Qlogic SANbox2 SANbox2-64, User Manual

Page 1: ...S i m p l i f y 59048 01 A Page i SANbox2 64 Switch Management User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ses only QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification QLogic Corporation assumes no respons...

Page 3: ...2 1 6 SANbox2 Installation Disk Solaris Installation 2 5 2 2 Starting SANbox Manager 2 6 2 3 Exiting SANbox Manager 2 8 2 4 Uninstalling SANbox Manager 2 9 2 5 Changing Default File Password 2 9 2 6...

Page 4: ...oving a Fabric 3 4 3 2 3 Opening a Fabric View File 3 4 3 2 4 Saving a Fabric View File 3 4 3 2 5 Rediscovering a Fabric 3 4 3 2 6 Adding a New Switch to a Fabric 3 5 3 2 7 Replacing a Failed Switch 3...

Page 5: ...a Zone from All Zone Sets 3 23 3 4 7 7 Changing Zone Types 3 24 3 4 8 Managing Aliases 3 24 3 4 8 1 Creating an Alias 3 24 3 4 8 2 Adding a Member to an Alias 3 25 3 4 8 3 Removing an Alias from All...

Page 6: ...the Fallback Firmware 4 19 4 11 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4 20 Section 5 Managing I O Blades 5 1 Displaying I O Blade Information 5 1 5 2 Changing the I O Blade Administrative State...

Page 7: ...A 4 Alias Command A 5 Config Command A 7 Date Command A 9 Fallback Command A 10 Help Command A 11 History Command A 12 Hotswap Command A 13 Image Command A 15 Lip Command A 16 Passwd Command A 17 Ps...

Page 8: ...erties Dialog C 8 C 6 Faceplate Display C 10 C 7 Firmware Fallback Dialog C 13 C 8 Load Firmware Dialog C 13 C 9 Port Loopback Test Dialog C 15 C 10 Extended Credits Dialog C 17 C 11 Zoning Dialog C 1...

Page 9: ...Tables Table Page 2 1 Management Workstation Requirements 2 1 2 2 Menu Shortcut Keys 2 14 2 3 Tool Bar Buttons 2 14 3 1 Topology Display Switch and Status Icons 3 8 3 2 Edit Zoning Window Tool Bar Bu...

Page 10: ...Zoning Parameters A 31 A 11 SNMP Configuration Settings A 40 A 12 System Configuration Settings A 41 A 13 Show Port Parameters A 46 C 1 Fabrics File Open Save Messages C 1 C 2 Add a Fabric Messages C...

Page 11: ...4 describes switch management tasks Section 5 describes I O blade management tasks Section 6 describes port and device management tasks Appendix A describes the command line interface Appendix B desc...

Page 12: ...gic offers the following technical training courses Switch Certification HBA Certification Each course is available at the training facility in Eden Prairie MN or at your local facility All courses in...

Page 13: ...ox Manager user interface Using the topology display Using the faceplate display 2 1 Installing SANbox Manager The SANbox Manager application requires a management workstation with the characteristics...

Page 14: ...the SANsurfer Management Suite start page does not open in your default browser do the following a Using Windows Explorer double click the drive letter which contains the SANsurfer Management Suite D...

Page 15: ...ollowing command mount mnt cdrom c Execute your web browser to view the Start_Here htm document using one of the following commands mozilla file mnt cdrom Start_Here htm or netscape file mnt cdrom Sta...

Page 16: ...ick the Start_Here htm file to open the SANsurfer Management Suite start page in your default browser 2 On the SANsurfer Management Suite start page choose the SANbox Switch Software button 3 On the S...

Page 17: ...e all programs currently running and insert the SANbox2 Installation Disk into the management workstation CD ROM drive 2 Open the File Manager and double click on the CD ROM icon 3 Double click the SA...

Page 18: ...ANbox_Manager For a Solaris platform enter the following on the command line usr opt QLGCsol bin SANbox_Manager The SANbox Manager application opens with the display shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 SAN...

Page 19: ...password The factory account name is admin and the factory password is password If security is turned off default you are not required to enter an account name or password This account name is for the...

Page 20: ...Refer to Setting Preferences on page 2 10 for more information To exit a SANbox Manager application session open the File menu and select Exit If you have made changes to the view the system will prom...

Page 21: ...program shortcut Start menu program group on or user specified that is used to start the SANbox Manager application 2 Double click the uninstall program file or shortcut link and follow the instructi...

Page 22: ...ng SANbox Manager on page 2 6 for more information on the default fabric view file Choose the default port view when opening the faceplate display Refer to Monitoring Port Status on page 6 2 for more...

Page 23: ...ager application and its functions The two ways to open the online help file are open the Help menu and select Help Topics or choose the Help button in the tool bar 2 8 Viewing Software Version and Co...

Page 24: ...display The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports Both displays s...

Page 25: ...ware Firmware Fallback Set Date Time Hot Swap Wizard Toggle Beacon Export Alarm Log Configure Alarm Thresholds Reset Switch Restore Factory Defaults Refresh Layout Topology Toggle Auto Layout Remember...

