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Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW and Fibre Channel Expansion Car d SBFCM: Har d ware Maintenance Man ual and T r oubleshooting Guide A Guide f or T echnically Qualified Assem.
ii Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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 iii.
iii 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 trainin g on all computers, or that you are familiar with the computers, functio ns, terminology , and service informati on provided in this manual.
iv Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide General Safety Follo w these rul es to ensure general saf e ty: • 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.
v Handling electr ostatic discharge-sensitive de vices Any computer part containing transist ors or integrated circuits (IC) sh ould be considered sens itiv e to electrostatic dischar ge (ESD ). ESD damage can occur when there is a dif ference in charge between objects.
vi Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCS W / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Danger: D ANGER C A UTION: Hazardous energ y is pre sent when the blade is connected to the power sour ce. Always replace the blade cover bef ore installing the blade.
vii 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 de v ice, puru ant to Part 15 of the FC C rules.
viii Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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 Directi v e (73/23/EEC) and EMC Directi v e (89/336/EEC).
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x Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch M odule SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide English translation of the pr e vious notice: De vice User’ s Inf or mation Class A device This device complies with RRL EMC and i s operated in commercial environm ent so that distributors or users pay attention to this point.
xi Contents Safety and regulatory inf o rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii General Saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xii Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Zoning command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Using the SAN Utility . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents xiii Fibre Channel s witch module monitoring using SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 SNMP trap configur ation .
xiv Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Management module error me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Switch diagnostic inf or mation . . . . .
1 1 General inf ormation Fibre Channel technology is outl ined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Prot ocol (SCSI-FC P) standard. Fibre Channel is a hig h-speed data transp ort technology u sed for mass storage and networking.
2 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide • QLogic ® SAN Inter oper ability Guide This publication is provided in PDF on the Resour ce CD. It is a key resource for SAN planning and implementation.
3 2 Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW ✏ NO TE Throughout this publicatio n, the phrases "switch m odule" and "fibre channel switch module" refer to the Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW .
4 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch M odule SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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 wi th the swit ch module to retriev e in formation or to configure parameters using the CLI.
5 Command syntax The command syntax is as follo ws: command key wo rd ke yword [value] keyw ord [value1] [value2] The command is followed b y on e or more keywords. Consider the following rules and con ventions: • Commands and ke ywords are lowercase and case sensitiv e.
6 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch M odule SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide T able 1. Commands listed by authority le ve l User authority commands A dmin authority command Help “Help command” on page 14. Histor y “Histor y command” on page 15.
7 Admin command Opens and closes an admin session. The admin session pro v ides commands that change the fabric 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 changed using the Set Setup S ystem co mmand.
8 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch M odule SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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 .
9 remo ve [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.
10 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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 26 .
11 Notes If you edit the acti ve conf igur ation, changes will be suspended until y ou reactiv ate the conf i guration or activ ate another configuration. Examples The following sho ws an example of how to open and close a Config Edit session. FCSM: user1> admin start FCSM (admin) : user1> config edit .
12 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Date command Displays or sets the blade server date and time. T o set the date and time, you must provide the informatio n string in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY , where MM = month, DD = day , hh = hour , mm = minute, CC = century , and YY = year .
13 Fa llb ack command Loads the fallback version of the f irmw are from sw it ch memory . The switch stores two versions of the firmware. This command alternately activ ates the two versions. A uthority Admin Syntax fallback Notes • The Show Switch command displays the av ailable fi rmware v ersions and the currently acti ve version.
14 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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.
15 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 command.
16 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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 Removes all firmware image f iles from the switch.
17 Lip command (f or external 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.
18 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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.
19 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.
20 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Quit command Closes the T elnet session. A uthority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout Reset command Resets the switch and port configuration parameters.
21 Notes The following tables specify the various factory default settings. T able 2. Switch configuration def aults P a rameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Enabled T r ue Inband Enable T r u.
22 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide MFS_T O V 10 10 M S E n a b l e Tr u e Tr u e NoClose F alse F alse IOStreamGuard F alse F alse VIEnable F alse F alse CheckAlps F alse False T able 4.
23 T able 5. SNM P configura tio n defaults P a rameter Default Contact Undefined Location Undefined Descr iption Undefined T rap [1] Ad dress 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] Sev erity W ar ning T rap [1-5] Enabled F al se ObjectID 1.
