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Simplify 0 59056-02 A Page i SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User ’ s Guide Firmware V ersion 4.2.
Page ii 59056-02 A 0 SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide © 2000–2005 QLogic Corporation First Printed: May 2001 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Printed in U. S.A. Information fu rnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliab le.
59056-02 A Page iii T able of Content s Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Intended Audience .................................................... ......................................... 1-1 1.2 Related Materials .............................................
Page iv 59056-02 A SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 2.10.6 Working S tatus Indicator.......................................................................... 2-25 2.1 1 Using the T opology Display ............................ ...
59056-02 A Page v SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 3.4.3 Devices Data Win dow ...... ....................................................................... 3-15 3.4.4 Active Zone Set Da ta Window ................................
Page vi 59056-02 A SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 3.6.5.7 Changing Zone T ypes ........................................ ............................ 3-37 3.6.6 Managing Aliases ............................................. .....
59056-02 A Page vii SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 4.7.3.3 NTP Client .......................... ............................................................ 4-25 4.7.4 SNMP Properties ..........................................
Page viii 59056-02 A SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 5.6.7.2 Customizing Graphs ....................................................................... 5-23 5.6.7.3 Rescaling a Selected Graph .....................................
59056-02 A Page ix SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 Shutdown Command ............................................................. .................. A-89 T est Command ............................................................
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59056-02 A Page xi SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 Ta b l e s T able Page 2-1 Topology Display Menu Shortcut Keys ...................................................... .................. 2-20 2-2 Faceplate Display Shortcut Keys .
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59056-02 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch managem ent too ls which include the SANsurfer Switch Manager application (version 4.0 2) and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the SANbox 5200 Series Fibre Channel sw itches (firmware version 4.
1 – Introduction JDOM License 1-2 59056-02 A 0 1.3 JDOM Licen se This product includes soft ware dev eloped by the JDOM Project (http://www .jdom.org/).
1 – Introduction Technical Support 59056-02 A 1-3 0 1.4 T ec hnical Support Customers should cont act their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch product s. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic T echnical Support; others will be redire cted to their authorized maintenance provider .
1 – Introduction Technical Support 1-4 59056-02 A 0 Notes.
59056-02 A 2-1 Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager This section describes how to use the SA Nsu rfer Switch Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: Installing the.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Installing the Manage ment Application 2-2 59056-02 A 0 2.1.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager Y ou can inst all SANsurfer Switch Manager on a Windows, Linux, or Solar is workstation.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Manageme nt Application 59056-02 A 2-3 0 3. Add the package and follow the SANsurfer Switch Manager installation instructions.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Installing the Manage ment Application 2-4 59056-02 A 0 7. When the inst allation is complete, start SANsurfer Management Suite using the SANsurfer file from the SANsurfer Management Suite installation directory .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Manageme nt Application 59056-02 A 2-5 0 2.1.2.2 SMS Inst allation for Linux Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Installation Disk into the manage ment wo rkstation CD-ROM drive.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Installing the Manage ment Application 2-6 59056-02 A 0 10. T o ensure that you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch Manager, visit the QLogic support web p age and go to Drivers, Sof tware and Manuals .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Manageme nt Application 59056-02 A 2-7 0 3. On the SANbox Switch Softwa re page, scroll to the SANbox 5200 Series Series area. 4. In the Operating System column, click the Solaris SP ARC link. 5. Click the SANsurfer Management Sof tware link to open the Save As dialog.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-8 59056-02 A 0 15. When prompted for the SMS inst allation directory , enter d if SMS was installed in it’s default directory (/opt/QLogic_ Corporation/SANsurfer). Otherwise, enter the p ath name for the SMS installation directo ry .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 59056-02 A 2-9 0 T o start SANsurfer Switch Man ager from SANsurfer Management Suite, do the following.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-10 59056-02 A 0 Click the Open Existing Fabric radio button to ope n the Add a New Fabric dialog, which prompt s you for a fabric name, IP address, account name, and password.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Exiting SANsurfe r Switch Manager 59056-02 A 2-1 1 0 Figure 2-3. Save Default Fabric V iew File Dialog The encryption key is used to encrypt the se nsitive data in the default fabric view file.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Man ager 2-12 59056-02 A 0 2.4 Uninst alling SANsurfe r Switch Manager The method you use to uninst all SANsurfer Switch Manager dep.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Changing the Encryption Key for th e Default Fabric View File 59056-02 A 2-13 0 2.4.2 S tandalone Uninst all A program to uninst all SANsurfer Switch Manager was included as part of the SANsurfer Switch Manager inst allation process.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Saving and Opening Fa bric View Files 2-14 59056-02 A 0 2.6 Saving and Opening Fabric View Files A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. In addition to the SANsurfer Switch Manager default fabric view file, you can save and op en your own fabric view files.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Prefere nces 59056-02 A 2-15 0 Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Using Online Help 2-16 59056-02 A 0 2.8 Using Online Help Online help is available for the SANsurf er Switch Manager a pplication and its functions. The two ways to open the online h elp file are: open the Help menu and select Help Topics , or click the Help button in th e tool bar .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59056-02 A 2-17 0 2.10 SANsurfer Switch Ma nager User Interface The SANsurfer Switch Manager application uses two basic displays to man age the fabric and individual sw itches: the topology display and the faceplate display .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-18 59056-02 A 0 2.10.1 Menu Bars The menus and the optio ns offered in them vary depending on the display . For example, the Port menu and many o f the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59056-02 A 2-19 0 2.10.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu The menu options available in the fa ceplate display are shown in Figure 2-8 . Figure 2-8. Faceplate Display Menu The keyboard shortcut keys vary by di splay type: to pology display and faceplate display .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-20 59056-02 A 0 2.10.1.3 T opology Display Shortcut Keys The shortcut keys for the top ology display are shown in T able 2-1 . The shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59056-02 A 2-21 0 2.10.1.4 Faceplate Displa y Shortcut Keys The shortcut keys for the faceplate display a re shown in T able 2-2 . The shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-22 59056-02 A 0 Alt+S, L Switch>Load Firmware Alt+V , M View>V iew Port Media Alt+S, E +R +H +A Switch>Reset Switch Reset Hot reset Hard Reset Alt+H, H Help>Help T opics Alt+S, Y Switch>Restore Factory Default s Alt+H, A Help>About T able 2-2.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59056-02 A 2-23 0 2.10.2 To o l B a r The tool bar consists o f a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access SANsurfer Switch Manager functio ns as shown in T able 2-3 .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interfac e 2-24 59056-02 A 0 2.10.3 Fabric T ree The fabric tree list s the managed fabr ics and their switches as shown in Figure 2-9 . The window width can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59056-02 A 2-25 0 The fabric tree provides access to the topology and faceplate displays for any fabric or switch. T o open the topology display from the fabric tre e, click a fabric entry .
