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iii Contents Preface xix 1. Using Enterprise Fabri c Suite 2007 1 Workstation Requirements 1 Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 2 Starting Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 3 Exiting Enterprise Fabric.
iv Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Menu Shortcut Keys 20 Popup Menus 21 T ool Bar 22 Using the T opology Display 23 W orking with Switches and Links 24 Selecting Switches an.
Contents v Displaying Fabric Information 38 Link and Stack Link Data W indows 39 Devices Data W indow 40 Displaying Fabric Status 41 Displaying the Event B rowser 42 Filtering the Event Br owser 44 So.
vi Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Zoning Database 57 Active Zoneset Data W indow 58 Configured Zonesets Data W indow 59 Zoning a Fabric 60 Using the Zoning W izard 61 Manag.
Contents vii Adding a Member to an Alias 7 5 Removing an Alias from All Zones 76 Merging Fabrics and Zoning 76 Zone Merge Failur e 76 Zone Merge Failur e Recovery 77 4.
viii Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Removing a RADIUS Server 99 Editing RADIUS Server Information 100 Modifying Authenticati on Or der RADIUS Server Information 101 5.
Contents ix Managing System Services 128 Archiving a Switch 130 Restoring a Switch 131 Testing a Switch 133 Restoring the Fac tory Default Configurati on 135 Configuring the Network 137 Network Pr ope.
x Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 T esting Call Home Profiles 166 Change Over 167 6. Managing Ports 169 Displaying Port Information 169 Port Statistics Data W indow 169 Port.
Contents xi Changing the Default Performance V iew File Encryption K ey 194 Setting Performance V iew Prefer ences 195 Setting the Polling Frequency 195 Displaying Graphs 196 Arranging Graphs in the D.
xii Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008.
xiii Figur es FIGURE 1-1 Enter CD Serial Number and License Key Dialog 4 FIGURE 1-2 Password Change Require d Dialog 5 FIGURE 1-3 Initial Start Dialog 5 FIGURE 1-4 Enterprise Fabr ic Suite 2007 Window.
xiv Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 2-7 FC Ping Dialog 47 FIGURE 2-8 FC TraceRou te Dialog 48 FIGURE 2-9 Detailed Device s Display Dialog 49 FIGURE 3-1 Active Zone se.
Figures xv FIGURE 5-12 System Services Dialog 129 FIGURE 5-13 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective 132 FIGURE 5-14 Switch Diagnostics Dialog 134 FIGURE 5-15 Network Properties Dialogs 138 FIGURE 5-1.
xvi Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-11 Fabric View Graphs 192 FIGURE 6-12 Save Default Performance View File Dialog 193 FIGURE 6-13 Load Default Performance Fi le D.
xvii Ta b l e s TABLE 1-1 Workstation Require ments 2 TABLE 1-2 Topology Menu Opti ons 17 TABLE 1-3 F aceplate Menu Options 18 TABLE 1-4 Tool Bar Buttons 22 TABLE 2-1 Devices Data Window Entries 41 TA.
xviii Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 TABLE 5-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog 153 TABLE 5-14 Call Home Setu p Entries 158 TABLE 5-15 Call Home Editor - Tech Support Center Pro.
xix Pr eface This guide describes the Enterprise Fabric Suite™ 2007 app lication for Sun FC switches and dir ectors. This guide intr od uces the switch management pr oducts and explains their installation and use. It is intended for users responsibl e for installing and using switch managem ent tools.
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Preface xxi Documentation, Support, T raining, and Service Sun W elcomes Y our Comments Sun is inter ested in improving its docu mentation and wel comes your comments and suggestions.
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1 CHAPTER 1 Using Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 This section describes how to use the Ente rp rise Fabric S uite 2007 appl ication and its menus. The following topics are cover ed: ■ W orkstation Req.
2 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Installing Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 Y ou can install Enterprise Fabric Suite 20 07 on a W indows, Linux, or Solaris OS workstation using the Enterprise Fabric S uite 2007 Installatio n Disk.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 3 data/files/Management_Software/Linux /Linux_7.04.xx.xx.bin I f t h e r e i s n o C D - R O M i c o n , do t h e f ol l ow i ng : 1. Open an xterm or ot her terminal window . 2. Mount the CD-ROM. From a sh ell pr om pt, enter the following: mount /mnt/cdrom 3.
4 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 <install_directory>./Enterprise_Fabr ic_Suite_2007 2. The serial number/license key dialog al lo ws you to enter the serial number on the Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 CD ROM to activate the application, and to enter license keys you ha ve pur chased, if any .
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 5 FIGURE 1-2 Password Change Requir ed Dialog 4. If this is the first time you are managi ng this switch, in the Initial Start dialog, click the Open Configuration W izard button.
6 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ Select the Open Existing Fabric V iew File option to open the Open V i ew dialog which pr ompts you to speci fy a fabric view file that you sa ved earlier . Refer to “Opening a Fabric V iew File” on page 35 .
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 7 FIGURE 1-5 Save Default Fabric V iew File Dialog The encryption key is used to encrypt the sensitive data in the default fabric view file. Refer to “Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric V iew File” on page 8 for informatio n about changing this encrypti on key .
8 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Uninstalling Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 A program to uninstall Enterpris e Fabric Suite 2007 was included as part of the installation pr ocess. The UninstallerData fo ld er in the Install directory contains the uninstall pr ogram Uninstall_Enterprise Fabric Suite 20 07.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 9 3. Click the OK button to save the curr ent set of fabrics t o the defaul t fabric vi ew file in the working directory . Saving and Opening Fabric V iew Files A fabric view file is one or mor e fabrics saved to a file.