Page 26: ...you can use to access SANbox Manager functions as shown in Table 2 3 The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar The tool bar can be relocated in the display by clicking and d...

Page 27: ...of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded Click this handle or double click the entry to expand or contract a fabric tree entry A fabric entry expands to show its member switch...

Page 28: ...e window length can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window 2 9 5 Data Window and Tabs The data window presents a table of data and statistics associ...

Page 29: ...gy display features Switch and link status Working with switches and links Topology data windows Figure 2 10 Topology Display 2 10 1 Switch and Link Status Switch icon shape and color provide informat...

Page 30: ...r Select All Links from the popup menu To cancel a selection press and hold the Control key and select the item again To cancel all selections click in the graphic window background 2 10 2 2 Arranging...

Page 31: ...o open the switch popup menu when viewing the topology display right click the switch icon in the graphic window The switch popup menu presents selections to refresh the switch delete the switch from...

Page 32: ...for more information Active Zoneset displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones and their member ports Refer to Active Zone Set Data Window on page 3 8 for more information about this...

Page 33: ...2 11 Faceplate Display 2 11 1 I O Blades Figure 2 11 shows how slots appear in the faceplate display with and without installed I O blades I O blade failure status is indicated by a status icon as sh...

Page 34: ...respective data windows or to modify them Context sensitive popup menus and properties windows are accessible through the I O blade and port icons 2 11 3 1 Selecting I O Blades and Ports You can selec...

Page 35: ...n the Port popup menu right click an I O blade or port 2 11 4 Faceplate Data Windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs Name Server display...

Page 36: ...2 Using SANbox Manager Using the Faceplate Display 2 24 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 37: ...ccess to the fabric To enable User Authentication security set the Security Enabled parameter to True using the Set Setup System command Refer to the Set Setup Command on page A 40 for information All...

Page 38: ...the port will not establish an ISL link Refer to the Set Config Command on page A 27 for more ISL security information and a Set Config Port example 3 1 3 Inband Management Inband management is the a...

Page 39: ...ch to manage the fabric 3 Enter an account name and password The factory account name and password are admin password The password is for the switch and is stored in the switch firmware If security is...

Page 40: ...name of the file to open 3 Enter a file password if necessary 4 Choose the Load View File button If the fabric has changed you will be prompted to save before opening the new view 3 2 4 Saving a Fabr...

Page 41: ...on do the following 1 If the switch is not new reset the switch to the factory configuration before adding the switch to the fabric by selecting Restore Factory Defaults in the Switch menu 2 If you wa...

Page 42: ...AC cords and power up the switch 3 Select the failed switch in the topology display Open the Switch menu and select Delete 4 Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch...

Page 43: ...e management workstation The data window tabs show name server switch and active zone set information The Active Zoneset tab shows the zone definitions for the active zone set Refer to Name Server Dat...

Page 44: ...ive Zoneset data window choose the Active Zoneset tab below the data window in the topology display Refer to Configured Zonesets Data Window on page 4 5 for information about the zone set definitions...

Page 45: ...e set entry expands to show its member zones A zone entry expands to show its member port devices Figure 3 2 Active Zone Set Data Window 3 4 Zoning a Fabric Zoning enables you to divide the ports and...

Page 46: ...els of communication Soft zone Access Control List ACL hard zone Virtual Private Fabric VPF hard zone 3 4 1 1 1 Soft Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery Members...

Page 47: ...g discovery and both inbound and outbound traffic This type of zoning is useful for providing security and reserving paths between devices to guarantee bandwidth VPF zoning is a type of hard zoning th...

Page 48: ...ing the zoning database To apply zoning to a fabric choose a zone set and activate it When you activate a zone set the switch distributes that zone set to every switch in the fabric This zone set is k...

Page 49: ...ation using the CLI 3 4 2 Using the Zoning Config Window Use the Zoning Config window to change the Auto Save and Default Visibility configuration parameters In the faceplate display open the Zoning m...

Page 50: ...Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions To restore the default zoning for a switch 1 In the faceplate display open the Zoning menu and select Restore Default Zoning 2...

Page 51: ...D 1 and Port 1 Fabric B ZN1 contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2 In this case the merge will fail and the inter switch links between the fabrics will isolate 3 4 4 2 Zone Merge Failur...

Page 52: ...t and a Port Device or members tree on the right Both trees use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets zones and ports An expanded port shows the port F...

Page 53: ...e database and closes the window Table 3 2 describes the zoning tool bar operations Table 3 2 Edit Zoning Window Tool Bar Buttons Tool Bar Button Description Create Zone Set button create a new zone s...

Page 54: ...ect Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set window 3 Enter a name for the zone set and choose the OK button The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets window A zone set name must begin wi...

Page 55: ...rom the Select Zone Set pull down menu and choose the Activate button To deactivate the active zone set open the Zoning menu select Deactivate Zone Set Acknowledge the warning about traffic disruption...

