McDATA Corporation McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager USER MANUAL P/N 620-000158-000 (REV B) McDATA Corporation Corporate Headquarters: 800.545.5773 380 Interlocken Crescent Broomfield, CO 80021-3464 Web: www.mcdata.com Sales E-mail: sales@mcdata.
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Contents Preface .............................................................................................................................xi Chapter 1 Product Manager Overview Managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch ...........................1-2 EFC Management Menu Options...................................................1-3 EFC Manager..............................................................................1-3 Product Manager ................................................................
Contents Port List View ..................................................................................2-20 Menu Options ..........................................................................2-22 FRU List View .................................................................................2-23 Node List View................................................................................2-24 Menu Options ..........................................................................
Contents Chapter 4 Using Logs Using Logs......................................................................................... 4-2 Button Function......................................................................... 4-2 Expanding Columns................................................................. 4-3 Sorting Entries ........................................................................... 4-3 Audit Log ..........................................................................................
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Figures 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 1-8 1-9 1-10 1-11 1-12 1-13 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 2-9 2-10 2-11 2-12 2-13 2-14 2-15 3-1 3-2 EFC Server and Remote Workstation Configuration (Dual Ethernet) . 1-9 EFC Manager Icon ...................................................................................... 1-12 Main EFC Manager Window .................................................................... 1-13 Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Icon ..................................................................
Figures 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 3-7 3-8 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 3-15 4-1 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1 6-2 viii Configure Fabric Parameters Dialog Box .................................................. 3-7 Configure Ports Dialog Box ....................................................................... 3-12 Configure SNMP Dialog Box .................................................................... 3-15 Configure Feature Key Dialog Box ...........................................................
Tables 1-1 1-2 2-1 Operating Status - Status Bar and Switch Status ................................... 1-32 User Rights for Product Manager Functions .......................................... 1-34 Port States and Indicators ..........................................................................
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Preface This publication provides details for using the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager application to monitor, control, and configure operation for a specific ES-4500 switch. You must access the Product Manager application for the switch through the EFC Manager application. Who Should Use This Manual This publication is intended for data center administrators, LAN administrators, operations personnel, and customer support personnel who must monitor and manage product operation.
Preface Chapter 5, Using Maintenance Features, describes how to use the maintenance options available for the switch through the Product Manager’s Maintenance menu. Chapter 6, Optional Features, describes features that you can configure through the product manager by enabling purchased feature keys. Details on the Open Systems Management Server and the SANtegrity™ features are included. Appendix A, Product Manager Messages, lists and explains error messages that may appear while using the Product Manager.
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1 Invisible Body Tag Product Manager Overview This chapter is an introduction and overview of the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager application. It is intended as a quick reference for using features available through the main Product Manager window.
Product Manager Overview 1 Managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch Three options are available for managing the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch through a user interface: • The Product Manager application installed on an EFC Server. Access to the Product Manager must be through the EFC Manager applications. These applications are installed on the EFC Server as shipped from the manufacturer.
Product Manager Overview 1 The default user name for the right to view status and other information is “operator.” The default user name for the right to modify configuration data, perform maintenance tasks, or perform other options is “administrator.” The default password for both user names is “password.” • Management using simple network management protocol (SNMP).
Product Manager Overview 1 Fabrics Menu View Menu • Open • Delete • Modify • Properties • Logout • Exit • Rename • Persist Fabric Topology • Unpersist Fabric Topology • Export Fabric Topology • Show Route • Hide Route • Show Zone Members • Show View Port • Show Fabric Tree • Enterprise Fabrics Mode (active if SANtegrity™ features installed) • Fabric Binding (active if SANtegrity™ features installed) • User Sessions • Zoom — In — Out — Default — Fit in View 1-4 • L
Product Manager Overview 1 Configure Menu Logs Menu Maintenance Menu Help Product Manager View Tabs • Enable Fly Over Display • Users • Nicknames • Sessions • Operating Parameters (Switch and Fabric) • SNMP Agent • Activate Zone Set • Zoning Library • Advanced Zoning • Audit Log • Event Log • Session Log • Product Status Log • Fabric Log • Configure E-Mail • Test Remote Notification • Configure Ethernet Events • Configure Call Home Event Notification • Contents
Product Manager Overview 1 Product Menu • Port (options available when port is selected) — Port Properties — Node Properties — Port Technology — Block Port — Enable Beaconing — Clear Link Incident Alert(s) — Reset Port — Port Binding — Clear Threshold Alert(s) • FRU — FRU Properties Configure Menu • Clear System Error Light • Enable Unit Beaconing • Properties • Close • Identification • Operating Parameters — Fabric Parameters — Switch Parameters • Switch Binding (These options are only
Product Manager Overview 1 Logs Menu Maintenance Menu Help Menu • Threshold Alerts • Export Configuration Report • Enable Web Server • Enable Telnet • Audit Log • Event Log • Hardware Log • Link Incident Log • Threshold Alert Log • Port Diagnostics • Data Collection • IPL • Set Online State • Firmware Library • Enable E-Mail Notification • Enable Call Home • Backup and Restore Configuration • Reset Configuration • Contents • About Product Manager Description The
Product Manager Overview 1 Fibre Channel fabrics managed by an EFC Server. The EFC Manager also provides tools to administer user and product access to the EFC Manager and Product Manager. Refer to the McDATA Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager User Manual (620-005001). The Product Manager provides graphical views of switch hardware components and displays of component status.
Product Manager Overview 1 Remote User Workstation(s) SNMP Management Workstation(s) Corporate LAN 10/100 Mbps 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Hub Status MID MDIX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 10 11 12 16 17 18 TCVR 19 20 21 22 23 24 SUPER STACK Packet Collision 3Com Power SuperSta ck Entry Hub II EFC Server Internet Connection SPHEREON 4500 TM Switch Web Server Figure 1-1 EFC Server and Remote Workstation Configuration (Dual Ethernet) Using the Product Manager, you can: • Back up and restore configura
Product Manager Overview 1 • Configure nickname to display instead of WWN for switch and attached nodes. • Configuring Port Binding. • Configure SNMP trap recipients and community names. • Configure Switch Binding (if installed) • Configure Open Systems Management Server features (if installed). • Configure the switch name, location, description, and contact person.
Product Manager Overview 1 • Run port diagnostics. • Set the date and time on the switch. Using the Product Manager This section provides a general overview of the Product Manager and its functions. For details on performing specific tasks and using specific dialog boxes, refer to the appropriate chapters in this manual. Keyboard Navigation Use standard keyboard navigation in dialog boxes.
Product Manager Overview 1 • If you are using a remote user workstation, follow steps 2 through 5. • If the EFC Manager window displays already, skip to Opening the Product Manager on page 1-13. 2. Perform one of the following steps if you are using a remote user workstation (a network PC with a remote client installed) and the EFC Manager login screen or EFC Manager window is not displayed. If the login screen is displayed, go to step 3.
Product Manager Overview 1 5. Click Activate or press the Enter key on your keyboard. The main EFC Manager window displays showing the Product View. Figure 1-3 Opening the Product Manager Figure 1-4 Main EFC Manager Window To open the Product Manager, double-click the product icon in the Product View or right-click the icon and select Open. Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Icon The Product Manager displays showing the default Hardware View. Figure 1-5 shows the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Hardware View.
Product Manager Overview 1 Menu Bar View Panel Status Bar Figure 1-5 Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Product Manager Window Note that the EFC Manager window is still available as a separate window. You can drag the Product Manager window away from the EFC Manager window and view both windows on your PC desktop or minimize one or both of them to icons if desired. You can have a maximum of four Product Manager windows open concurrently.
Product Manager Overview 1 • Maintenance • Help Click one of the tabs to display a list of menu options. Click an option to open a dialog box that allows you to perform configuration and maintenance tasks and view logs. If a menu option contains a check box, click in the box to add a check mark and enable a function. Click a check box containing a check mark to remove the check mark and disable the function. Product Menu Select one of the following options from the Product menu.
Product Manager Overview 1 Properties Click to display the Switch Properties dialog box. This dialog box contains the switch name, description, location, and contact person configured through the Configure Identification dialog box. Also included is other product information as detailed in Switch Properties. You can also display this dialog box by double-clicking an area on the illustration in the Hardware View, away from a hardware component. Close Select this option to close the Product Manager window.
