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1. Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products Microsoft Corporation Windows Windows NT Internet Explorer Oracle Corporation Java Netscape Communications Corporation Netscape Red Hat Inc Red Hat Red Hat Network Maximum RPM Linux Undercover Additional Information This section lists additional Brocade and industry specific documentation that you might find helpful Brocade resources To get up to the minute information go to http my brocade com to register at no cost for a user ID and password White papers online demos and data sheets are available through the Brocade Web site at http www brocade com products solutions products index page For additional Brocade documentation visit the Brocade Web site http www brocade com Release notes are available on the MyBrocade web site and are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware xX EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Other industry resources For additional resource information visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site This Web site provides interface standards for high performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel storage management and other applications http www t11 org For information about the Fibre Channel industry visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web site http www fibrechannel org Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware firmware and software su
2. 8 Dismiss the confirmation dialog box The Zone Access Map is updated to show the new accessibility relationships Zoning Edit x Summary and Confirmation The following zoning setting which reflects the HBA storage accessibility matrix that you have defined will be saved and enabled when you Click Finish Any previous zoning setting wil be overwritten cfg cfg zone PORT_18_PORT_8 zone PORT 18 dvc2 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc3 PORT 8 E zone PORT 18 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc4 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc5 PORT 8 4 zone_PORT_18_dve2_PORT_10 zone PORT 18 dvc3 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc4 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc6 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 PORT 19 zone PORT 18 PORT 17 zone PORT 18 dvc7 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc5 PORT 10 zone PORT_18_dvc6_PORT_10 zone PORT 18 dvc7 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc8 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc9 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc8 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc9 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc10 PORT 10 zone_PORT_18_dvcl0_PORT_8 zone_PORT_18_dvcl1_PORT_10 zone PORT 18 dvcl1 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvcl2 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc13 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc12 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc13 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvcl4 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc15 PORT 10 zone PORT 18 dvc14 PORT 8 zone PORT 18 dvc15 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 dvc2 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 dvc3 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 PORT 10 zone PORT 19 dvc4 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 dvc5 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 dvc2 PORT 10 zone_PORT_19_dve3_PORT_10 zone PORT 19 dvc4 PORT 10 zone PORT 19 dvc6
3. Tel 8620 3891 2000 Fax 8620 3891 2111 E mail china info brocade com Document History Title Publication number Summary of changes Date EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000121 01 First release January 2006 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000195 01 Changes to support Fabric OS September 2006 v5 2 0 including zoning and port activation EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000195 02 Added Brocade 5000 switch February 2007 support EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000441 01 Added Brocade 4900 switch June 2007 support Added DHCP and IPv6 support EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000607 01 Added enhanced switch setup October 2007 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000607 02 Added support for new hardware March 2008 Brocade 300 Brocade 5100 and Brocade 5300 Title Publication number Summary of changes Date EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1000607 03 Added new wizards Introduction wizard Connect Cables wizard Set Switch IP Address wizard Confirm IP Address wizard Set Parameters wizard Select Zoning wizard Specify Devices wizard Configure Ports and Connect Devices wizard July 2008 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1001193 01 Change to EZManager wizard November 2008 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1001193 02 Added additional information that was receive
4. Connect Devices 5 Finish tee Carcel 1 Previous wa b FIGURE 16 Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen When you click Next on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen if Typical Zoning is used the final set of connection reservations shown on the screen is translated internally into a zoning scheme that ensures that every correctly connected host device can communicate separately with every correctly connected storage device If this is not what you want for example if you want to partition your devices so that each HBA can communicate with some storage devices but not others then you should re run the Setup wizard and select Custom Zoning or Advanced Zoning instead of Typical Zoning Use the following procedure to make the physical connections 1 Install the small form factor pluggable SFP transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports shown onscreen See Figure 17 on page 21 a Remove any protector plugs from the SFP transceivers to be used b Position and insert each SFP transceiver as required right side up in the top row of ports and upside down in the bottom row of ports until it is firmly seated c Close the latching bale EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Connecting devices and completing the setup 2 FS 1 o B Position SFP and insert until firmly seated Close the latching bale Brocade switch 3 1 2 Open the SFP bale 4 FIGURE 17 Installing
5. IPv4 and IPv6 on the screen Figure 8 If you are setting up the switch for the first time the IP addresses are placeholder addresses that were assigned at the factory and you must provide valid addresses 10 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 j EZSwitchSetup Steps Discover Switch Introduction Assign IP Address Following is the IP address configuration of the switch Connect Cables n World Wide Name 10 00 00 05 1E 02 2b 24 Discover Switch IP 4 Address 10 77 7777 Set Switch IP Address IP 4 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 IPV4 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Confirm IP Address IPV6 Address Continue Configuration DHCP Off This address configuration is not valid for the subnet where the switch is connected You have the following options 19 Manually assign a new static IP address IPv4 and IPv6 addresses may both be set but an IPv6 address will not be tested during setup unless IPv4 connectivity fails Automatically obtain a valid IPv4 address Select only if a DHCP server is available on your network This may take up to 2 minutes Help Cancel lt I Previous Next gt FIGURE 8 Second Discover Switch screen 4 Select an option for assigning the IP address and click Next The options vary depending on the configuration of your switch e Keep the current switch IP configuration This option is available onl
6. Ucensed Peet Il Uniicensed Port Hea Pot E Storage Pot E Vaid Connection waki Correction Masing Comection Host 10 95 52153 User adain Role admin FIGURE36 Display Connections screen Assigning and renaming device aliases Every device has a device name and an alias name Alias names make it easier to reference the devices Alias names are displayed in the zone access map on the Zoning page You can assign or rename the alias names using the following procedure 1 Select Modify Alias under Devices in the task panel The Define Device Aliases wizard is displayed Figure 37 The first time the Define Device Aliases wizard is started the New Alias column is pre populated with default aliases You can click OK to accept the default aliases or click Cancel if you do not want to assign aliases Note that if an alias is not assigned the devices are identified only by WWN A good alias name makes it much easier to identify devices If you want to edit the alias go on to step 2 38 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Managing devices 3 Devices Name Alias Define Device Aliases The following devices are online but unless aliases are defined for them they will be represented in the Zone Access Map for Devices by Device Port WW This ed or allows you to provide more convenient identifying names for your devices If the Current Alias field is blank a system proposed alias is dis
7. 255 255 0 IPY4 Default Gateway 0 0 0 IPV6 Address J o Prefix it may take up to 2 minutes to complete this step Help Cancel q Previous Next gt FIGURE 9 Set Switch IP Address screen 5 Beginning at this step the steps are the same for both serial and Ethernet connections If you are setting up the switch for the first time the addresses shown are not valid If you click Next with these addresses in place EZSwitchSetup returns an error screen To set up IPv4 addresses edit the address information on the Set Switch IP Address screen to create static addresses appropriate for your LAN connection To set up IPv6 addresses enter the IPv6 address and prefix in the spaces provided 6 Click Next EZSwitchSetup attempts to log in using default credentials If you have already changed your admin password you will be prompted to enter your new password 7 Goon to Confirming IP addresses on page 13 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 Confirming IP addresses The Confirm IP Address screen Figure 10 is displayed after you have assigned IP addresses using either a serial connection or an Ethernet connection 1 Check the displayed addresses carefully to be sure they are correct ie EZSwitchSetup Steps Confirm IP Address Introduction You have chosen to keep the existing IP address of the switch If you Assign IP Address
8. PORT 8 zone PORT 19 PORT 19 zone PORT 19 PORT 17 zone PORT 19 dvc 7 PORT 8 zone PORT 19 dvc5 PORT 10 zone PORT 19 dvc6 PORT 10 zone PORT 19 dvc7 PORT 10 X Cancel 4 Previous Finish FIGURE 42 Zoning summary information Validating zoning configuration You can validate the current zoning configuration against the following rules e Every HBA has access to at least one storage device e Every storage device is accessible by at least one HBA e No offline devices exist in the zoning configuration If offline devices are in the current zoning setup you are prompted you to delete those devices from the zoning database 1 Click Validate under Zoning in the task panel The Validate Zoning wizard launches 2 Follow the instructions in the wizard 3 Note any devices that are not zoned properly and after exiting the wizard and click Edit to update the zone configuration Restoring Typical Zoning If you have modified your zoning configuration and want to reset the configuration back to the default Typical zoning configuration use the following procedure 1 Click Restore Default Typical Zoning under Zoning in the task panel 2 Click Yes in the confirmation window When this task is complete the matrix in the Zoning page is automatically updated to reflect the changes EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management 3 Accessing Web Tools for advanced manage