Page 56: ...Zone Sets tree select the zone set to be removed 3 Open the Edit menu and select Remove to remove the zone set 4 Choose the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database Alternatively you may us...

Page 57: ...ing 1 Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning window 2 Open the Edit menu and select Create a Zone 3 In the Create a Zone window enter a name for the new zone and choose th...

Page 58: ...port number Fibre Channel address or worldwide name in the Port Device tree and drag it into the zone To select and drag multiple ports devices press and hold the Control key while dragging Select on...

Page 59: ...e no longer members of any zone set are moved to the orphan zone set The orphan zone set is saved on the switch To delete a zone from a zone set 1 In the Edit Zoning window select the zone to be remov...

Page 60: ...PF zone cannot extend beyond the ports of a single I O blade 3 4 8 Managing Aliases An alias is a collection of objects that can be zoned together An alias is not a zone and can not have a zone or ano...

Page 61: ...ias 2 Drag the selected member from the right pane to the alias in the left pane To add a member to an alias using the menu options do the following 1 Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to op...

Page 62: ...3 Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3 26 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 63: ...rmation The faceplate display and data windows provide the following specific switch information Name server information Switch specifications and addresses Configuration parameters Performance statis...

Page 64: ...data window Refer to Exporting Name Server Information to a File on page 4 9 for exporting name server information 4 1 2 Switch Data Window The Switch data window displays current network and switch...

Page 65: ...eway address Negotiated Domain ID The domain ID currently being used by the fabric Configured Domain ID The domain ID defined by network administrator Domain ID Lock Domain ID lock status Prevents Tru...

Page 66: ...se Zoning Default Visibility Zoning visibility status Permits ALL or prevents None communication with other switches in the absence of an active zone set Temperature Internal switch temperature C Fan...

Page 67: ...the current baseline 4 1 5 Port Information Data Window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected ports To open the Port Statistics data window choose the Por...

Page 68: ...the Alarm Log data window choose the Alarm Log tab below the data window in the faceplate display 4 2 Managing Alarms You can configure the switch to generate and log alarms Display the Alarm Log by...

Page 69: ...alarm Figure 4 2 Alarm Threshold Configuration Window 3 Check the Enable All Alarm Thresholds box to enable monitoring for all the individual alarm types that are enabled The Enable All Alarm Thresho...

Page 70: ...eshold Consider the example in Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Alarm Threshold Example 7 Enter a sample interval in milliseconds The sample interval defines the period of time in which to count events 8 Check t...

Page 71: ...Switch menu in the faceplate display and enable the Toggle Beacon selection To cancel the beacon reselect Toggle Beacon 4 5 Setting the Date and Time To set the date and time on a switch do the follow...

Page 72: ...or faceplate display and select Switch Properties from the popup menu 4 7 1 Switch Properties Use the Switch Properties window to change the chassis name administrative state domain ID to enable or d...

Page 73: ...omain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID port ID and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address ALPA The maximum number of switches wi...

Page 74: ...ng is supported with Access Control List ACL and Virtual Private Fabric VPF hard zones When a broadcast frame is received these hard zones are enforced at the F FL_Port If the originator of the broadc...

Page 75: ...the switch is offline Table 4 4 Timeout Values Parameter Description R_A_TOV Resource Allocation Timeout Represents the maximum time a frame could be delayed in the Fabric and still be delivered The d...

Page 76: ...n parameters After making changes choose the OK button to put the new values into effect To open the Network Properties window open the Switch menu and select Network Properties Figure 4 5 Network Pro...

Page 77: ...tocol Acquires the IP address from an RARP server An RARP request is broadcast with up to three retries each at 5 second intervals If no IP address is obtained the switch reverts to the previously con...

Page 78: ...le 4 6 describes the SNMP configuration parameters Table 4 6 SNMP Configuration Parameters Parameter Description Contact Specifies the name up to 32 characters of the person who is to be contacted to...

Page 79: ...rocedures with the Put command to send the previously saved using config backup configdata file to the switch Use the Config Restore command to return the switch configuration to the previously saved...

Page 80: ...u and select Archive 2 In the Save window enter a file name 3 Choose the Save button 4 9 Restoring a Switch Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the switch The swit...

Page 81: ...lay open the Switch menu and select Load Firmware 2 In the Firmware Upload window choose the Select button to browse and select the firmware file to be uploaded 3 Choose the Start button to begin the...

Page 82: ...d File in the maintenance menu Refer to Recovering a Switch in the SANbox2 64 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide Table 4 8 Factory Default Configuration Settings Setting Value Chassis name SANbox...

Page 83: ...ches Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 59048 01 A 4 21 Write community Private Port state Online Port speed Auto detect Port mode GL Table 4 8 Factory Default Configuration Settings Continue...

Page 84: ...4 Managing Switches Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4 22 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 85: ...Information data window displays information for the selected I O blades To open the Blade Information data window choose the Blade Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display Table 5 1 d...