Product Manager Overview 1 Fabric Operating Parameters Use this dialog box to set parameters for fabric operation. In this dialog box, you can set the resource allocation time-out value (R_A_TOV) and error detect time-out value (E_D_TOV) in tenth-of-a-second increments, as well as other fabric operating parameters, such as switch priority level (Principal, Default, or Never Principal) and interop mode. You must take the switch offline through the Set Online State dialog box to configure these parameters.
Product Manager Overview 1 Management Server Select this option to display the Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box, if this feature is enabled for the switch. Use this to configure an open systems inband management program to function with the switch. To use these procedures, you must have enabled the Open Systems Management Server through the Configure Feature Key dialog box. Features Displays the Configure Feature Key dialog box.
Product Manager Overview 1 Export Configuration Report Select this option to display the Export Configuration Report dialog box, which enables you to specify a file name in which to save an ASCII text file containing all current user-definable configuration options in a printable format. Note that this file cannot be read back into the Product Manager in order to set configuration parameters.
Product Manager Overview 1 installed, whether the FRU was inserted or removed, the FRU part number and serial number, and the date and time the FRU was inserted or removed. Link Incident Log The link incident (LIN) log displays the most recent incidents with their date and time, port number, and description of the incident. A link incident can be one of several conditions detected on a fiber optic link.
Product Manager Overview 1 IPL Select this option to initiate an initial program load on the switch. A dialog box displays to allow you to confirm the IPL. Note that an IPL does not affect any configuration settings done through the Product Manager. Port operation is interrupted during the IPL. Refer to the Execute an IPL on page 5-2 for more information. Set Online State Select this option to display the Set Online State dialog box.
Product Manager Overview 1 Enable Call Home Notification The default setting for the Enable Call Home Notification function is disabled (unchecked). Select Enable Call Home Notification from the Maintenance menu to enable the call-home function for the switch. The parameters of the call-home feature are configured in Windows. Refer to the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159) for instructions.
Product Manager Overview 1 WARNING This operation resets all configuration including any optional features that have been installed. You will need to re-enter your feature key to enable all optional features after resetting the configuration. Help Menu Click on the Help menu on the menu bar to display a list of the following options. Contents Select this option to display the Help window.
Product Manager Overview 1 Figure 1-6 Hardware View In the Hardware View, colored indicators reflect the status of actual LEDs on the switch FRUs. The status bar displays a symbol to represent the most degraded status currently reported by any of the switch FRUs. For example, for a port failure, indicated by a blinking red and yellow diamond on a port, a yellow triangle displays on the status bar to indicate a degraded condition.
Product Manager Overview 1 • IPL Switch • Set Switch Date and Time • Set Switch Online State For details on menu options, refer to Switch Menu on page 2-13. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Hardware View, refer to Hardware View on page 2-2. Port Menu Double-click a port to display the Port Properties dialog box.
Product Manager Overview 1 Figure 1-7 Port List View The Port List View displays information about all ports installed in the switch. All data is dynamic and updates automatically. Double-click any row in this view to display the Port Properties dialog box for the port. Right-click a port row to display the same menu options that display when you right-click a port in the Hardware View or a port’s bar graph in the Performance View.
Product Manager Overview 1 • Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s) Note that these options are also available when you click a port row and select the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar. For details on these menu options, refer to Port Menu on page 2-16. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Port List View, refer to Port List View on page 1-25. Node List View Select Node List from view tabs. Figure 1-8 on page 1-28 shows an example of the Node List View.
Product Manager Overview 1 Figure 1-8 Node List View Note that these options are also available when you click a port row, then select the Port secondary menu from the Product tab on the menu bar. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Node List View, refer to Node List View on page 1-27. Performance View Select the Performance view tab. Figure 1-9 shows an example of the Performance View. This view provides a graphical display of performance for all 24 ports.
Product Manager Overview 1 functioning as an expansion port (E_Port), the message is “E_Port.” When a port is not logged into an end-device (not functioning as an F_Port) or to another switch (not functioning as an E_Port), the message is the port’s current online state. When the port is logged into an end device (functioning as an F_Port), the message is the WWN of the device. A port can also function as an FL_Port.
Product Manager Overview 1 • Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s) Note that these same options are also available when you click a port’s graph, then select the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar. For details on menu options, refer to Port Menu on page 2-16. The bottom portion of the Performance View displays cumulative statistical information for the port selected in the bar graph.
Product Manager Overview 1 Figure 1-10 FRU List View For details on navigating and monitoring via the FRU List View, refer to FRU List View on page 1-30. Status Bar The status bar is located along the bottom of the Product Manager window. This includes a symbol that displays at the left side of the bar and messages that display in the panel to the right of the symbol.
Product Manager Overview 1 If a gray square displays in the status bar (no Ethernet connection), a reason for the status displays in the Status table at the top of the Hardware View. Refer to No Link Status on page 2-3 for details Table 1-1 Symbol Operating Status - Status Bar and Switch Status Status Bar Switch Status Table Text Meaning Green Circle Fully Operational All components and installed ports are operational; no failures.
Product Manager Overview 1 Closing the Product Manager To close the Product Manager, use the following steps: 1. To close the Product Manager, do one of the following: • Select Close from the Product menu on the menu bar. • Click the X button at the top right corner of the Product Manager window. • Double-click the icon at the top left corner of the Product Manager window, or right-click the icon and select Close from the menu that displays. 2.
Product Manager Overview 1 • View By default, all users have view rights, which allow viewing of but not the changing configurations. View rights cannot be removed. The user(s) with system administrator rights can make all control and configuration changes implemented through the EFC Manager application.
Product Manager Overview 1 Table 1-2 User Rights for Product Manager Functions (continued) Product Manager Rights Product Administrator Operator Maintenance ❏ ❏ Configure Fabric Parameters X Modify Port Binding X Configure Ports X X ❏ Configure SNMP X ❏ ❏ Configure Switch Binding X ❏ ❏ Configure Threshold Alerts X ❏ ❏ Configure Zoning X ❏ ❏ Data Collection ❏ ❏ X Date/Time Sync Configuration X X X Enable Call Home Notification X ❏ X Enable E-Mail Notification X
Product Manager Overview 1 Table 1-2 User Rights for Product Manager Functions (continued) Product Manager Rights Product Administrator Operator Maintenance View Hardware Log X X X View LIN Log X X X View SNMP X ❏ X Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data As long as a Zip® disk remains in the Zip drive of the EFC Server, critical information from both the Product Manager and EFC Manager applications automatically backs up to the Zip disk when the data directory contents change or wh
Product Manager Overview 1 The data contained in the EfcData directory and mirrored to the Zip disk includes the following: • All EFC Manager configuration including: — Product definitions — User names, encrypted passwords, and user rights — Nicknames — Session options — EFC Manager SNMP configurations — E-mail configuration • All log files (both EFC Manager log files and individual Product Manager log files). • Zoning library (all zone sets and zone definitions). • Firmware library.
Product Manager Overview 1 Using QuikSync Figure 1-11 QuikSync is functioning to back up data when the QuikSync icon displays in the system tray in the right corner of the Windows taskbar (Figure 1-11). This icon spins when data is writing to the Zip disk. QuikSync Icon in Windows System Tray If an icon does not display, you must enable the application using the procedure outlined in Enabling QuikSync on page 1-38. Enabling QuikSync 1.
Product Manager Overview 1 • Click the Windows Start button and select Programs, then Iomega QuikSync and choose QuikSync. • Double-click the QuikSync icon on the Windows system bar in the lower right corner of the Windows desktop. • Right-click on the QuikSync icon and select Settings from the menu. 2. Verify that the dialog box is configured exactly as it displays in Figure 1-12. The d:\EfcData\ directory is a mirrored directory of c:\EfcData\. Do not change this location in the Source field. 3.
