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1. Error Type Description frames tx Frames transmitted frames rx Frames received enc in Encoding errors inside frames cre err Frames with CRC errors too shrt Frames shorter than minimum too long Frames longer than maximum bad eof Frames with bad end of frame delimiters enc out Encoding error outside of frames disc c3 Class 3 frames discarded link fail Link failures LF1 or LF2 states loss sync Loss of synchronization loss sig Loss of signal frit Frames rejected with F_RUT fbsy Frames busied with F_BSY Displaying a Summary of Port Errors 3 3 Displaying Error Logs and Status 3 4 For more information on the portErrShow command refer to the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual Displaying the Error Log of a Switch There are two ways to display the error log of a switch Display the error log one page at a time Display the error log all at once To display the switch error log one page at a time 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command ErrShow To display the switch error log all at once 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command ErrDump Displaying the Switch Status The switch status can be Healthy OK Marginal Warning or Down The overall status of a switch is determined by the status of several individ
2. supportShow camtest centralMemoryTest cmemRetentionTest cmiTest crossPortTest portLoopbackTest sramRetentionTest turboRamTest statsTest spinSilk The support Show command is used to gather switch information for debugging purposes Your EMC Customer Service representative may ask you to run this command and capture the output This information will aid Customer Service in diagnosing problems that could occur on the switch Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Syntax Description supportShow firstPort lastPort nLog This command is available to all users It has the effect of running each of the following commands one after the other in the following order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 version tempShow psShow licenseShow diagShow errDump switchShow portFlagsShow portErrShow mqShow portSemShow portShow portRegShow portRouteShow fabricShow topologyShow qlShow nsShow nsAllShow cfgShow onfigShow faultShow traceShow portLogDump supportShow Displaying Error Logs and Status Displaying Error Logs and Status 3 10 Operands Example This command has the following operands firstPort Specify the first port of a range of ports to dump information The default if no operand specified is to print state of port 0 If only firstPort is specified only information fo
3. 3 Displaying Error Logs and Status This chapter provides the following information on displaying port and switch status information Displaying the Status of a Port cee eeeeceeeneeeteeeenees 3 2 Displaying a Summary of Port Errors ee eeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 3 Displaying the Error Log of a SWitCh cee cece eseeneneeeeees 3 4 Displaying the Switch Status cece ee csssseeeseeesseesees 3 4 Displaying Information About a SWitch ow cesses 3 5 Displaying the Uptime of the Switch 0 eee cece ee neeees 3 6 Displaying the Fan Status ceseececeseeseseeseseseseneceeeees 3 6 Displaying Power Supply Status 0 0 ceeeceeseeeeeeseeeees 3 7 Displaying the Temperature Status ccccseee ee esesseeeeeeeeeeesees 3 8 Running Diagnostic Tests on the Switch Hardware 000 3 8 Displaying Error Logs and Status En Displaying Error Logs and Status Displaying Software Statistics for a Port Displaying Hardware Statistics for a Port Displaying the Status of a Port There are two types of statistics you can view for a port e software statistics hardware statistics Software statistics for a port include information such as port state number of interrupts number of link failures number of loss of synchronization warnings and number of loss of signal warnings To display the software statistics for a port 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the comman
4. Interswitch Link a Fibre Channel link from the E_Port of one switch to the E_Port of another See also E_Port and Cascade A Brocade feature that enables distribution of traffic over the combined bandwidth of up to four ISLs between adjacent switches while preserving in order delivery A set of trunked ISLs is called a trunking group each port employed in a trunking group is called a trunking port See also Master Port An E_Port that is online but not operational due to overlapping domain IDs or nonidentical parameters such as E_D_TOVs See also E_ Port Information Unit a set of information as defined by either upper level process protocol definition or upper level protocol mapping J Just a Bunch Of Disks indicates a number of disks connected in a single chassis to one or more controllers See also RAID K A special 10 bit character used to indicate the beginning of a transmission word that performs Fibre Channel control and signaling functions The first seven bits of the character are the comma pattern See also Comma Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual L L_Port Loop Port a node port NL_Port or fabric port FL_Port that has arbitrated loop capabilities An L_Port can be in one of two modes e Fabric mode Connected to a port that is not loop capable and using fabric protocol e Loop mode In an arbitrated loop and using loop protocol An L_Port in loop mode can also be in p
5. Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Management Information Base MIB Reference Manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Web Tools User Guide Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Zoning Reference Manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 QuickLoop Reference Manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric Watch Reference Manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Extended Fabric User Guide Departmental Switch DS 16B2 SCSI Enclosure Services SES Reference Manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Interswitch Link ISL Trunking User Guide Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Advanced Performance Monitoring User Guide Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Quick Start Conventions Used in EMC uses the following conventions for notes cautions warnings this Manual and danger notices A note presents information that is important but not hazard related A CAUTION A caution contains information essential to avoid data loss or damage to the system or equipment The caution may apply to hardware or software Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual WARNING A warning contains information essential to avoid a hazard that can cause severe personal injury death or substantial property damage if you ignore the warning DANGER A danger notice contains information essential to avoid a hazard that will cause severe personal injury death or substantial property damage if you ignore the message Typographical Conventions EMC uses the following type
6. This chapter provides the following information on basic configuration tasks for Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 switch Setting the Telnet Timeout Value ccccccccecsesesteteseecesescsesteneneees 2 2 Displaying the Firmware Version ss sssssssssstsssirsisstsreniriesesreess 2 2 Setting the Switch Date and Time se sssssssssssisersesissesserserrisesree 2 3 Displaying the System Configuration Settings cccceeee 2 4 Backing Up the System Configuration Settings cccceeeee 2 4 Restoring the System Configuration Settings cccecseeeees 2 5 Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware ccccceseeee 2 6 Disabling a SWitch occ ccc cece esteesesteteescecesesescseeneneseseenessseenenenes 2 6 Enabling a Swite heera nae E REE 2 7 Disabling a Portenocurienisaepn n E a 2 7 Enabling a Port serinin ee ee i isn eE E EENE 2 7 Changing a Switch Name s ss sisersisersisestorsrssrerinseritsecisresinusieeresteet 2 8 Setting the Switch Status Policy cesses eeteseseeteneneees 2 9 Enabling the Track Changes Feature sees sesseeeens 2 10 Configuring a Static Route Between Two Potfts c cece 2 11 Displaying Help Information for a Telnet Command 2 11 Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams c ccceeseeeeteseeenenes 2 12 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures 21 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Setting the Telnet Timeout Value To set a n
7. 800 782 4362 SVC 4EMC Canada 800 543 4782 543 4S VC Worldwide 508 497 7901 Please do not request a specific support representative unless one has already been assigned to your particular system problem For additional information on the EMC products and services available to customers and partners refer to the EMC Powerlink Web site at http powerlink emc com Troubleshooting the Problem A 3 Customer Support Before Calling the Customer Support Center Have the following information available before calling the Customer Support Center or your support representative if one has been assigned to you Q Your company name Your name Q Q Your phone number Q For an existing problem the problem tracking system ID if one was previously assigned to the problem by a support representative A 4 Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Customer Support Documenting the Problem If the EMC Customer Support Center requests information regarding the problem please document it completely making sure to include the following information Q Your company name and address Your name Q Q Your telephone number Q The importance of the problem so that it can be assigned a priority level To expedite the processing of your support request you can photocopy this list and include it with the package Documenting the Problem A 5 Customer Support Oov
8. Error As applies to Fibre Channel upper level application data that is transferred in a single sequence The transmission of data from a single source to all devices in the fabric regardless of zoning See also Multicast and Unicast Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Buffer to Buffer Flow Management of the frame transmission rate in either a point to point Control topology or in an arbitrated loop See also BB_Credit C Cascade Two or more interconnected Fibre Channel switches 2000 Series switches can be cascaded up to 239 switches with a recommended maximum of seven interswitch links no path longer than eight switches See also Fabric and ISL Chassis The metal frame in which the switch and switch components are mounted Circuit An established communication path between two ports Consists of two virtual circuits capable of transmitting in opposite directions See also Link Class 1 Service that provides a dedicated connection between two ports also called connection oriented service with notification of delivery or nondelivery Class2 Service that provides multiplex and connectionless frame switching service between two ports with notification of delivery or nondelivery Class3 Service that provides a connectionless frame switching service between two ports without notification of delivery or nondelivery of data Can also be used to provide a multicast connection between the origi
9. Module type The SFP type if an SFP is present e Port speed The speed of the Port 1G 2G N1 N2 or AN The speed can be fixed negotiated or auto negotiated e Port state The port status e Comment Displays information about the port This can be blank or can include WWN for F_Port or E_Port Trunking state upstream or downstream status For more information refer to the switchShow command in the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual Displaying Information About a Switch 3 5 Displaying Error Logs and Status 3 6 Displaying the Uptime of the Switch To display the uptime for a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command uptime This command displays e The length of time the system has been in operation e The total cumulative amount of up time since the system was first powered on e The date and time of the last reboot e The reason for the last reboot e The reason for the last switch reboot is also recorded in the error log Displaying the Fan Status To display the fan status of a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command fanShow The possible values for fan status are e OK Fan is functioning correctly e absent Fan is not present e below minimum Fan is present but rotating too slowly or stopped Departmental Swi
10. as well Sending Problem Documentation A 7 Customer Support A 8 Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual 8b 10b Encoding Address Identifier Advanced Performance Monitoring AL_PA Alias Address Identifier Alias AL_PA Alias Server ANSI Glossary The terms in the glossary relate to the switch and Fibre Channel connections Many of these terms are used in this manual A An encoding scheme that converts each 8 bit byte into 10 bits Used to balance ones and zeros in high speed transports A 24 bit value or 8 bit value used to identify the source or destination of a frame A Brocade product that provides error and performance information to the administrator and end user for use in storage management Arbitrated Loop Physical Address a unique 8 bit value assigned during loop initialization to a port in an arbitrated loop An address identifier recognized by a port in addition to its standard identifier An alias address identifier may be shared by multiple ports An AL_PA value recognized by an L_Port in addition to the AL_PA assigned to the port See also AL_PA A fabric software facility that supports multicast group management American National Standards Institute the governing body for Fibre Channel standards in the U S A Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual API Arbitrated Loop ASIC AIM AW_TOV Bandwidt
11. determines whether a fabric is present and if so exchanges service parameters with it See also PLOGI The Fibre Channel structure used to transmit data between ports Consists of a start of frame delimiter header any optional headers the data payload a cyclic redundancy check CRC and an end of frame delimiter There are two types of frames Link control frames transmission acknowledgements etc and data frames Field replaceable Unit a component that can be replaced on site Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual FS FSP FSPF Full Duplex Fx_Port G_Port GBIC Gbps GBps Half Duplex Hard Address HBA Fibre Channel Service a service that is defined by Fibre Channel standards and exists at a well known address For example the Simple Name Server is a Fibre Channel service See also FSP Fibre Channel Service Protocol the common protocol for all fabric services transparent to the fabric type or topology See also FS Fabric Shortest Path First Brocade s routing protocol for Fibre Channel switches A mode of communication that allows the same port to simultaneously transmit and receive frames See also Half Duplex A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port See also F_Port and FL_Port G Generic Port a port that can operate as either an E_Port or F_Port A port is defined as a G_Port when it is not yet connected or has not yet assumed a sp
12. style conventions in this manual AVANT GARDE Keystrokes Palatino Dialog box button icon and menu items in text bold Selections you can make from the user interface including buttons icons options and field names Palatino New terms or unique word usage in text italic Command line arguments when used in text Book titles Courier Arguments used in examples of command line italic syntax Courier System prompts and displays and specific filenames or complete paths For example working root directory user emc c Program Files EMC Symapi db Courier User entry For example bold symmpoll p Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Where to Get Help Sales and Customer Service Contacts Your Comments Obtain technical support by calling your local sales office For service call United States 800 782 4362 SVC 4EMC Canada 800 543 4782 543 4SVC Worldwide 508 497 7901 and ask for Customer Support If you are located outside the USA call the nearest EMC office for technical assistance For the list of EMC sales locations please access the EMC home page at http www emc com contact For additional information on the EMC products and services available to customers and partners refer to the EMC Powerlink Web site at http powerlink emc com Your suggestions will help us continue to improve the accuracy organization and overa
13. the following command ipAddrSet 3 An interactive session opens and prompts you for configuration values a Press ENTER without entering a value to skip over a prompt and leave the parameter value as the default b At the Ethernet IP Address prompt enter the new IP address for the Ethernet port on the switch Press ENTER to continue c At the Ethernet Subnetmask prompt enter the address of the subnetmask if applicable Press ENTER to continue d At the Gateway Address prompt enter the IP address of the gateway system if applicable Press ENTER to continue e The configuration is then committed to the switch firmware f You are then prompted whether to make the IP address changes active now or at the next reboot Enter y at the prompt to have the IP address changes take effect immediately Configuring the IP Address 1 5 Setting the Initial Switch Configuration Displaying the Fabric Wide Device Count To verify that you have fabric wide connectivity when you install a new switch display the fabric wide device count from the newly installed switch To display the fabric wide device count from a switch 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command nsAllShow This command displays all the connected devices in the fabric Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual 2 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures
14. EMC Enterprise Storage Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Version 3 0 PROCEDURES MANUAL P N 069001111 A01 EMC Corporation 171 South Street Hopkinton MA 01748 9103 Corporate Headquarters 508 435 1000 800 424 EMC2 Fax 508 435 5374 Service 800 SVC 4EMC Copyright 2001 EMC Corporation All rights reserved Printed September 2001 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date The information is subject to change without notice THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS IS EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Use copying and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license Regulatory Agency Information Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 has been extensively tested and certified to meet UL1950 CSA 22 2 No 950 IEC 60950 EN60950 Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart B CISPR22 Class A European EMC Directive 89 336 EEC on electromagnetic compatibility This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Warning This is a Class A p
15. Unicast Web Tools Well Known Address A mode in which private devices can communicate with public devices across the fabric A 10 bit character encoded according to the rules of the 8B 10B algorithm A group of four transmission characters The message sent by an SNMP agent to inform the SNMP management station of a critical error See also SNMP See ISL Trunking A technique for enabling two networks to communicate when the source and destination hosts are both on the same type of network but are connected by a different type of network U Universal Port a switch port that can operate as a G_Port E_Port F_Port or FL_Port A port is defined as a U_Port when it is not connected or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric User Datagram Protocol a protocol that runs on top of IP and provides port multiplexing for upper level protocols Upper level Protocol the protocol that runs on top of Fibre Channel Typical upper level protocols are SCSI IP HIPPI and IPI Upper level Tim Out Value the minimum time that a SCSI ULP process waits for SCSI status before initiating ULP recovery The transmission of data from a single source to a single destination See also Broadcast and Multicast W A Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and provides a graphical interface to allow monitoring and management of individual switches or entire fabrics from a standard workstation As pertaining to Fibre Channel
16. a logical address defined by the Fibre Channel standards as assigned to a specific function and stored on the switch Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Workstation WWN Zone Zone Configuration Zoning A computer used to access and manage the fabric May also be referred to as a management station or host World Wide Name an identifier that is unique worldwide Each entity in a fabric has a separate WWN Z A set of devices and hosts attached to the same fabric and configured as being in the same zone Devices and hosts within the same zone have access permission to others in the zone but are not visible to any outside the zone See also Zoning A specified set of zones Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that configuration See also Defined Configuration and Enabled Configuration A Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and allows partitioning of the fabric into logical groupings of devices Devices in a zone can only access and be accessed by devices in the same zone See also Zone Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual
17. ams in hexadecimal format Example switch admin gt bcastShow Group Member Ports Member ISL Ports Static ISL Ports 256 0x00012083 0x00002080 0x00000000 To read the hexadecimal port diagrams they must be converted into binary notation Each hexadecimal value represents four binary values Each hexadecimal value is converted into a group of four binary values that represent four ports as follows Hex value Binary value 0 0000 1 0001 2 0010 3 0011 4 0100 5 0101 6 0110 7 0111 8 1000 9 1001 A 1010 B 1011 C 1100 D 1101 E 1110 F 1111 ga Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Once the hexadecimal is converted into a binary bit map each bit represents a port where a value of 1 means yes and a value of 0 means no The bit map is read from right to left that is the least significant bit represents port 0 For example if the member port value is displayed in hex as 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 3 0000 0000 0000 0001 0010 0000 1000 0011 This corresponds to a binary bit map of the member ports as follows This bit map displays the member ports as port 0 1 7 13 and 16 Each switch has a hidden internal port in the example above port 16 that is always a member of a broadcast group Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams 2 13 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures 2 14 Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual
18. articipating mode or non participating mode See also Nonparticipating Mode and Participating Mode Latency The period of time required to transmit a frame from the time it is sent until it arrives Link As applies to Fibre Channel a physical connection between two ports consisting of both transmit and receive fibres See also Circuit Link Services A protocol for link related actions LIP Loop Initialization Primitive the signal used to begin initialization in a loop Indicates either loop failure or resetting of a node LM_TOV Loop Master Tim Out Value the minimum time that the loop master waits for a loop initialization sequence to return Loop Failure Loss of signal within a loop for any period of time or loss of synchronization for longer than the time out value Loop Initialization The logical procedure used by an L_Port to discover its environment Can be used to assign AL_PA addresses detect loop failure or reset a node Loop_ID A hex value representing one of the 127 possible AL_PA values in an arbitrated loop Looplet A set of devices connected in a loop to a port that is a member of another loop LPSM Loop Port State Machine the logical entity that performs arbitrated loop protocols and defines the behavior of L_Ports when they require access to an arbitrated loop Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual BEZA LWL Master Port MIB MIB Reference Manual Multicast Mul
19. cccee 2 4 Restoring the System Configuration SettingS ccscseeee 2 5 Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware ccceeeee 2 6 Disabling a SWitch iis seieissisceesreisei essesicei teiro ieresen eisni ienirst 2 6 Enabling SWICH sscccessssesstedssecsscscessscesdiatacssedesnesssaasstereceessecdsseensictes 2 7 Dis bling a Pott eiissis riesciti spsissesieegein shsenassneserssgenesseeesedeneters 2 7 Epabli g a Potten ceeriestesioavscheralecedasiebstseusssvecessssnedearneveess 2 7 Changing a Switch Name isscssssesssesseesseistiereresrisesesresseniieerstser sieste 2 8 Setting the Switch Status Policy cece cece ee eeeeeeeeneeeeeee 2 9 Viewing the Policy Threshold Values cccccccseeeteteteeees 2 9 Enabling the Track Changes Feature cccccsesecseseeeneeeeees 2 10 Displaying Whether Track Changes is Enabled 2 10 Configuring a Static Route Between Two Ports ccceeeees 2 11 Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Displaying Help Information for a Telnet Command Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams ccccceseseeeeeseeeeeesees Chapter 3 Displaying Error Logs and Status Displaying the Status of a Port ccc ee cccseese cesses ceeseseeeeeeees Displaying Software Statistics for a POrt cc cece Displaying Hardware Statistics for a Port Displaying a Summary of Port Errors ccccceeeeceeseeeeeeeeees Displaying the Error Log of a Switch cece c
20. ces will become available on the fabric Enabling a Switch 2 7 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Changing a Switch Name To change the name of a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command switchName new name where new_name is the new name for the switch Switch names can be up to 19 characters long must begin with a letter and can contain letters numbers or the underscore character Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Setting the Switch Status Policy Viewing the Policy Threshold Values There are seven parameters that determine the status of a switch Number of faulty ports e Missing GBICs i e Small Form Factor Pluggable transceivers e Power supply status Temperature in enclosure e Fan speed e Port status sgroup ISL status Only one parameter needs to pass the MARGINAL or DOWN threshold to change the overall status of the switch Do not modify these parameters unless so notified by EMC Customer Service To view the switchStatusPolicy threshold values 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command switch admin gt switchStatusPolicyShow The current overall switch status policy parameters Down Marginal FaultyPorts 1 0 MissingGBICs 0 PowerSupplies 2 1 Temperatures 3 ai Fans 3 1 PortStatus 0 0 sgroup ISLStatus 2 1 Setting the Sw
21. contain both public and private NL_Ports Q A Brocade product that makes it possible to allow private devices within loops to communicate with public and private devices across the fabric through the creation of a larger loop May also refer to the arbitrated loop created using this software A QuickLoop can contain a number of devices or looplets all devices in the same QuickLoop share a single AL_PA space R Resource Allocation Time out Value the maximum time a frame can be delayed in the fabric and still be delivered See also E_D_TOV and RR_TOV Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual RAID Request Rate Route Routing RR_TOV RSCN SAN Sequence Service Rate SES SFP SI Single Mode Redundant Array of Independent Disks a collection of disk drives that appear as a single volume to the server and are fault tolerant through mirroring or parity checking See also JBOD The rate at which requests arrive at a servicing entity See also Service Rate As applies to a fabric the communication path between two switches May also apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame from source to destination See also FSPF The assignment of frames to specific switch ports according to frame destination Resource Recovery Time out Value the minimum time a target device in a loop waits after a LIP before logging out a SCSI initiator See also E_D_TOV R_A_TOV Register
22. ction properly or does not function as described in this manual please contact the EMC Customer Support Center for assistance This manual is part of the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 documentation set and is intended for use by administrators of the DS 16B2 switch Readers of this manual are expected to be familiar with the following Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 operating environment CLARiiON system operation Here is an overview of where information is located in this manual Chapter 1 Setting the Initial Switch Configuration provides information on initial configuration procedures including logging in and changing passwords Chapter 2 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures provides information on basic configuration procedures Chapter 3 Working With the Management Server provides information on working with the Management Server platform database Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual vii Related Documentation Chapter 3 Displaying Error Logs and Status provides instructions for displaying port and switch status information Appendix A Customer Support describes the procedure for contacting EMC Corporation when you need help with the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 The Glossary provides explanations for terminology used in this manual Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Hardware Reference Manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual
23. cturer can void the User authority to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules Trademark Information EMC EMC2 Symmetrix and CLARiiON are registered trademarks and where information lives is a trademark of EMC Corporation All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual it Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Contents Prelate encino ed nce eed hee ed xenon Ad a heel eee diel vii Chapter 1 Setting the Initial Switch Configuration Logging In to a SWith occ cece cscs eeteeeseeeetesceneeseseseeneeseeceneneneaes 1 2 Enabling Licensed Features se sessensseesressesresrisersrertessrsnessesreese 1 3 Displaying the Installed Feature Licenses ccccseseeeneeee 1 4 Changing the Admin Password and User ID ccccceeeeees 1 4 Configuring the IP Address cesescsesseseeteseseeceteteseeeeneseeeeneneneees 1 5 Displaying the Fabric Wide Device Coumnt ccccceeseeeeneeees 1 6 Chapter 2 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Setting the Telnet Timeout Value cccccceceeceteteesesteneteeneteneees 2 2 Displaying the Firmware VersiOn ccccccseecseeeseetesesesneneeees 2 2 Setting the Switch Date and Time ccccccccccneteesesteteteeseenenes 2 3 Displaying the System Configuration Settings ccsseee 2 4 Backing Up the System Configuration Settings c
24. d line enter the following command portShow portnumber where portnumber is the number of the port you want to view A table of software statistics for the port displays For more information on the port Show command refer to the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual Hardware statistics for a port include information such as number of frames received number of frames sent number of encoding errors received and number of class 2 and 3 frames received To display the hardware statistics for a port 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command portStatsShow portnumber where portnumber is the number of the port you want to view A table of hardware statistics for the port displays For more information on the port StatsShow command refer to the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual 3 2 Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Displaying Error Logs and Status Displaying a Summary of Port Errors This command displays a summary of port errors for all the ports in a single switch To display a summary of port errors for a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command portErrshow The display contains one output line per port Table 4 1 explains the types of errors counted Table 3 1 Error Summary Descriptions
25. d to other devices in the fabric SNS is defined by Fibre Channel standards and exists at a well known address May also be referred to as directory service See also FS Hardware that routes frames according to Fibre Channel protocol and is controlled by software The arbitrary name assigned to a switch A port on a switch Switch ports can be E_Ports F_Ports or FL_Ports Short Wavelength a type of fiber optic cabling that is based on 850mm lasers and supports 1 0625 Gbps link speeds May also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP See also LWL T A storage device on a Fibre Channel network See also Initiator The time from when a port wins arbitration in a loop until the same port returns to the monitoring state Also referred to as loop tenancy The rate of data flow achieved within a cable link or system Usually measured in bps bits per second See also Bandwidth As applies to Fibre Channel the configuration of the Fibre Channel network and the resulting communication paths allowed There are three possible topologies e Point to point A direct link between two communication ports e Switched fabric Multiple N_Ports linked to a switch by F_Ports e Arbitrated loop Multiple NL_Ports connected in a loop Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Translative Mode Transmission Character Transmission Word Trap SNMP Trunking Tunneling U_Port UDP ULP ULP_TOV
26. e date function does not support daylight savings time or time zones Setting the Switch Date and Time 2 3 Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Displaying the System Configuration Settings To display the system configuration settings 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command configShow The system configuration settings displays For more information on the system configuration settings refer to the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual Backing Up the System Configuration Settings Currently only the RSHD EXE and CAT EXE utilities provide support for performing uploads for Windows hosts Therefore you must use FTP on Windows workstations to backup the system configuration and the FIP service must be running before an upload can occur To upload a backup copy of the configuration settings to a host computer 1 Verify that the RSHD service on UNIX hosts only or the FIP service on UNIX or Windows host is running on the host workstation 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user 3 At the command line enter the following command configUpload hostIPaddr user path filename password 4 Press ENTER The dialog box prompts you to enter the Host IP address User Name Filename and password All filenames pathnames must be in UNIX syntax even if being executed from a Windows based system i e temp switch_2
27. e following command fastBoot To disable a switch 1 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command switchDisable All Fibre Channel ports on the switch are taken offline If the switch was part of a fabric the remaining switches reconfigure Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Enabling a Switch To enable a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command switchEnable All Fibre Channel ports that passed the POST test are enabled If the switch was part of a fabric the switch rejoins the fabric Disabling a Port To disable a port 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command portDisable portnumber where portnumber is the number of the port you want to disable If the port is connected to another switch the fabric may reconfigure If the port is connected to one or more devices these devices are no longer available to the fabric Enabling a Port To enable a port 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command portEnable portnumber where portnumber is the number of the port you want to enable If the port is connected to another switch the fabric may reconfigure If the port is connected to one or more devices these devi
28. ecific function in the fabric Gigabit Interface Converter a removable serial transceiver module that allows gigabaud physical level transport for Fibre Channel and gigabit ethernet Gigabits per second 1 062 500 000 bits second GigaBytes per second 1 062 500 000 bytes second H A mode of communication that allows a port to either transmit or receive frames at any time but not simultaneously with the exception of link control frames which can be transmitted at any time See also Full Duplex The AL_PA that an NL_Port attempts to acquire during loop initialization Host Bus Adapter the interface card between a server or workstation bus and the Fibre Channel network Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual g 7 Hub Idle Initiator IOD ISL ISL Trunking Isolated E_Port IU JBOD K28 5 A Fibre Channel wiring concentrator that collapses a loop topology into a physical star topology Nodes are automatically added to the loop when active and removed when inactive Continuous transmission of an ordered set over a Fibre Channel link when no data is being transmitted to keep the link active and maintain bit byte and word synchronization A server or workstation on a Fibre Channel network that initiates communications with storage devices See also Target In order Delivery a parameter that when set guarantees that frames are either delivered in order or dropped
29. ed State Change Notification a switch function that allows notification of fabric changes to be sent from the switch to specified nodes S Storage Area Network a network of systems and storage devices that communicate using Fibre Channel protocols See also Fabric A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports The rate at which an entity can service requests See also Request Rate A Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and allows monitoring configuring and maintenance of the Departmental Switch family using SCSI 3 Enclosure Services Small Form Factor Pluggable optical transceiver used to convert signals between optical fiber cables and switches Sequence Initiative The fiber optic cabling standard that corresponds to distances of up to 10 km between devices Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual SNMP SNS Switch Switch Name Switch Port SWL Target Tenancy Throughput Topology Simple Network Management Protocol An internet management protocol that uses either IP for network level functions and UDP for transport level functions or TCP IP for both Can be made available over other protocols such as UDP IP because it does not rely on the underlying communication protocols See also Community SNMP Simple Name Server a switch service that stores names addresses and attributes for up to 15 minutes and provides them as require
30. eessesssee ce eeeeeeeeees Displaying the Switch Status ccc cececsesseseceeseecsesceeeenees Displaying Information About a Switch ccccceeeeeseeteeeeees Displaying the Uptime of the SWitch ccccceeteeeseeteteeeenes Displaying the Fan Statuss sisisi toirinn iens Displaying Power Supply Status sssesssssssrssesseestesissrersissesseree Displaying the Temperature Status ccceccseeee cece nesses Running Diagnostic Tests on the Switch Hardware SUPPOLtSNOW assii iini iesea ni Esaa Sans E R EDE Ea EEE EES E Appendix A Customer Support Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems Troubleshooting the Problem ss sssssssssrssrsrssssesrssnterrtssterstesntens Before Calling the Customer Support Center Documenting the Problem cccccccecsesssseseeteseseeceneesestsneneneseeeees Reporting a New Problem cccccessesssesssesssesesceeseesscsssnneeeeees Sending Problem Documentation ccccseeeietescceeseststeteseeeees GIOSSONY AA Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Audience Organization Preface The Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual provides procedures for many of the basic tasks of administrating and configuring a DS 16B2 switch through the Telnet interface For tasks related to specific features such as Zoning or QuickLoop refer to the individual product guides If a Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 feature does not fun
31. em Documentation cccccccccseeseieeecssesesesnenenens A 7 Customer Support Customer Support Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems EMC software products are supported directly by the EMC Customer Support Center in the United States EMC uses the following process to resolve customer problems with its software products Figure A 1 Problem Detection Refer to Technical Support Appendix in this Manual Collect Problem Information as Directed Contact the EMC Customer Support Center U S 800 SVC 4EMC Canada 800 543 4SVC Worldwide 508 497 7901 Confirm that the Problem is Software Related Call will be Directed to an EMC Software Support Engineer Problem is Tracked and Managed to Resolution Figure A 1 Problem Detection and Resolution Process A 2 Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Customer Support Troubleshooting the Problem Please perform the relevant diagnostic steps before you contact the EMC Customer Support Center 1 Read the documentation carefully 2 Reconstruct the events leading up to the problem and describe them in writing 3 Run some test cases to reproduce the problem If you encounter a problem that requires technical programming or analysis call the nearest EMC office or contact the EMC Customer Support Center at one of the following numbers United States
32. ew Telnet timeout value 1 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command timeout x where x is the number of minutes before the Telnet connection times out If you specify 0 then the connection never times out Timeout is disabled by default Displaying the Firmware Version To display the firmware version 1 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command version This command displays the Kernel version DS 16B2 Fabric OS release number and other information about the firmware Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Setting the Switch Date and Time All switches maintain current date and time in nonvolatile memory Date and time are used for logging events Switch operation does not depend on the date and time a switch with an incorrect date and time value still functions properly To set the date and time of a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command date MMDDhhmmyYY where MM is the month valid values are 01 12 DD is the day valid values are 01 31 hh is the hour valid values are 00 23 mm is minutes valid values are 00 59 yy is the year valid values are 00 99 Year values greater than 69 are interpreted as 1970 1999 year values less than 70 are interpreted as 2000 2069 Th
33. figurations See also Enabled Configuration and Zone Configuration The relationship of ones and zeros in an encoded character Neutral disparity means an equal number of each positive disparity means a majority of ones and negative disparity means a majority of zeros Dynamic Load Sharing dynamic distribution of traffic over available paths Allows for recomputing of routes when an Fx_Port or E_Port changes status As applies to Departmental Switches a unique number between 1 and 239 that identifies the switch to the fabric and is used in routing frames Usually automatically assigned by the switch but can be manually assigned E Error Detect Time out Value the minimum amount of time a target waits for a sequence to complete before initiating recovery Can also be defined as the maximum time allowed for a round trip transmission before an error condition is declared See also RLA_TOV and RR_TOV Expansion Port a type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another switch to create an ISL See also ISL Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual EE_Credit EIA Rack Enabled Zone Configuration End to End Flow Control Error Exchange Extended Fabrics F_Port Fabric Fabric Name Fabric OS FC AL 3 End to end Credit the number of receive buffers allocated by a recipient port to an originating port Used by Class 1 and 2 services to manage the exchange of frames across t
34. h BB_Credit Beginning Running Disparity BER Block Broadcast Application Programming Interface a defined protocol that allows applications to interface with a set of services A shared 100 MBps Fibre Channel transport structured as a loop Can support up to 126 devices and one fabric attachment See also Topology Application Specific Integrated Circuit Asynchronous Transfer Mode a transport used for transmitting data over LANs or WANs that transmit fixed length units of data Provides any to any connectivity and allows nodes to transmit simultaneously Arbitration Wait Time Out Value the minimum time an arbitrating L_Port waits for a response before beginning loop initialization The total transmission capacity of a cable link or system Usually measured in bps bits per second May also refer to the range of transmission frequencies available to a network See also Throughput Buffer to buffer credit the number of frames that can be transmitted to a directly connected recipient or within an arbitrated loop Determined by the number of receive buffers available See also Buffer to Buffer Flow Control and EE_Credit The disparity at the transmitter or receiver when the special character associated with an ordered set is encoded or decoded See also Disparity Bit Error Rate the rate at which bits are expected to be received in error Expressed as the ratio of error bits to total bits transmitted See also
35. he fabric between source and destination See also End to end Flow Control and BB_Credit A storage rack that meets the standards set by the Electronics Industry Association The currently enabled configuration of zones Only one configuration can be enabled at a time See also Defined Configuration and Zone Configuration Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_ Ports See also EE Credit As applies to Fibre Channel a missing or corrupted frame time out loss of synchronization or loss of signal link errors See also Loop Failure The highest level Fibre Channel mechanism used for communication between N_Ports Composed of one or more related sequences and can work in either one or both directions A product that runs on Fabric OS and allows creation of a Fibre Channel fabric interconnected over distances of up to 100 kilometers F Fabric Port a port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links Can be used to connect an N_Port to a switch See also FL_Port and Fx_Port A Fibre Channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and devices May also be referred to as a switched fabric See also Topology SAN and Cascade The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port discovery The proprietary operating system on switches The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard defined by ANSI Defined on top of the FC PH standards Depar
36. his command displays the license keys that have been entered for the switch and the features enabled by those licenses Changing the Admin Password and User ID EMC recommends that you change the admin user ID and system password the first time you log into the DS 16B2 Fabric operating system To change the Admin user ID and password 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command Password admin 3 An interactive session opens and prompts you for configuration values a At the New username prompt enter a new name for the admin user You can change the name of the admin user without changing the password Press ENTER to leave the name as the default Atthe Old Password prompt enter the old password At the New password prompt enter the new password The new password must be from 8 to 40 characters in length Atthe Reenter new password prompt enter the new password exactly as entered at the previous prompt Press ENTER to commit the configuration to the firmware Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Setting the Initial Switch Configuration Configuring the IP Address The Departmental Switch DS 16B2 switch is shipped with a default IP address of 10 77 77 77 To change the default IP Address and configure the Fibre Channel IP address of the switch 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter
37. ice that is not physically in an arbitrated loop but is logically included through the use of a phantom address PLOGI Port Login the port to port login process by which initiators establish sessions with targets See also FLOGI Point to point A Fibre Channel topology that employs direct links between each pair of communicating entities See also Topology Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual REI Port_ Name POST Private NL_Port Private Device Private Loop Protocol Public NL_Port Public Device Public Loop QuickLoop R_A_TOV The unique identifier assigned to a Fibre Channel port Communicated during login and port discovery Power On Self Test a series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on An NL_Port that communicates only with other private NL_Ports in the same loop and does not log into the fabric A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol and can interpret 8 bit addresses but cannot log into the fabric An arbitrated loop that does not include a participating FL_Port A defined method and a set of standards for communication An NL_Port that logs into the fabric can function within either a public or a private loop and can communicate with either private or public NL_Ports A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol can interpret 8 bit addresses and can log into the fabric An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port and may
38. itch Status Policy Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Enabling the Track Changes Feature To enable the track changes feature 1 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command trackChangesSet 1 A prompt is displayed verifying that the track changes feature is on The output from the track changes feature is dumped to the error log for the switch Use the errdump command or errshow command to view the error log Trackable changes are e Successful login e Unsuccessful login e Logout e Config file change from task e Track changes on e Track changes off Items in the error log created from the Track changes feature are labeled Error TRACK For example Error 08 Ox102cf710 tShell May 2 16 12 10 Error TRACK LOGIN 4 Successful login Displaying Whether To display the status of the track changes feature Track Changes is 1 Enabled 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command trackChangesShow The status of the track changes feature is displayed as either on or off This also displays whether the track changes feature is configured to send SNMP traps For example switch admin gt trackchangesshow Track changes status ON Track changes generate SNMP TRAP NO Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Basic Switch Configuration Pr
39. ll quality of the user publications Please send a message to techpub_comments emc com with your opinions of this manual Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Setting the Initial Switch Configuration The Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 requires a connection to your IP network This chapter provides information on how to set up initial configuration tasks for a switch Logging In to a Swithinecscscsceseessitsesseeris issuers 1 2 Enabling Licensed Features cesses sesssssssesesesesseeesees 1 3 e Displaying the Installed Feature Licenses cccceeesssseeeseeesees 1 4 Changing the Admin Password and User ID uu cece 1 4 Configuring the IP AddreSS c ccc cece ce ceeseeeseeseseseseneneneeees 1 5 Displaying the Fabric Wide Device Count cccceeeseeseeesens 1 6 Setting the Initial Switch Configuration RR Setting the Initial Switch Configuration Logging In to a Switch The switch must be connected to an IP network through the RJ 45 port to enable a connection through Telnet Refer to the Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Hardware Reference Manual for more information about connecting the switch to your IP network To log into a Departmental Switch DS 16B2 switch 1 Open a Telnet connection to the switch The login prompt displays if the Telnet connection successfully found the switch in the network The default IP address is 10 77 77 77 2 At the login p
40. municated during login and port discovery Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Nonparticipating A mode in which an L_Port in a loop is inactive and cannot arbitrate Mode or send frames but can retransmit any received transmissions This mode is entered if there are more than 127 devices in a loop and an AL_PA cannot be acquired See also L_Port and Participating Mode Nx_Port Anode port that can operate as either an N_Port or NL_Port O Ordered Set A transmission word that uses 8B 10B mapping and begins with the K28 5 character Ordered sets occur outside of frames and include the following items e Frame delimiters mark frame boundaries and describe frame contents e Primitive signals indicate events e Primitive sequences indicate or initiate port states Ordered sets are used to differentiate Fibre Channel control information from data frames and to manage the transport of frames P Packet A set of information transmitted across a network See also Frame Participating Mode A mode in which an L_Port in a loop has a valid AL_PA and can arbitrate send frames and retransmit received transmissions See also L_Port and Nonparticipating Mode Path Selection The selection of a transmission path through the fabric EMC switches use the FSPF protocol Phantom Address An AL_PA value that is assigned to an device that is not physically in the loop Also known as phantom AL_PA Phantom Device A dev
41. nator and recipients with notification of delivery or nondelivery Class F Connectionless service for control traffic between switches with notification of delivery or nondelivery of data between the E_Ports Class of Service A specified set of delivery characteristics and attributes for frame delivery Comma A unique pattern either 1100000 or 0011111 used in 8B 10B encoding to specify character alignment within a data stream See also K28 5 Community SNMP A relationship between a group of SNMP managers and an SNMP agent in which authentication access control and proxy characteristics are defined See also SNMP Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual BEE CRC Credit Cut through Data Word Defined Zone Configuration Disparity DLS Domain ID ED TOV E Port Cyclic Redundancy Check a check for transmission errors included in every data frame As applies to Fibre Channel the number of receive buffers available for transmission of frames between ports See also BB_Credit and EE Credit A switching technique that allows the route for a frame to be selected as soon as the destination address is received See also Route D Type of transmission word that occurs within frames The frame header data field and CRC all consist of data words See also Frame Ordered set and Transmission Word The set of all zone objects defined in the fabric May include multiple zone con
42. ocedures Configuring a Static Route Between Two Ports To configure a static route between two ports 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command uRouteConfig port domain outputport where port is the port to be statically routed can be either an F_Port or an E_Port domain is the domain ID of the specified target switch and outputport is the output port where traffic is to be forwarded After you issue this command and if outputport is a usable port all frames coming in from a specified port addressed to the specified domain are routed through the specified outputport If the outputport is not usable the routing assignment is not affected When outputport becomes usable the static route assignment for the port is enforced Using static routes can affect load sharing If a large number of routes are statically configured to the same output port the ability of the switch to achieve optimum load sharing may be impaired Displaying Help Information for a Telnet Command To display help information about a Telnet command 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command help command where command is the command name you would like help with Configuring a Static Route Between Two Ports Ea Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Reading Hexadecimal Port Diagrams Many of the commands return port diagr
43. ovoOCUoOUHOUHOUOUOD DU 0 wv Oovo vo Reporting a New Problem For a new problem please provide the following information Release level of the software that you are running Software installation parameters Host type on which you are running Operating system you are running and its release number Functions of the software that you are running Whether you can reproduce the problem Previous occurrences of the problem Whether the software has ever worked correctly Time period that the software did work properly Conditions under which the software worked properly Changes to your system between the time the software worked properly and the problem began Exact sequence of events that led to the system error Message numbers and complete text of any messages that the system produced Log file dated near the time the error occurred Results from tests that you have run Other related system output Other information that may help solve the problem A 6 Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Customer Support Sending Problem Documentation Use one of the following methods to send documentation of the problem to the EMC Customer Support Center e E mail FIP e US mail to the following address EMC Customer Support Center 45 South Street Hopkinton MA 01748 9103 If the problem was assigned a number or a specific support representative please include that information in the address
44. r firstPort is printed lastPort Specify the last port of range of ports to dump information nLog Specify the number of lines of portLogDump to print 0 dump all lines default N dump the last N lines lt 0 skip portLogDump If firstPort is specified but last Port is not specified only firstPort information is printed for the port based commands portShow portRegShow portRouteShow If no operand is supplied firstPort is set to 0 and last Port is set to maximum port of switch sw7 admin gt supportShow Kernel 5 3 1 Fabric OS v2 1 Made on Tue Apr 6 16 57 22 PDT 1999 Flash Thu Apr 1 10 23 43 PST 1999 BootProm Thu Oct 1 13 34 29 PDT 1998 37 34 37 45 49 Centigrade Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual A Customer Support This appendix reviews the EMC process for detecting and resolving software problems and provides essential questions that you should answer before contacting the EMC Customer Support Center This appendix covers the following topics Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems 000 A 2 Troubleshooting the Problem s nsnssssssssrssrsesirssssnstssniesntssnnensessn A 3 Before Calling the Customer Support Center cccccccceseeeens A 4 Documenting the Problem ccccccscsescesescseesesteteteescecesssesneenees A 5 Reporting a New Problem cccccccsessssetesceneesesneneteseecenesesnsnenenees A 6 Sending Probl
45. roduct In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Achtung Dieses ist ein Ger t der Funkst rgrenzwertklasse A In Wohnbereichen k nnen bei Betrieb dieses Ger tes Rundfunkst rungen auftreten in welchen Fallen der Benutzer fiir entsprechende Gegenma nahmen verantwortlich ist Attention Ceci est un produit de Classe A Days un environment domestic be produit risque de career des interferences radio lectriques il appertained alors l utilisateur de prendre les mesures sp cifiques appropri es CORB FRHUBRES SRS AER BRS VCCI OF CES TFA APRRAPEE CY ORE RR CHAT Sb BY Hee seMoOPocBH VET COWSICHEAARBDIRMREBT DLIBRENSLCLEBOVEF This equipment generates uses and may emit radio frequency energy The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference i Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference i See BET RNAE CERRO RS FRESE RNS T EE ZSEMEIEE F O HR EAE RRIEK SE Any modifications to this device unless expressly approved by the manufa
