Q-Logic 59226-00 B manual

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    Simplify R 59226-00 B Page i SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’ s Guide Firmware V ersion 5.0[...]

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    Page ii 59226-00 B S SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide © 2000–2006 QLogic Corporation. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. First Published: August 2004 QLogic Corporation, 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway , Al iso Viejo, CA 92656, (800) 662-4471 or (949) 389-6000 Information fu rnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliabl[...]

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    59226-00 B Page iii T able of Content s Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 1.2 Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 1.3 JDOM License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Page iv 59226-00 B SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide S 2.1 1.6 Working S tatus Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-25 2.12 Using the T opology Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26 2.12.1 Switch and Link S tatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    59226-00 B Page v SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A 3.4.2 Displaying the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1 1 3.4.2.1 Filtering the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-13 3.4.2.2 Sorting the Event Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Page vi 59226-00 B SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide S 3.6.5 Managing Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-33 3.6.5.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-34 3.6.5.2 Adding Zone Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    59226-00 B Page vii SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A 4.7.2 Switch Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-18 4.7.2.1 Symbolic Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-18 4.7.2.2 Switch Administrative S t ates. . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Page viii 59226-00 B SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide S 5.2.6 Changing Port Symbolic Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-14 5.3 Using the Extended Credits Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-15 5.4 Resetting a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    59226-00 B Page ix SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A Ping Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-28 Ps Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-29 Quit Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Page x 59226-00 B SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide S List of Figures Figure Page 2-1 Initial S tart up Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 1 2-2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12 2-3 S[...]

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    59226-00 B Page xi SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A List of T ables T able Page 2-1 Workst ation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 2-2 T ool Bar Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Page xii 59226-00 B SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide S Notes[...]

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    59226-00 B 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch managem ent too ls which include the SANsurf er Switch Manager application (version 5.0 0) and the Co mmand Line Interfa ce (CLI) for the SANbox 1400 Series Fibre Channel switch (firmware version 5.0). The SANbox 1400 Series switch is a 10 port no n-blocking Fibre Channel switch[...]

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    1 – Introduction JDOM License 1-2 59226-00 B S 1.3 JDOM Licen se This product includes soft ware dev eloped by the JDOM Project (http://www .jdom.org/). Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Brett McLaughlin & Jason Hunter . All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the[...]

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    1 – Introduction T echnical Support 59226-00 B 1-3 A 1.4 T echnical Support Customers should cont act their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch product s. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic T echnical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized maintenance provider . Visit the QLogic sup[...]

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    1 – Introduction T echnical Suppor t 1-4 59226-00 B S 1.4.3 Cont act Information Support Headquarters QLogic Cor poration 12984 V alley V iew Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3657 USA QLogic Web Site www .qlogic.com T echnical Support W eb Site support@qlogic.com T echnical Support Email support@qlog ic.com T echnical T raining Email tech.training@qlo[...]

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    59226-00 B 2-1 Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager This section describes how to use the SA Nsu rfer Switch Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered:  Workst ation Requirements  Installing the Man agement Application  S ta rting SANsurfer Switch Manager  Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager  Uninstalling S[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Work station Requirement s 2-2 59226-00 B S 2.1 Wo rkst ation Requirements The requirements for fa bric management wo rkstations running SANsurfer Switch Manager are described in T able 2-1 : T elnet workst ations require an RJ-45 Ethernet port or an RS-232 serial port and an operating system with a T elnet cl[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Ma nagement Application 59226-00 B 2-3 A 2.2.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager Y ou can install SANsurfer Switch Manag er on a Windows, Linux, Solaris, or MacOS X workstation. T o install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application from the SANsurfer Switch Manager installati on disk, Close all prog rams cu[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Installing the Management Application 2-4 59226-00 B S For a Solaris plat form: 1. Open a terminal window . If the disk isn’t already mounted, enter th e following command: volcheck 2. Enter following command to move to the d irectory on the CD that contains the execut able: cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Switch_Manager 3[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Ma nagement Application 59226-00 B 2-5 A 2. On the SANsurfer Management Su ite start page, click t he SANbox Switch Sof tware button. 3. On the SANbox Switch Softwa re page, scroll to the SANbox 1400 area. 4. In the Operating System column, click the W in NT/2000 link. 5. Click the SANsurfer Manag[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Installing the Management Application 2-6 59226-00 B S 13. In the SMS install directory , enter the following command to execute the chglax.bat file. If prompted to overwrite a n existing file, enter Y to do so. chglax.bat 14. Restart SANsurfer Switch Ma nager from SANsurfer Management suite as you did in step[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Ma nagement Application 59226-00 B 2-7 A 9. When the inst allation is complete, start SANsurfer Management Suite using the SANsurfer file in the inst allation directo ry . Click the Switch tab from the left p ane to open SANsurfer Switch Manager. From the Help menu, select About ... and make note [...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Installing the Management Application 2-8 59226-00 B S 2.2.2.3 SMS Inst allation for Solaris T o install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM dr ive.[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Ma nagement Application 59226-00 B 2-9 A 10. T o ensure that you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch Manager, visit the QLogic support web p age and go to Drivers, Sof tware and Manuals . a. Select your switch model from the pull-down menu. Locate the description for SANsurfer Sw[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r S tarting SANsu rfer Switch Manager 2-10 59226-00 B S 2.3 S tarting SANsurfer Switch Manager Y ou can start SANsurfer Switch Manager as a st andalone application or from SANsurfer Management Suite.  T o start SANsu rfer Switch Manager as a standalone application, do the following. 1. S ta rt the SANsurfer S[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager S tartin g SANsurfer Switch Manager 59226-00 B 2-1 1 A  T o start SANsu rfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management Suite, do the following. 1. S ta rt the SANsurfer Management Suite application using one of the following methods:  For Windows, double-click the SANsurfer shortcut, or select SANsurfer fro[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r S tarting SANsu rfer Switch Manager 2-12 59226-00 B S  Click the Open Existing Fabric radio button to ope n the Add a New Fabric dialog, which prompt s you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password. Refer to “Adding a F abric” on page 3-5 .  Click the Open Existing Fabric View File ra[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Exiting SANsurfe r Switch Manager 59226-00 B 2-13 A 2.4 Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager T o exit a SANsurfer Switch Mana ger ap plication session, open the File men u and select Exit . If you have not yet defined an encryption key , the Save Default Fabric View File dialog, shown in Figure 2-3 , prompt s you to[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-14 59226-00 B S In your next SANsurfer Switch Manager session , the Load Default Fabric File dialog shown in Figure 2-4 prompt s you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its encryption key , if there is one. In the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field, ente[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsur fer Switch Manager 59226-00 B 2-15 A 2.5 Uninst alling SANsurfe r Switch Manager The method you use to uninst all SANsur fer Switch Manager depends on how you installed it:  If you installed SANsurfer Switch Manager as part of SANsurfer Management Suite, you must uninst all SANsurfer Manag[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-16 59226-00 B S 2.5.2 S tandalone Uninst all A program to uninst all SANsurfer Switch Manager was included as part of the SANsurfer Switch Manager inst allation process. Use this method only if you installed SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone program. The Uninstall[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Changing the Encryption Key for th e Default Fabric View File 59226-00 B 2-17 A 2.6 Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File T o change the encryption key f or the SANsurfer Switch Manager default fabric view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Save Default Fabric View Fi[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences 2-18 59226-00 B S 2.8 Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences Using the preferences settings, you can:  Change the location of the wo rking directory in which to save files.  Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. The Browser Loc[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using Online Help 59226-00 B 2-19 A T o set preferences for your SANsurfer Swit ch Mana ger sessions, do th e following: 1. Open the File menu, and select Preferences to open the Preferences dialog as show n in Figure 2-5 . 2. Enter , or browse, for paths to the working directory and bro w ser . 3. In the Applic[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-20 59226-00 B S 2.1 1 SANsurfer Switch Ma nager User Interface The SANsurfer Switch Manager application uses two basic displays to man age the fabric and individual sw itches: the topology display and the faceplate display . The topology display shows all switches tha[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59226-00 B 2-21 A 2.1 1.1 Menu Bars The menus and the options of fered in them vary depending on the display . For example, the Port menu and many o f the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display . 2.1 1.1.1 T opology Display Menu The menu options[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-22 59226-00 B S 2.1 1.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu The menu options available in the fa ceplate display are shown in Figure 2-8 . Figure 2-8. Faceplate Display Menu The keyboard shortcut keys vary by di splay type: to pology display and faceplate display . In addition t[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59226-00 B 2-23 A 2.1 1.2 To o l B a r The tool bar consists o f a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access SANsurfer Switch Manager functio ns as shown in T able 2-2 . The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar . The tool bar can be re[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-24 59226-00 B S 2.1 1.3 Fabric T ree The fabric tree list s the managed fabr ics and their switches as shown in Figure 2-9 . 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 t[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59226-00 B 2-25 A 2.1 1.4 Graphic Window The graphic window , shown in Figure 2-6 , present s graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the swit ch faceplate. The window height can be adjusted by clicki ng and dragging the window b orde[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Using the T opology Display 2-26 59226-00 B S 2.12 Using the T opology Display The topology display shown in F igure 2-10 receives informa tion from the selected fabric and displays it s topology . Switches and inter-switch links (ISLs) appear in the graphic window and use color to indicate st atus. Consider t[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the T opology Display 59226-00 B 2-27 A 2.12.1 Switch and Link S t atus Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational sta te. Lines represent link s between switches. The topology display uses green to indicat e normal operation, yellow to indicate operational with er[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Using the T opology Display 2-28 59226-00 B S 2.12.2.2 Arranging Switches in the Display Y ou can arrange individual swit ch icons in the topology display or allow SANsurfe r Switch Manager to arrange all switch icons for you:  T o move an individual switch icon, clic k and drag the icon to another location[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the T opology Display 59226-00 B 2-29 A 2.12.3 T opology Data W indows The topology display provides the follow ing dat a windows corresponding to the data window t abs:  Devices – displays informa tion about devices (hosts and storage t argets) connected to the switch. Refer to “De vices Data Windo[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Using the Faceplate Display 2-30 59226-00 B S 2.13 Using the Faceplate Display The faceplate display shown in Figure 2-1 1 displays the switch name and operational sta te, and port status. Consi der the following f unctional elements of the faceplate display:  Port V iews and S tatus  Working with Ports [...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Displ ay 59226-00 B 2-31 A 2.13.2 Wor k in g w i th P or ts Ports are se lectable and serve as access point s for other displays and menus. Y ou select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-clic[...]