24 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Set command Sets a variety of port and switch parameters. A uthority Admin for all keyw ords except Alarm Clear , Beacon, and Pagebreak which are av aila ble with User authority .
25 switch [state] T emporarily changes the administrati ve state for all ports on the switch to the state giv en by [state]. The prev ious Set Conf ig Switch sett ings are restored after a switch re set or a reacti vation of a switch configuration.
26 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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 10 for information about starting a Config Edit session.
27 switch Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. Each param ete r is displayed, one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter , type a new v alue or press the Enter key to accept the curr ent v alue shown in brack ets.
28 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected ev ents. Each event, its thresholds, and samplin g interval is displayed, one line at a time and you ar e prompted for a v alue.
29 zoning Initiates an edi ting session in which t o change sw itch zoning attributes. Each parameter is displayed, one line at a time, and you are prom pted for a v alue. For each parameter , enter a new v alue or press the Enter key to accept the curr ent v alue shown in brackets.
30 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Finished configuring attributes. This configuration must be saved (see c onfig save command) and activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect.
31 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True ] RisingTrigger (decim al value, 1-1000) [200 ] FallingTrigger (decim al value, 0-1000) [0 ] SampleWindow (decim al value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] ISLMo.
32 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Set Log command Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the ev en t log. The log is a storage file contained on the switch. The log can hold a maximum of 200 entr ies.
33 Por t Monitors all port events. Switch Monitors switch management events. Zoning Monitors zoning conflict e vents. leve l [lev el] Specifies the se verity le vel gi ven by [le vel] to us e in monitoring ev ents for the specifi ed components or ports.
34 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Set P or t command Sets port state and speed for the speci fied port temporarily until the next switch reset or ne w configuration acti v ation. This comm and also clears port counters.
35 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.
36 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide system Prompts you, line-by-line, to change blade server conf igu ration setti ngs. T able 12 describes the system configuration f ields. For each parameter , en ter a ne w v alue or press the Enter ke y to accept the current v a lue shown in brackets.
37 Trap1Port (decimal value) [162 ] Trap1Severity (see allowed option s above) [warning ] Trap1Enabled (True / False) [False ] 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.
38 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Show command Displays fabric, switch, and port operatio nal information.
39 domains Displays a list of each domain and its worldwide name in the fabric. donor Displays list of current donor configuration for all ports. fabric Displays list of each domain, fa bric ID, w orldwide name, node IP address, port IP address, and symbolic name in the fabric.
40 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide T able 13 . Show P or t parameter s Entry Description AIinit Incremented each time th e por t begi ns AL initialization. AIinitError Number of times the por t entered initialization and the initialization failed.
41 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 52 . steering [domain_id] Displays the routes that data takes to the switch giv en by [domain_id].
42 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide switch Displays switch operational informat ion. topology Displays all connected devices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equiv alent to the User List command.
43 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 Unique Port Type Po.
44 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide OperationalState Online ALInit 11 FlowErrors 0 PrimSeqErrors 0 ALInitError 1 FReject 0 RxLinkResets 0 Class2.
45 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_nu mber] Displays configuration parameters for the port num ber giv en by [port_number].
46 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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.
47 ISLMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 2 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 .
48 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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.
49 Current setting(s) for log port: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The follo wing is an e xample of the Show Log command. [327][Wed Jan 25 09:36:54.860 1989][I][Ep ort:0xdd00b8b6.304.4 Port: 0/8][Eport State = E_A0_GET_DOMAIN_ID] [328][Wed Jan 25 09:36: 54.
50 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Show P erf command Displays port performance in frames per second and bytes per second.
51 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) ---- ------.
52 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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.
53 Trap1Enabled False Trap2Address 0.0.0.0 Trap2Port 162 Trap2Severity warning Trap2Enabled False Trap3Address 0.0.0.0 Trap3Port 162 Trap3Severity warning Trap3Enabled False Trap4Address 0.0.0.0 Trap4Port 162 Trap4Severity warning Trap4Enabled False Trap5Address 0.
54 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Shutdown command T erminates all data transfers on the switch at con venie nt points and closes the T e ln et session. Always po wer cycle the switch after entering this command.
55 T est command T ests swi tch mo dule po rts using internal (SerDes lev e l), external small form-fact or pluggable (SFP), and online loopback tests.