46. rompt enter the user ID that you use to login for example login admin The password prompt displays if the user exists 3 Enter the password for the user password XXXXXX The default password is password If the login was successful a prompt displays showing the name of the switch and user ID you are logged in as for example switch55 admin gt 1 2 Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Setting the Initial Switch Configuration Enabling Licensed Features Licensed features such as Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric Watch Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Extended Fabrics and Departmental Switch DS 16B2 ISL Trunking are already loaded onto the switch firmware but you must enable them with a license key Once you purchase these features you receive a key to unlock the feature To enable a licensed feature 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command licenseAdd aaaBbbCcc where aaaBbbCcc is the license key for a particular feature You must enter a license key to activate each feature License keys are case sensitive Enabling Licensed Features 1 3 Setting the Initial Switch Configuration Displaying the Installed Feature Licenses To display what features have been enabled on a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command LlicenseShow T
47. tch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Displaying Error Logs and Status Displaying Power Supply Status To display the power supply status of a switch 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command psShow The possible values for power supply status are e OK Power supply present and functioning correctly e absent Power supply not present e faulty Power supply present but faulty no power cable power switch turned off fuse blown or other internal error After the status line a power supply identification line may be shown If present this line contains manufacture date part numbers serial numbers and other identification information Displaying Power Supply Status 3 7 Displaying Error Logs and Status 3 8 Displaying the Temperature Status To display the temperature status of a switch 1 2 Login to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command tempShow This command displays current temperature readings from each of the five temperature sensors located on the main printed circuit board of the switch The sensors are located approximately one in each corner and one at the center of the PCB Running Diagnostic Tests on the Switch Hardware There are several diagnostic tests you can run on a switch These tests are generally run during the POST each time a switch is booted up
48. timode N_Port Name Server NL_Port Node Node Name Long Wavelength a type of fiber optic cabling that is based on 1300mm lasers and supports link speeds of 1 0625 Gbps May also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP See also SWL M As relates to trunking the port that determines the routing paths for all traffic flowing through the trunking group One of the ports in the first ISL in the trunking group is designated as the master port for that group See also ISL Trunking Management Information Base an SNMP structure to help with device management providing configuration and device information A reference manual that provides descriptions and information about the different MIB types The transmission of data from a single source to multiple specified N_Ports as opposed to all the ports on the network See also Broadcast and Unicast A fiber optic cabling specification that allows up to 500 meters between devices N Node Port a port on a node that can connect to a Fibre Channel port or to another N_Port in a point to point connection See also NL_Port and Nx_Port Frequently used to indicate Simple Name Server See also SNS Node Loop Port a node port that has arbitrated loop capabilities Used to connect an equipment port to the fabric in a loop configuration through an FL_Port See also N_Port and Nx_Port A Fibre Channel device that contains an N_Port or NL_Port The unique identifier for a node com
49. tmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual FC FLA FCP FC PH 1 2 3 FC PI FC PLDA FC SW 2 Fibre Channel Transport Fill Word Firmware FL_Port FLOGI Frame FRU The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard defined by ANSI Fibre Channel Protocol mapping of protocols onto the Fibre Channel standard protocols For example SCSI FCP maps SCSI 3 onto Fibre Channel The Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standards defined by ANSI The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard defined by ANSI The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by ANSI Applies to the operation of peripheral devices on a private loop The second generation of the Fibre Channel Switch Fabric standard defined by ANSI Specifies tools and algorithms for the interconnection and initialization of Fibre Channel switches in order to create a multi switch Fibre Channel fabric A protocol service that supports communication between Fibre Channel service providers See also FSP An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is transmitted during breaks between data frames to keep the Fibre Channel link active The basic operating system provided with the hardware Fabric Loop Port a port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and also has arbitrated loop capabilities Can be used to connect an NL_Port to a switch See also F_Port and Fx_Port Fabric Login the process by which an N_Port
50. txt Departmental Switch DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Restoring the System Configuration Settings To restore the system configuration settings from a backup 1 Verify that the RSHD service on UNIX hosts only or the FIP service on a UNIX or Windows host is running on the host workstation 2 Log in to the switch as the admin user 3 Shut down the switch by entering the following command switchDisable 4 At the command line enter the following command configDownload hostIPaddr user path filename password 5 Press ENTER The dialog box prompts you to enter the Host IP address User Name Filename and password The password operand is only required if you are using FIP 6 Reboot the switch by entering the following command fastBoot Restoring the System Configuration Settings Ea Basic Switch Configuration Procedures Disabling a Switch Upgrading or Restoring the Switch Firmware To upgrade or restore the switch firmware 1 Verify that the RSHD service utilities or the FIP service is running on the host workstation Log in to the switch as the admin user At the command line enter the following command firmwareDownload Press ENTER The system prompts you to enter the Host IP address User Name Filename and password The password operand is only required if you are using FIP Reboot the switch by entering th
51. ual components within the switch For more information on how the overall switch status is determined refer to the switchStatusPolicySet command in the Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual To display the overall status of a switch 1 Log in to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command switchStatusShow The status of the switch should be Healthy ok If the status is Marginal Warning or Down the components contributing to this status are displayed Departmental Switch Model DS 16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual Displaying Error Logs and Status Displaying Information About a Switch To display switch information 1 Login to the switch as the admin user 2 At the command line enter the following command switchShow This command displays the following information for a switch e switchName The name of the switch e switchType The model and firmware version numbers of the switch e switchState The Online Offline Testing or Faulty state of the switch e switchRole The Principal Subordinate or Disabled role of the switch e switchDomain The Domain ID of the switch e switchId The embedded port D_ID of the switch e switchwWwn The World Wide Name of the switch e switchBeacon The beaconing state either ON or OFF of the switch This command also displays the following information for ports on the specified switch e

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