SilverStorm 9000 Users Guide D000003-016 Rev A
S Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . License Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S Configuration File Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Host Upload/Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trap Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chassis Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A FCP Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FCP Device Discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SRP Initiator Discovery and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SRP Map Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Configured Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fibre Channel Virtual Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . .
S Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InfiniBand Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InfiniBand Statistics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Configuration and Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Troubleshooting and Technical Reference Hardware Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Introduction This manual describes the configuration and administration tasks for the SilverStorm™ 9000 series, which includes: The SilverStorm 9024 24-port InfiniBand switch The SilverStorm Multi-Protocol Fabric Director (MPFD) series: SilverStorm 9020 SilverStorm 9040 SilverStorm 9080 SilverStorm 9120 SilverStorm 9240 This manual is organized as follows: Section 1 describes the intended audience and technical support.
S 1 – Introduction Technical Support Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized maintenance provider. Visit the QLogic support Web site listed in Contact Information for the latest firmware and software updates.
2 Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Chassis Viewer is SilverStorm™ browser-based device management software. Chassis Viewer provides the primary management interface for the SilverStorm 9000 switches, allowing the user to perform management, configuration, and monitoring tasks related to InfiniBand networks. • Chassis Viewer runs on the Chassis Management Unit (CMU) of the 9024 and each managed spine/management module of the MPFD series (9020, 9040, 9080, 9120 and 9240).
S 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Password: adminpass The Chassis Viewer home page is displayed. The Chassis Viewer manages: • The switch chassis. • Each MPFD leaf module. • Each MPFD virtual I/O (VIO) hardware device. • Each MPFD spine module. • Logging and monitoring functionality. Home Page Figure 2-2 SilverStorm 9024 Home Page Figure 2-3 SilverStorm 9240 Lower Hemisphere Home Page Chassis Viewer’s home page provides a high-level overview of the switch.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer component provides hyperlinks to related menus and information where the user can perform configuration and monitoring tasks. Figure 2-4 Help Button The ? (HELP) button displays online help. Each help screen gives the user a high-level, topic-specific description. Figure 2-5 Support Button The Support button displays key contact information for support, displayed in the following window: Figure 2-6 Support Contact Screen D000003-016 Rev.
2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer S Displaying the Chassis View There are two ways to display the chassis view for the MPFD switches: 1. Mouse over the outer region of the leaf/VIO module view. The edges of the chassis are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-7 below: Figure 2-7 Leaf/VIO Module Chassis Mouseover Click the mouse. The chassis view will be displayed. 2. The second way is to mouse over the outer region of the spine module view.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Click the mouse. The chassis view will be displayed. Figure 2-9 9240 Chassis View Displaying the Leaf/VIO and Spine Module Views Leaf Module View To display the leaf module views: 1. Mouse over the leaf module to display. The edges of the leaf module are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-10 below: Figure 2-10 Leaf Module Mouseover D000003-016 Rev.
2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer S Click the mouse. The leaf module view will be displayed. Figure 2-11 Leaf Module View VIO Module View To display the VIO module views: 1. Mouse over the VIO module to display. The edges of the VIO module are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-12 below: Figure 2-12 VIO Module Mouseover Click the mouse. The VIO module view will be displayed. Figure 2-13 VIO Module View 2-6 D000003-016 Rev.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Spine Module View To display the spine module view: 1. Mouse over the spine module to display. The edges of the spine module are highlighted green as shown in Figure 2-14 below: Figure 2-14 Spine Module Mouseover Click the mouse. The spine module view is displayed. Figure 2-15 Spine Module View D000003-016 Rev.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Component Details Area The Component Details Area for the chassis, spine and leaf/VIO has three areas. • Details Header • Information area. • Menu Figure 2-16 Component Details Area Details Header Figure 2-17 Details Header The Details Header allows the user to execute command tasks for each hardware component. The graphic above displays the Details Header.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer The Leaf/VIO and Spine Information Area allows the user to view high-level information for each specific leaf or spine module. The information area is comprised of fields that are tied to live data from the selected hardware component as well as live system information. Additionally, the Component Information Area has Apply and Refresh buttons, which perform the following functionality: Apply: Saves any user edits within the white fields to flash memory.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer 4. To save, click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen. Figure 2-20 System Information Area Rebooting the 9024 Switch 1. From the Chassis Details Header, click Reboot. The following window is displayed. Figure 2-21 Reboot Window 2. Click OK. Rebooting the MPFD switches using Chassis Viewer 1. From either the Details header of the Chassis Viewer home page or the chassis view Maintenance submenu, click Reboot.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Rebooting Multiple Managed Spines using the CLI In a redundant management configuration (9080, 9120 and 9240) it may occasionally be necessary for the user to reboot both managed spines in a hemisphere. This is accomplished through the CLI of the master spine. 1. Access the master spine CLI via Telnet, SSH, or through the switch RS232 serial ports. 2. The system prompts for a user name. At the prompt enter: admin 3. The system prompts for a password.