9. Switch 2 Click the Switch Information tab to display the Switch View Figure 22 displays the Switch View for a Brocade 6510 switch ras220 Switch Manager Tasks Aran Temp Power BS Legend Switch iota Brocade 6510 Setup Devices View Display Connections Modify Alias Port information Switch Information Port Information Switch Information Last Updated at Thu Apr 21 2011 20 08 11 GMT 00 00 View Switch i Name ras220 Status Healthy Validate Firmware v7 0 0 Restore Default Typical Zoning Domain ID 220 0xDC WWN 10 00 00 05 33 13 9b da Type 109 1 Role Principal Refresh State Online Ethernet Ethernet IP 10 25 224 140 Log Out Ethernet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 10 25 224 1 8 Fc FC IP 0 0 0 0 FC Mask 0 0 0 0 Zoning Miscellaneous Advanced Management Host 10 25 224 140 User admin Role admin FIGURE 22 Graphical view of switch The Switch View is a real time view of switch and port status The display is updated approximately once every 15 seconds From the display you can determine the following e Fan status e Temperature status e Power supply status e Status and type of each port 30 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Viewing switch information 3 The Fan Temp and Power buttons indicate overall status as follows e Green circle healthy e Yellow triangle marginal e Red diamond critica
10. and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems Inc documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document The following platforms are supported by this release of EZSwitchSetup e Brocade 300 switch e Brocade 4100 switch e Brocade 4900 switch e Brocade 5000 switch e Brocade 5100 switch e Brocade 5300 switch e Brocade 6510 switch e Brocade 7800 Extension Switch e Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch e Brocade VA 40FC switch What s new in this document The following changes have been made since this document was last released e Added support for the Brocade 6510 switch vili EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document Text formatting The narrative text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI italic text Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies syntax examples For readability command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase for example switchShow In actual examples command l
11. 0 Oracle JRE 1 6 0_24 Windows 2003 Server SP2 Internet Explorer 7 0 Internet Explorer 8 0 Firefox 2 0 Oracle JRE 1 6 0_24 Windows XP SP3 Internet Explorer 7 0 Internet Explorer 8 0 Firefox 2 0 Oracle JRE 1 6 0_24 The minimum hardware requirements for a Windows system are as follows e 90 MB of hard drive space for the EZSS installation directory e 512 MB or more RAM for fabrics containing up to 15 switches e Aminimum of 8 MB of video RAM is also recommended An Ethernet port e Aserial COM port if you plan to connect to the serial port on the switch Configuring Internet Explorer Correct operation of EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager with Internet Explorer requires specifying the appropriate settings for browser refresh frequency and process model Browser pages should be refreshed frequently to ensure the correct operation of Switch Manager 1 Select Tools gt Internet Options in the browser 2 Select the General tab 3 Select the Settings button under Browsing history 4 Under Check for newer versions of stored pages click Every time visit the webpage 5 Click OK to save the changes EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Supported switches 1 Internet Options General Security Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Home page F gt Temporary Internet Files and History Settings X Temporary Internet Files Internet Explor
12. 2 Hi EZSwitchSetup Steps Introduction Introduction Welcome to EZSwitchSetup Aanes There are two parts to setting up your switch Connect Cables 1 Assigning an IP address to the switch Discover Switch 2 Logging into the switch and configuring basic parameters Cen IP Adi To begin select a method for assigning the switch s IP address Continue Configuration 6 Use an Ethernet connection to the LAN on the same sub net as the switch Use a Serial cable to connect directly to the switch Once you assign an IP address to the switch you can continue setting up your switch in the second part Configure the Switch FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup introduction screen Connecting cables 1 Choose the method of connecting to your LAN You have the choice of using a serial connection or an Ethernet connection to your LAN to set the IP address for the switch The Ethernet connection is generally more convenient and preferred Use the serial connection if it is not possible or not convenient to connect the host on the same subnet as the switch 2 Click Next The Connect Cables screen is displayed Figure 5 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard H EZSwitchSetup Steps Connect Cables Introduction Assign IP Address Connect Cables Discover Switch Confirm IP Address Continue Configuration Connect the swi
13. 2 00 00 00 87 04 28 88 wit steathi55 4 22 00 00 00 87 04 25 54 wt_steathi55 4 22 00 00 00 87 04 20 32 wt steathi55 4 22 00 00 00 87 00 28 wt_steathi55 4 950 05 07 65 05 34 63 25 wt_steathi55 6 90 05 07 65 05 34 91 61 wt_steathiSsS 6 2 Select a row in the table to display additional information about the device 3 Click View Details located at the top of the page Figure 35 shows a Device Details example View Details Device Device Alias veneer ence niae Device Port WN E Connected To HBA HBA Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Emulex_Port3 Emulex Corporation Emuwer Ports Emulex Corporation WEBTOOLS203 Htachi_Ports_A Hitachi Ltd Htachi_Port4_68 Hitachi ttd Htachi_Port4_C Hitachi Ltd Htachi_Port4_D Hitachi Ltd EM POA BM MP B 6M Vendor Port VAN Port Type Device Type Transport Type Noca WAN Device Name Class of Service Fabric Port VAAN Connected To Switch Domain ID Port ID Slot Port 28 HTACHI DK320J 186C 28 HTACHI DK320J 18FC 28 HTACHI DI320J 18FC 28 HTACHI DK320J 16FC 23176M OOYF 109170R 90 05 07 65 05 34 91 61 NL Physical Storage FCP 50 05 07265 05 04 91 61 28 6M DOYF TOSITOR FEON 3 20 06 00 05 12 02 26 24 vit_steakht 55 1 0105ef 6 10 00 00 00 0840 3 66 wt_steatniss 3 100 00 00 c amp 4atea2 wtsteatniss 3 ASAS 220000 00 97 04 26 00 wt_steatniss 4 ASAS 22 0000 00 87 04 25 50 wt_steatntss 4 ASAS 22 00 00 00 37 0
14. 4 20 32 wt_steatniss 4 ASAS 22 00 00 00 87 00 23 d1 wt_steatniss 4 F6ON S0 05 07 65 05 54 63 25 wt_steatniss 6 285M DOYF TOST70R Fenn 50 0507 65 055401 61 wi steatni55 6 FIGURE35 Detailed Device information 37 3 Managing devices Device connections EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager displays a graphical representation of the switch and the devices that are connected to each port Click Display Connections under Devices in the task panel A graphical representation of the switch and connections displays as shown in Figure 36 This is a real time display the connections are updated automatically as you connect and disconnect HBAs and storage If Typical Zoning is set on the switch Switch Manager validates the connections and displays whether the connections are valid or invalid Switch Manager also shows what currently unoccupied ports are available for host and storage connections 8 WT_Tomahawk Switch Manager smth has teen contiqued tr Custom Zong Cevices of ary type MBA or Storage may be tached af any icensed FC pert But when yow Seach 18d nem cercen you must rena De Zonng Lot wierd 1o CLS Bem n you roang e ES m ES i ee P Da m oe on oe O00 aan ano Oe u ot Lu ala On a c wom mw Aa Fon Validate Restore Default Typical Zoning Micetaneous Refresh Advanced Management Log Out The switch is set Typical Zoning Device connection valdstion is based on Port Usage
15. 53 1002157 01 29 April 2011 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide Supporting Brocade 300 4100 4900 5000 5100 5300 6510 7800 8000 and VA 40FC BROCADE Copyright 2006 2011 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Brocade the B wing symbol Biglron DCFM DCX Fabric OS Fastlron IronView Netlron SAN Health Serverlron Turbolron and Wingspan are registered trademarks and Brocade Assurance Brocade NET Health Brocade One Extraordinary Networks MyBrocade VCS and VDX are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries Other brands products or service names mentioned are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty expressed or implied concerning any equipment equipment feature or service offered or to be offered by Brocade Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use This informational document describes features that may not be currently available Contact a Brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States government The authors and Brocade Communications Systems Inc shall have no liability or responsibility to any pers
16. 6 Cable connections Connect the power cord to the switch and plug in to a power source The switch power and status LEDs display amber and then change to green which usually takes from one to three minutes See your switch hardware manual for the location of the LEDs Connect an Ethernet cable from the Brocade switch to the LAN you want to use for your management connection through an Ethernet hub or switch If you chose to use your Ethernet connection for Set up in step 1 this is the connection you will use If you chose the serial cable connection in step 1 you should still connect the Ethernet cable so the Ethernet connection will be available when you start the EZSwitchSetup manager If you are using a serial connection for set up connect your setup computer to the serial port on the switch using the serial cable shipped with the switch If you cannot locate the serial cable that came with the switch you will need to find one that has the appropriate connectors Do not use a null modem cable The serial connection settings are as follows e Bits per second 9600 e Databits 8 e Parity none e Stop bits 1 e Flow control none Click Next EZSwitchSetup attempts to discover the switch If your switch discovery fails see Table 2 on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch If you are using the serial connection the Set Switch IP Address screen is displayed and you can go to step 5 You can now remove the serial cabl
17. 6c 1e Miscellaneous Refresh Advanced Managemen Log Out ie Host 10 32 150 84 User admin Role admin FIGURE39 Device alias in Zone Access Map EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Zoning management 3 Zoning management Zoning enables you to partition your fabric into logical groups of devices that can access each other For example you can partition your fabric into two zones winzone and unixzone so that your Windows servers and storage do not interact with your UNIX servers and storage Zones can be configured dynamically They can vary in size depending on the number of fabric connected devices and devices can belong to more than one zone Because zone members can access only other members of the same zone a device not included in a zone is not available to members of that zone Zone members may be specified by fabric location domain port index only or by device name node name or port WWN Zones whose members are specified by fabric location are port based and zones whose members are directly specified by device WWN are device based In port based zoning all devices that are connected to ports that are in the same zone can communicate with each other and a device can join a zone simply by being connected to a member port In device based zoning devices are explicitly specified as members of the same zone These devices can communicate with each other regar
