Home

HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 User's Manual

1. s E Director N J o a a mu mu um U Director Figure 3 2 Zoning through a multiswitch fabric embedded web server user guide 3 3 Configuring Zones Controlling Access at the Switch A World Wide Name WWN binding feature is available on Switches and Directors that allows you to bind a specific Switch or Director port to the WWN of an attached device for exclusive communication NOTE This WWN Binding feature can be configured through the HP HAFM Product Manager but not through the EWS Controlling Access at the Server or Storage Device Features available at the server or storage device can add methods beyond zoning to increase network security measures differentiate between operating systems and prevent data loss or corruption by controlling access between devices or between separate user groups such as engineering or human resources Server level access control is called persistent binding Persistent binding uses configuration information stored on the server and is implemented through the server s host bus adapter HBA driver The process binds a server device name to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume or logical unit number LUN through a specific HBA and storage port WWN In essence this f
2. Viewing Operating Parameters for a Fabric on page 4 12 Viewing Fabric Directors and Switches on page 4 13 Viewing Fabric Topology on page 4 18 Viewing Product Information The View panel of the EWS interface enables you to see a representation of the physical product whether a Director or Switch and view the various IDs and configuration items for the product embedded web server user guide 4 1 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Viewing a Representation of the Product To view the representation of the product choose View from the navigation panel The View page opens displaying the Switch or Director tab view as appropriate for the product Figure 4 1 Refresh 8 22 02 at 14 31 41 View Status Operational State Online Front View Configure Monitor Operations Help Figure 4 1 Switch tab view for a Edge Switch 2 24 This page shows the following Status The product s operational status Possible statuses are Operational Degraded and Failed e State The product s operational state Possible states are defined in Table 4 1 on page 4 3 4 2 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Table 4 1 State Definitions Description OFFLINE When the product is OFFLINE all ports are offline The ports cannot accept a login from an attached device and cannot connect to other switches You can configure this state through the Set Online State dialog
3. dump The file that is created when the Director detects a software fault It contains various data fields that when extracted assist in the debugging of software dynamic connection A connection between two ports established or removed by the Directors and that when active displays as one continuous link See also connectivity attribute See also blocked connection connectivity capability dynamic connectivity unblocked connection dynamic connectivity The capability that allows connections to be established and removed at any time dynamic random access memory DRAM Random access memory that resides in a cell comprised of a capacitor and transistor DRAM data deteriorates that is is dynamic unless the capacitor is periodically recharged by the controlling microprocessor DRAM is slow but relatively inexpensive D Contrast with static random access memory embedded web server user guide Glossary 9 Glossary E D TOV See error detect time out value error detect time out value EIA See Electronic Industries Association Electronic Industries Association EIA The governing body that publishes recommended standards for physical devices and associated interfaces For example RS 232 is the EIA standard that defines computer serial port connectivity D See also Telecommunications Industry Association electronic mail E mail Any communications service that permits the electronic transmission and storage of mes
4. Ea E WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock C in remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems ANA Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the 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 manually handling material embedded web server user guide xi About this Guide Rack Stability sure that e The leveling jacks are extended to the floor The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks e In single rack installations the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack In multiple rack installations the racks are coupled Only one rack component is extended at any time A rack may become unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason f 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 ca
5. Error 38 Invalid Day Error 39 Invalid Year Error 40 Invalid Hour Two or more community names have been recognized as being identical but their corresponding write authorizations are not identical The value of the month entered for the new system date is invalid The value of the day entered for the new system date is invalid The value of the year entered for the new system date is invalid The value of the hour entered for the new system time is invalid Enter unique SNMP community names or force write authorizations for duplicate community names to be identical and re submit The format of the date parameter must be mm dd yyyy or mm dd yyyy The month must contain an integer in the range 1 12 Enter an appropriate date and re submit The format of the date parameter must be mm dd yyyy or mm dd yyyy The day must contain an integer in the range 1 31 Enter an appropriate date and re submit The format of the date parameter must be mm dd yyyy or mm dd yyyy The year must contain an integer greater than 1980 Enter an appropriate date and re submit The format of the time parameter must be hh mm ss The hour can contain an integer in the range 0 23 Enter an appropriate time and re submit embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Error 41 Invalid Minute Error 42 Invalid Second Error 44 Max SNMP Communities Defined Error 45 Not Allowed
6. b Atthe Windows desktop click Start at the left side of the task bar The Windows Workstation menu displays c Atthe Windows Workstation menu sequentially choose the Programs and Command Prompt options Depending on which Windows operating system is used you may need additional steps to access the Command Prompt A disk operating system DOS window displays d Delete the product s old IP address from the ARP table At the command C prompt type arp d xxx xxx xxx xxx where XXX XXX XXX XXX is the old IP address for the product e Click close X at the upper right corner of the DOS window to close the window and return to the Windows desktop embedded web server user guide 2 13 Configuring the Product 5 Atthe PC launch the browser application Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer 6 Atthe browser enter the product s new IP address as the Internet URL The Enter Network Password dialog box displays 2 14 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product 7 Type the user name and password NOTE The default user name is Administrator and the default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive 8 Click OK The EWS interface opens with the View page open and the Switch or Director page displayed Configuring SNMP Perform this procedure to configure community names write authorizations network addresses and user datagram protocol UDP port numbers fo
7. System Error Amber Off when the SEL is off Port Online Green Blue Off when port status is anything but Online e On Green when port status is Online and the operating speed is 1 Gbps OnBlue when port status is Online and the operating speed is 2 Gbps Edge Switch 2 24 only Port Service e Off when port status is Required anything but Failed or Service Required On when port status is Failed or Service Required Rear FRU Service e Off when FRU status is Required Active e On when FRU status is Failed 4 4 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Viewing Port Properties To view the properties of a port on a product perform the following procedure 1 Choose View from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Port Properties tab The Port Properties tab view displays Figure 4 2 showing the properties for only one port View Refresh 8 22102 at 14 33 2 View Configure Monitor ex Port Operating Speed 2 Gb sec Port WWN 20 04 08 00 88 00 04 9E Block Configuration Unblocked Beaconing Off FAN Configuration Enabled Operational State Inactive Reason Optics Speed Conflict Technology Connector Type LC Transceiver Shortwave Laser Distance Capability Intermediate Media Multi Mode 50 62 5 micrometer Speed 1 Gb sec Figure 4 2 Port Properties tab view Operations Help 3 To display properties for a
8. 11 Inactive 12 Inactive 13 Inactive 14 Inactive 15 Inactive 16 Inactive 47 Inactiua Figure 6 5 Resetting ports Performing Diagnostics on Ports Choose Operations from the navigation panel Choose the Port tab and the Diagnostics tab the Diagnostics tab view displays Figure 6 6 on page 6 8 Use this view to run either internal or external loopback diagnostic tests for any port Service personnel may request these tests to be conducted to aid in troubleshooting problems e Internal loopback test an internal loopback test checks internal port serializer and deserializer circuitry e External loopback test an external loopback test checks all port circuitry including fiber optic or copper components embedded web server user guide 6 7 Operating and Managing Products and Parts Operations Retresh o 10 02 at 14 38 53 View Targeted Port Number 0 Diagnostics Test Intemal Loopback v Configure Monitor Device applications should be terminated before starting diagnostics Operations Enter Targeted Port Number select a Diagnostics Test and press Start Port Diagnostics to begin test Help Start Port Diagnostics Figure 6 6 Performing diagnostics on ports To run these tests make sure that the administrator for any device attached to the ports quiesces Fibre Channel frame traffic through the product and sets the attached devices offlin
9. Fabric parameters tab view a At the BB Credit field type a value between 1 and 60 This field is not available for the Edge Switch 2 24 Configure the product 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 distance buffering 10 100 km The default value is 16 For a description of the buffer to buffer credit refer to industry specification Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface b At the R A TOV field type a value between 10 through 1200 tenths of a second 1 through 120 seconds The R A TOV value must be greater than the E D TOV value NOTE If the product is attached to a fabric element the product and element must be set to the same R A TOV value If the values are not identical the E Port connection to the element fails and the product cannot communicate with the fabric c Atthe E D TOV field type a value between 2 through 600 tenths of a second 0 2 through 60 seconds The E D TOV value must be less than the R A TOV value 2 10 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product NOTE If the product is attached to a fabric element the product and fabric element must be set to the same E D TOV value If the values are not identical the E Port connection to the element fails and the product cannot communicate with the fabric d Choose from the Switch Priority drop down list to set the produc
10. Figure 6 4 Setting individual port beaconing on or off Resetting Ports Choose Operations from the navigation panel Choose the Port tab and the Reset tab the Reset tab view displays Figure 6 5 on page 6 7 Use this page to reset ports If a product is attached to the port and is online this operation sends a link reset to the attached product otherwise this action disables port beaconing on 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 and clears the service required amber LED The reset does not affect other ports in the product To reset a port click once in the box for that port s row so that a check mark displays When you have selected all ports to reset click Activate A message displays confirming that the operation has completed For the Director 2 140 the ports are displayed through several pages in groups of 32 To reset the ports make sure you go through each set of ports 6 6 embedded web server user guide Operating and Managing Products and Parts Retresh 0 20 02 at 10 23 59 Operations View State Port Reset 0 bubba Por Failure Configure d Sina 2 No Light 3 Online Monitor 4 No Light 5 Online Operations 6 Offline Ji No Light Help 8 Inactive 9 Inactive 10 Inactive
11. Naming Conventions for Zones and Zone Sets 0 000000 ee eee 3 6 Zones 338 Gree uc Saar g Stk Gee eee ead Bt hea OU pedis EUM EU DES 3 6 Using WWNS 43 tee Se RA Ie MAL othe E e xe 3 7 Using Port Numbers cieren retenent det en eee ee eee 3 7 Default ZOn6 ines beLTSMeSsprpIdawnve pm eee bays Me ye eee a 3 8 ZONE SEIS EC lo tes dir Pa ee thats aha tara ea wits bas ar eaa a at a wee 3 8 Active ZONE Set iii thie he Tad VINE NR eer 3 9 Merging Zoned Fabrics eee 3 9 Rules for Merging Zoned Fabrics 0 0 cece eee eee 3 9 Configuring Adding or Deleting Zones 0 0 0 eee 3 11 Configuring Zone Sets oo tae een Ween eet ue e e ee eu Lr eg ae 3 14 iv embedded web server user guide Contents 4 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Viewing Product Information 0 0 eee es 4 1 Viewing a Representation of the Product 00 0 0 cee eee eee eee 4 2 Viewing Port Properties 0 0 0 ccc cc tee eee eae 4 5 Viewing FRU Properties 0 0 0 cece cee eee nea 4 8 Viewing Unit Properties 1 iere eA ois Garda ak abe A E 4 9 Viewing Operating Parameters for the Product eese 4 11 Viewing Fabric Information 0 0 0 cece e 4 12 Viewing Operating Parameters for a Fabric 0 0 0 e eee eee 4 12 Viewing Fabric Directors and Switches 0 0 0 c eee ee eee eee 4 13 Parts of the Product Cell seseeeeeeee eA 4 14 Product Cell Info
12. Setting Product Online or Offline 2 0 0 eee ee eee eee 6 3 Resetting Product Configuration to Default Values 004 6 4 Set Individual Port Beaconing On or Off eese 6 5 Resetting Ports s cose eld ED a EMI SRM EAS ku Vira 6 6 Performing Diagnostics on Ports 2 0 0 eee ees 6 7 Retrieving Maintenance Information lle 6 11 Obtaining Product Information 2 0 cee ee eee nee 6 13 Upgrading Firmware sas soe ine aie ia S E mm 6 14 Activating Installing Optional Features 0 0 eee eee eee ee 6 15 A Error Messages Glossary Index Figures 1 1 Example Embedded Web Server page for Edge Switch 2 24 1 3 1 2 Enter Network Password dialog box 1 1 0 0 cece eee eee eee 1 8 2 1 Configure Ports tab view llle 2 3 2 2 Configure product Identification tab view 0 0 0 0 eee eee eee 2 5 2 3 Configure date and time tab view llle 2 7 2 4 Configure product parameters tab view 0 0 0 curren eee eee 2 8 2 5 Fabric parameters tab view 00 2 0 cece eee eens 2 10 2 6 Configuring network parameters tab view 0 0 cece ee eee 2 12 2 7 Network information message box 0 0 0 e cece eens 2 13 2 8 Configure SNMP parameters tab view 0 c eee ee eee eee 2 15 2 9 Disabling the CLL sce ee eee ED hr VER rm nhe Pareles 2 17 2 10 Enabling OSMS host control 1 0 0 0 eee cece ee eee 2 18 2 1 Confi
13. UDP number 2 16 WWN 4 6 zoning disadvantages 3 8 Port List tab vie 5 1 Port Properties tab view 4 5 Port Stats tab view 5 3 Ports tab view 2 2 position FRU 4 9 preferred domain ID 2 8 4 11 priority switch 4 13 product beaconing 6 2 cell definition 4 14 contact 2 6 4 10 description 2 6 4 10 EC level 4 10 firmware level 4 10 embedded web server user guide Index 5 Index identification 2 5 identification configuring 2 5 information obtaining 6 13 location 2 6 4 10 manufacturer 4 10 model number 4 10 monitoring 5 1 name 2 5 4 3 4 10 operating mode 4 12 serial number 4 10 setting offline 6 3 setting online 6 3 state 4 2 status 4 2 type number 4 10 view 4 1 WWN 4 10 Product Info tab view 6 13 Product Manager 1 1 3 4 Products tab view 4 13 properties FRU 4 8 unit 4 9 R R A TOV 2 9 2 10 4 12 rack stability warning xii RAID 3 5 rear view 4 3 reason operating state 4 7 redundant array of independent disks 3 5 registered state change notification 2 8 related documentation ix rename zone set 3 15 rerouting delay 2 9 4 12 Reset Config tab view 6 4 Reset tab view 6 6 resetting configuration values 6 4 resetting ports 6 6 Resource Allocation Time Out Value 4 12 resource allocation time out value 2 9 retrieving dump file 6 11 RSCN 2 8 domain 4 12 RSCN domain 2 9 S 8 390 2 11 4 13 SANtegrity installing 2 22 SCSI connection 3 4 segmented E_Ports 3 9 seri
14. When disconnecting a fiber optic cable to install an external loopback plug loopback test The port s amber LED continues to beacon during the test If running an internal loopback test the green LED is off If running an external loopback test the green LED is on Test status displays in the message window and the results display in the status area bar embedded web server user guide 6 9 Operating and Managing Products and Parts 4 To stop a test click Terminate Port Diagnostics Beaconing automatically stops when the test completes or is canceled If the port fails the test the port s amber LED remains on 5 Results display when the diagnostics finish or when you terminate the test If errors occur record all error information and refer to the product service documentation for problem isolation See Figure 6 8 for an example of the screen when tests are completed Operations Retresh 5 20 02 at 16 17 20 Beacon Reset Diagnostics View Targeted Port Number 0 Diagnostics Test intemal Loopback x Configure Monitor Results Passed Operations Help Start Port Diagnostics Figure 6 8 Completed diagnostics test 6 10 embedded web server user guide Operating and Managing Products and Parts Retrieving Maintenance Information When the operational firmware detects a critical error the product automatically copies the contents of dynamic random access memory D
15. default Port Stats Log and Node List task selection tabs display Operations At the Operations page the Director or Switch default Port Maintenance and Feature Installation task selection tabs display Help The Help option opens online user documentation that supports the EWS interface This manual supplements the online help that is included with the EWS interface e Page describes the entire screen except the navigation panel When you choose an item from the navigation panel the corresponding page view displays For example choose Configure from the navigation panel to view the Configure page e Tab describes a label for a viewing option on a page such as the Switch and Identification tabs shown in Figure 1 1 Task selection tabs display at the top of the page The task selection tabs allow users to perform Director or Switch specific tasks e Tab view describes the information that displays when you choose a tab Refresh icon a button in the top right of the screen Click the button to refresh the tab view with current information Benefits The EWS interface provides the following benefits e Enables a single product to be managed from a single point of access e Allows an administrator to manage a product from any location such as their office a raised floor area or a conference room within the company s public private networks e Enables an administrator to view the most cur
16. fabric become members of the default zone Active Zone Set An active zone set is a zone set that is currently active on a single switch fabric or across all managed products in a multiswitch fabric At any time you can disable zoning by deactivating the active zone set and enabling the default zone or you can enable zoning by activating a zone set When a zone set is active all zones that are members of that zone set are active Only one zone set can be active for the fabric at one time If no zones are active then all devices are considered to be in the default zone Merging Zoned Fabrics Managed products are linked through Interswitch Links ISLs to form multiswitch fabrics In a multiswitch fabric the active zoning configuration applies to the entire fabric Any change to the configuration applies to all switches in the fabric When fabrics join through an ISL adjacent managed products exchange active zone configurations and determine if the configurations are compatible and can merge Zoning configurations are compatible if the active zone names in each fabric are unique If there are identical zone names in each fabric then the zones must have identical members for the fabrics to join If the configurations can merge the fabrics join The resulting configuration will be a single zone set containing zone definitions from each fabric If configurations cannot merge the expansion ports E Ports on each product become segmente
17. or an expansion port E Port depending on the port type to which it connects See also expansion port fabric loop port fabric port hub port node loop port node port segmented expansion port generic port module card GPM card A port card that implements four generic ports G Ports and provides the physical connection point for links to Fibre Channel devices GPM card See generic port module card G Port See generic port graphical user interface GUI A visually oriented interface where the user interacts with representations of real world objects displayed on the computer screen Interactions with such objects produce actions that are intuitive to the user D GUI See graphical user interface HAFM application High Availability Fabric Manager 1 Software application that is the system management framework providing the user interface for managing HP Fibre Channel connectivity products 2 The software application that implements the management user interface for all managed hardware products The HAFM application can run both locally on the HAFM server and remotely on a user workstation HAFM server High Availability Fabric Manager server A laptop shipped with the product for the purpose of running the High Availability Fabric Manager application HAFM Product Manager application HAFM Product Services application and HAFM Management Services applications hardware Physical equipment director switch or perso
18. 00 or later installed administrators or operators with a browser capable PC and an Internet connection can monitor and manage the product through the EWS interface The EWS interface supports product configuration statistics monitoring and basic operation The EWS interface neither replaces nor offers all of the management capability of the High Availability Fabric Manager HAFM and its Product Manager applications for example the EWS interface does not support all product maintenance functions In addition EWS provides hyperlink access to other products in a fabric which means those products can also be managed Using EWS to Perform Tasks Users can perform the following tasks using EWS e Display the properties and operational status of the product FRUs and Fibre Channel ports display product operating parameters and display fabric parameters e Configure the Director or Edge Switch including Fibre Channel port parameters port types and data transmission speeds Product identification date and time operating domain parameters fabric parameters and network addresses embedded web server user guide 1 1 Introduction Parameters for product management through Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP the Command Line Interface CLD the Open System Management Server OSMS feature or the Fibre Connection FICON management server FMS feature NOTE The Edge Switch 2 24 does not support out of
19. 5 Resetting Ports tae KA e ne ee ane e supe teet 6 7 6 6 Performing diagnostics on ports 2 0 eee eee eee eee eee 6 8 6 7 Diagnostics test in progress 0 6 eee ee eee 6 9 6 8 Completed diagnostics test 0 leen 6 10 6 9 Retrieving the CTP maintenance information 004 6 11 6 10 Choosing the location to save the CTP maintenance information 6 12 6 11 Download Complete screen 0 0 eee eee eee 6 12 6 12 Obtaining product information 0 00 eee eee eee eee 6 13 6 13 Upgrading firmware 20 0 cece e 6 14 Tables 1 Document Conventions 0 0c s X 2 1 User Rights Levels 34 0 siete bes ee MU ole te ae es 2 20 3 1 Merging Zones sec nes hee heed ce hee eed ek Gass ea E Pane 3 10 4 1 state Definitions s segs ps eae ae ans tae hao ae es 4 3 4 2 Status Indicators ve sca ull Se ere Ee bees Mane oe eee 4 4 4 3 Information on the Product Cell 0 0 eee ee eee eee 4 15 4 4 Operating Status Symbols 4 17 4 5 Components of the Topology Page 1 2 0 0 cece cece eee eee 4 19 A 1 High Availability Fabric Manager Messages 0 0000000 A 1 embedded web server user guide vii About this Guide This publication is part of a document suite that supports the Hewlett Packard HP StorageWorks Director 2 64 Director 2 140 Edge Switch 2 16 Edge Switch 2 32 Edge Switch 2 24 and the Embedded Web Server EWS application Intended Audienc
20. 6 6 Use this view enable or disable beaconing for individual ports Enabling beaconing helps you to locate a specific port for troubleshooting purposes by the use of flashing port LED When there are multiple products stacked together such as in a rack mount cabinet beaconing is useful to help locate a specific port by turning beaconing on for only that port The first column shows the port number the second column contains the port name as configured in the Ports tab view on the Configure page and the third column contains check boxes to enable disable beaconing A checked box indicates beaconing is active an empty box indicates beaconing is not active for the port To change the state click once inside the box When finished click Activate to enable the new configuration or Cancel to return to previous configuration If your changes are successful a message displays stating that your changes to the configuration have been successfully activated NOTE For the Director 2 140 the ports are displayed through several pages in groups of 32 To configure the port beaconing make sure you go through each set of ports embedded web server user guide 6 5 Operating and Managing Products and Parts Operations JRetresn 8 22 02 at 14 56 3 Maintenance Een View Beaconing State Configure Monitor Operations Help ojll olas jwn o
21. Description field c Type the product s physical location 255 alphanumeric characters or less in the Location field d Type the name of a contact person 255 alphanumeric characters or less in the Contact field 2 Click Activate to save and activate the changes The message Your changes to the identification configuration have been successfully activated displays Configuring Date and Time Perform this procedure to configure the effective date and time for the product To set the date and time 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel Choose the Switch or Director tab as appropriate Click the Date Time tab to display the Date Time tab view Figure 2 3 on page 2 7 2 6 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product Configure Retresh 8 7 02 at 21 54 25 Identification Date Time Parameters Fabric Parameters Network Date Mew MMiDDiYYYY s p o Configure Time Monitor HH MM SS p o sf Operations ES Help Figure 2 3 Configure date and time tab view a Click the Date fields that require change and type numbers in the following ranges Month MM 1 through 12 Day DD 1 through 31 Year YYYY greater than 1980 b Click the Time fields that require change and type numbers in the following ranges Hour HH 0 through 23 Minute MM 0 through 59 Second SS 0 through 59 2 Click Activate to sav
22. ERU EAR e ees d 1 6 suggested Reading pices Re eee e AREE MR een 1 6 Where to Statt eia Tak cepe ox ded ain rg te ARR IP Ge awe VETE TRUST UTR 1 7 Starting EWS i srl ue bob ee Sed E eed ees PE ea EIE SPI S 1 7 embedded web server user guide iii Contents 2 Configuring the Product Factory Default Values 2 oe eee ee re EPI ER ens 2 2 Configuring Ports opu eee SERPENS 2 2 Configuring Product Identification llle 2 5 Configuring Date and Time 0 0 0 eee n 2 6 Configuring Operating Parameters 2 0 0 0 cece eee 2 8 Configuring Fabric Parameters 00 cece ee 2 9 Configuring Network Information 0 0 c cece cece teens 2 12 Configuring SNMP eiii Gath bdet teed Oe OS a ees DS dee a 2 15 Enabling or Disabling the CLI 0 0 0 0 cece e 2 17 Enabling or Disabling Host Control 2 0 0 0 0 0 cece ee nee 2 18 Zoning Tab View sect ie ee iR etia at a 2 19 Configuring User Rights c jin eg pie nee eU eI xU RS en eet 2 19 User Rights Setungs c sce seas veges hess phen gee Gp LIS bese 2 20 Installing Feature Keys 1 0 cece eh 2 22 3 Configuring Zones Understanding Zoning 0 0 ec ett eee nee eens 3 1 Controlling Access Across a Fabric 0 0 0 eee ee eee 3 1 Controlling Access at the Switch 02 eee eee ee eee 3 4 Controlling Access at the Server or Storage Device 3 4 Zoning COnceptS idle exe Rb ete eR RHET RE RR ne RS 3 5
23. Managing Products and Parts Resetting Product Configuration to Default Values Choose Operations from the navigation panel Choose the Switch or Director tab as appropriate Choose the Reset Config tab the Reset Config tab view displays Figure 6 3 You can use this view to reset product configuration values This enables you to reset all configuration data and nonvolatile settings to the factory default values including any data that was created from the Configure page and associated tabs Operations Refresh 9 11 102 at 10 02 46 Beacon Online State Reset Config View Reset Configuration Configure Monitor Online State Online Operations Note The Switch must be Offline to perform a Configuration Reset This operation will reset all configuration data and non volatile settings to factory default values including network information Managment access may be lost until the network information is restored Help Figure 6 3 Resetting product to default values NOTE You may be asked to perform this operation by service personnel it is important to review the information in this section before performing this operation For a list of factory default values refer to the product s installation and service manual CAUTION This operation will reset all configuration data and non volatile settings to the factory default values All optional features will also be disabled You will