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2 Invisible Body Tag Monitoring and Managing the Switch This chapter describes how to use the features available in the Product Manager view panel to monitor and manage switch operation. These features include status indicators, menu options, and dialog boxes available through the Hardware View, Port List View, FRU List View, Node List View, and Performance View.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Hardware View The Hardware View is the default view when you open the Product Manager. If another view displays, you can display the Hardware View by selecting Hardware from view tabs on the Product Manager window. Using this graphical view of the switch, you can view status symbols and simulated light emitting diode (LED) indicators, display data, and use mouse functions to monitor status and obtain vital product information for the switch and its hardware components.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Online All unblocked ports are able to connect with devices. You can configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to Set Online State on page 5-4 for instructions. Note that the switch automatically goes online after a power-up, an initial machine load (IML), or initial program load (IPL). • Coming online This is a transitional state that occurs just before the switch goes online.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Link Timeout The network connection that was established between the switch and EFC Server has been lost. Check the IP addresses, the Ethernet LAN physical connection between the switch and EFC Server, IP addresses, and other network components. • Protocol Mismatch The switch and the EFC Server are not at compatible software release levels. Update the EFC Manager software version.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Monitoring Hardware Operation Determine hardware component operating status and states by the simulated light emitting diode (LED) indicators and status symbols, such as flashing red and yellow diamonds and yellow triangles, that appear on hardware components. These simulated LEDs and status symbols reflect the state of the actual hardware as changes occur.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 to Table 2-1 on page 2-36. For information on link incidents, refer to Link Incident Alerts on page 2-37. 2. Port LED Indicator: The green or blue indicator and amber indicator to the left of each port connector simulates LED operation on the actual switch port. A green LED indicates that the port is online with an operating speed of 1 gigabits per second (Gbps). A blue LED indicates that the port is online with an operating speed of 2 Gbps.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Unit Beaconing Indicator. The amber system error indicator blinks if unit beaconing is enabled. Enable and disable unit beaconing by right-clicking on the front or rear view away from a hardware component and selecting Enable Unit Beaconing from the menu. Rear View 1. Power Supply Status: Each AC power connector indicates the location of an internal power supply. An amber, service-required LED indicator is located in the upper left corner of each AC power connector.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Figure 2-2 Displaying Port Information Figure 2-3 2-8 FRU Properties Dialog Box There are several ways to display the Port Properties dialog box: • Double-click on a port connector in the Hardware View. • Right-click on a port connector in the Hardware View and select Properties from the pop-up menu. • Double-click on the port row in the Port List View table.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Port Number The physical port number. • Port Name User-defined port name or description. Refer to Configure Ports on page 3-9 for instructions. • Type — G_port. This displays if nothing is logged into the port. — F_Port. This displays if a device is logged into the port. — E_Port. This displays if the port is connected to another switch’s E_Port via an ISL. — FL_Port. This displays if a private loop device is logged into the port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Beaconing This field indicates the beaconing status for the port. To enable or disable beaconing, right-click the port and select Enable Beaconing. • Link Incident Description of the last link incident that occurred on the port. • Operational State Beaconing, inactive, invalid attachment, link incident, link reset, no light, not operational, online, offline, port failure, segmented E_Port, testing, or not installed.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 — 07 Non-McDATA switch at other end of the ISL. The cable is connected to a non-McDATA switch and interop mode is set to McDATA fabric mode. — 08 ISL connection not allowed on this port. The port type configuration does not match the actual port use (the port is configured as an F_Port, but attaches to a switch or director). — 10 Port binding violation - unauthorized WWN.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Threshold Alert If a threshold alert exists for the port, an alert indicator (yellow triangle) will appear by the Threshold Alert field, and the configured name for the last alert received will appear in the field. Displaying Switch Information Figure 2-4 Double-click the switch illustration, away from a hardware component, to display the Switch Properties dialog box as shown in the following figure.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Using Menu Options Switch Menu • Operating Mode. Always in Open System Mode. • Preferred Domain ID as set through the Configure Operating Parameters dialog box. • Active Domain ID. The actual domain ID assigned to the switch. • Fibre Channel Address Domain. • CTP State. • Switch Speed. This is always set to 2 Gb/sec. • Switch Binding. Enabled if the optional SANtegrity features are installed and enabled. Otherwise, disabled displays.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Clear System Error Light Select this to turn off the amber system error light (ERR), located below the green/blue power (PWR) LED on the switch. This also turns off the amber system error light indicator in the Hardware View (front view) IPL Switch Select this option to initiate an IPL on the switch. When the dialog box displays confirming the IPL, click Yes.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 2. Perform one of the following steps: • To immediately synchronize the switch date and time with the EFC Server, be sure the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization option is enabled and then click Sync Now. If you enable the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization feature and click Activate, the time will synchronize at the next update period. To set the switch with a specific date and time, make sure that the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization field is not selected.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Figure 2-7 Set Online State Dialog Box (Switch is Offline) Figure 2-8 Set Online State Dialog Box (Switch is Online) 2. When the Set Online or Set Offline warning dialog box displays, click OK to set the switch online or offline. As the switch goes offline, the word, “OFFLINE,” displays in the State field in the left corner of the Hardware View. As the switch goes online, the word, “ONLINE,” displays in the State field in the left corner of the Hardware View.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Distance: General distance range for port transmission. This can be either short to long distances for the longwave laser LC transceiver or short distances for the shortwave laser LC transceivers. • Media: The Fibre Channel mode and optic size. For the longwave laser LC transceiver, this would be singlemode 9-micron. For the shortwave laser LC transceiver, this would be multimode 50-micron or 62.5-micron.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Reset Port Click to display a confirmation dialog box. Click Yes on that dialog box to reset the port. If a switch is attached to the port and online, this operation sends a link reset to the attached switch, otherwise this action disables port beaconing for the port. If the port is in a failed state, such as after failing a loopback test, the reset restores the port to an operational state, clearing the service required (amber) LED.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 bind the WWN of a device by clicking the WWN radio button and entering a WWN or nickname (see the following). Changes only take effect when you click the Activate button. • WWN: Click the radio button and enter a world wide name (WWN) in the proper format (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) or a nickname configured through the Product or EFC Manager applications.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Figure 2-10 Clear Threshold Alert(s) Dialog Box Port List View Display the Port List View (Figure 2-11) in the view panel by selecting the Port List option from view tabs on the Product Manager window. Figure 2-11 Port List View The Port List View displays the following information on all ports that can be installed in the switch. All information is updated automatically. • # Number of the port from 0 through 23.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Name Displays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports dialog box. • Block Config Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port as set through: — The Configure Ports dialog box.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 — Segmented E_Port — Link Incident — Testing — Inactive • Type The type of port. If the Port State is online, the available port types are F_Port, FL_Port, and E_Port. If the Port State is not online, the available port types are the configured type: Gx_Port, G_Port, Fx_Port, F_Port, and E_Port. • Operating Speed This column indicates the speed at which the port is operating. Possible values are 1 Gb/sec and 2 Gb/sec.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Clear Link Incident Alert • Reset Port • Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s) For Node Properties, if a node is not logged in a message displays indicating that node information is not available. FRU List View Display the FRU List in the main panel by selecting the FRU List view tab on the Product Manager window. This view displays information about all installed FRUs on the switch.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Position: Slot position of FRU in the chassis relative to identical FRUs also installed in the chassis. These consist of one CTP card (position 0) and two power supply modules/fan (positions 0-1): — PWR - Power supply module/fan — CTP - Control processor • Status: Active or failed. Active displays always unless the FRU fails. Failed displays if the FRU is not functional. • Part Number: Part number of the FRU. • Serial Number: Serial number of the FRU.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Information that displays for each node includes: • Port # Number of the port, from 0 through 23. • Fibre Channel Address The 3-byte Fibre Channel address for the node or the arbitrated loop physical address (ALPA) for private loop devices. • Node Type — N_Port: The switch port is operating as an F_Port. — NL_Port: the switch port is operating as an FL_Port • Port WWN The port WWN of the attached node (N_Port).
