Page 1: Fabric Watch
Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide Supporting Fabric OS v5.2.0 Publication Number: 53-1000243-01 Publication Date: 9/29/2006...
Page 2 Copyright © 2006 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 Tapestry is a trademark of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.
Page 3 Document History Title Publication Number Summary of Changes Date Fabric Watch User’s Guide 53-0001559-02 May 2000 Fabric Watch User’s Guide 53-0000198-02 January 2002 Fabric Watch User’s Guide 53-0000186-02 March 2002 Fabric Watch User’s Guide 53-0000504-02 April 2003 Fabric Watch User’s Guide 53-0000524-02 April 2003 Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents About This Document How This Document Is Organized ....... . . Supported Hardware and Software .
Page 6 Configuring Events ..........1-12 Event Behavior Types .
Page 7 Configuring Notifications ........3-16 Configuring Alarm Notifications .
Page 8 Appendix B Basic Fabric Watch Configuration Guidelines Appendix C Using Fabric Watch with Configuration Files Configuration Files ..........Profiles .
Page 9: How This Document Is Organized
About This Document This document is an administrator’s guide to help you use the Fabric Watch product to monitor and improve fabric health. This document is specific to Brocade Fabric OS version 5.2.0 and all switches running Fabric OS v5.2.0. For a list of supported hardware for this release, see “Supported Hardware and Software”...
Page 10: Supported Hardware And Software
Supported Hardware and Software This document is specific to Brocade Fabric OS version 5.2.0 and all switches running Fabric OS version 5.2.0, including: • SilkWorm 200E • SilkWorm 3250 • SilkWorm 3850 • SilkWorm 3900 • SilkWorm 4100 • SilkWorm 4900 •...
Page 11: 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 12: 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. Brocade Resources The following related documentation is provided on the Brocade Documentation CD-ROM and on the Brocade Web site, through Brocade Connect.
Page 13 SilkWorm 24000/48000 • Port Blade and Filler Panel Replacement Procedure • Control Processor Blade Replacement Procedure • Blower Assembly Replacement Procedure • Cable Management Tray and Guide Replacement Procedure • Chassis Door Replacement Procedure • WWN Bezel and Card Replacement Procedure •...
Page 14: Optional Brocade Features
For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and maintenance, you can obtain Building SANs with Brocade Fabric Switches through: http://www.amazon.com For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the Resource Library location: http://www.brocade.com Release notes are available on the Brocade Connect Web site and are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware.
Page 15: Other Industry Resources
FCIP Tunneling The optional Fibre Channel over Internet protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service enables Fibre Channel frames to “tunnel” through IP networks by dividing frames, encapsulating the result in IP packets on entering the tunnel, and then reconstructing them as they leave the tunnel. Fabric OS supports eight FCIP interswitch links between two SilkWorm switches (SilkWorm 7500 or SilkWorm 48000 with a FR4-18i blade) or routes.
Page 16: Document Feedback
Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label, as shown here: *FT00X0054E9 FT00X0054E9 The serial number label is located as follows: • SilkWorm 2000-series switches: Bottom of chassis. • SilkWorm 200E, 3200, and 3800 switches: nonport side of chassis. •...
Page 17: Fabric Watch Overview
Chapter Fabric Watch Concepts This chapter contains the following sections: • “Fabric Watch Overview,” next • “Introduction to Fabric Health” on page 1-3 • “Fabric Watch Components” on page 1-3 • “Configuring Events” on page 1-12 • “Port Persistence” on page 1-20 •...
Page 18 Fabric Watch Overview Fabric Watch lets you define how often to measure each switch and fabric element and to specify notification thresholds. Whenever fabric elements exceed these thresholds, Fabric Watch automatically provides notification using several methods, including e-mail messages, SNMP traps, and log entries. Fabric Watch provides the following types of automatic notifications: •...
Page 19: Introduction To Fabric Health
Introduction to Fabric Health Introduction to Fabric Health Fabric health refers to the capability of the fabric to support data being routed through it. A healthy fabric enables effective data transmission between networked devices. Although the concept of fabric health initially seems fairly simple, it can be a deep and complex topic due to the number of factors that are involved.