2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer S • Switch component LED information for chassis status, chassis SMA, fan and power supplies. • Slot-based temperature and AC-power sensor data for the internal switching complex. Figure 2-23 LEDs and Sensors Tab NOTE: For a detailed explanation of physical LEDs on the hardware components, please refer to the section “9120 Component LEDs” on page 2-20. System Tab The System tab displays overall system information for the applicable hemisphere.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer NOTE: If the IB Node Description field has been changed since the last reboot of either spine, the next reboot will be treated as disruptive. System Uptime The elapsed time since the master management spine was re-initialized. System Contact The textual identification of the contact person and their contact information for this system, assigned by the administrator. System Name The name for the system, assigned by an administrator.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Refresh Button Refreshes all fields in the Chassis FRU tab. Power Tab The Power tab displays switch power supply information. This information includes the following items: Description A description of the component, assigned by an administrator. Status Displays the status of the component. Part Num Displays the part number of the component. Detail A button for each row that displays additional detail about the component.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Chassis Viewer Manufacturing Date Additionally, the user can modify the Description field, adding information specific to their network environment. D000003-016 Rev.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S Configuration and Monitoring Features The following section provides, for the applicable hemisphere, detailed, task-oriented descriptions for configuring and monitoring the switch and its feature functionality. Chassis View Menu Figure 2-24 Chassis View Menu Logging The Logging submenu allows the user to set and reset levels for log message files.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features The Set Level button allows the user to set log level configuration parameters for all software modules. To set log levels: 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. From Logging, select Set Level.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S The following list describes each of the Log Level configuration parameters. • DUMP – Dump: Indicates that a problem has caused the system to produce a system dump file. In most circumstances, it is recommended that the user retrieve the dump that was produced. Support engineers may require the information contained in the dump file to diagnose the cause of the problem.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features • DEBUG4 – Messages that contain the packet dumps within an I/O flow. I/O flows contain multiple packets. • DEBUG5 – Messages that contain the packet dumps within an I/O flow. I/O flows contain multiple packets. Important: When configuring the log levels to display debug messages, care should be taken to ensure that system performance issues are weighed against troubleshooting requirements.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Syslog Tab Figure 2-30 Log System Configurator: Syslog Host Tab The Syslog tab allows the user to configure logging messages to be sent to a syslog host. If the Host IP address is 0.0.0.0, no syslog host is configured, otherwise log messages are sent to the syslog server at a specified IP address and port. To setup the syslog host: 1.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. Click Logging. 3. Click Reset Levels. The Reset Levels window is displayed: Figure 2-32 Reset Log Levels Window 4. To reset the logging levels, click OK. Maintenance Figure 2-33 Maintenance Menu NOTE: For rebooting information, see “Rebooting the MPFD switches using Chassis Viewer” on page 2-10.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S 1. From the menu, select Maintenance. 2. Click Firmware Update. The Firmware Update screen is displayed. Figure 2-35 Firmware Update Screen 3. In the Select Target Slot Column, select the hardware component to change its firmware. NOTE: If there are multiple modules of the same type, the user can select all slots that apply. 4. From the Image to Overwrite drop-down, choose an alternate firmware file for each selected component.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features band LAN). The LDAP server receives the request, passes it on to the authentication services, and responds to the client with a yes or no, either allowing or denying the user access to the box. When LDAP is disabled internal authentication becomes the default. To setup LDAP authentication: 1. From the menu, select Maintenance. 2. Click LDAP Configuration. The LDAP Authentication screen is displayed.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. From the menu, select Maintenance. 2. Click HTTP/CLI Session Config. The HTTP/CLI Session Configuration screen is displayed. Figure 2-39 HTTP/CLI Session Configuration Screen 3. To modify the session timeout duration (in seconds), click on the existing configuration. The row changes to orange. 4. In the HTTP Timeout Duration field, enter the new timeout duration (in seconds). The default is 0 seconds (i.e., no timeout). 5.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 8. To change the HTTP Mode parameter, click on the dropdown list. The following is displayed: Figure 2-41 User Authentication Dropdown List 9. Select Enabled or Disabled. 10. To change the HTTPs Mode parameter, click on the dropdown list. The following is displayed: Figure 2-42 User Authentication Dropdown List 11. Select Enabled or Disabled. 12. When finished, click the Apply button.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S Target Configuration The Target Configuration button displays the SNMP Target Configuration Window, allowing the user to view and edit existing SNMP trap destinations. Figure 2-44 Target MIB Configuration Button To display the Target Configuration window: 1. From the menu, select SNMP. 2. Select Target Configuration. 3.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features To create a new target entry, use the following CLI command: snmpTargetAddr add -n name -a addr [-p port] [-t timeout] [-r retry_count] [-l tag_list] [-v parameters] [-s storage_type] For example: To add a trap target with the IP address 192.168.0.123 that accepts SNMP v2c style traps: snmpTargetAddr add -n traphost1 -a 192.168.0.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Target Configuration Window Field Descriptions The following are descriptions for each field in the Target Configuration window: SNMP Target Addresses: • Address Name Specifies a unique, administrator-defined name the system uses to identify a row. • Transport Domain Specifies the transport type of the address contained in the snmpTargetAddrTAddress object (e.g., 1.3.6.1.6.1.1 = udp, 1.3.6.1.4.1.1977.200.1 = tcp).
