Intel SBCEFCSW manual

Intel ® Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW Mana g ement and User’ s Guide A Guide f or T echnically Qualified Assemb lers of Int el Identified Subassemb lies & Products Order Number C39671-003[...]

ii Intel Blade Server SBCEFCSW Module Mana gement and User’s Guide NO TE Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the genera l information in “Safety and regulatory information” on page vii. 12 1 Disclaimer Information in this document is provided in connection w ith Intel. products. No license, express or im[...]

iii Contents Safety and regulatory inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii General Saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv Intel Blade Server Swi tch Module SBCEFCSW Managemen t and User’s Guide 3 Using the SAN Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 SAN Utility user interf ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Menu [...]

Contents v Creating a zone in a z one set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Adding zone members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Renaming a z one or a z one set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Removin[...]

vi Intel Blade Server Swi tch Module SBCEFCSW Managemen t and User’s Guide Configuring translated loop (TL) modes (e xter nal por ts only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Changing bu ff er-to-b uff er credits (external por ts only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 I/O stream guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vii Safety and regulatory inf ormation ✏ NO TE The service procedures are design ed to help you isolate problem s. They are written with the assumption that you have model-specif ic training on all computers, or that you are familiar with the computers, functio ns, terminology , and service information provided in this manual.[...]

viii Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFC SW Module Management and User’s Guide General Safety Follo w these rules to ensure general saf ety: • Observe good housekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance. • Do not perform an y action that causes hazards to the customer , or that ma kes the equipment unsafe. • Place[...]

ix Handling electr ostatic dischar g e-sensitive devices Any computer part containing transist ors or integrated circuits (IC) sh ould be considered sens iti v e to electrostatic dischar ge (ESD ). ESD damage can occur when there is a dif ference in charge between objects. Protect against ESD damage by equalizing the char ge so that the server , th[...]

x Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW Module Management and Us er’s Guide Danger: D ANGER C A UTION: Hazardous energ y is pre sent when the blade is connected to the po wer sour ce. Always replace the blade cover bef or e installing the blade. Regulatory specifications and disclaimer s Safety compliance Danger: Some laser products co ntain [...]

xi Electr omagnetic compatibility (EMC) Electr o magnetic compatibility notice (USA) This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class A dig ital device, puruant to Part 15 of the FC C rules. These limits are d esigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is op erated in a co[...]

xii Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW Module Management and User’s Gu ide Electr o magnetic compatibility notices (International) Europe (CE Declaration of Conformity): This product has been tested in accordance to, and complies with the Lo w V oltage Directiv e (73/23/EEC) and EMC Directi v e (89/336/EEC). The product has been marked wit[...]

xiii English translation of the pre vious noti ce: De vice User’ s Information Class A device This device complies with RRL EMC and is operated in commercial environment so that distrib utors or users pay attention to this point. If the product is sold or purchased improper ly , please exchange this product to what can be used at home. Class B de[...]

xiv Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFC SW Module Management and User’s Guide[...]

1 1 Intr oduction Y ou can manage and configure your Intel ® Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW through a T elnet connection to the embedded command line interface (CLI) or b y using th e SAN Utility app lication. The SAN Utility provides an intuiti ve grap hical user interface (GUI) that you can us e to conf ig ure multiple Fibre Channel switch [...]

2 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide • Intel ® Blade Server Chassis SBFCM Installation and User’ s Guide This publication is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Resource CD. It contains information about: — Installing and configuring the expansion card — Updating the BIOS and device dri v[...]

3 Notices used in this book The follo wing notices ar e used in this book: • Notes: These notices pro v ide import ant tips, guidance, or advice. • Important: These notices pro vide information or advice that mig ht hel p you avoid incon venient or problem situ ations. • Attentio n: These notices indicate potential damage to progr ams, de vi [...]

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5 2 Command line interface (CLI) Y our switch module contains an embedded T elnet server . This server enables a T elnet client to establish a T elnet session with the switch mo dule to retriev e information or to configure parameters using the CLI. Y ou can use the CLI to perform a variety of fabric and sw itch management tasks through an Ethernet[...]

6 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Command syntax The command syntax is as follo ws: command keywo rd ke yw ord [value] keyw ord [v alue1] [value2] The command is followed b y one or more ke ywords. Consider the following rules and con ventions: • Commands and ke ywords are lo w ercase and case sensitiv e. [...]

7 T ab le 1. Commands liste d by au thority le v el User authority commands A dmin authority command Help (page 15) Histor y (page 17) Ps (page 21) Quit (page 22) Show (page 42) Show Config (page 49) Show Log (page 52) Show P erf (page 54) Show Setup (page 56) Uptime (page 61) Whoami (page 64) Admin (page 8) Admin session commands Alias (page 9) Co[...]

8 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Admin command Opens and closes an admin session. The admin session pro vides commands that change the f abric and switch configurations. Only one admin session can be open on the switch at any time. An inactiv e admin session will time out after a period of time that can be [...]

9 Alias command Creates a named set of ports. Aliases make it easier to as sign a set of ports to many zones. An alias cannot ha ve a zone or another alias as a member . A uthority Admin Syntax alias add [alias] [membe rs] copy [alias_source] [alias_d estination] create [alias] del ete [alias] list members [ali as] remove [alias] [members] rename [[...]