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Using the Topology Display 2-26 59056-02 A 0 2.1 1 Using the T opology Display The topology display shown in F igure 2-10 receives information from the selected fabric and displays it s topology . Switches and inter-switch links (ISLs) appear in the graphic window and use color to indicate st atus.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Topology Display 59056-02 A 2-27 0 2.1 1.2 Wo rking with Switches and Links Switch and link icons are selectable a nd moveable, and serve as access points for other displays and menus.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Using the Topology Display 2-28 59056-02 A 0 2.1 1.2.3 Opening the Faceplate Display and T opology Popup Men us The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and it s ports.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Displ ay 59056-02 A 2-29 0 2.12 Using the Faceplate Display The faceplate display shown in Figure 2-1 1 displays the switch name and operational sta te, and port status.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Using the Faceplate Display 2-30 59056-02 A 0 2.12.1 Port V iews and St atus Port color and text provide inf ormation about the port and its operat ional state.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Displ ay 59056-02 A 2-31 0 2.12.2.2 Opening the F aceplate Popup Menu T o open the popup menu, right-click on the face plate image to present the following tasks.
2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Ma nager Using the Faceplate Display 2-32 59056-02 A 0 Notes.
59056-02 A 3-1 Section 3 Managing Fabrics This section describes the follo wing tasks that manage fabrics: Fabric Security Fabric T racker Managing the Fabric Database Working with Device Information and Nicknames Displaying Fabric Information Zoning a Fabric 3.
3 – Managing Fa brics Fabric Security 3-2 59056-02 A 0 3.1.2 Fabric Services Fabric services security includes SN MP and In-ban d management. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol governing netwo rk management and monitoring of network devic es.
3 – Managing Fabrics Fabric Tracker 59056-02 A 3-3 0 3.2 Fabric T racker The Fabric T racker option enables you to generate a snapshot or baseline of current system version information, which can be viewed, analyzed and comp ared to other snapshot files, and exported to a file.
3 – Managing Fa brics Managing the Fabric Database 3-4 59056-02 A 0 3.2.3 Exporting V ersion Snap shot s to a File The Reports t ab page enables you to select one of several reports to save to a text file.
3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59056-02 A 3-5 0 3.3.1 Adding a Fabric T o add a fabric to the datab ase, do the following: 1. Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog as shown in Figure 3-2 . Figure 3-2.
3 – Managing Fa brics Managing the Fabric Database 3-6 59056-02 A 0 3.3.2 Removing a Fabric T o delete a fabric file from the database , do the following: 1. Select a fabric in the fabric tree. 2. Open the Fabric menu and select Remove Fabric . 3.3.
3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59056-02 A 3-7 0 3.3.6 Deleting Switches and Links The SANsurfer Switch Manager applicat ion does not au tomatically delete switches or links that have failed or hav e been physically removed from the fabric.
3 – Managing Fa brics Managing the Fabric Database 3-8 59056-02 A 0 5. Configure the port types for the new sw itch using th e Port Properties dialog. The 1-Gbps /2-Gbps ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, or Donor . The 10-Gbps ports can be a G_Port or F_Port.
3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59056-02 A 3-9 0 4. Restore the configuration from th e failed switch to the replacement switch: a. Open a new fabric through the replacement switch. b. Open the faceplate display for the rep lacement switch.
3 – Managing Fa brics Displaying Fabric Information 3-10 59056-02 A 0 3.4.1 Fabric S tatus The fabric updates the topology an d faceplate displays by forwarding chan ges in status to the manage ment workstation as they occur . Y ou can allow the fabric to update the display st atus, or you can refresh the display at any time.
3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59056-02 A 3-1 1 0 3.4.2 Displaying the Event Browser The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the SANsurfer Switch Man ager application.
3 – Managing Fa brics Displaying Fabric Information 3-12 59056-02 A 0 Severity is indicated in the severity column usin g icons as described in T able 3-2 . T able 3-2. Severity Levels Severity Icon Description Alarm – An Alarm is an y event t hat’s a "serviceab le event".
3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59056-02 A 3-13 0 3.4.2.1 Filtering the Event Browser Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event severity , timestamp, so urce, type, and description.
3 – Managing Fa brics Displaying Fabric Information 3-14 59056-02 A 0 3.4.2.2 Sorting the Event Browser Sorting the Event Browser enables yo u to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event se verity , timestamp, source, type, or description.
3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59056-02 A 3-15 0 3.4.3 Devices Dat a Window The Devices data wind ow displays information about devices (hosts and storage target s) connected to the switch. Click the Devices t ab below the data window to display device i nformation fo r all devices that are logged into the selected fabric.
3 – Managing Fa brics Displaying Fabric Information 3-16 59056-02 A 0 3.4.4 Active Zone Set Dat a Window The Active Zoneset dat a window displays the zone membership for the active zone set that resides on the fabric management switch.
3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nickna mes 59056-02 A 3-17 0 3.4.5 Link Dat a Window The Link data win dow displays information about all switch links in the fabric or selected links. This information includes the swit ch name, the port number at the end of each link, and the link st atus ic ons.
3 – Managing Fa brics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 3-18 59056-02 A 0 3.5.2 Exporting Device Information to a File T o save device information to a file, o pen the topology display and do the following: 1. Select one or more switches.
3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nickna mes 59056-02 A 3-19 0 3.5.3.2 Editing a Nickname A nickname must start with a letter an d can have up to 64 characters. V alid characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ - ^ ].
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-20 59056-02 A 0 3.5.3.5 Importing a Nicknames File Importing a nicknames file c opies its content s into and replaces the content s of the Nicknames.xml file whic h is used by SANsu rfer Switch Manager. T o import a nickname file, do the following: 1.