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features • Nonvolatile means that the value is saved, and remains with each subsequent reboot. • Volatile or Other indicates it will not be saved. • Status Indicates the current status of the row. The row may be in one of three states: • Active • Not in service • Not Ready NOTE: A status of not in service indicates that the current row will not be used in the event a trap is generated by the system.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S This field determines whether or not the entry is saved for each reboot of the switch. • Nonvolatile means that the value is saved, and remains with each subsequent reboot. • Volatile or Other indicates it will not be saved. • Status Indicates the current status of the row.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. From the menu, select SNMP 2. Click Filter Status. The SNMP Filter Status screen is displayed. Figure 2-47 SNMP Filter Status Screen Set Community Strings The Set Community Strings screen allows the user to set two SNMP community names: • Read Only Community Name • Read/Write Community Name Figure 2-48 Set Community Strings Button To set the Community Strings: D000003-016 Rev.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. Click SNMP 2. Click Set Community Strings. The Set Community Strings screen is displayed. Figure 2-49 Set Community Strings Window The first field, "Read Only Comm. Name," is the community string that when specified in an SNMP client, allows read only access to SNMP fields exported by the SNMP server. The second field, "Read/Write Comm.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Administer The Administer screen allows the user to set backup and restore scenarios for the configuration file of each MPFD virtual I/O card. Figure 2-51 Configuration File Administration - Administer 1. Click the chassis view. 2. Click Config File Admin. 3. Click Administer. The Configuration File Administration screen is displayed: Figure 2-52 Configuration File Administration Screen 4.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Following is a description of each mode option: Disabled Following an Auto Restore of a configuration file to a virtual I/O card, the system sets the virtual I/O card mode to Disabled. This allows the user to verify that the configuration file is correct, before returning the virtual I/O card to Auto Backup mode. In the Disabled mode, use the Backup and Restore buttons to either back up or restore a configuration file.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 3. Click Host Up/Download. The Configuration File Upload/Download screen is displayed: Figure 2-55 Configuration File Upload/Download Screen To upload a configuration file from a server to the CMU: 1. For a selected module, click the Upload button. The following screen is displayed: Figure 2-56 Upload Screen 2. Type the path to the desired server location, or click Browse to locate the correct path. 3. Click Submit.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Trap Control The Trap Control screen allows the user to set default trap scenarios related to configuration files. Figure 2-57 Trap Control 1. Click the chassis view. 2. Click Config File Admin. 3. Click Trap Control. The Trap Control screen is displayed: Figure 2-58 Configuration File Trap Control Screen 4. Select or deselect the desired trap(s). NOTE: To generate an immediate trap, click the applicable Gen Trap button. 5.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features CfgSrvGenError A general error has occurred. CfgSrvFileRestored The configuration files have been restored to a particular slot. CfgSrvFileBackedup The configuration files have been successfully backed up for a particular slot. CfgSrvModeDisabled An event has occurred that has caused the slot mode to be set to disabled. The user should resolve the error and reset the mode to the proper value for the affected slot.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. From the Chassis menu, click Chassis Traps. 2. Click Trap Control. The Chassis Trap Control screen is displayed: Figure 2-60 Chassis Trap Control Screen 3. Select or deselect the desired trap(s). NOTE: To generate an immediate trap, click the applicable Gen Trap button. 4. To save settings, click on Apply.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features icsChassisTrapSystemSwitchFailover This trap indicates that there was a fail over from one switch in the chassis to the other. Slot Group icsChassisTrapModuleNotResponding This trap indicates that a module is not responding to HEARTBEAT poll requests, that are issued by the internal chassis management service. icsChassisTrapModuleInserted This trap indicates that a module was inserted into the chassis.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features icsChassisTrapPowerSupplyRemoved This trap indicates that a power supply was removed from the chassis. icsChassisTrapPowerSupplyFailed This trap indicates that a power supply has failed and is not operational. icsChassisTrapPowerSupplyEEPROMReadFailure This trap indicates that an error condition was encountered when reading the EEPROM of the power supply.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. From the Chassis View Port Statistics submenu, select IB Port Stats. The IB Port Statistics window is displayed: Figure 2-62 Chassis IB Port Statistics Understanding Port Naming Conventions Following is an explanation of the conventions used in the Port Name column. Leaf modules/ports: L = Leaf module number P = Leaf module port number Example: L12P01 is leaf module 12 port number 1.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S Physical State: Indicates whether the internal connection to the InfiniBand port is up or down. Possible values are No State Change, Sleep, Polling, Disabled, Training, Up, and Error Recovery. Link Down Default: Indicates the default down state as set by the Fabric Manager. Possible values are No State Change, Sleep, Polling, and Unknown.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features InfiniBand Statistics: Transmit 32 Bit Words: The number of 32-bit data words transmitted by the port, not including flow control and VCRC data. Receive 32 Bit Words: The number of 32-bit data words received by the port, not including flow control and VCRC data. Transmit Packets: The number of data packets transmitted by the port, not including flow control packets.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S Excessive Buffer Overrun: This error is detected when the OverrunErrors threshold is exceeded by the number of consecutive flow control update periods with at least one overrun error in each period given in the PortInfo attribute. Pkey Violations Inbound: Indicates the number of times an invalid partition key (PKey) was received.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features The leaf port statistics window is displayed: Figure 2-64 Leaf Port Statistics Window For information on the each IB port statistic field, refer to the section “Port Statistics Field Descriptions” on page 2-41 Spine Modules 1. Select a spine module. The spine module view is displayed. 2. From the Spine menu, select Spine Port Stats, then IB Port Stats.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S For information on the each IB port statistic field, refer to the section “Port Statistics Field Descriptions” on page 2-41 Set Field Thresholds The Set Field Thresholds screen allows the user to set, for a specific parameter(s), an error message threshold for the cable ports on the switch. Figure 2-67 Set Field Thresholds To change error reporting thresholds, do the following: 1. Click on Port Stats. 2.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features NOTE: For those fields with a “Percent of Max” time unit, the user may enter a number from 0 to 100. For those fields with a “1 Second” time unit, the user may enter a number from 1 to 65,535. c. Click Apply. NOTE: If any threshold is exceeded on any port, the port will be displayed as red on the switch map and a warning message will be logged.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features portRecvErrThresh The threshold for the number of errors received on the port. portRecvRemPhysErrThresh The threshold for the number of remote physical errors received on the port. portXmitDiscardThresh The threshold for the number of transmit discards received on the port. portPKeyViolInThresh The threshold for the number of times PKey inbound was invalid on the port.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features 1. From the menu, click Time Service. 2. Click Set System Time. The System Time Information screen is displayed: Figure 2-70 System Time Information Screen To use NTP: 1. Click the Use Network Time Protocol? checkbox. 2. Enter the IP address for the NTP server. 3. To save, click on Apply. Figure 2-71 Time Service - NTP Setup To manually set the system time: 1. Make sure the Use Network Time Protocol? checkbox is unchecked. 2.
2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features S 3. To save, click on Apply. Figure 2-72 Time Service - Manual Setup To set time zone and daylight saving time (DST) settings: 1. In the Time Zone drop-down, select the correct time zone based upon Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). 2. Using the Which, Day, and in Month drop-downs, set the start and end dates for daylight saving time. 3. To save, click on Apply.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features For most of the United States, Daylight Saving Time in the United States begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March, and ends at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Additionally, for those US regions that do not observe DST, the start and end dates in the Which, Day, and in Month settings should be set to the exact same date. Configuring the Switch OOB IP Address To configure the Switch IP address: 1.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuring the Switch Default Gateway IP Address The Set Default Gateway IP address Window allows the user to configure the IP address for the default gateway to route packets from the OOB management port to an external network. To configure the Switch default gateway IP address: 1. From the OOB LAN IP submenu, click Set Default Gateway IP. Figure 2-76 Set Switch Default Gateway IP Address Button 2.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Configuration and Monitoring Features Automatically starting the Fabric Manager To enable the Fabric Manager to automatically start at boot time: 1. From the menu, click Subnet Manager. 2. Click Configuration. The Subnet Manager Configuration window is displayed: Subnet Manager Configuration Window Figure 2-79 Subnet Manager Configuration Window 3. To configure the Fabric Manager to automatically start with each boot, click Enabled.