18. SFPs Connect Fibre Channel cables from the switch to your host and storage devices Ensure that the physical connections are exactly as indicated on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen Remove any plastic protectors from the Fibre Channel cable ends and position the cable connector so that it is oriented correctly b Insert the cable connector into the SFP until it is firmly seated and the latching mechanism clicks a 21 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 2 Connecting devices and completing the setup The Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen provides visual feedback as you cable the switch A green line indicates that the connection is correct a red line indicates an invalid connection and a blue line indicates a missing connection 1 Position the Fibre Channel cable 3 2 Install the Fibre Channel cable Brocade switch FIGURE 18 Installing Fibre Channel Cable to an SFP 3 Verify that the connections displayed on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen are all green 4 Click Next The Finish screen is displayed 22 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 amp EZSwitchSetup 4 Steps b ae Finish Connecting devices and completing the setup Switch Configuration You have completed the switch setup and the switch is ready to 1 Set Parameters use as configured To print a summary of the settings click Print 2 Select Zoning Param
19. Specify Devices Custom Zoning Allows you to customize zoning for a single switch using a device accessib ty matrix Advanced Zoning Alows you to customize zoning for a more complex fabric 4 Configure Ports and Connect Devices 5 Finish Hep Cancel 4 Previous Next gt FIGURE 14 Select Zoning wizard Typical Zoning is the default and the following procedure directs you to select Typical Zoning When you select Typical Zoning the wizard automatically configures the zones for you and shows you how to connect the devices to the switch You can change the zoning configuration later as described in Zoning management on page 41 Configuring zones on the switch 1 On the Select Zoning wizard select Typical Zoning If you want to use one of the other zone settings see Editing the zoning configuration on page 42 for instructions on configuring Custom zoning see the Web Tools Administrator s Guide for information on Advanced zoning 2 Click Next The Specify Devices screen is displayed Specifying devices On the Specify Devices screen Figure 15 do the following 1 Enter the number of HBA connections that you want to attach to the switch Be sure to include existing HBA connections and any additional HBA connections you plan to make in the current setup session You can change this setting later if you want to add or remove HBA connections 2 Enter the number of storage connections you want to attach to the switch B
20. anager components Task panel The left pane of the Switch Manager is the task panel which displays all tasks The tasks are categorized by Switch Devices Zoning and Miscellaneous The Switch tasks enable you to view the port information or switch information enter into switch setup or add enable port licenses The Devices tasks enable you to view the devices attached to the switch display the device connections and modify a device alias The Zoning tasks enable you to view the zoning on the device edit the zoning validate the zoning or restore the default fixed zoning The Miscellaneous tasks include refreshing the onscreen data advanced management of the switch and logging out The switch s Port Information page is shown by default when Switch Manager launches EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Switch manager overview 3 Switch View The Switch View displays the switch and status buttons across the top The status buttons enable access to each element listed Click the refresh icon under the Miscellaneous Tasks to update the information on the screen with the current switch information The display refreshes automatically each time you click a different task in the task panel Content page When you click an item in the task panel the content for that item displays in the right pane of the window A content page may contain tabs display information launch a wizard or display a dialog Figur
21. anager overview The EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager is a simplified version of Web Tools It streamlines switch management by providing an easy to use subset of basic switch management tasks You can use the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager to do the following e Monitor the switch including port and field replacable unit FRU status e Manage custom zoning e Perform basic switch configurations e Add Ports On Demand POD The Switch Manager works for a single switch fabric only It displays only the switch and associated tasks without fabric information Figure 20 shows an example of the initial Switch Manager screen The window appearance may vary depending on the switch model The following sections describe the components of the screen EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 25 53 1002157 01 3 Switch manager overview WI_Tomahawk Switch Manages Pe E Yem Stee Powe ZU Switch View Port information Switch information Port intermation Switch ntormaton Bema co Last Updated at Fri An 20 2008 00 72 13 GMT 00 00 Switch Nene WT _Toenabarwt Status Meaty Validate Feawme v6 1 CEMC_Test Domain 2 van 10000005 1608 80 4b Type m2 Restore Default Typical Zoning Mao 2 Rete row Retresh State Orire Advanced Management Log Out Etherne Mask ree 0000 FC Ms k 0000 1 Task panel 3A Progress indicator Content Page 3B User name IP address and user role 3 Status bar FIGURE20 EZSwitchSetup Switch M
22. ang 27 tats Dali secs AA ete se Oe aa Ea aa a a etd br o aathcel SF a tale Seah 28 Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 28 LOSSING Weis te eS cea dvecech andl 4s Sind dk bi che Gente i E 29 Switch Manager Sessions 29 Logging oUt sek fete isd dita ee dae eke oa 29 Viewing switch information 30 Viewing the status indicator legend 31 Viewing fan temperature and power supply status 31 PORUSLATUS or scare IA Ste he eee AT eee 32 Switch Information tab 33 Portinformation taD ici doi ii EA 34 Changing switch information 35 Addi portliG nse osc viii ide Wied eden eed ail eda eed tine 35 Managing devic S 0 a i a a A a a i 36 Device CONNECTIONS 38 Assigning and renaming device aliases 38 Zoning Management 0 cece eee eee 41 Viewing the zoneaccessmap 42 Editing the zoning configuration 42 Validating zoning configuration 44 Restoring Typical Zoning 44 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management 45 Making EZSwitchSetup your default switch manager 45 Appendix A EZSwitchSetup Limitations General limitations cere asien ea E ee eee eee 47 Index EZSwitchSetup Administrato
23. blank a system proposed alias is displayed in the New Alias field which you may modify by double clicking the field to edit ts value For a device that already has an alias you may modify it by double clicking the New Alias field and typing a new value When you click OK a non biank New Alias value will become the Current Alias Port Device Port WWN Device Type Current Alas New Alas Vendor 2 22 00 00 20 37 f5 a1 c9 Storage PORT_2 Seagate Technology 2 22 00 00 04 cf bd 6f 6d Storage dvc2 PORT 2 Seagate Technology 3 10 00 00 05 1e 59 f5 40 HBA W2K3_150_063 Brocade Communications Sy 2 22 00 00 04 cf bd 71 13 Storage dvc3_PORT_2 Seagate Technology 2 22 00 00 04 cf bd 6c 1e Storage dvc4_PORT_2 Seagate Technology ok Cancel FIGURE 38 Device aliases moved under Current Aliases EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 39 53 1002157 01 3 Managing devices After you have defined the device aliases the aliases are displayed under Device Alias when you select View under Devices as in Figure 33 The device aliases are also displayed in the Zone Access Map for Devices when you select View under Zoning Figure 39 FaP 84 Sw Switch Manager LEE Zone Access Map for Devices HBA View Display Connections Modify Alias 2K3 150 063 Storage Zoning PORT_2 Edit dvc3_P Validate dvc4_PO 4 R Restore Default Typical Aias dvcs PORT 2 WWN 22 00 00 04 cf bd
24. c User Enabled attribute to make the EZSwitchSetup Manager start by default from your web browser rather than Web Tools as in the following example Basic User Enabled yes y no n yes y If no or n is specified Web Tools is launched Note that no is the default value EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 45 53 1002157 01 46 3 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Appendix EZSwitchSetup Limitations A General limitations Table 3 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations which apply to all browsers and switch platforms TABLE 3 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager limitations Problem Area Details HTTP timeout Very often you may see the following message when you try to get data from a switch or to send a request to the switch Failed to get switch response Please verify the status of your last operation and try again if necessary This indicates that an HTTP request did not get a response The request was sent to the switch but the connection was down probably caused by a temporary loss of the Web server on the switch Due to the nature of an HTTP connection Switch Manager will report this error after a 90 second default timeout In this case verify the status of your last request using Telnet to check related status or click the Refresh button in the Switch Manager to retrieve related data If your request did not get through to the switch resubmit it Ex
25. change the switch name using EZSwitchSetup or SNMP and then open a Telnet window to verify the name change the CLI prompt for example switch admin gt displays the previous name The Telnet prompt cannot pick up the new switch name until the switch is rebooted Workaround To display the correct switch name in the CLI prompt after a switch name update using EZSwitchSetup or SNMP fastboot the switch EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 47 53 1002157 01 48 A General limitations EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Index A accessing Web Tools from EZSwitchSetup 45 admin password changing 35 aliases assigning to devices 38 B browsers limitations 47 refresh frequency setting 2 supported 2 C changing switch information 35 CIDR block 12 closing sessions 29 COM port is busy setup computer 15 configuring Internet Explorer 2 connecting Fibre Channel cables 21 connections displaying 38 contacting technical support xi D defining device aliases 38 device aliases defining 38 device connections displaying 38 device information displaying 36 displaying device connections 38 device information 36 port information 32 34 E enabling ports 35 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 ending sessions 29 EZSwitchSetup about 25 installing 5 launching 28 F Fan Status 31 fan status 30 Fan Temperature and Power Supply Leg
26. conflict with COM4 because they use the same address of O2E8 The switch does not respond to commands during a serial connection The switch does not power up The serial cable may not be connected properly between the setup computer and the switch Check the serial cable to ensure they are secured Verify that the switch s power cable is securely plugged into a proper outlet and that the switch s power button is turned on The switch s serial adapter does not Verify that the cable is good by replacing the cable or trying it on work another known working device If the cable is good then call your support provider for further instructions For Ethernet connections The WWN is not entered correctly Verify that the WWN is correct The target switch is not on the same subnet as the host The target switch has no IP address instead of the factory default 10 77 77 77 Connect the host to the same subnet as the target switch If it is not possible or convenient to do so use the serial connection to set the IP address Use the serial connection to set the IP address You have requested automatic address assignment in an environment where a DHCP server is not available EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Use the serial connection to set a reachable address 15 2 Configuring the switch Configuring the switch The configuration wizard steps you through the process of cha
