HP (Hewlett-Packard) 4.1.X manual

user guide hp S tor age W or ks w eb tools v er si on 3 .1.x/4.1.x Product V e rsion: 3 .1.x/4.1.x Thir d E dition (J une 2003) P art Number: AA–R S25C–TE Thi s us er g ui de p rovides in fo rm at io n to h el p you i ns ta l l a nd u nd e rst an d W eb T oo l s.[...]

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3 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide contents Contents About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Intended Audience . . [...]

Content s 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Web Browser Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Java Plug-in and JRE Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Installing Prerequisite Software on a Workstation . . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 5 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Accessing the Switch Events Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 About the Admin Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 About the Telnet Button . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Switch Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Network Config Tab Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Network Config Field Descriptions . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 7 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Configure (Virtual Channel) Field Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Configure (Arbitrated Loop) Tab Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Configure (Arbitrated Loop) Field Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Switch Throughput . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Basic Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Advanced Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 9 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Alarm Notification Field Descr iptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Using the Alarm Notification Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 About the Threshold Configuration Tab. . . . . .[...]

Content s 10 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide Sample Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Zoning Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Content s 11 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Renaming an Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 About the Zone Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Zone Tab Example . . . . . . .[...]

Content s 12 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide Enabling Trunking on a Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Configuring Port Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Assigning a Name to a Port . . . . . . . . .[...]

Content s 13 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 10 Example Switch View for a SAN Switch 2/32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 11 Example of the Switch Explore r fo r the Core Switch 2/64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 12 Example of the Switch Expl orer for the SAN Switch 2/32 . . . . . [...]

Content s 14 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide 48 View drop -down Menu of the Zone Adm inistratio n Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 49 Zoning Configuration summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 50 Enable Config Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Content s 15 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 24 Configure (Fabric) Field Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 25 VC Parameters Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 26 Virtual Channel Field Descriptions . . . . .[...]

Content s 16 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide 62 Port Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 63 Port Information Window PortSt ats Tab Field Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 64 Port Information Window SFP Ta b Field Descriptions . . [...]

17 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide about this guide About this Guide About this Guide This user guide provides information to help you: ■ Understand W eb T ools ■ Conf igure and use W eb T ools Fa bric V iew ■ Configure and use W eb T ools Port V iew ■ Contact technical support for additional assistance “ About this Guide”[...]

Abou t t hi s G u ide 18 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide Overvie w This section cov ers the follo wing topics: ■ Intended Audience ■ Related Documentation Intended Audience This book is intended for use by system administrators who are experienced with the follo wing: ■ HP St orageW ork s Fibre Channel SAN switc hes ■ Fabric O[...]

Abou t t hi s G u ide W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 19 Conv entions Con ventions consist of the following: ■ Document Con ventions ■ T ext Symb ols Docum ent Conventions The document co n ven tions included in Ta b l e 1 apply in most cases. Tex t Sy m b o l s The follo wing symbols may be foun d in th e text of this guide. They[...]

Abou t t hi s G u ide 20 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide Note: T e xt set off in this manner pr es ents commentary , sideli ghts, or int er esting poin ts of in format ion.[...]

Abou t t hi s G u ide W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 21 Getti ng Hel p If you still hav e a question after reading th is guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website: ht tp://w w w .hp .com . HP T ec hnical Suppor t T elephone numbers for worldwid e techni cal support are listed on the following HP website: [...]

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23 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 1 Intr oducing HP W eb T ools This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ Overview , page 24 ■ W eb T ools Main V i ews , page 2 7 ■ W eb T ools in Secure Mode , page 34[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 2 4 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Overvie w W eb T ools provides a graphical interface th at enables an administrator to monitor and manage entire fabrics and individual switches and ports from a standard workstation. Advantages of W eb T ools W eb T ools is an e xcellent partner to th e traditional F ab[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 25 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide When monitoring and mana ging indi vidual switches, W eb T ools allo ws you to perform the sho wn in Ta b l e 3 . T able 2: Fabric Management T asks Ta s k P age Number Vie w the stat us of all the switches in the fabr ic. See “ Fabric Management ” on page 187. Access[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 2 6 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide When monitoring and mana ging indi vidual ports, W eb T ools allo ws you to perform the sho wn in Ta b l e 4 . Monitor s wit ch and po rt perf or mance . See “ P erfo rma nce Monito r ing ” on page 14 9. Utili ze the a bility to upgrade F ab ri c OS and license k ey [...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 27 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide W e b T ools M ain Vie ws W eb T ools pro vides access to and information about a fabric thro ugh a number of separate windo ws, called “vie ws, ” making it possible to manage and monito r se veral aspects of a f abric at the same time. The W eb T ools window is di vi[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 2 8 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Figur e 1: Web T ools Switch Explorer View f or a Core Switch 2/64 Fa br i c T re e The Fabric T ree is the left window of the Switch Explorer and displays: ■ A list of all the switches in the fabr ic . Y ou can u se the drop-down menu to vie w these switch es by S wit[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 29 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Note: The S wit ch V iew st atus is updated appr ox imately once every 15 se conds. The F abric T r ee status is update d appro ximately every 30 seco nds. Howev er , the ini tial display of the Sw itch Explorer may tak e fr om 30 to 60 seconds after the sw itch is booted[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 30 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Swi t c h V i ew This vie w displays a graphical represe ntation for the select ed switch, includi ng a real-time vie w of switch status. This vi ew is accessed by selecting a switch icon on Fabric T ree. The Switch V ie w is also the launch point fo r the Switch Events V[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 31 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Figur e 4 : Switch Vie w For information about the functions that are accessible through the Switch V ie w , see “ About Switch Management ” on page 62. The Switch Management V iew displays the follo wing options: ■ Status of the switch. See “ About the Switch St[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 3 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide ■ Performance Monitoring of the switches. See “ About Performance Monitor ” on page 150. ■ Beaconing switches. See “ About the Beacon Button ” on page 7 6 . ■ Information on the switch. See “ About the Switch Info Button ” on page 7 8 . ■ Fabric W atc[...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 33 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Po r t I n f o r m a t i o n V i e w Access information for a port by clicking on an y of the ports in the Switch V iew . This vie w displays statistics and stat us for the selected port, SFP , or loop. For information about the functions that are acc essible through the [...]

Intr oduc ing HP W eb T ools 34 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide W e b T ools in Sec ure Mode The Security feature may change your ability to access W eb T ools functionality when Secure Mode is enabled. For more information on the Security feature see the HP Stor ag eW orks Secur e F abric OS V ersion 1.0 User Guide . W eb T ools Acce[...]

35 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 2 Installation This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ Requirements , page 36 ■ Installing Prerequisite So ftware on a W orkstation , page 38 ■ Licensing W eb T ools on the Switch , page 41 ■ Launching HP W eb T ools , page 43[...]

Installa tion 36 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Requir ements The workstation and the switch must meet both specific requirements for the correct installation and operation of HP W eb T ools. S witch Requirements HP W eb T ools 3.1 can be used to ma nage Switches that are running V3.1 f irmware, including HP StorageW orks SAN switche[...]

Installa tion 37 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Jav a Plug-in and JRE R equirements The correct v ersion of the Ja va Plug -in for your operating system: ■ For W i ndows XP , NT , or 2000 Jav a Plug-in v ersion v1.3.1_0 4 or later . Ja v a Runtime En vironment v1.3.1_04 is recommended for best resul ts. ■ For Sol aris: Jav a Plu[...]

Installa tion 38 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Installing Prer equisite Softwar e on a W or kstation Perform the following steps before you use HP W eb T ools to manage your fabric: ■ Install one of the supported web bro wse rs on a workstation, if not already installed. ■ Configure the web bro wser for use with HP W eb T ools. [...]

Installa tion 39 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 3. On the Cache panel, click Clear Memory Cache . 4. Click OK . 5. Exit and relaunch the browser . Configuring Inter net Explorer Correct operation of HP W eb T ools with Internet Explorer requires sp ecifying the appropriate settings for bro wser refresh frequenc y and proces s model. [...]

Installa tion 40 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide For the Bourne shell, type the follo wing: For the C shell, type the follo wing: Installing a Java P atc h on Solaris T o install the patch on Solaris: 1. Go to the website at http://access1.sun.com , and search for any patches for your current v ersion of the JRE. 2. Follo w the link t[...]

Installa tion 41 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Licensing W eb T ools on t he Sw itc h An HP W eb T ools license can be installed either through T elnet or ov er the web . T o determine whether a license is alre ady installed on a switch, follo w the instructions provided under “ Launching HP W eb T ools ” on page 43. If a licen[...]

Installa tion 4 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Installing W eb T ools T hrough the W eb Launching HP W eb T ools from any non- licensed switch will automatically display the license dialog box. If the fa br ic already contains at least one licensed switch, you can use HP W eb T ools to view and license other switches from the licen[...]

Installa tion 43 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Launching HP W eb T ools Y ou can launch HP W eb T ools once the lice nse is installed on the switch and the Jav a Plug-i n and web bro wser are installed and configur ed on the client workstation. T o launch HP W eb T ools: 1. Launch the web browser and enter the IP address of the lic[...]

