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SANbox 5802V

QuickTools Switch Management

User Guide

Firmware Version 7.2

Summary of Contents for SANbox 5802V

Page 1: ...59264 00 A SANbox 5802V QuickTools Switch Management User Guide Firmware Version 7 2...

Page 2: ...ting or modification QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document This product is covered by one or more of the following patents 6697359 other patents...

Page 3: ...nel Health Check 2 4 Fabric Tree 2 5 Graphic Window 2 5 Data Windows and Tabs 2 5 Menu Bar 2 6 Popup Menus 2 7 Shortcut Keys 2 8 Selecting Switches 2 8 Selecting Ports 2 8 Setting QuickTools Preferenc...

Page 4: ...tive Zone Set Data Window 3 14 Configured Zonesets Data Window 3 15 Zoning Concepts 3 16 Zones 3 16 Aliases 3 17 Zone Sets 3 17 Zoning Database 3 18 Viewing Zoning Limits and Properties 3 18 Managing...

Page 5: ...3 34 Zone Merge Failure Recovery 3 35 4 Managing Switches Switch Data Window 4 1 Managing User Accounts 4 8 Creating User Accounts 4 9 Removing a User Account 4 10 Changing a User Account Password 4 1...

Page 6: ...ager 4 40 Using the Call Home Profile Editor 4 41 Applying All Profiles on a Switch to Other Switches 4 42 Using the Call Home Message Queue 4 43 Testing Call Home Profiles 4 43 Change Over 4 43 5 Man...

Page 7: ...og Remove Account 4 10 4 5 User Account Administration Dialog Change Password 4 11 4 6 User Account Administration Dialog Modify Account 4 12 4 7 Switch Properties Dialog 4 16 4 8 Advanced Switch Prop...

Page 8: ...Switch Resets 4 14 4 4 Switch Administrative States 4 18 4 5 IP Configuration Parameters 4 24 4 6 SNMP Configuration Parameters 4 26 4 7 SNMP Trap Configuration Parameters 4 27 4 8 Factory Default Co...

Page 9: ...rials and technical support Section 2 describes how to use QuickTools its menus and its displays Section 3 describes fabric management tasks Section 4 describes switch management tasks Section 5 descr...

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Page 14: ...1 Introduction Technical Support 1 6 59264 00 A S Notes...

Page 15: ...ormation Exiting QuickTools Workstation Requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running the QuickTools web applet are listed in Table 2 1 Table 2 1 Workstation Requirements Op...

Page 16: ...s displayed as shown in Figure 2 3 For security reasons you will be prompted to change your user account password that was initially set up by the administrator as shown in Figure 2 2 You will be prom...

Page 17: ...and data window tabs The switch faceplate is displayed in the graphic window and shows the front of a single switch and its ports While there is no topology display the fabric name is displayed for re...

Page 18: ...Maintenance Panel Health Check NOTE The up down arrows on the divider bar between the MP Health Check entries and data windows enable you to move the divider bar up or down With the faceplate image an...

Page 19: ...e on the fabric icon in the fabric tree Graphic Window The graphic window shows the switch faceplate shown in Figure 2 3 or backplate display The window height can be adjusted by clicking and dragging...

Page 20: ...luding zones and their member ports Refer to Active Zone Set Data Window on page 3 14 for more information about this data window Refer to Zoning on page 3 13 for information about zone sets and zones...

Page 21: ...es Advanced Port Properties Reset Port Port Diagnostics Online Port Other Port Zoning Edit Zoning Resolve Zoning Capture Active Zoning Restore Configured Zoning Capture Merged Zoning View Merged Confi...

Page 22: ...Managing Ports for detailed port information Selected ports in the faceplate display are outlined in light blue You can select ports the following ways To select a port click the port To select all p...

Page 23: ...nt Browser on page 3 4 If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 2 5 the next time QuickTools is started all events will be displayed If the Event Browser is disa...

Page 24: ...ton to save the changes Using Online Help The browser based online help system can be accessed from the QuickTools web applet several ways Online help is also context sensitive that is the online help...

Page 25: ...Information 59264 00 A 2 11 A Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information To view QuickTools software version and copyright information open the Help menu and select About Exiting QuickTools T...

Page 26: ...2 Using QuickTools Exiting QuickTools 2 12 59264 00 A S Notes...

Page 27: ...ing private are set at the factory to these well known defaults and should be changed if SNMP is enabled using the System Services or SNMP Properties dialogs If SNMP is enabled default and the read an...

