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1. LOF Timeout ELS LOF Timeouts LIP during Init OPN Retums Port Display Figure 2 14 Port Display F Port Entering the Port Display F Ports Window In the Switch Faceplate Display window click on the performance chart for the desired Port You may also enter this window as the result of using the Previous or Next tool bar buttons while viewing other ports on this switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 48 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display View Port Modes Switch Faceplate Display View Port Modes Refer to Figure 2 15 Port Modes allows configuring of any port to be an F Port fabric 51 Port TL Port or Offline F Ports and fabric ports automatically become T Ports when connection with another switch is detected Clicking on a port will cause it to change to the next sequential mode When all modes have been stepped through the sequence will repeat Right clicking on a port produces a drop down list of the available modes Choose the desired mode and click to select Port modes can be altered on a per port basis and saved to non volatile memory within the switch After changing any all port modes click the Apply button for the changes to take effect Exiting the window or pressing the Refresh tool bar button without pressing the Apply button results in any changes being ignored Applying a port mode change while a data trans
2. Loss of Signal Number of signal losses detected for this port OLS in Number of offline sequences received An OLS is issued for link initialization a Receive amp Recognize Not Operational NOS state or to enter the offline state OLS Out Number of offline sequences issued by this port An OLS is issued for link initialization a Receive amp Recognize Not Operational NOS state or to enter the offline state The switch may issue an OLS to perform offline diagnostics or to power down OPN Returns Number of times that a device on the loop didn t accept an open primitive This usually indicates a device error Out frames Number of class 2 and class 3 frames transmitted by this port Protocol errors A 2 Counter Descriptions Number of primitive sequence protocol errors An error indicates that a sequence protocol violates the FC 2 signaling protocol Sheet 2 of 3 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Table A 1 Counter Names and Descriptions port display window Continued Counter Name in port display Reject frames Description Number of frames from devices that have been rejected Frames can be rejected for any of a large number of reasons Reserved N A Retry LIPs Currently not used Short Frame Errors Number of times a frame shorter than 36 bytes was received Smoothing Overflow Errors Number of times that a
3. 2 IC 7 9 ima sa allo ORK Fabric ID fi Out of buffers 0 13 TOutofs Buffers 0 Chassis ID o RT TOV 00 Switch resets intriow Buts ASICO fO intr low Bufs ASIC 1 D COF Panty ASICO D stade TYPE FLS 10 Transter el E D TO V 2580 COF Pany ASICT D cRcasico ooo ASICI D 131 Framebus Ems ASICO RO in Mode Jontine zj FTN 5000 Frame bus Ems ASIC D H0 1 Framebus Ems ASICO HO Chassis chu Frame bus Ers ASIC 0 AD Frame bus Ers ASIC 1 AD Frames In Frames Out Frames Dropped Errors parameters switch Statistics portion Port 7 Testin Faceplate Display click ports to select or double click to enter Chassis management portion Figure 2 1 Faceplate Display Identification SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 9 Application Overview Login Fabric window Topology window Gian lt 11 y Ste page 2 18 See page 2 11 pag window le See page 2 73 lt Y Switch Faceplate portion of the display See page 2 33 View Port States Faceplate default See page 2 41 View gt Port Modes Faceplate See page 2 48 View gt Port Tuning Faceplate See page 2 50 Chassis Parameters Switch Statistics portion of the
4. A service which multiplexes frames at frame bound aries to or from one or more N_Ports with acknowl edgment provided SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Class 3 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame bound aries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledgment COF CPORT Out FIFO CPORT Out FIFO COF A switch output buffer CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC A method of detecting small changes in blocks of data Ethernet Activity LED A switch management connector LED that indicates when data is being transmitted to and from the Management Workstation Ethernet Link Status LED A switch management connector LED that indicates an active link with the Management Workstation Fabric Name User defined name associated with the file that contains user list data for the fabric Fan Fail LED An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard FC PLDA Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach Glossary 1 Glossary Flash Memory Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware FLS Fabric loop switch Frame Data unit consisting of a start of frame SOF delim iter header data payload CRC and an end of frame EOF delimiter FRU Field Replaceable Unit GBIC GigaBit Interface Converter GigaBit Interface Converter GBIC A device inserted into the switch cha
5. 2 24 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Topology Window ET Topology Display ns to view or double clickto configure Please verify it is connected properly Figure 2 6 Failed Switch Removed SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 25 Topology Window Switch lt gt Configuration Dougtest Dougtest sysName undefined Unassigned OK Dougtest Training NOTE Switch names will reflect names assigned in your fabric I 7 Figure 2 7 Restore Dialog Box Inconsistent Object If the application detects a change which invalidates its view of the fabric the application may need to rediscover the fabric As a result the following will occur An error message about the need for rediscovery is displayed The offending switch is deleted from the topology display The application returns to the fabric window The application queries all fabric switches to discover current configuration After rediscovery go to the topology window and press the Apply button SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 26 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Network Configuration Window Network Configuration Window Refer to Figure 2 8 Use the Network Configuration window to configure the Ethernet Port of the selected Switch The management workstation maintains the ARP table which maps a sw
6. 6 If Hard Zones are enabled all ports in the fabric must be defined in a Hard Zone that is there may be no Hard Zone Orphans 7 Ifa particular Hard Zone exists in more than one Switch Chassis in a Multi Stage Switch these scattered pieces of Hard Zone must be interconnected by T Ports as though they were separate chassis They must use the same SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 62 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Zoning 10 topology as the rest of the fabric That is if the rest of the chassis are connected in a Cascade topology the Hard Zones must be connected in Cascade All SL Ports for a particular segmented loop must be in the same Hard Zone All ISLs belong to the hard zone that they reside in If there is a cable between two switches but the two ports of that cable do not belong to the same Hard Zone then there will be no link between those two ports An ISL belongs to the Hard Zone that it resides in and is shared between all Broadcast Zone SL zone Name Server zones in that Hard Zone Broadcast Zone Rules l 2 A Broadcast Zone is only valid if it is enabled If Broadcast Zones are used on a Single Stage Switch in which Hard Zones are defined the Broadcast Zones must not overlap Hard Zone boundaries For example If Hard Zoning in an 16 port Single Stage Switch places Port 4 in one zone and Port 5 in another zone Broadcast Zoning must not include Ports 4 and 5 in the sa
7. A Reset operation will disrupt the opera tion of the Switch To delay the Reset operation until traffic is removed from the Switch click No Perform the Reset later by choosing Special Reset in any of the Chassis Faceplate windows Refer to the Special Reset paragraphs later in this manual If the Flash load fails refer to the Flash Load Fails paragraphs Flash Load Fails In the event that the Flash load fails a dialog box asks whether to try again The Switch will still remain operable until a Reset occurs Assuming of course that the Switch was operating before an attempt to load new Flash code Trying multiple times to load new Flash code will not upset operation of the Switch as long as the Switch isn t Reset If a Switch Reset occurs the Switch will try to use the new Flash code and will discover that it is bad The Switch will display a Heartbeat error code of three blinks indicating a Flash Checksum error The Switch is still able to load new Flash code but is not operable until the new code is successfully loaded and the Switch is again Reset When the Flash load is successful Reset the Switch to put the new Flash code into operation Switch Faceplate Display Special gt Reset Special gt Reset allows resetting the selected Switch chassis Choosing Reset Reset the selected Switch chassis by choosing Special gt Reset while in the Switch Faceplate displays The application resets the selected Switch chassis immedi
8. File Edit View Special and Help These menus are context dependent That is they each may contain different sub menus depending on which window is displayed The File Menu contains the same sub menus as the Fabric window descriptions of these sub menus can be found on page 2 15 The Edit Menu contains the following sub menu SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 31 Network Configuration Window View Special Help Tool Bar Back Button Apply Button Undo Button Refresh Button User Administration Go to the User Administration window refer to page 2 73 The View Menu contains the following sub menus Zoom In Same as Zoom Button Zoom Out Same as Back button Return to Fabric Screen Return to the Fabric window No entries The Help menu contains the following entries About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term The Tool Bar buttons that are active in this window are Back Apply Undo and Refresh Press Back to go to the Topology window or the Switch Faceplate Display window Press Apply to cause the Switch to use the new information A dialog box will ask whether to save the new information in the Switch Flash memory If the informa tion requires a
9. Port administrative state Online Loop arbitration Enabled MFS tuning Normal R_T_TOV 50 milliseconds 5 E D TOV 1280 milliseconds R A TOV 2500 milliseconds MFS TOV 320 milliseconds Zero Port Counts Zero Port Counts causes all counters in the Switch Statistics table except for the resets field to be zeroed Clear Zoning Backup Inactive Reset Allows you to perform a Reset operation on the selected Switch chassis Refer to the Update Flash and Reset paragraphs later in this section Help The Help menu contains the following entries About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term Tool Bar Except for Delete all Tool Bar buttons are active in this window Back Button Press Back to go to the Topology window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 37 Switch Faceplate Display Apply Button Zoom Button Undo Button Zoning Button Refresh Button Previous Button Next Button Press Apply to cause the Switch to use the new information A dialog box will ask whether to save the new information in the Switch Flash memory If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choose the Refresh butt
10. or create if none exists the etc ethers file to add the following line to the end of the file lt switch MAC address gt lt switch name gt As an example 00 c0 dd 00 61 c0 switch_1 4 the etc hosts file to add the following line lt switch IP address gt lt switch name gt SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Switch Set up 1 5 Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port 5 Edit the etc nsswitch conf file to modify the ethers and hosts lines so that the word files appears before the NOTFOUNDecreturn portion of the line as shown below hosts nis files NOTFOUND return ethers nis files NOTFOUND return 6 Determine if the RARP daemon is running by typing ps eaf grep rarpd NOTE The vertical line is the pipe character If the RARP daemon is running proceed to step 8 7 Start the RARP daemon in the Solaris software environment by typing usr sbin in rarpd ad 8 the power switch off and then back on to reset the switch chassis and activate the new IP address 9 Verify that the IP address is correct ping switch IP address gt 10 Ifthe RARP daemon was started in step 7 return to the window in which the daemon was activated Perform Control C key sequence to stop the daemon operation Configuring the Ethernet Port Using SANsurfer The SANsurfer application is based on Java 1 3 02 Ensure that the management station has this version or hig
11. 4 Remove all assigned ports 5 Click on the Add Zone button Observe that zone 4 is created 6 Add the ports that were designated as part of zone 2 7 Click the Apply button to save the changes The new fabric will contain four zones for this zone type When the two fabrics are connected the result will have zone 1 from both fabrics combined in zone 1 zone 2 will have the ports defined for the original fabric A zone 3 will contain the original ports defined for zone 3 of fabric B and zone 4 will contain the ports defined in the original zone 2 of fabric B SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 12 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual User Administration Window User Administration Window Refer to Figure 2 23 The User Administration window allows a Super User to manage access to fabric management and also to set the screen resolution that the application will use to communicate with the management station monitor screen Only a super user can open this window and save changes to it Entering the Administration Window Enter the User Administration window by clicking on the current login informa tion area on the Fabric window or by selecting Edit User Administration from the menu bar of any window User list User Administration Previous Next Securit Created Modified 04 19 2000 04 19 2000 04 24 20 19 04 24 2024 Figure 2 23 Edit User Accounts Main Menu Bar There are five menus on the
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13. Switch Management 2 45 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices Loop Devices The Loop Devices portion of the window has an entry for each device on the loop Each entry is described in Table 2 2 Press Refresh to update this portion of the window Table 2 2 Loop Display Field Descriptions Field Description Type An icon symbolizing the device on the loop Public or Private T The device identifier number for the SANsurfer application This will help the user determine when the maximum number of devices for this loop has been reached Address The Address is the 24 bit Physical Address of the device Nodes connected to a Fibre Channel Fabric address each other and the Switch using the Physical Address of the fabric port to which they are connected The Physical Address is composed left to right of a four bit Fabric ID a six bit Chassis Number a six bit port address within the chassis and an eight bit Arbitrated Loop Port Address AL PA Arbitrated Loop ports use the AL PA to describe the physical address of each port within the loop Device Name This field identifies the World Wide Name of the fibre channel port of the device connected to the selected port The Worldwide name is a 64 bit address composed of the 48 bit MAC address and a 16 bit NAA address Vendor For public devices this field contains the name of the manufacturer or the loop device For private devices thi
14. Switch Reset operation in order to take effect the application will ask whether to perform it now If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choose the Refresh button to restore the display to show the actual status Press Undo to ignore all changes made to this window since the last Apply opera tion Press the Refresh button to poll the Switch The application places the current settings in all fields SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 32 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Switch Faceplate Display Refer to Figure 2 9 The Switch Faceplate display is composed of three main parts which represent the selected chassis Faceplate Chassis Parameters Switch Statis tics and Chassis Management area This window is the central point for managing the selected chassis For example Faceplate selections under the View menu allow you to view and control Port States and Modes and if the chassis is a SANbox it also allows you to configure the chassis for Multi Frame Sequences MFS In the Chassis Parameters area you can view chassis parameters such as various Fibre Channel timeouts Stage Type and the chassis Administrative Mode Using selections in the View menu allow you to use the Chassis Management area to view chassis performance and Node Name information set up and run Traces and view and chang
15. The Memory controls affect the quantity and format of the memory contents on the display When attempting to modify memory contents the following order of events must be followed Select the read mode Enter the desired range and increment length for the affected memory block 1 2 3 Press the Apply button 4 Select the write mode 5 Modify the desired memory locations 6 Press the Apply button Read Write Increment Select Select the read or write increment Choices are Bytes Words 16 bits or Dwords 32 bit Double Words The increment selected will affect how the memory data is displayed in the memory map Read Write Select Select the type of operation Read or Write Start Address Field Place the cursor in the field and type the Start Address Length Field Place the cursor in the field and type the length in terms of Bytes Words or Dwords This value is a Hex value Memory Data Fields If the selected operation is a memory read the application will display the selected data in the Memory Data portion of the window The data is for display only There is no way of saving the data to a file SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 57 Switch Faceplate Display View Memory Map If the selected operation is a memory write make all memory control selections place the cursor in the appropriate memory data field and type the new data Press Apply in the To
16. Trace Log 2 54 Figure 2 20 View Memory Map 2 56 Figure 2 21 Special gt Update Flash 2 59 Figure 2 22 Zoning Window 2 66 Figure 2 23 Edit User Accounts 2 73 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management X List of Figures 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual List of Tables Table 1 1 Default Username and Password 1 8 Table 2 1 Loop Controls Field Descriptions 2 45 Table 2 2 Loop Display Field Descriptions 2 46 Table A 1 Counter Names and Descriptions port display window A 1 Table A 2 Counter Names and Descriptions Faceplate window A 4 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A List of Tables Xi Notes SANbox 8 16 Switch Management List of Tables 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Preface 1 How to Use This Manual This manual has five sections an appendix a glossary and an Index Section 1 explains how to cable a Management Station to a Switch chassis and configure its Ethernet port Section 2 explains how to start and run the SANsurfer Switch management application Appendix A contains information about Counter names and their functions Please use this manual in conjunction with the appropriate Switch Installer s User s manual These manuals are listed in the Related Materials paragraphs later in this section Making Changes Making changes to any window will not affect switch operation until the changes are appl
