Test dialog SerDes level internal the SerDes level test verifies port circuitry The SerDes level test sends a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip and back to the ASIC for the selected ports The port passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the test frame that was received This test requires that the port be in diagnostics mode and therefore disrupts communication SFP level external the SFP level test v
183. ion 14 92 2 Trap2Enabled True False False Trap3Address dot notated IP Address 0 0 0 0 Trap3Port decimal value 162 Trap3Severity see allowed options above warning Trap3Version 1 2 2 Trap3Enabled True False False Trap4Address dot notated IP Address 0 0 0 0 Trap4Port decimal value 162 Trap4Severity see allowed options above warning Trap4Version 1 2 2 Trap4Enabled True False False Trap5Address dot notated IP Address 0 0 0 0 Trap5Port decimal value 162 Trap5Severity see allowed options above warning Trap5Version 1 2 2 Trap5Enabled True False False ReadCommuni ty string max 32 chars public WriteCommunity string max 32 chars private TrapCommunity string max 32 chars public AuthFailureTrap True False False ProxyEnabled True False True 176 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Set Setup System command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt set setup system A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so EthONetworkDiscovery 1 Static 2 Bootp 3 Dhcp 4 Rarp Static Eth0NetworkAddress dot notated IP Address 10 0 0 1 Eth0NetworkMask dot notated IP Address 20D 2D 20 Eth0GatewayAddress dot notated IP Address 10 0 0 254 AdminTimeout dec valu
184. isplayed in the Switch Properties dialog The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the switch for temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets The current administrative state is set using the Set Switch command Refer to the Set command on page 154 Table 11 describes the administrative state values Table 11 Switch administrative states Parameter Description Online The switch is available Offline The switch is unavailable Diagnostics The switch is in diagnostics mode is unavailable and tests can then be run on all ports of the switch The switch must be reset after leaving the Diagnostics state ID and domain ID lock The domain ID is a unique value from 97 127 that identities each switch in the fabric The FC address consists of the domain ID port ID and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address ALPA The maximum number of switches within a fabric is 31 with each switch having a unique domain ID Switches come from the factory with the Domain ID Lock setting disabled False This means that if there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric the switch with the highest principal priority or the principal switch will reassign any domain ID conflicts and establish the fabric If you lock the domain ID on a switch and a domain ID conflict occurs one of the switches will isolate as a separate fabric and the Logged In LEDs on both switches will flash to show the affected ports Refer
185. isplaying hardware status am ap Heed cei ae ARR Re Wades BAD AR ATAR A ORES Bia wd 91 o 2 6 anc ech ly heed PEE end pineal P re anal ae Se yp E eS 93 Displaying port information Zaiat AAA AAA ARA 93 Monitoring port status 2 eee eee eee ee 94 Displaying port types n uo pao Sree ESR e ROWED EEG RE HAUT EE ats Halts Dea 94 Displaying port operational states 5 4 6 a5 lt 4 iV Ga vee va eh Oa eb Oke ee oad ek Oe eee D 94 Displaying port speeds 645 5 ca apartar id a 95 Displaying transceiver media status 2 eee tenes 95 Port Statistics data window 0h a baht Ane hte ne Ce PEARY EE Re AS Pd dn dt e 96 Port Information data window n Se de a AiR ALIN A dade we hin thse sh Su hE te 98 Configuring A te Se nes ae ae ba ate aoe ai eee 100 Changing port administrative states o 5 4 4 90520 dee e49 dd Ad ERE REE RKO id 100 Changing port speeds serian A A odd einai ad aed a Bee 101 Changing pon AA ER ae 0 te Ie Wn a en a Wea aaa eh am a ed eR 101 Device SCAN at a a a E A E n a a A db osea ate 101 Changing port symbolic name bart ir rt paid dd di des 102 Resetting di pOr asian asa paa Danas dd a ad laos Wah il a ME 102 EA II Ane MAA oh ie hae de daw dk oh pala 102 Command Line Interface 0 eee eee eens 105 Logging on to a 4Gb SAN Switch 64s shu 8 bees a eye oe ea ke ed Eo eee 105 User ACEDUN S pcs ya Ste Rie pe a eh hoa a Pek a REE EAT Rena ln MA Gun Bh Aue ee in a Re Ae SOR aS 105 Working with switch configurations sois ae PAS A
186. itch using the File Transfer Protocol FTP Enter the following on the command line gt ftp XXX XXX XXX XXX where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the switch IP address is the switch name associated with the IP address Enter the following account name and password user images password images Activate binary mode and copy the firmware image file on the switch ftp gt bin ftp gt put filename Wait for the transfer to complete then close the FTP session XXxXxx bytes sent in xx secs ftp gt quit Establish communications with the switch using the CLI Enter the following on the command line telnet XXX XXX XXX XXX where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the switch IP address is the switch name associated with the IP address A Telnet window opens prompting you for a login Enter an account name and password The default account name is admin and password is password Open an Admin session to acquire the necessary authority McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file was loaded McDATA4GbSAN admin gt image list Unpack the firmware image file to install the new firmware in flash memory McDATA4GbSAN admin gt image unpack filename 12 Wait for the unpack to complete image unpack command result Passed 13 A message will prompt you to reset the switch to activate the firmware Resetting the switch is disruptive Use the Hotreset command to attempt a non disrupti
187. k State database information mem count Displays information about memory activity for the number of seconds given by count If you omit count the value 1 is used Displayed memory values are in 1K block units EY NOTE This operand will display memory activity updates until count is reached it cannot be interrupted Therefore avoid using large values for count ns option Displays name server information for the specified option If you omit option name server information for the local domain ID is displayed option can have the following values all Displays name server information for all switches and ports domain_id Displays name server information for the switch given by domain_id domain_id is a switch domain ID port_id Displays name server information for the port given by port_id port_id is a port FC address pagebreak Displays the current pagebreak setting The pagebreak setting limits the display of information to 20 lines On or allows the continuous display of information without a break Off perf option Displays performance information for all ports Refer to the Show Perf command port port_number Displays operational information for the port given by port_number External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 If port number is omitted information is displayed for all ports Table 53 describes the port parameters McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP
188. ka bes 64 Removing a user account 0 eee eee eee eee eee 65 Changing a user account password rio Dene e deeded ead ena ceed daw ewes 66 Modifying a user accounts ii ii Ha Raa a eda SEAR RRS Re RAD Awe aga ea 67 Displaying switch inlornigOn 0 04c2c006 otk detokBeteh di de dle da dich toa eas 68 Devices data window o lt td EG Rohde Cedar Deedee AERO de dae RRR ETN wey 68 Switch data WINdOW piratas ai oa Ue E eh oes Aa te A et a Se a Sy eek Sa 68 Port Statistics data window ada Dab aw PAG Awad eng Sede RE dG ER ae ee RE RAS 71 Port Information data window gt rip eiii ri id di did 71 Configured Zonesets data windows cocomsorrrrransrcarnena a a 72 Configuring port threshold alarms 000 ii clic he Rela ah te A a ec da 73 Paging A an a e Aa aaa A a ee a a kee aa a a A a 74 Setting the date time and enabling NTP client s c 0 sees beeen sad dace re rr 74 A ot Os eee ee ae Boe 75 COURT e ca eh eR ce Ng Ad te Bok NANA ABB heh AA ae wa 76 Using the configuration Wierd 039 444 46 42a 45 AA RE Aae RE RATER dia 76 Switch properties yiddish hice ir Rob A id RO dc nena bE 76 Symbolic name a5 5 5 oh GROSSE PES S eek Hae byte dts be eth dee ehaeas 76 Switch administrative states 554s see 9h cece he ae aay ah chen eB aah wes iu he ok A Wh eh IE A ee ese ee 77 Domain ID and domain ID a ARA A RNA AAA 77 Fabric Device Management Interface n n nananana aea 78 Broadcast support n anaoa hd Ba GG RR BREA oA OS aie PR ERM don 79 In
189. l events related to zoning level Displays the event severity level logging setting and the display level setting options Displays the options that are available for configuring event logging and automatic display to the screen Refer to the for information about how to configure event logging and display level port Displays the ports being monitored for events If an event occurs which is of the defined level and on a defined component but not on a defined port no entry is made in the log settings Displays the current filter settings for component severity level port and display level This command is equivalent to executing the following commands separately Show Log Component Show Log Level and Show Log Port Examples The following is an example of the Show Log Component command McDATA4GbSAN gt show log component Current settings for log FilterComponent NameServer MgmtServer Zoning Switch Blade Port Eport Snmp The following is an example of the Show Log Level command McDATA4GbSAN gt show log level Current settings for log FilterLevel Info DisplayLevel Critical Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Show Log Options command McDATA4GbSAN gt show log options Allowed options for log FilterComponent All None NameServer MgmtServer Zoning Switch Blade Port Eport Snmp FilterLevel Critical Warn Info None DisplayLevel Critical Warn Info None The following is an exa
190. lect Add Zone Members from the popup menu 7 Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database Adding zone members 58 You can zone a port device by switch domain ID and port number or the device port WWN Adding a port device to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member Domain ID port zoning is only supported in McDATA Fabric interop mode for other McDATA switches To add ports devices to a zone perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Choose one of the following methods to add the port device Select a port device in the Port Device tree and drag it into the zone Press and hold Control while selecting multiple ports devices Select a port device in the Port Device tree Press and hold Control while selecting to select multiple ports devices Select a zone set in the left pane Select Edit gt Add Members Managing fabrics Select a port device in the Port Device tree Press and hold Control while selecting multiple ports devices Select a zone set in the left pane Click Insert If the port device you want to add is not in the Port Device tree you can add it by doing the following a Right click the selected zone b Select Edit gt Create Members c Select the WWN or Domain Port option d Enter the hexadecimal value for the port device according to the option selection 16 digits for a WWN member or 4 digits for a Domain Por
191. lient Enabled 70 Managing switches Non configurable temperature threshold 70 Celsius above which a failure condition alarm is generated Enabled or disabled Allows for switches to synchronize their time a centralized server Table 9 Switch data window entries continued Entry Description NTP Server Address The IP address of the centralized NTP server Ethernet connection to NTP server is required FDMI HBA Entry Limit Maximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a switch FDMI Enable Fabric Device Management Interface status If enabled device information can be obtained managed and saved through the fabric using Name Service Management Server functions McDATA Web Server will report any and all FDMI information reported by the entry switch if FDMI is enabled on the entry switch Refer to Displaying detailed device information on page 48 for information about displaying FDMI information Embedded GUI McDATA Web Server status Enables or disables the web server on the switch Inactivity Timeout Number of minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle CLI session Zero 0 disables the time out threshold GUI Mgmt Enabled Switch management application status If disabled the switch cannot be managed using the application Telnet Enabled Telnet client status SSH Enabled Secure Shell status If enabled an encrypted data path is provided for CLI sessions SSL Enabled
192. localhost localdomain FTP server Version wu 2 6 1 18 ready 331 Password required for johndoe Password 230 User johndoe logged in bin 200 Type set to I verbose Verbose mode off This may take several seconds The switch will now reset Connection closed by foreign host 126 Command Line Interface Group command Description Creates groups manages membership within the group and manages the membership of groups in security sets Ey IMPORTANT This command is available only with the SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key Authority Admin session and a Security Edit session Refer to the Security command for information about starting a Security Edit session The List Members Securitysets and Type operands are available without an Admin session Syntax group add group copy create group type delete group edit group member list members group remove group member_list rename group old group_new securitysets group type group Operands Edit Initiates an editing session in which to specify a group member and its attributes for the existing group given by group ISL Port and MS member attributes are described in Table 31 Table 32 and Table 33 respectively The group name and group type attributes are read only fields common to all three tables Table 31 ISL Group member attributes Attribute Description Member World Wide Name of
193. lso press Control D to close the Telnet session McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 143 Reset command Description Resets the switch configuration parameters If you omit the operand the default is Reset Switch Authority Admin session Syntax reset cIm config config_name factory port port_number radius security services snmp switch default system zoning Operands cim Resets cim configuration to default values config config_name Resets the configuration given by config_name to the factory default values for switch port port threshold alarm and zoning configuration as described in Table 35 through Table 38 If config_name does not exist on the switch a configuration with that name will be created If you omit config_name the active configuration is reset You must activate the configuration for the changes to take effect for switch port and port threshold alarm configuration default values factory Resets switch configuration port configuration port threshold alarm configuration zoning configuration SNMP configuration system configuration security configuration RADIUS configuration switch services configuration and zoning to the factory default values as described in Table 35 through Table 43 The switch configuration is activated automatically port port_number Re initializes the port given by port_number External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports ar
194. lt interop mode is Standard Advanced Switch Properties World Wide Name 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 92 3b First Port Address 640000 Operational State online Firmware Version 5 2 0 5 Symbolic Name McDATA4GbSAN MAC address 00 c0 dd 00 92 3a IP Address 10 20 10 24 Timeout Values Interop Mode R_A_TOV 10000 a a Interop Mode e Standard McDATA Fabric Mode EDTOV 2000 ox cose He Figure 36 Advanced Switch Properties dialog McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 79 Timeout values The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch Table 13 describes the switch timeout parameters The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric Ef NOTE Mismatched timeout values will disrupt the fabric These should not be changed unless absolutely necessary Therefore the switch must be offline to change these values Use the Switch Properties dialog to take the switch offline Table 13 Timeout values Parameter Description Resource Allocation Timeout represents the maximum time a frame could be delayed in the Fabric and still be delivered The default is 10000 milliseconds Error Detect Timeout represents the maximum round trip time that an operation between two N_Ports could require The default is 2000 milliseconds Interop mode for zoning The interop mode permits interoperation with FC SW 2 compliant and McDA
195. ludes date and time McDATA Web Server version switch active firmware version device hardware drivers and firmware version from FDMI Select Fabric gt Fabric Tracker to open the Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog shown in Figure 19 Fabric Snapshot Analysis Snapshot Files Summary Differences TR epor j Figure 19 Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog Select Fabric gt Fabric Tracker gt Analyze Snapshots to view and analyze system version information Use the Analyze Snapshots option to compare two snapshots detect mismatches of firmware and driver versions and detect devices that have been moved added to or removed from the fabric The tab pages in the Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog are The Summary tab page shows a brief description of the changes that have occurred between the older snapshot and the newer one Use the Summary tab page quickly view what has changed The Differences tab page shows a side by side comparison of two snapshots The Reports tab page enables you to select one of several reports to save to a text file 38 Managing fabrics Saving a version snapshot The Fabric Snapshot Analysis dialog shown in Figure 19 opens with the Summary Differences and Reports tab pages Click Browse to open and view the snapshot files in the corresponding tab pages Click Close to exit the Fabric Version Snapshot Analysis dialog The color key below the scrollable area defines the meanings of
