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Page 1 53-1000610-01 Publication Date: 10/10/07 Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide Supporting Fabric Manager 5.4.0 Supporting Fabric OS 6.0.0...
Page 2 Copyright © 2006-2007 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.
Page 3 Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Fabric Manager User’s Guide 53-0000823-07 Editorial & structural changes, included new May 2004 feature support since Fabric Manager 4.1.1, updated graphics, updated troubleshooting information. Fabric Manager User’s Guide 53-0000823-08 Editorial & structural changes, device node July 2004 and device port name support, and minor adjustment for database change.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents About This Document In this chapter ......... . . xix How this document is organized .
Page 6 Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Client In this chapter ......... . . 35 Launching Fabric Manager.
Page 7 Renaming fabric components ......71 Renaming a fabric ........71 Renaming a switch.
Page 8 Monitoring Alerts ......... 95 Viewing alerts .
Page 9 Overview of change management ......135 Using change management profiles ......136 Creating a profile .
Page 10 Administering ISL trunking ....... .166 Administering license keys ....... .166 Exporting license keys .
Page 11 Managing Administrative Domains ......190 Requirements for Admin Domains ..... .191 Launching the Admin Domain module .
Page 12 Rebooting switches ........222 Creating a reboot group with multiple switches .
Page 13 Chapter 19 FICON and CUP In this chapter ......... .269 Introducing FICON and CUP .
Page 14 Managing FCIP tunnels........305 Viewing FCIP tunnel Information......305 Modifying FCIP tunnels .
Page 15 Introduction to Server Management Console ....333 Launching the Server Management Console ....334 Managing Fabric Manager services.
Page 16 Checking the server side ....... . .362 Server cannot access switches......363 Server-side CPU usage .
Page 17 About CIM and the CIM tables ......373 SAN........... 374 Fabric .
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Page 19: About This Document
About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized ........xix •...
Page 20 • Chapter 9, “Change Management” describes how the Change Management feature works and can be set up to create reports and alerts based on defined changes. • Chapter 10, “Call Home Support” provides information on how to enable, configure, and disable the Fabric Manager Call Home feature.
Page 21: Supported Hardware And Software
• Appendix C, “Licenses for Third-Party Products” lists the licenses for the third-party products that are included as part of Fabric Manager. Supported hardware and software Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for the Brocade Fabric Manager 5.4.0 release, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document;...
Page 22: What's New In This Document
What’s new in this document The following information was added since this document was last released: • Support for IPv6 for FCIP • FCIP Configuration: Support for VLAN Tag and FICON Emulation Parameters • ICL support • Troubleshooting information For further information about new features and documentation updates for this release, refer to the release notes.
Page 23: Key Terms
ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data. CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you.
Page 24: Other Industry Resources
Other industry resources • White papers, online demos, and data sheets are available through the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jhtml. • Best practice guides, white papers, data sheets, and other documentation is available through the Brocade Partner Web site. 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...
Page 25: Document Feedback
• Brocade 4100, 4900, and 7500—On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the left • Brocade 5000—On the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the switch •...
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Page 27: Introducing Fabric Manager
Chapter Introducing Fabric Manager In this chapter This chapter describes the system requirements and supported operating systems, and includes the following sections: • Overview of Fabric Manager ....1 •...
Page 28: Browser And Platform Requirements
Browser and platform requirements The remaining chapters describe how to use Fabric Manager to perform various management tasks. FIGURE 1 Fabric Manager client Browser and platform requirements Fabric Manager requires any browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0, and Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher.
Page 29 Browser and platform requirements • Linux Red Hat AS 3.0 • Windows 2000 Server SP4 Operating systems that are running on top of any virtualization software (such as VMWare or Microsoft Virtual Server) are not supported. NOTE Fabric Manager is tested and supported on English, Japanese, and German operating systems. Text entered into the application should be done using the English keyboard layout.
Page 30: System Requirements
System requirements System requirements The system requirements for the Fabric Manager client and server software depend on the size of the fabric and whether you are using one or more machines for the client and server software. NOTE Best practices recommend that you have a dedicated system for the Fabric Manager server. For a large SAN with 1281 to 2560 ports or 51 to 80 switches, you should run the Fabric Manager client and server software on separate machines.
Page 31: Fabric And Switch Access
Fabric and switch access TABLE 2 System requirements for client and server machines (Continued) Operating Installation Requirements system type Small SAN Medium SAN Large SAN 1-512 ports 513-1280 ports 1281-2560 ports (1-20 switches) (21-50 switches) (51-80 switches) Solaris Client Sun Ultra 25 or equivalent Sun Ultra 25 or equivalent Sun Ultra 45 or equivalent UltraSPARC CPU 1 @ 750...
Page 32: Administrative Domains
Fabric and switch access ADMINISTRATIVE DOMAINS An Administrative Domain (Admin Domain) is a logical grouping of fabric elements that defines what switches, ports, and devices you can view and modify. An Admin Domain is a filtered administrative view of the fabric. The logical view presented within an Admin Domain does not hide fabrics, chassis, switches, and slots;...
Page 33: Role-Based Access Control
Fabric and switch access • For fabrics with Small and Medium polling definitions, the Admin Domain data is gathered by default every 30 minutes. • For fabrics with a Large polling definition, the Admin Domain data is gathered every 60 minutes.
Page 34 Fabric and switch access When you log in to a switch, the role of the user account with which you log in to the switch determines your permissions on that switch. If you try to perform an operation for which your role does not give permission, Fabric Manager displays an informative message.
Page 35: Installation
Chapter Installation In this chapter • Planning for the installation ........9 •...
Page 36: Installation And Troubleshooting Information
Planning for the installation RADIUS server authentication: For each RADIUS server, you need to know the IP or DNS name, authentication port and type (PAP or CHAP), and shared secret. Switch-based authentication: You need to know the switch IP addresses. Solaris and Linux only: NIS authentication.
Page 37 Planning for the installation Install wizard If the install wizard does not appear during the installation, run the DOS command dxdiag and ensure that the graphics tests run without error. If any Microsoft DirectX files are missing or any diagnostics fail, go to the Microsoft Web site and upgrade to the latest version of DirectX. Web Tools Java plug-in and Web browser Fabric Manager launches Web Tools to process some requests.
Page 38 Planning for the installation TABLE 3 Ports required to be opened for proper communication when using a firewall (Continued) Port Number TCP, UDP or Description Both • HTTP and HTTPS port numbers (by default, these This is the default setting but can be are ports 80 and 443, respectively) changed either during installation or after via SMC.
Page 39 Planning for the installation TABLE 3 Ports required to be opened for proper communication when using a firewall (Continued) Port Number TCP, UDP or Description Both • RPC (FAL-API) If a firewall exists beterrn the FM server and Authentication Server: The only ports needed are for the type of authentication server setup during Installation of FM Server or changed through SMC.
Page 40 Planning for the installation HTTP HTTP must be enabled on each switch in the SAN that you want to discover, monitor, and configure with Fabric Manager. Each supported switch has HTTP enabled automatically. See the Fabric OS Command Reference for information about enabling HTTP with the command line interface (CLI), if necessary, or see Chapter 18, “Managing Secure Fabrics”...
Page 41: Upgrading Fabric Manager
Upgrading Fabric Manager Upgrading Fabric Manager You can upgrade to Fabric Manager 5.4.0 from versions 5.2.x or 5.3.x. If you have earlier versions of Fabric Manager, you must first upgrade them to at least 5.2.x and then upgrade to 5.4.0. The first time you launch Fabric Manager after upgrading it, the Switch Groups and Port Groups do not appear.
Page 42: Installing The Fabric Manager Server
Installing the Fabric Manager server Each time you launch the evaluation version of Fabric Manager, a warning message notifies you when the evaluation version will expire and gives you the option to register Fabric Manager or to continue with the evaluation version. To register Fabric Manager, click Enter Now in the warning message and enter a valid serial number and license key.
Page 43 Installing the Fabric Manager server A valid serial number and license key are required to install the full version of Fabric Manager. FIGURE 3 Fabric Manager installation wizard 3. Select the version you want to install (Full or Evaluation); then click Next. 4.
Page 44 Installing the Fabric Manager server The Select Destination Folder window displays. FIGURE 4 Select destination folder Use the default location (C:\FabricManager), or click Choose to select a new folder. You can also type a new destination folder. The path must not contain spaces. Alphanumeric characters, the dash, and the underscore are the only characters allowed.
Page 45 Installing the Fabric Manager server The FTP server is used primarily for firmware download. To use the Fabric Manager firmware repository, you must either select the built-in FTP server or, if you select the external FTP server, ensure that your FTP server resides on the same system as the Fabric Manager server. The built-in FTP server is always installed, regardless of which option you select.
Page 46 Installing the Fabric Manager server 13. Enter the syslog listening port number. The default is 514. This is the port number on which Fabric Manager will listen for syslog messages. 14. Click Next. The Select Authentication Method window displays. FIGURE 7 Select authentication method 15.
Page 47 Installing the Fabric Manager server NOTE If your machine is running Windows XP and it belongs to a local workgroup, but you want to authenticate the users locally (instead of using a Windows domain controller), you must perform the following Windows XP registry configuration: 1.
Page 48 Installing the Fabric Manager server For switch-based authentication: Enter the IP addresses of the switches, separating each IP address with a semicolon. When using switch-based authentication, you should enter multiple switch IP addresses. If you enter only a single switch IP address, you cannot access Fabric Manager if that switch is down.
Page 49: Installing Fabric Manager Server On Solaris
Installing the Fabric Manager server When the Fabric Manager installation finishes, the Install Complete window displays. FIGURE 11 Installation complete 21. Optional: Click the View ReadMe checkbox to open the ReadMe file after exiting the installation wizard. 22. Click Done to exit the installation wizard. The Fabric Manager server starts.
Page 50 Installing the Fabric Manager server If you selected Yes: a. Select whether you have client, server, or both installed and click Next. b. Identify the location where the previous Fabric Manager client is installed and click Next. Identify the location where the previous Fabric Manager server is installed and click Next. The install wizard provides you the choice of migrating your existing database automatically, or removing it.
Page 51 Installing the Fabric Manager server The Specify Port Number window appears. 12. Enter the Web server port number. The default is 80. If you type a new Web server port number, make note of it; you must use the same port number when you launch the Fabric Manager client.
Page 52: Installing Fabric Manager Server On Linux
Installing the Fabric Manager server It is recommended that the shared secret should be at least 22 characters containing mixed case letters with numeric and symbol or punctuation characters. Timeout. The number of seconds the client waits for the RADIUS server to reply. Retry.
Page 53 Installing the Fabric Manager server The install wizard provides you the choice of migrating your existing database automatically, or removing it. d. Click Yes if you want to update to the new database and automatically save your existing data, or click No to remove your current data and create the new database. e.
Page 54 Installing the Fabric Manager server 13. Enter the starting port number. The default is 24600. If the default starting port number is not a free port number, the server cannot start up correctly. If you enter a new port number, you must ensure that it and the next eight port numbers represent free ports.
Page 55: Copying An Installation From Server To Server
Copying an installation from server to server b. Click Add. Optional: You can add multiple RADIUS servers by entering their configuration information and clicking Add. To edit the information you have already entered, select it from the list, make your changes, and then click Update. For password file authentication: No additional information is required.
Page 56 Copying an installation from server to server To copy a Fabric Manager server installation 1. Perform a fresh install of Fabric Manager server on Host2 in the same drive and directory as on Host1 and with the same license level. See “Installing the Fabric Manager server”...
Page 57: Uninstalling The Fabric Manager Server
Uninstalling the Fabric Manager server To upgrade the Fabric Manager server installation on Host2 1. Follow the steps in “To copy a Fabric Manager server installation” on page 30 to keep the same version of Fabric Manager server on Host2. 2.
Page 58 Uninstalling the Fabric Manager server The Uninstall Fabric Manager wizard appears, as shown in Figure FIGURE 12 Fabric Manager uninstall wizard 3. Click Next. You must restart your system when uninstallation is complete. You are prompted whether you want the wizard to restart your system immediately, or whether you want to restart your system yourself.
Page 59 Uninstalling the Fabric Manager server If you select No, be sure to restart your system before performing any other operations. 6. Click Done. To uninstall the Fabric Manager server from Linux 1. Stop the Fabric Manager server, if it is running. See “Managing Fabric Manager services”...
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Page 61: Fabric Manager Client
Chapter Fabric Manager Client In this chapter • Launching Fabric Manager ........35 •...
Page 62 Launching Fabric Manager The Fabric Manager introduction window displays, as shown in Figure 13 on page 36. FIGURE 13 Fabric Manager introductory window 2. Click the Launch Fabric Manager link. If the browser is not configured with the correct JRE version (JRE version 1.6), then Fabric Manager redirects you to a window from which you can download the correct version.
Page 63 Launching Fabric Manager Click Configure to customize shortcut creation using the Java Control Panel, shown in Figure 14. Then click OK to close the Java Control Panel. FIGURE 14 Customizing shortcut creation 4. Type your user name and password in the login dialog, shown in Figure 15.
Page 64: Notes On Logging In To A Switch
Launching Fabric Manager Figure 16 shows the Fabric Manager window the first time you launch it. Note that it does not show any fabrics. You must discover fabrics before you can manage them with Fabric Manager. See “Discovering a fabric” on page 61 for information about adding devices from a SAN for Fabric Manager to begin monitoring.
Page 65: Uninstalling The Fabric Manager Client
Uninstalling the Fabric Manager client Any subsequent operation that requires switch authentication will fail until you re-log in and enable the feature. For example, the following operations would not succeed: • Fabric asset collection, such as GigE port info • Physical Inventory collection •...
Page 66: Understanding The Fabric Manager Layout
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout 4. Select Applications from the selection menu. FIGURE 18 Java application cache viewer 5. Select Fabric Manager and click Remove Selected Application. 6. Click OK to close the Java windows. Understanding the Fabric Manager layout The Fabric Manager client consists of four basic panels, illustrated in Figure 19 on page 41 and...