Page 28: ...over a fabric open the Fabric menu and select Rediscover Fabric The rediscover function is more comprehensive than the refresh function Adding a New Switch to a Fabric If there are no special conditio...

Page 29: ...re a switch out of band the fabric management switch There are certain parameters that are not archived and these are not restored by QuickTools Refer to Archiving a Switch on page 4 28 and Restoring...

Page 30: ...hown in Figure 3 1 are formatted by severity time stamp source type and description The maximum number of entries allowed in the Event Browser is 10 000 The maximum number of entries allowed on a swit...

Page 31: ...al event an event that indicates a potential failure Critical log messages are events that warrant notice by the user By default these log messages will be posted to the screen Critical log messages d...

Page 32: ...lect one or both of the From and To options Enter the bounding timestamps MM dd yy hh mm ss aa to display only those events that fall within those times aa indicates AM or PM The current year yy can b...

Page 33: ...or By Description Successive sort operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending order Saving the Event Browser to a File You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a...

Page 34: ...ace of the World Wide Name This sub section describes how to view and manage device information and nicknames Devices Data Window Displaying Detailed Device Information Managing Device Port Nicknames...

Page 35: ...me in the Edit Nickname dialog Refer to Managing Device Port Nicknames on page 3 10 for more information Details Click the i to display additional information about the device Refer to Displaying Deta...

Page 36: ...can assign a nickname to a device port World Wide Name A nickname is a user definable meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name Assigning a nickname makes it easier to recogniz...

Page 37: ...phanumeric characters aA zZ 0 9 and special symbols _ Double click a cell in the Nicknames column and enter a new nickname in the text field Click the Save button to save the changes and exit the Nick...

Page 38: ...er management workstations To save nicknames to an XML file do the following 1 Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog 2 Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog and s...

Page 39: ...bric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes This section addresses the following topics Active Zone Set Data Window Configured Zonesets Data Window Zon...

Page 40: ...a window The Active Zoneset data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree i...

Page 41: ...isplay conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded Click...

Page 42: ...ore than one zone set Several zone sets can be defined for a fabric but only one zone set can be active at one time The active zone set determines the current fabric zoning Membership in a zone can be...

Page 43: ...ntaining one or more zone sets This zoning database resides in non volatile or permanent memory and is therefore retained after a reset Refer to Configured Zonesets Data Window on page 3 15 for inform...

Page 44: ...hat can be configured on the switch MaxZones is 2000 The maximum number of zones that can be configured on the switch including orphan zones MaxAliases is 2500 The maximum number of aliases that can b...

Page 45: ...select Properties 3 View the zoning properties information in the Properties dialog 4 Click the OK button to close the Properties dialog Managing the Zoning Database Managing the zoning database cons...

Page 46: ...n you activate a zone set the switch distributes that zone set and its zones excluding aliases to every switch in the fabric This zone set is known as the active zone set You cannot edit an active zon...

Page 47: ...operations Use the Edit Zoning dialog to define zoning changes and click the Apply button to open the Error Check dialog Click the Error Check button to have QuickTools check for zoning conflicts such...

Page 48: ...a zone Copy button copies selected zoning items to clipboard Paste button pastes clipboard items to selected zoning item where applicable Switch port icon not logged in Switch port icon logged in NL_...

Page 49: ...option reverts back to the previously saved configured zone set Capture Merged Zoning The Capture Merged Zoning option saves the merged zone set into the configured zone set View Merged Configured Di...

Page 50: ...rmware saves changes to the active zone set in temporary memory and to the zoning database If Merge Auto Save is disabled changes to the active zone set are stored only in temporary memory which is cl...

Page 51: ...to save the zoning file Restoring the Zoning Database from a File Do the following to restore the zoning database from a file to a switch 1 Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edi...

Page 52: ...tree and select Clear Zoning from the popup menu Click the Yes button to confirm that you want to delete all zone sets and zones Managing Zone Sets Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set creati...

Page 53: ...to Copying a Zone to a Zone Set on page 3 30 5 Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning de...

Page 54: ...members of other zone sets are not affected Zones that are currently not in a zone set are considered to be part of the orphan zone set The orphan zone set is not an actual zone set but rather a way o...

Page 55: ...in the Zone Sets dialog A zone name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters Valid characters are 0 9 A Z a z _ and 5 To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone choose on...

Page 56: ...k the Save Zoning button to implement the changes 7 Click the Close button to close the Error Check dialog Adding Zone Members You can zone a port device by switch domain ID and port number device por...