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45 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 3 S w itc h Explorer V ie w This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About the Switch Explorer V ie w , page 46 ■ Fab r ic Tree , page 48 ■ Switch Graphic , page 51 ■ Switch Graphic Buttons , page 5 4 ■ Switch Information W indo w , page 57 ■ Refresh Rates in W eb T ools , pag[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 46 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e S witch Explorer Vie w The Switch Explorer V iew is the first web page that displays when you connect to a switch. The Switch Explorer includes: ■ Fa b r i c T re e , displaying a navig ation menu of icons for all the switches in the fabr ic . ■ F abric Ma[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 47 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Figur e 6 : Switch Explorer for a Core S witch 2/64[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 48 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Fab ric Tree The Fabric T ree displays a list of all the switches in the fabric. When you select a switch from this vie w it is displayed in the Switch V ie w . Y o u can display switches in the Fabric T ree list by Name, IP addr ess, or WWN. An e xample of the Fabric T [...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 49 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Fabr ic T oolbar The Fa bric T oolbar is located at the botto m left corner of the Switch Explorer . Use the F abric T oolbar to access F abric Management tools: ■ Fabric Ev ents ■ Fabric T opology ■ Name Server ■ Zone Admin An example o f the Fabric T oolbar is[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 50 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide The F abric T oolbar b uttons are described in Ta b l e 6 . For more information, see “ Fabric Management ” on page 187. T able 6 : Fabric T oolbar But tons Button Desc ription F abr ic Events The Fabr ic Events Vie w pro vides a running lo g of events in the fa bri [...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 51 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide S wit ch Graphic The Switch V iew graphic is an interacti v e display of the particular switch you hav e selected from the Fabric T ree. The W eb T ools interface replicates in real-time the switch you ha ve selected. The displays in W eb T ools correspond to the front [...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 5 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Figur e 9: Example Sw itch View for a Core S witch 2/64[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 53 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide An ex ample of the Switch Graph ic repres entation for a SAN Switch 2/32 is shown in Figure 10 . Figur e 10: Example Switch Vie w for a SAN S witch 2/32[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 54 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide S wit c h Graph ic Buttons There are a number of buttons beneath the Switch Graphic which enable you to access v arious conf iguration and monitoring functions for the switch. Some of these buttons may require a license k ey to acti v ate. If the appropriate license ke y[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 55 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Pe r f o r m a n c e Moni to r Optional Sof t war e. Select to launch the P erfor manc e Mon itor . Fo r m or e i n f o r m a t i o n , s e e “ About P erf ormance Monitor ” on page 15 0. F abric W atch Opt iona l S oft ware. Sel ect to o pen th e Fabr ic Watch View [...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 56 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide T em per ature Select to dis play th e temper atur e statu s of the chose n sw itch . Fo r m or e i n f o r m a t i o n , s e e “ About the Temp Button ” on page 82.The back ground color indicates the temperatur e status . Each color indicates a diff erent ope rati o[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 57 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide S witch Infor mation Windo w Ta b l e 8 describes the f ields displayed in the Switch Information windo w , which is located beside or beneath th e switch icon (depending o n switch type). Depending on the switch type the order of fields displaye d may change. T able 8:[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 58 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Statu s Leg en d The Status Le gend defi nes the meaning of colors visible in the background of the v arious icons in the Switch Explorer . Each color indicates a di fferent operational state: ■ Green - Healthy ■ Y ellow - Mar ginal (mix of good and faul ty readings)[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 59 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Refr esh Ra tes in W eb T ools Dif ferent areas of W eb T ools refresh at different rates. Ta b l e 9 lists the polling rates for the v arious panels in W eb T ools. T able 9: P olling Rate in the Sw itch Explorer Windo w S witch Explorer Area Po l l i n g R a t e F abr[...]

Swi t c h E xp l o r er Vi ew 60 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Accessing the S wit c h Explorer T o access the Switch Explorer , perform the follo wing steps: 1. Launch W eb T ools. The Switch Explorer appe ars. 2. Click the “+” sign in the Na vigatio n tree to vie w nested switches. 3. Click on the desired switch from the Fabri[...]

61 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 4 S w it ch Ma n a ge m e n t This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About Switch Manage ment , page 62 ■ About the Switch Status Button , page 65 ■ About the Switch Events Button , page 67 ■ About the Admin Button , page 70 ■ About the Telnet Button , page 71 ■ About the Per[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 6 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About S witch M anag ement Switch Management is made up of th e Switch Graphic area and the Switch Information area; it is referred t o as the Switch V iew . S witch Explorer f or the Core Sw itch 2/64 An example of the Switch Explorer for the Core Switch 2/64 is displayed[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 63 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Note: The Ac tiv e CP in the Cor e S w itch 2/64 is la beled wit h a small arr o w at the bottom of the CP d isplay . Swi t c h E x p l o rer f o r SA N Sw i t c h 2 / 32 An example of the Switch Explorer fo r the SAN Switch 2/32 is displayed in Figure 12 . Figur e 12: Exam[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 64 W eb T ools V ersio n 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Guide S witch Information F ield Desc riptions The Switch Information windo w is located beneath or beside the graphic representation of the switch depending on the switch type (see Figure 11 or Figure 12 ). Use the Switch Summary windo w to easily glance at vital switch informat[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 65 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e Switch Status But ton V iew or click the status b utton (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54) to display the switch’ s operational state. The background color of the b utton display s the real-time status of the switch. Se e the list belo w for the m[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 66 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Using th e S witch Status But ton T o check the physical health of a switch, perform the following procedure. 1. Launch W eb T ools. 2. V iew the backg round color (which sho ws the st atus) of the desired switch in the Fabric T ree. For further information, continue to the[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 67 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e S witch Events Button The Switch Events b utton (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 5 4) in the Switch V iew disp lays a running log of e v ents for the selected switch. Switc h Eve nt s Exam pl e An example of the Swit ch Events windo w is sho wn in Fig[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 68 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Coun t Display s the n umber of bac k -t o- back occ urr ence s of the same even t. Lev el Displays the sev erity level of the ev ent: ■ 0 panic (sw itch reboots) ■ 1c r i t i c a l ■ 2e r r o r ■ 3w a r n i n g ■ 4i n f o r m a t i o n ■ 5d e b u g Message Disp[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 69 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Accessing the S wit c h Ev ents Report Perform the follo wing steps to access the switch e vents report. 1. Launch W eb T ools. 2. Select the desired switch from the Fabric T ree. The Switch V iew displays. 3. Select the Switch Events b utton from the Switch V iew . A Swit[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 7 0 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e Admin Button Use the Admin button (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54) of the Switch V iew to access the switch admini stration functionality . For example: ■ Switch parameter configuration ■ Network conf iguration ■ Extended Fabric conf igurati[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 71 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About the T elnet But ton Use the Te l n e t b utton (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54) from the Switch V iew to access the switch using telnet. Y ou must ha ve administrati v e privile ges to access the telnet option. For informatio n re garding controlling t[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 7 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Figur e 16: Telnet Sample Windo w Te l n e t D e s c r i p t i o n s The sample T elnet fields are described in Ta b l e 1 2 . T able 12: Telnet Windo w Field Descriptions Fie l d Desc riptions F abric OS (t m) Di spl ays the current Fabr ic OS version tha t i s currently [...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 73 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de P asswo rd: Display s pr ompt . Enter Admin lev el pass wor d . sw itch:admi n > D isplay s the switc h nam e and lo gin level pr ompt after a successf ul login . Enter de sired F abri c OS command . Sample Com mand The sample comm ands used i n Fig u re 1 6 are secmode[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 7 4 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Accessing T eln et Thr ough W eb T ools T o access telnet through W eb T o ols, perform the follo wing steps. 1. Launch W eb T ools. 2. Select the desired switch from the Fabric T ree. The Switch V iew displays. 3. Select the Te l n e t b utton from the S witch graphic. Th[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 75 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e P erformance Monitor But ton Use the Perf ormance Monitor button (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54) to graphically displ ay throughput (me gabyt es per second) for ea ch port and for the entire switch. For complete information about the Performance M[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 7 6 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e Beacon But ton Use the Beacon button (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54) of the Switch V iew to physically locate a switch in a f abric. The beaconing function helps to physically locate a switch b y sending a sign al to the specified switch, resulti[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 77 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Beacon But ton—Ph y sically L ocating a Sw itch in a Fabric T o physically locate a switch in a fabric, use the Beac on button as described in the follo wing steps. 1. Launch W eb T ools by entering the IP ad dress of the switch you wish to locate. 2. Highlight the switc[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 7 8 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e S witch Info Button Use the Switch Inf o button (see “ Switch Gra phic Buttons ” on page 54) of the Switch V iew to display fundamental switc h information such as the WWN, State, and Ethernet IP address. The Switch Inf o b utton fields are described in Ta b[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 79 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Accessing S w itch Information Access switch information b y pe rforming the follo wing steps. 1. Launch W eb T ools by entering the IP ad dress of the switch you wish to locate. 2. Highlight the switch in the F abric T ree. The selected switch appears in the Switch V iew [...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 80 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e F abric W a tch But ton The Fab r i c W at c h button only appears when the opt ional license is installed on the switch. For more information, see “ Fabric W atch ” on page 171 .[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 81 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Abo ut the F an B utt on The background color of the Fan b utton indicates the ov erall status of the f ans (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54): ■ Green Healthy ■ Y ellow Mar ginal (mix of good and faulty readings) ■ Red Do wn (more than two faulty readin[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 8 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Abo ut the T emp Butt on The background color of the Te m p button (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54) indicates the o verall temperature status: ■ Green Healthy ■ Y ellow Marginal (mix of go od and faulty readings) ■ Red Down (more than two f aulty readi[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 83 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e P o wer Button The background color of the Power b utton i ndicates the ov erall status of the power (see “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54): ■ Green Healthy ■ Y ellow Marginal (mix of go od and faulty readings) ■ Red Do wn (more than two faulty rea[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 84 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About HA Admin The HA Admin windo w displays information about the status of high a vailability (HA) on the Core Switch 2/64 and each CP . It also enables yo u to perform tasks such as HA Failov er or Synchronize Services on the CPs. The HA Admin window contains the follo w[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 85 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Figur e 17 : HA Admin Windo w HA Admin F ield Descriptions The common fiel ds av ailabl e in the HA Admin windo w are described in Ta b l e 1 4 .[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 86 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Service T ab F ield Desc riptions The fields a v ailable in the Service T ab view are described in Ta b l e 1 5 . T able 14: HA Admin Common Field and Button Desc riptions Fie ld Desc ription Chas sis Displa ys t he sw itc h type . HA Summar y Display s the HA summar y stat[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 87 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de CP T ab F ield Descriptions The field s av ailable in the CP T ab view are described in Ta b l e 1 6 . St atus Displa ys the statu s of the Acti v e Servic e. V alid v alues f or the Acti v e Servi ce are: ■ Non-Disr upti ve F a ilo ve r Read y ■ Disr upti ve F ailo v [...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 88 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide T able 16: HA Admin CP T ab Field Descriptions Fie l d Description Active CP ( CP0 or CP1 ) Display s informatio n for the Activ e CP . The top CP in this vie w is alw ay s the Ac tiv e CP . Depending on th e cur re nt conf igur ation o f the CP s this can be: ■ CP0 ■ C[...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 89 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using HA Admin The follo wing sections sho w ho w to acces s the HA Admin interface, how to use it to synchronize services on the CP , and how t o initiate a CP failo ver . Accessing th e HA Admin Inter face Perform the follo wing steps to access the HA Admin interface. 1. [...]