Page 67: Scope Panel
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout Additional details are described in Chapter 5, “Viewing Fabric Topologies”. Menu bar View Scope Panel Panel Information Task Panel Panel FIGURE 19 Fabric Manager client window SCOPE PANEL The Scope panel is where you select the information to be displayed in the other panels of the Fabric Manager client.
Page 68: View Panel
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout • MetaSAN View If you select MetaSAN View, backbone fabrics, edge fabrics, and FCR switches are displayed. When you select a backbone fabric, the LSANs for the fabric are displayed. When you select an LSAN, the associated devices are shown. Figure 21, the Fabric View is selected in the Scope panel, and the View panel displays the switches that are in the selected fabric.
Page 69 Understanding the Fabric Manager layout Figure 21, the Host-Storage View is selected in the Scope panel, and the View panel displays the monitored fabrics and attached devices. See Figure 19 Figure 20 for examples of the View panel when the SAN View and the Fabric View are selected. The View panel displays the topology for the view that is selected in the Scope panel, in this case, the Host-Storage View.
Page 70 Understanding the Fabric Manager layout If you are in the Fabric view and have selected an object right-clicking displays menu options for that object. Appended to this submenu is the background right-click menu, with a separator to distinguish contexts. FIGURE 22 Context menu for the fabric element The section directly above the View Panel has the following additional components, as shown in Figure...
Page 71: Task Panel
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout • View toolbar Buttons that allow you to perform operations on the topology displayed in the View panel. These buttons are described in detail in Chapter 5, “Viewing Fabric Topologies”. You can also hover the mouse over any of the buttons to get a short description. Server date and time Alert count Application...
Page 72: Information Panel
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout The task list changes depending on the type of element that is selected. For example, Figure 19 shows the Task panel when the entire SAN is selected (by clicking on the background of the View panel).
Page 73 Understanding the Fabric Manager layout If a table has a great deal of content, use the pagination option to move to the next page in the list, or type the page number directly into the field. The pagination option is present only on the ports table and the devices table.
Page 74: Menu Bar
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout To restore the selection to those set at the factory, click Restore Defaults. FIGURE 28 Customize the information visible • Click Refresh to refresh the current view. The contents in the Information panel changes depending on the element that is selected in the View panel.
Page 75: Status Indicators
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout STATUS INDICATORS The colors that appear as background headers provide a quick, visual status. These colors correspond to the Status Legend available from the Help menu (Help > Status Legend). FIGURE 30 Status legend For example, Figure 31 shows the status of various switches, indicated by colored backgrounds in the View panel, the Scope panel, and the Information panel.
Page 76: Refreshing The Window
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout By default, persistently disabled ports are no color (transparent). For switches running Fabric OS v5.0.x or later, you can change this color using the following procedure. Segmented switches appear with a red - (minus sign) overlaid over the topology node in the view panel.
Page 77: Selecting Elements And Accessing Modules
Understanding the Fabric Manager layout Figure 32 illustrates the various ways you can manually refresh the Fabric Manager views. Right-click a fabric or switch and select Select Refresh from the Discovery menu Refresh Status Information from the context menu. Click Refresh button in the View panel Click Refresh in the Information panel to The header in the Information panel refresh the visible table.
Page 78: Customizing Fabric Manager
Customizing Fabric Manager This document does not list all of the ways you can select an element. When procedures in this document indicate you must select a SAN element, note that there are several ways you can select Fabric Manager provides several methods for you to access modules and execute tasks: •...
Page 79 Customizing Fabric Manager 2. Check or uncheck a column name in the dialog to display or hide it in the table. FIGURE 34 Hiding/showing table columns 3. Click OK to complete the change. To set the number of lines on a page 1.
Page 80 Customizing Fabric Manager To sort the information displayed within multiple columns from different table views simultaneously (ascending or descending) 1. Click the header of the first column to be sorted. 2. Ctrl-click each additional column that you want to be sorted. To sort a column in descending order, ctrl-click twice on the column header.
Page 81: Filtering Elements In A Table
Customizing Fabric Manager 3. Select the table font from the Font Name drop-down menu. The default font is “Courier New.” 4. Select the font size from the Font Size drop-down menu. The default size is 11. 5. Click OK. The table font changes accordingly. This setting is persisted in the Fabric Manager database. FILTERING ELEMENTS IN A TABLE When a table can potentially display a large amount of data rows, a set of filters is provided at the top of the table so you can narrow the display to the data in which you are most interested.
Page 82: Customizing Tool Tips
Customizing Fabric Manager CUSTOMIZING TOOL TIPS Fabric Manager tables with multiple columns of information can be difficult to view due to narrow columns or having to use the side-to-side scroll bars. Information within an individual cell of a column or information within an entire row in a table can be viewed much easier using tool tips. You can customize whether the tool tips display the entire text of a cell or all of the information for a single row when you mouse over the cell.
Page 83: Resetting To Default Values
Customizing Fabric Manager You can hide or show panels by clicking the arrow in the panel header. For example, if you want to make the Information panel as large as possible so you can view more of the table, you can click the arrow in the View panel header to hide that panel, as shown in Figure 38.
Page 84: Configuring Event Options
Configuring Event Options FIGURE 39 Configuring an SSH client 3. Type the full path to the SSH client. This is the client that is installed on the Fabric Manager client host. 4. Enter any parameters required for logging in to the SSH client. 5.
Page 85 Configuring Event Options 3. Type the number of events that you want to keep in the history log into the Maximum historical events field. 4. Select the number of days events should be kept. Choose from 1 to 30 days. 5.
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Page 87: Discovering And Customizing Fabrics
Chapter Discovering and Customizing Fabrics In this chapter • Discovering a fabric ..........61 •...
Page 88: About Fcs Policy And Seed Switches
Discovering a fabric NOTE On an Admin Domain-aware fabric, you must be a physical fabric administrator to discover the fabric. ABOUT FCS POLICY AND SEED SWITCHES Fabric Manager requires that the seed switch is the primary FCS switch at the time of discovery. Setting time on the fabric will set the time on the primary FCS switch, which will then distribute the changes to other switches.
Page 89: Discovering Multiple Fabrics (Subnet Scan)
Discovering a fabric 3. Type the user name and password used to log in to the switch. 4. Click OK. The fabric is discovered only if the authentication succeeds. Otherwise, you are prompted again for a user name and password. Authentication fails if the user name or password is invalid for the switch, if the password has expired, or if the account is locked out after too many invalid login attempts.
Page 90 Discovering a fabric FIGURE 42 Subnet scan (above) subnet scan results (below) 2. Type the first three sets of digits of an IP address in the first three sections of the IP Address Range field. 3. Type a wildcard in the last section of the IP Address Range field to represent the range of the scan.
Page 91: Logging In To Multiple Switches Simultaneously
Logging in to multiple switches simultaneously You are prompted to log in to the seed switch of each fabric you discover. Click Close to close the Subnet scan dialog. Logging in to multiple switches simultaneously You can use Fabric Manager to log in to multiple switches at the same time. With multiple logins, you do not need to log in to each switch individually to administer your fabric.
Page 92 Logging in to multiple switches simultaneously FIGURE 43 Switch login 2. Select the switches or fabrics you want from the SAN Elements tab and click the right arrow to move them to the Selected Switches panel. You can also drag fabric or switch names from the SAN Elements tab directly into the Selected Switches panel.
Page 93: Monitoring Fabrics
Monitoring fabrics • The switch is unreachable in Fabric Manager. When you add this unreachable switch to the Selected Switches list, the “Status” column text changes to “Unreachable”. NOTE If you did not log in to all of the switches successfully, remove the successful switches from the Selected Switches panel and retry with a new user ID and password.
Page 94: Changing The Seed Switch
Changing the seed switch FIGURE 45 Monitor fabrics dialog 2. Select the fabrics you want to monitor from the left of the window and click the right arrow to move them to the right. 3. Click Start Monitoring. For each selected fabric, you are prompted to provide the user name and password for logging in to the seed switch (see Figure 41).
Page 95 Changing the seed switch If a fabric of switches running only Fabric OS v2.x or older is created due to segmentation, Fabric Manager continues to monitor that fabric, but if any switch with a higher Fabric OS version joins the fabric, you do not receive any prompts to change the seed switch.
Page 96: Deleting A Fabric From Fabric Manager
Deleting a fabric from Fabric Manager FIGURE 46 Change Seed Switch dialog 2. Select a switch to be the new seed switch from the Change Seed Switch dialog. You can select only one switch. Only switches that are running the latest Fabric OS version in the fabric are displayed.
Page 97: Renaming Fabric Components
Renaming fabric components Renaming fabric components You can rename the following SAN elements in Fabric Manager: • Fabric • Switch • Port • Switch Group • Port Group • Device In most cases, you can right-click on the element and select Rename from the pop-up menu to rename it.
Page 98: Renaming A Port
Renaming fabric components To rename a switch 1. Right-click the switch you want to rename and select Rename from the context menu. You must be logged in to the switch to rename it. If you are not logged in to the switch, Fabric Manager prompts you to log in before proceeding.
Page 99: Importing Device Names
Renaming fabric components FIGURE 47 Renaming a device port IMPORTING DEVICE NAMES The Device Name Import wizard allows you to easily change device names by importing them. You can rename devices by: • Using zone aliases • Importing names from a .csv file •...
Page 100 Renaming fabric components FIGURE 48 Device Name Import wizard Using zone aliases You can name devices using zone aliases by placing a WWN in a zone alias and then defining the name as you want. Subsequently, the device is identified using the name of the alias in which it was placed, using the zone alias as the name of the device.
Page 101: Working With Switch And Port Groups
Working with switch and port groups The format for the .csv file is: WWN, name, comment For example: 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, test_node, device node for testing purposes only The parser ignores anything after the second comma to the end of the line. Importing FDMI host names You can import FDMI host names as device port names.
Page 102: Understanding The Groups View
Working with switch and port groups • “Editing a switch group” on page 79 • “Creating port groups” on page 80 • “Editing a port group” on page 81 • “Deleting a switch or port group” on page 81 UNDERSTANDING THE GROUPS VIEW The right panel displays details about the selected element in the left panel.
Page 103: Creating And Populating Switch Groups
Working with switch and port groups Information: At the bottom left of each At-A-Glance view are icons that display the types of switches and ports included in that view. You can mouse-over these icons to get a brief summary of the switch or port type.
Page 104 Working with switch and port groups Click this icon to Click this icon to create switch groups create port groups FIGURE 50 Switch and Port Groups view 2. Select My SAN from the tree in the left side of the window. 3.
Page 105: Editing A Switch Group
Working with switch and port groups The group that you create will be nested within the item that you click in this step. If you click an existing group instead of the SwitchGroups icon, your new group appears as a subgroup of that group.
Page 106: Creating Port Groups
Working with switch and port groups CREATING PORT GROUPS When you create port groups, it is better to create more port groups with fewer ports in each group than to create fewer port groups with a lot of ports in each group. The Fabric Manager client memory usage increases with the number of ports you have in a port group when you view that port group.
Page 107: Editing A Port Group
Working with switch and port groups To add multiple ports at once, you can either press and hold the Ctrl key as you click additional ports or drag any node in the tree from the SAN Elements tab to the port group to populate the group quickly.
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Page 109: Viewing Fabric Topologies
Chapter Viewing Fabric Topologies In this chapter • Understanding the View panel ........83 •...
Page 110: View Panel Toolbar Items
Understanding the View panel VIEW PANEL TOOLBAR ITEMS The View panel includes application toolbar buttons (see Table 5 on page 45) as well as its own set of toolbar buttons, described in Table TABLE 8 View panel toolbar items Icon Name Description Drag the contents of the View panel in any direction to see different portions of the...
Page 111: Viewing Tool Tips
Understanding the View panel FIGURE 54 Fabric Legend, three tabs VIEWING TOOL TIPS In the View panel, tool tips display when you move the mouse over an element or a link. The tool tip provides additional information about that element or link. Figure 55 shows the tool tip for a switch.
Page 112: Changing The Layout
Topology views CHANGING THE LAYOUT Click the Overview icon in the View toolbar if it is difficult to view an entire fabric in the View panel. A small window displays the entire fabric in a miniature (or zoomed out) format (see Figure 56).
Page 113: Displaying Monitored Fabrics
Topology views DISPLAYING MONITORED FABRICS In the Scope panel, click SAN View from the View menu. The View panel displays all of the monitored fabrics in the database, as shown in Figure FIGURE 57 Displaying monitored fabrics in the SAN View The background color of the fabric label indicates the status of the fabric, which is determined by the most severe status of all of the switches in the fabric.
Page 114: Displaying Switch Interconnectivity
Topology views In the MetaSAN View, you can: • View detailed information about the backbone fabric, edge fabric, IFL, and device nodes. • Perform FCR-related tasks. • Configure domain IDs on phantom switches. DISPLAYING SWITCH INTERCONNECTIVITY In the Scope panel, click Fabric View from the View menu. The View panel displays how the switches in a fabric are interconnected, as shown in Figure Select the fabric you want to display, along...
Page 115: Displaying Zone Configurations
Topology views Using the Host-Storage View you can: • Visualize which storage devices are accessible by a particular host. • Visualize which hosts are possible initiators to a particular storage device. • See whether devices are routed to multiple fabrics (so you can check for redundancy). Select the fabrics you want to display or hide, along with the Admin Domain context.
Page 116: Viewing Link Information
Viewing link information Figure 61 shows how you can visualize zones in the Host-Storage View. In the Scope panel, a single fabric is selected in the Fabric Scope section. The fabric is Admin Domain-aware, and AD0 is selected. In the tabbed section of the Scope panel, the Zone tab is selected. Within the Zone tab, the zone database and zone configuration are selected.