24. Name field Use 16 alphanumeric characters or less b Type the operator password as specified by the customer s network administrator in the New Password field Use 16 alphanumeric characters or less c Type the operator password again in the Confirm New Password field 5 Click Activate The User Rights tab redisplays with the message Your changes to the User Rights configuration have been successfully activated Login may be required displays The new settings for user name and password are implemented NOTE In some cases you may need to log into EWS again to continue using EWS User Rights Settings Table 2 1 lists the management functions provided by EWS along with the access permissions for each function If a user lacks the rights to access a specific function they will receive a login password dialog box indicating the rights either administrator or operator required to access the function Table 2 1 User Rights Levels Administrator Operator Functionality Rights Rights View Unit Unit Availabe Availabe er ae Port Properties eie E 2 20 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product Table 2 1 User Rights Levels Continued Functionality Rights Rights View FRU Properties View Unit Properties View Operating Parameters Configure Switch Identification Configure Switch Date Time Configure Switch Operating Parameters Configure Switch Netwo
25. One or more parameters For the appropriate Too Long are invalid for this parameters see the command section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command Error 227 Invalid The value entered for the The community name SNMP Community SNMP community name is must not exceed 32 Name invalid characters in length Duplicate community names are allowed but corresponding write authorizations must match Enter an appropriate SNMP community name and re submit Error 228 Invalid Write The write authorization Parameters must be Authorization Argument parameter does not contain typed exactly to a valid value specification to be recognized correctly embedded web server user guide A 19 Error Messages Message Error 229 Invalid UDP Port Number Error 230 Invalid WWN Error 231 Invalid Port number Error 232 Invalid Domain ID Error 233 Invalid Member Error 234 Invalid Command Description Ration The udpPortNum parameter does not contain a valid value The wwn parameter does not contain a valid value The portNum parameter does not contain a valid value The domainlD parameter does not contain a valid value The zone member added is not valid The cannot associate an action with the submitted command The command may be misspelled required parameters may be missing or the request may not be applicable Parameters must be typed exactly to specification to be reco
26. See also information message warning message ESA See Enterprise Systems Architecture ESCON See Enterprise Systems Connection Ethernet A widely implemented local area network LAN protocol that uses a bus or star topology and serves as the basis for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 802 3 standard which specifies the physical and software layers embedded web server user guide Glossary 11 Glossary Ethernet hub A device used to connect the HAFM server and the Directors it manages event code A three digit number that specifies the exact event that occurred This code provides information on system failures such as hardware failures failure locations or general information on normal system events Event Log Record of significant events that have occurred on the Director or Switch Director or Switch Event Log or through the HAFM Management Services application HAFM Event Log There are two Event Logs Director or Switch Event Log and HAFM Event Log 1 Director or switch Event Log Log displayed through the Product Manager application that provides a history of events for an individual Director or Switch such as system events degraded operation FRU failures FRU removals and replacements port problems Fibre Channel link incidents and HAFM server to product communication problems All detected software and hardware failures are recorded in the Event Log The information is u
27. While Switch Online Error 55 Invalid Zone Name Error 57 Duplicate Zone Error 59 Zone Name in Use The value of the minute entered for the new system time is invalid The value of the second entered for the new system time is invalid A new SNMP community may not be defined without removing an existing community from the list The entered command requires that the Director or Switch be set offline The value entered for the zone name is invalid Two or more zone names in the zone set are identical Two or more zone names in the zone set are identical The format of the time parameter must be hh mm ss The minute can contain an integer in the range 0 59 Enter an appropriate time and re submit The format of the time parameter must be hh mm ss The second can contain an integer in the range 0 59 Enter an appropriate time and re submit A total of 6 communities may be defined for SNMP A new community can be added only after a current community is removed Make the appropriate changes and re submit Set the switch offline and re submit the command The zone name must be unique and contain 1 64 characters All zone names must be unique Make the appropriate changes and re submit All zone names must be unique Make the appropriate changes and re submit embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 60 Invalid Number of Zone Members Error 61 Invali
28. address IPL See initial program load IPL configuration See initial program load configuration embedded web server user guide Glossary 21 Glossary IS See information services ISL See interswitch link ISL hop Interswitch link hop See hop isolated E Port Isolated expansion port See segmented expansion port isolated expansion port Isolated E Port See segmented expansion port laser Laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation A device that produces a very powerful narrow beam of coherent light of a single wavelength by simulating the emissions of photons from atoms molecules or ions latency Amount of time elapsed between receipt of a data transmission at a switch s incoming fabric port F Port from the originating node port N 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 See light emitting diode light emitting diode light emitting diode LED A semiconductor chip that emits visible or infrared light when electricity passes through it LEDs are used on Switch or Director field replaceable units FRUs and the front bezel to provide visual indications of hardware status or malfunctions LIN See link incident link Physical connection between two devices on a switched fabric A link consists of two conductors o
29. band management through FMS However the Edge Switch 2 24 does support transmission of FICON frames Zones and zone sets User rights administrator and operator Monitor ports and port statistics and display the event log and node list e Perform product operations and maintenance tasks including Enable unit beaconing set the product online or offline and perform a configuration reset Enable port beaconing perform port diagnostics and reset ports Retrieve dump files and retrieve product information files Install optional feature keys Configure product Internet Protocol IP addresses names and SNMP settings Install new versions of product firmware Manage user access to features Control product ports on an individual basis Troubleshoot problems using event log and error status indicators Administrators and operators can access real time information about the product and fabric The EWS interface can be opened from a standard web browser running Netscape Navigator 4 6 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or higher At the web browser the user enters the IP address of the product as the Internet uniform resource locator URL When prompted at a login screen the user enters a user name and password NOTE The default user name is Administrator and the default password is password The user name and password are case sensitive 1 2 embedded web server user guide Introduction Viewing
30. connectivity product such as the Director or Switch may be configured into one or more zones See also access control zone Glossary 40 embedded web server user guide 10 100 km column 2 4 A activating beaconing 6 5 activating zone sets 3 14 active domain ID 4 11 active zone set description 3 9 address Fibre Channel 5 10 address resolution protocol table 2 13 administrator rights 2 20 administrator level ID 2 19 alert symbols 4 4 ARP table 2 13 attached port WWN 4 6 audience ix authorization traps 2 16 B BB Credit 2 4 2 10 4 12 5 10 Beacon tab view 6 2 6 5 beaconing 4 6 activation 6 2 ports 6 5 binding overview 3 4 block configuration 4 6 5 1 blocking ports 5 1 blocking ports 4 6 browser 1 7 browsers allowed 1 2 Index buffer to buffer credits 2 4 C cancel beaconing 6 5 caution symbol and definition x circle green meaning of 4 17 class of service 5 10 clear event log entries 5 9 port statistics 5 4 system error light 5 9 CLI 1 2 enable and disable 2 17 tab view 2 17 codes error event 5 9 command line interface 2 17 community name 2 16 Configure page 2 1 configure ports 2 2 configuring fabric parameters 2 9 identification 2 5 network information 2 12 product identification 2 5 SNMP 2 15 zone sets 3 14 connector type 4 8 contact product 2 6 4 10 controlling access 3 4 server level 3 4 embedded web server user guide Index 1 Index conventions doc
31. contact in quotation marks Enter a port number within the range supported by your Director or Switch Valid values are 0 15 for the Edge Switch 2 16 0 23 for the Edge Switch 2 24 0 31 for the Edge Switch 2 32 0 63 for the Director 2 64 0 127 and 132 144 for the Director 2 140 A 2 embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Error 14 Invalid Port Name Error 15 Invalid BB Credit Error 16 Invalid R A TOV Error 15 Invalid BB Credit Error 16 Invalid R A TOV The value entered for the port name is invalid The value entered for the buffer to buffer credit is invalid The value entered for the resource allocation time out value is invalid The value entered for the buffer to buffer credit is invalid The value entered for the resource allocation time out value is invalid The port name for the individual port may contain 0 24 characters Enter a name with 0 24 characters and re submit If spaces are used enclose the name in quotation marks The buffer to buffer credit must be an integer in the range of 1 60 The R A TOV is entered in tenths of a second and must be entered as an integer in the range 10 1200 1 second to 120 seconds The R_A_TOV value must be larger than the E D TOV value Check to be sure that all conditions are met and re submit The buffer to buffer credit must be an integer in the range of 1 60 The R A TOV is e
32. conventions zones 3 6 zones and zone sets 3 6 navigation panel 1 3 network information 2 12 network interface connection symbol and definition xi Network tab view 2 12 node list 5 10 Node List tab view 5 10 nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM 3 6 note defined x number 4 6 NVRAM 3 6 Index 4 embedded web server user guide Index O offline setting product 6 3 online setting product 6 3 Online State tab view 6 3 Open Fabric 1 0 2 11 4 13 open system interconnection standards 3 4 operating mode 4 12 parameters 4 11 fabric 4 12 speed 4 6 state reason 4 7 Operating Parameters tab view 4 11 4 12 operational states 4 6 port 5 2 Operations page 6 1 operator rights 2 20 operator level ID 2 19 OSI standards 3 4 OSMS feature 2 18 host control 2 18 OSMS tab view 2 18 P page configure 2 1 page defined 1 4 Parameters tab view 2 8 part number FRU 4 9 password 1 2 1 8 2 2 2 15 configure 2 19 permissions user 2 20 persistent binding 3 4 Planning Manual 1 6 port 4 6 beaconing 4 6 6 5 block configuration 4 6 blocked 4 6 blocking 2 3 5 1 clear statistics 5 4 configuring 2 2 link reset 6 6 list 5 1 monitoring 5 1 name 2 3 4 6 5 1 number 2 15 4 5 5 1 5 10 interoperability mode 3 6 zone members 3 7 number in zoning identification 3 7 operational state 5 2 properties 4 5 reset 6 6 speed 2 4 4 8 state 5 2 statistics 5 3 technology 4 8 type 2 4 4 6 5 2
33. from the navigation panel 2 Atthe Configure page choose the Zoning tab and the Zones tab The Zones tab view displays as shown in Figure 3 3 Configure Refresh 8 8 02 at 13 11 35 View Displayed Zoning Configuration is Unsaved Configure Add New Zone Monitor Operations Delete All Zones Help Dispiay Previous Zones Display More Zones Delete Zone 1 Ali Zones Displayed Figure 3 3 Configuring zones 3 To configure a zone first add the zone name to the product configuration The following naming conventions apply to zones and zone sets embedded web server user guide 3 11 Configuring Zones All names must be unique and may not differ by case only For example zone 1 and Zone 1 are both valid individually but are not considered unique The first character of a zone set name must be a letter A through Z or a through z A zone set name cannot contain spaces Valid characters are alphanumerics and the caret hyphen underscore _ or dollar symbols A zone set name can have a maximum of 64 characters 4 Type the zone name and click Add New Zone After the name is validated the new zone name Zone 1 and an associated Delete button display at the bottom of the page Note the following Save and activate the zone Changes to a zone or zoning configuration are not saved and activated on the product until saved as part of a zone set Go to Configuring
34. information on the port state Port The number of the port Name Displays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports tab Block Configuration Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port Blocked Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the product or communicating with other devices attached to product ports Unblocked Devices communicating with the port can log in to the product and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port in the same zone embedded web server user guide 5 1 Monitoring Products State See Port Operational States in the next section for an explanation of the states that are displayed e Type The type of port that varies by product Monitor Refresh 9 20 02 at 10 33 25 Port Stats Block View Port Name Configuration State Type 0 Tape Drive Unblocked Port Failure Gx Port Configure 1 Unblocked Online E Port 2 Unblocked No Light Gx Port Monitor 3 Unblocked Online F Port 4 Unblocked No Light Gx Port Operati 5 Unblocked Online FL Port poratons 6 Blocked Offline GxPort T Unblocked No Light F Port Help 8 Unblocked Inactive E Port 9 Unblocked Inactive Fx Port 10 Unblocked Inactive Gx Port Figure 5 1 Port List tab view Port Operational States The State column of the Port List tab view displays one of t
35. interface must be entered in dotted decimal format for example 0 0 0 0 Enter an appropriate gateway address and re submit embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Error 30 Invalid IP Address Error 31 Invalid Subnet Mask Error 32 Invalid SNMP Community Name Error 33 Invalid SNMP Trap Address The value entered for the IP Address is invalid The value entered for the subnet mask is invalid The value entered for the SNMP community name is invalid The value entered for the SNMP trap address is invalid The new IP address for the Ethernet interface must be entered in dotted decimal format for example 10 0 0 0 Enter an appropriate IP address and re submit The new subnet mask for the Ethernet interface must be entered in dotted decimal format for example 255 0 0 0 Enter an appropriate subnet mask and re submit The community name must not exceed 32 characters in length Duplicate community names are allowed but corresponding write authorizations must match Enter an appropriate SNMP community name and re submit The new SNMP trap address for the SNMP interface must be entered in dotted decimal format for example 10 0 0 0 Enter an appropriate SNMP trap address and re submit embedded web server user guide A 5 Error Messages Error 34 Duplicate Community Names Require Identical Write Authorization Error 37 Invalid Month
36. member by WWN use the 16 digit WWN of the device For example 10 00 08 00 88 40 C0 D4 In EWS the WWN displays with the Switch or Director manufacturer s name before the WWN The WWN is assigned to the Fibre Channel interface or HBA installed in devices such as servers or storage devices Although the device may also have a node WWN this WWN is not used for zoning identification NOTE Nicknames can be assigned to the WWN using the HAFM Product Manager not EWS The advantage of identifying a zone member as the WWN of the attached device is that the identification will not change if fiber cable connections to ports are rearranged This is especially important if you are using spare ports You can simply move the fiber cable to a spare port from a failed port and still maintain the zoning configuration The disadvantage of identifying a zone member by the WWN is that removal and replacement of a device HBA or Fibre Channel interface thereby changing the device WWN disrupts zone operation and may incorrectly include or exclude a device from a zone Using Port Numbers To identify a zone member by port number use the domain identification number of the managed product and the port number on that managed product For example Domain 1 Port 1 NOTE Port numbers cannot be used for zone members if the interoperability mode for the Switch or Director is set to Open Fabric 1 0 mode Port numbers can be 0 through n with n representing
37. need to activate optional features after completing the product reset NOTE Before resetting the product you may want to review the kinds of data that will be reset by browsing through the Configure page and associated tabs 6 4 embedded web server user guide Operating and Managing Products and Parts If the product configuration is reset management access of the product may be lost until the network information is restored The product must be offline before the configuration can be reset See Installing Feature Keys on page 2 22 for instructions NOTE Since the current IP address for the product may not match the factory default values the Ethernet link between the product and the service processor may drop and not reset Make sure you record the product s current IP address as you will want to enter that value in the IP Address under the Configure page Switch or Director tab as appropriate and Network tab See Configuring Network Information on page 2 12 for instructions NOTE After you reset the product configuration you should view the product information page as described in Obtaining Product Information on page 6 13 Save the product information page to a file or print the page to verify the changes you made and to identify the default values Set Individual Port Beaconing On or Off Choose Operations from the navigation panel Choose the Port tab and the Beacon tab the Beacon tab view displays Figure 6 4 on page
38. not while S 390 Mode is allowed while S 390 mode is valid for the S 390 Enabled enabled environment A 22 embedded web server user guide Glossary This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms It includes terms from American National Standard Dictionary for Information Systems ANSI X3 172 1990 copyright 1990 by the American National Standards Institute ANSI Copies can be purchased from the American National Standards Institute 25 West 42nd Street New York NY 10036 Definitions from this text are identified by A ANSI EIJA Standard 440A Fiber Optic Terminology copyright 1989 by the Electronic Industries Association EIA Copies can be purchased from the Electronic Industries Association 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue N W Washington D C 20006 Definitions from this text are identified by E IBM Dictionary of Computing ZC20 1699 Definitions from this text are identified by D Information Technology Vocabulary developed by Subcommittee 1 SC1 Joint Technical Committee 1 JTC1 of the International Organization for Standardization ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission IEC Definitions of published parts of this vocabulary are identified by I Definitions taken from draft international standards committee drafts and working papers developed by ISO IEC SC1 JTC1 are identified by T indicating that final ag
39. numbers and identifies the manufacturer VPD See vital product data warning message A message that indicates a possible error has been detected See also error message information message wide area network WAN A network capable of transmission over large geographic areas that uses transmission lines provided by a common carrier See also local area network storage area network window The main window for the HAFM application or Product Manager applications Each application has a unique window that is divided into separate panels for the title navigation control alerts and the main or Product view The user performs all management and monitoring functions for these Fibre Channel products through the application window Windows A graphical user interface and windowing system introduced by Microsoft Corporation in 1985 Windows runs on top of the MS DOS operating system D workstation A terminal or microcomputer usually connected to a network or mainframe at which a user can perform applications World Wide Name WWN Eight byte string that uniquely identifies a Fibre Channel entity that is a port a node a switch a fabric even on global networks embedded web server user guide Glossary 39 Glossary wrap plug Synonym for loopback plug wrap test A test that checks attachment or control unit circuitry without checking the mechanism itself by returning the output of the mechanism as input A wrap test ca
40. or disable host control of the product through the OSMS The OSMS feature must be installed to access this control Refer to Installing Feature Keys on page 2 22 for instructions If the feature is not installed the message Feature not installed displays To enable or disable host control 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Management tab and the OSMS tab The OSMS tab view displays Figure 2 10 Configure Refresn 8 8 02 at 10 47 30 User Rights View Host Control is DISABLED Configure Erabis Monitor Operations Help Figure 2 10 Enabling OSMS host control 3 Perform one of the following steps as required a Click Enable to activate the OSMS The message Your changes to the host control enable state have been successfully activated displays b Click Disable to deactivate the OSMS The message Your changes to the host control enable state have been successfully activated displays 2 18 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product Zoning Tab View The functionality provided by the Zoning tab view is described in Chapter 3 Configuring Zones Configuring User Rights EWS has two login IDs the administrator level ID and the operator level ID These user names and passwords are used to access the EWS interface through the Enter Network Password dialog box For a listing of user rights availability for the Administrator and Operator s
41. provides the port connections for fiber cables and performs specific device dependent logic functions port card map Map showing port numbers and port card slot numbers inside a hardware cabinet port name Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product Manager application See also identifier Synonymous with address name preferred domain ID Configured value that a switch will request from the Principal Switch If the preferred value is already in use the Principal Switch will assign a different value 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 private device A loop device that cannot transmit a fabric login command FLOGI command to a Switch or Director nor communicate with fabric attached devices Contrast with public device embedded web server user guide Glossary 29 Glossary private loop A private loop is not connected to a switched fabric and the switch s embedded expansion port E Port and fabric loop port FL Port are inactive All devices attached to the loop can only communicate with each other Contrast with public loop Product Manager application Application that implements the management user interface for a Director or Switch There are two Product Manager ap
42. request cannot be completed because the WWN does not exist in the switch binding membership list This operation will be valid if the switch state is set to offline and enterprise fabric mode to inactive It should be noted however that this can be disruptive to the fabric The OSMS state may be set to either enable or disable The FICON MS state may be set to either enable or disable Contact your sales representative Make sure that the WWN deleted matches the WWN in the switch membership list Make appropriate changes and re submit the request embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Description an Error 155 Cannot Remove Active Member From List Error 156 Cannot Disable Fabric Binding while Switch is Online Error 201 Change Authorization Request Failed Error 202 Invalid Change Authorization ID This member cannot be removed from the fabric security list because it is currently logged in The switch must be offline before Fabric Binding can be deactivated The switch did not accept the request to make a change to NVRAM The switch will not accept a change request from this particular client Fabric security rules prohibit any device or switch from being isolated from the fabric via a membership list change If it is truly the intention of the user to remove the device in question from the membership list then there are several approache
43. sets active zones and default zones Controlling Access Across a Fabric Embedded Web Server zoning features enable you to establish zoning across a fabric of devices attached to Switches and Directors by partitioning these devices into groups called zones A zone is comprised of devices that can access each other through port to port connections Devices in the same zone can recognize and communicate with each other devices in different zones cannot System administrators create zones to increase security measures and prevent data loss or corruption by controlling access between devices such as servers and data storage units or between separate user groups such as engineering or human resources embedded web server user guide 3 1 Configuring Zones Zoning allows an administrator to e Establish barriers between devices that use different operating systems For example it is often critical to separate servers and storage devices with different operating systems because accidental transfer of information from one to another can delete or corrupt data Zoning prevents this by grouping devices that use the same operating systems into zones Create logical subsets of closed user groups Administrators can authorize access rights to specific zones for specific user groups thereby protecting confidential data from unauthorized access e Create groups of devices that are separate from devices in the rest of a fabric Zoning al
44. severity level and additional event data in hexadecimal format Monitor Refresh 9 20 02 at 10 30 31 Port List View Clear Event Log Entries Clear System Error Light RE Date Time Eor Event Severity Event Data 0003 FFFF 00C8 B245 FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF 0740 Monitor alle Major fooa0 ocos FFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF 08 19 02 1 38 pm Em Informational 1800 0000 OOC8 B245 0000 0031 OOFF FFOO 0000 0o00 Operations 0013 FFFF 7BAA C800 OFOO 0000 Q2FF FFFF FFFF Sd pm EW Informational EEEF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF 0000 0000 09 19 02 10 02 am 410 Informational 44 Help 09 19 02 9 59 am 423 Informational OFFF FFFF 1E14 651A 0000 000A FFFF FFFF FFFF Eee dU e e Major FrFFFFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF FFFF 09 17 02 4 50 pm 70 Informational 0700 0000 0600 0000 0000 0000 09 17 02 4 30 pm 70 Informational 0700 0000 0600 0000 0000 0000 Figure 5 3 Log tab view Severity Levels Severity levels are e Informational e Minor e Major e Severe not operational 5 8 embedded web server user guide Monitoring Products Error Event Code Categories Error Event Codes define event categories the categories and events vary by product Below is a list of event codes e xx system events e 2xx power supply events e 3xx fan events e 4xx control processor card events e S5xx port or universal port module card events e 6xx serial crossbar assembly SBAR events e 8xx thermal i
45. specific port insert the port s number in the Port Number field and click the Get Port Properties button You can also use the lt lt Back and Fwd buttons to view port information incrementally one at a time embedded web server user guide 4 5 Viewing Product and Fabric Data The Port Properties page provides the following information e Port Number The physical port number e Port Name User defined port name or description Type G port Displays if nothing is logged into the port F Port Displays if a device is logged into the port E Port Displays if the port is connected to another switch s E Port through an ISL GX Port Valid only on the Edge Switch 2 24 allows a port to operate as either a Fabric Loop Port Fabric Port or an Expansion Port FX Port Valid only on the Edge Switch 2 24 restricts a port to operate as either a Fabric Loop Port or a Fabric Port 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 is defined as the operating speed and the data speed has not been resolved between the port and the attached device or if the port and device are not communicating Note that 2 Gb sec and Not Established can display only on machines that support 2 Gbps speeds Port WWN The port s 16 digit WWN e Attached Port WWN Fibre Channel WWN identifier of
46. the User Interface When the EWS interface opens the default display is the View page Figure 1 1 shows an example EWS view with labels for the various parts of the image This example shows the Configure gt Switch gt Identification screen for the Edge Switch 2 24 For other products the corresponding page looks very similar Navigation Refresh Icon Panel Configure Refresn 8 7 02 at 21 38 33 Identification Da e Time Parameters Fabric Parameters Network View Configure Tabs Name Monitor Description Fibre Channel Switch Location End User Premise please configure Contact End User Contact please configure Help Activate Cancel Ses Tab View Operations The Page View Figure 1 1 Example Embedded Web Server page for Edge Switch 2 24 As shown in Figure 1 1 particular terms are used when describing the EWS interface e Navigation panel at the left of the screen is a menu of the various primary views available on the screen The navigation panel options include View At the View page the Director or Switch default Port Properties FRU Properties Unit Properties Operating Parameters and Fabric task selection tabs display embedded web server user guide 1 3 Introduction Configure At the Configure page the Ports default Director or Switch Management Zoning and User Rights task selection tabs display Monitor At the Monitor page the Port List