27. d 128 HITACH DK32DJ 18FC ASAS 22 00 00 00 87 00 28 d1 wt_steakhiSS 4 Modify Alias Zoning pas Copy Tabie sie BB Export Table 8 Search Validate Select Al Restore Default Typical Zoning Size AI Columns To Fit Miscelanecus BA Customize Refresh Total Row Count Advanced Management Log Out Host 1032151155 User admin Role admin FIGURE33 Devices view 36 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Managing devices 3 The table can be sorted by device type port number or vendor You can refine sorting by using the Ctrl key while selecting column headers For example if hold down the Ctrl key and select Device Type and Port shows port numbers associated with device types Figure 34 1 Connected To Device A Device Alias Vendor Device Name Device Port WN ra HBA Emulex Pot Emulex Corporation 10 0000 00 c 4558 68 wi_stesthiss 3 HBA Emuiex_Port Emulex Corporation WEBTOOLS203 100000 COce 4a fea wt_steathtss 8 Storage Hitachi_Port4_A Hitachi Ltd Storage Hitachi_Ports_B Hachi Ltd Hitachi_Port4_C Hachi Ltd Storage Hitachi_Port4_D Hitachi Ltd Storage Storage 18t4_Por6_A SM Storage 18M_Fon6_B 6M 28 HTACH DK3205 18FC 28 HTACHI DK320 18FC 28 HTACHI DK320 18FC 28 HTACHI DK3204 18FC 28 BM COYF T09170R 26 18M DOYF T09170R FIGURE34 Device table sorting example aga Agas Agag AJAS Foon Foon 2
28. d after the Fabric OS version 6 2 0 RC date December 2008 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1001304 01 Special version for introduction of the 8000 switch March 2009 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1001344 01 Add option for obtaining IP address from DHCP Support for the Brocade 7800 July 2009 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1001344 02 Add support for the Brocade VA 4OFC August 2009 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1001344 03 Remove software support statement from title page as this document supports multiple Fabric OS versions February 2010 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Add support for Brocade 6510 April 2011 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 iti EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Contents About This Document In this Chapter ss oiriin dada oe Has wae ea alae vii How this document is organized vii Supported hardware and software viii What snewinthisdocument viii Document conventionsS nanan ix Notice tothe reader IA cee seca tegen eee hE sian Eia xX Additional Information xX Getting technical help xi Document Fe dbackiis EA Wa eee xii Chapter 1 Introducin
29. dless of where they are located in the fabric EZSwitchSetup creates zones for you automatically based on your configuration choices in Setup e If you chose Typical Zoning a port based zoning scheme was created This zoning scheme creates a two member zone for every possible pairing of H and S ports connected on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen This ensures that any host device connected to an H port is able to communicate with any storage device connected to an S port This remains true even if you move a device assuming you connect the device to the correct type of port H or S e Ifyou chose Custom Zoning you created a device accessibility matrix during setup The device accessibility matrix creates a device based zoning scheme By default every connected host device can communicate with every connected storage device as in typical zoning You can use the device accessibility matrix to selectively disallow communications between certain devices creating a device partitioning scheme that is enforced by zoning Because custom zoning is device based you may freely move your devices to different ports without affecting accessibility relationships If you add or permanently remove devices you should reconfigure the accessibility matrix e If you chose Advanced Zoning you were given direct access to the zoning database through Web Tools and you created a zoning scheme of your own EZManager can validate and display accessibil
30. e 21 shows the information displayed from the Port Information tab and shows a shortcut menu that provides copy and export functions Port information Switch information Port Information Switch information Number Name State Type Heath Licensed 0 No Sync UPort Unmanitored Yes 1 No Module Port Unmonitored Yes 2 No Light UDort Unmoritored ves EB Copy Yes 3 Online F Port Unmonitored Yes E Copy Row a1 4 Online L Port Unmonitored ves FH Copy Tabie 5 No_Module UPort Unmoritored Yes 6 Online L Port Unmonitored ves B Export Row 7 No_Light Port Unmoritored Yes B Export Table 8 Online F Port Unmonitored Yes f as a 9 No Module Port Unmonitored Yes 10 No Module U Port Unmonttored ves Select Al 1 No_Module UPort Unmonitored Yes Size Ali Columns To Fit 12 No Module UDoet Unmoritored ves RA Customize 13 No_Module Port Unmorttored Yes _____ 14 No_Module UDoet Unmoritored Yes Total Row Count 16 15 No_Module UPort Unmoritored ves FIGURE 21 Content page Port Information tab NOTE You must accept the Brocade Certificate at the beginning of the login to EZSwitch Manager to enable the functionality of Export and Copy e Click Export Row or Export Table to save the information to a tab delimited text file e Click Copy text Copy Row or Copy Table to copy the contents of the table in tab delimited text format that can be pasted into a spreadsheet Copy text copies only the contents of the ce
31. e from the switch but keep it available in case you lose your network connection and need to revise any of the information you entered 2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard If you are using an Ethernet LAN connection a Discover Switch screen is displayed Figure 7 Go on to Discovering the switch ali EZSwitchSetup lol x Steps Discover Switch Introduction Assign IP Address Select the first five bytes from the dropdown that matches the WWN of your switch and enter the remaining three bytes in the text field To learn more about WWN click Help Connect Cables Discover Switch Select first 5 bytes Enter last 3 bytes Confirm IP Address Z A A Be switch www 10 00 00 8069 f10 23 45 Continue Configuration aN The wizard will try to discover the switch based on WWN It will be successful only i if the wizard is running on the computer connected to the same sub net as that of the switch FIGURE 7 First Discover Switch screen Discovering the switch 1 Locate the WWN for your switch on the switch ID pull out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the switch 2 From the Switch WWN list Figure 7 choose the switch s WWN prefix numbers and then enter the last six alphanumeric digits of your switch s WWN Each two alphanumeric digits must be separated by a colon 3 Click Next When EZSwitchSetup discovers the switch it displays the discovered IP addresses
32. e of the ports One or two LEDs are associated with each port depending on the switch model one of the LEDs indicates port status the other indicates port speed For LED information see the hardware documentation for the switch you are viewing N OTE All of the 8G and 16G Brocade switches do not have port speed LEDs but only port status LEDs The background color of the port icon indicates the port status as follows Green healthy Yellow marginal Red critical Gray unmonitored EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Viewing switch information 3 If the entire port icon is blue the port is buffer limited A port is operating in buffer limited mode when the number of buffers allocated to the port is less than the number of buffers needed by the port to utilize the port at full bandwidth If a group of port icons is gray unavailable those ports are not licensed Figure 27 shows port icons and associated LEDs from a Brocade 6510 switch The layout is similar for all switches but varies according to switch type The blinking LEDs indicate port status a D amp Me eg So YI O EEE EE Y The background color of the port icon indicates port status FIGURE 27 Port and LED status color coded information in the port icon in Switch View Hover the cursor over the port icon to view the port number port type and port status as shown in Figure 28 E Port Healthy FIGURE28 Displayi
33. e status 30 time changing 35 timeout session 29 V validating zone configuration 44 viewing device connections 38 device information 36 port information 34 port status 32 switch information 30 31 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Z zoning about 41 advanced zoning 17 41 changing configuration 35 configure zones 18 custom zoning 17 41 editing 42 restoring default typical zoning 44 specify devices 18 typical zoning 17 41 validating zone configuration 44 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 51 52 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01
34. e sure to include existing storage connections and any additional storage connections you plan to make in the current setup session You can change this setting later if you want to add or remove storage connections EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Connecting devices and completing the setup 2 EZSwitchSetup uses these values to verify that all your current and planned devices are properly connected for the zoning scheme that will be created Note that Typical zoning ensures that every connected host device will be able to communicate with every connected storage device 3 Click Next The Connect Devices screen is displayed Figure 16 on page 20 af EZSwitchSetup steps Specify Devices Switch Configuration Select the number of HBA and storage connections you are attaching to the switch 1 Set Parameters Make sure the devices are powered on and have appropriate drivers installed Click Next to continue 2 Sel i oaingo Total Number of HBA Comections 3 X 3 Specify Devices Total Number of Storage Connections 1 4 Configure Ports and Connect Devices 5 Finish FIGURE 15 Specify Devices screen Connecting devices and completing the setup The final step in the switch configuration is to connect your devices to the switch in a way that matches a configured array of connection reservations HBA or Storage on the ports In the interactive switch graphic that is displayed on the Configure Ports and Con
35. ecuting a refresh from Switch Manager retrieves a copy of switch data at that moment the data you entered can be lost if it had not already been committed to the switch Loss of Connection Occasionally you may see the following message when you try to retrieve data from the switch or send a request to the switch Switch Status Checking The switch is not currently accessible The dialog title may vary because it indicates which module is having the problem This is caused by the loss of HTTP connection with the switch due to a variety of possible problems Switch Manager automatically tries to regain the connection While Switch Manager is trying to regain the connection check if your Ethernet connection is still functioning If the problem is not with the Ethernet connection wait for Switch Manager to recover the connection and display the following message You will have to resubmit your request after closing this message If the temporary switch connection loss is caused by switch hot code load or other similar operation the Switch Explorer you are currently running can be downloaded from a different firmware version than the new one In this case the following message displays Switch connection is restored The firmware version you are running is not in sync with the version currently on switch Close your browser and re launch Webtools You must close Switch Manager and relaunch it to reopen the connection Switch Name Change If you
36. end 31 Fibre Channel Association xi Fibre Channel cables connecting 21 G getting help xi H hardware supported 3 help xi HTTPS protocol 28 inactivity timeout 29 installing EZSwitchSetup 5 IPv6 address 12 J JRE minimum version requirements 2 49 L languages supported 4 launching EZSwitchSetup 28 LEDs 32 limitations 47 localization support 4 logging in 29 logging out 29 M monitoring the switch 30 0 operating systems supported 2 P passwords changing 35 platforms supported 2 port information displaying 32 34 ports LEDs 32 status 32 Ports On Demand adding ports 35 Power Supply status 32 power supply status 30 R refresh freguency setting 2 removing offline devices 44 renaming device aliases 38 reguirements for EZSwitchSetup 2 restoring default fiked zoning 44 S security banner 29 session management 29 sessions ending 29 50 setting refresh freguency 2 support contacting technical xi supported languages 4 supported switches 3 Switch discovery failure 15 switch does not power up 15 switch does not respond to commands 15 Switch Manager about 25 launching 28 switch monitoring 30 switch name changing 35 switch requirements 3 switch setup wizard launching 35 switch time changing 35 switch s serial adapter does not work 15 switches supported 3 T technical support xi Temperature Status 32 temperatur