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Page 119: Displaying Name Server Information
Chapter Displaying Name Server Information Fabric Manager launches Web Tools to display Name Server entries listed in the Simple Name Server database (see Figure 63). This includes all Name Server entries for the fabric, not only those related to the local domain. Each row in the table represents a different device. For detailed instructions on using the Web Tools Name Server module, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.
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Page 121: Monitoring Alerts And Events
Chapter Monitoring Alerts and Events In this chapter • Monitoring Alerts ..........95 •...
Page 122: Identifying Alerts
Monitoring Alerts 2. Select one of the following from the tree on the left side of the window, depending on the alerts you want to display: To view all alerts for all switch groups, select the SwitchGroups node. To view all alerts for a specific switch group, expand the SwitchGroups node and select the user-created switch group.
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Page 124 Monitoring Alerts Table 9 lists the types of alerts in Fabric Manager. TABLE 9 Alert types Type of alert Description Switch Status Change Generated whenever a switch changes from Healthy to Marginal or from Healthy to Down. Note the following characteristics: •...
Page 125 Monitoring Alerts TABLE 9 Alert types (Continued) Type of alert Description Change Management Generated only if you have elected to receive alerts through the Change Management feature in Fabric Manager. Any alerts generated on switches or fabrics as defined in your Change Management profile are also displayed in the Alerts tab.
Page 126: Filtering Alerts
Monitoring Alerts TABLE 9 Alert types (Continued) Type of alert Description User authentication fails Generated when a change to the user role prevents the user from being authenticated on the switch. The last occurrence time of the alert is updated every time the condition is detected, such as when the user logs in to the switch or manually refreshes the status information, or when Fabric Manager automatically polls the switch.
Page 127: Acknowledging Alerts
Monitoring Alerts 3. Select the filters at the top of the table to narrow down the information that displays in the Alerts tab. Severity Select Severity level to display only alerts of that severity. Acked Select Yes or No to display only alerts that are acknowledged or not. Resolved Select Yes or No to display only alerts that are resolved or not.
Page 128: Resolving Alerts
Monitoring Alerts RESOLVING ALERTS The Resolved column in the Alerts tab indicates whether an alert is resolved. You cannot manually resolve Fabric Manager alerts. All alerts within Fabric Manager are automatically resolved either when the issue no longer exists or the baseline has changed so that the alert is no longer valid.
Page 129: Configuring Alert Display Options
Monitoring Alerts Clicking Restore to Defaults sets the alert history period to the default value (90 days). 5. Click OK. Resolved alerts are deleted after the alert history period is exceeded. To disable automatic deletion of resolved alerts 1. Select Edit > Preferences. The Options dialog displays.
Page 130: Monitoring Fabric Events
Monitoring fabric events 3. Select which type of alert is to be displayed in bold text in the table. 4. Click OK. FIGURE 68 Alert display options Monitoring fabric events Fabric events are events generated by the Fabric OS. Fabric Manager displays these events in the Information panel.
Page 131 Monitoring fabric events To view events for a specific fabric 1. Select the fabric in the View panel. 2. Click the Events tab in the Information panel. To view events for a specific switch 1. Select the switch in the View panel (Fabric View only). 2.
Page 132: Viewing All Events
Monitoring fabric events VIEWING ALL EVENTS The Events panel allows you to see up to 1000 events. To view all events, click All Events, to the right of the Number of Events selection. The All events window displays, as shown in Figure FIGURE 70 Viewing all events...
Page 133: Filtering Fabric Events
Monitoring fabric events To filter events by time in the All Events Window 1. Use one of the following options to filter by time: Select Last and use the drop-down menu to limit the number of past hours to show events for.
Page 134: Configuring Notification Parameters
Configuring notification parameters To view event details 1. Open the Events tab and make any filtering selections needed. 2. Double-click the row on which the event appears. The Event Details window displays, as shown Figure FIGURE 71 Viewing event details 3.
Page 135 Configuring notification parameters 4. Select the format of the XML file for Call Home by clicking either Format 1 (default) or Format Fabric Manager provides two formats for the XML file. Click Show Selected Format to display the format of the selected XML file. 5.
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Page 137: Using Performance Monitoring
Chapter Using Performance Monitoring In this chapter • Overview of performance monitoring in Fabric Manager ....111 • Performance monitoring components ......112 •...
Page 138: Performance Monitoring Components
Performance monitoring components If you delete a fabric, all performance monitoring data for that fabric is also deleted from the database. SNMP v3 is supported for switches running Fabric OS version 4.x or higher; if you configure a switch that is running a version of Fabric OS lower than 4.x, or a switch that is running XPath, configuring Performance Monitoring for SNMP v3 will result in no data collection.
Page 139 Performance monitoring components Configuration of data capture file information is not supported. The monitor values for the end-to-end monitors are retrieved at a set interval (that is not configurable) and stored in the database from the previous release. You can then request that reports be generated from the stored data (see “Generating custom reports and graphs”...
Page 140 Performance monitoring components • Performance monitoring being disabled Data is not being gathered, causing a gap in the stored data. NOTE For end-to-end monitoring only, if data is not available for some of the granularity points when values are rolled up to the next time period value, the missing data is ignored. For example, if five of six 5-minute values are 50, and the sixth value is missing: N1= 50, N2= 50, N3=50, N4= 50, N5= 50, N6= NA.
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Page 142: Configuring Port Data Collection And Alerts
Configuring port data collection and alerts Templates Fabric Manager templates are described in Table TABLE 11 Default performance monitoring report templates for port statistics Report name Format Time Granularity Filter “Top N” of Ports (Aggregate Tx/Rx Traffic) over time T Display (HTML) Last 1 hour 5 minutes...
Page 143 Configuring port data collection and alerts To enable port data collection 1. In the Fabric View, select the fabric for which you want to collect port data. 2. Select Tasks > Performance Monitoring > Configure Port Data Collection and Alerts. 3.
Page 144: Enabling End-To-End Monitoring
Enabling end-to-end monitoring FIGURE 75 Configuring port data collection Enabling end-to-end monitoring Using the performance monitoring feature, you can collect information about the traffic generated between ports (end-to-end), the receive/transmit traffic on individual switch ports, or both. The performance monitor data is not stored on the Fabric Manager database during periods when the feature is not enabled.
Page 145: Disabling Performance Monitoring
Disabling performance monitoring NOTE The retrieval of port statistics and end-to-end monitoring of data can take longer than expected if you issue any CPU-intensive commands (such as the portTest diagnostic command) while performance monitoring is enabled. To enable end-to-end performance monitoring 1.
Page 146 Disabling performance monitoring NOTE Performance monitoring is designed to be enabled at all times. Its benefits are diminished if the historical data is not available to you when you need it. Before you can disable the performance monitoring feature, you must be logged in to the seed switch of the fabric you want to monitor.
Page 147: Generating Custom Reports And Graphs
Generating custom reports and graphs Generating custom reports and graphs You can use performance monitoring to create a custom one-time user report or a report for a specific timeframe. You can generate the custom Performance Monitor report in two formats: report or graph.
Page 148 Generating custom reports and graphs “Top N” of ports Receiving (Rx) traffic over time T “Top N” of ports Aggregate (Tx/Rx) traffic over time T Customized reports 4. Type the number of results you want for the report in the Top N field. For reports, the range is 1 through 100 for a tabular report.
Page 149 Generating custom reports and graphs NOTE If the port type of a switch in a fabric changes, and performance monitoring is enabled, multiple port WWNs with different port types are displayed in the Performance Monitor table and graph reports. FIGURE 80 Selecting ports for a custom report 10.
Page 150: Creating Real Time Graphs
Generating custom reports and graphs If you selected an export option, a Save File dialog displays. Navigate to the location you want to save the file to and click Save. FIGURE 81 Example tabular report 12. Optional: Print the report. See “Printing Performance Monitor reports”...
Page 151: Creating And Using Report Templates
Creating and using report templates Your custom Performance Monitor graph is displayed (see Figure 82). FIGURE 82 Performance Monitor real time graph (one port visible) 3. Click Stop to stop the real time generation of the graph. Real time graphs display errors in the status bar of the report. If an error occurs, the error appears as a link, showing details about the last error that occurred.
Page 152: Creating Templates For Reports And Graphs
Creating and using report templates CREATING TEMPLATES FOR REPORTS AND GRAPHS To create a Performance Monitor report template 1. Select the fabric in the View Panel and select Tasks > Performance Monitoring > Generate Historical Reports from Template. The Generate From Template dialog displays (see Figure 83).
Page 153 Creating and using report templates The Generate Template dialog displays (see Figure 84). FIGURE 84 Creating a report or graph template 3. Click End-to-End Monitoring or Ports Monitoring. This defines the theme of the report that will be generated. 4. Select one of the following types from the Report Type drop-down list: For end-to-end monitoring reports: “Top N”...
Page 154 Creating and using report templates The option available depends on the Top N criteria selected. This option is not available for End-to-End Monitoring. The report will be generated based on selecting one counter, but you can select additional counters for display. A maximum of two capacity and five errors can be counted.
Page 155: Generating Reports And Graphs From Templates
Creating and using report templates GENERATING REPORTS AND GRAPHS FROM TEMPLATES The Performance Monitor feature has a set of six templates (by default) that are useful if you need to generate an ongoing report without a specified time interval. Table 11 on page 116 lists the default templates.
Page 156: Saving Performance Monitor Reports
Saving Performance Monitor reports Saving Performance Monitor reports You can save performance monitor reports to the database. To save a Performance Monitor report 1. Create a custom report or graph, generate a report or graph from a template, or edit an existing graph as described in the following sections: “Creating custom reports”...
Page 157: Displaying Saved Reports And Graphs
Displaying saved reports and graphs The report is displayed. 2. Click Export as XML or Export as HTML to export the report. The Save dialog displays. 3. Provide a filename for the report; then click OK. Displaying saved reports and graphs You can display saved graphs and reports.
Page 158: Deleting Reports And Graphs
Deleting reports and graphs Deleting reports and graphs To delete a Performance Monitor report or graph 1. Select the fabric in the View Panel and select Tasks > Performance Monitoring > Saved Reports. The Saved Reports dialog displays. 2. Select the report or graph that you want to display. 3.
Page 159: Displaying End-To-End Monitor Reports In External Applications
Displaying End-to-End Monitor reports in external applications Displaying End-to-End Monitor reports in external applications For End-to-End Monitoring only, you can export Performance Monitor reports in XML format (see “Exporting reports” on page 130). An xslt file (style sheet) is also saved with the XML file. The xslt file can be used to translate the XML file into an Excel spreadsheet or another software application that allows you to open XML files.
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Page 161: Change Management
Chapter Change Management In this chapter • Overview of change management ....... . 135 •...
Page 162: Using Change Management Profiles
Using change management profiles Using change management profiles You create a change management profile so you can monitor changes to fabric elements and provide e-mail notification or alerts automatically when change occurs. Table 13 on page 137 lists the fabric elements you can monitor, and Table 14 on page 137 describes known limitations working with the change management feature.
Page 163 Using change management profiles TABLE 13 Change management profile monitored elements Monitored element Description Firmware Any changes Switch Configuration File Name server Zoning Device links Identifies the domain and port WWN to which the device is connected. Licenses Added/Removed • Port Status Configured/Disabled •...
Page 164: Creating A Profile
Using change management profiles TABLE 14 Change management limitations (Continued) Change Description Logical switch Change management profiles cannot be applied to logical switch groups. groups iSCSI elements In the change management report, the Changed column is not supported for this monitoring area;...
Page 165: Cloning A Profile
Using change management profiles Fabric Manager saves the change management profile information to the database. The first snapshot report created is saved as the baseline snapshot report. All subsequent snapshots are compared against the baseline snapshot, and the comparison report (change report) is displayed in the subsequent snapshots.
Page 166: Deleting A Profile
Using snapshots and change reports To edit a change management profile 1. Select Tasks > Change Management > Manage CM profiles. The Change Management dialog displays with the Manage Profile tab selected (see Figure 88 on page 136). Any existing profiles are displayed in the dialog. 2.
Page 167: Displaying A Change Report
Using snapshots and change reports DISPLAYING A CHANGE REPORT A change report is automatically created each time a snapshot is created after the baseline snapshot has been made. The change report lists any changes between the baseline snapshot and the subsequent snapshot. To compare a snapshot to the baseline configuration 1.
Page 168: Creating Snapshots On Demand
Using snapshots and change reports FIGURE 91 Change report You can export the report as an XML file or as an HTML file, or print it using the buttons at the bottom of the report window. NOTE Change reports created with Fabric Manager versions earlier than v5.1.0 display only the Difference Summary;...
Page 169: Comparing Snapshots
Using snapshots and change reports The Change Report is displayed as shown in Figure COMPARING SNAPSHOTS Use the following procedure to compare two snapshots. The snapshots must both be from the same change management profile. To compare two snapshots 1. Select Tasks > Change Management > View CM reports. The Change Management dialog displays with the View Change Reports and Snapshots tab selected (see Figure 90...
Page 170: Displaying Change Reports In External Applications
Using snapshots and change reports To export switch configuration information 1. Select Tasks > Change Management > View CM reports. The Change Management dialog displays with the View Change Reports and Snapshots tab selected (see Figure 90 on page 141). 2.
Page 171: Printing Snapshot And Change Reports
Using snapshots and change reports PRINTING SNAPSHOT AND CHANGE REPORTS Use the following procedure to print a snapshot or change report. To print a snapshot or change report 1. Select Tasks > Change Management > View CM reports. The Change Management dialog displays with the View Change Reports and Snapshots tab selected (see Figure 90 on page 141).
Page 172 Using snapshots and change reports If you select Cancel, the baseline is not changed. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 173: Call Home Support
Chapter Call Home Support In this chapter • About call home ..........147 •...