10 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide remov e [alias] [members] Remov es the ports giv en by [members] from the alia s giv en by [alias]. [members] can hav e one of the following formats: • Domain ID and port number pair (domain ID, port number). Domain IDs and port numbers are in decimal format. Ports are nu[...]

11 Config command Manages the Fibre Channel configurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configurations, see the “Set Conf ig command” on page 29. A uthority Admin for all keywords e xcept List Syntax conf ig act i v ate [config] backup cancel copy [config_source] [conf ig_destination] del ete [confi g] edit [co[...]

12 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide sa v e [config] Sav es changes made during a conf igur ation edit session in the configur ation gi ven by [config]. If the configuration name value is omitted, the configuration you chose for the Config Edit command is used. Notes If you edit the acti ve conf igur ation, ch[...]

13 Date command Displays or sets the blade server date and time. T o set the date and time, you must provide the information string in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY , where MM = month, DD = day , hh = hour , mm = minute, CC = century , and YY = year . Y ou must reset the switch for the new date to take ef fect. A uthority Admin to change the date; user[...]

14 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide F allbac k command Loads the fallback version of the f irmw are from sw itch memory . The switch stores two versions of the firmware. This command alternately acti v ates the two v ersions. A uthority Admin Syntax fallback Notes • The Show Switch command displays the av a[...]

15 Help command Displays a brief description of th e speci fied command and its keywords. A uthority User Syntax help [command] [keywor d] Ke ywor ds [command] A command name. I f you omit this v alue, all a v ailab le commands from w hich to choose are displayed. [k eyword] A keyw ord associated with the command named by [command]. If you om it th[...]

16 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide The follo wing is an e xample of the Help Set Beacon command. FCSM: user1> help set beacon set beacon On | Off This command allows the lights on the fro nt of the switch to flash. The On option will start and the Off opti on will stop the flashing.[...]

17 History command Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which yo u can re-execute selected commands. A uthority User Syntax history Notes Use the History command to prov ide context for the ! command. • Enter ![command] to re-enter the mo st recent e xecution of that c ommand. • Enter ![line number] to re-e xecute th[...]

18 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Image command Manages and installs swi tch firmw are. A uthority Admin Syntax image cleanup fetch [account_name] [ip_address] [f ile_source] [file_destination] list unpack [file] Ke ywor ds cleanup Remov es all f irmware image files from the switch. All firmware image files[...]

19 Lip command (f or e xternal ports only) Reinitializes the specified loop port. A uthority Admin Syntax lip [port_number] Ke ywor ds [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialized. Examples The follo wing is an e xam ple of the Lip command. FCSM (admin) : user1> lip 2[...]

20 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide P asswd command Changes the password for a user account. A uthority Admin to change the password for another account; user to change your own. Syntax passwd [account_name] Ke ywor ds [account_name] The user account name. Y ou must open an admin se ssion to change the passw [...]

21 Ps command Displays current blade se rver process information. A uthority User Syntax ps Examples The follo wing is an e xam ple of the Ps command. FCSM: user1> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COM MAND 341 329 0.0 00:00:00 2-00:58:29 cns 342 329 0.0 00:00:02 2-00:58:29 ens 343 329 0.0 00:00:27 2-00:58:29 dlo g 344 329 1.3 00:40:39 2-00:58:29 ds[...]

22 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Quit command Closes the T elnet session. A uthority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout[...]

23 Reset command Resets the switch and port configuration parameters. A uthority Admin Syntax res e t config [config_name] factory port [port_number] snmp switch (default) system zoning Ke ywor ds conf ig [config_name] Resets the configuration given b y [conf ig_name] to the factory default values for switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning confi[...]

24 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide T ab le 2. Switch configu ration def aults P arameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Enabled T rue Inband Enable T r ue Domain ID 1 Domain ID Lock F alse Symbolic Name Fibre Channel Switch Mod ule R_T_T O V 100 R_A_T O V 10000 E_D_T O V 2000 FS_T O V 5000 DS_T O V 500[...]

25 NoClose F alse F alse IOStreamGuard F alse F alse VIEnable F alse False CheckAlps F alse F alse T ab le 4. Threshold co nfigur ation def aults P arameter Default ThresholdMonitor ingEnabled T rue CRCErrorsMonitor ingEnabled RisingT rigger F allingT rigger SampleWindo w Tr u e 25 1 10 DecodeErrorsMonitor ingEnabled RisingT rigger F allingT rigger[...]

26 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide T ab le 5. SNMP configur ation def ault s P arameter Default Contact Undefined Location Undefined Descr iption Undefined T rap [1] Address 10.0.0.1 T rap [2-5] Address 0.0.0.0 T rap [1-5] P or t 162 T rap [1-5] Se v erity W arning T rap [1-5] Enabled F alse ObjectID 1.3.6.1[...]

27 Set command Sets a variety of port and switch parameters. A uthority Admin for all keyw ords except Alarm Clear , Beacon, and P agebreak which are av aila ble w ith User authority . Syntax set alarm clear beacon [state] config [option] log [option] pagebreak [state] port [option] setup [option] switch [state] Ke ywor ds alarm clear Clears the al[...]