37. er stores copies of webpages images and media for faster viewing later Check for newer versions of stored pages Configure your browser to Every time I visit the webpage check for newer versions of very time I start Internet Explorer stored pages on every visit to O Automatically the page O Never Disk space to use 8 1024MB Recommended 50 250M8 Current location C Documents and Settings plevin Local Settings Temporary Internet Files Move folder View objects View files Appearance History Specify how many days Internet Explorer should save the list of websites you have visited Days to keep pages in history FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer Supported switches You can use EZSwitchSetup with the switches listed in Supported hardware and software on page viii EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Your switch must meet the following requirements It must be connected to an Ethernet LAN that is accessible by the host If it is not the system issues the message Page not Found It must have licensed FC ports If the switch has no licensed FC ports you must first install a POD license and then enable the affected ports For more information refer to the section Add port license on page 35 It must be in a single switch fabric If your switch connects to another switch if there is an E_Port on the switch you cannot manage the switch using EZSwitchSetup unt
38. es i2 No Light U Port Unmonitored Yes l3 Online F Port Unmoritored Yes Copy Row 4 Online L Port Unmoritored ves a Gia ale 5 No_Module UPort Unmonitored Yes 8 Online L Port Unmoritored Yes Export Row 7 No_Light UPort Urmonitored ves B Export Table 8 Online F Port Unmoritored Yes AA Search 9 No_Module UPort Urmonitored Yes 10 No Module UPort Unmanitared Yes Select Al No Module UPort Urmanitored Yes Size AE Columns To Fit 12 No_Module UPort Urmonitored ves j YA 13 No_Module UPort Urmonitored Yes EA Customize 14 No Module UPort Unmanitored ves Total Row Count 16 15 No Module UPort Urmonitored Yes FIGURE31 Port Information tab The information page displays the following for each port e Port number e Port name e State of the port 34 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Changing switch information 3 Port type Status health of the port Indication of whether the port is licensed Changing switch information From the Switch Manager you can relaunch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Configuration to perform the following tasks Change the switch name Change the switch time Change the admin password Change the zoning configuration type This is the same wizard that was launched the first time you set up the switch 1 Click Setup under Switch in the task panel The Switch Configuration launches Follow the instructions in the wizard You can optionally change the switch na
39. eter and Connect Devices Subnetmask 4 Configure Ports Default Gateway 5 Finish Number of current HBA connections 10 32 150 84 255 255 240 0 10 32 144 1 This switch is configured with Typical Zoning Number of current storage connections Additional ports reserved for HBA connections Additional ports reserved for storage connections FIGURE 19 EZSwitchSetup Configuration Finish screen 5 Click Finish to complete the switch setup 2 You are now ready to configure the storage component of the SAN using the documentation that came with the storage server If you want to monitor the switch then you need to launch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager See Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch for instructions on using this interface EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 23 24 2 Connecting devices and completing the setup EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Chapter Managing Your Switch 3 In this chapter SAt Manager AE WA sce uer a paaa a a i 25 e Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 28 Viewing SWILLA IMMA s aaa UA 30 Changing STN MATCHING soose no wee an pain pea aan eee ele R 25 e pad part IGENE ropare Aa uu EA UA 35 MESSING GEVICES peas Gia hea cur eer nr eed ed AA AA AA 36 SE MINACON ie aia cortue soe EE e TE DOEA 41 9 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management 20 0eeee 45 Switch m
40. ettercase is all lowercase Notes Cautions and Warnings The following notices and statements are used in this manual They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards NOTE Anote provides a tip guidance or advice emphasizes important information or provides a reference to related information ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data A CAUTION A A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware firmware software or data DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide ix 53 1002157 01 Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade See Brocade resources on page x for instructions on accessing MyBrocade For definitions of SAN specific terms visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at http www snia org education dictionary Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations These trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations These references are made for informational purposes only
41. g EZSwitchSetup In this Chapters st00200 2s0 tens evra seven ie tear E eee see eee eee 1 Overview of EZSwitchSetup 1 EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements 2 Configuring Internet Explorer 2 Supported switcheS uw 0 0 cece eee ee 3 Language support for EZSwitchSetup 4 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Switch In this Chapters IAEA nadie dad aw sade done ies 5 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 5 Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard 6 Connecting Cables IAE cheek eee 7 Discovering the switch 10 Confirming IP addresses 13 Switch discoveryfailure 15 Configuring the switch 16 Setting switch parameters 17 Zoning selection options 17 Configuring zones on the switch 18 Specifying CEVICES IAA eae eee ee ee 18 Connecting devices and completing the setup 19 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch In this Chapter yeas wie weg hee Wiad Alb eG ale wale aay 25 Switch manager OVErVieW 2 eee eee 25 Task panel ii cae swan eee ena wee ee a el ee 26 WITCH VIEW AA Atlas ans Medina tang Snead os 27 Content PARC IAA wa ee iter ce
42. he attached devices are dual capable the Switch Manager thinks there are no hosts and does not display the matrix or allow zone configuration In this case you must either reconfigure some of the devices to be host only to continue using the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager or use Web Tools as your switch management tool Editing the zoning configuration You can customize which HBAs can access which storage devices by clicking Edit in the Zoning task panel This starts a wizard that creates a new Custom Zoning scheme based on your device accessibility choices If you make any zoning changes to the default Typical Zoning configuration you will be creating a Custom Zoning configuration to replace it You can later restore the Typical Zoning configuration by clicking Restore Default Typical Zoning in the task panel NOTE If all devices are dual configured you cannot proceed Ensure that at least one initiator device is not dual configured to proceed with this Zoning wizard 1 Click Edit under Zoning in the task panel A wizard launches briefly displaying the Zone Access Map for Devices EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Zoning management 3 A Review Device Connections screen displays device connections over the Zone Access Map for Devices Check to be sure all connected devices are present and recognized by the switch Click Next The Define Device Aliases screen is displayed Add or modify aliases in the New Alia
43. igate to the following path location on the CD ROM lt CD ROM Path gt CDROM_Installers Linux Disk1 InstData VM install bin 2 Install EZSwitchSetup following the onscreen directions Installation will take a few minutes after you click OK 3 Click Done on the last screen Shown in Figure 3 to exit the installer EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 5 53 1002157 01 2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard YP EZSwitchSetup ongratulations EZSwitchSetup has been successfully installed to C Program Files EZSwitchSetup Press Done to quit the installer Previous a FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer On Windows EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed If it does not see Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard to launch the wizard manually On Linux follow the procedure Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard to launch the wizard Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard 1 Perform the following depending on your operating system e On Windows EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed If it does not then from the Start menu select Programs gt EZSwitchSetup gt EZSwitchSetup e On Linux EZSwitchSetup does not start automatically so you have to start it manually NOTE The Linux installation requires root access The EZSwitchSetup wizard starts as shown in Figure 4 6 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard
44. il you disconnect the switch connection NOTE If there is an E_Port on the switch and if there is a zone conflict then the fabric is segmented in this case the switch is in a fabric by itself and EZSwitchSetup treats it as a single switch fabric You cannot use EZSwitchSetup to manage a switch that has any of the following features enabled Virtual Fabrics with non default logical switches Access Gateway User defined Admin Domains 1 Language support for EZSwitchSetup You can however use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover these switches and set their IP address The Brocade VA 40FC switch comes pre configured in Access Gateway mode If you use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover the Brocade VA 40FC switch and set the IP address Web Tools will launch automatically for you to manage the Access Gateway features Language support for EZSwitchSetup The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the following languages e English default e Brazilian Portuguese e French e German e italian e Japanese e Korean e Simplified Chinese e Spanish e Traditional Chinese When you launch EZSwitchSetup the interface detects the operating system and language environment and installs and displays the appropriate language For example if you set up the switch using a German operating system EZSwitchSetup installs the German language interface and displays text messages and labels in that language If locali
45. information e Whether the device is an HBA an HBA plus storage or a storage only device e Device alias name if one exists e Vendor name e Device name e WWN of the device port e Switch and port to which the device is connected 1 Click View under Devices in the task panel to display a table of information for all of the connected devices Figure 33 The entries in the table are based on the device WWNSs so a single physical device can have more than one entry in the table The device information can be viewed copied or exported wt_stealth155 Switch Manager O5 xj Tasks Switch yi Vi De T Oe AM Vi D Ni Device Port WVAN ato iew vice Type Device Aias Vendor evice Name vice Port Switch Porte Setup HBA Emutex_Port3 Emulex Corporation 10 00 00 009 40 58 66 wt_steakhiSs 3 Enable Inactive Ports Storage MRach_Port4_A Htachi Ltd 28 HITACH DK32DJ 18FC ASAS 22 00 00 00 87 04 28 aa wt_steakhiSs 4 Storage BM POSA IBM 122 98M ODYF T09170R FON 0 05 07 65 05 84 88 2b wi steakhi55 6 Devices Storage Hitachi Port4 B Hitachi Ltd 123 HITACH DK320J 18FC ASAS 22 00 00 00 87 04 25 5d wt_steakhiSS 4 Storage BM_Ports_B IBM 123 96M ODYF TOSI7OR FEON 0 05 07 65 05 64 91 61 wt_steakhiSS 6 View Storage Hachi _Port4_C Htachi Ltd 128 HITACH DK32DJ 18FC ASAS 22 00 00 00 87 04 20 32 wt_steakhiSS 4 Display Connections HBA Emulex_Port8 Emuex Corporation WESTOOLS203 10 00 00 00 c94a fea2 wt_steakm5s 3 Storage Hrach_Port4_D Htachi Lt