Page 174: Call Home E-Mail Messages
About call home CALL HOME E-MAIL MESSAGES You can configure call home to send an e-mail message to a user-defined e-mail address whenever a call home event is triggered for an unhealthy switch. The e-mail message contains the details of the FTP server location where the supportShow or supportSave information is captured.
Page 175: Call Home Modem Support
Configuring call home For example, if you enter the executable C:\executable.exe in the External Executable on Server field when prompted by the Call Home Configuration wizard, call home launches C:\executable.exe filename.xml, where filename is the name of the file that is passed as an argument to the executable when a call home event is triggered.
Page 176 Configuring call home FIGURE 92 Call home dialog 2. Click Add. The Call Home Configuration wizard is launched (see Figure 93 on page 151). Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
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Page 178 Configuring call home FIGURE 94 Configuring Call Home If the call home configuration is successful, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. One important thing to note during configuration is that the call home feature cannot launch an external executable file if the file is stored in a folder with a name containing more than one space between two words.
Page 179: Editing Configurations
Editing configurations FIGURE 95 Confirmation of a call home configuration Editing configurations You can edit a call home configuration at any time. Any change that you make applies immediately when you commit the change. To edit an existing call home configuration 1.
Page 180: Enabling Or Disabling Call Home Globally
Enabling or disabling call home globally The Call Home dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 3. Select the call home configuration to which you want to add the selected switches. 4. Click Add Switches. FIGURE 96 Adding switches to a call home configuration Enabling or disabling call home globally When you set up a call home configuration, it does not take effect unless you enable call home.
Page 181 Monitoring call home FIGURE 97 Call Home Monitoring window The Call Home Monitoring window displays details of the call home alerts triggered by Fabric Manager and also displays the status of call home e-mail messages. The alerts are initially sorted by date, in descending order.
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Page 183: Switch Configuration And Management
Chapter Switch Configuration and Management In this chapter • Viewing switch information ........157 •...
Page 184 Viewing switch information FIGURE 98 Displaying switch information The Switches tab in the Information panel displays detailed information about the switches in the fabric. You can scroll across the columns in the table or you can mouse over an entry in the table to display all of the information for the switch in a single pop-up box.
Page 185: Viewing Port Information
Viewing port information TABLE 16 Switch models and corresponding switch type description (Continued) Switch model Fabric Manager description Brocade 3900 2 Gbit 32-port switch Brocade 4012 4 Gbit 12-port embedded fabric switch Brocade 4020 4 Gbit 20-port embedded fabric switch Brocade 4100 4 Gbit 32-port switch Brocade 4900...
Page 186 Viewing port information FIGURE 99 Displaying detailed port information To see the most detailed port information, launch the FC Port Connectivity View (Figure 100). The FC Port Connectivity View displays information about the FC ports on a selected switch. To launch the FC Port Connectivity View 1.
Page 187: Synchronizing Date And Time Across A Fabric
Synchronizing date and time across a fabric FIGURE 100 FC Port Connectivity View Synchronizing date and time across a fabric You can synchronize date and time across an entire fabric. Because the firmware timestamps entries in the port log dump, you can more easily correlate events when you synchronize your fabric.
Page 188: Opening A Telnet Session For A Nonsecure Switch
Opening a Telnet session for a nonsecure switch Opening a Telnet session for a nonsecure switch The following procedure describes how to open a Telnet session for a nonsecure switch, that is, a switch without secure mode enabled. See “Using Telnet on a secure fabric” on page 267 for instructions on opening a Telnet session for a secure fabric.
Page 189 Configuring SNMP To configure SNMP settings 1. Select Tasks > Configure SNMP settings. The SNMP Settings dialog displays the default settings, as shown in Figure 102. FIGURE 102 Configuring SNMP settings 2. To change any of these settings, type the new value into the appropriate field and click Modify. The default community string is 'public'.
Page 190: Configuring Ports
Configuring ports 5. Click OK to save your settings. Configuring ports NOTE Port configuration is not supported for ICL port types in Fabric Manager or Web Tools. You use the Web Tools Port Management module (Figure 103) to perform the basic port configuration procedures.
Page 191: Swapping Ports
Configuring ports SWAPPING PORTS If a port malfunctions, or if you want to connect to different devices without having to re-wire your infrastructure, you can move traffic from one port to another port (swap ports) without changing the I/O Configuration Data Set (IOCDS) on the mainframe computer. Fabric Manager launches the Web Tools Port Management module to swap the ports.
Page 192: Administering Isl Trunking
Administering ISL trunking Administering ISL trunking Interswitch link (ISL) trunking optimizes network performance by forming trunking groups that can distribute traffic across shared bandwidth. You use the Trunking tab of the Web Tools Switch Admin module (Figure 105) to view and manage trunks. From the Trunking tab, you can: •...
Page 193: Exporting License Keys
Administering license keys A Web Tools license must be installed on a switch before Fabric Manager can recognize the switch. All other licenses can be installed using Fabric Manager. EXPORTING LICENSE KEYS You can export the license keys of multiple switches to a single file. You can even export keys from different switches in different fabrics to one file.
Page 194: Importing And Restoring License Keys
Administering license keys FIGURE 107 License Administration window 4. Click Export to File. The Save dialog displays, as shown in Figure 108. FIGURE 108 Save dialog 5. Optional: Check the WWN, Switch Name, and IP Address checkboxes to save these switch properties to the license file.
Page 195: Removing License Keys
Administering license keys To import license keys from a file 1. Select Tasks > Switch Management > Import from File. The Import License -- Select license file window displays (see Figure 109). FIGURE 109 Importing a license 2. Navigate to your license key file (not displayed in Figure 109), select it, and click Open.
Page 196: Using Configuration Management
Using configuration management NOTE You can print license information about switches from the License Administration window by clicking Print. 4. Select the licenses that you want to remove and click Remove from Switch. Using configuration management You can save entire or partial configurations of switch configuration files and use them to ensure consistent switch settings in your fabric, propagate configuration settings to additional switches in the fabric, and troubleshoot the switches.
Page 197: Viewing The Configuration Repository
Viewing the configuration repository By default, backups are preformed daily, but you can set the frequency to weekly or monthly. By defining a specific day or day of the week, you can refine the backup schedule. 4. Set the amount of time that older backups should be kept. By default, configurations are kept for 30 days, but the range can be set for any number of days between 1 and 90.
Page 198 Viewing the configuration repository To view a configuration 1. Choose a configuration in the browser by selecting the row for the switch configuration. NOTE Only one configuration can be viewed at a time. 2. Click View. The browser shows the configuration details. You can copy the content to clipboard using the Copy feature.
Page 199: Replicating Configurations
Replicating configurations The configuration is downloaded to the switch from which it is backed up. If necessary, the restoration process prompts you to disable and reboot the switch before the configuration begins. This lets you determine if the configuration backup should be performed immediately or at a later time.
Page 200: Replicating A Switch Fabric Watch Configuration
Replicating configurations To replicate a switch’s SNMP configuration 1. Select the switch and select Tasks > Switch Configuration Management > Replicate Configuration. 2. Choose to SNMP Configuration to launch the Replicate SNMP Configuration wizard, as shown Figure 111. Click Next to continue. FIGURE 111 Replicating the SNMP configuration 3.
Page 201: Replicating An Entire Switch Configuration
Replicating configurations FIGURE 112 Replicating the Fabric Watch configuration 3. Choose the source that you want to replicate. You can use a file, another switch, or the Fabric Manager Repository. Click Next to continue. 4. Depending on the source type you chose, enter (or select) the information and click Next. 5.
Page 202: Saving Switch Configuration Files
Saving switch configuration files FIGURE 113 Replicating a switch configuration 3. Choose the source that you want to replicate. You can use a file, another switch, or the Fabric Manager Repository. Click Next to continue. 4. Depending on the source type you chose, enter (or select) the information and click Next. 5.
Page 203: Checking The Physical Health Of A Switch
Checking the physical health of a switch FIGURE 114 Selecting the switches 2. Select the switches from which you want to save configuration files on the SAN Elements tab.C lick the right arrow button. Click Login if you need to log in to the switches. 3.
Page 204: Replacing A Switch In The Fabric
Replacing a switch in the fabric FIGURE 115 Checking the physical health of a switch To display a detailed, customizable switch status report, see “Displaying the switch health report” on page 325. Replacing a switch in the fabric Use the following procedures if you want to replace a switch in the fabric. The procedure for replacing the seed switch differs from that for replacing a non-seed switch.
Page 205: Configuring Asset Polling
Configuring Asset Polling 2. Select the switch on the View panel, then right-click and select Resolve fabric membership to remove the switch from the fabric. 3. Physically connect the new switch to the fabric and power it on. Wait until Fabric Manager discovers the switch. (This might take a few minutes.) A plus symbol on the switch in the Scope panel displays.
Page 206: Configuring A Domain Id On A Phantom Switch
Configuring a Domain ID on a phantom switch TABLE 17 Asset collection triggers (Continued) • • • Switch status Port disabled Effective Zone Cfg changed / change disabled • • Changed related to Zone DB manipulations Default Zone Access mode To configure asset polling 1.
Page 207 Configuring a Domain ID on a phantom switch FIGURE 117 Select Configure Domain ID 3. Move the switch into the selected column by selecting it and clicking the right arrow. 4. Select the desired domain ID from the drop-down list, as shown in Figure 118.
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Page 209: Managing Access Gateway-Moded Switches
Chapter Managing Access Gateway-moded Switches In this chapter • Introduction to Access Gateway Management ..... . 183 • Supported Features..........183 •...
Page 210: Showing Access Gateway-Moded Switches
Showing Access Gateway-moded switches Showing Access Gateway-moded switches After discovery, you can view information about Access Gateway-moded switches. DISCOVERING AN ACCESS GATEWAY SWITCH Discover an Enterprise fabric by providing the IP address of the seed switch running Fabric OS v5.3.0 or higher. Fabric Manager automatically discovers all these switches through the fabric. It can then communicate with the Access Gateway-moded switch directly.
Page 211: Backing Up Access Gateway-Moded Switches
Backing up Access Gateway-moded switches FIGURE 120 Using the right-click menu All Access Gateway-moded switches are displayed in the information view. Backing up Access Gateway-moded switches You can choose to back up Access Gateway-moded switches in scheduled backups. For instructions, refer to “Switch configuration backup and restore”...
Page 212 Performing a Firmware Download FIGURE 121 Select Firmware Download 5. Follow the methods described in Chapter 15, “Firmware Management.” Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 213: Configuring Standard Security Features
Chapter Configuring Standard Security Features In this chapter • Managing passwords ......... . 187 •...
Page 214: Changing Admin Password On Multiple Switches
Managing passwords 3. Enable switch passwords to be saved to the server by checking the Persist switch passwords checkbox. Disable switch passwords from being saved to the server by unchecking the box. 4. Click OK. CHANGING ADMIN PASSWORD ON MULTIPLE SWITCHES This section describes how you can set the password for accounts with the role of admin, which includes the default admin account as well as non-default user accounts that have the admin role.
Page 215: Enabling Secure Communication Over Https
Enabling secure communication over HTTPS 2. Select the switches or fabrics for which you want to change the admin password on the SAN Elements tab, then click the right arrow to move them to the Selected Switches panel. You can also drag fabrics or switches from the SAN Elements tab directly into the Selected Switches panel.
Page 216: Managing The Truststore
Managing the truststore NOTE If you downgrade from v5.3.0 to v5.2.0b, the https daemon does not start automatically; Fabric Manager with enabled SSL will then lose the connection to the switch. Managing the truststore Fabric Manager provides a default trusted certificates repository (truststore) with well-known root Certification Authority (CA) certificates.
Page 217: Requirements For Admin Domains
Managing Administrative Domains You can create domains that are grouped together based on the type of members in the domain. For example, you can create Admin Domains based on the type of switches in your fabric using the WWN or domain ID (not to be confused with the Admin Domain number) or put all the devices in a particular department in the same Admin Domain for ease of administering those devices.
Page 218: Managing Access Control Lists
Managing Access Control Lists FIGURE 122 Web Tools Admin Domain module Managing Access Control Lists For switches running Fabric OS v5.2.x and higher, you can create and activate Switch Connection Control (SCC) and Device Connection Control (DCC) policies in the base Fabric OS that are functionally equivalent to the SCC and DCC policies supported in Secure Fabric OS.
Page 219: Propagating Radius Configuration Across Switches
Propagating RADIUS configuration across switches To manage ACL policies 1. Right-click a switch and select ACL Management from the context menu. Alternatively, you can select a switch and then select Tasks > Switch Management > ACL Management. The Switch Admin module of Web Tools launches, with the ACL tab selected, as shown in Figure 123.
Page 220 Propagating RADIUS configuration across switches To replicate RADIUS configuration 1. Select Tasks > Fabric Management > Replicate AAA Configuration. The Replicate AAA Configuration wizard opens with an Overview that describes the steps you will be performing. 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard to set up the call home configuration. The wizard is self-explanatory, so the individual steps are not described in this document.
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Page 223: Managing The Iscsi Target Gateway
Chapter Managing the iSCSI Target Gateway In this chapter • About the iSCSI Target Gateway ........197 •...
Page 224: Viewing Iscsi Information
Viewing iSCSI information iSCSI Host iSCSI Host Network Brocade 48000 with FC4-16IP Blade FC SAN Fibre Fibre Channel Channel Target Target FIGURE 124 iSCSI Target Gateway connecting iSCSI servers to FC storage Viewing iSCSI information The iSCSI tab in the Information panel displays detailed iSCSI information (see Figure 125).
Page 225: Iscsi Summary
Viewing iSCSI information iSCSI SUMMARY The iSCSI Summary tab, shown in Figure 125, displays a summary of iSCSI-specific parameters as well as a table of information about iSCSI-capable switches. The information shown is in the context of user selection. If you made no selection, the information is SAN-wide;...
