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HP StorageWorks SN6000 User Manual

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HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch
QuickTools Switch Management User Guide
Part Number: 5697-0261
Published February 2010
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  • Page 1 HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide Part Number: 5697-0261 Published February 2010 Edition: 1...
  • Page 2 Netscape Navigator® and Mozilla® are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation. Red Hat® is a registered trademark of Red Hat Software Inc. SUSE™ is a trademark of Novell, Inc. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Deleting a nickname ............36 HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...
  • Page 4 Exporting nicknames to a file ..........36 Importing a nicknames file .
  • Page 5 QuickTools interface............15 HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...
  • Page 6 Alerts panel ............. . . 16 Preferences dialog box–QuickTools .
  • Page 7 26 Port transceiver media view ........... . 104 HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    This manual describes the QuickTools web applet (version 8.00.4) for the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch (firmware version 8.0). The manual also defines the features, components, and performance characteristics of the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch. The QuickTools web applet is the primary focus of this manual, which is organized as follows: •...

  • Page 10: Document Conventions And Symbols

    Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Convention Element Medium blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links and email addresses Medium blue, underlined text Website addresses (http://www.hp.com) Keys that are pressed Bold font • • Text typed into a GUI element, such as into a box •...

  • Page 11: Part Number

    For the name of your nearest HP-authorized reseller: • In the United States, call 1-800-282-6672. • Elsewhere, visit the HP website: http://www.hp.com. Then click Contact HP to find locations and telephone numbers. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 12: Helpful Websites

    Helpful websites For other product information, see the following HP websites: • http://www.hp.com • http://www.hp.com/go/storage • http://www.hp.com/support/ • http://www.docs.hp.com...

  • Page 13: Using Quicktools

    In an Internet browser, enter the switch IP address (the default switch IP address is 10.0.0.1). (If your workstation does not have the Java 2 Run Time Environment program, you will be prompted to download it.) HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 14: Quicktools User Interface

    The Add a New Fabric dialog box (Figure 1) prompts you for your username (the default is admin) and password (the default is password). Figure 1 Add a New Fabric dialog box Click Add Fabric to open the fabric. (If you do not have a secure Ethernet connection, the Non Secure Connection Check dialog box will prompt you to establish a non-secure connection.) The opening window is displayed (Figure...

  • Page 15: Fabric Tree

    Click and drag the arrow to the desired width. The data windows and tabs are described below: HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 16: Alerts Panel

    • Devices—Displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. See ”Devices data window” on page 34 for more information. • Switch—Displays current network and switch configuration data for the selected switch. See ”Switch data window” on page 51 for more information. •...

  • Page 17: Menu Bar

    Switch Diagnostics (Online Switch Diagnostics, Offline Switch Diagnostics (available on entry switch only)) Toggle Beacons Load Firmware Reset Switch (Hot Reset, Reset, Hard Reset) Restore Factory Defaults Features Download Support File HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...
  • Page 18 Table 3 Menu bar options (continued) Option Sub-options Stack Refresh Stack These options are available Select All Ports only if the stack icon or Syslog name is selected in the fabric tree. SNMP Properties Set Date/Time User Accounts Security Consistency Checklist Reset ((Hot Reset, Reset, Hard Reset) Load Firmware Move Switch Up (available when a switch (except top...

  • Page 19: Popup Menus

    Select the Display Dialog When Making Non-secure Connections option. If this option is enabled, the Non-secure Connections Check dialog box appears when you attempt to open a non-secure fabric and HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 20: Using Online Help

    you have the option of opening the non-secure fabric. If this option is disabled, you cannot open a fabric that has a non-secure connection. • Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. See ”Event Browser” on page 31 for more information. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog box (Figure 5), the next time QuickTools is...

  • Page 21: Exiting Quicktools

    Exiting QuickTools To exit a QuickTools web applet session, close the browser. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...
  • Page 22 Using QuickTools...

