EMC DS-8B manual

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Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide ii Copyright © 2001 EMC Corporation. All rights reser ved. Print ed Marc h 20 01 No part of this pu blication may be reproduced o r distrib uted in any for m or by any me ans, or st ored in a datab ase or retriev al sy stem, w ithou t the prior w ritt en con sent of EMC Corp ora[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide iii Japan: United States: This equipmen t generates, us es, and may emit ra dio frequen cy energy. The e quipment has been type test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 1 5 of FCC rules, which are designed to pro vide reasonable pr[...]

Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide iv[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide v Preface ........................ ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... x i Cha pter 1 Introducing W eb T ools Overview .............. ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... ......[...]

Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide vi Contents Switch V iew ....................... ................. ........... ........... ................. ..... 3-29 Switch Events V iew ............... ................. ............ ........... ................ 3-33 Port Information V iew ................ ................. .[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide vii 3-1 Fabric View .................. ............ ........... ................. ........... ............ ................ ... 3-3 3-2 Summary Version — Fabric View .................... ........... ................. ........... ... 3-6 3-3 Fabric Events View ..................[...]

viii Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Figures 4-5 Reboot Switch .......... ........... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........... ....... 4-9 4-6 SNMP Administration ............. ........... ............ ................. ........... ........... ..... 4-11 4-7 License Admini strati[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide ix 1-1 Web Tools Views .............. ........... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........ 1-3 3-1 Fabric View Components ....................... ................. ........... ........... .............. 3-3 3-2 Fabric Events Columns ..................[...]

Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Ta b l e s x 4-7 Remote Tab Fields .................... ................. ........... ............ ................. .......... 4-15 4-8 QuickLoop Administration Fields .......... ................. ........... ............ .......... 4-17 4-9 Config Admin Tab .. .................[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide xi Preface This guide describes W eb T ools and p r ovides inst allation in structions as well as deta iled informatio n for using each funct ion. Audience This guide is part of the Department Switch Models DS-16B a nd DS-8B documentation set, and is intended f or use by Customer[...]

xii Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Preface Related Publications Other publicatio ns that provide r elated informa tion are: ◆ Departmen tal Switch M odels DS-16B an d DS-8B F abric OS v ersion 2.2, P/N 069001 028 ◆ Departmen tal Swit ch Model DS -16B Qui ckLoop versi on 2.2 Re fere nce Manua l, P/N 0690010[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide xiii Preface Where to Get Help Obtain techn ical support by callin g your local sales office. For service, call: and as k for C ustomer Suppo rt. Yo u r C o m m e n t s Y our su ggestions will hel p us continue to improve the accuracy , organization, an d overall qu ality of the [...]

xiv Depar tmental Sw itch Models D S-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User Gu ide Preface[...]

Introducing W eb T ools 1-1 1 Invisible Body T ag ◆ Overview .......... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... .... 1-2 ◆ W eb T ools V i ews..................... ........... ................. ............ ........... ......... 1-3 Intro ducing W eb T ools[...]

1 1-2 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Intro ducing W e b T ools Ov er vie w W eb T ools provides a graphical interface tha t enables you to monito r and manage entir e fabri cs and individual swi tches and ports fr om a standard workstati on. W eb T ools provides the following in formation and ca pabilities: ?[...]

1 We b To o l s V i e w s 1-3 Introduc ing W eb T ools We b To o l s V i e w s W eb T oo ls provides a ccess to and infor mation about t he fab ric through a n umber of separate windows, making it possible to view sever al aspect s of the f abric at the sam e time (T able 1 -1). Ta b l e 1 - 1 W eb T ools Vie ws Initial Display Upon L aunching W eb[...]

1 1-4 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Intro ducing W e b T ools Zone Administra tion Vi e w Provides an interfa ce to Zoning, includ ing zone setting s, zone aliases, QuickL oops, Fabric Assists , and zone configurat ions. Accessed by clicking on the Zone Admin ico n on the c ontr ol panel. Summary V i ew/D et[...]

1 We b To o l s V i e w s 1-5 Introduc ing W eb T ools Accessible From Switch V i ew (continued) : Port In format ion Vi e w Displays statistics and sta tus for the selected port, GBIC, or loop . Also provides o ptions for managing loops. Accessed by clicking on the icon for t he relevan t port in Switch V iew . Power Suppl y Status The Power Suppl[...]

1 1-6 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Intro ducing W e b T ools[...]

Installing Web T ools 2-1 2 Invisible Body T ag This chapter provides the foll owing informa tion: ◆ Requirem ents ......... ................. ........... ................. ............ ........... ......... 2-2 ◆ Installation........ ............ ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... .... 2-3 Installing W eb T[...]