Swi t c h M an ag e m en t 90 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide If the HA Summary field displays Disruptive F ailov er Ready , click the Synchronize Services Button and wait for the CPs to complete a synchronization of services, so that a Non-Disrupti ve Failo ver is ready . Once the HA Summary field displays No n-Di sr uptive Failove r[...]

91 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 5 S w itc h Admin W indo w This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About the Switch Admin W indo w , page 92 ■ Accessing the Switch Admin W indo w , pag e 94[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 92 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e S witch Admin Windo w The Switch Admin W indow can be entered with User le vel access, b ut certain areas require Admin lev el access. Use the Switch Admin W indow to access the follo wing tabs: ■ About the Switch Information T ab , page 95 ■ About the Netw[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 93 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Close Click this button to ex it the Adm in Interface. If changes h av e been made an d not committed b y c lic king the App ly bu tton , a dialog box is pr esented . It allo ws the c hanges t o be committe d or deleted. Reset Click this button to reset the fi eld values t[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 9 4 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Accessing the S wit c h Admin W indo w Use the follo wing steps to a ccess the Switch Admin windo w . 1. Launch W eb T ools by entering the desi red IP address in a bro wser windo w . The Switch Explorer appe ars. 2. Select a switch from the Fabric T ree. The selected sw[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 95 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e S witch Information T ab Use the Switch Information tab to manage basic switch setup for items such as switch name, switch domain ID and en abling and disablin g the switch. For additional Switch Settin g information, see “ Using the Network Conf ig T ab ” [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 9 6 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide S witch Information F ield Desc riptions The Switch Information fields are described in Ta b l e 1 8 . T able 18: Switch Information F ield Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription Name and ID Name Displ ay or modify the cur r ent s w itch na me. T he sw itc h name can be fr om [...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 97 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e S witch Information T ab The follo wing sections sho w ho w to use the Switch Information tab to enable/disable a switch, and to vie w/print a switch report. Enabling/Disabling a S witch Use the follo wing procedure to enable/disable a switch. 1. Access the Swi[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 9 8 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e Net work Config T ab Use the Network Conf ig tab of the Admini strati ve interf ace to manage the IP networking functionality of the switch. For more detailed information regard ing netw ork configuration, see the HP Storag eW orks F abric Operating System Pr [...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 99 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 19: Network Configuration T ab of the S witch Admin Window An exampl e of the Adva nced IP Configurati on windo w (Core Switch 2/64 only) is sho wn in Figure 20 .[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 100 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 20: Advanced IP Configuration Windo w (Core Sw itc h 2/64 only) Net work Conf ig Field Descriptions The Network Config f ields are described in Ta b l e 1 9 . T able 19: Network Config Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription Ethernet IP Displays the Ethernet IP a[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 101 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Add B utto n Click t he Add button to add the IP spec ifi ed in the Sy slog IP fi eld to the S yslog IP windo w . Y ou must click the Apply button to mak e your c hanges per sistent o ve r a sw itch r eboot . Rem ove B u t to n Cl ic k t he Re m ove button to delete the I[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 102 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Network Config T ab Use the Network Conf ig tab to conf igure Ether Configurin g an Ethernet IP or FC I P Addr ess 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin W indo w ” on page 92). 2. Enter the admin user name and passw ord. 3. Sel[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 103 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Gui de About th e Upload/Dow nload T a b Use the Upload/Do wnload tab of the Sw itch Admin windo w to complete tasks such as: ■ Do wnload firmw are ■ Upload a Conf iguration f ile to the ho st ■ Do wnload the configuration from a host to the switch ■ Return the switch t[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 104 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 21: Upload/Do wnload T ab of the S witch Admin W indow Upload/Do wnload F ield Descriptions The Upload/Download fields are described in Ta b l e 2 0 .[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 105 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide T able 20: Upload/Dow nload Field Descriptions Fi el d Descriptions Fu n c t io n F irm war e Do wnload Select the r adio button to do wnload f irm war e . The F astboot After Download option becomes enable d. Config Uplo ad to Host Select the radio button to upload the c[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 106 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Upload/Do wnload T ab The follo wing sections sho w using th e Upload/Do wnload tab to download firmw are, backup a firmw are config f ile , and perform a conf ig download to a switch. P erforming a Fir mw are Do wnload 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (se[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 10 7 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/4.1.x U ser Gui de 2. Enter the admin user name and passw ord. 3. Select the Upload/Do wnload tab . 4. Click the Confi g Download to Switch radio b utton. 5. Select the FTP transfer protocol from the drop-down menu. FTP is the only supported transfer pro tocol in Fabric OS v4.1. 6. Enter [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 108 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About the SNMP T ab Use the SNMP tab of the Administrati v e Interface to perform administration of the SNMP Subsystem. Use the SNMP tab to specify the switch community string, location, trap lev el and trap recip ients. For more detailed information regarding SNMP , se[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 109 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Figur e 22: SNMP T ab of the Switch Admin Window SNMP Field Descriptions The SNMP f ields are described in Ta b l e 2 1 .[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 110 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de T able 21: SNMP Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription SNM P In forma tion Contac t Name Use to display or confi gure cont act infor mation fo r swit ch . Def ault is F iel d Support . V alid r ange of v alues ar e f r om 0 to 255 cha ract ers . Descr iption Use to disp[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 111 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using the SNMP T ab to Set T rap Le vels Perform the follo wing procedure to set trap le vels. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin W indo w ” on page 92). 2. Enter the admin user name and passw ord. 3. Select the SNMP tab . 4. Select a T [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 112 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About the License Admin T ab Use the License Administration tab to inst all and remo ve license k eys that are provided to you. License Admin T ab Ex ample An example o f the License Admin T ab is sho wn in Figure 23 . Figur e 23: L icense Admin T ab of the Switch Admin[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 113 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide T able 2 2: License Admin F ield Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription L icenseK e y column Displa ys a list of lice nse ke y s cur r entl y installed on the s wit ch. F eatur e(s) column Display s a list of t he featur e names assoc iat ed with th e license k e y s installed [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 114 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e License Admin T ab The License Admin tab is use d to add licenses to and remov e licenses from a switch. Add a L icense to a S witch Perform the follo wing steps to add a license to a switch. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 115 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Abo ut the P ort S etti ng T ab Use the Port Setting tab of the Administra tiv e interface to perform functions such as: disable/enable ports on the switch, set port speed to 1GB/2GB/Negotiate, enable/disable Trunking, or name a port. The port speed is displayed as follo [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 116 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 24: P ort Settings T ab of th e Sw itch Admin Window[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 117 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide P ort Set tings Field Descriptions The Port Setting fields are described in Ta b l e 2 3 . T able 23: P or t Setting Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription P ort Number Displa ys th e P o rt Number . P ersistent Di sable Check this box to disable th e port and maintain th[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 118 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e P ort Set ting T ab The Port Setting tab is used to perform the follo wing operations on ports. Enabling or Disabling a P ort T o enable or disable a port, perform the follo wing steps. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin W ind[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 119 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 4. Select the desired speed for the corresponding port (see “ About the Port Setting T ab ” on page 11 5). 5. Click the Ap p l y button. Assigning a Name to a P or t Y ou can optionally name a port by performing the follo wing steps. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 120 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About th e Configure T ab Use the Configure tab of the Administra tive Interface to configure F abric Parameters, V irtual Channel parameters, Ar bitrated Loop parameters, and System Services parameters. For more detailed in formation regarding the f ields a vailable in[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 121 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Figur e 25: Configure (Fabr ic) T ab of the Switch Admin Window[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 12 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Configur e (Fabric) F ield Descriptions The fields av ailable in the Conf igure Fabric T ab are described in Ta b l e 2 4 T able 24: Configure (Fabr ic) Field Descriptions Fie l d Desc riptions F abric P a rameters BB Cr edit Use t o confi gure t he number of buff er s[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 12 3 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Virtual Channels The switch allo ws f ine tuning for a sp ecific appli cation by conf iguring the parameters for eight virtual channels. The default v alues are set for optimal pe rformance. Changing the default settings may improve performance, bu t may als o degrade pe[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 12 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Configur e (Virtual Channel) T ab Ex ample An example of the Conf igure (V irtual Channel) T ab is sho wn in Figure 26 . Figu re 2 6: Configur e (Virtual Chan nel) T ab of the Sw itch Admin Window[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 125 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Configur e (Virtual Channel) Field Descriptions The f ields av ailable on the Conf igure V irtual Channel T ab are described in Ta b l e 2 6 T able 2 6 : Virtual Channel Field Descriptions Fie ld Descriptions Virtual Ch annel P aramete rs V C Pri or ity 2 - 7 Enables fin[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 12 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Configur e (Arbitra ted Loop) T ab Example An example of the Conf igure (Arbitrated Loop) T ab is shown in Figure 27 . Figur e 2 7 : Configur e (Arbitrated Loop) T ab of the S witch Admin Window[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 12 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Configur e (Arbitrated Loop) F ield Descriptions The fields a v ailable on the Configure (Arbitrated Loop) T ab are described in Ta b l e 2 7 . T able 2 7 : Configur e (Arbitrated L oop) Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc riptions Arbit rated Loo p Par a met ers Send F AN F[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 12 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Configur e (S ystem) T ab Example An example of the Conf igure (System) T ab is shown in Figure 28 . Figur e 28: Configure (Sy stem) T ab of the Switch Admin Window[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 129 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Configur e (S ystem) F ield Descriptions The fields a vailable in the Conf igure System T ab are describe d in Ta b l e 2 8 . T able 28: Configure (S ystem) Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc riptions Sys t em P a r a m et er s rstatd Check b ox to dynamica lly enable or di s[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 130 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using the Configure T ab to Configure F AN Fr ame Notification Pa r a m e t e r s T o conf igure F AN frame notification parameters: 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin W indo w ” on page 92). 2. Enter the admin user name and passw ord.[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 131 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About the Routing T ab Use the Routing T ab of the Administrativ e Interface to perform tasks such as: ■ V iew the F abric Shortest Path First (FSPF) routing information. ■ Add or delete a static route. ■ Set the link cost for the selected ports. Note: If a sw itch[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 13 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Routing (F SPF Route) T ab Example An example of the Routing (F SPF Route) T ab is sho wn in Figure 29 . Figur e 29 : Routing (FSPF Route) T ab of t he Switch Admin Window[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 13 3 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Routing F ield Des c riptions Descriptions of the f ields av ailabl e in the Routing T ab are sho wn in Ta b l e 2 9 . These fields are displayed for all the routing tabs. Routing (F SPF Route) Field Descriptions Select FSFP Route T ab on the Routing Na vigation tree to[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 134 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide F lags Display s whether the r oute is Stati c (S) or Dynamic (D) . See “ About the Routing T ab ” on page 131. Next Domain Display s the next domain ID in the r outing pat h. T he Next Domain is the sw it ch that the Ou t P ort is connected to . Next P ort Display s[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 13 5 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Routing (S tatic Route) T ab Ex ample An ex ample of the Routing (Static Ro ute) T ab is sho wn in Figure 30 . Figur e 30: Routing (Static Route) T ab of the Sw itch Admin Window[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 13 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Routing (S tatic Route) F ield Descriptions Select Static Route from the Routing Na vigation tree to di splay the fields described in Ta b l e 3 1 . T able 31: Routing (Static Route) Field Descriptions Fie ld Description In P ort Enter the number of the port by whic h [...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 13 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Routing (L ink Cost) T ab Ex ample An example of the Routing (L ink Cost) T ab is sho wn in Figure 31 . Figur e 31: Routing (Link Cost) T ab of t he Switch Admin Windo w[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 138 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Routing (L ink Cost) F ield Desc riptions Select Link Cost from the Routing Na viga tion tree to display the fields described in Ta b l e 3 2 . T able 32: R outing (Link Cost) Field Descriptions Fi el d s Descriptions P ort Number Displa ys t he port n umber . Cost Disp[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 139 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using the Routing T ab The Routing tab is used to conf igure and vie w routing as d escribed in the follo wing sections. Vie wing F S PF R outing For information re garding FSPF , see “ About the Routing T ab ” on page 131. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see ?[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 140 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Enabling/Disabling Dy namic Load Shar ing For information regarding Dynami c Load Sharing (DLS), see “ About the Routing Ta b ” on page 131. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin W indo w ” on page 92). 2. Enter the admin user name an[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 141 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 6. Enter the desired link cost. For a 1 Gbit/sec per second ISL, the default cost is 1000. For a 2 Gbit/sec ISL, the default cost is 500. V alid values for link cost are from 1 to 9999. 7. Click the Ap p l y button.[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 14 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About the Extend ed Fabr ic T ab Use the Extended F abric tab to manage the Extended Fabric feature. From the Extended F abric tab you can specify which ports to be conf igured for distance and at what le vel. All switches come with L0 and LE (e xtended normal) setting[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 143 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Extended F abric T ab Ex ample An example of the Extended F abric tab is sho wn in Figure 32 . Figur e 32: Extended Fabr ic T ab of the Switch Admin Window Extended Fabr ic F ield Descriptions The fields av ailable in the Extend ed F abric T ab are described in Ta b l e [...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 144 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de T able 33: Extended Fabric F ield Descriptions Fi el d s Descriptions Extended F abr ic Mode Enable Click the r adio bu tton to enable the Extended Fa br ic mode. The s wit ch must be disa bled to enab le the Extended F a br ic mode. Disable Click to disable the Extende[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 145 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Extended Fabric T ab to Configure a P or t For Long-Distance Perform the follo wing steps to co nfigure a port for Long-Distance. 1. Access the Switch Admin W indo w (see “ About the Switch Admin W indo w ” on page 92). 2. Enter the admin user name and pas[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 146 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About the T runk Inf ormation T ab The T runk Information tab is a read -only tab and has on ly the Close and Refresh button functions. ■ For information re garding enab ling T runking, se e “ Using the Port Setting Ta b ” on page 118. ■ For more information rega[...]

