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HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/32 User's Manual

1. 0 000005 1 37 Restoring Data to the HAFM server 0 0 cece eee eee eee 1 38 UsID2 QUIKS YC iuris ie e es 1 38 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Hardware Views Li te ede eae ee aad eo dine 2 1 Identifying FRUS 0 oi Hee phe SA a gE ee a ee 2 1 Monitoring Switch Operation o oooooococcoococor eee 2 2 Switch Status Table 2 eee ene eee 2 2 Status Bar Status Indicator ooooococoococconcocoooror ee ee 24 Monitoring Hardware Operation 00 0 cece eee eee eee 24 Front VICW aeieea alba literas dee 2 5 Rear Vie Waits enue Dew a ed ea eee Eat ts we 2 7 Obtaining Hardware Information 0 0 c eee eee eee 2 8 Displaying FRU Information 0 0 cee eee eee 2 8 Displaying Port Information 0 0 0 2 eee eee eee 2 8 Displaying Switch Information 0 0 0 cece eee eee 2 12 Using Menu Options 0 0 ciere aa eeek n Ee krie E AEE a Dia 2 13 SWitch Menu A i annet ahead bado Ade ee to 2 13 Ports Menu WA AAA E AA AAA RREA E TE 2 16 iv edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide POLIS a A Step Ae EG Sida AR e AP ddd od 2 21 Menu Options s s3 0c5 tage A A eee 2 23 FERU List VieW siecle ede a ane danas Shes 2 24 Node List View aiii ee eo Eee ee ee e de ee 2 25 Me Options unn hie aie bee ee cites tte lt cits 2 27 Displaying Node Properties 20 0 eee eee eee eens 2 28 Performance Vie Wisin arabes 2 30 Ment Options tal da i
2. Button Function Button function is the same for all logs e Clear Clicking Clear clears all entries in the log for all users A warning dialog box displays requesting confirmation that you want to clear all entries in the log e Refresh Clicking Refresh reads the current data and refreshes the screen with the new display e Close Closes the log and displays the Switch Product Manager window Export Clicking Export on a log window displays the Save dialog box shown in Figure 4 1 on page 4 2 Click the Home icon to return to the files in your home directory The folders that list in the display area of the Save dialog box after clicking the Home icon are those that are stored in your home directory If you choose you may create a folder for your home directory and save the file there To save a log file in American Standard Code for Information Exchange ASCII format to a location on your system s hard drive or to a diskette use the following steps You can open this file in any desktop publisher for viewing or printing edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 4 1 Using Logs Adaptec Adobe Adobe Type Manager Agile Software Cornmon Files Figure 4 1 Save dialog box 1 Click Export on the log window The Save dialog box displays Figure 4 1 2 In the Save dialog box choose the folder where you want to save the file 3 Type in a file name and extension in the File name field 4 Cli
3. Active dialog box click Activate to activate the configuration or click Cancel to close without activating NOTE If you click Cancel after saving your configuration will still be added to the library without being activated Manage Stored Address Configurations S 390 mode only Once addresses configurations are created through the Configure Addresses Active dialog box they are saved to the Address Configuration Library Use this procedure to manage up to 32 address configurations in the Address Configuration Library Procedure To manage saved library entries 1 Choose Addresses then choose Stored from the Configuration menu on the menu bar The Address Configuration Library dialog box displays m E E e E r Figure 3 8 Address Configuration Library dialog box edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 19 Configuring the Switch 2 Choose a configuration entry by clicking on the row Then use one of the procedures below a To modify a stored configuration Click Modify The Configure Addresses dialog box displays for the configuration See Configure Port Addresses S 390 mode only on page 3 15 for details on using this dialog box To delete a stored configuration Click Delete A warning displays before deletion To copy a stored configuration Click Copy to copy the configuration and rename describe it When the Copy Address Configuration dialog box displays provide a n
4. Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Cannot set all ports to 2Gb sec due to port speed restriction on some ports Description Displays if you try to set ports to operate at 2 Gb sec data speed through the Configure Ports dialog box and some ports do not support speed configuration Action Replace ports that do not support speed configuration with those that do support more than one speed configuration Cannot set all ports to Negotiate due to port speed restriction on some ports Displays if you try to set all ports to Negotiate through the Configure Ports dialog box and some ports do not support speed configuration Replace ports that do not support speed configuration with those that do support more than one speed configuration Cannot set Fibre Channel parameters Fibre Channel parameters cannot be set The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot set switch date and time Switch date and time cannot be set The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot set switch state Switch state cannot be set The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot set write authorization without de
5. jumper cable Optical cable that provides physical attachment between two devices or between a device and a distribution panel Contrast with trunk cable edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 13 Glossary laser Light Amplification through Simulated Emissions of Radiation A device that uses the oscillation of atoms or molecules between energy levels to generate a narrow finely focused beam of light The light has a single wavelength or narrow spectrum of wavelengths and is matched in phase and frequency latency When used in reference to a Fibre Channel switching device latency refers to the amount of time elapsed between receipt of a data transmission at a Switch s incoming F_Port from the originating node port to retransmission of that data at the Switch s outgoing F_Port to the destination N_Port The amount of time it takes for data transmission to pass through a switching device LED Light emitting diodes LEDs on Switch FRUs and the front bezel that provide visual indicators of hardware status or malfunctions LIN See link incident link Physical connection between two devices on a switched fabric link incident A link incident is a problem detected on a fiber optic link like the loss of light invalid sequences and other problems link incident alerts A user notification such as a graphic symbol in the hardware view that indicates that a link incident has occurred load balancing A
6. Detailed instructions concerning the assignment of user rights for both the HAFM and Product Manager applications appear in Chapter 3 of the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide There are five levels of access or user rights that can be assigned to specific users e System Administrator e Product Administrator e Operator e Maintenance e View By default all users have view rights which allow viewing configurations but not the changing configurations View rights cannot be removed User s with system administrator rights can make all control and configuration changes implemented through the HAFM application 1 34 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview User Rights for Specific Functions Table 1 2 itemizes the specific functions available to Product Manager users that have been assigned user rights of product administrator operator or maintenance If a user does not have the right to perform a specific operation a not authorized error box displays when the operation is attempted Table 1 2 User rights for Product Manager functions Product Manager Product Rights Administrator Maintenance Backup Restore Configuration Block Port Change Online State Channel Wrap S 390 mode only Clear Audit Log Clear Event Log Clear Hardware Log Clear LIN Alert Clear LIN Log Clear System Error Light Clear Threshold Alerts Configure Addresses A
7. Devices communicating with the port can log in to the Switch and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port in the same zone e State The following port operational states may display in this table For more information on these states and corresponding status symbol and LED indicator operations in the Hardware view see Port Operational States on page 2 36 No Light Online Offline Beaconing Link Reset Not Operational Not Installed Invalid Attachment Port Failure Segmented E_Port Link Incident Testing Inactive 2 22 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Type The type of port Itis an F_Port if an N_Port is attached Itis an E_Port if another E_Port is attached Itis a G_Port if the port is capable of acting as either an F_Port or an E_Port but nothing is currently attached Operating Speed This field displays the current data speed for the ports as 1 Gb sec or 2 Gb sec or Not Established Alert This column displays a yellow triangle if a link incident occurs on the port or if the port s LED is beaconing Blinking red and yellow diamonds display for port failures or for ports requiring service Click the row to display the reason for the alert in the Port Properties dialog box Double click a row to display the Port Properties dialog box For an explanation of the fields
8. Product View Configure Logs Maintenance Help 1 WEE Product Name B an Fla Ja a ll 2 Products fabrics 3 2 2 2 2 2 DracoLab 28 2 2 oA 24 B Draco4_4 HSG 2 hops DracoLab 11 DracoLab 26 DracoLab 27 DracoLab 29 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 9 0 0 0019 DracoLab 3 DracoLab 31 DracoLab 32 DracoLab 33 DracoLab 34 DracoLab 35 DracoLab 4 2 1 2 2 O O 1 0 0 DracoLab 5 DracoLab2 SANLab NMeD 20 SAN Lab MeD 21 ret freee Joves pastas 0 Menu Bar Main Panel O Tool Bar O Status Panel O View Tabs Figure 1 3 Main HAFM window edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 13 Product Manager Overview Opening the Product Manager To open the Product Manager double click the product icon in the Product view or right click the icon and choose Open Figure 1 4 Edge Switch 2 32 icon The Product Manager displays showing the default Hardware view Figure 1 5 shows the Edge Switch 2 32 Hardware view O Menu Bar O View Panel O View Tabs Status Bar Figure 1 5 Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager window Hardware view NOTE The HAFM window is still available as a separate window You can drag the Product Manager window away from the HAFM window and view both windows on your PC desktop or minimize one or both of them to icons if desired You can have a maximum of four Product Manager windows open concurrently 1 14 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide
9. cee ec cee cece nen ene nee 4 2 Sorting Entri s cuidat foe ee a eee eee 4 2 A dit Eob icc o Hale ence eee ies bie Wa eee ee Raw ie Be 4 3 Event Loess eh ci hias agen hss lease sta sade wha saa de wee 4 5 Link Incidente ota o 4 7 Threshold Alert Logs unidas dde do ta eh ina wen EOL 8 4 8 Using Maintenance Features Run Port Diagnostics encima e a e a 5 1 SWap Ports ins dewey ae ae Eka Rohe SWS a HES aces 5 1 PLrOCECUITC airs eee a Sika a aN Pete aha Seah Ciena 5 1 Collect Maintenance Data o o o o o o oooooo eens 52 Execute an RL a a a leads 53 Set OMNES State cia Rh a A bGedvoebhGud a a 5 4 vi edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Manage Firmware Versions 0 c eee eee eee ee eee enn 5 5 Enable E Mail Notification 0 0 ccc eee nen ens 5 6 Enable Call Home Notification 0 0 0 cee eee ee eens 5 6 Backup and Restore Configuration 0 0 0 0 eee eect eens 5 7 Backup sie etek de catia 5 7 Resto sole ong wae he lee age inte aks sate Ste wes a Gee dow te 5 8 Reset Configuration 11 4 03 d cde idos whe dt ao te 5 9 Procede ea he te EA 5 9 Optional Features FICON Management Server 1 0 0 eee eee siteter 6 1 AS AA get Ms Ghee talaga Sen tae pee tea sate 6 1 Configuring the FICON Management Server 0 00000 e eee 6 2 Procedure iio Gadhia eee a Se BA kD EN eh IR ee vend 6 4 Open Systems Management Server 0 0 00 eee eee eee eee 6 5 Installation
10. Action Verify port operation Retry diagnostics for port and choose Stop from the dialog box If problem persists contact your service representative Stop diagnostics failed The test was not running The action to stop diagnostics failed because the test was not running Informational message Switch Binding was removed from attached devices that are also participating in Port Binding Please review the Port Binding Configuration The device WWNs were removed from the Director s Switch Membership List SANtegrity Switch Binding feature but you should note that one or more of these devices still has security control in port binding Verify that the security level for each device is as required by reviewing the Bound WWN list in the Configure Ports dialog box Switch clock alert mode must be cleared before enabling period synchronization Clock alert mode is enabled through the Configure FICON Management Server dialog box and user is attempting to enable Periodic Date Time Synchronization through the Configure Date and Time dialog box Disable clock alert mode through the Configure FICON Management Server dialog box System diagnostics cannot run The Operational Status is invalid System diagnostics cannot run on Switches with failed ports Replace failed ports The add firmware process has been aborted User has ended the add firmware process N A An informationa
11. Configure Port Binding Configure port addresses S 390 mode only Configure Nickname to display instead of WWN for the Switch and attached devices Configure SNMP trap recipients and community names Configure the FICON and Open Systems Management Server Features if installed Configure the Switch name location description and contact person Control individual Fibre Channel ports by blocking unblocking operation enabling LIN alerts and port binding setting data speeds and running internal and external loopback diagnostics Display FRU properties such as the FRU name physical position in the Switch chassis slot number active failed state part number and serial number Display information for individual Fibre Channel ports such as the port name port number Fibre Channel address operational state type of port and login data Display information on nodes attached to ports Display port performance and statistics Display vital product data for the Switch such as the system name description contact person location status model number firmware and EC level and manufacturer Enable beaconing for ports and the Switch unit Enable channel wrap mode S 390 mode only Maintain a port address library S 390 mode only Monitor the operational status of the Switch and each of its hardware field replaceable units Perform an initial program load IPL Perform maintenance tasks for the Switch including main
12. For additional information on using this option refer to Reset Configuration on page 5 9 have been installed You will need to re enter your feature key to enable all optional CAUTION This operation resets all configuration including any optional features that features after resetting the configuration Help Menu Click the Help menu on the menu bar to display the following options Contents Choose this option to display the Help window The Help window contains Contents Index and Glossary buttons and hypertext linked items to help you quickly navigate through information Use the forward gt and back lt buttons to scroll forward and backward through the displayed help frames Exit the help feature at any time by clicking the Close selection at the top of the Help window About Choose this option to display the version number for the Product Manager and copyright information 1 24 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview View Tabs Click one of the view tabs across the top of the Product Manager window to display the following views in the View panel e Hardware e Node List e Port List e Performance e FRU List View Panel Views selected from the View tabs display under the tabs in the View panel Hardware View The Hardware view is the default view that displays in the view panel when you open the Switch Product Manager To return to this view from a
13. Product Manager Overview Window Layout and Function The main Product Manager window is divided into four main areas as shown in Figure 1 5 on page 1 14 menu bar view tabs view panel and status bar Use features in these panels to configure Switch operation monitor performance and access maintenance features Menu Bar The menu bar on the Product Manager window displays tabs for the following menus e Product e Configure e Logs e Maintenance e Help Click one of the tabs to display a list of menu options Click an option to open a dialog box that allows you to perform configuration and maintenance tasks and view logs If a menu option contains a check box click in the box to add a check mark and enable a function Click a check box containing a check mark to remove the check mark and disable the function Product Menu Choose one of the following options from the Product menu Port This provides a secondary port menu only when the Hardware view Port List view or Performance view displays in the view panel To use this menu for a specific port click a port in the Hardware view a port s row in the Port List view or a port s bar graph in the Performance view The menu contains options which are identical to those that display when you right click the port port row or port bar graph in those views For detail on these options refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 1
14. The Enable Feature Key dialog box displays with a warning stating that this action will override the current set of features on the Switch The list in the left column of the dialog box is a list of features that are active on the Switch The list on the right is a set of features that come with the new feature key All of the features that are active are included in the new feature list 5 Click Activate to activate the new feature key An IPL will occur during which the Ethernet connection between the HAFM Server and Switch is momentarily interrupted NOTE If you click Activate all current features will be replaced with new features That is if there are features shown in the current list that are not shown in the new list then those features will be removed from the Switch edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 25 Configuring the Switch Set the Switch back online a Choose Maintenance gt Set Online State from the Product Manager window The Set Online State dialog box displays b Click Set Online A warning box displays asking you to confirm the online state c Click OK When you are finished configuring the Switch you can back up the configuration data Configure Date and Time Use the procedures in this section to display and change the date and time set on the Switch You must set the current date and time on the Switch using this dialog box so the correct time stamps display in the Event Log A
15. gt Set Online State from the Product Manager window The Set Online State dialog box displays b Click Set Offline A warning box displays asking you to confirm the offline state c Click OK 2 Choose Configure gt Features from the Product Manager window The Configure Feature Key dialog box displays as shown in Figure 3 10 Pee Figure 3 10 Configure Feature Key dialog box 3 24 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch 3 Click New to add a new feature key The New Feature Key dialog box displays as shown in Figure 3 11 Key Figure 3 11 New Feature Key dialog box 4 Enter the Switch s feature key in the Key field and click OK Feature keys are only valid for a Switch with a specific serial number They cannot be interchanged between Switches If an error stating Invalid serial number displays verify that you have entered the feature key that was assigned to the Switch To verify check the serial number of the Switch through the Switch Properties dialog box and compare it to the serial number listed in the documentation provided with your feature key The feature key is a string of alphanumeric characters with dashes The key is case sensitive so enter the key exactly as printed in the documentation that you received for the feature If an error stating Invalid feature key displays verify that you have entered the feature key correctly
16. recipients An SNMP trap recipient is a network management station that receives messages through SNMP for specific events that occur on the Switch Define SNMP community names that SNMP managers use for reading variables Authorize write permissions for writable MIB variables NOTE SNMP managers may request but will not receive traps and SNMP data through SNMP management stations that are not configured with community names edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 21 Configuring the Switch Procedure To configure SNMP traps and assign community names use the following steps 1 Choose SNMP from the Configure menu on the menu bar The Configure SNMP dialog box displays Figure 3 9 Configure SNMP dialog box 2 Click the Enable Authorization Traps field to enable authorization traps to be sent to SNMP management stations when unauthorized stations try to access SNMP information from the Switch Click a field in the Community Name column to choose the row Enter the SNMP community name for the trap recipient Enter up to 32 characters This also defines community names from which SNMP managers can read MIB variables from or write MIB variables to the Switch Refer to the note under Configure SNMP on page 3 21 for more information about assigning community names Click the Write Authorization check box to enable write authorization for the community name A check mark displays in the box to
17. 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch 03 ELP rejected by the attached switch This Director Switch transmitted an exchange link protocol ELP frame that was rejected by the Switch at the other end of the ISL e 04 Incompatible switch at the other end of the ISL Interop mode for this Switch is set to Open Fabric mode and the Switch at the other end of the ISL is a HP Switch configured for Homogeneous Fabric mode e 05 External loopback adapter connected to the port A loopback plug is connected to the port and there is no diagnostic test running e 06 N_Port connection not allowed on this port The port type configuration does not match the actual port use Port is configured as an E_Port but attaches to a node device e 07 Non HP switch at other end of the ISL The cable is connected to a non HP Switch and interop mode is set to Homogeneous fabric mode e 08 ISL connection not allowed on this port The port type configuration does not match the actual port use the port is configured as an F_Port but attaches to a Switch or Director e 10 Port binding violation unauthorized WWN The WWN entered to configure port binding is not valid or a nickname was used that is not configured through the Product Manager for the attached device e 11 Unresponsive node connected to port Possible causes are Hardware problem on Switch or on a connected node where ELP frames are
18. 32 product manager user guide 1 1 Product Manager Overview e conditions and no prompts display to guide users through tasks Refer to the hp StorageWorks CLI reference guide for directors and edge switches e Management using simple network management protocol SNMP An SNMP agent is implemented through the SDCM application that allows administrators on SNMP management workstations to access Switch management information using any standard network management tool Administrators can assign internet protocol IP addresses and corresponding community names for up to six SNMP workstations functioning as SNMP trap message recipients This manual provides details on the Product Manager application for the Edge Switch 2 32 only Use this manual for the Product Manager installed on an HAFM server For information on the Embedded Web Server interface see the hp StorageWorks embedded web server user guide for information on the CLI see the hp StorageWorks CLI reference guide for directors and edge switches Menu Options This user s guide provides information on the Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager application only Information on the HAFM application is provided in the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide Following are lists of options available from the menu bar in both applications References are provided to the correct publication for detailed information on these options High Availability Fabric Manager HAFM Following
19. A 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Cannot have spaces in field Description Spaces are not allowed in this field Action Remove the spaces or retype the field without spaces Cannot install firmware to a switch with a failed CTP card Firmware cannot be installed on a Switch with a defective CTP card Note that the CTP card is not a FRU If it fails the Switch must be replaced After replacement retry the firmware install to the Switch Cannot perform this operation while the switch is offline This operation cannot take place while the Switch is offline Configure the Switch offline through the Set Online State dialog box then retry the operation Cannot retrieve current SNMP configuration The current SNMP configuration cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot retrieve diagnostics results Diagnostics results cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot retrieve information for port Information for the port cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot r
20. Click to display a confirmation dialog box Click Yes on that dialog box to reset the port If a Switch is attached to the port and online this operation sends a link reset to the attached Switch otherwise this action disables port beaconing for the port If the port is in a failed state such as after failing a loopback test the reset restores the port to an operational state clearing the service required amber LED The reset does not affect other ports in the Switch 2 18 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Binding Click to display the Bind WWN dialog box Figure 2 9 Use this dialog box to allow a device with a specific WWN or nickname to have exclusive connection to a port To use this dialog box refer to the following paragraphs 20 18 00 0 69 00 00 00 Figure 2 9 Bind WWN dialog box Bind WWN dialog box parameters e Port Binding Click this check box to place check mark in the box and enable WWN binding for the port When enabled only a specific device can communicate through the port This device is specified by the WWN or nickname entered into the Bound WWN area either the Attached WWN or WWN fields With the check box cleared any device can communicate through the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the Bound WWN field e Attached WWN Click the radio button and if a device is logged into the port the device s WWN will display in the
21. Configuration Data You can back up the NVRAM configuration which includes all of the data you input through instructions in this chapter using the Backup and Restore Configuration option This option is available through the Maintenance menu Choosing this option backs up the configuration data to a file on the HAFM server hard drive The restore function writes this data back to NVRAM on the Switch Using the restore function overwrites the existing configuration For more information refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5 7 In addition to the Backup and Restore Configuration option the Iomega QuikSync application backs up configuration and other critical data from the HAFM server automatically As long as a Zip disk remains in the Zip drive of the HAFM server data backs up to the Zip disk whenever the directory contents change or you reboot the HAFM server For more information refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5 7 NOTE We do not recommend changing the default QuikSync settings edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 37 4 Using Logs This chapter describes the Edge Switch 2 32 logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Product Manager menu bar Using Logs The Audit Event Hardware Link Incident and Threshold Alert logs store up to 1000 entries each The most recent entry displays at the top of the log After 1000 entries are stored new entries overwrite the oldest entries
22. Configuring the Switch Configure Switch Operating Parameters Use the procedures in this section to set parameters on the Switch for fabric operation through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box These operating parameters are stored in NVRAM on the Switch 1 The Switch must be offline to change Preferred Domain ID and Operating Mode parameters If it is not and you activate values in this dialog box a dialog box displays prompting you to set the unit offline CAUTION Setting the Switch offline terminates all Fibre Channel connections To set the unit offline a Choose Set Online State from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar along the top of the Product Manager window b When the Set Online State dialog box displays click Set Offline c When the warning box displays asking you to confirm the offline state click OK 2 Choose Switch Parameters from the Operating Parameters submenu Configure menu tab 3 The Configure Switch Parameters dialog box displays Figure 3 2 Configure Switch Parameters dialog box NOTE Ordinarily you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID Change this value if the Switch will participate in a multiSwitch fabric edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 3 Configuring the Switch 4 Use information under the next section Switch Parameters to change settings as required for parame
23. Data packet also known as a broadcast packet whose destination address specifies all computers on a network See also multicast buffer Storage area for data in transit Buffers compensate for differences in processing speeds between devices See also BB_Credit CHPID See channel path identifier call home Product feature which enables the HAFM server to automatically dial out to a support center and report system problems The support center server accepts calls from the HAFM server logs reported events and can notify one or more support center representatives channel Point to point link that transports data from one point to the other channel path A single interface between a central processor and one or more control units along which signals and data can be sent to perform I O requests edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 3 Glossary channel path identifier In a channel subsystem a value assigned to each installed channel path of the system that uniquely identifies that path to the system channel wrap test A diagnostic procedure that checks S 390 host to Switch connectivity by returning the output of the host as input The test is host initiated and transmits Fibre Channel frames to a Switch port A Switch port enabled for channel wrapping echoes the frame back to the host class of Fibre Channel service Defines the level of connection dedication acknowledgment and other characteristics of a
24. Event Notification Contents About Product Manager Following are options available through the Product Manager application for your Switch For more information on these options refer to Menu Bar on page 1 15 in this manual View Tabs Hardware Port List Node List Performance FRU List Product Menu Port options available when port is selected Port Properties Node Properties Port Technology Block Port Enable Beaconing Port Diagnostics edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 5 Product Manager Overview Channel Wrap S 390 mode only Swap Ports S 390 mode only Clear Link Incident Alert s Reset Port Port Binding Clear Threshold Alerts s Display Options Nickname and World Wide Name e FRU Open Port Card View FRU Properties based upon which FRU was selected Switchover Director only Block All Ports Unblock All Ports Diagnostics e Clear System Error Light e Enable Unit Beaconing e Properties e Close Configure Menu e Identification e Operating Mode e Operating Parameter Switch Parameters Fabric Parameters e Ports 1 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Addresses S 390 mode only Active Stored SNMP Agent Management Server only active if a management server feature is installed Features Date Time Threshold Alert Export Configur
25. F_Port This displays if a device is logged into the port E_Port This displays if the port is connected to another Switch s E_Port via an ISL e Operating Speed This field displays the current data speed for the port as 1 Gb sec 2 Gb sec or Not Established Not Established displays if Negotiate was set for the port through the Configure Ports dialog box and the data speed has not been resolved between the port and the attached device or if the port and device are not communicating Fibre Channel Address The port s Fibre Channel address identifier e Port WWN The port s 16 digit World Wide Name WWN edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 9 Monitoring and Managing the Switch e Attached Port WWN The WWN of the node logged into the port e Block Configuration Blocked or unblocked Operation can be blocked or unblocked through the Configure Ports dialog box Refer to Configure Ports on page 3 10 for instructions e 10 100 km Configuration Extended distance buffering This can be enabled or disabled for the port through the Configure Ports dialog box Refer to Configure Ports on page 3 10 for instructions e LIN Alerts Configuration This field indicates whether LIN alerts are enabled or disabled LIN alerts can be configured through the Configure Ports dialog box The default is for the LIN alerts to be enabled e Beaconing This field indicates the beaconing s
26. Home Notification from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar to enable and disable call home notification A check mark displays next to the menu option to indicate that call home notification is enabled 2 Click the check box to add or remove the check mark Backup and Restore Configuration Choose this option from Maintenance menu to save the product configuration stored on the Switch to the HAFM server hard disk or to restore the product configuration from the HAFM server Only a single copy of the configuration is kept on the server The purpose of the backup is primarily for restoring configuration data to a replacement Switch You can also use this feature for a special purpose configuration or for temporary testing of a configuration You cannot modify the location and file name of the saved configuration NOTE You can only restore the configuration to a Switch with the same IP address Backup 1 Choose Backup and Restore Configuration from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar to display the Backup and Restore Configuration dialog box EA E Figure 5 5 Backup and Restore dialog box edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 5 7 Using Maintenance Features Restore The Backup and Restore dialog box consists of a short description of the features performed when you choose Backup or Restore Following is a list of configurations that are backed up to the HAFM server e Identification data Switch name descr
27. Node List Vie Weird ls ek Pe A AA be is ta ad di 1 29 1 9 Performance Vi Wikia a 1 30 2 1 Monitoring hardware operation Edge Switch 2 32 Hardware view 2 5 2 2 FRU Properties dialog box 0 2 eee eee eee ee 2 8 2 3 Port Properties dialog Dox 2 eee eee eee eee 2 9 2 4 Switch Properties dialog box 1 2 eee eee ee 2 12 2 5 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box 2 15 2 6 Configure date and time manually 0 0 c eee eee eee 2 15 2 7 Set Online State dialog box Offline 0 0 0 e cece eee 2 16 2 8 Set Online State dialog box Online 0 0 cece eee eee 2 16 2 9 Bind WWN dialog box 0 eee co 2 19 2 10 Clear Threshold Alert s dialog box 0 0 cece eee 2 20 2 11 Port List View coito pet as Eee labra a Ed 2 21 2127 PRU LASt VE Wo id Nae ee Be 2 24 2 13 Node List View ocio tae che ee Hed ween ee ee pe ee Bee 2 25 2 14 Node Properties dialog box 0 2 eects 2 28 2 15 Performance View iaa a ha eee a 2 30 3 1 Configure Identification dialog box 02 eee eee ee 3 2 3 2 Configure Switch Parameters dialog box 0 0 00 c eee eee eee 3 3 3 3 Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box 0 0 0 cece eee ee eee 3 7 3 4 Configure Ports dialog bOX o ooooococcoccoocococoor 3 12 3 5 Configure Ports dialog box S 390 Mode 0 0c ce eee eee ee 3 14 3 6 Prohibited Port Connection symbol 0 0 0 c
28. SANtegrity keyed feature Fabric Binding Switch Binding Enterprise Fabric Mode non keyed feature These features are discussed in detail in Chapter 6 Optional Features The next section Configure Feature Key tells you how to setup configure and activate the feature key edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 23 Configuring the Switch Configure Feature Key A feature key is a string of alphanumeric characters consisting of both uppercase and lowercase The following is an example of a feature key format XXXX XXXX XXXX XX NOTE The total number of characters may vary The key is case sensitive and must be entered exactly including the dashes The feature key which is encoded with a Switch s serial number can only be configured on the Switch to which it is assigned To enable an optional feature on the Switch first set the Switch offline then enter the feature key into the New Feature Key dialog box Display this dialog box by choosing Feature from the Configure menu on the menu bar FICON Management Server Feature If you are enabling the FICON Management Server feature the operating mode automatically configures to S 390 mode You cannot change the operating mode to open systems mode with the FICON Management Server feature is enabled Procedure To configure a feature key use the following steps 1 Set the Switch offline using the Set Online State dialog box a Choose Maintenance
29. Synchronization field is not selected Refer to Figure 2 6 Enter the date and time and then click Activate 390 mode only An error will result if periodic synchronization and Switch clock alert mode are enabled refer to Configuring the FICON Management Server on page 6 2 Note that this error would not occur if the FICON Management Server feature is enabled on the Switch 3 Js 12002 a al a ETA MEA EM Figure 2 6 Configure date and time manually NOTE Use the range of 0 to 23 for hours Use the range of 0 to 59 for minutes and seconds edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 15 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Set Switch Online State Click to display the Set Online State dialog box The dialog box displays the current state offline or online and provides a button for changing the state CAUTION Before setting the Switch offline warn administrators and users currently NS operating attached devices that the Switch is going offline and that there will be a disruption of port operation Also request that the devices affected by an interruption of data flow be set offline 1 Click the Set Offline or Set Online button to toggle between the states NE EE Figure 2 7 Set Online State dialog box Offline Setomine cancel Figure 2 8 Set Online State dialog box Online 2 When the Set Online or Set Offline warning dialog box displays click OK to set the Switch online o