10 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ Enable (default) or disable t he view file auto save and load feature. Refer to “Exiting En terprise Fabric Suite 20 07” on page 6 for more information on the default fabric view file.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 11 FIGURE 1-7 Prefer ences Dialog – Ente rprise Fabric Suite 2007 T o set pr eferences for your Enterprise Fabric S uite 2007 sessions, do the following: 1. Open the File menu, and select Pr efer ences to open the Prefer ences dialog .
12 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 V iewing Softwar e V ersion and Copyright Information T o view Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 softwar e version and copyright information, open the Help menu and select About.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 13 FIGURE 1-8 T opology Display Elements The faceplate display ( FIGURE 1-9 ) and bac kplate display ( FIGURE 1- 10 ) are used to manage individual switches. Th e faceplate di sp lay shows the front of a single switch and its ports.
14 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 1-9 Faceplate Display FIGURE 1-10 Backplate Display.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 15 Fabric T r ee The fabric tree lists the managed fabrics and their switches FIGURE 1- 1 1 . The window width can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the movea ble window border .
16 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ A yellow icon indicates the switch is op erat ional, but may re quire attention to maintain maximum performance. ■ A red icon indi cates a potential failur e or non-operational state as when the switch is of fline.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 17 Menus The Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 menus and th e tasks of fere d in them vary depending on the display . For exam ple, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections ar e only available in the faceplate display .
18 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Faceplate Display Menu T ABLE 1-3 lists the faceplate display menu options. V iew Refr esh Layout T opology T oggle Auto Layout Remember L.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 19 Switch Archive Restore User Accounts Set Date/Time Switch Properties Advanced Switch Properties (ava ilable only on entry switch) Services Call Home (S.
20 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Menu Shortcut Keys Shortcut key combi nations, avai lable in bo th the topology and faceplate di splays, provide an alternative method of accessing men u options in the application. For example, to exit the application, press Alt+F , then press X.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 21 Pres s the F1 function k ey to open the online help system. W ith no dialog displayed, the online help system opens to the first topic. W ith a dialog displa yed, the he lp system opens to the topic describing tha t dialog.
22 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 If no ports are selected, the port-rela ted tasks will be unavailable in the popup menu. Right-click a port to open t he corr esponding popup menu. Pr ess the Shift or Control key to select more than one port.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 23 Using the T opology Display The topology display ( FIGURE 1- 12 ) receives information from the selected fabric and displays its topolog y . Switches and inter- switch links (ISLs) appear in the graph ic window and use color to in dicate status.
24 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 1-12 T opology Display W orking with Switches and Links Switch and link icons ar e selectable and moveable, and serve as access points for other displays and menus.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 25 ■ T o selec t one switch or li nk, click the switch or lin k. ■ T o select a group of switches or links, press the Shi ft or Control key while clicking each switch or link.
26 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ Switch — displays curr ent network and switch configuration data for the selected switches. Refer to “Switch Data W indow” on page 109 for mor e information. ■ Link — displays information about the inter -switch links.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 27 FIGURE 1-13 Faceplate Display Alerts Panel The Alerts Panel shows all re asons for status, including faults. Th e Alerts Panel entries are the highlighted rows between the faceplate image and the d ata window entries.
28 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 1-14 Alerts Panel Port V iews and Status Port color and text provide information about the port and its operationa l state.
Chapter 1 Using Enterprise F abric Suite 2007 29 Wo r k i n g w i t h P o r t s Ports are selectable and serve as acce ss points for oth er displays an d menus. Y ou select ports to display information about them in their r espective data windows or to modify them.
30 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ Stack Links — displa ys information about the li nks between all switc hes in the stack. ■ Port Statistic s — displays performance data for the selected ports. Refer to “Port Statistics Data W indow” on page 169 for mor e information.
31 CHAPTER 2 Managing Fabrics This section describes the fol lowing fabric manag ement tasks: ■ T racking Fabric Firmwar e and Software V ersions ■ Managing t he Fabric Database ■ Displaying Fab.
32 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Saving a V ersion Snapshot T o save the current snapsh ot to an XML file, do the following: 1. In the faceplate displ ay , open the Fabric menu and select Fabric T racker , and then select Save Snapshot.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 33 FIGURE 2-1 Fabric V ersion Snapshot Analysis Dialog Managing the Fabric Database A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during an Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 session.
34 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 2-2 Add a New Fabric Dialog 2. Enter a fabric name in the Fabric Name field. This step is optional. Note – Assigning a fabric name is r ecommended. However , if you enter a fabric name, it must be unique.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 35 6. For security reasons, you will be pr ompted ( FIGURE 1-2 ) t o change your user account passwor d initially set up by the administrator . Y ou will be pr ompted to change the password each time you attemp t to open the fabric until you change the password.
36 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Saving a Fabric V iew File T o save a fabric view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu, and select Save V iew As. 2. In the Save V iew dialog, en ter a new file name. 3. Enter a file password, if necessary .
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 37 ■ Fabric zoning is sent to the switch fr om the fabric. ■ All ports will be GL_Port s. ■ The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assign ed to the switch without a gateway or boot protocol configur ed ( R A R P, B O O T P, a n d D H C P ) .
38 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 2. At the r eplacement switch: a. Mount the switch in th e location where the failed switch was removed. b. Install the SFPs using the same po rt s as were used on the faile d switch. Caution – Do not reconnect inter-switch links, tar get devices, and initiator devices at this time.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 39 Refer to “Devices Data W indow” on page 40 for information on devices in a fabri c. Refer to “Active Zoneset Data W indow” on page 58 for inform ation on zone definitions for the active zone set. Refer to “Switch Data W indow” on page 109 for information about the Name Server and Switch data windows.
