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Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Brocade ezswitchsetup administrator's guide v6.1.0 (53-1000607-02, june 2008)
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53-1000607-02
March 12, 2008
EZSwitchSetup
Administrator's Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.1.0
Supporting Brocade 200E, 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300

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  • Page 1 53-1000607-02 March 12, 2008 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.1.0 Supporting Brocade 200E, 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2007-2008 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, the Brocade B weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, Secure Fabric OS, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B wing logo and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.
  • Page 3 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate Headquarters Asia-Pacific Headquarters Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade Communications Singapore Pte. Ltd. 1745 Technology Drive 9 Raffles Place San Jose, CA 95110 #59-02 Republic Plaza 1 Tel: 1-408-333-8000 Singapore 048619 Fax: 1-408-333-8101 Tel: +65-6538-4700 Email: info@brocade.com Fax: +65-6538-0302 Email: apac-info@brocade.com European and Latin American Headquarters...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents About This Document In this chapter ..........v How this document is organized .
  • Page 5 Selecting zoning ......... 16 Configuring zones on the switch .

  • Page 6: About This Document

    About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized ........v •...

  • Page 7: Supported Hardware And Software

    Supported Hardware and Software This document supports the following platforms: • Brocade 200E switch • Brocade 300 switch • Brocade 4100 switch • Brocade 4900 switch • Brocade 5000 switch • Brocade 5100 switch • Brocade 5300 switch In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not.

  • Page 8: Document Conventions

    Document Conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats. Text Formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows: bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI italic text Provides emphasis...

  • Page 9: Key Terms

    Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary. Additional Information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful.

  • Page 10: Getting Technical Help

    Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information • Switch model • Fabric OS version • Browser and Java Plug-in version •...
  • Page 11 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-02...

  • Page 12: Introducing Ezswitchsetup

    Chapter Introducing EZSwitchSetup In this chapter • Overview of EZSwitchSetup ........1 •...

  • Page 13: Ezswitchsetup Software And Hardware Requirements

    EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements You can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN, such as a laptop. EZSwitchSetup requires a browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0, and Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher.

  • Page 14: Supported Switches

    Supported switches Configure your browser to check for newer versions of stored pages on every visit to the page. FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer 5. Click OK to save the changes. Supported switches You can use EZSwitchSetup with the following switches: •...

  • Page 15: Language Support For Ezswitchsetup

    Language support for EZSwitchSetup Language support for EZSwitchSetup The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the following languages: • English (default) • Brazilian Portuguese • French • German • Italian • Japanese • Korean • Simplified Chinese • Spanish •...

  • Page 16: Setting Up Your Switch

    Chapter Setting Up Your Switch In this chapter • Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard ..... . 5 • Powering up and connecting cables to the switch ..... 7 •...

  • Page 17: Launching The Ezswitchsetup Wizard

    Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard • On Windows: From the Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup • On Linux: Navigate to the following path location on the CD-ROM: <CD-ROM Path>/CDROM_Installers/Linux/Disk1/InstData/VM/install.bin ATTENTION The Linux installation requires root access.

  • Page 18: Powering Up And Connecting Cables To The Switch

    Powering up and connecting cables to the switch The EZSwitchSetup wizard launches, as shown in Figure 4 and gives you a choice between setting the switch’s IP address using an Ethernet connection to your LAN or a serial connection. FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup Wizard Powering up and connecting cables to the switch The next step is to power up and connect cables to the switch, as directed by the EZSwitchSetup...
  • Page 19 Powering up and connecting cables to the switch 3. Connect the serial cable from the Brocade switch to your setup computer. A serial cable is shipped with the switch. If you cannot locate the serial cable that came with the switch, you will need to find one that has the appropriate connectors. Some switches use a female-to-female, DB9 connector, and other use and RJ45 connector.

  • Page 20: Powering Up And Connecting The Cable For Ethernet Setup

    Powering up and connecting cables to the switch EZSwitchSetup attempts to discover or connect to the switch across the serial cable. If the connection is successful, the Set Switch IP Address screen is displayed. If your switch discovery fails, see Table 2 on page 15 for details on how to recover your switch.

  • Page 21: Setting The Switch Ip Address

    Setting the switch IP address 5. From the drop-down list, (see Figure 8 on page 12) choose the Brocade switch’s WWN prefix numbers and then enter the last six alphanumeric digits of your switch’s WWN. Each two alphanumeric digits has to be separated by a colon. To locate the WWN for your switch, refer to “Getting technical help”...

  • Page 22: Setting The Switch Ip Addresses Using An Ethernet Connection11

    Setting the switch IP address FIGURE 7 EZSwitchSetup Confirmation Step 5. Click Continue on the Confirmation screen. A browser window opens and loads the EZSwitchSetup switch configuration wizard. This process may take a few minutes. The wizard launches and the Switch Configuration Welcome screen is displayed.
  • Page 23 Setting the switch IP address FIGURE 8 Ethernet switch discovery 3. Click Next to start the discovery process. When EZSwitchSetup discovers the switch, it displays the IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6) on the screen. If you have a DHCP server on the same subnet as the Brocade switch, the IP address is the one provided by the DHCP server.
  • Page 24 Setting the switch IP address FIGURE 9 Assign a static IP Setting a static IP address If you need to set up a static IP address, take the following steps. 1. Select Yes under Do you want to set a static IP address to the switch? (see Figure 2.