17. all possible tuning states have been sequenced through the process repeats After right clicking on a port choose the desired mode selection by clicking on it in the list Entering the Port Tuning Faceplate Port Tuning Display the Port Tuning faceplate by choosing View gt Port Tuning while in the Switch Faceplate display In most circumstances tuning of an individual port is not desirable and the default setting Normal should be left unchanged However certain Host Bus Adapters HBAs perform better with tuning To support optimum performance with these HBAs the Switch allows individual ports to be tuned based on the characteristics of a particular HBA Tuning modes supported are Normal default condition No tuning applied Recommended for Sun configura tions Non l Non Interleaved This option prevents sequences from different sources and bound for a single destination from being interleaved Once a sequence has begun the Switch will not transmit frames from any source other than the one which began the sequence This mode is recommended only for Tachyon based adapters being used for IP traffic It is not recommended in any other circumstance Min I Minimize Interleave This option while not preventing interleaved sequences minimizes their extent Once a sequence has begun the Switch will continue to transmit from the same source as long as frames are available for transmis sion or end of sequence occurs If no frames ar
18. and error statistics for the SNMP agent Configuration Group Tables fcFabricName Fabric Name a universally unique name for the Fibre Channel Fabric including all nodes and switch elements fcElementName Element Name a fabric unique name for this switch element fcFeModuleCapacity Module Capacity the number of modules in this switch element fcFeModuleTable Module Table a table of information about each module in the switch element fcFPortConfigTable Port Configuration Table a table of the current configuration parameters for each port in the switch element Operation Group Tables fcFPortOperTable F Port Operations Table a table of the operational values of each port in the switch element fcFPortFlogiTable F Port Login Table a table of the service parameters defined during the last login fcFPortPhysTable F_Port Physical Level Table a table giving the physical status of each port in the switch element SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Managing the Switch Using the SNMP Error Group Tables fcFPortErrorTable F Port Error Table a table of error counts for each port in the switch element Account Group Table anMkiiAccounting a table of traffic statistics for each Fibre Channel port Capability Group Tables Port CapabilitiesTable a table of configuration parameters supported by each pot in the switch element SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 8
19. and returns the physical LED on the selected chassis to the normal heartbeat pattern If no switch is selected the fabric management switch is selected by default Archive Fabric Allow administrators to save fabric switch configurations to a local file The archive file can then be used via the Restore Fabric option to reprogram all switches back to a known configuration Archives can also be used to program new switches for deploying identical configurations When saving the archive a standard file dialog will appear asking for the name amp location to save the archive file SANsurfer will then retrieve all the configurable parameters from each switch in the fabric and save that infor mation to the archive Saved parameters include operational switch parame ters port modes MFS testing TL etc zoning excluding descriptions Network and SNMP configurations Neither Fabric IDs nor Chassis IDs are saved in the archive For an example of the archive restore operation refer to Network Configu ration Window on page 2 27 Restore Fabric Restore from the file created with the Archive Fabric command This can be used to restore the configuration of a fabric switch to a known state or to program new fabrics switches to a common configura tion If the fabric was not archived before a switch failure within the fabric it will not be possible to restore the fabric with this command Restore opens a standard file dialog b
20. been reached Test Length sec The value is a number in the range of 0 to 27 1000 seconds Entering a value that exceeds the allowable range the test will not be performed Frame Size The frame size is a numeric value in the range of 36 to 2148 Entering a value that exceeds the allowable range produces an error message explaining the valid range of values Data Pattern The data pattern is the test value to be used for testing the port The value is an eight byte hexidecimal value in the range of 00000000 to FFFFFFFF Enter the eight byte value in hexidecimal Entering a value that exceeds the allowable range causes the minimum or maximum allowable value to be entered Port Statistics The application displays the Port Statistics and Performance for the selected port The application updates this information every five seconds or when Refresh is pressed Loop Controls Press Refresh to observe changes made to any of the control commands The Loop Controls are described in Table 2 1 Table 2 1 Loop Controls Field Descriptions Control Description Send LIP Press this button send one LIP on a private loop A LIP will cause all devices on the loop to perform a log in with the loop Enable All Press this button to enable all the devices on the loop that can be enabled Mechanical failures would prevent a loop device from being enabled SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer
21. bus Errs ASIC 1 Port 1 Frame bus Errs ASIC 1 Port 2 Frame bus Errs ASIC 1 Port 3 Frame bus Errs ASIC 1 Port 4 Frame bus Errs ASIC 2 Port 1 Frame bus Errs ASIC 2 Port 2 Frame bus Errs ASIC 2 Port 3 Frame bus Errs ASIC 2 Port 4 Frame bus Errs ASIC 3 Port 1 Frame bus Errs ASIC 3 Port 2 Frame bus Errs ASIC 3 Port 3 Frame bus Errs ASIC 3 Port 4 Only available for switches with more than 8 ports Sheet 1 of 2 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management A 4 Counter Descriptions 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Table A 2 Counter Names and Descriptions Faceplate window Continued Counter Description Internal Parity ASIC 0 Port 1 Parity error detected with data transfer internal to the switch A non zero value may indicate an internal problem with the switch Internal Parity ASIC 0 Port 2 Internal Parity ASIC 0 Port 3 Internal Parity ASIC 0 Port 4 Internal Parity ASIC 1 Port 1 Internal Parity ASIC 1 Port 2 Internal Parity ASIC 1 Port 3 Internal Parity ASIC 1 Port 4 Internal Parity ASIC 2 Port 1 Internal Parity ASIC 2 Port 2 Internal Parity ASIC 2 Port 3 Internal Parity ASIC 2 Port 4 Internal Parity ASIC 3 Port 1 Internal Parity ASIC 3 Port 2 Internal Parity ASIC 3 Port 3 Internal Parity ASIC 3 Port 4 Intr low Bufs ASIC 0 Number of times a low buffer condition has occurred on the specific A
22. connection 2 11 color 2 18 status 2 18 MAC address 2 30 875 3143 10 Rev A Index 1 Index port configuration 2 27 expiration user account 2 76 passwords 2 76 F fabric add switch 2 5 combining effect on zones 2 72 combining effects on zones 2 72 configuration archive 2 21 2 23 restore 2 21 2 23 creating or editing 2 12 Ethernet connection 2 11 line in fabric table 2 13 name 2 15 name file assigned user access 2 75 name server type selecting 2 21 remove switch 2 6 selection 2 13 table discussed 2 13 status field 2 13 topology 2 18 window 2 11 zoning template 2 66 Fabric Name field 2 15 fabric name SNMP 2 30 factory default configuration 2 37 FC4 type loop devices identifying 2 46 Fibre Channel timeout E D TOV 2 40 R A TOV 2 40 R T TOV 2 40 flash load 2 59 fails 2 60 upgrade 2 59 format memory controls 2 57 user account 2 76 user passwords 2 76 frame limit tuning 2 50 frame size port testing 2 45 G gateway address 2 6 2 30 GBIC 2 41 GigaBit Interface Converter See GBIC graph activity 2 33 graph of port performance 2 52 2 Index guest security level 2 76 H hard zone orphans 2 62 HBA See Host Bus Adapters heartbeat LED 2 20 2 33 2 36 height monitor screen defining 2 77 Host Bus Adapters tuning 2 50 icon colors topology window 2 19 icon types fabric window 2 13 IP address 2 29 assigning to a fabric 2 12 for fabrics 2 15 gateway 2 6 2 30 netmask 2 6 2 29 usi
23. display Chassis Management portion of the display View Performance window default See page 2 52 View gt Name Service window See page 2 53 View gt Trace window See page 2 54 View gt Memory Map window See page 2 56 Zoning window See page 2 64 Network Configuration window See page 2 27 Figure 2 2 SANsurfer Switch Management Application Block Diagram 2 10 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual Fabric Window Fabric Window The Fabric window see Figure 2 3 allows any user to select a fabric for observa tion and or management depending on the authority of the user Each managed fabric has a name and an Ethernet connection to a Switch chassis through which the fabric is managed hereafter referred to as the Fabric Management Switch SANsurfer chooses one Ethernet connection at a time to use The Fabric window is the first window displayed after entering the application The table allows a user to define an entry to the fabric with the IP address of the Fabric Management Switch The application loads the default fab file or the file assigned to a user see User Administration Window on page 2 73 for assigning alternate files which contains an entry for the managed fabric if the fabric was saved in a previous session If this is the first time the app
24. field to open the Network window Highlight the IP Address box and enter the new IP Address Press the Apply button to save the change Press the Back button to return to the Topology window then double click on the switch icon to enter the Faceplate display Select Special Reset to reset the switch When the switch is reset if a new IP Address was assigned the IP Address entered into the Fabric window is now incorrect Return to the Fabric window by repeated pressing of the Back button delete the existing fabric and re enter the fabric using the new IP Address Press Apply Double click on the Status field icon The Topology window opens Double click on the Ethernet Port icon next to the switch icon to go to the Network Configuration window Verify that the IP Address information and any other changes have been applied Exit the SANsurfer application SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Section 2 SANsurfer Switch Management Overview If the SANsurfer application has not previously been loaded on the management station refer to To install SANsurfer on page 1 7 NOTE The SANsurfer Switch management application is able to manage a variety of Switch products Although only images of 16 port switches are used the appli cation functions identically for 8 port switches This section describes the functions of the application The application grays out or doesn t display func
25. in Red To remove them from the Topology window select the Switch Chassis icon and press Delete This removes them from the window Press the Apply Button to save the change Inactive Inactive Performing an Archive Restore of a Fabric For the archive restore function to modify the replacement switch properly the archive file must have been created prior to the switch failure NOTE If the restore file used on the current fabric is not the information which was created from this fabric the IP information which is restored to this fabric will be that of switches used to create the archive file in use in another fabric Using an archive file from another fabric might result in duplicate IP information This procedure assumes that the failed switch is not the Fabric Management Switch If the failed switch is the Fabric Management Switch it is desirable to access the fabric from an alternate ethernet connection within the fabric to reconfigure the replacement switch If an alternate fabric Ethernet entry point is not available or if this is a single switch fabric it will be necessary to connect the management station directly to the new switch with the crossover ethernet cable It will also be necessary to configure the Fabric window to access the switch using RARP or the default IP address 10 0 0 1 Refer to Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port on page 1 5 for more information NOTE A replacement switch must be an
26. is only created if the user creates a file and saves current information SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 Preface 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Section 1 Switch Set up Switch Preparation Before managing a fabric you must acquire and set the IP address of the switch You can set the IP address in the following ways RARP preferred method SANsurfer NOTE The current firmware does not support TFTP as in previous versions Ethernet Cabling The Switch is managed through the use of a customer supplied management station connected to the Switch via its Ethernet port Refer to Figure 1 1 for the location of the Ethernet port on the back of the 16_Port Switch Refer to Figure 1 2 for the location of the Ethernet port on the back of the 8_Port switch Figure 1 3 shows the Switch Management connector and the cable wiring The Ethernet connection may be made with power applied to the Switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Switch Set up 1 1 Ethernet Cabling Over Temperature Heartbeat LED Port LED Red Yellow Number Fan Fail LED 25 Switch Logic Traffic LED Red Power Good LED Yellow Green Logged In LED GET Green AC Power Power Plug Switch Switch Management Connector RJ45 XX XX XX KCXX XX ETT o py o BEN cu gt Fibre Channel Port Force PROM Button Tx Rx Logg
27. is removed An additional message asking whether to save the zone is displayed Click on Yes to save this defined zone or No to erase the zone when the SANsurfer application is exited SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 11 Zoning Window Combining Fabrics with Zones Defined There may be an occasion when two fabrics are to be connected and both fabrics have zones defined When the fabrics are connected zones with the same name will become a single zone with that name If the devices within the zones with the same name should not be zoned together Define the zone in one fabric as a new zone that doesn t exist in the other fabric Remove the ports zoned to the previous zone but don t remove the zone itself When a zone is deleted the subsequent zones will be renumbered so they remain in sequential order For example if fabric A is using zones 1 and 2 and fabric B is using zones 1 2 and 3 connecting the two fabrics will result in zones 1 2 and 3 Assuming that combining zone 1 from each fabric is acceptable but combining zone 2 is not the following steps would be necessary 1 Go to the Fabric Zoning window for the fabric with the most defined zones in this example it is fabric B Select the zone type to be changed 2 Select the Zone Index for zone 2 the zone that can t be combined with zone 2 of fabric A 3 Record the ports attached to this zone
28. move through active ports on this switch until the first last port is reached When the first last port has been reached that button will no longer function and a warning message is displayed that the port limit has been reached IH SANsurfer Jl File Edit View Special Help e HB a EIE gt Port Display Back Apply zoom Undo Zoning Refresh Delete Previous Next Port6 F Port fd PY PointioPoint 3 TE 240000e08b02c063 Pu 10c500 Start Tests Statistics Yalues Statistics Counterteset at NA In frames Values Elapsed since counterteset NA E DsededWames D Busfems o 0 5mobssssiUms OO n oo Petelemrs 1 mvlitewodsmcy o eR amp emm Delmierenos O o Addiess ID enors Link reset in y Link tesetout LIP _ UP FTEF LIP FFT LIP FT AL PS ERE REP ES 1 AL Ini Enors A Stem thingy Overflow Loss of Signal LaserFaults I ESRB Ressmd Ry LIP p
29. of the selected Zone Type is added by pressing the Add Zone button To view existing Zones of the type selected press the Next or Previous buttons in the Tool Bar 4 Intheleft column select deselect ports for the zone a select the desired port s to add click either on or to the left of the port type icon To select more than one port hold the Ctrl key and left click the additional ports When a port is selected the port number will change to yellow and the word add to zone is placed behind the port number b Todeselect any all of the ports click to the right of the port number to be deselected Hold the Ctrl key to only deselect the current choice If the Ctrl key is not held clicking to the right of any port will deselect all selected ports NOTE If assigning ports to hard zones if any port is not selected for a hard zone when the Apply button is pressed the following warning message will be displayed All ports must be in one and only one Hard Zone The zone assignment will not be saved until all ports are assigned to a hard zone The ports that are not assigned to specific hard zones will need to be grouped as one additional hard zone They will not be allowed to remain in the orphan zone 5 After all desired ports have been selected press the Apply button Observe a message about the settings being saved to disk Click on OK 6 After saving the zoning change the selected port names change from yel
30. overlapping Hard Zones If Hard Zones are enabled SL zones will not communicate across defined Hard Zone boundaries In the event that a hard zone is defined that causes ports within the same SL zone to appear in different hard zones the SL zone will be split When the SL zone is split the zones will have the same identifying values for the SL zone name or number An SL zone may only contain 32 or fewer ports with 126 or fewer total devices An ISL belongs to the Hard Zone that it resides in and is shared between all Broadcast Zone SL zone Name Server zones in that Hard Zone Hard Zone Rules 1 Hard Zone is only valid if it is enabled 2 lfHard Zones are enabled Broadcast Zones Name Server Zones and SL Zones will not communicate across Hard zone boundaries Adding a Hard zone after other zone types are defined may result in splitting those other zone types so as to make those zones into two unconnected pieces which will be unable to communicate with each other For example If Hard Zoning in a particular Switch chassis places Port 6 in one zone and Port 7 in another zone Broadcast Name Server or SL Zoning must not include Ports 6 and 7 in the same zone Hard Zones operate fabric wide 4 There is a maximum of 16 Hard Zones independent of other zone types The SANsurfer management application numbers them 1 through 16 5 A port may be defined as being in only one Hard Zone Hard Zones may not overlap each other
31. port that supports arbitrated loop protocol Non Volatile Random Access Memory Memory on the switch where configuration informa tion is stored N_Port Node Port A fibre channel device port in a point to point or fabric connection NVRAM Non Volatile Random Access Memory SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual Glossary Over Temperature LED An LED that indicates that air temperature inside the switch has exceeded a preset limit POST Power On Self Test Power On Self Test POST Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up Private Device A device that can communicate only with other devices on the same loop Private Loop A loop of private devices connected to a single switch port RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Reverse Address Resolution Protocol A protocol that enables systems to query the network to identify devices by their MAC address SANsurfer Web based switch management application Segmented Loop A set of private loops that behave as one private loop SL_Port Segmented Loop Port A port connected to a private loop of devices SL_Port Zone A set of SL_Ports and their connected devices that behave as a single private loop SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Stage Type A parameter that determines how the ports of a switch are configured SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Switch Logic Power Goo
32. removing from a zone 2 64 statistics 2 42 tuning 2 50 view port states 2 41 view port statistics 2 45 port testing data pattern 2 45 frame size 2 45 test length 2 45 port testing stop on error 2 45 port testing stopping 2 44 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual R R A TOV configure 2 40 R T TOV configure 2 40 RARP for IP address 2 28 Read write Increment Select 2 57 Read Write Select 2 57 refresh button 2 38 related materials 1 1 reset 2 37 2 60 restoring configuration 2 21 2 23 rules broadcast zones 2 63 name server zones 2 63 SL zones 2 64 SANsurfer block diagram 2 10 overview 2 9 Web based switch management 2 5 screen height defining 2 77 screen width monitor defining 2 76 security level assigned users 2 76 Send LIP button 2 45 SL zone rules 2 64 SNMP 3 1 configuration 2 30 contact 2 31 fabric name 2 30 location 2 31 trap address 2 30 traps 2 31 stage type 2 33 configure 2 22 Start Address Field memory 2 57 Start Tests button 2 44 Static IP Addr radio button 2 28 statistics port 2 42 status loop devices 2 46 Stop on error during port testing 2 45 Stop Tests button 2 44 super user 2 75 security level 2 76 switch add to fabric 2 5 failure replacement 2 23 remove from fabric 2 6 replacement of 2 23 switch management connector 1 1 875 3143 10 Rev A Index 3 Index T template file 2 66 types described 2 61 when combining fabrics 2 72 T Port link 2 20 template f