196. lue E_D_TOV Error detect timeout value Interop Mode Legacy Address Format Interoperability mode Use Standard to connect to FC SW 2 compliant switches and McDATA switches in Open Fabric Mode Use McDATA Fabric Mode to connect to McDATA switches in McDATA Fabric Mode The default is Standard Not applicable Interop Auto Save Zoning auto save status Saves zoning updates in temporary memory and the zoning database True or only in temporary memory False McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 69 Table 9 Switch data window entries continued Entry Description Zoning Default Visibility Zoning visibility status Permits All or prevents None communication between attached devices in the absence of an active zone set Default Zone The Default Zone parameter enables True or disables False communication among ports devices that are not defined in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set This parameter must have the same value throughout the fabric If interop mode is McDATA Fabric Mode the Default Zone parameter is automatically distributed throughout the fabric If McCDATA 4Gb SAN Switches are in a fabric with other M Series directors and edge switches and the interop mode is Standard Open Fabric the Default Zone parameter MUST be disabled False on the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches for zoning to function properly Discard Inactive Automatical
197. ly removes the previously active zone set when a zoneset is activated on a switch Temperature Security Auto Save Internal switch temperature C If enabled default the security configuration is saved to non volatile memory on the switch If disabled the security file is saved only to temporary memory The Auto Save feature is used when Fabric Binding is enabled When Auto Save is disabled any updates from remote switches will not be saved locally If the local switch is reset it may isolate Security Fabric Binding Enable If enabled the expected domain ID of a switch is required before attaching to the fabric Fan 1 Status Not applicable Fan 2 Status Not applicable Power Supply 1 Status Power supply 1 status Power Supply 2 Status Not applicable Beacon Status Beacon status Switch LEDs are blinking on or not off Broadcast Support Broadcast support status Broadcast support is enabled or disabled default In band Enabled In band management status Permits True or prevents False a switch from being managed over a FC port Temperature Failure Port Shutdown Non configurable always enabled for this switch All ports are downed when the switch temperature exceeds the Failure Temperature Warning Temperature Non configurable temperature threshold 65 Celsius above which a warning condition alarm is generated Failure Temperature NTP C
198. mage files 136 retrieve image file 136 unpack image 136 version 183 Firmware Install command 126 FL_Port 94 101 G gateway address 83 174 generic port 94 101 graphic window 20 group add member 35 127 copy 129 create 33 129 display 36 display member 36 edit member attributes 35 129 list 130 list members 130 Management Server 129 remove 35 remove member 35 130 rename 35 130 type 129 130 Group command 127 GUI management service 81 H hard reset 75 Hardreset command 132 hardware status 9 1 Heartbeat LED 91 help 16 Help command 133 help obtaining 11 12 History command 134 host bus adapter 179 hot reset 75 Hotreset command 135 HP authorized reseller 1 1 storage web site 2 Subscriber s choice web site 11 technical support Image command 136 in band management description 79 enable 38 indication service listener 114 Initial Start Dialog 15 internal port test 200 internal test 102 internet browser 13 interoperability 80 IP address 82 configuration 82 IP address 174 ISL group 129 ISL monitoring 73 L layout 22 link delete 40 selecting 22 status 2 Link control frame preference routing 157 Link data window 47 link state database 179 Lip command 139 listener add 114 Common Information Model 179 create 114 delete 114 log archive 166 clear 166 display 167 192 event 166 191 local 174 Power On Self Test 181 remote 174 logged in users 183 login limit 40 105 loop port b
199. min session limits Displays the current totals and the security database limits for the number of security sets groups members per group and total members This operand does not require an Admin session list Displays all security sets groups and group members in the security database This operand does not require an Admin session restore Reverts the changes to the security database that have been made during the current Security Edit session since the last Security Save command was entered McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 149 Save Saves the changes that have been made to the security database during a Security Edit session Changes you make to any security set will not take effect until you activate that security set Refer to the Securityset command for information about activating a security set Examples The following is an example of the Security Active command McDATA4GbSAN gt security active Active Security Information SecuritySet Group GroupMember groupl ISL 10 00 00 00 00 10 21 16 Authentication Chap Primary Hash MD5 Primary Secret RRA AR Secondary Hash SHA 1 Secondary Secret ERA ERA EE Binding 0 10 00 00 00 00 10 21 17 Authentication Chap Primary Hash MD5 Primary Secret EXFRERAA Secondary Hash SHA 1 Secondary Secret BREE EAE Binding 0 The following is an example of the Security History command McDATA4GbSAN gt security history Active Database Information Securit
200. mmand audit Displays the most recent 200 records in the administrative audit log The audit log contains configuration and administrative changes that have been made to the switch including the originating management session and IP address broadcast Displays the broadcast tree information and all ports that are currently transmitting and receiving broadcast frames chassis Displays chassis component status and temperature 178 Command Line Interface cimlistener listener_name Displays CIM indicator services listener information for the listener given by listener_name If you omit listener_name the command displays all listeners config option Displays switch port and zoning configuration attributes Refer to the Show Config command domains Displays list of each domain and its World Wide Name in the fabric fabric Displays list of each domain symbolic name World Wide Name node IP address and port IP address fdmi port_wwn Displays detailed information about the device host bus adapter given by port_wwn If you omit port_wwn the command displays a summary of host bus adapter information for all attached devices in the fabric Illegal characters in the display appear as question marks 2 interface Displays the status of the active network interfaces log foption Displays log entries Refer to the Show Log command The log is cleared when the switch is reset or power cycled 1sdb Displays Lin
201. mple of the Show Log command McDATA4GbSAN gt show log 327 day month date time year 1 Eport Port 0 8 Eport State E_AO_GET_DOMATN_ID 328 day month date time year 1 Eport Port 0 8 FSPF PortUp state 0 329 day month date time year 1 Eport Port 0 8 Sending init hello 330 day month date time year 1 Eport Port 0 8 Processing EFP oxid 0x8 331 day month date time year I Eport Port 0 8 Eport State E_A2 IDLE 332 day month date time year I Eport Port 0 8 EFP WWN 0x100000c0dd00b845 1len 0x30 333 day month date time year I Eport Port 0 8 Sending LSU oxid 0xc type 1 334 day month date time year I Eport Port 0 8 Send Zone Merge Request 335 day month date time year 1 Eport Port 0 8 LSDB Xchg timer set 336 day month date time year 1 Eport Port 0 8 Setting attribute Oper UserPort 0 8 EpConnState Connected See also Set log command page 166 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 193 Show Perf command Description Displays port performance in frames second and bytes second If you omit the operand the command displays data transmitted out data received in and total data transmitted and received Authority Syntax Operands Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command in frames second and bytes per second None show perf byte inbyte outb
202. n communication status unknown unreachable or not manageable by the McDATA Web Server blue 2 Critical potential failure red Fabric management switch Ethernet connection normal green e Ethernet connection warning yellow Ethernet connection critical red A Switch is not manageable with this version of McDATA Web Server Use the management application that was shipped with this switch Displaying the Event Browser The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the switch management application Events that are generated by the application are not saved on the switch but can be saved to a file during the switch management session To display the Event Browser choose one of the following Select Fabric gt Show Event Browser Click Events on the tool bar EY NOTE Ifthe Show Event Browser selection or the Events button is grayed out you must first enable the Events Browser using the Preferences dialog Refer to Setting McDATA Web Server preferences on page 15 for more information If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog the next time the switch management application is started all events from the switch log will be displayed If the Event Browser is disabled when switch management application is started and later enabled only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled and forward will be displayed Mc
203. n parameters for the port number given by port_number External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 If port_number is omitted all ports are specified security Displays the security database Autosave parameter value switch Displays configuration parameters for the switch threshold Displays alarm threshold parameters for the switch zoning Displays zoning configuration parameters for the switch Examples The following is an example of the Show Config Port command McDATA4GbSAN gt show config port 9 Configuration Name default Port Number 9 AdminState Online LinkSpeed Auto PortType GL SymbolicName Port9 ALFairness False DeviceScanEnabled True ForceOfflineRSCN False ARB_FF False InteropCredit 0 FANEnabled True AutoPerfTuning True MSEnabled True NoClose False PDISCPingEnabled True MSEnabled True NoClose False PDISCPingEnabled True 188 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command McDATA4GbSAN gt show config switch Configuration Name default AdminState Online BroadcastEnabled True InbandEnabled True FdmiEnabled True FdmiEntries 1000 DefaultDomainID 98 0x62 DomainIDLock False SymbolicName McDATA4GbSAN R_A_TOV 10000 E_D_TOV 2000 PrincipalPriority 254 ConfigDescription Default Config ConfigLastSavedBy Initial ConfigLastSavedOn Initial InteropMode Standard The following is an example o
204. n specifies IP settings remote logging and the NTP client SNMP configuration specifies SNMP settings and traps You can configure a switch explicitly or you can use the Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard is a series of dialogs that guide you through the chassis network and SNMP configuration steps on new or replacement switches Using the configuration wizard The Configuration Wizard is a series of dialogs you can use to configure the IP address and other basic parameters on new or replacement switches McDATA Web Server will detect the first time use and present the Initial Start Dialog from which the Configuration Wizard can be launched Select Wizards gt Configuration Wizard from either the topology display or the faceplate display to launch the Configuration Wizard Use the Configuration Wizard to configure a new switch in a fabric Switch properties To open the Switch Properties dialog choose one of the following Select a switch in the topology display Select Switch gt Switch Properties Select Switch gt Switch Properties in the faceplate display e Right click a switch graphic in the topology display or faceplate display Select Switch Properties from the popup menu Use the Switch Properties dialog to change the following switch configuration parameters e Symbolic name page 76 e Switch administrative states page 77 e Domain ID and domain ID lock page 77 e Fabric Device Management Interface page 7
205. n the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 12 Select the server to be edited in server list at the top of the dialog Make changes to the IP Address UDP Port Timeout Retries and Secret fields Select the server type Device User Account and Sign Packet options Click Edit Server to save the changes NOUR WD Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog 28 Managing fabrics Modifying authentication order RADIUS server information Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server Radius Server Information UDP Port Server Type 1812 Device User Modify Authentication Order Device Authentication Order User Authentication Order Modify Order Modify Authentication Order Hep Figure 13 RADIUS Server Information dialog Modify Authentication Order tab page To modify the authentication order information of a RADIUS server perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt Radius Servers in the faceplate display 2 Click the Modify Authentication Order tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 13 3 Select the server to be modified in server list at the top of the dialog 4 Make changes to the Device Authentication Order or User Authentication Order drop down lists Select one of the following a Local only attempts to authenticate using local switch password database b
206. ne md5 SecondarySecret 32 hex or 16 ASCII char value 1234567890123456 Binding domain ID 97 127 0 None 3 Finished configuring attributes To discard this configuration use the security cancel command The following is an example of the Group List command McDATA4GbSAN gt group list Group group1 group2 SecuritySet ISL alpha Port alpha The following is an example of the Group Members command McDATA4GbSAN gt group members groupl Current list of members for Group groupl 10 3 10 10 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 dd 00 71 ed c0 dd 00 72 45 c0 dd 00 90 ef c0 dd 00 b8 b7 See also Security command page 149 Securityset command page 152 Set Config command page 156 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 131 Hardreset command Description Resets the switch and performs a POST This reset disrupts traffic activates the pending firmware and clears the alarm log To save the alarm log before resetting refer to the Set Log command Authority Admin session Syntax hardreset Notes To reset the switch without a POST refer to the Reset command To reset the switch without disrupting traffic refer to the Hotreset command See also Hotreset command page 135 Reset command page 144 Set Log command page 166 132 Command Line Interface Help command Description Displays a brief description of the specified comman
207. ne to the syslog conf file A lt tab gt separates the selector field loca10 info and action field which contains the log file path name var adm messages messages name local0 info lt tab gt var adm messages name NTP client The NTP Client feature allows switches to synchronize their date and time with a centralized server NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time stamps in alarms and log entries An Ethernet connection to SNMP NTP server is required Refer to Setting the date time and enabling NTP client on page 74 for more information properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 39 to change SNMP configuration parameters You must select a switch in the topology display or open the faceplate display to open the SNMP Properties dialog Select Switch gt SNMP Properties Making any changes Click OK to put the new values into effect NOTE Since read community trap community and write community settings are like passwords and are write only fields the current settings are displayed as asterisks 2 SNMP Properties World Wide Name 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 92 21 Operational State Symbolic Name Contact Read Community Trap Community vi SNMP Enabled online McDATA4GbSAN SNMP Configuration Contact2 First Port Address a40000 Firmware Version Y5 2 0 5 00 c0 dd 00 92 20 MAC Address C SNMP Proxy Location Location 2 Authentication T
208. ngEnable True False True Finished configuring attributes This configuration must be saved see config save command and activated see config activate command before it can take effect To discard this configuration use the config cancel command The following is an example of the Set Config Security command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config security A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so FabricBindingEnabled True False False AutoSave True False True Finished configuring attributes This configuration must be saved see config save command and activated see config activate command before it can take effect To discard this configuration use the config cancel command 162 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit McDATA4GbSAN admin config gt set config switch A list of attributes with formatting and default values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept current value If you wish to terminate this process before reachin
209. nload Support File Edit Zoning Edit Security Refresh ES Edit Zoning Config Edit Security Config K View Port Types Activate Zone Set Activate Security Set O View Port States Deactivate Zone Set Deactivate Security Set 7 View Port Speeds Restore Default Zoning View Port Media fem Configuration Wizard Help Topics About Figure 6 Faceplate display menu EY NOTE The Security menu is only displayed if Secure Sockets Layer SSL is enabled Select Switch gt Services gt SSL to enable SSL Refer to System Services dialog on page 80 for more information The keyboard shortcut keys vary by display type topology display and faceplate display In addition to the menu bar both the topology and faceplate displays have context sensitive menus that pop up when you right click in the graphic window Refer to Opening the faceplate and topology display popup menus on page 22 for more information about these popup menus 18 Using McDATA Web Server Shortcut keys Shortcut key combinations available in both the topology and faceplate displays provide an alternative method of accessing menu options The shortcut key combinations are not case sensitive For example to exit the application press Alt F gt X Tool bar The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access McDATA Web Server functions as shown in Tabl
210. nstalled Enter the frame count frame size and select a test pattern option You may use the default pattern or enter an 8 digit pattern hex Select Terminate Test Upon Error for online test if you want the test to stop should it encounter an error Click Start Test to begin the test The Test Results area displays the test status number of frames sent and number of errors found To test another port open the Select Port drop down list and select another port number and test type Internal External or Online in the Test Selection area Click Start Test to begin the next test Observe the results in the Test Results area McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 103 104 Managing ports 5 Command Line Interface The Command Line Interface CLI enables you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks through an Ethernet connection This section describes the following e Logging on to a 4Gb SAN Switch page 105 e User accounts page 105 e Working with switch configurations page 106 e Commands page 108 Logging on to a 4Gb SAN Switch To log on to a switch using Telnet open a command line window on the workstation and enter the Telnet command followed by the switch IP address telnet ip_address A Telnet window opens prompting you for a login Enter an account name and password User accounts The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch comes from the factory with the following user account already