  • Page 25: Switch Discovery Failure

    Setting the switch IP address FIGURE 10 Confirm IP Address 5. Click Continue in the Confirmation screen. If EZSetup does not launch, launch it manually by specifying the URL in a browser: http://<switch-ip> Switch discovery failure During the setup of your switch, the switch discovery may fail. There may be several reasons why switch discovery fails.

  • Page 26: Configuring The Switch

    Configuring the switch TABLE 2 Discovery recovery Symptom Correction The setup computer COM port is busy. The port is being controlled by another communications program. Stop all other third-party communications programs. The port settings are in conflict with another device. Check your IRQ settings.

  • Page 27: Setting Switch Parameters

    Selecting zoning FIGURE 11 EZSwitchSetup Setup Parameters Setting switch parameters 1. Follow the onscreen directions to set a new admin password for the switch. Make sure to record your password and keep it in a secure location for future reference. 2.

  • Page 28: Configuring Zones On The Switch

    Selecting zoning • Custom Zoning allows you to customize which initiators access which targets, but you do not want to configure the zones yourself. The HBAs and storage devices should already be connected to the switch. Custom Zoning provides a device accessibility matrix for you to modify;...

  • Page 29: Specifying Devices

    Connecting devices and completing the setup Specifying devices On the Specify Devices screen (Figure 13), do the following. 1. Enter the number of HBA connections that are currently connected to the switch. You can change this setting later if you want to add or remove HBA connections. 2.

  • Page 30: Connecting Devices And Completing The Setup

    Connecting devices and completing the setup FIGURE 14 Configure Ports and Connect Devices Screen Connecting devices and completing the setup 1. Install the small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports shown onscreen. (See Figure 15 on page 20). a.
  • Page 31 Connecting devices and completing the setup scale: 1/2" = 1" Brocade switch Position SFP and insert until firmly seated Open the SFP bale Close the latching bale FIGURE 15 Installing SFPs 2. Connect Fibre Channel cables from the switch to your host and storage devices. Ensure that the physical connections are exactly as indicated on the Device Connection screen.
  • Page 32 Connecting devices and completing the setup The Device Connection screen provides visual feedback as you cable the switch. A green line indicates that the connection is correct, a red line indicates an invalid connection, and a blue line indicates a missing connection. scale: 1/8"...
  • Page 33 Connecting devices and completing the setup FIGURE 17 EZSwitchSetup Configuration Finish Screen 5. Click Finish to complete the switch setup. You are now ready to configure the storage component of the SAN using the documentation that came with the storage server. If you want to monitor the switch, then you need to launch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager.

  • Page 34: Managing Your Switch

    Chapter Managing Your Switch In this chapter • About the switch manager ........23 •...

  • Page 35: Task Panel

    About the switch manager Task panel 3a Progress indicator Content Page 3b User name, IP address, and user role Status bar FIGURE 18 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager Components Task panel The left pane of the Switch Manager is the task panel, which displays all tasks. The tasks are categorized by Switch, Devices, Zoning, and Miscellaneous.

  • Page 36: Switch View

    About the switch manager The Miscellaneous tasks include refreshing the onscreen data, advanced management of the switch, and logging out. The switch’s Port Information page is shown by default when Switch Manager launches. Switch View The Switch View displays the switch and status buttons across the top. The status buttons enables access to each element listed.

  • Page 37: Launching The Ezswitchsetup Switch Manager

    Launching the EZSwitchSetup switch manager Launching the EZSwitchSetup switch manager You can launch Switch Manager on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS v6.1, see Table 1 on page 2. Switch Manager also supports the HTTPS protocol, if that protocol is enabled for the switch.

  • Page 38: Logging Out

    Switch manager sessions user You can view switch information, but cannot make any changes, including zoning changes. the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager interface launches if the switch is already set up and is configured with EZSwitchSetup. If not, Web Tools launches, if a Web Tools license is enabled. Switch Manager supports only single-switch fabrics.

  • Page 39: Switch View

    Managing the switch Figure 20 displays the Switch View for a Brocade 200E switch. The Switch View differs depending on the type of switch. FIGURE 20 Graphical View of Switch Switch view The Switch View is a real-time view of switch and port status. The display is updated approximately once every 15 seconds.
  • Page 40 Managing the switch Viewing the status indicator legend To view the legend for the status indicators, click the Legend button. The legend dialog box opens. Figure 21 shows the status indicators that can appear on the fan, temperature, or power supply button. FIGURE 21 Fan, temperature, and power supply legend Viewing fan, temperature, and power supply status...