Page 20 Fabric Watch Components Table 1-1 describes the classes into which Fabric Watch groups all switch and fabric elements. Table 1-1 Fabric Watch Classes Class Description Environment Includes information about the physical environment in which the switch resides and the internal environment of the switch. For example, an Environment-class alarm alerts you to problems or potential problems with temperature, fans, and power.
Page 21: Areas
Fabric Watch Components Areas While classes represent large groupings of information, areas represent the information that Fabric Watch monitors. For example, switch temperature, one of the values tracked by Fabric Watch, is an area within the class Environment. The tables in this section describe all of the areas monitored by Fabric Watch, organized by their associated classes.
Page 22: Fabric Class Areas
Fabric Watch Components Fabric Class Areas Table 1-3 lists Fabric Watch areas in the Fabric class and describes each area. Table 1-3 Fabric Class Areas Area Description Domain ID Changes Monitors forced domain ID changes. Forced domain ID changes occur when there is a conflict of domain IDs in a single fabric and the principal switch has to assign another domain ID to a switch.
Page 23: Fru Class Areas
Fabric Watch Components FRU Class Areas Table 1-4 lists Fabric Watch areas in the FRU class and describes each area. Possible states for all FRU- class areas are absent, faulty, inserted, on, off, ready, and up. Table 1-4 FRU Class Areas Area Indicates Slot...
Page 24 Fabric Watch Components Table 1-6 Port Class Areas Area Indicates Invalid Cyclic Redundancy A frame is invalid and cannot be transmitted. Invalid CRCs can Checks (CRCs) represent noise on the network. Such frames are recoverable by retransmission. Invalid CRCs indicate a potential hardware problem. These errors occur mostly in aging fabrics.
Page 25: Resource Class Area
Fabric Watch Components Resource Class Area Table 1-7 describes the Fabric Watch resource class area. Table 1-7 Resource Class Area Area Description Flash Monitor Monitors the compact flash space available by calculating the percentage of flash space consumed and comparing it with the configured high threshold value. Security Class Areas Table 1-8 lists Fabric Watch areas in the security class and describes what each area indicates.
Page 26: Sfp Class Areas
Fabric Watch Components Table 1-8 Security Class Areas (Continued) Area Indicates SCC Violation An SCC violation occurs when an unauthorized switch tries to join a secure fabric. The WWN of the unauthorized switch appears in the ERRLOG. Serial Violation A serial violation occurs when a secure switch detects an unauthorized serial port connection request.
Page 27: Elements
Fabric Watch Components Table 1-9 SFP Class Areas Area Description Temperature The temperature area measures the physical temperature of the SFP, in degrees Celsius. A high temperature indicates that the SFP might be in danger of damage. Receive Power The receive power area measures the amount of incoming laser, in µwatts, to help determine if the SFP is in good working condition.
Page 28: Configuring Events
Configuring Events Configuring Events The following area attributes are used to define and detect events in Fabric Watch: • “Event Behavior Types,” next • “Data Values” on page 1-13q • “Threshold Values” on page 1-13 • “Time Bases” on page 1-15 •...
Page 29: Data Values
Configuring Events Data Values A data value represents three aspects of a fabric: counter value, measured value, or state value. Data values are updated by Fabric Watch approximately every six seconds, an interval that you cannot change. Counter value is the total number of times that a given event has occurred. For each monitored event during the time period, the value is incremental.
Page 30: Buffer Values
Configuring Events Buffer Values Figure 1-1 shows an example in which each time a signal crosses the high limit, an event occurs. The arrows indicate the points at which the event criteria is met. In this case, there is a great deal of fluctuation.
Page 31: Time Bases
Configuring Events Time Bases Time bases are time periods within Fabric Watch. This configurable field impacts the comparison of sensor-based data with user-defined threshold values. Setting Time Base to None If you set a time base to none, Fabric Watch compares a data value against a threshold boundary level. When the absolute value of the measuring counter exceeds the threshold boundary, an event is triggered.