46. ing You must use Custom Zoning instead and ensure that there is at least one initiator attached to the switch e Custom Zoning allows you to customize which initiators access which targets and creates a device based zoning scheme based on your choices The HBAs and storage devices should already be connected to the switch Custom Zoning provides a device accessibility matrix for you to modify it then automatically creates zones based on that matrix Custom Zoning supports only single switch fabrics If you select this option when you click Next the wizard closes and the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager application opens e Advanced Zoning allows you complete customization of your zoning and should be used if you are familiar with zoning and zoning practices If you select this option when you click Next the wizard closes and the Advanced Management application Web Tools opens For specific information about using Web Tools for zoning see the Web Tools Administrator s Guide EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 17 53 1002157 01 18 2 Configuring the switch Steps af EzSwitchSetup BE 4 Select Zoning Switch Configuration Zone configuration specifies which devices connected to the switch can communicate 1 Set Parameters with each other To learn more about zoning options click Help Typical Zi Recommended Uses preset zones for a single switch best suted for a basic SAN 2 Select Zo ypical Zoning m eS pre asinge 3
47. ingle switch fabrics If your switch is connected to another switch Switch Manager displays a message and exits You must disconnect the switch from all other switches and relaunch EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 1 Type your user name 2 Type the password 3 Click OK A Switch Manager session is established and the Switch View is displayed Figure 22 Switch Manager sessions A session is defined as the connection between the Switch Manager client and its managed switch A session is established when you log in to a switch through EZSwitchSetup A session remains in effect until one of the following happens e You log out e The session times out due to inactivity Logging out You can end your Switch Manager session either by selecting Log Out in the Miscellaneous area of the task panel or by closing the browser window All windows belonging to the session are invalidated after a short delay they become greyed out and unusable but you must close them manually and the session is terminated EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 29 53 1002157 01 3 Viewing switch information Viewing switch information Using EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager you can view the following e Switch status including port status e Temperature fan and power supply status e HBA and storage connections to the switch e Information about devices connected to the switch e Accessibility between HBAs and storage 1 Click View in the task panel under
48. ions Assign IP Address Continue setting up your target switch with EZManager Recommended This option will enable and launch a simplified management interface on your switch Connect Cables and guide you through some basic setup tasks Discover Switch Loading the configuration wizard may take up to 2 minutes Set Switch IP Address Discover another switch on the same subnet for IP assignment only Warning This option will not launch or enable EZManager on your current switch Confirm IP Address however you can manage it later via WebTools or the Command Line Interface CLI Continue Configuration Exit EZSwitchSetup Advanced Users Only will manage this switch using WebTools or CLI Help Continue Exit EZSwitchSetup Select this option if you want to use EZSwitchSetup as an IP configuration tool but do not want to use EZSwitchSetup Manager as a management tool for the switch FIGURE 11 Continue Configuration screen 4 Click Continue One of the following happens depending on the continuation option you selected If you selected Continue setting up your target switch with EZManager a dialog box displays warning you that EZSwitchSetup supports only single switch fabrics Click OK to start the EZSwitchSetup Manager A browser window opens and loads and the Switch Configuration Welcome screen is displayed Figure 12 This may take a few minutes If the configuration wizard does not launch you must launch i
49. ity relationships based on your scheme and it can replace your scheme with Typical Zoning or Custom Zoning If you want to edit your scheme you must return to Setup and chose Advanced Management to start Web Tools For specific information about using Web Tools for zoning see the Web Tools Administrator s Guide EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 41 53 1002157 01 3 Zoning management Viewing the zone access map Click View under Zoning in the task panel to view the Zone Access Map for Devices Figure 40 If you have no devices or if you have only one device the zoning map does not display The HBA and storage device names displayed in the matrix are the alias names of the devices See Assigning and renaming device aliases on page 38 for additional information If no aliases are assigned devices are identified by WWN When aliases are assigned you can see the WWN ina tool tip by hovering the mouse cursor over the alias WT Tomahawk Switch Manager Zone Access Map for Devices Restore Default Typical Zoning Miscelermous Refresh Adeanced Management Log Out eoeoeeeee eee eee eee ee eee ceoeeeeveee eevee eee eeee ee eeeoeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eee eeoeoeeveeeeeeeeeee eee ee Host 10 3552153 User admin Role admin FIGURE 40 Zone Access Map Some HBAs and storage devices can be configured with dual initiator and target capability Such devices are displayed as storage devices in the matrix If all of t
50. l e Black and yellow striped square unmonitored Viewing the status indicator legend To view the legend for the status indicators click the Legend button The legend view opens Figure 23 shows the status indicators that can appear on the fan temperature or power supply button Healthy A Marginal Critical YA Unmonitored Close FIGURE23 Fan temperature and power supply legend Viewing fan temperature and power supply status To view fan temperature or power supply status click the Fan Temp or Power button Figure 24 shows the Fan view The fan view shows the number of Fans and their operating state TT x Number State Speed 1 Ok 6958 2 Ok 7105 Close FIGURE24 Fan status EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 31 53 1002157 01 32 3 Viewing switch information Figure 25 shows the Temperature view The temperature view displays the number of temperature sensors their status and the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit Number State Centigrade Fahrenheit 1 Ok 43 109 4 Ok 24 75 2 Ok 21 69 3 Ok 36 96 FIGURE25 Temperature status Figure 26 shows the Power Supply view The power supply view displays the number of power supplies in the switch and their status Power Supply x Number State 2 OK 1 OK Close FIGURE26 Power supply status Port status The Switch View displays port graphics with blinking LEDs simulating the physical appearanc
51. ll where the mouse is clicked Copy Row copies the entire row and Copy Table copies the entire table e Click Search to search for a specific text string in the table Type a text string in the box that displays on the table and press Enter This is an incremental search and allows 24 maximum characters including the wildcard characters question mark and asterisk The first row containing the text string is highlighted To find the next match press the down arrow To find the previous match press the up arrow If the text is not found in the table the text turns red EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 27 53 1002157 01 3 Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager Status bar The status bar at the bottom of the window is divided into the following sections e Progress indicator This is on the left side of the status bar When Switch Manager is sending data to or retrieving data from the switch this indicator is animated e User name and IP address The right side of the status bar displays your user name role and the IP address of the switch to which you are connected Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager You can launch Switch Manager on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed For a list of compatible web browsers see Table 1 on page 2 Switch Manager also supports the HTTPS protocol if that protocol is enabled for the switch For more information on enabling the HTTPS protocol on you
52. me switch time and admin password When prompted you must select a zoning configuration Add port license EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager allows you to enable Ports On Demand POD if you have a license available For the Brocade 7800 you can add the 7800 Upgrade License to activate ports 4 25 This option is not available if all ports are already licensed 1 Click Add Port License under Switch in the task panel A dialog box is displayed Add Port License E x Enter a POD license key or other required license key for this switch elara27 Switch WWN 10 00 00 05 1e 76 15 00 License Key After adding this license you must enable the affected ports using the Advanced Management tool or CLI Add License Can cel FIGURE 32 Add Port License dialog box 2 Enter the license key to add the additional ports 3 Click Add License The ports can now be enabled 4 Enable the ports using one of the following methods EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 35 53 1002157 01 3 Managing devices e Reboot or power cycle the switch When the switch is rebooted the newly licensed ports come up as enabled e Use the Advanced Management tool See Accessing Web Tools for advanced management on page 45 for information on launching Web Tools e Use the command line interface See the Fabric OS Administrator s Guide for information on using the command line interface Managing devices The Devices page displays the following
53. ment From the Switch Manager you can launch Web Tools which provides more extensive switch management functions for more experienced users See the Web Tools Administrator s Guide for information on the Web Tools interface To launch Web Tools ensure that you have completed all Switch Manager tasks and then click Advanced Management in the Miscellaneous category of the task panel The Switch Manager session will be closed Any editing in Switch Manager that has not been applied is lost After entering Web Tools you must re log in to manage the switch You cannot return to EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager unless you close and reopen your browser window and relaunch EZSwitchSetup Making EZSwitchSetup your default switch manager If you want to be sure that the EZSwitchSetup Manager is launched as the default switch management program from your web browser instead of Web Tools do the following 1 Log in to the switch 2 Use the configure command to check Web Tools attributes by typing yes or y to display Web Tools attributes as in the following example switch admin gt configure Not all options will be available on an enabled switch To disable the switch use the switchDisable command Configure System services yes y no n no ssl attributes yes y no n no rpcd attributes yes y no n no webtools attributes yes y no n no y Web Tools attributes are displayed 3 Type yes or y for the Basi