40 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Devices Data W indow The Devices data wi ndow ( FIGURE 2-4 ) displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Click the Devi ces tab below the data window to display device information for all devices that ar e lo gged into the selected fabric.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 41 Displaying Fabric Status The fabric updates the topology and faceplate dis plays by forwar ding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur . Y ou can allow the fabric to update the display status, or you can refres h the display at any time.
42 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Note – Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 may not su pport all fir mwar e versions. If the version of Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 wa s not intended to support the firmware version on the switch, a warning status of “FW/GUI mismatch” is display ed for the switch.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 43 If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog, the next time Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is started al l events from the switch log will be displayed.
44 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Note – Events (Alarms, Critical, W arning, and Informat ive) generated by th e application ar e not saved on the switch.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 45 Y ou can filter the event br owser in the following ways: ■ Severity — select one or more of the corresponding options to display alarm events, critical events, warning ev ents, or informative events. ■ Date/T ime — select one or both of the From: and T o: options.
46 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 headings. Y ou can also open the Sort menu and select By Severity , By T imestamp, By Source, By T ype, or By Description.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 47 FIGURE 2-7 FC Ping Dialog T o verify a Fibr e Channel connection, do the following: 1. Open the Switch menu and select FC Ping to open the FC Ping dialog. 2. Open the Destination dr op-down li st and select a destination port.
48 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Note – The SANdoctor license key is re quired to enable this featur e. The FC T raceRoute option is displayed in the Fabric menu on all switch es in a fabric if at least one switch i n the fabric has a SANdoc tor license.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 49 W orking with Device Information and Nicknames Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 pr ovides for the following: ■ Displaying Detailed Device Information ■ Exporting Devic.
50 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Exporting Device Information to a File T o save device information to a file, open th e topology display and do the following: 1. Select one or more switches in the graphic window . If no switches are selected, Devices information is gather ed for all switches.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 51 ■ Click on a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Create Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog. In the Add Nickname dialog, enter a nickname and WW N and click the OK button. Editing a Nickname A nickname must start with a letter an d can have up to 64 characters.
52 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Importing a Nicknames File Importing a nicknames file merges (adds) th e contents to the exis ting nicknames file used by Ente rprise Fab ric Suite 2 007. This is useful for wh en r etaining nicknames for devices moved to another fabric.
Chapter 2 Man aging F abr ics 53 Enabling SNMP Configuration T o enable SNMP configuration, do the following: 1. Choose one of the following: ■ On the faceplate display , op en the Switch menu and select SNMP Properties to open the SNMP Prop erties dialog .
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55 CHAPTER 3 Managing Fabric Zoning This section consists of zoning concepts and tasks. Zoning Concepts The following zonin g concepts pr ovide some context for the zoni ng tasks described in this s e.
56 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 A zone can be a component of mor e than one zone set. Several zone sets can be defined for a fabric, but only one zone set ca n be active at one time. The active zone set determines the current fabric zoning.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 57 T o apply zonin g to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. Wh en you activate a zone set, the switch distri butes that zone set and its zones, excludi ng aliases, to every switch in the fabric. (However , the contents of the aliases are distributed.
58 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 T o view zoning properties and lim its on a switch, do the followi ng: 1. On the faceplate display , open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning or click the Zoning button to open the Edit Zoning dialog.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 59 FIGURE 3-1 Active Zonese t Data W indow Configur ed Zonesets Data W indow The Configured Zonesets data window ( FIGURE 3-2 ) displays all zone sets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zo ni ng database.
60 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 3-2 Configured Zonesets Data W indow Zoning a Fabric Zoning allows you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for mor e efficient and secur e communication amon g functionally gr ouped nodes.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 61 Using the Zoning W izard The Zoning W izard is a series of dialogs th at leads you through the process of zoning a fabric. T o open the Zoning W izard, open the W izards menu in the faceplate display , and sele ct Zoning W izard.
62 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 3-3 Edit Zoning Dialog T o apply zonin g to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. When you activa te a zone set, the switch distri butes that zone set and its zones , excluding aliases, to every switch in the fabric.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 63 The Edit Zoning dialog has a Zone Sets tr ee on the left and a Port /Device (or members) tree on the right. Both trees us e display convent ions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone se ts, zones, and ports.
64 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Re mov e Me mbe r bu tt on – del ete the sel ect ed z one fr om a z one set , or delete the s elected por t/device fr om a zone Paste button – p astes cl ipboa rd items into sel ect ed zone set tree items.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 65 Resolving Zoning The Resolving Zon ing options enab le you to manage th e active, confi gure d, and merged zone sets in the zoni ng database.
66 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 3-4 Zoning Conf ig Dialog Merge Auto Save The Merge Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the zonin g database on that switch.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 67 Discard Inactive The Discar d Inactive parameter automati cally re moves inactive zones and zone sets when a zone set is activated or deactivated from a r emote switch. Saving the Zoning Database to a File Y ou can save the zoning data base to an XML file.
68 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 1. In the faceplate display , open the Zoning menu and select Restor e Default Zoning. 2. Click the OK button to confirm that you wan t to restor e default zoning, deactivate any currently acti ve zone set, and save changes to the zoning database.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 69 2. Open the Edit menu, and select Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set dialog. 3. Enter a name for the zone set, and clic k the OK button. The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets tree. A zone set name must begin with a lette r and be no longer than 64 characters.