Page 32 Configuring Events The following examples illustrate each point. Example1: Triggering an Event Figure 1-4 shows a sample graph of data obtained by Fabric Watch (the type of data is irrelevant to the example). A high threshold of 2 is specified to trigger an event. A time base of minute is defined. An event occurs only if the rate of change in the specific interval (one minute in this example) is across the threshold boundary.
Page 33: Event Settings
Configuring Events Example 2: Not Triggering an Event Figure 1-5 uses the same data to illustrate a case in which a threshold is exceeded without triggering an event. In this case, the calculated rate of change in the data value is always less than or equal to the high threshold of 2.
Page 34: Below Event Trigger
Configuring Events Above Event Triggers Use the Above event trigger for an element that requires only high threshold monitoring. In the Above event trigger, Fabric Watch triggers an event immediately after the data value becomes greater than the high threshold. Define a buffer zone within the operational limit of an area to suppress multiple events when the counter value goes above the high threshold and fluctuates around it.
Page 35 Configuring Events Figure 1-7 Changed Threshold Use Changed event triggers with discretion. They are most useful when a change in value is expected to be rare. Monitoring a fabric element that is subject to frequent change generates so many events that it can render it virtually useless.
Page 36: Port Persistence
Port Persistence Fabric Watch Alarm Behavior Fabric Watch alarm behavior depends on the threshold states associated with the Above, Below and Changed thresholds. Threshold states can be INFORMATIVE, IN_RANGE, and OUT_OF_RANGE. Alarms are generated only for the following transitions: • IN_RANGE to OUT_OF_RANGE An alarm is generated •...
Page 37: Snmp Trap
Notification Methods Switch Event (Error) Log Entry The switch event (error) log holds up to 1024 entries. This error log stores event information but does not actively send alerts. Use the errShow command to view the log. Log entries can also trigger SNMP traps if the SNMP agent is configured. When the SNMP agent is configured to a specific error message level, then error messages at that level trigger SNMP traps.
Page 38: Assigning Notification Methods
Notification Methods E-mail Alert E-mail alert sends information about a switch event to a specified e-mail address. E-mail alert can send information about any error from any element, area, and class. The e-mail specifies the threshold and describes the event, much like an error message. Use the fwMailCfg command to configure e-mail alerts.
Page 39: Switch Policies
Switch Policies Switch Policies Switch policies are a series of rules that define specific states for the overall switch. Fabric OS interacts with Fabric Watch using these policies. Each rule defines the number of types of errors that transitions the overall switch state into a state that is not healthy. For example, you can specify a switch policy so that if a switch has two port failures, it is considered to be in a marginal state;...
Page 40 Interpreting Event Messages 1-24 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide Publication Number: 53-1000243-01...
Page 41: Chapter 2 Activating And Accessing Fabric Watch
Chapter Activating and Accessing Fabric Watch This chapter contains the following sections: • “Activating Fabric Watch,” next • “Accessing Fabric Watch” on page 2-3 Activating Fabric Watch Fabric Watch must be activated on each switch individually before use. Note If the Administrative Domain feature is enabled on the switch, the local switch must be a member of the current Admin Domain in order for the Fabric Watch feature to be fully usable: - CLI: Fabric Watch commands cannot be used, except the fwPortDetailShow command.
Page 42: Activating With Telnet
Activating Fabric Watch Activating with Telnet To activate Fabric Watch using telnet commands: Log in as admin. Type licenseShow at the prompt to view a list of activated licenses. swd21:admin> licenseshow SedQyzdQbdTfeRzZ: Web license Zoning license bedR9dyyzzcfeSAW: Fabric license Scy9SbRQd9VdzATb: Fabric Watch license If the Fabric Watch license is not listed, continue to step...
Page 43: Accessing Fabric Watch
Accessing Fabric Watch Click the Options button to expand the window, as displayed in Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Web Tools Log In Window Type your user name and password. Click the User Specified Domain radio button and type 255 in the text field. Click OK.
Page 44: Telnet
Accessing Fabric Watch Telnet Use a telnet session to: • Observe the current monitors on a switch with the fwShow command. • Query and modify threshold and alarm configurations (whether default or customized) with the fwConfigure command. • View and configure the FRU module with the fwFruCfg command. •...