47. the device attached to the port e Block Configuration Indicates whether the port is blocked or unblocked e Beaconing This field indicates the beaconing status for the port e FAN Configuration This field indicates the FAN status for the port This field is valid only on the Edge Switch 2 24 e Operational State Inactive invalid attachment link incident no light not operational online offline port failure segmented E Port testing or not installed 4 6 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data e 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 as follows If Operational State is Segmented E Port Segment Not Defined Incompatible Operating Parameters Duplicate Domain ID s Incompatible Zoning Configurations Build Fabric Protocol Error No Principal Switch No Response from Attached Switch ELP Retransmission Failure Timeout If Operational State is Invalid Attachment Unknown ISL connection not allowed on this port ELP rejected by the attached switch Incompatible switch at other end of the ISL External loopback adapter connected to the port N Port connection not allowed on this port Non HP high availab
48. the number of ports on the managed product minus one When you define a zone member by a port number any device attached through that port is included in the zone A port number that you assign as a zone member is automatically prefixed with the domain identification number of the managed product The advantage of identifying a zone member by port number is that if the HBA on an attached device fails you don t have to identify the member with the WWN of the replacement HBA embedded web server user guide 3 7 Configuring Zones A disadvantage of port zoning is that someone may rearrange cable connections to ports because of port failures or other reasons and inadvertently allow devices to communicate that should not have access to each other NOTE If a managed product s Domain ID changes you must reconfigure all zones that contained the managed product s port as a zone member We recommend assigning unique Preferred Domain IDs to each switch in the fabric using the EWS Configure page Switch Parameters tabs to change the Preferred Domain IDs Default Zone A default zone consists of all devices that have not been configured as members of a zone in a currently active zone set Here are some important points to remember about zone sets e You can enable or disable the default zone separately from the active zone set by choosing the Zoning option from the Configure menu Enabling the default zone allows all devices and ports not
49. to note when the product information file was created Network Information IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Address Identification Information Switch Information Operating Parameters Port Configurations FRU List and Information Zoning Information Port Data Port Technology embedded web server user guide 6 13 Operating and Managing Products and Parts e Port Login Data e E Port Status Switch Status e Switch Configuration Upgrading Firmware Choose the Maintenance tab from the Operations page and then choose Firmware Upgrade tab to upload and upgrade firmware The Firmware Upgrade tab view displays Figure 6 13 Operations Retresh 51 10 02 at 15 54 00 Dump Retrieval Product Info Firmware Upgrade Download Firmware file from Mew Browse Configure Send amp Load Firmware Firmware will automatically load upon completion of file transfer Monitor Operations Help Online State Online Note Some online firmware upgrades may result in a temporary disruption to switch functions Please refer to the software release notes to confirm whether upgrading from release to a new release can be performed non disruptively Figure 6 13 Upgrading firmware The firmware version shipped with the product is provided on the documentation CD ROM Information about subsequent firmware versions is provided at HP s website Instructions on how to locate and download firmwa
50. topologies offered by Fibre Channel protocol Up to 126 node ports and one fabric port can communicate without the need for a separate switched fabric See also point to point point to point arbitrated loop physical address AL PA A 1 byte value used in the arbitrated loop topology that identifies loop ports L Ports This value then becomes the last byte of the address identified for each public L Port on the loop arbitration Process of selecting one device from a collection of devices that request service simultaneously ARP See address resolution protocol ASCII See American National Standard Code for Information Interchange attribute In S 390 mode the connection status of the address on a configuration matrix allowed blocked or prohibited backup field replaceable unit Backup FRU When an active FRU fails an identical backup FRU takes over operation automatically failover to maintain Director or Switch and Fibre Channel link operation See also active field replaceable unit backup FRU See backup field replaceable unit BB Credit See buffer to buffer credit beaconing Use of light emitting diodes LEDs on ports port cards field replaceable units FRUs and Directors to aid in the fault isolation process When enabled active beaconing will cause LEDs to flash in order for the user to locate field replaceable units FRU s switches or Directors in cabinets or computer rooms embedded web server
51. user guide Glossary 3 Glossary blocked connection In S 390 mode in a Director or Switch the attribute that when set removes the communication capability of a specific port A blocked address is disabled so that no other address can be connected to it A blocked attribute supersedes a dedicated or prohibited attribute on the same address Contrast with unblocked connection See also connectivity attribute dynamic connection dynamic connectivity blocked port In a Director or Switch the attribute that when set removes the communication capability of a specific port A blocked port continuously transmits the offline sequence buffer Storage area for data in transit Buffers compensate for differences in processing speeds between devices See also buffer to buffer credit buffer to buffer credit BB Credit 1 The maximum number of receive buffers allocated to a transmitting node port N Port or fabric port F Port Credit represents the maximum number of outstanding frames that can be transmitted by that N Port or F Port without causing a buffer overrun condition at the receiver 2 The maximum number of frames a port can transmit without receiving a receive ready signal from the receiving device BB Credit can be adjustable to provide different levels of compensation bus The path that carries data between the computer microprocessor and peripheral devices An IDE interface cable and a small computer system interface SCS
52. web server user guide Glossary 5 Glossary Class F Fibre Channel service Used by switches to communicate across interswitch links ISLs to configure control and coordinate a multiswitch fabric Class of Fibre Channel service Defines the level of connection dedication acknowledgment and other characteristics of a connection client A node that requests network services from a server Typically the node is a personal computer PC client server computing Architectural model that functionally divides that execution of a unit of work between activities initiated by an end user or program client and those maintaining data servers Originally thought to make mainframes obsolete cluster A group of processors interconnected by a high speed network typically dedicated for increased reliability and scalability Clusters are groupings of multiple servers in which information is shared among systems When a server in a cluster fails one of the other servers in the cluster assumes the responsibility of the failed server thereby ensuring server application and data availability community name SNMP A name that represents an simple network management protocol SNMP community that the agent software recognizes as a valid source for SNMP requests product recognizes a management station as a valid recipient for trap information when the station s community names are configured community profile Information that specifi
53. 05 Four byte words Rx 457 1183871944 Four byte words Tx 275 2947910274 Offline sequences Rx Offline sequences Tx Link resets Rx Figure 5 2 Port Statistics tab view Troubleshooting Tip for Port Stats As a general rule you should clear all the counters by choosing Clear Port Stats or Clear All Port Stats after you have resolved a problem When troubleshooting keep track of the time interval when errors accumulate to judge the presence and severity of a problem There is a link recovery hierarchy implemented in Fibre Channel to handle some level of expected anomalies For troubleshooting purposes you want to focus on when the errors as displayed in the Counter column increment very quickly Parts of Statistics Tables The tables of statistics contain the following columns e Statistics Type of statistic being tracked of Wraps Number of times the Counter value wraps for statistics that grow rapidly The maximum value that either the Counter or the of Wraps can hold is 2 or 4 294 967 296 Each time the Counter field reaches the maximum value of 2 the wrap count is incremented by 1 e Counter Number of instances of the tracked item recorded since system initialization or the last time the counters were cleared embedded web server user guide Monitoring Products Traffic Transmit and Receive Statistics The Traffic Statistics in
54. 1 E Port Type Ports are not allowed to be Configure the port as Configured configured as E Ports in either a fport or gport S 390 mode and re submit the command Error 92 Not Allowed The port must be blocked to Block the port and While Port Is Unblocked complete this request re submit the command Error 93 Not Allowed This request cannot be This operation is not While FICON MS Is completed because FICON supported No action Installed Management Server is necessary installed Error 94 Invalid The features requested Contact your sales Feature Combination cannot be installed at the representative same time on one Director or Switch Error 99 Preferred This product cannot be Ensure that the ID is Domain ID Cannot Be configured to have a expressed as an integer Zero preferred domain ID equal in the range 1 31 and to zero 0 re submit Error 101 Command This product does not Command not Not Supported on This support the requested supported No action Product command necessary Error 102 Switch Not The request cannot be Consult the Operational completed because the installation service switch is not operational manual and contact your service representative Error 115 Invalid The request cannot be Consult the Switch Speed completed because the installation service switch is not capable of manual to determine the operating at the configured speed capabilities of your speed product Error 116 Switch Not
55. 76 Invalid Number of Unique Zone Members Error 77 Not Allowed While Port Is Failed Error 78 System Error Light On The port specified is not installed on this product The specified zone set contains less than one zone or more than the maximum number of zones allowed for this product The zone set entered exceeds switch NVRAM limitations The zone entered contains more than the maximum number of zone members allowed per zone set for this product The port selected is in a failed or inactive state or is in need of service This unit is not able to beacon because the system error light is on Consult the installation service manual on installing a port optic A zone set must contain at least one zone to be considered valid Add or remove zones accordingly to meet specified requirements Reduce the size of the zone set to meet specified requirements This can be a reduction in the number of zones in the zone set a reduction of members in a zone or areduction of zone name lengths Reduce the number of members in one or more zones and re submit the command Consult the installation service manual for appropriate action You must clear the System error light before unit beaconing may be enabled Consult the installation service manual for appropriate action embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Error 79 FRU Failed Error 81 Default Zone Enabled E
56. D Domain IDs of each device in the fabric Fabric The ID number that is followed by an asterisk is the ID for the host product WWN of the device that corresponds to the Domain ID next to the WWN Destination Destination The Domain ID of the destination device Description Domain ID The destination device is described from the point of view of the host product WWN of the destination device Number of Total paths that can be used by the host Paths to product to communicate with the Destination destination device List of Paths A list of each path used by the host product to communicate with the destination device The details include the Exit Port used for the path and the number of hops needed to reach the destination fabric device embedded web server user guide 4 19 5 Monitoring Products The Monitor page is used to access information about the product including port and node information as well as critical information about performance Key tasks you can perform to troubleshoot problems from the Monitor page are Monitoring Ports on page 5 1 Accessing Port Statistics on page 5 3 Reviewing the Event Log on page 5 8 Viewing Node List on page 5 10 Monitoring Ports You can obtain information about ports from the Port List and Port Stats tab views Port List Choose Monitor on the navigation panel The Port List tab view displays Figure 5 1 The Port List tab view provides the following information including
57. I cable are both examples bypassed port If a port is bypassed all serial channel signals route past the port A device attached to the port cannot communicate with other devices in the loop cascade Linking two or more Fibre Channel switches to form a larger switch or fabric The switched link through fiber cables attached between one or more expansion ports E Ports See also expansion port channel 1 A system element that controls one channel path and whose mode of operation depends on the type of hardware attached Each channel controls an I O interface between the channel control element and the attached control units D 2 Point to point link that transports data from one point to the other 3 A connection or socket on the motherboard to controller card A motherboard may have only one or two channels primary and secondary If a motherboard has only one channel it may be necessary to add a controller card to create a secondary channel Glossary 4 embedded web server user guide Glossary channel attached 1 Pertaining to direct attachment of devices by data I O channels to a computer 2 Pertaining to devices attached to a control unit by cables not telecommunication lines D Synonymous with local channel path CHP A single interface between a central processor and one or more control units along which signals and data are sent to perform I O requests D channel path identifier CHPID In a channel
58. P address FC IP The default FC IP on a new switch is a temporary number divided by the switch s World Wide Name WWN The system administrator needs to enter a valid IP address Fibre Channel standard American National Standards Institute ANSI standard that provides a common efficient data transport system that supports multiple protocols The architecture integrates both channel and network technologies and provides active intelligent interconnection among devices All data transmission is isolated from the control protocol allowing use of point to point arbitrated loop or switched fabric topologies to meet the needs of an application Fibre Connection FICON An IBM set of products and services introduced in 1999 that is based on the Fibre Channel Standard FICON technology uses fiber optic cables as the data transmission medium and significantly improves I O performance including one Gbps bi directional data transfer FICON is designed to coexist with ESCON channels and FICON to ESCON control unit connections are supported fibre port module FPM A 1 gigabit per second module that contains four generic ports G Ports FICON See Fibre Connection embedded web server user guide Glossary 15 Glossary 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 throu
59. P network management station trap host Simple network management protocol SNMP management workstation that is configured to receive traps embedded web server user guide Glossary 37 Glossary trap recipient In simple network management protocol SNMP a network management station that receives messages through SNMP for specific events that occur on the arbitrated loop device UDP See user datagram protocol UL See Underwriters Laboratories unblocked connection In a Director or Switch the absence of the blocked attribute for a specific port Contrast with blocked connection See also connectivity attribute dynamic connection dynamic connectivity unblocked port Devices communicating with an unblocked port can login to the Director or Switch and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port assuming that this is supported by the current zoning configuration Underwriters Laboratories UL A laboratory organization accredited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and authorized to certify products for use in the home and workplace D uniform resource locator URL A URL is the address of a document or other resource on the Internet uninterruptable power supply UPS A buffer between public utility power or another power source and a system that requires precise uninterrupted power D universal port module UPM A flexible 1 gigabit per second or 2 gigabit per second module th
60. RAM to a dump area in FLASH memory on the Control Processor CTP card the CTP dump file contains this maintenance information The CTP dump file will usually be requested by service personnel to aid in troubleshooting 1 Choose Operations from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Maintenance tab and the Dump Retrieval tab the Dump Retrieval tab view displays Figure 6 9 Operations eres 12610 at 135055 Installati Dump Retrieval Product Info Firmware Upgrade Dump File Retrieval Right Click on the desired CTP Dump Right Click link and select the option to Save Target As View Configure Date 09 26 2002 Monitor Operations Help Figure 6 9 Retrieving the CTP maintenance information 3 Ifno dump file is available the message Not Available displays If a dump file is available follow the instructions shown in the tab view embedded web server user guide 6 11 Operating and Managing Products and Parts 4 When you have accessed the Save As dialog box Figure 6 10 choose All Files from the Save as type field When naming the file add a dmp extension to the filename oos ETE TNS c E amp Desktop gt My Documents My Computer gc File name MASTER DMP z My Network P Save as type DmP Document Cancel J ZA Figure 6 10 Choosing the location to save the CTP maintenance information 5 When the file is completely dow
61. The chip or circuit that translates computer data and commands into a form suitable for use by the hard drive and controls the transfer of data between the buffer and the host Glossary 20 embedded web server user guide Glossary Internet protocol IP Network layer for the transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP protocol used on Ethernet networks IP provides packet routing fragmentation and reassembly through the data link layer D Internet protocol address IP 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 interoperability mode Interop mode An operating mode set through management software that allows products to operate in homogeneous or heterogeneous fabrics interop mode See interoperability mode interswitch link ISL Physical expansion port E Port connection between two Directors in a fabric interswitch link hop ISL hop See hop intranet A private version of the Internet that provides a cost effective way to publicize critical information and that provides an interactive communication path for heterogeneous systems Internal to a specific organizational structure and secured from or disconnected from the global Internet 1 0 See input output IP See Internet protocol IP address See Internet protocol
62. The request cannot be Consult the Capable of 2 Gb sec completed because the installation service switch is not capable of manual to determine the operating at 2 Gbps speed capabilities of your product embedded web server user guide A 11 Error Messages Message Error 117 Port Speeds Cannot be Set at Higher Data Rate than Switch Speed Error 118 Invalid Port Speed Error 119 Switch Speed Not 2 Gb sec Error 134 Invalid Membership List This request cannot be completed because the requested port speed is faster than the currently configured switch speed This request cannot be completed because the requested port speed is not recognized for this product This request cannot be completed because the switch speed has not been set to 2 Gbps Generic message to indicate a problem in either the switch binding or fabric binding membership list The switch speed should first be configured to accommodate changes in the configured port speed The ports can not operate at a faster rate than the switch itself Update the switch speed and re submit the request Port speeds may be set to 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps Update the port speed and re submit the request The switch speed must be set to 2 Gbps in order to accommodate a port speed of 2 Gbps Update the switch speed and re submit the request Be sure that the membership list submitted does not isolate a switch already in the fabric If this is n
63. Zone Sets on page 3 14 to perform this function Delete all zones To delete all configured zones and zone members click Delete All Zones A confirmation dialog box displays Click OK to delete all zones Delete a single zone To delete a single zone and its zone members click the Delete button adjacent to the zone name A confirmation dialog box displays Click OK to delete the zone Display more zones If a zone set contains more than 64 zones the Display More Zones link activates to display subsequent pages In addition the Display Previous Zones link activates on subsequent displayed pages 5 To add devices members to the zone click the zone name Zone 1 The Modify Zone tab view displays Figure 3 4 on page 3 13 Rename the zone To rename a configured zone type the new name in the Zone field and click Rename Zone After the name is validated the zone name is changed 3 12 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones Retresh 6 18 02at 13 52 23 Configure User Rights Zone Set Zones View Zone Zone 1 Rename Zone Configure Add New Zone Member Attached Node World Wide Name No Attached Nodes Add Member World Wide Name Add Member Domain ID f Port Number o Add Member Monitor Operations Help Display Previous Members Dispiay More Members Ali Zone Members Displayed Figure 3 4 Modify Zone tab view 6 Ad
64. acter of a zone set name must be a letter A Z a z A zone set name cannot contain spaces e Valid characters are a z A Z 0 9 and e A zone set name can have a maximum of 64 characters Zones A zone comprises a set of members that can access each other Refer to Table 3 1 on page 3 10 for details on the number of members that you can configure in a zone and the number of zones that you can configure with the EWS Configure Zone functions A zone member can be a Switch or Director port or the WWN of the device Ports and devices spread throughout multiple managed products in a multiswitch fabric may be grouped into the same zone Members of a zone can see each other members in different zones cannot The number of members that you can configure for a zone varies according to the number of zones in the zone set the length of the zone names and other factors but is essentially bounded by the available nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM in the managed product NOTE Port numbers cannot be used for zone members if the interoperability mode for the Switch or Director is set to Open Fabric 1 0 mode In this case you must use node WWNs as zone members The type of zone members identified for a zone may be mixed and matched For example two members may be specified by a port number and the third member by the WWN of the device 3 6 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones Using WWNs To identify a zone
65. al number 4 10 FRU 4 9 server device name 3 4 server level access controlling 3 4 severity levels 5 8 small computer system interface 3 4 SNMP 1 2 configuring 2 15 management stations 2 16 variables 2 5 speed Director 4 12 operating 4 6 port 4 8 square gray meaning of 4 17 starting Embedded Web Server 1 7 starting to use Embedded Web Server 1 7 state list of operational states 5 2 port 5 2 state product 4 2 statistics clear for port 5 4 counter 5 4 port 5 3 wraps 5 4 status 4 15 FAN 4 6 FRU 4 9 indicators 4 4 product 4 2 symbols 4 17 Index 6 embedded web server user guide Index storage volume 3 4 storage level access control 3 5 subnet mask 2 2 2 13 suggested reading 1 6 switch priority 2 11 4 13 symbol operating status 4 17 symbols in text x on equipment xi sysContact 2 5 sysLocation 2 5 sysName 2 5 system error light clearing 5 9 T tab view defined 1 4 tab defined 1 4 technical support HP xii technology port properties 4 8 terminology Embedded Web Server 1 3 key 1 5 navigation panel 1 3 page 1 4 tab 1 4 tab view 1 4 test port 6 7 text symbols x time fields 2 7 topology fabric 4 18 Topology tab view 4 18 transceiver 4 8 trap message recipients 2 15 trap recipient 2 15 2 16 triangle yellow meaning of 4 17 type number product 4 10 type of port 5 2 U UDP port number 2 16 UDP port numbers 2 15 unblocking a port 4 6 unit p
66. ary 13 Glossary FCC Federal Communications Commission FCIA See Fibre Channel Industry Association FC IP See Fibre Channel IP address feature key A unique key to enable additional product features This key is entered into the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the Product Manager application to activate optional hardware and software features Upon purchasing a new feature HP will provide the feature key to the customer fiber The fiber optic cable made from thin strands of glass through which data in the form of light pulses is transmitted It is used for high speed transmissions over medium 200 m to long 10 km distances fiber optics The branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of radiant power through fibers of transparent materials such as glass fused silica or plastic E Telecommunication applications of fiber optics use optical fibers A single fiber or a nonspatially aligned fiber bundle is used for each information channel Such fibers are often called optical fibers to differentiate them from fibers that are used in noncommunication applications D fibre A generic Fibre Channel term used to cover all transmission media types specified in the Fibre Channel Physical Layer FC PH standard such as optical fiber copper twisted pair and copper coaxial cable Fibre Channel FC Integrated set of standards recognized by American National Standards Institute ANSI which defines specif
67. at contains four generic ports G Ports UNIX A popular multi user multitasking operating system originally designed to be a small flexible system used exclusively by programmers UNIX was one of the first operating systems to be written in a high level programming language namely C This meant that it could be installed on virtually any computer for which a C compiler existed Due to its portability flexibility and power UNIX has become the leading operating system for workstations Historically it has been less popular in the personal computer market but the emergence of a new version called Linux is revitalizing UNIX across all platforms UPM See universal port module Glossary 38 embedded web server user guide Glossary UPS See uninterruptable power supply URL See uniform resource locator user datagram protocol UDP A connectionless protocol that runs on top of Internet protocol IP networks User datagram protocol Internet protocol UDP IP offers very few error recovery services instead providing a direct way to send and receive datagrams over an IP network UDP IP is primarily used for broadcasting messages over an entire network Contrast with transmission control protocol Internet protocol transmission control protocol Internet protocol vital product data VPD System level data stored by field replaceable units FRUs in the electrically erasable programmable read only memory This data includes serial
68. ated A loop initialization primitive was created to initialize a loop embedded web server user guide 5 5 Monitoring Products Class 2 Statistics The Class 2 Statistics include these transmit and receive values Received Frames Number of Class 2 frames received by this F Port from its attached N Port Transmitted Frames Number of Class 2 frames transmitted by this F_Port to its attached N_ Port Busied Frames Number of F BSY frames generated by this F Port against Class 2 frames Rejected Frames Number of F RJT frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames 4 byte words Rx Number of Class 2 4 byte words received by the port 4 byte words TX Number of Class 2 4 byte words transmitted by the port Class 3 Statistics The Class 3 Statistics include these transmit and receive values Received Frames Number of Class 3 frames received by the F Port from its attached N Port Transmitted Frames Number of Class 3 frames transmitted by this F Port to its attached N_ Port Discarded Frames Number of Class 3 frames discarded including multicast frames with bad Domain IDs 4 byte words Rx Number of Class 3 4 byte words received by the port 4 byte words TX Number of Class 3 4 byte words transmitted by the port Error Statistics The Error Statistics include these transmit and receive values Link failures Number of link failures recorded because a not