Page 86: ...administrative state values To change the I O blade administrative state do the following 1 Open the faceplate display and click on one or more of the I O blades 2 Open the Blade menu and select Blade...

Page 87: ...Select the Replace a Blade hot swap procedure 2 Select and confirm the slot in which to replace the blade 3 The Port Status LEDs will flash green to positively identify the I O blade Remove the I O bl...

Page 88: ...8 01 A Removing an I O Blade 1 Select the Remove a Blade hot swap procedure 2 Select and confirm the slot from which to remove the blade 3 The Port Status LEDs will flash green to positively identify...

Page 89: ...ts Testing ports 6 1 Displaying Port Information Port information is available primarily in the faceplate display shown in Figure 6 1 The faceplate display data windows provide information and statist...

Page 90: ...the cursor over a port on the faceplate display The status information changes depending on the View menu option selected 6 1 1 1 Displaying Port Modes To display port mode status from the faceplate d...

Page 91: ...speed of each port in the faceplate display open the View menu and select View Port Speeds Table 6 3 lists the possible speeds Table 6 2 Port Operational States State Description On Online port is act...

Page 92: ...e total count of statistics since the last switch reset Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics si...

Page 93: ...es received by this port Class 2 Out Frames Number of class 2 frames transmitted by this port Class 2 Words In Number of class 2 words received by this port Class 2 Words Out Number of class 2 words t...

Page 94: ...es the switch to attempt to re establish the link If the link is not re established by the time specified by R_T_TOV a link failure is counted A link reset is performed after a link failure Primitive...

Page 95: ...Oper Port State Port operational state online offline diagnostics or down Configured Admin Port State Port administrative state that is stored in the switch configuration Logged In Indicates whether...

Page 96: ...hoose the Name Server tab below the data window You can also open the Name Server data window in the faceplate display Refer to Table 4 1 for a description of the Name Server data window entries 6 2 C...

Page 97: ...trative state The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets The current administrative state is set using t...

Page 98: ...ch 6 2 3 Changing Port Modes The SANbox2 switch ports support both public and private devices as single devices or in loops The ports can be configured to self discover the proper mode to match the de...

Page 99: ...and the target devices in the same soft or VPF zone using worldwide name or domain ID and port ID membership If there are more than 65 members in the zone the TL_Port will be unable to communicate wit...

Page 100: ...Each port is supported by a data buffer with a 12 credit capacity that is 12 maximum sized frames For fibre optic cables this enables full bandwidth service over a distance of 20 kilometers at 1 Gbps...

Page 101: ...ed in the alarm log indicating that some recipient ports did not receive the requested credits 4 To confirm that the requested credits were received reopen the Extended Credits window and match the nu...

Page 102: ...then verifying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent Only one port can be tested at a time for each type of test The Port Loopback Test window shown in Figure 6 4 presents the follow...

Page 103: ...st window 3 In the Test Selection area choose the radio button for the type of loopback test to be run Internal External or Online If you choose the internal or external test SANbox Manager will promp...

Page 104: ...6 Managing Ports Testing Ports 6 16 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 105: ...r an account name and password Switches come from the factory with the following user account already defined Account name admin Password password Authority Admin This user account provides full acces...

Page 106: ...Consider the following rules and conventions Commands and keywords are lowercase and case sensitive Commands with keywords require one of those keywords Required keyword values appear in standard font...

Page 107: ...Table A 1 Note Admin authority is enforced only if fabric security is enabled By default fabric security is disabled Refer to Set Setup Command on page A 40 System keyword for more about setting fabri...

Page 108: ...tart Opens the admin session end Closes the admin session The Logout Shutdown and Reset Switch commands will also end an admin session cancel Terminates an Admin session opened by another user Use thi...

Page 109: ...e Fibre Channel address hex 16 character hexadecimal worldwide port name WWPN with the format xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx The application verifies that the alias format is correct but does not validate th...

Page 110: ...by members from the alias given by alias members can have one of the following formats Domain ID and port number pair Domain ID Port Number Domain IDs and port numbers are in decimal Ports are number...

Page 111: ...d configdata which contains the system configuration information To download this file open an FTP session log in with account name password of images for both and type get configdata cancel Terminate...

Page 112: ...figuration you chose for the Config Edit command is used The switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration Notes If you edit the active configuration changes will be held...

Page 113: ...Y You must reset the switch for the new date to take effect Authority Admin to change the date User to display the date Syntax date MMDDhhmmCCYY Keywords MMDDhhmmCCYY Specifies the date this requires...

Page 114: ...Authority Admin Syntax fallback Notes The Show Switch command displays the available firmware versions and the currently active version After executing the Fallback command reset the switch for the fi...

Page 115: ...and all Displays a list of all available commands including command variations Examples The following is an example of the Help Set command SANbox2 64 N108 help set set SET_OPTIONS There are many attr...

Page 116: ...display Enter partial command string to re execute a command that matches the command string Enter to re execute the most recent command Examples The following is an example of the History command SAN...