33. same identify ing values for the broadcast zone name or number An ISL belongs to the Hard Zone that it resides in and is shared between all Broadcast Zone SL zone Name Server zones in that Hard Zone Name Server Zones Name Server Zones allow the division of the fabric one or more Switch chassis into as many as 256 fabric wide zones that define which ports or devices receive Name Server information If Hard Zones are enabled Name Server Zones will not communicate across defined Hard Zone boundaries In the event that a hard zone is defined that causes ports within the same name server zone to appear in different hard zones the name server zone will be split When the name server zone is split the zones will have the same identifying values for the name server zone name or number If a zone is defined by port number a port will receive Name Server informa tion for all ports in the same Name Server Zone or zones in which the port is defined SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 61 Zoning An ISL belongs to the Hard Zone that it resides in and is shared between all Broadcast Zone SL zone Name Server zones in that Hard Zone SL Port Zones SL Zones on the switch allow the division of the fabric one or more Switch chassis into fabric wide zones that define the ports that may communicate with each other A particular port may be placed in only one Hard Zone no
34. seconds and displays the number of Frames In Frames Out Dropped Frames and Errors that occurred in the two second interval The application plots the data on the moving graph and displays the latest performance data numerically under each graph Performance monitoring ceases when the window is exited to go to another window Entering the Performance Data Faceplate The Performance Data is the default chassis data displayed when entering the Switch Faceplate display File Edit View Special Help Switch Faceplate Display a AE Back Apply Zoom Undo Zoning Ref d SANBox 8 a8 Flash 30439 Prom sw 30300 Power NORMAL Temp 31 1 ok 2 ok Fabric ID 1 1 Outofs Buffes Chassis ID 0 Switch resets Intr low Bufs ASIC 0 Stage O Transfer ELD COFCRCASICO ASIE 1 h aeri ET Fl Admin Mode Jontine x Frames In Frame bus Ers ASICO RO Framebus Ers ASICO AO Frame bus Errs ASIC 0 AD Frame bus Ers ASIC 1 AD Frames PINEES Errors Faceplate Display click ports to select or double click to enter Performance data for each on line port Single click on a port performance chart to go to the port display window Figure 2 17 View gt Performance SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 52 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Face
35. sub menus Save Template to File save the currently defined fabric zones to a file SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 66 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Zoning Window Help Tool Bar Back button Apply Button Refresh Button Delete Button Previous Button NOTE When performing a Load Template from File ensure that none of the ports currently displayed are selected for addition to or removal from the zone If a template is loaded with ports selected the ports may become invalid Zone definitions will not be loaded on switches that were not part of the fabric when the template file was saved Load Template from File load a saved fabric zone definition Delete Template File delete a saved zone definition file Backup WWN Zoning not currently used The Help menu contains the following entries About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term Press Back to go to the Topology window or the switch faceplate display Press Apply to cause the Switch to use the new information If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choose the Refresh button to restore the display to show the actual status Press the Refresh but
36. that type has been defined the button has no effect Criteria for Displaying a Port The application polls each switch to determine the ports that have a device attached to them If a port is configured and has a GBIC installed it will be shown as inactive unless the device responds to contact made with it NOTE Port modes are determined at the time the zoning window is entered Port connection changes made while in the zoning window will require returning to the faceplate window or the topology window and pressing the Refresh button on the tool bar Re entering the zoning window will display the current port modes Adding a Zone For information about Port Groups Zoning Method refer to page 2 21 Refer to Figure 2 22 on page 2 66 1 Choose a Zone Type Zone Types are Hard Zones Broadcast Zones SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 68 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Zoning Window Name Server Zones g Segmented Loop 2 Note If configuring a Hard Zone proceed to step 4 Choose a Hard Zone View The Hard Zone View will determine which ports or devices are visible in the left column of the zoning window If hard zones are defined select the hard zone that the desired ports devices reside in If no hard zones are defined select the Orphan value 3 Choose a Zone Index number The application starts with one zone The zone does not include any ports or devices in the zone A zone
37. the Switch Faceplate display Fabric ID must be the same as the other switches in the fabric The fabric ID cannot be modified directly If for some reason a new switch has a different fabric ID you must restore the factory defaults Select Special gt Default Config from Switch Faceplate Display to restore factory default settings The Chassis ID must be unique among the other switches in the fabric The default value of 1 should be changed after connection to ensure that when another switch is added to the fabric a conflict does not arise from a dupli cate number NOTE After adding the switch to the fabric be sure to change the default chassis ID to a unique value within the fabric between 1 and 63 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 5 Set Up or Open a Fabric Use the SANsurfer application to verify these conditions on switches which have previously been connected to other fabrics or as a single switch fabric prior to connecting them to this fabric If the switch has never been used these conditions have been met by the default states The switch is ready for installation in the fabric Removing a Switch from a Fabric To prepare a switch for removal from a fabric it is necessary to change certain settings to specific values to ensure that the switch is in a known condition for the next time it is to be used On the Network Configuration window if
38. the Switch or communicate between devices interconnected through the Switch Press the Retrieve Trace amp Save button to save the Trace Buffer to a file To disable all Trace functions in the Switch press the Set Flags button with all Trace functions disabled not checked This disables all Trace functions in the Switch After disabling all the Trace functions in the Switch you may press the Get Flags button just to make sure the list comes back from the Switch with all the Trace functions clear not checked Your authorized maintenance provider will explain how and where to send the file of the Diagnostics Trace Buffer SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 55 Switch Faceplate Display View gt Memory Map Switch Faceplate Display View gt Memory Map Refer to Figure 2 20 View Memory allows support personnel to read and write selected memory locations in the Switch If there are problems a support engineer may ask you to perform these operations display the results and send them back to the support facility Therefore use this window only under the direction of your authorized maintenance provider Entering the Memory Map Window Display the Memory Map window by choosing View gt Memory Map while in the Switch Faceplate displays File Edit View Special Help ae Sun Wig ci pem mem E jm opo mem Inactive quem Uum ERO Fabric ID fi S
39. the port s to delete from the left column a select the desired port s to remove click either on or to the left of the port type with the circle around it To select more than one port hold the Ctrl key and click each additional port When a port is selected the port number will change to violet and the word remove from zone is placed behind the port number b Todeselect any all of the ports click to the right of the port number to be deselected Hold the Ctrl key to only deselect the current choice If the Ctrl key is not held clicking to the right of any port will deselect all selected ports SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 70 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Zoning Window NOTE If removing a port from a hard zone that port must be assigned to another hard zone If any port is not assigned to a hard zone the following warning message will be displayed All ports must be in one and only one Hard Zone If this port does not belong in any of the defined hard zones an additional hard zone must be created in which to place the port After all desired ports have been selected press the Apply button Observe a message about the possibility that modifying switch zoning may disrupt traffic on an active zone Click on Yes to continue or No to cancel the operation After saving the zoning change the selected port names change from violet to black and the word remove from zone
40. these Name Server Zones If Hard Zones are enabled Name Server Zones will not communicate across Hard Zone boundaries SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 2 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Overview Name Server Port Zones will receive Node Name information for all ports in the same Name Server Zone or zones in which the port is defined Broadcast Zones and Name Server Zones may overlap SL port Zones allow the division of the fabric into as many as 256 zones that define which ports will communicate with each other SL Zones can be comprised of individual ports from a number of switches Communications will only occur between ports in the defined SL zone Configure the Mode of each port on the selected chassis by right clicking on the GBIC from any switch faceplate window or from the View drop down menu Port Modes include F_Port Port forced to be an F_Port Fabric Port Port allowed to self configure as a Public Loop port or an F_Port SL_Port Port forced to be a Private Segmented Loop port Offline Port forced off line TL_Port Port forced to be a Private Translated Loop port Tune any port on the selected chassis to the multi frame sequence MFS characteristics of the particular host bus adapter View the type of GBIC installed in each port on the selected chassis e View statistics for each port on the selected chassis View Address and Logged In status of each Lo
41. violation of FC rules on the incoming signal were detected An example of a violation would be an insufficient number of idles were received between frames Sync Loss Number of synchronization losses Loss of synchronization is detected through reception of invalid transmission words on the port Sync losses 100 ms Number of synchronization losses gt 100 ms detected by this port A loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid transmission word Sheet 3 of 3 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Counter Descriptions A 3 Table A 2 Counter Names and Descriptions Faceplate window Counter Description COF CRC ASIC 0 Internal switch counter that tracks errors during frame outputs from the specified ASIC A non zero value may indicate an COF CRC ASIC 1 internal problem with the switch COF CRC ASIC 2 COF CRC ASIC 3 COF Parity ASIC 0 Parity error detected during reading of the frame in the CPORT Out FIFO for the specified ASIC A non zero value may COF Parity ASIC 1 indicate an internal problem with the switch COF Parity ASIC 2 COF Parity ASIC 3 Frame bus Errs ASIC 0 Port 1 Errors detected in the data being sent over the frame bus between ASICs A non zero value may indicate an internal problem with Frame bus Errs ASIC 0 Port 2 the switch Frame bus Errs ASIC 0 Port 3 Frame bus Errs ASIC 0 Port 4 Frame
42. 17 cd76 Seagate TeNinology SCSHFCP Faceplate Display click ports to select or double clickto enter Node name data for each device connected to the chassis and registered with the name server Figure 2 18 View gt Node Name SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 53 Switch Faceplate Display View Trace Log Switch Faceplate Display View gt Trace Log Refer to Figure 2 19 Trace allows support personnel to follow the progress of selected operations as they proceed through the Switch If at some point you are experiencing problems a Support engineer may ask you to perform a Trace opera tion read the results and send them back to the factory Therefore use this window only under the direction of your authorized maintenance provider Entering the Trace Controls Faceplate You display the Trace Controls by choosing View gt Trace Log while in the Switch Faceplate display Ea Web GUI dolki File Edit View Special Help x B 4 m a Switch Faceplate Display Back Apply Zoom Undo Zoning Refresh Delete Next I sun ST SANBox 8 a08 M Flash 40004 Prom sw 30300 Power NORMAL Temp 30 ok 1 2 E Sw 98 Switch 100000c0dd008079 sw 98 Fabric ID fi ape Chassis ID fa R_T_TOV 1 00 Ther ts 0 finer low Bufs AS
43. 5 3143 10 Rev A Next Button 2 38 Chassis Parameters 2 38 Chassis ID Field 2 38 Stage Type 2 39 Admin Mode 2 39 R T TOV 2 40 E D TOV 2 40 R A TOV 2 40 Switch Statistics 2 40 Switch Faceplate Display View Port States Default 2 41 GBIC Icon Colors 2 41 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices 2 42 Entering the Port Display Loop Devices Window 2 43 Main Menu Bar 2 43 File 2 43 Edit 2 43 View 2 43 Special 2 43 Help 2 43 Port Name 2 44 Start Tests Button 2 44 Stop on error 2 45 Test Length sec 2 45 Frame Size 2 45 Data Pattern 2 45 Port Statistics 2 45 Loop Controls 2 45 Loop Devices 2 46 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display T Ports 2 47 Entering the Port Display T Ports Window 2 47 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display F Ports 2 48 Entering the Port Display F Ports Window 2 48 Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port Modes 2 49 Entering the Port Modes Faceplate 2 49 Switch Faceplate Display View Port Tuning 2 50 Entering the Port Tuning Faceplate 2 50 Port Tuning 2 50 Switch Faceplate Display View Performance Data Default 2 52 Entering the Performance Data Faceplate 2 52 Switch Faceplate Display View Node Name 2 53 Entering the Node Name Data Window 2 53 Switch Faceplate Display View gt Trace Log 2 54 vi 875 3143 10 Rev A SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual Entering the Trace Controls Faceplate 2 54 Trace Overview 2 55 Switch Faceplate Display View Memory Map 2 56 Ent
44. 75 3143 10 Rev A SNMP 3 3 Managing the Switch Using the SNMP Notes SANbox 8 16 Switch Management SNMP 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Appendix A Counter Descriptions Each switch contains numerous counters that keep track of various properties The counters may appear in different locations with different names or with a name that may not be self explanatory as to its function This appendix defines the counter names and their functions Table A 1 describes the counters that appear in the statistics on the port display window Table A 2 describes the counters that appear in the statistics on the faceplate window Table A 1 Counter Names and Descriptions port display window Counter Name in port display Address ID errors Description Number of address identifiers S ID D ID found to be in error AL Init Attempts Number of times the port entered the initialization state AL Init Errors Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed Busy frames Number of class 2 and class 3 fabric busy F_BSY frames generated by this port in response to incoming frames This usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or port that is preventing delivery of this frame Counter reset at Show the time and date of the last time the switch was reset CRC errors Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC frames detected Delimiter errors Number of de
45. Allows you to set up and run Trace operations on the selected chassis Refer to Switch Faceplate Display View gt Trace Log on page 2 54 System Log Not currently used Memory Map Only to be used at the direction of your authorized mainte nance provider Displays the contents of the switch memory Refer to Trace Overview on page 2 55 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 35 Switch Faceplate Display Special Port States Default Displays the Port States Faceplate Refer to Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port States Default on page 2 41 Port Tuning Allows you to change the characteristics of the individual port to match the connected host bus adapter Refer to Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port Tuning on page 2 50 Port Modes F fabric SL TL Offline When F and fabric ports are connected by ISL to another switch their mode will change to Port Refer to Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port Modes on page 2 49 The Special Menu has the following sub menus Update Flash Allows loading new code into the Flash memory of the selected chassis Refer to Load Flash on page 2 59 Toggle Beacon Cause the Heartbeat LED on the selected chassis to blink at a very rapid rate and the application displays a small blinking beacon icon This is useful when you want to make sure that a particular physical chassi
46. Button Selecting the RARP radio button causes the switch to use RARP the next time it initializes The switch queries the network using the RARP protocol for an IP address If an RARP server does not respond the switch reverts to it s stored IP address or the default 10 0 0 1 if no IP address is configured If an RARP server responds with an IP address the switch saves the address returned in non volatile memory The RARP protocol does not provide a gateway address or a netmask Refer to Gateway on page 2 30 for information about specifying a gateway address The switch calculates a netmask based on the address class of the discovered IP address For Class A IP addresses the calculated netmask is 255 0 0 0 For Class B IP addresses the calculated netmask is 255 255 0 0 For Class C IP addresses the calculated netmask is 255 255 255 0 The calulated netmask is not sufficient when subnets are used If you are using subnets do the following after the switch has obtained an address through RARP 1 Using a host on the same subnet as the switch use the SANsurfer application to change the netmask to match the subnet SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 28 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Network Configuration Window 2 Disable RARP either by turning off the Set IP Addr via RARP radio button or removing the MAC address from the RARP server This prevents the switch from rediscovering it s
47. IC 1 Stage Type FLS 10 Transfer gt TOV 2560 Cr Party sera EXEC EE Sd Admin Mode mine gt R A TOV 5000 E a s TES ESI RR Broadcast Enable Transmit Class 1 E Port link events Error events Frame buffer Port state events AL init cPu Serial Port Received System Time gathering 2ms Timestamp E Timestamp E Utility Msg Trace Set Flag Get Flags Clear Trace Buffer Retrieve Trace amp Save No reply from the Switch 118000 Trace control Figure 2 19 View gt Trace Log SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 54 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display View Trace Log Trace Overview A typical Trace scenario follows T The Trace Controls Window shows a list of Trace Enable Flags with a checkbox for each When you enter this window the boxes are all un checked Click the check box es to select check one or more of the Trace functions Press the Clear Trace Buffer button to clear the Trace Buffer Press the Set Flags button to apply the selected Trace Enables to the Switch This activates the selected Trace operations in the Switch At this point the Switch is logging the progress of the enabled Trace functions into the Trace Buffer Your authorized maintenance provider may have you perform a specific operation like attempt a login from a node connected to