70 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Renaming a Zone Set T o rename a zon e set, do the following: 1. In the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog, click the zone set to be renamed. 2. Open the Edit menu and sele ct Rename.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 71 ■ Removing a Zone from a Zone Set ■ Removing a Zone from Al l Zone Sets Note – Changes that you make to the zoning database are limite d to the managed switch and do not propagate to the r est of the fabric.
72 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Copying a Zone to a Zone Set T o copy an existing zone and its membersh ip fr om one zone set to another , do the following: 1. In the faceplate display , open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 73 c. Select the WWN, Domain/P ort, or FC Address option. d. Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/devic e accord ing to the opti on selected: 16 digits for a WWN m.
74 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 5. Click the Save Zoning butt on to implement the changes. Removing a Zone fr om a Zone Set T o remove a zone fr om a zone set, do the followin g: 1. In the Edit Zoning dialog, select the zone to be r emoved.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 75 Note – Changes that you make to the zoning database are limite d to the managed switch and do not propagate to the r est of the fabric. T o distribute changes to c o n f i g u r e d z o n e s e t s f a b r i c w i d e , y o u must edit the zoning databases on the individual switches.
76 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 d. Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/devic e accord ing to the op tion selected: 16 digits for a WWN member , 4 digits for a Domain/ Port member (DDPP), or a 6-dig it Fibre Channel Address for a Firs t Port Address member (DDPP AA) where D=domain ID, P=port number , and A= ALP A.
Chapter 3 Managing Fabric Zoning 77 A zone merge may also fail if the merg ed zones/members exceeds the max zoning limits. Refer to “V iewing Zoning Limits and Prop erties” on page 57 for mor e information on zoning limits . Zone Merge Failur e Recovery When a zone mer ge failure occurs, th e conflict that caus ed the failur e must be resolved.
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79 CHAPTER 4 Managing Fabric Security The following fabric se curity concepts provide context for fa bric security management tasks. ■ Security Consistency Checklist ■ Connection Security ■ User.
80 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Connection Security Connection security provides an encryp ted data path for switch management methods.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 81 Port Security Port binding ties a specific device WWN to a physical port number . The Port Binding di alog allows you to e nable/disable port binding for the port, and will allow the user to add WWNs to the list of WWNs bound to the port.
82 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Configur ed Security Data W indow The Configured Security data window ( FIGURE 4-2 ) displays a graphical repr esentation of all security sets, groups , and members in the database.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 83 Active Security Data W indow The Active Security dat a window ( FIGURE 4-3 ) displa ys a graphical r epresentation of the active security set, its groups, and me mbers in the database . T o open the Active Security data window , click the Active Se curity tab below the data window in the faceplate display .
84 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Fabric Binding Each switch maintains its own fabric security configuration consisting of the active security set (i f one has been activat.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 85 The propagated ISL-r elated security inform ation is then combined with the active security set on each switch and is automa tically r enamed the "Learne d" security set.
86 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 security database for the entire fabric resides on the server . In this way , the security database can be managed centrally , rather than on each switch. Y ou can configure up to five RADIUS servers to pr ovide failover .
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 87 Using the Edit Security Dialog The Edit Security dialog ( FIGURE 4-4 ) opens after clicking the Security button on the toolbar or selecting Edit Se curity from the Security me nu. The primary use of the Edit Security dialog is to ed it the security configuration on the switch.
88 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Use the File menu to: ■ Open or edit security files. ■ Save or re name security files Use the Edit menu to: ■ Create security sets, .
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 89 4. Click the OK button to close the Create a Security Set dialog. Cr eate a Security Group Dialog Use the Cr eate a Security Group dial og ( FIGURE 4-6 ) to add a security group to a security set.
90 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 3. Enter a security group name and select a security group type (ISL, Port, or MS). Remember , only one security group type (1 ISL, 1 Port, 1 MS) in each security set is allowed.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 91 ■ Primary Hash — the primary algorithm used first to authenticate the communication link. If the primary algorithm is not supported on the authentication initiator end of the link , the secondary algorithm is used.
92 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ Y ou can enter member world wid e name (WWN), which must be 16 hex characters, or 23 characters with vali d WWN format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. ■ The authentication choices ar e None and Chap.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 93 1. On the faceplate display , click the Secu rity button on the toolbar , or open the Security menu and select Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog. By default, the current security configuration on th e switch is displayed in the Edit Security dia log.
94 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Using the Security Config Dialog Use the Security Config dialog ( FIGURE 4-8 ) to save the active security configuration on the switch to non-volatile memory or to tem porary memory , or to require the domain ID of a switch be validate d before attaching to the fabric.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 95 5. Click the Save button to save the security configuratio n to a file. 6. In the Fi le Password dialog , enter a pa ssword and click the Y es button to save the file with a passwor d and close the File Password dialog.
96 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 the respons e to the challenge. This information is forwar ded to the RADIUS server for authentication and the server responds with the results, either an accept or rej ect.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 97 FIGURE 4-9 Add Server T o add a RADIUS serv er , do the following : 1. Open the faceplate display , open the Sw itch menu, and select Radius Servers. 2. In the Radius Server Information dialog ( FI GURE 4-9 ), click the Add Server tab.
98 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 8. Select the Sign Pac kets op tion to enable the switch to include a digital sign ature (Message-A uthenticator) in all RADIUS a ccess request packets sent to the RADIUS server . A valid Message-Authenticator attribute will be requir ed in all RADIUS server r esponses.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 99 Removing a RADIUS Server When you r emove a RADIUS server , you di sable the management of authentication usernames and passwords over the network for that server . FIGURE 4-10 Remo ve Server T o remove a RADIUS server , do the following: 1.