Swi tc h Ad m i n Wi n d ow 14 7 W eb T o ols V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide T r unk Information F ield Descriptions Descriptions of the f ields av ailable in the T runk Information tab are sho wn in Ta b l e 3 4 . T able 34: T runk Information F ield Descriptions Fi el d Desc ription T runk Gr oup D isplay s all the T runking Gr ou ps on a sw i[...]

Swi t c h A d m in Wi n d ow 148 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e T runk Information T ab The T runk tab is a read-only tab . T runking is enabled through the Port Setting tab of the Administrativ e Interface; see “ Using the Port Setting T ab ” on page 118. Acce ssing t he Trunk Informat ion T ab 1. Access the Switch A[...]

14 9 W eb T ools V e rsion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 6 P er for mance Monitoring This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About Performance Monitor , page 150 ■ Using the Performance Monitor , page 153[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 150 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About P erformance Monitor The Performance Monitor pr o vides SAN performance management through an end-to-end monitoring system that pro vides: ■ Increased end-to-end visi bility into the fabric. ■ More accurate reporting for service le vel agreements and char ged acce[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 151 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de ■ An existing report can be selected from a list of reports that are predefined. In some cases, you can supp ly the object to be monitored and graphed (such as port number , SID/DID pair , AL_P A, or switch domain number). ■ Graphs are displayed on a can va s, which can[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de P er formance Monitor Ex ample An example of the Performance Mo nitor windo w is displayed in Figure 34 . Figur e 34: P erformance Mo nitor Window[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 3 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using the P erfor mance M onitor Perform the follo wing steps to access the Performance Monitor . 1. Launch W eb T ools, displaying the Switch Explorer . 2. Select the desired switch from the Fabric T ree. The Switch V iew of that switch displays. 3. Click the Pe r fo rm a[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 154 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About th e Ac tions M enu Use the Actions Menu to access the follo wing options: ■ Sa ve Current Can v as Conf iguration ■ Display Can v as Configurations ■ Display Resource Usage (This optio n requires a Performance Monitor license) ■ Print All Graphs Actions M e nu[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 5 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Displa y Canv as Configurat ions Ex ample An example of the Display Can v as Co nfigurations windo w is sho wn in Figure 36 . T able 35: Actions M enu O ptions Descriptions Option Description Save Curr ent Canvas Con figuration Select this menu opti on to sav e the cur r e[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 36: Display Can vas Configuration Ex ample Displa y Canv as Configuration Descriptions The Display Can vas Conf igurati on Field Descriptions are listed in Ta b l e 3 6 . T able 36: Display Can vas Configuration Fie ld Desc ription Canv as Name Display s the nam e [...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Sav e Canv as Configuration Ex ample An example o f the Sav e Can v as Confi guration option is sho wn in Figure 37 . Figur e 3 7 : Save Canv as Configuration Ex ample Sav e Canv as Configuration Descriptions The Sa ve Can v as Conf iguration options are displayed in Ta b [...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Displa y Resour ce Usage Ex ample An example of the Display Reso urce Usage window is sho wn in Figure 36 . This screen requires a Performan ce M onitor License to display . T able 3 7 : Save Canvas Conf iguration Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription Name Ente r a name of the [...]

P erformance Monitor ing 15 9 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 38: Displa y Resour ce Usage Example for Core S witch 2/64 Displa y Resour ce Usage Desc riptions The Displa y Resource Usage Fie l d Descriptions are listed in Ta b l e 3 6 .[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 160 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Print All Gr aphs Use the Print All Graphs option in the Actions menu to print all the graphs displayed on the selected c an v as conf igur ation. Only one can v as configuration can be opened at a time. Each Canv as Config uration can hav e a total of 8 monitors. T able 38:[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 161 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Ac tions M enu The following sections describe the oper ations supported by the Actio ns Menu. Adding a Graph t o a Canv as 1. Access the Performance Mon itor functionality . See “ Launch W eb T ools, displaying the Switch Explorer . ” on page 153 for more in[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 16 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Printing Gr aphs 1. Access the Performance Monito r functionality . Refer to “ Launch W eb T ools, displaying the Switch Explorer . ” page 153 on for more information 2. Select Actions > Display Can vas Conf igurations . The Can v as Configuration List appears (see [...]

P erformance Monitor ing 163 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About the P erfor mance Graphs M enu The Performance Graphs drop-do wn menu provides Performanc e Graph operations as describ ed in the following sections. ■ About Basic Monitoring on page 164 ■ About Adv anced Mon itoring (Optional) on page 168[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 164 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About Basic M onitoring The P erformance Graphs > Basic Monitor ing menu provides the follo wing types of graphs: ■ Port Throughput Graph ■ Switch Aggre gate Throughput Graph ■ Blade Aggregate Throughput Graph (Core Switch 2/6 4 only) ■ Switch Throughput Utilizat[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 16 5 W eb T ools V e rsion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Basic Monitoring Descriptions The Basic Monitoring op tions are described in Ta b l e 3 9 . T able 3 9: Basic Monitoring Graph Descriptions Name of Basic Monitoring Graph Scope of Graph Gra ph Ty p e G raph Description Po r t T h r o u g h p u t Gr aph P ort Line Displays [...]