2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu S Spine View Menu For information on accessing the Spine View, refer to “Spine Module View” on page 2-7. Figure 2-80 Spine View Menu NOTE: For information on IB port statistics refer to the section “Port Statistics” on page 2-40. Logging The Logging submenu allows the user to view and purge the log message file. Figure 2-81 Logging Submenu 2-54 D000003-016 Rev.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu Viewing the Log NOTE: Each management spine maintains a separate log. The View Log button allows the user to view the message log. Figure 2-82 View Log Button To view the message log: 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. Click View Log. The log message window is displayed: Figure 2-83 Sample Message Log To save a log message for further analysis, perform the following steps: 1. From the Messages window, select Edit, Select All (or CTRL + A). 2.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu Purging the Log The Purge Log button purges the RAM, clearing the log file(s). Figure 2-84 Purge Log Button To purge the log: 1. From the menu, click Logging. 2. Click Purge Log. The Purge Log confirmation window is displayed Figure 2-85 Purge Log Confirmation Window 3. Click OK. 4. The message log file is now purged. Select Boot Image The Select Boot Image button allows the user to choose an alternative boot image for the switch.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu 1. From the menu, select Maintenance. 2. Click Select Boot Image. The Boot Image Selection screen is displayed: Figure 2-87 Boot Image Selection Screen NOTE: By mousing over either radio button in the Boot Image Selection screen, the user can glean additional information about each file, as shown in Figure 2-88 below: Figure 2-88 Boot Image File Pop Up To choose a new boot image: 1. Click on a radio button of the new boot image. 2. Click Submit.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu Fabric Manager Control NOTE: This section assumes the user has purchased and activated the embedded version of the Fabric Manager. NOTE: For the SilverStorm 9020, the Fabric Manager Control submenu is part of the EVIC and FVIC menu.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu 4. To confirm that the Fabric Manager has started, click Refresh. Once the Fabric Manager is running, the system reports “Running” in the Status area and begins to increment the Uptime counter. 5. Click Close. Restarting the Fabric Manager 1. From the menu, click Subnet Manager. 2. Click Control. The Subnet Manager Control window is displayed. 3. To restart the Fabric Manager, click Restart.
S 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu License Keys; Key Administration The License Key submenu allows the user to activate and deactivate feature functionality that is sold as an add-on to the switch. NOTE: For the SilverStorm 9020, the License Keys submenu is part of the EVIC and FVIC menu. Adding a New License Key 1. Click License Keys. The Key Administration button is displayed: Figure 2-92 License Key Submenu 2. Click Key Administration.
A 2 – Operations and Administration Spine View Menu Deleting a License Key 1. Click on the License Keys submenu. Figure 2-95 License Key Submenu 2. Click on Key Administration. The Key Management window is displayed: Figure 2-96 Key Management Window 3. To delete a license key, click the Delete button. The system prompts with the following: Figure 2-97 License Key Delete Prompt 4. Click OK to delete. D000003-016 Rev.
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3 FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features The following section provides detailed, task-oriented descriptions for configuring and monitoring the FVIC card and its feature functionality via the FVIC Menu. NOTE: For 9020 users, refer to the following sections for subnet management and licence key information: • “Fabric Manager Configuration” on page 2-52 • “Fabric Manager Control” on page 2-58 • “License Keys; Key Administration” on page 2-60 Figure 3-1 FVIC Menu D000003-016 Rev.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging S Logging The Logging submenu allows the user to view, set levels, reset levels, and purge the message log file. Figure 3-2 Logging Submenu The View Log button allows the user to view the message log. Figure 3-3 View Log Button 3-2 D000003-016 Rev.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging To view the message log: 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. Click View Log. The log message window is displayed: Figure 3-4 Sample Message Log To save a log message for further analysis, perform the following steps: 1. From the Messages window, select Edit, Select All (or CTRL + A). 2. Select Edit, Copy (or CTRL + C). 3. Open a text editing package, such as Notepad. 4. Select Edit, Paste (or CTRL + V). 5. Save as a plain text (.txt) file.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. From Logging, select Set Level. The Log System Configurator (Device Tab) window is displayed: Figure 3-6 Log System Configurator (Device Tab) The Device tab presents current log level configuration settings for the following software modules: • RAM = The circular log buffer contained in memory.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging • DUMP – Dump: Indicates that a problem has caused the system to produce a system dump file. In most circumstances, it is recommended that the user retrieve the dump that was produced. Support engineers may require the information contained in the dump file to diagnose the cause of the problem. • FATAL – Indicates that a non-recoverable system problem has occurred.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging S • DEBUG3 – Messages that describe the I/O flow. • DEBUG4 – Messages that contain the packet dumps within an I/O flow. I/O flows contain multiple packets. • DEBUG5 – Messages that contain the packet dumps within an I/O flow. I/O flows contain multiple packets. Important: When configuring the log levels to display debug messages, care should be taken to ensure that system performance issues are weighed against troubleshooting requirements.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging Reset Log Levels The Reset Levels button resets the logging levels to their factory default values. Figure 3-9 Reset Levels Button To reset the logging levels: 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. Click Logging. 3. Click Reset Levels. The Reset Levels window is displayed: Figure 3-10 Reset Log Levels Window 4. To reset the logging levels, click OK. Purging the Log The Purge Log button purges the RAM, clearing the log file(s).