2 2-2 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Installing W eb T ools Requirem ents The workstation and the switch must both meet specific requirements for the correct installatio n and operation of W eb T oo ls. Switc h Requiremen ts W eb T ools version 2.3 can be used to manage switches that meet the following requi [...]

2 Installatio n 2-3 Installing W eb T ools Installation W eb T ools W eb T ools softwar e has been pr einstalled at the facto ry . Additiona l So ftw are If the followi ng software is not already installe d and configured on your system, you will have to pr efo rm the following steps to pr epar e W eb T ools for use to manage yo ur fabric: ◆ Inst[...]

2 2-4 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Installing W eb T ools 5. Click OK . 6. Exit and relaunch the br owser . Step 2 Brows er pages must be r efreshed a t every visit to ensure the correct operation of the Switch Admin fea ture. T o set the r efr esh fr equency: 1. Sele ct Preferences fro m the Edit menu . 2.[...]

2 Installatio n 2-5 Installing W eb T ools Step 3 The correct Br owser Process Model must be selected. T o select the Browser Process Model : 1. Sele ct Vi e w , Intern et Option s if using Internet Explor er 4.x, or To o l s , Internet Opt ions if using Internet Explo r er 5.x. 2. Select the Advanced tab and click to expand the Browsing category .[...]

2 2-6 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Installing W eb T ools 2. Follow the link to download the p atch, and exit the browser when done. 3. Ins tall the patch an d r eboot the system. 4. Relaunch the browser and enter the switch ’ s IP Address. Installing the Ja v a ® Plug-in on Windo ws ® 20 00 or Windo ws[...]

Using Web T ools 3-1 3 Invisible Body T ag This chapter describes the views and interfaces available thr ough W eb T ools, wh ich consist of the follow ing: ◆ Fabric V iew ...... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........... ........... .... 3-2 ◆ Fabric Events V iew................. ................. ........... ....[...]

3 3-2 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Using W eb T ools Fa b r i c Vi ew The Fabric V iew is the f irst web page th at displays when you con nect to a switch, and it provides access to specific informatio n about each switch, in addition to other options and a legend explaining the colors used to indica te swi[...]

3 Fa b r i c Vi ew 3-3 Using W eb T ools W eb T ool s la unch es, dis pla yin g Fa bric V iew (Fig ur e 3- 1). Figure 3-1 F abric V ie w T able 3-1 describes the items visible in Fabric V iew . Ta b l e 3 - 1 F abric View Components Component Description The Control Panel (on the left s ide of Figure 3-1 on page 3-3) Fabric Even ts Opens Fabric Eve[...]

3 3-4 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Using W eb T ools Summary/Detail V iew T oggl es the Summary or Det ail version of Fabric V iew . Th e Summary version shows abbreviated switch panels ( see Figure 3-2 on page 3-6). Detail is the default view . Status leg end Defines mea ning of colors visible in th e back[...]

3 Fa b r i c Vi ew 3-5 Using W eb T ools Figure 3-2 illustrates Fabric V iew with the Summary V iew selected. polled a t or unreachable since T ime of the last status check, or if curr ently unavailable, the time of the last successful status check. Name The name of the switch. Fabric OS ve rsion V ersion of Fabric OS installed on the sw itch. Doma[...]

3 3-6 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Using W eb T ools Figure 3-2 Summar y V er sion — F abric View[...]

3 Fa br i c E ven ts Vi ew 3-7 Using W eb T ools Fa b r i c Ev e n ts V i ew The Fabric Events V iew provides a r unning log of events for all switches in th e fabric. T o access Fabric Events V iew: 1. Lau nch the web br owser . 2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Loca tion/Addre ss field and press Enter . For example: http://switch name[...]

3 3-8 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Using W eb T ools T able 3-2 describes the columns in the Fabric Events view . Ta b l e 3 - 2 F abric Events Columns Column Description Switch Displays the name of th e switch Num... (numbe r) Displays the event number for an af fected switch Ti m e Displays the time of an[...]

3 Fabr ic T opolo g y View 3-9 Using W eb T ools F abr ic T o polog y Vie w The Fabric T o pology V iew sum marizes the physical conf iguration of the fabric fr om the perspective of the local domain (the domain of the switch entered as a URL in the web bro wser). This includes informatio n about the destinat ion domains (al l ot her doma ins in th[...]

3 3-10 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Figure 3-4 Fabric T opology Vie w The window ca n be scr olled downw ards to display informa tion (Figure 3-5) about the in dividual paths between th e local switch and each of the other switches in the fabric.[...]

3 Fabr ic T opolo g y View 3-11 Using W eb T ools Figure 3-5 Fabric T opology Vie w , Scrolled Do wnw ards T able 3-3 describes the fields in the Fabric T opolog y V iew . Ta b l e 3 - 3 F abric Topolog y View Field Description V iew Fa bric T opology from Switch [switch name] Lists the switch in the domain that is a ssumed to be the local domai n.[...]