Page 226: Iscsi Initiators
Viewing iSCSI information FIGURE 127 iSCSI port detail view iSCSI INITIATORS The iSCSI Initiator tab, shown in Figure 128, lists all iSCSI initiators in the SAN, fabric, or switch. You can filter the list based on initiator name (IQN) and initiator IP address. To view additional details about an initiator, right-click the initiator in the table and click View iSCSI Initiator Details in the context menu.
Page 227: Iscsi Targets
Viewing iSCSI information iSCSI TARGETS The iSCSI Targets tab, shown in Figure 129, lists all iSCSI targets (virtual targets) in the SAN, fabric, or switch. You can filter the list based on iSCSI target name (IQN) and FC target name. This tab is disabled in the switch context because virtual targets are fabric-wide entities.
Page 228: Iscsi Fc Targets
Viewing iSCSI information FIGURE 130 iSCSI tab, Virtual Initiators view ISCSI FC TARGETS The iSCSI FC Targets tab, shown in Figure 131, lists details of FC targets that are exported as virtual targets. This tab is disabled when accessed in the switch context. If the iSCSI target is created by specifying a LUN range from the same FC device, then the table displays a single entry for the iSCSI target;...
Page 229: Iscsi Sessions
Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway services iSCSI SESSIONS The iSCSI Sessions tab, shown in Figure 132, lists all active iSCSI sessions in the SAN, fabric, or switch. You can filter the list based on initiator name and iSCSI target name. FIGURE 132 iSCSI tab, iSCSI Sessions view Setting up iSCSI Target Gateway services...
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Page 231: Firmware Management
Chapter Firmware Management In this chapter • Determining availability of firmware-specific features ....205 • Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository....207 •...
Page 232 Determining availability of firmware-specific features TABLE 19 Firmware-specific features (Continued) Feature Fabric OS XPath 6.0.0 5.3.x 5.2.x 5.1.x 5.0.x 4.4.x 4.2.x 4.1.x 4.0.x 3.1.x/ 3.0.x 2.6.x 7.3.x/ 3.2.x 7.4.x Cascaded FICON Performance Monitoring (port statistics) Performance Monitoring (end-to-end) QuickLoop Fibre Channel Router FCIP Change Management configuration checking...
Page 233: Using Built-In Ftp Server And Firmware Repository
Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository Fabric Manager contains a built-in FTP server that can be used as a firmware repository. The firmware repository has the following advantages: • Displaying firmware based on version. •...
Page 234: Importing And Removing Firmware
Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository The directory structure is displayed in the Firmware Repository Management window, as shown in Figure 134. Click View to read the firmware release notes. Firmware versions in your repository are displayed here. Switches supported by the Click to import a new selected firmware version firmware version into your...
Page 235: Defining A Fabric Profile
Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository To import firmware into the repository 1. Select Tasks > Firmware Management > Firmware Repository Management. The Firmware Repository Management window appears. (See Figure 134 on page 208.) 2. Click Import from File. The Import Firmware dialog box appears.
Page 236 Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository The fabric profile manager is useful when downloading firmware to switches. You can download according to the defined policy, or you can manually select which firmware to download to the switches. This table displays the switches, the firmware version to be downloaded, and their...
Page 237 Using built-in FTP server and firmware repository The Edit Fabric Profile window displays. FIGURE 137 Edit Fabric Profile window 5. For each switch, select the firmware version you want downloaded in the Desired Firmware column. Click Set All To Latest to set all switches to the latest firmware version in the repository.
Page 238: Viewing San Firmware Versions
Configuring file transfer options VIEWING SAN FIRMWARE VERSIONS Use the SAN Firmware Information window to view firmware versions in switches across your SAN environment. The information in this window, illustrated in Figure 138, is for reporting purposes only. To download firmware to switches, see “Downloading firmware to multiple switches”...
Page 239 Configuring file transfer options To configure file transfer options 1. Select Edit > Preferences. 2. Expand Server specific and select File Transfer. The File Transfer dialog displays, as shown in Figure 139. FIGURE 139 Options (file transfer) 3. Configure your FTP server. If you are using the FTP server built-in with Fabric Manager: a.
Page 240: Downloading Firmware To Multiple Switches
Downloading firmware to multiple switches Type your password in the Password Required for FTP field. 4. Click Test to ensure that you can access the FTP server specified. Fabric Manager reports success or failure. The test must be successful for certain features to work (for example, firmware download, configuration download, fabric merge check, and so on).
Page 241: Downloading Firmware With Firmware Repository Support
Downloading firmware to multiple switches The Fabric Manager firmware download to multiple switches feature is not supported for switches running XPath OS. If you attempt to download firmware to one of these switches using Fabric Manager, the Web Tools-AP Edition is launched. See the Web Tools—AP Edition Administrator’s Guide for more information.
Page 242: Downloading Firmware Using An External Ftp Server
Downloading firmware to multiple switches You can select the firmware version to download for each switch. The fabric profile determines the default setting in the drop-down menu. If you did not set up a fabric profile, the default setting is the most recent firmware version.
Page 243 Downloading firmware to multiple switches The Firmware Download to Switches window opens, as shown in Figure 141. Note that this window is different from the window that appears when you are downloading firmware with firmware repository support. FIGURE 141 Firmware download using external FTP server 4.
Page 244: Controlling Firmware Download Reboots
Controlling firmware download reboots 2.6.x/v2.6.2 3.x/v3.2.0_rc1 4.4.x/v4.4.0_rc1/release.plist 5.x/v5.2.x_rc1/release.plist Select FTP from the Select Protocol drop-down menu. 8. From the SAN Elements tab, select the switches that you want to upgrade and either drag the switches to the Selected Switches panel or click the right arrow. Use Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple switches.
Page 245 Downloading firmware to HBAs • Fabric OS v5.0.0 or later • Fabric OS v5.3.0 and later Fabric Manager supports only the Emulex HBA with the following drivers for the FDMI-based firmware downloads: • SCSIPort Miniport Driver 5.30a2-1d (Windows 2003 Server), Firmware 3.93A0 •...
Page 246 Downloading firmware to HBAs In the Password field, type your password. FIGURE 142 Firmware download to HBAs 8. Select the HBAs that you want to upgrade on the SAN Elements tab, and either drag them to the Selected HBAs panel or click the right arrow. Use Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple HBAs.
Page 247: Downloading Firmware To Xpath Os Switches
Downloading firmware to XPath OS switches Downloading firmware to XPath OS switches Fabric Manager does not support firmware repository management or firmware download for switches running XPath OS. For these switches, you can extract the firmware files (.zip, .tar, .gz) manually into Fabric Manager’s built-in FTP server or external FTP server, and use the FTP server configuration to perform firmware download through Web Tools—AP Edition or the command line interface.
Page 248: Collecting Fdmi Device Information
Collecting FDMI device information Collecting FDMI device information FDMI device information is updated once a day as a server-side service, with a few exceptions: • Downloading firmware to HBAs starts FDMI data collection so that the data matches the download. •...
Page 249 Rebooting switches To create a reboot group 1. Select Tasks > Reboot > Create Reboot Sequence. The Create or Change Reboot Groups and Sequence window displays (see Figure 143). FIGURE 143 Create or change reboot groups and sequence 2. Select a fabric from the Select Fabric drop-down list. 3.
Page 250: Creating Single-Switch Reboot Groups
Rebooting switches Abort: Terminates the reboot sequence when a timeout occurs. The default selection is Prompt. Type the amount of time that must elapse before the next reboot in the sequence begins In the Delay After Fabric Stabilization field. Fabric Manager considers a fabric stable when all WWNs appear in the fabricShow command output.
Page 251: Assigning Switches To A Reboot Group
Rebooting switches 5. Optional: Type a prefix for the reboot group name in the Reboot Group Name field. If you do not enter a prefix for the reboot group, a default name of “Reboot SwitchName”, where SwitchName is the name of the switch. You must provide a prefix for each single-switch reboot group you create.
Page 252: Performing A Sequenced Reboot
Rebooting switches PERFORMING A SEQUENCED REBOOT Use the following procedure to create a list of switches to be rebooted and the order in which they are to be rebooted. To set up and run a sequenced reboot 1. Log in to the switches that you want to reboot. See “Logging in to multiple switches simultaneously”...
Page 253: Managing Zones
Chapter Managing Zones In this chapter • Introduction to zoning ......... . 227 •...
Page 254: Managing Zoning Offline
Managing zoning offline Managing zoning offline Every monitored fabric has a zone database associated with it. For fabrics with Admin Domains, every Admin Domain has a zone database associated with it. This zone database contains zone aliases, zones, and zone configurations. If no zone aliases, zones, or zone configurations are defined, the zone database is empty.
Page 255: Use Cases For Offline Zoning
Managing zoning offline Note that the Zone Administration module does not automatically refresh. To view updated information, you must close and relaunch the module. The Zone Administration module displays the location of each zone database: either fabric (for the active zone database) or offline repository. For offline zone database only, the Zone Administration module also displays the following: •...
Page 256: Offline Zone Editing
Managing zoning offline Access control For live zone databases, you can update the zone databases with the following roles only: • Admin • Zone Admin • Fabric Admin If you do not have one of these roles, you can launch the Zone Editor only in read-only mode. You can update an offline zone database with any role.
Page 257 Managing zoning offline • “Comparing two zone databases” on page 234 • “Merging two zone databases” on page 238 • “Exporting and importing a zone database” on page 240 • “Rolling back changes to the zone database on the fabric” on page 241 •...
Page 258 Managing zoning offline FIGURE 148 Zone Editor Tool 4. To save the zone database to the fabric without changing the effective zone configuration, select File > Save Zone Database > To the fabric without enabling and then click OK in the confirmation window.
Page 259 Managing zoning offline FIGURE 149 Save zone database to offline repository 6. Fill out this dialog box as follows: To modify the current zone database, click OK. You can modify only offline (named) zone databases. You cannot replace the zone database that is on the fabric.
Page 260 Managing zoning offline 5. Fill out this dialog box as follows: a. Type the name of zone database. b. Select the fabric and Admin Domain from the drop-down lists. Click OK. If the name you provide does not exist in the fabric and Admin Domain, then a new zone database is created.
Page 261 Managing zoning offline 2. Click 1. Choose Reference Zone Database. The Zone Administration dialog box opens. 3. Select the zone database to use as the reference zone database and click OK. You cannot update this zone database during the comparison. 4.
Page 262 Managing zoning offline FIGURE 151 Host-to-Storage Connectivity view Figure 152 shows an example of the Storage-to-Host Connectivity view. As shown in the figure, in BrownZoneDB on the right, two of the devices lose access to the host (Intraserver, shown in red).
Page 263 Managing zoning offline FIGURE 152 Storage-to-Host Connectivity view Optional: Add or remove zones, aliases, and configurations from the editable zone database using the Add, Merge, and Remove buttons. You must be in the Traditional comparison view to modify the editable zone database. You cannot modify the zone database from the Host-to-Storage or Storage-to-Host Connectivity views.
Page 264 Managing zoning offline FIGURE 153 Compare/merge tool tips 8. Click Save to Offline to save the editable zone database in the offline repository. To save the editable zone database under a different name or different fabric and Admin Domain, click the arrow next to the Save to Offline button and then click Save as. Populate the fields in the dialog box (shown in Figure 149) and click OK.
Page 265 Managing zoning offline The Reference zone database and Editable zone database sections are populated with the two zone databases you selected. Blue triangles in the tree structure indicate nodes that are different between the two zone databases. Expand the nodes to see their contents and the differences. FIGURE 154 Merging zones and zone configurations To merge zone configurations, select one or more zone configuration nodes on the left side,...
Page 266 Managing zoning offline Exporting and importing a zone database This section contains procedures for exporting the contents of a zone database from the Fabric Manager repository to local storage and for importing the zone database from local storage to the Fabric Manager repository.
Page 267 Managing zoning offline Rolling back changes to the zone database on the fabric If you have made modifications to the zone database that is on the fabric, saved those changes to an offline zone database, and then saved those changes to the fabric, you can later revert back to the version of the zone database that was on the fabric before you applied the changes.
Page 268 Managing zoning offline To delete a zone database from the local repository 1. Click Tasks > Zone Management > Zone Administration. The Zone Administration module launches, as shown in Figure 147. 2. Select one or more zone databases that are located in the repository. You cannot delete zone databases that are currently in the fabric.
Page 269: Managing Zoning With Web Tools
Managing zoning with Web Tools Managing zoning with Web Tools You can monitor and manage zoning for a single fabric through the Web Tools Zone Admin module (see Figure 155). The information in the Zone Admin module is collected from the selected switch. A zoning license and administrative privileges are required to access the Zone Admin module within Web Tools.
Page 270 Managing zoning with Web Tools A live snapshot is taken of all the zoning configurations at the time you launch the Zone Admin module. Information displayed in the Zone Admin module is not updated automatically by Web Tools. If anyone changes the zone configurations after you launch the Zone Admin module, the refresh icon (in the bottom right corner of the window) blinks.
Page 271: Fabric Watch
Chapter Fabric Watch In this chapter • Introduction to Fabric Watch........245 •...
Page 272: Using Fabric Watch With Web Tools
Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools Web Tools launches and displays the Fabric Watch module, as shown in Figure 156 page 246. Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools Fabric Watch navigation tree, lists the available classes for the switch Summary of actions The last time the Fabric Watch module was updated FIGURE 156...
Page 273 Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools • Configure e-mail notifications of Fabric Watch events. For detailed instructions on using the Web Tools Fabric Watch module, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 274 Using Fabric Watch with Web Tools Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 275: Managing Secure Fabrics
Chapter Managing Secure Fabrics In this chapter • Enabling secure mode......... . 249 •...
Page 276 Enabling secure mode Brocade 3016 and Brocade 4020: The default administrative account is called “USERID”. On all other models, the default administrative account is “admin”. You must rename the administrative account from USERID to the Brocade default, admin, before enabling security; otherwise, the Brocade 3016 or Brocade 4020 switch will not be allowed in the secure fabric.