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    2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nage r Using the Faceplate Display 2-32 59226-00 B S 2.13.3 Faceplate Dat a Windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window t abs:  Devices – displays informa tion about devices (hosts and storage t argets) connected to the switch.  Switch – displays curren[...]

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    59226-00 B 3-1 Section 3 Managing Fabrics This section describes the follo wing tasks that manage fabrics:  Fabric Security  T racking Fabric Firmware and Software V ersions  Managing the Fabric Database  Displaying Fabric Information  Working with Device Information and Nicknames  Zoning a Fabric 3.1 Fabric Security The component[...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Fabric Security 3-2 59226-00 B S 3.1.2 Fabric Services Fabric services security includes SN MP and In-ban d management. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol governing netwo rk management and monitoring of network devic es. SNMP security consists of a read community string and a write commun ity string, [...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics T rackin g Fabric Firmware and Software V ersions 59226-00 B 3-3 A 3.1.3 Security Consistency Checklist The Security Consistency Checklis t dialog enable s you to compare security-related features on switches to check for inconsistencies. Any changes must be made through the approp riate dialog, such as Network Properties dia[...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Managing the Fabric Database 3-4 59226-00 B S 3.2.2 V iewing and Comparing V ersion Snap shot s The Differen ces tab page shows a side-by-side comp arison of two snapshots. The timestamp of each sna pshot is displa yed above the scroll area showing that snapshot. The b ackground color of the older snapshot is d arker than t[...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Dat abase 59226-00 B 3-5 A 3.3.1 Adding a Fabric T o add a fabric to the dat abase, do the following: 1. Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog as shown in Figure 3-2 . Figure 3-2. Add a New Fabric Dialog 2. Enter a fabric name (optional) an d the IP address of the s[...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Managing the Fabric Database 3-6 59226-00 B S 3.3.2 Removing a Fabric T o delete a fabric file from the dat abase, do the following: 1. Select a fabric in the fabric tree. 2. Open the Fabric menu and select Remove Fabric . 3.3.3 Opening a Fabric V iew File A fabric view file is one or more fabric s saved to a file. T o open[...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Dat abase 59226-00 B 3-7 A 3.3.6 Deleting Switches and Links The SANsurfer Switch Manager applicat ion does not au tomatically delete switches or links that have failed or hav e been physically removed from the fabric. In these cases, you can delete switches and links to bring the display up t o date. If y[...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Managing the Fabric Database 3-8 59226-00 B S 6. Connect the devices to the switch. 7. Make any necessary zoning cha nges using the Edit Zoning dialog. T o open the Edit Zoning dialog, open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning . If you changed the Default Visibility setting in the Zoning Config dialog from All to None, c[...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59226-00 B 3-9 A 5. Reset the replacement switch to activate the configurat ion formerly possessed by the failed switch including the domain ID and the zoning database. Open the Switch menu and select Reset Switch . 6. Reconnect the inter-switch links, ta rget devices, and initiator devices to th[...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Displaying Fabric Information 3-10 59226-00 B S The topology display uses switch and sta tus icons to provide status information about switches, inter-switch links, and the Eth ernet connection. The switch status icons, displayed on the lef t side of a switch, vary in shape and color . Switches controlled by an Ethernet Int[...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59226-00 B 3-1 1 A 3.4.2 Displaying the Event Browser The Event Browser displays a list of events gen erated by the switches in the fabric and the SANsurfer Switch Man ager application. Events that are g enerated by the SANsurfer Switch Manager applicatio n are not saved on the switch, but can be[...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Displaying Fabric Information 3-12 59226-00 B S Severity is indicated in the severity column usin g icons as described in T able 3-2 . T able 3-2. Severity Levels Severity Icon Description Alarm – An Alar m is a "ser viceable ev en t". This means that attention by the user or field service is require d. Alarms a[...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59226-00 B 3-13 A 3.4.2.1 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, so urce, type, a nd descrip tion. T o filter the Event Browser , open the Filter menu and select Filter Entries [...]

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    3 – Managing Fa br ics Displaying Fabric Information 3-14 59226-00 B S 3.4.2.2 Sorting the Event Browser Sorting the Event Browser enables yo u to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event se verity , timest amp, source, type, or description. Initially , the Event Browser is sorted in ascending order by timest amp. T o sort the [...]

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    3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59226-00 B 3-15 A 3.4.3 Devices Dat a Window The Devices data wind ow displays information about devices (hosts and storage target s) connected to the switch. Click the Devices tab b elow the data window to display device i nformation fo r all devices that are logged into the selected fabric. T o[...]

  • Page 64

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Displaying Fabric Information 3-16 59226-00 B S 3.4.4 Active Zone Set Dat a Window The Active Zoneset dat a window displays 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 – yo u can confirm this by adding a fabric thro[...]

  • Page 65

    3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59226-00 B 3-17 A 3.4.5 Link Dat a Window The Link data win dow displays information about all switch links in the fabric or selected links. This information includes the swit ch name, the port number at the end of each link, and the link st atus ic ons. T o open the Link data win[...]

  • Page 66

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 3-18 59226-00 B S 3.5.2 Exporting Device Information to a File T o save device informa tion to a file, open the topology display and do the following: 1. Select one or more switches. If no switches are selecte d, Devices information is gathere d for all switches. 2. Open the Swi[...]

  • Page 67

    3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59226-00 B 3-19 A 3.5.3.2 Editing a Nickname A nickname must start with a letter an d can have up to 64 characters. V alid characters include alphanumeric chara cters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ - ^ ]. Y ou can acce ss the Edit Nick names dialog two ways. Choose one of t[...]

  • Page 68

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-20 59226-00 B S 3.5.3.5 Importing a Nicknames File Importing a nicknames file c opies its content s into and replaces the content s of the Nicknames.xml file whic h is used by SANsurfer Switch Manager. T o import a nickname file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nick[...]

  • Page 69

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-21 A 3.6.1.1 Zones A zone is a named group of port s or devices that can communicate with each other . Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in th e same zone. A device may particip ate in more than one zone. Membership in a zone can be d efined by switch domain ID and port[...]

  • Page 70

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-22 59226-00 B S 3.6.1.1.2 Access Control List Hard Zones Access Control List (ACL) zoning divides the fabric for p urposes of controlling discovery and inbound traf fic. ACL zoning is a type of hard zoning t hat is hardware enforced. This type of zonin g is useful for controlling access to certain devices [...]

  • Page 71

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-23 A 3.6.1.4 Zoning Dat abase Each switch has its own zoning dat abase. The zoning data base is made up of all aliases, zones, and zone set s that have been created on the switch or received from other switches. The switch maint ains two copies of the inactive zoning database: one copy is maintain[...]

  • Page 72

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-24 59226-00 B S 3.6.2 Using the Zoning W izard The Zoning Wizard is a series of dialogs that leads yo u through the process of zoning a fabric. T o open the Zoning Wizard, open the Wizards menu in the faceplate display , and select Zoning Wizar d . The Zoning Wizard help s you with the tw o most typical re[...]

  • Page 73

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-25 A 3.6.3.1 Editing the Zoning Dat abase T o edit the zoning databa se for a partic ular switch, open the Zoning menu from the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog shown in Figure 3-7 . Changes can only be made t o inactive zone sets, which are stored in flash ([...]

  • Page 74

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-26 59226-00 B S The Edit Zoning dialog has a Z one Sets tree on the lef t and a Port/Device (or members) tree on the right. Both tre es use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for exp anding and contracting zone sets, zones, an d ports. An expanded port shows th e port Fibre Channel address; an [...]