30. The selected file is not a firmware file Obtain a valid firmware file from your service representative Could not remove dump files from server Dump files could not be removed from server Link may be down or Switch may be busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Could not stop port diagnostics Port diagnostics could not be stopped Link may be down or Switch may be busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Could not write firmware to flash Firmware could not be written to flash memory Try again If problem persists contact support personnel CUP name and port name are identical Within the address configuration one or more of the port names are the same as the CUP name Make sure all names are unique for the ports and CUP name Date entered is invalid Date entered incorrectly Verify that the number of days in the month is valid Device applications should be terminated before starting diagnostics Press NEXT to continue Device application is not terminated Terminate device application before running port diagnostics edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message device WWN cannot be removed from the Switch Membership List while
31. a customer network nickname Alternate name assigned to a World Wide Name for a node or Switch in the fabric node In Fibre Channel terminology mode refers to an end device server or storage device that is or can be connected to a switched fabric node port Physical interface within an end device which can connect to an F_Port on a switched fabric or directly to another N_Port in point to point communications nondisruptive maintenance Ability to service FRUs including maintenance installation removal and replacement while normal operations continue without interruption See also concurrent maintenance N_Port See node port offline sequence Sequence sent by the transmitting port to indicate that it is attempting to initialize a link and has detected a problem in doing so Glossary 16 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary offline state When the Switch is in the offline state all the installed ports are offline The ports transmit an OLS offline sequence and they cannot accept a login for connection from an attached device Contrast with online state OLS See offline sequence online state When the Switch is in the online state all of the unblocked ports are allowed to login to the fabric and begin communicating Devices can connect to the Switch if the port is not blocked and can communicate with another attached device if both devices are in the same zone or if the default zone is enable
32. a port that is blocked The Switch or device with the WWN is not currently connected to the Director or Switch detached node e If the Director or Switch is online and Switch Binding is not enabled all nodes and Switches attached to the Director or Switch are automatically added to the Switch Membership List Zoning with Switch Binding Enabled Note that SANtegrity has no effect on existing zoning configurations However note that if a device WWN is in a specific zone but the WWN is not in the Switch Membership List the device cannot log in to the Director or Switch port and cannot connect to other devices in the zone with Switch Binding enabled 6 12 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Optional Features Enterprise Fabric Mode Enterprise Fabric Mode is an option available on the Fabrics menu in the HAFM application if the SANtegrity feature key is installed This option automatically enables the following features and operating parameters that are necessary in multiswitch Enterprise Fabric environments Note that there are specific requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the Director or Switch is offline or online Fabric Binding This is a SANtegrity feature enabled through the Fabrics menu in HAFM that allows or prohibits Switches and Directors from merging with a selected fabric Refer to Enable Disable and Online State Functions on page 6 7 for details on enabling disabling Fabric Bin
33. are options available through the HAFM For more information refer to Chapter 3 of the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide View Tabs e Products e Fabrics 1 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Product Menu e New e Open e Delete e Modify e Properties e Logout e Exit Fabrics Menu e Rename e Persist Fabric Topology e Unpersist Fabric Topology e Export Fabric Topology e Show Route Hide Route e Show Zone Members e Show View Port e Show Fabric Tree e Enterprise Fabrics Mode menu only active if SANtegrity is installed e Fabric Binding menu only active if SANtegrity is installed View Menu e User Sessions e Zoom In Out Default Fit in View edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 3 Product Manager Overview Arrange Icons By Name By Severity Layout Icons Circular Spring Center in Topology Clear ISL Alert Clear All ISL Alerts Enable Fly Over Display Configure Menu Users Nicknames Sessions SNMP Agent Activate Zone Set Zoning Library Advanced Zoning Deactivate Zone Set Configure Default Zone Logs Menu Audit Log Event Log Session Log Product Status Log Fabric Log 1 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Maintenance Menu Help Configure E Mail Test Remote Notification Configure Ethernet Events Configure Call Home
34. connection Class F Fibre Channel service Used by Switches to communicate across interswitch links ISLs to configure control and coordinate a multiswitch fabric Class 2 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless not dedicated service with notification of delivery or nondelivery between two N_Ports In order delivery of frames is not guaranteed Class 3 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless not dedicated service without notification of delivery or nondelivery between two N_Ports Also known as datagram community profile Information that specifies which management objects are available to what management domain or SNMP community name concurrent firmware upgrade The CTP card provides two nonvolatile memory regions Because two firmware versions can be stored on the card firmware is upgraded without disrupting Switch operation Note that the CTP card on this Switch is an internal component and not a FRU concurrent maintenance Ability to perform maintenance tasks such as removal or replacement of field replaceable units while a hardware product is operating Glossary 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary configuration data Configuration data includes identification data port configuration data operating parameters SNMP configuration and zoning configuration A configuration backup file is required to restore configuration data if the CTP card in a nonredundant Switch or Switch i
35. display only statistics for that category or click All to display values for all categories For a description of the Refresh and Clear buttons refer to Button Functions on page 2 36 Statistics Description The Statistics Values tables contain statistics in the following groups To refresh tables with the latest data click the Refresh button on the upper right portion of the Statistics Values panel or click the port s bar graph Clear all counters for all users using the Clear button Traffic Statistics with Receive and Transmit Values This section describes the types of statistics that display when you click a port s bar graph e Link utilization There is a separate value for transmit and receive link utilization The larger of these two values displays on the bar graph The current link utilization for the port is expressed as a percentage Each port can transmit or receive data at 200 Megabytes MB per second This statistic shows the percentage of the maximum link utilization currently being used Link utilization is calculated over one second intervals The maximum link utilization is 100 e Frames The number of frames that the port has received or transmitted e Transmitted Frames The number of Class 2 frames transmitted by the F Port to its attached N_Port Four byte words The number of words that the port has received or transmitted e Offline sequences The number of offline sequence that th
36. download files Retry the operation If the condition persists contact support personnel Field cannot be blank A blank field is not allowed in this dialog Enter the required information in the blank field File transfer aborted User has stopped the file transfer N A An informational message File transfer is in progress Firmware or data collection is being transferred N A An informational message Firmware download timed out The Switch did not respond in the time allowed The status of the firmware install operation is unknown Retry the operation If the problem persists contact support personnel Firmware file I O error Firmware file input output error occurred Contact support personnel Firmware file not found Firmware file deleted from the HAFM server Add firmware to library Incompatible configuration between operating mode and management server The user has selected the open systems operating mode but has the FICON Management Server feature installed and is attempting to activate the operating mode User needs to install Open Systems Management server or choose S 390 operating mode edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Incorrect product type Description When configuring a new product thr
37. for all managed products including Directors and Switches Information stored here includes all HAFM configuration data product definitions user names passwords user rights nicknames session options SNMP trap recipients e mail recipients and Ethernet event notifications all log files HAFM logs and individual Product Manager logs zoning library all zone sets and zone definitions firmware library call home settings phone numbers and dialing options configuration data for each managed Switch stored on the HAFM server and in NVRAM on each Switch datagram See Class 3 Fibre Channel service default Pertaining to an attribute value or option that is assumed when none is explicitly specified default zone Contains all attached devices that are not members of a separate zone destination address Address identifier that indicates the targeted destination of a data frame device Product connected to a managed Switch that is not controlled directly by the Product Manager See also node diagnostics Procedures used by computer users and service personnel to diagnose hardware or software error conditions dialog box Dialog box is a window containing informational messages or data fields to be modified or filled in with desired options D_ID See destination address Director An intelligent Fibre Channel Switching device providing any to any port connectivity between nodes end devices on a switched fabric The D
38. indicate that write authorization is enabled Enter the IP address for a trap recipient SNMP management station by clicking in the Trap Recipient column and entering an IP address NOTE Step 6 usually is not necessary If you do not wish to override the default UDP number skip to step 7 3 22 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Enter user datagram protocol UDP port numbers in the UDP Port Number column You can override the default UDP port number of 162 with any legal UDP port number 1 to 65535 Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog box The SNMP configuration is stored in NVRAM on the Switch If you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5 7 Configure Optional Features The HAFM offers four optional features that you can configure through HAFM applications There are two types of features Keyed features requiring feature keys to be purchased and enabled through the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the product s Product Manager application Features not requiring feature keys themselves but requiring that specific keyed features be enabled before they can be accessed through HAFM or Product Manager applications The optional features are as follows FICON Management Server keyed feature Open System Management Server OSMS keyed feature
39. not logged in a message displays indicating that node information is not available Bar Graph Display The Performance view provides a graphical display of performance for all ports Each bar graph in the upper portion of the view panel displays the percentage of link utilization for the port This information updates every five seconds A red arrow marks the highest utilization since the opening of the Performance view If the system detects activity on a port it represents minimal activity with one bar When a port is logged in moving the cursor over its bar graph displays a message with the attached port s WWN If the port is an E_Port the message reads E_Port and if the port is not logged in the message displays the port s current operational state refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 31 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Statistics To select and display more detailed performance information for a port click the port s bar graph The bar graph for that port highlights with a darker background and the lower portion of the Performance view panel displays the statistics values for the port s number and the WWN decoding The Statistics Values tables contain cumulative port statistics and error statistics for transmit and receive traffic class 2 and 3 statistics operational statistics and error categories Click a category in the left frame of the statistics area to
40. on the Port Properties dialog box refer to Displaying Port Information on page 2 8 Menu Options Right click a row to select it highlight it and display a menu with the following port related action options These are the same menu options that display when you right click a port in the Hardware view and port bar graph in the Performance view You can also display this menu by clicking on a port port row or port bar graph in the preceding views and choosing the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar Refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 for details on these menu options Port Properties Node Properties Port Technology Block Port Enable Beaconing Port Diagnostics Channel Wrap S 390 mode only Swap ports S 390 mode only Clear Link Incident Alert edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 23 Monitoring and Managing the Switch e Reset Port e Port Binding e Clear Threshold Alert s NOTE For Node Properties if a node is not logged in a message displays indicating that node information is not available FRU List View Display the FRU List view Figure 2 12 on page 2 24 by choosing the FRU List view tab on the Product Manager window This view displays information about all installed FRUs on the Switch All data is dynamic and updates automatically as the software detects changes Figure 2 12 FRU List View Information on the FRU List view for each FRU includes e FRU Name CTP Con
41. page 2 5 the internal power supply for that connector failed In this case the green indicator to the top left of the connector will not illuminate When the green indicator is on and no status symbol displays the power supply is operational Note that the Switch operates with one power supply failure however replace the power supply as soon as possible to retain redundancy Fan Status Four fan modules are installed in the Edge Switch 2 32 to cool the power supplies and CTP card Note that the CTP card is an internal component and not a FRU A simulated amber LED is located in the above left corner of each fan module When the LED indicator on a fan module illuminates as shown in the previous illustrations and a blinking red and yellow diamond displays over a module the fan has failed or is rotating insufficiently You should replace failed fan modules as soon as possible Note that the Switch continues to operate with one fan failure If two or more fans fail replace them as soon as possible to avoid Switch damage edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 7 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Obtaining Hardware Information This section explains how to access the FRU Properties Port Properties and Switch Properties dialog boxes Displaying FRU Information Double click a fan or power supply AC connector in the Hardware view to display the FRU Properties dialog box This dialog box displays the FRU name slot
42. participating in Switch Binding The device must be isolated from the switch or Switch Binding deactivated before it can be removed Description User attempted to remove a device WWN from the Switch Membership List SANtegrity feature while Switch Binding is enabled Action Remove the device from the Switch by blocking the port setting the Switch offline or disabling Switch Binding through the Switch Binding Change State dialog box before removing devices from the Switch Membership List Disabling Insistent Domain ID will disable Fabric Binding Do you want to continue Fabric Binding is enabled through HAFM and user attempted to disable Insistent Domain ID in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box Click Yes if you want to continue and disable Fabric Binding Do you want to continue with IPL Requesting confirmation to proceed with an IPL Click Yes to confirm the IPL or Cancel to cancel the operation Duplicate community names require identical write authorizations Duplicate community names exist that have conflicting or different write authorizations Verify community names and whether a community name is duplicated with different write authorizations Enterprise Fabric Feature not installed Please contact your sales representative The user selected Switch Binding from the Configure menu but the optional SANtegrity feature is not installed Install the SANte
43. port addresses use the following steps 1 Choose Addresses from the Configure menu on the menu bar then choose Active The Configure Addresses Active dialog box displays I I Sioi I I I I E m m E eee i i A YT tt TT TEREE E SONOS rT tt tT Para 13 5 E Figure 3 7 Configure Addresses dialog box 2 Enter information into the appropriate fields 3 Click the squares to either prohibit or allow connections In Figure 3 7 port address 07 is prohibited from communicating with port address 05 Also Port OC is prohibited from communicating with all other port addresses 4 Click Save As to open the Save Address Configuration As dialog box Enter a name and description Names must be between 1 and 8 characters in length Valid characters are uppercase A Z 0 9 hyphen and underscore _ The name may not be CON AUX COMn where n 1 4 LPTn where n 1 3 NUL or PRN Descriptions must be between 0 and 24 characters in length Up to 24 alphanumeric characters allowed including spaces hyphens and underscores 3 18 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch 6 Click OK to save changes and to close the Save Address Configuration As dialog box 7 Inthe Configure Addresses
44. position relative to identical FRUs installed in the chassis active or failed state part number and serial number Power Supply Module Figure 2 2 FRU Properties dialog box Displaying Port Information Double click a port or right click a port and choose Port Properties from the menu to display the Port Properties dialog box Figure 2 3 Also display this dialog box by e Double clicking a row in the Port List view or right clicking on a row and choosing Port Properties from the menu e Double clicking a port s bar graph in the Performance view or right clicking on the bar graph and choosing Port Properties from the menu e Right clicking a port s row in the Node List view and choosing Port Properties from the menu e Clicking a port port row or port bar graph in the preceding views and choosing the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar 2 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch ww F_Port A gt a D gt MCDATA 20 11 08 00 88 00 21 00 Emulex 20 0D 00 00 C9 00 00 00 a 011113 Unblocked Figure 2 3 Port Properties dialog box The following describes the fields in the port properties dialog box e Port Number The physical port number Port Name User defined port name or description Refer to Configure Ports on page 3 10 for instructions Type G_port This displays if nothing is logged into the port
45. reed bbs 6 5 Configuring the Open Systems Management Server 6 5 SANtesrity Features rdc chit A 6 6 Fabric Binding resseta niro lesa aca hea meen awe a a Mae an 6 6 Enable Disable and Online State Functions 0 0 00 00 02 eee 6 7 Switch Bd bio coa eed Os ied aaa aioe tas sega 6 7 Configuring Switch Binding Overview 00 0 c eee eee eee ee 6 7 Enable Disable Switch Binding 0 0 0 eee eee eee ee 6 8 Editing the Switch Membership List 2 0 0 0 e eee eee eee 6 9 Enable Disable and Online State Functions 000 o 6 11 Zoning with Switch Binding Enabled 0 0 0 00 000005 6 12 Enterprise Fabric Mode 2 0 0 ee o 6 13 Fabric Bindings isc ssc ea ae att a hase eee 6 13 Switch Binding cit ias 6 13 Rerouting Delay oia ra al aida is wld 6 13 Domain RSENS E Ot aa ee et ad 6 14 Insistent Domain Identification ID 0 00 c ccc eens 6 14 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide vii Product Manager Messages Glossary Index Figures 1 1 Switch management components on LAN 0ooococcoccccccccc eee eee 1 9 1 2 HAEM ACM seis dan ll las 1 12 1 3 Main HAFM window 0 eee eee eee teenies 1 13 1 4 Edge Switch 2 32 ICO sa e ei eee A E A 1 14 1 5 Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager window Hardware view 1 14 1 6 Port East Vic Wins rin Sb eee tae in eae RS 1 27 1 7 PRU List View 3 eit koe oe sl a ee 1 28 1 8
46. the product name is enabled through the HAFM Display Options Data entered through the following procedure is saved in nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM on the Switch edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 1 Configuring the Switch Procedure To configure identification for the Switch use the following steps 1 Choose Identification from the Configuration menu on the menu bar The Configure Identification dialog box displays Figure 3 1 Configure Identification dialog box 2 Click in the name field and enter a name for the Switch The name could reflect the Switch s Ethernet network domain name service DNS host name if assigned Click in the description field and enter a description of the Switch Click in the location field and enter the location of the Switch Click in the contact field and enter appropriate information about a contact person such as a phone number title or e mail address Click Set Name as Nickname and add a check mark to the check box if you want to use the name in the Name field as a nickname for the Switch s WWN The nickname will then display instead of the WWN in Product Manager views Click Activate to save the data and close the dialog box If you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5 7 3 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide
47. the Switch is connected to facility AC power and is operational The indicator will be on if either power supply is operating e System Error Indicator The amber system error light indicator ERR simulates the system error light on the actual Switch When this indicator illuminates an event has occurred requiring immediate attention such as a system fan power supply or port failure View details of system errors by choosing Event Log from the Logs menu on the Product Manager menu bar The indicator in the Hardware view and the LED on the actual unit remains illuminated until you clear the event by right clicking on the front or rear view away from a hardware component and choosing Clear System Error Light from the menu e Unit Beaconing Indicator The amber indicator blinks if unit beaconing is enabled Enable and disable unit beaconing by right clicking on the front or rear view away from a hardware component and choosing Enable Unit Beaconing from the menu edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Rear View 1 Power Supply Status Each AC power connector indicates the location of an internal power supply A simulated green LED indicator is located in the upper left corner of each AC power connector The indicator illuminates if the power supply is working and receiving AC power When a blinking red and yellow diamond displays on a power connector like in Figure 2 1 on
48. to completely disconnect power from the system Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the A N AN component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle safely WARNING To reduce the risk of personal INJURY or damage to the equipment observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual material handling edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide xi About This Guide Rack Stability sure that e The leveling jacks are extended to the floor e The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks e The stabilizing feet are attached to the rack if it is a single rack installations e The racks are coupled together in multiple rack installations e A rack may become unstable if more than one component is extended for any reason Extend only one component at a time WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment be Getting Help If you still have a question after reading this guide contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website http thenew hp com HP Technical Support In North America call technical support at 1 800 652 6672 available 24 hours a day 7 days a week NOTE For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored Outside North America call technical support at the nearest location Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on
49. view and the alert description in the Port Properties dialog box manually they may also be cleared by actions outside of your control such as on HAFM server reboot You can clear the link incident indicator in the Hardware view and the description in the Link Incident field manually To manually clear the attention indicator yellow triangle right click the port with the yellow triangle and choose Clear Link Incident Alert s from the menu In the Clear Link Incident Alert s dialog box choose the appropriate option and click OK Be aware that clearing the incident indicator clears it for everyone using the system If there are no link incident alerts enabled for a port no actions occur edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 39 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies Product Manager users when the transmit Tx or receive Rx throughput reaches specific values for Switch ports or port types E_Ports or F_Ports Choose the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to display the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box Use this dialog box to configure criteria for generating a threshold alert One criteria that you must configure is a throughput value that equals a specific percentage of the port s total throughput capacity You also provide a time interval during which throughput is measured and a time interval during which that throughput value must remain constant When throug
50. 00 Sun 20 08 08 00 20 00 00 00 Emulex 20 00 00 00 C9 00 00 00 JNI 20 0D 00 E0 69 00 00 00 EMC 20 0E 00 60 48 00 00 00 Sun 20 0F 08 00 20 00 00 00 Sun 20 10 08 00 20 00 00 00 EMC 20 11 00 60 48 00 00 00 Emulex 20 1 2 00 00 C9 00 00 00 Emulex 20 13 00 00 C9 00 00 00 JNI 20 14 00 E0 69 00 00 00 Sun 20 15 08 00 20 00 00 00 Emulex 20 16 00 00 C9 00 00 00 H Port5 F_Port JNI 20 05 00 E0 69 00 00 00 Port F_Port Emulex 20 07 00 00 C9 00 00 00 Port8 F_Port Emulex 20 08 00 00 C9 00 00 00 Port11 F_Port Sun 20 08 08 00 20 00 00 00 Port14 F_Port EMC 20 0E 00 60 48 00 00 00 Port15 F_Port Sun 20 0F 08 00 20 00 00 00 Figure 6 4 Switch Binding Membership List dialog box Refer to Configuring Switch Binding Overview on page 6 7 for information on how the Switch Membership List is populated with WWNs according to options set in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box 2 If nicknames are configured for WWNs through HAFM and you want these to display instead of WWNs in this dialog box click Display Options The Display Options dialog box displays Click Nickname then click OK 4 To prohibit connection to a Switch port from a WWN currently in the Membership List click the WWN or nickname in the Membership List then click Remove The WWN or nickname will move to the Node List panel WWNs can only be removed from the fabric if any of the following is true e The Switch is offline e Switch Binding is disabled The Switch or device w
51. 1 22 port properties 1 26 2 8 2 16 port technology 2 17 save 4 2 save data collection 1 22 set online state 1 22 swap ports 5 1 switch binding membership list 6 9 switch properties 1 25 2 12 2 13 using 1 11 diamond fan module meaning for 2 7 port connector meaning for 2 6 power connector meaning for 2 7 diamond red meaning of 1 32 director fibre channel addresses 3 4 NVRAM 3 3 3 6 displaying node properties 2 28 port statistics 2 32 domain ID insistent 3 5 preferred 3 4 domain RSCNs enterprise fabric mode 6 14 Index 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Index E e_d tov 3 8 fabric segmentation 3 8 less than r_a_tov 3 8 multiswitch fabrics 3 8 E_port segmentation preferred domain ID 3 4 EBCDIC code pages 6 3 Edge Switch 2 32 date and time configuring 3 26 managing 1 1 operational states 2 2 status 2 2 Edge Switch 2 32 product manager overview 1 11 e mail notification enabling 1 23 e mail enabling notification 5 6 enable beaconing option 2 17 enable call home notification option 1 23 5 6 enable e mail notification option 1 23 enable management server FICON 6 2 enable telnet 3 37 enable telnet on switch 1 20 enable unit beaconing product menu 1 16 enable web server 3 37 enable web server on switch 1 20 enabling e mail notification 5 6 enterprise fabric mode 6 13 error light ERR clearing 2 14 error statistics 2 34 ethernet no link status 2 3 event log 1 21 4 5 export configurat
52. 20 0D0 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 0 00 00 09 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 0F 08 00 20 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 10 08 00 20 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 11 00 60 48 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 12 00 00 C9 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 13 08 00 20 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 1 4 00 E0 69 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 15 00 00 C9 00 00 00 1 Gb sec 20 16 00 NOONDOTOTNOONIOONOTDRK JONIOO RII SINS NS SSISS SSS SSS SSSI Figure 3 4 Configure Ports dialog box Ports are numbered from 0 through 31 2 Click a Name field and type a name that reflects the end device connected through the port For example use XYZ Server where XYZ is the brand name of the server 3 12 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch 3 Block or unblock operation for a port by clicking the check box in the Blocked column When a check mark displays the port is blocked 4 Enable or disable extended distance buffering for the port by clicking the check box in the 10 100 km column When a check mark displays extended distance buffering is enabled 5 Enable or disable LIN alerts for the port by clicking the check box in the LIN Alerts column When a check mark displays LIN alerts are enabled NOTE The factory default for LIN alerts is enabled 6 Choose a port type by clicking in the Type field and choos
53. 5 Product Manager Overview FRU Click a power supply module or cooling fan module in the Hardware view only and choose FRU from the Product menu to display the FRU Properties menu option This displays the FRU Properties dialog box The FRU Properties dialog box can also be displayed by double clicking on the FRU in the Hardware view These are the same menu option as when you double click these components in the Hardware view For details on these options refer to Displaying FRU Information on page 2 8 Clear System Error Light Choose this to turn off the amber system error LED located below the green power LED on the Switch front bezel Enable Unit Beaconing Click the check box to toggle unit beaconing on or off When the check box has a check mark unit beaconing is on and the amber system error light on the Switch front bezel blinks to help users locate the actual unit in an equipment room When you click the check box to remove the check mark unit beaconing is disabled and the amber LED goes out You can only enable beaconing if there are no system errors the system error light is off Properties Click to display the Switch Properties dialog box This dialog box contains the Switch name description location and contact person configured through the Configure Identification dialog box Also included is other product information as detailed in Switch Properties You can also display this dialog box by double clicking an
54. 9 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 5 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port LED Indicator A green and amber indicator to the left of each port connector simulates LED operation on the actual Switch port When the green indicator illuminates the port is online and operational When the amber indicator illuminates steady the port has failed For details on port LED indicator operation see Table 2 1 on page 2 36 Port Failure Indicator A blinking red and yellow diamond below a port connector indicates that the port has failed Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 for details on port operating states and the status symbol and indicator operation Beaconing or Diagnostic Test When a blinking amber LED indicator displays by a port and an attention indicator 1 displays below the port s connector either diagnostic tests are running on the port or beaconing is enabled Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 for details on port operating states and the status symbol and indicator operation Not Installed The port optics are not installed or the feature that provides additional port function is not enabled Power System Error and Unit Beaconing Indicators The green and amber indicators on the far right of the front view simulates the power and system error LEDs on the actual Switch e Power Indicator The green indicator PWR simulates the power LED on the actual Switch When the indicator illuminates
55. 9 online state functions 6 11 zoning function 6 12 switch binding membership list dialog box 6 9 switch clock alert mode 6 2 switch clock alert mode field 6 4 switch menu 1 25 switch parameters insistent domain ID 3 5 NVRAM storage 3 3 3 6 preferred domain ID 3 4 switch priority 3 8 related number codes 3 9 switch priority setting 3 9 switch properties 2 13 switch properties dialog box 1 25 2 12 2 13 switch status 2 4 switch status table 2 2 switches principal determining 3 8 system error indicator 2 6 T telnet enabling 3 37 threshold alert configuring 3 28 log 4 8 port properties dialog box 2 10 threshold alerts 1 19 triangle port meaning for 2 5 triangle yellow meaning of 1 32 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Index 7 Index U unit beaconing indicator 2 6 United States Canada 00037 code page 6 3 user rights 1 34 performance view 2 30 port list view 2 21 view panel 1 25 view tabs 1 24 username default 1 1 1 12 Ww V web server enabling 1 20 3 37 versions firmware 1 23 WWN view menu principal switch 3 8 FRU list view 2 24 WWN binding 3 11 node list view 2 25 WWN binding option 2 19 Index 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide
56. AF M by right clicking the product icon and choosing Properties The IP address displays in the Network Address field e Incorrect Product Type The product at the configured network address is not a Switch Verify address configuration and product type edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 3 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Status Bar Status Indicator The status bar displays a colored status symbol that indicates the overall operating status of the Switch unit The operating status depends on hardware component failures which are indicated by status symbols that display over component graphics in the Hardware view Refer to Hardware View on page 2 1 for the meanings of status symbols in the status bar The status bar indicates the Switch operating status based on component failures For example for a single port failure a blinking red and yellow diamond displays on the port connector in the Hardware view At the same time a yellow triangle displays in the status bar to indicate a degraded Switch However if a blinking red and yellow diamond displays over both power supplies the status bar displays a red and yellow diamond indicating a failure that requires immediate attention Monitoring Hardware Operation Determine hardware component operating status and states by the simulated light emitting diode LED indicators and status symbols such as flashing red and yellow diamonds and yellow triangles that displa
57. AFM server and the Switches it manages event code A numeric code that displays in the event log This code provides information on system failures such as hardware failures failure locations or general information on normal system events edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 7 Glossary event log Record of significant events that have occurred on the Switch such as FRU failures degraded operation and port problems expansion port Physical interface on a Fibre Channel Switch within a fabric that attaches to an expansion port E_Port on another Fibre Channel Switch to form a multiswitch fabric See also segmented E_Port explicit fabric login Data field size supported by an F Port that is agreed upon during fabric login fabric Entity that interconnects N_Ports and is capable of routing switching Fibre Channel frames using the destination ID information in the Fibre Channel frame header accompanying the frames fabric element Any active Switch or node in a switched fabric fabric port Physical interface within the fabric that connects to an N_Port through a point to point full duplex connection fabric services Fabric services implements the various Fibre channel services that are described in the standards These services includes the Fabric controller login server name server and management server failover Automatic and nondisruptive transition of functions from an active FRU that ha
58. CAUTION Setting the Switch offline terminates all Fibre Channel connections To set the unit offline a Choose Maintenance gt Set Online State from the Product Manager window The Set Online State dialog box displays 3 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch b Click Set Offline A warning box displays asking you to confirm the offline state c Click OK 2 Choose Configure gt Operating Parameters gt Fabric Parameters from the Product Manager window The Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box displays as shown in Figure 3 3 Figure 3 3 Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box NOTE Ordinarily you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID Change this value if the Switch will participate in a multiSwitch fabric 3 Use information under Fabric Parameters to change settings as required for parameters in this dialog box 4 After you change settings click the Activate button 5 Back up the configuration data when you are finished configuring the Switch edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 7 Configuring the Switch Fabric Parameters Configure the following parameters as required by your fabric BB_Credit Configure the Switch to support buffer to buffer credit BB_Credit from 1 through 60 This is the value used for all ports except those configured for extended distanc