3 3-12 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Destination D omain ID The ID of the destination domain that is described in the lines follo wing the ID. This inform ation and the two lines f ollowing it d isplay for each desti nation domain in the fabric. Destination ’ s Wo r l d w i d e N a m e The[...]

3 Name Ser ver T a ble Vie w 3-13 Using W eb T ools Name Se r ver T able V ie w The Name Server T able V iew provides the n ame server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database. This i ncludes all name server entries for the fabric, not o nly those th at are local to the local do main. Each row in the table repr esents a dif fer ent device.[...]

3 3-14 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools T o sort the events b y a particular column, click the column hea der . T o resi ze a co lumn, dr ag the c olumn divider . The following fields ar e included in the Name Server T able V iew : The Name Server T able contains the following columns: Ta b l e[...]

3 Name Ser ver T a ble Vie w 3-15 Using W eb T ools Port IP Addr ess The IP addr ess of the fabric port. Hard Address Th e har d addr ess of the fabric port. Member of Zones Th e zones to which this device belon gs. This column does not update when the table is refr eshed. T o view updated zoning information, close and r eopen the Name Server T abl[...]

3 3-16 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Zone Administration Vie w Administrative privileges ar e r equired to access this view . If a switch or device is added or r emoved from the network, it is necess ary to save the changes and r e launch the Zone Administration view for the changes to take [...]

3 Zone Administration Vie w 3-17 Using W eb T ools For mor e information about using Zoni ng, r efer to the Departmental Switches Model DS-16B and DS-8 B Zoning User Guide . T o access the Zone Administration V iew: 1. Lau nch the web br owser . 2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Loca tion/Addre ss field and press Enter . This switch is [...]

3 3-18 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Alias T a b Y ou use the Alias tab (Figure 3-7) to cr eate an d manage aliases for devices in the fabric. An alias can have one or mor e members, including swi tches, ports, WWNs, and Quick Loop AL_P As. Figure 3-7 Alias T ab — Zone Administration Vie w[...]

3 Zone Administration Vie w 3-19 Using W eb T ools Rename Alia s Renames the alias selected in the Al ias Name field. A dialog display s in which you can edit the ali as name. Renami ng an alias automatica lly renames it in all zon es. Member Selectio n List Pr ovides a list of poten tial alias members, incl uding switches, ports, WWNs, QuickLoop A[...]

3 3-20 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Zone T ab Y ou can use the Zone tab (Figure 3-8) to create and manage zones. A zone can have one or m ultiple members, and can include switches , ports, WWNs, alia ses, and QuickLoo p AL_P A s. Figure 3-8 Zone T ab — Zone Administration Vi ew T able 3-8[...]

3 Zone Administration Vie w 3-21 Using W eb T ools Delete Zo ne Deletes the zone selected in the Zone Name field. Deleting a zo ne automatically remo ves it from all zone configurations. Rename Zone Renames the zone selected in the Zone Name field. A dialog dis plays in which yo u can edit the name of the zone. Member Selectio n List A li st of pot[...]

3 3-22 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools QuickL oop T ab Y ou use the Qu ickLoop tab (Figure 3-9) to cr eate and manage QuickLoo ps if used in conjun ction with Zoni ng. For inform ation on managing th e QuickLoop feature separately , see Loop T ab on page 3-43. Refer to Departmental Switch Mode[...]

3 Zone Administration Vie w 3-23 Using W eb T ools Dele te Q loop D eletes the QuickLoop selected in the QuickLoop Nam e field. Delet ing a QuickLoop a utomatically removes it from all aliases, zon es, and zone con figurations, inclu ding th e assoc iated A L_P As. Rename Qloop Edits the nam e of the QuickLoop selected in the QuickLoop N ame field.[...]

3 3-24 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Fabric Assist T ab Y ou can use the Fabric Assist tab (Figur e 3-10) to cr eate and manage Fabric Assists. EMC does not curr ently support Fabric A ssist. Figur e 3-10 Fabric Assist T ab — Zone Administration Vie w T able 3-10 describes the fields on th[...]

3 Zone Administration Vie w 3-25 Using W eb T ools Ta b l e 3 - 1 0 Fabric Assist T ab Fields Field Description FA N a m e Modifies an existing Fabric Assist , select a Fabr ic As sis t na me. Crea te F A Cre ate s a ne w Fabr ic A ssist . A di alo g displays in which you can enter th e name of the new F abric Assist. All n ames must be unique and [...]

3 3-26 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools [Fabric Assist name] Mem ber s Provides a list of the members th at belong to the Fabric Assist currently selected in the F A Name field. The name of this list depends on the name of the Fabric Assist selected. If n o Fabric Assist is selected, the nam e [...]