Page 57: ...ing dialog click the Close button to close the Edit Zoning dialog Renaming a Zone To rename a zone do the following 1 In the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog click the zone to be renamed 2 Ope...

Page 58: ...rom all zone sets do the following 1 In the Edit Zoning dialog select the zone to be removed 2 Open the Edit menu and select Delete Zone 3 Click the Yes button in the Remove dialog to save the change...

Page 59: ...port device Select a port device in the Port Device tree and drag it into the alias To select multiple ports devices press the Control key while selecting Select a port device in the Port Device tree...

Page 60: ...formation only affects the active zone set not the configured zone sets unless Merge Auto Save is turned on Zone Merge Failure If a zone merge is unsuccessful the inter switch links between the fabric...

Page 61: ...accurately defines your zoning needs If not you must edit the zone memberships and reactivate the zone sets After correcting the zone membership reset the isolated ports to allow the fabrics to join...

Page 62: ...3 Managing Fabrics Zoning 3 36 59264 00 A S Notes...

Page 63: ...g a Switch Configuring a Switch Archiving a Switch Restoring a Switch Testing a Switch Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Downloading a Support File Installing Firmware Using Call Home Switch...

Page 64: ...and accessed by the Summary Status Network User Login Firmware Services Zones Security and Advanced buttons Click a button to display the grouped information in the data window on the right Figure 4 2...

Page 65: ...se dynamic domain ID reassignment Number of Ports Number of ports activated on the switch Operational State Switch operational state Online Offline Diagnostic Down Administrative State Current switch...

Page 66: ...itch Test Status The current diagnostic test status of switch Test Fault Code The code value for the last recorded diagnostic test status recorded on the switch Network Group IP Address Internet Proto...

Page 67: ...le Fabric Device Management Interface status If enabled device information can be obtained managed and saved through the fabric using Name Service Management Server functions QuickTools will report al...

Page 68: ...ny zoning updates from the fabric will be saved in permanent non volatile memory as well as tem porary memory If disabled any zoning updates from the fabric will be saved only in temporary memory and...

Page 69: ...ch waits before terminating an idle command line interface session Zero 0 disables the time out threshold In band Enabled In band management status Permits True or prevents False a switch from being m...

Page 70: ...e remove or modify user accounts and change account passwords The Admin account can also view and modify the switch and its configuration with QuickTools The Admin account can not be removed Users wit...

Page 71: ...ab page 3 Enter an account name in the New Account Login field Account names are limited to 15 characters The first character must be alphanumeric 4 If the account is to have the ability to modify swi...

Page 72: ...Switch menu and select User Accounts Click the Remove Account tab in the User Account Administration dialog to present the display shown in Figure 4 4 Select the account login name from the list of a...

Page 73: ...t login name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog then enter the old password the new password and verify the new password in the corresponding fields Click the Change Password button An...

Page 74: ...Select the account login name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog Select the Admin Authority Enabled option to grant admin authority to the account name Select an Account Expiration Da...

Page 75: ...chronize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time stamps in alarms and log entries An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is...

Page 76: ...rations that change the fabric include Zoning modifications Adding moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric This includes powering up or powering down attached devices Adding moving or...

Page 77: ...ation Wizard The Configuration Wizard is a series of dialogs that guide you through the steps to configure new or replacement switches Using the Configuration Wizard The Configuration Wizard is a seri...

Page 78: ...witch Properties dialog to change the following switch configuration parameters Domain ID and Domain ID Lock Syslog Symbolic Name Switch Administrative States Broadcast Support In band Management Fabr...

Page 79: ...reassign the domain ID and the switch will join the fabric Syslog The Syslog Remote Logging feature enables saving of the log information to a remote host that supports the syslog protocol When enabl...

Page 80: ...Current administrative state the state that is applied to the switch for temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets The current administrative state is set using the Set Switch comma...

Page 81: ...ric to device interface enables a device s management information to be registered The application to fabric interface provides the framework by which an application obtains device information from th...

Page 82: ...s click the OK button to put the new values into effect Figure 4 8 Advanced Switch Properties Dialog Timeout Values The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch T...

Page 83: ...dialog open the Switch menu and select Services Figure 4 9 System Services Dialog Use caution when disabling the Embedded GUI GUI Mgmt and Telnet as it is possible to disable all access to the switch...

Page 84: ...tions to utilize NTP will keep their date time settings in sync and will prevent difficulties with SSL certificates and event logs CIM Common Information Model allows management of the switch through...

Page 85: ...changes click the OK button to put the new values into effect To open the Network Properties dialog choose one of the following Open the faceplate display for the switch you be configuring Open the S...

