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Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide iii 53-1001583-01 Contents About This Document In this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Sof tware do wngrade using Adapt er Sof tware Installer . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Downgrading HCM and driv er or HCM only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Downgrading driv er only . . . . . .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide v 53-1001583-01 NPIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Chapter 4 Monitoring In this chapt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Fibre Channel Security Pr otocol Configuration dialog box . . . . . . . 83 Hardw are T ests Diagnostics dialog bo x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 HBA Properties panel . . . .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide vii 53-1001583-01 fcpim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 ioc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide ix 53-1001583-01 About This Document In this section • How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix • Document conv entions . . . . . . . . . . . .
x Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Document conventions This section describes te xt formatting con venti ons and important notice formats u sed in this document.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide xi 53-1001583-01 Key terms For definitions specific t o Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Broc ade Glossar y .
xii Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Release no tes are av ailable on the MyBrocade w ebs ite and are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmw are. Other industry resources For additional resource information, visit the T echnical Committee T11 W eb site.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide xiii 53-1001583-01 Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we ha ve made ev er y ef fort to ensure the accuracy and complet eness of this document. How ever , if you find an error or an omission, or y ou think that a topic need s fur ther deve lopment, we want t o hear fr om you.
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Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 1 53-1001583-01 Chapter 1 Host Management Overview In this chapter • Host bus adapt ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 • HCM sof tware . . .
2 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 HCM software 1 HCM software The Host Connecti vity Manager (HCM) is a management sof tware applicatio n f or con figuring, monitoring, and troubleshoo tin g Brocade HBAs, con verged ne twork adapters (CNAs) and FC mezzanine cards in a storage ar ea networ k (SAN) environment.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 3 53-1001583-01 Tree node pop-up menus 1 Tree node pop-up menus Y ou can use the HCM GUI main menu or the Br oc ade Command Line Utility (BCU) to configure, monitor , and troubleshoot y our SAN components . Th e instructions for using each f eature are detailed in subsequent chapt ers of this docume nt.
4 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Adapter support 1 Adapter support The HBAs are suppor ted on the operating systems list ed in Ta b l e 3 . For a com plete list of suppor ted operating systems, ref er to the Brocade Adapters Installation an d Refe re nc e M an ual .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 5 53-1001583-01 Chapter 2 Getting Started with HCM Software In this chapter • HCM sof tware launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • Sof tware do wngrade using Adapt er Sof tware Installer.
6 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 HCM software launch 2 Launching the application on Linux platforms Af ter installing the HCM sof tware, loca te Br ocade HCM on the Li nux platform. • If using a GNOME shell, double-click the Host_Conne ctivity_Manager icon to launch the application.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 7 53-1001583-01 HCM software launch 2 1. F rom the Host Connecti vity Manag er , select Configure > Change Password > Chang e Password fo r H C M U s er . The Change HCM Passw ord dialog box, shown in Figure 2 , displays.
8 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 HCM software launch 2 1. F rom the Host Connectivity Manager , click Configure > Change Passw ord > Change Agent Password . The Change HCM Agent Passw ord dialog box, sho wn in Figure 3 , displays.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 9 53-1001583-01 Software downgrade using Ad apter Software Installer 2 Software downgrade using Adapter Software Installer Although driver and HCM do wngrades are not supported, the f ollowing proce dures are recommended f or downgrading be tween versions 2.
10 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Software downgrade using Ad apter Software Installer 2 Backing up data after an uninstall If you uninstall the Br ocade HCM sof tware, y ou are prompt ed to back up the application configuration data that was created during installati on .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 11 53-1001583-01 Software downgrade using Ad apter Software Installer 2 FIGURE 4 Restore Data dialog box 3. Click the Restore fr om previous back up data at button, and the n click Browse and n avig ate to where the last back ed up file resides.
12 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 HCM main window 2 HCM main window F rom the Host Connectivity Manager main window , shown in Figure 5 , y ou can manage all the adapters installed in this com puter . Alternativ el y you can manage adapters installed in remote comput ers, if the computers are netw orked .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 13 53-1001583-01 Legend Help menu 2 Legend Help menu T o displa y the HCM product icons and the e vent se verity icons, select Help > Legends from the Host Connectivity Manager .
14 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Discovery 2 Event severity icons Ta b l e 5 describes the icons that represent the four e v ent types. Ev ent filtering enables y ou to block ev ents based on user -defined criteria (sev erity or ty pe of log).