3 Zone Administration Vie w 3-27 Using W eb T ools Config T a b Y ou use the Config ta b (Figure 3-1 1) to create and manage zone configuratio ns. Zone configurati ons allow you to enable or disabl e a group of zo nes simultaneously . Only one zone configuration can be enabled on a fabric at one time. Figur e 3-11 Config T ab — Zone Administratio[...]

3 3-28 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Dele te C fg Deletes th e configu ration selected in the Co nfig Name field. Rename Cfg Rena mes of the configuration selected in the Config Name field. Zone/QL oop Selection L ist Provides a list of the zones a nd QuickLoops available to ad d to the conf[...]

3 Switch View 3-29 Using W eb T ools Switch View The Switch V iew repr esents the fr ont panel of the switch, and displays when yo u click a Switch icon in Fabric V iew . This view provides information about the overall s tatus of the switch and the status of the individual elements in the switch. The information displayed is as close as possible t[...]

3 3-30 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools T able 3 -12 describes the items and in formation avai lable in Swit ch V iew . Ta b l e 3 - 1 2 Switch Vie w Port ico ns The letters in the Port icon indicate the GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) type, as follows: blank — No GBIC pr esent. SW — Sho[...]

3 Switch View 3-31 Using W eb T ools Fabric W atch (optio nal soft war e) Accesses Fabric W atch Fan The backgr ound color of the button indicat es the overall s tatus of the fans : • Gr een — Healthy • Ye l l o w — Ma rginal (mix of goo d and faulty readi ngs) • Red — Down (mor e than two faulty re adings) • Gray — Unk nown or unmo[...]

3 3-32 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Sta te Indicates the curren t state of the switch: • online • offline • testing • faul ty Firmware Fab ric OS version. Seri al # The serial number of the switch being viewed. Ether IP Ethernet IP addres s. Ethe r NM Ethernet netmask value. FC IP F[...]

3 Switch Events View 3-33 Using W eb T ools Switch E v ents Vie w The Switch Events V iew displays a ru nning log of events for the selected sw itch. T o access Switch Events V i ew: 1. Lau nch the web br owser . 2. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Loca tion/Addre ss field and press Enter . For example: http://switch name/ W eb T ools lau[...]

3 3-34 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools T able 3 -13 lists available column s in Switch Events V iew . Ta b l e 3 - 1 3 Switch Ev ents Field Description Switch Name of switch Num... Event number Ti m e T ime of event Count Number of back-to-back occurr ences of same event Level Severity level o[...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-35 Using W eb T ools Por t In for m a t io n View The Port Information V iew displays statistics for the selected port. This information is automatically updated when the view is opened, and is also r efreshed periodically whil e the view re mains open. T o access Port Information V iew: 1. Lau nch the web br owser [...]

3 3-36 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools The following tabs are available in Port In formation V iew and are described on the l isted pages: ◆ PortSt ats T ab on p age 3-38 ◆ GBIC T ab on p age 3-4 0 ◆ Loop T ab on page 3-43 T able 3 -14 describes the fie lds that are always visib le in Po[...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-37 Using W eb T ools Port Status ( continued ) Removing a ca ble from an E_Port temporarily generates errors, causing the status to show as faulty . The status returns to hea lthy when the sample interva l has passed ( the default interval i s 1 minute ). Port T ype The type of port: E_Port — Swit ch link port G_P[...]

3 3-38 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Po r t St a t s T a b The PortStats tab provides informa tion about transmissio n speed, reception speed, and the volume of traffic through the selected port. Figur e 3-15 PortStats T ab — Port Information Vie w T able 3 -15 describes the fields on th e[...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-39 Using W eb T ools Mcas t Frame s Recei ved Multicast fr ames received. Mcast T ime-outs Multicast time outs. Mcast Frames T ransmitted Multicast f rames transmitt ed. T ime R_RDY Priority T imes R_RDY has priority over fra mes to be sent. T i me BB_C redit Zero T imes BB_Credit went to zer o. Encd Errs Inside F r[...]

3 3-40 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools GBIC T ab The GBIC tab pr ovides info rmation about the GBIC (Gigabit Interface Converter) installed in the selected port. The information displayed depends on the ty pe of GBIC installed: If the port does not contain a GBIC, the following information dis[...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-41 Using W eb T ools Ta b l e 3 - 1 6 GBIC T ab Fields Field Description Identifie r Indicates the type of serial transcei ver , wh ich can be GBIC or on-b oard. Connector Indicates the external connecto r type, which can be one of the followi ng: SC Style-1 Copper Style-2 Copper BNC/TNC Coaxial ID Nam e Indicates t[...]