59. Contrast with jumper cable unblocked port Devices communicating with an unblocked port can log in to the Switch and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port assuming that this is supported by the current zoning configuration unicast Communication between a single sender and a single receiver over a network Compare to multicast communication between a single sender and multiple receivers and anycast communication between any sender and the nearest of a group of receivers Similar in meaning to point to point communication universal port module card Each fiber port module card provides four Fibre Channel connections through duplex small form factor pluggable SFP fiber optic transceivers 1 or 2 gigabits per second enabled uniform resource locator A standard way of specifying the location of an object typically a web page on the Internet URLs are the form of address used on the World Wide Web They are used in HTML documents to specify the target of a hyperlink which is often another HTML document possibly stored on another computer UPM card See universal port module card URL See uniform resource locator user rights The HAFM s system administrator can assign levels of access or User Rights to Product Manager users through the HAFM application vital product data System level data stored by the backplane in the electrically erasable programmable read only memory This data includes se
60. Enable E Mail Notification option on the Product Manager s Maintenance menu For additional information about LIN alerts refer to Link Incident Alerts on page 2 39 e Type Open Systems mode only Choose each port s type G_Port E_Port or F_Port in this column from the drop down list NOTE In S 390 mode you cannot change port types unless the optional SANtegrity feature is installed If ports are configured as E_Ports in Open Systems mode and you install SANtegrity before changing to S 390 mode the ports will remain as E_Ports when you change to S 390 mode If SANtegrity is not installed setting a Switch to S 390 mode will change all E_ports to G_Ports e Port Binding Click this check box to display a check mark and enable Port binding for the port This allows only a specific device to attach to the port This device is specified by the WWN or nickname entered into the column With the check box cleared any device can attach to the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the column e Speed Click the Speed column for a specific port and choose 2 Gb sec 1 Gb sec or Negotiate This sets the data rate for the port Choosing Negotiate allows the port to negotiate the data speed with an attached device Follow the rule specified in the following note when setting the data speed NOTE Only set the speed to 2 Gb sec on ports that support this speed If the port optics do not support 2 Gb sec a warning displa
61. Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled this option is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the Director or Switch is offline In this case disabling Rerouting Delay also disables Enterprise Fabric Mode Domain RSCNs This is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box available from Configure menu in the Product Manager application Domain register for state change notifications domain RSCNs are sent between end devices in a fabric to provide additional connection information to host bus adapters HBA and storage devices As an example this information might be that a logical path has been broken because of a physical event such as a fiber optic cable being disconnected from a port If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled this parameter is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the Director or Switch is offline In this case disabling Domain RSCNs also disables Enterprise Fabric Mode Insistent Domain Identification ID This is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box available from Configure menu in the Product Manager application Enabling this option sets the domain ID configured in the Preferred Domain ID field in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box as the active domain identification when the fabric initializes A static and unique domain identification is required by the Fabric Binding feature because the feature s Fabric Membership list identifies Switches by WWN and Doma
62. Link and the State field displays the reason for no link e A grey square displays in the status bar Refer to Table 1 1 on page 1 32 for an explanation of this status bar display edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 5 3 Using Maintenance Features e The FRUs illustrated in the Hardware view do not display They display again as the connection is re established An IPL initiates the following functions in the Switch e Restarts the operational firmware on the CTP card executes abbreviated power on system tests POSTs and then if no POST errors are encountered the Switch resumes the active role that it had before the IPL Note that the CTP card is an internal component and is not a FRU e Resets the Ethernet interface on the CTP card causing the connection to the HAFM server to drop momentarily The status symbol for the Switch in the Product view will change to a gray square until the connection is reestablished e Stops normal switching functions for ports functions resume after the IPL After the IPL e All Fabric services databases containing information about current Fabric logins name server registrations and other data remain intact making the operation transparent to attached devices e The Switch returns to the online state even if it was offline before the operation e All ports configured as blocked will remain blocked e Modifications made to an active zone set configuration that have not been
63. NOS received primitive sequence NOS received primitive sequence NOS received or Lass of Synchronization or Loss of Synchronization Figure 4 5 Link Incident Log Each log entry contains e Date Time The date and time of the incident e Port The number of the port on which the incident occurred e Link Incident A short description of the incident The following events may cause a link incident to be written to the log Implicit incident The attached node detects a condition that may cause problems on the link Bit error threshold exceeded The number of code violation errors has exceeded threshold Loss of signal or loss of synchronization This occurs if a cable is unplugged from an attached node Loss of signal occurs when a cable is unplugged from an attached node Loss of synchronization condition has persisted for longer than the resource allocation time out value R_A_TOV Not operational NOS primitive sequence received A NOS was recognized edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 4 7 Using Logs Primitive sequence timeout e Link reset protocol timeout occurred e Timeout occurred for an appropriate response while in NOS receive state and after NOS is no longer recognized Invalid primitive sequence received for the current link state Either a link reset or a link reset response primitive sequence was recognized while waiting for the offline sequ
64. P card is not a FRU If it fails the Switch must be replaced e Position Slot position in the chassis relative to identical components installed e Action Inserted or removed e Part Number Part number of the component e Serial Number Serial number of the component 4 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Logs Link Incident Log The link incident log displays a thousand of the most recent link incidents with the date each incident occurred the time it occurred and the port where it took place 3 31 02 12 21 56 PM 3 22 02 4 09 11 PM 3 22 02 4 09 11 PM 3 22 02 4 07 38 PM 3 22 02 4 07 10 PM 3 22 02 3 06 09 PM 3 22 02 3 06 09 PM 3 21 02 4 34 52 PM 3 21 02 4 30 11 PM 3 21 02 4 29 13 PM 3 21 02 4 19 41 PM 3 21 02 3 47 51 PM 3 21 02 10 28 38 AM 3 21 02 10 28 28 AM 3 21 02 10 27 03 AM PE A A ee Loss of Signa Not Operationa Not Operationa Not Operationa Loss of Signa Not Operationa Not Operationa Loss of Signa Not Operationa Loss of Signa Not Operationa Not Operationa Not Operationa Loss of Signa Loss of Signa or Loss of Synchronization primitive sequence NOS received primitive sequence NOS received primitive sequence NOS received or Loss of Synchronization primitive sequence NOS received primitive sequence NOS received or Loss of Synchronization primitive sequence NOS received or Loss of Synchronization primitive sequence
65. Switch Port WWN The port WWN of the attached node N_Port The 16 digit WWN is a set of unique numbers assigned to the device attached to the port The WWN is prefixed by the manufacturer s name of the host bus adapter that attaches to the device If there is a nickname assigned the nickname displays instead of the WWN Unit Type The following information if supported is supplied by the attached device Unknown Other Hub Switch Gateway Converter HBA Proxy agent Storage device Host Storage subsystem Module Software driver Unspecified Direct access storage Magnetic tape Unit record input Unit record output Printer Communications controller Terminal full screen Terminal line mode Stand alone CTC adapter 2 26 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Switch Channel path where will be replaced with the Channel Path Identifier 2 hex digits Integrated CTC adapter Reserved e BB_Credit The buffer to buffer credit that the attached node has available Double click a row to display the Node Properties dialog box For an explanation of the fields on the Node Properties dialog box refer to Displaying Node Properties on page 2 28 Menu Options Right click a row to select it highlight it and display a menu with the following port related action options e Node Properties Choose this option to display the No
66. The Clear button clears all counters to zero Choosing this button displays a Clear Request Confirmation dialog box Confirming the request clears the statistics in the hardware at the physical port Note that this also clears counters for other Product Manager users An entry identifying when the statistics were cleared and by whom is saved in the Audit Log e Refresh The Refresh button updates the data in the statistics tables and enables you to compare values at any given time Note that you can also refresh data by clicking the port s bar graph Port Operational States Table 2 1 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in the Hardware view and Port List view Table 2 1 Port States and Indicators CO Indicators Alert Port a Amber Indicator Description Beaconing NEC or On A Yellow The port is beaconing The amber port Triangle LED blinks once every two seconds to enable users to find a specific port Enable beaconing through the port s menu on the Hardware view Port List view or Performance view Inactive Yellow The Switch port is in an inactive state Triangle Reasons for this state display in the Reason field of the Port Properties dialog box Note that if port optics have also failed the amber LED will be on Invalid Off Yellow The Switch port is in an invalid Attachment Triangle attachment state Reasons for this state display in the Reason field of the Port Pro
67. about option 1 24 contents option 1 24 help menu 1 24 host control 6 2 host control prohibited field 6 4 6 6 l icon view 1 24 identification configuring for the switch 3 1 If 2 29 illustrations 1 11 inband switch management 3 6 initial program load IPL 1 22 executing 5 3 insistent domain ID 3 4 3 5 enterprise fabric mode 6 14 interop mode 3 9 invalid attachment messages 2 10 IPL 1 22 executing 5 3 IPL confirmation dialog box 5 3 IPL switch 2 14 L languages code page 6 3 licensing information 1 11 link incident LIN alerts 2 39 clearing 2 18 enabling 3 10 factory default 3 13 link incident log 1 21 logging in to HAFM manager 1 12 login password 1 1 1 12 username 1 1 1 12 logs audit 1 21 4 3 event 1 21 4 5 expanding columns 4 2 hardware 1 21 4 6 link incident 1 21 threshold alert 4 8 using 4 1 window button function 4 1 logs menu 1 20 audit 1 21 event 1 21 hardware 1 21 link incident 1 21 maintenance data collecting 5 2 maintenance menu 1 22 backup and restore configuration 1 24 backup and restore configuration option 3 37 5 7 collect maintenance data option 5 2 data collection 1 22 enable call home notification 1 23 Index 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Index enable call home notification option 5 6 enable e mail notification 1 23 enable e mail notification option 5 6 firmware library 1 23 IPL 1 22 IPL option 5 3 port diagnostics 1 22 port diagnostics o
68. al are included for illustration purposes only These illustrations may not match exactly what you see through your server or workstation Title bars have been removed from the illustrations and fields in the illustrations may contain different data than in screens displayed on your system Keyboard Navigation Use standard keyboard navigation in dialog boxes For example use the Tab arrow and backspace keys to move through dialog box fields and the Enter key to perform default button functions edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 11 Product Manager Overview Log Into the HAFM To open the Product Manager you must first log into the HAFM 1 Perform one of the following steps If you are using the HAFM server the HAFM application automatically starts when you power on or reboot the HAFM server If you reboot or Switch on the HAFM server and the HAFM login screen displays skip to step 3 to log in Ifyou are using a remote user workstation follow steps 2 through 5 Ifthe HAFM window is already displayed skip to Opening the Product Manager on page 1 14 2 Perform one of the following steps if you are using a remote user workstation a network PC with a remote client installed and the HAFM login screen or HAFM window is not displayed If the login screen is displayed go to step 3 Start the HAFM application and display the login screen by double clicking the HAFM icon on the desktop F
69. al data stream to an optical or amplified electrical serial data stream Contains connector for attaching fiber optic cable generic port Also known as G_Port Physical interface on a Switch that can function either as a fabric port F_Port or an extension port E_Port depending on the port type to which it connects G_Port See generic port HAFM High Availability Fabric Manager Glossary 10 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary HAFM Product Manager The applications provide a graphical user interface GUD and management services and implement web and other server functions HAFM server PC shipped with a product to run the HAFM and Product Manager applications HAFM Management Services Software application that provides back end product independent services to the HAFM Manager application HAFM Management Services runs only on the HAFM Server and cannot be downloaded to remote workstations hardware log Record of FRU insertions and removals in the Switch hardware management console The console runs the Hardware Management Console application HWMCA and is the Operations and management PC platform for S 390 and zSeries servers HBA See host bus adapter heterogeneous fabric A fabric with both HP and non HP products homogeneous fabric A fabric consisting of only HP products hop count The number of hops a unit of information traverses in a fabric hexadecimal A number system with a bas
70. ame and description for the configuration Names must be between 1 and 8 characters in length Valid characters are uppercase A Z 0 9 hyphen and underscore _ The name may not be CON AUX COMn where n 1 9 LPTn where n 1 9 NUL or PRN Descriptions must be between 0 and 24 characters in length Up to 24 alphanumeric characters are allowed including spaces hyphens and underscores Click OK and the configuration is added to the library Activate a stored configuration Click Activate to activate the configuration and send it to the Switch for immediate use A warning displays before the action occurs NOTE If Active Saved is enabled in through the Configure FICON Management Server dialog box Configure menu this overwrites the current IPL address configuration 3 When finished managing the library click Close to close the dialog box 3 20 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Configure SNMP Use the procedures in this section to Configure the SNMP agent that runs on the Switch and implements the following MIBs MIB IL Fabric Element MIB Fibre Alliance FCMGMT MIB Switch private MIB For complete information on objects defined in MIBs and steps to download MIB variables to your SNMP workstation refer to the hp StorageWorks SNMP reference guide for directors and edge switches Configure network addresses and community names for up to six SNMP trap
71. anager user guide 4 5 Using Logs FRU Position The FRU involved in the event and the slot position in the chassis relative to identical FRUs installed Event Data Up to 32 bytes of supplementary information for the event in hexadecimal format For detailed information on event data and problem resolution refer to the hp Storage Works edge switch 2 32 service manual A7283 96002 AA RS2GA TE Hardware Log The hardware log displays information on field replaceable units FRUs inserted and removed from the Switch 2114102 9 09 18 AM GSF2 1 Inserted 470 000396 201 121234561 2114102 9 09 18 AM GSF2 0 Inserted 470 000396 201 121234560 2 14 02 9 09 18 AM GXXL 13 Removed 470 000396 222 1012345613 2 14 02 9 09 18 AM GSML 12 Removed 470 000396 201 912345612 2 14 02 9 09 18 AM GLSL 11 Removed 470 000396 201 812345611 2 14 02 9 09 18 AM GXXR 10 Removed 470 000396 201 1512345610 2 14 02 9 09 18 AM GSMR 9 Removed 470 000396 201 141234569 2 14 02 9 09 18 AM GLSR 8 Removed 470 000396 201 131234568 2114102 9 09 18 AM GLSR 7 Removed 470 000396 222 131234567 2114102 9 09 18 AM GLSR_6 Removed 470 000396 222 131234566 Espot cier perrea cies Figure 4 4 Hardware Log Each log entry includes the following e Date Time Date and time of the insertion or removal of the FRU FRU The name of the inserted or removed FRU FAN Fan module PWR Power supply module SFP SFP transceiver CTP CTP card Note that the CT
72. ance menu to clear the check box For additional information on using this option refer to Enable E Mail Notification on page 5 6 Enable Call Home Notification NOTE The default setting for the Enable Call Home Notification function is disabled unchecked Choose Enable Call Home Notification from the Maintenance menu to enable the call home function for the Switch The parameters of the call home feature are configured in Windows Refer to the hp StorageWorks HAFM server installation guide for instructions edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 23 Product Manager Overview Backup Restore Configuration Choose this option to save the product configuration stored on the Switch to the HAFM server hard disk or to restore the configuration data from the HAFM server Only a single copy of the configuration is kept on the server This backup is primarily for single CTP systems where a backup is needed to restore the configuration data to a replacement CTP card You cannot modify the location or the file name of the saved configuration NOTE You can only restore the configuration to a Switch with the same IP address For additional information on using this option refer to Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data on page 3 37 Reset Configuration Choose this option to reset all Switch configuration data back to the factory defaults A confirmation dialog box displays with a warning upon choosing the option
73. area on the illustration in the Hardware view away from a hardware component Close Choose this option to close the Product Manager window Configure Menu Click the Configure menu on the menu bar to display the following options For detailed information on using these options refer to Chapter 3 Configuring the Switch 1 16 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Identification Choose this option to display the Configure Identification dialog box Enter the following information in this dialog box Name Assign a product name Note that you can set this name as the nickname for the Switch s WWN using the Set Name as Nickname check box The nickname then displays instead of the WWN in Product Manager views Description Assign a unique product description Location Describe the product s location Contact Assign a contact either by name phone number or e mail address NOTE This information displays in the identification table at the top of the Hardware view and in the HAFM Product view if the Product view is configured to display names Switch Operating Parameters Choose this option to display the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box for setting Fibre Channel operating parameters In this dialog box you can set preferred domain identification 1 to 31 and make it insistent You can also enable rerouting delay and domain register for state change notif
74. arks by each port number 11 Click Next A final screen displays to provide a summary of your alert configuration To make any changes backwards and forwards through the configuration screens by choosing the Previous and Next buttons 3 32 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Figure 3 18 New Threshold Alerts dialog box summary screen 12 Choose Finish The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays listing the name type and state of the alert that you just configured 13 At this point the alert is not active To activate the alert choose the alert information that displays in the Configure Threshold Alerts table and choose Activate Reo Throughput Inactive a PA ee eee ee Figure 3 19 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box alert activated edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 33 Configuring the Switch Modify an Alert Use the following steps to modify an existing threshold alert configuration 1 4 Choose Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays Choose the alert that you want to modify by clicking the alert information in the table If the alert is active choose Deactivate then choose the alert information in the table again Choose Modify NOTE If the alert is active an error message displays prompting you deactivate the alert An initial Modify Threshold screen display
75. ation Report Enable Web Server Enable Telnet Logs Menu Audit Log Event Log Hardware Log Link Incident Log Threshold Alerts Log Maintenance Menu Port Diagnostics Swap Ports S 390 mode only Data Collection IPL Set Online State Firmware Library Enable E Mail Notification Enable Call Home edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview e Backup and Restore Configuration e Reset Configuration Help Menu e Contents About Product Manager Description The Product Manager for the Edge Switch 2 32 is a Java based graphical user interfaces GUI that provides in depth management configuration and monitoring functions for individual Switches and their field replaceable units FRUs Although the Product Manager is accessed from the HAFM application it is a separate application In contrast to the Product Manager the HAFM enables administrators to monitor operational status for all products and Fibre Channel fabrics managed by an HAFM server The HAFM also provides tools to administer user and product access to the HAFM and Product Manager Refer to the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide The Product Manager provides graphical views of Switch hardware components and displays of component status By positioning the cursor on icons graphics panels and other visual elements in these views and clicking the left or right mouse button you can quickly manage and monitor th
76. bility to evenly distribute traffic over multiple interswitch links within a fabric Load balancing on HP Switches takes place automatically log A record as of the performance of a machine or the progress of an undertaking logical port address The port numbering system for a Switch with the FICON Management Server active Glossary 14 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary logical unit number Also known as LUN In Fibre Channel addressing a logical unit number is a number assigned to a storage device which in combination with the storage device s node port s World Wide Name represents a unique identifier for a logical device on a storage area network loopback plug In a fiber optic environment a type of duplex connector used to wrap the optical output signal of a device directly to the optical input loopback test Test that checks attachment or control unit circuitry without checking the mechanism itself by returning the output of the mechanism as input LUN See logical unit number MAC address See Media Access Control address maintenance port Connector on the Switch operator panel where a PC running an ASCII terminal emulator can be attached or dial up connection made for specialized maintenance support managed product Hardware product that can be managed with the Product Manager For example the Edge Switch 2 16 and Edge Switch 2 32 are managed products See also device management infor
77. box while Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled Disable Enterprise Fabric Mode through the Enterprise Fabric Mode dialog box in HAFM then disable the parameters The IPL configuration cannot be deleted Deletion of the IPL address configuration was attempted and was not allowed Cancel the operation The link to the switch is not available The link from the HAFM server to the Switch is not available Check Ethernet connection The maximum number of address configurations has been reached The maximum number of saved address configurations has been reached Delete configurations no longer needed to allow new configuration to be saved The optical transceiver is not installed No information available for a port that is not installed Ensure the optical transceiver is installed and fully seated edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message The switch did not accept the request Description The Switch did not handle the action Action Try action again If problem persists contact your support representative The switch did not respond in the time allowed A time out was reached waiting for the Switch to respond to the action Try action again The switch is busy saving maintenance information Switch is busy with a maintenance o
78. by removing them from the Membership List in the Switch Binding Membership List dialog box You allow connections by adding them to the Membership List You can also add detached nodes and Switches Enable Disable Switch Binding 1 Choose the Configure gt Switch Binding gt Change State from the Product Manager window The Switch Binding State Change dialog box displays as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3 Switch Binding State Change dialog box 6 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Optional Features 2 Perform one of the following steps e To disable Switch Binding a check mark displays in the Enable Switch Binding check box click the Enable Switch Binding check box to remove the check mark then click Activate e To enable Switch Binding check mark is not in the Enable Switch Binding check box click the Enable Switch Binding check box to add a check mark Go on to step 3 to set the Connection Policy 3 Click one of the Connection Policy options e Restrict E_Ports Choose if you want to restrict connections from specific Switches to Switch E_Ports Switch WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List to allow connection and removed from the Membership List to prohibit connection Devices are allowed to connect to any F_Port e Restrict F_Ports Choose if you want to restrict connections from specific devices to Switch F_Ports Device WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List to allow connectio
79. cations simple mail transfer protocol The standard e mail protocol on the Internet It is a TCP IP protocol that defines the message format and the message transfer agent which stores and forwards the mail SMTP See simple mail transfer protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Specifies a mechanism for network management that is complete yet simple Information is exchanged between agents which are the devices on the network being managed and managers which are the devices on the network through which the management is done SNMP community Also known as SNMP community string SNMP community is a cluster of managed products in SNMP terminology hosts to which the server or managed product running the SNMP agent belongs SNMP community name The name assigned to a given SNMP community Queries from an SNMP management station to a device running an SNMP agent will only elicit a response if those queries are addressed with the correct SNMP community name edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 21 Glossary SNMP management station An SNMP workstation console used to oversee the SNMP network SSP See system services processor status bar This bar is at the bottom on the screen and displays a status symbol that indicates the current state of the Switch storage area network A high performance data communications environment that interconnects computing and storage resources so that the resource
80. ccess to the Product Manager must be through the HAFM applications These applications are installed on the HAFM server e The Embedded Web Server EWS interface Using a browser capable PC with an internet connection to the Switch you can monitor and manage the Switch through the web server interface embedded in the Switch firmware The interface provides a GUI similar to the Product Manager application and supports Switch configuration statistics monitoring and basic operation To launch the Embedded Web Server interface enter the Switch s IP address as the internet uniform resource locator URL into any standard browser Enter a user name and password at a the login screen The browser then becomes a management console Refer to the web server interface online help for details on use NOTE The default user name for the right to view status and other information is operator The default user name for the right to modify configuration data perform maintenance tasks or perform other options is administrator The default password for both user names is password e The command line interface CLD The CLI allows you to access many HAFM and Product Manager functions while entering commands during a Telnet session with the Switch The primary purpose of the CLI is to automate management of a large number of Switches using scripts The CLI is not an interactive interface no checking is done for pre existing edge switch 2
81. ceiver or short distances for the shortwave laser LC transceivers e Media The Fibre Channel mode and optic size For the longwave laser LC transceiver this would be singlemode 9 micron For the shortwave laser LC transceiver this would be multimode 50 micron or 62 5 micron e Speed This will be either 1 Gbit per second or 1 Gbit 2 Gbit per second Block Port Click to display a check mark and block port transmission If blocked a node attached to the port is prevented from logging into the Switch or communicating with other devices attached to Switch ports A blocked port continuously transmits offline signals OLS Click to remove the check mark and unblock the port If unblocked a node attached to the port can communicate with the Switch and communicate with other nodes attached to the Switch Enable Beaconing Click this to make the amber LED by the port blink on the actual Switch and the amber indicator blink for the port in the Hardware view This enables users to locate the unit where the port is located When a blinking amber LED indicator displays by a port an attention indicator displays below the port s connector in the Hardware view and in the port s row in the Port List view edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 17 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Diagnostics Click this option to display the Port Diagnostics dialog box Use this dialog box to run an internal loopback and external loopba
82. ch Link Incident Alerts A link incident is a problem detected on a fiber optic link like the loss of light invalid sequences and other problems When a problem occurs a LIN alert is sent to the Link Incident Log in the Switch Product Manager LIN alerts warn you that there is a link incident being detected through a port connection that may require operator intervention to correct If LIN alerts are enabled for a port in the Configure Ports dialog box a yellow triangle attention indicator displays by the port connector in the Hardware view or in the Alert column in the Port List view A corresponding triangle displays for the card on the Hardware view Double clicking the port with the yellow triangle displays the Port Properties dialog box If LIN alerts have been enabled for a port in the Configure Ports dialog box the Port Properties dialog box contains a short description of the latest incident in the Link Incident field Or if there are no active incidents None displays The system writes all link incidents to the Link Incident Log If you enable LIN alerts for a port in the Configure Ports dialog box configure e mail notification through the HAFM and enable E Mail Notification through the Maintenance menu you will receive e mail notification of LIN alerts NOTE The e mail notification of LIN alerts is available to all users no user rights are imposed Although you can clear the attention indicator in the Hardware
83. ch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Maintenance Features Execute an IPL To use this option follow the detailed steps in the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual Execute an IPL CAUTION The Ethernet connection between the HAFM server and Switch is interrupted momentarily during an IPL CAUTION An initial program load IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and EN should only be performed if the control processor CTP card is suspected to be faulty Do not use this option unless directed by your support representative or if you need to reset a failed CTP card An IPL will disrupt port operations Before using this option make sure administrators of device s attached to ports quiesce Fibre Channel traffic through the Switch and take the device offline Note that the CTP card is not a FRU If it fails the Switch must be replaced If it is necessary for you to execute an IPL on the Switch use the following steps 1 Choose IPL from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar A dialog box displays confirming the IPL e Figure 5 2 IPL Confirmation dialog box 2 Click Yes Choosing IPL from the Maintenance menu causes Ethernet connection between the Switch and HAFM server to drop momentarily and the following to occur in the Product Manager window e As the network connection drops the Switch Status table on the Hardware view turns yellow e The Status field in the table displays No
84. ch Director and Switch in a fabric If two Switches or Directors have the same preferred domain ID the E_Ports segment causing the fabric to segment For more information on domain ID refer to the section on domain ID assignment for multiSwitch fabrics in the hp Storage Works SAN high availability planning guide for details 3 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Insistent This option is not supported unless the SANtegrity feature is installed Click the check box to remove or add a checkmark The default state is disabled no checkmark When a checkmark displays the domain ID configured in the Preferred Domain ID field will become the active domain identification when the fabric initializes See the following notes e This option is required if Enterprise Fabric mode optional SANtegrity feature is enabled Refer to Insistent Domain Identification 1D on page 6 15 for details e If you enable Insistent Domain while the Switch or Director is online the Preferred Domain ID will change to the current active domain ID if the IDs are different CAUTION If a Switch with a duplicate domain ID exists in the fabric both Switches E_Ports will segment when they try to join Rerouting Delay Placing a check mark in the check box to the left of the Rerouting Delay option enables rerouting delay This option is only applicable 1f the configured Switch is in a multiSwitch fabric The defa
85. ch must be offline to continue NOTE If you have enabled features that add additional port function since the Switch was shipped from the factory these features will be disabled factory default when the configuration is reset Only those ports that were enabled at the factory will function You will have to enable the additional port function features again through the Configure Feature Key dialog box Factory default values may vary depending on the firmware release installed in your Switch For a list of values refer to the hp Storage Works edge switch 2 32 service manual edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 5 9 6 Optional Features This chapter provides detailed information on using administering and configuring optional HAFM features through HAFM applications There are two types of features covered in this chapter e Keyed features requiring feature keys to be purchased and enabled through the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the product s Product Manager application e Features not requiring feature keys themselves but requiring that specific keyed features be enabled before they can be accessed through HAFM or Product Manager applications FICON Management Server The FICON Management Server is a keyed feature that allows host control and inband management of the Director or Switch through an IBM System 390 or zSeries 900 Parallel Enterprise Server server attached to a Director or Switch port The s
86. cident LIN 2 39 enabling 3 10 audit log 1 21 4 3 backing up and restoring configuration 5 7 configuration data 3 37 backup and restore configuration option 1 24 bb_credit 3 8 beaconing enabling for ports 2 17 enabling for unit 2 14 binding port 2 19 binding ports 3 11 block port option 2 17 blocking a port 3 10 C call home notification enabling 1 23 call home enabling notification 5 6 channel wrap option 2 18 circle green meaning of 1 32 clear link incident alert s option 2 18 clear system error light product menu 1 16 close product menu 1 16 Index closing the product manager 1 33 code pages 6 3 collect maintenance data 5 2 collecting maintenance data 5 2 configuration data backing up and restoring 3 37 5 7 resetting 5 9 configuration report 3 35 configuration resetting 5 9 configurations backing up and restoring 1 24 resetting 1 24 Configure 3 21 configure date and time dialog box 1 19 2 14 3 26 3 27 configure fabric parameters dialog box 3 6 3 7 configure feature key dialog box 3 24 procedure 3 24 configure feature key dialog box 1 19 configure FICON management server dialog box 6 4 configure identification dialog box 1 17 3 2 configure menu 1 16 configure threshold alert s 3 28 date time 1 19 date time option 3 26 enable telnet 1 20 3 37 enable web server 1 20 3 37 export configuration report 1 20 3 35 features 1 19 identification 1 17 identification option 3 1 edge swi
87. ck Save The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file Expanding Columns Expand columns in logs by placing the cursor over the line separating column headings until a double arrow displays then click and drag to widen the column as necessary Sorting Entries Sort log entries in columns by clicking a column heading A down arrow displays in the heading if sorting alphabetically in descending order An up arrow indicates sorting in ascending order Click once to sort Click again to reverse the sort 4 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Logs Audit Log The audit log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the Switch from any source such as Product Manager SNMP management stations web server interface host or another Switch 10 3 01 9 44 53 AM HAFM Operating Mode modified HAFM 172 18 3 24 10 3 01 9 44 53 AM HAFM Operating Mode modified HAFM 172 18 3 24 10 3 01 9 44 53 AM HAFM Interop Mode changed HAFM 172 18 3 24 10 3 01 9 44 53 AM HAFM Operating Mode modified HAFM 172 18 3 24 Esport cuer Retresn cose Figure 4 2 Audit Log e Date Time The date and time of the change on the Switch Some actions such as backing up configuration data and enabling automatic date time synchronization are performed only by the HAFM server without Switch interaction These actions are indicated by the string HAFM following the audit log s stamp of the HAFM se
88. ck test on the port The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port To use this option follow the detailed steps in the hp Storage Works edge switch 2 32 service manual Channel Wrap S 390 mode only Click this while in S 390 mode to display a check mark and allow a channel wrap test to be initiated from an attached host or device In this test frames are sent to the Switch port then the Switch echoes the frames back to the sending device to test the channel The Switch remains in channel wrap mode until the option is disabled While in channel wrap mode the port can only accept echo commands from the host and will appear to be blocked to all other communication Click the check box to remove the check mark and disable channel wrap Swap Ports S 390 mode only Click this while in S 390 mode to display the Swap Ports dialog box Use this dialog box to swap addresses between ports For details refer to Swap Ports on page 5 1 Clear Link Incident Alert s Click this to clear the attention indicator on the Hardware view the Port List view and the Performance view In addition the procedure clears the alert description in Port Properties dialog boxes If there are no link incident alerts set for a port no actions occur Although you can manually clear link incidents they may also be cleared by actions outside of the user interface such as when rebooting the HAFM server Reset Port
89. ctivate changes and close the dialog box click Activate 5 If you are finished configuring the Switch you can back up the configuration data SANtegrity Features SANtegrity includes a set of features that enhance security in SANs Storage Area Networks that contain a large and mixed group of fabrics and attached devices Through these features you can allow or prohibit Switch attachment to fabrics and device attachment to Switches These features are enabled by purchasing a feature key then enabling the key through the Configure Feature Key dialog box SANtegrity features include e Fabric Binding e Switch Binding Enterprise Fabric Mode Although this is not a keyed feature the SANtegrity Fabric Binding and Switch Binding must be installed before you can use Enterprise Fabric Mode function through the HAFM Fabrics menu Fabric Binding This feature is managed through the Fabric Binding option available through the Fabrics menu in HAFM when the Fabrics tab is selected Using Fabric Binding you can allow specific Switches to attach to specific fabrics in the SAN This provides security from accidental fabric merges and potential fabric disruption when fabrics become segmented because they cannot merge 6 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Optional Features Enable Disable and Online State Functions In order for Fabric Binding to function specific operating parameters and optional features must be enabled Al
90. ctive S 390 mode only Configure Addresses Stored S 390 mode only Configure Date Time Configure Feature Key Configure Identification Configure Management Server Configure Switch Parameters edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 35 Product Manager Overview Table 1 2 User rights for Product Manager functions Continued Product Manager Product Rights Administrator Operator Maintenance Configure Fabric Parameters Configure Port Binding Configure Ports Configure SNMP Configure Switch Binding Configure Threshold Alerts Configure Zoning Data Collection Date Time Sync Configuration Enable Call Home Notification Enable E Mail Notification Enable Telnet Enable Web Server Export Configuration Report IPL Manage Firmware Port Beaconing Port Diagnostics Reset Configuration Reset Statistics Counters Performance View Reset Port Set Online State Swap Ports S 390 mode only 1 36 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Table 1 2 User rights for Product Manager functions Continued Product Manager Product Rights Administrator Enee Maintenance Unit Beaconing View Event Log View Firmware View Hardware Log View LIN Log View SNMP Backing Up and Rest
91. d Related Documentation For a list of corresponding documentation see the Related Documents section of the hp StorageWorks edge switch release notes For the latest information documentation and firmware releases please visit the HP StorageWorks website http n18006 www1 hp com storage saninfrastructure html For information about Fibre Channel standards visit the Fibre Channel Association website located at http www fibrechannel org edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide ix About This Guide Document Conventions The conventions included in Table 1 apply Table 1 Document Conventions Element Convention Cross reference links Blue text Figure 1 Key names menu items buttons and Bold dialog box titles File names application names and text Italics emphasis User input command names system Monospace font responses output and messages COMMAND NAMES are uppercase unless they are case sensitive Variables Monospace italic font Website addresses Sans serif font http thenew hp com Symbols in Text These symbols may be found in the text of this guide They have the following meanings WARNING Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life CAUTION Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or
92. d Contrast with offline state Open Systems Management Server An optional feature that can be enabled on the Director or Switch through the Product Manager application When enabled host control and management of the Director or Switch are provided through an open systems interconnection OSI device attached to a Director or Switch port operating state Switch The operating states are described as follows Online when the Switch is set online an attached device can log in to the Switch if the port is not blocked Attached devices can communicate with each other 1f they are configured in the same zone Offline when the Switch is set offline all ports are set offline The Switch transmits the offline sequence OLS to attached devices and the devices cannot log in to the Switch operating state port Can be beaconing invalid attachment link incidents link resets no light not operational online offline segmented E_Port port failure or testing operating status Switch Can be online offline coming online or going offline optical cable Fiber multiple fibers or a fiber bundle in a structure built to meet optical mechanical and environmental specifications See also jumper cable optical cable assembly and trunk cable edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 17 Glossary optical cable assembly Optical cable that is connector terminated See also optical cable See optical fiber connect
93. d is not known by the domain name server Check the input address and specify the correct network address Invalid port address Invalid port address has been entered Verify port address through the Configure Addresses Active dialog box S 390 mode only and re enter edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Invalid port number Description Port number must be within the range of ports for the specific Switch model Action Enter a port number within the correct range Invalid port number Valid ports are 0 31 Port number must be within the range of ports for the specific Switch model For this model the valid port numbers are 0 31 Enter a port number within the correct range Invalid port swap Port swap selection is not allowed Ensure that each port selected for swap has not been previously swapped Invalid response received from switch The Switch returned an invalid response Resend the firmware If the condition persists contact support personnel Invalid serial number for this feature key The serial number and the feature key did not match Ensure that the feature key being installed is specifically for this Switch serial number Invalid UDP port number UDP port number must be an integer from 1 thr
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95. d reason with a yellow background The name description and location fields are blank The Reason field on the Switch Status table displays one of the following reasons when there are no links e Never Connected A network connection was never established between the Switch and the HAFM server or if the CTP card has failed Check the IP addresses the Ethernet local area network LAN physical connection between the Switch and HAFM server and other network connection conditions Note that the CTP card is not a FRU If it fails the Switch must be replaced e Link Timeout The network connection that was established between the Switch and HAFM server has been lost Check the IP addresses the Ethernet LAN physical connection between the Switch and HAFM server IP addresses and other network components e Protocol Mismatch The Switch and the HAFM server are not at compatible software release levels Update the HAFM software version e Duplicate Session A link has previously been established between the Switch and another instance of the HAFM server Connect to the previously established HAFM server from the HAFM login screen e Unknown Network Address The address defined for the Switch in the HAFM could not be found in the domain name server DNS Either the name was mistyped when the Switch was added to the HAFM or the name was not available from the DNS Check the network IP address for the Switch definition in the H
96. de A 11 Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message No firmware versions to delete Description There are no firmware versions in the firmware library to delete Action N A An informational message Non redundant switch must be offline to install firmware Since the Switch has only a single CTP card it must be offline to initiate a firmware installation Note that the CTP card is an internal component and not a FRU Take Switch offline and try again Not all of the optical transceivers are installed for this range of ports Some ports in the specified range do not have optical transceivers installed Use a port range that is valid for the ports installed Performing this operation will change the current state to Offline This operation causes the Switch to go offline N A An informational message Performing this operation will change the current state to Online This operation causes the Switch to go online N A An informational message Performing this action will overwrite the date time on the switch Warning that occurs when configuring the date and time through the Configure Date and Time dialog box that the new time or date will overwrite the existing time or date set for the Switch Verify that you want to overwrite the current date or time Periodic Date Time synchron
97. de Properties dialog box Refer to Displaying Node Properties on page 2 28 e Port Properties Choose this option to display the Port Properties dialog box refer to Figure 2 3 on page 2 9 Define Nickname Choose this option to display the Define Nickname dialog box where you can define a nickname to display for the attached device instead of the device s 8 byte WWN The Define Nickname dialog box displays the World Wide Name WWN of the device attached to the port To define a nickname enter a name of up to 32 characters in the Nickname field and click OK The nickname will display under the Port WWN column instead of the device s WWN e Display Options Choose Nickname or Worldwide Name from the submenu Choosing Nickname displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the nickname configured through the Define Nickname menu option Choosing Worldwide Name displays attached devices in the Port WWN column by the device s WWN Note that you can also display these menu options by clicking a port row and choosing the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the Product Manager menu bar edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 27 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Displaying Node Properties Open the Node Properties dialog box by double clicking a row in the Node List view or right clicking a row and choosing Node Properties from the menu You can also display this dialog box by right clicking on a po
98. dialog box and elsewhere in the Product Manager to identify the port NOTE To identify port numbers for which you want to provide names place the cursor over the ports in the Hardware view As you move over a port a message displays that identifies the slot number where the port is installed To name ports in S 390 mode use the Configure Addresses dialog box Blocked open systems mode only Placing a check mark in the check boxes of this column blocks the operation of the port To block ports in S 390 mode use the Configure Addresses dialog box 10 100Km This column is for extended distance buffering You can enable extended distance for a port even if it is not an extended distance port However enabling extended distance buffering on a port disables the ability for the port to send broadcast traffic When you choose this option the port can support up to 60 buffer to buffer credits BB_Credits to handle link distances up to 100 km This enables the port to process 2K frames from attached devices If this option is not enabled the port uses the BB_Credit 1 60 configured through the Operating Parameters dialog box If a device is connected and logged in to the fabric when extended distance is enabled or disabled on the corresponding port the Switch will send OLS for 5 milliseconds to force the device to log in again and obtain the new BB_Credit value set for the port LIN Alerts A link incident LIN is a problem de
99. dialog box contains the Switch name description location and contact person configured through the Configure Identification dialog box Also included is other product information as detailed in Displaying Switch Information on page 2 12 You can also display this dialog box by double clicking an area on the illustration away from a hardware component edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 13 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Enable Unit Beaconing Click the check box to toggle unit beaconing on or off When the check box has a check mark unit beaconing is on and the system error light ERR on the Switch blinks to help users locate the unit managed by the Product Manager The amber indicator on the Hardware view also blinks when beaconing is enabled When you click the check box to remove the check mark the unit beaconing is disabled he You can only enable beaconing if there are no system errors the system error light is off Clear System Error Light Choose this option to turn off the amber system error light ERR located below the green power PWR LED on the Switch This also turns off the amber system error light indicator in the Hardware view front view IPL Switch Choose this option to initiate an IPL on the Switch When the dialog box displays confirming the IPL click Yes NOTE An IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should only be performed when directed by your support personnel Re
100. ding with Enterprise Fabric Mode Switch Binding This is a SANtegrity feature enabled through the Configure menu in the Product Manager that allows or prohibits Switches and or Directors from connecting to Switch E_Ports devices from connecting to F_Ports Refer to Enable Disable and Online State Functions on page 6 11 for details on enabling disabling Switch Binding with Enterprise Fabric Mode enabled Rerouting Delay Rerouting delay is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box available from the Configure menu in the Product Manager application Rerouting Delay ensures that frames are delivered through the fabric in order to their destination If there is a change to the fabric topology that creates a new path for example a new Switch is added to the fabric frames may be routed over this new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a minimum hop count This may result in frames being delivered to a destination out of order since frames sent over the new shorter path may arrive ahead of older frames still in route over the older path If Rerouting Delay is enabled traffic ceases in the fabric for the time specified in the E_D_TOV field of the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box Configure menu This delay enables frames sent on the old path to exit to their destination before new frames begin traversing the new path edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 13 Optional Features If
101. e Rx e Utilization Percent usage of traffic capacity This is the percent of the port s throughput capacity achieved by the measured throughput This setting constitutes the threshold value and is configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box For example a value of 25 means that threshold occurs when throughput reaches 25 percent of the port s capacity e Alert Time The maximum cumulative time that the throughput threshold percentage must exist before an alert is generated e Interval The time interval during which the throughput is measured and an alert can generate This is set through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 4 9 5 Using Maintenance Features This chapter describes how to use the options that display from the Maintenance menu on the Product Manager menu bar Run Port Diagnostics The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port To use this option follow the detailed steps in the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual Swap Ports S 390 mode only Choose Swap Ports to display the Swap Ports dialog box Use this dialog box to swap one port address for another For example 1f the current address for port 0 is currently 04 and the address for port 1 is currently 05 you can swap so that the address for port O has address 05 and port 1 has address 04 Make sure that the sys
102. e buffering 10 100 km The default value is 16 For a description of the buffer to buffer credit refer to the industry specification Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface R_A_TOV Configure resource allocation time out value R_A_TOV in tenth of a second increments This variable works with the error detect time out value E_D_TOV variable to control the Switch s behavior when an error condition occurs Resources are allocated to a circuit when errors are detected and are not released for reuse until the time set by the R_A_TOV value expires The default value is 100 tenths 10 seconds Set a value between 10 tenths and 1200 tenths 1 through 120 seconds NOTE Set the same value for R_A_TOV on all Directors and Switches in a multiSwitch fabric If the value is not the same on all units the fabric segments Also the value for R_A_TOV must be greater than the value configured for E_D_TOV E D TOV Adjust the E_D_TOV in tenth of a second increments An error condition occurs when an expected response is not received within the time limit set by this value The default value is 20 tenths 2 seconds Set a value between 2 tenths through 600 tenths 2 through 60 seconds NOTE Set the same value for E_D_TOV on all Switches and Directors in a multiSwitch fabric If the value is not the same the fabric segments Switch Priority Setting this value determines the principal Switch for the multiswitch fabric Choose Principa
103. e Switch on your network Access the Switch Product Manager by double clicking any Switch product icon on the HAFM s Products or the Topology Fabrics views Figure 1 1 on page 1 9 illustrates Switch management components The figure shows the following elements You can install the HAFM and Product Manager applications on remote workstations as shown in Figure 1 1 using any standard web browser For instructions refer to the appendix in the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide that pertains to the operating system of your workstation 1 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Internet Connectic SHR 2314b O SNMP management workstation O HAFM server O Remote user workstation O Web browser O HP Ethernet hub O Switch Figure 1 1 Switch management components on LAN Using the Product Manager you can Back up and restore configuration data Change operating mode between S 390 and open systems modes Clear the system error indicator Configure extended distance buffering for ports Configure Fibre Channel operating parameters for the Switch such as BB_Credit R_A_TOV E_D_TOV preferred domain ID Switch priority and rerouting delay Configure individual ports with a port name describing the node attached to the port Configure keys for new features edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 9 Product Manager Overview Configure LIN alerts
104. e of 16 high availability A performance feature characterized by hardware component redundancy and hot swappability enabling non disruptive maintenance High availability systems maximize system uptime while providing superior reliability availability and serviceability hop Data transfer from one node to another node edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 11 Glossary hop count ISL connections host bus adapter Logic card that provides a link between the server and storage subsystem and that integrates the operating systems and I O protocols to ensure interoperability hot swapping Removing and replacing a device s components while the device continues to operate normally hub In Fibre Channel a device that connects nodes into a logical loop by using a physical star topology IML See initial machine load inband management Management of the Switch through Fibre Channel connection to a port card information message Message telling a user that a function is performing normally or has completed normally See also error message and warning message initial machine load Also known as IML Hardware reset for the CTP card on the Switch It does not affect other hardware It is initiated by pushing the reset RST button on the machine s front panel initial program load Process of initializing the device and causing the operating system to start Initiated through a menu in the Product Manage
105. e port has received or transmitted 2 32 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Link resets The number of link reset protocol frames received transmitted by this port from to the attached Switch The Switch transmits a link reset to initiate the link reset protocol or recover from a link timeout This occurs normally to establish BB_Credit or on any port in order to recover lost BB_Credit The Switch receives a link reset from an attached device if the device wishes to initiate the link reset or recover from a link timeout There are not thresholds for these values You may determine that a problem exists by the rate that the value changes BB_Credit starvation can occur if data is sent to a device faster than it can consume the frames This can backup into ISLs causing degraded performance Class 2 Statistics The Class 2 Statistics table includes Received Frames The number of Class 2 frames received by this F_Port from its attached N_ Port Transmitted Frames The number of Class 2 frames transmitted by the F Port to its attached N_ Port Busied Frames The number of F_BSY frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames This can occur if frames are received before the Switch completes initialization or if the Switch is servicing so many requests that it can not process a new request The port generates frames if the Switch is not ready to accept commands This may ind
106. e right of the status symbol as you move the cursor over options under the menu bar menus These messages provide additional details about tasks that you can perform through the menu option Closing the Product Manager To close the Product Manager use the following steps 1 To close the Product Manager do one of the following Choose Close from the Product menu on the menu bar Click the X button at the top right corner of the Product Manager window Double click the icon at the top left corner of the Product Manager window or right click the icon and choose Close from the menu that displays edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 33 Product Manager Overview 2 Choose Logout or Exit from the Product menu in the HAFM application If you choose Logout the StorageWorks ha fabric manager Login dialog box displays You can now log in again using a user name and password Log into a different HAFM server by choosing a different server from the HAFM Server box If you choose Exit the Product view window closes User Rights The HAFM system administrator can assign levels of access or User Rights to Product Manager users through the HAFM application NOTE Note that the HAFM system administrator only has view rights while operating in a specific Product Manager application Conversely a Product Manager product administrator only has view rights while operating in the HAFM application
107. ee eee eee 3 16 3 7 Configure Addresses dialog box 1 1 2 eee eee eee eee 3 18 3 8 Address Configuration Library dialog bOX ooooooooocomomomoo 3 19 3 9 Configure SNMP dialog box 2 0 0c eee eee eee 3 22 3 10 Configure Feature Key dialog box 0 0 0 cece eee eee ee 3 24 3 11 New Feature Key dialog box 0 0 cece eee 3 25 3 12 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box 3 27 3 13 Configure date and time manually 0 0 0 0 ee ee eee eee 3 27 3 14 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box 0 0 0 0c eee eee ee 3 29 3 15 New Threshold Alerts dialog box first screen ooooooooooocmo o o 3 30 3 16 New Threshold Alerts dialog box second screen 0 3 31 3 17 New Threshold Alerts dialog box third screen 00 0 3 32 3 18 New Threshold Alerts dialog box summary screen 3 33 3 19 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box alert activated 3 33 3 20 Export Configuration dialog box 2 0 0 0 eee eee eee o 336 4 1 Saverdialog DO ct ii ek ER A Ad gE oat ed 4 2 4 2 AUG LOS ee eect hee Poe BE are ea ee eG ee a T E 4 3 4 3 Event GOS ca vit e vat else aes aria bd 4 5 4 4 Hardware Loge wc tire wet ie a eh te BAA oe ae ie aber hd 4 6 4 5 Fink Incident Lousi creen iren era ohne pene Av ete 4 7 4 6 Threshold Alert Log na s sien a cece siemens ate whe a wees baw eee deere 4 8 5 1 Swap Po
108. elds are greyed out disabled and the HAFM server date and time periodically synchronizes the Switch date and time If the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box is not checked you can set the date and time in the dialog box fields manually Threshold Alert s Choose this option to configure threshold alerts for ports A threshold alert notifies users when the transmit Tx or receive Rx throughput reaches specified values for specific Switch ports or port types E_Ports or F_Ports Using this option you can configure A name for the alert e A threshold type for the alert Rx Tx or either edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 19 Product Manager Overview e Active or inactive state of the alert e Threshold criteria This includes configuring the threshold as the percent of port traffic capacity utilized utilization You must also configure the time interval during which the throughput is measured and the maximum cumulative time that the throughput percentage threshold can be exceeded during this time interval before an alert is generated Export Configuration Report Choose this option to display the Export Configuration Report dialog box which enables you to specify a file name in which to save an ASCII text file containing all current user definable configuration options in a printable format Note that this file cannot be read back into the Product Manager in order to set configuration parame
109. enabled will be automatically enabled Set Online State Use the procedure in this section to display the current Switch operating state offline or online and change the state as required CAUTION Before setting the Switch offline warn administrators and users currently IN operating devices that are attached to the Switch that it is going offline and that there will be a disruption of communications Make sure administrators of device s attached to ports quiesce Fibre Channel traffic through the Switch 5 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Maintenance Features To set the Switch online or offline depending on current state use the following steps 1 Right click the Switch in the Hardware view and choose Set Online State in the menu or choose Set Online State from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar One of the following dialog boxes displays depending on the current operating state Pesca 0 Figure 5 3 Set Online State dialog box Offline Figure 5 4 Set Online State dialog box Online 2 Click Set Offline or Set Online depending on the operating state you want to set 3 When a warning box displays requesting you to confirm the offline or online state click OK As the Switch goes offline OFFLINE displays in the State field of the Switch Status table in the Hardware view LED indicators on all ports with attached devices stay green but the Switch is sending offline seque
110. ence Threshold Alert Log This log provides details of threshold alert notifications Besides the date and time that the alert occurred the log also displays details about the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alert s option under the Configure menu i Threshold Alert Log Lx Dateffime Type interval 10 24 01 2 19 38 PM RxThroughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 59 38 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 59 36 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 54 37 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 54 36 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 49 37 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 49 36 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 44 37 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 44 36 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 39 36 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 39 35 PM Rx Throughput 10 24 01 1 34 36 PM Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput Rx Throughput e a Figure 4 6 Threshold Alert Log 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000 AAAA AAAA AA AA AAAA damn 4 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Logs e Date Time Date and time stamp for when the alert occurred Name Name for the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box e Port Port number where the alert occurred e Type The type of alert transmit Tx or receiv
111. ens 3 14 Configure Port Addresses S 390 mode Only oooooocooccoccoco oo 3 15 PAPAIN CLOTS AA A AA dis 3 15 Proced ra senie neea tt IESG eed A od ES da 3 18 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide v Manage Stored Address Configurations 0 0 0 ee eee eee eee 3 19 Procedure hee deere to ede eee Shy ae A eee 3 19 Configure SNMP ieee tan war sh alti a ahaa She ea eS 3 21 Procedure ea fe ees Sebo eke layed ie aed gee 3 22 Configure Optional Features 0 0 0 eee eee eee eens 3 23 Configure Fe ture Key macizos pe nde snes oo dee an haa 3 24 PTOCOQUITE moi aires bee 3 24 Configure Date and Time ooooooccoococo cece eee eens 3 26 Proced te nsen A A A IS 3 26 Configure Threshold Alerts ooooocooooooncooroonorrr e eee 3 28 Proc dure its id al ia lts 3 29 Create New Alert ion seis 3 29 Modify an Alertes erena eens etch Pee Bee ey ieee Bae Sed 3 34 Activate or Deactivate Alerts o ooooo oo oooocooooooomcmoroooomo 3 34 Delete Alert ui a ta AS Le EE 3 35 Export Configuration Report ooooo occococoorcncnr eee eens 3 35 Procedures grist vais at ities wees cA ate BAA ae ky se iets 3 36 Enable Web Server ve Toese Be ie ei 3 37 Enable Telnet ainia one wen a hase 3 37 Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data 0 0 00 eee eee eee 3 37 Using Logs Using Logs tt tt tt te lah ted dida 4 1 Button Function lt A a EE ee Ee ee ed 4 1 Expanding Columns 0 0 0
112. erts 1 Choose Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays Choose the alert that you want to delete by choosing the alert information in the table Choose Delete A message displays asking you to confirm the deletion Click Yes The alert is removed from the dialog box Export Configuration Report Use this option to save an ASCII file of all currently saved configuration data in Switch NV_RAM to your hard drive or a diskette Use any desktop publishing application to import this ASCII file for viewing or printing NOTE This file cannot be used to set configuration parameters through the Product Manager Data in the file includes Product identification Data input into the Configure Identification dialog box Operating parameters Data input into the Operating Parameters dialog box Port parameters Data input into the Configure Ports dialog box edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 35 Configuring the Switch e SNMP parameters Data input into the Configure SNMP dialog box e Active zoning configuration This specifies the active zone and zone members if set and whether the default zone is enabled or disabled Procedure To export a configuration report 1 Choose Export Configuration Report from the Configure menu on the menu bar The Export Configuration Report dialog box displays Adaptec Adobe Adobe Type Manager Agile Softwa
113. erver communicates with the Switch or Director through a FICON channel Control of connectivity and statistical product monitoring are provided through a host attached console Installation To install and enable this option choose the Configure Feature Key option under the Product Manager s Configure menu edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 1 Optional Features Configuring the FICON Management Server Use this procedure to configure whether the host is the controlling manager The optional FICON Management Server feature must be installed in order to perform this procedure Enable Management Server Click this check box to add a check mark and enable the management server Click the check mark to remove it and disable this feature Switch Clock Alert Mode Click this check box to display a check mark and enable clock alert mode If this is enabled the following occurs when users set the date and time through the Configure Date and Time dialog box Configure menu If you enable Periodic Date Time Synchronization an error message displays indicating that Clock Alert Mode must be cleared to enable automatic synchronization of the date and time If you manually set the date and time Periodic Date Time Synchronization is not enabled a confirmation dialog box will display You must click OK on that dialog box to continue manual configuration Host Control Prohibited Click this check box to displa
114. etrieve port configuration Port configuration cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot retrieve port information Port information cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot retrieve port statistics Port statistics cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot retrieve switch date and time Switch date and time cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Cannot retrieve switch state Description Switch state cannot be retrieved The link is down or busy Action Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot run diagnostics on a port that is failed Port diagnostics cannot be performed on a port that has failed Run diagnostics only on an operational port Cannot run diagnostics on an active E port Port diagnostics cannot be performed on an active E port Run diagnostics on an E port only whe
115. evice vendor to determine if enabling Domain RSCNs will cause problems with your HBA or storage products Note that this option is required if Enterprise Fabric mode optional SANtegrity feature is enabled Refer to Domain RSCNs on page 6 14 for details Operating Mode NOTE To change this value you must first set the Switch offline Choose Set Online State from the Maintenance menu to display the Set Online State dialog box then click the Set Offline button Be sure to set the Switch back online after you change this value Click either the S 390 or Open Systems radio buttons e Ifthe FICON Management Server feature is enabled the default mode will be S 390 The operating mode cannot be changed to Open Systems with the FICON Management Server feature enabled Typically S 390 mode is used when attaching an IBM S 390 Parallel Enterprise or zSeries server to the Switch and implementing inband Switch management through a Fibre Connection FICON channel e Use Open Systems mode for all other non FICON Fibre channel environments Configure Fabric Operating Parameters Use procedures in this section to set parameters on the Switch for fabric operation through the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box These operating parameters are stored in NVRAM on the Switch 1 The Switch must be offline to change parameters in this dialog box If it is not and you activate values a dialog box displays prompting you to set the unit offline d
116. fer to Execute an IPL on page 5 3 for detailed procedures Set Switch Date and Time Choose this option to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box 1 Click to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box The dialog box displays with a check mark the default in the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box If this field is checked the HAFM server periodically sets the Switch time to automatically synchronize with the HAFM server time Daylight savings time automatically updates on the Switch using this option The current date and time display in the Date and Time fields If the Periodic Date Time Synchronization field is checked the Date and Time fields are disabled grayed out To enable and disable Periodic Date Time Synchronization select the check box and then click Activate 2 14 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch aa a _ meno Activate cancel Figure 2 5 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box 2 Perform one of the following steps To immediately synchronize the Switch date and time with the HAFM server be sure the Periodic Date Time Synchronization option is enabled and then click Sync Now NOTE If you enable the Periodic Date Time Synchronization feature and click Activate the time will synchronize at the next update period To set the Switch with a specific date and time make sure that the Periodic Date Time
117. field The device with this WWN or nickname will have exclusive communication privileges through the port if Port Binding is enabled NOTE If you click this radio button to bind the port to a logged in device and there are no devices logged in the port is essentially bound to a WWN of 0 This prevents any device from logging in until this button is re enabled to bind the WWN of a logged in device or until you explicitly bind the WWN of a device by clicking the Detached WWN radio button and entering a WWN or nickname see the following Changes only take effect when you click the Activate button edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 19 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Detached WWN Click the button and enter a World Wide Name WWN in the proper format XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Or a nickname configured through the Product or HAFM applications The device with this WWN or nickname will have exclusive communication privileges through the port if Port Binding is enabled Note the following Ifyou do not enter valid WWN or nickname in this field but the Port Binding check box is checked enabled then no devices can communicate through the port If you enter a WWN or nickname in this field and do not place a check in the Port Binding check box the WWN or nickname will be stored and all devices can communicate through the port Activate Click this button to activate settings in this dialog box War
118. figured to display e Unit Type Refer to Unit Type under Node List View on page 2 25 for details e Node Port Number The physical port number field of the node port that is attached to the Switch port SB2 nodes only e Buffer to Buffer Credit The buffer to buffer credit that the attached node has available e Class of Service Class of service This can be class 2 class 3 or both e Data Field Size Data field size This is the largest size of Fibre Channel frame the node will process The size is negotiated with the attached device If the device is an SB 2 FICON node additional information is displayed in the following fields e Type The type number e Model The model number e Serial Plant of manufacture and sequence number field e Tag Tag field NOTE Node Properties is also available from the menu that displays when you right click a port s row in the Port List view or on a port s bar graph in the Performance view edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 29 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Performance View Display the Performance view in the view panel by choosing Performance from the view tabs in the Product Manager window This view displays a bar graph at the top of the view for each port The lower portion of the view displays statistical values for the specific port s bar graph that you select al Refresh clear class 2 Statistics Class 2 S
119. fining a community name A community name was not defined in the Configure SNMP dialog box for the write authorization selected Provide a name in the name field where write authorization is checked Cannot start data collection Data collection cannot be started The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot start port diagnostics Port diagnostics cannot be started The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot swap an uninstalled port A port swap cannot be performed when the port is not installed Perform a swap only ona port that is installed Click OK to remove all contents from log Requesting confirmation that you want all contents removed from the log Click OK to continue or Cancel to cancel the operation edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Could not export log to file Description A file I O error occurred The log file could not be saved to the specified destination Action Ensure filename and drive are correct Could not find firmware file Firmware file selected was not found in the FTP directory Ensure file name and directory are correct Could not find firmware file
120. ging port types in the Configure Ports dialog box while in S 390 operating mode Cannot disable Switch Binding while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is Online User attempted to disable switch binding through the Switch Binding Change State dialog box but Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled You must either disable Enterprise Fabric Mode using the Enterprise Fabric Mode dialog box in the HAFM application or set the Switch offline before you can disable Switch Binding Cannot enable beaconing on a failed FRU Occurs when selecting Enable Beaconing option for a failed FRU Replace FRU and enable beaconing again or enable beaconing on operating FRU Cannot enable beaconing while the system error light is on Beaconing cannot be enabled while the system error light is on Choose Clear System Error Light from Product menu to clear error light then enable beaconing Cannot have E Ports configured in S 390 mode Unless SANtegrity feature is installed Please contact your sales representative User attempted to change operating mode from Open Systems to S 390 mode with E_Ports configured but SANtegrity is not installed Informational message If you install SANtegrity before changing to S 390 mode then E_Ports will remain as E_Ports when you change to S 390 mode If SANtegrity is not installed setting a Switch to S 390 mode will change all E_Ports to G_Ports
121. grity key through the Configure Feature Key dialog box before using Switch Binding features Enterprise Fabric Mode will be disabled if any of the following parameters are disabled Insistent Domain ID Rerouting Delay Domain RSCNs Do you want to continue User attempted to disable these parameters in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box while the Switch was online but Enterprise Fabric Mode SANtegrity feature is enabled Click Yes if you want to continue and disable Enterprise Fabric Mode edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide A 7 Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Error retrieving port information Description An error occurred while retrieving port information The link is down or busy Action Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Error retrieving port statistics An error occurred while retrieving port statistics The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Error stopping port diagnostics An error occurred while attempting to stop the port diagnostics from running The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Error transferring files lt message gt An error occurred while attempting to
122. he system name prohibited port connection User configurable identifier assigned to a managed product Typically this name is stored on the product itself For the Switch the product name can also be accessed by an SNMP manager as the system name protocol A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between computers edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 19 Glossary PSP bucket Preventive service planning bucket R_A _TOV See resource allocation time out value redundancy Performance characteristic of a system or product whose integral components are backed up by identical components to which operations will automatically failover in the event of a component failure Redundancy is a vital characteristic of virtually all high availability 24 hr 7 days per week computer systems and networks redundant FRU SFP LC transceivers power supplies and cooling fans that can be removed or replaced without disrupting Switch or Fibre Channel link operation remote access link Connection to a device or program on a computer network via a geographically remote workstation remote notification A process by which a system is able to inform remote users and or workstations of certain classes of events that occur on the system E mail notification and the configuration of SNMP trap recipients are two examples of remote notification programs that can be implemented remote user workstation Workstation s
123. hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Part Number AA RS2HB TE Second Edition January 2003 This guide provides an introduction and an overview of the Storage Works Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager It also explains how to use Edge Switch 2 32 features to monitor manage and configure the Switch Finally it describes how to use StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 logs and maintenance features O invent O Hewlett Packard Company 2003 All rights reserved Hewlett Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantabiit and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for inceental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Microsoft MS DOS Windows and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Hewlett Packard Company shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or om
124. hput reaches the threshold value and remains constant for the specified time an alert is generated Threshold alerts occur as the following in the Product Manager e An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays on the port in the Port Card view e An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays on the port card in the Hardware view e An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays in the Alert column of the Port List view e An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays by the Threshold Alerts field in the Port Properties dialog box e Detailed threshold alert data recorded in the Threshold Alert Log For detailed procedures to configure threshold alerts refer to Configure Threshold Alerts on page 3 28 2 40 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 Configuring the Switch This chapter describes how to use the options that display on the Product Manager s Configure menu on the Product Manager menu bar Configure Identification Use the procedure in this section to identify the Switch by its name description location and contact person This information displays in the following Product Manager locations e Product Manager window title panel name e Switch Properties dialog box name location contact description e Identification table at the top of the Hardware view name location description The name also displays in the Switch icon label in the HAFM Product tab if
125. hrough the Configure Addresses Active dialog box e Code Page Consider the language required for the port name display that displays on the HAFM Server Language support is provided through character set 697 for all Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EBCDIC pages When planning the installation choose the EBCDIC code page for displaying host assigned port names or the CUP name As an example if the code page for Italy is selected and a port name is assigned in Italian by the host management program then the Italian language port name will display in the Product Manager This field lists the code pages that are available for configuration The default code page is United States Canada 00037 Refer to the following table for other code pages Table 6 1 Available Code Pages Code Page Name Code Page Hexadecimal CPGID United States Canada 00037 0025 Germany Austria 00273 0111 Spain Latin America 00284 011C United Kingdom 00285 011D International 5 00500 01F4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 3 Optional Features Procedure To configure the FICON management server use the following steps 1 Choose Configure gt Management Server from the Product Manager window The Configure FICON Management Server dialog box displays as shown in Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 Configure FICON Management Server dialog box 2 Enable or disable the management server by clicking Enable Manage
126. icate temporary congestion Rejected Frames The number of F_RJT frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames These frames usually occur because of attached device errors The device is expected to correct the error based on the reject code then retry its request If the device is able to recover there is no cause for concern If not further troubleshooting may be necessary There are no thresholds for this value Typically this occurs because the destination is not available due to the device s action Four Byte Words Received The number of four byte words received Four Byte Words Transmitted The number of four byte words transmitted edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 33 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Class 3 Statistics The Class 3 Statistics table includes Received Frames The number of Class 3 frames received by this F_Port from its attached N_ Port Transmitted Frames The number of Class 3 frames transmitted by the F Port to its attached N_Port Discarded Frames The number of Class 3 frames discarded including multicast frames with bad D_IDs The Switch increments this count when it discards a frame that cannot be routed This occurs most frequently when a destination becomes unavailable without the source realizing the destination is unavailable There are no thresholds for this value Typically this occurs when the destination is not available due to the desti
127. ications RSCNs In addition you can also set the Switch operating mode to S 390 mode or Open Systems mode The Switch must be offline to configure preferred domain ID and operating mode Refer to Configure Switch Operating Parameters on page 3 3 for more information on configuring the Switch priority and rerouting delay Fabric Operating Parameters Choose this option to display the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box for setting fabric operating parameters In this dialog box you can set buffer to buffer credit BB_Credit from 1 to 60 default is 16 and the resource allocation time out value R_A_TOV and error detect time out value E_D_TOV in tenth of a second increments In addition you can set the Switch priority level Principal Default or Never Principal and the interoperability modes between Homogenous Fabric and Open Fabric 1 0 Refer to Configure Switch Operating Parameters on page 3 3 for more information on configuring these parameters for the Switch The Switch must be offline to configure any fabric operating parameter edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 17 Product Manager Overview Switch Binding This submenu provides two options Change State and Edit Membership List Choosing Change State displays the Switch Binding State Change dialog box where you can activate Switch Binding according to a specific connection policy Restrict E_Ports Restrict F_Ports or All Ports Edit Membership List a
128. igure 1 2 HAFM icon The HAFM login screen displays Ifthe HAFM window is open Figure 1 3 on page 1 13 and you need to log in as another user or access a different HAFM server choose Logout from the Product menu on the menu bar to display the login screen Go to step 3 3 When the HAFM login screen displays enter your user name and password The default user name is Administrator and password is password unless changed by your system administrator NOTE The default user name for the right to view status and other information is operator The default user name for the right to modify configuration data perform maintenance tasks or perform other options is administrator The default password for both user names is password NOTE If the HAFM window is open Figure 1 3 on page 1 13 and you need to log in as another user or access a different HAFM Server choose Logout from the Logout or Logout Exit menu on the menu bar to display the login screen 1 12 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview 4 In the HAFM Server field on the login screen choose the HAFM server to which you want to connect Note that if you are logging into an HAFM server locally localhost is the HAFM server name Type in the network address of the server if it is not in the list 5 Click Activate or press the Enter key on your keyboard The main HAFM window displays showing the Product view Figure 1 3
129. in ID If a duplicate preferred domain ID is used then insisted warnings occur when Directors and Switches are added to a Fabric Membership List If Fabric Binding or Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled this option is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless these options are disabled when the Director or Switch is offline If the Director or Switch is online disabling Insistent Domain ID will disable Enterprise Fabric Mode and Fabric Binding 6 14 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide A Product Manager Messages This appendix lists and explains messages that may display in message boxes as you use the Product Manager Solutions to problems implied by each message are included when applicable Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Message Activating this configuration will overwrite the current configuration Description Confirmation to activate a new address configuration Action Click Yes to confirm activating the new address configuration or No to cancel the operation All configuration names must be unique All port names must be unique All address configurations must be saved with unique names A duplicate port name was entered Every configured port name must be unique Save the configuration with a different name that is unique to all saved configurations Reconfigure the port with a unique name Another Product Manager is currently
130. ing as the active and not the backup FRU active zone set Single zone set that is active in a multiswitch fabric It is created when you enable a specified zone set This zone set is compiled by checking for undefined zones or aliases agent Software that processes queries on behalf of an application and returns replies alarm SNMP message notifying an operator of a network or device problem allowed port connection In S 390 mode this attribute establishes dynamic connectivity capability ANSI American National Standards Institute an organization that provides voluntary standards in the United States edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 1 Glossary application specific integrated circuit ASIC A circuit designed for a specific application or purpose such as implementing the lower layer Fibre Channel protocol FC 0 ASICs differ from general purpose devices such as memory chips or microprocessors alias server Fabric software facility that supports multicast group management arbitrated loop One of the three connection topologies offered by Fibre Channel Up to 126 node ports and one fabric port can communicate without the need for a separate switched fabric See also point to point arbitration Process of selecting one device from a collection of devices that request service simultaneously audit log Log summarizing actions audit trail made by the user authentication Verification of ident
131. ing from the list 7 To bind a device with a specific WWN or nickname to the port click the Port Binding check box to display a check mark Then enter the WWN or configured nickname for the device into the Bound WWN column The device that you bind to the port will have exclusive connection to that port Notes If you have configured port binding and click Activate a warning dialog box displays if one or more of the nodes attached to a port does not match the WWN or nickname configured in the Bound WWN column This warning box displays a list of all attached nodes that will be logged off if you continue If you click these nodes will log off and the port will only attach to the device with the WWN or nickname configured in the Bound WWN column e If you have configured port binding and click Activate an error message may display if the format for the WWN entered in the Bound WWN column is not valid not in XX XX XX XX XX XX XX xx format or if you enter a nickname that has not been configured through the Product Manager 8 To set the data speed for the port click in the Speed column for the port and choose 2 Gb sec 1 Gb sec or Negotiate Choosing Negotiate allows the port and attached device to negotiate the data rate 9 Use the scroll bar on the right side of the Configure Ports dialog box table to display additional ports that you want to configure 10 Activate changes and close the dialog box by clicking Activate 11 If
132. ion report procedure 3 35 export configuration report dialog box 1 20 extended distance buffering 10 110 km 3 10 F fabric binding 6 6 enterprise fabric mode 6 13 online state functions 6 7 fabric parameters bb_credit 3 8 e_d tov 3 8 interop mode 3 9 r_a tov 3 8 switch priority 3 8 fabric segmentation e_d tov 3 8 preferred domain ID 3 4 fans identifying in hardware view 2 1 feature SANtegrity 6 6 feature key 3 24 fibre channel addresses 3 4 FICON management server 3 6 6 1 active saved 6 2 code page 6 3 configuration procedure 6 4 configuring 6 2 6 4 enable management server 6 2 host control 6 2 installing 6 1 programmed offline state control 6 2 firmware versions 3 5 firmware library dialog box 1 23 firmware versions 1 23 frames too long error statistics 2 35 FRU description 1 16 product menu 1 16 FRU list view 1 28 defined 2 24 displayed 1 28 2 24 opening 2 24 FRU properties 2 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Index 3 Index H HAF manager logging in 1 12 HAFM manager SMTP server address 1 23 hardware log 1 21 4 6 hardware view 1 25 alert symbol function 1 25 displayed 1 25 displaying port information 2 8 switch information 2 12 identifying FRUs 2 1 monitoring component operation 2 1 2 4 switch operation 2 2 obtaining hardware status 2 8 information 2 8 status conditions 1 25 status table 2 2 switch menu 2 13 switch status table 2 2 using 1 25 using menus 2 13 help
133. iption and location e Port configuration data port names blocked states and extended distance settings e Operating parameters BB_Credit E_D_TOV R_A_TOV Switch priority preferred domain ID and rerouting delay SNMP configuration trap recipients community names and write authorizations e Zoning configuration active zone set and default zone state To backup data click Backup When the dialog box displays confirming that the backup of configuration is complete click OK If the backup fails a dialog box displays to inform you that the backup to the server failed Set the Switch offline before performing the restore function 2 Click Restore on the Backup and Restore Configuration dialog box to restore the backed up configuration to the nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM on the Switch Set the Switch to offline before performing the restore function If you choose Restore and the Switch is online a message dialog displays requesting that you turn the Switch offline No action takes place when you close the dialog box For instructions on setting the Switch offline or online refer to Set Online State on page 5 4 If the Switch is already offline and you click Restore a confirmation dialog box displays indicating that the restore will overwrite any existing configuration already on the Switch The dialog box also displays the date of the restored backup Click OK Note that the restore operation i
134. irector sends data transmissions data frames between nodes in accordance with the address information present in the frame headers of those transmissions Glossary 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary DNS name Domain name system or domain name service Host or node name for a device or managed product that is translated to an IP address through a domain name server domain ID Number 1 through 31 that uniquely identifies a Switch in a multiswitch fabric A distinct domain ID is automatically allocated to each Switch in the fabric by the principal Switch E_Port See expansion port E D TOV See error detect time out value embedded web server A management interface embedded on the Switch s code which offers features similar to but not as robust as the HAFM and Product Manager error detect time out value E_D_TOV defines the time the Switch waits for an expected response before declaring an error condition error message Indication that an error has been detected See also information message and warning message Ethernet A widely implemented local area network LAN protocol that uses a bus or star topology and serves as the basis for the IEEE 802 3 standard which specifies the physical and software layers Baseband LAN allows multiple station access to the transmission medium at will without prior coordination and which avoids or resolves contention ethernet hub A device used to connect the H
135. isplays Web Server The Identifier column contains user address where user is the web server user name and address is the network address of the web user Fibre Channel Host No entry displays Telnet Change was made through a telnet connection 4 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Logs Event Log The event log provides a record of significant events that have occurred on the Switch such as hardware failures degraded operation and port problems aaa Figure 4 3 Event Log All detected firmware faults and hardware failures are sent to the HAFM server for recording in the event log The log provides a maximum of 1000 log entries before it wraps and overwrites the oldest entries For detailed information on event data and problem resolution refer to the hp Storage Works edge switch 2 32 service manual A7283 96002 AA RS2GA TE Each log entry includes the following e Date Time The date and time of the event on the Switch e Event Events are identified by a unique code Event codes include 000 199 System events 200 299 Power supply events 300 399 Fan module events 400 499 CTP events 500 599 Port events e Description A short description of the event e Severity There are four classifications of severity that identify the importance of the event Informational Minor Major Severe edge switch 2 32 product m
136. issions contained herein The information is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The warranties for Hewlett Packard Company products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty Printed in the U S A edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Second Edition January 2003 Part Number AA RS2HB TE Contents About This Guide Intended AI a at ia ix Related Documentation 0 0 0 000 eee eee E ix Document Conventions amp pa eee Gk Ue ae Be eee Se A a a es x Symbols IL Text titi A Si aes bade A pO ee ea E ee pe x Symbols on Equipment sspe eiere eie era a es p S EE S EEEE AA S S Ea xi Rack Stability bog cose sede io ed ie ape xii Gettine Help arar i E aE ieee Pe Pew ee ae ea te ea xii HP Technical Support aci ni xii HIP Website at A A A ia xiii HP Authorized Reseller E S xiii Product Manager Overview Managing the Edge Switch 2 32 1 2 ee eects 1 1 Ment Opt Sueiro aia dine oh one e ae eh week late E E E ween 1 2 High A vailability Fabric Manager HAFM 0 000002 ce ee eee eee 1 2 View TaDS cita ia Rs Rha a ie ew Ba 1 2 Product Menu Sid ein tenet Ghkek Oe ee eae 1 3 Fabrics MO ntig i isa adits E E enar toh ee 4 1 3 View Meni cometes ia aera oa gid Pewee a Haha cabal 1 3 Configure Men emitida catia heed Saha ge ee ee eee eae Eee 1 4 L
137. ith the WWN is not connected to the Switch 6 10 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Optional Features 9 e Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box For example a WWN for a Switch attached to an E_Port can be removed if the Switch Binding Connection Policy was enabled to Restrict F_Ports e The Switch or device with the WWN is connected to a port that is blocked The Switch or device with the WWN is not currently connected to the Switch detached node WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List and thereby allowed connection when Switch Binding is either enabled or disabled To allow connection to a Switch port from a WWN in the Node List panel choose the WWN or nickname in the Node List panel then click the Add button The WWN or nickname will move to the Membership List panel To add a WWN for a device or Switch not currently connected to the Switch click Detached Node The Add Detached Node dialog box displays Enter the appropriate WWN or nickname if configured through HAFM and click OK The WWN or nickname displays in the Switch Membership List Click Activate to enable the changes and close the dialog box Enable Disable and Online State Functions In order for Switch Binding to function specific operating parameters and optional features must be enabled Also there are specific requirements for di
138. ity for a person or process backplane The backplane provides 48 VDC power distribution and connections for all logic cards backup FRU When an active FRU fails an identical backup FRU takes over operation automatically failover to maintain Switch and Fibre Channel link operation beaconing Use of light emitting diodes on ports port cards field replaceable units and Switches to aid in the fault isolation process when enabled active beaconing will cause LEDs to flash for faulty components BB_Credit Also known as Buffer to Buffer Credit Indicates the maximum number of frames a port can transmit without receiving a receive ready signal from the receiving device ber See bit error rate Glossary 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary bidirectional In Fibre Channel the capability to simultaneously communicate at maximum speeds 100 Mbps in both directions over a link bit error rate A comparison of the number of bits received incorrectly by a device to the total number of bits transmitted blocked port Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the Switch or communicating with other devices attached to the Switch A blocked port continuously transmits the offline sequence bridge Device that connects and passes packets between two network segments that use the same communications protocol broadcast Send a transmission to all N_Ports on a fabric broadcast frames
139. ization must be cleared before enabling switch clock alert Action cannot be performed because Periodic Date Time Synchronization option is active Click Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box in Configure Date and Time dialog box Configure menu to clear check mark and disable periodic date time synchronization edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Port binding was removed from attached devices that are also participating in Switch Binding Description Informational message User has removed Port Binding from attached devices but one or more of these devices is still controlled by Fabric Binding Action Review the Switch Binding Membership List to determine if the devices should be members Port cannot swap to itself Port addresses entered in the Swap Ports dialog box are the same Make sure that address in the first and second port address fields are different Port diagnostics cannot be performed on an inactive port This displays when port diagnostics is run on a port in an inactive state Run the diagnostics on an active port Port speeds cannot be configured at a higher rate than the director switch speed This displays when you configure a port to 2 GB sec and the Switch speed is set to 1 Gb sec Set the port speed to 1 Gb
140. l highest priority Default or Never Principal lowest priority from the Switch Priority drop down list Setting these priority values determines the principal Switch selected for the multiswitch fabric For example if you have three Switches in the fabric and set one as Principal one as Default and one as Never Principal the unit set to Principal becomes the principal Switch in the fabric edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch If all Switches are set to Principal or Default the Switch with the highest priority and the lowest WWN becomes the principal Switch Following are some examples of principal Switch selection when Switches have these settings e If you have three Switches and set all to Default the Switch with the lowest WWN becomes the principal Switch e If you have three Switches and set two to Principal and one to Default the Switch with the Principal setting that has the lowest WWN becomes the principal Switch e If you have three Switches and set two to Default and one to Never Principal the Switch with the Default setting and the lowest WWN becomes the principal Switch At least one Switch in a multiswitch fabric needs to be set as Principal or Default If all of the Switches are set to Never Principal all of the interswitch links 1SLs will segment If all but one Switch is set to Never Principal and the Switch that was principal goes offline then all of the other ISLs will
141. l message The data collection process failed An error occurred in the data collection process Contact support personnel edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message The data collection process has been aborted Description User has ended the data collection process Action N A An informational message The default zone must be disabled to configure The message displays when the user attempts to change the operating mode to the open fabric mode and the default zone is enabled Disable the default zone and repeat the operation The HAFM server is busy processing a request from another Product Manager The HAFM server could not process the current request because it is busy handling a request from another Product Manager Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel The firmware file is corrupted A firmware file has corrupt data Contact support personnel The firmware version already exists Firmware version already exists in the database N A An informational message The following parameters cannot be disabled while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active Insistent Domain ID Rerouting Delay Domain RSCNs User attempted to disable these parameters in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog
142. le LIN alerts for the port by clicking the check box in the LIN Alerts column When a check mark displays LIN alerts are enabled NOTE The factory default for LIN alerts is enabled 3 14 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch 4 To bind a device with a specific WWN or nickname to the port click the WWN Binding check box to display a check mark Then enter the WWN or configured nickname for the device into the Bound WWN column The device that you bind to the port will have exclusive connection to that port Notes If you have configured port binding and click Activate a warning dialog box displays if one or more of the nodes attached to a port does not match the WWN or nickname configured in the Bound WWN column This warning box displays a list of all attached nodes that will be logged off if you continue If you click Continue these nodes will log off and the port will only attach to the device with the WWN or nickname configured in the Bound WWN column e If you have configured port binding and click Activate an error message may display if the format for the WWN entered in the Bound WWN column is not valid not in XxX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX format or if you enter a nickname that has not been configured through the Product or Fabric Manager 5 To set the data speed for the port click in the Speed column for the port and choose 1 Gb sec 2 Gb sec or Negotiate Choosing Negotiate allows the po
143. le with information about all node attachments or N_Ports that have logged into existing F_Ports on the Switch Only N_Ports display in the Node List view after nodes have logged in to the fabric The columns that display in the table include port number where the node is attached the port s address S 390 mode only node type WWN of the attached node device and BB_Credit used by the attached node Double click a port row to highlight it and display the Node Properties dialog box for that port Right click a port row to display the following menu options e Node Properties Displays the Node Properties dialog box e Port Properties Displays the Port Properties dialog box e Define Nickname Displays the Define Nickname dialog box where you can define a nickname for the attached device instead of using the 8 byte WWN e Display options Allows you to display attached devices listed under the Port WWN column in the Node List view by the device s nickname configured through the Define Nickname menu option or the device s WWN Figure 1 8 Node List View Note that these options are also available when you click a port row then choose the Port secondary menu from the Product tab on the menu bar For details on navigating and monitoring via the Node List view refer to Node List View on page 1 29 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 29 Product Manager Overview Performance View Choose the Perfor
144. llows you to create a list of Switches and devices that you want to allow exclusively to attach to Director ports Switch Binding is an optional feature that requires the SANtegrity feature key The feature can be installed through the Configure Feature Key dialog box For details refer to SANtegrity Features on page 6 7 Ports Choose this option to display the Configure Ports dialog box This dialog box has different functions in S 390 versus open systems In S 390 mode use the dialog box to enable extended distance buffering for 10 to 100km link incident LIN alerts and port binding for each port In open systems mode for each port you can provide a name block or unblock operation configure extended distance buffering for 10 to 100km enable LIN alerts for each port define a type G F and E and enable port binding NOTE Ports are automatically configured as G_Ports if no device is connected F_Ports if a device is connected and E_Ports if a Switch is connected You can enable the rerouting delay feature Addresses S 390 mode only Choose from two suboptions for active and stored addresses Active Addresses Displays the Configure Addresses Active dialog box Use this dialog box to configure a name blocked or unblocked state and prohibited and allowed connection attributes for a port Stored Addresses Displays the Address Configuration Library Use this dialog box to activate modify or delete exis
145. loss of information IMPORTANT Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions NOTE Text set off in this manner presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information x edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide About This Guide Symbols on Equipment These icons may be located on equipment in areas where hazardous conditions may exist Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards Enclosed area contains no operator serviceable parts WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock hazards do not open this enclosure Any RJ 45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a Network Interface Connection WARNING To reduce the risk of electrical shock fire or damage to the equipment do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component If this surface is contacted the potential for injury exists WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component allow the surface to cool before touching Power Supplies or Systems marked with these symbols indicate the equipment is supplied by multiple sources of power ESR ESR WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock remove all power cords
146. mance view tab Figure 1 9 shows an example of the Performance view This view provides a graphical display of performance for all 32 ports The top portion of the Performance view displays bar graphs that show the level of transmit receive activity for each port This information updates every five seconds Each bar graph also shows the percentage link utilization for the port A red arrow marks the highest utilization level reached since the Performance view was opened If the system detects activity on a port 1t shows minimal activity with at least one bar When an end device node is logged into a port moving the cursor over the port s bar graph in the Performance view highlights the graph and displays a message with the World Wide Name of the connected node If the connected node has more than one port this is the World Wide Name of the specific port on the node When a port is functioning as an expansion port E_Port the message is E_Port When a port is not logged into an end device not functioning as an F_Port or to another Switch not functioning as an E_Port the message is the port s current online state Class 2 Statistics jReceived frames Transmitted frames JBusied frames Operational Statistics Rejected frames Traffic Statistics JFour Byte words Rx AF our Byte words Tx Class 3 Statistics Received frames 516 300 654 ransmitted frames 224 121 969 ADiscarded frames 3 063 AFour Byte word
147. mation base Related set of software objects variables containing information about a managed device and accessed via SNMP from a network management station management session Management session exists when a user logs on to the HAFM HAFM can support multiple concurrent management sessions The user must specify the network address of the HAFM s server at logon time Media Access Control address Hardware address of a node device connected to a network MIB See management information base edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 15 Glossary multicast Delivery of a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports Can be one to many or many to many All members of the group are identified by one IP address multiswitch fabric Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one fabric switching device within a fabric name server Program that translates names from one form into another Domain name servers DNS translate domain names into IP addresses name server zoning N_Port access management that allows N_Ports to communicate if and only if they belong to a common name server zone network address Name or address that identifies a managed product such as the Edge Switch 2 16 and Edge Switch 2 32 on a TCP IP network The network address can be either an IP address in dotted decimal notation containing four three digit octets in the format XxX XXX XXX XXX Or a domain name as administered on
148. ment Server check box To disable the management server click the check box again to remove the check mark Enable or disable Switch clock alert mode by clicking the Director Clock Alert Mode check box When a check mark displays the alert mode is enabled Allow or prohibit host control by clicking the check box in the Host Control Prohibited field When a check mark displays host control is prohibited Allow or prohibit offline state control by clicking the check box in the Programmed offline state control field When a check mark displays programmed control of the offline state is allowed Enable or disable Active Saved mode by clicking the check box in the Active Saved field When a check mark displays the Active Saved mode is enabled If necessary choose a code page from the Code Page drop down list Activate changes and close the dialog box by clicking the Activate button If you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Optional Features Open Systems Management Server The Open System Management Server OSMS is a keyed feature that allows host control and inband management of the Director or Switch through a management application that resides on an open systems interconnection OSI device This device is attached to a Director or Switch port The device communicates with the Switch or Director through Fibre Channel common transport FC CT pr
149. n and removed from the Membership List to prohibit connection Switches are allowed to connect to any E_Port e Restrict All Choose if you want to restrict connections from specific devices to Switch F_Ports and Switches to Switch E_Ports Device and Switch WWNS can be added to the Switch Membership List to allow connection and removed from the Membership List to prohibit connection 4 Click Activate to enable the changes and close the dialog box Edit the Switch Membership List through the Switch Binding Membership List dialog box to add or remove Switches and devices that are allowed to connect with the Switch Editing the Switch Membership List 1 Choose the Configure gt Switch Binding gt Edit Membership List from the Product Manager window The Switch Binding Membership List dialog box displays as shown in Figure 6 4 The WWNs of devices and or Switches that can currently connect to Switch ports are listed in the Switch Membership List panel edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 9 Optional Features F_Port F_Port F_Port F_Port F_Port F_Port F_Port F_Port JNI 20 00 00 E0 69 00 00 00 JNI 20 01 00 E0 69 00 00 00 JNI 20 02 00 E0 69 00 00 00 Sun 20 03 08 00 20 00 00 00 JNI 20 04 00 E0 69 00 00 00 JNI 20 05 00 E0 69 00 00 00 Emulex 20 06 00 00 C9 00 00 00 Emulex 20 07 00 00 C9 00 00 00 F_Port Emulex 20 08 00 00 C9 00 00 00 F_Port EMC 20 09 00 60 48 00 00 00 JNI 20 04 00 E0 69 00 00
150. n between a vertical and horizontal row of cells squares is where you can either allow or prohibit connections between two addresses by clicking the cell to prohibit connection or right clicking the cell and displaying a menu of attributes The default state of a cell is an empty cell square which represents an allowed connection The symbol for a prohibited connection is shown in Figure 3 6 Click a cell to add the prohibited symbol and prohibit connection to that cell e Figure 3 6 Prohibited Port Connection symbol Move your cursor over the squares in the array to display the corresponding address Right click the array to display the following menu options Prohibit row Prohibits connection between all addresses in a row In effect this prohibits connection between a specific address and all other port addresses Allow row Allows connection for all port addresses on a row that are currently prohibited This allows connection between a port with a specific address and other allowed ports Prohibit all Prohibits connection between all port addresses In this state ports in the Switch cannot connect with any other port address Allow all This allows a dynamic connection through all port addresses from which connection is currently prohibited The allowed attribute has the lowest precedence and does not override any other attribute Block all ports Blocks communication between all ports P
151. n it is not active Cannot run diagnostics while a device is logged in to the port A device is logged in to the port where a diagnostic test is attempted Log out the device and run the diagnostic test again Cannot run diagnostics The port is not installed Port diagnostics cannot be performed when the port is not installed Run diagnostics only on a port that is installed Cannot save IPL configuration file while active save is enabled The user cannot save the IPL file while the active saved property is set The FICON management server property active saved must be disabled for HAFM to save the IPL file Cannot save port configuration Port configuration cannot be saved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot save SNMP configuration SNMP configuration cannot be saved The link is down or busy Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel Cannot set all ports to 1 Gb sec due to port speed restriction on some ports Displays if you try to set ports to operate at 1 Gb sec data speed through the Configure Ports dialog box and some ports do not support speed configuration Replace ports that do not support speed configuration with those that do support more than one speed configuration A 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide
152. nation device s action Four Byte Words Received The number of four byte words received Four Byte Words Transmitted The number of four byte words transmitted Error Statistics Port errors indicate that a port is not operating correctly Use this data to isolate problems with port and link operations The statistics in this table include Link failures A link failure was recorded in response to a not operational sequence NOS protocol timeout or port failure At the Hardware view a yellow triangle displays to indicate a link incident or a blinking red and yellow diamond displays to indicate a port failure Sync losses A loss of synchronization was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port At the Hardware view a yellow triangle displays to indicate a link incident Signal losses A loss of signal was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port At the Hardware view a yellow triangle displays to indicate a link incident Primitive sequence errors An incorrect primitive sequence was received from the attached device indicating a Fibre Channel link level protocol violation At the Hardware view a yellow triangle displays to indicate a link incident Discarded frames A received frame could not be routed and was discarded because the frame timed out insufficient buffer to buffer credit or the destination device was not logged into the S
153. nces OLSs to these devices Manage Firmware Versions Firmware refers to the internal operating code for the Switch You can maintain up to eight firmware versions on the HAFM server for downloading to an Switch To use the Firmware Library option to manage firmware versions follow the steps in the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 5 5 Using Maintenance Features Enable E Mail Notification E mail addresses and the simple mail transfer protocol SMTP server address for e mail notification of Switch events must be configured through the HAFM application Refer to the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide for instructions on configuring e mail NOTE E mail recipients are configured in the HAFM through the Configure E Mail dialog box A valid SMTP address is configured in this dialog box Use the Enable E Mail Notification function on the Product Manager to enable e mail notification for events that occur on a selected Switch The default state is disabled To enable e mail notification use the following steps 1 Choose Enable E Mail Notification from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar 2 To enable e mail notification choose the option to add a check mark to the check box 3 To disable e mail notification choose the option to remove the check mark from the check box Enable Call Home Notification The call home feature enables the HAFM server to au
154. nd dialing options e Configuration data saved to the HafmData directory through the Backup amp Restore Configuration option on the Product Manager Maintenance menu The QuikSync application will not backup certain Windows configurations that need to be reconfigured on a newly restored HAFM server including the following e Windows user names and passwords e TCP IP network configuration such as IP address gateway address and DNS names The QuikSync application will be included on the HAFM Applications CD It automatically installs on the HAFM server during the HAFM server install process A blank Zip disk is required for each HAFM server and is included with the HAFM server deliverables Restoring Data to the HAFM server To restore data to the HAFM server copy the HafmData directory from the zip disk to CVMiafimdata Using QuikSync For information on using QuickSync refer to the hp Storage Works ha fabric manager user guide 1 38 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 Monitoring and Managing the Switch This chapter describes how to use the features available in the Product Manager view panel to monitor and manage Switch operation These features include status indicators menu options and dialog boxes available through the Hardware view Port List view FRU List view Node List view and Performance view Hardware View The Hardware view is the default view when you open the Product Manager If ano
155. nding status symbols that display on the status bar State The Status field displays one of the following OFFLINE When the Switch is OFFLINE all ports are offline The ports cannot accept a login from an attached device or cannot connect to other Switches You can configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box Refer to Set Online State on page 5 4 for instructions Online All unblocked ports are able to connect with devices You can configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box Refer to Set Online State on page 5 4 for instructions Note that the Switch automatically goes online after a power up an initial machine load IML or initial program load IPL Coming online This is a transitional state that occurs just before the Switch goes online This state normally only happens briefly unless there is a problem reaching the online state Going offline This is a transitional state that occurs just before the Switch goes offline This state normally only happens briefly unless there is a problem reaching the offline state 2 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch No Link Status If the Ethernet network connection between the HAFM server and the Switch is down the Hardware view displays the front and rear of the unit without FRUs The Switch Status table at the top of the Hardware view changes to display the status No Link an
156. nfiguration Refer to the release notes or contact customer support edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Unable to save data collection file to destination Description Could not save data collection file to the specified drive hard drive network Action Retry the operation If the condition persists contact support personnel You do not have rights to perform this action User does not have the rights to perform this action An informational message edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary This glossary defines terms used in this guide or in other guides in this series and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms The following cross references are used in this glossary Contrast with This refers to a term that has an opposite or substantively different meaning See This refers the reader to another keyword or phrase for the same term See also This refers the reader to definite additional information contained in another entry access control List of all devices that can access other devices across the network and the permissions associated with that access See also persistent binding active FRU A field replaceable unit that is currently operat
157. ning and error message display If one or more of the nodes logged into to the port does not match the WWN or nickname configured in the field by the WWN radio button a warning dialog box displays after you activate the configuration This warning box displays a list of all nodes that will be logged off if you continue If you click Continue on the warning box these nodes will be logged off and the port can only communicate with the device with the WWN or nickname configured in the WWN field An error message displays after you activate the configuration if the format for the WWYN entered in the WWN field is not valid not in XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX format or if you have entered a nickname that was not configured through the Product Manager Clear Threshold Alert s Click this to display the Clear Threshold Alert s dialog box Choose the appropriate option to clear alerts for the selected port only or all ports on the Switch This clears all attention indicators that notify users of threshold alerts in dialog boxes and views This action also restarts the notification interval and the cumulative minutes for utilization interval Figure 2 10 Clear Threshold Alert s dialog box 2 20 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port List View Display the Port List view Figure 2 11 in the view panel by choosing Port List from view tabs on the Product Manager window Figure 2 11 P
158. nitiates an IPL 3 Set the Switch back online when the restore completes 5 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Maintenance Features Reset Configuration NOTE You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature This option resets all configuration data input through options in the Configure menu zoning configurations and Switch addressing to factory default values Since the current IP address for the Switch may not match the factory default address the Ethernet link between the Switch and the service processor may drop and not reset Before using this option record the Switch s current IP address which displays below the Switch s icon in the HAFM s Product view view Display Options set to Network Address You can also find the current IP address through the Embedded Web Server Interface After resetting the configuration you must reset the original address on the Switch through the maintenance port or the Embedded Web Server Interface to maintain LAN connections and communication with the service processor Procedure 1 Set the Switch offline For instructions refer to Set Online State on page 5 4 2 Choose Reset Configuration from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar The following warning displays WARNING This operation will reset all Switch configuration data and non volatile settings to factory default values All optional features will also be disabled The Swit
159. nology uses fiber optic cables as the data transmission medium and significantly improves I O performance including one Gbps bidirectional data transfer FICON Management Server An optional feature that can be enabled on the Director or Switch through the Product Manager application When enabled host control and management of the Director or Switch is provided through an S 390 Parallel Enterprise or zSeries Server attached to a Director or Switch port field replaceable unit Assembly removed and replaced in its entirety when any one of its components fails firmware Embedded program code that resides and executes on the Switch edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 9 Glossary FLASH memory A computer chip with a read only memory that retains its data when the power is turned off and that can be electronically erased and reprogrammed without being removed from the circuit board F_Port See fabric port FPM card See fibre port module card frame A variable length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay technology FRU See field replaceable unit gateway A multi homed host used to route network traffic from one network to another and to pass network traffic from one protocol to another gateway address A unique string of numbers in the format xxx xxx xxx xxx that identifies a gateway on the network GBIC GigaBit Interface Converter A removable module that converts an electrical seri
160. not delivered the response is not received or a fabric login in FLOGI cannot be received There may be problems in Switch SBAR Faulty or dirty cable connection Faulty host bus adapters that do not send out FLOGI within reasonable timeframe Segmented E_Port Messages e Incompatible operating parameters such as resource allocation time out values R_A_TOV or error detect time out values E_D_TOV are inconsistent Refer to Configure Switch Operating Parameters on page 3 3 for more information e Duplicate domain IDs Refer to Domain ID on page 3 4 for more information e Incompatible zoning configurations Refer to sections on joining zoned fabrics in the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual and the hp StorageWorks ha fabric manager user guide for details edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 11 Monitoring and Managing the Switch e Build fabric protocol error e No principal switch no switch in the fabric is capable of being principal switch No response from an attached switch Inactive Messages Optics speed conflict An inactive state will occur if you set the port s data speed to 2 Gb sec for a 2 Gb sec port module and then replace the port module with a 1 Gb sec module To activate the port in this case replace the module with a module that supports 2 Gb sec data speed Displaying Switch Information Double click the Switch illustration away from a hardware component t
161. nother view click the Hardware view tab Refer to Figure 1 5 on page 1 14 for an example of this view In the Hardware view colored indicators reflect the status of actual LEDs on the Switch FRUs The status bar displays a symbol to represent the most degraded status currently reported by any of the Switch FRUs For example for a port failure indicated by a blinking red and yellow diamond on a port a yellow triangle displays on the status bar to indicate a degraded condition However if a blinking red and yellow diamond displays over both power supplies the status bar displays a blinking red and yellow diamond which indicates a failure requiring immediate attention For an explanation of the different status symbols and the reasons they display in the Hardware view or Port List view refer to the table under Monitoring Hardware Operation on page 2 4 Switch Menu Double click the Switch graphic away from a FRU to display the Switch Properties dialog box Right click a hardware graphic away from a FRU to display the following options e Switch Properties e Enable Unit Beaconing e Clear System Error Light edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 25 Product Manager Overview e IPL Switch e Set Switch Date and Time e Set Switch Online State For details on menu options refer to Switch Menu on page 2 13 For details on navigating and monitoring via the Hardware view refer to Hardware View on page 2 1 Port Menu D
162. o display the Switch Properties dialog box as shown in the following figure Figure 2 4 Switch Properties dialog box The following displays in this dialog box e Switch name description location and contact configured through the Configure Identification dialog box e Fibre Channel World Wide Name WWN identifier for the Switch e Product type number 2 12 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch e Product model number e Product manufacturer e Product serial number Engineering change EC level e Firmware level e Operating Mode e Preferred Domain ID This is set through the Configure Operating Parameters dialog box e Active Domain ID The actual domain ID assigned to the Switch e Switch Speed This is always 2 Gb sec e FC Address DomainID Hexadecimal value indicating FC address domain e CTP StatelD Active or Inactive e Switch Binding Enabled if the optional SANtegrity features are installed and enabled otherwise disabled displays Using Menu Options Right click various parts of the Hardware view to display menu options for displaying status and information and for controlling the Switch and various hardware components Switch Menu Right click any area of the Switch illustration where a FRU hardware component is not installed to display the following menu options Switch Properties Click to display the Switch Properties dialog box This
163. o display values for all categories Click the Refresh button to update the data with current data from the port Click the Clear button to clear all of the counters to zero Choosing this button displays a Clear Port Statistics dialog box Choose the appropriate radio button and click OK to clear all counters to zero on the selected port only or counters on all ports on the Director NOTE Clearing the counters clears the statistics for all users For more information about the Performance view including statistics descriptions refer to Performance View on page 2 30 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 31 Product Manager Overview Status Bar The status bar is located along the bottom of the Product Manager window This includes a symbol that displays at the left side of the bar and messages that display in the panel to the right of the symbol The symbol indicates the current operating status of the Switch and the messages display to provide more description of menu options as you move the cursor over the options under menu bar menus Refer to Table 1 1 on page 1 32 for the meaning of these status symbols and of the corresponding alert text that displays in the Edge 32 Status table at the top of the Hardware view in the view panel If a gray square displays in the status bar no Ethernet connection a reason for the status displays in the Status table at the top of the Hardware view Refer to No Link Status on page 2 3 f
164. o the previous screen 3 30 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Figure 3 16 New Threshold Alerts dialog box second screen 6 Enter a percentage from 1 through 100 for utilization When throughput reaches this percentage of port capacity a threshold alert will occur 7 Enter the amount of cumulative minutes in which the utilization should exist during the notification interval before an alert is generated You can also choose At any time if you want an alert to occur whenever the set utilization is reached The valid range is 1 to the interval set in step 8 following 8 Enter the interval in minutes in which throughput is measured and threshold notifications can occur The valid range is 5 minutes to 70 560 minutes 9 Click Next A new screen displays for choosing ports for the alerts edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 31 Configuring the Switch ana O Seal Figure 3 17 New Threshold Alerts dialog box third screen 10 Either choose Port Type or Port List Ifyou choose Port Type choosing either E_Ports or F_Ports will cause this alert to generate for all ports configured as E_Ports or F_Ports respectively Ifyou choose Port List you can choose individual ports by clicking the check box by each port number or set all ports Choosing Set All Ports places a check mark by each port number Choosing Clear All Ports will clear the check m
165. oosing the type of port where you want to restrict connection connection policy Possible selections are E_Ports F_Ports or all types If the Director or Switch is online activating Switch binding populates the Membership List in the Switch Binding Membership List dialog box Product Manager with the following WWNs currently connected to the Director or Switch depending on the connection policy set in the State Change dialog box WWNs of devices connected to F_Ports F_Port connection policy The WWN is the WWN of the attached device s port edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 7 Optional Features e WWNs of Switches connected to E_Ports E_Port connection policy The WWN is the WWN of the attached Switch WWNs of devices connected to F_Ports and Switches connected to E_Ports all ports connection policy Notes e When the Switch Binding feature is first installed and has not been enabled the Switch Membership List is empty When you enable Switch Binding the Membership List is populated with WWNs of devices Switches or both that are currently connected to the Switch e If the Switch is offline and you activate Switch binding the Membership List is not automatically populated e Edits to the Switch Binding Membership list will be maintained when you enable or disable Switch Binding After enabling Switch Binding you prohibit devices and or Switches from connecting with Director or Switch ports
166. or Circuit card that contains the Switch microprocessor The CTP card also initializes hardware components of the system after power on A 10 Mbps RJ 45 twisted pair connector is located on the CTP card to connect to the Ethernet LAN and communicate with the HAFM server or a specific management station and optical cable optical fiber connector Hardware component that transfers optical power between two optical fibers or bundles and is designed to be repeatedly connected and disconnected out of band management Transmission of management information using frequencies or channels other than those routinely used for information transfer packet Logical unit of information usually in the form of a data frame transmitted on a network It contains a header with all relevant addressing and timing information the actual data and a trailer which contains the error checking function usually in the form of a cyclic redundancy check and frequently user data panel The main Product Manager window is divided into four view panels title panel menu bar status bar and view panel Use features in these panels to configure Switch operation monitor performance and access maintenance features password Unique string of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must specify it to gain full or limited access to a system and to the information stored within it path In a network any route between any two ports persis
167. or details Table 1 1 Operating Status Status Bar and Switch Status Status Switch Status Symbol Bar Table Text z Green Fully Operational All components and installed Circle ports are operational no failures Yellow Redundant Failure A redundant component has Triangle failed such as a power supply and the backup component has taken over operation Minor Failure A failure occurred which has decreased the Switch operational ability Normal switching operations are not affected One or more ports failed but at least one port is still operational A fan has failed or is not rotating sufficiently 1 32 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Table 1 1 Operating Status Status Bar and Switch Status Continued Status Switch Status E Bar Table Text Blinking Red and Yellow Diamond NOT OPERATIONAL A critical failure prevents the Switch from performing fundamental switching operations All fans failed All installed ports failed Both power supplies failed Never Connected Link Timeout Protocol Mismatch Duplicate Session Unknown Network Address Incorrect Product Type Switch status is unknown This occurs if the Ethernet network connection between the HAFM server and the Switch cannot be established or if the CTP fails Refer to No Link Status on page 2 3 for details on the status table text Messages display to th
168. or the port Right click a port row to display the same menu options that display when you right click a port in the Hardware view or a port s bar graph in the Performance view These include e Port Properties e Node Properties e Port Technology e Block Port e Enable Beaconing e Port Diagnostics edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 27 Product Manager Overview e Channel Wrap S 390 mode only e Swap Ports S 390 mode only e Clear Link Incident Alert s e Reset Port e Port Binding e Clear Threshold Alert s Note that these options are also available when you click a port row and choose the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar For details on these menu options refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 For details on navigating and monitoring via the Port List view refer to Port List View on page 1 27 FRU List View Choose the FRU List view tab A table with information about each of the FRUs installed in the Switch displays in the view panel All data is dynamic and updates automatically Figure 1 7 shows an example of the FRU List view Figure 1 7 FRU List View For details on navigating and monitoring via the FRU List view refer to FRU List View on page 2 24 1 28 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Node List View Choose Node List from view tabs Figure 1 8 on page 1 29 shows an example of the Node List view This view displays a tab
169. oring Product Manager Data As long as a Zip disk remains in the Zip drive of the HAFM server critical information from both the Product Manager and HAFM applications automatically backs up to the Zip disk when the data directory contents change or when you reboot the HAFM server The application used for this function is Iomega QuikSync a separate application installed on the HAFM server QuikSync is configured to automatically mirror the contents of the HafmData directory to the Zip drive when the contents are changed or when you reboot the HAFM server This directory contains all HAFM and Product Manager data so it can be copied back to a newly restored HAFM server to fully recover the preferred operating environment The mirroring operation will only occur while a user is logged in to Windows on the HAFM server PC independent of the HAFM login The data contained in the HafmData directory and mirrored to the Zip disk includes the following e All HAFM configuration including Product definitions Usernames encrypted passwords and user rights Nicknames Session options HAFM SNMP configurations E mail configuration edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 37 Product Manager Overview e All log files both HAFM log files and individual Product Manager log files e Zoning library all zone sets and zone definitions e Firmware library e Call home configuration including phone numbers a
170. oring and Managing the Switch Table 2 1 Port States and Indicators Continued Portindicators Indicators Alert Port State Indicator Description Offline None The Switch port was configured as blocked and is transmitting the Fibre Channel OLS to the attached device Port Failure Segmented E_Port a Yellow The Switch port was configured as Triangle Unblocked and is receiving the Fibre Channel OLS indicating that the attached device is offline a T a Red and The Switch port has failed and requires Yellow service The amber LED for the port Blinking remains illuminated Diamond Yellow The E_Port is segmented preventing the Triangle two fabrics from joining this only occurs when two Switches are connected to each other Display the Port Properties dialog box to view the segmentation reason Blink Yellow Port is executing an internal loopback Triangle test Blink Yellow Port is executing an external loopback Triangle test Note For any loopback test the amber LED blinks beacons to help users locate the port under test Yellow The port optics are not installed or the Triangle feature that provides additional port function is not enabled a The alert indicator displays on the port in the Hardware view It indicates that a corrective action is required to return the port to a normal operating state 2 38 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Swit
171. ort List View The Port List view displays the following information on all ports that can be installed in the Switch All information is updated automatically e Number of the port from 0 through 31 e Addr S 390 mode only NOTE This column only applies to S 390 mode and does not display during Open Systems mode Displays the logical address of the port The logical address equals the port number plus 4 For example the address for port 0 is 4 0 4 If port addresses have been swapped those addresses will be followed by an asterisk Name Displays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports dialog box Block Config Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port as set through The Configure Ports dialog box The Configure Addresses Active dialog box S 390 mode only edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 21 Monitoring and Managing the Switch The Block Port option available through the port right click menu in the Hardware view port row right click menus in the Port List view is also the port bar graph right click menus in the Performance view and the Port secondary menu of the Product menu on the menu bar Blocked states are Blocked Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the Switch or communicating with other devices attached to Switch ports A blocked port continuously transmits OLS Unblocked
172. orts that are blocked continuously transmit offline sequences OLS 3 16 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Unblock all ports Unblocks all port addresses that are currently blocked This allows communication from all port addresses in the Switch Clear all Clears the prohibit and blocked status of all port addresses in the Switch e CUP Name This user defined name is assigned to the control unit port CUP Up to 24 alphanumeric characters allowed including spaces hyphens and underscores space character is not allowed as the first character and the characters are case sensitive This is not a required field e Activate Click this button to activate the current configuration A warning displays before the action occurs e Save As Click this button to save the current configuration with a name and description The saved configuration will be stored on the HAFM Server and in the Address Configuration Library Refer to Manage Stored Address Configurations on page 3 19 for information on accessing this library e Cancel Click this button to cancel the configuration settings and close the dialog box without saving If you click this button after clicking the Save As button your changes will be saved and the dialog box will simply close edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 17 Configuring the Switch Procedure To configure save and activate
173. oss Menu bit rs A ii 1 4 Maintenance Menu 4 sien AA Nae a Be 1 5 Hel peice fit sent AA AA need Shee 1 5 Product Mag ci ea eee a ea awa ee a ae es 1 5 View Tabset seid seb eee ye ae ia AA 1 5 Product Menu ccc cca ea Meee en e aa tn a 1 5 Configure Men eres os ster wees a Ges awe wae wes sa EER 1 6 Logs Men Liria a A aeeeen sees 1 7 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide iii Maintenance Menu 0 0 ccc eee eee ee eee eee 1 7 Help Meno At eS ea ee 1 8 Product Manager Description 0 0 0 cece ro 1 8 Using the Product Manager 0 0 0c eee cette enna 1 11 Using Dialog BOXES Va irc ed Mi aie bed Bie ek nee 1 11 Illustrations Used in this Manual 0 0 0 0c cece ee eee eee 1 11 Keyboard Navigation 0 0 0 c cee eect eeen eens 1 11 Log Into the HAB Mccain eas aie ka dina ls hina 1 12 Opening the Product Manager 0 0 eee eee eee 1 14 Window Layout and Function 0 0 0 0 cece cece eee eee 1 15 Menu Bates che dies ds her tats BE Ries Be RW ee aw eeepc eee 1 15 View Tabs cel Sass plaid Pak ow Heh Pe ee gE Gage a eee ae ad aS 1 25 View Panels eg sec eee yee Pewee pee tees Bees ees be 1 25 Stats Bate iis adh A eae tke Ate iA eh tada E ea 1 32 Closing the Product Manager o ooooccoocoocccocnor eee ee 1 33 User Riells a ds Bad 1 34 User Rights for Specific Functions 0 0 0 0c cee eee eee ee 1 35 Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data
174. otocol Installation To install and enable this option choose the Configure Feature Key option under the Product Manager s Configure menu Configuring the Open Systems Management Server Use these procedures to configure the open systems inband management program to function with the Switch The optional Open Systems Management Server feature must be installed in order to perform this procedure Procedure To configure open systems management server use the following steps 1 Choose Configure gt Management Server from the Product Manager window The Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box displays as shown in Figure 6 2 Fa mi A Figure 6 2 Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box 2 Enable the management server by clicking the Enable Management Server check box To disable the management server click the check box again to remove the check mark edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 5 Optional Features 3 Click the check box in the Host Control Prohibited field to display a check mark and to prohibit the host management program from changing configuration and connectivity parameters on the Switch In this case the host program has read only access to configuration and connectivity parameters Clicking the check box when it contains a check mark removes the check mark and allows a host program to change configuration and connectivity parameters on the Switch 4 To a
175. ouble click a port to display the Port Properties dialog box Right click a port to display the following options e Port Properties e Node Properties e Port Technology e Block Port Enable Beaconing e Channel Wrap S 390 mode only e Swap Ports S 390 mode only e Port Diagnostics e Clear Link Incident Alert s Reset Port e Port Binding e Clear Threshold Alert s Note that these same options are available when you click a port on the Hardware view and choose the port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar NOTE For Node Properties if a node is not logged in a message box displays indicating that node information is not available For details on menu options refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 For details on navigating and monitoring via the Hardware view refer to Hardware View on page 2 1 1 26 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Port List View Choose the Port List view tab A table listing the port number port name port address S 390 mode only the block unblock configuration operating state operating speed port type and alert condition displays in the view panel Figure 1 6 shows an example of the Port List view Figure 1 6 Port List View The Port List view displays information about all ports installed in the Switch All data is dynamic and updates automatically Double click any row in this view to display the Port Properties dialog box f
176. ough 65535 Enter a port number from 1 through 65535 Invalid value for BB_Credit BB_Credit must be an integer from 1 through 60 Enter a number from 1 through 60 Invalid value for day 1 31 Value for day must be an integer from 1 through 31 Enter a value from 1 through 31 Invalid value for E_D_TOV Value for E_D_TOV must be an integer from 2 through 600 measured in tenths of a second Enter a value from 2 through 600 Invalid value for hour 0 23 Value for hour must be an integer from O through 23 Enter a value from 0 through 23 Invalid value for minute 0 59 Value for minute must be an integer from O through 59 Enter a value from 0 through 59 Invalid value for month 1 12 Value for month must be an integer from 1 through 12 Enter a value from 1 through 12 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Invalid value for R_A_TOV Description Value for R_A_TOV must be an integer from 10 through 1200 Measured in tenths of a second Action Enter a value from 10 to 1200 Invalid value for second 0 59 Value for second must be an integer from O through 59 Enter a value from 0 through 59 Invalid value for year Value for year must be a four digit year after 1980 Enter a correct fo
177. ough the New Product dialog box an incorrect product was selected for the network address Action Choose the correct product type for the product with the network address Installing this feature key while online will cause an IPL operation on the switch and a momentary loss of LAN connection This operation is non disruptive to the Fibre Channel traffic Do you wish to continue installing this feature key If the Switch is online installing the new feature key will cause an internal program load IPL The LAN connection to the HAFM server will be lost momentarily but Fibre Channel traffic will not be affected Click Yes to install the feature key or No to not install Internal file transfer error received from switch Switch detected an internal file transfer error Contact support personnel Invalid character in field Invalid character in the input field Re enter the field information Invalid configuration name Attempted to save an address configuration name with an invalid name Use up to 24 alphanumeric characters including spaces hyphens and underscores Invalid feature key The feature key was not recognized Re enter the feature key noting the key is case sensitive and to include the dashes Invalid firmware file Selected file is not a firmware file Choose the correct firmware file Invalid network address Network address specifie
178. peration Retry the operation later If the condition persists contact support personnel The switch must be offline to configure A configuration changed was attempted for a configuration requiring offline changes Take the appropriate actions to set the Switch offline before attempting the configuration change This feature has not been installed Please contact your sales representative Indicator that the feature has not been installed on this Switch Contact your sales representative to obtain the desired feature This feature key does not include all of the features currently installed and cannot be activated while the switch is online The feature set currently installed for this system contains features that are not being installed with the new feature key To activate the new feature key you must set the Switch offline Activating the new feature set however will remove current features not in the new feature set Set the Switch offline through the Set Online State dialog box then activate the new feature key using the Configure Feature Key dialog box Threshold alerts are not supported on firmware earlier than 01 03 00 Threshold alerts are not supported in firmware releases before 1 03 00 Informational message Unable to change to incompatible firmware release The user tried to download a firmware release that is not compatible with the current product co
179. performing a firmware install Only one firmware install to a specific switch can take place at a time Wait for the current firmware install to complete and try again Are you sure you want to delete firmware version Requesting confirmation to delete the firmware version Firmware library can hold only eight firmware versions Click Yes to confirm the firmware deletion or No to cancel the operation Are you sure you want to delete this address configuration Confirmation to delete the selected address configuration Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the address configuration or No to cancel the operation edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Are you sure you want to send firmware version Description Confirmation to add a firmware version to the firmware library The firmware library can hold eight firmware versions Action Click Yes to confirm adding the firmware version to the firmware library or no to cancel the operation Cannot change Port Type while in S 390 mode without SANtegrity feature Please contact your sales representative User attempted to change a port type in the Configure Ports dialog box while in S 390 mode but the optional SANtegrity feature is not installed Informational message Install SANtegrity before chan
180. perties dialog box 2 36 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Table 2 1 Port States and Indicators Continued Port Indicators Alert Port State Indicator Description Link Off Off Yellow A link incident occurred on one of the Incident Triangle ports and displays in the Port List view with a corresponding indicator displaying for the card in the Hardware view Link Reset Off Off Yellow The Switch and the attached device are Triangle performing a link reset operation to recover the link connection Ordinarily this is a transient state that should not persist No Light Off No signal light is being received on the Switch port This is a normal condition when there is no cable plugged into the port or when the power of the device attached to the other end of the link is off Not Yellow The Switch port is receiving the Fibre Operational Triangle Channel not operational sequence NOS indicating that the attached device is not operational Online The attached device has successfully connected to the Switch and is ready to communicate or is in the process of communicating with other attached devices As long as the port remains in the online state the green port LED remains illuminated Note that on the actual port in the unit the green LED blinks when there is active Fibre Channel traffic through the port edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 37 Monit
181. ption 5 1 reset configuration 1 24 reset configuration option 5 9 set online state 1 22 set online state option 5 4 management SNMP agent 1 2 management server FICON 6 1 configuring 6 2 installing 6 1 open systems 6 5 installing 6 5 managing the Edge Switch 2 32 switch introduction 1 1 menu bar description 1 15 menus configure 1 16 hardware view 2 13 help 1 24 logs 1 20 maintenance 1 22 menu bar 1 15 node list view 1 29 performance view 1 31 2 30 port 1 26 2 16 port list view 1 27 2 23 2 27 product 1 15 switch 1 25 2 13 mode enterprise fabric 6 13 interop 3 9 open fabric 1 0 3 9 open systems 3 6 S 390 3 6 multiswitch fabric e_d tov 3 8 principal switch 3 8 N node list view 1 29 2 25 node list view menu 1 29 node properties dialog box 2 17 node properties displaying 2 28 no link status 2 3 NVRAM 3 3 3 6 O online state setting 5 4 open fabric 1 0 3 9 open systems management server 6 5 configuring 6 5 installing 6 5 open systems mode 3 6 identifying port numbers 3 10 naming ports 3 10 port type 3 11 Operating parameters rerouting delay 3 5 operating states for ports 2 36 P password default 1 1 1 12 performance view 2 30 performance view menu 1 31 2 30 performance view option 1 30 port description 1 15 port binding 2 19 3 11 port diagnostics dialog box 1 22 port list view 2 21 displayed 1 27 2 21 menus 2 23 2 27 opening 2 21 port list view menu 1 27 port menu 1 26 2 16 por
182. r input output configuration The collection of channel paths control units and I O devices that attaches to the S 390 or zSeries processor input output configuration program A program that defines all available I O devices and channel paths to an IBM S 390 or zSeries processor system Replaced by the Hardware Configuration Definition Program starting with MVS ESA Version 4 0 Glossary 12 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary interface Hardware software or both linking systems programs or devices Internet Protocol The TCP IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the unit of information passed across an internet and provides the basis for connectionless best effort packet delivery service IP includes the ICMP control and error message protocol as an integral part internet protocol address Unique string of numbers in the format xxx xxx xxx xxx that identifies a device on a network interoperability Ability to communicate execute programs or transfer data between various functional units over a network interswitch link Also known as ISL Physical E_Port connection between two Switches in a fabric O configuration See input output configuration IOCDS A data set that contains an I O configuration definition built by the IOCP IOCP See input output configuration program IP address See internet protocol address IPL See initial program load ISL See interswitch link
183. r of alerts can be active at one time Procedure Use the following procedures to create a new threshold alert or to modify activate deactivate or delete an alert Create New Alert 1 Choose Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu on the menu bar The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays Pe EE Figure 3 14 Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 29 Configuring the Switch If alerts are configured they will display in table format showing the name of the alert type of alert Rx Tx or Rx or Tx and alert state inactive or active Click New The New Threshold Alert dialog box displays Figure 3 15 New Threshold Alerts dialog box first screen 3 Enter a name from one to 64 characters in length All characters in the ISO Latin 1 character set excluding control characters are allowed Choose one of the following from the drop down list under the Name field Rx Throughput An alert will occur if the threshold set for receive throughput is reached Tx Throughput An alert will occur if the threshold set for transmit throughput is reached Rxor Tx Throughput An alert will occur if the threshold set for either receive or transmit throughput is reached Click Next A new screen displays with additional parameters The name configured for the alert displays at the top of the screen Click Previous if you need to return t
184. r offline As the Switch goes offline the word OFFLINE displays in the State field in the left corner of the Hardware view As the Switch goes online the word ONLINE displays in the State field in the left corner of the Hardware view When going offline LED indicators on all ports with attached devices stay green but the Switch sends offline sequences OLS to these devices Port Menu While in the Hardware view right click any port to display the following menu options Port Properties Click this to display the Port Properties dialog box This dialog box displays technical information about the port See Displaying Port Information on page 2 8 for more information 2 16 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Node Properties Click this to display the Node Properties dialog box Note that if a node is not logged into the port a message displays indicating that node information is not available For details on information that displays in this dialog box refer to Displaying Node Properties on page 2 28 Port Technology Click this to display the Port Technology dialog box This dialog box displays the following information e Port number e Connector type Always LC e Transceiver type Longwave laser LC or shortwave laser LC e Distance General distance range for port transmission This can be either short to long distances for the longwave laser LC trans
185. re Common Files Compaq HAFM HAFMsim Go Up One Create New Folder Figure 3 20 Export Configuration dialog box 2 Choose the folder where you want to save the file 3 Type in a file name and extension in the File name field 4 Click Save The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file 3 36 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch Enable Web Server Choose this option from the Configure menu on the menu bar to place a check mark in the check box to enable the Embedded Web Server interface on the Switch Choose the option again to remove the check mark and disable the Embedded Web Server interface When enabled users at remote workstations cannot access the interface If enabled HP recommends changing the user names and or passwords from the default values to prevent unauthorized access Enable Telnet Choose this option from the Configure menu on the menu bar to place a check mark in the check box to enable telnet access to the Switch Choose the option again to remove the check mark and disable telnet access When disabled users at remote workstations cannot access the Switch through telnet to use the Command Line Interface CLD or perform other tasks When enabled users at remote workstations cannot access the interface If enabled HP recommends changing the user names and or passwords from the default values to prevent unauthorized access Backing Up and Restoring
186. rial numbers and identifies the manufacturer edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 23 VPD See vital product data warning message Indication that a possible error has been detected See also error message and information message window A scrollable viewing area on screen A window may refer to a part of the application such as the scrollable index window or the text window in the electronic versions of this database or it may refer to the entire application in a window World Wide Names Eight byte address that uniquely identifies a Switch or a node end device even on global networks wrap plug See loopback plug WWN See World Wide Names zone Set of devices that can access one another All connected devices may be configured into one or more zones Devices in the same zone can see each other Those devices that occupy different zones cannot zone member Specification of a device to be included in a zone A zone member can be identified by the port number of the Switch to which it is attached or by its device or HBA World Wide Name In multiswitch fabrics identification of end devices nodes by World Wide Name is preferable zone set See zone zoning Grouping of several devices by function or by location All devices connected to a connectivity product such as the Switch may be configured into one or more zones See also zone A active saved 6 2 alerts threshold 1 19 alerts link in
187. rt and attached device to negotiate the data rate 6 Use the scroll bar on the right side of the Configure Ports dialog box table to display additional ports that you want to configure 7 Activate changes and close the dialog box by clicking Activate 8 If you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5 7 Configure Port Addresses S 390 mode only Use this procedure to create and activate port address configurations Parameters e Addr This read only field lists the port s address e Port Name This user defined name is assigned to the address Up to 24 alphanumeric characters are allowed including spaces hyphens and underscores edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 15 Configuring the Switch Blocked If the box is checked the port is blocked Blocked ports continuously transmit offline sequences OLS but cannot communicate to an attached device If the box is not checked the port is unblocked Port connection array This yellow area of the dialog box is a matrix of port addresses that is used to configure connections between port addressees Each port in the Switch has a corresponding port address which equals the physical port number plus four Therefore the address for port 0 is 4 044 All port addresses for the Switch are listed along the top and left side of the matrix The intersectio
188. rt in the Hardware view right clicking on a port s row in the Port List view or right clicking on a port s bar graph in the Performance view and choosing Node List from the menu that displays In addition you can display this dialog box by clicking to choose a port port row or port bar graph in the preceding views and choosing Node Properties from the Port secondary menu on the Product menu of the menu bar NOTE If anode is not logged in a message displays indicating that node information is not available 010013 Emulex 20 08 00 00 C9 00 00 00 Emulex 20 08 00 00 C9 00 01 00 Reserved ass 2 10 ME Figure 2 14 Node Properties dialog box Port Number The physical port number on the Switch to which the node is connected Fibre Channel Address In Open Systems mode only this displays the three byte Fibre Channel Address of the mode e Port Address In S 390 mode only this field displays the logical address port number plus 4 for the port where the node is attached NOTE This field only applies during S 390 mode and does not display in Open Systems mode Port WWN Port World Wide Name of the attached device e Port Nickname Nickname for the port WWN Must be configured to display 2 28 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Node WWN Node World Wide Name of the attached device Node Nickname Nickname for the node WWN Must be con
189. rts dialog box 2 ce ec eee eens 5 2 5 2 IPL Confirmation dialog box 0 0 cee eee eens 5 3 5 3 Set Online State dialog box Offline 0 0 cece eee 5 5 54 Set Online State dialog box Online 0 0 0 ee 5 5 5 5 Backup and Restore dialog box 0 0 cece eee cece eee 5 7 6 1 Configure FICON Management Server dialog box 6 4 6 2 Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box 6 5 6 3 Switch Binding State Change dialog bOX ooooo ooooooommmoo o oo 6 8 6 4 Switch Binding Membership List dialog DOX ooooo oooooocmo o 6 10 Tables 1 1 Operating Status Status Bar and Switch Status ooooooooooooo 1 32 1 2 User rights for Product Manager functions 0 0005 1 35 2 1 Port States and Indicators ooo oooooocococcccr ro 2 36 6 1 Available Code Pages coma ia cu eee a bea 6 3 A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages A 1 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide ix About This Guide This installation guide provides information to help you e Set up the Edge Switch 2 32 e Configure the Edge Switch 2 32 e Manage the Edge Switch 2 32 e Contact technical support for additional assistance Intended Audience This book is intended for use by administrators who are experienced with the following e Fibre Channel technology e StorageWorks Fibre Channel Switches by Hewlett Packar
190. rver s date and time refer to Figure 4 2 If the string HAFM is not displayed the time stamp is from the Switch e Action User action that caused the configuration change such as offline status port name change or change of address edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 4 3 Using Logs e Source Identifies the user making the change through the Switch Product Manager and IP or DNS host name address of the remote user s workstation Maintenance Port Change was made by a user connected to the maintenance port HAFM Change was made by an Product Manager user SNMP Change was made by a remote SNMP management station Fabric Change was initiated by another Switch in the fabric that is not managed by this HAFM server Web Server Change was made by a user through the Embedded Web Server Interface Fibre Channel Host Change was made inband by a Fibre Channel host through the Open Systems Management Server or FICON Management Server Telnet Change was made through a telnet connection e Identifier Identifies the user making the change according to the source Maintenance Port No entry displays HAFM Includes user address where user is the Product Manager user name and address is the network address of the workstation remote user workstation or HAFM server SNMP Contains the network address of the SNMP management station Fabric No entry d
191. s Rx 262 213 761 084 AFour Byte words Tx 86 841 568 297 rror Statistics Primitive sequence errors Discarded Frames invalid transmission words FCRC errors ofolojojolojo Figure 1 9 Performance View 1 30 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Right click a bar graph to display a menu of port related actions The options available on this menu are the same as those that are available when you right click a port in the Hardware view or right click a row in the Port List view These include e Port Properties e Node Properties e Port Technology e Block Port e Enable Beaconing e Port Diagnostics e Channel Wrap S 390 mode only e Swap Ports S 390 mode only e Clear Link Incident Alert s Reset Port e Port Binding e Clear Threshold Alert s Note that these same options are also available when you click a port s graph then choose the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar For details on menu options refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 The bottom portion of the Performance view displays cumulative statistical information for the port selected in the bar graph Values are displayed for transmit and receive traffic class 2 and 3 statistics operational statistics and error categories Click a category in the left frame of the statistics area to display only statistics in that category or click All t
192. s can be effectively shared and consolidated StorageWorks HA fabric Manager Software application that is the system management framework providing the user interface for managing HP Fibre Channel connectivity products The HAFM can run both locally on the HAFM server and remotely on a user workstation subnet mask A method of representing the portion of the IP network address that is devoted to subnet addresses as opposed to the portions of the address that refer to individual hosts or to the organizational network overall switchover Changing a backup FRU to the Active state and the active FRU to the Backup state Switch priority Value configured into each Switch in a fabric that determines its relative likelihood of becoming the fabric s principal Switch system services processor Controls the RS 232 maintenance port and the Ethernet port of a Fibre Channel Switch topology Logical and or physical arrangement of stations on a network trap Unsolicited notification of an event originating from a SNMP managed device and directed to an SNMP network management station Glossary 22 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary trap host SNMP management workstation that is configured to receive traps trunk cable Cable consisting of multiple fiber pairs that do not directly attach to an active device This cable usually exists between distribution panels and can be located within or external to a building
193. s failed to a backup FRU FCC IOC See Fibre Channel I O controller FE MIB See Fibre Channel fabric element feature key A string of alphanumeric characters consisting of both uppercase and lowercase The following is an example of a feature key format XxXx XXxX xxXX xX Glossary 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary fiber optics Branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of light pulses through fibers made of transparent materials such as glass fused silica and plastic fibre Physical media types supported by the Fibre Channel specification such as optical fiber twisted pair and coaxial cable Fibre Channel Integrated set of standards recognized by ANSI which defines specific protocols for flexible information transfer Logically a point to point serial data channel structured for high performance Fibre Channel fabric element Any device linked to a fabric Information about these devices is recorded in a management information base MIB which can be accessed by fabric management software Fibre Channel I O controller Controls the embedded Fibre Channel port and configures the ports ASICs fibre port module card Each fiber port module card provides four Fibre Channel connections through duplex small form factor pluggable SFP fiber optic transceivers FICON An IBM set of products and services introduced in 1999 that is based on the Fibre Channel Standard FICON tech
194. s removed and replaced configuration report An ASCII text file containing all current user definable configuration options connectionless Nondedicated link Typically used to describe a link between nodes which allows the Switch to forward Class 2 or Class 3 frames as resources ports allow Contrast this to the dedicated bandwidth that is required in a Class 1 Fibre Channel Service point to point link control processor card Circuit card that contains the Switch microprocessor The CTP card also initializes hardware components of the system after power on Note that the CTP card on this Switch is not a FRU control unit A hardware unit that controls the reading writing or displaying of data at one or more input output units control unit port An internal port on the CTP card that communicates with the attached IBM S 390 or similar processor channels to report error conditions and link initialization CRC See cyclical redundancy check CTP See control processor card CUP See control unit port cyclical redundancy check System of error checking performed at both the sending and receiving station using the value of a particular character generated by a cyclic algorithm When the values generated at each station are identical data integrity is confirmed DASD Direct access storage device such as a disk drive edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary 5 Glossary data directory Critical information
195. s where you can change the threshold type Choose a threshold type from the drop down list Choose Next when you are done A Modify Threshold screen displays where you can change the utilization cumulative minutes for the threshold to occur before notification and the time interval for measuring throughput and for alert notification Continue through the Modify Threshold screens until the summary screen displays displaying the alert configuration Perform either of the following steps If you need to change any parameters choose Previous and Next to display the desired Modify Threshold screen Choose Finish when you are done Activate or Deactivate Alerts Use the following steps to activate or deactivate existing threshold alerts In the active state notifications are generated for the alert In the inactive state notifications do not occur 1 Choose Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays The port s current state deactive or active is listed under the State column 3 34 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch 2 To change the state choose the alert by choosing the alert information in the table 3 If the alert is active choose Deactivate to change to the deactive state If the alert is deactive choose Activate to change to the active state Delete Alerts Use the following steps to delete existing threshold al
196. sabling these parameters and features when the Director or Switch is offline or online Be aware of the following Switch Binding can be enabled or disabled whether the Switch is offline or online Enabling Enterprise Fabric Mode automatically enables Switch Binding You cannot disable Switch Binding if Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled and the Director or Switch is online you cannot disable Switch Binding However if Enterprise Fabric Mode is disabled you can disable Fabric Binding Switch Binding or both If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled and the Director or Switch is offline you can disable Switch Binding but Enterprise Fabric Mode will also disable edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 6 11 Optional Features WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List when Switch Binding is enabled or disabled WWNs can only be removed from the Switch Membership List if any of the following are true The Director or Switch is offline Switch Binding is disabled The Switch or device with the WWN is not connected to the Director or Switch Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box For example a WWN for a Switch attached to an E_Port can be removed if Switch Binding Connection Policy was enabled to Restrict F_Ports The Switch or device with the WWN is connected to
197. sec in the Configure Ports dialog box Product Manager error lt number gt The Switch Product Manager encountered an internal error and cannot continue Report the problem to support personnel Product Manager instance is currently open A Product Manager window is currently open Informational message only R_A_TOV must be greater than E_D_TOV R_A_TOV must be greater than E_D_TOV Change one of the values so that R_A_TOV is greater than E_D_TOV Resource is unavailable The specified operation cannot be performed because the product is unavailable Verify that the HAFM server to product link is up If the link is up the HAFM server may be busy Try the operation again later Send firmware failed Send firmware operation has failed Retry the operation If the condition persists contact support personnel SNMP trap address not defined An SNMP trap address must be defined if a community name is defined Define an SNMP address edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide A 13 Product Manager Messages Table A 1 StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager Messages Continued Message Stop diagnostics failed The test is already running Description Diagnostics for the port was not running and Stop was selected on the Port Diagnostics dialog box Diagnostics quit for the port for some reason but the Stop button remains enabled
198. segment NOTE We recommend you leave the Switch priority setting as Default If you are considering setting this value to something other than the default refer to the section on principal Switch eee for multiSwitch fabrics in the hp StorageWorks SAN high availability planning guide for In for example the audit log you may notice that the Principal setting maps to a number code of 1 Default maps to a number code of 254 and Never Principal maps to a number code of 255 The number codes of 2 253 are not currently in use Interop Mode Choose the following option e Open Fabric 1 0 Choose this mode if the fabric contains HP Directors and Switches as well as other open fabric compliant Switches Choose this mode for managing heterogeneous fabrics edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 9 Configuring the Switch Configure Ports Use the procedures in this section to configure names blocked and unblocked state 10 100 km extended distance buffering enable or disable link incident LIN alerts for ports port type port speed Port binding and WWN binding name Port configuration data is stored in NVRAM on the Switch Configure data in the following columns of the Configure Ports dialog box Port You cannot edit this field This column identifies the port number The port numbers range from 0 through 31 Name Open Systems mode only Enter a name for the port The port names display in the Port Properties
199. so there are specific requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the Director or Switch is offline or online Be aware of the following e Because Switches are bound to a fabric by World Wide Name WWN and domain ID the Insistent Domain ID option in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box is automatically enabled if Fabric Binding is enabled You cannot disable Insistent Domain ID while Fabric Binding is active and the Switch is online e If Fabric Binding is enabled and the Switch is online you cannot disable Insistent Domain ID e If Fabric Binding is enabled and the Director or Switch is offline you can disable Insistent Domain ID but this will disable Fabric Binding e You cannot disable Fabric Binding or Switch Binding if Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled However if Enterprise Fabric Mode is disabled you can disable Fabric Binding Switch Binding or both Switch Binding This feature is managed through the Switch Binding submenu options available on the Product Manager Configure menu Using Switch Binding you can specify devices and Switches that can attach to Director and Switch ports This provides security in environments that include a large number of devices by ensuring that only the intended set of devices attach to a Switch or Director Configuring Switch Binding Overview To configure Switch binding you must first activate the feature using the Switch Binding State Change dialog box while ch
200. synchronize the date and time at the next update period Click Sync Now to synchronize the date and time immediately 2 Perform one of the following options Option 1 To immediately synchronize the Switch date and time with the HAFM server click Syne Now Make sure that a check mark is in the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box NOTE If you click Activate the date and time synchronize at the next update period Option 2 To synchronize the Switch date and time with a specific date and time that you enter a Make sure that Periodic Date Time Synchronization is disabled no check Refer to Figure 3 13 3 ils fifzooz aa al ESA E Figure 3 13 Configure date and time manually edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 27 Configuring the Switch b Click in a Date or Time field that you want to change c Delete characters and enter new ones as required or highlight the existing character by dragging the mouse cursor over the character and typing the new character NOTE When entering the hours use the range of O to 23 for minutes and seconds use the range of O to 59 d Click Activate to set the date and time on the Switch 3 If you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data on page 3 37 Configure Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies users when the transmit Tx or receive Rx
201. t operating states 2 36 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Index 5 Index port properties dialog box 1 26 2 8 2 16 reason field messages 2 10 port statistics class 2 statistics 2 33 class 3 statistics 2 34 error statistics 2 34 traffic statistics 2 32 port technology dialog box 2 17 ports attention indicator 2 5 beaconing or diagnostic test 2 6 binding 2 19 3 11 blocking 2 17 3 10 configuring 1 18 3 10 open systems mode 3 12 data speed 3 11 default configuration 1 18 diagnostics 1 22 2 18 5 1 displaying statistics 1 31 2 32 extended distance buffering 10 110 km 3 10 failure indicator 2 6 identifying in hardware view 2 1 LEDs 2 6 menu 2 16 naming 3 10 operating states 2 36 product menu 1 15 resetting 2 18 statistics description 2 32 type 2 23 WWN binding 2 19 ports list view 1 27 power indicator 2 6 power supplies identifying in hardware view 2 1 preferred domain ID 3 4 multiswitch fabric 3 3 3 7 principal switch determining 3 8 procedure collect maintenance data 5 2 product manager 1 25 closing 1 33 configure 1 16 FRU list view 1 28 2 24 hardware view 2 1 help menu 1 24 licensing 1 11 logs menu 1 20 maintenance menu 1 22 menu bar 1 15 node list view 1 29 2 25 node list view menu 1 29 non English language support 6 3 overview 1 11 performance view 1 30 2 30 performance view menu 1 31 port list view 1 27 2 21 port menu 1 26 product 1 15 status bar 1 32 s
202. taining firmware levels administering the call home feature accessing the Switch logs and collecting data to support failure analysis Reset port operation Run port diagnostics 1 10 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview e Set the date and time on the Switch e Swap addresses between ports S 390 mode only e Use standard keyboard navigation through dialog boxes for example using the Tab arrow and Enter keys Using the Product Manager This section provides a general overview of the Product Manager and its functions For details on performing specific tasks and using specific dialog boxes refer to the appropriate chapters in this manual Using Dialog Boxes Buttons such as OK Activate and Close or Cancel initiate functions in a dialog box There is a difference between the OK and Activate buttons The OK button saves the data you entered and closes the dialog box The Activate button saves the data you entered without closing the dialog box unless there is a Close button In this case Activate saves the information without closing the box There is also a difference between the Close and Cancel buttons The Close button closes the dialog box and saves the data you entered The Cancel button cancels the operation and closes the dialog box without saving the information you entered Illustrations Used in this Manual Figures containing HAFM and Product Manager screens in this manu