  • Page 75

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-27 A T able 3-4. Edit Zoning Dialog T ool Bar Buttons and Icons T ool Bar Button Description Create Zone Set button - cr ea te a new zone set Create Zone button - create a ne w zone Create Alias button - create another name for a set of objects Add Member button - adds selected port/device to a zo[...]

  • Page 76

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-28 59226-00 B S 3.6.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Dat abase Use the Zoning Config d ialog to change the Auto Save, Default Visibility , and Discard Inactive configuration parameters. In the faceplate display , open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog shown in Figure [...]

  • Page 77

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-29 A 3.6.3.2.2 Default V isibility Default visibility determines the level of communica tion that is permitted among ports/devices when there is no active zone set. The default visibility parameter can be set different ly on each switch. When def ault visibility is enabled (ALL) on a switch, all p[...]

  • Page 78

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-30 59226-00 B S 3.6.3.5 Restoring the Default Zoning Dat abase Restoring the default zoning clears th e switch of all zoning definitions. T o restore the default zoning for a switch: 1. In the faceplate display , open the Zoning men u and select Restore Default Zoning . 2. Click the OK button to confirm th[...]

  • Page 79

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-31 A 3.6.4 Managing Zone Set s Zoning a fabric involves creating a zo ne set, creating zones as zone set members, then adding devices as zone members. The zoning dat abase supports multiple zone sets to serve the dif ferent security and access needs of your storage area network, but only one zon e[...]

  • Page 80

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-32 59226-00 B S 3.6.4.2 Activating and Dea ctivating a Zone Set Y ou must activate a zone set to apply its z oning de finitions to t he fab ric. Only on e zone set can be active at one time. When y ou a ctivate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temporar y zonin g database on every swi[...]

  • Page 81

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-33 A 3.6.4.5 Removing a Zone Set Removing a zone set from the dat abase affects the member zones in the fo llowing ways.  Member zones that are members of othe r zone sets are not af fected.  Member zones that are not me mbers of other zone sets become members of the orphan zone set. The orp[...]

  • Page 82

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-34 59226-00 B S 3.6.5.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set When a zone is created, it s zone type is soft. T o change the zone type to a hard zone, refer to “Changing Zone T ypes” on page 3-37 for more information. Refer to “Zones” on p age 3-21 for information on zone types (sof t and hard). T o create[...]

  • Page 83

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-35 A 3.6.5.2 Adding Zone Members Y ou can zone a port/device by switch domain ID and port number , device port Fibre Channel address, or the device por t WWN. Addin g a port/device to a zone affect s every zone set in which that zone is a member . T o add ports/d evices to a zone, do the following[...]

  • Page 84

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-36 59226-00 B S 3.6.5.3 Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set T o rename a zone, do the following: 1. In the Zone Set s tree of the Edit Zo ning dialog, click the zone/zone set to be renamed. 2. Open the Edit menu and select Rename . 3. In the Rename Zone/Rename Zone Set dialog, enter a new name for the zone/zone [...]

  • Page 85

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-37 A 3.6.5.7 Changing Zone T ypes T o change a zone type , do the following: 1. In the faceplate display , select t he switch with the zon e type to change. 2. Click the Zoning button to open the Edit Z oning dialog. 3. In the Zone Set s tree, select the zone to change. 4. Open the Edit menu and s[...]

  • Page 86

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-38 59226-00 B S 3.6.6.2 Adding a Member to an Alias Y ou can add a port/device to an alias by domain ID and po rt number , device port Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. T o add ports/devices to an alias, do the following: 1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to op en the Edit Zoning[...]

  • Page 87

    3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59226-00 B 3-39 A 3.6.7 Merging Fabrics and Zoning If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two fabrics attempt to merge au tomatically . The fabrics may consist of a single switch or many switches already connected t ogether . The switches in the two fabrics attempt to [...]

  • Page 88

    3 – Managing Fa br ics Zoning a Fabric 3-40 59226-00 B S 3.6.7.2 Zone Merge Failure Recovery When a zone merge failure occurs, the conf lict that caused the failure must be resolved. Y ou can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the active zone sets or b y editing the conf licting zones so that their membership is the s[...]

  • Page 89

    59226-00 B 4-1 Section 4 Managing Switches This section describes the follo wing tasks that manage switches in the fabric.  Managing User Account s  Displaying Switch Information  Configuring Port Threshold Alarms  Paging a Switch  Setting the Date/T ime and Enabling NTP Client  Resetting a Switch  Configuring a Switch  Arch[...]

  • Page 90

    4 – Managing Switches Managing User Account s 4-2 59226-00 B S 4.1 Managing User Account s Only the Admin account can manage us er account s with the User Account Administration dialogs. However , any us er can modify their own password. T o open the User Account Admin istration dialogs, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display , and select [...]

  • Page 91

    4 – Managing Switches Managing User Account s 59226-00 B 4-3 A 4.1.1 Creating User Account s T o create a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-1 . A switch c an have a maximum of 15 user accounts. Figure 4-1. Use[...]

  • Page 92

    4 – Managing Switches Managing User Account s 4-4 59226-00 B S 4.1.2 Removing a User Account T o remove a user account on a switch , open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Remove Account tab in th e dialog to present the display sho wn in Figure 4-2 . Select the account (login) name from the list of [...]

  • Page 93

    4 – Managing Switches Managing User Account s 59226-00 B 4-5 A 4.1.3 Changing a User Accoun t Password T o change the password for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Change Password t ab in the dialog to present the display shown in Figure 4-3 . Select the account (login) [...]

  • Page 94

    4 – Managing Switches Managing User Account s 4-6 59226-00 B S 4.1.4 Modifying a User Account T o modify a user account on a switch, ope n the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-4 . Click the Modify Account tab . Se lect the account (login) name[...]

  • Page 95

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59226-00 B 4-7 A 4.2 Displaying Switch Information The faceplate display and dat a windows provide the following switch information:  Device and HBA information  Switch specifications and addresses  Configuration parameters  Port performance st atistics  Port information  Confi[...]

  • Page 96

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-8 59226-00 B S 4.2.1 Devices Dat a Window The Devices data wind ow displays information about devices (hosts and storage target s) connected to the switch. Click the Devices tab b elow the data window to display name server information fo r all devices that are logged into the selected fabric.[...]

  • Page 97

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59226-00 B 4-9 A MAC Address Media Access Control address IP Address Internet Protocol address Subnet Mask Mask that determines the IP address subnet Gateway Ga teway address SNMP Enabled SNMP enabled or disabled. Negotiated Domain ID The domain ID currently being used by the fabric Configured D[...]

  • Page 98

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-10 59226-00 B S Security Fabric Binding Enable N/A - does not apply to this switch T emperature Internal switch temperature °C Fan 1 S tatus N/A - does not apply to this switch Fan 2 S tatus N/A - does not apply to this switch Fan 3 S tatus N/A - does not apply to this switch Power Supply 1 S[...]

  • Page 99

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59226-00 B 4-1 1 A 4.2.3 Port St atistics Data W indow The Port S tatistics data window displays port perf ormance data for the selected ports. T o open the Port S tatistics dat a window , click the Port Stats t ab below the data window in the fa ceplate display . Refer to Ta b l e 5 - 6 for a d[...]

  • Page 100

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-12 59226-00 B S 4.2.5 Configured Zoneset s Dat a Window The Configured Zoneset s dat a window displa ys all zone set s , zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning dat abase, shown in Figure 4-6 . T o open the Configured Zonesets da ta window , click the Configured Z onesets tab below t[...]

  • Page 101

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring Port Thresh old Alar ms 59226-00 B 4-13 A 4.3 Configuring Port Threshold Alarms Y ou 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. T o configure port[...]

  • Page 102

    4 – Managing Switches Paging a Switch 4-14 59226-00 B S 5. Enter a value for the rising trig ger . 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 agai n above the[...]

  • Page 103

    4 – Managing Switches Setting the Date/T ime and Enabling NTP Client 59226-00 B 4-15 A 4.5 Setting the Date/T ime and Enabling NTP Client The Date/T ime and Network T ime Protocol (NTP) dialog enables you to manually set the date and time on a switch, o r to enable the NTP Client to synchronize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server .[...]

  • Page 104

    4 – Managing Switches Resetting a Switch 4-16 59226-00 B S Common administrative operations that ch ange the fabric include:  Zoning modifications  Adding, moving or removing devices att ached to the switch fabric. This includes powering up or powering down attached devices.  Adding, moving or removing ISLs or other connections. Manageme[...]

  • Page 105

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-17 A 4.7 Configuring a Switch Switch configuration is divided into three areas: chassis configuration, network configuration, and SNMP configura ti on. Chassis configuration specifies switch-wide Fibre Channel settings. Netw ork config uration specifies IP settings, remote logging, and the N[...]

  • Page 106

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-18 59226-00 B S 4.7.2 Switch Properties T o open the Switch Properties dialog, either select a switch in the to pology display or open the faceplate display for the switch you be co nfiguring, and t hen open the Switch menu and select Switch Propertie s . Y ou may also right- click a switch graphic in [...]

  • Page 107

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-19 A 4.7.2.2 Switch Administrative St ates The switch administrative st ate determines the operational st ate of the switch. The switch administrative st ate exist s in two forms: the co nfigured administrative st ate and the current administrative sta te.  The configured administrative s[...]