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 15 53-1001583-01 Discovery 2 Setting up out-of-band discovery for an adapter When per fo rming out-of-band discov er y , you are managing the adapt er remotely .
16 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Logging off HCM 2 Logging off HCM End the HCM session using one of the f ollowing methods: • F rom the Host Connectivity Manager , click File > Exit . • Click the X in the upper -right corner of the HCM window to close it.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 17 53-1001583-01 Chapter 3 Host Configuration In this chapter • Host security authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 • Buffer credits . . . . . . . .
18 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Host security authentication 3 2. Select Configure > Authentication from the main menu, or per form the appropriat e follo wing step to open the security authentica tion dialog box: • F rom the host level, right-click the host and select Authenti cation from the list.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 19 53-1001583-01 Host security authentication 3 3. Configure the f ollowing parameters o n the Port Security Authentication tab: a. Select the Enable A uthentication check box t o enable or disable the authentication policy .
20 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Buffer credits 3 Buffer credits Buffer -to-buffer credit flo w control is implement ed to limit the amount of data a port sends, based on the number and size of the frames sent from th at port.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 21 53-1001583-01 Basic port configuration 3 Opening the Basic Port Co nfiguration dialog box Y ou can access the Basic Port Configuration dialog box, shown in Figure 8 , by selecting the Host, an HBA, or an HBA por t from the device tree.
22 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Basic port configu ration 3 Configuring the por t logging level using HCM 1. S ele ct Configure > Basic Por t Configuration from the Host Connectivity Manage r . The Basic Por t Configu ration dialog box displa ys.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 23 53-1001583-01 Basic port configuration 3 Configuring the por t speed using the BCU Enter the f ollowing command t o set the por t speed. bcu por t -- speed < por t_id > [< speed >] Refe r to “port” on page 15 1 f or details about this command.
24 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Basic port configu ration 3 Persistent binding Persistent binding enables you to permanently assign a syst em SCSI target ID t o a specific FC device. P ersistent binding can be ac hiev ed by bi nding to world wide por t name (WWPN), world wide node name (WWNN), or device ID (DID).
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 25 53-1001583-01 Basic port configuration 3 QoS Quality of Ser vice (QoS) works in conjunction with the QoS feature on Brocade switch F_Ports. The Fabric operating system (F OS) pro vides a mechan is m t o assign traf fic priority (high, medium, or low) f or a given source and destination traffic fl o w.
26 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Basic port configu ration 3 Enter the f ollowing commands to enable or disable QoS suppor t on the HBA side: • bcu qos -- enable < por t.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 27 53-1001583-01 Basic port configuration 3 Enabling and disabling rat e limiting on the adapter side using HCM T arget rate limiting is suppor ted only when the ad apt er por t is connected t o the fabric.
28 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Boot over SAN 3 Boot over SAN Boot over SAN configuration using the Basic Port Configuration dialog box is enabled on all platforms if the HCM version is 1.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 29 53-1001583-01 Boot over SAN 3 FIGURE 9 Boot-over -SAN dialog box 3. Click the BIOS Enable check box to enable Boo t over SAN. 4. F rom the Boot Option list, select one of the following: • Aut o Discovered fr om Fabric - Enables Boot ov er SAN using bo ot L UN information stored in the fabric.
30 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Boot over SAN 3 Pre-boot configuration Any paramet er s flagged with pre-boot were c onfigured usi ng a blade system manageme nt application. Y ou canno t use HCM to creat e or modify a pre-boo t configuration.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 31 53-1001583-01 Boot over SAN 3 Boot image update Y ou can update a boot image at the host lev el or at the adapter lev el. At the host lev el, if the HCM version is lowe r than 2. 1, the Upload Boot Image men u is en ab le d o n ly when one HBA is visible.
32 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Virtual port configuration 3 Virtual port configuration Vir tual por ts (V_Por ts) appear to the hosts as ph ysical por ts in the data network.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 33 53-1001583-01 Virtual port configuration 3 NOTE By default, the Use aut o-generated check box is selected and the Generate Again button is enabled. Y ou can still edit the Vi rt u al P o rt W WN field if Use aut o-generated is select ed.
34 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 HCM logging levels 3 FIGURE 1 1 V i rtu a l P o rt De l e t io n d i a lo g b o x 4. Click the check bo x that corresponds to one or multiple vir tual por ts you want to delete, and click OK .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 35 53-1001583-01 Advanced port configuration 3 Advanced port configuration Y ou can access the Advanced Port Confi guration dialog box by selecting an H BA por t from the devic e tree.