  • Page 23: Managing Fabrics

    If there are no special conditions to be configured for a new switch, plug in the switch; the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration. The default fabric configuration settings are: HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 24: Replacing A Failed Switch

    SSCM version 3.0 or later is required for the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch. SSCM version 2.0 and earlier versions do not support the management of fabrics that include switches with active TR_Ports and may disrupt communication between an HP SN6000 or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch and the remote fabric.
  • Page 25 Be sure to configure the TR_Port before connecting the remote fabric to the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch. If the remote fabric is connected to a port on the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch that is not a TR_Port, the two fabrics may establish an E_Port connection and the local and remote fabrics may merge.

  • Page 26: Tr Mapping Manager Dialog

    Mapping Manager dialog box. The C-series fabric zoneset must be changed to add zones so that the WWNs of the remote devices to be mapped and the WWNs of the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch TR ports are zoned together. For more information, see the C-series documentation for specific information to configure zoning.

  • Page 27: Add Tr Mapping Dialog

    After selecting an option from the 3 Select a TR Port column, the OK button becomes active. Click OK to save the changes and close the Add TR Mapping dialog. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 28: Remote Fabric Zoning Dialog

    Verify that the new TR mapping members appear in the TR Mapping list of the TR Mapping Manager dialog, and click OK. NOTE: After you click OK in the TR Mapping Manager dialog, the IFZs are created and saved to the switch.
  • Page 29 The commands generated for C-series switches assume that zoning will be applied to VSAN 1. If this is not the correct VSAN, you must edit the commands accordingly before executing the commands. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 30: Transparent Routes Data Window

    Transparent Routes data window The Transparent Routes data window displays the currently configured inter-fabric zones/routes using a TR_Port. Figure 9 Transparent Routes data window The Transparent Routes data window fields are described in Table Table 4 Transparent Routes data window fields Field Description Route...

  • Page 31: Event Browser

    HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch side of the route, as the end points of the route could be in any order. Figure 10 Transparent Route dialog Event Browser The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the QuickTools web applet.

  • Page 32: Event Browser Dialog Box

    To display the Event Browser, open the Fabric menu and select Show Event Browser. If the Show Event Browser selection is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser preference. See ”Setting QuickTools preferences” on page 19. Column sorting buttons Severity column Figure 1 1...

  • Page 33: Filtering The Event Browser

    Description column button. Alternatively, select Sort > By Severity, By Timestamp, By Source, By Type, or By Description. Successive sort operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending order. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 34: Saving The Event Browser To A File

    Saving the Event Browser to a file You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file. Filtering affects the save operation, because only displayed events are saved. To save the Event Browser to a file: Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display. Select File >...

  • Page 35: Displaying Detailed Device Information

    World Wide Name. Assigning a nickname makes it easier to recognize device ports when zoning your fabric or when viewing the Devices data window. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 36: Creating A Nickname

    In addition to creating, editing, and deleting nicknames, you can also export the nicknames to a file, which can be imported into the Nicknames.xml file on other workstations. The maximum number of nicknames allowed is 5,000. Nicknames are saved to an XML file stored on the switch. If different nickname files exist on other switches in the fabric, you are prompted to resolve differences before the Nicknames dialog box is displayed.

  • Page 37: Importing A Nicknames File

    Ports/devices that are zoned by WWN or FC address, but no longer part of the fabric, are grayed-out. Proxied devices are also grayed-out. Figure 15 Active Zoneset data window HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 38: Configured Zonesets Data Window

    Configured Zonesets data window The Configured Zonesets data window (Figure 16) displays all zonesets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database. To open the Configured Zonesets data window, click the Configured Zonesets tab below the data window. The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to those used by the fabric tree.

  • Page 39: Aliases

    • MaxZones—The maximum number of zones that can be configured on the switch, including orphan zones. • MaxAliases—The maximum number of aliases that can be configured on the switch. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 40: Managing The Zoning Database

    • MaxTotalMembers—The maximum number of zone and alias members that can be stored in the switch’s zoning database. Each instance of a zone member or alias member counts toward this maximum. • MaxZonesInZoneSets—The maximum number of zone linkages to zonesets that can be configured on the switch.
  • Page 41 Click Error Check to have QuickTools check for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zonesets, and zones with non-domain ID/port number membership. Click Save Zoning to implement the changes. Click Close to close the Error Check dialog box. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 42: Edit Zoning Dialog Box Tool Bar

    On the Edit Zoning dialog box, click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box. Table 7 Edit Zoning dialog box tool bar Button Description Create Zoneset button—Creates a new zoneset Create Zone button—Creates a new zone Create Alias button—Creates another name for a set of objects Add Member button—Adds selected port/device to a zone Remove Member button—Deletes the selected zone from a...