Page 277: Using The Policy Editor
Using the Policy Editor FIGURE 158 Select security policy settings (optional) Using the Policy Editor The Policy Editor allows you to view and configure your security policy settings. When you launch the Policy Editor (shown in Figure 159 on page 252), the Summary tab displays by default.
Page 278: Configuring Fcs Policy Options
Using the Policy Editor • “Configuring SES and MS policy options” on page 259 • “Configuring Serial and Front Panel policy options” on page 261 • “Changing the admin security password” on page 263 • “Configuring No-Node WWN Zoning” on page 265 FIGURE 159 Policy Editor (Summary tab) CONFIGURING FCS POLICY OPTIONS...
Page 279 Using the Policy Editor 2. Click the FCS tab (see Figure 160 on page 253). All switches in the selected fabric are displayed in the Available Switch List, and the currently selected FCS switches display in the FCS Switch List. The first switch listed in the FCS Switch List serves as the primary FCS (from which you can configure your fabric), and any subsequent switches serve as a backup FCS.
Page 280: Configuring Scc Policy Options
Using the Policy Editor 5. Click Save to save your changes but not apply them, or click Activate to save and apply your changes. The Security Policy Review dialog displays. 6. After reviewing the Security Policy, click one of the following: Continue (to continue applying changes or to save your changes) Cancel (to cancel your changes) Copy to File (to copy the Security Policy to a file)
Page 281: Configuring Telnet, Rsnmp, Wsnmp, Http, And Api Policy Options
Using the Policy Editor To add a switch that is not listed in the Available Switch list, click Other, type the WWN of the switch you want to add, and click Add. NOTE All switches within a fabric must be included in the SCC policy; any excluded switches segment out into their own fabric.
Page 282 Using the Policy Editor The selected policy appears. The Telnet policy is used in this example (see Figure 162 page 256). The RSNMP, WSNMP, HTTP, and API policies are similar. FIGURE 162 Configuring the Telnet policy 3. Click Create Policy. You have now created an empty policy, which denies the policy type (Telnet, RSNMP, WSNMP, HTTP, or API) access from all hosts to all switches in the fabric.
Page 283: Configuring Dcc Policy Options
Using the Policy Editor NOTE The IP address of your Fabric Manager client must appear in the Serial, Telnet, RSNMP, WSNMP, HTTP, and API policies or you cannot access the fabric with Fabric Manager. 5. (Optional) Click Add FM Server IP to add the Fabric Manager server IP address, or click Add this FM Client IP to add the Fabric Manager client IP address.
Page 284 Using the Policy Editor FIGURE 163 Configuring the DCC policy 3. Click Create Policy. The Enter DCC Policy dialog box displays. 4. Type a name for the new policy in the Enter Policy Name field and click Create in the Enter DCC Policy dialog.
Page 285: Configuring Ses And Ms Policy Options
Using the Policy Editor Copy to File (to copy the Security Policy to a file) To make changes to existing DCC policies 1. In the Information Panel, right-click the secure fabric for which you want to set policies and choose Security > Security Policy Editor from the context menu. The Policy Editor appears (see Figure 159 on page 252).
Page 286 Using the Policy Editor FIGURE 164 Configuring the SES policy 3. Click Create Policy. The WWN of a device that connects to the fabric displays in the Available Access Points list. 4. Select a device from the Available Access Points list. 5.
Page 287: Configuring Serial And Front Panel Policy Options
Using the Policy Editor 3. Perform the appropriate following action based on the action you want to perform: To add a device to the policy, select the device in the Available Access Points field, then click Add Device. To remove a device from the policy, select the device in the Permitted Access Points field, then click Remove Device.
Page 288 Using the Policy Editor FIGURE 165 Configuring the Serial policy 3. Click Create Policy. You have now created an empty policy, which denies Serial and Front Panel access from all hosts to all switches in the fabric. CAUTION If you create policies without Fabric Manager client/server IP addresses, or...
Page 289: Changing The Admin Security Password
Using the Policy Editor Copy to File (to copy the Security Policy to a file) To make changes to the Serial or Front Panel policy 1. In the Information Panel, right-click the secure fabric for which you want to set policies and choose Security >...
Page 290 Using the Policy Editor FIGURE 166 Configuring the FCS or non-FCS admin security password 3. Type the current password in the FCS Administrator Password field. 4. Type the new password in the New Password field. Passwords must be from 8 through 40 characters long and must differ from the old password by at least one character.
Page 291: Configuring No-Node Wwn Zoning
Adding a switch to a secure fabric CONFIGURING NO-NODE WWN ZONING Fabric Manager allows you to enable or disable No-Node WWN Zoning. When you enable this feature, security becomes port-oriented. Devices have port and node WWNs. When you disable node zoning, you ensure that devices with multiple ports cannot access secure fabrics with node WWNs.
Page 292: Merging Secure Fabrics
Merging secure fabrics Merging secure fabrics Fabric Manager provides a wizard to help you merge secure fabrics that are not physically connected. This wizard performs a compatibility check that identifies non-compatible parameters and enables you to create security policies for the merged fabric. Before launching the wizard, you first select the secondary fabric that you want to merge into a primary fabric.
Page 293: Using Telnet On A Secure Fabric
Using Telnet on a secure fabric 3. Follow the instructions in the wizard to merge the secondary fabric with another (primary) secure fabric. Before performing the merge, the wizard performs a compatibility check for the two fabrics. If this check fails, you must exit the Merge Secure Fabrics wizard and fix the incompatibility using the CLI.
Page 294 Using Telnet on a secure fabric Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 295: In This Chapter
Chapter FICON and CUP In this chapter • Introducing FICON and CUP ........269 •...
Page 296: Identifying Switches With Fms Mode Enabled
Identifying switches with FMS mode enabled To configure FICON emulation features, you must have the following on all switches at either end of the tunnel: • Fabric OS v6.0 or later • FICON XRC license (for FICON XRC Emulation feature) •...
Page 297 Editing the current port connectivity configuration NOTE You can activate the current port connectivity configuration only for FMS-enabled switches running Fabric OS v4.4.0 or later. Users with roles of user or basicswitchadmin can only view the port connectivity configuration. Users with the role of zoneadmin cannot access the port connectivity configuration.
Page 298 Editing the current port connectivity configuration 2. You can use the Edit FICON CUP Port Connectivity Configuration dialog to: Block a port • To block a port, click the checkbox in the Block column corresponding to that port. • To block all ports, click the Block All checkbox. Prohibit a port •...
Page 299: Editing A Stored Port Connectivity Configuration
Editing a stored port connectivity configuration The configuration name must consist of only upper-case letters, digits, hyphen, and underscore. If you use lower-case letters, they are converted to upper-case. Click Cancel to close the dialog. Editing a stored port connectivity configuration This section describes how to view and edit stored port connectivity configurations.
Page 300: Identifying Port Zone Conflicts
Identifying port zone conflicts You cannot delete the initial IPL configuration; you can, however, delete all user-created configurations. Click Copy to copy the selected configuration and save it under a different name. Click Close to exit the dialog. Identifying port zone conflicts Fabric Manager identifies ports that cannot communicate with each other due to zone conflicts.
Page 301 Configuring Insistent Domain ID mode To identify switches that have Insistent Domain ID (IDID) enabled 1. Select a switch from the View panel. 2. Click the Overview tab in the Information panel. 3. Scroll or use the Search function to locate “IDID” in the Property column. The IDID property identifies switches that are IDID-enabled with a value of true.
Page 302: Identifying Ports That Completed The Rnid Exchange
Identifying ports that completed the RNID exchange FIGURE 171 Web Tools Switch Admin module, Configure tab Identifying ports that completed the RNID exchange The following procedure describes how to identify ports that have completed the request node identification (RNID) exchange. To identify ports that have completed the RNID exchange 1.
Page 303: Monitoring Link Incidents
Monitoring link incidents Monitoring link incidents Problems that occur on links between a host and the switch, or between the storage CUP and the switch are known as link incidents. Any FRU failures are referred to as implicit link incidents. Table 20 describes the types of link and implicit link incidents.
Page 304 Cascaded FICON setup Fabric-wide consistency policy is configured to include SCC in strict mode. SCC policy is created or modified to limit connectivity to only the switches in the selected fabric. • (Optional) Turns on FICON Management Server (FMS) mode on all switches. If some switches already have FMS mode enabled, it is re-enabled.
Page 305: Merge Two Fabrics For Cascaded Ficon
Cascaded FICON setup 4. Click OK. Fabric Manager starts configuring the fabric for cascaded FICON. If Fabric Manager cannot add the SCC policy to the fabric-wide consistency policy (because the accept distribution parameter for the SCC policy is set to No), a message displays, informing you that HIFC cannot be set on the switches.
Page 306 Cascaded FICON setup To merge two fabrics for cascaded FICON 1. Click Tasks > Cascaded FICON Setup > Merge two fabrics for cascaded FICON setup. The Merge wizard shown in Figure 173 on page 280 displays. At least two of the discovered fabrics must meet the requirement that all switches must be running Fabric OS v5.2.0 or higher;...
Page 307: Managing The Fc-Fc Routing Service
Chapter Managing the FC-FC Routing Service In this chapter • Requirements for Fibre Channel routing ......281 •...
Page 308 About Fibre Channel routing Fibre Channel routing requires some additional terminology: FC Router A switch running FC-FC Routing Service. EX_Port A type of port that functions somewhat like an E_Port, but does not propagate fabric services or routing topology information from one fabric to another.
Page 309: Setting Up Fc-Fc Routing
Setting Up FC-FC routing VE_Port Edge Fabric 2 IP Cloud Edge Fabric 1 Edge Fabric 3 E_Port E_Port VEX_Port SilkWorm 7500 EX_Port (2) = LSAN Backbone Fabric FIGURE 174 A metaSAN with edge-to-edge and backbone fabrics For additional information about FC-FC routing, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide. Setting Up FC-FC routing The following procedure provides the basic steps for setting up FC-FC Routing using a Fibre Channel router (FC Router).
Page 310: Connecting Edge Fabrics
Connecting edge fabrics Connecting edge fabrics Fabric Manager allows you to connect edge fabrics without merging them using an FC Router. Using the following procedure, you select a fabric to be the edge fabric, then launch the FC Router Configuration wizard to configure an FC Router to which the edge fabric will be connected. The wizard prompts you to select an FC Router to connect to the edge fabric, set the fabric ID, and then select which ports on the FC Router are to be configured as EX_Ports.
Page 311: Diagnosing Fabric Device Sharing
Diagnosing fabric device sharing Diagnosing fabric device sharing Before you set up device sharing, you can verify whether two fabrics are configured to share devices. Using the Diagnose Fabric Device Sharing wizard, you select two or more fabrics and generate a report on whether device sharing is possible for each pair of selected fabrics. When the wizard lists the fabrics, it displays only discovered fabrics;...
Page 312: Sharing Devices Between Fabrics
Sharing devices between fabrics FIGURE 177 Summary screen 3. Optional: Click Print to print the summary. 4. Click Finish to exit the wizard. Sharing devices between fabrics You can share devices between fabrics without merging them using an FC Router (see Figure 174 on page 283).
Page 313 Sharing devices between fabrics FIGURE 178 Share Devices wizard 2. Read the overview information, then click Next. The Select Devices to Share screen displays (see Figure 179). Note that the wizard does not display AD-enabled fabrics or iSCSI devices (Virtual Initiators and Virtual Targets). FIGURE 179 Selecting devices to share 3.
Page 314: Displaying Logical Sans And Imported/Exported Devices
Displaying logical SANs and imported/exported devices 4. Select the devices you want to share using any of the following methods. You must select at least one device from the Available Devices list, and at least one device using any of the following methods: Click the name of a device you want to share in the Available Devices list, and click the right arrow to move the device to the Selected Devices list.
Page 315: Displaying Virtual Devices
Displaying logical SANs and imported/exported devices FIGURE 180 Expanded LSAN device view 3. Optional: Select an LSAN and click Modify. This launches the Share Devices wizard, which allows you to add or remove devices from the LSAN. 4. Optional: Select an LSAN and click Delete to delete the LSAN from the selected fabric. NOTE The Modify and Delete buttons are enabled only for users with the Admin, Fabric Admin, or Zone Admin roles.
Page 316: Displaying Fc Router Information
Displaying FC Router information Displaying FC Router information The FCR Switches tab within the MetaSAN view displays information about FC Routers. This view is available only for backbone fabrics containing FC Routers. The FCR Information provides details on the following three tabs: •...
Page 317: Translate Domains And Virtual Device Status
Translate domains and virtual device status NOTE When you access the FCR Information for a single FC Router, the information displayed in the Physical and Virtual Devices tabs varies from what is displayed in the CLI commands. For example, the fcrproxydevshow command provides information on the devices that are proxy to the edge fabrics connected to the FC Router.
Page 318: Fc-Fc Routing And Secure Fabrics
FC-FC routing and secure fabrics Scenario 2 The backbone fabric segments after the LSANs are created, moving all of the shared devices to the newly formed fabric. The new fabric is connected to the original backbone through EX_Ports for an edge-to-edge sharing.
Page 319: Using The Fcip Tunneling Service
Chapter Using the FCIP Tunneling Service In this chapter • About FCIP Tunneling......... . . 293 •...
Page 320 About FCIP Tunneling TABLE 21 Virtual Fibre Channel port numbering (Continued) Location Port numbering on GigE port slot 1 (GigE0) 16 through 23 (virtual FC ports) slot 2 (GigE1) 24 through 31 (virtual FC ports) This means that a switch with two GigE ports can have up to 16 virtual Fibre Channel ports. A properly configured FCIP tunnel between two virtual Fibre Channel ports is an FCIP interswitch link (FCIP ISL).