211. nt tasks Modifying a configuration A switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration Each switch configuration contains switch port port threshold alarm and zoning configuration components The Show Switch command displays the name of the active configuration A configuration name can have up to 31 characters excluding the pound symbol semicolon and comma By editing the latest configuration and saving the results under a new name you can create a history of configuration changes Use the Config List command to display the configurations stored on the switch McDATA4GbSAN gt config list Current list of configurations default config_10132003 To modify a switch configuration you must open an Admin session with the Admin Start command An Admin session prevents other accounts from making changes at the same time either through Telnet or McDATA Web Server You must also open a Config Edit session with the Config Edit command and indicate which configuration you want to modify If you do not specify a configuration name the active configuration is assumed The Config Edit session provides access to the Set Config commands with which you make modifications to the port switch port threshold alarm or zoning configuration components as shown McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt config edit default The config named default is being edited McDATA4GbSAN admin
212. nter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the attributes for the server being processed press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so If you wish to terminate the configuration process completely press qq or Q0 and the ENTER key to so do DeviceAuthOrder 1 Local 2 Radius 3 RadiusLocal Local UserAuthOrder 1 Local 2 Radius 3 RadiusLocal Local TotalServers decimal value 0 5 1 Server 1 ServerlPAddress dot notated IP Address 10 20 11 8 ServerUDPPort decimal value 1812 DeviceAuthServer True False True UserAuthServer True False True AccountingServer True False False Timeout decimal value 10 30 secs 10 Retries decimal value 1 3 0 None 0 SignPackets True False False Secret 32 hex or 16 ASCIT char value ERE Do you want to save and activate this radius setup y n n The following is an example of the Set Setup Services command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt set setup services A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so Warning If services are disabled the connection to the switch may be lost TelnetEn
213. of class 3 words received by this port Class 3 Words Out Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port Decode Errors Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding Decoding is from the 10 bit characters and special K characters Ep Connects 96 Managing ports Number of E_Port logins Number of class 2 and class 3 fabric busy F_BSY frames generated by this port in response to incoming frames This usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or N_port that is preventing delivery of this frame Table 22 Port Statistics data window entries continued Entry Description Flow Errors Number of times a frame is received and all the switch ports receive buffers are full The normal Fabric Login exchange of flow control credit should prevent this from occurring The frame will be discarded FReject Number of frames from devices that have been rejected Frames can be rejected for any of a large number of reasons Invalid CRE Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC frames detected Invalid Destination Address Number of address identifier S_ID D_ID errors AL_PA equals non zero AL_PA found on F_Port Link Failures Number of optical link failures detected by this port A link failure is a loss of synchronization or by loss of signal while not in the offline state A loss of signal causes the switch to attempt to re establish the link If the link is not
214. on BoardTemp 1 Degrees Celsius 31 PowerSupplyStatus 1 Good HeartBeatCode 1 HeartBeatStatus Normal The following is an example of the Show Domains command McDATA4GbSAN gt show domains Principal switch is remote 10 00 00 60 69 50 0b 6c Upstream Principal ISL is 1 Domain ID List Domain 97 0x61 WWN 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 71 ed Domain 98 0x62 WWN 10 00 00 60 df 22 2e 0c Domain 99 0x63 WWN 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 72 45 Domain 100 0x64 WWN 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 ba 68 Domain 101 0x65 WWN 10 00 00 60 df 22 2e 06 Domain 102 0x66 WWN 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 90 ef Domain 103 0x67 WWN 10 00 00 60 69 50 0b 6c Domain 104 0x68 WWN 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 b8 b7 The following is an example of the Show Fabric command McDATA4GbSAN gt show fabric Domain WWN Enet IP Addr FC IP Addr SymbolicName 16 0x10 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 77 81 10 20 68 11 0 0 0 0 gui sb1 11 17 0x11 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 6a 2d 10 20 68 12 0 0 0 0 sw12 18 0x12 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 c3 04 10 20 68 160 0 0 0 0 sw 160 19 0x13 10 00 00 c0 dd 00 bc 56 10 20 68 108 0 0 0 0 Sb2 108 The following is an example of the Show FDMI command McDATA4GbSAN gt show fdmi HBA ID PortID Manufacturer Model Ports 21 01 00 e0 8b 27 aa bc 610000 QLogic Corporation QLA2 342 2 21 00 00 00 ca 25 9b 96 180100 QLogic Corporation QL2330 2 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 183 The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command McDATA4GbSAN gt
215. on McDATA4GbSAN gt admin start McDATA4GbSAN admin gt McDATA4GbSAN admin gt admin end McDATA4GbSAN gt See also Set Setup command page 170 110 Command Line Interface Alias command Description Authority Syntax Operands Creates a named set of ports devices Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports devices to many zones An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member Admin session for all operands except List and Members alias add alias member_list copy alias_source alias_destination create alias delete alias list members alias remove alias member_list rename alias_old alias_new add alias member_list Specifies one or more ports devices given by member _list to add to the alias named alias Use a lt space gt to delimit ports devices in member _list An alias can have a maximum of 2000 members A port device in member_list can have any of the following formats e Domain ID and port number pair Domain ID Port Number The domain ID in Standard interop mode default should be unique and within the 97 127 range This is equivalent to 1 31 when in McDATA Fabric interop mode Port numbers can be O 255 e 16 character hexadecimal world wide port name WWPN with the format XXIXXIXXIXXIXXIXXIXXIXX The application verifies that the alias format is correct but does not validate that such a port device exists copy alias_sou
216. on Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable The start time for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval The start time for the Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set End Time The last time the statistics were updated on the display Total Time Total time period from start time to end time Al Init Number of times the port entered the initialization state AL Init Error Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed Increments count when port has a sync loss Bad Frames Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the frame didn t end with an EOF Class 2 Frames In Number of class 2 frames received by this port Class 2 Frames Out Number of class 2 frames transmitted by this port Class 2 Words In Number of class 2 words received by this port Class 2 Words Out Number of class 2 words transmitted by this port Class 3 Frames In Number of class 3 frames received by this port Class 3 Frames Out Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port Class 3 Toss Number of class 3 frames that were discarded by this port A frame can be discarded because of detection of a missing frame based on SEQ_CNT detection of an E_D_TOV timeout receiving a reject frame or receiving a frame on an offline port Class 3 Words In Number
217. on on page 38 for more information SNMP is enabled by default In band management is the ability to manage switches across inter switch links using McDATA Web Server SNMP management server or the application programming interface The switch comes from the factory with in band management enabled If you disable in band management on a particular switch you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than an Ethernet connection Refer to Enabling in band management on page 38 for more information McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 37 Enabling SNMP configuration To enable SNMP configuration from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt SNMP Properties to open the SNMP Properties dialog 2 Select the SNMP Enabled option in the SNMP Configuration area 3 Click OK to save the change to the database Enabling in band management To enable in band management from the faceplate display perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt Switch Properties to open the Switch Properties dialog 2 Select the In band Management Enable option 3 Click OK to save the change to the database Tracking fabric firmware and software versions The Fabric Tracker option enables you to generate a snapshot or baseline of current system version information which can be viewed analyzed and compared to other snapshot files and exported to a file Information inc
218. one Set dialog 2 Select a zone set from the Select Zone Set drop down list 3 Click Activate the selected zone set The purpose of the deactivate function is to suspend all fabric zoning which results in free communication fabric wide or no communication depending on the default visibility setting Refer to Default Visibility on page 55 for more information It is not necessary to deactivate the active zone set before activating a new one To deactivate the active zone set perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Deactivate Zone Set to open the Deactivate Zone Set dialog 2 Acknowledge the warning about traffic disruption 3 Click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active zone set Copying a zone to a zone set You can copy an existing zone and its membership from one zone set to another Select the zone and drag it to the chosen zone set Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets To remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the database perform the following procedure 1 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select the zone or zones to be removed In the Zone Sets tree 3 Select Edit gt Remove to remove the zone from the zone set or select Edit gt Remove from All Zones to remove the zone from all zone sets 4 Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database Alt
219. onfigdata which contains the system configuration information To download this file open an FTP session log in with account name password of images for both and enter get configdata Refer to Backing up and restoring switch configurations on page 107 cancel Terminates the current configuration edit session without saving changes that were made copy config_source config _destination Copies the configuration given by config_source to the configuration given by config_destination The switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration delete config_name Deletes the configuration given by config_name from the switch You cannot delete the default configuration Default Config nor the active configuration edit config_name Begins an edit session for the configuration given by config_name If you omit config_name the currently active configuration is used list Displays a list of all available configurations on the switch This operand does not require an Admin session 118 Command Line Interface Notes Examples restore Restores configuration settings to an out of band switch from a backup file named configdata which must be first uploaded on the switch using FTP You create the backup file using the Config Backup command Use FTP to load the backup file on a switch then enter the Config Restore command After the restore is complete the switch automatically res
220. ons or popup menu options to access Edit Security dialog options Select a security item in the graphic window and select an option in the Edit menu or right click on a security item in the graphic window and select an option from the popup menus The orphan security set contains the security groups and members that don t belong to a user defined security set Excluding the orphan security set you can only have 1 group type in a security set The three types of security groups are ISL default E_Port authentication MS Management Server CT authentication gt Port F_Port authentication File Edit E Cif Cy Security Set Security Group Security Member Remove Q Security Sets SecuritySet ORPHAN SECURITY GROUP SET Q SecuritySet abc o E SecurityGroup aaa ISL Figure 14 Edit Security dialog Use the File menu in the Edit Security dialog to e Edit the security configuration on the switch Open or edit security files Save or rename security files Use the Edit menu in the Edit Security dialog to e Create security sets security groups and security group members Rename or remove a security group from a security set or a member from a security group Remove a group from all security sets Remove all security sets groups or members Managing fabrics e View properties for the selected security set group or group member Create Security Set dialog Use the Create Security Set dialog shown in
221. ontact HP to find locations and telephone numbers McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 11 Helpful web sites For other product information see the following HP web sites http www hp com htto www hp com go storage e http www hp com support htto www docs hp com http h71028 www7 hp com enterprise cache 803 16 0 0 0 121 html 1 Using McDATA Web Server This section describes how to use the McDATA Web Server application and its menus The following topics are covered e Workstation requirements page 13 Starting McDATA Web Server page 14 e Exiting McDATA Web Server page 15 Setting McDATA Web Server preferences page 15 e Using online help page 16 e Viewing software version and copyright information page 16 e McDATA Web Server user interface page 17 e Using the topology display page 21 e Using the faceplate display page 23 Workstation requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running McDATA Web Server are described in Table 2 Table 2 Workstation requirements Operating System Windows 2000 2003 Linux Red Hat EL 3 x 4 x Memory 256 MB or more Disk Space 150 MB per installation Processor 500 MHz or faster Hardware RJ 45 Ethernet port Internet Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 0 or later Netscape Navigator 4 72 or later Mozilla 1 02 or later Java 2 Run Time
222. opology command for port 10 McDATA4GbSAN gt show topology 1 Local Link Information Port Int 1 PortID 620100 PortWwN 20 01 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 PortType F Remote Link Information Device 0 PortID 620100 PortWwN 50 05 08 b2 00 7b a7 e2 NodewWwN 50 05 08 b2 00 7b a7 e0 PortType N Description NULL IPAddress 0 0 0 0 The following is an example of the Show Version command McDATA4GbSAN gt show version KREKKKKKKKKKKKEKKKKKK KEKE KKK KKK KKK KKK KEKKKKEKKKKEK KKK KKKKKK Command Line Interface SHell CLISH kkkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkxkxkxkxkkkxkxkkkkkxkxkkkkxkkxkxkkkkxkxkkkkxkxkkkkxxkx k SystemDescription McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Eth0NetworkAddress 10 20 94 50 use set setup system to update MACAddress 00 c0 dd 07 12 1b WorldWideName 10 00 08 00 88 e0 aa b5 ChassisSerialNumber 0508a00172 SymbolicName McDATA4GbSAN ActiveSwVersion V5 2 0 19 6 ActiveTimestamp Mon Mar 28 03 26 05 2005 DiagnosticsStatus Passed ISLLicensedPorts All See also Show Config command page 188 Show Log command page 191 Show Perf command page 194 Show Setup command page 196 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 187 Show Config command Description Displays switch port alarm threshold security and zoning for the current configuration Authority None Syntax show config port port_number security switch threshold zoning Operands port port_number Displays configuratio
223. ority you are limited to view only commands e The expiration date is expressed in the number of days until the account expires 2000 maximum The switch will issue an expiration alarm every day for seven days prior to expiration O zero specifies that the account has no expiration date delete account_name Deletes the account name given by account_name from the switch edit Initiates an edit session that prompts you for the account name for which to change the expiration date and authority list Displays the list of users currently logged in and their session numbers Provides the same function as the Show Users command This operand is available to all account names without an Admin session Authority level or password changes that you make to an account that is currently logged in do not take effect until that account logs in again The following is an example of the User Accounts command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt user accounts Current list of user accounts images admin authority False never expires admin admin authority True never expires chuckca admin authority False expires in lt 50 days gregj admin authority True expires in lt 100 days fred admin authority True never expires McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 203 The following is an example of the User Add command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt user add Press q and the ENTER key to abort this command