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • BB_Credit The BB_Credit supported by the device. For private loop devices, this field will be blank. Double-click a row to display the Node Properties dialog box. For an explanation of the fields on the Node Properties dialog box, refer to Displaying Node Properties. Private loop devices do not log into the fabric and do not provide any additional information other than their Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA) for private loop devices.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Display Options Select Nickname or Worldwide Name from the submenu. Selecting Nickname displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the nickname configured through the Define Nickname menu option. Selecting Worldwide Name displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the device's WWN. Note that you can also display these menu options by clicking a port row, and selecting the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the Product Manager menu bar.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Port Number The physical port number on the switch to which the node is connected. • Fibre Channel Address The 3-byte address of the node or the ALPA for private loop devices. • Port WWN Port world-wide name of the attached device. • Port Nickname Nickname for the port WWN. Must be configured to display. • Node WWN Node world-wide name of the attached device. Must be configured to display. • Node Nickname Nickname for the node WWN.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 lower portion of the view displays statistical values for the specific port’s bar graph that you select. Figure 2-15 Menu Options Performance View Right-click any of the port bar graphs to display a menu with the following port-related action options. These are the same menu options that display when you right-click a port in the Hardware View or on a row in the Port List View.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Bar Graph Display • Enable Beaconing • Diagnostics • Clear Link Incident Alert(s) • Reset Port • Port Binding • Clear Threshold Alert(s) The Performance View provides a graphical display of performance for all ports. Each bar graph in the upper portion of the view panel displays the percentage of link utilization for the port. This information updates every five seconds. A red arrow marks the highest utilization since the opening of the Performance View.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Traffic Statistics with Receive and Transmit Values This section describes the types of statistics that display when you click a port’s bar graph: • Link Utilization% There is a separate value for transmit and receive link utilization. The larger of these two values displays on the bar graph. The current link utilization for the port is expressed as a percentage. Each port can transmit or receive data at 100 Megabytes (MB) per second.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Class 2 Statistics The Class 2 Statistics table includes: • Received Frames The number of Class 2 frames received by this F_Port from its attached N_Port. • Busied Frames The number of F_BSY frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames. This can occur if frames are received before the switch completes initialization or if the switch is servicing so many requests that it can not process a new request.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 The switch increments this count when it discards a frame that cannot be routed. This occurs most frequently when a destination becomes unavailable without the source realizing the destination is unavailable. There are no thresholds for this value. Typically, this occurs when the destination is not available due to the destination device’s action. • Four Byte Words Received The number of four-byte words received.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Discarded frames A received frame could not be routed and was discarded because the frame timed out (insufficient buffer-to-buffer credit) or the destination device was not logged into the switch. • Invalid transmission words The number of times that the switch detected invalid transmission words from the attached device. This indicates that a frame or primitive sequence arrived at the switch’s port corrupted.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 • Frames too short A received frame exceeded the Fibre Channel frame maximum size or was less than the Fibre Channel minimum size, indicating the frame arrived at the switch’s port corrupted. Frame corruption may be caused by device disconnection, an optical transceiver failure at the device, a bad fiber-optic cable, or a poor cable connection. Troubleshooting Tips Button Functions As a general rule, you should clear all counts after the system is stabilized.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Port Operational States Table 2-1 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in the Hardware View and Port List View. Table 2-1 Port States and Indicators Port Indicators 2-36 Port State Green/Blue Amber Alert Indicatora Description Beaconing Off or On Blink Yellow Triangle The port is beaconing. The amber port LED blinks once every two seconds to enable users to find a specific port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Table 2-1 Port States and Indicators (continued) Port Indicators Port State Green/Blue Amber Alert Indicatora Description Online On Off None The attached device has successfully connected to the switch and is ready to communicate or is in the process of communicating with other attached devices. As long as the port remains in the online state, the green/blue port LED remains illuminated.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 being detected through a port connection that may require operator intervention to correct. If LIN alerts are enabled for a port in the Configure Ports dialog box, a yellow triangle (attention indicator) displays by the port connector in the Hardware View or in the Alert column in the Port List View. A corresponding triangle displays for the card on the Hardware View. Double-clicking the port with the yellow triangle displays the Port Properties dialog box.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 Select the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to display the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. Use this dialog box to configure criteria for generating a threshold alert. One criteria that you must configure is a throughput value that equals a specific percentage of the port’s total throughput capacity. You also provide a time interval during which throughput is measured and a time interval during which that throughput value must remain constant.
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3 Invisible Body Tag Configuring the Switch This chapter describes how to use the options that display on the Product Manager’s Configure menu on the Product Manager menu bar.
Configuring the Switch 3 Configure Identification Use the procedure in this section to identify the switch by its name, description, location, and contact person. This information displays in the following Product Manager locations: • Product Manager window title panel (name). • Switch Properties dialog box (name, location, contact, description). • Identification table at the top of the Hardware View (name, location, description).
Configuring the Switch 3 6. Click Set Name as Nickname and add a check mark to the check box if you want to use the name in the Name field as a nickname for the switch’s WWN. The nickname will then display instead of the WWN in Product Manager views. 7. Click Activate to save the data and close the dialog box. 8. If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. For more information, refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5-7.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-2 Configure Switch Parameters Dialog Box Ordinarily, you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults. The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID. Change this value if the switch will participate in a multiswitch fabric. 4. Use information under Switch Parameters to change settings as required for parameters in this dialog box. 5. After you change settings, click the Activate button.
Configuring the Switch 3 When a check mark displays, the domain ID configured in the Preferred Domain ID field will become the active domain identification when the fabric initializes. See the following notes: ! • This option is required if Enterprise Fabric Mode (optional SANtegrity feature) is enabled. Refer to Insistent Domain Identification (ID) on page 6-11 for details.
Configuring the Switch 3 director or switch is offline. Disabling Domain RSCNs also disables Enterprise Fabric Mode. Configure Fabric Parameters Use the procedures in this section to configure the following Fibre Channel operating parameters using the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box. The operating parameters are stored in NV-RAM on the switch. 1. The switch must be offline to change parameters in this dialog box.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-3 Configure Fabric Parameters Dialog Box Ordinarily, you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults. The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID. Change this value if the switch will participate in a multiswitch fabric. 4. Use information under Switch Parameters to change settings as required for parameters in this dialog box. 5. After you change settings, click the Activate button.
Configuring the Switch 3 Set the same value for E_D_TOV on all switches on a multiswitch fabric. If the value is not the same, the fabric segments. Switch Priority Setting this value determines the principal switch for the multiswitch fabric. Select either Principal (highest priority), Default, or Never Principal (lowest priority) from the Switch Priority drop-down list. If all switches are set to Principal or Default, the switch with the highest priority and the lowest WWN becomes the principal switch.
Configuring the Switch 3 Configure Switch Binding For complete procedures on configuring this optional feature, refer to SANtegrity Features on page 6-2. Configure Ports Use the procedures in this section to configure names, blocked and unblocked state, 10-100 km extended distance buffering, enable or disable link incident (LIN) alerts for ports, port type, port speed, port binding, and WWN binding name. Port configuration data is stored in NV-RAM on the switch.
Configuring the Switch 3 Place or remove check marks in the check boxes in this column to enable or disable link incident alerts. The factory default is to enable LIN alerts. A link incident causes a yellow attention indicator (triangle) to display for the port in the Hardware View and in the alert column of the Port List View. Once a LIN occurs, you must acknowledge it by selecting the Clear Link Incident Alert option from the right-click menu for the port (Hardware View).
Configuring the Switch 3 any device can attach to the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the Bound WWN column. Port binding is allowed only for a port that is either a G_Port, E_Port, or F_Port. • Bound WWN Enter a world wide name (WWN) in the proper format (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) or a nickname configured through the EFC Manager application. The device with this WWN or nickname will have exclusive attachment to the port if WWN Binding is enabled.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-4 Configure Ports Dialog Box Ports are numbered from 0 through 23. 2. Click a Name field and type a name that reflects the end device connected through the port. For example, use “XYZ Server,” where XYZ is the brand name of the server. 3. Block or unblock operation for a port by clicking the check box in the Blocked column. When a check mark displays, the port is blocked. 4. Enable or disable LIN alerts for the port by clicking the check box in the LIN Alerts column.
Configuring the Switch 3 7. To bind a device with a specific WWN or nickname to the port, click the Port Binding check box to display a check mark. Then enter the WWN or configured nickname for the device into the Bound WWN column. The device that you bind to the port will have exclusive connection to that port. To configure port binding, you must enable the Port Binding feature using the appropriate feature code through the Configure Feature Key dialog box.