54. nd or dotted blue lines have been resolved EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 19 53 1002157 01 2 Connecting devices and completing the setup If you change your mind about the number of devices you want to connect you can click the Previous button and adjust the values you have selected in the dropdown device type lists on the Specify Devices screen You must always select at least as many devices of each type as have actually been connected and you must also connect as many devices of each type as you have selected On the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen you may also pre reserve some additional currently unoccupied ports for future HBA or Storage connections These additional reservations are also reflected in the zoning scheme and are shown on the Display Devices screen in the EZManager application to remind you where these additional devices can be connected The default reservation type is HBA Steps Configure Ports and Connect Devices Switch Configuration Port configuration help 1 Set Parameters Typical Zoning reserves certain ports on the switch for storage conections and the rest for host HBA connections 2 Select Zoning To jo a port assignment click the port in the diagram below To go back to the default configuration for Typical Zoning click Restore Default 3 Specify Devices Correction state help 4 Configure Ports All devices have been connected Click Next to continue and Connect Devices
55. nect Devices screen these connection reservations are shown by the letters H or S against a blue or green background on the ports and will automatically match the types of the devices that have already been connected with existing connections shown as green lines that connect the ports with icons representing the devices If you have indicated on the previous screen that you intend to connect more devices connection reservations of matching types will also have been made for your planned devices with dotted blue lines to show you where these devices should be attached Finally as you actually attach the new devices the dotted blue lines will change to solid green for correctly attached devices or to solid red when devices are attached at ports with non matching reservations When a red line appears the mismatch may be corrected either by moving the device to a different port as suggested by a dotted blue line for a device of that type or else by changing the reservation type of the port where the device is currently connected by clicking on the port icon In either case the solid red and dotted blue line should both disappear and be replaced by a single solid green line to indicate the correct connection For connected devices you can also view details of the device by hovering your cursor over the host or storage icon The Next button for this screen is not enabled until all non matching or missing connection issues indicated by solid red a
56. ng port information Hover the cursor over the LEDs to view details about the port state as shown in Figure 29 Port 2 Status Online UI O IO O ujui FIGURE29 Port State LEDs Switch Information tab The Switch Information tab is the default information tab under Port Information Switch Information on the Switch View Figure 30 on page 34 Detailed switch information is displayed as a list of properties which may be viewed copied or exported by category EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 33 53 1002157 01 3 Viewing switch information Wed Nov 19 2006 01 42 20 GMT 00 00 WA sieathi55 Healthy v6 2 0_main_bid30 1 10 00 00 05 1 02 2b 24 340 Principal Online 1032151155 255 255 240 0 10 321441 0 000 0 000 Copy WAN Property Copy Switch Properties Copy Al Properties Export VWN Property Export Switch Properties Export All Properties Total Switch Properties Total Properties 14 FIGURE30 Switch Information tab Port information tab Host 10 32 151 155 User admin Role admin Select the Port Information tab to view the port information Figure 31 Detailed port information is displayed as a categorized list of properties which may be viewed copied or exported by category Port information Switch Information Portinformaton Switch information Number Name State Type Heath Licensed 0 No_Syne UPort Unmoritored Y
57. nging your administrative password and zoning You begin at the Welcome to Switch Configuration screen Figure 12 EzSwitchSetup Lio Steps Welcome to Switch Configuration Switch Configuration This wizard will guide you as you configure your switch Click Next to begin 1 Set Parameters he sh woke 2 Select Zoning 3 Specify Devices 4 Configure Ports and Connect Devices 5 Finish FIGURE 12 Switch configuration welcome screen 1 Click Next to begin The Set Parameters screen is displayed EzSwitchSetup jof x Set Parameters Switch Configuration The default user name of this account is admin you are setting up the switch for 1 Set Parameters the first time you must change the password for the admin account 2 Select Zoning IMPORTANT Save the new admin account password in a safe place it will be required to update account settings in the future 3 Specify Devices 4 Configure Ports New Password and Connect Devices Re enter New Password 5 Finish You can also change the switch name and time if you wish Switch Name WT Tomahawk Switch Time Jun 20 2008 wi 25 06 BICKGMT O P Address 10 3552153 Subnet Mask 255 255 240 0 Defaut Gateway 10 35 481 Firmware Version v6 1 OEMC Test FIGURE 13 EZSwitchSetup Setup Parameters 16 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Configuring the switch 2 Setting switch parameters 1 Follow the onscreen directions t
58. o set a new admin password for the switch Make sure to record your password and keep it in a secure location for future reference 2 Optional Enter a new name for the switch and set the correct date and time 3 Click Next The Select Zoning screen is displayed NOTE For the Brocade 8000 if you do not have a Ports on Demand license none of the ports are usable so the wizard displays a message and exits You must add the Ports on Demand license using the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager or the command line interface For more information refer to the section Add port license on page 35 Zoning selection options The next step in configuring your switch is to select zoning There are three choices e Typical Zoning creates a port based zoning scheme based on the connections made on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen Figure 16 This zoning scheme creates a two member zone for every possible pairing of H and S ports connected on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen This ensures that any host device connected to an H port is able to communicate with any storage device connected to an S port NOTE If you have dual capable devices that are configured to function both as initiators and targets they are recognized as targets by EZSwitchSetup and are rejected if attached to a host port in Typical Zoning mode If you want to zone such a device as an initiator and cannot turn off target mode you cannot use Typical Zon
59. ocumentation brocade com Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement xii EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Chapter Introducing EZSwitchSetup 1 In this chapter Overview of EZ SIUC OU oc sisa cae Www Seale a se askew OT dhl widen Blac yew alae 1 e EZSwitchSetup software and hardware reguirements 2 Supported KA Na AAA krenar rea E EnEn Meet Ere DEEE Sri ES 3 Language support for EZSwitehSetuUp occo s tinrin rasens cece ele ere aie 4 Overview of EZSwitchSetup EZSwitchSetup is an easy to use graphical user interface application for setting up and managing your switch It has the following components e EZSwitchSetup wizard on the installation CD e EZSwitchSetup switch configuration wizard e EZSwitchSetup switch manager Figure 1 illustrates the high level workflow of EZSwitchSetup l Out of Box EZSwitchSetup Experience Wizard EZ Switch Setup Switch EZSwitchSetup Advanced Configuration Manager Web Tools Wizard FIGURE 1 EZSwitchSetup Components Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Switch describes how to use the EZSwitchSetup wizard and Switch Configuration to set up and configure your switch for the first time For additional information about your switch see the hardware reference manual included on the Brocade Documentati
60. on CD which ships with the switch Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch describes how to use the Switch Manager to monitor and manage your switch NOTE Although your switch may have advanced capabilities EZSwitchSetup is for a single switch fabric with FC ports only To configure and manage other features on your switch use the command line interface Web Tools or DCFM EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 1 53 1002157 01 EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements You can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN such as a laptop EZSwitchSetup requires a browser that conforms to HTML version 4 0 and JavaScript version 1 0 The EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the correct Java Runtime Environment JRE for the disk based installation wizard This does not affect any pre installed JREs but other program components launched from the switch require Oracle JRE 1 6 0_24 or higher installed on the host EZSwitchSetup is supported on the platforms shown in Table 1 TABLE 1 Supported platforms Operating System Linux Red Hat 9 Browser Mozilla JRE version Oracle JRE 1 6 0_24 Windows 7 Professional x86 Internet Explorer 7 0 Oracle JRE 1 6 0_24 Internet Explorer 8 0 Firefox 2 0 Windows Server 2008 Standard Internet Explorer 7 0 Internet Explorer 8 0 Firefox 2
61. on or entity with respect to any loss cost liability or damages arising from the information contained in this book or the computer programs that accompany it The product described by this document may contain open source software covered by the GNU General Public License or other open source license agreements To find out which open source software is included in Brocade products view the licensing terms applicable to the open source software and obtain a copy of the programming source code please visit http www brocade com support oscd Brocade Communications Systems Incorporated Corporate and Latin American Headquarters Asia Pacific Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems Inc 1745 Technology Drive San Jose CA 95110 Tel 1 408 333 8000 Fax 1 408 333 8101 E mail info brocade com European Headquarters Brocade Communications Switzerland S rl Centre Swissair Tour B 4 me tage 29 Route de l A roport Case Postale 105 CH 1215 Gen ve 15 Switzerland Tel 41 22 799 5640 Fax 41 22 799 5641 E mail emea info brocade com Brocade Communications Systems China HK Ltd No 1 Guanghua Road Chao Yang District Units 2718 and 2818 Beijing 100020 China Tel 8610 6588 8888 Fax 8610 6588 9999 E mail china info brocade com Asia Pacific Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems Co Ltd Shenzhen WFOE Citic Plaza No 233 Tian He Road North Unit 1308 13th Floor Guangzhou China
62. played in the New Alias field which you may modify by double clicking the field to edit ts value For a device that already has an alias you may modify it by double clicking the New Alias field and typing a new value When you click OK a non blank New Alias value will become the Current Alias Portt Device Port WWN Device Type Current Alias New Alias 2 22 00 00 20 37 f5 a1 c9 Storage PORT_2 d 2 22 00 00 04 cf bd 6f 6d Storage dvc2_PORT_2 d 3 10 00 00 05 1e 59 f5 40 HBA W2K3_150_063 8 2 22 00 00 04 cf bd 71 13 Storage dvc3 PORT 2 d 2 22 00 00 04 cf bd 6c 1e Storage dvc4 PORT 2 ji FIGURE37 Define Device Aliases wizard 2 Double click a field in the New Alias column to edit that alias 3 Click OK when you are done A Zone commit succeeded message is displayed This message confirms that the device alias changes have been saved to the zoning database The wizard also prompts you to delete the aliases of any offline devices Follow the instructions in the wizard The next time you select Modify Alias the Current Alias column is populated with the New Alias names Figure 38 ey 3 J X gt Devices Name Alias Define Device Aliases The following devices are online but unless alases are defined for them they will be represented in the Zone Access Map for Devices by Device Port WWN This editor allows you to provide more convenient identifying names for your devices If the Current Alias field is