69. bbreviation for modulator demodulator A communication device that converts digital computer data to signals and signals to computer data These signals can be received or transmitted by the modem via a phone line or other method of telecommunication multimedia A simultaneous presentation of data in more than one form such as by means of both visual and audio multiswitch fabric Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one Director or fabric switching device within a fabric name server 1 In TCP IP see domain name server 2 In Fibre Channel protocol a server that allows node ports N Ports to register information about themselves This information allows N Ports to discover and learn about each other by sending queries to the name server name server zoning Node port N Port access management that allows N Ports to communicate if and only if they belong to a common name server zone navigation panel The left side of the Embedded Web Server interface window Click words in this panel to display menu options network address Name or address that identifies a device on a transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP network The network address can be either an IP address in dotted decimal notation composed of four three digit octets in the format xxx xxx xxx xxx or a domain name as administered on a customer network network attached storage NAS Storage connected directly to the network through a
70. ble unit H Port See hub port HTTP See hypertext transport protocol hub 1 In Fibre Channel protocol a device that connects nodes into a logical loop by using a physical star topology 2 In Ethernet a device used to connect the HAFM server and the Directors it manages Glossary 18 embedded web server user guide Glossary hub port H Port In arbitrated loop devices a port that uses arbitrated loop protocols The physical interface that attaches to a loop device either an end device or another loop interconnect device hub hyperlink A predefined link for jumping from one location to another within the same computer or network site or even to a location at a completely different physical location Commonly used on the world wide web for navigation reference and depth where published text will not suffice hypertext transport protocol HTTP A simple protocol that allows world wide web pages to be transferred quickly between web browsers and servers ID See identifier identifier ID 1 One or more characters used to identify or name a data element and possibly to indicate certain properties of that data element D T 2 A sequence of bits or characters that identifies a program device or system to another program device or system See also port name IEEE See Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IML See initial machine load inband management Management of the Director or Swi
71. box Refer to step 5 on page 2 11 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 step 5 on page 2 11 for instructions Note that the product automatically goes online after a power up an initial machine load IML or initial program load IPL Name The user defined name or description assigned to the product Front View and Rear View Using this graphical view of the product you can view status symbols and simulated light emitting diode LED indicators display data or use mouse functions to monitor status and obtain vital product information for the product and its hardware components Move the cursor over parts of the graphics to display labels identifying each hardware component or port and its slot position in the chassis relative to identical components installed in the product Choose a port to view the corresponding Port Properties tab for the port Choose a FRU to view the FRU Properties tab for the FRU embedded web server user guide 4 3 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Colored indicators reflect the status of actual LEDs on the product s components Table 4 2 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display on the Switch or Director page Table 4 2 Status Indicators Front System Green e Off when the link is Power down a e On when the link is up
72. cabinet You can change the beaconing state from on or off by choosing Activate For example if the page displays Unit beaconing is Off choosing Activate will turn beaconing on After you refresh the web browser by choosing the Beacon tab the page will then display Unit Beaconing is On Operations JRefresn 8 22 02 at 14 53 43 Lc oun meio View Unit beaconing is OFF Configure Activate Monitor Operations Help Figure 6 1 Setting product beaconing 6 2 embedded web server user guide Operating and Managing Products and Parts Setting Product Online or Offline Choose Operations from the navigation panel Choose the Switch or Director tab as appropriate Choose the Online State tab the Online State tab view displays Figure 6 2 Use this screen to set product online or offline A box displays with the current online state and a button that is selected to change the state of the product from offline to online or online to offline If your changes are successful a message displays stating that your changes have been successfully activated You can refresh the web browser to verify the change has been made Operations etsi 10 02 at 144504 Online State Reset Config View A Current state is ONLINE Configure SetOfline Monitor Operations Help Figure 6 2 Setting product online or offline embedded web server user guide 6 3 Operating and
73. clude these transmit and receive values Frames Rx Number of frames that the port has received Frames Tx Number of frames that the port has transmitted Four byte words Rx Number of words that the port has received Four byte words Tx Number of words that the port has transmitted Offline sequences Rx Number of offline sequences OLS received by this port Offline sequences TX Number of offline sequences OLS transmitted by this port Link resets Rx Number of link reset protocol frames received by this port from the attached N Port Link resets TX Number of link reset protocol frames transmitted by this port to the attached N Port Link utilization Rx Current link utilization for the port expressed as a percentage On 1 Gbps links ports can transmit or receive data at 100 MB per second On 2 Gbps links ports can transmit or receive data at 200 MB per second Link utilization is calculated over one second intervals Link utilization TX Current link utilization for the port expressed as a percentage On 1 Gpbs links ports can transmit or receive data at 100 MB per second On 2 Gbps links ports can transmit or receive data at 200 MB per second Link utilization is calculated over one second intervals For the Edge Switch 2 24 the following statistics are also shown LIPs Detected A loop initialization primitive LIP was detected which means the loop was completed LIPs Gener
74. configure the HP product s name description location and contact person The Name Location and Contact variables configured here correspond respectively to the SNMP variables sysName sysLocation and sysContact These variables are used by SNMP management workstations when obtaining data from managed Edge Switches or Directors To configure identification 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel Choose the Switch or Director tab as appropriate The Switch or Director tab displays with the Identification tab view Figure 2 2 Configure Retresh 8 7 02 at 21 38 33 Identification Date Time Parameters Fabric Parameters Network View Name Description Fibre Channel Switch Configure Location End User Premise please configure Contact End User Contact please configure Activate Cancel Monitor Operations Help Figure 2 2 Configure product Identification tab view a Type a name of 24 alphanumeric characters or less in the Name field Each product should be configured with a unique name embedded web server user guide 2 5 Configuring the Product If the product is installed on a public LAN it is recommended that the name reflect the product s Ethernet network domain name system DNS host name For example if the DNS host name is edgeswitch224 hp com the name entered in this dialog box should be edgeswitch224 b Type a product description of 255 alphanumeric characters or less in the
75. configured as members of the active zone set to communicate If the default zone is disabled these ports and devices cannot communicate e When no zone set is activated then all devices are considered to be in the default zone e Jfazone set is active then all connected devices that are not included as a members of a zone in the active zone set are included in the default zone Zone Sets A zone set is a group of zones that you can activate or deactivate as a single entity across all managed products in either a single switch or a multiswitch fabric Only one zone set can be active at one time Devices that are members of zones in the zone set can only communicate with members of zones in the same zone set However devices can be included as members of more than one zone set By activating a zone set you are making all zones in the set active Refer to Table 3 1 on page 3 10 for details on the number of zones and zone members that you can configure in a zone set and the number of zone sets that you can configure Here are some important points to remember about zone sets e f no zone set is active and the default zone is disabled then no devices can communicate 3 8 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones e Ifyou activate a zone set when there is already an active zone set that set will replace the currently active zone set e Ifyou deactivate the current active zone set then all devices connected in the
76. cts and Chapter 6 Operating and Managing Products and Parts If you need to perform troubleshooting then you will want to review Chapter 5 Monitoring Products and Chapter 6 Operating and Managing Products and Parts Starting EWS Open the EWS interface as follows 1 Ensure the workstation or device you use to launch the web browser and the Ethernet LAN segment containing the product such as Edge Switch 2 24 are attached and connected through the Internet NOTE You must be able to make a connection between the web browser and the product in order to login to the product 2 Launch the web browser application such as Netscape Navigator version 4 6 or higher or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4 0 or higher 3 Atthe web browser enter the IP address of the product as the Internet uniform resource locator URL such as http 10 1 1 11 NOTE If the product has not been installed refer to the product s installation and service manual for the appropriate IP address login ID and password that is initially used when you install and configure the product embedded web server user guide 1 7 Introduction 4 After a connection is made between the web browser and the product the Enter Network Password dialog box displays as shown in Figure 1 2 Enter Network Password 2 xl W Please type your user name and password Site 1 2 20 198 Realm EWS Oper Access User Name Administrator Password IV Save th
77. d Segmented E Ports cannot carry traffic from attached devices class 2 or 3 traffic but can carry management and control traffic class F traffic between managed products Rules for Merging Zoned Fabrics Certain rules are enforced to ensure that zoning is consistent across the fabric Table 3 1 summarizes rules for joining two fabrics through an ISL The following terms are used in the table Not zoned No zone set is active in the fabric and the default zone is enabled In other words all devices in the fabric are visible to all other devices in the fabric embedded web server user guide 3 9 Configuring Zones e Zoned A zone set is active in the fabric and or the default zone is disabled In this case devices can discover other devices that are members of the same zone Zoning configuration Combination of the active zone set definition and the default zone state enabled or disabled Table 3 1 E Dim Zones FabricB B ar zoned ae zoned M join successfully The new fabric remains not zoned Not zoned Zoned Fabrics join successfully and the active zone set will propagate across the fabric Fabric A inherits zoning configuration from Fabric B Zoned Not zoned Fabrics join successfully and the active zone set will propagate across the fabric Fabric B inherits zoning configuration from Fabric A Zoned Zoned Fabrics can merge if the zone names in each fabric are unique The resulting active z
78. d Zone Member Type Error 62 Invalid Zone Set Name Error 69 Duplicate Port Name Error 70 Invalid FRU Type Error 71 FRU Not Installed Error 72 No Backup FRU The entered command tried to add more zone members than the zone can hold A zone member was entered that is neither a WWN nor a Domain Port pair The value entered for the zone set name is invalid Two or more port names are identical The specified FRU does not exist on this product The specified FRU is not installed The FRU cannot be swapped because a backup FRU is not installed Reduce the number of zone members in the zone and re submit the command Zone members must be expressed in WWN format or as a Domain Port pair Make the appropriate changes and re submit The zone set name must be contain 1 64 characters Make the appropriate changes to the zone set name and re submit Port names must be unique Make appropriate changes and re submit Consult the installation service manual for this product to find appropriate FRU names Consult the installation service manual for this product for appropriate action Insert a backup FRU and re submit the request or consult the installation service manual for this product for appropriate action embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 73 Port Not Installed Error 74 Invalid Number of Zones Error 75 Invalid Zone Set Size Error
79. d or delete zone members as follows Add member by attached node WWN Choose the WWN of an attached device node from the Attached Node World Wide Name drop down list and click the adjacent Add Member button The device is added to the zone This option is valid for local devices only Add member by WWN Type the WWN of a device in the World Wide Name field and click the adjacent Add Member button The device is added to the zone embedded web server user guide 3 13 Configuring Zones Add member by domain ID and port number Type the domain ID 1 through 31 of the switch in the Domain ID field type the switch port number to which a device is attached and click the adjacent Add Member button The device attached to that port is added to the zone e Delete a member To delete a zone member click the Delete button adjacent to the configured zone member WWN or domain ID and port number at the bottom of the page A confirmation dialog box displays Click OK to delete the zone member 7 Changes to a zone zoning configuration or zone member are not saved and activated on the switch until saved as part of a zone set Go to Configuring Zone Sets below to perform this function 8 Up to 64 zones may be displayed on a single page If a zone set has more than 64 zones defined you can display additional pages by choosing Display Previous Zones or Display More Zones These fields are grayed out if there are 64 or f
80. de must be set to either activate or deactivate The domain RSCN state must be set to either enable or disable Domain RSCN s must remain enabled while the enterprise fabric mode is active If enterprise fabric mode is set to inactive the domain RSCN state may be changed It should be noted however that this can be disruptive to the fabric If this key has not been installed contact your sales representative Fabric binding must be active while operating in enterprise fabric mode The fabric binding state may be changed if enterprise fabric mode is deactivated It should be noted however that this can be disruptive to the fabric Change the state of the switch to ONLINE and re submit the request embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Error 149 Not Allowed While Enterprise Fabric Mode Enabled and Switch Active Error 151 Invalid Open Systems Management Server State Error 152 Invalid FICON Management Server State Error 153 Feature Key Not Installed Error 154 Invalid Membership List WWN The request cannot be completed while the switch is online and enterprise fabric mode is Active The request cannot be completed because the OSMS state submitted is invalid The request cannot be completed because the FICON MS state submitted is invalid The request cannot be completed because the required feature key has not been installed to the firmware The
81. default is enabled The FAN column is available only on the Edge Switch 2 24 A check mark in the box indicates FAN is enabled When the feature is enabled the port transmits a FAN frame after loop initialization to verify that Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL devices are still logged in It is recommended this option be enabled for ports configured for loop operation embedded web server user guide 2 3 Configuring the Product d Clicka check box in the 10 100 km column to define extended distance buffering This column is not available on the Edge Switch 2 24 A check mark in the box indicates extended distance buffering is enabled You can enable extended distance for a port even if it is not an extended distance port However enabling extended distance buffering for a port disables the ability of 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 value NOTE If a device is connected and logged in to the fabric when extended distance is enabled or disabled on the corresponding port the HP product sends OLS for 5 milliseconds to force the device to log in again and obtain the new BB Credit value set for the port e Choose from the drop down list in the Type column to configur
82. e This book is intended for use by data center administrators LAN administrators operations personnel and customer support personnel who administer user access to this application and monitor and manage product operation Related Documentation For a list of corresponding documentation see the Related Documents section of the Release Notes that came with the product For the latest information documentation and firmware releases please visit the following 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 embedded web server 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
83. e A message will display in the status area to notify you that device applications should be terminated before starting diagnostics However since these tests disrupt port operation make sure that there are no active nodes connected to the port s before starting a test A loopback plug furnished with the product is required for the external loopback test NOTE To identify port numbers on cards that you want to test drag the mouse cursor across the cards in the Unit view A label displays with the port number 1 Enter a port number in the Targeted Port Number field 2 Click the arrow on the Diagnostic Test drop down list to display the available tests Internal Loopback and External Loopback then click a test to choose it 6 8 embedded web server user guide Operating and Managing Products and Parts 3 Click Start Port Diagnostics Port beaconing automatically initiates on the ports that you choose for loopback diagnostics Figure 6 7 The test usually lasts 30 seconds as displayed on the page Operations Retresh 9 20102 at 16 17 29 Beacon Reset Diagnostics View Targeted Port Number 0 Confi Sona Diagnostics Test Internal Loopback Monitor Diagnostics Time Remaining 14 Operations Terminate Port Diagnostics Help Figure 6 7 Diagnostics test in progress make sure that you reconnect the cable to the same port after running the external CAUTION
84. e also blocked connection connectivity capability connectivity control dynamic connection dynamic connectivity unblocked connection connectivity capability 1 The capability that allows attachment of a device to a system without requiring physical reconfiguration of either the device or the interconnections 2 The Director or Switch capability that allows logical manipulation of link connections to provide physical device attachment D See also active port address matrix connectivity attribute connectivity control connectivity control In S 390 mode in a Director or Switch the method used to change port address connectivity attributes and determine the communication capability of the link attached to the port D See also active port address matrix connectivity attribute connectivity capability control processor card CTP card Circuit card that contains the Director or Switch microprocessor The CTP card also initializes hardware components of the system after power on The card may contain an RJ 45 twisted pair connector credit See buffer to buffer credit buffer to buffer credit CTP card See control processor card customer support Synonym for technical support embedded web server user guide Glossary 7 Glossary data center A collection of servers and data storage devices usually in one location administered by an information technology information services IT IS manager default Pertaining
85. e and activate the changes The message Your changes to the date time configuration have been successfully activated displays embedded web server user guide 2 7 Configuring the Product Configuring Operating Parameters Perform this procedure to configure the product s preferred domain ID insistent domain ID rerouting delay and domain registered state change notifications RSCNs The product must be set offline to configure the preferred domain ID To configure parameters 1 Set the product offline as follows a Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Operations page displays b Click the Online State tab then click Set Offline The message Your operations changes have been successfully activated displays 2 Choose Configure from the navigation panel The Configure page displays 3 Click the Switch or Director tab as appropriate Click the Parameters tab to display the Parameters tab view Figure 2 4 Configure Refresh 8 7 02 at 22 14 08 User Rights Identification Date Time Fabric Parameters Network Preferred Domain ID f Insistent Domain ID Disabled z Configure Rerouting Delay Disabled J Domain RSCN s Disabled J Monitor CETEET Operations View Help Figure 2 4 Configure product parameters tab view a Atthe Preferred Domain ID field type a value of 1 through 31 The domain ID uniquely identifies each product in a fabric NOTE If the pr
86. e arrived at the switch s port corrupted 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 embedded web server user guide 5 7 Monitoring Products Reviewing the Event Log Choose Monitor on the navigation panel Choose the Log tab the Log tab view displays Figure 5 3 This log displays a record of significant events that have occurred on the product such as degraded operation FRU failures and port problems The event log is an important tool you can use to monitor and troubleshoot the products in the SAN Information contained in the event log may also be used by customer support and service personnel to help resolve problems The event log displays the date and time of the event a unique error event code event
87. e the port type Available selections are G Port Generic port F Port Fabric port E Port Expansion port GKX Port Generic mixed port Use this selection to configure a port as a generic loop port GL Port The port automatically negotiates any connection type Edge Switch 2 24 only FX Port Fabric mixed port Use this selection to configure a port as a fabric loop port FL Port The port automatically negotiates F Port and FL Port connections only Edge Switch 2 24 only Choose from the drop down list in the Speed column to configure the port transmission rate Available selections are Negotiate Auto negotiate between 1 0625 and 2 125 gigabits per second Gbps operation This is valid only on products that are capable of 2 Gb sec operation 1 Gb sec 1 0625 Gbps operation 2 Gb sec 2 125 Gbps operation 3 Click Activate to save and activate the changes The message Your changes to the port configuration have been successfully activated displays 2 4 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product 4 If the product is offline set the product online as follows a Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Operations page displays b Click the Online State tab then click Set Online The message Your operations changes have been successfully activated displays Configuring Product Identification Perform this procedure to
88. eature creates a reliable route across the fabric that sustains the small computer system interface SCSI connection between a server and storage device For persistent binding e Each server HBA is explicitly bound to a storage volume or LUN and access is explicitly authorized access is blocked by default e The process is compatible with open system interconnection OSI standards The following are transparently supported Different operating systems and applications Different storage volume managers and file systems Different fabric devices including disk drives tape drives and tape libraries e If the server is rebooted the server to storage connection is automatically re established e The connection is bound to a storage port WWN If the fiber optic cable is disconnected from the storage port the server to storage connection is automatically re established when the port cable is reconnected The connection is also automatically re established if the storage port is cabled through a different managed product port 3 4 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones Access can also be controlled at the storage device as an addition or enhancement to redundant array of independent disks RAID controller software Data access is controlled within the storage device and server HBA access to each LUN is explicitly limited access is blocked by default Storage level access control e Provides contro
89. ed and changed Enable or disable default zone To toggle enable or disable the default zone state click Enable Default Zone or Disable Default Zone Depending on the toggle state the Default Zone field changes to Enabled or Disabled Disable zone set To disable the active zone set and place all attached devices in the default zone click Disable Zone Set A confirmation dialog box displays Click OK to disable the active zone set e Discard changes To discard unsaved changes made to a zone set configuration and revert to a saved zoning configuration click Discard Changes A confirmation dialog box displays Click OK to discard the changes embedded web server user guide 3 15 Configuring Zones 3 16 embedded web server user guide 4 Viewing Product and Fabric Data This chapter describes how to use the Embedded Web Server to view information related to the configuration status and communications of a product using the View page You can use EWS to view configuration information for the product and the fabric in which the product participates This chapter has been subdivided as follows e Viewing Product Information on page 4 1 Viewing a Representation of the Product on page 4 2 Viewing Port Properties on page 4 5 Viewing FRU Properties on page 4 8 Viewing Unit Properties on page 4 9 Viewing Operating Parameters for the Product on page 4 11 e Viewing Fabric Information on page 4 12
90. ed to HP Directors or Switches and open fabric compliant switches produced by other original equipment manufacturers OEMs 4 Click Activate to save and activate the changes The message Your changes to the fabric parameters configuration have been successfully activated displays 5 Setthe product online as follows a Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Operations page opens embedded web server user guide 2 11 Configuring the Product b Click the Online State tab then click Set Online The message Your operations changes have been successfully activated displays Configuring Network Information Verify the type of LAN installation with the customer s network administrator If one HP product is installed on a dedicated LAN network information IP address subnet mask and gateway address does not require change If multiple HP products are installed or a public LAN segment is used network information must be changed to conform to the customer s LAN addressing scheme Perform the following steps to change a product s IP address subnet mask or gateway address 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 2 Click the Switch or Director tab then click the Network tab to display the Network tab view Figure 2 6 Retresh 6 7102 at 23 44 30 Configure User Rights Identification Date Time Parameters Fabric Parameters Viti IP Address fio t 1 10 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 C
91. ee User Rights Settings on page 2 20 The default administrator level user name is Administrator and the default password is password The default operator level user name is Operator and the default password is password All user names and passwords are case sensitive To configure user names and passwords 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 2 Choose the User Rights tab The User Rights tab view displays Figure 2 11 showing the Administrator and Operator user access levels Configure Refresh 8 8 02 at 14 45 User Rights View User Confirm Access Level New User Name New Password New Password Configure Administrator Administrator mE Operator Operator m Monitor Operations Activate Cancel Help Figure 2 11 Configuring user IDs embedded web server user guide 2 19 Configuring the Product 3 For the Administrator set of data fields a Type the administrator user name as specified by the customer s network administrator in the New User Name field Use 16 alphanumeric characters or less b Type the administrator password as specified by the customer s network administrator in the New Password field Use 16 alphanumeric characters or less c Type the administrator password again in the Confirm New Password field 4 Forthe Operator set of data fields a Type the operator user name as specified by the customer s network administrator in the New User