100 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Editing RADIUS Server Information Editing information of a RADIUS server in vo lves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server . FIGURE 4-11 Edit Radius Server Information T o edit inform ation of a RADIUS server , do the following: 1.
Chapter 4 M anaging F a bric Secur ity 101 Modifying Authentication Or der RADIUS Server Information Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changi ng the configuration of a RADIUS server .
102 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ RADIUS — only attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server (another computer that provides authentication). ■ RADIUS Local — attempts to authenticate us ing the RADIUS server .
103 CHAPTER 5 Managing Switches This section describes the fol lowing tasks that manage switch es in the fabric. ■ Managing User Accounts ■ Displaying Switch Information ■ Configuring Port Thr e.
104 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Managing User Accounts Only the Admin account can manage us er accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 105 Creating User Accounts T o create a user acc ount on a switch, open the Switch menu in the fa ceplate display and select User Accounts. This display s the User Account Administration dialog ( FIGURE 5-1 ). A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accoun ts.
106 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 6. If this account is to be permanent with no expirati on date, select the Permanent Account option. Otherwise, click the Account W ill Exp ire button and enter the number days in which th e account will expir e.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 107 Changing a User Account Passwor d T o change the passwor d for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts. Click the Change Passwor d tab in the User Account Administration di alog to pr esent t he display ( FIGURE 5-3 ).
108 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 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. Click the Mo dify Account tab in the User Account Administration dialog to pr esent the di splay ( FIGUR E 5-4 ).
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 109 ■ Configuration parameters ■ Port information and performance statistics ■ Configured zone sets ■ Configured and activ e security ■ Link info rmation ■ Mouse-overs dis play popup-like inform ation when you rest th e cursor over key elements, such as ports, blades, and LEDs.
110 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-5 Switch Data W indow Refer to “Configuring a Switc h” on page 122 for more information about the Switch data window .
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 111 FIGURE 5-6 Switch Data W indow Butto ns T ABLE 5-2 de scribes the Switch data window entries. T ABL E 5-2 Switch Data W indow Entries Entry Description Summary Group Sw.
112 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Primary CPU N/A - does not apply to this switch Secondary CPU Status N/A - does not apply to this switch Switchover Reason N/A - does not.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 113 W arning T emperature Non-configurable temperatur e threshold (65° Celsius) above which a warning condition alarm is generated. Failure T emperature Non-configurable temp erature thr eshold (70° Celsius) above which a failur e condition alarm is generated.
114 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Configur ed Local Hostname Hostname for the switch. If a fully qualified domain n a m e is gi ve n, th e d om a i n s uf f i x i s u s e d a s t he f i r s t suff ix in the DNS sear ch list for DNS lookups performed by the switch.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 115 GUI Mgmt Enabled Out-of-band mana gement application status. If disabled, the switch cann ot be managed out-of-band using applications such as Enterprise Fabric Suite 2 007 or QuickT ools. T elnet Enabled T elnet client status SSH Enabled Secure Shell status.
116 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Configuring Port Thr eshold Alarms Y ou can configur e the switch to generate al arms for selected events. C onfiguring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising an d falling triggers, a sample window , and finally enabling or disabling the alarm.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 117 FIGURE 5-7 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Dialog 2. Select the Enable All Port Thres hold Al arms option to enable monitoring for all the individual alarm types that ar e enabled. The Enable All Port Threshold Alarms option is the master contr ol for the individual alarms.
118 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-8 Port Threshold Alarm Example 7. Enter a sample window in seconds. Th e sample window defi nes the period of time in which to count events. 8. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for each alarm you want to configure or enable.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 119 Setting the Date/T ime and Enabling NTP Client The Date/T ime dialog allows you to manually set the date , time, and time zone on a switch, or to enable NTP (Network T ime Protocol) Client to synchr onize the date and time on the switch with an NTP server .
120 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 6. Click the OK button. Resetting a Switch Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configurat ion parameters in memory . Depending on the reset type, a switch rese t may or may not include a power -on self test or it may or may not disrupt traffic.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 121 Managing Switch Stacks Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 r ecognizes switches as a sta ck if they ar e connected by their high speed stacking ports.
122 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 displayed is the config uration that wil l be applied to a ll other swi tches in the stack after you click the OK button. The followin g operations ar e available to configur e the stack as a single entity: ■ Date/time and Network T ime Prot ocol (NTP) settings.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 123 Using the Configuration W izar d The Configuration W izard i s a series o f dialogs y ou can use to configur e the IP address and other basic parameters on new or rep lacement switches.
124 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-10 Switch Properties Dialog Domain ID and Domain ID Lock The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channe l identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Addr ess (ALP A).
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 125 Syslog The Syslog (Remote Log ging) feature enab les saving of the lo g information to a remote host that supports the syslog pr otoc ol. When enabled, the log entries ar e sent to the syslog host at the IP address tha t you specify in the Logging Host IP Addr ess field.
126 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 T ABLE 5-4 de scribes the administrative state values. Br oadcast Support Broadcast is supported on th e switch w hich allows for TCP/IP support.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 127 FDMI is compri sed of the fa bric-to-device interface and the application -to-fabric interface. The f abric-to-device in terface enables a device’s mana gement information to be r egister ed.
128 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-11 Advanced Switch Properties Dialog Ti m e o u t V a l u e s The switch timeout values determine the ti meout values for all ports on the switch. The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 129 Note – System services r equiring you to ente r an IP address are dependant on the settings of the IPv4 Network and IPv6 Ne twork options in the Network Pr operties IP dialog. If both opti ons ar e disabled, all services except S SL and Management Server will be disabled.
130 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 the switch and workst ation date/time ar e not in sync, invalid certificates will be generated and prevent an SSL conn ec tion fr om being established between the switch and switch ma nagement app lication (GUI).
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 131 ■ IP configuration ■ SNMP config uration ■ Nickname s ■ Port properties and stati stics ■ Name serv er ■ Date/T ime and NTP settings ■ Alarm conf iguratio.
132 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 2. Open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select Restore to display the Restore dialog ( FIGURE 5-13 ). The Restor e dialog offers a Full Restor e and a Selective Restore tab. FIGURE 5-13 Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective 3.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 133 ■ Nicknames — restor es the last saved nickname configuration. ■ Switch Properties — restores all settings pr esen ted in the Switch pr opert ies dialog except th e domain ID. Refe r to “Switch Pr operties” on page 123 .
134 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-14 Switch Diagnostics Dialog T o test a switch, do the following: 1. Open the face plate display of the switch to be tested.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 135 4. Enter a frame size in the Frame Size field. 5. Enable or disable the T erminate T est Upon Error option. 6. Select a Loop Count option. The Loop Forever option ru ns the test until you click the Stop T est button. The Loop Count opti on runs the test a specific number of times.
136 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Device Scan Enabled T rue Error Detect T imeout (ED TOV) 2000 milliseconds 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.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 137 Configuring the Network Configuring the network includes: ■ Network Properties ■ Network IP Configuration ■ IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing ■ Network DNS (Domain Name .
138 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-15 Network Properties Dialogs Network IP Configuration The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network, determines which network discovery method to use, and enables/disables the IPv4 an d IPv6 network add ressing.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 139 An IPv6 addr ess allows for a much wider range of IP addresses as signed to a host than an IPv4 addres s. An IPv6 address is 128 bits, and consists of eight blocks of hexadecimal numbers, with each b lock separat ed by a colon.
140 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 IPv4 Configuration Network Discovery Choose one of the followi ng methods by which to assign the IP address: • Static — uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network Pr operties dialog.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 141 Network DNS Configuration The Network Properties dialog has two tabs: IP and DNS. Cl ick the DNS ta b to open the Network Properties DNS dialog ( FIGURE 5-15 ). Use the Network P r operties DNS dialog to enable the DNS Client on th e switch and the DNS se rver to map domain names to IP addr esses.
142 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 DNS Server Server Discovery Choose one of th e following methods by whi ch to assign the IP address: • Static — uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network Properties dialog.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 143 Network IP Security Network IP Security provides encryption -based security for IP version 4 and IP version 6 communications thr ough the use of security policies and associations. The security policy database is the set of all security policies configur ed on the switch.
144 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Use the IPsec Configuration dia log to add IP security assoc iations and pol icies. T o open the IPsec Conf iguration dialog , open the Switch menu and select Network, and select IPv6 Ipsec Prop erties.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 145 Cr eate IP Security Association Dialog The Crea te IP Security A ssociation dialog a llows you to define a network IP securi ty association. FIGURE 5-17 Create IP Security Association Dialog Copy Allows you to make a copy of the selected IPsec association or policy .
146 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 T ABLE 5-9 describes the fields in the Cr eate IP Security Association dial og. T ABL E 5-9 Create IP Secu rity Association Dialog Fields.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 147 Cr eate IP Security Policy Dialog The Create IP Security Policy dialog allo ws you to define a network IP securit y policy . FIGURE 5-18 Create IP Security Policy Dialog T ABLE 5-10 describes the fields in the Crea te IP Security Policy dialog.
148 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Protocol Protocol or application to which to apply IP securit y . Enter a keyword for on e of the followin g pr otocols or an integer (0-.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 149 Configuring SNMP Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol includes: ■ SNMP Properties Configuration ■ SNMP T rap Conf iguration ■ SNMP v3 Manager and User Configuration SNMP Properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog ( FIGURE 5-19 ) to change SNMP confi guration parameters.
150 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 SNMP Configuration The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps ar e managed. TA B L E 5 - 1 1 describes the SNMP configuration par amete rs. The illegal characters for the user- defined fields are the pound sign (# ), semi-colon (;), and comma (,) .
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 151 T ABLE 5-12 describes the SNMP configuration parameters . SNMP v3 Security Simple Network Management Protocol V e rsion 3 (SNMPv3) is an interoperable standards-based p rotocol for network ma nagement.
152 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 The SNMP v3 Manager dialog allows you to add, r e move, and edit an SNMP v3 user . T o display the SNMP v3 Manager dialog ( FIGURE 5-20 ) open t he Switch menu, select SNMP , and select SNMP v3 Manager .
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 153 FIGURE 5-21 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog T ABLE 5-13 describes the SNMP v3 User Editor dialog parameters. After configuring the user , click the OK button t o save the settings and close the dialog. T ABL E 5-13 SNMP v3 User Editor Dialog Parame ter Description User Name Name for this SNMP v3 user .
154 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Downloading a Support File The Download Support File me nu option assembles all lo g files and switch memory data into an archive file (dump_support.tg z) that can be sent to technical support personnel for troubleshootin g switc h problems.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 155 FIGURE 5-22 Features License Key Dialog 4. In the Add License Key dialog ( FIGURE 5-23 ), enter the license key in the Key field.
156 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Caution – Changes to the fab ric may disrupt the NDCLA process. Common administrative operations that change the fabric include: ■ Zoning mod ificati ons ■ Adding, moving or re moving devices at tached to the switch fabric.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 157 FIGURE 5-24 Load Firmware Dialog T o install firmwar e, do the following: 1. In the faceplate display , open the Switch menu and select Load Firmwar e.
158 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 5-25 Call Home Setup Dialog T ABLE 5-14 lists the e ntries in the Call Home Setup dialog.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 159 Secondary SMTP: The Secondary SMTP is the second SMTP server . If the primary SMTP is not en abled/defined, or if there was a failure in communi cating with the primary SMTP server , the Secondary SMTP server wi ll become the (active) SMTP server — the one used by Call Home for the nex t attempt to transmit Email.
160 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Using the Call Home Pr ofile Manager Use the Call Home Profile Manager dialog ( FIGURE 5-26 ) t o manage all profiles on a switch. Y ou can add new pr ofiles, remove prof il es, edit pr ofiles, and make copies of existing profi l es.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 161 option allows you to pr opagate al l pr ofiles on the switch to one or more switches in the fabric. Refer to “Applying All Pr ofiles on a S witch to Other Switches” on page 165 for more information.
162 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Y ou can use the Call Home Profile Editor di alog to make a copy of an e xisting profile. In the Call Home Profile Manager dialog, select a profil e in the list of existing profil es ( FIGURE 5-26 ).
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 163 Using the Call Home Pr ofile Editor - T ech Support Center Profile Dialog Y ou can use the Call Home Profile Editor - T ech Su pport Center Profile di alog to create, edit, or remove a T ech Support Ce nter pr ofile.
164 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 T ABLE 5-15 li sts the entrie s in the Call Home Editor - T ech Support Center P rofile dialog. T ABL E 5-15 Call Home Editor - T ech Supp ort Center Pr ofile Entries Entry Description Name The name aut omatical ly assign ed to the profile.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 165 Applying All Pr ofiles on a Switch to Other Switches Y ou can apply all pr ofiles on a switch to one or more swi tches in a fabric.
166 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Using the Call Home Message Queue Use the Call Home Message Queu e dialog ( FIGURE 5-30 ) to access the logged call home statistics. Click the Update Stats butto n to refr esh with the most recent sw itch Call Home information.
Chapter 5 Managing Switches 167 Change Over Changes the inacti ve SMTP server to beco me the active SMTP server . T o make the inactive SMTP become the active SMTP , op en the Switch menu, select Call Home, and select Change Over . Click the OK button to confirm the change over .
168 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008.
169 CHAPTER 6 Managing Ports This section describes the foll owing tasks that manage ports and devices : ■ Displaying Port Information ■ Configuring Ports ■ Te s t i n g P o r t s ■ Graphing P.
170 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-1 Faceplate Display — Port Statistics T ABLE 6-1 describes the Port Statistics data window entries. T ABL E 6-1 Port Statistics Data W indow Entries Entry Description Start T i me The beginn ing of the per iod over whic h the statisti cs apply .
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 171 BB_CreditRecoveryRRDYF ailure N u m b er o f t i me s m or e wh en R _ RD Y s w e r e l os t d u r i ng a c r e d i t recovery period than the recove ry process could r esolve. This causes a Link Reset to r e cover the credits.
172 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 LIP_F8_F7 This LIP is a loop initializati on primitive frame used t o indicate that a Loop Failure has been detected at its receiver and does not have a valid AL_P A LIP(F7,AL_PS) This LIP is a loop init ialization primitive frame used to reinitialize th e loop.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 173 Port Information Data W indow The Port Information data window ( FIGURE 6-2 ) displays port detail info rmation for the selected ports. T o open the Port Inform ation data window , click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display .
174 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Information in the Port Information data window is grouped and viewed by the Summary , Advanced, Extended Credits, Media, and DDM (Digital Diagnostics Monitoring) buttons. Click a button to display the corr esponding information in the data window on the right.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 175 Logged In Indicates whether logged in or not . Port Connection Status E_P ort connection status. Status can be None, Connect ing, Connected or Isolated. Port Isolation Reason Why E_Port is isolated. Administrative Port Speed The speed reques ted by the user .
176 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Digital Diagnostics Monitoring Digital Diagnostics Monitori ng (DDM) maintains values for temperatur e, voltage, txbias, txpower and rxpower . In the display , the value is f ollowed by the status.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 177 warning and high warning threshold va lues indicate the normal guarante ed range of operation. Exceeding either low warning or high warning should not be a cause for link failure. Exceedi ng either low alarm or high al arm would most likely cause a link failure.
178 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-5 Detailed Media Display Dialog The Detailed Media Display dialog ( FI GURE 6-5 ) is opened after you click the (i) button at the top of the Port column. The da ta displayed is a snapshot of the values of that particular media at the time the dialog is disp layed.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 179 Monitoring Port Status Use the faceplate display to perform the following port monitoring tasks: ■ Displaying Port T ypes ■ Displaying Port Operati onal States ■ .
180 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Displaying Port Operational States T o display the opera tional stat e on each port in the faceplate display , open the V iew menu and select V iew Port States. TA B L E 6 - 4 l ists the poss ible operational states and their meanings.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 181 Displaying T ransceiver Media Status T o display tran sceiver media st atus, open the V iew menu and select V iew Port Media. TA B L E 6 - 6 list s the port media state s and their meaning s. Configuring Ports The port settings or characteristics ar e configured using the Port Pr operties dialog ( FIGURE 6-6 ).
182 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-6 Port Properties Dialog The Port Properties dialog di splays the switch name and the selected ports.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 183 Changing Port Administrative States The port administrative state determines the operational stat e of a port. The port administrative state exists i n two forms: the configured administ rative state and th e current admini strative state.