3 3-42 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools BR Min Lower limit at whi ch GB IC me ets i ts s pec ifica tio ns ( in u nits of 1 per cent be low nomi nal b aud rat e) . Opti ons May indicate any of the follo wing: Loss of S ignal Loss of Signal Inverted T rans mission Faul t T rans mission D isable L[...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-43 Using W eb T ools Loop T a b The Loop tab (Figure 3-17) provides in formation about any loop on the port, including the follo wing: ◆ Loop statis tics ◆ Local AL_ P A statist ics ◆ QuickLoop loo plet statistics (if the port is a member of the QuickLoo p) ◆ QuickLoop sta tistics (if the port is a member of[...]

3 3-44 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools NL T enancies Number of tim es NL_Por t opens loop te nancy . Numbe r of QL/Z one Init s Cau sed Number of tim es looplet has caused QuickLoop to be initialized. Number of Successful QL/Zones Inits Number of times loople t has successful ly initialized . [...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-45 Using W eb T ools Loop Diagnostics Dialog Box This di alog box displays when you click DIAG on the Lo op tab of the Port Infor mation V iew . Y ou use the Loop Diagn ostics opti on to ident ify fault y devic es on a l oop. Figur e 3-18 Loop Diagnostics Dialog Bo x LIP LIP dialo g box, which enables you to initial[...]

3 3-46 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools T able 3-18 describes th e fields in th e Loop Diagno stics dial og box LIP Dialog B o x Y ou can use the LIP (L oop Initializ ation Process) optio n to initiali ze a loop port. T o access this option, click LIP on the Loop tab of the Port Information V i[...]

3 P ort I nf orma ti o n Vi ew 3-47 Using W eb T ools T able 3-20 describes the fi elds in the Bypas s dialog box. Enable Dialo g Bo x Y ou can use the Enable o ption to enable an AL_P A on the loop port that was previously bypassed. T o access this option, fro m Port Inform atio n V iew , click Enable on the Loop tab. Figur e 3-21 Enable Dialog Bo[...]

3 3-48 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Fa b r i c W at c h V i ew Y ou use Fab ric W atch V iew to monitor fabric elements fo r potential problem conditions. For detailed info rmation about Fabric W a tch, see the Departmen tal Switch Model DS-16B Fabr ic Wat ch User Guid e . T o access Fabric[...]

3 Fa br i c Watc h Vie w 3-49 Using W eb T ools Alarm Notif ications Ta b Y o u can use th e Al arm N oti fic ati ons tab (Fi gu re 3-22) t o vi ew a nd customize the Fabric W atch notifications. Y ou can either accept the default notifications or select the Custom option and specify the type of notificatio n (Syslog, SNMP_T rap, or Port log lo ck)[...]

3 3-50 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Configur e Thresho lds Y ou can use the Configure Thr esholds tab to view and configure Fabric W atch thre sholds for the Fabric W atch class currently selected in the organi zational tree o n the left side of the window . Figur e 3-23 Configure Threshold[...]

3 Fa br i c Watc h Vie w 3-51 Using W eb T ools The Configu r e Threshold display ch anges according to the class and area selected in the organizational tree . However , the Configure Thresholds tab always co ntains the follow ing buttons : Thre shol ds for the Environmental and GBIC Classes The Envir onmental and GBIC cl asses both display a s ep[...]

3 3-52 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Thre shol ds for the Remaining Classes The Port, E_Port, F/FL Copper Port, F/FL Optical Port class es display the following fields for each ar ea (Link Loss, Sync Loss, Signal Lo ss, Protol Err or , Invalid W or ds, Invalid CRCs, S tate Changes, RX Perf o[...]

3 Fa br i c Watc h Vie w 3-53 Using W eb T ools Figure 3-24 displays the thresholds for th e Port class. Figur e 3-24 Configure Threshold T ab with P ort Class Selected[...]

3 3-54 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools Current S ettings T ab The Current Settings tab (Fig ur e 3-25) enables you to view the curr ent Fabric W atch threshold parameters for the area selecte d in the Fabric W atch tree. Figur e 3-25 Current Settings T ab — Fabric W a tch Vie w[...]

3 Per fo r ma nc e V ie w 3-55 Using W eb T ools Per fo r ma n c e Vi ew The Performance V iew graphically displays throughput (megabytes per second) for each po rt and also for the entir e switch. ◆ Port throughput is the number of bytes r eceived at a port plus the number of bytes transm itted. ◆ Switch throughput is the sum of the throughput[...]

3 3-56 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Using W eb T ools In addition to the port graph s, a graph for the entire switch is provided at the bottom of the window . Resizing the w indow changes the si ze and sh ape of a ll the i ndividu al gr aphs. In both the port and switch graphs, the horizonta l axis repr esen[...]

Adminis trativ e Interf ace 4-1 4 Invisible Body T ag ◆ Administrative Interface .................. ............ ........... ................. ......... 4-2 ◆ Switch Administration ................ ................. ........... ................. ......... 4-4 ◆ User Administration .................... ........... ................. ...........[...]