P erformance Monitor ing 166 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de P ort Err or Gr aph P or t Line Displa ys the CR C err or r ate o ver time for a giv en port . The sna pshot r ate f or this gr ap h is ev ery 15 seconds with a 60 minute l ifespan fo r each snap shot . Swi t c h Perc e n t Utili z ation Gr a ph Swi tc h Ho r izo nt a l Bar[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 16 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Guide Using Basic P er for mance Monitoring The Basic Performance Monitoring are described in the following sections. Creating a P ort Thr oughput Graph Perform the follo wing steps to cr eate a Port Throughput graph. 1. Access the Performance Mon itor functionality . See “ Lau[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 168 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About Adv anced Monitoring (Optional) The Adv anced Monito ring menu provides the follo wing graphs: ■ SID/DID Performance Graph ■ SCSI Commands Graph ■ SCSI vs. IP Graph ■ AL_P A Error Graph Adv anced Monitoring Ex ample An example of the SCSI Write on a LUN Per P [...]

P erformance Monitor ing 16 9 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de T able 40: Advanced Monitoring Graph Descriptions Name of Advanced Monitoring Graph Scope of Graph Gr aph T ype Graph Description SID /D I D Pe r f o r m a n c e G r a p h Sw itch Line Charts the traff ic between a SID and a DID pair on the s wit ch be ing manage d. The sn[...]

P erformance Monitor ing 17 0 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using Adv anced P er for mance M onitoring The following sections sho w the use of Advanced Performance Monitoring to create SID/DID Performance and SCSI vs. IP Traf f ic graphs. Creating an SID/DID P erformance Gr aph Perform the follo wing steps to crea te an SID/DID Per[...]

171 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 7 F abr ic W atc h This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About Fabric W atch , page 172 ■ Accessing Fabric W atch , page 173[...]

F abric W atch 17 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About F abric W at c h The Fabric W atch icon only appears when a Fabric W atch license is installed on the switch. Use the F abric W atch Software to monitor fabric el ements for potential problem conditions through Alarms and se tting the desired thresholds for v arious conditions[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 17 3 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Accessing F abric W atch Access Fabric W atch b y performing the follo wing steps. 1. Launch W eb T ools. 2. Select the Switch icon from which you w ant to vie w or conf igure alarms. 3. Select the Fabric W atch (magnifying glass) button. Note: The F abr i c W at ch icon onl y appe[...]

F abric W atch 17 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About the Alarm Notification T ab Use the Alarm Notif ications tab of the Fabric W a tch software to vie w the information for all elements of the F abr ic W atch, F abric, Switch, Ports, or Performance Monitor classes. The Alarm Notif ication tab polls current e v ents from F abric[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 17 5 W eb T o ols V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Alarm Notification F ield Descriptions The Alarm Notif ication fields are described in Ta b l e 4 1 . T able 41: Alarm Notification Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription Selected Ar ea D isplay s the configurable ar eas in the drop-do wn menu . The items listed w ill change depend[...]

F abric W atch 17 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using the Alarm Notification T ab Access the Alarm Notif ication tab and vie w alarms by performing the following steps. 1. Launch Fa bric W atch (see “ Launch W eb T ools. ” on page 173). 2. Select the Alarm Notif ication tab . 3. Highlight a device in the navigation tree. Y ou[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 177 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About the Threshold Configur ation T ab Use the Threshold Configuration tab to view and conf igure Fabric W atch thresholds for the Fabric W a tch class currently selected in the Navigation tree on the left side of the windo w . The Threshold Configuration ta b has the follo wing su[...]

F abric W atch 17 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de T hreshold Notification F ields Desc riptions The Fabric W atch > Threshold Conf iguration > Area Conf iguration fields are described in Ta b l e 4 2 T able 4 2: Threshold Configuration Ar ea Configuration Field Des c riptions Fie ld Desc ription Boundary Unit Set or display t[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 17 9 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de The Fa b r i c W a t c h > Threshol d Configuration > Element Conf iguration fie ld s are described in Ta b l e 4 3 . The Fab r i c W at c h > Threshold Conf iguration > Conf iguration Report fie l d s are described in Ta b l e 4 4 . T able 43: Thr eshold Configuration [...]

F abric W atch 180 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Below Displays thr esholds that have fallen below the configured lev el . Abo ve Dis play s thr esholds that ha ve r isen abo v e the conf igur ed lev els . In between Display s thr esholds t hat hav e ar e in within the conf igur ed lev el . T able 44: Thr eshold Configuration Repor[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 181 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using the Threshold Configur ation T ab Use the Configuration tab to conf igure and vie w alarms as sho wn in the follo wing sections. Configurin g Boundar y and Alarm Settings 1. Launch Fa bric W atch (see “ Launch W eb T ools. ” on page 173). 2. Select the Threshold Conf igura[...]

F abric W atch 18 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Setting the B ehavior T ype of an Alarm 1. Launch Fa bric W atch (see “ Launch W eb T ools. ” on page 173). 2. Select the Threshold Conf iguration tab . 3. Select the Element Conf iguration sub-tab . 4. Select a pre viously configured element from the na vigation tree (see “ C[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 183 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About the Email Configuration T ab Use the Email Conf iguration tab to enable and co nfigu re Email alarm notificat ions. A dif ferent Email Configur ation can be set for each Class. For example, one Email notif ication can be set for SFPs and anot her can be set for E-Ports (see th[...]

F abric W atch 184 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Email Configuration F ield Descriptions The Fabric W atch Email Conf igur ation fields are described in Ta b l e 4 5 , T able 45: Email Configuration F ield Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription M ai l C on figurat ion Mai l Server Enter the mail ser ver to whic h you want the alarm notif[...]

Fab ri c Wat ch 185 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using the Email Configuration T ab Use the Email Conf iguration tab to set up the Alarm Email Notif ication. 1. Select the Fabric W atch icon (appears only when a Fabric W atch license is installed). 2. Enter an Admin lev el user name and password. The Fabric W atch software appears[...]

F abric W atch 186 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de[...]

18 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 8 F abr ic M anag eme nt This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About Fabric Management , pa ge 188 ■ Using Fabric Management , page 189[...]

F abric Man agem ent 188 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About F abric Manag ement Fabric Management i s performed usin g the F abric Management toolbar . Fabr ic T oolbar Example An example o f the Fabric Management toolbar is show n in Figure 44 . Figur e 44: Fabric Management T oolbar Fabr ic T oolbar Desc riptions The Fabric T ool[...]

F abric Man agement 18 9 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using F abric Manag ement Perform the follo wing steps to access Fabric Management. 1. Launch W eb T ools. The Switch Explorer appe ars. 2. Select an icon from the Fabric T oolba r to access fabric-wid e managem ent (see “ Fabric T oolbar ” on page 4 9). The selected fabric[...]

F abric Man agem ent 190 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Ab o ut Fab ri c Eve n t s The Fa bric Events windo w pro vides a running log of e ven ts for all switches in the fabr ic . Fabr ic Ev ents Ex ample The Fabric Ev ents windo w is shown in Figure 45 . Figur e 45: T he Fabric Ev ents Window Fabr ic Ev ents Descriptions The Fabric [...]

F abric Man agement 191 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Accessing F abric E vents T o vie w e vents in the f abric, perform the following steps: 1. Access W eb T ools. 2. Find the Fabric toolbar . See “ Perform the follo wing steps to access Fabric Managem ent. ” on page 189. 3. Select the Fabric Ev ents icon in the lo wer corner[...]

F abric Man agem ent 19 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About th e Fabr ic T opology The Fabric T opology V ie w summarizes th e physical conf iguration of the fabric from the perspe ctiv e of the “local domain ” (the domain of the switch currently being displayed in the Switch V ie w). The Fabric T opolog y includes informatio[...]

F abric Man agement 19 3 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Fabr ic T opology Descriptions The F abric T opology f ields are described in Ta b l e 4 8 . Printing a F abric T opolog y Report T o vie w a list of the fabric to pology , perform the following steps: 1. Access the Switch Explorer . See “ Perform the follo wing steps to acce[...]

F abric Man agem ent 19 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de 2. Select the Fabric Ev ents icon in Fabric T ree. See “ Fabric T oolbar ” on page 49. The Fabric T opology windo w displays. 3. Select the top print b utton to print a topology report of the local domain. 4. Select the bottom print button to print a topology report of the[...]

F abric Man agement 19 5 W eb T ools V e rsion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e Nam e Ser ver The Name Serv er T able V ie w provides the name server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database. This includes all name server entries for the fabric, not only those that are local to the local do main. Each ro w in the table represents a diff[...]

F abric Man agem ent 19 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Name Server column descriptions are in Ta b l e 5 0 . T able 49 : Name Ser ver Description of Fields and Buttons Fie l d Description Auto Refresh Ch eck to enabl e Auto Refresh or un che ck to di sab le. Auto Refresh Interv al If Auto Ref resh is check ed, enter the number of [...]

F abric Man agement 19 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Vie w ing the Name Ser ver T o vie w a list of the switches in the Name Serv er , perform the follo wing steps: 1. Access the switch explorer V iew . See “ Perform the follo wing steps to access Fabric Managem ent. ” on page 189. 2. Select the Name Server icon in the F abri[...]

F abric Man agem ent 19 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About Zoning An HP Zoning license an d administrati ve priv ileges are required to access the Zone Administration vie w . If a switch or de vice is added o r remov ed from the network, it is necessary to sa ve the cha nges and relaunch the Zone Administration vie w for the cha[...]

199 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 9 Z one Administr ation This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About Zone Admi nistration , page 200 ■ About the File Menu , page 205 ■ About the Edit Menu , page 207 ■ About the V iew Menu , page 21 0 ■ About the Actions Menu , page 213 ■ About the Alias T ab , page 217 ?[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 200 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About Zone Administra tion HP Zoning enables you to partition your Storage Area Network (SAN) into logical groupings of de vices that can access each other . For example, you can partition your SA N into two zones, winzone and unixzone , so that your W indow s servers a[...]

Zone A dministr ation 201 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Sample Configur ation Ta b l e 5 1 shows a samp le zoning conf iguration: Zoning Schemes V arious lev els of zoning (or Zoning sche mes) are created to isolate systems tha t hav e different operating en vironments. For example, you can create a zone of all ports connected to U[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 202 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Zoning Methods There are four methods of def ining members for zonin g: For mo re specif ic information about Zonin g, or for config uring Zoning using Fabric OS command line interf ace, see the HP Stor ag eW orks Zoning V ersion 3.1.x/4.1.x User Gu ide . Selec ting the[...]

Zone A dministr ation 203 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Zoning Method and Hard or Soft Zoning Enf orcement Whether you are using soft zon ing or har d zoning is determined by the w ay the zone objects are defined. T able 5 2: Zone Metho ds and T abs Av ailable Zon e L evel Av ailabl e T abs Mix ed Z oning Alias Zone Quic kLoop F ab[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 204 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Zone Administr ation Windo w The follo wing sections present the us e of the Zone A dministration window . Acc es sing the Z one A dmi nis tr ati on W in do w The follo wing steps show ho w to ac cess the Zone Administration windo w . 1. Launch W eb T ools. T[...]

Zone A dministr ation 205 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About th e F ile M enu The options av ailable in the File Menu of the Zone Administration windo w are described in Ta b l e 5 3 . T able 5 3: File Menu Options Option Description Pr int Summary Select t o prin t a z oning confi gur ation r eport . A wi ndow displa y s both th [...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 206 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using the File M enu The following steps display the Zoning Configuration summary . 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select File > Print Summary . The Zoning Configu[...]

Zone A dministr ation 20 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About the Edit M enu The options av ailable in the Edit Menu of the Zone Administration windo w are described in Ta b l e 5 4 . T able 54: Edit Menu O ptions Option Description Add WWN Select to add a WWN acr oss Alia ses, Z ones or F abr ic Assist Zo nes. A di alog bo x appe[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 208 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using the Edit M enu The Edit menu is used to perform the function s described in the follo wing sections. Adding a WWN in the Zoning Database T o add a WWN to the Zoning database, perform the follo wing procedur e. 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Ac[...]

Zone A dministr ation 209 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Replacing a WWN in the Zoning Database This procedure enables you to replace a WWN th roughout the zoning database. This is helpful when exchanging de vices in your f abric, and easily maintaining your current Conf iguration. 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 210 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About th e Vie w Me nu The options av ailable in the V iew Me nu of the Zone Administration windo w are described in Ta b l e 5 5 . T able 5 5: Vie w M enu Options Optio n Description Mix ed Zoning Use the Mix ed Zoning opti on when y ou want v ari ous obj ects to be se[...]

Zone A dministr ation 211 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Vie w M enu The V iew menu is used to select the ty pe of zoning and t o refresh the zoning database as sho wn in the follo wing sections. Selec t a Zoning Met hod The zoning method yo u choose determines how members are displayed in the v arious member selection wi[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 212 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Refr esh the Fabr ic T o refresh the f abric, perfo rm the follo wing procedure. 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select Vi e w > Refresh Fa bric . This refreshes th[...]

Zone A dministr ation 213 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About th e Ac tions M enu The options av ailable in the Action Menu of the Zone Administration window are described in Ta b l e 5 6 . Enable a Config Option The Actions > Enable a Config option is used to enable a configuration that has previously been created (see “ Crea[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 214 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Ac tions M enu The Actions menu is used to perform th e functions described in the following sections. Enabling a Configuration T o create a ne w Configuration, see “ Creat ing a Config uration ” on page 243. 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . Se[...]

Zone A dministr ation 215 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Disabling Zoning When you disable the activ e conf iguration, the Zoning feature is disabled on the fabric and all de vices within the fabric can communicate with all other de vices. This does not mean that the Zoning database is deleted ho we ver , only that there is no Confi[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 216 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select the Actions > Clear All option. Caution: This action w ill not onl y disable z oning on the f abr ic , but w ill deleted the entir e Zoning database . The Disable Conf i[...]

Zone A dministr ation 217 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About th e Alias T ab Use the Alias tab to create, modify , rename, or delete aliases in the zoning database. Alias T ab Example An example of the Alias tab i s sho wn in Figure 51 . Figur e 51: Alias Tab in the Zone Administration W indow[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 218 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Alias T ab Desc riptions The fields that appear in the fo llo wing Alias tab are described in Figure 57 . T able 5 7 : Alias Tab F ield Descriptions Fie l d Description Zoning Metho d Thi s displays the method you hav e sele cted to add m embers to the Z oning data base[...]

Zone A dministr ation 219 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Add O th er Button ■ Othe r ■ Other P ort ■ Other WWN ■ Other AL_P A Clic k to add a P ort, WWN or AL_P A that is not cur ren tly part of the f ab ri c. A di alog bo x will dis play f or y ou to ty pe in the host that is no t a member of t he fab ri c. Add O th er H os[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 20 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Alias T ab The follo wing sections describe the fu nctions and information av ailable on the Alias tab . Creating an Alias T o create an alias, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administratio[...]

Zone A dministr ation 221 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 10. Repeat steps 10 and 11 to add more elements to your Alias. 11. Use the Add Other b utton to include a WWN, po rt, or QuickLoop (AL_P A) that is not currently a part of the f abric (optional). The ne w Alias appears in the Name drop-down l ist. Modif y ing the M embers of a[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 22 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select the Alias tab (selected by default). 3. From the Name drop-do wn menu, select the Alias you w ant to rename. 4. Click the Rename button. The Rename an Alias dialog box app[...]

Zone A dministr ation 223 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About th e Zone T ab Use the Zone tab to create, modify , re name, or delete zones in the zoning database. Zone T ab Ex ample An example o f a Zone tab is displayed in Figure 52 . Fi gure 5 2 : Zone T ab in the Zone Admini stratio n Windo w Zone T ab Descriptions The Zone b ut[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 2 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de T able 58: Zone T ab F ield Desc riptions Fie ld Desc riptions Zoning Method This display s the m ethod you hav e sele cted to add members to the Zoning database. Choose the Zoning method in the Vi ew me nu . V alid options ar e: ■ Mix ed Zoning ■ P ort Zo ning ?[...]

Zone A dministr ation 225 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Add O ther ■ Other P ort ■ Other WWN ■ Other AL_P A Clic k to add a P ort , WWN or AL_P A that is not curr entl y part of th e fa br ic. A di alog bo x w ill displa y f or y ou to ty pe in the host that is no t a member of th e fabr i c. Message area D isplay s z oning c [...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 2 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Zone T ab The use of the Zone tab to create, mod ify , rename, or delete zones in the zoning database is sho wn in the follo wing sections. Creating a Z one T o create a zone, perform the fo llowing s teps: 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See ?[...]

Zone A dministr ation 227 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 10. Repeat steps 10 and 11 to ad d more elements to your Zone. 11. Use the Add Other butt on to include a WWN, po rt, or QuickLoop (AL_P A) that is not currently a part of the f abric (optional). The ne w Zone appears in the Name drop-do wn list. Modifying the M embers of a Zon[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 28 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select the Zone tab . 3. From the Name drop-do wn menu, select the zone you want to rename. 4. Click the Rename button. The Rename a Zone dialog box appears. 5. Enter a ne w zone[...]

Zone A dministr ation 229 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About the Q uic kLoop T ab Use the QuickLoop tab to manage Qui ckLoo ps in the zoning database. For more information reg arding QuickLoops, see the HP Stor ageW orks Quic kLoop F abric Assist V ersion 3.1.x User Guide . Quic kLoop T ab Example An example of the QuickLoop tab i[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 30 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de T able 5 9: QuickLoop Tab F ield Descriptions Fie l d Description Zoning Metho d Thi s displays the method you hav e sele cted to add m embers to the Z oning data base . Choose t he zo ning method in the View menu . V alid opti ons are: ■ Mix ed Z oning ■ P ort Zon[...]

Zone A dministr ation 23 1 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using the Q uic kLoop T ab Use the QuickLoop tab to perform the Qu ick Loop operations described in the follo wing sections. Creating a QuickLoop T o create an alias, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administ[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 3 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Note: The r e is a limit of two member s per Qui ckL oop . 9. Click the Add Member button or use drag and drop to add QuickLoop members. Selected members are mov ed to the QuickLoop Members Win d ow . 10. Repeat steps 10 and 11 to add more elements to your QuickLoop. [...]

Zone A dministr ation 233 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 5. Click the OK button. The selected QuickLoo p is delet ed from the zoning database. Renaming a QuickLoop T o rename a QuickLoop, pe rform the follo wing steps: 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for m[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 34 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About th e F abric Assist T ab Use the Fa bric Assist tab to create and ma nage Fabric Assist zones. Fabric Assist is a means of allowing pri v ate hosts to communicate with pub lic targ ets across a switched fabric. F abric Assist also allo ws pri vate hosts to commun[...]

Zone A dministr ation 235 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Fabr ic Assist Descriptions The F abric Assist fields are described in Ta b l e 6 0 . T able 60: Fabr ic Assist Fiel ds Descriptions Fie l d s Descriptions Zoning Method This display s the m ethod you hav e sele cted to add members to the Zoning database. Choose the zoning met[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 3 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Add O th er Button ■ Othe r ■ Other P ort ■ Other WWN ■ Other AL_P A Clic k to add a F ab ri c Assist z one that is no t cur r ently part of the f abr i c. A dialog box w ill displa y f or y ou to type in the host that is no t a member of th e fabr i c. Add O [...]

Zone A dministr ation 237 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Using th e Fabr ic Assist T ab The functions provided on the Fabric Assist tab are sho wn in the follo wing sections. Creating a F abric Assist Zone For this e xample, the Mixe d Zone le vel is used. 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w; see “ Accessing the Zone Adminis[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 38 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 3. From the Name drop-down menu, select the Fabric Assist zone you want to modify . 4. Highlight an element in th e Member Selection list that you want to include in your F abric Assist zone or highlight an element in the F abric Ass ist Zone Members list that you want[...]

Zone A dministr ation 239 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 4. Click the Rename button. The Rename a Fab ric Assist Zone dialog box appears. 5. Enter a ne w Fa bric Assist zone name. 6. Click the OK button. The F abric Assist zone is renamed in the zoning database.[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 40 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de About th e Config T ab Use the Conf ig tab to create and manage confi gurations. Config T ab Ex ample An example of the Conf ig tab is sho wn in Figure 55 . Figur e 55: Config tab in the Zone Administration window Config T ab Desc riptions The Conf ig tab f ields are d[...]

Zone A dministr ation 24 1 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de T able 61: Config T ab Field Descriptions Fie ld Desc ription Zoning Method This displays the method you have selected to add m embers to the Zoning database. Choose the zoning method in the View menu . V alid options ar e: ■ Mi xed Z oning ■ Po r t Z o n i n g ■ WWN Z [...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 4 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Ana lyze Con fig Button Analyzes the configuration that is sele cted a long with it s member zo nes. A r epo rt is cr eat ed that lis ts: ■ S AN components (P orts, WWNs, and AL_P As) that are not inc luded in the conf igur atio n. ■ S AN components (P orts, WWNs,[...]

Zone A dministr ation 243 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using th e Config T ab The operations a vailable on the Config tab are sho wn in the follo wing sections. Creating a Conf iguration T o create a Conf iguration, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administration [...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 44 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de 11. Select the Actions > Save Conf ig Only option. The new Conf ig appears in the Name drop-do wn list. T o en able the configuration, see “ Enabling a Configuration ” on p age 214. Note: An y changes made t o the cur r entl y enabled conf igur ati on will not a[...]

Zone A dministr ation 245 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Deleting a Config Y ou cannot delete a currently enabled configuration. T o delete a config, perform the follo wing steps: 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select the Config ta[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 46 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de T o enable the conf iguration, see “ Enabling a Configuration ” on page 214. Creating a Conf iguration Anal ysis R epor t 1. Access the Zone Administration windo w . See “ Accessing the Zone Administration W indow ” on page 204 for more information. 2. Select t[...]

Zone A dministr ation 247 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide — SAN components (Ports, WWNs, and AL _P As) that are not included in the configuration. — SAN components (Ports, WWNs, and AL _P As) that are contained in the configuration b ut not in the f abric.[...]

Zon e Ad m i n is t rat io n 2 48 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de[...]

249 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 10 P or t M anagem ent This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ About Port Management , page 250 ■ Using Port Management , page 251[...]

P ort Managemen t 25 0 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide About P ort M anag ement Port Management is performed through se veral dif ferent areas of W eb T ools: ■ The Port graphic located on the Switch V iew . ■ The Admin tabs. See the indi vidual tabs in “ About the Switch Admin Wi n d o w ” on page 92. ■ The Port Information[...]

Po r t M a n a g e m e n t 251 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Using P ort M anagement The operations a v a ilable on the Port Management tab are described in the follo wing sections. Enabling or Disabling a P ort When you disable a port, i f that port is an ISL, the f abric reconfigures. If the port was connected to a de vice, that d[...]

P ort Managemen t 25 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Configuring P ort Speed 1. Access the Admin Interface. See “ Accessi ng the Switch Admin W indow ” on page 94 for more information. 2. Select the Admin icon from the switch graphic. See “ Switch Graphic Buttons ” on page 54. The login dialog box appears. 3. Enter the admi[...]

Po r t M a n a g e m e n t 253 W eb T ools V e rsion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide About th e P ort G raphic Click on the Port graphic in the Switch vi e w to access the Port Information V iew . For information re garding the Port Information vie w , see “ About the Port Information V iew ” on page 2 55. The Port graphics are numbered and ha ve blin[...]

P ort Managemen t 25 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Using th e P or t Graphic T o access the Port Information V i ew , perform the follo wing steps: 1. Launch W eb T ools. The Switch Explorer appe ars. 2. Click on the switch grap hic from which yo u want to access port information. The port graphics appear at the top of the Switch[...]

Po r t M a n a g e m e n t 255 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de About the P o rt Information V iew The follo wing information appears at th e top of the Port Information window , regardless of which tab is selected: The Port Information V iew provides the follo wing tabs for each port: ■ Port Stats T ab—Pro vides information about[...]

P ort Managemen t 25 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 58: P ortStats tab of the P ort Information w indow P or tStats T ab Desc riptions The fields in the Port Inf ormation view > Por t S t a t s tab are describe d in Ta b l e 6 3 . T able 63: P or t Information Windo w P ortStats T ab Fiel d Descriptions Fie ld Desc ript[...]

Po r t M a n a g e m e n t 257 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Li n k C o n t ro l Fram e s Re c eive d Display s the number o f link contro l fr ames r ecei v ed. Mcast F rame s Re c eive d Display s the number o f multicast f r ames r eceiv ed . Mcast T ime-outs Displa ys the n umber of m ulticast time-out s. Mcast F rame s Tr a n [...]

P ort Managemen t 25 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de SFP T ab Example An example of the P ort Inf ormation V iew > SFP tab is shown in Figure 59 . Figur e 5 9: SFP T ab of the P ort Information Windo w SFP T ab Desc riptions The fields in the Port Inf ormation view > SFP tab are described in Ta b l e 6 4 . T able 64: P ort In[...]

Po r t M a n a g e m e n t 25 9 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Speed Indicate s the speed of th e SFP in 100, 200, or 400 MB/sec. Media Indic ates tr ansmissio n mode , whic h can be one of the fol l owin g : ■ SM - single mode ■ M5 - multi-mode , 50u ■ M6 - multi-mode , 6 2 .5u ■ TV - v i de o c oa x ■ MI - minia tur e coa[...]

P ort Managemen t 2 60 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Loop T ab Example An example of the P ort Inf ormation V iew > Loop tab is shown in Figu re 60 . Length 6 2 .4u Indicat es the length of link using 6 2 . 5um multi-mode f iber . Length cu Indicates the m ini mum length of link using copper cable. V endor Na me Indicates the nu[...]

Po r t M a n a g e m e n t 26 1 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Figur e 60: Loop T ab of the P ort Information Window Loop T ab Descriptions The fields in the Port Inf ormation view > Loop tab are described in Ta b l e 6 5 . T able 65: P ort Information Windo w Loop T ab Field Descriptions Fie l d Description FL P ort T ransfe r D[...]

P ort Managemen t 2 6 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Tim es B ein g By passed Displays the number of times lo oplet was not included as part of Q uick Loop. Last T ime bypassed Display s the time that looplet was last b y passed. Local AL_P A L ist Displays the list of AL_P As associated w ith devi ces connected to lo op. QL In it[...]

263 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 11 T r oubleshooting W eb T ools This chapter provides the follo wing information: ■ W eb T ools Limitations , page 264 ■ W eb T ools and Firmware Do wnload , page 269[...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 2 64 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de W e b T ools Limitations This section provides informa tion on limitations of W eb T ools. Core S w itc h 2/64 in W eb T ools Listed belo w are the kno wn limitations in W eb T ools, relating to t he Core Switch 2/64: ■ For the Co re Switch 2/64 neither CP is upda[...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 265 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide ■ While doing an add, delete, or replace WWN from W eb T ools zoning, in confirm windo w , if you select differ ent single entries twice or more, the "select all" button may stop functioning. Th is can be seen on both Ja va plug in 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 , but i[...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 2 66 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de information will not be sho wn. W orkaround: F ollo wing a switch enable or disable, wait at least 25-30 seconds before further action. T elnet Button and W eb T ools Listed belo w are the known limitations in W eb T ools, relating to the T elnet button: ■ On a So[...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 26 7 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide ■ In W eb T ools un der the Admin- Routing page, when vie wing the details of the Routing T able in a p op up windo w , the open windo w locks out all o ther input on other vie ws that are open for any switch. W orkaround: If you are locked out of adding input to [...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 2 68 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de W eb T ools and th e JRE Listed belo w are the kno wn limitations in W eb T ools, relating to t he JRE. ■ Under some circumstances, users may see a rectangular black are a corresponding to an appl et ICON graphic. W orkaround: In the Solaris en vironment, this sit[...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 269 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide W e b T ools and Firm war e Download There are multiple phases in v olved with f irmware do wnload and activ ation. When W eb T ools reports that f irmware do wnload has been completed successfully , this indicates that a basic sanity check, package retriev al, packag[...]

T r oubl eshooting W eb T ool s 2 7 0 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de[...]

27 1 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide glossary Glossary Glossary This glossary def ines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensiv e glossary of computer terms. 16-por t card The Fibre Channel port card provided with th e StorageW orks Core switch. Contain s 16 Fibre Channel ports and the corresp ond[...]

Glossary 2 7 2 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Alias An alternate n ame for an element or group of el ements in the f abric. Aliases can be used to simplify the entry of port numbers and WWNs when creating zones. Alias Addr ess Identifier An address identif ier recognized by a port in ad dition to its standard iden tif ier . An alias[...]

Gloss ary 273 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de AT M Asynchronous T ransfer Mode. A tran sport used for transmitting data o ver LANs or W ANs that transmit fix ed-length units of data. Pro vides any- to-any connecti vity , and allo ws nodes to transmit simultaneously . Auto-negotiate Speed Process that allo ws two de vices at either en[...]

Glossary 2 7 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Beginning Running Disparity The disparity at the transmitter or recei v er when the special character associated with an ordered set is encoded or decode d. See also disparity . BER Bit Error Rate. The rate at which bits are expected to be recei ved in error . Expressed as the ratio of e[...]

Gloss ary 275 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Boot Monitor Code used to initialize the CP (c ontrol processor) en vironment after powering on. Identif ies the amount of memory a vailable and ho w to access it, and retriev es information about system b uses. Broadcast The transmission of data from a single source to all de vices in th[...]