Page 45: Snmp-Based Enterprise Managers
Accessing Fabric Watch SNMP-Based Enterprise Managers Use SNMP-based enterprise managers to: • Query the MIB variable for individual fabric and switch elements. • Query and modify threshold and alarm configurations. • Receive alarm notification via SNMP traps. • View and configure the mail database. Note The following instructions apply to the AdvantNet MIB browser.
Page 46: Configuration File
Accessing Fabric Watch Navigate down through the tree on the left until you find the Fabric Watch OID information:. Configuration File Use a configuration file to: • Upload and download the configuration file and make changes in a text editor. •...
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Page 49: Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds
Chapter Configuring Fabric Watch This chapter describes the procedures used to configure Fabric Watch and contains the following sections: • “Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds,” next • “Configuring Notifications” on page 3-16 • “Configuring Switch Status Policy” on page 3-20 • “Configuring FRUs”...
Page 50: Step 1: Select The Class And Area To Configure
Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Step 1: Select the Class and Area to Configure During your planning activities, you should determine exactly what elements or monitors you want to configure, and in which class they reside. After you have made this decision, you need to identify the classes.
Page 51 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds For each class that you select, Fabric Watch provides a list of the areas of the class available for configuration. The final item in the list, which is always the default, returns you to the previous selection screen.
Page 52: Step 2: Configure Thresholds
Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Step 2: Configure Thresholds After you have identified and selected the appropriate class and areas, you can configure thresholds for those classes and areas. If you want a basic configuration, accept the default configuration settings. Unless you want to accept the basic (default) configuration, or first disable, enable, or refresh all existing thresholds, proceed to option 4, advanced configuration.
Page 53 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Fabric Watch redraws the element table with the selected element disabled. The second row of information about the selected element does not appear any more, and the status of the element is set to disabled (see Figure 3-4).
Page 54: Advanced Configuration
Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Type the index number of the element for which Fabric Watch should enable monitoring. Fabric Watch redraws the element table with the selected element enabled. A second row of information about the selected element appears, and the status of the element is set to enabled. Select threshold index =>...
Page 55 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Chapter 1, “Fabric Watch Concepts” for more details about threshold and buffer values. 1 : refresh 2 : disable a threshold 3 : enable a threshold 4 : advanced configuration 5 : return to previous page Select choice =>...
Page 56 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Table 3-6 describes the event behavior of each element in the Advanced Configuration menu. Table 3-6 Element Listing Information - Advanced Configuration Menu Heading Meaning Index A numeric identifier assigned to the element ThresholdName A string identifier assigned to the element BehaviorType Frequency of alarm notifications BehaviorInt...
Page 57 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Figure 3-2 shows how to change the threshold boundary level to custom so that the new custom value of 80 is the new trigger point. Figure 3-3 shows how to apply the custom value; unless you apply the value, it does not take effect. : change behavior type 11 : change threshold alarm level : change behavior interval...
Page 58: Step 3: Configure Alarms
Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Table 3-8 describes the event behavior of each element in the Threshold Boundary menu. Table 3-8 Element Listing Information - Threshold Boundary Menu Heading Meaning Default The Fabric OS default settings Custom User-defined settings Use the following commands to switch between custom and default values: •...
Page 59 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Enter the total at the prompt. : change behavior type 11 : change threshold alarm level : change behavior interval 12 : change changed alarm : change threshold boundary level 13 : change belowalarm : change custom unit 14 : change abovealarm : change custom timebase 15 : change inBetween alarm...
Page 60 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Figure 3-4 shows how to select the custom settings for the threshold alarm level for the RXPerformance area. The options are either to accept the default settings or provide custom settings. : change behavior type 11 : change threshold alarm level : change behavior interval 12 : change changed alarm : change threshold boundary level...
Page 61 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Figure 3-5 shows how to apply the custom value for the threshold alarm changes; unless you apply the value, it does not take effect. : change behavior type 11 : change threshold alarm level : change behavior interval 12 : change changed alarm : change threshold boundary level 13 : change belowalarm...
Page 62 Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Table 3-10 Advanced Configuration Options (Continued) Option Effect Input Information change custom time base Changes the time base for the The required time base area, but only affects the custom column. change custom low Changes the low setting for the The required low threshold, in the threshold, but only affects the units defined by the area...