48. IP address and recalculating the netmask on a subsequent reset IP Address NOTE After you change a switch s IP address its old IP address entry 10 0 0 1 for example and MAC address remain in the ARP table If you configure another switch with the same IP address 10 0 0 1 the ARP table will not overwrite the old MAC address with the new one Therefore be sure to clear the old IP address in the ARP table to allow another switch to be configured with that IP address The IP Address box displays the current IP Address of the Switch Management port The default set at the factory is 10 0 0 1 To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type Write the contents of this field to the Switch Flash memory by pressing the Apply Button The application will ask whether to Reset the Switch If no is chosen the Apply will still write the new address to Flash but will not Reset the Switch The Switch will start using the new IP Address when it is Reset If yes is chosen the Switch will Reset and start using the new IP Address At this point contact with the Switch chassis is lost Return to the Fabric window and use the new IP Address to communicate with this chassis If other changes are to be made in this window make them before changing the IP Address and be sure to write the IP Address down Then use the Fabric window to change the IP Address used by the management application Netmask The Netmask field displays the current Su
49. Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special and Help These menus are context dependent That is they each may contain different sub menus depending on the window they are in SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 73 User Administration Window File Edit View Special Help Tool Bar Back Button Apply Button Undo Button Refresh Button Except that the Open Fabric command is not available the File Menu contains the same sub menus as the Fabric window descriptions of these sub menus can be found on page 2 15 The Edit Menu contains the following sub menu User Administration Go to this window The View Menu contains the following sub menus Zoom In Not available Zoom Out Same as Back button Return to Fabric Screen Return to the Fabric window No sub menus The Help menu contains the following entries About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term Press Back to go to the previous window Press Apply to cause the Switch to use the new information A dialog box will ask whether to save the new information in the Switch Flash memory If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choo
50. SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual Sun StorEdge SAN 3 0 Release Publication No 875 3143 10 Rev A The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law THIS PUBLICATION is printed AS 15 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein These changes will be incorporated in new additions of the publication It is possible that this publication may contain reference to or information about products machines and programs programming or services that are not announced in your country Such references or information must not be construed to mean that such products programming or services will be offered in your country Any reference to a licensed program in this publication is not intended to state or imply that you can use only the licensed program indicated You can use any functionally equivalent program instead Copyright Sun Microsystems Inc 2001 All rights reserved SANbox SANsurfer and Multistage are trademarks of QLogic Corporation Table of Co
51. SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 34 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Ethernet Connector Icon Double click the icon to go to the Network window Main Menu Bar There are five menus on the Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special and help These menus are context dependent That is they each may contain different sub menus depending on the window they are in The Main Menu Bar and all its sub menus are the same for all Faceplate window combinations File Except that the Open Fabrics entry is not available from this window the File Menu is the same as the Fabric window descriptions of these sub menus can be found on page 2 15 Edit The Edit Menu has the following sub menu User Administration Go to the User Administration window refer to page 2 73 View The View Menu contains the following sub menus Zoom In Same as Zoom Button Zoom Out Same as Back button Return to Fabric Screen Return to the Fabric window Performance Default Displays performance data for each active port on the selected chassis Refer to Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port States Default on page 2 41 Node Name Displays Node name data for each active port on the selected chassis Refer to Switch Faceplate Display View gt Node Name on page 2 53 Trace Log Only to be used at the direction of your authorized maintenance provider
52. SIC Intr low Bufs ASIC 1 Intr low Bufs ASIC 2 Intr low Bufs ASIC 3 Out of buffers No large or small buffers were available to store a frame destined for the switch Out of s buffers No small buffers were available to store a frame destined for the switch Switch resets Number of times the switch has been reset since it was manufactured Only available for switches with more than 8 ports Sheet 2 of 2 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Counter Descriptions A 5 Notes SANbox 8 16 Switch Management Counter Descriptions 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Glossary Administrator A user of the switch management program who can define switch parameters but not user access Address Resolution Protocol A protocol that enables systems to query the network to identify devices by internet address AL PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address Arbitrated Loop A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a point to point circuit Arbitrated Loop Physical Address AL_PA A unique one byte valid value assigned during Loop Initialization to each NL_Port on a Loop ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit BootP A type of network server Broadcast Zone A group of ports that determine the recipient devices for broadcast messages Buffer Credit A measure of port buffer capacity Class 2 Service
53. When a port receives Name Server information it will receive information about all ports in the Name Server Zone or zones in which the port is assigned 7 ports or devices not defined as being part of any enabled Name Server Zone are Name Server Zone Orphans Name Server Zone Orphans are all listed in the Name Server Orphan zone When a port listed in the Orphan zone is assigned to a Name Server zone it no longer appears in the Orphan zone SL Zone Rules 1 An SL Zone is only valid if it is enabled 2 If SL Zones are enabled Hard Zones may not overlap SL zone boundaries For example If SL Zoning in a particular Switch chassis places Port 6 in one zone and Port 7 in another zone a Hard Zone should not include Ports 6 and 7 in the same zone or it will split the SL ports from their respective SL Zones SL Zones operate fabric wide 4 A port may be defined as being in only one SL Zone SL Zones may not overlap each other Zoning Window Refer to Figure 2 22 The Zoning window allows configuring ports in the selected fabric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes Entering the Zoning Window Press the Zoning button in the Tool Bar on topology or switch faceplate display windows Main Menu Bar There are five menus on the Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special and Help These menus are context dependent That is they each may contain different sub menus depending on
54. address of the switch NOTE If a dialog box appears indicating that the SANsurfer application has detected a fabric change that requires topology rediscovery along with a no reply with switch message in the bottom of the window Sunlog appears red clicking OK should return the Sun Logo to normal operating mode gray Double click the Sun icon and the application will display the Topology window for the fabric A delay of up to 40 seconds for the Topology display to appear is normal The Topology window can also be displayed by single clicking on the Sun Icon to select the fabric and then pressing the Zoom button or choosing View gt Zoom In PROM Icon The icon with the word PROM displayed in the Status field is not an indication of normal operation It is only visible as a result of Power On Self Test POST failure or when the switch has been placed in the Force PROM mode When a Switch chassis has a Flash Checksum error as a result of a POST diagnostic or if the chassis was placed into Force PROM mode via its Test Switch the Switch chassis goes into PROM Mode and uses its default IP Address to communicate through its Ethernet port This requires connection of an Ethernet crossover cable directly to the Switch chassis and use of the default IP Address to connect to it When you communicate with this Switch designate an IP Address of 10 0 0 1 When SANsurfer connects to this Switch it will find that it is in PROM Mode a
55. and prevent the message from being displayed each time you access the fabric go to the topology window and press the Apply button to save the current topology to the switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 4 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Set Up or Open a Fabric Set Up or Open a Fabric If no fabric has been set up use the Fabric window to name a new fabric and indicate the IP Address of the chassis which is accessible through an Ethernet port Refer to the Fabric window for details of setting up a fabric To open a known fabric directly from a command line prompt use the following command usr opt SUNWsmgr bin esm smgr IP address gt If a fabric has been defined use the Fabric window to open it Double click the icon for the fabric or select the icon and use the Zoom button and the application will display the Topology window for the fabric The Topology window is described later in this section Adding a Switch to a Fabric To successfully add a switch to a fabric the following must be true about the new switch The firmware on the new switch must be of the same version family as the other switches in the fabric If the fabric uses version 3 04 xx so must the new switch NOTE To verify the firmware version open the Topology window and double click the switch icon to open the Switch Faceplate display The firmware version or Flash is displayed in the upper right corner of
56. ately SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 60 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Zoning Zoning Zoning allows the user to divide the fabric ports into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes There are several types of zones and a port may be defined in any or all of them No port can be in all zone types simultaneously Hard Zones Hard Zones allow the division of the fabric one or more Switch chassis into as many as 16 fabric wide zones that define the ports that may communicate with each other A particular port may be placed in only one Hard Zone no overlapping Hard Zones If Hard Zones are enabled Broadcast Zones Name Server Zones and SL Zones will not communicate across defined Hard Zone boundaries Broadcast Zones Broadcast Zones allow the division of the fabric one or more Switch chassis into as many as 16 fabric wide zones that define the area of Broad casts A particular port may be placed in one or more of these Broadcast Zones A port will broadcast to all ports in the same Broadcast Zone or zones in which the port is defined If Hard Zones are enabled Broadcast Zones will not communicate across defined Hard Zone boundaries In the event that a hard zone is defined that causes ports within the same broadcast zone to appear in different hard zones the broadcast zone will be split When the broadcast zone is split the zones will have the
57. ation Trap Address memory by pressing the Apply Button The Switch will start using the new infor mation immediately The Contact field contains the Name of the Contact person The default set at the factory is undefined To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type the new data up to 64 characters in length Write the contents of this field to the Switch Flash memory by pressing the Apply Button The Switch will start using the new information immediately The Location field contains the location of the Switch The default set at the factory is undefined To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type the new data up to 64 characters in length Write the contents of this field to the Switch Flash memory by pressing the Apply Button The Switch will start using the new information immediately This field contains the address used by Authentication Traps The default set at the factory is 127 0 0 1 This is the Loopback address the address that the Switch uses to send things to itself therefore if you don t modify this address Authenti cation Traps will not go anywhere To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type the new address Write the contents of this field to the Switch by pressing the Apply Button Read Community currently unused Write Community currently unused Trap Community currently unused Main Menu Bar File Edit There are five menus on the Main Menu Bar
58. blish the link If the link is not re established by the time specified by R T TOV a link failure is counted A link reset is performed after a link failure Link reset in Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device Link reset out Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port LIP AL PD AL PS Number of F7 AL PS LIPs or AL PD vendor specific resets performed LIP during Init Number of times the switch received a LIP while it was already in the initialization state LIP F7 AL PS This LIP is used to reinitialize the loop An L port identified by AL PS may have noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop LIP F7F7 A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL PA LIP F8 AL PS This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L port identified by AL PS LIP F8F7 Currently not used LIP Total Received Number of loop initialization primitive frames received LISM Failed The LISM primitive is used to select a temporary loop master for initialization This counter shows the number of times the switch was unable to establish itself as the loop master LOF Timeout ELS Currently undefined LOF Timeouts Number of times the switch was unable to transmit a frame within the T TOV value Long Frame Errors Number of times a frame longer than the maximum frame size was received
59. bnet Mask of the Switch Management port The default set at the factory is 255 0 0 0 To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type the new data Write the contents of this field to the Switch Flash memory by pressing the Apply Button The application will ask whether to Reset the Switch If no is chosen the Apply will still write the new address to Flash but will not Reset the Switch The Switch will start using the new Subnet Mask when it is Reset If yes is chosen the Switch will Reset and start using the new Subnet Mask SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 29 Network Configuration Window Gateway ARP Timeout Ethernet MAC NOTE If you misconfigure the entry and lose communication with the Switch the Switch must be placed in the Force PROM mode This forces the use of the default IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address Then go back to the Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port paragraphs near the beginning of this section and start over calculates its own netmask which cannot be changed Refer to Set IP Addr via RARP Radio Button on page 2 28 for more information The Gateway box displays the IP Address of the Gateway if any used by the Switch Management port The default set at the factory is 0 0 0 0 Modify this field by moving the cursor to the field and typing Write the contents of this field to the Switch Flash memory by
60. cation usr op SUNWsmgr bin esm smgr NOTE It will be necessary to install the firmware which is to be used with this version of the application in each switch of the fabric See Load Flash on page 2 59 To Activate SANsurfer to Modify a Switch IP Address SANsurfer can be used to change a known IP Address If the IP Address is unknown use another application to change it on the Switch 1 Activate the SANsurfer application by typing ust opt SUNWsmegt bin esm_smgr If this is the first time this switch is being logged into or if no username and password file has been created by a super user the application will go to the User Administration window after the login information is entered Log in to SANsurfer using the username and password shown in Table 1 1 Otherwise use the username and password assigned during a previous session SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Switch Set up 1 7 Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port Table 1 1 Default Username and Password Password File app dat Default Username Default Password su su 10 11 12 1 8 Switch Set up When the Fabric window opens set up a fabric using the current switch IP Address for the Switch being changed Double click on the status box observe that the Topology window opens Double click on the Ethernet Port icon next to the switch icon or double click on the Fabric Name
61. ceplat Display Back Apply i Delete Previous Next SANBox 8 08 Fabric ID Switch Statistics Out of buffers JO pp Out of s Buffers D cmm Chassis ID o T TOV JfyriwButsasico Bufs ASICT JO Stage TYHE LS 10 Transfer Panty ASIC 1 O cor JO COF ASIC 1 D Framebus Ems ASICO HO Admin Mode Jenine zl RA TOY 5000 Frame bus Ems ASICO AO _ Framebus Ems ASICO HO Frame bus Errs ASIC 0 AD Frame bus Ers ASIC 1 AD Frames In Frames Out Frames Dropped Errors Li Port 2 Testin Port 3 Testin Port 4 Testin 0 Faceplate Display click ports to select or double click to enter Faceplate displays controls any of the Chassis management functions following choose from View menu Port states default Performance default shown Port modes see page 2 41 Node Name see page 2 53 Port tuning see page 2 50 Trace Log see page 2 54 Memory Map see page 2 55 Figure 2 9 Switch Faceplate Display Entering this Window Enter this window from the Topology window by double clicking on the switch icon The chassis displayed in the Switch Faceplate display represents the selected chassis The default display is the Port States Faceplate and the Performance infor mation in the Chassis Management portion of the window The application displays the Chassis Parameters with all Chassis Management selections
62. ction port s between the switches will blink rapidly Press the Apply button to apply the Chassis number to the chassis This window reflects the current stage type To change the stage type refer to the topology window Special menu Change Stage Type command Cascade and Mesh Fabrics In a cascade fabric switches are connected together forming a larger fabric In these fabrics all switches are IO T switches Some ports are used as Input Output fabric ports that connect to users and some ports are used as T ports that interconnect the switches There are two switch stage types IO T and SL private loop Private loops dedicate all fabric switches to exclusive communication between private initiators and targets on the same loop and do not allow any attached switches to function as an IO T FLS IO Transfer IO T IO T switches provide Input Output fabric ports that connect to users and also Transfer ports that connect the switch to other switches in a fabric SL Private Loop The SL private loop stage type forces all ports to be SL Ports configured in one SL Port Zone That is all 51 Ports share the same set of AL PAs Private Loop also allows these SL Port switches to be connected together in a Cascade topology The maximum number of SL Ports in this one SL Port Zone is 32 The Administration Mode is the state of the chassis as determined by this screen Choose one of the following online The switch i