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging 1. From the menu, click Logging. 2. Click Purge Log. The Purge Log confirmation window is displayed Figure 3-12 Purge Log Confirmation Window 3. Click OK. 4. The message log file is now purged. 3-8 D000003-016 Rev.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Maintenance Maintenance Select Boot Image The Select Boot Image button allows the user to choose an alternative boot image for the FVIC. To select a boot image: Figure 3-13 Select Boot Image Button 1. From the menu, select Maintenance. 2. Click Select Boot Image.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Maintenance S 1. Click on a radio button of the new boot image. 2. Click Apply. 3-10 D000003-016 Rev.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration Fibre Channel Configuration Figure 3-16 Fibre Channel Configuration Submenu The Fibre Channel configuration submenu allows the user to perform the following tasks: • Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) Interconnect Configuration. • Discover and Configure FCP Target Devices. • Discover and Configure SRP Initiators. • Configure SRP Mapping (LUN Mapping).
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 1. In the main status and navigation area, click on an FVIC. 2. From the FVIC menu, click Configuration. 3. Click FC Port Configuration. The FCP Port Configuration screen is displayed: Figure 3-18 FCP Port Configuration Screen 4. Select the FVIC port to be modified. The row changes to orange. 5. To set the port speed, click the drop-down in the Speed column. Select either Auto-negotiate (Auto), 1 GB, 2 GB or 4 GB.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration a. Private Loop if a port is connected to a storage device supporting loop, but does not support a fabric login. b. Public Loop if a port is connected to a storage device supports loop and requires a fabric login. c. Point to Point if a port is connected to a device supporting point-to-point login. d. Fabric is the default value to use when a port is connected to a Fibre Channel switch.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 3. Click on FCP Device Discovery. The Fibre Channel Target Device Configuration window is displayed: Figure 3-22 Fibre Channel Target Device Configuration Window Any devices listed in the Configured Devices table have been previously discovered and configured. The devices must have a status of Connected in order to be utilized by an SRP Initiator.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 5. Click on Configure. For each discovered device, enter a name which is applicable to the user environment. Figure 3-24 Configuring a Discovered Target NOTE:The fields In Frame Size, Out Frame Size, and Class of Service are currently not supported in the GUI. Each field is set by hardware. 6. Click Submit. The configured devices are now displayed in the Configured Devices table.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration S SRP Initiator Discovery and Configuration The SRP Initiator Configuration screen allows the user to discover and configure IB-enabled hosts on the fabric. There are three methods for configuring SRP Initiators.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration NOTE: Before using this screen to discover hosts, the user must verify that InfiniBand connectivity has been established with each IB-enabled host connected to the switch. Figure 3-26 SRP Initiator Discovery and Configuration Button To discover and configure SRP initiators: 1. In the main status and navigation area, click on a FVIC. 2. From the FVIC menu, click on Configuration. 3. Click on SRP Initiator Discovery.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 4. Click Start. All discovered hosts are displayed in the Discovered Hosts table. Figure 3-28 Discovered Hosts Table 5. Click on Configure. For each discovered hosts, enter a name which is applicable to the user environment. Figure 3-29 Configuring a Discovered Initiator 6. Click Submit. The configured devices are now displayed in the Configured Initiators table.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration In addition to using the method above, the user can click on the Click to Add Host button in the Discovered Hosts table to add and configure IB hosts. Figure 3-31 Click to Add Host Button 1. In the Discovered Hosts table, click the Click to Add Host button. The following is displayed: Figure 3-32 Add Host Window 2. In the Initiator GUID text box, enter the 16-digit SRP Initiator port GUID number.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration S 1. In the Discovered Hosts table, click the Click to Add Host button. The following is displayed: Figure 3-33 Add Host Window: Wildcarding 2. In the Initiator GUID text box, enter all zeros (16-digits) as shown in Figure 3-33. An SRP port GUID of all zeros is considered a wildcard - it will match any port GUID value. 3. In the SRP Extension ID text box, enter the 16-digit SRP Extension ID number.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration SRP Map Configuration The SRP Map Configuration screen allows the user to map discovered and configured SRP Initiators to discovered and configured Fibre Channel devices on the FC fabric. Figure 3-35 SRP Map Configuration Button To configure initiators to target devices: 1. In the main status and navigation area, click on a FVIC. 2. From the FVIC menu, click on Configuration. 3. Click on SRP Map Configuration.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration S NOTE:The number in green box of the Name column represents how many sessions are active for that SRP initiator. The number in the green box in the IOC (X) Mapping column represents how many session are active for that map. Figure 3-37 Click to Add Link 4. Click the Click to Add link of the SRP Initiator and column of the IOC. The IOC is the path through the FVIC through which the IB traffic flows (i.e.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 7. Click Next. Step 2 of the Map Configuration Wizard is displayed Figure 3-39 Map Configuration Wizard - Step 2 8. Choose a Target from the drop-down list. 9. Enter a Host LUN number. Host LUNs are numbered from 0 through n. 10. Enter a Target LUN number. Target LUNs are numbered from 0 through n. 11. Click Finish. NOTE: If the user chooses a Direct mapping, Steps 9 and 10 of the above procedure would be omitted.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 4. Select the mapping to be deleted. The Initiator and Map configuration information is displayed in the bottom of the window. Figure 3-40 Initiator and Map Configuration Information 5. In the Map configuration information area, click the Deactivate button. NOTE:When a map is deactivated the map is still present. SRP initiators requesting to connect to the map will be rejected.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 6. Once the Entry Status changes to Inactive, click on the Delete Map button. Figure 3-42 Inactive Entry Status and Delete Map Button 7. The system returns the following screen: Figure 3-43 Map Deletion Successful Message D000003-016 Rev.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration S Fibre Channel Virtual Port Configuration The Fibre Channel Virtual Port Configuration screen allows the user to configure virtual ports that create and expanded pool of available worldwide names, which significantly increases the number of unique host connections. Figure 3-44 FC Virtual Port Configuration Button To configure virtual ports: 1. In the main status and navigation area, click on an FVIC. 2.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration NOTE: The Virtual Port Key can be found on a label attached to the FVIC. Figure 3-46 FC Virtual Port Key NOTE: Once the Virtual Port Key is entered, it becomes a part of the FVIC configuration. The configuration should be backed up using the menu options Config File Admin, Administer, Backup (see “Configuration File Administration” on page 2-32 for detailed information).