4 4-2 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Administrative Interface Administrative Interf ace The Adminis trative Interface consists of the functions below . T o access the function s, fr om Switch V iew , cl ick admin . The first function to display is Switch Administration. ◆ Switch A dmini strati on ◆ User A[...]

4 Adminis trativ e Interf ace 4-3 Administrative Interface Figure 4-1 Enter Netw ork Pa sswor d 4. Enter your user name and passwor d. The lo gon account must have administrative privileges. 5. Click OK . The Adminis trative Interface displays, with the Swi tch Admin tab selected by default. The sections that follow describe each function detail.[...]

4 4-4 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Administrative Interface Switch Admi nistration Use Switch Administration to change IP information, disable a switch, change the domain, change the switch name, or to see which por ts a re di sable d. T o access Switch Administra tion, click admin fr o m the Switch V iew .[...]

4 Switc h Admi ni str at ion 4-5 Administrative Interface T able 4-1 describes the fields on the Switch Administration tab: Ta b l e 4 - 1 Switch Administration T ab Field Description Switch Name Displays or sets the switch name. T o change th e switch name, enter new name in this field. Domai n ID Displays or sets switch domain ID. Domain IDs must[...]

4 4-6 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Administrative Interface Port Disabled If the box is checked, disables the por t. Commit Configuration Changes Applies cha nges made. Reset Resets all fields to values pr esent when Switch Administration was launche d. Ta b l e 4 - 1 Switch Administration T ab ( continued [...]

4 User A dministration 4-7 Administrative Interface User A dministr ation Use User Administratio n to rename acc ounts or change passwords. T o access User Administration, click the User Admin tab fr om any Admini strat ion fu nctio n. Figure 4-3 User Administration T able 4-2 describes the fields on the User Administration tab: Ta b l e 4 - 2 User[...]

4 4-8 Depar tmental Sw itch Mode ls DS-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User G uide Administrative Interface Firmware Upgrad e Use Firmware Upgrade to download f irmware upgrades. T o access Firmware Upgrade, click the Firmware Upgrad e tab fr om any Admi nistration fun ction. Figure 4-4 Firmware Up grade T able 4-3 describes the fields on the Firmware Up[...]

4 User A dministration 4-9 Administrative Interface Rebo ot Swit ch Use R eboot Swit ch to reboot or fa st boot the s witch. POS T (Power On Self T est) can also be disabled for future r eboots. T o access Reboot Switch, click the Reboot Switch tab from any Admini strat ion fu nctio n. Figure 4-5 Reboot Switch Password Require d for F T P Enters a [...]

4 4-10 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface T able 4-4 describes the fields on the Reboot Switch tab: Ta b l e 4 - 4 Reboot Switch Fields Field Description Disable POST Di s ab l es PO S T fo r fu tu re re bo o ts ; c h ec k it o ff t o en a bl e P O ST . Commit Change Saves settin gs. Reboo[...]

4 SNMP A dministration 4-11 Administrative Interface SNMP Ad ministra tion Use SNMP Admini stration to set SNMP optio ns. T o acce ss SNMP Admini stration, click th e SNMP Admin tab from any Admi nistration fun ction. Figure 4-6 SNMP Administration[...]

4 4-12 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface T able 4-5 describes the fields on the SNMP Administration tab: Ta b l e 4 - 5 SNMP Administration Fields Field Description System Description Display s or sets syst em description. De fault is Fibre Chan ne l S wit ch. System Location Displays or [...]

4 License A dministration 4-13 Administrative Interface License Administration Use License Administratio n to add or rem ove licenses. This tab displays a li st of installed license keys a nd features. T o access License Administratio n, click the License A dmin tab f rom any Admini strat ion fu nctio n. All licens e keys a re in stalle d at the fa[...]

4 4-14 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface T able 4-6 describes the fields on the License Administration tab: Remote Switch Use REMOTE SWITCH to configure a pair of switches to op erate over an extended W AN interface so that they can communicate across an A TM network by usi ng a CNT Fibre[...]

4 Remote Switch 4-15 Administrative Interface T o access Remote Switch, click the Remote Switch tab from any Admini strat ion fu nctio n. Figure 4-8 Remote Switch T able 4-7 describes the fields on the Remote Switch tab: Ta b l e 4 - 7 Remote T ab Fields T ab Description Remote Switch Enabled Enables r emote switch; check off to disable remote swit[...]

4 4-16 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface Quic kLoop Admi nistration Use QuickLoo p Administration to set up a QuickLoop for a sin gle switch or for a pair of switches. Select one or more switches, enable or disable a QuickLoop at the switch level, and turn QuickLo op on or off on a n indi[...]

4 QuickLoo p Administ ration 4-17 Administrative Interface T able 4-8 describes the fields on the QuickLoop Administration tab: Ta b l e 4 - 8 Quic kLoop Administration Fields Field Description Enable Switch for QuickLoop Mode Enab les switch for QuickLoop; check of f to disable switch f or QuickLoop. Port No Displ ays t he port n umb er . QuickLoo[...]

4 4-18 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface Config Admin T ab Y ou can use the Config Admin tab to upload the swi tch configuration file for archiving, or to dow nload a new config uration file from the host. Figur e 4-10 Config Admin T ab[...]

4 Config Admin T ab 4-19 Administrative Interface Followin g is a description of th e fields on the Config A dmin tab: Switch Information Repor t The Switch Inf ormation Report can be genera ted by clicking on the corre sponding link on the Config Admin tab in the Switch Admin window . It provides information about all the switches, interswitch lin[...]

4 4-20 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface Figur e 4-11 Switch Information Report[...]

4 Extended Fabr ic T ab (Op tional Software) 4-21 Administrative Interface Extended F a bric T a b (Optional Softw are) The Extended Fabric f eature allows you to configu re ports for a long distance link of up to 100 KM. The Extended Fabric licen se will only be install ed on switch es containin g long wave GBICs. If the switch is purchased with l[...]

4 4-22 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface T able 4-10 describes the f ields on the Extended Fabric tab: Ta b l e 4 - 1 0 Extend Fabric Fields Field Description Port No Displays the port number . Change Extended Fabric Configurat ion Designa tes the ports for which you wa nt to change the l[...]

4 T elnet Interface 4-23 Administrative Interface T elnet In terf ace T o access the T eln et Interface , click te lnet on the Switch V i ew . Figur e 4-13 Initiating a T elnet Session This brings up a T elnet session directly from your W eb browser . Because only one telnet session can be a ctive, the message box below appea rs if a sessio n is al[...]

4 4-24 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Administrative Interface[...]

Custom er Suppor t A-1 A nvisible Body T ag This appendix reviews the EM C pr ocess for detectin g and resolving software problems, and provides essenti al questions tha t you should answer before contacting the EMC Customer Support Center . This appendix covers th e following topics: ◆ Support T ool .......... ................. ........... .....[...]

A A-2 Depar tmental Sw itch Models D S-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User Gu ide Customer Support Support T ool Included in the switch software is a command that will display a variety of informa tion that is helpf ul in diagnosing sw itch-related problems. This co mmand is supportShow. Yo u c a n e n t e r supportShow into a T elnet sessio n command w[...]

A Over view of De tecting and Resolv ing Problems A- 3 Customer Su pport Ov er view of Detecting and Resolving Proble ms EMC software pr oducts are supported dir ectly by the EMC Custom er Support Center in the United States . EMC uses the following process to resolve customer pr oblems with its software products (Figure A-1). Figure A-1 Prob lem D[...]

A A-4 Depar tmental Sw itch Models D S-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User Gu ide Customer Support T roubl eshooti ng the Pr oblem Please perform th e relevant diagnostic ste ps before you contact the EMC Customer Support Center: 1. Read the doc umen tation carefu lly . 2. Reconstruct the events leading up to th e pr oblem and describe them in writin g.[...]

A Bef ore Calling the Customer Suppor t Center A-5 Customer Su pport Bef ore Calling the Customer Suppor t Center Have the follo wing info rmation ava ilable before calling the Cus tomer Support Center or your support r epres entative (if one has been assigned to you): ❑ Y our co mpany name ❑ Yo u r n a m e ❑ Y our phone number ❑ For an exi[...]

A A-6 Depar tmental Sw itch Models D S-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User Gu ide Customer Support Documenting the Pr oblem If the EMC Customer S upport Center req uests information r egarding the problem, please document it com pletely , making sure to include the follow ing informa tion: ❑ Y our company name and addr ess ❑ Yo u r n a m e ❑ Y our[...]

A Repor ting a New Problem A-7 Customer Su pport Reporting a New Pr oblem For a new problem, please provide the following i nformation: ❑ Release level of the softw are that you are running ❑ Software installation pa rameters ❑ Host type on which you are r unning ❑ Operating system yo u are r unning and its release number ❑ Functions o f [...]