28 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide switch [state] T emporarily changes the administrati v e state for all ports on the switch to the state giv en b y [state]. The prev ious Set Conf ig Switch sett ings are restored after a switch re set or a reacti va tion of a switch configuration. [state] can be one of the[...]

29 Set Config command Sets port, switch, alarm threshold, and zoning configuration parameters. A uthority Admin authority and a Config Edit session. See the “Config command” on page 11 for information about starting a Config Edit session. Syntax set conf ig port [port_number] ports [port_number] switch threshold zoning Ke ywor ds port [port num[...]

30 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide switch Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. Each parameter is displayed, one line at a time and prompts you for a v alue. F or each parameter , type a ne w v alue or press the Enter key to accept the curr ent v alue sho wn in bracke[...]

31 threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected ev ents. Each e vent, its thresholds, and samplin g interval is displayed, one line at a time and you ar e prompted for a v alue. For each parameter , enter a new v alue or press th e Enter k ey to accept the current v alue sho wn in brackets. These para[...]

32 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Examples The follo wing is an e xample of the Set Config Port command. FCSM: user1> admin start FCSM (admin) : user1> config edit FCSM (admin-config) : user1> set config p ort 0 A list of attributes with formatting an d current values will follow. Enter a new value[...]

33 FCSM: user1> admin start FCSM (admin) : user1> config edit FCSM (admin-config) : user1> set config s witch A list of attributes with formatting an d current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the E NTER key to accept the current va lue. If you wish to terminate this process b efore reaching the end of the lis t press [...]

34 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide LoginMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True ] RisingTrigger (decim al value, 1-1000) [5 ] FallingTrigger (decim al value, 0-1000) [1 ] SampleWindow (decim al value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] LogoutMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True ] RisingTrigger (decim al value, 1-1000) [5 ] [...]

35 Set Log command Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the e ven t log. The log is a storage file contained on the switch. The log can hold a maximum of 200 entr ies. When the log becomes full, th e entries are replaced, starting with the oldest entry , to produce a list of the last 200 e v ents which occurred. Log entr ies are created f[...]

36 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Other Monitors other miscellaneous events. Por t Monitors all port ev ents. Switch Monitors switch management events. Zoning Monitors zoning conflict e vents. leve l [lev el] Specifies the se verity level gi v en by [le v el] to us e in monitoring ev ents for the specif i e[...]

37 Set P or t command Sets port state and speed for the speci fied port temporarily until the next switch reset or ne w conf iguration acti v ation. This comm and also clears port counters. For informa tion about port n umbering and m apping, see T able 37 on page 131. ✏ NO TE For ex ternal ports (0,15), all port parameters app ly . F or internal[...]

38 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Offline Places the port offline. Diagnostics Prepares the port for testing. Down Disables the port.[...]

39 Set Setup command Changes SNMP and blade server configuration settings. The switch maintains one SNMP configuration and one configuration. A uthority Admin Syntax set setup snmp system Ke ywor ds snmp Prompts you, line-by-line, to change SNMP conf iguration settings. T able 11 describes the SNMP fields . F or each parameter , enter a new v alue [...]

40 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide ✏ NO TE The two components of s ecurity are user authenti cation and fabric security . The user must be authenticated before gaining access to a switch. If an in v alid accoun t name/password combination is entered, that user can not access the switch, and thus cannot gai[...]

41 Trap2Address (dot-notated IP Add ress) [0.0.0.0 ] Trap2Port (decimal value) [162 ] Trap2Severity (see allowed option s above) [warning ] Trap2Enabled (True / False) [False ] Trap3Address (dot-notated IP Add ress) [0.0.0.0 ] Trap3Port (decimal value) [162 ] Trap3Severity (see allowed option s above) [warning ] Trap3Enabled (True / False) [False ][...]

42 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Show command Displays fabric, switch, and port operatio nal information. A uthority User Syntax show about alarm broadcast chassi s config [option] domains donor fab ri c interface log [option] lsdb mem [count] ns [option] pagebreak perf [option] port [port_number] post log[...]

43 confi g [option] Displays switch and port configuration attribut es. For more information, see the “Sho w Conf ig command” on page 49 . domains Displays a list of each domain and its worl dwi de name in the fabric. donor Displays list of current donor configuration for all ports. fabric Displays list of each domain, fa bric ID, worldwide nam[...]

44 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide T able 13. Sho w P or t parameters Entry Description AIinit Incremented each time the por t begins AL ini tialization. AIinitError Number of times the por t ente red ini tialization and the initializa tion failed. ClassXF ramesIn Nu mb er of class x frames received by this [...]

45 post log Displays the POST log which contains results from the POST . setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP , and the switch manufacturer . See the “Show Setup command” on page 56 . steering [domain_id] Displays the routes that data takes to the switch giv en by [domain_id]. If you omit [domain_id], the system display[...]

46 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide • Whoami • Zoneset (Acti ve , List) • Zoning (History , Limits, List) switch Displays switch operational information. topology Displays all connected de vices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent to the User List command. vers ion Displays an [...]