  • Page 108

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-20 59226-00 B S 4.7.2.3 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock The domain ID is a unique Fib re Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consist s of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALP A). The maximum numb e r of switches within a fabric is 239 with each swi[...]

  • Page 109

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-21 A Use the FDMI Enabled radio button on the Switch Properties dialog to enable or disable FDMI. If FDMI is enable d on an HB A, the HBA forwards information about itself to the switch wh en the HBA logs into the switch. If FDMI is enabled on a switch, the switch stores the HBA inform ation[...]

  • Page 110

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-22 59226-00 B S 4.7.3 Advanced Switch Properties The Advanced Switch Properties dia log enables you to set timeout values, Interop Mode, and Legacy Address Format setti ngs. The Advanced Switch Properties dialog is available for only the entry switch, because an in-b and switch can not b e taken of fli[...]

  • Page 111

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-23 A 4.7.3.1 T imeout V alues The switch timeout values determine the tim eout values for all ports on the switch. T able 4-5 describes the switch timeout parame ters. The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric. NOTE: Mismatched timeout values will disrupt the fabric.[...]

  • Page 112

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-24 59226-00 B S 4.7.3.2 Interop Mode for Zoning When a zone set is activated on an FC-S W -2 compliant switch, only the active zone set is propagated to all switches in the fabric. When a zone set is activated on a non-FC-SW -2 compliant switch, the active zone set and all inactive zone sets (the entir[...]

  • Page 113

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-25 A 4.7.4 Network Properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-1 1 to change IP configuration p arameters and enable remote lo gging. Af te r making cha nges, click the OK button to put the new values into effect. T o open the Network Properties dialog, select a switch in [...]

  • Page 114

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-26 59226-00 B S 4.7.4.1 IP Configuration The IP configuration ident ifies the switch on the Etherne t network and determines which network discovery method to use. Ta b l e 4 - 6 describes the IP co nfiguration parameters. T able 4-6. IP Configuration Parameters Parameter Description Network Discov- er[...]

  • Page 115

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-27 A 4.7.4.2 Remote Logging The Remote Logging (syslog) feature enables saving of the log information to a remote host that support s the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are sent to the syslog host at the IP address tha t you specify in the Logging Host IP Address field. Log e[...]

  • Page 116

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-28 59226-00 B S 4.7.5 SNMP Properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-12 to change SNMP configuration p arameters. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effe ct. T o open the SNMP Properties dialog, select a switch in the topology display or open the face[...]

  • Page 117

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-29 A 4.7.5.1 SNMP Configuration The SNMP configuration define s how authentication traps are manag ed. Ta b l e 4 - 7 describes the SNMP confi guration parameters. The illegal characters for the user-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,). T able 4-7. SNMP Confi[...]

  • Page 118

    4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-30 59226-00 B S 4.7.5.2 SNMP T rap Configuration The SNMP trap configuration defines how trap s are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure each trap. T able 4-8 de scribes the SNMP configuration p arameters. T able 4-8. SNMP T r ap Configuration Parameters Parameter Description T rap V[...]

  • Page 119

    4 – Managing Switches Archiving a Switch 59226-00 B 4-31 A 4.8 Archiving a Switch Y ou can create an .XML archive file c ont aining the configuration parameters. Basically any data received by SANsurfer Switch Manager is archived. However , passwords are not arch ived with the user account information. Archived parameters include the fo llowing: [...]

  • Page 120

    4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 4-32 59226-00 B S 4.9 Restoring a Switch Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configu ration parameters to the switch. The switch configuration must be archived be fore it can be restored. The switch archive must be compatible with the switch to be restored; that is, you can restore a SANbox 1400 S[...]

  • Page 121

    4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 59226-00 B 4-33 A 3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the f ile. This archive file must be one that was produced by the SANsurfer Switch Manager Archive function. Configuration backup files created with the Conf ig Backup command are not compatible with the SANsu rfer Switch Manager Restore functi[...]

  • Page 122

    4 – Managing Switches Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-34 59226-00 B S 4.10 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Y ou can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values. T o restore the factory configuration on a switch, op en the Switch menu and select Restore Fact ory Defaults . T able 4-9 l[...]

  • Page 123

    4 – Managing Switches Downloading a Support File 59226-00 B 4-35 A 4.1 1 Downloading a Support File The Download Support File option assembles all log files and switch memory dat a into a core dump file (dump_support.tgz). This file can be sent to tech nical support personnel for troubleshootin g switch problems. The menu optio n is not accessibl[...]

  • Page 124

    4 – Managing Switches Installing Firmware 4-36 59226-00 B S 4.12 Inst alling Firmware Installing firmware invo lves loading, unp ac king, and activating the firmware image on the switch. SANsurfer Switch Manager does this in one op eration. T o provide consistent performance throughout the f abric , ensure that all switches are running the same v[...]

  • Page 125

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Hardware S t atus 59226-00 B 4-37 A T o install firmware, do the following: 1. In the faceplate display , open the Switch menu and se lect Load Firmware . 2. In the Firmware Upload dialog, click the Browse button to browse and select the firmware file to be uploaded. 3. Click the Start button to begin the firmware[...]

  • Page 126

    4 – Managing Switches Displaying Hardware S tatus 4-38 59226-00 B S Notes[...]

  • Page 127

    59226-00 B 5-1 Section 5 Managing Port s This section describes the following t a sks that manage port s and devices:  Displaying Port Information  Configuring Ports  Using the Extended Credits Wizard  Resetting a Port  T esting Ports  Graphing Port Performance 5.1 Displaying Port Information Port information is available primaril[...]

  • Page 128

    5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 5-2 59226-00 B S 5.1.1 Monitoring Port S tatus The faceplate display provides the following p ort related information:  Port type  Port operational state  Port speed  Port media T o display port number an d status information for a p ort, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate [...]

  • Page 129

    5 – Managing Port s Displaying Port Information 59226-00 B 5-3 A 5.1.1.2 Displaying Port Operational St ates T o display the operational st ate on each port in the faceplate display , open the View men u and select View Port States . T able 5-2 lists the possible operational states and their me anings. The port operational state refers t o actual[...]

  • Page 130

    5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 5-4 59226-00 B S 5.1.1.4 Displaying T ransceiver Media St atus T o display transceiver med ia status, open the V iew menu and select View Port Media . T able 5-4 lists the port me dia states and their meanings. 5.1.2 Port St atistics Data W indow The Port S tatistics data window displays st atistics[...]

  • Page 131

    5 – Managing Port s Displaying Port Information 59226-00 B 5-5 A T able 5-5. Port S tatistics Data Window Entries Entry Description S tar t T ime The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply . The start time for the Abso lute view is not applicable. The st art time for the Rate view is the beginn ing of polling interval. The start [...]

  • Page 132

    5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 5-6 59226-00 B S Flow Errors Number of times a frame is received and all the switch port s receive buf fers are full. The normal Fabric Login exchange of flow contro l credit should pr event this from o ccurring. The frame wi ll be discarde d. FReject Numb er of frames, from devices, that have been [...]

  • Page 133

    5 – Managing Port s Displaying Port Information 59226-00 B 5-7 A 5.1.3 Port Information Dat a Window The Port Information dat a window displays det ail information for the select ed port. T o open the Port Information dat a window , click the Port Info t ab below the data window in the faceplate display . Rx Link Resets Number of link reset pr im[...]

  • Page 134

    5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 5-8 59226-00 B S Administrative Port T ype The administ rative port type (G , GL, F , FL, or Donor). This value is persistent; it will be maintained during a switc h reset. Dur- ing port auto-configurat ion, it will be used to determine wh ich operational port states are allowed. Operational Port T [...]

  • Page 135

    5 – Managing Port s Displaying Port Information 59226-00 B 5-9 A Operational Port S peed Th e speed actually being used by the po rt. Max Credits The maximu m number of credits granted to a port tha t can be used wh en extending port credit s. Device Scan Device scan status. Ena bled means the switch queries the connected device dur- ing login fo[...]

  • Page 136

    5 – Managing Por ts Configuring Ports 5-10 59226-00 B S 5.2 Configuring Port s The port settings or characteristics are config ured using the Port Properties dialogs shown in Figure 5-2 . T o open the corresponding type of Port Properties dialog, select one or more p ort s, open the Po rt menu and select Port Properties . Figure 5-2. Port Propert[...]

  • Page 137

    5 – Managing Port s Configuring Port s 59226-00 B 5-1 1 A 5.2.1 Changing Port Administrative St ates The port administrative st ate determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative st ate has two forms: the configured administrative sta te and the current administrative state .  The configured administrative st ate is the st[...]

  • Page 138

    5 – Managing Por ts Configuring Ports 5-12 59226-00 B S 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds Ports are ca pable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbp s or 2-Gbps. The port s can be configured for either transmissi on speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected. T able 5-8 describes the port spee ds. T o change the port [...]

  • Page 139

    5 – Managing Port s Configuring Port s 59226-00 B 5-13 A 5.2.3 Changing Port T ypes The ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected. Ta b l e 5 - 9 describes the port type s. T o change the port type, do the following: 1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display . 2. Ope[...]

  • Page 140

    5 – Managing Por ts Configuring Ports 5-14 59226-00 B S 5.2.4 I/O S tream Guard The I/O S tream Guard feature suppresses Registered S tate Change Notification (RSCN) messages on a port basis. I/ O S tream Guard should be enabled only on ports connecte d to initiator devices. T o configure the I/O S tream Guard option using the Port Properties dia[...]

  • Page 141

    5 – Managing Port s Using the Extended Cred its Wizard 59226-00 B 5-15 A 5.3 Using the Extended Cre dits W izard Each port is supported by a dat a-buffer with a 8-credit cap acity; that is, 8 maximum sized frames. For fiber optic ca bles, this enables full bandwid th service over a distance of 13 kilometers at 1 Gbps (0.6 credits p er Km) or 6 ki[...]

  • Page 142

    5 – Managing Por ts Resetting a Port 5-16 59226-00 B S 4. V erify Requested Changes: Review the extended dist ance request s and the selected donor ports. Click th e Finish button to apply the changes, and redistribute the credits. 5.4 Resetting a Port The Reset Port option reinitializes the port using the saved configuration. T o reset a port, d[...]

  • Page 143

    5 – Managing Port s T esting Ports 59226-00 B 5-17 A  SerDes level (Internal) - The Se rDes 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 port s. The port passes th e test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the test frame tha[...]

  • Page 144

    5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 5-18 59226-00 B S 5.6 Graphing Port Performance SANsurfer Performance V iew applicati on displays port perfo rmance using graphs. SANsurfer Performance V iew plots data communicat ion rates and total errors for selected ports as sh own in Figure 5-5 . When grap hing dat a communication rates, you can [...]

  • Page 145

    5 – Managing Port s Graphing Port Performance 59226-00 B 5-19 A This section describes how to do the following:  S ta rting SANsurfer Performance View  Exiting SANsurfer Performance View  Saving and Opening Performance Vi ew Files  Changing the Default Performance V iew File Encryption Key  Setting SANsurfer Performance V iew Prefe[...]

  • Page 146

    5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 5-20 59226-00 B S 5.6.2 Exiting SANsurfer Performance V iew T o exit a SANsurfer Performance V iew session, open the File menu and select Exit . The current fabric view is automatically saved to yo ur default performance view file upon exit, if you have defined an encryption key . The key is encrypted[...]

  • Page 147

    5 – Managing Port s Graphing Port Performance 59226-00 B 5-21 A In your next SANsurfer Performance V iew session, the Load Default V iew File dialog shown in Figure 5-7 prompt s you to load the default performance view file and to specify its encryption key , if there is one. In the Default Fabric File Encryption Key field, enter the encryption k[...]

  • Page 148

    5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 5-22 59226-00 B S 5.6.4 Changing the Default Performanc e View File Encryption Key T o change the encryption key f or the default performance view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Save Default Performance View File to open the Save Default Performance View File dialog. 2. Enter[...]

  • Page 149

    5 – Managing Port s Graphing Port Performance 59226-00 B 5-23 A 5.6.6 Setting the Polling Frequency SANsurfer Performance V iewer updates the graphs once per second by default. T o change this polling f requency , do the following: 1. Open the Graph menu, and select Set Polling Frequency to open the Set Graph Polling Frequency dialog. 2. Enter th[...]

  • Page 150

    5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 5-24 59226-00 B S 5.6.7.1 Arranging Graphs in the Display T o arrange and size graphs in the display , open the Window menu and select Cascade , Tile , or Close Al l .  Cascade overlaps the graphs so that all gr aphs are at least pa rtially visible.  Tile arranges the graphs in non-overlapping r[...]

  • Page 151

    5 – Managing Port s Graphing Port Performance 59226-00 B 5-25 A Figure 5-9. Default Graph Options Dialog T o modify the graph options, do t he following: 1. Choose the units for the graph:  Select the Show Bytes Data on Graph check box to plot data in KBytes/second  Select the Show Frames Data on Graph check box to plot data in frames/secon[...]

  • Page 152

    5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 5-26 59226-00 B S 4. Choose the color scheme for th e graph. Click a Select Color bu tton to open its corresponding Select Color dialog, which allows you to select a new color scheme. Y ou can select the color for each data typ e, the unit grid, and the background by clicking the corresponding color f[...]

  • Page 153

    5 – Managing Port s Graphing Port Performance 59226-00 B 5-27 A 2. Open the Graph menu and select Rescale Selected Graph, or right-click on the graph and select Rescale from the po pup menu. 3. View the da ta in the graph window . 5.6.8 Printing Graphs T o print a graph, select a graph, then open the File menu and select Print Graph Window . Y ou[...]

  • Page 154

    5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 5-28 59226-00 B S[...]

  • Page 155

    59226-00 B A-1 Appendix A Command Line Interface The command line interface (CLI) enable s you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks through an Ethernet connection. This section describes the following:  Logging On to a Switch  User Account s  Working with Switch Configurations  Commands A.1 Logging On to a Switch T[...]

  • Page 156

    A – Command Line Interface User Accounts A-2 59226-00 B S A.2 User Account s Switches come from the factory with t he following user account already d efined: Account name: admin Password: password Authority: Admin This user account provides fu ll access to the switch and it s configuration. After planning your fabric management needs an d creati[...]

  • Page 157

    A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59226-00 B A-3 A A.3.1 Modifying a Configuration A switch supports up to 10 configurati ons including the default configuration. Each switch configuration contains swit ch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration component s. The Show Switch command displays the na me of t[...]

  • Page 158

    A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations A-4 59226-00 B S The Config Save command saves the ch anges you made during the Config Edit session. In this case, changes to the configuration named Default are being sa ved to a new configuration named config _10132003 . However , the new configuration does not ta ke effect until you[...]

  • Page 159

    A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59226-00 B A-5 A Y ou use FTP to download the configdata file to your workstation for safe ke eping and to upload the file back to the switch for the restore function. T o download the configdata file, ope n an FTP session on the switch and login with the account name images and p assw[...]

  • Page 160

    A – Command Line Interface Commands A-6 59226-00 B S A.4 Commands The command synt ax is as follows: command key word keyword [value] keyword [value1] [value2] The Command is followed by one or more keyw ords. Consider the following rule s and conventions:  Commands and keywords are case insensitive.  Required keyword values appear in sta n[...]

  • Page 161

    A – Command Line Interface Commands 59226-00 B A-7 A The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks. Commands related to monitoring t asks are availabl e to all account names. Commands re lated to configuration tasks ar e available only within an a dmin session. An account must have Admin autho rity to enter the Admin S tart command,[...]

  • Page 162

    A – Command Line Interface Admin Command A-8 59226-00 B S Admin Command Opens and closes an Admin session. The Admin session provides comma nds that change the fabric and swit ch confi gurations. Only one Admin session can be open on the switch at any time. An inactive Ad min session will time out after a period of time which can be changed using[...]

  • Page 163

    A – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59226-00 B A-9 A Alias Command Creates a named set of port s/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports/devices to many zon es. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List and Memb ers Synt ax alias add [alias] [member_list][...]

  • Page 164

    A – Command Line Interface Alias Command A-10 59226-00 B S del ete [alias] Deletes the specified alias given by [alias] from t he zoning dat abase. 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 keyword d oe[...]

  • Page 165

    A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59226-00 B A-1 1 A Config Command Manages the Fibre Channel con figurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configu rations, refer to the “Set Config Command” on page A-4 0 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Synt ax config act ivate [config_name] back[...]

  • Page 166

    A – Command Line Interface Config Command A-12 59226-00 B S edit [config_name] Opens an edit session for the configurat ion given by [ config_name]. If you omit [config_name], the currently active conf iguration is used. list Displays a list of all available configurations on the switch . This keyword does not require an admin session. restore Re[...]

  • Page 167

    A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59226-00 B A-13 A The following is an example of how to cre ate a backup file (configdata) and download the file to the workst ation. SANbox #> admin start SANbox (admin) #> config backup SANbox (admin) #> admin end SANbox #> exit #>ftp symbolic_name or ip_address user: images password: ima[...]

  • Page 168

    A – Command Line Interface Create Support Command A-14 59226-00 B S Create Support Command Assembles all log files and switch memory dat a into a core dump file (dump_support.tgz zip) and prompt s you to send it to a remote host. This file is useful to technical support personnel fo r troubleshooting switch prob lems. Use this command when direct[...]

  • Page 169

    A – Command Line Interface Create Support Command 59226-00 B A-15 A Examples The following is an example of the Create Support command: SANbox (admin) #> create support Log Msg: [day month date time UTC 2004][C][8400.003B][Switch][Creating the support file - this will take several seconds] FTP the dump support file to another machine? (y/n): y[...]

  • Page 170

    A – Command Line Interface Date Command A-16 59226-00 B S Date Command This command displays or set s the system date and time. T o set the date and time the information string must be provid ed in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY . The new date and time t akes effect immediately . Network T ime Protocol (NTP) must be disabled to set the time with th e [...]

  • Page 171

    A – Command Line Interface Feature Command 59226-00 B A-17 A Feature Comman d Displays the license key feature log. Authority None Synt ax feature add [license_key] log Keywords add [license_key] This keyword does not apply to this switch because there are no licensable features. log Displays a list of installed license key features.[...]

  • Page 172

    A – Command Line Interface Firmware Install Command A-18 59226-00 B S Firmware Inst all Command Downloads firmware from a remote host to the switch, installs the firmware, then resets the switch to activate the firmware. This is disruptive to I/O traffic. T o perform a non-disruptive firmware inst allation, refer to the “Image Command” on pag[...]

  • Page 173

    A – Command Line Interface Hardrese t Command 59226-00 B A-19 A Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset disrupts traf fic, activates the pending firmware, and clears the alarm log. T o save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the “Set Log Command” on page A-51 . Authority Admin session Synt ax ha[...]

  • Page 174

    A – Command Line Interface Help Command A-20 59226-00 B S Help Command Displays a brief description of the specifie d command, its keywords, and usage. Authority None Synt ax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the comman d given by [command] and its keyword s. If you omit [command], the system disp lays all availabl[...]

  • Page 175

    A – Command Line Interface History Command 59226-00 B A-21 A History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously e ntered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority None Synt ax history Notes Use the History command to provide co ntext for the ! command:  Enter ![command_string] to re-execute the most recent com[...]

  • Page 176

    A – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command A-22 59226-00 B S Hotreset Command Resets the switch for th e purpose of activating the pending firmwar e without disrupting traf fic. This command terminates all management sessions, saves all configuration information, a nd clears the event log. After the pen ding firmware is activated, the configurat[...]

  • Page 177

    A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59226-00 B A-23 A Image Command Manages and insta lls switch firmware. Authority Admin session Synt ax image cleanup fetch [account_name] [ ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination] inst all list unpack [file ] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the switch. All firmware image f iles [...]

  • Page 178

    A – Command Line Interface Image Command A-24 59226-00 B S T o install firmware when the management workstation does not have an FTP server , do the following: 1. Connect to the switch through the Eth ernet port. 2. Move to the folder or directory on t he workstation that contain s the new firmware image file. 3. Establish commu nications with th[...]

  • Page 179

    A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59226-00 B A-25 A 12. W ait 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-disruptive activation. SANbox (admin) $>hotreset Examples [...]

  • Page 180

    A – Command Line Interface Lip Command A-26 59226-00 B S Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin session Synt ax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialize d. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. Examples The following is an example of the Lip command: SANbox (admin) #> lip 2[...]

  • Page 181

    A – Command Line Interface Passwd Command 59226-00 B A-27 A Passwd Command Changes a user account’ s password. Authority Admin account name and an admin se ssion to change another account’ s password; Y ou can change you own p assword without an Admin session. Synt ax passwd [account_name ] Keywords [account_name] The user account name. T o c[...]

  • Page 182

    A – Command Line Interface Ping Command A-28 59226-00 B S Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communica te with another switch over an Ethernet net work and reports the result. Authority None Synt ax ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to qu ery . Examples The following is an example of a successfu l Ping command: SA[...]

  • Page 183

    A – Command Line Interface Ps Command 59226-00 B A-29 A Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None Synt ax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 00:00:01 3-01:18:35 ens 340 327 0.0 00:00:21 3-01:18:35[...]

  • Page 184

    A – Command Line Interface Quit Command A-30 59226-00 B S Quit Command Closes the T elnet session. Authority None Synt ax quit, exit, or logout Notes Y ou can also enter Control-D to close the T elnet session.[...]

  • Page 185

    A – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59226-00 B A-31 A Reset Command Resets the switch configuration pa rameters. If you omit the keywo rd, the default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin session Synt ax reset config [config_name] factory port [port_number] snmp switch (default) system zoning Keywords config [config_name] Resets the configurati[...]

  • Page 186

    A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-32 59226-00 B S switch Resets the switch witho ut a power-on self test. This is the default. This reset disrupts traf fic and does the following:  Activates the pending f irmware.  Closes all management sessions.  Clears the event log. T o save the event log before resetting, refer to the “Set[...]

  • Page 187

    A – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59226-00 B A-33 A Principal Priority 254 Configuration Description Default Config InteropMode S tandard LegacyAddr essFormat False T able A-4. Port Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Admin S tate Online Link S peed Auto Port T ype GL Symbolic Name Port n, where n is th e port number ALFairness False[...]

  • Page 188

    A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-34 59226-00 B S T able A-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonito ringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEn abled  RisingT rigger  FallingT rigger  SampleWindow Tr u e 25 1 10 DecodeErrorsM onitoringEnabled  RisingT rigger  FallingT rigger  SampleWi[...]

  • Page 189

    A – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59226-00 B A-35 A T able A-6. Zoning Configuration Defaults Parameter Default InteropAutoSave T rue DefaultVisibility All DiscardInactive False T able A-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Parameter Default SNMPEnabled T rue Contact <syscontact undefined > Location <sysLoca tio n un de fin e d> Des[...]

  • Page 190

    A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-36 59226-00 B S T able A-8. System Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Ethernet Network Discovery S tatic Ethernet Network IP Address 10.0.0.1 Ethernet Network IP Mask 255.0.0.0 Ethernet Gateway Address 10.0.0.254 Admin T imeout 30 minutes InactivityT imeout 0 LocalLogEnab led T rue RemotelogEnabled[...]

  • Page 191

    A – Command Line Interface Set Comman d 59226-00 B A-37 A Set Command Sets a vari ety of switch parameters. Authority Admin session for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon , and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session. Synt ax set alarm [option] beacon [st ate] config [option] log [option] pagebreak [st ate] port [option] setup [opti[...]

  • Page 192

    A – Command Line Interface Set Command A-38 59226-00 B S log [option] S pecifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. Refer to the “Set Log Command” on page A-51 . p agebreak [state] S pecifies how much information is displayed on the screen at a time according to the value given by [ state]. This keyword does not requ ire an a[...]

  • Page 193

    A – Command Line Interface Set Comman d 59226-00 B A-39 A timezone S pecifies the time zone for the switch and the workstation. The default is Universal T ime (UTC) also known as Greenwich Me an T ime (GMT). This keyword prompt s you to choose a region, then a subregio n to specify the time zone. Examples The following examples ena bles and disab[...]

  • Page 194

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-40 59226-00 B S Set Config Command Sets switch, port, po rt threshold alarm, and zoning config uratio n p arameters. The changes you make with this command are not re tained when you reset or powe r cycle the switch unless you save them us ing the Config Save command. Refer to the “Config Command?[...]

  • Page 195

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59226-00 B A-41 A LinkS peed T ransmission speed: 1-Gbps, 2 -Gbps, 4-Gbps, or Auto. The defaul t is Auto. PortT ype Port type: GL, G , F , FL, D onor . The default is GL. SymbolicPortName Descriptive na me for the port. The name can be up to 32 characters excluding #, semi colon (;), and comma (,). Th[...]

  • Page 196

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-42 59226-00 B S AutoPerfT uning Automatic performance tuning for FL_Ports only . The default is T rue.  If AutoPerfT uning is enabled (T rue) and the port is an FL_Port, MFSEnable is automatically enabled. LCFEnable and VIEnable are over ridden to False.  If AutoPerfT uning is disabled (False)[...]

  • Page 197

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59226-00 B A-43 A switch Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. The system displays each p arameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or pre ss the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s. T [...]

  • Page 198

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-44 59226-00 B S FDMIEntries The number of device entries to maintain in the FDMI database. Enter a numbe r from 0–1000. The defa ult is 1000. DefaultDomainID Default d oma in ID. The default is 1 . DomainIDLock Prevents (T rue) or allows (F alse) dynamic reassign- ment of the domain ID. The de fa [...]

  • Page 199

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59226-00 B A-45 A threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to gene rate and log alarms for selected events. The syste m displa ys each event, its triggers, and sampling window one line at a time and prompt s you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to[...]

  • Page 200

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-46 59226-00 B S zoning Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each p arameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new value or pre ss the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s. T able [...]

  • Page 201

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59226-00 B A-47 A Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: SANbox #> admin start SANbox (admin) #> config edit SANbox (admin-config) #> set config port 1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTE[...]

  • Page 202

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-48 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Set Config Switch co mmand: SANbox #> admin start SANbox (admin) #> config edit SANbox (admin-config) #> set config switch A list of attributes with formatting and default values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key [...]

  • Page 203

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59226-00 B A-49 A The following is an example of the Set Config Thre shold command: SANbox #> admin start SANbox (admin) #> config edit SANbox (admin-config) #> set config threshold A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTE[...]

  • Page 204

    A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-50 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Set Config Zon ing command. SANbox #> admin start SANbox (admin) #> config edit SANbox (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key [...]

  • Page 205

    A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59226-00 B A-51 A Set Log Command S pecifies the eve nts to record in the event log and d isplay on the screen. Y ou determine what event s to record in the switch event log using the Component, Level, and Port keywords. Y ou determine w hat even ts are automatically displayed on the screen using the Dis[...]

  • Page 206

    A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command A-52 59226-00 B S Eport Monitors all E_Ports. Mgmtserver Monitors management server st atus. Nameserver Monitors name server st atus. None Monitor none of the component eve nts. Other Monitors other mi scellaneous event s. Port Monitors all port event s. SNMP Monitors all SNMP events. Switch Monitors swi[...]

  • Page 207

    A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59226-00 B A-53 A None S pecifies no severity levels for d isplay on the screen. level [filter] S pecifies the severity level given by [filt er ] to use in monitoring and logging events for the specified component s or ports. [filter] can be one of the following values: Critical Monitors critical event s[...]

  • Page 208

    A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command A-54 59226-00 B S save Saves the log settings for the compone nt, severity level, port, and display level. These settings remain in ef fect after a switch reset. The log settings can be viewed using the Show Log Settings command. T o export log entries to a file, use the Set Log Archive command. st art S[...]

  • Page 209

    A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59226-00 B A-55 A Set Port Command Sets port st ate and speed for the specified port temporarily u ntil the next switch reset or new configuration activation. Th is command also clears port counters. Authority Admin session except for the Clear keyword. Synt ax set port [port_number] bypass [alp a] clea[...]

  • Page 210

    A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command A-56 59226-00 B S st ate [sta te] S pecifies one of the following adminis trative states for the specified port: Online Places the port online. This activates an d prepares the port to send dat a. Offline Places the port of fline. This prevents the port from re ceiving signal and accepting a device logi[...]

  • Page 211

    A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59226-00 B A-57 A Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The swit ch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin session Synt ax set setup snmp system Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-lin e fashion to change SNMP configuration settings[...]

  • Page 212

    A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-58 59226-00 B S system Prompts you in a line-by-lin e fashion to change system configuration settings. T able A-14 describes the system configuration fields. For each p arameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in brackets. ReadCommunity Read community pass[...]

  • Page 213

    A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59226-00 B A-59 A Eth0NetworkMask Ethernet subnet mask address. Eth0GatewayAddress Ethernet IP address gateway . AdminT imeout Amount of time in minutes the switch wa it s before ter- minating an idle Admin session . Zero (0) disabl es the time out th reshold. The de fault is 30, the maximum is 1440. I[...]

  • Page 214

    A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-60 59226-00 B S Examples The following is a n example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox #> admin start SANbox (admin) #> 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 the current value. If you wi[...]

  • Page 215

    A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59226-00 B A-61 A The following is an example of the Set Setu p System command: SANbox (admin) #> 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 b[...]

  • Page 216

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-62 59226-00 B S Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational inf ormation. Authority None Synt ax show about alarm [option] broadcast chassis config [option] domains donor fabric fdmi [port_wwn] interface log [option] lsdb mem [count] ns [option] pagebreak perf [option] port [port_number] po[...]

  • Page 217

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-63 A alarm [option] Displays the alarm log and session disp lay setting. If you omit [optio n], the command displays the last 200 alarm entries. The alarm log is cleared when the switch is reset or power cycled. [optio n] has the following value: setting Displays the status of the p arameter th[...]

  • Page 218

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-64 59226-00 B S lsdb Displays Link S tate database information mem [count] Displays information about memory activity for the number o f seconds given by [count]. If you omit [count], the value 1 is used. Displayed memory values are in 1K block units. ns [option] Displays name server information fo r the [...]

  • Page 219

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-65 A port [port_number] Displays operational information for t he port given by [port_ number]. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. If [po rt number] is omitted, information is displayed for all ports. Ta b l e A - 1 5 describes the port p arameters. T able A-15. Show Port Parameters Entry Des[...]

  • Page 220

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-66 59226-00 B S LIP_F8_AL_PS Thi s LIP den otes a loop fa ilure detected by the L_Port identi- fied by AL_PS. LIP_F7_F7 A loop in itialization pr imitive frame used to acquire a valid AL_P A. LIP_F8_F7 A loop init ialization primitive frame used to indicate that a loop failure has been detected at the rec[...]

  • Page 221

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-67 A post log Displays the Power On Self T est (POST) log which contains result s from the most recently failed POST . setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP , and the switch manufacturer . Refer to the “Show Setup Command” on p age A-87 . steering [domain_id] Display[...]

  • Page 222

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-68 59226-00 B S 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. This keywor d is intended for use at the request of your authorized maintenance provider [...]

  • Page 223

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-69 A topology Displays all connected devices. timezone Displays the current time zone setting. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent t o the User List command. LogLevel Event severity level used to record event s in the event log MaxPorts Number of port s availa ble on th[...]

  • Page 224

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-70 59226-00 B S version Displays an introductory set of information about ope rational attributes of the switch. This keyword is equivalent to the About keyword. Examples The following is an example of the Show Chassis co mmand: SANbox #> show chassis Chassis Information ------------------- BoardTemp ([...]

  • Page 225

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-71 A The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command: SANbox #> show fdmi 21:00:00:e0:8b:09:3b:17 FDMI Information ---------------- Manufacturer QLogic Corporation SerialNumber [04202 Model QLA2342 ModelDescription QLogic QLA2342 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter PortID 610000 NodeWWN 20:00[...]

  • Page 226

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-72 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Show NS [domain_ ID] command: SANbox #> show ns 18 Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS PortWWN NodeWWN --- ------ ------ ---- --- ------- ------- 1 18 (0x12) 120700 N 3 21:00:00:e0:8b:07:a7:bc 20:00:00:e0:8b:07:a7:bc The following is an example of t[...]

  • Page 227

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-73 A The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online OperationalState Online AsicNumber 0 PerfTuningMode Normal AsicPort 1 PortID 0e0800 ConfigType GL PortWWN 20:08:00:c0:dd:03:d5:94 DiagStatus Passed RunningType E EpC[...]

  • Page 228

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-74 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Show Switch co mmand: SANbox #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox 1400 BootVersion Vx.x.x.x-0 (day month date time year) CreditPool 0 DomainID 19 (0x13) FirstPortAddress [...]

  • Page 229

    A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59226-00 B A-75 A The following is an example of the Show T opology command for port 1: SANbox #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Information ----------------------- Device 0 NodeWWN 50:80:02:0[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-76 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Show V ersion command: SANbox #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************************************************** SystemDescription SANbox 1400 FC Switch Eth0Netwo[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59226-00 B A-77 A Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning for the current configuration. Authority None Synt ax show config port [port_number] switch threshold zoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configuration parameters for the port n umber given by [port_numbe[...]

  • Page 232

    A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command A-78 59226-00 B S Examples The following is an example of the Show Config Port command: SANbox #> show config port 3 Port Number: 3 ------------ AdminState Offline LinkSpeed Auto PortType GL SymbolicName Port3 ALFairness False DeviceScanEnabled True ForceOfflineRSCN False ARB_FF False InteropCredi[...]

  • Page 233

    A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59226-00 B A-79 A The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold co mmand: SANbox #> show config threshold Configuration Name: default ------------ Threshold Configuration Information ----------------------------------- ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled True Ris[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command A-80 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command: SANbox #> show config zoning Configuration Name: default ------------------- Zoning Configuration Information -------------------------------- InteropAutoSave True DefaultVisibility All DiscardInactive False[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59226-00 B A-81 A Show Log Command Displays the content s of the log or the parameters used to create and display entries in the log. The log cont ains a maximum of 1200 entries. When the log reaches its e ntry capacity , subsequent entries overwrite the existing e ntries, beginning with the oldest. Aut[...]

  • Page 236

    A – Command Line Interface Show Log Comm and A-82 59226-00 B S Other Monitors other mi scellaneous event s. Port Monitors all port event s SNMP SNMP events. Switch Monitors switch management event s. Zoning Monitors zoning conflict event s. display [filter] Displays log events on the screen according to the component or severity level filter give[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59226-00 B A-83 A Switch Displays all event s related to switch management. Zoning Displays all event s related to zoning. level Displays the event severity level loggin g setting and the display level setting. options Displays the options that ar e available for configuring event logging and automatic [...]

  • Page 238

    A – Command Line Interface Show Log Comm and A-84 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Show Log command: SANbox #> show log [327][day month date time year][I][Eport Port:0/8][Eport State= E_A0_GET_DOMAIN_ID] [328][day month date time year][I][Eport Port: 0/8][FSPF PortUp state=0] [329][day month date time year][I][Eport Port: 0/8][S[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59226-00 B A-85 A Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and byt es/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays dat a transmitted (out), data received (in ), and total dat a transmitted and received in frames/second and bytes per second. Authority None Synt ax show perf [...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command A-86 59226-00 B S Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command: SANbox #> show perf Port Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Number (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- 0 7K 136M 136M 245 68K 68K 1 58K 0 58K 1[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59226-00 B A-87 A Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settin gs. Authority None Synt ax show setup mfg snmp system Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch . snmp Displays the current SNMP settings. system Displays the current system settings. Examples The f[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command A-88 59226-00 B S The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox 1400 FC Switch Trap1Address 10.0.0.254 Trap1Port 162 Trap[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59226-00 B A-89 A The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0GatewayAddress 10.20.8.254 AdminTimeout 30 InactivityTimeout[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command A-90 59226-00 B S Shut down Command T erminates all data tran sfers on the switch at convenient points and closes th e T elnet session. Always power cycle the switch after entering this command. Authority Admin session Synt ax shutdown Notes Always use this command to perform an orderly shut down before[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface T est Command 59226-00 B A-91 A T est Command T ests port s using internal (SerDes level), external (transceiver), and online loopback tests. I nternal and external tests require t hat the port be placed in diagnostic mode. Refer to the “Set Comma nd” on page A-37 for information about changing the port administrati[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface T est Command A-92 59226-00 B S Examples T o run an internal or ext ernal port test, do the following: 1. T o start a n admin session, enter the follo wing command and press the Enter key . admin start 2. Place the port in Diagnostics mode, ent er the following command ( x = port number) and press the Enter key . set po[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface T est Command 59226-00 B A-93 A 3. A series of test pa rameters are displayed on the screen. Press th e Enter key to accept each default p arameter value, or type a new value for each parameter and press th e Enter key . The T estLength parameter is the number of frames sent, the FrameSize (256 byte maximum in some case[...]

  • Page 248

    A – Command Line Interface Uptime Command A-94 59226-00 B S Uptime Command Displays the elap sed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activatio n does not re set t he ela p sed up time reported by this command. Authority None Synt ax uptime Examples The following is an example of the Upt[...]

  • Page 249

    A – Command Line Interface User Command 59226-00 B A-95 A User Command Administers and displays user account s. Authority Admin account name and an Admin session. The Account s and List keywords are available to all account names without an Admin session. Synt ax user accounts add del ete [account_name] edit list Keywords account s Displays all u[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface User Command A-96 59226-00 B S Notes Authority level or p asswor d changes t hat you make t o an accoun t that is curren tly logged in do not t ake effect until that account lo gs in again. Examples The following is an example of the User Accou nts command: SANbox (admin) #> user accounts Current list of user account[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface User Command 59226-00 B A-97 A The following is an example of the User Delete command : SANbox (admin) #> user del user3 The user account will be deleted. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y The following is an example of the User L ist command: SANbox (admin) #> user list User Ethernet Addr-Port Logged in Since ---- ----[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Whoami Command A-98 59226-00 B S Whoami Command Displays the account name, session numb er , and switch domain ID for the T elnet session. Authority None Synt ax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoa mi command: SANbox #> whoami User name : admin@session2 Switch name : SANbox Switch domain ID: 21 (0[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59226-00 B A-99 A Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit sessio n. Refer to the “Zoning Command” on page A-1 06 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session . The List, Members, and Zoneset s keywords are available without an Admin s[...]

  • Page 254

    A – Command Line Interface Zone Command A-100 59226-00 B S del ete [zone] Deletes the specified zone given by [zo ne] from the zoning database. If the zone is a component of the active zone set, the zo ne will not be removed from the active zone set until the active zone set is d eactivated. list Displays a list of all zones and the zone set s of[...]

  • Page 255

    A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59226-00 B A-101 A Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox #> 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_[...]

  • Page 256

    A – Command Line Interface Zone Command A-102 59226-00 B S The following is an example of th e Zone Zonesets command: SANbox #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Com man d 59226-00 B A-103 A Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit sessio n. Refer to the “Zoning Command” on page A-1 06 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session . The Active, List, and Zones keywords are available with[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command A-104 59226-00 B S deact ivate Deactivates the active zone set. Close the Zoning Edit session befo re using this keyword. del ete [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 deactivate d. list Displays a list of [...]

  • Page 259

    A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Com man d 59226-00 B A-105 A The following is an example of the Zone set Zones command: SANbox #> zoneset zones ssss Current List of Zones for ZoneSet: ssss ---------------------------------- zone1 zone2 zone3[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-106 59226-00 B S Zoning Command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone set s and zones. Refer to the “Zone Command” on page A-99 and the “Zoneset Command” on page A-1 03 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History , Limits, and List keywords. Synt ax zoning a[...]

  • Page 261

    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59226-00 B A-107 A history Displays a history of zoning modification s. This keyword does not require an Admin session. History information includes the following:  T ime of the most recent zone set acti vation or deactivation and the user who performed it  T ime of the most recent modifications to [...]

  • Page 262

    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-108 59226-00 B S save Saves changes made during the current Zonin g Edit session. The system will inform you that the zone set must be activated to implement any changes. This does not apply if you entered the Z oning Clear command during the Zoning Edit session. Examples The following is an example of [...]

  • Page 263

    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59226-00 B A-109 A The following is an example of the Zoning Limit s command: SANbox #> zoning limits Zoning Attribute Maximum Current [Zoning Name] ---------------- ------- ------- ------------- MaxZoneSets 256 6 MaxZones 2000 17 MaxAliases 2500 1 MaxTotalMembers 10000 166 MaxZonesInZoneSets 2000 19 M[...]

  • Page 264

    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-1 10 59226-00 B S The following is an exampl e of th e Zoning List command: SANbox #> zoning list Active ZoneSet Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember -------------------------------- wwn 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:[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59226-00 B A - 111 A[...]

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    A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-1 12 59226-00 B S Notes[...]

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    59226-00 B Glossary-1 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traf fic. Active Zone Set The zone set that define s the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in use. Activity LED A port LED that indicates when f[...]

  • Page 268

    SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide Glossary-2 59226-00 B S Class 3 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledg ment. Configured Zone Set s The zone set s stored on a switch excluding the active zone set. Default Visibility Zoning para meter that determines the le[...]

  • Page 269

    59226-00 B Glossary-3 SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A Input Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages. Inter-Switch Link The connection between two switches using E_Ports. IP Internet Protocol LIP Loop Initialization Primitive seq uence Logged-in LED A port LED th[...]

  • Page 270

    SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide Glossary-4 59226-00 B S SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Sof t Zone Soft zoning divide s th e fabric f or purp oses of controlling discovery . Members of the same soft zone au tomatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. T arget A storage device that[...]

  • Page 271

    59226-00 B Index- 1 Index A access control list zone 3-22, 3-37 account name display A-98 factory A-2 active zone set 3-16, 3-22 Active Zoneset data window 3-16 Admin account name A-7 authority A-7 Admin command A-8 administrative st ate configured 4-19, 5-11 current 4-19, 5-11 port 5-11, A-56 switch 4-19, A-38 alarm configuration 4-13, A-45 config[...]

  • Page 272

    SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide Index-2 59226-00 B S D data window Active Zoneset 3-16 Configured Zonesets 4-1 2 description 2-25, 2-29, 2-32 Devices 3-15, 4-8 port information 5-7 port statistics 5 -4 switch 4-8 datab ase fabric 3-4 zoning 3-25 date 4-15 Date command A-16 Decode error 4-13 default configuration 4-34 fabric vie[...]

  • Page 273

    59226-00 B Index-3 SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A faceplate display data window 2-32 description 2-20, 2-30 open 2-28 factory defaults 4-3 4, A-31 FC-4 descriptor 5-14 FDMI - See Fabric Device Management Interface Feature command A-17 File T ransfer Protocol A-24 firmware image file 4-36, A-2 3 install with CLI A-1 8 insta[...]

  • Page 274

    SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide Index-4 59226-00 B S loop port bypass A-55 enable A-55 fabric 5-2, 5-13 initialization A-26 loopback test 5-16 loss of signal monitoring 4-13 M manufacturer information A-87 media status 5-4 memory activity A-64 workstation 2-2 menu structure 2-21 Multi-Frame Sequence bundling A-42 N name server [...]

  • Page 275

    59226-00 B Index-5 SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A Ping command A-28 polling frequency 5-23 port administrative st ate 5-11, A-56 buffer credit s 5-15 configuration 5-10, A-40 configuration display A-77 counters A-55 credit 5-15 displaying information 5-1 external test A-91 initialize A-31 internal test A-91 loopback test A[...]

  • Page 276

    SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide Index-6 59226-00 B S Set Log command A-51 Set Port command A-55 Set Setup command A-57 severity levels 3- 12 SFP level test 5-17 shortcut key 2-22 Show command A-62 Show Config command A-77 Show Log command A-81 Show Perf command A-85 Show Setup command A-87 Shutdown command A-90 Simple Network M[...]

  • Page 277

    59226-00 B Index-7 SANbox 1400 Series Switch Manag eme nt User’s Guid e A topolo gy display arrange icons 2-28 data windows 2-29 description 2-20 usage 2-26 transceiver status 5-4 transmission speed 5-12 trap authentication 4-29 community 4-29 configuration 4-30 SNMP version 4-30 U Uptime command A-94 user account A-2 logged in A-69 user account [...]

  • Page 278

    SANbox 1400 Series Switch Management User ’s Guide Index-8 59226-00 B S zone set activate 3-32, A-103 active 3-16, 3-22, A-106 add member zone A-103 copy A-103 create 3-31, A-103 deactivate 3-32, A-32, A-104 definition 3-22 delete A-104 delete member zone 3-32, A-104 discard inactive 3-29 display A-104 display active A-10 3 display mem bers A-104[...]