Page 321 About FCIP Tunneling Fibre Fibre Channel Channel initiator initiator Data Center Office FC SAN FC SAN IP WAN VE_Port Network VE_Port Brocade Brocade 7500 7500 VE_Port VE_Port Brocade Brocade Office 48000 48000 FC SAN with FR4-18i with FR4-18i Office Blade Blade FC SAN Fibre...
Page 322: Viewing Fcip Information
Viewing FCIP information Fibre Fibre Channel Channel initiator initiator Office Data Center FC SAN FC SAN IP WAN VE_Port Network VEX_Port Brocade Brocade 7500 7500 VEX_Port VE_Port Brocade Brocade Office 48000 48000 FC SAN with FR4-18i with FR4-18i Office Blade Blade FC SAN Fibre...
Page 323 Viewing FCIP information FIGURE 186 View all FCIP tunnels To view only active tunnels (ISLs) the SAN or fabric, use the FCIP tunnel link tab display, as shown in Figure 187. FIGURE 187 View active tunnel links The FC Ports tab in the Information panel displays information about all of the ports, including the logical ports for the GigE ports (see Figure 188).
Page 324: Configuring An Fcip Tunnel
Configuring an FCIP tunnel Configuring an FCIP tunnel To configure an FCIP tunnel, you must configure the local switch, and you can configure the remote switch. If you do not configure both ends of the tunnel at this point, the administrator doing so will need to know all of the information about the local end of the tunnel and some information about the remote end of the tunnel: the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway to get to the remote end of the tunnel.
Page 325 Configuring an FCIP tunnel FIGURE 190 Configuring a new FCIP tunnel After you have selected your local switch, click Next. 5. Optionally, select the remote switch. In most cases, the remote switch will be in a different fabric than the local switch, unless you are creating a redundant tunnel. 6.
Page 326 Configuring an FCIP tunnel For the local and remote IP interfaces, enter the gateway IP address into the Gateway field, or choose an existing one from the list. If you type a new IP address, the New option is automatically selected. If you choose from the drop-down list of existing gateways, Existing is selected.
Page 327 Configuring an FCIP tunnel A summary of the results appears here The details of the test appear here The test and status of each component appear here FIGURE 192 Results from verifying IP connectivity 9. Click Next. Configure the tunnel settings in the Configure Tunnel page, shown in Figure 193.
Page 328 Configuring an FCIP tunnel enter the bandwidth to use and select the unit of measurement. Like MTU, maximum bandwidth is the same on both ends of the tunnel, and after the bandwidth is set on the local end of the tunnel, the Bandwidth field on the other end of the tunnel changes to Same as local switch.
Page 329 Configuring an FCIP tunnel The policy must have the same content, although the policy number may not match. For example, IKE Policy 1 on the local switch may correspond to IKE policy 4 on the remote switch. The same is true with IPSec policies. To see policy details, click View Policies. For more information on the IKE and IPSec policies, refer to the “Configuring and Monitoring FCIP Services”...
Page 330 Configuring an FCIP tunnel FIGURE 195 Confirming FCIP tunnel configuration The tunnel configuration begins. You can see a progress bar and the configuration results in the wizard Report screen, shown in Figure 196. FIGURE 196 Configuration in progress 13. Click Finish to close the FCIP Tunnel Configuration wizard. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 331: Managing Fcip Tunnels
Managing FCIP tunnels Managing FCIP tunnels After an FCIP tunnel has been configured with Fabric Manager, you can perform the following administration tasks on that tunnel: • “Modifying FCIP tunnels” on page 305 • “Disabling and re-enabling FCIP tunnels” on page 306 •...
Page 332: Disabling And Re-Enabling Fcip Tunnels
Managing FCIP tunnels 1. On the FCIP Tunnel tab, right-click the tunnel to be modified and select Modify FCIP tunnel. You are prompted for confirmation, as shown. 2. Read the information on the dialog and click Modify FCIP Tunnel. You cannot select switches or fabrics at this point. 3.
Page 333: Deleting Fcip Tunnels
Managing FCIP tunnels FIGURE 198 Enabling and disabling FCIP tunnels 4. Click OK to disable the tunnel or tunnels. To enable a disabled FCIP tunnel 1. In the SAN or Fabric view, select the FCIP Tunnel or FCIP Tunnel Link tab. 2.
Page 334 Managing FCIP tunnels FIGURE 199 Deleting FCIP tunnels 4. Click OK to delete the tunnel or tunnels. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 335: Configuring Syslog Fault Management
Chapter Configuring SYSLOG Fault Management In this chapter • About Fault Management ........309 •...
Page 336: Configuring The Registration Policy
Configuring the Registration Policy To set the SYSLOG server destination manually 1. Select Tasks > SYSLOG Configuration to launch the registration/deregistration dialog, as shown in Figure 200. FIGURE 200 Registering a SYSLOG server to a fabric 2. From the drop-down list, select the fabric to which you want to add the destination. All switches in the fabric will be added.
Page 337: Viewing Syslog Status
Viewing SYSLOG status To remove the autoselect SYSLOG registration policy 1. Select Tasks > SYSLOG Configuration. 2. Choose Configure SYSLOG Destination Registration Policy. 3. Remove the checkmark to the left of the Auto register SYSLOG destination on the managed switches text. 4.
Page 338 Viewing SYSLOG status Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01_FinalDraft...
Page 339: Third-Party And Foreign Device Management
Chapter Third-Party and Foreign Device Management In this chapter • Accessing third-party management applications ....313 • Importing device WWNs ........319 Accessing third-party management applications Right-clicking a fabric or switch displays a Management Application option that lets you launch or configure third-party management applications.
Page 340 Accessing third-party management applications To add third-party applications to the list 1. In the Information Panel, right-click the fabric or switch to which you want the application associated and choose Management Application > Configure from the context menu. The Configure Application window appears. FIGURE 203 Configure Application window 2.
Page 341: Editing Third-Party Management Applications
Accessing third-party management applications FIGURE 205 Selecting application arguments Arguments vary, depending on whether you select a fabric or switch. 5. If your application is located on the Internet, select the URL checkbox and then type the URL to the application. 6.
Page 342: Running Third-Party Management Applications
Accessing third-party management applications To edit a third-party management application 1. In the Information Panel, right-click the fabric or switch containing the application you want to edit and choose Management Application > Configure from the context menu. The Configure Application window appears. 2.
Page 343 Accessing third-party management applications FIGURE 206 Configure gping Click OK. 8. In the Configure Applications for Switch window, click Apply. 9. In the Information Panel, right-click the switch you just configured and choose Management Application > Launch > gping. The gping window for that switch appears, as illustrated in Figure 207.
Page 344 Accessing third-party management applications 5. In the URL edit box, type http://%IP% 6. Click OK. Switch Explorer requires the IP address of the switch to display. Your window should look similar to Figure 208. FIGURE 208 Configuring Switch Explorer Click Apply. 8.
Page 345: Importing Device Wwns
Importing device WWNs Importing device WWNs This section describes how you can share devices between foreign fabrics and a fabric managed by Fabric Manager. Foreign fabric definitions stored in a .csv file can be imported into Fabric Manager through the Share Devices wizard.
Page 346 Importing device WWNs FIGURE 210 Share Devices wizard, step 2 6. Click Select Device Ports. A list of the devices defined in the .csv file displays, as shown in Figure 211. FIGURE 211 Select device ports Select the devices to import and click Add Selected Device Ports. The devices appear in the Selected Devices list in the wizard.
Page 347 Importing device WWNs If something is incorrect, click Previous and then correct it. If everything is correct, click Finish. 11. Create an LSAN in the foreign fabric, as directed by the summary step in the wizard, and ensure that the LSAN is part of the effective zone configuration. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
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Page 349: In This Chapter
Chapter Creating Reports In this chapter • Generating the SAN health report ....... . 323 •...
Page 350 Generating the SAN health report NOTE To view the SAN Health report, you need the minimum of the Microsoft Excel Viewer or the Microsoft Visio Viewer for the type of report that you want to view. The SAN Health report is supported only on Windows platforms.
Page 351: Displaying The Switch Health Report
Displaying the switch health report Displaying the switch health report Fabric Manager creates a switch health report that is Web-based. The report displays the switch state contributors, the status, and the IP address of the switch. Note that this is a static report and not a dynamic view of the switch.
Page 352: Generating The Fabric Summary Report
Generating the fabric summary report view the XML schema for the report FIGURE 214 Switch report Action menu Generating the fabric summary report Fabric Manager creates a summary report containing information about the fabric. The report displays fabric details, switch details, health status, Admin Domain information, device port information, ISL trunking summary information and a license summary.
Page 353 Generating the fabric summary report FIGURE 215 Fabric summary report 2. Using the navigation buttons across the top of the report window, click the right arrow (>) to view the next page. 3. Optionally, save the report as HTML or as a PDF file by making the selection and clicking Export To, as shown in Figure 216.
Page 354: Generating The Physical Inventory Report
Generating the physical inventory report Generating the physical inventory report For switches running Fabric OS v5.1.0 and later, the physical inventory report lets you see information about the chassis, blades, power supplies, fans and WWN cards of each switch in the physical fabric.
Page 355: Storing Data And Performing Backups
Chapter Storing Data and Performing Backups In this chapter • Data persistence ..........329 •...
Page 356: Incremental Backup
Performing backups <destdir> is the destination directory for the backup files. is an option that causes the dbbackup utility to overwrite files without any prompt. CAUTION Be careful with the -y option if you are always backing up the same directory. The fabman.db database file is overwritten without a prompt by this option.
Page 357 Performing backups causes only the transaction log file to be backed up. NOTE A copy of the transaction log file is also placed in the databases directory. This copy can be safely deleted after the backup is complete. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 358 Performing backups Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 359: In This Chapter
Chapter Server Management Console In this chapter • Introduction to Server Management Console ..... . . 333 • Launching the Server Management Console ..... . . 334 •...
Page 360: Launching The Server Management Console
Launching the Server Management Console FIGURE 218 Server Management Console, Services tab Launching the Server Management Console The Server Management Console is available only to users who have root access on UNIX systems and users who have write privilege to the Fabric Manager installation directory on Windows systems.
Page 361: Changing Authentication Information
Changing authentication information The screen does not automatically refresh; you must click Refresh Status every time you want to refresh the screen. To monitor and manage Fabric Manager services 1. Launch the Server Management Console. 2. Click the Services tab. The pane displays information about all of the Fabric Manager services, as shown in Figure 218.
Page 362 Changing authentication information All responses by the Fabric Manager server for authentication requests coming from Fabric Manager clients are logged to an audit trail log file. This file is automatically backed up on the first day of every month. Click Authentication Audit Trail to display the log file messages from the current month and the previous month.
Page 363: Backing Up And Restoring The Database
Backing up and restoring the database Backing up and restoring the database The Database tab of the Server Management Console allows you to back up and restore the Fabric Manager database (fabmandb). The Database Server must be running when you back up the database, and it must be stopped when you restore the database.
Page 364: Capturing Technical Support Information
Capturing technical support information To restore the database 1. Launch the Server Management Console. 2. Click the Database tab. 3. Click Restore Database. The Database Restore window displays. 4. Click Browse to select the path to the database. 5. Click Restore. Upon completion, a window displays the status of the restore operation.
Page 365: Creating A Login Banner
Creating a login banner 3. Click Browse to select the path where the supportShow data will be saved. 4. Click Capture Technical Support Information. The Server Management Console displays the following confirmation message when the capture is complete:. Creating a login banner You can configure a login banner that displays after you successfully log in to Fabric Manager (see Figure 223).
Page 366: Changing Secure Communication Settings (Http Or Https)
Changing secure communication settings (HTTP or HTTPS) FIGURE 224 Server Management Console, BannerMessage tab To create or edit the login banner 1. Launch the Server Management Console. 2. Click the BannerMessage tab. 3. Type a new banner message or edit the existing message. To disable the banner message, delete the existing message (set the message to a zero-length string).
Page 367 Changing secure communication settings (HTTP or HTTPS) • Fabric Manager client machine is capable of supporting HTTPS. • All switches have a valid SSL certificate. If a fabric contains some switches running Fabric OS versions that do not support HTTPS, then southbound operations to those switches will fail.
Page 368: Changing The Web Server Port Numbers
Changing the Web Server port numbers Connect using HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) only 4. Replace the port number in the Port field if you need to use a different port number than the default. 5. Optional: If you selected Connect using HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) only, check or uncheck the following options.
Page 369: Changing The Syslog Listening Port
Changing the SYSLOG listening port To change the Web Server port number 1. Launch the Server Management Console. 2. Click the Settings tab. 3. Type a new port number in the Web Server port field. Do not use port 2638, and do not use the nine consecutive port numbers that were reserved for Fabric Manager during server installation.
Page 370 Changing the SYSLOG listening port Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 371: Fabric Troubleshooting Tools
Chapter Fabric Troubleshooting Tools In this chapter • General device diagnostics ....345 • Fabric merge check ......346 •...
Page 372: Fabric Merge Check
Fabric merge check 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard to set up the profile. FIGURE 227 Device Connectivity Troubleshooting wizard Fabric merge check This section describes how to perform a fabric merge check. The purpose of the fabric merge check is to show inconsistencies between the two fabrics that might cause the new fabric to segment after it has been physically connected.
Page 373 Fabric merge check Switch configurations are required for the fabric merge check operation. FTP settings are required to retrieve the switch configurations for legacy switches running Fabric OS v2.6.x or earlier and Fabric OS v3.2.x or earlier. NOTE If a test is not applicable to the fabric, the test is not executed and Fabric Manager displays the message, “Test not applicable to subject fabrics.”...