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-21 0 3.6.1.1 Zones A zone is a named group of port s or devices that can communicate with each other . Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in the same zone. A device may particip ate in more than one zone.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-22 59056-02 A 0 3.6.1.1.2 Access Control List Hard Zones Access Control List (ACL) zoning divides the fabric for p urposes of controlling discovery and inbound traf fic. ACL zoning is a type of hard zon ing that is hardware enforced.
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-23 0 3.6.1.4 Zoning Dat abase Each switch has its own zoning dat abase. The zoning data base is made up of all aliases, zones, and zone set s that have been created on the switch or received from other switches.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-24 59056-02 A 0 3.6.2 Using the Zoning W izard The Zoning Wizard is a series of dialogs that leads yo u through the process of zoning a fabric. T o open the Zoning Wizard, open th e Wizards menu in the faceplate display , and select Zoning Wizar d .
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-25 0 3.6.3.1 Editing the Zoning Dat abase T o edit the zoning database for a p artic ular switch, open the Zoning me nu from the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog shown in Figure 3-7 .
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-26 59056-02 A 0 The Edit Zoning dialog has a Z one Sets tree on the lef t and a Port/Device (or members) tree on the right. Both tre es use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for exp anding and contracting zone set s, zones, and ports.
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-27 0 Create Alias button - create another name for a set of objects Add Member button - adds selected port/device to a zone Remove Member button - d.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-28 59056-02 A 0 3.6.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Dat abase Use the Zoning Config d ialog to change the Auto Save and Default V isibility configuration p arameters. In the faceplate display , open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog shown in Figure 3-8 .
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-29 0 3.6.3.2.2 Default V isibility Default visibility determines the level of communica tion that is permitted among ports/devices when there is no active zone set. The default visibility parameter can be set different ly on each switch.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-30 59056-02 A 0 3.6.3.5 Restoring the Default Zoning Dat abase Restoring the default zoning clears th e switch of all zoning definitions. T o restore the default zoning for a switch: 1. In the faceplate display , open the Zoning men u and select Restore Default Zoning .
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-31 0 3.6.4 Managing Zone Set s Zoning a fabric involves creating a zo ne set, creating zones as zone set members, then adding devices as zone members.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-32 59056-02 A 0 3.6.4.2 Activating and Dea ctivating a Zone Set Y ou must activate a zone set to apply its zoning de finitions to the fabric.
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-33 0 3.6.4.5 Removing a Zone Set Removing a zone set from the dat abase affects the me mber zones in the following ways. Member zones that are members of othe r zone sets are not af fected. Member zones that are not me mbers of other zone sets become me mbers of the orphan zone set.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-34 59056-02 A 0 3.6.5.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set When a zone is created, it s zone type is soft. T o change the zone type to a hard zone, refer to ”Changing Zone T ypes” on page 3-37 for more information.
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-35 0 3.6.5.2 Adding Zone Members Y ou can zone a port/de vice by switch domain ID and port number , device port Fibre Channel address, or the device por t WWN. Addin g a port/device to a zone affect s every zone set in which that zone is a member .
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-36 59056-02 A 0 3.6.5.3 Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set T o rename a zone, do the following: 1. In the Zone Set s tree of the Edit Zoning dialog, click the zone/zone set to be renamed. 2. Open the Edit menu and select Rename .
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-37 0 3.6.5.7 Changing Zone T ypes T o change a zone type, do the following : 1. In the faceplate display , select t he switch with the zon e type to change. 2. Click the Zoning button to open the Edit Z oning dialog.
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-38 59056-02 A 0 3.6.6.2 Adding a Member to an Alias Y ou can add a po rt/device to an alias by domain ID and port number , device port Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. T o add ports/devices to an alias, do the following: 1.
3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59056-02 A 3-39 0 3.6.7 Merging Fabrics and Zoning If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two fabrics attempt to merge au tomatically . The fabrics may consist of a sin gle switch or many switches already connected t ogether .
3 – Managing Fa brics Zoning a Fabric 3-40 59056-02 A 0 3.6.7.2 Zone Merge Failure Recovery When a zone merge failure occurs, the conf lict that caused the failure must be resolved.
59056-02 A 4-1 Section 4 Managing Switches This section describes the follo wing tasks that manage switches in the fabric. Managing User Account s Displaying Switch Information Configuring.
4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 4-2 59056-02 A 0 4.1 Managing User Account s Only the Admin account can manage us er account s with the User Account Administration dialogs.
4 – Managing Switches Managing Us er Accounts 59056-02 A 4-3 0 4.1.1 Creating User Account s T o create a user account on a switch, o pen the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-1 .
4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 4-4 59056-02 A 0 4.1.2 Removing a User Account T o remove a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the fa ceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Remove Account tab in the dialog to present the display sho wn in Figure 4-2 .
4 – Managing Switches Managing Us er Accounts 59056-02 A 4-5 0 4.1.3 Changing a User Accoun t Password T o change the password for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Change Password t ab in the dialog to present the display shown in Figure 4-3 .
4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 4-6 59056-02 A 0 4.1.4 Modifying a User Account T o modify a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-4 .
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59056-02 A 4-7 0 4.2 Displaying Switch Information The faceplate display and dat a windows provide the following switch information: Device an.
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-8 59056-02 A 0 4.2.1 Devices Dat a Window The Devices data wind ow displays information about devices (hosts and storage target s) connected to the switch. Click the Devices t ab below the data window to display name server information fo r all devices that are logged into the selected fabric.
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59056-02 A 4-9 0 MAC Address Media Access Control address IP Address Internet Protocol address Subnet Mask Mask that determines the IP address subnet Gateway Ga teway address SNMP Enabled SNMP enabled or disabled.
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-10 59056-02 A 0 Security Auto Save N/A - does not apply to this switch Security Fabric Binding Enable N/A - does not apply to this switch Fan 1 .
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59056-02 A 4-1 1 0 4.2.3 Port St atistics Data Window The Port S tatistics data window displays port perf ormance data for the selected ports. T o open the Port S tatistics data window , click the Port Stats t ab below the data window in the fa ceplate display .
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-12 59056-02 A 0 4.2.5 Configured Zoneset s Dat a Windows The Configured Zoneset s data window displa ys all zone set s, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning dat abase, as shown in Figure 4-6 .
4 – Managing Switches Configuring Port Thresh old Alarms 59056-02 A 4-13 0 4.3 Configuring Port Threshold Alarms Y ou can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Co nfiguring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising and falling triggers, a sample window , and finally enabling or disabling the alarm.
4 – Managing Switches Paging a Switch 4-14 59056-02 A 0 5. Enter a value for the rising trig ger . A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval exceeds the rising trigger .
4 – Managing Switches Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 59056-02 A 4-15 0 4.5 Setting the Date/T ime and Enabling NTP Client The Date/T ime and Networ k Time Protocol (NTP) dialog enables you to manually set the date and time on a switch, or to enable NTP Client to synchronize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server .
4 – Managing Switches Resetting a Switch 4-16 59056-02 A 0 Management Interfaces: After an NDCLA ope ration is complete, management connections must be re-initiated: SANsurfer Switch Manager sessi ons will re-connect auto matically T elnet sessions must be restarted manually .
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59056-02 A 4-17 0 4.7 Configuring a Switch Switch configuration is divided into three areas: chassis configuration, network configuration, and SNMP configura ti on. Chassis configuration specifies switch-wide Fibre Channel settings.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-18 59056-02 A 0 The timeout values are displayed o nly for reference purposes when the switch is online; they become active when the switch is taken offline. Aft er making changes, click the OK button to put th e new values into effect.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59056-02 A 4-19 0 4.7.2.3 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock The domain ID is a unique Fib re Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consist s of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALP A).
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-20 59056-02 A 0 4.7.2.4 Fabric Device Manageme nt Interface Fabric Device Management Interface (FDM I) provides a means to gather and display device information from the fabr ic, and allows FDMI cap able devices to register cert ain information with the fabric, if FDMI is enabled.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59056-02 A 4-21 0 4.7.2.5 Broadcast Support Broadcast is supported on the switch and allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is implemented using the propo sed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broa dcast for FC-SW-3, T1 1 Presentation Number T1 1/02-031 v0 .
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-22 59056-02 A 0 4.7.2.8 Legacy Port Address Format Legacy Address Format should be enabled only to permit interoperation with certain older non-FC-SW -2 switches . Enabling this setting under other circumstances will disable zoning th at is defined by domain ID and port number .
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59056-02 A 4-23 0 4.7.3 Network Properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-10 to change IP configuration p arameters and enable remote logging. Afte r making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-24 59056-02 A 0 4.7.3.1 IP Configuration The IP configuration ident ifies the switch on the Ethernet network and determines which network discovery method to use. Ta b l e 4 - 6 describes the IP configu ration parameters.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59056-02 A 4-25 0 4.7.3.2 Remote Logging The Remote Logging (syslog) feature enables saving of the log information to a remote host that support s the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are sent to the syslog host at the IP address tha t you specify in the Logging Host IP Address field.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-26 59056-02 A 0 4.7.4 SNMP Properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-1 1 to change SNMP configuration p arameters. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effe ct.
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59056-02 A 4-27 0 4.7.4.1 SNMP Configuration The SNMP configuration define s how authentication traps are managed. Ta b l e 4 - 7 describes the SNMP confi guration parameters. The illegal characters for the user-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).
4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-28 59056-02 A 0 4.7.4.2 SNMP T rap Configuration The SNMP trap configuration defines how trap s are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure each trap. T able 4-8 describes the SNMP configuration p arameters.
4 – Managing Switches Archiving a Switch 59056-02 A 4-29 0 4.8 Archiving a Switch Y ou can create a n .XML archive file c ont aining the configuration parameters. Basically any data received by SANsurfer Switch Manager is archived. However , passwords are not arch ived with the user account information.
4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 4-30 59056-02 A 0 2. Open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select Restore to di splay the Restore dialog shown in Figure 4-12 . The Restore dialog offers a Full Restore and a Selective Restore t ab.
4 – Managing Switches Restoring the Factory Default Configu ration 59056-02 A 4-31 0 Port Properties : Restores all settings presented in the Port properties dialog.
4 – Managing Switches Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-32 59056-02 A 0 SNMP Enabled T rue SNMP Proxy T rue IP Address 10.0.0.1 FDMI Enabled T rue FDMI HBA Entry Level 1000 Subnet Mask Address 255.0.0.0 Gateway Address 10.0.0.254 Network Discovery S tatic Remote Logging False Remote Logging Host Ip Addr ess 10.
4 – Managing Switches Downloading a Support File 59056-02 A 4-33 0 4.1 1 Downloading a Support File The Download Support File menu option assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core d ump file (dump_support.tgz). This file can be sent to technical support personnel for troubl eshooting switch problems.
4 – Managing Switches Upgrading the Switch Using License Key s 4-34 59056-02 A 0 4.12 Upgrading the Switch Using License Keys The switch can come from the factory as an 8-, 12-, 16-, or 20-port switch enabling ports 0-7, 0-1 1, 0-15, or 0-20 respectively .
4 – Managing Switches Installing Firmware 59056-02 A 4-35 0 7. Click the Add Key button to upgrade the switch. Allow a minut e or two for the upgrade to complete. 4.13 Inst alling Firmware Installing firmware invo lves loading, unpac king, and activating the firmware image on the switch.
4 – Managing Switches Displaying Hardware Status 4-36 59056-02 A 0 T o install firmware, do th e following: 1. In the faceplate display , open the Switch menu and se lect Load Firmware . 2. In the Firmware Upload dialog, click the Select bu tton to browse and select the firmware file to be uploaded.
59056-02 A 5-1 Section 5 Managing Port s This section describes the following t a sks that manage port s and devices: Displaying Port Information Configuring Ports T esting Ports Graphing Port Performance 5.1 Displaying Port Information Port information is available primaril y in the faceplate display shown in Figu re 5-1 .
5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 5-2 59056-02 A 0 5.1.1 Monitoring Port S tatus The faceplate display provides the following p ort related information: Port type Port operation.
5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 59056-02 A 5-3 0 5.1.1.2 Displaying Port Operational St ates T o display the operational st ate on each port in the faceplate display , open the View men u and select View Port States . T able 5-2 list s the possible operational states and their me anings.
5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 5-4 59056-02 A 0 5.1.1.4 Displaying T ransceiver Media St atus T o display transceiver media st atus, open the View menu and select View Port Media . T able 5-4 lists the port media st ates and their meanings.