47 The follo wing is an e xample of the Show T opology command. FCSM: user1> show topology Unique ID Key ------------- A = ALPA, D = Domain ID, P = Port ID Loc Local R em Remote Uniq ue Port Type PortWWN T ype NodeWWN ID ---- ---- ------- - --- ------- ---- -- Ext:15 E 20:0f:00:c0:dd:00:90:fb E 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:90:d74 (0x4 ) D The following is [...]

48 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Class2FramesIn 0 InvalidCRC 0 RxOfflineSeq 0 Class2FramesOut 0 InvalidDestAd dr 0 TotalErrors 1 Class2WordsIn 0 LIP_AL_PD_AL_ PS 0 TotalLIPsRecvd 15 Class2WordsOut 0 LIP_F7_AL_PS 0 TotalLinkResets 0 Class3FramesIn 0 LIP_F7_F7 15 TotalOfflineSeq 0 Class3FramesOut 0 LIP_F8_AL[...]

49 Show Config command Display port, switch, alarm threshold, and z oning attributes for the current configuration. A uthority User Syntax show conf ig port [port_number] switch threshold zoning Ke ywor ds port [port_number] Displays configuration parameters for the port num ber giv en by [port_number]. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. If the p[...]

50 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide MFS_TOV 10 MSEnable True NoClose False IOStreamGuard Disabled VIEnable False CheckAlps False The follo wing is an e xample of the Show Conf ig Switch command. FCSM: user1> show config switch Configuration Name: lei ------------------- Switch Configuration Information ---[...]

51 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 100 FallingTrigger 5 SampleWindow 10 The follo wing is an e xample of the Show Config Zoning command. FCSM: user1> show config zoning Configuration Name: default ------------------- Zoning Conf[...]

52 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Show Log command Displays the content s of the log o r the parameters u s ed to create entries in th e log. The log contai ns a maximum of 200 en tries. When the log reaches its entry capacity , subsequent entries overwrite the e xisting entries, beginning with the oldest. [...]

53 The follo wing is an e xample of the Show Log Options comm and. FCSM: user1> show log options Allowed options for ' level': Critic al,Warn,Info,None Allowed options for 'component': All,None,NameServer,MgmtServer,Zoning,Swi tch,Chassis,Blade,Port,Eport,Snmp ,Other Current setting(s) for log port: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [...]

54 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Show P erf command Displays port performance in frames per second and bytes per second. If you omit the keyw ord, the command displays data transmitted (out), data recei v ed (in), an d total data transmitted and receiv ed in frames per second and bytes per second. A uthori[...]

55 Examples The follo wing is an e xample of the Show Perf command. FCSM: user1>: show perf Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Port (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ---- ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Ext1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ext2:15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bay1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bay2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bay3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bay4 0 0 0 0 0 [...]

56 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Show Setup command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. A uthority User Syntax show setup mfg snmp system Ke ywor ds mfg Displays manufacturing information abou t the swit ch. snmp Displays the current SN MP settings. system Displays the current system settings. E[...]

57 The follo wing is an e xample of the Show Setup Snmp command. FCSM: user1> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- Contact <sysContact undef ined> Location <sysLocation unde fined> Description Fibre Channel Sw itch Module Trap1Address 10.0.0.254 Trap1Port 162 Trap1Severity warning Trap1Enabled False Trap2Address 0.0.0.0 [...]

58 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Shutdown command T erminates all data transfers on the switch at con venie nt points and closes the T elnet session. Always po wer cycle the switch after entering this command. A uthority Admin Syntax shutdown ✏ NO TE Always use this command to ef fect an orderly shutdown[...]

59 T est command T ests switch module po rts usin g internal (SerDes le ve l), e xternal small form-fact or pluggable (SFP), and online loopback tests. Internal and ex ternal tests require that the switch module port be placed in diagnostic mode. See the “Set Port command” on pag e 37 for inform atio n about changing the port administrative sta[...]

60 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide 4. Choose one of the two types of port loopback tests to run: • T o run an internal loopback test, ty pe the fo llowing command: test x internal • T o run an external loopback test, type th e following command. A loopback plug mu st be installed for this test to pass. t[...]

61 Uptime command Displays the elapsed time since the switch was last reset and reset met hod. A uthority User Syntax uptime Examples The follo wing is an e xample of the Uptime command. FCSM: user1> uptime Elapsed up time : 0 day(s), 2 hour(s), 28 min(s), 44 sec(s) Reason last reset: NormalReset[...]

62 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide User command Administers or disp lays user accounts. A uthority Admin. The List keyword is a vailable with User authority . Syntax user accounts add del ete [account_name] list Ke ywor ds accounts Displays all user accounts that exis t on the switch. add Add a user account [...]

63 The follo wing is an e xample of the User Delete command. FCSM (admin) : user1> user del user3 The user account will be deleted. Plea se confirm (y/n): [n] y The follo wing is an e xample of the User List command. FCSM (admin) : user1> user list Current list of users logged in ------------------------------- admin@OB-session1 - in admin mo[...]

64 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Whoami command CommandDisplays the account name , session number , and switch domain ID for the T elnet session. A uthority User Syntax whoami Examples The follo wing is an e xample of the Whoami command. FCSM: user1> whoami User name : admin@OB-session3 Switch name : Fi[...]