Page 117: ...blade and press the Enter key the Port Status LEDs will flash amber in sequence by port number then the Port Status LEDs will flash green Examples The following is an example of the Hotswap Replace co...

Page 118: ...8 01 A Attach all connections if any to the IO blade in slot 6 Please confirm that these steps have been accomplished by pressing the ENTER key Hotswap IO blade process successfully completed Diagnost...

Page 119: ...d stores it on the switch with the file name given by file_destination The image file is retrieved from the device with the IP address given by ip_address and an account name given by account_name If...

Page 120: ...48 01 A Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port Authority Admin Syntax lip port_number Keywords port_number The number of the port to be reinitialized Examples The following is an example of...

Page 121: ...e You must open an admin session to change the password for an account name other than your own If you omit account_name you will be prompted to change the password for the current account name Exampl...

Page 122: ...0 9 00 57 58 4 01 33 01 mgmtApp 325 287 0 0 00 00 00 4 01 32 29 fc2 326 287 0 0 00 00 00 4 01 32 29 nserver 327 287 0 0 00 00 00 4 01 32 29 mserver 328 287 0 0 00 00 07 4 01 32 29 util 330 287 0 0 00...

Page 123: ...A Command Line Interface Quit Command 59048 01 A A 19 Quit Command Closes the Telnet session Authority User Syntax quit exit or logout...

Page 124: ...omit config_name the active configuration is reset You must activate the configuration or reset the switch for the changes to take effect Refer to Table A 2 through Table A 4 for switch port and alarm...

Page 125: ...ation Defaults Parameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Enable True InbandEnable True Domain ID 1 Domain ID Lock False Symbolic Name SANbox2 R_T_TOV 100 R_A_TOV 10000 E_D_TOV 2000 FS_TOV 5000 DS...

Page 126: ...False CheckAlps False Table A 4 Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow True 25 1...

Page 127: ...ringEnabled RisingTrigger FallingTrigger SampleWindow True 100 5 10 Table A 5 SNMP Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Contact Undefined Location Undefined Description Undefined Trap 1 5 Address...

Page 128: ...Parameter Default Ethernet Network IP Address 10 0 0 1 Ethernet Network IP Mask 255 0 0 0 Ethernet Gateway Address 10 0 0 254 Ethernet Network Discovery Static Admin Timeout 30 minutes Security Enabl...

Page 129: ...an be one of the following on Enables the flashing beacon off Disables the flashing beacon blade slot_number state Temporarily changes the administrative state given by state for all ports on the I O...

Page 130: ...List Zones Zoning Active List off Allows continuous display of information without a break port option Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new c...

Page 131: ...h to change configuration parameters for the port number given by port_number If you omit port_number the system begins with port 0 and proceeds in order through the last port For each parameter enter...

Page 132: ...ort 0 means the default 12 is unchanged ExtCredit Extended credits The number of port buffer credits that this port can acquire from donor ports FANEnable Fabric address notification Enables True or d...

Page 133: ...vents True or allows False dynamic reassignment of the domain ID SymbolicName Descriptive name R_T_TOV Receiver Transmitter Timeout Value Specifies the number of milliseconds a port is to wait to rece...

Page 134: ...s Parameter Description Threshold Monitoring Enabled Master enable disable parameter for all events Enables True or disables False the default the generation of all enabled event alarms CRCErrorsMonit...

Page 135: ...f you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press q or qq and the ENTER key to do so Configuring Blade in Slot Number 1 AdminState 1 Online 2 Offline 3 Diagnostics 4 Down...

Page 136: ...Gb s 3 Auto Auto PortType TL GL G F FL Donor GL TLPortMode 1 TLTargetMode 2 TLInitiatorMode TLInitiatorMode ISLSecurity Any Ours None Any SymPortName string max 32 chars Port2 ALFairness True False Fa...

Page 137: ...A_TOV decimal value 100 100000 msec 10000 E_D_TOV decimal value 10 20000 msec 2000 FS_TOV decimal value 100 100000 msec 5000 DS_TOV decimal value 100 100000 msec 5000 PrincipalPriority decimal value 1...

Page 138: ...ecimal value 1 1000 sec 10 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled True False True RisingTrigger decimal value 1 1000 200 FallingTrigger decimal value 0 1000 0 SampleWindow decimal value 1 1000 sec 10 ISLMonito...

Page 139: ...ies to a file on the switch named logfile that can be downloaded from the switch using FTP To download the log file open an FTP session log in with account name password of images for both and type ge...

Page 140: ...l switch performance do not use this setting with the Component keyword set to All None Monitors none of the severity levels port port_list Specifies one or more ports to monitor for events Choose one...

Page 141: ...the Port Component and Level keywords assigned to the current configuration The logging continues until you enter the Set Log Stop command stop Stops logging of events Notes To maintain optimal switc...

