McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Line Interface Guide (AA-RWEJA-TE, November 2006)

McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface guide 9

About this guide

The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is a 10-port non-blocking Fibre Channel (FC) switch. This guide describes

the Command Line Interface (CLI) management tool for the switch and defines its features, components,

and performance characteristics.

The CLI is the focus of this guide which is organized as follows:

• ”Command Line Interface Usage” on page 13 describes logging on and off of a switch, opening and

closing an Admin session, entering commands, getting help, paging a switch, setting page breaks, and

loading and retrieving files.

• ”User Account Configuration” on page 19 describes the management of user accounts and passwords.

• ”Network and fabric configuration” on page 23 describes configuring the switch network connection.

• ”Switch configuration” on page 27 describes managing the switch configuration, setting the date and

time, backing up and restoring the switch configuration, resetting the switch, installing firmware, and

installing feature licenses.

• ”Port configuration” on page 47 describes port configurations, resetting a port, initializing a port loop,

configuring port threshold alarms, and testing ports.

• ”Zoning configuration” on page 57 describes managing the zoning database and configuring

interoperability.

• ”Connection security” on page 69 describes managing connection security.

• ”Device security configuration” on page 73 describes managing device security.

• ”RADIUS server configuration” on page 85 describes managing the Remote Authentication Dial-In User

Service (RADIUS) server.

• ”Event log configuration” on page 87 describes events and event logging.

• ”Simple Network Management Protocol configuration” on page 93 describes managing the Simple

Network Management Protocol (SNMP) configuration.

• ”Command reference” on page 97 lists the commands in alphabetical order, including the command

syntax, operands, notes, and examples.

A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.

Intended audience

This guide introduces the CLI and explains its use. It is intended for users responsible for installing and

using switch management tools.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Knowledge of operating systems

• Knowledge of related hardware/software