Page 86: ...IP address RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol acquires the IP address from a RARP server A RARP request is broadcast with up to three retries each at 5 second intervals If no IP address is obtai...

Page 87: ...Properties dialog choose one of the following Open the faceplate display for the switch you be configuring Open the Switch menu and select SNMP Properties Right click a switch graphic in the faceplat...

Page 88: ...on from the switch This is a write only field The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same The default is public Trap Community Trap community password up to 32 characters t...

Page 89: ...ap port combinations must be unique For example if trap 1 and trap 2 have the same address then they must have different port values Similarly if trap 1 and 2 have the same port value they must have d...

Page 90: ...a fabric Passwords are not archived Security Group secrets are not included in the archive and must be re configured using the CLI after a restore Archived parameters include the following Switch prop...

Page 91: ...9000 Series switch Refer to Archiving a Switch on page 4 28 for more information To restore a switch do the following 1 Log in to the fabric through the switch you want to restore You cannot restore a...

Page 92: ...P address in addition to the other network properties Port Properties restores all settings presented in the Port properties dialog Refer to Port Symbolic Name on page 5 12 Switch Properties restores...

Page 93: ...e diagnostic tests are Online a non disruptive test that exercises port to device connections for all ports on a switch that are online Offline a disruptive test that exercises all port connections fo...

Page 94: ...8 Click the Start Test button to begin the next test Observe the results in the Test Results area If the Test Status field in the Test Results area indicates Failed note the Test Fault Code displayed...

Page 95: ...re user accounts you must select the Reset User Accounts to Default option in the maintenance menu Refer to Recovering a Switch in the Installation Guide for your switch for information about maintena...

Page 96: ...n Undefined Trap Enabled False Trap Port 162 Trap Address Trap 1 10 0 0 254 Traps 2 5 0 0 0 0 Trap Community Public Read Community Public Write Community Private Port State Online Port Speed Auto dete...

Page 97: ...stalling Firmware Installing firmware involves loading unpacking and activating the firmware image on the switch QuickTools does this in one operation To provide consistent performance throughout the...

Page 98: ...pload dialog click the Browse button to browse and select the firmware file to be uploaded 3 Click the Start button to begin the firmware load process You will be shown a message warning you that the...

Page 99: ...e Setup Dialog Table 4 9 lists the entries in the Call Home Setup dialog Table 4 9 Call Home Setup Entries Entry Description Primary SMTP active The active indicates the Primary SMTP Simple Mail Trans...

Page 100: ...MTP Server Port The service port number that the secondary SMTP server is listening on to accept connection from SMTP sending agents Contact Email Address The Email address of the point of contact for...

Page 101: ...From address ReplyTo Email Address The Email address used by mail reading programs to determine the address that an Email should be addressed to for a reply to a received message This value will over...

Page 102: ...ger dialog open the Switch menu select Call Home and select Profile Manager The Profiles list shows all profiles on the switch The Email List shows all Email addresses associated with the selected pro...

Page 103: ...rmat type for the message text being sent short full enter the size of the message being sent enter the subject of the Email and enter the Email address es of the recipients Click the Add button to ad...

Page 104: ...shows all switches in the fabric Switch names that are grayed out do not have current Call Home firmware and can not receive any profiles The Selected Switches list shows the switch names that you sel...

Page 105: ...ng Call Home Profiles Use the Call Home Test Profile dialog shown in Figure 4 19 to test the Call Home parameters currently configured Select one or more profiles in the window and click the Test butt...

Page 106: ...4 Managing Switches Using Call Home 4 44 59264 00 A S Notes...

Page 107: ...manage ports and devices Port Information Data Window Port Statistics Data Window Viewing and Configuring Ports Resetting a Port Testing Ports Port Information Data Window The Port Information data w...

Page 108: ...he Port Information data window is grouped and viewed by the Summary Advanced Extended Credits and Media buttons Click a button to display the corresponding information in the data window on the right...

Page 109: ...saved it in the switch configura tion This state is used at the time it is set to try to set the port operational state This value is not persistent and will be lost on a switch reset Operational Por...

Page 110: ...e scan status Enabled means the switch queries the connected device dur ing login for FC 4 descriptor information Auto Performance Tuning Enables the switch to dynamically control the MFS_Enable VI_En...

Page 111: ...dia Group Media Type The transceiver fibre type such as single mode multi mode copper Media Speed The maximum transceiver speed Media The transceiver type XPAK ports always display unknown if attached...