Configuring the Switch 3 — MIB-II — Fabric Element MIB — Fibre Alliance (FCMGMT) MIB — Switch private MIB For complete information on objects defined in MIBs and steps to download MIB variables to your SNMP workstation, refer to the SNMP Support Manual (620-000131). • Configure network addresses and community names for up to six SNMP trap recipients. An SNMP trap recipient is a network management station that receives messages through SNMP for specific events that occur on the switch.
Configuring the Switch 3 The Configure SNMP dialog box displays. Figure 3-5 Configure SNMP Dialog Box 2. Click the Enable Authorization Traps field to enable authorization traps to be sent to SNMP management stations when unauthorized stations try to access SNMP information from the switch. 3. Click a field in the Community Name column to select the row. Enter the SNMP community name for the trap recipient. Enter up to 32 characters.
Configuring the Switch 3 7. Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog box. The SNMP configuration is stored in NV-RAM on the switch. 8. If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. For more information, refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5-7. Configure Open Systems Management Server For complete procedures on configuring this optional feature, refer to refer to Configure Open Systems Management Server on page 6-2.
Configuring the Switch 3 The Configure Feature Key dialog box displays. Figure 3-6 Configure Feature Key Dialog Box 3. Click New to add a new feature key. 4. In the New Feature Key dialog box, enter the switch’s feature key and click OK. — Feature keys are only valid for a switch with a specific serial number. They cannot be interchanged between switches. If an error stating “Invalid serial number” displays, verify that you have entered the feature key that was assigned to the switch.
Configuring the Switch 3 If you click Activate, all current features will be replaced with new features. That is, if there are features shown in the current list that are not shown in the new list, then those features will be removed from the switch. 6. Set the switch back online. 7. When you are finished configuring the switch, you can back up the configuration data. For more information, refer to Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data on page 3-29.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-7 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization Dialog Box To disable Periodic Date/Time Synchronization, click the check box to remove the check mark, then click Activate. To re-enable Periodic Date/Time Synchronization, click the check box to display the check box, then click Activate. Click Activate to synchronize the date and time at the next update period. Click Sync Now to synchronize the date and time immediately. 2.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-8 Configure Date and Time Manually b. Click in a Date or Time field that you want to change. c. Delete characters and enter new ones as required or highlight the existing character by clicking and dragging the mouse cursor over the character and typing the new character. When entering the hours, use the range of 0 to 23, for minutes and seconds, use the range of 0 to 59. d. Click Activate to set the date and time on the switch. 3.
Configuring the Switch 3 Use the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to configure the following: • Name for the alert. • Type of threshold for the alert (Rx, Tx, or either). • Active or inactive state of the alert. • Threshold criteria: — Percent traffic capacity utilized. This is the percent of the port’s throughput capacity achieved by the measured throughput. This setting constitutes the threshold value.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-9 Configure Threshold Alerts Dialog Box If alerts are configured, they will display in table format showing the name of the alert, type of alert (Rx, Tx, or Rx or Tx), and alert state (inactive or active). 2. Click New. The New Threshold Alert dialog box displays. Figure 3-10 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box - First Screen 3. Enter a name from one to 64 characters in length. All characters in the ISO Latin-1 character set, excluding control characters, are allowed.
Configuring the Switch 3 4. Select one of the following from the drop-down list under the Name field: • Rx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for receive throughput is reached. • Tx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for transmit throughput is reached. • Rx or Tx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for either receive or transmit throughput is reached. 5. Click Next. A new screen appears with additional parameters.
Configuring the Switch 3 8. Enter the interval in minutes in which throughput is measured and threshold notifications can occur. The valid range is 5 minutes to 70,560 minutes. 9. Click Next. A new screen appears for selecting ports for the alerts. Figure 3-12 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box - Third Screen 10. Either select Port Type or Port List.
Configuring the Switch 3 11. Click Next. A final screen appears to provide a summary of your alert configuration. To make any changes, backwards and forwards through the configuration screens by selecting the Previous and Next buttons. Figure 3-13 New Threshold Alerts Dialog Box - Summary Screen 12. Select Finish. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box appears listing the name, type, and state of the alert that you just configured. 13. At this point, the alert is not active.
Configuring the Switch 3 Figure 3-14 Modify an Alert Configure Threshold Alerts Dialog Box - Alerts Activated Use the following steps to modify an existing threshold alert configuration. 1. Select Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays. 2. Select the alert that you want to modify by clicking the alert information in the table. 3. If the alert is active, select Deactivate, then select the alert information in the table again. 4. Select Modify.
Configuring the Switch 3 7. Make appropriate changes, then continue through the Modify Threshold screens, making changes as necessary, until the summary screen appears displaying the alert configuration. 8. Perform either of the following steps: • If you need to change any parameters, select Previous and Next to display the desired Modify Threshold screen. • Select Finish when you are done. Activate or Deactivate Alerts Use the following steps to activate or deactivate existing threshold alerts.
Configuring the Switch 3 This file cannot be used to set configuration parameters through the Product Manager. Data in the file includes: • Product identification Data input into the Configure Identification dialog box. • Operating parameters Data input into the Operating Parameters (Switch and Fabric) dialog box. • Port parameters Data input into the Configure Ports dialog box. • SNMP parameters Data input into the Configure SNMP dialog box.
Configuring the Switch 3 2. Select the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name field. 4. Click Save. The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file. Enable SANpilot Select this option from the Configure menu on the menu bar to place a check mark in the check box to enable the SANpilot Interface on the switch. Select the option again to remove the check mark and disable the SANpilot Interface.
Configuring the Switch 3 To ensure trouble-free backups; it is imperative that you leave the Zip drive connected to the EFC Server, and leave a Zip disk in that drive at all times. Removing the disk during a backup or restore can corrupt the database on the disk. Make sure that data is not being written to or read from the Zip drive before you remove the Zip disk. The Iomega QuikSync icon, Figure 1-11 on page 1-38, in the Windows system tray spins when data is writing to or reading from the drive.
4 Invisible Body Tag Using Logs This chapter describes the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Product Manager menu bar: Section Page Using Logs 4-2 Audit Log 4-4 Event Log 4-5 Hardware Log 4-7 Link Incident Log 4-8 Threshold Alert Log 4-10 Using Logs 4-1
Using Logs 4 Using Logs The Audit, Event, Hardware, and Link Incident, and Threshold Alert logs store up to 1000 entries each. The most recent entry displays at the top of the log. After 1000 entries are stored, new entries overwrite the oldest entries. Button Function Button function is the same for all logs: • Clear Clicking the Clear button clears all entries in the log for all users. A Warning dialog box displays requesting confirmation that you want to clear all entries in the log.
Using Logs 4 Drive List Go Up One Level Home File List Details Create New Folder Figure 4-1 Save Dialog Box 1. Click Export on the log window. 2. In the Save dialog box, select the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name field. 4. Click Save. The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file.
Using Logs 4 Audit Log The audit log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the switch from any source such as Product Manager, SNMP management stations, web server interface, host, or another switch. Figure 4-2 Audit Log • Date/Time The date and time of the change on the switch. Some actions, such as backing up configuration data and enabling automatic date/time synchronization, are performed only by the EFC Server without switch interaction.
Using Logs 4 — SNMP: Change was made by a remote SNMP management station. — Fabric: Change was initiated by another switch in the fabric that is not managed by this EFC Server. — Web server: Change was made by a user through the SANpilot Interface. — Fibre Channel Host: Change was made inband by a Fibre Channel host through the Open Systems Management Server. — Telnet: Change was made through a telnet connection.
Using Logs 4 Figure 4-3 Event Log All detected firmware faults and hardware failures are sent to the EFC Server for recording in the event log. The log provides a maximum of 1000 log entries before it wraps and overwrites the oldest entries. For detailed information on event data and problem resolution, refer to the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159). Each log entry includes the following: • Date/Time The date and time of the event on the switch.
Using Logs 4 Informational Minor Major Severe • FRU Position The FRU involved in the event and the slot position in the chassis relative to identical FRUs installed. • Event Data Up to 32 bytes of supplementary information for the event in hexadecimal format. For detailed information on event data and problem resolution, refer to the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159).