36 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Advanced port configuration 3 Interrupt Control Coalesce Interrupt control coalescing allows the syst em to optimize C PU utilization by var ying the nu mber of interrupts generated.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 37 53-1001583-01 Name configurat ion 3 Name configuration The Host Connecti vity Manager a llows you to configure names as a method of pro viding famil iar , simple names to w orld wide nam es f or adapters, por ts, vir tual por ts, and remote port s in the SAN.
38 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Name configuration 3 Defining a name The Define Name d i a l o g b ox , s h o w n i n Figure 14 , enables y ou to assign a name to an e xisting world wide name (WWN) or media access control (MA C) address.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 39 53-1001583-01 Name configurat ion 3 The Configure Names dialog box, shown in Figure 15 , displays all the discov ered and detached (undiscov ered) names. FIGURE 15 Configure Names dialog box 3. Select a r ow and edit the name, th e WWN, and the description, as needed.
40 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Name configuration 3 Removing a name entry The Remov e functio nality clears the name and description values of a select ed detached WWN. 1. Select an HBA, an HB A por t, or a Vir tual Port from the de vice tree.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 41 53-1001583-01 Name configurat ion 3 4. Click the Expor t button. The Sa ve dialog box displa ys. Y ou can save the pr oper ties file in .txt, .csv , or .proper ties format. 5. Name the file, and click Sa ve .
42 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Name configuration 3 Impor ting proper ties in EFCM format Y ou can use th is procedure to im por t pr oper ties in Enterprise F a bric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) fo rm a t . 1. I n th e Conf igure Names dialog box, select EFCM Form at and then select Impor t .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 43 53-1001583-01 Name configurat ion 3 Importing duplicated names The Duplicated Names dialog bo x, shown in Figure 1 6 , displ a ys w hen you impor t a file with a duplicate name. 1. S ele ct Configure > Names from the Host Connectivity Manager .
44 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 NPIV 3 NPIV N - P ort I D V irt u a li z a t io n ( N PI V ) en a b le s a s in g l e Fi bre Channel pr otocol por t to appear as multiple, distinct por ts.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 45 53-1001583-01 Chapter 4 Monitoring In this chapter • Performance monit oring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 • Master log . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Performance monitoring 4 Polling frequency rate The fast er the polling rate, th e more quickly the HCM GUI receiv es indications fro m the host. Howe ver , fast er polling rates consume more of your system’s CPU and netw ork resources and can therefo re slow the system.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 47 53-1001583-01 Master log 4 Master log Event monitoring enables early fault detectio n and isolation on a selected adapter . When applicable ev ents occur during ada pter operatio n, the adapter driver generat es ev ent messages.
48 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Master log 4 The Master Log Properties dialog box, des cribed in Ta b l e 9 , displa ys a list of all events that ha ve occurred. See Ta b l e 5 on page 1 4 for a descriptio n of the e vent severities.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 49 53-1001583-01 Master log 4 Filtering event log entries Event filte ring enables you to block e vents based on user-define d criteria (sev erity or type of log). Events that ha ve been filtered out do not appear in the Master Log 1.
50 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Application log 4 Application log The HCM application log, shown in Figure 19 , displays all application-related informational and error mess.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 51 53-1001583-01 Syslog support 4 Syslog support Syslog fo r warding is the pr ocess by which you can configure the Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) agent to send Syslog messages to other computer s through por t 5 14.
52 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Syslog support 4 Removing a host server 1. S ele ct Configure > Syslog from t he main menu. The Syslog Ser ver Configuration dialog box displa ys. 2. Enter the host name of the destination device into the Hostname field.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53 53-1001583-01 Chapter 5 Diagnostics In this chapter • Diagnostics using the BCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 • Diagnostics using HCM . . . . . . . . .
54 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Diagnostics using the BCU 5 diag commands The diag commands shown in Ta b l e 1 0 monitor har dware components and can be per f ormed while the system is running (they are non-disruptiv e). Ref er to “diag” on page 13 7 for command details.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 55 53-1001583-01 Diagnostics using HCM 5 Diagnostics using HCM The purpose of diagnostic commands i s to eval uate th e i nte gri ty of the sy ste m h ard war e. B e s ur e to disable the port(s) before running an y type of por t diagnostics.
56 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Diagnostics using HCM 5 3. Click the check box that corresponds t o the por t test you are running. 4. Specify the parameters based on paramet er information found in Ta b l e 1 2 . NOTE Click the Stop on Err or check box if you want the test t o stop running if an error occurs.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 57 53-1001583-01 Diagnostics using HCM 5 Running a Fibre Channel protocol-level test using HCM There are three pr otocol-le vel tests: • Echo test, which sends an FC Echo ELS t o a remote port.
58 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Displaying test log details 5 4. Click the check box that corresponds t o the protoco l test you are running. 5. Select a por t, target, and logica l por t from the lists, and click Ad d to add it to the test table.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 59 53-1001583-01 Beaconing 5 Beaconing Beaconing is a continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN. Beaconing can occur either on the por t or on one or both sides of the link (k nown as end-t o-end beaconing).
60 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 SFP management 5 SFP management The Por t SFP dialog box enables y ou to displa y the prop erties that are associated with a selected small form-f actor pluggable (SFP) transceiver . Displaying SFP information using the BCU Enter the f ollowing command t o view the SFP inf o rmation.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 61 53-1001583-01 Debugging 5 Debugging The following debug commands capture all th e suppor t info rmation needed to diagnose suspected system issues: • por tlog Displays the log of FC frames and o ther m ain control m essages that were sent out and received.
62 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 supportSave 5 The default locatio n to where supportSave output is saved is under the IP address of the host fr om which it was collect ed, relative t o the HCM installation directory, as f ollows: USER HOMEHCMdata1 0.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 63 53-1001583-01 supportSave 5 suppor tSave collection using HCM There are two wa ys to trigger a suppor tSave collection using the HCM GUI, explained in this section. Y ou can also gather supportSave inf ormation fo r the adapt er using the DCFM application.
64 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 supportSave 5 suppor tSave collection using a brow ser Y ou can use an Internet bro wser (Internet Explorer 6 or higher or Firef ox 2.0 or higher) to collect and transf er suppor tSav e information fo r the driver and the HCM agent.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 65 53-1001583-01 Appendix A HCM Dialog Boxes In this appendix • Authentication Statistics dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 • Backup dialog box . . . . . . . . .
66 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 In this appendix A • Vir tual Port Deletion dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6 • Vir tual Port Properties panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 67 53-1001583-01 Authentication Statistics dialog box A Authentication Statistics dialog box The Authen tication Statistics dialog box enables y ou to display statistical inf ormatio n related t o transmitted and received DH-CHAP att empts for a select ed por t.
68 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Authentication Statistics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 69 53-1001583-01 Backup dialog box A Backup dialog box The Back up dialog box allows y ou to create a back up of data and configuration files. Opening the dialog box Select an y device fr om the device tree and select T ool > Backup Data fr om the Host Connectivity Manager .
70 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Base Port Properties panel A Base Port Properties panel The Base Por t Properties panel enables you to displa y the properties that are associated with the base por t. Opening the properties panel 1.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 71 53-1001583-01 Change HCM Password dialog box A Change HCM Password dialog box The Change HCM Passw ord dialog box enables you to change an e xisting password f or the application. Opening the dialog box Select Configure > Change HCM Password fr om the Host Connectivity Manager .
72 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Change HCM Agent Password dialog box A Change HCM Agent Password dialog box The Change HCM Agent Passw ord dialog bo x enables you to change an e xisting password f or the host.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 73 53-1001583-01 Configure Names dialog box A Configure Names dialog box The Configure Na mes dialog box enables you to add a worl d wide name and an associat ed name for an adapt er , por t, or storage de vice that is no t yet disco vered.
74 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Configure Names dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: • “Nam.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 75 53-1001583-01 Define Name dialog box A Define Name dialog box The Define Name dialog box enables you t o assign a name to an existing w orld wide name. Opening the dialog box 1. Right-click on an HBA o r a por t in the device tree.
76 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Duplicated Names dialog box A Duplicated Names dialog box The Duplicated Names dialog bo x enables you t o display configured names that are redundant. Opening the dialog box The Duplicated Names dialog box displa ys when you impo rt a file with a duplicate name.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 77 53-1001583-01 Event Properties dialog box A Event Properties dialog box The Event Pr oper ties dialog bo x displays the pr oper ties associated with a select ed event fr om the Master Log. Opening the dialog box 1.
78 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Fabric Statistics dialog box A Fabric Statistics dialog box The Fabric Statistics dialog box enables you t o view statistics on a select ed Fabric. Opening the dialog box 1. Select a por t from the device list.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 79 53-1001583-01 FCP IM Statistics dialog box A FCP IM Statistics dialog box The FCP IM Statistics dialog box enables you to displa y Fibre Channel Prot ocol Input Method (FCP IM) statistical informatio n for initiators and targets.
80 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 FCP IM Statistics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: • “P.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 81 53-1001583-01 FCP IM Module Stat ist ics dialog box A FCP IM Module Statistics dialog box The FCP IM Module Statistics dialog box enables y ou to displa y statis tical information f or each initiator target ne xus (ITN).
82 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 FCP IM Modu le Statistics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 83 53-1001583-01 Fibre Channel Security Prot oc ol C onfiguration dialog b ox A Fibre Channel Security Protocol Configuration dialog box The Fibre Channel Security Pr otocol Configuration dialog bo x enables you to define security authentication on sele cted ports .
84 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Fibre Channel Sec urity Protocol Configuration dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures us.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 85 53-1001583-01 Hardware Tests Diagnostics dialog box A Hardware Tests Diagnostics dialog box The Por t T ests diagnostics dialog box enables y ou to run t est s on the por t and to configure parameters such as link speed and frame count.
86 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 HBA Properties panel A HBA Properties panel The HBA Pr oper ties panel enables you to display the pr oper ties that are associated with a select ed 4 Gbps or 8 Gbps Br ocade HBA or mezzanine card.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 87 53-1001583-01 HBA Properties panel A Current # of Lanes The number of PCI lanes, in Gbps, each wa y between the PCI slot and the adapte r . Initial Negotiat ed # of Lanes The set nu mber of PCI lanes that were initially negotiated.
88 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 IOC Statistics dialog box A IOC Statistics dialog box The IOC Statistics dialog box enables y ou to view statistics related to the input/output contro ller (IOC). Opening the dialog box 1. Select a ph ysical por t of the HBA from the device tree.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 89 53-1001583-01 IOC Statistics dialog box A Firmw are IO: data frames DMA ’d by f/w The number of data frames dr opped by the firmw are. Firmw are IO: frames dropped by f/w The number of times the firmware dr opped frames.
90 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 IOC Statistics dialog box A Firmw are IO: IOH RO OOO event The number of IOH RO e vents that are out of ran ge during firmw are IO. Firmw are IO: IOH CPU owned ev ent The number of CPU-o wned ev ents during firmware IO.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 91 53-1001583-01 IOC Statistics dialog box A Firmw are Por t PHYSM Module In valid Event s The number of in valid ev ents in the Phys ical Port State Machine (PHYSM). Firmw are Por t: FPG Unknown Primitiv es The number of unknown pr imitive ev ents on the firmwar e por t.
92 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 IOC Statistics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: • “Port.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 93 53-1001583-01 Logical Port Statis tics dialog box A Logical Port Statistics dialog box The Logical Port Statistics dialog box enables y ou to display stat istics that are relat ed to a selected logical por t.
94 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Logical Port Statistics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 95 53-1001583-01 LPORT Properties panel A LPORT Properties panel The LPOR T Properties pa nel enables you to displa y the proper ties that are associated with a logical por t. Opening the properties panel 1. F rom the de vice tree, select a physical po r t.
96 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Master Log tab A Master Log tab The Master Log enables you to display a list of all events that have occurred. Opening the Master Log Click the Master Log tab, located on the bo ttom pane of the Host Connectivity Manager .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 97 53-1001583-01 Master Log Filter dialog box A Master Log Filter dialog box The Master Log Filt er dialog box enables y ou to filt er the events y ou receive by time , severity , category , or world wide name.
98 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Persistent Binding dialog box A Persistent Binding dialog box The Persistent Binding dialog box enables target port worl d wide name binding to a persist ent target ID f or the OS stack.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 99 53-1001583-01 Port Properties panel A Port Properties panel The Por t P rop er tie s panel enables you t o display the prope r ties that are associat ed with a selected HBA por t. Opening the properties panel 1.
100 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Port Properties panel A Using the property panel Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: • “Con.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 101 53-1001583-01 Port Statistics dialog box A Port Statistics dialog box The Po r t St ati st ic s dialog box enables you to monitor the pe rformance of the adapt er and the traf fic between the adapter and the LUNs.
102 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Port Statistics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: • “Po.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 103 53-1001583-01 Protocol Tests dialog box A Protocol Tests dialog box The Prot ocol T ests dialog bo x enables you to run diagnost ic tests on Fibre Channel components. Opening the dialog box 1. S ele ct Configure > Diagnostics from the Host Connectivity Manager .
104 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 QoS Statistics dialog box A QoS Statistics dialog box The QoS Statistics dialog box enables you to vie w stat isti cs related t o Quality of Ser vice (QoS). Opening the dialog box Select Monitor > Statisti cs > QoS Statistics from the Host Connectivity Manager .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 105 53-1001583-01 Remote Port Properties panel A Remote Port Properties panel The Remot e Por t Properties panel enabl es you t o display the pr oper ties that are associated with the remote port. Opening the properties panel 1.
106 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Restore dialog box A Restore dialog box Y ou can use the R estore Data dialog bo x to rest ore data that has been previously back ed up.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 107 53-1001583-01 SFP Properties panel A SFP Properties panel The SFP Properties panel enables you t o display the pr oper ties that are associated with a select ed small form-f actor pluggable (SFP) transceiver .
108 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 SFP Properties panel A Length Cu The length of the copper cable ( for distances great er than 1 meter , where optimum performance is required). Ve n d or N a m e The vendor of the e xtended link.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 109 53-1001583-01 Syslog Server Configuration dialo g box A Syslog Server Configuration dialog box The Syslog Server Configuration dialog box enables y ou to configur e the host connectivity manager (HCM) to send Syslog messages to other c omputers thr ough por t 5 1 4.
110 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Target Statistics dialog box A Target Statistics dialog box The T arget Statistics dialog bo x enables you to displa y stat istical information f or a selected remote por t (R_Por t).
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 111 53-1001583-01 Target Statisti cs dialog box A LOG O r ec e iv ed The number of times logouts are received. RPSC r eceived The number of R epor t Port Speed Capabilities (RPSC) requests received. RPSC r ejects The number of Report Port Speed Capabilities (RPSC) requests rejected.
112 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Target Statistics dialog box A fw delete: IOC down events T he n um ber of hard ware ab stra ct ion layer (HA L) f w D ele te IO C dow n even ts . fw delete: exception e vents The number of hardw are abstraction la yer (HAL) fw Delet e Exception even ts .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 113 53-1001583-01 Target Statisti cs dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: • .
114 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Test Log Details dialog box A Test Log Details dialog box The Test Log Details dialog box enables y ou to view details about a select ed por t or prot ocol te st. Opening the dialog box 1. Sel ect Configure > Diagnostics from the Host Connectivity Manager .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 115 53-1001583-01 Virtual Port Creation dialog box A Virtual Port Creation dialog box The Vir tual Port Creation dialog box enables you t o create a new virtual por t from a ph ysical por t. Opening the dialog box 1.
116 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Virtual Port Dele tion dialog box A Virtual Port Deletion dialog box The Vir tual Por t Deletion dialog box enables y ou to delet e an exi st in g v ir tu al po r t . Opening the dialog box 1.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 117 53-1001583-01 Virtual Port Properties panel A Virtual Port Properties panel The Vir tual Por t Properties panel enabl es you t o display the prop er ties that are associated with a v irt u al po rt . Opening the properties panel Select a vir tual por t from the d evice tree and click the Properties tab.
118 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Virtual Port Statistics dialog box A Virtual Port Statistics dialog box The Vir tual Por t Statistics dialog box enables yo u to view st atistical inf ormation related to a selected virtual por t.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 119 53-1001583-01 Virtual Port Statis tics dialog box A Using the dialog box Ref er to the f ollowing t opics for specific pr ocedures using this dialog box: .
120 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 Virtual Port Statistics dialog box A.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 121 53-1001583-01 Appendix B Brocade Command Utility In this appendix • adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 • auth . . . .
122 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 About the BCU B About the BCU This appendix pro vides reference documentatio n f or the Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU) suppor ting the Broc ade Fibre Channel components. BCU runs in two modes: • Direct mode, where you type the comman d at the command pr ompt.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 123 53-1001583-01 BCU commands B --statsclr <po r t_id> BIOS commands bcu bios --query <por t_id> --enable <por t_id> [ -s speed ] [-o aut o.
124 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 BCU commands B bcu fcpim --q uer y <por t_id> rpwwn [-l <lpwwn>] --stats <por t_id> <rpwwn.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 125 53-1001583-01 BCU commands B --dfsize <por t_id> [dfsize] T arget persistent binding c ommands Not e : T arget persistent binding is available in Windows operat ing systems only .
126 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 adapter B adapter Displays and sets adapt er parameters. The adap t ers are HBA models 4 15, 4 25, 804, 8 15, and 825. NOTE When trunking is enabled, multiple physical po rts are trunke d together t o form a logical Fibre Channel por t.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 127 53-1001583-01 adapter B Example bcu adapter -- list bcu adapter -- query 1 Example:# bcu adapter -- query 1 Adapter Information: card type - FC model info.
128 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 auth B auth Enables authentication configu ration on a per- por t basis and the ability to displa y aut hentication status and statistics.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 129 53-1001583-01 auth B secret s tring Spe cifies the secret string. The maximum length of the secret is 63 by tes. The default secret for each inter face is it s pwwn without the colons; f or example, 0 1 02030405060 708.
130 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 auth B auth_tx_stats: auth_rjts: 0 auth_negs: 2 auth_dones: 0 dhchap_challenges: 0 dhchap_replies: 2 dhchap_successes: 0 auth -- statsclr 4/.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 131 53-1001583-01 bios B bios Enables the basic input/output syst em (BIOS) in preparation for Boo t Over SAN.
132 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 bios B b pwwn,lun Specifies the host bo ots fr om the LUN information defined by the target por t world wide name (PWWN) and LUN v alue (lun*). Specify the PWWN as a colon-separated v alue and the LUN as a 64-bit decimal value.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 133 53-1001583-01 boot B boot Al low s t he ho s t’ s b oot LUN in for ma ti on to b e s tor ed in the fabric zone database using a zone name contain ing the PWWN of an adapt er port and zo ne members consisting of the st orage target PWWN and LUN WWN.
134 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 boot B Example bcu boot --blunZone -c BLUN -p 10:00:00:05:1e:41:9a:cb -r 50:00:00:05:1e:41:9a:ca -l 09AABBCCDDEEFF00 T o creat e the zone, copy the f ollowing line and run this command fr om the switch comm and line.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 135 53-1001583-01 debug B debug The debug comman ds gather suppor t inf ormat ion on Fibre Channel co mponents.
136 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 debug B Time Module Event Len Log info --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13fe083a Driver drvstrt 0.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 137 53-1001583-01 diag B diag Lists the non-des tructive group of diagnostic commands. The por t can be identified using the adapter inde x, the por t index, the port name, or the por t world wide name. NOTE The sfpshow and beacon diag commands are not suppor ted on the Br ocade 804 mezzanine car d.
138 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 diag B -- pciloopback Checks the communications path betw een the host and the IO Contro ller (IOC). por t_id Specifies the ID of the por t for which you want to send a health check message. -p patt ern Displa ys the data pattern.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 139 53-1001583-01 drvconf B drvconf Sets the basic paramet ers for the driv er to function properly . Note: The drvconf commands are supported on Windows platforms only .
140 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 fabric B fabric Prints and resets F ab ric statistics. Synopsis bcu fabric -- stats < por t_id > bcu fabric -- statsclr < po rt_i d > Description Displays or clears F abric statis tics.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 141 53-1001583-01 fcdiag B fcdiag Runs diagnostic t ests on Fibre Channel components. NOTE The fcdiag --linkbeacon command is not suppor ted on the Brocade 804 HBA.
142 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 fcdiag B -- scsit est T ests the SCSI components. por t_id Specifies the ID of the por t for which y ou want to run the scsit est command. rpwwn Specifies the remote port world wide name. -l lpwwn Specifies the logical por t world wide name .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 143 53-1001583-01 fcpim B fcpim Enables or disables fast failo ver of init iat or mode I/O. The def ault setting is of f.
144 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 fcpim B -- modstatsclr Clears statistics related to the Fibre Channel port initiator mode. por t_id Specifies the ID of the module f or which you want t o clear statistical information.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 145 53-1001583-01 ioc B ioc Enables or disables the I/O Contr oller (IOC), wh ich ref ers to the combination of por t and the firmw are controlling it. The port can be identified using the adapt er index, the port index, the port world wide name or the por t name.
146 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 ioc B -Dela y Sets the delay timeout int errupt value. A dela y can be between 0 to 1125 microseco nds. A delay v alue of 0 disa bles the dela y timeout interrupt. The default dela y value is 25 for an HBA.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 147 53-1001583-01 log B log Sets the log lev el for each module. If no log lev el is specified, the current lev el is used.