92. erver over a local area network LAN connection rerouting delay An option that ensures that frames are delivered in order through the fabric to their destination resource allocation time out value R A TOV 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 ring topology A logically circular unidirectional transmission path without defined ends in which control is distributed or centralized D See also token ring RS 232 The Electronic Industry Association EIA recommended specification for asynchronous serial interfaces between computers and communications equipment It specifies both the number of pins and type of connection but does not specify the electrical signals D S 390 mode The mode that is most useful when attaching to IBM S 390 Enterprise servers See also open systems mode operating mode SAN See storage area network system area network SBAR See serial crossbar assembly scalable Refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands For example a scalable network system could start with just a few nodes but easily expands to thousands of nodes Scalability is important because it allows the user to invest in a system with confidence that a business will not outgrow it Refers to anything whose size can be changed SCSI See small computer system interface Glossary 32 embedded web server
93. es 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 embedded web server user guide First Edition January 2003 Part Number AA RTDRA TE Contents About this Guide Intended A dience e ce soe ue cR RE Sle ae eR Rr ae hE Rae Cane Bh ee ix Related Documentation socs nie eiee E ccc E EE RR RR s ix Document Conventions bv Gk ew a PV EX ee Se OS Mura uet X symbolsn Iext pseu Seat Si aes bade Aaa pO ee URS DEN pe X Symbols on Equipment sspe eiere eie era a es p I e xi Rack Stability bog cose sede tete etn Du Gd gne ag a ha aiai Stute Bad aas xii Getting Help arar i Ee E n HP RU EAA ae ea ERA EVE xii HP Technical Suppott mre iii e a eR heh Rote SENE Red pss xii HP Website s aor nera irem ub toe Ea a A aw v N S ceca fede xiii HP Authorized Reseller iw bce ae ex rex d ORT CES ERES xiii 1 Introduction Overvie Ws s Li eden ho be Medida eis 1 1 Using EWS to Perform Tasks lsleseseeeeee II 1 1 Viewing the User Interface sace en E D I 1 3 Benefits oto ese e eet we E eges 1 4 Key Terms Shes ener vete eee eres ure reve ues US tree ne ne revers 1 5 Drop TT 1 5 Storage Area Network SAN seseeeeeeeeeee n 1 5 Zone Zoning a na nette eet ee Er e rc RAD s Rein 1 6 Zone Member i32 tu d C Ree EN E D DNO NE S Phone 1 6 Zone Sel ceo vocatur pedale eR ER
94. es which management objects are available to what management domain or simple network management protocol SNMP community name community SNMP A relationship between an simple network management protocol SNMP agent and a set of SNMP managers that defines authentication access control and proxy characteristics concurrent firmware upgrade Firmware is upgraded without disrupting switch operation Glossary 6 embedded web server user guide Glossary configuration data The collection of data that results from configuring product and system operating parameters For example configuring operating parameters simple network management protocol SNMP agent zoning configurations and port configurations through the Product Manager application results in a collection of configuration data Configuration data includes identification data port configuration data operating parameters simple network management protocol SNMP configuration and zoning configuration 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 with the dedicated bandwidth that is required in a Class 1 Fibre Channel Service FC 1 point to point link connectivity The ability of devices to link together connectivity attribute In S 390 mode the characteristic that determines port address status for the Director or Switch Se
95. ewer zones defined for a zone set Configuring Zone Sets Perform this procedure to configure change enable or disable zone sets A zone set is a group of zones that is activated or deactivated as a single entity across all managed products in either a single switch or a multiswitch fabric Only one zone set can be active at one time To configure zone sets 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Zoning tab and the Zone Set tab The Zone Set tab view displays Figure 3 5 on page 3 15 3 14 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones Configure Refresn 8 8 02 at 11 25 26 User Rights Displayed Zoning Configuration is Saved Save and Activate Zoning Configuration Configure Monitor Zone Set Name Rename Zone Set Operations Default Zone Disabled Enable Default Zone Help Disable Zone Set Place all attached devices in the Default Zone View Discard Changes Revert to Saved Zoning Configuration Figure 3 5 Zone Set tab view 3 Click Save and Activate Zoning Configuration After the zone set name is validated a confirmation dialog box displays 4 Click OK to save and activate the new zone set The message Your changes to the Zoning configuration have been successfully activated displays Note the following e Rename zone set To rename a zone set type the new name in the Zone Set Name field Click Rename Zone Set The new zone set name is validat
96. 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 data 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 embedded web server user guide About this Guide Symbols on Equipment AA Any enclosed 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 ANS 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 AA Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component Contact with this surface could result in injury WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component allow the surface to cool before touching AN Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power
97. gation panel 2 Choose the Fabric tab and the Topology tab The Topology tab view displays Refresh 10 1 02 at 9 43 28 Topology From 20 198 Domain ID 31 Domains in Fabric 07 List of Domains in Fabric Configure Domain ID 01 10 00 08 00 88 FF 79 01 Domain ID 02 10 00 08 00 88 FF 79 03 Domain ID 03 10 00 08 00 88 90 01 44 Operations Domain ID 04 10 00 08 00 88 FF 79 00 Domain ID 05 10 00 08 00 88 FF 79 02 Domain ID 10 10 00 08 00 88 00 01 05 Domain ID 31 10 00 08 00 88 20 01 98 View Monitor Help Host for this Topology View Destination Domain ID 01 10 00 08 00 88 FF 79 01 Number of Paths to Destination PATH 1 Exit Port 01 Hop Count 2 Figure 4 7 Fabric tab with Topology tab view NOTE If you attempt to access this page during a fabric build or any other instance in which the fabric is not operational only the top line of the page displays with the message Fabric Not Operational 4 18 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data 3 The Topology page provides the following information Table 4 5 Components of the Topology Page Host Information Topology From Identifies the host product that is providing the fabric topology information All information on the page is provided from the point of view of the host machine Domain ID of the host product Domains in The total number of domains in the fabric Fabric List of Domains in Domain I
98. gh an S 390 Parallel Enterprise or 2 Series server attached to a Director or Switch or Switch port field replaceable unit FRU Assembly removed and replaced in its entirety when any one of its components fails D See active field replaceable unit file server A computer that stores data centrally for network users and manages access to that data firmware Embedded program code that resides and runs on for example Directors Switches and hubs FLASH memory Reusable nonvolatile memory that is organized as segments for writing and as bytes or words for reading FLASH memory is faster than read only memory but slower than random access memory D FL Port See fabric loop port FPM See fibre port module F Port See fabric port frame A variable length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay technology FRU See field replaceable unit gateway address 1 In transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP a device that connects two systems that use the same or different protocols 2 In TCP IP the address of a router to which a device sends frames destined for addresses not on the same physical network for example not on the same Ethernet as the sender The hexadecimal format for the gateway address is XXX XXX XXX XXX Glossary 16 embedded web server user guide Glossary generic port G Port Physical interface on a Director or Switch that can function either as a fabric port F Port
99. gnized correctly by the CLI For the appropriate parameters see the section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command For the appropriate parameters see the section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command For the appropriate parameters see the section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command For the appropriate parameters see the section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command Consult the documentation for the command to be sure this command was entered correctly all parameters are valid and present and that the syntax is correct embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 235 Unrecognized Command Error 236 Ambiguous Command Error 237 Invalid Zoning Database Error 238 Invalid Feature Key Error 239 Fabric binding entry not found Cannot recognize the command and cannot perform the help command as requested Cannot recognize the command issued There was an unidentifiable problem in the local zone set work area The feature key entered is invalid The user requested to remove a fabric binding entry that is not in the pending fabric membership list The entered command is misspelled or the prompt is not positioned at the right place For the appropriate syntax see the section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command The command cannot be interpreted because a
100. guide 2 1 Configuring the Product Factory Default Values HP products on a SAN have preset default configuration values that were set in the factory The items that have factory set default values are e Passwords customer and maintenance level e Internet Protocol IP address e Subnet mask e Gateway address The specific default values associated with a particular HP product are documented in the installation and service manual for the product Configuring Ports Perform procedures in this section to configure names and operating characteristics for Fibre Channel ports To configure one or more ports 1 If you are going to change the Speed parameter on an Director 2 64 set the product offline as follows a Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Operations page displays b Click the Online State tab then click Set Offline The message Your operations changes have been successfully activated displays 2 At the EWS screen choose Configure from the navigation panel The Configure page and the Ports tab view display Figure 2 1 on page 2 3 NOTE Because the Director 2 140 has many ports the listing of ports is divided into separate displays which are accessed by clicking the hyperlinks 1 31 32 63 64 95 96 127 and 132 143 If you make any changes to a particular list of ports click Activate before selecting another list of ports If you do not click Activate changes are not implemented on the Direc
101. guringuserIDs eleeeeeeeeeee eh 2 19 2 12 Feature installation tab view 0 eee eee e 2 23 3 1 Zoning through a single Fibre Channel managed product 3 2 3 2 Zoning through a multiswitch fabric 0 ee ee eee 3 3 3 3 Configuring ZONES ese td ne QU SERE hee ee ER ME 3 11 vi embedded web server user guide Contents 3 4 Modify Zone tab VieW 0 0 cee tee E ene e 3 13 3 5 Zone Set tab View iie iera hee een ees ee be ea ee eee E 3 15 4 1 Switch tab view for a Edge Switch 2 24 0 0 0 0 eee ee eee 4 2 42 Port Properties tab view llle 4 5 4 3 FRU Properties tab view l l 4 9 4 4 Unit Properties tab view 0 0 2 eee cece eee eee 4 10 4 5 Operating Parameters tab View 2 0 0 0 cece eee eee eee ee 4 11 4 6 Fabric tab with Products tab view 2 0 eee eee ee eens 4 13 4 7 Fabric tab with Topology tab view 0 0 0 eee ee eee 4 18 5 1 Port Listtab View iocos e eoe aeg mm een aw e SR ee ay 5 2 5 2 Port Statistics tab View 0 eee eh 5 4 5 3 Los tab yie Wisiri rinia Poa e EEE date dae Bees ae Pe EIS ORE nU IA 5 8 5 4 Node List fab view see eredes ee eens RISUS RA Ier IDE 5 10 6 1 Setting product beaconing 0 0 cece eee e 6 2 6 2 Setting product online or offline 2 0 eee eee 6 3 6 3 Resetting product to default values 0 0 eee eee eee eee 6 4 6 4 Setting individual port beaconing on or off 0 0 0 e eee ee 6 6 6
102. he following operational states e Beaconing The port is beaconing which means that a light is flashing on the hardware Inactive The switch port is in an inactive state Reasons for this state display in the Reason field of the Port Properties page You can find more information at Viewing Port Properties on page 4 5 NOTE Note that if port optics have also failed the amber LED will be on Invalid Attachment The switch port is in an invalid attachment state e Link Incident A link incident occurred on one of the ports Link Reset The switch and the attached device are performing a link reset operation to recover the link connection Ordinarily this is a transient state that should not persist 5 2 embedded web server user guide Monitoring Products No Light 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 installed The port optics are not installed or the feature that provides additional port function is not enabled Not Operational The switch port is receiving the Fibre 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 attac
103. he ring to allow devices to access the LAN for data transmission D See also ring topology token ring controller adapter card TKRG The circuit card that provides a port to connect a Director or Switch to a 4 16 Mbps token ring local area network LAN D topology Logical and or physical arrangement of stations on a network transceiver modules Transceiver modules come in longwave extra longwave or shortwave laser versions providing a single fiber connection transfer rate The speed with which data can be transmitted from one device to another Data rates are often measures in megabits Mbps or megabytes MBps per second or gigabits Gbps or gigabytes per second GBps transmission control protocol TCP The transport layer for the transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP protocol widely used on Ethernet networks and any network that conforms to U S Department of Defense standards for network protocol TCP provides reliable communication and control through full duplex connections D transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP A layered set of protocols network and transport that allows sharing of applications among devices on a high speed local area network LAN communication environment D See also transmission control protocol Internet protocol trap Unsolicited notification of an event originating from a simple network management protocol SNMP managed device and directed to an SNM
104. hed devices Offline The switch port was configured as blocked and is transmitting the Fibre Channel OLS to the attached device Port Failure The switch port has failed and requires service e Segmented E Port The E Port is segmented preventing the two fabrics from joining this only occurs when two switches are connected to each other Testing Port is executing an internal loopback test Accessing Port Statistics Choose Monitor on the navigation panel Choose the Port Stats tab the Port Stats tab view displays Figure 5 2 on page 4 To display port statistics for a selected port enter a port number in the Port Number field and choose Get Port Statistics You can also choose the Back or Fwd buttons to view the previous or next port The Port Statistics are divided into Traffic Statistics Error Statistics Class Two Statistics and Class Three Statistics The information that displays is current as of the time when the view displays The information does not update automatically embedded web server user guide 5 3 Monitoring Products View Configure Monitor Operations Help Monitor Port List Node List Refresh 9 20 02 at 10324 Port Number Get Port Statistics Back Fwd Clear Port Statistics Clear All Port Stats Statistics Values for PORT 1 Traffic Statistics of Wraps Counter Frames Rx 0 3657340242 Frames Tx 0 22049730
105. hp StorageWorks embedded web server user guide Part Number AA RTDRA TE First Edition January 2003 This guide describes the HP StorageWorks Embedded Web Server EWS its features and how to use it to configure operate and monitor a Storage Area Network SAN O invent 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 miecehantabilt and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental 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 translatec 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 omissions contained herein The information is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The warranti
106. ic as described in Table 4 3 Table 4 3 Information on the Product Cell eer ID Domain ID of the product Available for any product used in the fabric WWN of the product usedin Available for any product the fabric Firmware E IP addresses of the product Nickname assigned to the product Level of firmware used by the product Status of the product which can be Operational Degraded Failed or Unknown HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches only HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches only HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches only The following HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches only Edge Switch 2 16 Edge Switch 2 32 Edge Switch 2 24 Director 2 64 Director 2 140 embedded web server user guide 4 15 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Parts of the Product Graphic The product graphic provides the following information The maximum number of ports on the product A graphic representing the status of the product An icon representing the appearance of the product If the product shown in the graphic is one of the following HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches the graphic shows an icon that represents the actual product You can click the graphic to view these devices Default Pages Edge Switch 2 16 Edge Switch 2 32 Edge Switch 2 24 Director 2 64 Director 2 140 Generic product All other HP Director
107. ic protocols for flexible information transfer Logically a point to point serial data channel structured for high performance Fibre Channel adapter FC adapter See host bus adapter Fibre Channel address A 3 byte node port N Port identifier which is unique within the address domain of a fabric Each port may choose its own identifier or the identifier may be assigned automatically during fabric login Glossary 14 embedded web server user guide Glossary Fibre Channel arbitrated loop FC AL A high speed 100 Mbps connection which is a true loop technology where ports use arbitration to establish a point to point circuit Data can be transferred in both directions simultaneously achieving a nominal transfer rate between two devices of 200 Mbps Fibre Channel Association FCA The FCA is a non profit corporation consisting of over 150 members throughout the world Its mission is to nurture and help develop the broadest market for Fibre Channel products through market development education standards monitoring and fostering interoperability among members products Fibre Channel fabric element FCFE Any device linked to a fabric Fibre Channel Industry Association FCIA A corporation consisting of over 100 computer industry related companies Its goal is to provide marketing support exhibits and trade shows for its member companies The FCIA complements activities of the various standards committees Fibre Channel I
108. ility fabric switch or compatible switch at other end of the ISL ISL connection not allowed to external Fabrics Port binding violation unauthorized WWN Unresponsive node connected to Port embedded web server user guide 4 7 Viewing Product and Fabric Data If Operational State is Inactive No Serial Number No Key Enabled Switch Speed Conflict Optics Speed Conflict Director 2 64 and Director 2 140 only No SBAR Support e Technology Identifies the technology used for the following aspects of the port Connector Type The type of connector LC MT RJ MU Unknown or Internal Port Transceiver The type of transceiver Longwave Laser LC Shortwave Laser Shortwave Laser with OFC Longwave Laser LL Long Distance Laser Unknown or None Distance Capability General distance range for port transmission Short Intermediate Long Very Long or Unknown Media The Fibre Channel mode and optic size Single Mode Multi Mode 50 micrometer Multi Mode 62 5 micrometer Multi Mode 50 62 5 micrometer or Unknown Speed The port speed either 1 Gbps 2 Gbps 4 Gbps or Unknown Viewing FRU Properties To view the properties of a FRU on a product perform the following procedure 1 Choose View from the navigation panel 2 Choose the FRU Properties tab The FRU Properties tab view displays Figure 4 3 on page 4 9 showing each FRU on the product 4 8 embedded web se
109. ing Parameters tab view This page shows the following Switch Parameters information for the product e Preferred Domain ID The ID to be used if the product participates in a Refresh 12 13 02 at 16 03 48 multiswitch fabric The preferred domain ID must be unique for each Director and Switch in a fabric e Active Domain ID The domain ID assigned to the switch FC Address Domain ID The Fibre Channel domain ID nsistent Domain ID Indicates whether the domain ID is enabled to be insistent The Insistent Domain ID cannot be enabled unless the SANtegrity feature is installed embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Rerouting Delay Indicates whether rerouting delay is enabled Enabling the rerouting delay ensures that frames are delivered in order through the fabric to their destination 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 This option is required if Enterprise Fabric mode an optional SANtegrity feature is enabled Operating Mode Indicates whether the operation mode is S 390 mode or Open Systems mode S 390 mode is not supported with the Edge Switch 2 24 Director Speed speed of communications on the product Values can be 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps Valid on the Director 2 64 only Viewing Fab
110. is password in your password list Cancel Figure 1 2 Enter Network Password dialog box 5 Type the user name and password NOTE The default user name is available from the installation and service guide that was shipped with the product The user name and password are case sensitive Also during installation the default values may have been changed If defaults have changed contact your system administrator for the valid user names and passwords 6 Click mode The EWS interface opens with the View page displayed as shown in Figure 1 1 on page 1 3 1 8 embedded web server user guide 2 Configuring the Product This chapter describes how to configure an HP product using the EWS interface These procedures can be used to configure a product after installation and as changes are needed You can use the tabs of the Configure page to configure the following aspects of a Director or Edge Switch Factory Default Values on page 2 2 Configuring Ports on page 2 2 Configuring Product Identification on page 2 5 Configuring Date and Time on page 2 6 Configuring Operating Parameters on page 2 8 Configuring Fabric Parameters on page 2 9 Configuring Network Information on page 2 12 Configuring SNMP on page 2 15 Enabling or Disabling the CLI on page 2 17 Enabling or Disabling Host Control on page 2 18 Zoning Tab View on page 2 19 Configuring User Rights on page 2 19 Installing Feature Keys on page 2 22 embedded web server user
111. ize of the zone set to meet CLI requirements This can be a reduction in the number of zones in the zone set a reduction of members in a zone or a reduction of zone name lengths Enter a port number within the range supported by your Director or Switch Valid values are 0 15 for the Edge Switch 2 16 0 23 for the Edge Switch 2 24 0 31 for the Edge Switch 2 32 0 63 for the Director 2 64 0 127 and 132 144 for the Director 2 140 A port may be configured to be an eport gport or fport Be sure the port is configured appropriately and re submit the command On the Edge Switch 2 24 only fxport and gxport types are also supported embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 222 Invalid The value entered for the The SNMP community SNMP Community SNMP community index is index must be an integer Index invalid in the range 1 6 Make the appropriate changes and re submit the command Error 223 Unknown The switch did not accept Contact your service Error the request representative Error 224 Invalid One or more parameters For the appropriate Argument are invalid for this parameters see the command section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command Error 225 Argument Non USASCII characters For the appropriate Does Not Contain All parameters see the USASCII Characters section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command Error 226 Argument Is
112. king function usually in the form of a cyclic redundancy check and frequently user data panel A logical component of the interface window Typically a heading and or frame marks the panel as an individual entity of the window Size and shape of the panel and its data depend upon the purpose of the panel and may or may not be modified Glossary 28 embedded web server user guide Glossary persistent binding A form of server level access control that uses configuration information to bind a server to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume or logical device using a unit number See also access control point to point A Fibre Channel protocol topology that provides a single direct connection between two communication ports The Director or Switch supports only point to point topology See also arbitrated loop port Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached Ports provide Fibre Channel connections D port address name A user defined symbolic name of 24 characters or less that identifies a particular port address port authorization Feature of the password definition function that allows an administrator to extend operator level passwords to specific port addresses for each Director or Switch definition managed by a personal computer PC Port authorization affects only operator level actions for active and saved matrices D port card Field replaceable hardware component that
113. l SMTP A transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP protocol that allows the user to create send and receive text messages SMTP protocols specify how messages are passed across a link from one system to another They do not specify how the mail application accepts presents or stores the mail simple network management protocol SNMP A transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP derived protocol governing network management and monitoring of network devices simple network management protocol community 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 embedded web server user guide Glossary 33 Glossary simple network management protocol community name 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 simple network management protocol management station SNMP management station An SNMP workstation personal computer PC used to oversee the SNMP network simple network management protocol version 1 SNMP v1 The original standard for SNMP is now referred to as SNMP v1 simple network management protocol version 2 SNMP v2 The second version of the SNMP standard Thi
114. l at the storage port and LUN level and does not require configuration at the server e Is typically proprietary and protects only a specific vendor s storage devices Storage level access control may not be available for many legacy devices Consult with your managed product vendor s professional services organization before establishing persistent binding Consult with your managed product vendor s professional services organization when establishing access control features at the storage device This chapter provides instructions for configuring zoning for single and multiple HP HAFM Directors and Switches in a multiswitch fabric Zoning Concepts Zoning is configured by authorizing or restricting access to name server information associated with device ports that attach to product ports A zone member is specified by the number of the product port to which a device is attached or by the 8 byte WWN assigned to the host bus adapter or Fibre Channel interface installed in a device A device port can belong to multiple zones Zoning concepts include e Zones e Default Zone Zone Sets e Active Zone Set embedded web server user guide 3 5 Configuring Zones Naming Conventions for Zones and Zone Sets The following naming conventions apply to zones and zone sets e All names must be unique and may not differ by case only For example myzone and MyZone are both valid individually but they are not unique e The first char
115. lected all current features are removed and replaced with the features specified in the feature key Features not included in the new feature key are no longer available on the system Because of this it is important to verify that the feature key enables all desired features 4 Click Activate to activate the new feature key 5 Ifyou receive an error message Error 238 Invalid Key this means that either the feature key was entered incorrectly or the feature key is not a valid key for that feature Re enter the feature key If you continue to have problems contact technical support embedded web server user guide 2 23 Configuring the Product 2 24 embedded web server user guide 3 Configuring Zones Understanding Zoning Designing zoning can be a complex task especially for multiswitch fabrics Consult with your managed product vendor s professional services organization before configuring zoning This section is designed to help you understand the following concepts so that you can more efficiently use Embedded Web Server features to configure and manage zones across a multiswitch fabric e Benefits of zoning e How zoning works to control access to storage devices and servers across a fabric e Other methods of controlling access at the switch and at the server and device such as binding e Merging zoned fabrics e Basic concepts of zoning that you must deal with in configuring zoning such as zones zone