Using Logs 4 • FRU The name of the inserted or removed FRU. • PWR Power supply/fan module SFP SFP transceiver. CTP CTP card. Note: The CTP is not a FRU. Position Slot position in the chassis relative to identical components installed. • Action Inserted or removed. • Part Number Part number of the component. • Serial Number Serial number of the component.
Using Logs 4 • Port The number of the port on which the incident occurred. • Link Incident A short description of the incident. The following events may cause a link incident to be written to the log. — Implicit incident. The attached node detects a condition that may cause problems on the link. — Bit-error threshold exceeded. The number of code violation errors has exceeded threshold. — Loss-of-signal or Loss-of-synchronization. This occurs if a cable is unplugged from an attached node.
Using Logs 4 Threshold Alert Log This log provides details of threshold alert notifications. Besides the date and time that the alert occurred, the log also displays details about the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alert(s) option under the Configure menu. Figure 4-6 Threshold Alert Log • Date/Time Date and time stamp for when the alert occurred. • Name Name for the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box.
Using Logs 4 • Utilization % Percent usage of traffic capacity. This is the percent of the port’s throughput capacity achieved by the measured throughput. This setting constitutes the threshold value and is configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. For example, a value of 25 means that threshold occurs when throughput reaches 25 percent of the port’s capacity. • Alert Time The maximum cumulative time that the throughput threshold percentage must exist before an alert is generated.
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5 Invisible Body Tag Using Maintenance Features This chapter describes how to use the options that display from the Maintenance menu on the Product Manager menu bar.
Using Maintenance Features 5 Run Port Diagnostics The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port. To use this option, follow the detailed steps in the McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159). Collect Maintenance Data The Collect Maintenance Data option enables you to collect maintenance data that can help support personnel diagnose system problems.
Using Maintenance Features 5 Figure 5-1 IPL Confirmation Dialog Box 2. Click Yes. Selecting IPL from the Maintenance menu causes Ethernet connection between the switch and EFC Server to drop momentarily and the following to occur in the Product Manager window: • As the network connection drops, the switch Status table on the Hardware View turns yellow. • The Status field in the table displays “No Link” and the State field displays the reason for no link. • A grey square displays in the status bar.
Using Maintenance Features 5 After the IPL: • All Fabric services databases containing information about current Fabric logins, name server registrations, and other data remain intact, making the operation transparent to attached devices. • The switch returns to the online state, even if it was offline before the operation. • All ports configured as blocked will remain blocked. • Modifications made to an active zone set configuration that have not been enabled will be automatically enabled.
Using Maintenance Features 5 Figure 5-3 Set Online State Dialog Box (State Is Online) 2. Click Set Offline or Set Online, depending on the operating state you want to set. 3. When a warning box displays requesting you to confirm the offline or online state, click OK. As the switch goes offline, “OFFLINE” displays in the State field of the Switch Status table in the Hardware View.
Using Maintenance Features 5 1. Select Enable E-Mail Notification from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar. 2. To enable e-mail notification, select the option to add a check mark to the check box. 3. To disable e-mail notification, select the option to remove the check mark from the check box. Enable Call-Home Notification Call-Home may not be available if you are using a customer-supplied server platform for the EFC Management applications.
Using Maintenance Features 5 Backup and Restore Configuration Select this option from the Maintenance menu to save the product configuration stored on the switch to the EFC Server hard disk or to restore the product configuration from the EFC Server. Only a single copy of the configuration is kept on the server. The purpose of the backup is primarily for single-CTP systems, such as the Sphereon ES-4500 Fabric Switch, where a backup is needed in order to restore to a replacement CTP card.
Using Maintenance Features 5 • SNMP configuration (trap recipients, community names, and write authorizations). • Zoning configuration (active zone set and default zone state). 2. To backup data, click Backup. 3. When the dialog box appears confirming that the backup of configuration is complete, click OK. If the backup fails, a dialog box displays to inform you that the backup to the server failed. Restore 1. Set the switch offline before performing the restore function. 2.
Using Maintenance Features 5 using this option, record the switch’s current IP address which displays below the switch’s icon in the EFC Manager’s Product View (view Display Options set to Network Address). You can also find the current IP address through the SANpilot Interface. After resetting the configuration, you must reset the original address on the switch through the maintenance port or the SANpilot Interface to maintain LAN connections and communication with the service processor. Procedure 1.
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6 Invisible Body Tag Optional Features This chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optional EFC Manager’s features through EFC management application. There are two types of features covered in this chapter: • "Keyed" features, requiring feature keys to be purchased and enabled through the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the product’s Product Manager application.
Optional Features 6 Configure Open Systems Management Server Use these procedures to configure the open systems inband management program to function with the switch. The optional Open Systems Management Server feature must be enabled in order to perform this procedure. Procedure To configure the Open Systems Management Server, use the following steps: 1. Select Management Server from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box displays. 2.
Optional Features 6 switches. These features are enabled by purchasing a feature key, then enabling the key through the Configure Feature Key dialog box. For general instructions in enabling a feature key, refer to Configure Feature Key on page 3-16.
Optional Features 6 For More Information Switch Binding To enable, disable, and configure this option, refer to the Fabric Binding section of Chapter 8, “Optional Features,” in the McDATA Enterprise Fabric Manager User Manual (620-005001-600). This feature is managed through the Switch Binding submenu options available on the Product Manager Configure menu. Using Switch Binding, you can specify devices and switches that can attach to switch ports.
Optional Features 6 After enabling Switch Binding, you prohibit devices and/or switches from connecting with switch ports by removing them from the Membership List in the Switch Binding Membership List dialog box. You allow connections by adding them to the Membership List. You can also add detached nodes and switches as well. Enable/Disable Switch Binding 1. Select the State Change option from the Configure menu’s Switch Binding submenu. The Switch Binding State Change dialog box displays.
Optional Features 6 • Restrict F_Ports. Select if you want to restrict connections from specific devices to director F_Ports. Device WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List to allow connection and removed from the Membership List to prohibit connection. Switches are allowed to connect to any E_Port. • Restrict All. Select if you want to restrict connections from specific devices to director F_Ports and switches to switch E_Ports.
Optional Features 6 Figure 6-2 Switch Binding Membership List Dialog Box Refer to Configuring Switch Binding - Overview on page 6-4 for information on how the Switch Membership List is populated with WWNs according to options set in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box. 2. If nicknames are configured for WWNs through the EFC Manager and you want these to display instead of WWNs in this dialog box, click the Display Options button at the bottom of the dialog box.
Optional Features 6 • Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box. For example, a WWN for a switch attached to an E_Port can be removed if the Switch Binding Connection Policy was enabled to Restrict F_Ports. • The switch or device with the WWN is connected to a port that is blocked. • The switch or device with the WWN is not currently connected to the director (detached node). 4.
Optional Features 6 • If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled and the director or switch is offline you can disable Switch Binding, but Enterprise Fabric Mode will also disable. • WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List when Switch Binding is enabled or disabled. • WWNs can only be removed from the Switch Membership List if any of the following are true: — The switch is offline. — Switch Binding is disabled. — The switch or device with the WWN is not connected to the switch.
Optional Features 6 requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the director or switch is offline or online. Features and Parameters Enabled Fabric Binding This is a SANtegrity feature enabled through the Fabrics menu in the EFC Manager that allows or prohibits switches and directors from merging with a selected fabric. Refer to Enable/Disable and Online State Functions on page 6-3 for details on enabling/disabling Fabric Binding with Enterprise Fabric Mode enabled.
Optional Features 6 example, this information might be that a logical path has been broken because of a physical event, such as a fiber optic cable being disconnected from a port. If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, this parameter is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the switch is offline. In this case, disabling Domain RSCNs also disables Enterprise Fabric Mode.
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A Ivisible Body Tag Product Manager Messages This appendix lists and explains messages that may display in message boxes as you use the Product Manager. Solutions to problems implied by each message are included when applicable. A Message Description Action Message Description Action Activating this configuration will overwrite the current configuration. Confirmation to activate a new address configuration. Click Yes to confirm activating the new address configuration or No to cancel the operation.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description A duplicate port name was entered. Every configured port name must be unique. Reconfigure the port with a unique name. Another Product Manager is currently performing a firmware install. Only one firmware install to a specific switch can take place at a time. Wait for the current firmware install to complete and try again.