56 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 4. Choose one of the two types of port loopback tests to run: • T o run an internal loopback test , type the following command: test x internal • T o run an external loopback test, ty pe the following command.
57 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.
58 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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 acc ounts that exist on the switch.
59 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.
60 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Whoami command Command Displays 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.
61 Zone command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Th e Zone command defines members (ports and de vices) for a single switch. Zones are members of zone sets . A uthority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. See the “Zoning comman d” on page 66 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session.
62 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide members [zone] Displays all members of the zone given b y [zone]. This keyword is a vailable with User authority and does not require a Zoning Edit session. remo ve [zone] [members] Remov es the ports given b y [members] from the zo ne giv en by [zone].
63 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.
64 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Zoneset command Manages zone sets and zone set membership across the fabric. A uthority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. See the “Zoning comman d” on page 66 for information about starting a Zoning Edi t session.
65 remo ve [zone_s et] [zone_list] Remov e s a list of zones and aliases given b y [zone_lis t] fro m th e zone set giv en by [zone_set]. Zone and alias names are delimited by sp aces in [zone_list]. If [zone_set] is the active zone set, the zone will not be remov ed until the zone set has been deacti vated.
66 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Zoning command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones. See the “Zone command” on page 61” and the “Zoneset command” on page 64” for informatio n about managing zone and zone sets.
67 Examples The follo wing is an e xample of the Zoning Edit command. FCSM: user1> admin start FCSM (admin) : user1> zoning edit FCSM (admin-zoning) : user1> . . FCSM (admin-zoning) : user1> zoning cance l Zoning edit mode will be canceled.
68 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Configured Zoning Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember -------------------------------- wwn wwn_b0241f 50:06:.
69 Using the SAN Utility Y ou can use the SAN Utility app lication to access an d configure switch modules. For information about installing, uninstalling , and starting the SAN Utility appli cation , see the F ibre Channel Switch Module Installation G uide .
70 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 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 Menu bar The menu bar is displayed at the top of the Faceplate window and T opology windo w .
71 Some menu selecti ons hav e shortcut ke ys as sho wn in T able 14. In addition to the menu bar , both the T opology and Faceplate windo ws ha v e context-s ensiti v e menus that open when you click in the graphic wind ow with the right mouse button.
72 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Fab r i c t r e e 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 eabl e window border .
73 W orking status indicator The working status indicator as shown in Figure 1 on page 69 is in the lower -right corner o f the T opology window and sho ws when the network management workstation is exchanging information with the fabric.
74 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide W orking with switch modules and links Switch module and link icons are se lectable and move able and serve as access points for other windo ws and menus.
75 Selecting switc h modules and links Selected switch module icons are highlight ed in violet. Se lected ISLs are highlighted in amber . Y ou can select switch modules and links by performing the following tasks: • T o select a switch module or a link, click the icon or link.
76 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Opening the Faceplate win do w and pop-up menus The Faceplate windo w shows the front of a single swit ch module and its ports.
77 Opening pop-up menus Y ou can manag e the switch m odu le and its ports using the following methods: • T o open the pop-up menu, right-click anywhere in th e graphic wind ow . If no ports are selected, po rt specific tasks are una vailable in the menu.
78 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM 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.
79 Opening a fabric view file Complete the following steps to open an existing fabric vie w file: 1. In the F aceplate window , 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 view f ile before opening a different view f ile.
80 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 6. Connect the Fibre Channel de vices to the switch module.
81 displayed on the right side of the switch. A green Ethernet icon indicates norm al operatio n, amber indicates operational with errors, and r ed indicat es inactive or failure . T able 17 on page 81 shows the dif ferent switch module icons and th eir descriptions.
82 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Active Zoneset Data windo w The Activ e Zon eset Data window displays the zone me mbership for the activ e zone set that resides on the fabric management switch.
83 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 nu mb er , device Fibre Channel address, or d evice W orld W ide Name (W WN). Zone mem bers can communicate only with members of the same zone.
84 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Zone sets A zone set is a named group of zones. A zone can be a member of more than one zone set. All zones that are not members of a zo ne set belong t o the orphan zone set.
85 Using the Zoning Config window Use the Zoning Co nfig windo w to change the Auto Sav e and Default V isibility configuration parameters. Complete the following steps to open the Zoning Config windo w and change configuration parameters: 1. In the F aceplate window , click Zoning / Edit Zoning Conf ig .
86 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Zone mer g e failure recovery When a zone merge f ailure occurs, the conflict that cau sed the failure must be resolved.
87 The following table e xplai ns the toolbar buttons and functions. Managing zone sets Zoning a fabric in volv es creating a z one set, creating zones as zone set me mbers, then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone se ts to serve the different security and access needs of your storage area network.
88 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Creating a zone set Complete the f ollowing st eps to create a zone s et: 1. In the F aceplate window , click Zoning / Edit Zoning . The Edit Zoning w indow opens.
89 Removin g a zone set Removing a zone set from the database affect s the member zones in th e following ways: • Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected. • Member zones that are not members of other zone se ts become members of the orphan zone set.
90 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide ✏ NO TE If you type the name of a zone th at already exists in the database, the SAN Utility will create a copy of that zone and its membership in the zone set.
91 Removin g a zone from 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 removed 2. Click Edit / Remov e Zone from All Sets . 3. Click OK to sav e the changes and close the Edit Zoning windo w .
92 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide 1. In the right pane of the Faceplate windo w , click and hold do wn the mouse bu tton on the member to be added to the alias. 2. Drag the selected member from the right pane to the alias in the left pane.
93 Figure 12. F aceplate data windo w A fabric updates the T opology and F aceplate windows b y forw arding changes in status to the network management workstation as they occur . Y o u can use the fabric to update the switch module status, or you can refresh the switch status at any time .
94 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Switch Data windo w The Switch Data window displays current network and switch module informat ion for the select ed switches. For more information about the Switch data window , see “Configuring a switch module” on page 98.
95 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 below the windo w .
96 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide P ort Statistics Data window The Port Statistics Data window displays port performance data for the selected ports. T o open the Port Statistics Data window , click the P ort Stats tab below the data windo w in the Faceplate windo w .
97 Managing alarms Y ou can co nfigure the switch module to generate and log alarms. T o display the Alarm Log, click the Alarm Log tab in the F aceplate window . F or information about th e alarm log, see “ A larm Log Data windo w . ” Y ou can also export the alarm log to a file in XML form at.
98 Intel Blade Server Fibr e Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide Exporting alarm log information to a file Complete the following steps to sav e the sw itch module alarm log to a file: 1. In the F aceplate window , click Switch / Export Alarm Log .
99 Figure 15. Switch Proper ties window Symbolic name The symbolic name is a user -defined na me that identifies the switch module. Switch module administra tive state The switch module administrati v e state determines the operational state of the switch and its ports.
100 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide on page 26 for information about the switch mo dul e ke yword and the Domain ID Lock and Principal Priority parameters.
101 ✏ NO TE The Read Community , Trap Community , and Write Community setting s are like passwords; therefore, they are write-only f ields. The current settings are not displayed.
102 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide T o sav e log information to a remote host, you m ust edit the syslog.conf file and then restart the syslog daemon. The syslog.conf f ile on the remote host must contain an en try that specifies the name of the log file in which to sav e erro r messages.
103 1. In the F aceplate window , click Switch / Firmware Fallback . 2. The Firmware F allback window displays the f ile name of the current fi rmware and the fallback firmw are versions. Click Ye s to select the fallback f irmware or No to cancel. 3.
104 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Displaying port modes T o display port mode status, from the F aceplate window , click Vi e w / V i ew Port Modes . T able 24 on page 104 lists the av ailable port modes and their descriptions.
105 Displa ying SFP module media status T o display SFP module medi a status, click Vi e w / V iew Port Media . T able 27 on page 105 lists and describes the av ailable media states. P ort graphing and Fabric View application Y ou can use the Fabric V iew application to view port performance as graphs.
106 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide P ort Statistics Data window The Port Statistics Data window displays statistics about port performance.
107 See T able 37 on page 124 for informatio n about port num bering and mappin g. Decode Error Count Number of inv alid transmission words detecte d dur ing decoding. Decod ing is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters. Loss Of Sync Count Number of synchronization lo sses (>100 ms) detected by this port.
108 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide P ort Information data window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected port . T o open the Port Information data window , click the Po r t I n fo tab below the data window in the F aceplate window .
109 The b uf fer credit flo w control mechanism provides a way to ensure full use of the media, regardless of length, by providing for frame streaming. W ith frame streaming, the se nder can transmit as man y frames as there are credits without having to wait for a response to one frame before transmitting the next frame.
110 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Figure 19. In ter nal P or t Proper ties window Changing port administrative states The Port Administrati ve state determines the operational state of a port.
111 Changing port speeds (external ports only) The switch module ex ternal ports (0,1 5) are capable of transmitting and receiving 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.
112 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Configuring translated loop (TL) modes (e xternal ports only) Y ou can co nfigure an external (0,15) TL_Port to support a loop of priv ate target devices or a loop of pri vate initiator devices.
113 1. In the F aceplate windo w , select the port s that are to serve as donor ports. Click Po rt / Port Properties . 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 window , select th e recipient port.
114 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide T o run an internal, external, or online port loopback te st on an external port, see “Port testing” on page 117.
115 Figure 21. Switch module LEDs Heartbeat LED patterns The heartbeat LED uses different flash patterns to indicate the following conditions: • Normal • Internal firmware failure • Fatal error .
116 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Configuration file system err or 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.
117 P ort 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 Utility or the CLI: • Internal • External • Online If the port fault LED is lit, take the port offline and contact your Intel technical support representative.
118 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Figure 22. P or t Loop back T est window ✏ NO TE The internal SerDes and external SFP lev el tests disrupt com mu nication on the selected port.
119 SNMP trap configuration The SNMP trap configuration def ine s ho w traps are set. T able 35 desc ribes the SNMP trap conf iguration parameters. Restoring Fibre Channel sw it ch module configuration This section describes switch module configuration rest oration tasks that are performed using the T eln et CLI interface and the management module.
120 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide 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 , the backup file is lost if the switch module is reset.
121 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 Config Restor e Te l n e t command.
122 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Figure 23. F abric View graphs Starting the Fabric Vie w application T o start Fabric V iew using the SAN Util ity , open the Faceplate windo w and click Start Fabric V iew from th e Switch menu.
123 Customizing por t perf ormance graphs Y ou can cu stom ize the graph polling frequency , what is plotted in the graphs, an d the graph color sche me. Complete the following steps to customize the port performance graphs: 1. T o set the polling frequency for all graphs, click Graph and click S et Polling Frequency .
124 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Mapping por t locations and software numbering Y our swi tch mo dule has two external Fibre Channel ports .
125 3 Intel ® Server FC Expansion Card SBFCM This Har dware Ma intenance Manual and T r oublesho oting Guide contai ns instructions for install ing your Fibre Channel Expansion Card in a blade serv er .
126 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Humidi ty • Blade server on: 8% to 80% • Blade server of f: 5% to 80% T able 38 . Expansion Card specifications T y pe Specification Expansion card bus Suppor ts subset of PCI loca l bus specification, revision 2.
127 In ventory chec klist The SBFCM Expansion Card optio n pack age contains the following items: • SBCFM Expansion Card • I/O expansion option t ray Notices and statements used in this book The c.
128 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Figure 25. Expansion Card (t op) ISP2312 chip (U5): The ISP2312 chip provides a PCI-X local b u s interface and tw o completely independent 2 Gb serial Fibre Channel ports.
129 The following illustration shows the components on the bottom of the Expansion Card. Figure 26. Expansion Card (bo ttom) PCI-X connector (J3): This connector is a 64-bit PCI-X interface with a 200-pin board- to-board connector that is connected to the blade serv er .
130 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Handling static-sensitive devices Attentio n: Static electricity can damage el ectronic devices, including your blade server .
131 Figure 27. Fibre Channel Switch Mo dule Locations 4. If the blade serv er is operating, press the power -co ntrol button (behind the blade serv er co ntrol panel door) to shut down the operating system and turn off the blade server .
132 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide 10. If an IDE hard disk dri ve is in IDE connector 2, remo ve the dri ve and tray (sav e the screws that secure the tray to the system board); otherwis e, remov e the two screws near IDE connector 2 that secure the system board to the chass is.
133 Figure 28. I/O e xpansion option tr ay 12. Remov e the Expansion Card from the static-protectiv e package. 13. Slide the narrow end of the Expansion Card into the raised hook on the tray . 14. Align the Expansion Ca rd connectors with the network-inte rface option connector and the PCI-X expansion slot.
134 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Figure 29. Important : The blade server cannot be inserted into the Blade Server Chassis SBCE until the cov er is installed and closed. Do not attem pt to ov erride thi s prot ection .
135 Hazardous energ y is pr esent when the blade is connected to the power sour ce. Always replace the blade cover bef ore installing the blade . 18. Ensure that the release le vers on the blade server are in the open position (p erpendicular to the blade server).
136 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Using F ast!UTIL This chapter provides detailed configuration informat ion for advanced users w ho w ant to customize the configuration of the Expansion Card.
137 Host adapter BIOS: W hen this option is disabled, the read-only m emo ry (R OM) BIOS code on the Expansion Card is disabled, freeing space in upper memory . The default is Disabled . Frame size: This setting specifies the maximum frame length supported by the Expansion Card.
138 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Raw NO VRAM data This option displays the Expansion Card NV RAM contents in hexadecimal format. This is a troubleshooting tool; you cannot modify the data .
139 Extended error logging: When set to Enabled, this setting provides additional error and deb u gging information to the Windo ws operating system event error log. The default is Disabled . Extended Firmware Settings Use this option to view and set extended fi rmware setti ngs.
140 Intel Blade Swerver Switch Module S BCEFCSW / FC Ex pansion Card SBFCM: HMM and Troubleshooting Guide Fibre Channel tape supp ort: This setting is reserved for Fibre Channel tape support.
141 4 Diagnostic inf ormation If you are having a problem, use the fol lo wing information to help you determin e the cause of the problem and the action to take.
142 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Use the following procedure to checkout the Expansion Card and Fibre Channel Switch module. 1. Run the SAN utility to verify the Fibre Channel Switch Modules are functioning correctly .
143 Fibre channel pr oblems T o determine whether your installation probl em is cause d by an attached Fibre Channel de vice, perform th e follo wing tasks: 1. V erify that all the Fibre Chann el devices were turned on before you turned on the blad e server .
144 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide.
145 5 Symptom-to-FR U index This index supports the Fibre Channel Switch Module and Fibre Channel Expansi on Card . Notes: 1. Check the configuration before you replace a FRU. Conf iguration problems can cause false errors and symptoms. 2. For de vi ces no t supported by this index, refer to the manual for that de v ice.
146 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide F ast!UTIL utility status codes Y ou can use the following information to find solutions to problems that hav e definite symptoms.
147 Expansion car d error messa g es Switch module x was installed Inf or mation only . T ake action as required. Switch module x was powered on Inf ormation only . T ake action as requ ired. Switch module x was powered on Inf ormation only . T ake action as requ ired.
148 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Management module erro r messages ✏ NO TE See Chapter 6, “SBCEFCSW / SBFCM P ar t s listi ng, ” on page 153 to deter mine which co mponents should be replace d by a field ser vice technician .
149 Switch dia gnostic information The follo w i ng LED error codes, I2C diagnostic register def initions, an d alarms support the Fibre Channel Switch Module.
150 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Undetermined pr oblems Use the information in thi s section if the diagn ostic tests did not iden tify the failure, the devices list is incorrect, or the system is inoperati ve.
151 5. Disconnect the switch modules one at a time. T o do this, remove all cables connected to the switch module; then, pull the release lev er all the way down. Slide the switch module out of the bay approximately 1 inch. ✏ NO TE The minimum configuration is: • unit (media tray may be connect ed).
152 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide ✏ NO TE T o eliminate confusion, identical system s are considered iden tical only if they: 1. Are the exact machine type and models 2. Hav e the same BIOS level 3.
153 6 SBCEFCSW / SBFCM P ar ts listing This parts listing supports the Blade Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW and Fibre Expansion Card SBFCM. ✏ NO TE Field replaceable units (FR Us) shou ld be serviced only by qualif ied field service technicians. Customer replaceable units can be replaced b y the customer .
154 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Ch annel Expansion Car d SBFCM Option CR U/FRU SBCFM Expansion Card CR U.
155 A Getting help and technical assistance If you need help, service, or technical assistance or just wan t mo re inf ormation about Intel product s, you will find a wide variety of sources a vailable from Intel to assist you.
156 Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCE FCSW / FC Expans ion Card SBFCM Guide.
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