203. tatistics Received frames Class 3 Statistics Transmitted frames Error Statistics Busied frames Operational Statistics JRelected frames Traffic Statistics Four Byte words Rx Four Byte words Tx lass 3 Statistics Received frames 516 300 654 ransmitted frames 224 121 969 Discarded frames 3 063 AF our Byte words Rx 262 213 761 084 Four Byte words Tx 86 841 568 297 Primitive sequence errors ADiscarded Frames invalid transmission words Figure 2 15 Performance view Menu Options Right click any of the port bar graphs to display a menu with the following port related action options These are the same menu options that display when you right click a port in the Hardware view or a port row in the Port List view You can also display these options by clicking a port port row or port bar graph in the preceding views and choosing the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar 2 30 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch Refer to Port Menu on page 2 16 for an explanation of these menu options e Port Properties e Node Properties e Port Technology e Block Port e Enable Beaconing e Port Diagnostics e Channel Wrap S 390 mode only e Swap Ports S 390 mode only e Clear Link Incident Alert s e Reset Port e Port Binding e Clear Threshold Alert s NOTE For Node Properties if a node is
204. tatus for the port To enable or disable beaconing right click the port and choose Enable Beaconing e Link Incident Description of the last link incident that occurred on the port e Operational State Beaconing inactive invalid attachment link incident link reset no light not operational online offline port failure segmented E_Port testing or not installed Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 for definitions of operational states Reason When the port operating state is Segmented E_Port Invalid Attachment or Inactive this field displays the reason for that state When an E_Port is segmented two fabrics are prevented from joining This only occurs when the Switch is connected to another Switch Reasons and probable causes are listed under Reason Field Messages below e Threshold Alert If a threshold alert exists for the port an alert indicator yellow triangle displays by the Threshold Alert field and the configured name for the last alert received displays in the field Reason Field Messages The following messages display in the Reason field of the Port Properties dialog box if an Invalid Attachment Segmented E_Port or Inactive state occurs for the port Invalid Attachment Messages 01 Unknown Invalid attachment reason cannot be determined e 02 ISL connection not allowed on this port Port is configured as an F_Port but connected to Switch or Director 2 10 edge switch
205. tch 2 32 product manager user guide Index 1 Index operating parameters 1 17 port option 3 10 ports 1 18 SNMP agent 1 19 SNMP option 3 22 switch binding 1 18 6 9 threshold alert s 1 19 configure open systems management server dialog box 6 5 configure operating parameters dialog box 1 17 configure ports open systems mode 3 12 configure ports dialog box 1 18 3 10 open systems mode 3 12 configure SNMP dialog box 1 19 3 22 configure switch parameters dialog box 3 3 configure threshold alerts procedure 3 28 configuring date and time 1 19 3 26 fabric operating parameters 3 6 identification 3 1 ports 3 10 SNMP procedure 3 22 configuring features menu option 1 19 customer supplied server platform 1 1 D data collection option 1 22 data speeds 3 11 defaults call home notification 1 23 code page 6 3 enable e mail notification 1 23 switch priority setting 3 9 diagnostics port running 2 18 5 1 dialog boxes configure date and time 2 14 3 26 3 27 configure fabric parameters 3 6 3 7 configure feature key 1 19 3 24 configure FICON management server 6 4 configure identification 1 17 3 2 configure open systems management server 6 5 configure operating parameters 1 17 configure ports 1 18 3 10 3 12 configure SNMP 1 19 3 22 configure switch parameters 3 3 export configuration report 1 20 firmware library 1 23 FRU properties 2 8 IPL confirmation 5 3 node properties 2 17 port diagnostics
206. tected on a fiber optic link such as the loss of light or invalid sequences When a problem occurs a LIN alert is sent to the Link Incident Log in the Switch Product Manager LIN alerts warn you that there is a link incident being detected through a port connection Place or remove check marks in the check boxes in this column to enable or disable link incident alerts The factory default is to enable LIN alerts 3 10 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch A link incident causes a yellow attention indicator triangle to display for the port in the Hardware view and in the alert column of the Port List view Once a LIN occurs you must acknowledge it by choosing the Clear Link Incident Alert option from the right click menu for the port Hardware view A description of the alert displays in the Link Incident field of the Port Properties dialog box refer to Figure 2 3 If the check boxes in this column are not selected no link incident indicators display in the Hardware view Also the Link Incident field of the Port Properties dialog box is blank and a link incident is recorded in the Link Incident Log LINs are always logged in the regardless of the configuration If LIN Alerts are enabled you can receive e mail notification when a LIN occurs In order to receive e mail notification you must configure and enable this feature in the HAFM Maintenance menu and enable e mail notification through the
207. ted This corruption can be due to plugging unplugging the link bad optics at either end of the cable bad cable or dirty or poor connections Moving the connection around or replacing cables can isolate the problem e Address ID errors A received frame had an unavailable or invalid Fibre Channel destination address or an invalid Fibre Channel source address This typically indicates the destination device is unavailable e Frames too short A received frame exceeded the Fibre Channel frame maximum size or was less than the Fibre Channel minimum size indicating the frame arrived at the Switch s port corrupted Frame corruption may be caused by device disconnection an optical transceiver failure at the device a bad fiber optic cable or a poor cable connection Troubleshooting Tips As a general rule you should clear all counts after the system is stabilized When looking at the Performance view roughly keep track of the time interval when errors accumulate to judge the presence and severity of a problem Also recognize that there is a link recovery hierarchy implemented in Fibre Channel to handle some level of expected anomalies In general only be concerned with error counts that increment very quickly edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 35 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Button Functions The two buttons located at the right end of the title bar on the Statistics Values table are e Clear
208. tem administrator varies attached devices offline that are attached to the ports whose addresses you are going to swap Ports that you are going to swap are blocked during this procedure as swapping ports is disruptive to port operation Procedure To swap ports use the following steps 1 Choose Swap Ports from the Maintenance menu on the menu bar The Swap Ports dialog box displays edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 5 1 Using Maintenance Features Enter the port addresses to be swapped then press Next EE Figure 5 1 Swap Ports dialog box 2 Enter the first address in hexadecimal format 3 If you want to unblock the port click Unblock after swap Note that ports are automatically blocked during the swap process Enter the second address in hexadecimal format If you want to unblock the port click Unblock after swap Click Next to continue JD mp Follow the on screen instructions and click Next to continue through to the next screen 8 If you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backup and Restore Configuration on page 5 7 Collect Maintenance Data The Data Collect option enables you to collect maintenance data that can help support personnel diagnose system problems Save this data to a zip file on a Zip disk or other medium with the appropriate capacity and forward it to technical support personnel 5 2 edge swit
209. tent binding A form of server level access control that uses configuration information to bind a server to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume or logical device using a unit number Glossary 18 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary point to point A Fibre Channel topology which involves a dedicated link that connects only two stations See also arbitrated loop port Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached port name Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product Manager POST See power on self test power on self test Series of self tests executed each time the unit is booted or reset preferred domain ID Domain ID that a Switch is assigned by the principal Switch in a switched fabric The preferred domain ID becomes the active domain ID except when configured otherwise by the user principal Switch In a multiswitch fabric the Switch that allocates domain IDs to itself and to all other Switches in the fabric There is always one principal Switch in a fabric If a Switch is not connected to any other Switches it acts as its own principal Switch Product Manager Application that implements the management user interface for the Switch product name User configurable identifier assigned to a managed product Typically this name is stored on the product itself For the Switch the product name can also be accessed by an SNMP manager as t
210. ters Enable Web Server Choose this option to enable the Embedded Web Server interface on the Switch Choose the option again to disable the Embedded Web Server interface When disabled users at remote workstations cannot access the interface If enabled Hewlett Packard recommends changing the user names and or passwords from their default values to prevent unauthorized access Enable Telnet Choose this option to enable telnet access to the Switch Choose the option again to remove disable telnet access When disabled users at remote workstations cannot access the Switch through the telnet in order to use the Command Line Interface CLD or perform other tasks If enabled Hewlett Packard recommends changing the user names and or passwords from their default values to prevent unauthorized access Logs Menu Click the Logs menu from the menu bar to display the following options For detailed information on using these dialog boxes refer to Using Logs on page 4 1 1 20 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Audit Log This log provides a record of all configuration changes made on the Switch Each entry displays the date and time of the change a description of the change the source of the change such as the HAFM server or SNMP management station and an identifier for the source such as the IP address of the HAFM server or SNMP management station Event Log Choose this option to display
211. ters in this dialog box 5 After you change settings click the Activate button Switch Parameters Configure the following parameters as required by your fabric Domain ID The domain identification is a value between 1 and 31 that provides a unique identification for the Switch in a fabric A fabric Switch cannot contain the same domain ID as another Switch or their E_Ports will segment when they try to join In the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box a field is provided to enter a preferred domain ID and a check box is provided to enable this ID as an insistent domain ID Preferred To change this value you must first set the Switch offline Choose Set Online State from the Maintenance menu to display the Set Online State dialog box then click the Set Offline button Be sure to set the Switch back online after you change this value Use this field to set the a unique domain ID for the Switch The default value is 1 Set a value between 1 and 31 When a Switch comes online with a preferred ID it requests an ID from the fabric s principal Switch indicating its preferred value as part of the request If the requested domain ID is not allocated to the fabric the domain ID is assigned to the requesting Switch If the requested domain ID is already allocated an unused domain ID is assigned Note that you must set the Switch offline before you can change to the preferred domain ID The preferred domain ID must be unique for ea
212. the HP website under support http thenew hp com country us eng support html Be sure to have the following information available before calling e Technical support registration number if applicable e Product serial numbers e Product model names and numbers e Applicable error messages e Operating system type and revision level e Detailed specific questions xii edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide About This Guide HP Website The HP website has the latest information on this product as well as the latest drivers Access storage at http thenew hp com country us eng prodserv storage html From this website select the appropriate product or solution HP Authorized Reseller For the name of your nearest HP Authorized Reseller e Inthe United States call 1 800 345 1518 e In Canada call 1 800 263 5868 e Elsewhere see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers http thenew hp com edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide xiii 1 Product Manager Overview This chapter is an introduction and overview of the Edge Switch 2 32 Product Manager application It is intended as a quick reference for using features available through the main Product Manager window Managing the Edge Switch 2 32 These options are available for managing the Edge Switch 2 32 through a user interface e The Product Manager application installed on an High Availability Fabric Manager HAFM server A
213. the Switch event log This log provides a record of significant events that have occurred on the Switch such as hardware failures degraded operation and port problems Each entry includes the date and time of the event a reason code for the event the severity level a brief description and up to 32 bytes of supplementary event data Refer to the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual for more information Hardware Log This log displays information on FRUs inserted and removed from the Switch Each log entry includes the name of the FRU inserted or removed the slot position relative to identical FRUs installed whether the FRU was inserted or removed the FRU part number and serial number and the date and time the FRU was inserted or removed Link Incident Log The link incident LIN log displays the most recent incidents with their date and time port number and description of the incident A link incident can be one of several conditions detected on a fiber optic link For a list of events that may cause a link incident to be written to the log refer to Link Incident Log on page 4 7 Threshold Alert Log This log provides notifications of threshold alerts Besides the date and time that the alert occurred it also displays information that was configured through the Configure Threshold Alert s option under the Configure menu This includes the alert name port for which the alert is configured the type of alert transmit
214. ther view displays display the Hardware view by choosing Hardware from view tabs on the Product Manager window Using this graphical view of the Switch you can view status symbols and simulated light emitting diode LED indicators display data and use mouse functions to monitor status and obtain vital product information for the Switch and its hardware components Identifying FRUs Move the cursor over parts of the Switch graphic in the Hardware view to display labels identifying each hardware component and its slot position in the chassis relative to identical components installed in the Switch Components include e Fan module The Edge Switch 2 32 contains four single fan modules e Power supply module Note that each AC connector on the rear of the unit is the location of an internal power supply e Ports small form factor LC transceivers edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 1 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Monitoring Switch Operation Monitor the operating status of the Switch using the Switch Status table on the Hardware view and the status indicator on the status bar at the bottom of the Product Manager window Switch Status Table The Status table at the top of the Hardware view displays the Switch s operational status operational state name description and location Status Refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 for the meaning of the text that displays in the Switch Status table and the correspo
215. throughput reaches specified values for specific Switch ports or port types E_Ports or F_Ports You are notified of a threshold alert by e An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays on the port in the Hardware view e An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays in the Alert column of the Port List view An attention indicator yellow triangle that displays by the Threshold Alerts field in the Port Properties dialog box e Detailed threshold alert data recorded in the Threshold Alert Log Use the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to configure the following e Name for the alert e Type of threshold for the alert Rx Tx or either e Active or inactive state of the alert 3 28 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch e Threshold criteria Percent traffic capacity utilized This is the percent of the port s throughput capacity achieved by the measured throughput This setting constitutes the threshold value For example the value of 50 means that the port s threshold is reached when throughput reaches 50 of port capacity Time interval during which throughput is measured and alert notification can occur The maximum cumulative time that throughput percentage can be exceeded during the set time interval before an alert is generated e Ports for which you are configuring threshold alerts You can configure up to 16 alerts and any numbe
216. throughput receive throughput or both threshold utilization of traffic capacity minutes the threshold was configured for and the configured time interval for the threshold For more details on this log refer to Threshold Alert Log on page 4 8 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 1 21 Product Manager Overview Maintenance Menu Click the Maintenance menu on the menu bar to display the following options For detailed information on using these dialog boxes refer to Chapter 5 Using Maintenance Features Port Diagnostics This option displays the Port Diagnostics dialog box Use this dialog box to run internal and external loopback tests on ports Refer to the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual for instructions Swap Ports S 390 mode only Choose this option to display the Swap Ports dialog box Use this dialog box to swap one port address for another Data Collection This option displays the Save Data Collection dialog box Use this dialog box to collect maintenance data into a file This file is used by support personnel to diagnose system problems Refer to the hp StorageWorks edge switch 2 32 service manual for instructions IPL Choose this option to initiate an initial program load on the Switch A dialog box displays to allow you to confirm the IPL Note that an IPL does not affect any configuration settings done through the Product Manager Port operation is interrupted during the IPL Refer
217. ting address configurations created through the Active Addresses dialog box 1 18 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview SNMP Agent Choose this option to display the Configure SNMP dialog box Use this dialog box to configure network addresses and community names for up to six SNMP trap recipients Also authorize write permissions to enable SNMP management stations to modify writable MIB variables In addition you can enable authorization traps to be sent to management stations when unauthorized stations request access to Switch SNMP data Management Server Choose this option to display either the Configure Open Systems Management Server or Configure FICON Management Server dialog box depending on which feature 1f any is enabled for the Switch Use this to configure a FICON or open systems inband management program to function with the Switch To use these procedures you must have enabled either FICON Management Server or Open Systems Management Server through the Configure Feature Key dialog box Features Displays the Configure Feature Key dialog box Use this dialog box to enter a feature key to enable optional features that you have purchased for the Switch Date and Time Choose this option to display the Configure Date and Time dialog box Use this option to set the current date and time in the Switch When the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box is checked the Date and Time fi
218. to Execute an IPL on page 5 3 for more information Set Online State Choose this option to display the Set Online State dialog box Use this dialog box to change the online state of the Switch to offline or online 1 22 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Product Manager Overview Firmware Library Choose this option to display the Firmware Library dialog box This dialog box displays all firmware versions currently installed on the HAFM server that can be downloaded to Directors Use this dialog box to add a new firmware version to the HAFM server hard disk modify the description displayed for an existing version delete a version from the PC or download send a version for operation on a Switch For additional information on using this option refer to the hp Storage Works edge switch 2 32 service manual Enable E Mail Notification The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP server and e mail recipient addresses are configured in the HAFM application not in the Switch s Product Manager E mail notification is also initially enabled in the HAFM for all Directors managed by the HAFM Note however that the E Mail Notification option on the Product Manager s Maintenance menu must be enabled checked for e mail notification to occur for the specific Switch The default setting for the Enable E Mail Notification function is enabled checked To disable the function choose Enable E Mail Notification from the Mainten
219. tomatically dial out to a support center to report system problems The support center server accepts calls from the HAFM server logs reported events and notifies one or more support center representatives You must enable Call Home Event Notification through the Storage Works HAFM application Maintenance Menu before enabling this function through the Product Manager for individual Directors Two call home options are available but only one can be used when HAFM is installed e In legacy Hewlett Packard environments call home notification for Directors and Switch requires installation of Proactive Service software This service is offered at no additional charge for subsystems covered under an on site warranty or on site storage hardware support contract To register or order Proactive Services software contact your HP customer service representative 5 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Using Maintenance Features e Inclassic HP environments configure telephone numbers and other information for the call home feature through the Windows dial up networking application Refer to the hp StorageWorks HAFM server installation guide for details Use the Enable Call Home Notification function on the Product Manager to enable call home notification for events that occur on the selected Switch The default state is disabled To enable call home notification for system problems use the following steps 1 Choose Enable Call
220. trol Processor card FAN fan module and PWR power supply module Note that the CTP card is an internal component and is not a FRU If it fails completely the entire Switch must be replaced 2 24 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch e Position Slot position of FRU in the chassis relative to identical FRUs also installed in the chassis There are four fan modules positions 0 3 one CTP card position 0 two power supplies positions 0 1 and 32 port positions 0 31 e Status Active or failed Active displays always unless the FRU fails Failed displays if the FRU is not functional Part Number Part number of the FRU Serial Number Serial number of the FRU Node List View Display the Node List view in the view panel by choosing Node List from the view tabs on the Product Manager window This view displays information about all node attachments to any F_Ports on the Switch sorted by port number All data is dynamic and updates automatically as devices log in and log out Figure 2 13 Node List View Information that displays for each node includes e Port Number of the port from 0 through 31 e Address In S 390 mode this displays the logical port address port number plus 4 In Open Systems mode this displays the node s Fibre Channel address edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 2 25 Monitoring and Managing the
221. uch as a PC using HAFM and Product Manager software that can access the HAFM server over a LAN connection rerouting delay Enabling rerouting delay ensures that frames are delivered in order through the fabric to their destination If there is a change to the fabric topology that creates a new path for example a new Switch is added to the fabric frames may be routed over this new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a minimum hop count This may result in frames being delivered to a destination out of order since frames sent over the new shorter path may arrive ahead of older frames still in route over the older path resource allocation time out value R_A_TOV is a value used to time out operations that depend on the maximum possible time that a frame could be delayed in a fabric and still be delivered Glossary 20 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Glossary SAN See storage area network sc Subscriber connectors segmented E_Port E_Port that has ceased to function as an E_Port within a multiswitch fabric due to an incompatibility between the fabrics that it joins See also expansion port SEL System error light small form factor pluggable SFP transceivers Laser based optical transceivers for a wide range of networking applications requiring high data rates The transceivers which are designed for increased densities performance and reduced power are well suited for Fibre Channel appli
222. udit Log Hardware Log Link Incident Log and Threshold Alerts Log S 390 mode only If both periodic synchronization and Switch clock alert mode are enabled an error will result Disable one of them to fix the error Refer to the following procedure to disable periodic synchronization Refer to Configure Feature Key on page 3 24 to disable Switch clock alert mode Procedure Set the Switch date and time using the following steps 1 Choose Date Time from the Configure menu on the menu bar The Configure Date and Time dialog box displays If the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box in the Configure Date and Time dialog box is selected the HAFM server periodically synchronizes the Switch time to the HAFM server and daylight savings time automatically updates When the Periodic Date Time Synchronization option is selected the Date and Time fields are disabled grayed out If the Periodic Date Time Synchronization check box is not selected you can set the HAFM server date and time manually 3 26 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Configuring the Switch aaa pp eee ieee Figure 3 12 Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box To disable Periodic Date Time Synchronization click the check box to remove the check mark then click Activate To re enable Periodic Date Time Synchronization click the check box to display the check box then click Activate NOTE Click Activate to
223. ult state is disabled Enabling the rerouting delay ensures that frames are delivered in order through the fabric to their destination If there is a change to the fabric topology that creates a new path for example a new Switch is added to the fabric frames may be routed over this new path if its hop count is less than a previous path with a minimum hop count This may result in frames being delivered to a destination out of order since frames sent over the new shorter path may arrive ahead of older frames still in route over the older path If rerouting delay is enabled traffic ceases in the fabric for the time specified in the E_D_TOV field of the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box This delay allows frames sent on the old path to exit to their destination before new frames begin traversing the new path NOTE This option is required if Enterprise Fabric mode optional SANtegrity feature is enabled Refer to Rerouting Delay on page 6 13 for details edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 5 Configuring the Switch Domain RSCNs Domain register for state change notifications domain RSCNs are sent between end devices in a fabric to provide additional connection information to host bus adapters HBA and storage devices As an example this information might be that a logical path has been broken because of a physical event such as a fiber optic cable being disconnected from a port Consult with your HBA and storage d
224. ur digit value for the year Invalid World Wide Name World Wide Name must have eight two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Enter a World Wide Name using eight two digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons in the format given in the message Link dropped Connection between HAFM server and the Switch has been lost Wait for the connection to re establish Link re connects are attempted every 30 seconds Log is currently in use Log is in use by another Product Manager Retry the operation later Loopback plug s must be installed on ports being diagnosed Press Next to continue External loopback diagnostics require an optical loopback plug to be installed Ensure that an optical loopback plug is installed in port optical transceiver before running external wrap diagnostic testing Maximum number of versions already installed The maximum number of firmware versions has been reached Delete a firmware version before adding a new firmware version No file was selected Action requires you to select a file Choose a file No firmware version file was selected A file was not selected in the Firmware Library dialog box before an action such as modify or send was performed Click a firmware version in the dialog box to select it then perform the action again edge switch 2 32 product manager user gui
225. witch 2 34 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch e Invalid transmission words The number of times that the Switch detected invalid transmission words from the attached device This indicates that a frame or primitive sequence arrived at the Switch s port corrupted This corruption can be due to the attached device performing a reset plugging or unplugging the link bad optics at either end of the cable bad cable or a dirty or poor connection Moving the connection around or replacing cables can isolate the problem Some number of invalid transmission words are expected and acceptable Invalid transmission words within a frame are used to produce the bit error threshold link incident If one or more invalid transmission words are detected in 12 separate 1 5 second samples within five minutes a bit error threshold link incident is generated e CRC errors A received frame failed a cyclic redundancy check CRC validation indicating the frame arrived at the Switch s port corrupted Frame corruption may be caused by device disconnection an optical transceiver failure at the device a bad fiber optic cable or a poor cable connection e Delimiter errors The number of times that the Switch detected an unrecognized start of frame SOF an unrecognized end of frame EOF delimiter or an invalid class of service This indicates that the frame arrived at the Switch s port corrup
226. witch view 1 25 user rights 1 34 view panel 1 25 view tabs 1 24 window layout and function 1 15 product menu 1 15 clear system error light 1 16 close 1 16 enable unit beaconing 1 16 FRU 1 16 port 1 15 ports 1 15 properties 1 16 programmed offline state control 6 2 properties product menu 1 16 Index 6 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Index R r_a_tov 3 8 greater than e_d_tov 3 8 reason field messages 2 10 remote user workstations 1 8 rerouting delay 3 5 enterprise fabric mode 6 13 reset configuration option 1 24 reset ports option 2 18 resetting configuration 5 9 configuration data 5 9 rights for product manager users 1 34 S S 390 mode FICON management server 3 6 SANtegrity feature 6 6 fabric binding 6 6 SANtegrity features switch binding 6 7 save data collection dialog box 1 22 save dialog box 4 2 segmented E_Port messages 2 11 server platform customer supplied 1 1 set online state dialog box 1 22 setting online state 5 4 signal losses error statistics 2 34 SMTP server address 1 23 SNMP configuring 3 22 introduction 1 2 SNMP agent option 1 19 software licensing 1 11 speeds port 3 11 square gray meaning of 1 32 statistics on ports 1 31 2 32 status bar 1 32 status symbols 2 4 status symbols 2 4 status table 2 2 swap ports dialog box 5 1 switch displaying information 2 12 switch binding 6 7 6 13 configuring 3 24 enable and disable 6 8 membership list 6
227. y a check mark and prohibit a host management program from changing configuration and connectivity parameters on the Switch In this case the host program will have read authorization only and cannot make changes When the check mark is not displayed a host program can change configuration and connectivity parameters on the Switch Programmed offline state control Click this check box to display a check mark and enable a host management program to control the Switch s offline and online state When a check mark is not displayed a host program cannot set the Switch online or offline Active Saved Click this check box to display a check mark and enable the active saved function for the IPL address configuration If Active Saved is enabled check mark the IPL and the active address configuration are maintained as identical configurations If a new configuration is activated through the Configure Addresses Active dialog box that configuration becomes the IPL address configuration 6 2 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Optional Features If Active Saved is not enabled no check mark the IPL address configuration and the active configuration are not maintained as identical and may be different configurations If the feature is not enabled you can modify the IPL configuration through the Configure Addresses Active dialog box If the feature is enabled the IPL file is locked to modification t
228. y on hardware components These simulated LEDs and status symbols reflect the state of the actual hardware as changes occur Corresponding or additional descriptions of hardware status and states also display when you double click components to display Properties dialog boxes Figure 2 1 illustrates the Hardware view for the Edge Switch 2 32 The figure includes examples of symbols and LED indicators that display to help you monitor hardware operation Numbers by each example are keyed to descriptions under Front View following and Rear View on page 2 7 2 4 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide Monitoring and Managing the Switch O Port Attention Indicator Beaconing or Diagnostic Test O Port LED Indicator Port Failure Indicator 4 Not Installed 6 Power System Error and Unit Beaconing Indicators Figure 2 1 Monitoring hardware operation Edge Switch 2 32 Hardware view Front View 1 Port Attention Indicator The yellow triangle indicates that a link incident occurred or that the port is not operational in nonstandard mode of operation or has other status For a link incident the status table at the top of the Hardware view changes to reflect the reason for the alert You can also note the reason by displaying the Port Properties dialog box for the port For details on status indicators refer to Table 2 1 on page 2 36 For details on link incidents refer to Link Incident Alerts on page 2 3
229. you are finished configuring the Switch back up the configuration data For more information refer to Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data on page 3 37 edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 13 Configuring the Switch Procedure S 390 mode To configure ports in S 390 mode use the following steps 1 Choose Ports from the Configuration menu on the menu bar The Configure Ports dialog box displays 20 02 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 03 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 04 00 E0 69 00 00 00 20 05 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 06 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 07 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 08 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 09 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 04 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 0 00 20 0C 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 0D 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 0 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 0F 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 10 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 11 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 12 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 13 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 14 00 0 69 00 00 00 20 15 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 16 00 00 C9 00 00 00 21 7 08 00 20 00 00 00 dar dada dada Ra ar RI JOOODOOOOOOOOOODOOOoOoOoDoDoO0oO ARRE J J J im mj O O Figure 3 5 Configure Ports dialog box S 390 Mode Ports are numbered from 0 through 15 2 Enable or disable extended distance buffering for the port by clicking the check box in the 10 100 km column When a check mark displays extended distance buffering is enabled 3 Enable or disab
230. ys stating that the optical transceiver in the port does not support the data rate When you change a port s speed and click Activate on the dialog box a confirmation message displays stating that this setting will temporarily disrupt port data transfers edge switch 2 32 product manager user guide 3 11 Configuring the Switch Bound WWN Enter a World Wide Name WWN in the proper format XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Or a nickname configured through the HAFM application The device with this WWN or nickname will have exclusive attachment to the port if Port Binding is enabled If a valid WWN or nickname is not entered in this field but the Port Binding check box is checked enabled then no devices can connect to the port If you enter a WWN or nickname in this field and do not place a check in the Port Binding check box the WWN or nickname will be stored and all devices can connect to the port Procedure Open Systems mode To configure ports in Open Systems mode use the following steps 1 Choose Ports from the Configure menu on the menu bar The Configure Ports dialog box displays 1 Ghisec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 1 Gb sec 20 06 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 07 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 08 08 00 20 00 00 00 20 09 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 04 00 60 48 00 00 00 20 08 00 00 C9 00 00 00 20 00 08 00 20 00 00 00

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