Product Manager Messages A C Message Cannot disable Switch Binding while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is Online. Description User attempted to disable switch binding through the Switch Binding Change State dialog box, but Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled. Action You must either disable Enterprise Fabric Mode using the Enterprise Fabric Mode dialog box in the EFC Manager application or set the switch offline before you can disable Switch Binding.
Product Manager Messages A Action Message Description Action Cannot install firmware to a switch with a failed CTP card. Firmware cannot be installed on a switch with a defective CTP card. Replace the failed CTP card and retry the firmware install to the director. Message Cannot perform this operation while the switch is offline. Description This operation cannot take place while the switch is offline.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Cannot retrieve port configuration. Port configuration cannot be retrieved. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Cannot retrieve port information. Port information cannot be retrieved. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Port diagnostics cannot be performed on a port that has failed. Action Run diagnostics only on an operational port. Message Cannot run diagnostics on an active E-port. Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description A-6 Cannot run diagnostics on a port that is failed. Port diagnostics cannot be performed on an active E-port. Run diagnostics on an E-port only when it is not active. Cannot run diagnostics.
Product Manager Messages A Message Cannot set Fibre Channel parameters. Description Fibre Channel parameters cannot be set. The link is down or busy. Action Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Cannot set switch date and time. Switch date and time cannot be set. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action A-8 Cannot start port diagnostics. Port diagnostics cannot be started. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Cannot swap an uninstalled port. A port swap cannot be performed when the port is not installed.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Could not find firmware file. The selected file is not a firmware file. Obtain a valid firmware file from your service representative. Could not remove dump files from server. Dump files could not be removed from server. Link may be down or switch may be busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel.
Product Manager Messages A D Message Date entered is invalid. Description Date entered incorrectly. Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action A-10 Verify that the number of days in the month is valid. Device applications should be terminated before starting diagnostics. Press NEXT to continue. Device application is not terminated. Terminate device application before running port diagnostics.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Disabling Switch Binding will disable Enterprise Fabric Mode. Do you want to continue? User attempting to disable Switch Binding through the Switch Binding State Change dialog box, but Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled Disable Enterprise Fabric Mode using the Enterprise Fabric Mode dialog box in the EFC Manager before disabling Switch Binding.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Error retrieving port information. An error occurred while retrieving port information. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Error retrieving port statistics. An error occurred while retrieving port statistics. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later.
Product Manager Messages A Message File transfer aborted. Description User has stopped the file transfer. Action N/A. An informational message. Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action File transfer is in progress. Firmware or data collection is being transferred. N/A. An informational message. Firmware download timed out. The switch did not respond in the time allowed. The status of the firmware install operation is unknown.
Product Manager Messages A I Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description A-14 Incorrect product type. When configuring a new product through the New Product dialog box, an incorrect product was selected for the network address. Select the correct product type for the product with the network address.
Product Manager Messages A Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Use up to 24 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, hyphens and underscores. Invalid feature key. The feature key was not recognized. Re-enter the feature key noting the key is case sensitive and to include the dashes. Invalid firmware file. Selected file is not a firmware file. Select the correct firmware file. Invalid network address.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action A-16 Invalid port swap. Port swap selection is not allowed. Ensure that each port selected for swap has not been previously swapped. Invalid response received from switch. The switch returned an invalid response. Resend the firmware. If the condition persists, contact support personnel.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Invalid value for hour (0 - 23). Value for hour must be an integer from 0 through 23. Enter a value from 0 through 23. Invalid value for minute (0 - 59). Value for minute must be an integer from 0 through 59. Action Enter a value from 0 through 59. Message Invalid value for month (1 - 12).
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Invalid World Wide Name. World wide name must have eight two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx). Enter a worldwide name using eight two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons in the format given in the message. L Message Description Action Message Description Action Link dropped. Connection between EFC Server and the switch has been lost. Wait for the connection to re-establish.
Product Manager Messages A N Message Description Action Message No file was selected. Action requires you to select a file Select a file. No firmware version file was selected. Description A file was not selected in the Firmware Library dialog box before an action, such as modify or send was performed. Action Click a firmware version in the dialog box to select it, then perform the action again.
Product Manager Messages A P Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action This operation causes the switch to go offline. N/A. An informational message. Performing this operation will change the current state to Online. This operation causes the switch to go online. N/A. An informational message. Performing this action will overwrite the date/time on the switch.
Product Manager Messages A Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Review the Switch Binding Membership List to determine if the devices should be members. Port diagnostics cannot be performed on an inactive port. This displays when port diagnostics is run on a port in an inactive state. Run the diagnostics on an active port. Port speeds cannot be configured at a higher rate than the director/switch speed.
Product Manager Messages A Message Resource is unavailable. Description The specified operation cannot be performed because the product is unavailable. Action Verify that the EFC Server-to-product link is up. If the link is up, the EFC Server may be busy. Try the operation again later. S Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Send firmware operation has failed. Retry the operation. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. SNMP trap address not defined.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Switch Binding was removed from attached devices that are also participating in Port Binding. Please review the Port Binding Configuration. The device WWNs were removed from the Switch Membership List (SANtegrity Switch Binding feature), but you should note that one or more of these devices still has security control in port binding.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description The EFC Server could not process the current request because it is busy handling a request from another Product Manager. Action Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Message Description Action Message Description Action Message The firmware file is corrupted. A firmware file has corrupt data. Contact support personnel. The firmware version already exists. Firmware version already exists in the database. N/A.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action Message Description Action The maximum number of address configurations has been reached. The maximum number of saved address configurations has been reached. Delete configurations no longer needed to allow new configuration to be saved. The optical transceiver is not installed. No information available for a port that is not installed.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action A configuration changed was attempted for a configuration requiring offline changes. Take the appropriate actions to set the switch offline before attempting the configuration change. Message This feature has not been installed. Please contact your sales representative. Description Indicator that the feature has not been installed on this switch. Action Contact your sales representative to obtain the desired feature.
Product Manager Messages A Message Description Action Threshold alerts are not supported on firmware earlier than 01.03.00. Threshold alerts are not supported in firmware releases before 1.03.00. Informational message. U Message Description Action Message Description Action Unable to change to incompatible firmware release. The user tried to download a firmware release that is not compatible with the current product configuration. Refer to the release notes or contact customer support.
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Glossary The following cross-references are used in this glossary: Contrast with. This refers to a term that has an opposite or substantively different meaning. See. This refers the reader to another keyword or phrase for the same term. See also. This refers the reader to definite additional information contained in another entry. A access control active FRU active zone set List of all devices that can access other devices across the network and the permissions associated with that access.
Glossary ALPA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. ANSI American National Standards Institute: an organization that provides voluntary standards in the United States. application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) A circuit designed for a specific application or purpose, such as implementing the lower-layer Fibre Channel protocol (FC-0). ASICs differ from general purpose devices such as memory chips or microprocessors. alias server Fabric software facility that supports multicast group management.
Glossary bit error rate A comparison of the number of bits received incorrectly by a device to the total number of bits transmitted. blocked port Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the switch or communicating with other devices attached to the switch. A blocked port continuously transmits the offline sequence. bridge broadcast broadcast frames buffer Device that connects and passes packets between two network segments that use the same communications protocol.
Glossary Class 2 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless (not dedicated) service with notification of delivery or nondelivery between two N_Ports. In-order delivery of frames is not guaranteed. Class 3 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless (not dedicated) service without notification of delivery or nondelivery between two N_Ports. Also known as datagram.
Glossary control unit port CRC An internal port on the CTP card that communicates with the attached IBM S/390 or similar processor channels to report error conditions and link initialization. See cyclical redundancy check. CTP See control processor card. CUP See control unit port. cyclical redundancy check System of error checking performed at both the sending and receiving station using the value of a particular character generated by a cyclic algorithm.
Glossary device Product, connected to a managed switch, that is not controlled directly by the Product Manager. See also node. diagnostics Procedures used by computer users and service personnel to diagnose hardware or software error conditions. dialog box Dialog box is a window containing informational messages or data fields to be modified or filled in with desired options. D_ID director See destination address.
Glossary runs only on the EFC Server (and cannot be downloaded to remote workstations). EMS See EFC Management Services. Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager Software application that is the system management framework providing the user interface for managing McDATA Fibre Channel connectivity products. The EFC Manager can run both locally on the EFC Server and remotely on a user workstation.