Page 374 Fabric merge check The Fabric Merge Check dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 228. FIGURE 228 Fabric merge check 3. Select a fabric from each of the drop-down menus. The selected fabrics will be checked for merge compatibility. 4. Click Merge Check. Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 375 Fabric merge check The Merge Check Results window displays a list of any inconsistencies between the two fabrics (see Figure 229). NOTE If you run a fabric merge check between a secure fabric and a nonsecure fabric, the results of the Security, FCS policies, version stamp, and Management Server platform tests display the message, “Not applicable to subject fabrics.”...
Page 376: Merge Resolve Failures
Merge Resolve Failures If you decided not to use the Zone Merge Manager tool, then the zoning test reports that “Operator cancelled zone merge - Merge Check Failed” for the zoning test, with the results of all the other tests in the Merge Check Results window. Merge Resolve Failures If the results of a fabric merge check show failures, you can often correct the issue that is causing the failure.
Page 377: Between Secure And Nonsecure Fabrics
Merge Resolve Failures TABLE 23 Fabric merge check between two non-secure fabrics (Continued) Test Details/Example Corrective action SuppressClassF Test Suppress Class F values incompatible: Change the suppress Class F value on one fabric or the other so that the fabric fabric_1 noClassF: 1 values match fabric fabric_2 noClassF: 0 LongDistanceTest...
Page 378: Event Message Severity Level
Event message severity level Event message severity level Fabric Manager writes event messages to a log file, which can then be used to capture diagnostic information. You can set the log parameters to capture diagnostic information only at the severity level you want.
Page 379 Trace route Trace route displays detailed routing information from a source port or area on the local switch to a destination port or area on another switch. This routing information describes the exact path that a user data stream takes to go from the source port to the destination port, including all intermediate switches.
Page 380 Trace route 2. Select two devices from the Available Devices panel and move them to the Selected devices to collect trace route panel using the arrow buttons. Alternatively, you can search for devices either by device port WWN or device port name using the Search and Add panel. The following rules apply to selecting devices: Two and only two devices must be selected.
Page 381 Trace route 6. Click Close to exit the Trace Route dialog. FIGURE 232 Trace route summary Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 382 Trace route Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...
Page 383: Troubleshooting
Appendix Troubleshooting In this chapter • Capturing Fabric Manager support information ..... 357 • Checking the client side ........359 •...
Page 384 Capturing Fabric Manager support information Solaris and Linux: <UserHomeDirectory>/Fabric Manager/<FM Server IP>/client/fmclientsupportshow.sh For example: /user/admin/Fabric Manager/127.0.0.1/client/fmclientsupportshow.sh page 359 for an example of the fmsupportshow output for Solaris. 3. Obtain a screenshot of the client (if reporting a GUI problem) 4. Include any fabric or switch activities, such as firmware downloads, reboots, segmentation, and merge.
Page 385: Checking The Client Side
Checking the client side C:\FabricManager\support\Wed-10-11-2006-15-39-18\server\db Solaris and Linux: Following is an example for fmSupportShow output in Solaris. The output for Linux is similar. Example fmgr007006:/test/fm5.2/FabricManager/bin# ./fmsupportshow.sh creating directory /test/fm5.2/FabricManager/support/2006-06-23-09-28-12 creating directory /test/fm5.2/FabricManager/support/2006-06-23-09-28-12/server Fabric Manager Server data captured successfully to /test/fm4.4/FabricManager/support/2006-06-23-09-28-12/server fmgr007006:/test/fm5.2/FabricManager/bin# Checking the client side If you suspect the problem is related to the client-side, check the following areas:...
Page 386: Account Lockout
Checking the client side Fabric Manager server running under Windows, Solaris, or Linux when using RADIUS authentication: <attribute name="LoginModule">RADIUS</attribute> <attribute name="RADIUSServerIP">yourRADIUSserver</attribute> <attribute name="RADIUSServerPort">RADIUSportnumbers</attribute> <attribute name="AuthenticationType">CHAP;PAP;</attribute> <attribute name="SharedSecret">your_sharedsecret</attribute> NOTE If you are using the local password authentication, the DomainName attribute is missing from the XML file.
Page 387: Client Access To Switches
Checking client/server interaction To fix this problem, restart the Fabric Manager services, which you can do through the Server Management Console (see Chapter 26, “Server Management Console” for additional information) or by clicking Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, right-clicking Fabric Manager, and selecting Restart.
Page 388: Client/Server Version Mismatch
Checking the server side 4. Check for the presence of firewalls. 5. If a firewall is present, ensure that the proper ports are opened. “Blocked port numbers” on page 11 for a complete list of ports and firewall requirements. CLIENT/SERVER VERSION MISMATCH If the client has an incompatible version, a warning is issued.
Page 389: Server Cannot Access Switches
Checking the server side SERVER CANNOT ACCESS SWITCHES If the server cannot access any switches, follow these steps: 1. Ensure that there is IP connectivity to the switches. 2. If you are running secure Fabric OS, check http_policy. 3. If the Fabric Manager server has secured HTTP (HTTPS) enabled, verify that the switch also has secured HTTP enabled and that the certificates are installed on both the switch and the Fabric Manager server.
Page 390: Checking Fabric Discovery Problems
Checking fabric discovery problems for example, wrapper.java.additional.5=-Dserver.network.interface.sb=192.168.22.131 5. Save the files. 6. Launch Server Management Console and restart the Fabric Manager server services. Checking fabric discovery problems If you are having fabric discovery problems, identify the problem (see below) and try the recommended solution: •...
Page 391: Capturing Supportshow And Supportsave Output
Capturing supportShow and supportSave output If the data is not updated, select Actions > Refresh in the Table view. If the data is still not updated, try switching between tabs within the Table view to update the stale data with latest information. If the Topology view is not updating, switch to another view and switch back.
Page 392: Topology
Topology To capture the supportShow and supportSave command output 1. Click Tasks > Technical Support Information > Capture SupportSave/SupportShow. The Capture Technical Support Information wizard launches, as shown in Figure 234. 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard to select the switches and capture the supportSave or supportShow information.
Page 393: Nodes Swapped With Another Switch Node
Pinpointing additional problem areas NODES SWAPPED WITH ANOTHER SWITCH NODE Nodes are repositioned after expanding or collapsing link bundles in any of the topology layouts. Sometimes the nodes are not only repositioned but also swapped with another switch node. LETTERING IN LEGEND UNREADABLE WHEN PRINTED When you print a topology layout in one page that does not originally fit the screen, the lettering in the legend becomes too small to read.
Page 394: Locating Fabric Manager License Key And Serial Number
Pinpointing additional problem areas LOCATING FABRIC MANAGER LICENSE KEY AND SERIAL NUMBER Fabric Manager v5.2.0 and later stores the serial number and license key in a file each time a user successfully registers Fabric Manager. The file name is fmlicense.txt and should be in the local Fabric Manager user directory.
Page 395: Uninstallation Of An Upgraded Fabric Manager Installation Hangs369
Pinpointing additional problem areas During the upgrade process, Install Anywhere marks some files for deletion. If these files cannot be deleted during an upgrade, they are deleted after the host is restarted. In this case, some services may be stopped and the application will not function properly. It is not possible to predict which files could be causing the problem.
Page 396: Web Tools Pages Do Not Launch
Pinpointing additional problem areas Type the URL of the server that hosts the Fabric Manager server. 8. Uncheck the Require server verification checkbox. 9. Click Add. 10. Click OK to close the Internet Options window. Illegal Argument Error (Windows) On Windows, if you try to start the Fabric Manager client remotely (using a Fabric Manager server running on a different host), you might get the following: “Java Web Start - Illegal Argument Error”.
Page 397: Fabric Manager Database File Is Too Large
Pinpointing additional problem areas Performance Monitoring Configuration window hangs If you have manually stopped the Fabric Manager PM Server process and you then try to refresh End-to-End monitors while the Fabric Manager PM Server process is dead, the Performance Monitor configuration window hangs. If this happens, you must manually restart the Fabric Manager PM Server process.
Page 398: Odbc Driver Installer Error
Pinpointing additional problem areas When the system time is advanced on some Windows platforms, the Fabric Manager server restarts. When this happens, all the Fabric Manager clients close their connections to the Fabric Manager server and must be restarted as well. This is a fast restart, so normally no damage occurs.
Page 399: In This Appendix
Appendix CIM Representations of Fabric Elements In this appendix • About CIM and the CIM tables ........373 •...
Page 400: San
A SAN is represented in CIM by AdminDomain. Fabrics in a SAN are represented in CIM by the ContainedDomain relationship and are not modeled in Fabric Manager. Fabric Manager has only one SAN and all fabrics are added to that SAN. Fabric A fabric is represented in CIM by AdminDomain.
Page 401: Device
Device TABLE 26 CIM_ComputerSystem view (Continued) Column Type Qualifier Description Database equivalent Example OtherIdentifyingInfo String 10 String value of domain_id. Switches.domain_id This is a string[ ] in MOF. IdentifyDescriptions String 8 Fixed value of “DomainID”. None. Fixed value of 'DomainID This is a string[ ] in CIM.
Page 402: Switch Port
Switch port Switch port CIM uses an FCPort class and a ProtocolEndPoint class for switch ports. Fabric Manager provides a CIM_FCPort view for the FCPort class. This view also contains rows for device ports. The CIM_FCPort view does not filter out virtual ports created for phantom switches. Virtual ports do not automatically show up in the switch_port table;...
Page 403 Switch port TABLE 29 CIM_FCPort view (Continued) Column Type Qualifier Description Database equivalent Example Speed Double Long Bits per For switch_port: 2125000000 second. switch_port.port_speed (for 2 GBit/sec) For device_port: switch_port.port_speed where device_port.switch_port_wwn = switch_port.port_wwn If the join fails, it is set to 0. PortNumber Short PortNumber.
Page 404: Device Port
Device port TABLE 30 Port status mapping (Continued) API port status WT port status (switch_port. port_status) Operational status (CIM) Online Unused Warning Faulty No_Sync, Disabled Disabled, Disabled (FMS mode) null Device port CIM uses an FCPort class and a ProtocolEndPoint class for device ports. Fabric Manager provides a CIM_FCPort view for the FCPort class.
Page 405: Zone Membership
Zone membership TABLE 32 CIM_Zone Column Type Qualifier Description Database equivalent Example Dbid Database key, used for Zone_config.dbid joins to replace traversal of associations. Fabric_id Key of fabric. Zone_config.fabric_id ElementName String Name of zone. Zone_config.name where LSAN_zone1 config_type=2 Active Small Boolean, 1 for zones in If zone appears in Zone_config, enabled config.
Page 406 Zone alias TABLE 34 CIM_NamedAddressCollection Column Type Qualifier Description Database equivalent Example Dbid Unique key. None Fabric_id Key of fabric. Zone_config.fabric_id Zone_id Key of zone. Zone_config.dbid ElementName String Name of the alias. My_device_1 Connectivity Small 2–device_port Go through each member 4 or 2 MemberType 4–domain:port...
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Appendix Licenses for Third-Party Products In this appendix • Third-party products included in Fabric Manager ....381 • ABA License ..........382 •...
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Index Symbols Alerts view configuring display options API policy, configuring .csv file authentication domain authentication issues Numerics authentication options, changing authentication password 503 Service Unavailable/Overloaded error backbone fabric background colors, meaning of backing up database AAA configuration full backup access control. See RBAC. incremental backup Access Gateway backup configuration...
Page 444 change management configuring configuring notification parameters Alerts view options limitations API policy managing profiles autoselect snapshots and change reports call home taking snapshots DCC policy change reports EX_Ports FC Router displaying FCIP tunnel displaying in Excel FCIP tunnels exporting FCS policy printing file transfer options changing...
Page 445 credentials displaying overwrite discovery attached devices change reports change reports in Excel customizing FC Router information Fabric Manager logical SANs tables Name Server information performance monitoring reports and graphs SAN elements displaying backbone and edge database backups downgrade full downloading firmware incremental creating policy for database views...
Page 446 FC-FC routing exporting about limitations with AD-enabled fabrics license keys limitations with secure fabrics performance monitoring reports setting up snapshot and change reports supported switches switch configuration information FCIP tunnel external executable for call home configuring disabling and enabling FCIP Tunneling Service, about FCIP tunnels, configuring FCR Information Fabric Configuration Server, see FCS...
Page 447 FTP server (built-in) importing as firmware repository device WWNs creating user account in FDMI host names full database backup firmware into repository license keys incremental database backup insistent domain ID installation Windows considerations GbE ports installation requirements generating reports installation wizard, troubleshooting generating reports and graphs from installations, copying from server to server performance monitoring templates...
Page 448 license keys administering exporting Name Server entries, displaying for Fabric Manager naming importing and restoring devices removing fabrics license types ports link incidents, monitoring switches links NIS authentication customizing in Topology view no-node WWN zoning viewing notification parameters, configuring log level, setting logging in credentials logging in to switches and fabrics...
Page 449 planning for the installation refresh frequency, setting platforms, supported refresh rates policies, configuring refreshing status information registering Fabric Manager policy editor, launching removing polling rates firmware from repository port connectivity license keys activating current configuration renaming activating stored configuration devices identifying port zone conflicts fabrics port groups...
Page 450 setting admin account password log level SAN elements display refresh frequency SAN, CIM model severity level, setting for log parameters SANHealth report sharing devices between fabrics saving Simple Network Management Protocol, see performance monitoring reports and SNMP graphs snapshots supportShow and supportSave output changing baseline switch configuration files comparing...
Page 451 switches troubleshooting adding to a secure fabric authentication issues assigning to reboot groups capturing client-side issues checking status of capturing server-side issues enabling and disabling client access to switches logging in client/server interaction rebooting devices renaming fabric discovery problems replacing Fabric Manager server issues synchronizing date and time fabric-wide firmware download to HBA...
Page 452 Web Tools Web Tools, launching Windows authentication domain WSNMP policy, configuring zone alias, CIM model zone configuration, CIM model zone conflicts, identifying zone membership, CIM model zone, CIM model zoning about managing Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 53-1000610-01...

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