224. orized reseller to enable particular features in your switch The SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key enables device security on the switch Ef NOTE To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and Product Feature Enablement key follow the step by step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key One of the license key retrieval options is via the web www webkey external hp com To install a PFE key perform the following procedure 1 Add a fabric with the IP address of the switch on which you want to install the PFE key 2 Open the faceplate display of the switch on which you want to install the PFE key 88 Managing switches 3 Select Switch gt Features to display the Feature Licenses dialog shown in Figure 41 e Feature licenses Figure 41 Features Licenses dialog 4 Click Add to open the Add License Key dialog shown in Figure 42 Description Add Key Get Description Figure 42 Add License Key dialog 5 Enter the license key in the Key field 6 Click Get Description to display the PFE key description 7 Click Add Key Allow a minute or two to complete Installing firmware The switch comes with current firmware installed You can upgrade the firmware from the management workstation as new firmware becomes available You can use the McDATA Web Server application or the CLI to install new firmware You can load and activate firmware on an operatin
225. ormation ActiveSecuritySet alpha LastActivatedBy Remote LastActivatedOn day month date time year The following is an example of the Securityset Groups command McDATA4GbSAN gt securityset groups alpha Current list of Groups for SecuritySet alpha groupl ISL group2 Port The following is an example of the Securityset List command McDATA4GbSAN gt securityset list Current list of SecuritySets alpha beta See also Group command page 127 Security command page 149 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 153 Set command Description Sets a variety of switch parameters Authority Admin session for all operands except Alarm Beacon and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session Syntax set alarm option beacon state config option log option pagebreak state port option setup option switch state timezone Operands alarm option Controls the display of alarms in the session output stream or clears the alarm log option can be one of the following clear Clears the alarm log history This value requires an Admin session on Enables the display of alarms in the session output stream off Disables the display of alarms in the session output stream beacon state Enables or disables the flashing of the Logged in LEDs according to state This operand does not require an Admin session state can be one of the following on Enables the
226. ou want to configure or enable 10 Click OK to save all changes Paging a switch You can use the beacon feature to page a switch The beacon feature causes all Logged In LEDs to flash making it easier to recognize Select Switch gt Toggle Beacon check mark shown to page a switch Select Switch gt Toggle Beacon again check mark removed to cancel the beacon Setting the date time and enabling NTP client The Date Time and Network Time Protocol NTP dialog enables you to manually set the date time and time zone on a switch or to enable the NTP Client to synchronize the date time and time zone on the switch with an NTP server Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time stamps in alarms and log entries An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is required When date time is set or displayed in the firmware it is displayed based on the time zone configured However when displayed in the Date Time dialog the value is always in local time The difference between switch and workstation times must not exceed 24 hours or the switch management application can not connect To set the date and time on a switch perform the following procedure 1 Select a switch in the topology display and open the faceplate display 2 Select Switch gt Set Date Time 3 Choose one of the following e Enter the year month day time and time zone in the Switch Date Time dialog Click OK The new date and time take effect immediately
227. ove a zone from all zone sets perform the following procedure 1 Select the zone to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select Edit gt Remove Zone from All Sets 3 Click OK to save changes McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 59 Managing aliases An alias is a collection of objects that can be zoned together An alias is not a zone and cannot have a zone or another alias as a member EY NOTE Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the managed switch and do not propagate to the rest of the fabric To distribute changes to configured zone sets fabric wide you must edit the zoning databases on the individual switches You will not see aliases in the active zone set Creating an alias To create an alias perform the following procedure 1 2 3 4 5 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog Select Edit gt Create Alias to open the Create Alias dialog Enter a name for the alias The alias name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog An alias name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are 0 9 A Z a z _ and Click OK to close the Create Alias dialog Click OK to close the Edit Zoning dialog and save the alias name to the zoning database Adding a member to an alias You can add a port device to an alias by domain ID and port number or the device port WWN To add ports devices to an alia
228. p Physical Address ALPA or to all ALPAs on the arbitrated loop alpa can be a specific ALPA or the operand ALL to choose alll ALPAs clear Clears the counters on the port This operand does not require an Admin session enable Sends a Loop Port Enable LPE to all ALPAs on the arbitrated loop speed transmission_speed Specifies the transmission speed for the specified port Choose one of the following port speed values 1 One gigabit per second Two gigabits per second 4 Two gigabits per second Auto The port speed is automatically detected state state Specifies one of the following administrative states for the specified port Online Places the port online This activates and prepares the port to send data Offline Places the port offline This prevents the port from receiving signal and accepting a device login Diagnostics Prepares the port for testing This prepares the port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device login Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 169 Set Setup command Description Manages configuration settings for Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS servers switch services SNMP and system configurations Authority Admin session Syntax set setup radius services snmp system Operands radius Prompts you in a line by line fashion to configure RADIUS
229. password Click Change Password Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog aun AUN User Account Administration x Admin Authority Days to Expiration never expires never expires never expires never expires Change Password Select user account for password change Account Login ho selection Old Password New Password Verify Password Change Password Change Password Figure 29 User Account Administration dialog Change Password tab page 66 Managing switches Modifying a user account To modify a user account on a switch perform the following procedure 1 Click the Modify Account tab to open the Modify Account tab page shown in Figure 30 Select the account login name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog Select the Admin Authority Enabled option to grant admin authority to the account name Select an Account Expiration Date option If the account is not to be permanent enter the number of U AOUN o Select Switch gt User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog days until the account expires Click Modify Account to save the changes Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog a User Account Administration x Admin Authority Days to Expiration never expires never expires never expires never expires
230. ption on the SNMP Properties dialog must be selected to access this drop down list Trap severity levels include Unknown Emergency Alert Critical Error Warning Notify Info Debug and Mark 1 Trap address other than 0 0 0 0 and trap port combinations must be unique For example if trap 1 and trap 2 have the same address then they must have different port values Similarly if trap 1 and 2 have the same port value they must have different addresses Archiving a switch Archiving a switch saves the current switch configuration parameters to an XML archive file containing the configuration parameters Basically any data received by the application is archived However passwords are not archived with the user account information The switch can later be restored using the saved switch configuration file Archived parameters include switch properties and statistics IP configuration SNMP configuration port properties and statistics alarm configuration and zoning configuration Archived parameters include the following Switch properties and statistics e IP configuration SNMP configuration e Port properties and statistics Alarm configuration e Zoning configuration Configured security RADIUS Server information This archive file can be used to restore the configuration on the same switch or on a replacement switch You can also use the archive file as a template for configuring new switches to add to a fabric
231. r SampleWindow ISLMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow LoginMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow LogoutMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow LOSMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow 146 Command Line Interface Enter the Show Config Zoning command to display zoning configuration values Table 38 Zoning configuration defaults Parameter Default InteropAutoSave DefaultVisibility DefaultZone DiscardInactive Enter the Show Setup SNMP command to display SNMP configuration values Table 39 SNMP configuration defaults Parameter Default SNMPEnabled True Contact lt syscontact undefined gt Location lt sysLocation undefined gt Description McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Trap 1 5 Address Trap 1 10 0 0 254 Traps 2 5 0 0 0 0 Trap 1 5 Port 162 Trap 1 5 Severity Warning Trap 1 5 Version 2 Trap 1 5 Enabled False ObjectID 1 3 6 1 4 1 1663 1 1 1 1 37 AuthFailureTrap False ProxyEnabled True Enter the Show Setup Radius command to display RADIUS configuration values Table 40 RADIUS configuration defaults Parameter Default DeviceAuthOrder Local UserAuthOrder Local TotalServers 0 DeviceAuthServer False UserAuthServer False AccountingServer False ServerlPAddress 10 0 0 1 ServerUDPPort 1812 Timeout 2 seconds
232. r press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets y NOTE Use caution when disabling TelnetEnabled and GUIMgmtEnabled it is possible to disable all Ethernet access to the switch Table 50 Switch services settings Entry Description TelnetEnabled Enables True or disables False the ability to manage the switch over a Telnet connection Disabling this service is not recommended The default is True SSHEnabled Enables True or disables False Secure Shell SSH connections to the switch SSH secures the remote connection to the switch To establish a secure remote connection your workstation must use an SSH client The default is False GUIMgmtEnabled Enables True or disables False out of band management of the switch with McDATA Web Server Application Programming Interface SNMP and CIM If this service is disabled the switch can only be managed in band The default is True McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 171 Table 50 Switch services settings continued Entry Description SSLEnabled Enables True or disables False secure SSL connections for management applications including McDATA Web Server the McDATA Web Server web applet McDATA Web Server Application Programming Interface and the CIM server The default is False To enable secure SSL connections you must first synchronize the date and time on the switch and workstation This service m
233. rap Write Community True SNMP Trap Configuration Trap Version Trap Address vi Trap 1 Enabled Trap Severity Mark Trap Port 11 Close Help Figure 39 SNMP Properties dialog McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 83 SNMP configuration The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed Table 15 describes the SNMP configuration parameters The illegal characters for the user defined fields are the pound sign semi colon and comma Table 15 SNMP configuration parameters Parameter Description SNMP Enabled Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the fabric Contact Specifies the name up to 64 characters of the person who is to be contacted to respond to trap events The default is undefined Read Community Read community password up to 32 characters that authorizes an SNMP agent to read information from the switch This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The default is public Trap Community Trap community password up to 32 characters that authorizes an SNMP agent to receive traps This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The default is public SNMP Proxy If enabled you can use SNMP to monitor and configure any switch in the fabric
234. ration 147 switch configuration 145 system configuration 148 zoning configuration 147 device authentication 25 nickname 49 scan 101 security 3 1 Devices data window 46 68 disk space 13 document conventions 10 prerequisites 9 related documentation 9 documentation HP web site 9 domain ID binding 130 description 77 display 179 lock 77 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 82 E E Port isolation 61 77 embedded GUI service 81 Error Detect Timeout 80 event browser filter 45 preference 15 sort 45 event logging by component 166 191 by port 167 192 by severity level 192 display 191 restore defaults 167 save settings 167 settings 192 severity level 44 167 start 167 222 stop 167 event severity 44 external test 102 200 F F_Port 94 101 fabric add 39 add a switch 41 database 39 delete 40 displaying information 42 loop port 94 101 management 25 management workstation 13 merge 61 port 94 101 rediscovery 40 security 30 services 37 status 42 tracker 38 tree 20 zoning 50 Fabric Device Management Interface 78 179 fabric view file open 40 faceplate display data window 24 description 17 23 factory defaults 87 144 FC 4 descriptor 101 FDMI See Fabric Device Management Interface Feature command 25 File Transfer Protocol example 137 service 81 172 firmware image file 136 install with CLI 90 126 install with McCDATA Web Server 90 list image files 136 non disruptive activation 89 135 remove i
235. ration parameters Parameter Description Subscription name Event type for which the switch monitors and sends an indication to the CIM client The event types are as follows CreateComputerSystem a switch is added to the fabric This is the default ModifyComputerSystem a switch state change DeleteComputerSystem a switch is removed from the fabric CreateFCPort not supported ModifyFCPort an FC port state change DeleteFCPort not supported EnabledState Enable True or disable False the subscription The default is True Duration Subscription life span in seconds The subscription life span begins when the subscription is created Expired subscriptions do not send indications to the CIM client though they remain in the CIM database Values can be 1 720000 0 indicates indefinite which is the default delete subscription _name Deletes the subscription given by subscription_name from the CIM database edit subscription _name Opens an editing session in which you can modify the CIM subscription given by subscription_name Refer to Table 30 for a description of the CIM subscription configuration parameters 116 Command Line Interface Examples The following is an example of the ClMSubscription Create command McDATA4GbSAN admin cim gt cimsubscription create subscription_1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply p
236. rce alias_destination Creates a new alias named alias_destination and copies the membership into it from the alias given by alias_source create alias Creates an alias with the name given by alias An alias name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are 0 9 A Z a z _ and The zoning database supports a maximum of 256 aliases delete alias Deletes the specified alias given by alias from the zoning database If the alias is a member of the active zone set the alias will not be removed from the active zone set until the active zone set is deactivated list Displays a list of all aliases This operand does not require an Admin session members alias Displays all members of the alias given by alias This operand does not require an Admin session remove alias member_list Removes the ports devices given by member_list from the alias given by alias Use a lt space gt to delimit ports devices in member _list A port device in member_list can have any of the following formats e Domain ID and port number pair Domain ID Port Number Domain IDs can be 97 127 port numbers can be 0 255 e 16 character hexadecimal world wide port name WWPN for the device with the format XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 111 rename alias_old alias_new Renames the alias given by alias_old to the alias given
237. re initiated The McDATA Web Server session will re connect automatically Telnet sessions must be restarted manually Applicable code versions e Future switch code releases will be upgraded non disruptively unless specifically indicated in its associated release notes An NDCLA operation to previous switch code releases is not supported Table 10 Switch resets Type Description Hot Reset Resets a switch without a POST This reset activates the pending firmware but does not disrupt switch traffic If errors are detected on a port during a hot reset the port is reset automatically Reset without POST Resets a switch without a POST This reset activates the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic Hard Reset Resets a switch with a POST This reset activates the pending firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic To reset a switch using McDATA Web Server perform the following procedure 1 Select the switch to be reset and open the faceplate display 2 Select Switch gt Reset Switch Select Hot Reset to perform a hot reset Select Reset to perform a standard reset Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 75 Configuring a switch Switch configuration is divided into three areas chassis configuration network configuration and SNMP configuration Chassis configuration specifies switch wide FC settings Network configuratio