Page 142: ...ts are numbered beginning with 0 bypass alpa Sends a Loop Port Bypass LPB to a specific Arbitrated Loop Physical Address ALPA or to all ALPAs on the arbitrated loop alpa can be a specific ALPA or the...

Page 143: ...A A 39 state state Specifies the administrative state for the specified port Choose one of the following port state values Online Places the port online Offline Places the port offline Diagnostics Pr...

Page 144: ...e switch location The default is undefined Trap 1 5 Address Specifies the workstation IP address to which SNMP traps are sent The default is 10 0 0 254 Trap 1 5 Port Specifies the workstation port to...

Page 145: ...iguration Settings Entry Description Eth0NetworkAddress Internet Protocol IP address for the Ethernet port Eth0NetworkMask Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port Eth0GatewayAddress IP address gatew...

Page 146: ...attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of t...

Page 147: ...list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current value If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the...

Page 148: ...ort_number post log setup option slot slot_number steering domain_id support switch topology users version Keywords about Displays an introductory set of information about operational attributes of th...

Page 149: ...each domain fabric ID worldwide name node IP address and port IP address interface Displays the status of the active network interfaces log option Displays log entries Refer to the Show Log Command o...

Page 150: ...Off panel Displays the hardware configuration and port mapping for a SANbox2 64 switch The representation of the faceplate indicates power supply modules PS I O blades IO and CPU module CPU perf optio...

Page 151: ...credits FReject Number of frames from devices that were rejected InvalidCRC Invalid CRC detected InvalidDestAddr Invalid destination address detected LIP ALPD ALPS Number of F7 AL_PS LIPs or AL_PD ve...

Page 152: ...ected by this port A loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid transmission word PrimSeqErrors Primitive sequence errors detected EportConnects Shows the count of the number of time...

Page 153: ...s in the fabric support Executes a series of commands that display a complete description of the switch its configuration and operation The display can be captured from the screen and used for diagnos...

Page 154: ...ation about operational attributes of the switch This keyword is equivalent to the About keyword Examples The following is an example of the Show Blade command SANbox2 64 N108 show blade Blade Slot Po...

Page 155: ...0 IO 1 IO 2 IO 3 CPU 0 IO 4 IO 5 IO 6 IO 7 PS 1 0 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 1 9 17 25 33 41 49 57 2 10 18 26 34 42 50 58 3 11 19 27 35 43 51 59 4 12 20 28 36 44 52 60 5 13 21 29 37 45 53 61 6 14 22 30 38 4...

Page 156: ...of the Show Port command SANbox2 64 N108 show port 3 Port Number 3 AdminState Online PortID 650300 AsicNumber 0 PortWWN 20 03 00 c0 dd 00 91 11 AsicPort 3 RunningType Unknown ConfigType GL SFPPartNum...

Page 157: ...xWaits 0 The following is an example of the Show Slot command SANbox2 64 N108 show slot Slot Blade Port Blade Diag Temp Credit Number Type Range Status Status Status Pool 0 PS 0 NotInstalled Passed No...

Page 158: ...31 03 53 08 2002 DomainID 101 0x65 FirstPortAddress 650000 FlashSize MBytes 128 LogLevel Info MaxPorts 64 NumberOfResets 155 ReasonForLastReset NormalReset SWImageVersion 1 build date V1 4 7 7 Wed Jul...

Page 159: ...for Port 1 command SANbox2 64 N108 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 PortID 650100 PortWWN...

Page 160: ...and cross connect blades port port_number Displays configuration parameters for the port number given by port_number Ports are numbered beginning with 0 If the port value is omitted all ports are spec...

Page 161: ...he following is an example of the Show Config Switch command SANbox2 64 N108 show config switch Configuration Name default Switch Configuration Information AdminState Online BroadcastEnabled False Inb...

Page 162: ...ce Show Config Command A 58 59048 01 A The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command SANbox2 64 N108 show config zoning Configuration Name default Zoning Configuration Information Auto...

Page 163: ...rsMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 25 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 200 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 ISLMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger...

Page 164: ...omponent which is not defined no entry is made in the log options Displays the options used to set the component and log level attributes port Displays the ports being monitored for events If an event...

Page 165: ...54 860 1989 I Eport 0xdd00b8b6 304 4 Port 0 8 FSPF PortUp state 0 329 Wed Jan 25 09 36 54 861 1989 I Eport 0xdd00b8b6 304 4 Port 0 8 Send ing init hello 330 Wed Jan 25 09 36 54 861 1989 I Eport 0xdd0...

Page 166: ...ber Displays continuous performance data in bytes second transmitted for the set of 16 ports that include port_number Type q and press the Enter key to stop the display frame port_number Displays cont...

Page 167: ...q and the ENTER key to stop display 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137M 58K 0 0 0 0 8K 137M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136M 58K 0 0 0 0 8K 136M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135M 58K 0 0 0 0 7K 135M 0...

Page 168: ...system Displays the current system settings Examples The following is an example of the Show Setup Mfg command SANbox2 show setup mfg Manufacturing Information BoardSerialNumber 1169582 BrandName QLo...