65 Zone command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Th e Zone command defines members (ports and devices) for a single switch. Zones are members of zone sets . A uthority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. See the “list” on page 69 fo r information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Z onesets ke ywor[...]

66 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide list Displays a list of all zones and the zone sets of which they are members. This keyword is v alid for User authority and does not requ ire a zonin g edit session. members [zone] Displays all members of the zone given b y [zone]. This k e yword is a v ailable with User a[...]

67 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 zone_set_1 wwn_401248 zone_set_1 wwn_02402f zone_set_1 wwn_22412f zone_set_1 The follo wing is an e xample of the Zone Members command. FCSM: user1> zone members wwn_b0241f Current List of Members for Zone: wwn_b 0241f --------------------------------- 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 21:00:00:e[...]

68 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Zoneset command Manages zone sets and zone set membership across the fabric. A uthority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. See the “list” on page 69 fo r information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Acti v e, List, Zones k eyw ords are a v ai lable with[...]

69 list Displays a list of all zone sets. This keyword is a v ailable with User authority and does not require a Zoning Edit sessio n. remov e [zone_set] [zone_list] Remov es a list of zones and aliases gi ven b y [zone_lis t] from the zone set given b y [zone_set]. Zone and alias names are delimited by sp aces in [zone_list]. If [zone_set] is the [...]

70 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Zoning command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones. See the “Zone command” on page 65” and the “Zoneset command” on page 68” for informatio n about managing zone and zone sets. A uthority Admin. The List keyword is a vai[...]

71 sa v e Sav es changes made during th e current Zoning Edit session. The system wil l inform you that the zone set must be acti v ated to implemen t any changes. This does not apply if you entered the Zoning Clear command during the Zoni ng Edit session. Examples The follo wing is an e xample of the Zoning Edit command . FCSM: user1> admin sta[...]

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73 3 Using the SAN Utility Y ou can use the SAN Utility application to access an d configure switch modules. For information about installing, uninstalling , and starting the SAN Utility appli cation, see the F ibre Channel Switc h Module Installation G uide . The SAN Utility application can be installe d on a SBXL52 blade serv er or an external ne[...]

74 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Figure 1. T opology windo w The Faceplate windo w displays the front of a single switch module and its acti ve ports, as sho wn in Figure 2. Figure 2. F aceplate window[...]

75 Menu bar The menu bar is displayed at the top of the Facep late window and the T opology window . Depending on which window is open, the menu bar has similar menu selecti ons. Figure 3 shows menu items that are a v ailable in the T opology windo w . In the F aceplate windo w , menu items sho wn with a gray background are a vailable. Figure 3. Me[...]

76 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide To o l b a r The toolbar consists of a ro w of gr aphical b uttons that you can use to access SAN Utility functions as shown and described in T able 15. The toolbar buttons are an alternati ve method to using the menu bar . T ab le 15. T oolbar but tons T oolbar button T oo[...]

77 F abric tree The fabric tree, in the FC Fabric pane, lists the managed fabrics and their switch modules. T o adjust the window , click and drag the mov eable windo w border . An entry handle to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that you can ex pand the entry . When you click the handle or dou ble-click th e entry , the entry expands to [...]

78 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide W orking status indicator The working status indicator as shown in Figure 1 on page 74 is in the lower -right corner of the T opology window and sho ws when the network management workstation is exchanging information with the fabric. As conditions change, the fabric forwar[...]

79 Fibre Channel switc h module and link status The Fibre Channel switch module icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state. In the T opology window , lines repr esent links between switch modules. See T able 16 for Fibre Channel switch module and link status and “Fabric status” on page 86 for more inform[...]

80 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Figure 6. Switch f abr ic showing third- par ty manageab le s witch mod ules Arranging switc h modules in the window Y ou can use the following two methods to arrange indi vidual switch module icons: • T o mov e an individual switch module icon, click and drag the icon to[...]

81 T opology data windo w tabs The T opology Data window contains four tabs at the bottom of the window . When you click a tab, the following information is displayed: • Name Server - Click the Name Ser ver tab to display all de vices th at are logged with the name server and their locat ion within th e current fabric configuration. See “Name S[...]

82 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Opening the F aceplate windo w and pop-up menus The Faceplate windo w shows the front of a single swit ch module and its ports. Y ou can open the Faceplate window and pop-up menus when you are in the T opology win dow by performing the following tasks: • T o open the Face[...]

83 Opening pop-up menus Y ou can manage the switch modu le and its ports using the following methods: • T o open the pop-up menu, right-click anywhere in th e graphic window . If no ports are selected, port specific tasks are una v ailable in the menu. • T o select one or more ports and open the Port pop-up menu, right-click a port. F aceplate [...]

84 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Managing the fabric database A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a SAN Utility session. Initially , a T opology window with an empty fabric database opens. This section describes the follo wing fabric database management t asks: • Addi[...]

85 Opening a fabric view file Complete the following steps to open an existing fabric vie w f ile: 1. In the F aceplate windo w , click File / Open V iew File , or click the Open icon. If there is a change to the fabric you are using, you are prompted to sav e the changes to the vie w f ile before opening a different view f ile. The Open V ie w win[...]