Page 112: ...window and provides different ways to view detailed port information Click the down arrow to open the drop down list Open the drop down list and select Absolute to view the total count of statistics s...

Page 113: ...ber of times more frames were lost during a credit recovery period than the recovery process could resolve This causes a Link Reset to recover the credits BB_CreditRecoveryR RDYFailure Number of times...

Page 114: ...AL_PA equals non zero AL_PA found on F_Port Link Failures Number of optical link failures detected by this port A link fail ure is a loss of synchronization or by loss of signal while not in the offl...

Page 115: ...d non primitive port link errors Total Link Resets Number of link reset primitives transmitted and received by the port Total LIPs Received Number of loop initialization primitive frames received Tota...

Page 116: ...a port icon in the faceplate display Use the drop down lists in the Port Properties dialog to change the following parameters Port Symbolic Name Port States Port Types Port Speeds Port Transceiver Med...

Page 117: ...rrently active Configured Type The port type saved in the switch configuration To change click in the field and select an option from the drop down list I O Stream Guard The I O Stream Guard option su...

Page 118: ...on Port administrative states have two forms the configured administrative state and the current administrative state Refer Port Administrative States on page 5 13 to for more information Port Operati...

Page 119: ...set with the Set Port command using the command line interface Table 5 5 describes the port administrative states To change port administrative state do the following 1 Select one or more ports in the...

Page 120: ...t Type option from the drop down list 4 Click the OK button to write the new port type to the switch Table 5 6 Port Types State Description F_Port Fabric port supports a single public device N_Port FL...

Page 121: ...port speeds To change the port transmission speed do the following 1 Select one or more SFP ports in the faceplate display 2 Open the Port menu and select Port Properties to open the Port Properties d...

Page 122: ...lack logged in active and ready to send data Optical SFP offline gray black not logged in active can receive sig nal but cannot accept a device login Optical SFP unlicensed dark gray black Optical SFP...

Page 123: ...ect the option that corresponds to one of the following options Enable suppresses the reception of RSCN messages from other ports for which I O Stream Guard is enabled Disable allows free transmission...

Page 124: ...plies only affects ports running in loop FL mode To open the Advanced Port Properties dialog select one or more ports open the Port menu and select Advanced Port Properties Figure 5 5 Advanced Port Pr...

Page 125: ...herefore disrupts communication External a disruptive test that verifies port circuitry The SFP level test sends a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip through the SFP transceiver fitted w...

Page 126: ...c state Click the OK button and you will be prompted to change the port state 4 Enter the frame count frame size and select a test pattern option You may use the default pattern or enter an 8 digit pa...

Page 127: ...Physical Address Arbitrated Loop A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a point to point circuit Arbitrated Loop Physical Address AL_PA A unique one byte value assigned duri...

Page 128: ...ession Fan Fail LED An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard Flash Memory Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware Force PROM Mode See...

Page 129: ...t to one or more core switches NL_Port Node Loop Port A Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol N_Port Node Port A Fibre Channel device port in a point to point or fabric conn...

Page 130: ...Control Council for Interference World Wide Name WWN A unique 64 bit address assigned to a device by the device manufacturer WWN World Wide Name XPAK A 10 20 Gbps transceiver device that plugs into th...

Page 131: ...ll Home 4 22 Common Information Model service 4 22 configuration archive 4 28 restore 4 29 wizard 4 15 configured administrative state 4 18 Configured Zonesets data window 3 15 contact 4 26 current ad...

Page 132: ...nterface 4 19 factory defaults 4 33 FC 4 descriptor 5 17 FDMI See Fabric Device Management Interface File Transfer Protocol service 4 22 FL_Port 5 14 G gateway address 4 24 generic port 5 14 graphic w...

Page 133: ...2 test 5 19 transceiver 5 16 type 5 14 view 2 9 5 10 Port Information data window 5 1 Port Statistics data window 5 6 port device tree 3 21 principal switch 4 17 processor 2 1 Q QuickTools version 2 1...

Page 134: ...ice 4 22 testing ports 5 19 The 3 27 time 4 13 timeout values 4 20 tool bar zoning 3 21 transceiver status 5 16 trap authentication 4 26 community 4 26 configuration 4 27 SNMP version 4 27 U Use 4 23...

Page 135: ...ctivate 3 27 active 3 14 3 17 create 3 27 deactivate 3 27 definition 3 17 discard inactive 3 25 management 3 26 orphan 3 17 remove 3 28 rename 3 28 3 31 tree 3 21 zoning configuration 3 24 database 3...

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