Page 169: ...Switch Trap1Address 10 0 0 254 Trap1Port 162 Trap1Severity warning Trap1Enabled False Trap2Address 0 0 0 0 Trap2Port 162 Trap2Severity warning Trap2Enabled False Trap3Address 0 0 0 0 Trap3Port 162 Tr...

Page 170: ...System command SANbox2 64 N108 show setup system System Information Eth0NetworkAddress 172 22 11 202 Eth0NetworkMask 255 255 252 0 Eth0GatewayAddress 172 22 8 254 Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static AdminTim...

Page 171: ...at convenient points and closes the Telnet session Always power cycle the switch after entering this command Authority Admin Syntax shutdown Notes Always use this command to effect an orderly shut do...

Page 172: ...ault The port must be in diagnostics mode to perform this test external Tests both the SerDes and SFP The port must be in diagnostics mode to perform this test and a loopback plug must be installed in...

Page 173: ...frame and the DataPattern parameter is the pattern in the payload 6 After the test type has been chosen and the command executed a message on the screen will appear detailing the test results 7 After...

Page 174: ...nning the test make sure that the device attached to the port can handle the test parameters SANbox2N107 admin test x online A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow Enter a...

Page 175: ...d Displays the elapsed time since the switch was last reset and reset method Authority User Syntax uptime Examples The following is an example of the Uptime command SANbox2 64 N108 uptime Elapsed up t...

Page 176: ...h can have a maximum of 15 user accounts Account names are limited to 15 characters passwords are limited to 31 characters delete account_name Deletes the account name given by account_name from the s...

Page 177: ...hould this account have admin authority y n n y OK to add user account user3 with admin authority Please confirm y n n y The following is an example of the User Delete command SANbox2 64 N108 admin us...

Page 178: ...mmand Displays the account name session number and switch domain ID for the Telnet session Authority User Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command SANbox2 64 N108 whoam...

Page 179: ...have one of the following formats Domain ID and port number pair Domain ID Port Number Domain IDs and port numbers are in decimal Ports are numbered beginning with 0 6 character hexadecimal device Fi...

Page 180: ...ng with 0 6 character hexadecimal device Fibre Channel address hex 16 character hexadecimal worldwide port name WWPN with the format xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx Alias name rename zone_old zone_new Renames...

Page 181: ...is an example of the Zone List command SANbox2 64 N108 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...

Page 182: ...nd SANbox2 64 N108 zone members wwn_b0241f Current List of Members for Zone wwn_b0241f 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 c2 50 06 04 82 bf d2 18 d2 21 00 00 e0 8b 02 41 2f The following is an example of the Zone Z...

Page 183: ...ning Edit session before using this keyword active Displays the name of the active zone set This keyword is available with User authority and does not require a Zoning Edit session add zone_set zone_l...

Page 184: ..._set_new Renames the zone set given by zone_set_old to the name given by zone_set_new You can rename the active zone set This keyword requires a Zoning Edit session zones zone_set Displays all zones t...

Page 185: ...y of the zoning database This keyword does not affect the non volatile zoning database However if you enter the Zoning Clear command followed by the Zoning Save command the non volatile zoning databas...

Page 186: ...f you entered the Zoning Clear command during the Zoning Edit session Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit command SANbox2 64 N108 admin start SANbox2 64 N108 admin zoning edit SANb...

Page 187: ...9 22 15 c3 Configured Zoning 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 c2 50 06 04 82 b...

Page 188: ...A Command Line Interface Zoning Command A 84 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 189: ...ed ports as shown in Figure B 1 When graphing data communication rates you can choose either frames second or KB second Figure B 1 Fabric View Graphs This appendix describes how to do the following St...

Page 190: ...d selecting one or more ports 4 You can move graphs around individually by clicking and dragging or you can arrange them as a group Refer to Arranging Graphs in the Display on page B 2 for more inform...

Page 191: ...ect Set Polling Frequency Enter an interval in seconds 0 60 in the dialog box choose the OK button To choose what is to be plotted open the Graph menu and select Options This opens the Modify Graph Di...

Page 192: ...for the graph You can select the color for each data type the unit grid and the background by clicking the corresponding color field or button In each case you can choose a color using the swatches R...

Page 193: ...ack Dialog on page C 13 Port Loopback Test Dialog on page C 15 Extended Credits Dialog on page C 17 Zoning Dialog on page C 17 Restore Configuration Dialog on page C 20 Save Fabric View on page C 20 T...

Page 194: ...ersion of the application The maximum number of management sessions on the entry switch has been exceeded The application cannot establish a session with the fabric because too many sessions are alrea...

Page 195: ...ata is valid that the user has permissions to modify the configuration on the switch that the switch is reachable in the fabric and that the fabric is reachable from the user s workstation then retry...

Page 196: ...reachable in the fabric and that the fabric is reachable from the user s workstation then retry the configuration change Changing the domain ID may cause the SANbox 1Gb switches to isolate from the f...

Page 197: ...lying the changes verify that the switch is reachable through its own Ethernet port then add a new fabric Fabric Add Fabric at the switch s own IP address IP configuration changes will not take effect...

Page 198: ...permissions to modify the configuration on the switch that the switch is reachable in the fabric and that the fabric is reachable from the user s workstation then retry the configuration change Reset...

Page 199: ...valid trap address Or Unable to apply invalid subnet mask Or Unable to apply invalid gateway address Or Unable to apply invalid ARP timeout value Verify that all information is valid and retry the con...

Page 200: ...configuration change Received error in attempting to release admin privileges The application did not receive a required response from the switch This may be caused by a momentary or extended loss of...

Page 201: ...If the error persists determine whether communications with the switch have stopped and resolve any network problems When communication with the fabric has resumed return to the application to view t...

Page 202: ...ompleted until specific information has been retrieved from the switch This condition usually corrects within several seconds If the condition doesn t correct itself verify that the switch is reachabl...

Page 203: ...alized If this is acceptable then continue otherwise cancel the operation Resetting to factory defaults will disrupt traffic and cause current switch configuration to be lost This action is disruptive...

Page 204: ...tation then refresh the display and verify that the zoning database has been completely read then retry the operation Unable to perform request Switch is currently unreachable Verify that the switch i...

Page 205: ...mware A reset will disrupt traffic Reset now The firmware will not begin executing the fallback version until the next time the switch is reset The user may reset the switch now but resetting the swit...

Page 206: ...ng the firmware image If the problem was temporary examine the firmware versions on the switch to verify that the firmware was unpacked correctly or upload a new firmware image to the switch The flash...

Page 207: ...rt Properties to restore the port state Invalid frame count value Or Invalid frame size Must be 36 to 2148 Or Invalid hex pattern Up to 8 hex digits allowed Verify that all information is valid and re...

Page 208: ...an active login before starting the loopback test Timed out on response notifications Test terminated The application lost communications with the switch while the switch was running the loopback tes...

Page 209: ...he user has permissions to modify the configuration on the switch that the switch is reachable in the fabric and that the fabric is reachable from the user s workstation then retry the operation Table...

Page 210: ...No member s selected nothing to add Select the members to add then retry the operation No response from the switch Or Saving zoning data failed Verify that the user has permissions to modify the conf...

Page 211: ...set with that name Or There is already a zone with that name Or There is already a alias with that name Select a unique name for the new object and retry the operation This zoning configuration excee...

Page 212: ...while restoring the archived configuration and could not determine whether the operation completed If the problem was temporary retry the operation Restore failed Verify that the user has permissions...

Page 213: ...ling threshold Or Invalid sample interval Verify that the information is correct and then retry You must wait for trap information to be read first Or You must wait for alarm threshold information to...

Page 214: ...C Messages Trap Configuration Dialog C 22 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 215: ...e value assigned during loop initialization to each NL_Port on a loop ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit BootP A type of network server Buffer Credit A measure of port buffer capacity equal...

Page 216: ...P Internet Protocol LIP Loop Initialization Primitive sequence Logged In LED A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status Management Information Base A set of guidelines and de...

Page 217: ...rmanently attached to the circuit board Small Form Factor Pluggable A transceiver device smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter that plugs into the Fibre Channel port SNMP Simple Network Managemen...

Page 218: ...D Glossary D 4 59048 01 A Notes...

Page 219: ...emove 3 25 rename A 6 Alias command A 5 Arbitrated Loop Physical Address A 38 authentication trap 4 16 user 3 1 auto save fabric view file 2 10 zoning configuration 3 13 B beacon A 25 blade administra...

Page 220: ...y 6 11 Error Detect Timeout 4 13 event logging by component A 35 by port A 36 display A 60 restore defaults A 36 save settings A 36 severity level A 36 start A 37 stop A 37 expansion port 6 2 external...

Page 221: ...test 6 14 interoperability 6 12 inter switch link 3 2 IP address 4 15 configuration 4 15 ISL monitoring 4 7 L layout 2 18 link delete 3 7 selecting 2 18 status 2 17 Link data window 4 4 link state da...

Page 222: ...6 3 performance A 46 A 62 B 1 recipient 6 12 reset 6 14 selecting 2 22 speed 6 3 6 10 A 38 status 2 22 test 6 14 view 2 10 2 22 Port Information data window 4 5 6 7 Port Statistics data window 4 5 6 4...

Page 223: ...4 11 A 26 configuration 4 10 A 29 A 56 configuration display A 56 delete 3 7 displaying information 4 1 icons 3 8 initialize A 20 location 4 16 operational state 4 11 paging 4 9 properties 4 10 replac...

Page 224: ...10 3 24 type 3 24 A 76 Virtual Private Fabric 3 11 Zone command A 75 zone merge description 3 14 failure 3 15 failure recovery 3 15 zone set 3 12 activate 3 19 A 79 active 3 8 add member zone A 79 cop...