  • Page 43: Options For Resolving Zoning

    Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory. • If Merge Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the active zoneset in temporary memory and to the zoning database. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 44: Default Zone

    • If Merge Auto Save is disabled, changes to the active zoneset are stored only in temporary memory, which is cleared when the switch is reset. NOTE: Disabling the Merge Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the propagation of zoning information when experimenting with different zoning schemes.

  • Page 45: Removing All Zone And Zoneset Definitions

    To deactivate the active zoneset, open the Zoning menu, select Deactivate Zoneset. Acknowledge the warning about traffic disruption, and click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active zoneset. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 46: Renaming A Zoneset

    Renaming a zoneset To rename a zoneset: In the Zonesets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog box, click the zoneset to be renamed. Open the Edit menu and select Rename. In the Rename Zoneset dialog box, enter a new name for the zoneset. Click OK.

  • Page 47: Copying A Zone To A Zoneset

    Be sure to reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change. Renaming a zone To rename a zone: In the Zonesets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog box, click the zone to be renamed. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 48: Removing A Zone Member

    Select Edit > Rename. In the Rename Zone dialog box, enter a new name for the zone. Click OK. Click Apply in the Edit Zoning dialog box to save the change. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box. Removing a zone member Removing a zone member will affect every zone and zoneset in which that zone is a member.

  • Page 49: Adding A Member To An Alias

    A zone merge may also fail if the merged zones/members exceed the maximum zoning limits. See ”Viewing zoning limits and properties” on page 39 for more information on zoning limits. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 50: Zone Merge Failure Recovery

    Zone merge failure recovery When a zone merge failure occurs, the conflict that caused the failure must be resolved. You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the active zonesets or by editing the conflicting zones so that their membership is the same.

  • Page 51: Managing Switches

    19) displays the current network and switch information for the selected switch. To open the Switch data window, click the Switch tab below the data window. Figure 19 Switch data window HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 52: Switch Data Window Buttons

    Switch data window buttons Information in the Switch data window is grouped and accessed by the Summary, Status, Network, User Login, Firmware, Services, Zones/Security, and Advanced buttons. Click a button to display the switch information for the selected data category (Figure 19).
  • Page 53 NTP Server Address The IP address of the centralized NTP server. Ethernet connection to NTP server is required. DNS Enabled Domain Name Service Enabled or Disabled HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...
  • Page 54 Table 9 Switch data window fields Field Description Configured Local Hostname The requested hostname for the switch. If a fully qualified domain name is given, the domain suffix is used as the first suffix in the DNS search list for DNS lookups performed by the switch.
  • Page 55 Inactivity Timeout Number of minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle command line interface session. Zero (0) disables the time out threshold. Interop Mode Standard HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 56: Stack Links Data Window

    Table 9 Switch data window fields Field Description Legacy Address Format None In-band Enabled In-band management status. Permits (True) or prevents (False) a switch from being managed over an ISL. Principal Switch If there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric, the switch with the highest principal priority, or the principal switch, will reassign any domain ID conflicts and establish the fabric.

  • Page 57: Security Consistency Checklist

    22) enables you to view current security-related settings, such as, firmware versions, embedded GUI, in-band management, date/time on switches. Any changes must be made through the appropriate dialog, such as Network Properties dialog, Switch HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 58: Managing User Accounts

    Properties dialog, or SNMP Properties dialog. To open the Security Consistency Checklist dialog, open the Stack menu and select Security Consistency Checklist. Figure 22 Security Consistency Checklist dialog box Managing user accounts Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialog boxes. However, any user can modify their own password.

  • Page 59: Creating User Accounts

    Click the Remove Account tab to open the Remove Account tab page (Figure 24). Select the account (Login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog box. Click Remove Account. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 60: Changing A User Account Password

    Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog box. Figure 24 User Account Administration–Remove Account dialog box Changing a user account password A user can change the password for their account, but only the Admin account user can change the password for another user’s account.

  • Page 61: Modifying A User Account

    The Date and Time areas become active and you are prevented from manually setting the date and time on the switch • The NTP Server Discovery and NTP Server IP Address fields become active and allow you to select a discovery method HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 62: Resetting A Switch

    The NTP Server Discovery and NTP Server IP Address fields become active, and allow you to select a discovery method (Static, DHCP, DHCPv6) and to specify an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Figure 27 Date/Time dialog box To manually set the date and time on a switch: Select Switch >...

  • Page 63: Configuring A Switch

    Using the configuration wizard Use the configuration wizard to configure the IP address and password for new or replacement switches. To start the configuration wizard, select Wizards > Configuration Wizard. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 64: Switch Properties

    Logged-In LEDs on both switches will flash to show the affected ports. See the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the Domain ID Lock and Principal Priority parameters.

  • Page 65: Symbolic Name

    The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the switch for temporary purposes and is not retained across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Switch command. See the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the command line interface.

  • Page 66: Advanced Switch Properties

    application-to-fabric interface provides the framework by which an application obtains device information from the fabric. Use the FDMI HBA Entry Limit field on the Switch Properties dialog box to configure the maximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a switch. If the number of HBAs exceeds the maximum number, the FDMI information for those HBAs can not be registered.

  • Page 67: System Services Dialog Box

    This email-based Call Home cannot be used to contact HP Services. Call Home to HP Services can be accomplished using HP Service Essentials Remote Support Pack as described in the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Reference Guide. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 68: Network Properties

    Network properties Use the Network Properties dialog boxes (Figure 31) to configure IP and DNS parameters. Open the Network Properties dialog box, using one of the following methods: • Open the faceplate display for the switch you are configuring, and then select Switch > Network Properties, or •...

  • Page 69: Network Ip Configuration

    Enable this option to permit the IPv6 addressing format to be used anytime you are required to enter an IP address. CAUTION: Disabling this option will prevent you from using an IPv6 IP address for system services. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...
  • Page 70 Table 12 Network Properties dialog box—IP fields Field Description Network Discovery Choose one of the following methods for assigning the IP address: • Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network Properties dialog box. • BootP—Acquires the IP configuration from a BootP server.

  • Page 71: Network Dns Configuration

    IP address will be assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict. Search List Domain Names The suffix that is appended to the user-specified hostname for the search. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 72: Snmp Configuration

    SNMP configuration The Simple Network Management Protocol configuration includes properties and trap parameters plus SNMP v3 manager and user parameters. SNMP properties and trap configuration parameters Use the SNMP Properties dialog box (Figure 32) to change the SNMP properties and trap configuration parameters.

  • Page 73: Snmp V3 Security

    7.6 and newer firmware. The SNMP v3 security is available to a switch that has a secure connection (SSL must be enabled), and can only be configured on the entry switch. The security features provided in SNMPv3 are: HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 74: Snmp V3 Manager Dialog Box

    • Message integrity—Ensuring that a packet has not been tampered with during transit. • Authentication—Determining that the message is from a valid source. • Encryption—Scrambling the contents of a packet to prevent it from being seen by an unauthorized source. The SNMP v3 Manager dialog enables you to turn SNMP v3 security on and off, and to add, display, remove, and edit an SNMP v3 user: •...

  • Page 75: Testing A Switch

    Online—A non-disruptive test that exercises port-to-device connections for all ports on a switch that are currently online except for TR ports, which are not included in Online Switch Diagnostics. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 76: Switch Diagnostics Dialog Box

    • Offline—A disruptive test that exercises all port connections for a switch in the diagnostics state. When you run an offline test, the switch will automatically be put into diagnostics state, and the switch will not be returned to its original state until the Switch Diagnostics dialog box is closed. A disruptive switch reset must be done at that time to return the switch to its original state.

  • Page 77: Archiving A Switch

    RADIUS Server information (available only with SSL connection to the switch) NOTE: Security features must be configured using the CLI. See the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the command line interface. To archive a switch: Select Switch >...

  • Page 78: Restore Dialog Boxes-Full And Selective

    Figure 36 Restore dialog boxes—full and selective The switch being restored should be physically disconnected from the fabric. Restoring a CAUTION: switch in a fabric can severely disrupt the fabric. After the restore process is complete, the switch can be reconnected to the fabric.

  • Page 79: Restoring The Factory Default Configuration

    The most current port license will remain in effect. To restore user accounts, you must select the Reset User Accounts to Default option in the maintenance menu. See “Recovering a Switch” in the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Reference Guide for your switch for information about maintenance mode and the maintenance menu.

  • Page 80: Installing Feature License Keys

    License keys vary according to the features you purchase. The feature license key available for purchase is the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 20Gb ISL Upgrade LTU. To install a license key and upgrade the switch: Open the faceplate display for the switch you want to upgrade.

  • Page 81: Downloading A Support File

    • Adding, moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric. This includes powering up or powering down attached devices. • Adding, moving or removing ISLs or other connections. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 82: Using Call Home

    After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated: • QuickTools sessions will re-connect automatically • Telnet sessions must be restarted manually. Future switch firmware releases will support non-disruptive upgrades unless specifically indicated in its associated release notes. An NDCLA operation to earlier switch firmware releases is not supported.

  • Page 83: Call Home Setup Dialog Box

    The Call Home feature provides an email notification capability for the switch. This service has no relationship with the HP Call Home feature, which notifies HP services. Figure 40 Call Home Setup dialog box HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 84: Call Home Setup Fields

    Table 17 describes the fields of the Call Home Setup dialog box. Table 17 Call Home Setup fields Field Description Primary SMTP: (active) (active) indicates that the Primary SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the SMTP server that Call Home will try to use when transmitting email messages.
  • Page 85 Receiving additional switch events results in duplicate email messages being sent. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 86: Using The Call Home Profile Manager

    Using the Call Home Profile Manager The Call Home Profile Manager is used to configure the type of events for which an email alert is sent, and where the alerts are sent. Use the Call Home Profile Manager dialog box (Figure 41) to manage all profiles on a switch.

  • Page 87: Call Home Profile Editor Dialog Box

    The dialog box is pre-populated with all of the information from the selected profile, except the name. Enter a unique name for the profile copy. Click OK to save the new profile. Figure 42 Call Home Profile Editor dialog box HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 88: Using The Call Home Profile Editor-Tech Support Center Profile Dialog Box

    Using the Call Home Profile Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box You can use the Call Home Profile Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box (Figure 43) to create, edit, or remove a Tech Support Center profile. Figure 43 Call Home Profile Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box Managing switches...

  • Page 89: Call Home Editor-Tech Support Center Profile Dialog Box Fields

    The default is 1. Address The email address of the recipient added to the Tech Support Center profile. A maximum of 10 addresses is allowed and displayed in the Addresses window. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 90: Applying All Profiles On A Switch To Other Switches

    To create a Call Home Tech Support Center profile: Open the Switch menu, select Call Home, and then select Profile Manager. The Call Home Profile Manager dialog box is displayed. Choose one of the following options to open the Call Home Profile Editor—Create Tech Support Center Profile dialog box: •...

  • Page 91: Using The Call Home Message Queue

    Select one or more profiles in the window, and then click Test. To display the Call Home Test Profile dialog box, open the Switch menu, select Call Home, and then select Test Profile. Figure 46 Call Home Test Profile dialog box HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 92: Change Over

    Change Over The Change Over option changes the inactive SMTP server to the active SMTP server. To make the inactive SMTP become the active SMTP: Select Switch > Call Home > Change Over. Figure 47 Call Home Change Over dialog box Click OK to confirm the change over.