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration Removing the Virtual Port Pool The Remove Virtual Port Pool button causes all virtual ports to be removed as well as any configured targets that were discovered through those virtual ports.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration Statistics Figure 3-50 Statistics Submenu The Statistics submenu allows the user to monitor the following: • IB Port Statistics • FCP Target Device Statistics • SRP Initiator Statistics • FC Interconnect Statistics InfiniBand Port Statistics The IB Port Statistics area provides IB port information for the FVIC. Figure 3-51 IB Port Statistics To view port statistical information, do the following: D000003-016 Rev.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration S 1. From the Statistics submenu, select IB Port Stats. The IB Port Statistics window is displayed: Figure 3-52 FVIC IB Port Statistics NOTE: Ports 11 and 12 of the FVIC (e.g L01P11 and L01P12) represent the ports between the switch chip on the FVIC and one of the FVIC internal HCA chips. Port Statistics Field Descriptions Link State: Indicates whether the InfiniBand link associated with the physical port is up or down.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration Link Width Enabled: Indicates actual link width as opposed to the supported link width. Link Width Supported: Indicates the link width in terms of multipliers of 2.5 Gbit/sec full duplex serial links supported by the port. Active Link Speed: Indicates the speed of the full duplex serial link. This is either 2.5Gbps (single data rate, or SDR), or 5.0Gbps (double data rate, or DDR).
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration S Link Error Recovery: Indicates the number of times the link error recovery process happened successfully. The value of the counter is not incremented past 255. The Performance Manager may reset and/or consolidate the results of this counter. Link Downed: The number of times the link error recovery process failed. The value of the counter is not incremented past 255.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration FCP Target Device Statistics Provides statistical information on any configured FC target device. This screen enables the user to monitor how much Fibre Channel traffic is moving through the FVIC card for a given FC target. Figure 3-53 FCP Target Device Statistics Button To view FCP target device statistics: 1. In the main status and navigation area, click on a FVIC. 2. From the FVIC menu, click on Statistics. 3.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration Down: Indicating Attention/Error - that is, the device is a configured device - but the FVIC card was unable to establish a connection to the device. • Port Number Indicates the port numbers on the FVIC. • N Port ID N Port ID is a 24-bit address that identifies the target. The Fabric Controller dynamically assigns the N Port ID to the target.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration Number of requests to the target device that have not yet completed. • Data In Indicates the total bytes read from the target device. • Data Out Indicates the total bytes written to the target device. SRP Initiator Statistics The SRP Initiator Statistics screen displays information about an InfiniBand Host (SRP initiator) connected to the InfiniBand fabric. This screen enables the user to monitor for host usage information.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration • Initiator ID 128 bit field in which: The first 64 bits are the port GUID of the SRP initiator port. The second 64 bits are extended SRP ID. • Active Connections Indicates how many active sessions an initiator has. • Total Requests The total number of requests from an initiator. • Succeeded Requests The total number of successful requests from an initiator.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 1. Click on FVIC. 2. Click on Statistics. 3. Click on FC Port Statistics. The FC Port Statistics window is displayed: Figure 3-58 FC Port Statistics Window Following is a description of each field of the FC Port Statistics window: • Name This field displays the name that was assigned to the connection by the system. • Set Speed The FVIC port speed setting. • Actual Speed Actual speed of the FVIC port.
S 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration • Loss of Sync Count Monitors port synchronization loss. Indicates the number of times the signal from the FVIC Fibre Channel port to the FC fabric was not of sufficient quality to support synchronization with the incoming data stream. • Invalid Transmission Count Monitors port invalid transmissions. Indicates the number of invalid transmissions received.
A 3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 3. Click FC Trap Control. The FC Trap Control screen is displayed: Figure 3-60 FC Trap Control Screen 4. Select or deselect the desired trap(s). To generate an immediate trap, click the applicable Gen Trap button. 5. To save settings, click on Apply. Following are definitions for all Fibre Channel traps: • fciouInterconnectLinkUp The connection between the FVIC and an IB host is up.
3 – FVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Fibre Channel Configuration 3-40 S D000003-016 Rev.
4 EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features The following section provides detailed, task-oriented descriptions for configuring and monitoring the EVIC card and its feature functionality via the EVIC Menu. NOTE: For 9020 users, refer to the following sections for subnet management and licence key information: • “Fabric Manager Configuration” on page 2-52 • “Fabric Manager Control” on page 2-58 • “License Keys; Key Administration” on page 2-60 Figure 4-1 EVIC Menu D000003-016 Rev.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging S Logging The Logging submenu allows the user to view, set levels, reset levels, and purge the message log file. Figure 4-2 Logging Submenu The View Log button allows the user to view the message log. Figure 4-3 View Log Button 4-2 D000003-016 Rev.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging To view the message log: 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. Click View Log. The log message window is displayed: Figure 4-4 Sample Message Log To save a log message for further analysis, perform the following steps: 1. From the Messages window, select Edit, Select All (or CTRL + A). 2. Select Edit, Copy (or CTRL + C). 3. Open a text editing package, such as Notepad. 4. Select Edit, Paste (or CTRL + V). 5. Save as a plain text (.txt) file.