Glossary 2 7 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Class F Connectionless service for control traff ic between switches, with notification of deli very or non-deli very of data between the E_Ports. Class of Service A specified set of deliv ery characteris tics and attributes for frame deliv ery . CLI Command line interf ace. Interface th[...]

Gloss ary 277 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Configuration Ho w a system is set up. May refer to hardwa re or software. ■ Hardware: The number , type, and arrangement of components that make up a system or network. ■ Software: The set of parameters that guide switch operation. May include general system parameters, IP address in[...]

Glossary 2 7 8 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de CT_HDR Common T ransport Header . A heade r that confor ms to the Fibre Channel Common T ransport (FC_CT) protocol. CT_IU Common T ransport Information Unit. An information unit that co nforms to the Fibre Channel Common T ransport (FC_CT) p rotocol. Curr ent Fill W ord The fil l word cu[...]

Gloss ary 279 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Dev ice Connec tion Contro ls Enables or ganizations to bind an in divid ual device port to a set of one or more switch ports. De vice ports are specif ied b y a WWN and typica lly represent HB As (serv ers). See also access control lists. Dev ice A disk, a RAID, or an HB A. Disparity The[...]

Glossary 2 80 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de E_P or t Expansion Port. A typ e of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on ano ther switch to create an ISL. See also ISL. EE_Credit End-to-end Credit. The number of receiv e bu ffers allocated b y a recipient port to an originating port. Used by Class 1 and 2 services to manag[...]

Gloss ary 281 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Ex c hange The highest le v el Fibre Channel mechanism used for commun ication between N_Ports. Composed of one or more related sequences, an d can work in ei ther one or both directions. Extended Fabric An HP product that runs on Fabric OS and allows creation of a Fibre Channel fabric in[...]

Glossary 2 82 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide Fabric Configur ation Ser ver One or more designated HP switches that stor e and manage the co nfiguration and security parameters for all other switches in the fabric. These switches are designated by WWN, and the list of designated switches is kno wn fabric-wide. Fa br i c M a n a g e r [...]

Gloss ary 283 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide FC-FLA The Fibre Channel F abric Loop A ttach stand ard defined b y ANSI. FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international or ga nization of Fibre Channel industry professionals. Among oth er things, provides ov ersight of ANSI and indu stry de veloped standards. FCP Fibre Channe[...]

Glossary 2 84 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Fi rmwa r e D ow nl o a d Loading firmw are do wn from a server into a switch. Fi rmwa r e The basic operating system pro vided with the hardw are. FL_P or t Fabric Loop Port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and also ha s arbitrated loop capabilities. Can be used to [...]

Gloss ary 285 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide FS _ R E Q Fibre Channel Services Request. A request for a Fi bre Channel services function, or notification of a fabric condition or e v ent. FS _ R J T Fibre Channel Services Reject. An indication that a request for Fibr e Channel services could not be processed. FS Fibre Channel Servic[...]

Glossary 2 86 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de GBIC Gigabit interface con v erter . A remo vable serial transcei ver module that allows gigabaud physical-le vel transport for Fibre Channel and gi gabit Ethernet. T y pically refers only to the SC-form factor transcei vers. See also SFP . Gbps Gigabits per second (1, 062,500,000 bits/se[...]

Gloss ary 28 7 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Host A computer that accesses storage devices o ver th e fa bric. May also be referred to as a server . See also workstation. Hot Pluggable A FR U capability that indicates i t may be extracted or installed while customer data is otherwise flo wing in the chassis. Hub A Fibre Channel wiri[...]

Glossary 2 88 W eb T ools V ersi on 3. 1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Isolat ed E_P ort An E_Port that is online b ut not operational due to o verl apping Domain IDs or nonidentical parameters (such as E_D_T O Vs). See also E_Port. ISL Interswitch Link. a Fibre Channel link from the E_Port of one switch to the E_Port of another . See also E_Port, cascade, I[...]

Gloss ary 289 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de L_P ort Loop Port. A node port (NL_Port) or fabric port (FL_Port) that has arbitrat ed loop capabilities. An L_Port can be in one of t wo modes: ■ Fabric mode: Connected to a po rt that is not loop capable , and using fabric protocol. ■ Loop mode: In an arbitrated loo p and using loop[...]

Glossary 29 0 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Loop Failu re Loss of signal within a loop for any period of tim e, or loss of synchroniza tion for longer than the time-out v alue. See also error . Loop In itializ ation The logical procedure used by an L_Port to discov e r its en vironment. Can be us ed to assign AL_P A addresses, dete[...]

Gloss ary 291 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide Mode m Se ri al P ort The upper serial port on the CP Card of th e StorageW orks Core switch. Can be used to connect the CP Card to a modem with a standard 9-p in modem cab le. Consists of a DB-9 connector wired as a RS-232 device, and can be connected by serial cable to a DCE de vice. A H[...]

Glossary 29 2 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide NL_P or t Node Loop Port. A node port that has arbitrated loop capabilities. Used to connect an equipment port to the fabric in a loop co nf iguration through an FL_Port. See also N_Port, Nx_Port. Node Name The unique identifier for a node, communicated during login and port discovery . No[...]

Gloss ary 293 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Order ed Set A transmission w ord that uses 8B/10B mapping an d begins with the K28.5 character . Ordered sets occur outside of frames, and include the follo wing items: ■ Frame delimiters : Mark frame boundaries and describe frame contents. ■ Primiti ve signals: Indicate ev ents. ■[...]

Glossary 29 4 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Po i n t - t o - p o i n t A Fibre Channel topo logy that employs direct links between eac h pair of communicating en tities. See also topology . Po r t C a g e The metal casing e xtending out of the optical po rt on the switch, and in which the SFP can be inserted. Po r t C a r d A Fibre[...]

Gloss ary 295 W eb T ools V er sion 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Pu b l i c D ev i c e A de vice that supports arbitrated loop protocol, ca n interpret 8-bit addresses, and can log into the fabr ic . P ublic Loop An arbitrated loop that includ es a participating FL_Port, and may contain both public and p riv ate NL_Ports. Pu b l i c N L _ Por t An NL_P[...]

Glossary 29 6 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de RAID Redundant Array of Inde pendent Disks. A collection of disk driv es that appear as a single volume to the server and are fault tolerant thro ugh mirroring or parity checking. See also JBOD. Rem ot e Fa b ric A fabric that spans across W ANs by using protocol translation (a process al[...]

Gloss ary 29 7 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide RSCN Registered State Change Notif ication. A switch function that allows notif ication of fabri c changes to be sent from the switch to specif ied nodes. RX_ID Responder Exchange Identifier . A 2-byte f ield in the frame header used by the responder of the Exchange to identify fra mes as[...]

Glossary 29 8 W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Us er Guide SFP Small form factor pluggable. A transceiver used on 2 Gbps switches that replaces the GBIC. Refers to the LC-form factor transcei v er . See also GBIC. SID/DI D Source identifier/Destination identif ie r . S_ID is a 3-byte f ield in th e frame header that is used to indicate the address[...]

Gloss ary 299 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de Swi t c h Hardware that routes frames acco rding to Fibre Chann el protocol and is controlled by softw are. SW L Short W a velength. A type of f ibe r optic cabling that is based on 850-m m lasers and supports 1.0625-Gbps link speeds. May also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP . See also L[...]

Glossary 300 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Tr a n s c e i ve r De vice that con verts one form of signaling to an other for transmission and reception; in fiber optics, it refers to optical and electrical. Tr a n s f e r S t a t e The state in which a port can establish circuits with multiple ports without reentering the arbitratio[...]

Gloss ary 301 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de ULP Upper -lev el Protocol. The protocol that runs on top of Fibre Channel. T ypical upper -le vel protocols are SCSI, IP , HIPPI, and IPI. Unicast The transmission of data from a single source to a single destination. See also broadcast, multicast. user account A login intended for use b[...]

Glossary 302 W eb T ools V ersi on 3.1.x/ 4.1.x User Gui de Zon e A set of de vices and hosts attached to the same fa bric and config ured as being in the same zone. De vices and hosts within the same zone have access permission to others in the zone, bu t are not visible to any outside the zone. See also Zoning. Zon e A li a s A name assigned to a[...]

303 W eb T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de index Index Index A Accessing Hi Availability Interface 89 actions menu performance monitor 154 actions menu, performance monitor fields 154 using 161 admin interface about 92 example 92 administrative interface 4.0 SNMP Admin tab 108 Switch Admin ta b 95 advanced monitoring about 168 advanced perf[...]

Inde x 304 W e b T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de document conventions 19 prerequisites 18 related documentation 18 dynamic load sharing 131 enabling/disabling 140 E example 67 extended fabrics tab about 142 example 143 fields 143 long distance settings 142 using 145 F fabric assist 235 Fabric Events View 190 fabric management toolbar 29 f[...]

Inde x W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 305 technical support 21 I in-order delivery enabling/disabling 140 routing 131 installing additional Web Tools licenses through web 42 Java Plug-in 40 the first Web Tools license through the web 42 web browser 38 Web Tools by Telnet 41 J Java Plug-in installing 40 requir ements 37 K key, license[...]

Inde x 306 W e b T ools V ersi on 3 .1.x/4.1.x User Gui de display canvas configuratio ns example 155 display canvas configurations fields 156 example 152 performance graphs menu 163 print all graphs 160 printing graphs 162 save canvas configurat ion, descriptions 157 save canvas configurat ion, example 157 SCSI vs. IP graph, creating 170 SID/DID p[...]

Inde x W eb T ools V ersion 3 .1.x/4.1.x Use r Guide 30 7 about 67 fields 67 view 67 switch info button descriptions 78 switch information tab about 95 example 95 fields 96 switch report 97 using 97 switch management, overview 31 switch requirements 36 switch status about 65 example 65 using 66 switch status, about 65 switch view example 62 , 63 sy[...]