5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 59056-02 A 5-5 0 5.1.2 Port St atistics Data Window The Port S tatistics data window displays st atistics about port performance. T o open the Port S tatistics window , select one or more ports in the faceplate displa y and click the Port St a ts tab below the dat a window .
5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 5-6 59056-02 A 0 Class 3 T oss Number of class 3 fram es t hat were discarded by this port. A frame can be disca rded becaus e of detection of a missing frame (based on SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TO V timeout, receiving a reject frame, or rece iving a frame on an offline po rt.
5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 59056-02 A 5-7 0 LIP(f7,f7) A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL_P A. LIP(f8,AL_PS) This LIP denotes a l oop failure detected by the L_port identified by AL _PS.
5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 5-8 59056-02 A 0 5.1.3 Port Information Dat a Window The Port Information dat a window displays detail information for th e selected port. T o open the Port Information dat a window , click the Port Info t ab below the data window in the faceplate display .
5 – Managing Por ts Displaying Port Information 59056-02 A 5-9 0 E Port Isolation Reason Why E_Port is isolated. MFS Mode Multiple Frame Seque nce bundling status. I/O S tream Guard RSCN messag e suppression status. S tatus ca n be enabled, disabled, or automatically determined by the switch.
5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 5-10 59056-02 A 0 5.2 Configuring Port s The port settings or characteristics for 1-Gbp s/2-Gbps and 10-Gbp s ports are configured using the Port Pr o perties dialogs shown in Figure 5-2 .
5 – Managing Por ts Configuring Ports 59056-02 A 5-1 1 0 5.2.1 Changing Port Administrative St ates The port administrative st ate determines the operational st ate of a port. The port administrative st ate has two forms: the configured administrative sta te and the current administrative state .
5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 5-12 59056-02 A 0 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds The 1-Gbps /2-Gbps ports are cap able of transmitting and receiving at 1 -Gbps, or 2-Gbps. The port s can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the devic e to which it is connected.
5 – Managing Por ts Configuring Ports 59056-02 A 5-13 0 5.2.4 I/O S tream Guard The I/O S tream Guard feature suppresses the generation of Registered S tate Change Notification (RSCN) messages on a po rt basis. I/O S tream Guard should be enabled only on port s connected to initiator devices.
5 – Managing Ports Using the Extended Credits Wizard 5-14 59056-02 A 0 5.2.6 Changing Port Symbolic Name T o change the symbolic name of a port from the faceplate display , do the following: 1. Open the faceplate display and select a port. 2. Open the Port menu and select Port Sy mbolic Name .
5 – Managing Por ts Resetting a Port 59056-02 A 5-15 0 Figure 5-3. Designate Donor Ports 4. V erify Requested Changes: Review the extended dist ance requests and the selected donor ports. Click th e Finish button to apply the changes, and redistribute the credits.
5 – Managing Ports Testing Ports 5-16 59056-02 A 0 5.5 Te s t i n g P o r t s The port loopback test s verify correct port operation by sending a frame out through the loop, and then verif ying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent.
5 – Managing Por ts Testing Ports 59056-02 A 5-17 0 Node-to-Node (Online) - The Node-to -Node test verifies communications between the port and it s device node or device loop. The port being tested must be online and conn ected to a remote device.
5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-18 59056-02 A 0 5.6 Graphing Port Performance SANsurfer Performance V iewer applic ation displays por t performance using graphs. SANsurfer Performance V iewer plots dat a communication rates and total errors for selected port s as shown in Figure 5-5 .
5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 59056-02 A 5-19 0 Set the polling frequency Display graphs Print graphs Save graph statistics to a file 5.
5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-20 59056-02 A 0 T o prevent SANsurfer Performance V iewer from prompting you to save the default performance view file between sessions, set the Auto Load and Save Graphing Environment setting to Enable (default).
5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 59056-02 A 5-21 0 T o open a performance view file, do the follo wing: 1. Open the File menu and select Open View File to open the Open V iew dialog. 2. Enter a name for the fabric file or click the Browse button to select an existing file.
5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-22 59056-02 A 0 5.6.6 Setting the Polling Frequency SANsurfer Performance V iewer updates the graphs once per second by default. T o change this polling frequency , do the followin g: 1. Open the Graph menu, and select Set Polling Frequency to open the Set Graph Polling Frequency dialog.
5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 59056-02 A 5-23 0 5.6.7.1 Arranging Graphs in the Display T o arrange and size graphs in the display , open t he Window menu and select Cascade , Tile , or Close Al l . Cascade overlaps the graphs so that all gr aphs are at least pa rtially visible.
5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-24 59056-02 A 0 T o modify the graph options, do the following: 1. Choose the units for the graph: Select the Show Bytes Data on Graph check box to plot data in KBytes/second Select the Show Frames Data on Graph check box to plot data in frames/second.
5 – Managing Por ts Graphing Port Performance 59056-02 A 5-25 0 6. In the Default Graph Options dialo g, click the OK button to save the color scheme changes and close the dialog.
5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-26 59056-02 A 0 Notes.
59056-02 A A-1 Appendix A Command Line Interface The command line interface (CLI) enable s you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management t asks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. Th is section describes the following: Logging On to a Switch User Account s Working with Switch Configurations Commands A.
A – Command Line Interface User Accounts A-2 59056-02 A 0 A.2 User Account s Switches come from the factory with t he following user account already d efined: Account name: admin Password: password Authority: Admin This user account provides fu ll access to the switch and it s configuration.
A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59056-02 A A-3 0 A.3 Wo rking with Switch Configurations Successful management of switches and f abrics with the command line interface depends on the ef fective use of switch configurations.
A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations A-4 59056-02 A 0 The Config Save command saves the ch anges you made during the Config Edit session. In this case, changes to the configuration named Default are being sa ved to a new configuration named config _10132003 .
A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59056-02 A A-5 0 Y ou should rename th e configdata file on your workstation with the switch name and date, config_switch_169_ 101 12003 , for example.
A – Command Line Interface Commands A-6 59056-02 A 0 A.4 Commands The command synt ax is as follows: command key word keyword [value] keyword [value1] [value2] The Command is followed by one or more keyw ords. Consider the fo llowing rules and conventions: Commands and keywords are case insensitive.
A – Command Line Interface Commands 59056-02 A A-7 0 The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks. Commands related to monitoring t asks are availabl e to all account names. Commands related to configuration tasks ar e available only within an a dmin session.
A – Command Line Interface Admin Command A-8 59056-02 A 0 Admin Command Opens and closes an Admin session. The Admin session provides comma nds that change the fabric and swit ch confi gurations. Only one Admin session can be open on the switch at any time.
A – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59056-02 A A-9 0 Alias Command Creates a named set of port s/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports/devices to many zon es.
A – Command Line Interface Alias Command A-10 59056-02 A 0 members [alias] Displays all members of the alias given by [alias]. This keyword does not require an admin session. remove [alias] [member_list] Removes the ports/d evices given by [member_l ist] from the alias given by [alias] .
A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59056-02 A A-1 1 0 Config Command Manages the Fibre Channel con figurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configu rations, refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page A-3 9 .
A – Command Line Interface Config Command A-12 59056-02 A 0 restore Restores configuration settings to an out-of-band switch from a backup file na med configdata , which must b e first uploaded on the switch using FTP . Y ou create the backup file using the Config Backup command.
A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59056-02 A A-13 0 The following is an example of how to cre ate a backup file (configdata) and download the file to the workst ation.
A – Command Line Interface Create Support Command A-14 59056-02 A 0 Create Support Command Assembles all log files and switch memory dat a into a core dump file (dump_support.tgz zip) and prompt s you to send it to a remote host. This file is useful to technical support personnel fo r troubleshooting switch prob lems.
A – Command Line Interface Create Support Command 59056-02 A A-15 0 221-You have transferred 43430 bytes in 1 files. 221-Total traffic for this session was 43888 bytes in 1 transfers. 221 Thank you for using the FTP service on localhost.localdomain.
A – Command Line Interface Date Command A-16 59056-02 A 0 Date Command This command displays or set s the system date and time. T o set the date and time the information string must be provid ed in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY . The new date and time t akes effect immediately .
A – Command Line Interface Feature Command 59056-02 A A-17 0 Feature Comman d Adds license key features to the switch and displa ys the license key feature log. T o order a license key contact your switch distributor or your authorized reseller . Upgrading a switch is not disruptive, n or does it require a switch reset.
A – Command Line Interface Firmware Install Command A-18 59056-02 A 0 Firmware Inst all Command Downloads firmware from a remote host to the switch, installs the firmware, then resets the switch (with out a power-on self test) to activate the firmware.
A – Command Line Interface Hardrese t Command 59056-02 A A-19 0 Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset disrupts traf fic, activates the pending firmware, and clears the alarm log. T o save t he alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page A-51 .
A – Command Line Interface Help Command A-20 59056-02 A 0 Help Command Displays a brief description of the specifie d command, its keywords, and usage. Authority None Synt ax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the comman d given by [command] and it s keywords.
A – Command Line Interface History Command 59056-02 A A-21 0 History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously e ntered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands.
A – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command A-22 59056-02 A 0 Hotreset Command Resets the switch for th e purpose of activating the pending firmwar e without disrupting traf fic. This command terminates all management sessions, saves all configuration information, a nd clears the event log.
A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59056-02 A A-23 0 Image Command Manages and insta lls switch firmware. Authority Admin session Synt ax image cleanup fetch [account_name] [ ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination] inst all list unpack [file ] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the switch.
A – Command Line Interface Image Command A-24 59056-02 A 0 2. Move to the folder or directory on t he workstation that contain s the new firmware image file. 3. Establish commu nications with the swit ch using the File T ransfer Protocol (FTP). Enter one of the following on the command line: >ftp xxx.
A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59056-02 A A-25 0 12. W ait for the unpack to complete. image unpack command result: Passed 13. A message will prompt you to reset the switch to activate the firmware. Resetting the switch is disruptive. Use the Hotreset command to attempt a non-disruptive activation.
A – Command Line Interface Lip Command A-26 59056-02 A 0 Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin session Synt ax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialize d. Ports are numbered beginning with 0.
A – Command Line Interface Passwd Command 59056-02 A A-27 0 Passwd Command Changes a user account’ s password. Authority Admin account name and an admin se ssion to change another account’ s password; Y ou can change you own password with out an Admin session.
A – Command Line Interface Ping Command A-28 59056-02 A 0 Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communica te with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None Synt ax ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to qu ery .
A – Command Line Interface Ps Command 59056-02 A A-29 0 Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None Synt ax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox Manager #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.
A – Command Line Interface Quit Command A-30 59056-02 A 0 Quit Command Closes the T elnet session. Authority None Synt ax quit, exit, or logout Notes Y ou can also enter Cont rol-D to close the T elnet session.
A – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59056-02 A A-31 0 Reset Command Resets the switch configuration paramet ers. If you omit the keyword, the default is Reset Switch.
A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-32 59056-02 A 0 Clears the event log. T o save the event log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on p age A-51 . T o reset the switch with a power-on self test, refer to the ”Hardreset Command” on page A-1 9 .
A – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59056-02 A A-33 0 T able A-4. Port Configuration Defaults Parameter 1-Gbps/2-Gbps Port Default s 10-Gbps Port Defau lts Admin S tate Online Online Link S pe.
A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-34 59056-02 A 0 T able A-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration De faults Parameter Default ThresholdMonito ringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEn abled Ri.
A – Command Line Interface Reset Com mand 59056-02 A A-35 0 T able A-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Parameter Default SNMPEnabled T rue Contact <syscontact undefined > Location <sysLoca tion undefine d> Description SANbox 5200 Series FC Switch T rap [1-5] Address Tra p 1: 10.
A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-36 59056-02 A 0 T able A-8. System Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Ethernet Network Discovery S t atic Ethernet Network IP Address 10.0.0.1 Ethernet Network IP Mask 255.0.0.0 Ethernet Gateway Address 10.
A – Command Line Interface Set Comman d 59056-02 A A-37 0 Set Command Sets a vari ety of switch parameters. Authority Admin session for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon , and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session.
A – Command Line Interface Set Command A-38 59056-02 A 0 on Limits the display o f information to 20 lines at a time. The page break functions af fects the following commands: Alias (List, Members), Show (Alarm, Log), Zone (List, Members), Zo neset (List, Zones), Zoning (Active, List).
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59056-02 A A-39 0 Set Config Command Sets switch, port, po rt threshold alarm, and zoning configuration parame ters. The changes you make with this command are not re tained when you reset or powe r cycle the switch unless you save them us ing the Config Save command.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-40 59056-02 A 0 PortT ype Port type: 1-Gbps/2-Gbp s Ports: GL, G , F , FL, Donor . The default is GL. 10-Gbps Por ts: G SymbolicPortName Descriptive name for the port. The name can be up to 32 characters excluding #, semicolon (;), and co mma (,).
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59056-02 A A-41 0 AutoPerfT uning Automatic per formance tuning for FL_Port s only . The default is T rue. If AutoPerfT uning is enabled (T rue) and the port is an FL_Por t, MFSEnable is au tomatically en abled.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-42 59056-02 A 0 switch Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. The system displays each p arameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new valu e or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59056-02 A A-43 0 FDMIEnabled Fabric Devic e Monitoring I nterface. Enables (T rue) or disables (False ) the monitoring of t arget and initiator device information. FDMIEntries The number of device entries to maintain in the FDMI database.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-44 59056-02 A 0 InteropMode P ropagates just the active zone set throughout the fabric (Tru e, compliant) or the entire zonin g database (False , non-complian t).
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59056-02 A A-45 0 threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to gene rate and log alarms for selected events. The syste m displa ys each event, its triggers, and sampling window one line at a time and prompt s you for a value.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-46 59056-02 A 0 zoning Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each p arameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each pa rameter , enter a new valu e or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59056-02 A A-47 0 ARB_FF (True / False) [False ] InteropCredit (decimal value, 0-255) [0 ] ExtCredit (dec value, increments of 15, non-loop only) [0 ] F.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-48 59056-02 A 0 MSEnable (True / False) [True ] IOStreamGuard (Enable / Disable / Auto) [Disabled] Finished configuring attributes. This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59056-02 A A-49 0 ThresholdMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [False ] CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True ] RisingTrigger (decimal value, 1-1.
A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-50 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Zon ing command. SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> config edit SANbox Manager (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59056-02 A A-51 0 Set Log Command S pecifies the eve nts to record in the event log and display on the screen. Y ou determine what event s to record in the switch event log using the Component, Level, and Port keywords.
A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command A-52 59056-02 A 0 None Monitor none of the component eve nts. Other Monitors other mi scellaneous event s. Port Monitors all port event s. SNMP Monitors all SNMP events. Switch Monitors switch management event s.
A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59056-02 A A-53 0 Info Monitors informative, warning, and critica l events. The informative level describes routine events associat ed with a normal fabric. This is the default severity level. None Monitors none of the severity levels.
A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command A-54 59056-02 A 0 Set Port Command Sets port st ate and speed for the specified port temp orarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. Th is command also clears port counters. Authority Admin session except for the Clear keyword.
A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59056-02 A A-55 0 Diagnostics Prepares the port for testing. This prep ares the port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device login. Down Disables the port by removing power from the port lasers.
A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-56 59056-02 A 0 Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The swit ch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration.
A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59056-02 A A-57 0 system Prompts you in a line-by-lin e fashion to change system configuration settings. T able A-14 describes the system configuration fields. For each parameter , enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in bracket s.
A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-58 59056-02 A 0 Eth0NetworkMask Ethernet subnet mask address. Eth0GatewayAddress Ethernet IP address gateway . AdminT imeout Amount of time in minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle Ad min session.
A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59056-02 A A-59 0 Examples The following is a n example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow.
A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-60 59056-02 A 0 TrapCommunity (string, max=32 chars) [public ] AuthFailureTrap (True / False) [False ] ProxyEnabled (True / False) [True ] The followin.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-61 0 Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational inf ormation. Authority None Synt ax show about alarm [option] broadcast chassis .
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-62 59056-02 A 0 chassis Displays chassis component sta tus and temperature. config [option] Displays switch, port, and zoning configuration attributes. Refer to the ”Show Config Command” on page A-7 6 . domains Displays list of each domain and it s worldwide name in the fabric.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-63 0 ns [option] Displays name server information fo r the specified [option]. If you omit [option], name server information for the local domai n ID is displayed. [optio n] can have the following values: all Displays name server information fo r all switches and ports.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-64 59056-02 A 0 EpConnect s Numb er of times an E_Port connected through ISL negotiation. FBusy Number of times the swit ch sent a F_BSY because Class 2 frame could not be delivere d within ED_TOV time.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-65 0 post log Displays the Power On Self T est (POST) log which contains results from th e most recently failed POST . setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP , and the switch manufacturer .
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-66 59056-02 A 0 support Executes a series of commands that display a complete description of the switch, its configuration, and operation. The display can be captured from the screen and used for diagnosing problems.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-67 0 topology Displays all connected devices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent t o the User List command. version Displays an introductory set of information about ope rational attributes of the switch.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-68 59056-02 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Chassis co mmand: SANbox Manager #> show chassis Chassis Information -------------------.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-69 0 The following is an example of the Show FDMI command: SANbox Manager #> show fdmi HBA ID PortID Manufacturer Model Ports -------- ------ .
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-70 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of th e Show NS (local d omain) command: SANbox Manager #> show ns Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS Por.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-71 0 The following is an example of the Show Inte rface command: SANbox Manager #> show interface eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:DD:00:BD:ED inet addr:10.20.68.107 Bcast:10.20.68.255 Mask:255.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-72 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox Manager #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online Operati.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-73 0 The following is an example of the Show Switch co mmand: SANbox Manager #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox 5200 Series BootVersion Vx.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-74 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of the Show T opology command for port 1: SANbox Manager #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ----------.
A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59056-02 A A-75 0 The following is an example of the Show V ersion command: SANbox Manager #> show version ************************************************.
A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command A-76 59056-02 A 0 Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning for the current configuration.
A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59056-02 A A-77 0 This an example of the Show Config Port command for a 10-Gbp s port: SANbox Manager #> show config port 16 Configuration Name: def.
A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command A-78 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold co mmand: SANbox Manager #> show config threshold Configuration Name: def.
A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59056-02 A A-79 0 The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command: SANbox Manager #> show config zoning Configuration Name: default --.
A – Command Line Interface Show Log Comm and A-80 59056-02 A 0 Show Log Command Displays the content s of the log or the parameters used to create and display entries in the log. The log cont ains a maximum of 1200 entries. When the log reaches its e ntry capacity , subsequent entries overwrite the existing e ntries, beginning with the oldest.
A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59056-02 A A-81 0 Zoning Monitors zoning conflict event s. display [filter] Displays log events on the screen according to the component or severity level filter given by [filter]. [filter] can be one of the following: Info Displays all informative events.
A – Command Line Interface Show Log Comm and A-82 59056-02 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Log Component command: SANbox Manager #> show log component Current settings for lo.
A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59056-02 A A-83 0 Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and byt es/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays dat a transmitted (out), dat a received (in), and total dat a transmitted and received in frames/second and bytes per second.
A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command A-84 59056-02 A 0 errors [port_number] Displays continuous error counts for the port group (0–15 or 16–19) that includes [port_number]. If you omit [port_numb er], ports 0–15 are displayed. T ype “q” and press the Enter key to stop the display .
A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59056-02 A A-85 0 The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte co mmand: SANbox Manager #> show perf byte Displaying bytes/sec (total).
A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command A-86 59056-02 A 0 Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settin gs. Authority None Synt ax show setup mfg snmp system Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch . snmp Displays the current SNMP settings.
A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59056-02 A A-87 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox Manager #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox 5200 Series FC Switch Trap1Address 10.
A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command A-88 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox Manager #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.
A – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59056-02 A A-89 0 Shut down Command T erminates all data transfers on the switch a t convenient points and closes the T elnet session.
A – Command Line Interface Test Command A-90 59056-02 A 0 T est Command T ests ports using intern al (SerDes level), external (transceiver), and online loopback tests. I nternal and external tests req uire that the port be placed in diagnostic mode.
A – Command Line Interface Test Command 59056-02 A A-91 0 Examples T o run an internal or external port test, do the following: 1. T o start an admin sessio n, enter the following command and press the Enter key . admin start 2. Place the port in Diagnostics mode, ent er the following command ( x = port number) and press the Enter key .
A – Command Line Interface Test Command A-92 59056-02 A 0 3. A series of test pa rameters are displayed on the screen. Press the Enter key to accept each default p arameter value, or type a new value for ea ch parameter and press th e Enter key .
A – Command Line Interface Uptime Command 59056-02 A A-93 0 Uptime Command Displays the elap sed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activatio n does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command.
A – Command Line Interface User Command A-94 59056-02 A 0 User Command Administers and displays user account s. Authority Admin account name and an Admin session. The Account s and List keywords are available to all account names without an Admin session.
A – Command Line Interface User Command 59056-02 A A-95 0 Examples The following is an example of the User Accou nts command: SANbox Manager (admin) #> user accounts Current list of user accounts.
A – Command Line Interface User Command A-96 59056-02 A 0 The following is an example of the User Delete command : SANbox Manager (admin) #> user del user3 The user account will be deleted.
A – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59056-02 A A-97 0 Whoami Command Displays the account name, session numb er , and switch domain ID for the T elnet session.
A – Command Line Interface Zone Command A-98 59056-02 A 0 Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit sessio n. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-1 04 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session.
A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59056-02 A A-99 0 list Displays a list of all zones and the zone set s of which they are component s. This keyword does not require an Admin session. members [zone] Displays all members of the zone given by [zon e].
A – Command Line Interface Zone Command A-100 59056-02 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox Manager #> zone list Zone ZoneSet ------------------- wwn_b0241f z.
A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59056-02 A A-101 0 The following is an example of th e Zone Zonesets command: SANbox Manager #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone.
A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command A-102 59056-02 A 0 Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit sessio n. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-1 04 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session.
A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Com mand 59056-02 A A-103 0 list Displays a list of all zone set s. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list] Removes a list of zones given by [zon e_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set].
A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-104 59056-02 A 0 Zoning Command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone set s and zones. Refer to the ”Zone Command” on page A-98 an d the ”Zoneset Command” on page A-1 02 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History , Limit s, and List keywords.
A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59056-02 A A-105 0 limit s Displays the number of zone set s, zones, aliases, members per zone, members per alias, and tot al members in the zoning database. This keyword also displays the switch zoning dat abase limits, excl uding the active zone se t, which are described in T able A-17 .
A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-106 59056-02 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit comma nd: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> zoning edit SANbox Manager (admin-zoning) #> . . SANbox Manager (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled.
A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59056-02 A A-107 0 The following is an exampl e of th e Zoning List command: SANbox Manager #> zoning list Active ZoneSet Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMe.
A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-108 59056-02 A 0 wwn_221416 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 10:00:00:00:c9:22:14:16 wwn_2215c3 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:1.
59056-02 A Glossary-1 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traf fic. Active Zone Set The zone set that define s the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Glossary-2 59056-02 A Class 3 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledg ment. Configured Zone Set s The zone set s stored on a switch excluding the active zone set.
59056-02 A Glossary-3 SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 In-Order-Delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent. Input Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages.
SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Glossary-4 59056-02 A Small Form-Factor Pluggable A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter , that plugs into the Fibre Channel port. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Sof t Zone Soft zoning divide s the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery .
59056-02 A Index- 1 Index A access control list zone 3-22, 3-37 account name display A-97 factory A-2 active zone set 3-16, 3-22 Active Zoneset data window 3-16 Admin account name A-7 authority A-7 Ad.
SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Index-2 59056-02 A datab ase fabric 3-4 zoning 3-25 Date command A-16 Decode error 4-13 default configuration 4-31 visibility 3-29, 3-32 zoning 3-.
59056-02 A Index-3 SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 non-disruptive activation 4-35, A-22 remove image files A-23 retrieve image file A-23 unpack ima ge A-23 version A-67 Firmware.
SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Index-4 59056-02 A O online help 2-16 test 5-17, A-90 orphan zone set 3-22 P page break A-37 Passwd command A-27 pas s wo rd change A-27 default f.
59056-02 A Index-5 SANbox 5200 Series Switch Manag ement User’s Guide 0 Linux 2-2, 2-5 Solaris 2-2, 2-6 Windows 2-2, 2-3 scan device 5-13 SerDes level test 5-16 Set command A-37 Set Config command A.
SANbox 5200 Series Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Index-6 59056-02 A factory A-2 logged in A-67 modify 4-6 pas s wo rd 4 - 5 remove 4-4 security 3-1 User command A-94 V version 2-16 Virtual Interf.
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