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. From Logging, select Set Level. The Log System Configurator (Device Tab) window is displayed: Figure 4-6 Log System Configurator (Device Tab) The Device tab presents current log level configuration settings for the following software modules: • RAM = The circular log buffer contained in memory.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging • DUMP – Dump: Indicates that a problem has caused the system to produce a system dump file. In most circumstances, it is recommended that the user retrieve the dump that was produced. Support engineers may require the information contained in the dump file to diagnose the cause of the problem. • FATAL – Indicates that a non-recoverable system problem has occurred.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging S • DEBUG3 – Messages that describe the I/O flow. • DEBUG4 – Messages that contain the packet dumps within an I/O flow. I/O flows contain multiple packets. • DEBUG5 – Messages that contain the packet dumps within an I/O flow. I/O flows contain multiple packets. Important: When configuring the log levels to display debug messages, care should be taken to ensure that system performance issues are weighed against troubleshooting requirements.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Logging Reset Log Levels The Reset Levels button resets the logging levels to their factory default values. Figure 4-9 Reset Levels Button To reset the logging levels: 1. From the menu, select Logging. 2. Click Logging. 3. Click Reset Levels. The Reset Levels window is displayed: Figure 4-10 Reset Log Levels Window 4. To reset the logging levels, click OK. Purging the Log The Purge Log button purges the RAM, clearing the log file(s).
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Maintenance 1. From the menu, click Logging. 2. Click Purge Log. The Purge Log confirmation window is displayed Figure 4-12 Purge Log Confirmation Window 3. Click OK. 4. The message log file is now purged. Maintenance Select Boot Image The Select Boot Image button allows the user to choose an alternative boot image for the EVIC. To select a boot image: Figure 4-13 Select Boot Image Button 1. From the menu, select Maintenance. 2.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration NOTE: By mousing over either radio button in the Boot Image Selection screen, the user can glean additional information about each file, as shown in Figure 4-15 below: Figure 4-15 Boot Image File Pop Up To choose a new boot image: 1. Click on a radio button of the new boot image. 2. Click Submit.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration S • View configured virtural LAN (VLAN) information • Configure Ethernet link aggregation • Configure maximum packet age parameters • Configure port mirroring Virtual NIC Information The Virtual NIC Info button displays detailed information for all Virtual NICs associated with the EVIC. Figure 4-17 Virtual NIC Button To view the Virtual NIC Information window: 1. From Menu, select Configuration. 2. Select Virtual NIC.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration • Remote Host Types Identifies the type of remote IB host (e.g., VirtualNIC). This field is valid when the In Use field has a value of 1. • Last Host GUID The GUID of the Channel Adapter of the last host that used the IOC. If the In Use field has a value of 1, this is the GUID of the host currently utilizing the Virtual NIC. • Last Host Instance An index that the Host provides to the EVIC.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration S Configure Pause As defined by the IEEE 802.3x specification, PAUSE is a simple stop-start form of flow control. A device can temporarily halt incoming data by sending a PAUSE frame, which is a parameter indicating the length of time the sender should wait before sending additional data.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration Configure MTU Size Figure 4-21 Configure MTU Size To configure MTU size, perform the following tasks. 1. From Menu, select Configuration. 2. Select Configure MTU Size. The MTU Capability window is displayed: Figure 4-22 MTU Capability Window 3. In the Next field, enter a number between 1500 and 8174 (the maximum jumbo frame size currently supported).
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration ViPort Count Configuration Configuring ViPort counts allows the user to set the number of host connections allowed below the maximum supported by the VIO hardware. Doing so allows users to have more Ethernet buffers per ViPort when not using all the host connections (i.e. ViPorts). Figure 4-23 VPort Count 1. From Menu, select Configuration. 2. Select Configure ViPort Count.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration VLAN Configuration VLAN Configuration allows the user to configure the virtual local area network as specified in IEEE 802.1p and 802.1q. NOTE:When using tagged VLANs for Ethernet ports, the MTU size should be changed to 1504 since a VLAN tag adds 4 bytes to the message size of a packet. For more information on setting MTU size, please refer to the section “Configure MTU Size” on page 4-13. Figure 4-25 VLAN Configuration 1.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration S incoming frame(s) will be associated with. By default, untagged packets or those with a VLAN ID of 0 (also known as priority tagged frames) are assigned the VLAN specified by the PVID value (which defaults to 1). The PVID of a port should between 1 and 4094. Egress Rule This is a filter on the forwarded packets on a per-port basis. The user can enable or disable the filter.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration If the Ingress Rules are set to Enabled, the VLAN Membership and Ingress Frame Type values are checked before forwarding the frame to the Egress Rules of the appropriate host port for possible filtering. VLAN Membership Indicates which VLANs a port is member of. A user can add or delete the port to a particular VLAN by specifying the VLAN ID. Multiple VLAN IDs should be specified as a space-separated list.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration S NOTE:An EVIC contains both Ethernet and "virtual" ports. A virtual port is a logical port going from the EVIC to an InfiniBand host. When a VirtualNIC host connects to an IOC of the EVIC, the EVIC assigns a virtual port to the connection. Port Range A dropdown list where a user selects virtual ports (in 6-port increments). Selecting one of the port ranges displays the information for those virtual ports.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration If the Ingress Rules are set to Enabled, the VLAN Membership and Ingress Frame Type values are checked before forwarding the frame to the Egress Rules of the appropriate host port for possible filtering. NOTE: A frame coming from a Linux host will have a VLAN tag only if the host interface has been configured to send vlan tags (e.g., with a 'vconfig' command). VLAN Membership Indicates which VLANs a port is member of.
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration Host Instance For each instance that a host is connected to the same IOC, a unique number must be assigned. The default value is zero (range = 0-255). Host GUID The globally unique indentifier for a host port GUID. This is the port GUID of the HCA port of the virtual port specified in a 'create' block of an /etc/infiniband/qlgc_vnic.cfg file of a host. This field is only valid for the virtual port(s) in use.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration VLAN Setup This section describes the necessary procedures to configure an IB host to communicate with an Ethernet host(s), both hosts using VLAN tags. Figure 4-30 VLAN Setup IB Host 1 using VLAN tag 11 IB EVIC Ethernet Ethernet Host using VLAN tag 11 Host Interface Configuration 1. On a Linux Host, use the vconfig command to assign the interface in the qlgc_vnic.cfg file to VLAN 11 (using the example in Figure 4-30).
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration network. In the example assume that external Ethernet port 2 is connected to the Ethernet network. Host Port Configuration 1. Enable Egress rules on virtPort 56 with the command vlanEgressRuleSet command: vlanEgressRuleSet vi 56 1 2. Enable Ingress Rules on virtPort 56 with the command vlanIngressRuleSet: vlanIngressRuleSet vi 56 1 3.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration must be restarted on the host at the other end of the virtPort. Restart qlgc_vnic as follows: /etc/init.d/qlgc_vnic restart Once done, any VLAN definitions made containing interfaces referenced in the qlgc_vnic.cfg file need to be redone. In the case of this example, the command vconfig add eioc2 11 needs to be reissued. Alternative VLAN Setup This is an example explains how to setup two interfaces on a host, each on a different VLAN.
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration The EVIC will know that traffic coming from eioc10 is on VLAN 10 and eioc20 is on VLAN 20. Link Aggregation Link Aggregation (or trunking) is a method of combining physical network links into a single, logical link for increased bandwidth. Link Aggregation also provides load balancing where processing and communication activity is distributed across several links in a trunk to reduce the likelihood that a single link becomes over-subscribed.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration This field describes the aggregation where a port is currently located. If two rows contain the same value, they are part of the same aggregation. Manual Agg # If LACP is disabled (i.e., Lacp Enabled = No), then the user sets this field to describe which ports should be in the same aggregation. LACP State Indicates the LACP state (OK, N/A, or Fail). This field is view only.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration S Partner ID This field is significant for only the ports having LACP Enabled. For those ports, this indicates the partner ID for the aggregation of the remote switch at the opposite end of the Ethernet cable. This field is view only. Maximum Packet Age Maximum Packet Age allows the user to view and/or set the maximum packet age value (in milliseconds). Figure 4-34 Maximum Packet Age 1. From Menu, select Configuration. 2.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Configuration 1. From Menu, select Configuration. 2. Select Port Mirroring. The Port Mirroring window is displayed: Figure 4-37 Port Mirroring Window Following is a high-level description for each field in the window: Mirror Port The Mirror Port values represent the two external Ethernet ports of the EVIC. When a Mirror Port is enabled, traffic from a monitored port is sent out the Mirror Port.
S 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics Statistics Figure 4-38 Statistics Submenu The Statistics submenu allows the user to monitor the following • IB Port Statistics • Ethernet Port Configuration and Statistics InfiniBand Port Statistics The IB Statistics area provides IB port statistical information for the EVIC. Figure 4-39 IB Port Statistics To view port statistical information, do the following: 4-28 D000003-016 Rev.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics 1. Select an EVIC port or from the Statistics submenu select IB Port Stats. The IB Port Statistics window is displayed.: Figure 4-40 IB Port Statistics The following are descriptions for each field in the Port Statistics area: Link State: Indicates whether the InfiniBand link associated with the physical port is up or down. Possible values are no state change, down, init, armed, active, and unknown.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics S Indicates the speed of the full duplex serial link. If the link width is 4x, the speed of each link is multiplied by 4 to determine the bandwidth of the link. DDR links have a link speed of 5.0, while SDR links have a link speed of 2.5. Link Speed enabled: Indicates the actual link speed as opposed to the supported link speed. Link Speed supported: The supported link speed of the port.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics Receive Errors: Number of errors received on the port. Remote Physical Error Received: Number of remote physical errors received on the port. Transmit Discards: Number of port transmit discards. Local Link Integrity Errors: Number of local link integrity errors. Excessive Buffer Overrun: Number of excessive buffer overrun errors. Pkey Violations Inbound: Indicates the number of times an invalid partition key (PKey) was received.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics S 1. From Menu, select Statistics. 2. Select Port Configuration/Statistics. The Port Statistics Window is displayed. NOTE:At the user’s discretion, the Port State for each EVIC Ethernet port can be enabled or disabled. Figure 4-42 Port Statistics Overview The following are high-level descriptions for the EVIC port and Ethernet Statistics (EtherStats) displayed in the EVIC Port Configuration/Statistics Window. State Values are Enabled or Disabled.
A 4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics Octets The total number of octets of data received on the network. Pkts The total number of packets (including bad packets, broadcast packets, and multicast packets) received. BroadcastPkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to the broadcast address. Multicast Pkts The total number of good packets received that were directed to a multicast address. CRCAlignErrors CRC = Cyclic Redundancy Check.
4 – EVIC Configuration and Monitoring Features Statistics S Pkts64Octets The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were 64 octets in length. Pkts65to127Octets The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were between 65 and 127 octets in length inclusive. Pkts128to255Octets The total number of packets (including bad packets) received that were between 128 and 255 octets in length inclusive.
A Troubleshooting and Technical Reference This section describes troubleshooting scenarios and technical reference information for the SilverStorm 9000 series. The document is organized in the following manner: Hardware Checks Troubleshooting Scenarios Hardware Checks Switch Problem The Switch has no power Fix Ensure that the power cord(s) is attached to the Switch and the power outlet. Ensure that the power supply(s) is seated properly.
S A – Troubleshooting and Technical Reference Hardware Checks Fan Problem Fix Red LED is lit Call Tech Support Fan not running Ensure fan is seated properly. If fan continues to be inoperable, call Tech Support OOB Ethernet RJ45 Port Problem Fix The RJ45 Ethernet Port(s) have a RJ45 Cable with a Noise Problem: This problem would occur if there is a RJ45 cable that has poor shielding or contact of pins. Ensure that the cable is a straight-through Cat 5 cable (not a crossover cable).
A A – Troubleshooting and Technical Reference Troubleshooting Scenarios Troubleshooting Scenarios InfiniBand This section documents common problems seen with the SilverStorm 9000 series switches. Invalid IP Address entered via Console Port Symptoms Cannot access the Chassis Viewer browser window. The browser window times out and Chassis Viewer will not come up. Resolution / Workaround 1. Invalid IP Address entered for the chassis or spine modules via the console port.
A – Troubleshooting and Technical Reference Troubleshooting Scenarios S Notes A-4 D000003-016 Rev.