63. d LED An LED that indicates when power is being supplied to the switch Switch Management Connector A connector port on the switch that provides Ethernet access for the Management Workstation Switch Name User defined name for a switch Super User A user of the switch management program who has authority to define switch parameters and user access Target A storage device that responds to an initiator device T_Port Trunk port A switch port that connects to another switch TL_Port Translated loop port A switch port that serves as a proxy enabling private devices to communicate with public devices Traffic LED A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port Update Flash The act of loading switch firmware Trunk Port See T_Port VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference World Wide Name WWN A unique 64 bit address assigned to a device by the device manufacturer WWN World Wide Name Glossary 3 Glossary Zone A set of ports or devices that have been grouped together to control the exchange of information SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 4 Glossary 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Index A account expires users 2 76 address field memory 2 57 address IP 2 29 assigning to a fabric 2 12 default value 2 6 for a fabric 2 15 gateway 2 30 netmask 2 29 using Bootp 2 28 using flash 2 28 using RARP 2 28 address loop devices 2 46 admin security
64. e Switch chassis memory The Chassis Management area displays activity graphs for active ports While the display is visible the graphs are updated If the display is closed the updating stops Selections in the Special menu allow you to update flash memory toggle the heart beat LED to aid in locating the switch restore a saved configuration revert to the default configuration zero port counters and reset the switch This document covers the following main areas of the Switch Faceplate display Main Menu Bar refer to page 2 35 Tool Bar refer to page 2 37 Port States Faceplate refer to page 2 41 Port Modes Faceplate refer to page 2 48 NOTE Port modes can be set from any faceplate screen by right clicking a port on the faceplate Port Tuning Faceplate refer to page 2 51 Chassis Parameters refer to page 2 38 Performance Data refer to page 2 52 Node Name refer to page 2 53 Trace Log refer to page 2 53 use only when directed by your authorized maintenance provider Memory Map refer to page 2 55 use only when directed by your autho rized maintenance provider Flash Load refer to page 2 57 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 33 Switch Faceplate Display Switch reset refer to page 2 60 Chassis parameters Ethernet connection Switch statistics File Edit View Specie Help e B Switch Fa
65. e available for transmission then a new source will be started and held until it has no frames to transmit or end of sequence occurs This mode is recommended for QLogic 2xxx HBAs with non Sun drivers There is no need to make any changes for 2xxx HBAs running with Sun drivers Frame L Frame Limit This option limits the number of frames that can be transmit ted during a single loop tenancy to 32 This option is recommended for JNI HBAs based on the ASICs such as the JNI Emerald ASIC and Adaptec HBAs SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 50 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port Tuning R SUN mAr ca k Tx foma i man men E Normal Normal EP Normal Tx Rx Tx Rx Tx Rx Figure 2 16 Switch Faceplate for Port Tuning SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 51 Switch Faceplate Display View Performance Data Default Switch Faceplate Display View Performance Data Default Refer to Figure 2 17 The Chassis Performance Data displayed in the Switch Faceplate display allows monitoring the performance of each On Line port on the Switch The Performance display shows a dynamic graph for each On Line port When a port is Off Line or in Test the graph for that port disappears When a port is On Line the display creates a graph for that port Each port graph is dynamic updating every two
66. each may contain different sub menus depending on the window they are in The File Menu contains the same sub menus as the Fabric window descriptions of these sub menus can be found on page 2 15 The Edit Menu contains the following sub menu s User Administration Go to the User Administration Window on page 2 73 The View Menu contains two sub menus Zoom In Same as Zoom Button Zoom Out Same as Back button Return to Fabric Screen Return to the Fabric window g TL Configuration Not available Loop Devices Not available The Special Menu contains the following sub menus Reset Counts Reset the values of all counters displayed on the statistics portion of the faceplate display Reset TL Mappings Not available The Help menu contains the following entries g About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 43 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices Port Name The Port Name box is provided to allow naming each port NOTE If the port name is changed the Apply button must be pressed in this window and in the Topology window Start Tests Button The Start Tests button opens the window shown in Figu
67. ed In LED MAC address location nay Traffic LED Yellow Port Number Figure 1 1 Chassis Back 16 port Switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 1 2 Switch Set up 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Ethernet Cabling Fan Fail LED Switch Logic Power Red Good LED Green E Port EH Number Over Temperature LED Ped rom LED Traffic LED Yellow Yellow Power Switch Logged In LED MAC Address Green Label zN T IAURT _4 23 STEM J oa EA BA os V Nu AC Power Plug Test Mode Switch Input Fuses Logged In LED Green Activity LED Ethernet Traffic LED Link Status LED Yellow SENTIR Port Number Switch Management Connector RJ45 Figure 1 2 Chassis Back 8 port switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Switch Set up 1 3 Ethernet Cabling Switch Management Connector S RJ 45 8 1 10 100BASE T Straight TP Connection Ethernet Switch Management Connector to Repeater Ethernet Switch or Hub Straight TP Connection Oo amp Oo co Figure 1 3 Ethernet Cable Wiring Diagram SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 1 4 Switch Set up 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port Configuring a Switch ethernet port requires changing the IP Address stored on the Sw
68. ering the Memory Map Window 2 56 Tool Bar 2 57 Apply Button 2 57 Back Button 2 57 Memory Controls 2 57 Read Write Increment Select 2 57 Read Write Select 2 57 Start Address Field 2 57 Length Field 2 57 Memory Data Fields 2 57 Switch Faceplate Display Special gt Update Flash 2 59 Choosing Update Flash 2 59 Load Flash 2 59 Flash Load Fails 2 60 Switch Faceplate Display Special gt Reset 2 60 Choosing Reset 2 60 Zoning 2 61 Hard Zone Rules 2 62 Broadcast Zone Rules 2 63 Name Server Zone Rules 2 63 SL Zone Rules 2 64 Zoning Window 2 64 Entering the Zoning Window 2 64 Main Menu Bar 2 64 File 2 65 Edit 2 65 View 2 65 Special 2 66 Help 2 67 Tool Bar 2 67 Back button 2 67 Apply Button 2 67 Refresh Button 2 67 Delete Button 2 67 Previous Button 2 67 Next Button 2 68 Hard Zone View Field 2 68 Zone Index Field 2 68 Edit Description Button 2 68 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A vii Clear All Zones Button 2 68 Add Zone Button 2 68 Criteria for Displaying a Port 2 68 Adding a Zone 2 68 Removing a Zone 2 70 Removing a Port from a Zone 2 70 Combining Fabrics with Zones Defined 2 72 User Administration Window 2 73 Entering the Administration Window 2 73 Main Menu Bar 2 73 File 2 74 Edit 2 74 View 2 74 Special 2 74 Help 2 74 Tool Bar 2 74 Back Button 2 74 Apply Button 2 74 Undo Button 2 74 Refresh Button 2 74 Delete Button 2 75 User List 2 75 Name 2 75 Password 2 75 Fabric Name 2 75 Sec
69. exact replacement of the switch being removed A 16 port must replace a 16 port and an 8 port must replace an 8 port 1 failed switch a Turn off the power and disconnect the AC cord s SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 23 Topology Window 10 b Note port locations and remove the interconnection cables and GBICs c Remove the failed switch At the replacement switch Mount the switch in the location where the failed switch was removed b Install the GBICs and cables removed from the failed switch in the same port locations c A Attach the AC cord s and turn on one if more than one present power supply Open the Topology window for the fabric The failed switch and the replacement switch will both appear on the topology screen refer to Figure 2 5 On the tool bar press the Delete button The fabric will now show only usable switches refer to Figure 2 6 Select Special Restore Fabric Select the file which was created with the desired fabric archive A dialog box opens refer to Figure 2 7 Using the drop down list of fabric switches for the unassigned switch select the switch which was replaced Click OK and when asked allow reprogramming of the Switch Reset the replacement switch The replacement switch has now been assigned the parameters which had been in place for the failed switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management
70. fer is occurring will result in corruption of the data being transferred when the change is applied For this reason monitor the port performance prior to applying changes NOTE To update the display after port connections have been made at the switch click the Refresh button on the tool bar Tuning a port that is part of a zone could cause it to be removed from that zone Observe the zones assigned to this port before applying any mode changes to this port NOTE If ports appear with unknown press the refresh button Entering the Port Modes Faceplate Enter the Port Modes faceplate by choosing View Port Modes while in the Switch Faceplate display FT ran AY SRG OEY RYT OLUDE RITER IIT dT Rx x 10 12 Rx Tx Rx Figure 2 15 Switch Faceplate for Port Modes SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 49 Switch Faceplate Display View Port Tuning Switch Faceplate Display View gt Port Tuning Refer to Figure 2 16 Port Tuning allows configuring any fabric port for one of several states Each port can have a different tuning setting After selecting the desired setting click the Apply button to save the settings Click the desired port icon to sequentially advance through the port tuning choices or right click on a port to display available port mode selections When sequencing through tuning choices when
71. gs counter names and other fields will not be truncated as severely as with lower pixel counts The Screen Width field contains the width in pixels of the management station monitor Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new informa tion The value assigned to each user can vary depending on the information being viewed The assigned value becomes active at user login SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 16 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual User Administration Window Ht The Screen Height field contains the height in pixels of the management station monitor Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new informa tion The value assigned to each user can vary depending on the information being viewed The assigned value becomes active at user login SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 77 User Administration Window Notes SANbox 8 16 Switch Management SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Section 3 SNMP c M Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SNMP allows you to read management information from the Switch using SNMP as the transport protocol The MIB II Systems Group objects sysName sysCon tact and sysLocation can also be modified using SNMP Managing the Switch Using the SNMP NOTE Before
72. her JRE installed The SANsurfer application operates on the Solaris 2 8 build 4 platforms NOTE If a previous version of SANsurfer application was installed perform the uninstall procedure prior to installing the current version of SANsurfer To verify the version of the installed SANsurfer application To obtain the version information for the installed SANsurfer application enter the following usr op SUNWsmgr bin esm smgr version SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 1 6 Switch Set up 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port To install SANsurfer To install SANsurfer for the first time on a workstation do the following 1 2 3 Go to the directory which contains the SUNWsmgr file Type pkgadd d SUNWsmgr Respond Yes to all questions or press the Enter key to accept the default To upgrade the SANsurfer application do the following 1 Preserve the current user administration and fabric configurations Copy the current user administration file app dat and fabric information file default fab elsewhere on the management station Go to the directory which contains the SUNWsmgr file and enter the following patchadd lt new patch gt Respond Yes to all questions or press the Enter key to accept the default answers Replace the new app dat and default fab files with the files you saved in step 1 Type the following to start the appli
73. ied by pressing the Apply toolbar button Changes made on any window that are not applied will be ignored when the window is exited Intended Audience This manual introduces Switch management products and explains their installa tion and use It is intended for users competent in installing and using network management tools The figures used in this manual show the 16 port switch but the functions described herein are identical for the 8 port switch Related Materials The following manuals are referenced in the text and or provide additional infor mation SANbox 16 Fibre Channel Switch Installer s User s Manual Publications Number 875 3142 10 SANbox 8 Fibre Channel Switch Installer s User s Manual Publication Number 875 3141 10 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Preface 1 Switch Files Stored On The Management Station During application installation and operation the following files are accessed and stored on the management station app dat file which contains the user administration information cfg configuration information about the switch This file is only created if a fabric is archived This file will be used for a fabric restore tpl amp tp2 zoning template information about each switch in the fabric This is only created if the template is saved by the application fab fabric information from the fabric window A file other than the default fab file
74. ile 2 66 test length port testing 2 45 zoning timeout 2 33 button 2 38 ARP 2 30 window 2 64 zoning method R A TOV 2 40 selecting 2 21 E D TOV 2 40 TOV 2 40 topology fabric 2 18 window 2 18 trace controls 2 54 trace log view 2 54 trap address SNMP 2 30 2 31 tuning for host bus adapters 2 50 frame limit 2 50 minimize interleave 2 50 non interleaved 2 50 port 2 50 U User account expires 2 76 administrative 2 76 guest 2 76 list 2 73 name 2 75 password 2 75 passwords expiration date 2 76 security level 2 76 super user 2 76 using this manual 1 1 W warning checksum error during flash update 2 59 Web based switch management 2 5 width monitor 2 76 Z zones 2 72 assigning and removing 2 64 broadcast 2 63 orphans 2 63 selecting port or WWN 2 21 effects of port mode changes 2 49 hard orphans 2 62 name server 2 63 SL 2 64 4 Index 875 3143 10 Rev A SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual
75. ing new information Press the tab key to move to the password field This field is case sensitive The Password field contains the user password The default is su Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new infor mation The maximum password length is 30 characters The password is visible as long as you remain in this field After typing the password ensure that what you want has been typed correctly The password will change to asterisks as soon as you move to any other field in the window If a non super user password is forgotten the super user may enter this window highlight the affected password and enter a new password If the super user password is forgotten it will not be possible run the SANsurfer application from this switch and will require the appli cation to be removed and reinstalled However if another switch has been accessed and the SANsurfer application is currently running it is possible to access this switch To ensure that security is in place it is recommended that any switch with Ethernet access be given user names and passwords The Fabric Name field contains the name of the file or files that the application uses to store user list data You may have more than one file The default file name SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 75 User Administration Window Security Level Created Modified is default fab You may
76. itch If the existing IP Address is known it is possible to modify it using a number of different methods described in this section Configuring the Ethernet Port Using RARP RARP can be used for the following conditions Configuring the IP Address of a new switch Configuring the IP Address of a switch with an unknown IP Address When a switch is powered up it will receive the IP Address and switch name information from the management station to which it is connected It is necessary to modify several files on the management station to account for this information Prior to configuring the ethernet port it is necessary to determine the following IP Address to be used by this switch needed in step 3 below MAC Address of the switch refer to Figure 1 1 for location of MAC Address needed in step 2 below A switch name defined by the switch user needed in steps 2 amp 3 below After the items above have been obtained perform the following steps at the management station that will be used to control these switches 1 Determine if the etc ethers file exists 15 etc ethers If the ethers file is not found skip the remainder of this step and proceed to step 2 If the file is found create the etc ethers S AV backup file cp p etc ethers etc ethers SAV 2 Backup the affected management station configuration files cp p etc nsswitch conf etc nsswitch conf SAV cp p etc hosts etc hosts SAV 3 Edit
77. itch s IP address to its MAC address When the application enters the Network Configura tion window it queries the switch for its network configuration settings If there is an entry in the ARP table with the same IP address changes you make to the switch network configuration will not be saved until you clear the matching entry from the ARP table Main Menu Bar Tool Bar 172 22 10 80 Irouter ancor com Complete Figure 2 8 Network Configuration Window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 27 Network Configuration Window Entering this Window You may enter this window from the Topology window or from the Switch Faceplate window by either double clicking the Ethernet Connection or by selecting the Ethernet Connection and pressing Zoom the Switch Faceplate window by double clicking the Ethernet icon the Fabric window by double clicking on Name field for a defined fabric Network Configuration The Network Configuration area of the window contains fields for configuring the Ethernet connection to the selected Switch Static IP Addr Radio Button This tells the switch to use the IP Address stored in the Flash Memory Set IP Addr via BOOTP Radio Button This tells the Switch to attempt to use BootP the next time it initializes If no BootP server responds the Switch will use the values in the saved configuration Set IP Addr via RARP Radio
78. lears the statistics counters in the selected fabric The Help menu contains the following entries About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term Four Tool Bar buttons are active in the window Apply Zoom Refresh and Delete Apply is a context dependent button That is its operation changes somewhat depending on the Window it is in Press Apply to cause the Switch to use the new information If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choose the Refresh button to restore the display to show the actual status Zoom is a context dependent button That is its operation changes somewhat depending on the Window it is in In the Fabric window the Zoom button opens the Topology window Refresh is a context dependent button That is its operation changes somewhat depending on the Window it is in In the Fabric window it does the following The Refresh button causes the application to check the fabric to see if its status has changed If it has the application changes the color of the fabric Status field icon accordingly SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 16 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Fabric Window The Refresh button scans all Switch chassis
79. level 2 76 administration 2 73 AL PA loop devices 2 46 archiving configuration 2 21 2 23 ARP timeout 2 30 audience intended of manual 1 1 Back button 2 9 beacon toggling 2 20 2 36 blink rate heartbeat LED 2 20 2 36 BootP for IP address 2 28 broadcast zones orphans 2 63 rules 2 63 selecting type 2 21 C cascade fabric 2 39 chassis beacon 2 20 2 36 configuration parameters 2 38 control firmware 2 59 icon colors 2 19 management window 2 33 number configure 2 5 2 38 view performance data 2 52 checksum during flash update 2 59 colors chassis icon 2 19 combining fabrics 2 72 configuration SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual chassis parameters 2 38 E D TOV 2 40 fabric archiving 2 21 2 23 restoring 2 21 2 23 factory default 2 37 R A TOV 2 40 R T TOV 2 40 saved restoring 2 36 SNMP 2 30 stage type 2 22 connection color Ethernet 2 18 connection status Ethernet 2 18 connection Ethernet 2 11 contact person 2 31 contents memory 2 57 control code in flash memory 2 59 loading 2 59 controls memory 2 57 counters port 2 33 counts port zeroing 2 37 D data pattern port testing 2 45 data memory 2 57 device address 2 46 enable all loop devices 2 45 loop 2 46 status 2 46 type 2 46 view port statistics loop devices 2 42 E E D TOV configure 2 40 Enable All button loop devices 2 45 equipment as management station 1 6 Ethernet cabling 1 1 configure using Web mgmt 1 5
80. lication is being accessed there is no defined fabric The default fab file does not contain a fabric unless a fabric has been defined and saved to the default fab file by a user If each user has saved their own user fab where user a user defined name file and the user administration table lists that fab file for that user the fabric shown will be different for each user For example if user Tom has saved his defined fabric in the tom fab file changing the entry in the user administration window for to use the tom fab file instead of default fab will recall Tom s fabric in the Fabric window when he signs in to the application Use the Network Configuration Window to assign the IP Address to this Switch chassis The Fabric window can also be used to record Port Switch chassis and Fabric statistics through the use of the type and mode fields NOTE Only one fabric may be displayed on the fabric table To create a new fabric an existing fabric must be deleted SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 11 Fabric Window Main Menu Bar Tool Bar Current zi d File Edit View Special Help ration COR Apply Zoom Undo Zoning Refresh Delete Previous Dac rife Guneilser Profile Fabric File default fab Fabric Table sanbax Save compete Status Bar Console Window Figure 2 3 Fabric Window Entering
81. limiter errors detected Delimiters such as SOFc3 start of frame class 3 EOFn end of frame or others are improper or invalid Discarded frames Number of class 2 and class 3 sequences that were discarded by this port A sequence can be discarded because of detection of a missing frame based on SEQ detection of an E D TOV timeout receiving a reject frame receiving frames for a stopped sequence or other causes Elapsed since counter reset Length of time that has elapsed since the last switch reset was performed In frames Number of class 2 and class 3 frames received by this port Invalid tx words recv Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding Decoding is from the 10 bit characters and special K characters Laser Faults Number of times a laser fault was detected LIF Flow Errors This is a switch internal error condition for factory use only Sheet 1 of 3 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A Counter Descriptions A 1 Table A 1 Counter Names and Descriptions port display window Continued Counter Name in port display Link failures Description Number of optical link failures detected by this port A link failure is a loss of synchronization for a period of time greater than the value of R TOV or by loss of signal while not in the offline state A loss of signal causes the switch to attempt to re esta
82. logy SCSKFCP 2100002037221393 Seagate Technology SCSKFCP logged in 21000020372b086e Seagate Technology SCSLFCP logged in 210000203724803 Seagate Technology SCSI FCP logged in 21000020372 4 Seagate Technology SCSI FCP logged in 210000203722 11a Seagate Technology SCSLFCP logged in 2100002037224885 Seagate Technology SCSKFCP logged in 2100002037200 24 Seagate Technology SCSLFCP logged in 21000020372bq 309 Seagate Technology SCSI FCP logged in Seagate Technology SCSLFCP logged in TENET Port Display Loop devices if any attached to the selected port Loop device controls Figure 2 11 Port Display Loop Devices Window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 42 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices Entering the Port Display Loop Devices Window Double click on a GBIC icon in the Switch Faceplate display to jump to the Port Display for that port or click on the performance chart of the desired port You may also single click to select a GBIC icon and Zoom to this window for the selected port Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special Help There are five menus on the Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special and Help These menus are context dependent That is they
83. low to green and the word to zone is removed An additional message asking whether to save the zone is displayed Click on Yes to save this zone or No to erase the zone upon exiting the SANsurfer application SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 69 Zoning Window 7 If desired the zone description displayed along the left side of the window can be modified to contain information that will assist others in determining how this zone has been defined a Click on the Edit Description button The currently defined description will appear in the left column of the zoning window b Modify the description Press the Return key to force a new line When finished click on the Done button at the bottom of the column d Press the Apply button to save the changes Removing a Zone NOTE To remove all zones of a single zone type choose the desired zone type and press the Clear All Zones button This has no effect on other zone types When a zone is deleted subsequent zones listed in the Zone Index list are renum bered so that zone numbers remain in sequential order Member ports of a deleted hard zone become members of the orphan zone 1 Choose a zone type 2 Choose the desired Zone Index number 3 Press the Delete button Acknowledge that the zone is to be deleted Removing a Port from a Zone 1 Choose a zone type 2 Choose a Zone Index number 3 Choose
84. me zone Broadcast Zones operate fabric wide There is a maximum of 16 Broadcast Zones A port may be defined as being in one or more Broadcast Zones Broadcast Zones may overlap When a port sends a broadcast the broadcast goes to all ports in the Broadcast Zone or zones that the port is defined in All ports not defined as being part of any enabled Broadcast Zone are Broadcast Zone Orphans Broadcast Zone Orphans are all listed in the Broadcast Orphan zone When a port listed in the Orphan zone is assigned to a Broadcast zone it no longer appears in the Orphan zone All SL Ports for a particular segmented loop must be in the same Broadcast Zone Name Server Zone Rules 1 2 A Name Server Zone is only valid if it is enabled If Name Server Zones are used on a Switch in which Hard Zones are defined the Name Server Zones must not overlap Hard Zone boundaries For example If Hard Zoning in a Switch places Port 4 in one zone and Port 5 in another zone Name Server Zoning must not include Ports 4 and 5 in the same zone SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 63 Zoning Window Name Server Zones operate fabric wide 4 There is a maximum of 256 Name Server Zones in a fabric there is a maximum of 16 name server zones within each hard zone 5 A port or device may be defined as being in one or more Name Server Zones Name Server Zones may overlap 6
85. nd choose a fabric Choose a fabric The application displays the Topology window From the Topology window choose any icon and depending on the cursor location on the icon when clicking the application displays the window that applies to that area of the icon Refer to the paragraphs concerning the Topology window for further information For Switches The Switch Faceplate Display is composed of a Faceplate portion a Chassis Parameters Switch Statistics portion and a Chassis Management portion see Figure 2 1 on page 2 9 to identify these locations The Faceplate portion may control any of the following for the selected Switch chassis Ethernet connection enters the Network Configuration window Port States default Port Modes Port Tuning The Chassis Parameters Switch Statistics portion of the Switch Faceplate display allows assigning or modifying Chassis ID Administrative State Admin Mode The Chassis Management portion of the window may control view any of the following for the selected Switch chassis Performance default Node Name Trace only to be used at the direction of your authorized maintenance provider Memory Map only to be used at the direction of your authorized maintenance provider Information is only updated in the active window Moving to another window will make that the active window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer S
86. nd display the PROM Icon When a Switch is in PROM mode there is a very limited number of things that can be done to it New control code can be loaded into Flash memory or give the Switch a new IP Address For details on what can be done while in the force PROM mode refer to document 875 3142 10 SANbox 16 Fibre Channel Switch Installer s User s SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 14 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Fabric Window IP Address Field Fabric Name Manual or document 875 3141 10 SANbox 8 Fibre Channel Switch Installer s User s Manual The IP Address field contains the IP Address for one Fabric Management Switch Enter an IP Address by placing the cursor in the IP Address field and typing The Fabric Name is taken from the SNMP Name field of the Network Configura tion window Edit an existing name by double clicking in the Fabric Name Field and being taken to the Network Configuration window Change the name as desired from there Press Apply to save the changes before returning to this window Main Menu Bar File Edit There are five menus on the Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special and Help These menus are context dependent That is they each may contain different sub menus depending on the window they are in The File Menu contains the following sub menus Open Fabrics Opens an Open File dialog box Select the fabric fab file to open Save Fabrics Sa
87. nd errors and save the data in files presented in a tabular format that are compatible with spreadsheets but are viewable by any text editor or word processor View Node Name data for each device connected to the selected chassis Perform Trace operations to follow selected operations through the selected chassis Read and write memory locations on selected chassis Update the Flash memory on the selected chassis Divide the fabric ports into zones for more efficient and secure communica tion among functionally grouped nodes There are several types of zones and a port may be defined in several of them simultaneously Hard Zones Hard Zones can be comprised of individual ports from a number of switches Communications will only occur between ports in the defined hard zone As many as 16 hard zones may be defined in a single fabric Broadcast Zones allow the division of the fabric into as many as 16 zones that define the area of Broadcasts A particular port may be placed in one or more of these Broadcast Zones A port will broadcast to all ports in the same Broadcast Zone or zones in which the port is defined If Hard Zones are enabled Broadcast Zones will not commu nicate across Hard Zone boundaries Name Server zones allow the division of the fabric into as many as 256 zones that define which port or device will receive Name Server infor mation A particular port or device may be defined in one or more of
88. ng Bootp 2 28 using flash 2 28 using RARP 2 28 IP address es field 2 15 L Length Field memory map 2 57 length data in memory map 2 57 links between chassis 2 20 LIP loop devices 2 45 location SNMP 2 31 loop devices 2 46 address 2 46 manufacturer 2 46 M MAC address 2 30 management station equipment usable as 1 6 manual intended audience 1 1 manufacturer name loop devices 2 46 map memory 2 56 memory controls 2 57 data 2 57 view 2 56 memory map 2 56 data length 2 57 length field 2 57 memory operation type 2 57 mesh fabric 2 39 MFS 2 33 2 50 MIB 3 1 account group table 3 3 capability group tables 3 3 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Index configuration group tables 3 2 error group tables 3 3 operation group tables 3 2 MIB II RFC 1213 Groups 3 2 minimize interleave tuning 2 50 monitor screen height defining 2 77 width defining 2 76 multi frame sequences See MFS N name user 2 75 name server zone rules 2 63 netmask 2 6 2 29 network configuration 2 28 window 2 27 node name view 2 53 non interleaved tuning 2 50 0 orphans broadcast zone 2 63 hard zone 2 62 P password expires 2 76 passwords user for SANsurfer 2 75 performance display view 2 52 port activity graph updating 2 33 assigning to a zone 2 64 counters zeroing 2 33 counts zeroing 2 37 device name 2 46 in zones 2 64 mode effects on zones 2 49 performance viewing 2 52
89. nges to blue indicating selection The information display at the left side of the window contains assigned ports for the selected Switch chassis along with their GBIC type Single clicking on a GBIC will display information relating to that item Re arrange the chassis in the Topology window by click dragging the chassis icon to any position in the window Any T_Port connections to other chassis remain SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 19 Topology Window T Port Link connected Dragging switch icons on top of each other will combine the contents of both switches to reside within a single rack To separate the icons delete one of the switches Double click on the Switch Chassis icon to jump to the Switch Faceplate window The window shows a line between chassis to represent at least one T Port Link between chassis If the application loses its ability to find a T Port Link it displays that T Port Link in Red Single click a T Port Link to select it The application changes the color of the line to Blue when selected The information display at the left side of the window will show detailed T Port Link information for the selected link Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special There are five menus on the Main Menu Bar File Edit View Special and Help These menus are context dependent That is they each may contain different sub menus depending on the wind
90. ntents Preface How to Use This Manual 1 Making Changes 1 Intended Audience 1 Related Materials 1 Switch Files Stored On The Management Station 2 1 Switch Set up Switch Preparation 1 1 Ethernet Cabling 1 1 Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port 1 5 Configuring the Ethernet Port Using RARP 1 5 Configuring the Ethernet Port Using SANsurfer 1 6 To verify the version of the installed SANsurfer application 1 6 To install SANsurfer 1 7 To Activate SANsurfer to Modify a Switch IP Address 1 7 2 ShANsurfer Switch Management Overview 2 1 Activate the SANsurfer Application 2 4 Set Up or Open a Fabric 2 5 Adding a Switch to a Fabric 2 5 Removing a Switch from a Fabric 2 6 Deleting a Switch from the Topology Window 2 6 Understanding Application Windows 2 7 For Switches 2 7 For Faceplates 2 8 Application Overview 2 9 Fabric Window 2 11 Entering this Window 2 12 Current Login Information 2 12 Creating or Deleting a Fabric 2 12 Select and View a Fabric on the List 2 13 Fabric Line in Fabric Table 2 13 Status Field 2 13 IP Address Field 2 15 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A iii Fabric Name 2 15 Main Menu Bar 2 15 File 2 15 Edit 2 15 View 2 16 Special 2 16 Help 2 16 Tool Bar 2 16 Apply Button 2 16 Zoom Button 2 16 Refresh Button 2 16 Delete Button 2 17 Topology Window 2 18 Entering this Window 2 18 Topology of Selected Fabric 2 18 Ethernet Connection 2 18 Switch Chassis Icon 2 19 T Por
91. ol Bar to execute the operation NOTE A write will alter the contents of the changed memory address es and may alter the way the switch operates Once a memory address has been changed the only way to get the original value back is to write the memory with the address content containing the original value SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 58 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Special gt Update Flash Switch Faceplate Display Special gt Update Flash Refer to Figure 2 21 Update Flash enables loading new control code into the Flash memory of the selected chassis and also to command the selected chassis to perform a Reset operation The Reset operation may be separate or in conjunction with a Flash load For multiple switch fabrics you must update firmware on each switch individually You may load new Chassis Control firmware while the Switch is operating under the old Flash code The Switch will not use the new Flash code until it is Reset A Reset operation performed on the Switch chassis will disrupt the Switch operation In the event that your Flash memory requires an update your authorized mainte nance provider will supply a binary Flash update file Load this file on to the management station before starting the Flash update Enter path or folder name as NOTE Flash files use a naming scheme to er represent the switch ty
92. on to restore the display to show the actual status If a GBIC icon is selected press the Zoom button to jump to the Port Information window Press Undo to ignore all changes made to this window since the last Apply opera tion Press the Zoning Button to jump to the Zoning window Press the Refresh button to poll the Switch The application places the current switch settings in all displayed fields Press Previous to move to another switch in this fabric order determined by the application Press Next to move to another switch in this fabric order determined by the appli cation Chassis Parameters Chassis ID Field The Chassis Parameters area of the Switch Faceplate display allows assigning or modifying the Chassis ID and the Administrative State for the chassis The Chassis ID represents bits 19 through 14 of the 24 bit Fibre Channel Address The Chassis ID is in the range of 01 63 and identifies a particular chassis within a multi chassis fabric Switches come from the factory with a Chassis ID of 1 and must be assigned a unique value for the fabric in which it will be connected SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 38 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Stage Type Admin Mode NOTE If a Chassis ID of a switch has the same value as another switch in the fabric only one of the two switches will appear on the Topology window and the Logged in LED on the conne
93. op Device connected to any port on the selected chassis Configure Loop Devices including Re initializing the loop Enable all devices on the loop Archive all configurable chassis parameters for all the chassis in a fabric Restore all configurable chassis parameters for all chassis in a fabric by using the archived configuration Provide Name Server WWN data fabric wide SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 3 Activate the SANsurfer Application Activate the SANsurfer Application NOTE It is possible to manage a fabric using SANsurfer from more than one management workstation at one time However making changes simultaneously from more than one management workstation is discouraged Though some information is updated in real time among SANsurfer sessions configurable parameters are not which could result in conflicting changes If the application is not currently loaded on the management station refer to Section 1 for instruction in loading the application Once the application has been loaded start the application by typing usr op SUNWsmgr bin esm smgr The SANsurfer application opens NOTE During login the application compares the current fabric status with the most recent fabric status stored on the switch If the two status profiles are not the same a message about needing fabric rediscovery will be displayed To correct the problem
94. ow they are in Except that the Open Fabrics command is not available the File Menu contains the same sub menus as the Fabric window descriptions of these sub menus can be found on page 2 15 The Edit Menu contains the following sub menu User Administration Go to User Administration Window on page 2 73 The View Menu contains three sub menus Zoom In Same as Zoom Button Zoom Out Same as Back button Return to Fabric Screen Return to the Fabric window The Special Menu contains the following sub menus Toggle Beacon Cause the Heartbeat LED on the selected chassis to blink at a very rapid rate and the application displays a small blinking beacon icon This is useful when you want to locate a particular physical chassis installed at a location which contains multiple switches Toggle the beacon to On a small red blinking icon appears to the right side of the switch icon The physical Heartbeat LED on the selected chassis changes from the normal blink rate and blinks at a very fast rate The Heartbeat LED will continue to SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 20 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Topology Window operate in this state until it is changed back The blink rate is not automati cally changed back when the application is exited When the beacon icon is blinking selecting the toggle beacon command removes the small red blink ing icon on the topology window
95. ox for locating the archive file It then compares the archive configuration to the current fabric Any switches that can t be identified must be manually mapped to the archive This will deter mine which configuration will be assigned to each switch SANsurfer polls each switch in the fabric and compares it to the stored configuration If there are differences SANsurfer will recommend reprogramming the modified switches After the fabric has been reprogrammed you must manually reset or reset through the faceplate menu each switch in the fabric before the modifications will take effect For an example of the archive restore operation refer to Network Configu ration Window on page 2 27 Topology Refresh Perform a manual refresh of the topology and save the information to the fabric file s Select Zoning Method Not available SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 21 Topology Window Help Tool Bar Back Button Apply Button Zoom Button Undo Button Zoning Button Refresh Button Change Stage Type Use this command to access the windows affirming that the stage type of the switch is to be changed NOTE Changing the stage type is a disruptive event When the stage type is changed on one switch all switches within the fabric are changed to the same stage type The stage type change will cause each switch to be reset After the reset the di
96. pe for which they Folders apply Files starting with M08 pertain to 8 port switches M16 files pertain to 16 port switches Enter file name I OK Update Cancel Figure 2 21 Special gt Update Flash Choosing Update Flash Update the Flash memory in the selected chassis by choosing Special gt Update Flash while in the Switch Faceplate displays Load Flash 1 Load the file containing the new Flash code on the management station 2 Choose Special gt Update Flash The application displays a standard Open dialog box that allows you to browse to and open the Flash update binary file When you open the Flash update file the application checks the file for a valid checksum then if correct starts the Flash load If the checksum is not SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 59 Switch Faceplate Display Special gt Reset correct the application will warn you The application displays information about the progress of the Flash update This information includes File The name of the Flash update binary file Position Number of bytes downloaded Total The total number of bytes in the file Complete The percentage of the file sent to the chassis 3 When the Flash load is complete the application displays a dialog box that states that the Flash load is complete and asks whether to Reset Immediately Click Yes to Reset now Remember
97. plate Display View Node Name Switch Faceplate Display View Node Name Refer to Figure 2 18 The Node name data displayed in the Switch Faceplate display allows viewing the Name Server entry for every device connected to the selected chassis and registered with the Name Server Private devices have no WWN vendor or FC 4 data in the table Entering the Node Name Data Window Display the Name Service data by choosing View gt Node Name while in the Switch Faceplate display File Edit View Special Help SANBox18 316 M Ro Sun Flash b30344 PTT t mmt a C 1 Prom aw 40500 Rx 1 Rx 1 Power FAILED 1212 16 Temp 26 ok or mem eem Pa inactive EI Inactive inactive I Fan2 LET LET LET mx Development Switch 100000c0dd004 13b Chassis ID 100000 Fabric ID 1 Out of buffers o OutofsBuffes Chassis ID fo 100 Switch resets 7 mntriowBufsASIcO 0 Intr low Bufs ASIC 1 o COF Party ASIC O 0 Stade IWwHe FLS 10 Transfer E_D_TOY 2560 COF Parity ASIC 1 CRC ASIC 0 ASIC 1 Frame bus Ens ASIC 0 Port 0 Admin Mode enine 5000 Frame bus Ens ASIC O Port be rame bus Ens ASIC O Port 0 Dev Port Address Typ amp Node WWWN Vendor FC 4 Types 1 100002 NL 2200002037040a6a 2000002037040a6a
98. pressing the Apply Button The application will ask if the Switch is to by reset If no is chosen the Apply will still write the new address to Flash but will not Reset the Switch The Switch will start using the new Gateway Address when it is Reset If yes is chosen the Switch will Reset and start using the new Gateway Address This value is in hundredths of a second 00 The default set at the factory is 30000 300 00 seconds To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type the new value Write the contents of this field to the Switch by pressing the Apply Button The Ethernet MAC field is read only and displays the MAC Address of the Switch s Ethernet port SNMP Configuration Use the SNMP Configuration area of this screen to read modify or write the Switch Management SNMP switch name contact person and Switch location SNMP Trap Authentication Check Box Name Check this box to send a trap to the address in the Trap IP Address field in the event that an attempt is made to access the Switch with the wrong Community Names The Name field displays the Name of the switch The default set at the factory is undefined To modify this field move the cursor to the field and type the new data up to 64 characters in length Write the contents of this field to the Switch Flash SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 30 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Network Configuration Window Contact Loc
99. re 2 12 Enter the desired values for test duration If the parameters entered are achieved the port will have passed If errors are encountered having the Stop on error box checked will cause the test to terminate If the Stop on error box is not checked the test will re initiate in an attempt to complete testing within the defined values After testing is initiated the Start Tests button changes to the Stop Tests button Pressing the Stop Tests button halts the testing without completing the test NOTE While the test is running the faceplate window may not be exited To exit the faceplate window allow the test to complete or press the Stop Tests button to terminate the test An F Port may fail the port test because the HBA does not support the Echo command When this occurs the following message is displayed Failure may be a result of this port not supporting loop back test functionality e E uM Test Length sec Frame Size Data Pattem I Figure 2 12 Port Test Parameters Window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 44 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices Stop on error When checked the test will terminate when any error is encountered If unchecked the test will attempt to re start to perform to the values defined in this window If checked and no error is encountered the test will terminate when the entered values have
100. rk WWN 2000009044008189 Par 408000 Fabric Trunk Start Tests Statistics Values Statistics Values nfraams 311 owfames A Discarded frames Busy frames 1 1 pp Rejectftams o 5 Slinkas n 10 y pp Syne losses 100ms Protocol eros fo e 1 eet esee E OLS in OLS out LIP Total Received LIP F7F7 LIP F7 AL PS LIP AL PD PS AL Init Attempts Short Frame Errors Smoothing Overflow Errors Reserved o 5 0 jgRetwurs 8 0 o LOF TimeoutELS OF Timeouts o LP during Init 0 forNReum 3 Jo o o orlerereroe 5 m 4 Port 1 T Port 10 0 0 0 I Display Figure 2 13 Port Display T Port Entering the Port Display T Ports Window In the Switch Faceplate Display window click on the performance chart for the desired T Port You may also enter this window as the result of using the Previous or Next tool bar buttons while viewing other ports on this switch SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 47 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display F Ports Switch Faceplate Display Port Display F Ports The Port Display window displays statistics for the selected Figure 2 14 shows the window as it would appear as a Port The Previous and Next buttons will
101. s installed at a location which contains multiple switches Toggle the beacon to On a small red blinking icon appears over the heartbeat LED dot on the faceplate icon The physical Heartbeat LED on the selected chassis changes from the normal blink rate and blinks at a very fast rate The Heartbeat LED will continue to operate in this state until it is changed back The blink rate is not automatically changed back when the application is exited When the beacon icon is blinking selecting the toggle beacon command removes the small red blinking icon on the faceplate window and returns the physical LED on the selected chassis to the normal heartbeat pattern Restore Saved Config Commands the selected Switch chassis to revert from an applied configuration to the latest configuration saved When you Apply configuration changes to the Switch chassis it does not save the configuration unless the fabric is archived The following configuration parameters are saved Chassis number Stage type Chassis admin mode Port administrative stat Loop arbitration MFS tuning R T TOV SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 36 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display E D TOV R A TOV MFS TOV Default Config Commands the selected Switch chassis to revert to the following default configuration settings Chassis ID 1 Stage type IOT Chassis administrative mode Online
102. s available for normal operation offline The switch is not available This can be used for example in the event of an error to remove a switch from a fabric without having to discon nect it or shut it off Press the Apply button to apply the mode to the chassis SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 39 Switch Faceplate Display R T TOV E D TOV R A TOV Switch Statistics The R T OV field controls the Receiver Transmitter Timeout value for all ports on the chassis This value can not be altered from the default The E D TOV field controls the Error Detect Timeout value for all ports on the chassis This value can not be altered from the default The R A TOV field controls the Resource Allocation Timeout value for all ports on the selected chassis This value can not be altered from the default The switch statistics change to reflect events that have occurred since the counters were zeroed The Switch Resets counter is the total number of times this switch has been reset since it was manufactured and this value is not cleared when the counters are zeroed SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 40 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display View Port States Default Switch Faceplate Display View Port States Default The Port States Faceplate is the default faceplate in the Switch Faceplate di
103. s field is blank Type For public devices this field identifies the FC4 type of the device For private devices the type is unknown Status This field indicates whether or not each device on the loop is Logged In On Loop or Bypass Logged In indicates that the AL address exists for the device and the device is logged into the fabric This is the normal status for TL Ports On Loop indicates that the AL address exists for the device but the device is not logged into the fabric This is the normal status for SL Ports Bypass indicates that an active AL PA address does not exist for a device where one previously existed SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 46 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display Port Display T Ports Switch Faceplate Display Port Display T Ports The Port Display window displays statistics for the selected Port Figure 2 13 shows the window as it would appear as a Port The Previous and Next buttons will move through active ports on this switch until the first last port is reached When the first last port has been reached that button will no longer function and a warning message is displayed that the port limit has been reached File Edi View Special Help e 3 gt Port Display Back Apply Zoom Undo Zoning Refresh Delete Previous Next T Port E Po
104. s shown in a rack with the switch Chassis name or assigned fabric address and T Port Links between chassis Ethernet Connection The window shows the active Ethernet connection on the Fabric Management Switch If the application loses its ability to communicate with the Ethernet connection it displays the ethernet connection in Red Single click on the Ethernet connection to select it The Ethernet Connection turns Blue when selected The Ethernet information displays at the left side of the window for the selected Ethernet connection Double click on the Ethernet Connection to go to the Network Configuration window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 18 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Topology Window Application statistics for Ethernet Switch chassis Fabric address or fabric connector icon switch name File View Special Help Topology mM Topology Display click icons to view or double click to configure Il S Figure 2 4 Topology Window Switch Chassis Icon The application uses colors to identify various states of the Switch chassis The colors are Red The application has lost its ability to communicate with a Switch chassis Green The chassis is an IO T chassis Blue The chassis has been selected Violet The switch has been selected but the application is unable to communicate with it Single click on the Switch Chassis icon to select it The Switch Chassis icon cha
105. s the Zoom button Single click on the Status Icon then choose View gt Zoom In Fabric Line in Fabric Table The Fabric Line contains the IP Address and Fabric Name of the managed fabric Fields display status information These are the Status field Traps field and Errors field The Type Mode and Rate fields are for recording status information Status Field The Status Field may contain either of two icons A Sun icon or a PROM icon Sun Icon When a Fabric Line in the list contains a complete entry Fabric Name and an IP Address the application displays a Sun icon in the Status field The appli cation uses the background color of the Sun icon to indicate fabric status Gray indicates normal operation Red indicates loss of communication with one more switches in the fabric Yellow indicates the occurrence of fabric errors If the status icon for the fabric is red this could be the result of the IP address not matching the value entered in the list If the IP address is different the entry must be deleted and a new entry created SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 13 Fabric Window NOTE If the icon remains red after the IP address is entered verify that the following conditions exist The switch has power applied and is turned on The ethernet cable is attached to the switch The IP address entered in the table is the same as the IP
106. se the Refresh button to restore the display to show the actual status Press Undo to ignore all changes made to this window since the last Apply opera tion Press the Refresh button to poll the Switch The application places the current switch settings in all displayed fields SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 14 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual User Administration Window Delete Button User List Name Password Fabric Name Press Delete to remove the selected user Press the Apply Button to save the change Each line entry in the User List defines a user Initially the User List defines the default user a Super User The Super User has total authority Refer to the Security Level description later in this text The User List also always contains a blank line for creating a new user You may modify any entry by selecting the information in a field in the entry and typing new information Press Apply when your changes are complete You may create a new user with the blank line The first Super User is encouraged to modify these defaults to reflect real users After all changes are made to this window press the Apply button to implement the changes The following describes each field in a Users List entry This field is case sensitive The Name field contains the User Name with a maximum length of 30 characters The default is su Modify this field by selecting the field content and typ
107. splay It displays icons which represent the kind of GBIC installed in each port on the selected chassis Figure 2 10 shows the GBIC icons If no GBIC is installed in a particular port the faceplate shows a blank for that port mm DB9 HSS DC passive Copper Module definition 1 Black and White DB9 HSS DC active Copper Module definition 2 Black and White with a Blue border around the White a Optical LW single mode Module definition 3 and 6 Blue with Black dots Optical OFC E a Optical SW multimode Module definition 5 and 7 Black with Red and Black dots Figure 2 10 GBIC Icons Double click on a GBIC icon to jump to the Port Display Loop Devices window for that port Single click to select a GBIC icon and Zoom to the Port Display Loop Devices window Double click the Ethernet port icon to jump to the Network Configuration window GBIC Icon Colors While connected to a switch the GBIC icons for the switch will be color coded to represent their status The status colors are Green port operation is normal Red port is offline or an error exists Blue port is selected for viewing click zoom button or double click icon Gray port is inactive SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 41 Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices Switch Faceplate Display Port Display Loop Devices The Port Display window displays
108. splay returns to the fabric window The Help menu contains the following entries About SANsurfer Display a screen containing the product name and version level SANsurfer Online Help Display the online help dialogue box Use this dialogue box to search for a topic or term Press Back to go to the window nearer to the start of the application Press Apply to cause the Switch to use the new information A dialog box will state that the new information has been saved in the Switch Flash memory If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choose the Refresh button to restore the display to show the actual status Press the Zoom button to jump to the Faceplate window when a Switch Chassis icon is selected Press the Zoom button to jump to the Network Configuration window when the Ethernet connection is selected Inactive Press the Zoning Button to jump to the Zoning window The application polls the fabric every 10 seconds and whenever you press the Refresh Button and refreshes the data in this window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 22 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Topology Window Delete Button Previous Button Next Button If you have physically removed a Switch chassis and its Port Links from the selected fabric the application will not be able to find them and will display them
109. ssis port containing the transmitters and receivers that connect to the interconnection media Guest A user of the switch management program who can view switch operations but has no authority to define switch parameters or user access Hard Zone A group of ports that provide access security by allowing communication only among hard zone member devices Heartbeat LED An LED that uses blink patterns to indicate the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the Power On Self Test Initiator The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device In Order Delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent 2 Glossary 875 3143 10 Rev A Input Output Transfer A switch stage type that enables the switch ports to connect to public devices private devices and other switches 10 T Input output transfer IP Internet Protocol LIP Loop Initialization Primitive Sequence Logged In LED A port LED that indicates device login or loop initial ization status Loop Initialization Primitive Sequence A series of commands that initializes a loop of devices connected to a fabric Management Information Base A set of guidelines and definitions for the Fibre Channel functions Management Workstation Unix workstation from which the switch is managed MIB Management Information Base NL_Port Node Loop Port A fibre channel device
110. statistics for the selected port and if the selected port is a loop port FL SL or TL Port the window also displays infor mation about each device on the loop and allows control of these devices Figure 2 11 shows the window as it would appear for a loop port If the selected port was not a loop port the application will display only the Switch port statistics portion of the window The Previous and Next buttons will move through active ports on this switch until the first last port is reached When the first last port has been reached that button will no longer function and a warning message is displayed that the port limit has been reached Switch port statistics File Edit View Special Help v B 4a Lan Display _ Back Apply om Undo Zoning Refresh Delete Previous Next E Port 5 e PortName Port5 vi 100400 Start Tests i Values Statistics Values 5 Counter reset at WA Bapsed since counter reset N A Tn frames 1418305 frames 1427408 Discarded frames 0 Busy frames 0 Reject frame 0 Unk failures 0 Sync losses 100ms 0 Protocol errors 0 Invalid tx words 0 errors 0 Delimiter errors 0 Address ID errors 0 Tink reset in 0 Unk reset out 0 OLS in g LS out 0 LIP Total Received B LIP FTFT 2 LIP Far LIP FT AL P 1 LIF F8 AL P 0 LIP AL PD AL P 0 Type Address Device Name Vendor 10047a 210000203720040f Seagate Techno
111. t Link 2 20 Main Menu Bar 2 20 File 2 20 Edit 2 20 View 2 20 Special 2 20 Help 2 22 Tool Bar 2 22 Back Button 2 22 Apply Button 2 22 Zoom Button 2 22 Undo Button 2 22 Zoning Button 2 22 Refresh Button 2 22 Delete Button 2 23 Previous Button 2 23 Next Button 2 23 Performing an Archive Restore of a Fabric 2 23 Inconsistent Object 2 26 Network Configuration Window 2 27 Entering this Window 2 28 Network Configuration 2 28 Static IP Addr Radio Button 2 28 Set IP Addr via BOOTP Radio Button 2 28 Set IP Addr via RARP Radio Button 2 28 iv 875 3143 10 Rev A SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual IP Address 2 29 Netmask 2 29 Gateway 2 30 ARP Timeout 2 30 Ethernet MAC 2 30 SNMP Configuration 2 30 SNMP Trap Authentication Check Box 2 30 Name 2 30 Contact 2 31 Location 2 31 Trap Address 2 31 Read Community currently unused 2 31 Write Community currently unused 2 31 Trap Community currently unused 2 31 Main Menu Bar 2 31 File 2 31 Edit 2 31 View 2 32 Special 2 32 Help 2 32 Tool Bar 2 32 Back Button 2 32 Apply Button 2 32 Undo Button 2 32 Refresh Button 2 32 Switch Faceplate Display 2 33 Entering this Window 2 34 Ethernet Connector Icon 2 35 Main Menu Bar 2 35 File 2 35 Edit 2 35 View 2 35 Special 2 36 Help 2 37 Tool Bar 2 37 Back Button 2 37 Apply Button 2 38 Zoom Button 2 38 Undo Button 2 38 Zoning Button 2 38 Refresh Button 2 38 Previous Button 2 38 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 87
112. the IP Address Netmask Address and Gateway Address values were changed to reflect the current fabric change them back to the default values unless permanently assigned IP Address 10 0 0 1 Netmask Address 255 0 0 0 must be on the same subnet Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 In the Zoning Window clear all zones Hard Name server Broadcast Segmented Loop On the Faceplate Display window Ensure that the Chassis ID is set to 1 Ensure that the Stage Type is set to SL Zoning Mode Deleting a Switch from the Topology Window Deleting a switch from the topology window requires that the switch be physically removed from the fabric by powering down the switch or disconnecting all T Ports from that switch Then the switch may be selected in the topology window and tool bar delete button pressed The switch and the Port link will be removed If the switch was disconnected from the fabric by powering down when the switch is again powered up the application will detect its presence in the fabric and display it on the topology window SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 6 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Understanding Application Windows Understanding Application Windows SANsurfer is composed of a set of windows Each window manages a different aspect of Switch fabric configuration The first window displayed following login is the Fabric window The Fabric window allows you to create name a
113. the window they are in SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 64 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Zoning Window File Edit View Except that the Open Fabrics entry is not available from this window the File Menu contains the same sub menus as the Fabric window descriptions of these sub menus can be found on page 2 15 The Edit Menu contains the following sub menus User Administration Go to the User Administration window refer to page 2 73 The View Menu contains the following sub menus Zoom In Inactive Zoom Out Same as Back button Return to Fabric Screen Return to the Fabric window Fabric Zoning Inactive Load Balance Inactive SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 65 Zoning Window Delete the selected zone Add a zone to the selected Choose a zone index number Choose a zone type zone type PE PERO Zone Display Getup fabric zones and perform load balancing SN Ports color coded Zone description for the selected zone index Figure 2 22 Zoning Window Special NOTE Template file extensions will differ depending on the stage type of the switches in the fabric If the switches are SL Private Loop stage types the extension is tpl If switches are IO T stage types the extension is tp2 The Special Menu contains the following
114. this Window After starting the application this window is displayed Return here from subse quent displays by repeatedly pressing the back button or by using the View gt Return to Fabric Screen command from any faceplate window Current Login Information The current login information portion of the window contains information about the current user their level of authority and the fabric file being used Click on this information to go to the user file Only a super user can view and save changes to the user file Creating or Deleting a Fabric To create a new fabric Place the cursor in the IP Address field and type the IP Address of the Switch connected via Ethernet to the management station SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 12 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Fabric Window Tab once to go to the Rate field Enter a value of zero do not log errors or a value greater than or equal to 20 errors logged When the cursor is removed from the Fabric Line after completing the IP Address and Rate value a Status Icon will appear To delete an existing fabric Select the fabric line on the table Press Delete to remove the existing entry Select and View a Fabric on the List When selecting a fabric the application will go to the Topology window To select and view a fabric on the list Double click on the Status Icon for the fabric Single click on the Status Icon field then pres
115. tions that do not pertain to the selected Switch chassis SANsurfer allows you to Manage fabrics Select a fabric and set up the connection to the Ethernet port on the Switch chassis through which the selected fabric is managed Configure the Switch Management interface with its IP network configura tion parameters For a fabric which contains multiple Switch chassis view the topology of the selected fabric including the T_Port connections between chassis View the fabric Ethernet connection View hardware and firmware version information for the selected chassis View Switch Names and World Wide Names WWNs of all chassis View port addresses on the selected chassis View T Port interconnections and their port addresses Configure chassis parameters such as Switch Name Chassis Number Stage Type for multi stage Switch fabrics Administration Mode Online or Offline SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 1 Overview View dynamic graphs that display performance data for each On Line port on the selected chassis The performance data is only recorded during the time period when an application window that monitors the performance data is open When the monitoring window is closed the recording of performance data stops Performance data includes Frames In Frames Out Frames Dropped Errors Record statistics such as data rate a
116. ton to poll the Switch The application updates the current conditions Press Delete to remove the selected zone Press the Apply Button to save the change Press to move to the previous zone number in the available zone numbers for the selected zone type If nothing is before the current selection the button has no effect SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 67 Zoning Window Next Button Press to move to the next zone number in the available zone numbers for the selected zone type If nothing is after the current selection the button has no effect Hard Zone View Field When viewing a zone type other than hard zone this field will cause the left column to display only ports which are resident in the selected hard zone This will prevent trying to select ports which are in other hard zones If hard zones are not defined the orphan should contain all ports in the fabric Zone Index Field This field contains the defined zones of the type selected Edit Description Button Press the edit description button to modify the on screen description of the selected zone After modifying the description press the Done button in the lower right corner of the description dialog box Clear All Zones Button Press the clear all zones button to remove all defined zones Add Zone Button Press the add zone button to add a zone in the selected zone type If the maximum number of zones for
117. urity Level 2 76 Created 2 76 Modified 2 76 PW Expire only applies to guest and administrator 2 76 Acnt Expire only applies to guest and administrator 2 76 Wd 2 76 Ht 2 77 rra n 3 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 3 1 Managing the Switch Using the SNMP 3 1 Management Information Base MIB 3 1 A Counter Descriptions Glossary viii 875 3143 10 Rev A SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual Index SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A List of Figures Figure 1 1 Chassis Back 16 port Switch 1 2 Figure 1 2 Chassis Back 8 port switch 1 3 Figure 1 3 Ethernet Cable Wiring Diagram 1 4 Figure 2 1 Faceplate Display Identification 2 9 Figure 2 2 SANsurfer Switch Management Application Block Diagram 2 10 Figure 2 3 Fabric Window 2 12 Figure 2 4 Topology Window 2 19 Figure 2 5 Fabric with Failed and Replacement Switches 2 25 Figure 2 6 Failed Switch Removed 2 25 Figure 2 7 Restore Dialog Box 2 26 Figure 2 8 Network Configuration Window 2 27 Figure 2 9 Switch Faceplate Display 2 34 Figure 2 10 GBIC Icons 2 41 Figure 2 11 Port Display Loop Devices Window 2 42 Figure 2 12 Port Test Parameters Window 2 44 Figure 2 13 Port Display T Port 2 47 Figure 2 14 Port Display F Port 2 48 Figure 2 15 Switch Faceplate for Port Modes 2 49 Figure 2 16 Switch Faceplate for Port Tuning 2 51 Figure2 17 View Performance 2 52 Figure 2 18 View Node Name 2 53 Figure2 19 View
118. use any name you want Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new information The Security Level field contains the user authority The defaults are Guest and SuperUser There are three levels of authority Guest A Guest user may view any fabric but may not apply save any changes Administrator An Administrative user may do anything but view or modify user list information SuperUser A Super User may do anything Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new information The Created field is read only and displays the date that the entry was created The Modified field is read only and displays the date that the entry was modified PW Expire only applies to guest and administrator The Password Expire field contains the date that the user password expires Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new information The dates must be in the form month day four character year Acnt Expire only applies to guest and administrator Wd The Account Expire field contains the date that the user account expires The user will not be able to log in after that date Modify this field by selecting the field content and typing new information The dates must be in the form month day four character year NOTE When selecting the width and height settings for the management station remember that higher pixel counts will result in smaller letters and icons but column headin
119. ve the current fabric entry IP address and fabric status to the file specified in the User Administration screen Fabric Name field for the logged in user Save Fabrics as Opens a Save As dialog box Name the new fabric file that will contain the currently defined list of fabrics Delete Fabrics File Opens a Delete dialog box Select one fabric file to delete DO NOT delete any xxxxxxx fab files which are referenced on the User Administration window The fabric file which is opened when the SANsurfer application is started is defined on the User Administration window for each defined user If the specified file is not present at the time of log in the application will not function Security Login Exit from current user and log in as another Exit Exit the SANsurfer application The Edit Menu contains the following sub menu User Administration Go to the User Administration Window on page 2 73 SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 15 Fabric Window View Special Help Tool Bar Apply Button Zoom Button Refresh Button The View Menu contains the following sub menus Zoom In Same as Zoom Button Zoom Out Not used Return to Fabric Screen Not used The Special menu contains the following sub menus Clear Messages Clears the console window portion of the Fabric window Clear Counters C
120. witch Management 2 7 Understanding Application Windows For Faceplates d Tables and lists allow highlighting individual rows to aid in visual separation from other rows Clicking in the header row of the table or list clears the highlighting s Allows changing the displayed information through use of menu selections 9 Previous and Next buttons allow stepping between individual items of selected type without having to backtrack to a previous screen SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 8 SANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Application Overview Application Overview Switch management relies on viewing many switch functions through the use of a switch faceplate display see Figure 2 1 Movement through the application will involve changing displays depending on the desired activity The application records the screens movements Movement between different screens is accomplished as shown in Figure 2 2 To determine where the application will move when the Back button is pressed retrace the line from the location that was exited to reach the current location Switch faceplate portion File Edit View Special Help Apply Zoom e Previous Rx Te x m Zoning 4 Refresh Next Rx Switch Faceplate Display Undo Delete SANBox 8 a08 Flash 30439 Prom sw 30300 Power NORMAL Temp 31 C ok 1
121. witch Statistics 4 3 Outofbutfers p prosses Chassis ID 30 RT TOY 142 ItriowBusASICO D S intr ow Bus ASICA 0 RtriawBusASIC2 o D TO IrinwBufASIC o coFPantyasico o Admin Mode Jontine R ATOV OFParyAsic3 c rtRCAsico o Address 1203 deb bs ebS Zab CdS nr eros Jono 400020 Jers oso de faz 72 asa 8 NN 7 rs oss as10 fesoa p josef feer amp p ite me 5 J Stage FLS 10 Transfer E Memory Data Read Write Increment Read Write Select Memory Controls Select Figure 2 20 View gt Memory Map SANbox 8 16 Switch Management 2 56 sANsurfer Switch Management 875 3143 10 Rev A User s Manual Switch Faceplate Display View Memory Map Tool Bar Apply Button Press the Apply button in the Tool Bar to execute the selected memory operation If the Apply operation cannot be completed because of an error or a conflict the attempted changes will remain in the display Choose the Refresh button to restore the display to show the actual status Back Button Press the Back button to leave this window without saving any changes that have been made since the last time the Apply button was pressed Memory Controls Refer to Figure 2 20
122. within the fabric to find all ports that are logged in Delete Button The Delete button removes the selected fabric line from the list of fabrics If no fabric line is selected the button has no effect Press the Apply Button to save the change SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SANsurfer Switch Management 2 17 Topology Window Topology Window Refer to Figure 2 4 Entering the Topology window polls the fabric and displays its topology Switch Chassis icons appear in a rack icon and represent each Switch chassis in the fabric that is powered on able to communicate and not in PROM mode The bottom of each rack icon displays the fabric address or name assigned to that switch If a chassis name is given in one of the Switch Faceplate displays the name replaces the fabric address line Lines between Switch Chassis icons indicate one or more T Port links between chassis Single click a Switch Chassis icon the rack or switch name line the Ethernet connection or a GBIC to select it The application displays information for the selected object in the column at the left side of the window Entering this Window Enter this window from the Fabric window Return here from subsequent windows by repeatedly pressing the Back button Topology of Selected Fabric The Topology window displays a diagram of the fabric The display shows the Ethernet connection next to the Fabric Management Switch Each Switch Chassis i
123. you use SNMP you must connect the Switch s Ethernet interface to an Ethernet network and configure its IP network address its IP subnetwork mask and its IP gateway address Refer to Ethernet Cabling on page 1 1 and Config uring the Switch Ethernet Port on page 1 5 Management Information Base MIB Switch MIB objects consist of 8 functional groups These groups are d system MIB II SystemsGroup interface MIB II Interfaces Group snmp MIB II SNMP Group e fcFeConfig Configuration fcFeOp Operation e fcFeError Error fcFeCap Capabilities anMkiiAccounting Accounting Each group has one or more tables associated with it The Switch does not support the Accounting Group of the draft standard Fibre Channel MIB Instead it supports the QLogic enterprise accounting MIB anMKII Accounting The Fibre Channel Fabric Element MIB defines the fcFeConfig fcFeOp fcFeError and fcFeCap groups The QLogic Accounting MIB defines the anMkiiAccounting group All MIBs are available on the Internet through the QLogic Customer Services link in the QLogic Web site www QLogic com SANbox 8 16 Switch Management User s Manual 875 3143 10 Rev A SNMP 3 1 Managing the Switch Using the SNMP 3 2 SNMP MIB Il RFC 1213 Groups system high level host information interface configuration information and traffic and error statistics for the Ethernet interface SNMP configuration information and traffic

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