Page 63: Step 4: Disable And Enable Thresholds By Port (Optional)
Configuring Fabric Watch Thresholds Table 3-10 Advanced Configuration Options (Continued) Option Effect Input Information change below alarm Changes the notification method The required notification methods for below event occurrences for this method, but only affects the custom column. change inBetween alarm Changes the notification method The required notification methods for inBetween event occurrences...
Page 64: Configuring Notifications
Configuring Notifications To enable all the thresholds for a port, at the command prompt enter: swd77:admin> fwconfigure --enable --port 9 Configuring Notifications You can be notified of an alarm condition through a notification. The tasks for configuring notifications using Fabric Watch are: •...
Page 65: Configuring Snmp Notifications
Configuring Notifications Configuring SNMP Notifications In environments in which you have a high number of messages (for example, hundreds per day) coming from a variety of switches, you might want to receive them in a single location and view them using a graphical user interface (GUI).
Page 66 Configuring Notifications The following sections describe how to use the fwMailCfg menu options. Show Mail Configuration Information Type 1 in the fwMailCfg menu (shown in Figure 3-11) to view the current e-mail configuration classes. The Config Show menu (shown in Figure 3-6) displays.
Page 67 Configuring Notifications Enable E-mail Alert Type 3 in the fwMailCfg menu (shown in Figure 3-11) to enable e-mail alert for a specific class. The Config Show menu (shown in Figure 3-6) displays. Select a class for which Fabric Watch should enable e-mail alerts. The following confirmation message displays: Email Alert is enabled! If the class does not have an e-mail configuration (there is no e-mail address assigned to the class),...
Page 68: Configuring Switch Status Policy
Configuring Switch Status Policy The following prompt displays: Mail To: [NONE] Enter the e-mail address of the person responsible for the specific class of alerts. Fabric Watch uses the default value, located between the brackets in the prompt, as the current e- mail address for the class.
Page 69 Configuring Switch Status Policy See the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide for more details about configuring status events using Web Tools. Step 1: Plan and Define Your Switch Status Policy Before entering the switchStatusPolicySet command, plan your switch status policy. How many fans must fail before you consider a switch Marginal? Look at the needs of your system along with the factors that affect its monitors.
Page 70: Step 2: Implement Your Switch Status Policy
Configuring FRUs Step 2: Implement Your Switch Status Policy After planning and defining your switch status policy, enter the switchStatusPolicySet command to configure each policy. Each policy has two parameters that can be configured: Marginal and Down. Set the number of units Marginal or Down based on your system requirements for each policy/parameter. The following example shows a switch status policy for Temperature: Bad Temperatures contributing to DOWN status: (0..10) [0] 3 Bad Temperatures contributing to MARGINAL status: (0..10) [0] 1...
Page 71 Configuring FRUs The fwFruCfg command displays your current FRU configuration, as shown in Figure 3-13. The types of FRUs are different for the various platforms. In the prompt that follows your current FRU configuration, you are asked to provide values for each FRU alarm state and alarm action. To accept the default value for each FRU (as shown in Figure 3-13), press Return.
Page 72: Configuring Fabric Watch Using Web Tools
Configuring Fabric Watch Using Web Tools Configuring Fabric Watch Using Web Tools To configure Fabric Watch using Web Tools, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide. Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP Note The instructions given in this procedure apply to the AdventNet MIB browser. The procedure might vary if you use other MIB browsers.
Page 73 Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP Start a telnet session with the switch, and enter the snmpMibCapSet command at the prompt; this enables you to send Fabric Watch traps to an SNMP management station (see Figure 3-15). Then enter the agtCfgSet command to configure the SNMP management host IP address (see Figure 3- 16).
Page 74 Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP swd77:admin> agtcfgset Customizing MIB-II system variables ... At each prompt, do one of the following: o <Return> to accept current value, o enter the appropriate new value, o <Control-D> to skip the rest of configuration, or o <Control-C>...
Page 75 Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP Enter the IP address for the switch in the Host field in the MIB browser. Enter the community string in the Community field. To perform set operations, enter the write community into the Write Community field. Click View from the MIB browser menu, then select Trap Viewer.