148 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 lport B lport Lists the logical por t (lpor t) commands. Synopsis bcu lpor t -- list < port_i d > bcu lpor t -- que r y < por t_id .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 149 53-1001583-01 lport B # bcu lport -- query hba5_port0 State: Online FC address: 0c0100 Port wwn: aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff:aa:bb Node wwn: cc:dd:cc:aa:ff:cc:aa:ff.
150 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 pbind B pbind Enables target por t world wide name (WWN) bindin g t o a persistent target ID f or an operating system (OS) stack.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 151 53-1001583-01 port B port Lists the por t commands (the ph ys ical por ts on the adaot er). The por t can be identified by the adapter inde x, the por t index, the port name, or the por t world wide name. NOTE 1 Gbps speed is no t valid for an 8 Gbps HBA; 4 Gbps speed is not va lid for a 4 Gbps HBA.
152 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 port B -- disable Disables the physical por t, if currently enabled. This is a destructive operatio n and affects normal operation of the port. The por t is taken offline, all remot e FCP sessions are logged out, and all outs tanding I/Os are t erminated.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 153 53-1001583-01 port B Example # bcu port -- list ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Port# Type PWWN/MAC FC Addr/ Medi.
154 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 port B # bcu port -- query 1/0 port id: 1/0 port type: FC port instance: 0 port name: Media: mz pwwn: 10:00:00:05:1e:ae:e3:a4 nwwn: 20:00:00.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 155 53-1001583-01 qos B qos Quality of Ser vice (QoS) works in conjunction with the QoS feature on Brocade switch F_port s. The Fabric operating system (F OS) pro vides a mechan is m t o assign traf fic priority (high, medium, or low) f or a given source and destination traffic fl o w.
156 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 ratelim B ratelim Enables or disables ta rget rate limiting suppor t on the HBA side. Synopsis bcu ratelim -- enable < port _id > bcu .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 157 53-1001583-01 rport B rport Lists the commands that apply t o a remote port in a fa bric. A remote port is a por t that is physically separated fr om the adapter .
158 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 rport B Example bcu rport -- list 2/0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Addr Remote Port PWWN Q.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 159 53-1001583-01 rport B RPSC rejected: 0 HAL rport statistics: uninit: create events: 1 uninit: exception events: 0 created: online events: 1 created: delet.
160 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 vport B vport Lists the commands that apply t o a vir tual por t. Synopsis bcu vpor t -- create < por t_id > < vpwwn > [ -n <.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 161 53-1001583-01 vport B -- statsclr Clears the statistics that are associat ed with the V_Port. If you do not specify the por t’s world wide name, the statis tics listed are f or the base V_Port. por t_id Specifies the ID of the por t for which you w ant to clear statistical information.
162 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 vport B.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 163 53-1001583-01 Appendix C HCM Troubleshooting In this appendix This section discusses known problems with HCM usability features and the w orkaround.
164 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 In this appendix C HCM does not restrict duplicate WWNs if BCU is used to create V_Ports Problem The HCM GUI should post an err or message f or du plicate V_P or ts (detect ed in the Vpor ts.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 165 53-1001587-01 DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Appendix D Glossary and Acronyms A vailable BB_Credit A value used b y a transmitter t o deter mine permission t o transmi t frames and, if so, how many . The transmitter may transmit a frame when the av ailable BB_Credit is greater than zer o.
166 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001587-01 Glossary and Acronyms D DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL LLDP Link La yer Disco very Protoc ol. Lossless Ethernet MAC A full duplex Ethernet MA C suppor ting at least 2.5KB jumbo frames and implementing e xtensions t o avoid Et hernet frame loss resulting from congestion.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 167 53-1001587-01 Glossary and Acronyms D DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL To p o l o g y An interconnection scheme that allo w s multiple Fibre Channel por ts to communicate. F or example, point-to-p oint and arbitrated loop are Fibre Channel topologies.
168 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001587-01 Glossary and Acronyms D DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL.
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 169 53-1001583-01 Index A adapter command , 126 advanced port configuration options , 35 application log , 50 auth command , 128 Authentication Configuration .
170 Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 53-1001583-01 F fabric command , 140 fcdiag command , 141 fcpim command , 143 filtering event log entries , 49 frame data field size specifying using the .
Brocade Adapters Administrator ’s Guide 171 53-1001583-01 port-level test how to run using the GUI , 55 portlog command , 61 portlogclear comman d , 61 portlogct command , 61 properties importing in.
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