238. refresh function Deleting switches and links The McDATA Web Server application does not automatically delete switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric In these cases you can delete switches and links to bring the display up to date If you delete a switch or a link that is still active the McDATA Web Server application will restore it automatically You can also refresh the display To delete a switch from the topology display perform the following procedure 1 Select one or more switches in the topology display 2 Select Switch gt Delete To delete a link perform the following procedure 1 Select one or more links in the topology display 2 Select Switch gt Delete 40 Managing fabrics Adding a new switch to a fabric If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch simply plug in the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration The default fabric configuration settings are Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric External ports are 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps ports and are GL_Ports Internal ports are 2 Gbps ports and are FL_Ports The default static IP address of 10 0 0 1 and gateway of 10 0 0 254 are assigned to the switch without a gateway or boot protocol configured Refer to IP configuration on page 82 for more information If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default
239. rent List of ZoneSets The following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command McDATA4GbSAN gt zoneset zones ssss Current List of Zones for ZoneSet ssss See also Zone command page 206 Zoneset command page 209 210 Command Line Interface Zoning command Description Starts a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones Refer to the Zone command and the Zoneset command Authority Admin session except for the Active History Limits and List operands The Clear operand also requires a zoning edit session Syntax zoning active cancel clear edit history limits list restore save Operands active Displays information for the active zone set including component zones and zone members This operand does not require an Admin session cancel Ends the current Zoning Edit session Any unsaved changes are lost clear Clears all inactive zone sets from the volatile edit copy of the zoning database This operand requires a zoning edit session This operand does not affect the non volatile zoning database However if you enter the Zoning Clear command followed by the Zoning Save command the non volatile zoning database will be cleared from the switch Ef NOTE The preferred method for clearing the zoning database from the switch is the Reset Zoning command edit Starts a Zoning Edit session history Displays a history of zoning modifications This operand does not require an A
240. reshold Alarms option are selected Select an event type from the Port Threshold Alarm drop down list Choose from the following options e CRC error monitoring e Decode error monitoring e ISL monitoring e Device login monitoring e Device logout monitoring e Loss of signal monitoring Select the Enable option to make the alarm eligible for use Enter a value for the rising trigger A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval exceeds the rising trigger The switch will not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until the count descends below the falling trigger and rises again above the rising trigger Consider the example in Figure 34 Enter a value for the falling trigger A falling trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval descends below the falling trigger McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 73 Ey NOTE The switch will down a port if a rising trigger alarm is not cleared after three consecutive sample windows Generate rising Generate rising trigger alarm trigger alarm eligibility ends eligibility ends Rising Event trigger count Falling Generate falling trigger trigger alarm eligibility is reset Sample window Figure 34 Port threshold alarm example 8 Enter a sample window in seconds The sample window defines the period of time in which to count events 9 Repeat steps 3 through 7 for each alarm y
241. ress the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so FilterID values 1 Create ComputerSystem 2 Modify ComputerSystem 3 Delete ComputerSystem 4 Create FCPort 5 Modify FCPort 6 Delete FCPort Name subscription_1 FilterID see allowed options above Create ComputerSystem EnabledState True False True Duration decimal value 0 720000 secs O forever 0 Finished configuring attributes This configuration must be saved with the cim save command before it can take effect or to discard this configuration use the cim cancel command See also CIM command page 113 CIMListener command page 114 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 117 Config command Description Authority Syntax Operands Manages the FC configurations on a switch For information about setting the port and switch configurations refer to the Set Config command Admin session for all operands except List config activate config_name backup cancel copy config_source config destination delete config_name edit config_name list restore save config_name activate config_name Activates the configuration given by config_name If you omit config_name the currently active configuration is used Only one configuration can be active at a time backup Creates a file named c
242. rnal or external port test perform the following procedure 1 Enter the following command and press Enter to start an Admin session admin start 2 Enter the following command x port number and press Enter to place the port in Diagnostics mode set port x state diagnostics 3 Choose the type of port loopback test to run Enter the following command to run an internal loopback test and press Enter test port x internal Enter the following command and press Enter fo run an external loopback test A loopback plug must be installed for this test to pass test port x external 4 A series of test parameters are displayed on the screen Press Enter to accept each default parameter value or enter a new value for each parameter and press Enter The TestLength parameter is the number of frames sent the FrameSize 256 byte maximum in some cases parameter is the number of bytes in each frame and the DataPattern parameter is the pattern in the payload 5 After the test type has been chosen and the command executed a message on the screen will appear detailing the test results 6 After the test is run put the port back into online state Enter the following command x port number and press Enter set port x state online 7 Enter the following command and press Enter to verify port is back online The contents of the AdminState field should display to be Online show port x The online loopback node to node test requires tha
243. rom the two fabrics attempt to merge automatically The fabrics may consist of a single switch or many switches already connected together The switches in the two fabrics attempt to create a new active zone set containing the union of each fabric s active zone set The propagation of zoning information only affects the active zone set not the configured zone sets unless Interop Auto Save is turned on Zone merge failure If a zone merge is unsuccessful the inter switch links between the fabrics will isolate due to a zone merge failure which will generate an alarm The reason for the E_Port isolation can also be determined by viewing the port information For more information refer to Port Information data window on page 98 and Show command on page 178 Zone merge failure recovery When a zone merge failure occurs the conflict that caused the failure must be resolved You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the active zone sets or by editing the conflicting zones so that their membership is the same You can deactivate the active zone set on one fabric if the active zone set on the other fabric accurately defines your zoning needs If not you must edit the zone memberships and reactivate the zone sets After correcting the zone membership reset the isolated ports to allow the fabrics to join EY NOTE Ifyou deactivate the active zone set in one fabric and the Interop Auto Save parameter is enable
244. rvalds MCDATA is a registered trademark of McDATA Corporation Microsoft Windows Windows 2000 2003 and Windows XP are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola Inc Netscape Navigator and Mozilla are trademarks or registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation PowerPC is registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Software Inc Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated SANtegrity Enhanced is a trademark of McDATA Corporation McDATA Web Server is a trademark of McDATA Corporation McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide Contents A Ann 9 Intended audit oaea oe ate eee eed a ara aa pce a BE eae eek oe eee 9 Prerequisites uo a dow Seg dice eer wih dd nat hace tae de Habana Sareea Gena nay a wack sie ete 9 Related documenta ese eth e sa RR Ree hak chee Ae eae a wa Kd oe Be 9 Document conventions and symbols aaa dia 10 a seh detec a each ae pa ae he waar dn O E A eae E a aa EN 10 HP technical SUD DOM a4 4 4 wre wii Mewes AS Ee ROR ni ASE Oe RSE ESE Ree 11 ecothonzen reseller a coves rs 44a ha ReneS SERRE AAR RE EER OES ERS eed 11 A aig hha bao ed hea bn oa de Bh wo 12 T Using MEDIADA Web SETE ano rd A de A AAA 13 Workstation requirements 0 id dd ad E REG Re A E dl A OES 13 Starting McDATA Web Server ai RAR ASA AAA Howe blest ale oO 14 Exiting ME
245. s perform the following procedure L 2 4 Select Zoning gt Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog Choose one of the following methods to add the port device Select a port device in the Port Device tree and drag it into the alias Press and hold Control while selecting to select multiple ports devices Select a port device in the Port Device tree Press and hold Control to select multiple ports devices Select an alias Select Edit gt Add Members Select a port device in the Port Device tree Press and hold Control while selecting to select multiple ports devices Select an alias Click Insert If the port device you want to add is not in the Port Device tree you can add it by doing the following a Right click the selected alias b Select Edit gt Create Members c Choose the WWN or Domain Port option d Enter the hexadecimal value for the port device according to the option selection 16 digits for a WWN member or 4 digits for a Domain Port member DDPP Click OK to add the member and save the change Removing an alias from all zones To remove an alias from all zones perform the following procedure 1 2 3 Select the alias to be removed in the Zone Sets tree in the Edit Zoning dialog Select Edit gt Remove Alias from All Zones Click Yes in the Remove dialog 60 Managing fabrics Merging fabrics and zoning If you join two fabrics with an inter switch link the active zone sets f
246. s all ports offline diagnostics Prepares alll ports for testing timezone Specifies the time zone for the switch and the workstation The default is Universal Time UTC also known as Greenwich Mean Time GMT This operand prompts you to choose a region then a subregion to specify the time zone Examples The following examples enables and disables the beacon McDATA4GbSAN gt set beacon on Command succeeded McDATA4GbSAN gt set beacon off Command succeeded See also Set Config command page 156 Set Log command page 166 Set Port command page 169 Set Setup command page 170 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 155 Set Config command Description Sets switch port port threshold alarm security and zoning configuration parameters The changes you make with this command are not retained when you reset or power cycle the switch unless you save them using the Config Save command Refer to the Config command Authority Admin session and a Config Edit session Syntax set config port port_number ports port_number security switch threshold zoning Operands port port_number Initiates an edit session in which to change configuration parameters for the port number given by port_number If you omit port_number the system begins with port O and proceeds in order through the last port For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in bracke
247. s switch management tasks Managing ports on page 93 describes port management tasks Command Line Interface on page 105 describes the Command Line Interface CLI A glossary of terms and an index are also provided Intended audience This manual introduces the switch management products and explains their installation and use It is intended for users responsible for installing and using switch management tools Prerequisites Prerequisites for using this product include Knowledge of operation systems Knowledge of related hardware software Related documentation In addition to this guide please refer to other documents for this product McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem release notes AA RW1ZA TE McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem quick setup instructions A800 1 9000 1 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem installation guide AA RW1XA TE These and other HP documents can be found on the HP documents web site http www hp com support McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 9 Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Convention Element Medium blue text Figure 1 Cross reference links and e mail addresses Medium blue underlined text Web site addresses htto www hp com Bold font Key names Text typed into a GUI element such as into a box GUI elements that are clicked or selected such as menu and lis
248. s transmitted and received by the port Total LIPs Received Number of loop initialization primitive frames received Total LIPs Transmitted Number of loop initialization primitive frames transmitted Tx Offline Sequences Number of offline primitives transmitted by the port McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 97 Table 22 Port Statistics data window entries continued Entry Description Total Rx Frames Total number of frames received by the port Total Rx Words Total number of words received by the port Total Tx Frames Total number of frames transmitted by the port Total Tx Words Total number of words transmitted by the port Tx Link Resets Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port Total Offline Sequences Total number of offline sequences transmitted and received by the port Port Information data window The Port Information data window displays detail information for the selected port Click the Port Info data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Port Information data window Table 23 Port Information data window entries Entry Description Port Address Port FC address Administrative Port Type The administrative port type G GL F or FL This value is persistent it will be maintained during a switch reset During port auto configuration it will be used to determine which operational port states are allowed
249. scription Secret Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the Hash function for authentication with MS group members The string has the following lengths depending on SOURS the Hash function MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte Binding Domain ID of the switch to which to bind the ISL group member World IS Groups Wide Name This option is available only if FabricBindingEnabled is set to ei True using the Set Config Security command O zero specifies no binding list Displays a list of all groups and the security sets of which they are members This operand is available without an Admin session members group Displays all members of the group given by group This operand is available without an Admin session remove group member_list Remove the port device World Wide Name given by member from the group given by group Use a lt space gt to delimit multiple member names in member _list rename group_old group_new Renames the group given by group_old to the group given by group_new securitysets group Displays the list of security sets of which the group given by group is a member This operand is available without an Admin session type group Displays the group type for the group given by group This operand is available without an Admin session Examples The following is an example of the Group Add command McDATA4GbSAN admin security gt group add Group_1 A list of attr
250. se one of the following e Click Refresh e Select View gt Refresh e Press the F5 key e Right click a switch in the topology display Select Refresh Switch from the popup menu e Right click in the graphic window of the faceplate display Select Refresh Switch from the popup menu Devices data window The Devices data window displays information about devices hosts and storage targets connected to the switch Click the Devices data window tab to display name server information for all devices that are logged into the selected fabric To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches select one or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display Refer to Devices data window on page 46 for a description of the entries in the Devices data window Switch data window The Switch data window displays current network and switch information for the selected switches Refer to Configuring a switch on page 76 for more information about the Switch data window Table 9 describes the Switch data window entries To open the Switch data window choose one of the following Select one or more switches in the topology display Click the Switch data window tab Open the faceplate display Click the Switch data window tab 68 Managing switches Table 9 Switch data window entries Entry Description First Port Address Switch FC address World Wide Name Switch World Wide Name Serial Num
251. security_set_source create security_set Creates the security set with the name given by security_set A security set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are O 9 A Z a z _ and The security database supports a maximum of 4 security sets deactivate Deactivates the active security set End the Security Edit session before using this operand delete security_set Deletes the security set given by security_set If the specified security set is active the command is suspended until the security set is deactivated groups security_set Displays all groups that are members of the security set given by security_set This operand is available without an Admin session 152 Command Line Interface list Displays a list of all security sets This operand is available without an Admin session remove security_set group Removes a group given by group from the security set given by security_set If security_set is the active security set the group will not be removed until the security set has been deactivated rename security_set_old security_set_new Renames the security set given by security_set_old to the name given by security_set_new Notes Refer to the Group command for information about creating and managing groups Examples The following is an example of the Securityset Active command McDATA4GbSAN gt securityset active Active SecuritySet Inf