Page 76 Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP Any changes related to Fabric Watch, like changing the status of the Temperature sensor, (snapshot of whose details has been provided) traps, will generate traps. To view trap details, click Trap Details. Figure 3-18 displays the Trap Detail view. Figure 3-18 Trap Detail View 3-28 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide...
Page 77 Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP Expand the tree on the left to find the Fabric Watch OID information. To find the OID, use the following hierarchy: SW-MIB, bcsi, commDev, fibrechannel, fcSwitch, sw, swFwSystem. Fabric Watch displays a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 3-7.
Page 78 Configuring Fabric Watch Using SNMP For detailed descriptions of the SNMP fields in both telnet and Web Tools, see the Fabric OS MIB Reference. Figure 3-8 Example swFwName Screen In this example, 83.1 is numeric identifier for the element referenced as resFlash000. Traverse the fields beneath swFwClassAreaTable and swFwThresholdTable, appending the numeric identifier from the previous step to each field before performing a get or write operation.
Page 79: Chapter 4 Generating Fabric Watch Reports
Chapter Generating Fabric Watch Reports This chapter describes the basic Fabric Watch reports that you can generate through a telnet connection or by using Advanced Web Tools. This chapter contains the following sections: • “Types of Fabric Watch Reports,” next •...
Page 80 Types of Fabric Watch Reports Example: SAM Report Total Total Down Total Port Type Up Time Down Time Occurrence Offline Time (Percent) (Percent) (Times) (Percent) ============================================================================= 1/10 1/11 1/12 1/13 1/14 1/15 2/10 2/11 2/12 2/13 2/14 2/15 3/10 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide Publication Number: 53-1000243-01...
Page 81: Switch Health Report
Types of Fabric Watch Reports Table 4-1 describes the fields in the SAM report. Table 4-1 SAM Report Information Heading Meaning Total Up Time (Percent) The percentage of time that the port is active Total Down Time (Percent) The percentage of time that the port experiences faults Down Occurrence (Count) The number of faults experienced on the port Total Offline Time (Percent)
Page 82 Types of Fabric Watch Reports Example: Switch Health Report cp0 login: admin Password: Sat 240 :admin> switchstatusshow Switch Health Report Report time: 08/21/2006 05:23:22 PM Switch Name: Sat 240 IP address: 10.32.177.240 SwitchState: HEALTHY Duration: 01:10 Power supplies monitor HEALTHY Temperatures monitor HEALTHY Fans monitor...
Page 83: Switch Status Policy Report
Types of Fabric Watch Reports Switch Status Policy Report The switch status policy report lets you see the current policy parameters. Run the switchStatusPolicyShow command to generate a switch status policy report. The following example of the switchStatusPolicyShow command output is for modular switches such as the Brocade SilkWorm 24000.
Page 84 Types of Fabric Watch Reports Example: Port Detail Report Port Detail Report Report time: 10/24/2005 03:40:10 AM Switch Name:geo_hi IP address:10.32.97.25 Port Exception report [by All] --------Port-Errors------------ -----SFP-Errors---- Port# Type State Dur(H:M) LFA LSY LSI PER INW CRC PSC BLP STM SRX STX SCU SVO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFLINE 062:17...
Page 85 Types of Fabric Watch Reports Table 4-2 lists and describes each item in the port detail report. Table 4-2 Port Detail Report Columns Report Item Description Link Loss: the number of link loss occurrences out of range for time period Sync Loss: the number of sync loss occurrences out of range for time period Signal Loss: the number of signal loss occurrences out of range for time period Protocol Error: the number of protocol errors out of range for time period...
Page 86: Viewing Fabric Watch Reports
Viewing Fabric Watch Reports Viewing Fabric Watch Reports You can view Fabric Watch reports in the following ways: • “Viewing Fabric Watch Reports Using Telnet,” next • “Viewing Fabric Watch Reports Using Web Tools” on page 4-8 Viewing Fabric Watch Reports Using Telnet To view Fabric Watch reports using telnet, start a telnet session and enter the command (from Table 4-3)
Page 87: Viewing Reports
Viewing Fabric Watch Reports A report view window (shown in Figure 4-2) displays. Figure 4-2 Report View Window The Web Tools report view window contains choices to view the switch health, port detail, or SAM report. Note The switch status policy report is not available through Web Tools. Viewing Reports To view a report, click its name on the left of the report view window.