  • Page 93: Managing Ports

    19). Click a button to display the corresponding information in the data window on the right. Port Information data window buttons Figure 49 The Port Information data window fields are described in Table HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 94: Port Information Data Window Fields

    Table 19 Port Information data window fields Field Description Summary Group Port Address Port Fibre Channel address. Administrative Port Type The administrative port type (G, GL, F, FL, TR, or Donor). This value is persistent; it will be maintained during a switch reset.
  • Page 95 The company that manufactured the SFP Media Vendor ID The IEEE registered company identification number Media Part Number The part number assigned to the SFP Media Revision Transceiver hardware version HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 96: Port Statistics Data Window

    Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window (Figure 50) displays statistics for port performance. To open the Port Statistics data window, select one or more ports and click the Port Stats data window tab. Figure 50 Port Statistics data window The Statistics drop-down list is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information.
  • Page 97 A loss of signal causes the switch to attempt to re-establish the link. If the link is not re-established, a link failure is counted. A link reset is performed after a link failure. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 98: Port Statistics Data Window Fields

    Table 20 Port Statistics data window fields Field Description LIP(AL_PD,AL_PS) Number of F7, AL_PS LIPs, or AL_PD (vendor specific) resets performed. LIP(F7,AL_PS) Used to reinitialize the loop. An L_port, identified by AL_PS, may have noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop.

  • Page 99: Viewing And Configuring Ports

    User-defined name for a port. Operational State The port state that is currently active. This value may be different from the administrative port state, for example, due to an error condition. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide...

  • Page 100: Port Symbolic Name

    Table 21 Port Properties dialog box fields State Description Configured State The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) saved in the switch configuration, either by the user or at the factory. This value is persistent; it will be maintained during a switch reset, and will be used after a reset to set the port operational state.

  • Page 101: Port Operational States

    Click OK to write the new port state request to the switch. Table 23 Port administrative states State Description Online Activates and prepares port to send data. Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 101...

  • Page 102: Port Types

    ISL (inter-switch link) to another fibre channel switch. TR_Port Transparent Router port—Enables devices on a remote fabric to be mapped to devices on the local HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch fabric. TR_Ports do not support online port diagnostics (see ”Testing ports”...
  • Page 103 Fixed 8 Gb/s transmission speed 10 Gb/s Fixed 10 Gb/s transmission speed. 20 Gb/s Fixed 20 Gb/s transmission speed. Requires the HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 20Gb ISL Upgrade LTU feature license key. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 103...

  • Page 104: Port Transceiver Media Status

    Port transceiver media status To display the transceiver media status, open the View menu and select View Port Media. Table 26 lists the port media states and their meanings. Table 26 Port transceiver media view Media icon Description Optical SFP, online (green/black), logged-in, active, and ready to send data.

  • Page 105: Auto Performance Tuning And Al Fairness

    The port being tested must be online and connected to a remote device, and therefore, does not disrupt communication. The port passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the frame that was received. HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 105...

  • Page 106: Port Diagnostics Dialog Box

    NOTE: The online port diagnostic test is not allowed on a TR_Port. If attempted, an error message is displayed stating that an online port diagnostic test is not allowed on a TR port. Figure 53 Port Diagnostics dialog box To test a port: Select one or more ports In the faceplate display.

  • Page 107: Glossary

    E_Port that connects to another FC-SW-2 compliant switch. Fabric database The set of fabrics opened during a QuickTools session. Fabric management The switch through which the fabric is managed. switch HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 107...
  • Page 108 An IFZ (inter-fabric zone) enables controlled and limited access between devices on an HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric and devices on a remote fabric of other vendor switches. An IFZ contains three WWN members: the local device, the remote device, and the TR_Port attached to the remote fabric.
  • Page 109 A group of switches connected by their high speed stacking ports. QuickTools auto-detects switches connected by their 10 Gb/s or 20 Gb/s ports and displays these stacked switches as a single stack entity in the faceplate display HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 109...
  • Page 110 A storage device that responds to an initiator device. Transparent Router TR Port Transparent Router port. The port type used to map devices on an HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric to devices in a remote fabric of other vendor switches. User account An object stored on a switch that consists of an account name, password, authority level, and expiration date.

  • Page 111: Index

    Devices data window document NDCLA conventions network properties prerequisites nickname related documentation nickname files domain ID Nondisruptive Code Load and Activation Download Support File online Help editing the zoning database HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 111...
  • Page 112 opening window operating systems user accounts orphan zoneset user accounts maximum paging a switch warning popup menus websites port administrative states HP storage Port Information data window HP Subscriber’s choice port operational state icons workstations port operational states port properties port states XML archive file Port Statistics data window...

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