252. servers for user account and device authentication Table 49 describes the RADIUS server configuration fields Table 49 RADIUS service settings Entry Description DeviceAuthOrder IMPORTANT This setting is valid only with the SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key Authenticator priority for devices e Local authenticate devices using only the local security database This is the default Radius authenticate devices using only the security database on the RADIUS server Radiuslocal authenticate devices using the RADIUS server security database first If the RADIUS server is unavailable then use the local switch security database UserAuthOrder Authenticator priority for user accounts e Local authenticate users using only the local security database This is the default Radius authenticate users using only the security database on the RADIUS server Radiuslocal authenticate users using the RADIUS server security database first If the RADIUS server is unavailable then use the local switch security database TotalServers Number of RADIUS servers to configure during this session Setting TotalServers to O disables all RADIUS authentication The default is O ServerlPAddress IP address of the RADIUS server The default is 10 0 0 1 ServerUDPPort User Datagram Protocol UDP port number on the RADIUS server The default is 1812 DeviceAuthServer IMPORTANT This setting is valid only with the
253. set ooo 37 Configured Security data window AA le ad aie ato a ae Wad 37 Active Security data window ais wa x0 eRe Se Raced Ns 9 SOU iin HG Mie BRK es aE 37 ROIDIIG SEI COS Suse e Sou tery ents Sete ge tre a Sey a e Sala ad Bh 37 Enabling SNMP configuration iaa Be 6 Gh head dsc dem Soe beh it Weeden Gave 38 Enabling in band management bases oh tints cae e AS Sian ee ena Ae Sek Sega E ks 38 Tracking fabric firmware and software versions 0 sae o AES 38 Saving a yersion sNapshot perse Sache Ga ae IO 39 Viewing and comparing version snapshots 1 2 eee eee 39 Exporting version snapshots to a file le rs nanana 39 Managing the fabric database mars a a a 39 Ping ya e O A ats e E a A are a A EES EATI at O T A AEA D ia 39 Removing a fabric sarena A a ip de mle haba A eA 40 Opera a fabric view Mec dr Le Le thee bate a Cel E dd de ae 40 Rediscovering aa roeie ee aoai e e E sunk Gi EEE AE TE E AV cd Aa one AAN 40 Deleting switches naka a A a 40 Adding a new switch to a abres ori e a iii 41 Replacingia failed swith o Lati sapa taah ll e US den a E i wad ite ea a 41 Displaying fabric ROMO aut IR A a AA A AS 42 Fabric AU e Pape acer o ia a ity Bar 42 Displaying the Event Browser a ii pad it oi a 43 Sorting the Event Browser Wiss A A rines 45 Filtering the Event Browser di AA ARA At RA E ERS 45 Saving the Event Browser to a lee Rd AAA 46 Devices data window o on nt ke o a ras dl BI 46 Active Zone Set data window e ca deo da Soon aaa
254. st port port_number test_type cancel status Operands port port_number test_type Tests the port given by port_number using the test given by test_type If you omit test_typel Internal is used test_type can have the following values internal Tests the SerDes for all port speeds independent of the capabilities of the transceiver This is the default The port must be in diagnostics mode to perform this test This test is valid for all ports External ports are O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 external Tests both the SerDes and transceiver for all port speeds that are supported by the transceiver The port must be in diagnostics mode to perform this test and a loopback plug must be installed in the transceiver This test is valid for external ports O and 9 online Tests communications between the port and its device node or device loop at the operating port speed The port being tested must be online and connected to a remote device The port passes if the test frame that was sent by the switch matches the frame that is received This test does not disrupt communication on the port This test is valid for all ports External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 cancel Cancels the online test in progress status Displays the status of a test in progress or if there is no test in progress the status of the test that was executed last 200 Command Line Interface Examples To run an inte
255. stem user guide 139 Passwd command Description Authority Syntax Operands Examples See also Changes a user account s password Admin account name and an Admin session to change another account s password You can change you own password without an Admin session passwd account_name account_name The user account name To change the password for an account name other than your own you must open an Admin session with the account name Admin If you omit account_name you will be prompted to change the password for the current account name The following is an example of the Passwd command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt passwd user2 Press q and the ENTER key to abort this command account OLD password y RAARERARAE account NEW password 8 20 chars E ERRERRER please confirm account NEW password password has been changed User command page 203 140 Command Line Interface Ping command Description Authority Syntax Operands Examples Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result None ping ip_address ip_address The IP address of the switch to query Broadcast IP addresses such as 255 255 255 255 are not valid The following is an example of a successful Ping command McDATA4GbSAN gt ping 10 20 11 57 Ping command issued Waiting for response McDATA4GbSAN gt Response
256. stem user guide 41 A CAUTION Do not reconnect inter switch links target devices and initiator devices at this time Doing so could invalidate the fabric zoning configuration c Power up the switch 3 Select the failed switch in the topology display Select Switch gt Delete 4 Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch a Open a new fabric through the replacement switch Refer to Adding a fabric on page 39 for more information b Open the faceplate display for the replacement switch Select Switch gt Restore c In the Restore dialog enter the archive file from the failed switch or browse for the file d Click Restore 5 Reset the replacement switch to activate the configuration formerly possessed by the failed switch including the domain ID and the zoning database Select Switch gt Reset Switch Refer to Resetting a switch on page 75 for more information 6 Reconnect the inter switch links target devices and initiator devices to the replacement switch using the same ports as were used on the failed switch Displaying fabric information The topology display is your primary tool for monitoring a fabric The graphic window of the topology display provides status information for switches inter switch links and the Ethernet connection to the management workstation The data window tabs show device switch link and active zone set information The Active Zoneset data win
257. successfully received from 10 20 11 57 This following is an example of an unsuccessful Ping command McDATA4GbSAN gt ping 10 20 10 100 Ping command issued Waiting for response No response from 10 20 10 100 Unreachable McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 141 Ps command Description Authority Syntax Examples Displays current system process information None ps The following is an example of the Ps command McDATA4GbSAN gt ps PID PPID CPU 338 327 0 0 00 339 327 0 0 00 340 327 0 0 00 341 327 0 1 00 342 327 0 2 00 343 327 0 0 00 344 327 0 0 00 345 327 0 0 00 346 327 0 8 00 347 327 0 0 00 348 327 0 0 00 349 327 0 0 00 350 327 5 6 04 351 327 0 0 00 352 327 0 0 00 404 327 0 0 00 405 327 0 0 00 406 405 0 0 00 142 Command Line Interface TIME ELAPSED 00 00 3 01 18 35 00 01 3 01 18 35 00 21 3 01 18 35 05 35 3 01 18 35 11 29 3 01 18 35 00 04 3 01 18 35 02 16 3 01 18 35 02 44 3 01 18 35 35 12 3 01 18 35 00 29 3 01 18 35 02 46 3 01 18 34 00 21 3 01 18 34 08 24 3 01 18 34 01 38 3 01 18 34 00 01 3 01 18 34 00 04 3 01 18 27 00 02 3 01 18 27 00 00 3 01 18 26 COMMAND cns ens dlog ds mgmtApp fc2 nserver mserver util snmpservicepath eport PortApp port_mon zoning diagApp snmpd snmpmain snmpmain Description Closes the Telnet session Authority None Syntax quit exit or logout Notes You can a
258. t items buttons and check boxes Italics font Text emphasis Monospace font e File and directory names System output Code Text typed at the command line Monospace italic font Code variables Command line variables Monospace bold font Emphasis of file and directory names system output code and text typed at the command line A WARNING Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death A CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data IMPORTANT Provides clarifying information or specific instructions EY NOTE Provides additional information X TIP Provides helpful hints and shortcuts JDOM license This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project http www jdom org Copyright C 2000 2002 Brett Mclaughlin amp Jason Hunter All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the disclaimer that follows these conditions in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 The name JDOM must
259. t Config Set Log Set Port Set Setup Shutdown Test User 2 Zone Zoneset Zoning 1 Some operands do not require an Admin session 2 Some operands can be executed only by the Admin account name McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 109 Admin command Description Starts and ends an Admin session The Admin session allows commands that change the fabric and switch configurations Only one Admin session can be started on the switch at any time An idle Admin session will time out after a period of time the default is 30 minutes which can be changed using the Set Setup System command Authority Admin Syntax admin start or begin end or stop cancel Operands start or begin Opens the Admin session end or stop Terminates the Admin session The Hardreset Hotreset Logout Shutdown and Reset Switch commands will also end an Admin session A a Set Setup System command will also end an Admin session if the IP address changed cancel Terminates an Admin session opened by another user Use this operand with care because it terminates the Admin session without warning the other user and without saving pending changes Notes Closing a Telnet window during an Admin session does not release the session In this case you must either wait for the Admin session to time out or use the Admin Cancel command Examples The following example shows how to open and close an Admin sessi
260. t Media Table 21 lists the port media states and their meanings Table 21 Port transceiver media view Media icon Description Optical SFP online green Optical SFP offline gray Copper SFP online green Copper SFP offline gray Empty port no transceiver installed This is normal for internal ports 1 8 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 95 Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance Select one or more ports in the faceplate display that you want to view statistics Click the Port Stats data window tab to open the Port Statistics window Table 22 describes the Port Statistics data window entries The Statistics drop down list is available on the Port Statistics data window and provides different ways to view detailed port information Click the down arrow to open the drop down list Open the drop down list and select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set Click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline when viewing baseline statistics The baseline will also be set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable Table 22 Port Statistics data window entries Entry Descripti
261. t can be used For example the Delete operand can be abbreviated Del The command line completion feature makes entering and repeating commands easier Table 27 describes the command line completion keystrokes Table 27 Command line completion Completes the command line Enter at least one character and press Tab to complete the command line Press Tab again to display all possibilities if more than one possibility exists Up Arrow Scrolls backward through the list of previously entered commands Down Arrow Scrolls forward through the list of previously entered commands Control A Moves the cursor to the beginning of the command line Control E Moves the cursor to the end of the command line The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks Commands related to monitoring tasks are available to all account names Commands related to configuration tasks are available only within an Admin session An account must have Admin authority to enter the Admin Start command which opens an Admin session Refer to the Admin command on page 110 The commands and their page numbers are listed in Table 28 108 Command Line Interface Table 28 Commands listed by authority level Monitoring commands Configuration command Alias CIM CIMListener ClMSubscription Config Create Date Feature Firmware Install Group Hardreset Hotreset Image Lip Passwd Reset Security Securityset Set Se
262. t member DDPP 3 Click OK to add the member and save the change Ef NOTE Domain ID conflicts can result in automatic reassignment of switch domain IDs These reassignments are not reflected in zones that use domain ID port number pair to define their membership Be sure to reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change Renaming a zone or a zone set To rename a zone perform the following procedure 1 Click the zone zone set to be renamed in the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select Edit gt Rename 3 Enter a new name for the zone zone set in the Rename Zone Rename Zone Set dialog 4 Click OK to save changes Removing a zone member Removing a zone member will affect every zone and zone set in which that zone is a member To remove a member from a zone perform the following procedure 1 Click the zone member to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog 2 Select Edit gt Remove 3 Click OK to save changes Removing a zone from a zone Set The orphan zone set is created by the application automatically to hold the zones which are not in any set The orphan zone set cannot be removed and is not saved on the switch To remove a zone from a zone set perform the following procedure 1 Select the zone to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog The selected zone will be removed from that zone set only 2 Select Edit gt Remove 3 Click OK to save changes Removing a zone from all zone sets To rem
263. t name in the New Account Login field Account names are limited to 15 characters 4 Select the Admin Authority Enabled option if the account is to have the ability to modify switch configurations 5 Enter a password in the New Password field and enter it again in the Verify Password field A password must have a minimum of 8 characters and no more than 20 6 Select the Permanent Account option if this account is to be permanent with no expiration date Otherwise select the Account Will Expire option and enter the number days in which the account will expire 7 Click Add Account to add the newly defined account 8 Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog User Account Administration x Admin Authority Days to Expiration never expires never expires never expires never expires rAdd Account New Account Login 7 Admin Authority Enabled New Password Verify Password Account Expiration Date Permanent account no expiration date Account will expire in 365 days max of 2000 days Add Account Add Account Re cose Hen Figure 27 User Account Administration dialog Add Account tab page 64 Managing switches Removing a user account To remove a user account on a switch perform the following procedure Select Switch gt User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog
264. t of authentication passwords over a network Radius Server Information UDP Port Server Type 1812 Device User Device Authentication Server User Authentication Server Accounting Server IP Address UDP Port 1 65535 Timeout 1 10 seconds Retries 0 3 Sign Packets Figure 10 RADIUS Server Information dialog Add Server tab page To add a RADIUS server perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt Radius Servers in the faceplate display Click the Add Server tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 10 Select Device User or Account for the server type Enter the remote IP address of the server in the IP Address field Enter the remote UDP port number of the Authentication RADIUS Server in the UDP Port field The RADIUS Accounting Server UDP port will always be the value of Device User Authentication Server UDP Port 1 When enabled the RADIUS Accounting Server audits user activity whether UserAuthServer is enabled or not The RADIUS Accounting Server default is False ab WN 6 Enter the timeout value in seconds minimum of 1 second maximum of 30 seconds in the Timeout field This is the number of seconds the RADIUS client will wait for a response from the RADIUS server before retrying or giving up on a request 7 Enter the number of retries in the Retries field This is the maximum number of times t
265. t port be online and connected to a remote device To run the online loopback test perform the following procedure 1 To start an Admin session enter the following command and press Enter admin start 2 To run the online loopback test enter the following command and press Enter test port x online 3 A series of test parameters are displayed on the screen Press Enter to accept each default parameter value or enter a new value for each parameter and press Enter The TestLength parameter is the number of frames sent the FrameSize 256 byte maximum in some cases parameter is the number of bytes in each frame and the DataPattern parameter is the pattern in the payload Before running the test make sure that the device attached to the port can handle the test parameters McDATA4GbSAN admin gt test port x online A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the default value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so TestLength decimal value 1 4294967295 100 FrameSize decimal value 36 2148 256 DataPattern 32 bit hex value or Default Default StopOnError True False False Do you want to start the test y n n 4 After all parameter values are defined press Y to start the test After the command executes a message on the screen will appear det
266. t values save Saves the log settings for the component severity level port and display level These settings remain in effect after a switch reset The log settings can be viewed using the Show Log Settings command To export log entries to a file use the Set Log Archive command start Starts the logging of events based on the Port Component and Level operands assigned to the current configuration The logging continues until you enter the Set Log Stop command stop Stops logging of events McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 167 Notes In addition to critical warn and informative severity levels the highest event severity level is alarm The alarm level describes events that are disruptive to the administration or operation of a fabric and require administrator intervention Alarms are always logged and always displayed on the screen 168 Command Line Interface Set Port command Description Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation This command also clears port counters Authority Admin session except for the Clear operand Syntax set port port_number bypass alpa clear enable speed transmission_speed state state Operands port_number Specifies the port External ports are numbered O and 9 internal ports are numbered 1 8 bypass alpa Sends a Loop Port Bypass LPB to a specific Arbitrated Loo
267. tart with a letter All alphanumeric chars aA zZ 0 9 The symbols _ and are the only symbols allowed An empty no members security group in the active security set will prevent all connections for that security group type For example an empty ISL security group will cause the switch to refuse all logins from other switches To add a security group to a security set perform the following procedure 1 Click Security on the tool bar in the faceplate display or select Security gt Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 33 2 Choose one of the following methods to open the Create a Security Group dialog e Click a security set and click Security Group in the tool bar in the graphic window e Right click on a security set and select Create a Security Group from the popup menu 3 Enter a security group name and select a security group type ISL Port or MS Remember only one security group type 1 ISL 1 Port 1 MS in each security set is allowed The naming conventions for security groups are e Must start with a letter e All alphanumeric chars aA zZ 0 9 e The symbols _ and are the only symbols allowed 4 Click OK to save the change Create Security Group Member dialog Use the Create Security Group Member dialog shown in Figure 17 to add a member to a security group Choose options from the Group Member or manually enter a
268. ted to send the support file to another machine decline then close the Telnet session Open an FTP session on the switch and log in with the account name images and password images Transfer the dump_support tgz file in binary mode with the Get command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt create support Log Msg Creating the support file this will take several seconds FTP the dump support file to another machine y n n McDATA4GbSAN admin gt quit gt ftp switch_ip_address user images password images ftp gt bin ftp gt get dump_support tgz XXXxx bytes sent in xx secs ftp gt quit The following is an example of the Create Certificate command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt create certificate The current date and time is day mon date hh mm ss UTC yyyy This is the time used to stamp onto the certificate Is the date and time correct y n n y Certificate generation successful 122 Command Line Interface See also Date command page 124 Set command page 154 Set Setup command page 170 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 123 Date command Description Authority Syntax Operands Notes Examples See also This command displays or sets the system date and time To set the date and time the information string must be provided in this format MMDDhhmmCCYY The new date and time takes effect immediately Admin session except to display the date date MMDDh
269. ters excluding semicolon and comma The default is Default Config InteropMode Interoperability mode Choose from the following Use Standard to connect to FC SW 2 compliant switches including McDATA switches in Open Fabric Mode This is the default e Use the McDATA Fabric Mode to connect to McDATA switches in McDATA Fabric Mode McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 159 threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected events The system displays each event its triggers and sampling window one line at a time and prompts you for a value For each parameter enter a new value or press Enter to accept the current value shown in brackets These parameters must be saved in a configuration and activated before they will take effect Refer to the Config command for information about saving and activating a configuration Table 47 describes the Set Config Threshold parameters The switch will down a port if an alarm condition is not cleared within three consecutive sampling windows by default 30 seconds Reset the port to bring it back online An alarm is cleared when the threshold monitoring detects that the error rate has fallen below the falling trigger Table 47 Set Config threshold parameters Parameter Description Threshold Monitoring Enabled Master enable disable parameter for all events Enables True or disables False the generation of
270. the active zone set The edited copy then becomes the active zone set The Edit Zoning dialog has a Zone Sets tree on the left and a Port Device or members tree on the right Both trees use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets zones and ports An expanded address shows the port World Wide Name You can select zone sets zones and ports in the following ways e Click a zone zone set or port icon e Right click to select a zone set or zone and open the corresponding popup menu e Press and hold Shift while clicking several consecutive icons e Press and hold Control while clicking several non consecutive icons Using tool bar buttons popup menus or a drag and drop method you can create and manage zone sets and zones in the zoning database Table 7 describes the zoning tool bar operations Use the Edit Zoning dialog to define zoning changes and click Apply to open the Error Check dialog Click Error Check to have McDATA Web Server check for zoning conflicts such as empty zones aliases or zone sets Click Save Zoning to implement the changes Click Close to close the Error Check dialog Click Close in the Edit Zoning dialog to close the Edit Zoning dialog Table 7 Edit Zoning dialog tool bar buttons and icons Tool bar button Description E Create Zone Set button create a new zone set Zone Set Create Zone button create a new zone Create Alias button cre
271. the mode that a G_Port or GL_Port is in when attached by an ISL inter switch link to another FC switch Displaying port operational states To display the operational state on each port in the faceplate display select View gt View Port States Table 19 lists the possible operational states and their meanings The port operational state refers to actual port state and not the administrative state you may have assigned Table 19 Port operational states State Description Online port is active and ready to send data Inactive port operational state is offline but administrative state is online Isolated E_Port has lost its connection Refer to Port Information data window on page 98 for information about why the E_Port has isolated Offline port is active can receive signal but cannot accept a device login Diagnostics port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing Down the port is disabled power is removed from the lasers and can t be logged in 94 Managing ports Displaying port speeds To display the speed of each port in the faceplate display select View gt View Port Speeds Table 20 lists the possible port speeds Table 20 Port speeds Au Auto detect 1 Gbps transmission speed 2 Gbps transmission speed 4 Gbps transmission speed Displaying transceiver media status To display transceiver media status select View gt View Por
272. the switch that would attach to the switch A member cannot belong to more than one group Authentication Enables CHAP or disables None authentication using Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol The default is None Primary Hash Primary Secret The preferred hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Primary Secret sent by the ISL member The hash functions are MD5 or SHA 1 If the ISL member does not support the Primary Hash the switch will use the Secondary Hash Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the Primary Hash for authentication with the ISL group member The string has the following lengths depending on the Primary Hash function MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 127 Table 31 ISL Group member attributes continued Attribute Description Hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secondary Secret sent by the ISL group member Hash values are MD5 or SHA 1 The Secondary Hash is used when the Primary Hash is not available on the ISL group member The Primary Hash and the Secondary Hash cannot be the same Hex string that is encrypted by the Secondary Hash and sent for authentication The string has the following lengths depending on the Secondary Hash function e MD5 hash 16 byte SHA 1 hash 20 byte Table 32 Port Group member attributes Attribute Description Member Port World Wide Name for th
273. tion UDP Port Server Type Device User Select server to remove Selected Server 10 20 11 8 a Close Help Figure 11 RADIUS Server Information dialog Remove Server tab page To remove a RADIUS server perform the following procedure 1 Select Switch gt Radius Servers in the faceplate display 2 Click the Remove Server tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 11 3 Select the server to be removed in server list at the top of the dialog 4 Click Remove Server to remove the server 5 Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 27 Editing RADIUS server information Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server Radius Server Information UDP Port Server Type 1812 Device User Edit Server Info Device Authentication Server v User Authentication Server v Accounting Server E IP Address 10 20 11 8 UDP Port 1 65535 1812 Timeout 1 10 seconds 10 Retries 0 3 0 Sign Packets al Secret password1 2345678 Edit Server Close Help Figure 12 RADIUS Server Information dialog Edit Server tab page To edit information of a RADIUS server perform the following procedure Select Switch gt Radius Servers in the faceplate display Click the Edit Server tab i
274. tion for more information e Displaying port types page 94 e Displaying port operational states page 94 e Displaying port speeds page 95 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 15 e Displaying transceiver media status page 95 Preferences Working Directory C1Documents and Settings Browser Location gram Files internet Exploreniexplore exe Application wide Options Display initial startup dialog 8 Enabled Disabled _ Display dialog when making non secure connections Enabled Disabled Event browser 8 Enabled Disabled Preferred Initial Port View View Types ok cose Hep Figure 3 Preferences dialog McDATA Web Server To set preferences for your McDATA Web Server sessions perform the following procedure 1 Select File gt Preferences to open the Preferences dialog 2 Enter or browse for paths to the working directory and browser 3 Choose the preferences you want in the Application wide Options area 4 Click OK to save the changes Using online help Online help is available for the McDATA Web Server application and its functions To open online help choose one of the following Select Help gt Help Topics e Click Help in the tool bar Click Help in McDATA Web Server dialogs to display context sensitive help in dialogs Viewing software version and copyright information Select Help gt View to view McDATA Web Server softwar
275. tivates the active zone set End the Zoning Edit session before using this operand delete zone_set Deletes the zone set given by zone_set If the specified zone set is active the command is suspended until the zone set is deactivated list Displays a list of all zone sets This operand does not require an Admin session remove zone_set zone_list Removes a list of zones given by zone _list from the zone set given by zone_set Use a lt space gt to delimit zone names in zone ist If zone_set is the active zone set the zone will not be removed until the zone set has been deactivated rename zone_set_old zone_set_new Renames the zone set given by zone_set_old to the name given by zone_set_new You can rename the active zone set McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 209 zones zone_set Displays all zones that are components of the zone set given by zone_set This operand does not require an Admin session Notes A zone set must be active for its definitions to be applied to the fabric Only one zone set can be active at one time A zone can be a component of more than one zone set Examples The following is an example of the Zoneset Active command McDATA4GbSAN gt zoneset active ActiveZoneSet Bets LastActivatedBy admin OB session6 LastActivatedOn day month date time year The following is an example of the Zoneset List command McDATA4GbSAN gt zoneset list Cur
276. to browse through the data The window length can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the border that it shares with the graphic window Adjust the column width by moving the pointer over the column heading border shared by two columns until a right left arrow graphic is displayed Click and drag the arrow to the desired width The data window tabs present options for the type of information to display in the data window These options vary depending on the display 20 Using McDATA Web Server Working status Indicator The working status indicator located in the lower right corner of the McDATA Web Server window shows when the management workstation is exchanging information with the fabric As conditions change the fabric forwards this information to the management workstation where it is reflected in the various displays Using the topology display The topology display shown in Figure 8 receives information from the selected fabric and displays its topology Switches and inter switch links ISLs appear in the graphic window and use color to indicate status Consider the following topology display features e Switch and link status page 21 e Working with switches and links page 21 e Topology data windows page 22 Topology Fle Fabric Switch View Wizards Help QAY F Add Refresh Events Help Switch 10 20 94 50 10 20 9450 nomal Ba McDATA4GbSAN g CDATASCDEAN Normal Nickname FC
277. toSave Available only when the InteropMode parameter is Standard this parameter enables True or disables False the saving of changes to active zone set in the switch s permanent memory Refer to InteropMode on page 159 The default is True Disabling the Autosave parameter can be useful to prevent saving zoning information when experimenting with different zoning schemes However leaving the Autosave parameter disabled can disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset For this reason the Autosave parameter should be enabled in a production environment DefaultVisibility Available only when InteropMode is Standard this parameter enables All or disables None communication among the switch ports devices and the fabric in the absence of an active zone set Refer to InteropMode on page 159 The default is True This parameter takes precedence over the DefaultZone parameter when InteropMode is Standard and there is no active zone set DefaultZone Enables True or disables False communication among ports devices that are not defined in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set This parameter must have the same value throughout the fabric If InteropMode is McDATA Fabric Mode the DefaultZone parameter is automatically distributed throughout the fabric If McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches are in a fabric with other M Series directors and edge switches and the InteropMode is Standard Open Fabric the
278. ts Press q to end the configuration for one port or qq to end the configuration for all ports Table 44 describes the port parameters Table 44 Set Config port parameters Parameter Description AdminState Port administrative state Online activates and prepares the port to send data This is the default Offline prevents the port from receiving signal and accepting a device login Diagnostics prepares the port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device login Down disables the port by removing power from the port lasers LinkSpeed Transmission speed Internal ports 2 Gbps External ports Auto 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps Portlype Internal ports FL External ports GL G FL F SymbolicPortName Descriptive name for the port The name can be up to 32 characters excluding semicolon and comma The default is Port n where n is the port number ALFairness Arbitration loop fairness Enables True or disables False the switch s priority to arbitrate on the loop The default is False DeviceScanEnabled Enables True or disables False the scanning of the connected device for FC 4 descriptor information during login The default is True ForceOfflineRSCN Enables False or disables True the immediate transmission of RSCN messages when communication between a port and a device is interrupted If enabled the RSCN message is delayed for 200 ms for locally attached devices and
279. tus indicator 21 226 workstation requirements 13 write community 84 Z zone add member port 58 206 copy 57 206 create 206 definition 50 delete 206 delete member port 207 list 206 list members 206 remove all 59 remove member port 59 rename 59 207 type 207 Zone command 206 zone merge description 61 failure 61 failure recovery 61 zone set activate 57 209 active 47 51 211 add member zone 209 copy 209 create 56 209 deactivate 57 145 209 definition 51 delete 209 delete member zone 209 display 209 display active 209 display members 210 display zones 207 management 56 orphan 51 remove 5 rename 59 209 tree 53 Zoneset command 209 zoning 80 configuration 54 161 configuration defaults 147 configuration display 188 database 51 52 145 default 55 edit 211 history 21 limits 212 list definitions 212 remove all 56 revert changes 212 save edits 212 Zoning command 21 zoning database save to file 55
280. uide 121 Examples The following is an example of the Create Support command when an FTP server is available on the workstation McDATA4GbSAN admin gt create support Log Msg Creating the support file this will take several seconds FTP the dump support file to another machine y n y Enter IP Address of remote computer 10 20 33 130 Login name johndoe Enter remote directory name bin support Would you like to continue downloading support file y n n y Connected to 10 20 33 130 10 20 33 130 220 localhost localdomain FTP server Version wu 2 6 1 18 ready 331 Password required for johndoe Password XXXXXXX 230 User johndoe logged in cd bin support 250 CWD command successful led itasca conf images Local directory now itasca conf images bin 200 Type set to I put dump_support tgz local dump_support tgz remote dump_support tgz 227 Entering Passive Mode 10 20 33 130 232 133 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for dump_support tgz 226 Transfer complete 43430 bytes sent in 0 292 secs 1 5e 02 Kbytes sec Remote system type is UNIX Using binary mode to transfer files 221 You have transferred 43430 bytes in 1 files 221 Total traffic for this session was 43888 bytes in 1 transfers 221 Thank you for using the FTP service on localhost localdomain The following is an example of the Create Support command and how to download the support file to your workstation When promp