Page 88 Viewing Fabric Watch Reports Customizing Reports To customize reports, click the Action button above the report tree in the window. The menu, shown in Figure 4-3, displays. Figure 4-3 Action Menu The following section explains the options in the Action menu. Refresh Report Use this option to update the current report with the new data.
Page 89 Viewing Fabric Watch Reports The report customization window contains the following: • Name—Enter the report name in this field. The name you enter appears at the top of the report. • Options—Select the type of report to generate by clicking one of the following options: Switch Health Port Detail If you select the Port Detail option, you can filter the ports for which the report is generated based on...
Page 90 Viewing Fabric Watch Reports 4-12 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide Publication Number: 53-1000243-01...
Page 91: Appendix A Default Threshold Values
Appendix Default Threshold Values This appendix lists Fabric Watch default threshold values for all classes except the FRU class, which has none. The following tables list all of the default values used for the default Fabric Watch configuration settings when running Fabric OS v5.2.0 on the following Brocade switches: •...
Page 92: Environment Class
Default Threshold Values Environment Class Table A-1 provides default settings for areas in the Environment class. These defaults are hardware- dependent. Check the appropriate hardware reference manual for differences in environmental requirements. Note For the SilkWorm 200E, there is no fan default threshold because the fans are not monitored by Fabric Watch.
Page 93 Default Threshold Values Table A-1 Environment Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Power Monitors power Unit: 1/0 (OK/ Changed: 0 Informative Supply supply condition FAULTY) Below: 3 Out_of_range Time Base: none Above: 3 In_range In-Between: 0 Informative...
Page 94 Default Threshold Values Table A-1 Environment Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Temperature Monitors switch Unit: degrees C Changed: 0 Informative temperature in Celsius Time Base: none Below: 3 Out_of_range Above: 3 Out_of_range SilkWorm 200E In-Between: 3...
Page 95: Fabric Class
Default Threshold Values Fabric Class Table A-2 provides default settings for areas in the Fabric class. These defaults are hardware-dependent. Check the appropriate Hardware Reference Manual for differences in environmental requirements. Table A-2 Fabric Class Threshold Defaults Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings...
Page 96: Performance Monitor Class
Default Threshold Values Table A-2 Fabric Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Fabric Monitors Unit: Reconfig(s) Changed: 0 Informative Reconfiguration configuration Time Base: none Below: 0 Informative changes Low: 0 Above: 0 Informative High: 0 In-Between: 0...
Page 97 Default Threshold Values Table A-4 provides default settings for areas in the Customer-Defined Performance Monitor class. Table A-4 Customer-Defined Performance Monitor Class Threshold Defaults Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Customer-Defined Monitors the Unit: Frame(s) Changed: 0 Informative Time Base: none Below: 0...
Page 98: Port Class
Default Threshold Values Port Class Table A-6 provides default settings for areas in the Port class. Table A-6 Port Class Threshold Defaults Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Invalid CRC Count Monitors the Unit: Error(s) Changed: 0 Informative number of CRC Time Base: minute...
Page 99 Default Threshold Values Table A-6 Port Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Primitive Sequence Monitors the Unit: Error(s) Changed: 0 Informative Protocol Error number of Time Base: minute Below: 0 Informative primitive Low: 0 Above: 0 Out_of_range...
Page 100 Default Threshold Values Table A-7 provides default settings for areas in the E-Port class. Table A-7 E-Port Class Threshold Defaults Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Invalid CRC Monitors the Unit: Error(s) Changed: 0 Informative Count number of CRC Time Base: minute Below: 0...
Page 101 Default Threshold Values Table A-7 E-Port Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Primitive Monitors the Unit: Error(s) Changed: 0 Informative Sequence number of Time Base: minute Below: 0 Informative Protocol Error primitive sequence Low: 0 Above: 0 Out_of_range...