184 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Note – 8-Gbit/sec SFPs do not support 1-Gbit /sec speed. Y ou should not set the port speed to 1-Gbit/sec if an 8-Gbit/sec SF P is i nserted, as th e port will be downed if you do. T o c h a n g e t h e p o rt s p eed, do the following: 1.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 185 4. Click the OK button to write the new port type to the switch. I/O Str eam Guard The I/O Stream Guar d feature suppr esses th e Registered State Ch ange Notification (RSCN) messages on a port basis. I/O St r eam Guard should be enabled only on ports connected to initiator devices.
186 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 on the operational state of the port. The AL Fairness option controls how frequently the switch can arbitrate for access.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 187 Longer distances can be spanned at full ba ndwidth on ports by extending cr edits to G_Ports, F_Ports, and E_Ports. Each port ca n dona te 15 cr edits to a pool from w hich a recipi ent port can borr ow . The r ecipient port also loses a cr edit in the pr ocess.
188 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-8 Designate Do nor Ports 4. V erify Requested Changes: Revi ew the extended distance req uests and th e selected donor ports. Click the Fini sh button to apply the changes, and redistribute the credits.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 189 Moving a Licensed Port The Move Port option opens the Move Po rt dialog which allows you to move a currently licensed port to another port of the same type that is currently unlicensed. T o move a licensed port, do the following: 1.
190 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 ■ Internal — a disruptive test that verifi es po rt circuitry . The SerDes level test sends a test frame from the ASIC thr ough the SerDes chip and back to the ASIC for the selected ports .
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 191 ■ Select Other Port Diagnostics to open th e Port Diagnostics dialog (this option will disrupt traffic). Select the port number and Internal or External test type in the dr op-down list. 3. Enter a frame size (default is 256).
192 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-11 Fabric V iew Graphs This sect ion describes how to do the followi ng: ■ Starting Performance V iew ■ Exiting Perf ormance.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 193 Exiting Performance V iew T o exit a Performance V iew session, open th e File menu and select Exit. The current fabric view is automatically saved to your Default Performance V iew File upon exit, if you have def ined an encryption key .
194 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-13 Load Defa ult Performance File Dialog Saving and Opening Performance V iew Files In addition to the Default Performance V i ew File, you can save and open your own Performance V iew files.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 195 3. Re-enter the same encryption key in the Re-enter E ncryption Key to Confirm field. 4. Click the OK button to save the changes. Setting Performance V iew Pr eferences T o set Performance V iew preferences, open the File menu and select Preferences to open the Preferences dialog ( FIGURE 6-14 ).
196 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Note – System performance decreases as mo re graphs are opened. T o improve system performance, increase the pollin g frequenc y (higher number of seconds between polls) and/ or ti le the graphs (fastest refresh time).
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 197 4. Y ou can move graphs around in dividually by clicking and dragg ing, or you can arrange them as a group. Refer to “Arranging Graphs in the Displa y” on page 197 for mor e information. T o remove a graph, click the graph’s X button.
198 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 FIGURE 6-16 Default Graph Options Dialog T o modif y the graph options, do th e following: 1. Choose the units for the graph: ■ Select the Show Bytes Data on Graph op tion to plot data in KBytes/second ■ Select the Show Frames Data on Graph option to plot data in frames/second 2.
Chapter 6 Ma naging P or ts 199 clicking the corr esponding color field or button. In each ca se, you can choose a color using the Swatches, Red-Green-Blue (RGB), or Hue-Saturation-Brightness (HSB) method.
200 Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Printing Graphs T o print a graph, select a graph, then op en the File menu and select Print Graph W indow . Y ou can also right-click on a grap h and select Print Graph W indow from the popup menu.
201 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divide s the fabric for purpos es of contro lling discovery and inbound traffic. Active Zone Set The zone set that define s the current zon ing for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
202 Enter prise F ab ric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Buffer Credit A measure of port buf fer capacity eq ual to one frame. Class 2 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports wit h acknowledgment provided.
Glossary 203 Maintenance Button Momentary button on the switch used to re set the switch or pl ace the switch in maintenance mode. Maintenance Mode Maintenance mode sets the IP address to 10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes.
204 Enter prise F ab ric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 W orld Wide Name (WWN) A unique 64-bit address assigned to a device by the device manufacturer . WWN W orld wide name XP AK A 10-Gbit/sec transceiver device that plugs into the Fibre Channel port.
205 Index A Active Security data window, 83 active zone set, 56 Active Zoneset data window, 58 administrative state config ured, 125, 183 cur re nt, 125, 183 port, 183 switch, 12 5 alarm configuration.
206 Enter prise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 Port Information, 173 Port Sta tistics , 169 Switch, 1 09 database fabric, 33 zoning, 61 date, 1 1 9 Decode error, 117 default configura.
Index 207 FL_Port, 179, 18 5 G gatew ay add re ss, 140 generic loop port, 185 port, 179, 185 global graph type, 199 graph print, 200 re scale , 199 statistics, 200 type, 199 graphic window, 16 group a.
208 Enter prise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 user account, 10 7 performance graphs, 196 Performance V iew arrange graphs, 197 display graphs, 196 exit , 193 prefer ences, 195 start,.
Index 209 SFP level te st, 190 Simple Network Management Pr otocol configuration, 150 enable , 5 3, 150 proxy, 150 service, 13 0 trap configuration, 150 Stack Links data window, 39 Stacks, 12 1 static.
210 Enter prise Fabric Suite 2007 User Guide • September 2008 add member port, 72 copy, 72 definition, 55 discard inactive , 67 rem ov e , 74 rem ov e al l, 7 4 remove member port, 73 ren am e , 7 0.
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