281. uration defaults Parameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Enabled True InbandEnabled True FDMIEnabled True FDMIEntries 1000 DefaultDomain ID 1 Ox Hex Domain ID Lock False Symbolic Name McDATA4GbSAN R_A_TOV 10000 E_D_TOV 2000 Principal Priority 254 Configuration Description Default Config InteropMode Standard Enter the Show Config Port command to display port configuration values Table 36 Port configuration defaults Parameter Default Admin State Online Link Speed Internal ports 2 Gbps External ports Auto Port Type Internal ports FL External ports GL Symbolic Name Port n where n is the port number ALFairness False DeviceScanEnabled True ForceOfflineRSCN False ARB_FF InteropCredit FANEnable False McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 145 Table 36 Port configuration defaults continued Parameter Default AutoPerfTuning LCFEnable MFSEnable ViEnable MSEnable NoClose PDISCPingEnable Enter Show Config Threshold command to display threshold alarm configuration values Table 37 Port threshold alarm configuration defaults ThresholdMonitoringEnabled CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigge
282. uration parameters 114 Command Line Interface Examples The following is an example of the CIMListener Create command McDATA4GbSAN admin cim gt cimlistener create listener_1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or Q and the ENTER key to do so Name listener_1 Type 2 Permanent 3 Transient Permanent URL IP address port format 10 0 0 1 5000 Finished configuring attributes This configuration must be saved with the cim save command before it can take effect or to discard this configuration use the cim cancel command See also CIM command page 113 ClMSubscription command page 116 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 115 CiMSubscription command Description Creates edits or removes CIM subscriptions Authority Admin session and a CIM Edit session Syntax cimsubscription create subscription_name delete subscription_name edit subscription_name Operands create subscription_name Prompts you in a line by line fashion to create a CIM subscription with the name given by subscription_name subscription_name can have up to 32 characters 0 9 A Z a z _ and Table 30 describes the CIM subscription configuration parameters Table 30 CIM Subscription configu
283. used e If the entry switch has SSL Secure Socket Layer enabled the switch will generate and display a Verify Certificate dialog that you must accept before gaining access to the fabric Refer to Connection security on page 30 and System Services dialog on page 80 for more information on certificates and SSL Removing a fabric To delete a fabric file from the database perform the following procedure 1 Select a fabric in the fabric tree 2 Select Fabric gt Remove Fabric Opening a fabric view file A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file To open an existing view file perform the following procedure 1 Choose one of the following Select Fabric gt Add Fabric e Click Add on the tool bar 2 Enter a fabric name optional and the IP address of the switch through which to manage the fabric 3 Enter an account login name and password The factory account name and password are admin and password The password 8 20 characters is for the switch and is stored in the switch firmware 4 Click Add Fabric Rediscovering a fabric After making changes to or deleting switches from a fabric view it may be helpful to again view the actual fabric configuration The rediscover fabric option clears out the current fabric information being displayed and rediscovers all switch information Select Fabric gt Rediscover Fabric to rediscover a fabric The rediscover function is more comprehensive than the
284. ust be enabled to authenticate users through a RADIUS server Enabling SSL automatically creates a security certificate on the switch To disable SSL when using a user authentication RADIUS server the RADIUS server authentication order must be local EmbeddedGUIEnabled Enables True or disables False the McDATA Web Server web applet The web applet enables you to point at a switch with an internet browser and run McDATA Web Server through the browser This parameter is the master control for the Set Setup System command parameter EmbeddedGUlEnabled The default is True SNMPEnabled Enables True or disables False the management of the switch through third party applications that use the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP This parameter is the master control for the Set Setup SNMP command parameter SNMPEnabled The default is True NTPEnabled Enables True or disables False the Network Time Protocol NTP which allows the synchronizing of switch and workstation dates and times with an NTP server This helps to prevent invalid SSL certificates and timestamp confusion in the event log The default is False This parameter is the master control for the Set Setup System command parameter NTPClientEnabled The default is False CIMEnabled Enables True or disables False the management of the switch through third party applications that use the Common Information Model CIM The default is True F
285. ve activation McDATA4GbSAN admin gt hotreset McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 137 Examples The following is an example of the Image Install command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt image install Warning Installing new firmware requires a switch reset Continuing with this action will terminate all management sessions including any Telnet sessions When the firmware activation is complete you may log in to the switch again Do you want to continue y n y Press q and the ENTER key to abort this command User Account Johndoe IP Address 10 20 33 130 Source Filename 5 2 00 11_mpc About to install image Do you want to continue y n y Connected to 10 20 33 130 10 20 33 130 220 localhost localdomain FTP server Version wu 2 6 1 18 ready 331 Password required for johndoe Password XXXXXXXXX 230 User johndoe logged in bin 200 Type set to I verbose Verbose mode off This may take several seconds The switch will now reset Connection closed by foreign host See also Firmware Install command page 126 138 Command Line Interface Lip command Description Authority Syntax Operands Examples Re initializes the specified loop port Admin session lip port_number port_number The number of the port to be re initialized The following is an example of the Lip command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt lip 2 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSy
286. ve the file Managing the fabric database A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a McDATA Web Server session Initially if you do not open an existing fabric or fabric view file the McDATA Web Server application opens with an empty fabric database Adding a fabric To add a fabric to the database perform the following procedure 1 Select Fabric gt Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog shown in Figure 20 Add a New Fabric Add a New Fabric Fabric Name IP Address Login Name Password Add Fabric Figure 20 Add a New Fabric dialog 2 Enter a fabric name optional and the IP address of the switch through which to manage the fabric 3 Enter an account login name and password The factory account name and password are admin and password A password must have a minimum of 8 characters and no more than 20 The password is for the switch and is stored in the switch firmware Refer to Managing user accounts on page 63 for information about creating user accounts McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 39 4 Click Add Fabric Ef NOTE A switch supports a combined maximum of 19 logins or sessions as listed below e 4 logins or sessions for internal applications such as management server and SNMP 9 high priority Telnet sessions e 6 McDATA Web Server and or Telnet logins Additional logins will be ref
287. ware then reset the switch to activate the firmware If possible a non disruptive activation will be performed McDATA4GbSAN admin gt firmware install Warning Installing new firmware requires a switch reset Continuing with this action will terminate all management sessions including any Telnet sessions When the firmware activation is complete you may log in to the switch again Do you want to continue y n y Press q and the ENTER key to abort this command 90 Managing switches 2 Enter your account name on the remote host and the IP address of the remote host When prompted for the source file name enter the path for the firmware image file User Account johndoe IP Address 10 20 20 200 Source Filename 5 2 x xx xx_mpc 3 When prompted to install the new firmware press Y to continue or press N to cancel This is the last opportunity to cancel About to install image Do you want to continue y n y Connected to 10 20 20 200 10 20 20 200 220 localhost localdomain FTP server Version wu 2 6 1 18 ready 4 Enter the password for your account name The firmware will now be downloaded from the remote host to the switch installed and activated The firmware is installed and the switch is automatically reset 331 Password required for johndoe Password xx 230 User johndoe logged in bin 200 Type set to I verbose Verbose mode off This may take several seconds
288. wing procedure 1 Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display Refer to Filtering the Event Browser on page 45 and Sorting the Event Browser on page 45 for more information 2 Select File gt Save As 3 Select a pathname to which to save the event log and click Save The file can be saved in XML CSV or text format XML files can be opened with an internet browser or text editor CSV files can be opened with most spreadsheet applications Devices data window The Devices data window displays information about devices hosts and storage targets connected to the switch Click the Devices data window tab in either the topology or faceplate display to display device information for all devices that are logged into the selected fabric To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches select one or more switches in the fabric tree or the topology display Table 6 describes the entries in the Devices data window Refer to Exporting device information to a file on page 48 for exporting device information Table 6 Devices data window entries Entry Description Port WWN Port World Wide Name Nickname Device port nickname To create a new nickname or edit an existing nickname double click the cell and enter a nickname in the Edit Nickname dialog Refer to Managing device port nicknames on page 48 for more information Details Click i to display additional det
289. ximum is 1440 LocallogEnabled Enables True or disables False the saving of log information on the switch The default is True RemotelogEnabled Enables True or disables False the recording of the switch event log on a remote host that supports the syslog protocol The default is False RemoteLogHostAddress The IP address of the host that will receive the switch event log information if remote logging is enabled The default is 10 0 0 254 NTPClientEnabled Enables True or disables False the Network Time Protocol NTP client on the switch This client enables the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP server This feature supports NTP version 4 and is compatible with version 3 An Ethernet connection to the server is required and you must first set an initial time and date on the switch The synchronized time becomes effective immediately The default is False NTPServerAddress EmbeddedGUIEnabled 174 Command Line Interface The IP address of the NTP server from which the NTP client acquires the time and date The default is 10 0 0 254 Enables True or disables False the McDATA Web Server Changing this parameter to False while the applet is running will terminate the applet The default is True Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup RADIUS command McDATA4GbSAN admin gt set setup radius A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow E
290. y dialog 5 0 04 34 0 45 0 aw he Wie 4G WAS Ga ASRS A AGA Re 89 Hardware status LEDS Ag i ond ii oR ERA ni BOERS ii EES ORDER SAR OA 91 Faceplate display port information ra eenaa addon ee aseaaw adden dees ea eas 93 Por Properiescdialogis s ssia enea aie a ak Ae eR ale Ra a MaDe WM e De Wh Da Bh eae E ath ete a 100 Port Loopback Test dialog savas ag natew hohe rs ae eee ka eases 102 Document conventions 0 ee ne en eee eee eee 10 Workstation PequIreMmeniss iasce ony dk ds tear eee eee ae Ee OREN AEDES RD eR ER ERS 13 di tha ss ae esa ile es paie Wh PE a AE a We a E We Ge OO ee RE ete A ee De 19 Topology display switch and status icons 6 ett eee eens 43 Severity level di di ice iia ici iii ide dd ROLE YMRS 44 Devices data window entries 4 entidad a 46 Edit Zoning dialog tool bar buttons and 1GONS sack nananana n ab 99 Oe ae De Ae Be A 53 Factory user accounts 2 2 2 ene nee teens 63 Switch data window CNINES 645044004 dae Pires ia ic di di dda bd Saeed eed 69 Switch resets op Ha bse a ie Re ee ae en 6 es ls ae aa ape 75 Switch administrative Tales bai ARA A Ad AA VA A 77 Corresponding domain ID values by interop mode o n nnana nnana a 78 imei vales ep cide me iia ma e aaa aiae bahia ai vi neh ah dd 80 IP configuration parameters gt pira dd A AA Oe a AeA Re OR E 82 SNMP configuration parameters xy de bate Sik laced el ad wc de eA AAA ace 84 SNMP trap configuration parametens 4 4 425640 50e00 40 dae dee ee
291. ySetLastActivated DeactivatedBy Remote SecuritySetLastActivated DeactivatedOn day month date time year Database Checksum 00000000 Inactive Database Information ConfigurationLastEditedBy admin IB session11 ConfigurationLastEditedOn day month date time year Database Checksum 00007558 The following is an example of the Security Limits command McDATA4GbSAN gt security limits Security Attribute Maximum Current Name MaxSecuritySets 4 1 MaxGroups 16 2 MaxTotalMembers 1000 19 MaxMembersPerGroup 1000 4 groupl 15 group2 150 Command Line Interface The following is an example of the Security List command McDATA4GbSAN admin security gt security list McDATA4GbSAN gt security list Active Security Information SecuritySet Group GroupMember No active securityset defined Configured Security Information SecuritySet Group GroupMember groupl ISL 10 00 00 00 00 10 21 16 Authentication Chap Primary Hash MD5 Primary Secret KERRE RA Secondary Hash SHA 1 Secondary Secret RR RAE Binding 0 10 00 00 00 00 10 21 17 Authentication Chap Primary Hash MD5 Primary Secret RP RRR BK Secondary Hash SHA 1 Secondary Secret REALE Binding 0 See also Group command page 127 Securityset command page 152 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 151 Securityset command Description Manages security sets in the security database EY NOTE This command is available only with the SA
292. your switches and your workstations to utilize NTP will keep their date time settings in sync and will prevent difficulties with SSL certificates and event logs CIM Common Information Model Allows management of the switch through third party applications that use CIM e FTP File Transfer Protocol Allows file transfers to the switch via FTP FTP is required for out of band firmware uploads which will complete faster than in band firmware uploads Management Server allows management of the switch through third party applications that use GS 3 Management Server Security Consistency Checklist dialog The Security Consistency Checklist dialog enables you to compare security related features on switches in order to check for inconsistencies Any changes must be made through the appropriate dialog such as Network Properties dialog Switch Properties dialog or SNMP Properties dialog Select Switch gt Security Consistency Checklist to open the Security Consistency Checklist dialog from the faceplate display McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 81 Network properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 38 to change IP configuration parameters and enable remote logging To open the Network Properties dialog choose one of the following Select a switch in the topology display Select Switch gt Network Properties Open the faceplate display Select Switch gt Network Properties
293. ypass 169 enable 169 fabric 94 101 initialization 139 loopback test 102 loss of signal monitoring 73 M Management Server group 129 service 81 172 manufacturer information 196 mask address 174 McDATA Embedded Web Server 172 174 McDATA Web Server start 4 user interface 17 MD5 authentication 128 media status 95 memory workstation 13 memory activity 179 menu structure 7 Multi Frame Sequence bundling 157 N name server export 48 name server display 179 NDCLA See Non Disruptive Code Load and Activation network configuration reset 145 discovery 82 174 gateway address 174 interfaces 179 IP address 174 mask 174 properties 82 83 Network Time Protocol client 174 description 74 interaction with Date command 124 server address 74 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem user guide 223 service 81 172 nickname create 49 delete 49 edit 49 export 49 import 49 node to node test 103 non disruptive activation 89 135 Non Disruptive Code Load and Activation 75 NTP See Network Time Protocol O online help 16 test 103 operating systems 13 orphan zone set 5 P page break 154 Passwd command 140 password change 140 factory 105 switch 140 user account 66 performance tuning 157 PFE key 88 125 Ping command 141 port administrative state 100 169 configuration 100 156 157 configuration defaults 145 configuration display 188 counters 169 displaying information 93 external test
294. yte frame inframe outframe errors byte Displays continuous performance data key to stop the display inbyte Displays continuous performance data display outbyte Displays continuous performance data display frame Displays continuous performance data any key to stop the display inframe Displays continuous performance data display outframe Displays continuous performance data display errors Displays continuous error counts Press any key to stop the display McDATA4GbSAN gt show perf Bytes s Bytes s Port in out Ext 0 21M 0 Ext 85K 20M Int 1 1K 4M Int 2 0 0 Int 3 1K 4M Int 4 0 0 Int 5 0 0 Int 6 278K 327K Int 7 0 0 Int 8 0 0 194 Command Line Interface in total bytes second transmitted and received Press any in bytes second received Press any key to stop the in bytes second transmitted Press any key to stop the in total frames second transmitted and received Press in frames second received Press any key to stop the in frames second transmitted Press any key to stop the Bytes s total Frames s in Frames s out Frames s total The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command McDATA4GbSAN gt show perf byte Displaying bytes sec total Press any key to stop display 0 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 30M 12M 43M 5M 0 4M 0 0 818K 0 17M 17M 35M 4M 0 4M 0 0 733K 0 20M 20M 40M 5M 0 5M 0 0 902K 0 45M 11M 56M 3M 0 4M 0 0 465K 0 20M 20M 41M 4M 0 4

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