Page 102 Default Threshold Values Table A-8 provides default settings for areas in the F/FL_Port class. Table A-8 F/FL_Port Class Threshold Defaults Area Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Description Settings Settings State Loss of Monitors the Unit: Error(s) Changed: 0 Informative Synchronization number of loss of Time Base: minute Below: 0...
Page 103: Resource Class
Default Threshold Values Table A-8 F/FL_Port Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Settings Settings State Invalid Monitors the Unit: Error(s) Changed: 0 Informative Transmission Word number of invalid Time Base: minute Below: 0 Informative words transmitted Low: 0 Above: 0 Out_of_range...
Page 104: Security Class
Default Threshold Values Security Class Table A-10 provides default settings for areas in the Security class. Table A-10 Security Class Threshold Defaults Area Description Default Default Alarm Threshold Threshold Settings State Settings API Violations Monitors API Unit: Violation(s) Changed: 0 Informative violations Time Base: minute...
Page 105 Default Threshold Values Table A-10 Security Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Default Alarm Threshold Threshold Settings State Settings Invalid Signatures Monitors invalid Unit: Violation(s) Changed: 0 Informative signatures Time Base: minute Below: 0 Informative Low: 1 Above: 3 Out_of_range High: 2 In-Between: 0...
Page 106 Default Threshold Values Table A-10 Security Class Threshold Defaults (Continued) Area Description Default Default Alarm Threshold Threshold Settings State Settings SES Violations Monitors SES Unit: Violation(s) Changed: 0 Informative violations Time Base: minute Below: 0 Informative Low: 1 Above: 3 Out_of_range High: 2 In-Between: 0...
Page 107: Sfp Class
Default Threshold Values SFP Class Table A-11 provides default settings for areas in the SFP class. Note SFPs connected to GbE ports are not monitored. Table A-11 SFP Class Threshold Defaults Area Default Threshold Default Alarm Threshold Description Settings Settings State Current Monitors SFP...
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Page 109 Appendix Basic Fabric Watch Configuration Guidelines A default Fabric Watch configuration is available for the purpose of saving setup time. As you gain familiarity with Advanced Fabric Watch features, they can be tailored to suit the fabric environment. The custom settings available in Fabric Watch provide an advanced user much needed flexibility of redefining boundary thresholds and alarm notification methods.
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Page 111: Configuration Files
Appendix Using Fabric Watch with Configuration Files When you activate Fabric Watch, the software starts using the default settings described in Appendix B, “Basic Fabric Watch Configuration Guidelines”. You cannot alter these default settings; if the default values do not suit your specific needs, configure Fabric Watch to use more appropriate settings. When you configure the new settings for Fabric Watch, your switch stores the settings in the configuration file.
Page 112 Profiles Profiles Brocade provides partial configuration files, or profiles, that help you configure Fabric Watch in a way that is most appropriate to your particular SAN needs. To configure Fabric Watch with a profile: Upload the configuration file to the host by typing configUpload. Open one of the profiles that appears on the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com/support/mibs_rsh/index.jsp Open your configuration file in a text editor.
Page 113 Index commands configdownload configupload 1-18 above event triggers fwclassinit activating fwconfigreload with advanced web tool fwconfigure with telnet fwfrucfg 2-1 to 2-3 activating Fabric Watch fwmailcfg Admin View configdownload advanced configuration configupload 3-13 options configuration alarms advanced 3-10 configuring configuration file 1-2, 1-12, 3-10 continuous capabilities...
Page 114 1-21, 3-17 fsconfigure port log lock 1-20 fwclassinit port persistence fwconfigreload prerequisites fwfrusfg fwmailcfg 1-21 RapiTrap resource class area 1-13 high and low thresholds security class areas 1-19 1-15 in-between triggers setting time base to none 1-10 installing Fabric Watch SFP class areas interface types SNMP...
Page 115 user interfaces values, default using Fabric Watch configuration file Web Tools capabilities Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide Index-3 Publication Number: 53-1000243-01...
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Chapter 2 Activating and Accessing Fabric Watch

Chapter 3 Configuring Fabric Watch

Chapter 4 Generating Fabric Watch Reports

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