A A-8 Depar tmental Sw itch Models D S-16B and D S-8B Web T ools User Gu ide Customer Support Sending Problem Documentatio n Use one of the following methods to send documentation of the problem to the EMC Cus tomer Support Center: ◆ E-mail ◆ FT P ◆ U.S. mail to the following addr ess: EMC Customer Support Center 45 South St re et Hopkinto n,[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-1 Glossar y This gloss ary contains terms related to disk sto rage subsystems. Many of these terms ar e us ed in th is manual. ALPHANUMERIC 8b/10b encoding Encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit data byte into a 10-bit tra nsm issi on c ha racte r . U sed to b alan ce on es a[...]

g-2 De partmen tal Switch M odels DS- 16B and DS-8 B W eb T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry ASIC Applicatio n-Specific Integrated Circuit. ATM Asyn chronous T ransfer Mode. T r ansport for transmitting data over LANs or W ANs that transmit fixed-length units of data. Pr ovides any-to-any connectivity an d allows nodes to t ransmit si multaneously . B Ba[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-3 Glossar y Class 3 A connectionl ess frame switching service between two po rts, without notificatio n of delivery or no n-delivery . Can al so be used to provide a multicast co nnection between or iginator and recipients, with notificatio n of delivery or non-delivery . Class[...]

g-4 De partmen tal Switch M odels DS- 16B and DS-8 B W eb T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry DLS Dynamic Loa d Sharing. D ynamic di stributio n of tr affi c over availabl e paths. Allows for r edistributio n when an Fx_Port o r E_Port comes up or dow n. Domain ID As applies to some switches, a unique number between 1 an d 239 that identifies the switch t[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-5 Glossar y F F_P ort Fa bric Port. A port tha t can transmi t using fabric protocol and can interface over links. Can be used to connect N_Ports to a switch. See also FL_Port , Fx_Po rt . Fabric A fibr e channel network of two or mor e switches. Also called a “ switched fabr[...]

g-6 De partmen tal Switch M odels DS- 16B and DS-8 B W eb T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry FL_P ort Fa bri c Lo op P ort . A p ort tha t ca n tr ansm it u nder bot h f abri c prot ocol and loop proto col. Can be used to connect NL_Ports to a switch. See also F_Port , Fx_Port . FLOGI Fabric Login. Process by which a node makes a logica l connection to f[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-7 Glossar y Gbps Gigabits (1,062,50 0,000 bits) per second. GBps Gigab ytes (1,0 62,500 ,000 byt es) per second. H Half-duple x Mode of com munication that a llows a port to eith er transmit or receive frames, but not both at o nce. The only exception is l ink contro l frames, [...]

g-8 De partmen tal Switch M odels DS- 16B and DS-8 B W eb T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry K K28.5 Special 10-bit character used to indi cate beginning of transmi ssion words that perform fibre channel con tr ol and sig naling functi ons. First seven bits are comma pattern. See also Comma . L L_P ort Loop Port. Node or fabric port that can use loop pr [...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-9 Glossar y M MIB Mana geme nt In forma tion Base. SN MP st ruct ur e tha t pr ov ides configuratio n and device informa tion to assist wi th device managem ent. Multicast T ransmission of data fr om a single sour ce to a number of s pecified N_Ports. See al so Broadcast , Un i[...]

g-10 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry include frame delimiters (which mark fra me boundaries and describe frame contents), primitive signals (indicate events), and primitive sequences (indicat e or initiate port states). P Participating mode M ode in which an L_Port in a loop has va lid AL_P A and can [...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-11 Glossar y Q QuickLoop TM Can indicate ei ther the DS-16B a nd DS-8B product that allows private devices within loo ps to communicate over the fab ric with other devices, or the set of actual devices or loo plets connected in a loop by the QuickLoop techn ology . All devices [...]

g-12 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry Switch A co mb inati on o f hardw are and firm ware th at rou tes fr am es according to fibr e channel protocol. Switches can have G_Ports, E_Ports, F_Ports, and FL_Ports. Switch Domain_ID Unique ident ifier for a switch, used in routing frames. Usually automa tica[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide g-13 Glossar y U U_P or t Universal Port. Switch port that can operate as G_Port, E_Port, F_Port, or F L_Port. A po rt is defined as a U_Port if n ot connected or if it has not assu med a specific function in the fabric. ULP Upper Layer Proto col. Protocol tha t runs on top of f [...]

g-14 Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide Glossa ry[...]

Depa rtmenta l Switch Mode ls DS-16 B and DS-8B Web T ools User Guide i-1 A adminis trati ve inter face 1-4, 1-5 Config Admin tab 4-18 Exte nded Fabr ic tab 4-21 AL_P A bypass option 3- 46 enab le optio n 3-47 Alarm Noti ficatio ns tab, Fab ric W a tch V iew 3-49 Alias Settings tab, Zon e Admin istratio n V iew 3-18 B beaco n, stat us of 1-5, 3-3 1[...]

Depar tment al Switch Mod els DS-16B and DS-8B Web T ools Use r Guide i-2 Index loop d iagnostic s 3-45 loop initializat ion proces s (LIP) 3-4 6 Loop tab, Port In form ation View 3-43 N Name Server T able V iew 1 -3, 3-13 P Performance V iew 1-5, 3-55 Port Inform ation V ie w 1-5, 3-35 GBIC tab 3-40 Loop tab 3-43 Port Stats ta b 3-38 Port Stats ta[...]