86 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide 4. Connect the interswitc h link s (ISL ), but do not connect the devices. 5. In the Port Properties window , conf igure the port types for the ne w switch (GL_Port, TL_Port, Donor). 6. Connect the Fibre Channel de vices to the switch module. 7. In the Edit Zoning windo w ,[...]

87 • Right-click anywhere in the background of the T opology window . Select Refr esh F abric from the pop- up menu. The T opology window displays switch m odule and status icons that provide status information about switches, interswitch links, and the Ethernet c onnection. The switch module i cons i ndicate diff erent vendor switches and switch[...]

88 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Active Zoneset Data window The Activ e Zoneset Data wind o w displays the zone me mbership for the activ e zone set that resides on the fabric management switch. The active zone set is the same on all switch modules in the fabric. Y ou can confirm this by adding a fabric th[...]

89 Zoning concepts The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks described in this section: •Z o n e s • Aliases •Z o n e s e t s • Zoning dat a b a se • Zoning configuration Zones A zone is a named group of port s or de vices that can communicate with each other . Membership in a zone is defined b y port number [...]

90 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Aliases Y ou can create an alias to make it easier to add a group of ports or de vices to one or more zones. An alias is a named set of port s or devices that are grouped togeth er for con venience. Unlik e zones, aliases impose no communication restrictions between its mem[...]

91 Default visi bi lity The Default V isibility parameter determines th e level of communication that is permitted between devices when there is no acti v e zone set. The def ault visibility parameter can be set differently on each switch module. When default visibility is enabled (set to All ) on a switch m odule, all ports on the switch can com m[...]

92 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide A zone merge will fail if the two acti v e zone sets ha ve member zones with identical names that differ in content or type. For e x ample, consider Fabric A and F abric B, each with a zone in its acti ve zone set named “ZS1. ” Fabric A “ZS1” conta ins a member spec[...]

93 Using the toolb ar , pop-up menus, or a drag-and-drop me th od, you can create and m a nage zone set s and zones in the zoning database. Click Ap pl y to sav e your changes to the zoning database without closing the win dow . Click OK to sav e your changes to the zoning database and close the window . The following table e xplains the toolbar bu[...]

94 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Creating a zone set Complete the f ollowing st eps to create a zone s et: 1. In the F aceplate windo w , click Zoning / Edit Zoning . The Edit Zoning windo w opens. 2. Click Edit / Create Zone Set . The Create Zone Set window opens. 3. T ype a name for the zone set, and cli[...]

95 Removing a zone set Removing a zone set from the database affect s the member zones in th e follo wing ways: • Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not af fected. • Member zones that are not members of other zone se ts become members of the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is sav ed on the switch module. Complete the foll[...]

96 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide 4. Use one of the following methods to add ports or devices to the zone: • In the zone set tree, select th e zone set. In the gr a phic window , select the port to add to the zone. Click Edit / Add Members . • Select a port by port number , Fibre Channel address, or wor[...]

97 Remo ving a zone fr om all zone sets Complete the following steps to delete a zone from all zone sets: 1. In the Edit Zoning window , select the zone to be remov ed 2. Click Edit / Remov e Zone fr om All Sets . 3. Click OK to sav e the changes and close the Edit Zoning windo w . Changing zone types Zones that are no longer members of any zone se[...]

98 Intel Blade Server Switch Module SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Adding a member to an alias T o add a member to an alias, use one of the follo wing methods: • Drag-and-drop method • Menu options Complete the following steps to add a member to an alias using the drag-and-d rop method: 1. In the right pane of the Faceplate windo w , c[...]

99 Displa ying s witch module inf ormation The Faceplate windo w and data windows prov ide the following specif ic sw itch module information: • Name server information • Switch module specifications and addresses • Configuration parameters • Performance statistics • Configured zone sets • Alarm log inform ation Figure 12. F aceplate da[...]

100 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Switch Data windo w The Switch Data window displays current network and switch module informat ion for the selected switches. For more information about the Swi tch data window , see “Conf iguring a sw itch module” on page 105 . T o open the Switch Data window , selec[...]

101 Link data window The Link data window displays information about all switch module lin ks in the fabric or selected links. This information includes the switch module name and port number at the end of each link. T o open the Link data window , click the Link tab belo w the window . Configured do ma i n ID The domain ID defined b y the ne tw or[...]

102 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide F abric view port graphing application Y ou can use the Fabric V iew application to vie w port performance as graphs. The F abric V iew windo w displays data communicatio n rates and total errors for sel ected ports as shown in Figure 23 on page 129 Y ou can graph communi[...]

103 The Configured Zonesets Data window uses display con v entions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle to the left of an entry in the tree in dicates that you can expand the entry . Click this handle or double-click the following entries to expand or contract them: • A zone set entry expands [...]

104 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide 5. Enter a value in the Rising T hre shold f ield. The rising threshold is the ev ent count abo ve which an ev ent is logged. After the count e xceeds the rising th reshold, one alarm is logg ed. The s witch module will not generate another alarm for that event until the [...]