116. ll technical support at the nearest location Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on 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 embedded web server 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 embedded web server user guide xiii 1 Introduction Overview The Embedded Web Server EWS is a web based graphical user interface GUI based on HTML that enables the user to administer products monitor products and ports and perform tasks to manage a simple Storage Area Network SAN You can also use EWS to perform troubleshooting tasks and upgrade product firmware With product firmware 04 00
117. login requests loop A loop is a configuration of devices connected to the fabric via a fabric loop port FL_Port interface card loop address In Fibre Channel protocol a term indicating the unique ID of a node in Fibre Channel loop topology sometimes referred to as a loop ID 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 Contrast with protective plug Synonymous with wrap plug loopback test Test that checks attachment or control unit circuitry without checking the mechanism itself by returning the output of the mechanism as input embedded web server user guide Glossary 23 Glossary loop initialization primitive LIP In an arbitrated loop device a process by which devices connected to hub ports H Ports on the arbitrated loop device notify other devices and the switch of the presence in the loop by sending LIP sequences and subsequent frames through the loop This process allows linked arbitrated loop devices to perform fabric loop port FL Port arbitration as they link through hub ports loop master In an arbitrated loop device a reference to the loop master World Wide Name WWN field in the Loop view the loop master is the arbitrated loop device that is responsible for allocating arbitrated loop physical addresses AL PAs on the loop An arbitrated loop device becomes the loop master through arbitration
118. lows certain processes such as maintenance or testing to be performed on devices in one group without interrupting devices in other groups e Allow temporary access between devices for specific purposes Administrators can remove zoning restrictions temporarily for example to perform nightly data backup then restore zoning restrictions to perform normal processes Figure 3 1 illustrates three zones established on a single managed product with four devices in each zone Devices in each zone can communicate with and access devices only in their respective zones L ZONE 1 L L p ZONE 2 ZONE3 E X Director h L Figure 3 1 Zoning through a single Fibre Channel managed product 3 2 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones Figure 3 2 illustrates how zones can consist of ports and or devices installed on ports in three managed products in a multiswitch fabric Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 E Interswitch Link a Director rz
119. managing or troubleshooting a product Technical support provides assistance twenty four hours a day seven days a week including holidays The technical support number is 800 752 4572 or 720 566 3910 Synonymous with customer support Telecommunications Industry Association TIA A member organization of the Electronic Industries Association EIA TIA is the trade group representing the communications and information technology industries See also Electronic Industries Association telnet The Internet standard protocol for remote terminal connection over a network connection terabyte TB One thousand 1 000 gigabytes one terabyte of text on paper would consume 42 500 trees At 12 characters per inch 1 TB of data in a straight line would encircle the earth 56 times and stretch some 1 4 million miles equalling nearly three round trips from the earth to the moon TIA See Telecommunications Industry Association Glossary 36 embedded web server user guide Glossary token A sequence of bits passed from one device to another on a token ring network that signifies permission to transmit over the network The token consists of a starting delimiter access control field and end delimiter If a device has data to transmit it appends the data to the token D token ring A local area network LAN configuration where devices attach to a network cable in a closed path or ring A token unique sequence of bits circulates on t
120. n transmit a specific character pattern through a system and compare the pattern received with the pattern transmitted D write authorization Permission for an simple network management protocol SNMP management station with the proper community name to modify writable management information base MIB variables WWN See World Wide Name XDF See extended distance feature zip drive A high capacity floppy disk and disk drive developed by the Iomega Corporation Zip disks are slightly larger than conventional floppy disks The storage capacity for zip disks is between 100 and 250 MB of data The zip drive and disk is used for backing up the HAFM server and is located on the communications tray behind the HAFM server 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 See also active zone set zone set zoning zone member Specification of a device to be included in a zone A zone member can be identified by the port number of the Director or Switch to which it is attached or by its port World Wide Name WWN In multiswitch fabrics identification of end devices or nodes by WWN is preferable zone set A collection of zones that may be activated as a unit See also active zone set zone zoning Grouping of several devices by function or by location All devices connected to a
121. nal computer as opposed to computer programs or software HBA See host bus adapter Hertz Hz A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second embedded web server user guide Glossary 17 Glossary heterogeneous fabric A fabric containing open fabric compliant products from various vendors Contrast with homogeneous fabric high availability A performance feature characterized by hardware component redundancy and concurrent maintenance High availability systems maximize system uptime while providing superior reliability availability and serviceability High Availability Fabric Management The management scheme for HP products This includes the HAFM server HAFM Manager application HAFM Management Services application and all Product Manager applications and their associated services homogeneous fabric A fabric consisting of only one vendor s products Contrast with heterogeneous fabric hop 1 Data transfer from one node to another node 2 Describes the number of switches that handle a data frame from its origination point through it s destination point hop count The number of hops a unit of information traverses in a fabric host The computer that other computers and peripherals connect to host bus adapter HBA 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 spare See field replacea
122. ncident events For detailed information on event codes and isolating problems from events and record event data see the product installation and service manual NOTE In addition to the event log another method to obtain operation information about the status of the product is from the Fabric Tab See Chapter 4 Viewing Product and Fabric Data There are two options available that you can use to clear either event logs or the system error light These options are described below Clearing Event Log Entries NOTE Before clearing the event logs make sure the logs are not needed for troubleshooting Once the event log is cleared the data cannot be retrieved To access this option choose Monitor and choose the Log tab Choose Clear Event Log Entries to clear the event logs for the product A message displays stating that the operation has been performed successfully Clearing the System Product Error Light To access this option choose Monitor and then choose the Log tab Click Clear System Error Light to clear the ERR error LED on the product s front panel The ERR LED remains illuminated as long as an event like a FRU failure is active A message displays stating that the operation has been performed successfully embedded web server user guide 5 9 Monitoring Products Viewing Node List Choose Monitor on the navigation panel Choose the Node List tab the Node List tab view displays Figure 5 4 The Node List tab vie
123. ne used for sending and the other for receiving thereby providing a duplex communication path link incident LIN Interruption to link due to loss of light or other causes See also link incident alerts link incident alerts A user notification such as a graphic symbol in the Product Manager application Hardware view that indicates that a link incident has occurred See also link incident Glossary 22 embedded web server user guide Glossary LIP See loop initialization primitive load balancing Ability to evenly distribute traffic over multiple interswitch links within a fabric Load balancing on HP Directors and Switches takes place automatically local Synonym for channel attached local area network LAN A computer network in a localized geographical area for example a building or campus whose communications technology provides a high bandwidth medium to which many nodes are connected D See also storage area network wide area network logical unit number 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 Peripherals use LUNs to represent addresses A small computer system interface SCSI device s address can have up to eight LUNs login server Entity within the Fibre Channel fabric that receives and responds to
124. neer while the operational software is running These diagnostics do not impact user operations online state When the Switch or Director is in the online state all of the unblocked ports are allowed to log in to the fabric and begin communicating Devices can connect to the Switch or Director 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 enabled Contrast with offline state Open Systems Architecture OSI A model that represents a network as a hierarchical structure of functional layers Each layer provides a set of functions that can be accessed and used by the layer above Layers are independent in that implementation of a layer can be changed without affecting other layers D open systems management server OSMS 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 System Interconnection OSI device attached to a Director or Switch port open systems mode The mode that is used for HP or open fabrics See also operating mode S 390 mode S 390 mode embedded web server user guide Glossary 27 Glossary operating mode In Directors or Switches in managed products a selection between S 390 and open systems mode See also open systems mode S 390 mode operating system OS Software
125. ng and Managing Products and Parts Key Tasks The Operations page is used to manage the product and ports as well as perform maintenance tasks such as port diagnostics If you or service personnel need to perform troubleshooting you will access most of the information and tools you need from the Operations page Setting Product Beaconing On or Off on page 6 2 Setting Product Online or Offline on page 6 3 Resetting Product Configuration to Default Values on page 6 4 Set Individual Port Beaconing On or Off on page 6 5 Resetting Ports on page 6 6 Performing Diagnostics on Ports on page 6 7 Retrieving Maintenance Information on page 6 11 Obtaining Product Information on page 6 13 Upgrading Firmware on page 6 14 Activating Installing Optional Features on page 6 15 embedded web server user guide 6 1 Operating and Managing Products and Parts Setting Product Beaconing On or Off Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Switch or Director tab displays depending on the type of product Choose the Beacon tab the Beacon tab view displays Figure 6 1 Using this view you can enable or disable beaconing on the product The current state of beaconing for the unit which is either on or off is displayed by a flashing LED Beaconing is useful in helping to isolate problems and locate the product especially when there are multiple HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches stacked together such as in a rack mount
126. nloaded the Download complete screen displays Figure 6 11 If you encounter any problems during this procedure contact your service representative Download complete TT vi gt Download Complete Saved MASTER DMP from 1 2 1 24 Downloaded 85 8 KB in 5 sec Download to AXMASTER DMP Transfer rate 17 1 KB Sec Close this dialog box when download completes Open Open Folder Figure 6 11 Download Complete screen 6 12 embedded web server user guide Operating and Managing Products and Parts Obtaining Product Information To obtain product information choose the Operations page then the Maintenance tab and then choose Product Info tab The Product Info tab view displays Figure 6 12 Operations JRefresn 8 23 02 at 14 10 26 Dump Retrieval Product Info _Firmware Upgrade Product Information File Retrieval View Follow the link provided at the right to display product information Product Information Configure Monitor Operations Help Figure 6 12 Obtaining product information To view product information choose the Product Information link in the right side of the table A page with the following information is displayed NOTE You may want to save this page to a file or print this page as the information may be requested by technical support to help resolve technical problems You may also want to enter a date in the file you save or on the printed page
127. ns required in demanding design engineering and audio visual applications Glossary 10 embedded web server user guide Glossary Enterprise Systems Architecture ESA A computer architecture introduced by IBM in 1988 as ESA 370 The architecture added access registers to improve virtual memory management and increase storage from 2 gigabyte to 6 terabytes The architecture was enhanced with the introduction of ESA 390 in 1990 D Enterprise Systems Connection ESCON An IBM architecture technology and set of products and services introduced in 1990 that provides a dynamically connected environment using fiber optic cables as the data transmission medium D Enterprise Systems Connection Director ESCON Director A device that provides connectivity capability and control for attaching any two links to each other through the ESON channel Specifically any of the hardware devices provided for interconnecting IBM compatible mainframe equipment through the proprietary ESCON channel connection IBM s model numbers for ESCON Directors include the 9031 and 9033 E Port See expansion port erase To remove electrically or magnetically stored data leaving the space where the data was stored unoccupied D error detect time out value E D TOV The time the switch waits for an expected response before declaring an error condition error log See Event Log error message Indication that an error has been detected D
128. ntered in tenths of a second and must be entered as an integer in the range 10 1200 1 second to 120 seconds The R_A_TOV value must be larger than the E D TOV value Check to be sure that all conditions are met and re submit embedded web server user guide A 3 Error Messages Error 17 Invalid E D TOV Error 18 Invalid TOV Error 20 Invalid Preferred Domain ID Error 21 Invalid Switch Priority Error 29 Invalid Gateway Address The value entered for the error detection time out value is invalid The E D TOV and R A TOV values are not compatible The value entered for the preferred domain ID for the Director or Switch is invalid The value entered for the switch priority is invalid The value entered for the gateway address is invalid The E D TOV is entered in tenths of a second and must be entered as an integer in the range 2 600 0 2 second to 60 seconds The E D TOV must be smaller than the RA TOV Check to be sure that all conditions are met and re submit Enter a valid E D TOV R A TOV combination The E D TOV must be smaller than the R A TOV The preferred domain ID must be an integer in the range 1 31 Enter an appropriate value and re submit The switch priority entered for the Director or Switch must be one of the following principal never principal or default Enter an appropriate value and re submit The new gateway address for the Ethernet
129. nternal to the microprocessor or on external chips SRAM is fast but relatively expensive D Contrast with dynamic random access memory storage area network SAN A high performance data communications environment that interconnects computing and storage resources so that the resources can be effectively shared and consolidated See also local area network wide area network stored addresses In S 390 mode a method for configuring addresses subnet A portion of a network that shares a common address component On transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP networks subnets are defined as all devices whose IP addresses have the same prefix Dividing a network into subnets is useful for both security and performance reasons IP networks are divided using a subnet mask subnet mask A mask used by a computer to determine whether another computer with which it needs to communicate is located on a local or remote network The network mask depends upon the class of networks to which the computer is connecting The mask indicates which digits to look at in a longer network address and allows the router to avoid handling the entire address Subnet masking allows routers to move the packets more quickly Typically a subnet may represent all the machines at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network switch A device that connects filters and forwards packets between local area network LAN segment
130. o either inactive or restrict The switch binding state must be set to one of the following disable erestrict frestrict or allrestrict Insistent domain ID s must remain enabled while fabric binding is active If fabric binding is set to inactive the insistent domain ID state may be changed It should be noted however that this can be disruptive to the fabric The insistent domain ID state must be set to either enable or disable embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 141 Invalid Enterprise Fabric Mode Error 142 Invalid Domain RSCN State Error 143 Domain RSCNs Must Be Enabled When Enterprise Fabric Mode Active Error 144 The SANtegrity Feature Has Not Been Installed Error 146 Fabric Binding May Not Be Deactivated While Enterprise Fabric Mode Active Error 148 Not Allowed While Switch Offline The request cannot be completed because an invalid enterprise fabric mode has been submitted The request cannot be completed because an invalid domain RSCN state has been submitted The user attempted to disable domain RSCN s while enterprise fabric mode was active The user attempted to activate a change to the fabric security configuration without first installing the SANtegrity feature key The user attempted to deactivate fabric binding while enterprise fabric mode was active The switch must be online to complete this request The enterprise fabric mo
131. oduct is attached to a fabric element the product and element must have unique domain IDs If the values are not unique the E Port connection to the element cannot carry traffic and the product cannot communicate with the fabric 2 8 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product b Atthe Insistent Domain ID field choose Enabled or Disabled When this parameter is enabled the domain ID configured in the Preferred Domain ID field becomes the active domain identification when the fabric initializes c Atthe Rerouting Delay field choose Enabled or Disabled When this parameter is enabled traffic is delayed through the fabric by the specified error detect time out value E D TOV This delay ensures Fibre Channel frames are delivered to their destination in order even if a change to the fabric topology creates a new shorter transmission path d At the Domain RSCNs field choose Enabled or Disabled When this parameter is enabled messages can be sent between end devices in a fabric to provide additional connection information to host bus adapters HBA and storage devices 4 Click Activate to save and activate the changes The message Your changes to the operating parameters configuration have been successfully activated displays 5 If fabric parameters require configuration go to Configuring Fabric Parameters on page 2 9 If the configuration is complete set the product online as follows a Choose Operation
132. of properties for the device and a graphic showing the product and a symbol that represents the status of the product The information shown in the product cells reflects the state of devices as recorded before the information displayed This information does not update automatically You must refresh the screen manually to see the most recent information Click the Refresh icon at the top right of the window NOTE If the message Attempting to Collect Data displays in a product cell you may want to reload the page because it will not update automatically after the initial view is loaded Parts of the Product Cell The product cell has the following parts e A graphic representation of the device and its status For more information see Parts of the Product Graphic on page 4 16 e Information about the device For more information see the next section Product Cell Information e View Topology text that acts as a hyperlink to the Topology page for the fabric firmware 04 00 00 and higher only Choose this hyperlink to view the Topology page The hyperlink is found only on the Edge Switch 2 16 Edge Switch 2 32 Edge Switch 2 24 Director 2 64 and Director 2 140 Other HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches and non HP products do not have this hyperlink 4 14 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Product Cell Information Each product cell provides information about a device on the fabr
133. one set is a union of the zones from each fabric Once you have merged the two zoned fabrics click the Save active zone set as button in the Zoning view to save the active zone set If there is a zone name conflict the same zone name in each fabric then the zones must have identical members for the fabrics to join If the two zones have the same name but contain different members then the E Ports will segment and the fabrics will not join NOTE If merging zones will result in segmented E Ports and the fabrics will not join you can join the fabrics by deactivating the active zone set on one of the fabrics default zone is enabled This eliminates any conflicts because the fabrics will then join using only the active ene set After the fabrics join you can make adjustments to zoning configurations as you esire 3 10 embedded web server user guide Configuring Zones Configuring Adding or Deleting Zones Perform this procedure to configure change add or delete zones A zone is a group of devices that can access each other through port to port connections Devices in the same zone can recognize and communicate with each other devices in different zones cannot Command Line Interface CLI and EWS you risk potential conflicts in the CAUTION If in your business practices zoning tasks are performed using both the configuration and functionality could be lost To configure zones 1 Choose Configure
134. onfigure Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Monit Activate Cancel onitor Operations Help Figure 2 6 Configuring network parameters tab view a At the IP Address field type the new value specified by the customer s network administrator default is 10 1 1 10 2 12 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product b Atthe Subnet Mask field type the new value specified by the customer s network administrator default is 255 0 0 0 c Atthe Gateway Address field type the new value specified by the customer s network administrator default is 0 0 0 0 3 Click Activate to save and activate the changes The following message box displays Figure 2 7 Your changes to the Network configuration have been successfully activated The following Network information has been configured to the switch IP Address 10 1 1 10 Gateway Address 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 In order to re establish your browser management connection you must update local ARP tables on your operating system and direct your web browser to the new IP Address displayed above Please consult the Installation and Service Manual provided with this product for more information Figure 2 7 Network information message box 4 Update the address resolution protocol ARP table for the browser PC a Choose the Exit option from the File menu to close the Embedded Web Server and browser applications The Windows desktop displays
135. operational sequence NOS protocol timeout or port failure was detected Sync losses Number of loss of synchronizations detected because an attached device was reset or disconnected from the port Signal losses Number of loss of signal errors detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port 5 6 embedded web server user guide Monitoring Products Primitive sequence errors Number of primitive sequence protocol errors received from an attached device which indicates a Fibre Channel link level protocol violation e Discarded frames A received frame could not be routed and was discarded because the frame timed out due to an insufficient buffer to buffer credit or the destination device was not logged into the product e Invalid transmission words Number of invalid transmission words from an attached device This indicates that a frame or primitive sequence arrived at the port corrupted e CRC errors A received frame failed a cyclic redundancy check CRC validation indicating the frame arrived at the 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 Delimiter errors 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 fram
136. or the product Name The name configured for the port Description A configurable description of the product functionality Location Location of the product Contact Name of the product s point of contact WWN Fibre Channel WWN address Type Number Type Number of the product such as 6064 for the Director 2 64 Model Number Model Number of the product Manufacturer Three letter identifier of the product s manufacturer Serial Number Product serial number EC Level Current engineering change EC level Firmware Level Release number of the firmware that is currently installed 4 10 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Viewing Operating Parameters for the Product To view the Operating Parameters of a product perform the following procedure 1 Choose View from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Operating Parameters tab The Operating Parameters tab view displays Figure 4 5 showing Switch Parameters and Fabric Parameters View Configure Monitor Operations Help Switch Parameters Preferred Domain ID Active Domain ID FC Address Domain TB hexadecimal Insistent Domain ID Disabled Rerouting Delay Enabled Domain RSCN Disabled Operating Mode Open Systems Fabric Parameters BB Credit R A TOV tenths of a second E D TOV tenths of a second Figure 4 5 Operat
137. ot the case the user needs to be aware of all fabric security rules and make sure that the list submitted adheres appropriately embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 135 Invalid Number of Fabric Membership List Entries Error 136 Invalid Number of Switch Membership List Entries Error 137 Invalid Fabric Binding State Error 138 Invalid Switch Binding State Error 139 Insistent Domain ID s Must Be Enabled When Fabric Binding Active Error 140 Invalid Insistent Domain ID State The number of fabric members submitted exceeds the maximum allowable entries of 31 The number of switch members submitted exceeds the maximum allowable entries of 256 The fabric binding state submitted is not recognized by the CLI The switch binding state submitted is not recognized by the CLI The user attempted to disable insistent domain ID s while fabric binding was active The request cannot be completed because an invalid insistent domain ID state has been submitted The number of entries in the fabric membership list is limited to the total number of domain ID s available to the fabric Make sure that the list including the managed switch contains no more than 31 entries The number of entries in the switch membership list is limited to 256 Make sure that the list including the managed switch contains no more than 256 entries The fabric binding state must be set t
138. ot listed are reserved for future use The message that is returned is a string that includes the error number and the text of the message Table A 1 High Availability Fabric Manager Messages Error 08 Invalid Switch The value entered for the The name for the Name switch name is invalid Director or Switch may contain 0 24 characters Enter a name with 0 24 characters and re submit If spaces are used enclose the name in quotation marks Error 09 Invalid Switch The value entered for the The description for the Description switch description is invalid Director or Switch may contain 0 255 characters Enter a description with 0 255 characters and re submit If spaces are used enclose the description in quotation marks embedded web server user guide A 1 Error Messages Message Error 10 Invalid Switch Location The value entered for the switch location is invalid Error 11 Invalid Switch Contact The value entered for the switch contact is invalid Error 13 Invalid Port Number The value entered for the port number is invalid The location for the Director or Switch may contain 0 255 characters Enter a location with 0 255 characters and re submit If spaces are used enclose the location in quotation marks The contact for the Director or Switch may contain 0 255 characters Enter a contact with 0 255 characters and re submit If spaces are used enclose the
139. plications Director or Switch Product Manager and HAFM Product Manager 1 In the HAFM Management Services application the software component that provides a graphical user interface for managing and monitoring HAFM products When a product instance is opened from the HAFM application Product view or Fabric Manager Topology view the corresponding HAFM Product Manager application is invoked product name User configurable identifier assigned to a managed product Typically this name is stored on the product itself A Director or Switch product name can also be accessed by a simple network management protocol SNMP manager as the system name prohibited port connection In a Director or Switch in S 390 operating mode an attribute that removes dynamic connectivity capability proprietary Privately owned and controlled In the computer industry proprietary is the opposite of open A proprietary design or technique is one that is owned by a company It also implies that the company has not divulged specifications that would allow other companies to duplicate the product Increasingly proprietary architectures are seen as a disadvantage Consumers prefer open and standardized architectures which allow them to mix and match products from different manufacturers protective plug In a fiber optic environment a type of duplex connector or cover that provides physical protection D Contrast with loopback plug protocol 1 Set of seman