63. pport including product repairs and part ordering To expedite your call have the following information available 1 General Information Switch model Switch operating system version Browser version JRE version installed on host Error numbers and messages received Java console window messages Screen shots supportSave command output Detailed description of the problem switch or fabric behavior immediately following problem and specific questions Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results 2 Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label as shown here OA A AAA AZAA FTOOXOO54E9 The serial number label is located as follows Brocade 300 4100 4900 5000 5100 5300 7800 8000 and VA 40FC switches On the switch ID pull out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the switch Brocade 6510 switches On the switch ID pull out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the left 3 World Wide Name WWN The WWN is in the same place as the serial number EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide xi 53 1002157 01 Document Feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document However if you find an error or an omission or you think that a topic needs further development we want to hear from you Forward your feedback to d
64. r s Guide 53 1002157 01 About This Document In this chapter How this document IS OFEANIZED IAA e Supported hardwareandsoftwafe e Whats NEw i TiS HOCUMIENM esse dares Cesar eee ede Ree eS DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS cick rack ere cae re eter eee eee DER Oe TERROR Ee OM i NOCE tO GTM UI siriene ete ar neat EEE ancien aurea aa Additional MOAGI e ta eK eee eared Ree eee ee Renae Ree Getting technical N6lOs eeens ntra rE re ener acer rene racer ne ne Document IIIA A E E How this document is organized This document contains the following components e Chapter 1 Introducing EZSwitchSetup provides basic information about the EZSwitchSetup interface including system requirements and installation instructions e Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Switch describes how to set up your switch for the first time e Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch describes how to monitor and manage your switch using the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager e Appendix A EZSwitchSetup Limitations discusses the limitations of and provides workarounds for using EZSwitchSetup EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 vii Supported hardware and software In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not Although many different software
65. r switch see the Fabric OS Administrator s Guide 1 Launch a Web browser and type the IP address of the switch in the Address field http 10 77 77 77 or https 10 77 77 77 2 Press Enter A Java Web Start dialog box is displayed showing the download progress Downloading application Name wt_stealth 15S EZManager Publisher 6 2 0 From http 10 32 151 155 If this is the first time the application has been started a Warning Security dialog box is also displayed The application s digital signature has been verified Do you want to run the application Name wt_sbealthiSs EZManager Publisher Brocade Communications Systems Inc From bitp 10 92 151 155 3 Ifthe Warning Security dialog box is displayed select Always trust content from this publisher and click Run 28 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 3 The Login dialog box is displayed If there are other applications open when EZSwitchSetup manager launches the login dialog may be hidden To view the login dialog press Alt Tab Please Login Please enter user name and password Resource 10 32 151 153 User Name Password Cancel Logging in When you log in the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager interface is launched if the switch is set up and configured with EZSwitchSetup If not Web Tools is launched Switch Manager supports only s
66. s column Click Next The Edit HBA Storage Accessibility Matrix is displayed If no devices are connected to the switch or if only storage devices or only HBAs are connected then the Switch Manager displays a message and the Edit HBA Storage Accessibility Matrix does not launch 2 Zoning Edit x Edit HBA Storage Accessibility Matrix Click the boxes in the grid to show what storage devices each HBA should have access to Click Next to continue or Previous to modify device aliases storage PORT_2 dvc2_ PORT 2 dvc3 PORT 2 dvc4 PORT 2 si S R Check All Uncheck All Cancel lt Previous Next b FIGURE 41 Edit HBA Storage Accessibility matrix Clear the check boxes selectively until you have defined the access groups and accessibility relationships you want in your zoning scheme When you are done making changes click Next and the zoning Summary and Confirmation screen is displayed Figure 42 Use the Print button if you would like a printed record of the zoning scheme Click Finish to create the zoning scheme Click Cancel if you do not want to create this zoning scheme and prefer to leave a previous scheme in place If you click Finish allow time for the new scheme to be created The Zone Access Map is updated with any new aliases and a Zone commit succeeded confirmation dialog box is displayed EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 43 53 1002157 01 44 3 Zoning management
67. t manually by specifying the URL in a browser http lt switch ip gt If the switch discovery fails see Switch discovery failure on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch If you selected Discover another switch on the same subnet for IP assignment only the Discover Switch screen displays Figure 7 on page 10 Go to Discovering the switch on page 10 and provide the WWN for the next switch If you selected Exit EZSwitchSetup the wizard closes EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Switch discovery failure Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 During the setup of your switch the switch discovery may fail There may be several reasons why switch discovery fails Table 2 lists symptoms and related suggestions to recover the switch TABLE 2 Discovery recovery Symptom For serial connections Correction The setup computer COM port is busy The port is being controlled by another communications program Stop all other third party communications programs The port settings are in conflict with another device Check your IRQ settings On Windows systems By default COM1 and COM3 use IRQ4 while COM2 and COM4 use IRQ3 If another device is sharing the IRQ of the port you need to change the IRQ of the conflicting device Hardware conflicts can also occur with the 1 0 address of the COM port The 8514a video chip or its clones S3 chip set on some video cards create a
68. tch To a power source using the power cord To the LAN using an Ethernet cable Connect the setup computer To the LAN on the same subnet as the switch using an Ethernet cable Ethernet VF Ethernet S E Wait at least 2 minutes to ensure that the switch is powered on Make sure that both the System Status and Power LEDs are green Also make sure that Link Activity LED of Ethernet Port is blinking and its status LED is green then click Next FIGURE 5 Connect Cables screen Ethernet version without serial cable Figure 6 on page 9 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade Fibre Channel switch setup computer Ethernet hub or switch and network NOTE Not all switches have their serial and Ethernet connectors in the same place as in Figure 6 Refer to the hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of the serial and Ethernet connections EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 1 Brocade switch 5 Setup computer 2 Power cable 6 Ethernet cable from hub to Brocade switch 3 Ethernet hub or switch 7 Ethernet cable from setup computer to Ethernet hub or switch 4 Serial cable FIGURE
69. wish to change it click Previous The switch can now be reached at this IP address through the network Connect Cables r World Wide Name 10 00 00 05 1 02 2b 24 Discover Switch IPV4 Address 10 32 151 155 Confirm IP Address IPV4 Subnet Mask 255 255 240 0 Continue Confi tion IPV 4 Default Gateway 10 32 1441 IPV6 Address fecO 60 69be 59 205 1 eff fe02 2b24 64 DHCP Off Help Cancel lt Previous Next gt FIGURE 10 EZSwitchSetup Confirm IP Address 2 Click Next to confirm the addresses The Continue Configuration screen is displayed Figure 11 3 Select one of the following continuation options e Continue setting up your target switch with EZManager Select this option if you intend to use EZSwitchSetup Manager as your primary management program for this switch e Discover another switch on the same subnet for IP assignment only Select this option to discover another switch and set the IP address If you select this option EZSwitchSetup Manager will not be the default management tool for this current target switch To set up EZSwitchSetup Manager as the management tool for this switch you must discover it again with EZSwitchSetup and select the first continuation option EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 13 53 1002157 01 14 2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard E2SwitchSetup Steps Continue Configuration Introduction Select one of the following continuation opt
70. y if EZSwitchSetup detected a valid IP address Skip to Confirming IP addresses on page 13 e Manually assign a new static IP address If you select this option and click Next the Set Switch IP Address screen is displayed Figure 9 Continue with step 5 to enter the IP address e Automatically obtain a valid IPv4 address Select this option only if a DHCP server is available on your network When you click Next an IP address is automatically obtained from the DHCP server and the Confirm IP Address screen is displayed Skip to Confirming IP addresses on page 13 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 11 53 1002157 01 12 2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard H EZSwitchSetup Steps Set Switch IP Address Introduction You are setting the IP Address of the switch with the World Wide Assign IP Address Name 10 00 00 05 1E 02 2b 24 IPv4 address values are required for all fields and will be checked for validity Connect Cables An IPv6 address may be set or modified if your network supports it and will be accepted Discover Switch by the switch if the syntax is valid Note A pre existing IPv6 address may be modified but not removed A blank field will be interpreted as no change to the existing IPv6 address Set Switch IP Address Confirm IP Address Enter the network configuration values and click Next Continue Configuration IPV4 Address 10 77 77 77 IPV4 Subnet Mask 255
71. zation resources are not fully available in the user host environment EZSwitchSetup uses the default language English Regardless of the local language the following is displayed in English e User input which must consist of printable ASCII characters e Switch based information Such as firmware version and switch name e Some globally accepted industry terms such as SAN and HBA e The End User License Agreement EULA e System files Such as the summary file setting file and log file 4 EZSwitchSetup Administrator s Guide 53 1002157 01 Chapter Setting Up Your Switch 2 In this chapter e Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 5 Conngurmng NeswWiCh casareadace Ua Camda eaSce Apel ede RRE 16 Zoning SCIECLON OPON S IIIA EIA 17 e Connecting devices and completing the setup 19 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard You can run EZSwitchSetup from a computer you are currently using for SAN administration or you can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN such as a laptop In this chapter the computer running EZSwitchSetup is called the setup computer The first step in setting up your switch is to install the EZSwitchSetup wizard which is located on the EZSwitchSetup installation CD 1 Insert the EZSwitchSetup CD into the CD ROM drive of your setup computer e On Windows The installer will autostart in about a minute e On Linux Nav

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