Glossary F fabric fabric element fabric port fabric services failover FCC-IOC FE-MIB Any active switch or node in a switched fabric. Physical interface within the fabric that connects to an N_Port through a point-to-point full duplex connection. Fabric services implements the various Fibre channel services that are described in the standards. These services includes the Fabric controller (login server), name server, and management server.
Glossary fibre port module card field-replaceable unit firmware FLASH memory Each fiber port module card provides four Fibre Channel connections through duplex small form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber-optic transceivers. Assembly removed and replaced in its entirety when any one of its components fails. Embedded program code that resides and executes on the switch.
Glossary GUI Gx_Port Graphical User Interface. A configurable port type that restricts a port to operate either as an F_Port, FL_Port, or E_Port. H hardware log hardware management console HBA heterogeneous fabric homogeneous fabric hop count hexadecimal high availability hop hop count host bus adapter hot-swapping hub g-10 Record of FRU insertions and removals in the switch.
Glossary I IML See initial machine load. inband management Management of the switch through Fibre Channel connection to a port card. information message Message telling a user that a function is performing normally or has completed normally. See also error message and warning message. initial machine load Also known as IML. Hardware reset for the CTP card on the switch. It does not affect other hardware. It is initiated by pushing the reset (RST) button on the machine’s front panel.
Glossary IOCDS IOCP IP address A data set that contains an I/O configuration definition built by the IOCP. See input/output configuration program. See internet protocol address. IPL See initial program load. ISL See interswitch link. J jumper cable Optical cable that provides physical attachment between two devices or between a device and a distribution panel. Contrast with trunk cable. L g-12 laser Light Amplification through Simulated Emissions of Radiation.
Glossary link incident link incident alerts load balancing log A link incident is a problem detected on a fiber optic link, like the loss of light, invalid sequences and other problems. A user notification, such as a graphic symbol in the hardware view that indicates that a link incident has occurred. Ability to evenly distribute traffic over multiple interswitch links within a fabric. Load balancing on McDATA switches takes place automatically.
Glossary management information base management session Media Access Control address MIB multicast multiswitch fabric Related set of software objects (variables) containing information about a managed device and accessed via SNMP from a network management station. Management session exists when a user logs on to the EFC Manager. EFC can support multiple concurrent management sessions. The user must specify the network address of the EFC Manager’s server at logon time.
Glossary node port nondisruptive maintenance N_Port Physical interface within an end device which can connect to an F_Port on a switched fabric or directly to another N_Port (in point-to-point communications). Ability to service FRUs (including maintenance, installation, removal and replacement) while normal operations continue without interruption. See also concurrent maintenance. See node port.
Glossary Offline - when the switch is set offline, all ports are set offline. The switch transmits the offline sequence (OLS) to attached devices, and the devices cannot log in to the switch. operating state (port) operating status (switch) Can be beaconing, invalid attachment, link incidents, link resets, LIPS, no light, not operational, online, offline, segmented E_Port, port failure, or testing. Can be online, offline, coming online, or going offline.
Glossary path In a network, any route between any two ports. persistent binding A form of server-level access control that uses configuration information to bind a server to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume (or logical device) using a unit number. point-to-point A Fibre Channel topology which involves a dedicated link that connects only two stations. See also arbitrated loop.
Glossary R R_A_TOV redundancy redundant FRU g-18 See resource allocation time-out value. Performance characteristic of a system or product whose integral components are backed up by identical components to which operations will automatically failover in the event of a component failure. Redundancy is a vital characteristic of virtually all high-availability (24 hr./7 days per week) computer systems and networks.
Glossary S SAN SANpilot SC segmented E_Port SEL SFP transceivers small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers simple mail transfer protocol SMTP SNMP See storage area network. A management interface embedded on the switch’s code which offers features similar to, but not as robust as, the EFC Manager and Product Manager. Subscriber connectors. E_Port that has ceased to function as an E_Port within a multiswitch fabric due to an incompatibility between the fabrics that it joins.
Glossary SNMP management station SSP status bar storage area network An SNMP workstation console used to oversee the SNMP network. See system services processor. This bar, located below the navigation control panel, displays a status symbol that indicates the current state of the switch. A high-performance data communications environment that interconnects computing and storage resources so that the resources can be effectively shared and consolidated.
Glossary U unblocked port Devices communicating with an unblocked port can log in to the switch and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port (assuming that this is supported by the current zoning configuration). unicast Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network. Compare to multicast (communication between a single sender and multiple receivers) and anycast (communication between any sender and the nearest of a group of receivers).
Glossary window world-wide names wrap plug WWN A scrollable viewing area on screen. A window may refer to a part of the application, such as the scrollable index window or the text window in the electronic versions of this database, or it may refer to the entire application in a window. Eight byte address that uniquely identifies a switch, or a node (end device), even on global networks. See loopback plug. See world-wide names. Z zone Set of devices that can access one another.
Index A alerts threshold 1-18 clearing 2-19 alerts, link incident (LIN) 2-37 enabling 3-9 audit log 1-19, 4-4 B backup and restore configuration 5-7 data 1-36, 3-29 backup and restore configuration option 1-22 beaconing enabling for ports 2-17 enabling for unit 2-13 binding, port 2-18, 3-10 block a port 3-9 C call-home availability 1-22 enable notification 5-6 notification, enabling 1-22 clear system error light product menu 1-15 close product menu 1-16 closing the product manager 1-33 collect maintenanc
Index dialog box 3-6 configure ports dialog box 3-9 procedure open systems mode 3-11 configure ports dialog box 1-17 configure SNMP dialog box 3-15 procedure 3-14 configure SNMP dialog box 1-17 configure threshold alerts, procedure 3-20 configuring date and time 1-18 configuring features, menu option 1-18 conventions used in manual xiii customer-supplied server platform 1-2 D data collection option 1-20 defaults call-home notification 1-22 enable e-mail notification 1-21 diagnostics (port) running 2-17, 5
Index FRU description 1-15 product menu 1-15 FRU list view 1-30 defined 2-23 displayed 1-31, 2-23 opening 2-23 FRU properties 2-7 H hardware log 1-19, 4-7 hardware view 1-23 alert symbol function 1-24 displayed 1-23, 1-24 displaying port information 2-8 displaying switch information 2-12 identifying FRUs 2-2 monitoring component operation 2-5 defined 2-2 monitoring switch operation 2-2 obtaining hardware status 2-7 obtaining information 2-7 status conditions 1-23 status table 2-2 switch menu 2-13 switch s
Index menus configure 1-16 hardware view 2-13 help 1-23 logs 1-19 maintenance 1-20 menu bar 1-14 node list view 1-27 performance view 1-29, 2-29 port 1-25, 2-16 port list view 1-26, 2-22, 2-26 product 1-15 switch 1-24, 2-13 mode enterprise fabric 6-9 N node list view 1-27, 2-24 node list view menu 1-27 no-link status 2-3 O online state setting 5-4 open systems management server 6-2 opening product manager 1-13 operating parameters domain RSCNs 3-5 E_D_TOV 3-7 interop mode 3-8 preferred domain ID 3-4 R_A_
Index node list view menu 1-27 opening 1-13 performance view 1-28, 2-28 performance view menu 1-29 port list view 1-25, 2-20 port menu 1-25 product 1-15 status bar 1-31 switch view 1-24 view panel 1-23 view tabs 1-23 window layout and function 1-14 product menu 1-15 clear system error light 1-15 close 1-16 enable unit beaconing 1-15 FRU 1-15 port 1-15 ports 1-15 properties 1-16 properties product menu 1-16 publication, organization of xi R R_A_TOV 3-7 reason field messages 2-10 remote user workstations 1-
Index threshold alerts 1-18 clearing 2-19 general information 2-38 trademarks 4-xiv U username, default 1-3, 1-12 V versions, firmware 1-21 view menu FRU list view 2-23 node list view 2-24 performance view 2-28 port list view 2-20 view panel 1-23 view tabs 1-23 W warnings resetting configurations 1-23 web server, enabling 1-19 WWN bind dialog box 2-18 WWN binding 3-10 WWN binding option 2-18 i-6 McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