140. problems Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with further problems Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with further problems Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with continued problems All zone names must be unique Make the appropriate changes and re submit Error 212 Duplicate A member was added that No action necessary Zone Member already exists in the zone Error 213 Number of Zones Is Zero You are attempting to activate and empty zone set The zone set must have at least one zone to be considered valid Add a valid zone to the zone set and re submit embedded web server user guide Error Messages Message Desorption ation Error 214 A Zone Contains Zero Members Error 215 Zone Set Size Exceeded Error 218 Invalid Port Number Error 219 Invalid Port Type You are attempting to activate a zone set that contains at least one zone with zero members The local work area zone set has outgrown the size limitations imposed by the Command Line Interface The value entered for the port number is invalid The port type configured is invalid Each zone in the zone set must contain at least one member Add a valid member to the empty zone and re submit Reduce the s
141. processor and its own operating system Lacks the processor power to run centralized shared applications network management The broad subject of managing computer networks There exists a wide variety of software and hardware products that help network system administrators manage a network Network management covers a wide area including security performance and reliability embedded web server user guide Glossary 25 Glossary nickname Alternate name assigned to a World Wide Name for a node Director or Switch in the fabric NL Port See node loop port node In Fibre Channel protocol an end device server or storage device that is or can be connected to a switched fabric See also device node loop port NL Port A physical interface within an end device node that participates in a loop containing one or more fabric loop ports FL Ports or other NL Ports See also expansion port fabric loop port fabric port generic port hub port node port segmented expansion port node port N Port Physical interface within an end device that can connect to an fabric port F Port ona switched fabric or directly to another N Port in point to point communications See also expansion port fabric loop port fabric port generic port hub port node loop port segmented expansion port node port identifier N Port ID In Fibre Channel protocol a unique address identifier by which an N Port is uniquely known It consist
142. r managed product that is translated to an Internet protocol IP address through a domain name server Glossary 8 embedded web server user guide Glossary domain A Fibre Channel term describing the most significant byte in the node port N Port identifier for the Fibre Channel device It is not used in the Fibre Channel small computer system interface FC SCSI hardware path ID It is required to be the same for all SCSI targets logically connected to a Fibre Channel adapter domain ID Domain identifier A number 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 The preferred domain ID is the domain ID value that a switch requests from the principal switch If the value has not been allocated to another switch in the fabric it will be granted by the principal switch and will become the requesting switch s active domain ID The active domain ID is the domain ID that has been assigned by the principal switch and that a switch is currently using domain name server In TCP IP a server program that supplies name to address translation by mapping domain name to internet addresses D DRAM See dynamic random access memory drop down menu A menu that displays when a heading in a navigation bar is clicked on with the mouse The objects that display in the drop down menus are organized by their headings in the navigation bar
143. r up to six SNMP trap message recipients A trap recipient is a management workstation that receives notification through SNMP if a switch event occurs To configure SNMP trap recipients 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Management tab The Management and SNMP tab views display Figure 2 8 Configure Refresh 8 18 02 at 9 53 52 Vi l Enable Authorization Traps iew Write Authorization UDP Port Configure Community Name Number Trap Recipient Monitor Operations Help Figure 2 8 Configure SNMP parameters tab view embedded web server user guide 2 15 Configuring the Product a Click the Enable Authorization Traps field to enable authorization trap messages to be sent to SNMP management stations when unauthorized stations try to access SNMP information from the product b Foreach trap recipient to be configured type a community name of 32 alphanumeric characters or less in the Community Name field The community name is incorporated in SNMP trap messages to prevent unauthorized viewing or use c Click the check box in the Write Authorization column to enable or disable write authorization for the trap recipient default is disabled A check mark indicates write authorization is enabled When the feature 1s enabled a management workstation user can change sysContact sysName and sysLocation SNMP variables d Type the IP address or DNS host name of the trap recipien
144. re are provided in the product s installation and service manual This procedure only describes how to load firmware once you have obtained the version you need for your product NOTE When adding a firmware version follow all procedural information contained in release notes that accompany the firmware version That information supplements and supersedes information provided in this manual NOTE Refer to the software release notes on whether the firmware upgrade can be done without causing a disruption as some upgrades may cause a temporary disruption to product function 6 14 embedded web server user guide Type the drive path and name of the firmware file or click Browse to locate the file When the correct filename is in the box click Send amp Load Firmware When the firmware has finished transferring a message displays stating that the new firmware is being activated on the product and the product will be unavailable temporarily You must reconnect to EWS after this period by logging back into EWS NOTE You can verify the firmware was upgraded by viewing the Unit Properties tab under the View page See Viewing Unit Properties on page 4 9 Activating Installing Optional Features This procedure is described in Installing Feature Keys on page 2 22 Please refer to that procedure for information A Error Messages This appendix lists and explains error messages for the Embedded Web Server Any error numbers that are n
145. re documentation directs you A feature key is an alphanumeric string consisting of both uppercase and lowercase characters The total number of characters may vary depending on keys and serial number The feature key is case sensitive and must be entered exactly including dashes Feature keys use a format similar to the following XXXx XXxX xxXX xX NOTE You must be logged in with Administrator level rights to install feature keys NOTE With firmware 03 00 00 or earlier the product must be offline before a feature can be enabled Also if the new feature key removes existing functionality the product must be offline during this process See Setting Product Online or Offline on page 6 3 for instructions 2 22 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product After obtaining the feature key install the feature as follows 1 Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Operations page opens 2 Click the Feature Installation tab The Feature Installation tab view displays Figure 2 12 Operations Refresh 8 7 02 at 16 46 32 View Feature Key _Astivate Cancel Features No Features Installed Configure Online State Offline Monitor Operations Help Figure 2 12 Feature installation tab view 3 Type the feature key and click Activate The interface displays a confirmation page with a warning stating this action overrides the current set of product features NOTE When Activate is se
146. rectors and Switches To view information about the HP high availability fabric Directors and Switches on a menu perform the following procedure 1 Choose View from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Fabric tab and the Products tab The Products tab view displays Figure 4 6 NOTE The page may take some time to display If the message Attempting to Collect Data displays in a product cell you may want to refresh the image to load data that has been collected Click the Refresh icon at the top right of the window Refresh 8 22 02 at 14 37 18 view Fabric Configure Monitor Status Operational View Topology Operations View Topolo Help Figure 4 6 Fabric tab with Products tab view embedded web server user guide 4 13 Viewing Product and Fabric Data The Products page provides the user a quick glance at the devices in the fabric as well as direct hyperlink access to fabric participants that support the EWS interface The devices are shown in separate product cells organized by domain ID in numerical order NOTE EWS utilizes embedded OSMS functionality to gain information about other switches in the fabric through in band FC based requests None of the devices in the fabric neither the hosting device nor the queried devices require feature key enablement of OSMS to utilize this capability Each device on the fabric is shown in a separate box called a product cell The boxes consist of a list
147. reement has not been reached among the participating national bodies of SCI access The ability and means necessary to store data in to retrieve data from to transfer data into to communicate with or to make use of any resource of a storage device a system or area such as random access memory RAM or a register access control A list of all devices that can access other devices across the network and the permissions associated with that access See also persistent binding zoning active configuration In S 390 mode the Director or Switch configuration that is determined by the status of the connectivity attributes embedded web server user guide Glossary 1 Glossary active field replaceable unit Active FRU An FRU that is currently operating as the active and not the backup FRU See also backup field replaceable unit active port address matrix In S 390 mode an active port address matrix is the port address matrix that is currently active or operational on an attached Director or Switch See also connectivity capability active zone set A single zone set that is active in a multiswitch fabric and is created when a specific zone set is enabled This zone set is compiled by checking for undefined zones or aliases See also zone zone set address 1 In data communication the unique code assigned to each device or workstation connected to a network 2 The identifier of a location source or destination D add
148. rent information about a product upon accessing the product This easy access provides a single point of product administration that is not limited to the location of an application or special hardware 1 4 embedded web server user guide Introduction e Protects the authorized rights of users to perform tasks through roles defined as operators and administrators This protection enables companies to decide who should perform everyday tasks such as monitoring product status and sensitive tasks such as installing firmware updates This flexible approach enables companies to define roles within their organization while providing a level of security against unauthorized access e Enables users to simply start a web browser enter the network address of the product and log in to start using EWS No additional installation is required EWS is ready and available to perform administration tasks once the hardware is installed and connected to the Ethernet network e Allows users to utilize a familiar web browser based graphical user interface that uses standard web browser applications for access e Allows users to obtain assistance in performing tasks through online help Key Terms This section provides key terms that will help you perform tasks especially tasks such as zoning Fabric Entity that interconnects N Ports and is capable of routing switching Fibre Channel frames using the destination ID information in
149. ress name Synonym for port name address resolution protocol ARP The protocol by which a host computer maintains a cache of address translations allowing the physical address of the computer to be derived from the Internet address D alarm 1 A notification of an abnormal condition within a system that provides an indication of the location or nature of the abnormality to either a local or remote alarm indicator 2 A simple network management protocol SNMP message notifying an operator of a network or device problem AL PA See arbitrated loop physical address American National Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII A standard character set consisting of 7 bit coded characters 8 bit including parity check used for information exchange between systems and equipment D American National Standards Institute ANSI A national organization consisting of producers consumers and general interest groups that establishes procedures by which accredited organizations create and maintain industry standards in the United States A application client The source object of the small computer system interface SCSI commands and destination for the command responses Glossary 2 embedded web server user guide Glossary application program A program used to connect and communicate with stations in a network enabling users to perform application oriented activities I arbitrated loop One of the three connection
150. ric Information Options on the View panel of the EWS interface enables you to see information about the fabric in which a product participates You can view each of the following Operating parameters for a fabric Information about each of the devices that make up the fabric Topology of the fabric Viewing Operating Parameters for a Fabric To view the Operating Parameters of a product perform the following procedure 1 2 Choose View from the navigation panel Choose the Operating Parameters tab The Operating Parameters tab view displays Figure 4 5 on page 4 11 showing the operating function of the product showing Switch Parameters and Fabric Parameters This view shows the following Switch Parameters information for the product BB Credit the BB_Credit value for the fabric not available on the Edge Switch 2 24 R_A_TOV Resource Allocation Time Out Value R_A_TOV used by the fabric Specified in tenths of a second E D TOV Error Detection Time Out Value E D TOV value used by the fabric Specified in tenths of a second 4 12 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Switch Priority Priority value of the switch Values can be Default Principal and Never Principal e Interop Mode Interoperability mode of the fabric Values can be Homogenous Fabric and Open Fabric 1 0 This field is not valid if the product s Operation Mode is S 390 Viewing Fabric Di
151. rk Configure Management SNMP Configure Management CLI Configure Management OSMS Configure Modify Zone Configure User Rights Monitor Port Stats Operations Switch Beacon Operations Switch Online State Operations Switch Reset Config Operations Port Beacon Operations Port Reset Operations Port Diagnostics Operations Maintenance Dump Available Unavailable Retrieval embedded web server user guide 2 21 Configuring the Product Table 2 1 User Rights Levels Continued Administrator Operator Functionality Rights Rights Operations Maintenance Product Available Unavailable Info Operations Maintenance Available Unavailable Firmware Upgrade Operations Feature Available Unavailable Enablement Installation Help Available Available Installing Feature Keys Perform this procedure to install one or more of the following optional features e OSMS This feature allows open systems host control of the product e Flexport A Flexport switch is delivered at a discount with only a portion of the switch s ports enabled When additional port capacity is required the remaining ports are enabled in eight port increments through purchase of this feature e SANtegrity This feature enhances security in SANs which is valuable in SANS that contain a large or heterogeneous group of fabrics and attached devices After purchasing a feature obtain the required feature key from the website to which the featu
152. rmation 0 0 0 0 eee cc eee es 4 15 Parts of the Product Graphic 2 0 eee eee eee 4 16 Viewing Fabric Topology 0 eee cece eh 4 18 5 Monitoring Products Monitoring Ports oses jac nen wea ae Wadia Galan ca bee see RIDERS on 5 1 Port Listo iee casa he thins ae pa set dee clan Paese d bete iad eel Nie ele 5 1 Port Operational States 2 eee cece 5 2 Accessing Port Statistics eseis eccesso l4 eR bee ree 5 3 Troubleshooting Tip for Port Stats 0 0 cee eee ee eee 5 4 Parts of Statistics Tables leere 5 4 Traffic Transmit and Receive Statistics 0 0 ee eee eee eee 5 5 Class 2 StatisuCS illud gop e bas Hi tetes oe ee Se bhai g bees 5 6 Class 3 Statist CS co eoe bp RV IRR B Pele a Mea ata Set 5 6 Error Statisties sie nes Goes Lab hee a Ne E Euer Ghee het esu Mees 5 6 Reviewing the Event Logs cnin soy dae ve Poa pete ee Be eae ee eS 5 8 Severity Eevels gh culus ea dress ete bared ede Pri Rare eed eee AN arte a retia 5 8 Error Event Code Categories 0 0 0 cece cect ee eee eae 5 9 Clearing Event Log Entries 5 9 Clearing the System Product Error Light 0 0 0 0 ee ee eee 5 9 Vaewing Node Listan vii un tuae cake EE hen PO eee a 5 10 embedded web server user guide v Contents 6 Operating and Managing Products and Parts Key FaskSz neo oe ttenbvralvienet pee eta debent Biete bd Gute pa agtcah eile 6 1 Setting Product Beaconing On or Off 2 0 0 0 eee eee 6 2
153. roperties 4 9 Unit Properties tab view 4 9 upgrade firmware 6 14 upgrading firmware 6 14 user datagram protocol port numbers 2 15 user name 1 8 configure 2 19 default 1 2 1 8 2 15 user rights configuring 2 19 settings 2 20 User Rights tab view 2 19 V view front 4 3 rear 4 3 View page 4 1 viewing fabric 4 12 fabric products 4 13 hardware 4 1 node list 5 10 operating parameters 4 11 unit properties 4 9 viewing FRU properties 4 8 embedded web server user guide Index 7 Index Ww warning electrical shock hazard symbol defined xi excessive weight symbol defined xi hot surface symbol defined xi multiple power source symbol defined xi network interface connection symbol defined xi rack stability xii symbol and definition x web browser 1 7 web browsers 1 2 websites HP storage xiii wraps definition 5 4 write authorization 2 16 WWN 4 10 4 15 4 19 attached port 4 6 binding 3 4 node 5 10 port 4 6 zoning identification 3 7 WWNs interoperability mode 3 6 zone members 3 7 Z zone definition 1 6 overview 3 6 zone member definition 1 6 zone members interoperability mode 3 6 maximum number 3 6 port numbers 3 7 types 3 6 WWNs 3 7 zone set definition 1 6 disable 3 15 renaming 3 15 Zone Set tab view 3 14 zone sets activating 3 14 active 3 9 configuring 3 14 deactivating 3 14 default zone 3 15 description 3 8 naming conventions 3 6 zoned fabrics merging 3 9 zones configuring
154. rror 82 Invalid Interop Mode Error 83 Not Allowed in Open Fabric Mode Error 88 Invalid Feature Key Length Error 89 Not Allowed in S 390 Mode Without the SANtegrity Feature Error 90 Invalid Port Type The specified FRU has failed The request cannot be completed because the default zone is enabled The value entered for the interoperability mode is not valid This request cannot be completed while this switch is operating in Open Fabric 1 0 mode The feature key installed is longer than the maximum length allowed Cannot configure port types in S 390 mode without installing SANtegrity The port type configured is invalid Consult the installation service manual for appropriate action Disable the default zone and re submit the command The interoperability mode for the Director or Switch must be mcdata Homogenous Fabric or open Open Fabric 1 0 Make the appropriate changes and re submit the command Configure the interop mode to Homogenous Fabric mode Be sure that the key has been entered correctly and re submit Contact your sales representative with any further problems This command is only supported when the switch is in Open Systems mode or in S 390 with SANtegrity A port may be configured to be an eport gport or fport Be sure the port is configured appropriately and re submit the command embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 9
155. rt Fabric Manager application Fabric Manager is a High Availability Fabric Manager HAFM application used for controlling and managing fabrics The Fabric Manager contains two views the Topology view and the Zoning view Menu options and displays in these views enable the user to manage and monitor the selected fabric whether it is a single switch or multiswitch fabric fabric mode See interoperability mode fabric port F Port Physical interface within the fabric that connects to a node port N Port through a point to point full duplex connection See also expansion port fabric loop port generic port hub port node loop port node port segmented expansion port fabric services The services that implement the various Fibre Channel protocol services that are described in the standards These services include the fabric controller login server name server and management server fabric switches A device which allows the communication between multiple devices using Fibre Channel protocols A fabric switch enables the sharing bandwidth and end nodes using basic multiplexing techniques failover Automatic and nondisruptive transition of functions from an active field replaceable unit FRU that has failed to a backup FRU FC See Fibre Channel FCA See Fibre Channel Association FC AL See Fibre Channel arbitrated loop FC adapter Fibre Channel adapter See host bus adapter embedded web server user guide Gloss
156. rt symbol function 4 4 HBA 3 7 driver 3 4 help obtaining xii Homogenous Fabric 2 11 4 13 hop counts 4 12 host bus adapter driver 3 4 control OSMS 2 18 host control enable and disable 2 18 embedded web server user guide Index 3 Index hot surface symbol and definition xi HP authorized reseller xiii technical support xii website xiii Identification tab view 2 5 identification product 2 5 important defined x indicator lights 4 4 information product 6 13 insistent domain ID 2 9 4 11 installing feature keys 2 22 Flexport 2 22 OSMS 2 22 SANtegrity 2 22 internal loopback test 6 7 interop mode 2 11 3 6 4 13 introduction to Embedded Web Server 1 1 IPaddress 1 7 2 2 2 12 2 14 4 15 default 1 7 K key terms 1 5 keys installing 2 22 L LAN installation 2 12 LED 44 levels of severity 5 8 light indicators 4 4 link reset of port 6 6 location 4 10 product 2 6 log clearing 5 9 events 5 8 Log tab view 5 8 logging into Embedded Web Server 1 8 logical unit number 3 4 loop devices 5 10 loopback diagnostic test 6 7 LUN 3 4 maintenance information 6 11 manufacturer 4 10 media 4 8 members of a zone 3 6 merging zoned fabrics 3 9 model number 4 10 Monitor page 5 1 monitoring events 5 8 products 5 1 multiple power source symbol and definition xi multiswitch fabrics creating 3 9 N Name 4 15 name community 2 16 FRU 4 9 port 4 10 product 2 5 4 3 naming
157. rver user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data Refre 8 22 02a8t 14 34 47 View Active Active Active Configure Monitor Operations Help Figure 4 3 FRU Properties tab view This page shows the following information for the FRUs FRU Name of the FRU Position Slot position relative to identical FRUs installed in the chassis Status Active backup or failed state On the Edge Switch 2 24 Not Installed status indicates the FRU is not present Part number The OEM part number as set in non volatile memory of the FRU if applicable Serial number Serial number of the FRU as set in its non volatile memory if applicable Viewing Unit Properties To view the unit properties of a product perform the following procedure 1 Choose View from the navigation panel 2 Choose the Unit Properties tab The Unit Properties tab view displays Figure 4 4 on page 4 10 showing each FRU on the product embedded web server user guide 4 9 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Refresh 8 22 02 at 14 35 41 Perometere View Fibre Channel Switch Configure End User Premise please configure End User Contact please configure Monitor i 10 00 08 00 88 00 04 9E Operations Model Number Manufacturer Help Serial Number Firmware Level 22 2 2 20 Figure 4 4 Unit Properties tab view This page shows the following information f
158. s and Switches in the fabric have a generic product graphic The generic product graphic does not provide a link to the device s Default Page 4 16 embedded web server user guide Viewing Product and Fabric Data The symbols that display behind the product graphic indicate the status of the product The meaning of each symbol is explained in Table 4 4 Table 4 4 Operating Status Symbols Symbol Symbol Name 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 that has decreased the product s operational ability Normal switching operations are not affected e One or more ports failed but at least one port is still operational A fan has failed or is not rotating sufficiently Red NOT A critical failure prevents the Diamond OPERATIONAL product from performing fundamental operations All fans failed All installed ports failed Both power supplies failed embedded web server user guide 4 17 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Viewing Fabric Topology The topology of a fabric is a high level view of the routing and pathways on the fabric To view the fabric topology from the viewpoint of the hosting machine perform the following procedure 1 Choose View from the navi
159. s from the navigation panel The Operations page displays b Click the Online State tab then click Set Online The message Your operations changes have been successfully activated displays Configuring Fabric Parameters Perform this procedure to configure the fabric operating parameters including resource allocation time out value R A TOV E D TOV product priority and interop mode The product must be set offline To configure parameters 1 If product is online set the product offline as follows a Choose Operations from the navigation panel The Operations page displays b Click the Online State tab then click Set Offline The message Your operations changes have been successfully activated displays embedded web server user guide 2 9 Configuring the Product 2 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 3 Click the Switch or Director tab as appropriate then click the Fabric Parameters tab The Fabric Parameters tab view displays Figure 2 5 Configure Refresh 12 13 02 at 15 46 57 User Rights identification Date Time Parameters Fabric Parameters Network Vitam BB Credit f 6 R A TOV f 00 tenths of a second Configure E D TOV 20 tenths of a second Switch Priority Default z Monitor Interop Mode Open Fabric 1 0 z Operations Online State Offline Note The device must be offline to activate any changes neip Activate Cancel Figure 2 5
160. s not affect other hardware It is initiated by pushing the IML button on a Director s or Switch s operating panel initial program load IPL The process of initializing the device and causing the operating system to start An IPL may be initiated through a menu option or a hardware button initial program load configuration IPL configuration In S 390 mode information stored in a Director or Switch s nonvolatile memory that contains default configurations The Director or Switch loads the file for operation when powered on input output I O 1 Pertaining to a device whose parts can perform an input process and an output process at the same time I 2 Pertaining to a functional unit or channel involved in an input process output process or both concurrently or not and to the data involved in such a process 3 Pertaining to input output or both D 4 An operation or device that allows input and output Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE An organization of engineers and technical professionals that promotes the development and application of electronic technology and allied sciences interface 1 A shared boundary between two functional units defined by functional signal or other characteristics The concept includes the specification of the connection of two devices having different functions T 2 Hardware software or both that link systems programs or devices D interface controller
161. s of a domain most significant byte an area and a port each 1 byte long The N Port ID is used in the source identifier S ID and destination identifier D ID fields of a Fibre Channel frame nonvolatile random access memory NV RAM RAM that retains its content when the device power is turned off N Port See node port N Port ID See node port identifier NV RAM See nonvolatile random access memory OEM See original equipment manufacturer offline Referring to data stored on a medium such as tape or even paper that is not available immediately to the user Glossary 26 embedded web server user guide Glossary offline diagnostics Diagnostics that only operate in stand alone mode User operations cannot take place with offline diagnostics running offline sequence OLS 1 Sequence sent by the transmitting port to indicate that it is attempting to initialize a link and has detected a problem in doing so 2 Sequence sent by the transmitting port to indicate that it is offline offline state When the Switch or Director is in the offline state all the installed ports are offline The ports transmit an offline sequence OLS and they cannot accept a login got connection from an attached device Contrast with online state OLS See offline sequence online Referring to data stored on the system so it is available immediately to the user online diagnostics Diagnostics that can be run by the customer engi