105 Configuring a switc h module The SAN Utility is used to configure the switch module. Switch mo dule con figuration is di vided into two areas: chassis conf iguration and netw or k conf iguration. Chassis configuratio n specif ies parameters that relate to switch module identity on the Fi br e Channel net work. Network configuration specif ies p[...]

106 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Domain ID and Domain ID Loc k The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier fo r the switch module. The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALP A) . Th e maxi mu m nu m ber of switch modules within a fab[...]

107 Timeout v alues The switch module timeout values determine the timeout values for all external ports on the switch. T able 22 describes the switch modul e timeout parameters. R_A_TO V , R_T_TO V , or E_D_TO V values must be the same for all switch modules in the fabric. ✏ NO TE T imeout v alues can be changed only if the switch module operati[...]

108 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide IP configuration The IP configuration identif ies the sw itch module on the Ethernet network and determines which start (boot) method to use. Start methods described in the followi ng table are for external and internal ports. T able 23 describes the IP configuration para[...]

109 Complete the foll o wing steps to archi ve a switch module configuration: 1. In the F aceplate windo w , click Switch ” Ar chive . 2. In the Sa ve windo w , type a f ile name. 3. Click Sav e . Managing firmware The switch module memory is partiti oned for two f irmware images. This is useful when you are upgrading firmware so that both the ol[...]

110 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Displa ying port info rmation Port information is av ailable primar ily in the Fac eplate windo w sho wn in Figure 17 F aceplate Display Data windows pro vide information and statistics for switch modules and ports. Use the T opology window to sho w the status information[...]

111 Display ing port operational states T o display the operational state of each port, in the Faceplate windo w , click Vi e w / V iew P ort States . T able 25 lists and describes the av ailable operat ional states. The port operational stat e refers to the actual port state and not the administrativ e state you might assign. Display ing port spee[...]

112 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Display ing SFP module media status T o display SFP module media status, click Vi e w / V iew Port Media . T able 27 lists and describes the av ailable media states. P or t graphing and Fabric Vie w application Y ou can use the Fabric V iew application to vie w port perfo[...]

113 T otal LIP received Number of loop init iali zation pri mitive frames receiv ed. LIP F7F7 count A loop initialization pr imitive frame used to acquire an Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_P A). LIP F8F7 count Currently not used. LIP F7AIPs count This LIP is used to reinitialize th e loop. An L_P or t, iden tified by AL_PS, might hav e notice[...]

114 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide See T able 37 on page 131 for i nformation about port numbering and mapping. P or t Information data windo w The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected port . T o open the Port Information data window , click the Por t In fo tab bel[...]

115 Name Server Data window The Name Server Data windo w displays information about the port and the conn ected de vice. T o open the Name Server Data windo w , select one or more switch modules in the T opology window and click the Name Server tab belo w the data windo w . Y ou can also open the Name Server Data window in the Faceplate windo w . S[...]

116 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Internal port (1 through 14) configuration is limited to the port state as shown in Figure 19 on page 116. T o open the Port Properties windo w , select one or more internal ports and click Port / P ort Pr operties . Figure 19. In tern al P or t Proper ties window Changin[...]

117 Changing por t speeds (external ports only) The switch module ex ternal ports (0,1 5) are capable of transmitting and recei ving at 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps. The ports are conf igured for either transmission speed or to sense the tran smission speed of the device to which it is connected. Internal ports (1 thro ugh 14) are fixed at 2 Gbps. T able 31 de[...]

118 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Configuring translated loop ( TL) modes (external ports only) Y ou can configure an external (0,15) TL_Port to support a loop of priv ate tar get devices or a loop of priv ate initiator devices. • For a loop of up to 124 pri v ate target de vices, click TL T arget . Thi[...]

119 Complete the following steps to extend port b uf fer credits: 1. In the F aceplate windo w , select the port s that are to serve as donor ports. Click Por t / Port Pr operties . In the Port Properties windo w , click Donor / OK . ✏ NO TE Donor ports are incapable of transmitting or recei ving data. 2. In the F aceplate windo w , select th e r[...]

120 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Resetting a por t The Reset Port option reinitializes the por t usin g config uration parameters stored in memor y . Complete the follo wing steps to reset a port: 1. In the F aceplate windo w , select the ports to be reset. 2. Click Po rt ” Reset Port . T o run an inte[...]

121 4 Switch mana gement utility functions This chapter contain s information ab out the following topics: • LED diagnostics • Port testing • Fibre Channel switch module monitoring using SNMP • Restoring Fibre Channel switch mo dul e configuration defaults • Using the Fabric V iew application LED diagnostics The Fibre Channel switch modul[...]

122 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Figure 21. Switch module LEDs Hear tbeat LED patterns The heartbeat LED uses different flash patterns to indicate the following conditions: • Normal • Internal firmware failure • Fatal error • Configuration file system error Normal (all pass) LED flash pattern If [...]

123 Configuration file system erro r LED flash pattern A configuration file system error flash pattern is fo ur flashes per second followed b y a 2-second pause, as shown in the follo wing illustration. The four-flash error pattern indicates that a configuration file system error has occurred. Switch module fault LED flash pattern The amber Switch [...]

124 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide P or t fault LED flash patterns The amber port fault LED is lit to i ndicate that the port has failed one of the following port operat ional tests performed with the S AN Uti lit y or the CLI: • Internal • External • Online If the port fault LED is lit, take the por[...]

125 Figure 22. P or t Loopback T est window ✏ NO TE The internal SerDes and external SFP lev el tests disrupt communication on the selected port. The online node-to-node lev el test does not disrupt comm unication, because it requires that the port is online. Complete the following steps to run the internal, external, or online port loopback test[...]

126 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide SNMP trap configuration The SNMP trap configuration def ine s how traps are set. T able 35 desc ribes the SNMP trap conf iguratio n parameters. T ab le 34. SNMP configur ation param eters Parameter Description Contact Specifies the name of the person to contact for trap e[...]

127 Restoring Fibre Channel s witc h module configuration This section describes switch module configuration rest oration task s that are performed using the T elnet CLI interface and the management module. Configuration bac kup Changes made to the switch module since it was m anufactur ed can be saved to a f ile in non volatile memory . Howe v er [...]

128 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Reinitializing the configuration file system If the heartbeat LED on the switch m odule is showing the four-flash pattern, the configuration file system might be damaged. T o recover the factor y switch module configuration, use the Conf ig Restore Te l n e t command. The[...]

129 Figure 23. F abric View gr aphs Star ting the F abric View application T o start F abric V ie w using the SAN Util ity , open the Faceplate windo w and click Start F abric V iew from the Switch menu. Displa ying port perf ormance graphs Complete the foll o wing steps to display port performance graphs: 1. Click Fa br i c and select Add F abric [...]

130 Intel Blade Server Switch M odule SBCE FCSW Management and User’s Guide Customizing por t perf ormance graphs Y ou can customize the graph pol ling frequency , what is plotted in the graphs, an d the graph color scheme. Complete the following steps to customize the port performance graphs: 1. T o set the polling frequency for all graphs, clic[...]

131 A Mapping por t locations and software num b e ri n g Y our switch modul e has two external Fibre Channel ports (external Fibre Channel port 1 and external Fibre Channel port 2) and 14 internal Fibre Channel ports that connect to each of the 14 blade serv er bays (ports 1 to 14). The SAN Utility and CLI for the switch module require port number[...]

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133 B Getting help and technical assistance If you need help, service, or technical assi stance or just want more information about ® products, you can contact your Int el support representativ e. This appendix contains info rmation about where to go for additional information about Inte l pro ducts, what to do if you experience a problem with you[...]

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135 C Notices Impor tant notes Processor speeds indicate the internal clock speed of the microprocessor; ot her factors also af fect application performance. CD-R OM dri ve speeds list the v ariable read rate. Actu al speeds v ary and are often less than the maximum possible. When referring to processor storage, real and virtual storage, or channel[...]

136 SBCEFCSW Module Management and User’s Guide Regulatory Specificati ons an d Discl aimer s Decl arati on of the M an uf ac tur er or I m port er We h er eby de cl a r e th at thi s pr odu ct is in comp l ian ce w ith Eur op ean Uni on EM C Dir ect i ve 8 9/3 36 /E EC , using s tandards EN55 022 (Cl ass A) a nd EN55024 a nd Lo w Voltage Directi[...]

137 Inde x A access and integrity test 121 access control list (ACL) zones 89 Active Zoneset Data window 88 Add a New Fabric window 84 administrative port st ate 116 alarm configuring 103 exporting log informati on 104 Alarm Log Data window 103 Alarm Threshold Configuration wind ow 103 alias adding a member 98 command 9 creating 97 defined 90 manag[...]

138 Book Title using the 92 zone sets tree 92 exporting alarm log informatio n 104 name server information to file 104 Extended Credits window 119 extending port credits 118 external port mapping 131 selecting 82 views and status 82 working with 82 External Port Properties window 115 F fabric adding 84 database management 84 default configuration 8[...]

Index 139 firmware activating the fall back 109 loading 109 managing 109 G graphic window 77 graphical user interface, SAN Utility Faceplate window 73 Topology window 73 H heartbeat LED 121 I I/O Stream Guard feature 118 in-band management 106 indicators, informati on panel 121 information panel 121 internal port mapping 131 selecting 82 working wi[...]

140 Book Title menu bar 75 merging fabrics and zoning 91 Modify Graph Display window 13 0 N network managem ent workst ation running Microsoft Windows 2000 1 running Red Hat Linux Advanced Server Version 2.1 1 running Red Hat Linux Version 7.x 1 network properti es community setting s 107 window 107 node worldwide name (NWWN) 100 node-to-node test [...]

Index 141 S SAN devices 1 SAN Utility appli c at ion managing mul tiple switches 1 user interface 73 using 73 SerDes level test 124 SFP level test 124 small form-factor pluggable (SFP) module displaying media status 112 port operational state 111 SNMP configur ation para meters authentication trap 126 changing 107 community authentication 126 conta[...]

142 Book Title deleting a switch 86 fabric tree 73 functional elements 78 graphic window 73 menu bar 73 , 75 selecting a switch 80 switch and lin k status 78 switch and status icons 87 toolbar 73 using the 78 working status indicator 73 translated loop (TL) modes 118 V virtual private fabric (VPF) zones 89 W working status indicator 78 Z zone a dat[...]