  • Page 41: Port Status

    Managing the switch The power supply dialog displays the number of power supplies in the switch and their status. FIGURE 24 Power supply status Port status The Switch View displays port graphics with blinking LEDs, simulating the physical appearance of the ports.

  • Page 42: Detailed Switch Information

    Managing the switch Hover the cursor over the port icon to view the port number, port type, and port status, as shown in Figure FIGURE 26 Displaying Port Information Hover the cursor over the LEDs to view details about the port state and port speed, as shown in Figure FIGURE 27 Port State and Port Speed LEDs.

  • Page 43: Changing Switch Information

    Managing the switch FIGURE 29 Detail view of switch information In addition to switch information, this page also displays: • Ethernet information • Fibre channel information Changing switch information From the Switch Manager, you can relaunch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Configuration to perform the following tasks: •...

  • Page 44: Enable Inactive Ports

    Managing the switch Enable inactive ports EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager allows you to enable Ports On Demand (POD) if you have a license available. 1. Click Enable Inactive Ports under Switch in the task panel. A dialog box is displayed. FIGURE 30 Add Ports On Demand 2.

  • Page 45: Managing Devices

    Managing devices Managing devices 1. Click View under Devices in the task panel to display a table of information for all of the connected devices (see Figure 31 below). The entries in the table are based on the device WWNs, so a single physical device can have more than one entry in the table. FIGURE 31 Devices Page The Devices page displays the following information:...

  • Page 46: Device Connections

    Managing devices FIGURE 32 Detailed Device Information Device connections EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager displays a graphical representation of the switch and the devices that are connected to each port. 1. Click Display Connections under Devices in the task panel. A graphical representation of the switch and connections displays, as shown in Figure 33 page 36.

  • Page 47: Assigning And Renaming Device Aliases

    Managing devices FIGURE 33 Display Connections Page Assigning and renaming device aliases Every device has a device name and an alias name. Alias names make it easier to reference the devices. Alias names are displayed in the zone access map on the Zoning page. You can assign or rename the alias names using the following procedure.

  • Page 48: Managing Zoning

    Managing zoning FIGURE 34 Define Device Aliases Wizard 2. Double-click a field in the New Alias column to edit that alias. 3. Click OK when you are done. The wizard also prompts you to delete the aliases of any offline devices. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

  • Page 49: Choosing A Zoning Configuration

    Managing zoning For more specific information about zoning concepts, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide. Viewing the zone view 1. Click View under Zoning in the task panel. The zone view displays (shown in Figure 35), indicating which HBAs can access which storage devices.

  • Page 50: Editing Zoning Configuration

    Managing zoning • Custom zoning Custom zoning allows you to customize which HBAs can access which storage devices for a single switch using a zoning matrix in the Switch Manager. You must connect all devices (HBA and storage) to the switch before configuring zoning. Switch Manager then automatically generates zones based on the zoning matrix.

  • Page 51: Validating Zoning Configuration

    Managing zoning FIGURE 36 Edit Zoning Wizard 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard to modify the zoning configuration. The first panel in the wizard displays a graphic view of the existing device connections. You must connect all of the devices to the switch at this time. The wizard automatically verifies the configuration, and generates the appropriate zones.

  • Page 52: Restoring Typical Zoning

    Accessing Web Tools for advanced management 3. Note any devices that are not zoned properly and, after exiting the wizard, click Edit to update the zone configuration. Restoring Typical Zoning If you have modified your zoning configuration and want to reset the configuration back to the default Typical zoning configuration, use the following procedure: 1.
  • Page 53 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-02...

  • Page 54: Ezswitchsetup Limitations

    Appendix EZSwitchSetup Limitations In this appendix • General limitations ......43 General limitations Table 1 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations, which apply to all browsers and switch platforms.
  • Page 55 General limitations TABLE 1 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager Limitations (Continued) Problem Area Details Loss of Connection Occasionally, you may see the following message when you try to retrieve data from the switch or send a request to the switch: Switch Status Checking The switch is not currently accessible.

  • Page 56: Index

    Index accessing Web Tools from EZSwitchSetup enabling ports admin password, changing ending sessions aliases, assigning to devices EZSwitchSetup about installing launching browsers limitations refresh frequency, setting Fan Status supported fan status Fan, Temperature, and Power Supply Legend Fibre Channel Association viii Fibre Channel cables, connecting changing switch information...
  • Page 57 Java Plug-ins, supported security banner session management sessions, ending setting refresh frequency SFPs, installing languages supported soft zones launching EZSwitchSetup support, contacting technical LEDs supported languages limitations supported switches localization support Switch discovery failure logging in switch does not power up logging out switch does not respond to commands switch information, displaying...
  • Page 58 zoning about advanced zoning changing configuration configuration, displaying configure zones connect devices custom zoning editing hard zones restoring default typical zoning soft zones specify devices typical zoning validating zone configuration zone access map, displaying EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-02...
  • Page 59 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-02...

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