162. s or storage area network SAN nodes or devices switched mode If the arbitrated loop device is in switched mode each pair of communicating ports on the arbitrated loop device can share the 100MB bandwidth In switched mode up to three pairs of loop devices can communicate with each other simultaneously Or a public device on the loop can communicate with another device on the fabric while up to two pairs of loop devices can communicate simultaneously embedded web server user guide Glossary 35 Glossary switchover Changing a backup field replaceable unit 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 Lower values indicate higher likelihood of becoming the principal switch A value of 1 indicates the highest priority 225 is the lowest priority A value of 225 indicates that the switch is not capable of acting as the principal switch The value 0 is illegal system name See product name system services processor SSP In a Director or Switch the central controlling processor Controls the RS 232 maintenance port and the Ethernet port of a Fibre Channel Director or Switch TCP See transmission control protocol TCP IP See transmission control protocol Internet protocol technical support Single point of contact for a customer when assistance is needed in
163. s to take This request may be completed most non disruptively by blocking the port or physically removing the device from the managed switch to which this device is attached and re submitting the request Deactivating fabric binding is disruptive to Fabric operations Set the switch offline before deactivating this feature Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with further problems Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with further problems embedded web server user guide Error Messages Error 203 Another Client Has Change Authorization Error 207 Change Request Failed Error 208 Change Request Timed Out Error 209 Change Request Aborted Error 210 Busy Processing Another Request Error 211 Duplicate Zone Another user is currently making changes to this switch The switch did not accept the request Authorization time to make NVRAM changes has expired The switch did not accept the request A different switch in the Fabric was busy processing another request and could not complete the command Two or more zone names in the local zone set are identical Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Be sure all parameters have been entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with further
164. s version expands the functionality of SNMP and broadens its ability to include OSI based as well as TCP IP based networks as specified in RFC 1441 through 1452 small computer system interface SCSI An interface standard that enables computers to communicate with peripherals connected to them Commonly used in enterprise computing and in Apple Macintosh systems Usually pronounced as scuzzy The equivalent interface in most personal computers is enhanced integrated drive electronics EIDE A narrow SCSI adapter supports up to eight devices including itself SCSI address 7 has the highest priority followed by 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 with O being the lowest priority SNMP See simple network management protocol SNMP community See simple network management protocol community SNMP community name See simple network management protocol community name SNMP management station See simple network management protocol management station SNMP v1 See simple network management protocol version 1 SNMP v2 See simple network management protocol version 2 SRAM See static random access memory Glossary 34 embedded web server user guide Glossary SSP See system services processor state The state of the Switch or Director Possible values include online offline testing and faulty See also offline state online state static random access memory SRAM SRAM is microprocessor cache random access memory It is built i
165. sages and attached or enclosed files e mail See electronic mail Embedded Web Server interface The interface provides a graphical user interface GUI similar to the Product Manager application and supports Director or Switch configuration statistics monitoring and basic operations With Director or Switch firmware installed administrators or operators with a browser capable personal computer PC and an Internet connection can monitor and manage the Director or Switch through an Embedded Web Server interface Embedded Web Server interface timeout If the Embedded Web Server interface is running but no user activity occurs such as viewing different pages refreshing or reconfiguring information the application times out after 30 minutes The user must log in again A login dialog box displays if the user attempts to access any pages after the timeout has occurred Embedded Web Server interface window The window for the Embedded Web Server interface The window is divided into two separate panels the navigation panel on the left and the main panel on the right enhanced availability feature EAF A backup field replaceable unit backup FRU that is ordered and installed to provide redundancy and reduce disruption in case of failure enterprise The entire storage system The series of computers employed largely in high volume and multi user environments such as servers or networking applications may include single user workstatio
166. seful to maintenance personnel for fault isolation and repair verification exchange A term that refers to one of the Fibre Channel protocol building blocks composed of one or more nonconcurrent sequences expansion port E Port Physical interface on a Fibre Channel switch within a fabric that attaches to an E Port on another Fibre Channel switch through an interswitch link ISL to form a multiswitch fabric See also fabric loop port fabric port generic port hub port node loop port node port segmented expansion port extended distance feature XDF A means to extend the propagation distance of a fiber optic signal fabric Entity that interconnects node ports 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 A switch is the smallest entity that can function as a complete switched fabric topology fabric element Any active Director Switch or node in a switched fabric Glossary 12 embedded web server user guide Glossary fabric loop port FL Port A fabric port F Port that contains arbitrated loop AL functions associated with the Fibre Channel arbitrated loop FC AL topology The access point of the fabric for physically connecting an arbitrated loop of node loop ports NL Ports See also expansion port fabric port generic port hub port node loop port node port segmented expansion po
167. speed access by the controlling microprocessor A memory location is randomly accessed by referring to its numerical identifier D Contrast with redundancy See also dynamic random access memory nonvolatile random access memory static random access memory 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 hours 7 days per week computer systems and networks redundant array of independent disks RAID Grouping of hard drives in a single system to provide greater performance and data integrity RAID systems have features that ensure data stored on the drives are safe and quickly retrievable embedded web server user guide Glossary 31 Glossary remote notification A process by which a system is able to inform remote users and workstations of certain classes of events that occur on the system E mail notification and the configuration of simple network management protocol SNMP trap recipients are two examples of remote notification programs that can be implemented on director class switches remote user workstation Workstation such as a personal computer PC using HAFM application and Product Manager application software that can access the HAFM s
168. subsystem a value assigned to each channel path of the system that uniquely identifies the path D See also channel to channel channel to channel input output configuration program channel subsystem CSS A collection of subchannels that direct the flow of information between I O devices and main storage relieve the processor of communication tasks and perform path management functions D channel to channel CTC A channel attached to another channel channel to channel and specifies the I O mode of operation for the channel path under the I O configuration program IOCP channel path identifier CHPID statement Type parameter D See also channel path identifier input output configuration program channel wrap test A diagnostic procedure that checks S 390 host to Director or 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 Director or Switch port A Director or Switch port enabled for channel wrapping echoes the frame back to the host CHP See channel path CHPID See channel path identifier Class 2 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless not dedicated service with notification of delivery or nondelivery between two node ports N Ports Class 3 Fibre Channel service Provides a connectionless not dedicated service without notification of delivery or nondelivery between two node ports N Ports embedded
169. t SNMP management workstation in the Trap Recipient field in four byte dotted decimal format It is recommended the IP address be used e The default UDP port number for trap recipients is 162 Type a decimal port number in the UDP Port Number field to override the default value Click Activate to save and activate the changes The message Your changes to the SNMP configuration have been successfully activated displays 2 16 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product Enabling or Disabling the CLI Perform this procedure to enable or disable the state of the product s command line interface CLI To change the CLI state 1 Choose Configure from the navigation panel 2 Click the Management tab and the CLI tab The CLI tab view displays Figure 2 9 Configure Refresh 8 8 02 at 10 24 26 User Rights Command Line Interface is DISABLED Configure Enable Monitor View Operations Help Figure 2 9 Disabling the CLI 3 Perform one of the following steps as required a Click Enable to activate the CLI The message Your changes to the CLI enable state have been successfully activated displays b Click Disable to deactivate the CLI The message Your changes to the CLI enable state have been successfully activated displays embedded web server user guide 2 17 Configuring the Product Enabling or Disabling Host Control Perform this procedure to enable
170. t priority Available selections are Default Principal and Never Principal The default setting is Default This value designates the fabric s principal switch The principal switch is assigned a priority of 1 and controls the allocation and distribution of domain IDs for all fabric elements including itself Principal is the highest priority setting Default is the next highest and Never Principal is the lowest priority setting The setting Never Principal means the switch is incapable of becoming a principal switch If all switches are set to Principal or Default the switch with the highest priority and the lowest World Wide Name WWN becomes the principal switch At least one switch in a fabric must be set as Principal or Default If all switches are set to Never Principal all interswitch links ISLs will segment causing a failure of connectivity e Choose from the Interop Mode drop down list to set the product operating mode This option does not display if the Operation mode is S 390 8 390 mode is not supported with the Edge Switch 2 24 This setting only affects the mode used to manage the product it does not affect port operation Available selections are Homogenous Fabric Choose this option if the product is fabric attached only to other HP Directors or Switches operating in Homogenous Fabric mode Open Fabric 1 0 Choose this option for managing heterogeneous fabrics and if the product is fabric attach
171. tch through Fibre Channel An interface connection to a port card Contrast with out of band management out of band management industry standard architecture ISA Bus architecture designed for personal computers PCs that use an Intel 80386 80486 or Pentium microprocessor ISA buses are 32 bits wide and support multiprocessing Infiniband The name applied to the merged specifications for Next Generation Input Output NCGIO from Intel and System IO from Compaq HP and IBM Infiniband is a serial interconnect technology with a wire fiber data speed of 2 5 GB The basic Infiniband is a full duplex dual wire fiber information message Message notifying a user that a function is performing normally or has completed normally See also error message warning message embedded web server user guide Glossary 19 Glossary information services IS IS is the name of the department responsible for computers networking and data management See also information technology information technology IT The broad subject concerned with all aspects of managing and processing information especially within a large organization or company Because computers are central to information management computer departments within companies and universities are often called IT departments See also information services initial machine load IML Hardware reset for all installed control processor CTP cards on the Director or Switch This reset doe
172. that controls execution of applications and provides services such as resource allocation scheduling I O control and data management Most operating systems are predominantly software but partial hardware implementations are possible D T Operating System 390 OS 390 An integrated open enterprise server operating system developed by IBM that incorporates a leading edge and open communications server distributed data and file services parallel Sysplex support object oriented programming distributed computing environment and open application interfaces D original equipment manufacturer OEM A company that has a special relationship with computer producers OEMs buy components and customize them for a particular application They sell the customized computer under their own name OEMs may not actually be the original manufacturers They are usually the customizers and marketers See operating system OS 3907 See Operating System 390 OSI See Open Systems Architecture OSMS See open systems management server out of band management Transmission of management information using frequencies or channels other than those routinely used for information transfer packet In Fibre Channel protocol 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 chec
173. the Fibre Channel frame header accompanying the frames Storage Area Network SAN A high performance data communications environment that interconnects computing and storage resources so that the resources can be effectively shared and consolidated embedded web server user guide 1 5 Introduction Zone Zoning A zone is a group of devices or zone members in a SAN that can communicate and access each other Communication is only allowed between devices in the same zone A device can be in multiple zones so that shared resources can be accessed by many devices Because SANs connect many types of devices that may carry different protocols separating an entire fabric into zones can control access between specific devices Zone or zoning is an efficient method of managing partitioning and controlling access to SAN devices Zoning maximizes resources while maintaining data security and enabling heterogeneous systems and products to operate in the same SAN Zone Member Specification definition of a device that belongs to a zone A zone member can be identified by the port number of the device to which it is attached or by its device or host bus adapter or World Wide Name WWN In multiswitch fabrics identification of end devices and nodes by WWN is preferable Zone Set A zone set is composed of one or more zones When a zone set is activated all zones in the set are activated at the same time Only one zone set can be acti
174. tic and syntactic rules that determines the behavior of functional units in achieving communication 2 In systems network architecture the meanings of and sequencing rules for requests and responses for managing the network transferring data and synchronizing network component states 3 A specification for the format and relative timing of data exchanged between communicating devices D I Glossary 30 embedded web server user guide Glossary public device A loop device that can transmit a fabric login command FLOGI to a switch receive acknowledgement from the switch s login server register with the switch s name server and communicate with fabric attached devices Public devices communicate with fabric attached devices through the switch s bridge port B Port connection to a Director or Switch Contrast with private device public loop A public loop is connected to a switched fabric through the switch bridge port B Port and the switch has an active embedded fabric loop port FL Port that is user transparent All devices attached to the loop can communicate with each other and public devices attached to the loop can communicate with fabric attached devices Contrast with private loop pull down menu See drop down menu RAID See redundant array of independent disks RAM See random access memory random access memory RAM A group of computer memory locations that is numerically identified to allow high
175. to an attribute value or option that is assumed by a system when none is explicitly specified D I default zone A zone that contains all attached devices that are not members of a separate active zone destination A point or location such as a processor Director or Switch or server to which data is transmitted D destination address D ID An address identifier that indicates the targeted destination of a data frame device 1 Mechanical electrical or electronic hardware with a specific purpose D See also managed product 2 See node device number In a channel subsystem four hexadecimal digits that uniquely identify an I O device D diagnostics 1 The process of investigating the cause or nature of a problem in a product or system 2 Procedures or tests used by computer users and service personnel to diagnose hardware or software problems D dialog box A pop up window in the user interface with informational messages or fields to be modified or completed with desired options D ID See destination address Director An intelligent highly available Fibre Channel switch providing any to any port connectivity between nodes end devices on a switched fabric The Director sends data transmissions data frames between nodes in accordance with the address information present in the frame headers of those transmissions DNS name Domain name system or domain name service Host or node name for a device o
176. tor 2 2 embedded web server user guide Configuring the Product Configure Refresn 8 7 02 at 17 28 47 User Rights View Blocked Speed mE Configure mE Monitor 1 5 mE Operations e E o e Nm Negotiate x z Help 6 E BE E ETE B8 BE z EE a AL BE u EE Figure 2 1 Configure Ports tab view a Foreach port to be configured type a port name of 24 alphanumeric characters or less in the associated Name field The port name should characterize the device to which the port is attached NOTE When naming ports you may want to name each port based on the device attached to the port For example if the port is attached to an e mail server you might name the port emaill server port 2 The important point is to relate the name of the port to the device that is attached to the port If you have an installation with many products you can have a large number of ports Thus it is helpful to give each port a name that you relate to the device connected to the port which can help in isolating problems b Clicka check box in the Blocked column to block or unblock a port default is unblocked A check mark in the box indicates a port is blocked Blocking a port prevents the attached devices or HP products in the fabric from communicating blocked port continuously transmits the offline sequence OLS c Click the check box in the FAN column to enable or disable the fabric address notification FAN feature
177. ument x naming 3 6 counter 5 4 CTP dump file 6 11 D data field size 5 10 date fields 2 7 Date Time tab view 2 6 deactivating beaconing 6 5 deactivating zone sets 3 14 default user name 1 2 1 8 2 15 default values 2 2 resetting to 64 default zone concepts 3 8 disable 3 15 enable 3 15 defaults IP address 1 7 definition Embedded Web Server interface terms 1 3 product cell 4 14 wraps 5 4 delay rerouting 4 12 description product 2 6 4 10 destination domain ID 4 19 devices on loop 5 10 diagnostic loopback 6 7 Diagnostics tab view 6 7 diamond red meaning of 4 17 Director 2 140 2 2 Director speed 4 12 disable CLI 2 17 host control 2 18 zone set 3 15 zoning 3 9 discard changes 3 15 distance capability 4 8 document conventions x documentation related ix domain ID 4 15 4 19 active 4 11 changes and consequences 3 8 destination 4 19 Fibre Channel address 4 11 insistent 2 9 4 11 numbers 3 7 preferred 2 8 4 11 unique 2 8 domain RSCN 2 9 4 12 driver HBA 3 4 dump file retrieving 6 11 Dump Retrieval tab view 6 11 E E D TOV 2 10 4 12 E Port 2 4 segmented 3 9 EC level 4 10 electrical shock hazard symbol and definition xi Embedded Web Server benefits of 1 4 description 1 1 interface terminology 1 3 login 1 8 starting 1 7 tasks 1 1 where to start 1 7 enable authorization traps 2 16 CLI 2 17 host control 2 18 engineering change level 4 10 Enter Network Password dialog bo
178. unique match cannot be identified For the appropriate syntax see the section of the manual that corresponds to the attempted command Enter the complete command and re submit Verify all parameters are entered correctly and re submit Otherwise the pending zone set should be cleared and reconstructed Verify that the feature key was entered correctly and re submit Contact your service representative with further difficulties Verify that the correct entry both WWN and Domain ID is being requested for removal from the list and re submit the request embedded web server user guide A 21 Error Messages Error 240 Duplicate The user requested to add Verify that the correct fabric binding member an entry to the fabric entry both WWN and binding list that is already a Domain ID is being member of the list requested for addition to the list and re submit the request Error 241 Comma delimited mode Some commands require Comma delimited must be active to execute that comma delimited mode must be active this command mode be active for example show nameserverExt Enable comma delimited mode and re issue the command Error 242 Open An invalid threshold The Open trunking trunking threshold 96 percentage has been threshold must be in the value must be 0 99 entered range 0 99 Make sure all values are valid and re submit the request Error 243 Not allowed This operation is not This command is
179. user guide Glossary segment A fabric segments when one or more switches cannot join the fabric because of various reasons The switch or switches remain as separate fabrics segmented E Port See segmented expansion port segmented expansion port 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 fabric loop port fabric port generic port hub port node loop port node port serial crossbar assembly SBAR The assembly is responsible for Fibre Channel frame transmission from any Director or Switch port to any other Director or Switch port Connections are established without software intervention serial port A full duplex channel that sends and receives data at the same time It consists of three wires two that move data one bit at a time in opposite directions and a third wire that is a common signal ground wire server A computer that provides shared resources such as files and printers to the network Used primarily to store data providing access to shared resources Usually contains a network operating system shared mode If a Director or Switch is in shared mode all devices on the loop share the 100MB bandwidth available on the loop In shared mode only one end device can communicate with another device through the fabric loop port FL Port on the Director or Switch simple mail transfer protoco
180. ve in the fabric at one time and that zone set 1s referred to as the active zone set Suggested Reading A book that can help you to prepare to install products and configure a SAN is the hp StorageWorks SAN high availability planning guide 620 000124 AA RS2DB TE You can obtain this book from the Hewlett Packard website http thenew hp com or from the CD shipped with the Hewlett Packard product you purchased Another publication you may want to read is Compaq StorageWorks SAN Switch Zoning Reference Guide which is a white paper on zoning fundamentals It is available online from the Hewlett Packard website http thenew hp com 1 6 embedded web server user guide Introduction Where to Start Depending upon whether the Hewlett Packard product you purchased has already been installed you may need to go to a specific chapter If the product has not been installed you should start at Chapter 2 Configuring the Product If the product was installed then many of the configuration tasks were probably already completed In that case you may need to configure a zone Configuring including adding deleting and changing zones is described in Chapter 3 Configuring Zones If the products have been configured and you have a functioning SAN then you most likely will be interested in performing system administration tasks Those tasks are described in Chapter 4 Viewing Product and Fabric Data Chapter 5 Monitoring Produ
181. w displays information about all node attachments or N Ports that have logged into existing F Ports on the product All data is dynamically updated as the nodes log in and log out Monitor Yefresh 9 20 02 at 10 29 01 Port Stats World Wide Name Devices Class if id BB Credit Data Field FC Address View On Loop Size 4D 8567 61 30 320000 AE 3 7FU713 Configure 4D856761 30330000 1 Class2 3_ 2048 Monitor Operations Help Figure 5 4 Node List tab view Information displayed for each node includes e Port Port number World Wide Name The 16 digit WWN assigned to the attached node e Class of Service COS Class 2 and or Class 3 service BB Credit Buffer to buffer credit the attached node has available Data Field Size Largest Fibre Channel frame the node can process e FC Address Fibre Channel address which is shown only if there is a single attached device on the loop Otherwise all Fibre Channel address information is displayed on the port specific page For the Edge Switch 2 24 this value is also displayed Devices on Loop Number device count of public and private loop attached devices This field entry contains a hyperlink to a screen that shows a list of devices on a loop for the port This tab view shows the FC Address WWN COS and Data Field Size for each device in the loop 5 10 embedded web server user guide 6 Operati
182. when there are multiple arbitrated loop devices on the loop The arbitrated loop device with the lowest WWN becomes the loop master loop port L Port Synonym for hub port loop switches Loop switches support node loop port NL Port Fibre Channel protocols Switches sold as loop support but upgradeable to fabric switches recounted as loop switches L Port Loop port Synonym for hub port LUN See logical unit number maintenance port Connector on the Director or Switch where a PC running an American National Standard Code for Information Interchange 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 HAFM Product Manager application HP Directors and Switches are managed products See also device device management information base MIB Related set of software objects variables containing information about a managed device and accessed via simple network management protocol SNMP from a network management station management session A session that exists when a user logs on to the HAFM application HAFM can support multiple concurrent management sessions The user must specify the network address of the HAFM application s server at logon time Glossary 24 embedded web server user guide Glossary matrix See active port address matrix MIB See management information base modem Modem is an a
183. x 1 8 2 19 equipment symbols xi Error Detection Time Out Value 4 12 Index 2 embedded web server user guide Index error event codes 5 9 error light clearing 5 9 error log clearing 5 9 event codes 5 9 eventlog 5 8 clearing 5 9 excessive weight symbol and definition xi external loopback test 6 7 F F Port 2 4 Fabric Parameters tab view 2 10 fabrics address notification feature 2 3 configuring parameters 2 9 controlling access 3 1 creating 3 9 definition 1 5 merging 3 9 operating parameters 4 12 topology viewing 4 18 viewing information 4 12 viewing products 4 13 factory default values 2 2 resetting to 6 4 failure severity levels 5 8 FAN 4 6 status 4 6 FAN feature 2 3 FC address 5 10 FC AL devices 2 3 Feature Installation tab view 2 23 feature keys installing 2 22 Fibre Channel address 5 10 domain ID 4 11 storage volume 3 4 Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop devices 2 3 FICON 1 2 field size data 5 10 firmware 4 15 level 4 10 upgrading 6 14 firmware 03 00 00 2 22 firmware 04 00 00 1 1 Firmware Upgrade tab view 6 14 Flexport installing 2 22 FMS 1 2 frames routing of 4 12 too short error statistics 5 7 front view 4 3 FRU name 4 9 part number 4 9 position 4 9 properties 4 8 serial number 4 9 status 4 9 FRU Properties tab view 4 8 FX Port 2 4 G G Port 2 4 gateway address 2 2 2 13 getting help xii GX Port 2 4 H HAFM 1 1 3 4 hardware view ale
184. zone sets 3 14 description 3 6 identifying by port number 3 7 identifying by WWN 3 7 naming conventions 3 6 zoning by port 3 8 concepts 3 5 configurations compatibility 3 9 configuring zone sets 3 14 controlling access 3 1 disable zone set 3 15 disabling 3 9 enable default zone 3 15 identification by WWN 3 7 multiple products illustrated 3 3 naming conventions 3 6 overview 3 1 single product illustrated 3 2 Index 8 embedded web server user guide

HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 User's Manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents