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- Page 1 Brocade Fabric Watch User’s Guide Version 3.0 Publication Number 53-0000137-03...
- Page 2 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. BROCADE, SilkWorm, SilkWorm Express, Fabric OS, Brocade Web Tools, Brocade Zoning, QuickLoop, Fabric Watch, Fabric Access, and the BROCADE logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 Introducing Brocade Fabric Watch Overview .......... - Page 4 Threshold Area Values ......3-10 3-10 3-10 3-10 3-10 3-11 3-11 Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
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Page 5: Preface
Preface Fabric Watch is an optionally licensed product, and requires a valid license key to function. It is supported on the SilkWorm® 3800 series of switches running Brocades Fabric OS™ v3.0. About This Guide This guide provides the following information about Fabric Watch:... -
Page 6: Getting Help
• Windows 98 • Windows 95 Utility programs to facilitate loading firmware, sample Fabric Watch configurations, and MIB files for switch management by SNMP can be accessed on the Brocade website through the following steps: Open a web browser at: http://www.brocade.com... -
Page 7: Introducing Brocade Fabric Watch
The SAN manager can configure which elements, such as error, status, and performance counters within a SilkWorm switch, are monitored. Brocade Fabric Watch switches and above with Brocades Fabric OS™ version v3.0. Brocade Fabric Watch accessed through: •... -
Page 8: Threshold Behavior Models
If the value exceeds the low or high threshold boundary, an event is generated. Fabric Watch can also generate events while the value is outside the limits or when it re-enters the prescribed range. -
Page 9: Rising/Falling Threshold
Introducing Brocade Fabric Watch Figure 1-1 shows a typical example of an error counter with a temperature range threshold. Figure 1-1 Example of Range Threshold: Temperature (Celsius) Rising/Falling Threshold A rising/falling threshold tracks whether an element is on the desired side of a boundary. It includes an upper and lower boundary, and the buffer zones are always zero. -
Page 10: Change Monitor Threshold
Introducing Brocade Fabric Watch Figure 1-2 shows a typical example of an error counter with a rising/falling threshold. Figure 1-2 Change Monitor Threshold A change monitor threshold generates events whenever a counter value changes, regardless of the type of change. This type of threshold is usually used to indicate state changes, such as zoning changes. -
Page 11: Installing Fabric Watch
Web license Zoning license SES license QuickLoop license If the Fabric Watch license is not included in the list or is incorrect, continue with step [3] . Enter the following on the command line: licenseAdd “key” where “ is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as given. -
Page 12: Installing Through Brocade Web Tools
Installing Fabric Watch Installing through Brocade Web Tools To install Fabric Watch using Web Tools, perform the following steps: Launch the web browser, enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field (for example: http://111.222.33.1 ), and press Enter. -
Page 13: Using Fabric Watch
• View fabric and switch events through the fabric-wide Event View. • View and modify threshold and alarm configurations through the Fabric Watch View. • Upload and download the configuration file through the Config Admin tab in the Switch Admin window. -
Page 14: Telnet Interface
• debug • workgroup errlog • workgroup snmp • enterprise errlog • enterprise snmp In addition, a Fabric Watch profile specific to your environment can be downloaded to the switch to customize the configuration. (the Fabric Watch User’s Guide... - Page 15 Several customized profiles for Fabric Watch are available at the following website: http://www.brocade.com/support/mibs_rsh/index.jhtml Each profile is for a different purpose, and contains only the configuration information that is different from the default configuration. The intention is to have distinct configuration setting for enterprise SAN and a workgroup SAN’s are left for individual user’s.
- Page 16 Using Fabric Watch End-to-End Filter In addition, each class is subdivided into areas, as listed in the following table. Table 3-1 Fabric Watch Classes and Areas Class Fabric Monitors ALPA devices of Loop ports (currently CRC error of ALPA device only).
- Page 17 Class Fabric Continued Environmental Port E_Port F/FL_Port (Optical) Fabric Watch User’s Guide Area Description Zoning changes Monitors changes to currently enabled zoning configuration. Fabric to QuickLoop Monitors ports to detect changes from changes fabric to QuickLoop or QuickLoop to fabric.
- Page 18 Using Fabric Watch Class F/FL_Port (Copper) GBIC (FINISAR Smart GBIC) Area Description Loss of synchronization Monitors optical F/FL_port sync loss. count Loss of signal count Monitors optical F/FL_port signal loss. Primitive sequence Monitors optical F/FL_port protocol protocol error errors. Invalid transmission word Monitors optical F/FL_port invalid words.
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Page 19: Threshold Naming Conventions
Class GBIC (FINISAR Smart GBIC) Continued ALPA End-to-End Filter Threshold Naming Conventions All threshold names consist of the following three items, with no separators: • Abbreviation for the class name (alpha characters, lower case), as follows: Class Fabric Environment Port... -
Page 20: Events
SNMP trap, an entry in the switch error log, locking of the port log, or a combination of these options. When an item such as an E_Port, F/FL_Port (optical), F/FL_Port (copper), FINISAR Smart GBIC, fan, or power supply is removed, Fabric Watch may raise an event (such as a below event), then the threshold is hidden and disabled. -
Page 21: Continuous Events
The following events can be generated as continuous events: Started Below Above Exceeded Changed Alarms Each event can generate one or more alarms. Fabric Watch supports the following types of alarms: • SNMP trap • Switch event log entry • Locking of the port log •... -
Page 22: Email Alert
Can be enabled or disabled. Enabled by default. Allows setting of the event policy to triggered or continuous. Set to triggered by default. The interval between the same type of alarm. Applies only to continuous events. The default interval is 1 second. Fabric Watch User’s Guide... -
Page 23: Threshold Area Values
The following alarms can be added or deleted: ERRLOG SNMP-TRAP PORT-LOG-LOCK Email Alert Fabric Watch User’s Guide Using Fabric Watch Represents unit value. Only the default unit strings are supported by Fabric Watch. Time period within which a specified event is measured. Can be from one second to one day. - Page 24 Using Fabric Watch 3-12 Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 25 Example Error Message This appendix provides an example Errlog message. Overview Figure A-1 shows a typical Fabric Watch Errlog message. Severity of Error Message 3 = Warning 4= Informational 0x1003f2d0 (tThad): May 22 19:20:23 BELOW, 3, fopportState003 Error FW . current value : 0 Change(s)/minute. ( normal)
- Page 26 = gbic, area name = Temp element index = 001-00x threshold name is gbicTemp001-gbicTemp00x Table A-1 Fabric Watch Threshold Class / Area Abbreviation Table Class name: class abbreviation Environment: env Gigabit Interface Converter: gbic Area name: area abbreviation...
- Page 27 Fabric copper port: fcuport Fabric optical port: fopport Fabric: fabric Performance alpa monitor: alpa Performance end to end monitor: EE Performance filter monitor: filter Fabric Watch User’s Guide Example Error Message Invalid CRCs: CRCs Link Failures: Link Protocol Errors: ProtoErr RX Performance: RXPerf...
- Page 28 Example Error Message Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 29 Running Disparity Block Fabric Watch User’s Guide An encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit byte into 10 bits. Used to balance ones and zeros in high-speed transports. A 24-bit or 8-bit value used to identify the source or destination of a frame.
- Page 30 Brocade SilkWorm Switch family using SCSI-3 Enclosure Services. A Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and provides a graphical interface to allow monitoring and management of individual switches or entire fabrics from a standard workstation. Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 31 Defined Zone Configuration Disparity Fabric Watch User’s Guide A Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and allows partitioning of the fabric into logical groupings of devices. Devices in a zone can only access and be accessed by devices in the same zone. See also Zone.
- Page 32 The Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standards defined by ANSI. The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard defined by ANSI. The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by ANSI. Applies to the operation of peripheral devices on a private loop. Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 33 GBps Half-duplex Hard Address Fabric Watch User’s Guide The second generation of the Fibre Channel Switch Fabric standard defined by ANSI. Specifies tools and algorithms for the interconnection and initialization of fibre channel switches in order to create a multi-switch fibre channel fabric.
- Page 34 Loss of signal within a loop for any period of time, or loss of synchronization for longer than the time-out value. The logical procedure used by an L_Port to discover its environment. Can be used to assign AL_PA addresses, detect loop failure, or reset a node. Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 35 Packet Participating Mode Fabric Watch User’s Guide A hex value representing one of the 127 possible AL_PA values in an arbitrated loop. A set of devices connected in a loop to a port that is a member of another loop.
- Page 36 Registered State Change Notification; a switch function that allows notification of fabric changes to be sent from the switch to specified nodes. Storage Area Network; a network of systems and storage devices that communicate using fibre channel protocols. See also Fabric. Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 37 Transmission Word Trap (SNMP) Fabric Watch User’s Guide A group of related frames transmitted in the same direction between two N_Ports. The rate at which an entity can service requests. See also Request Rate. Small Form Factor Pluggable; optical transceiver used to convert signals between optical fiber cables and switches.
- Page 38 A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that configuration. See also Defined Configuration, Enabled Configuration. Fabric Watch User’s Guide...
- Page 39 F/FL_Port (copper) class F/FL_Port (optical) class Fabric class GBIC (FINISAR Smart GBIC) class installation by BROCADE WEB TOOLS by telnet key, license license key locking of port log 3-10 3-10...
- Page 40 Port class profiles availability of customized profiles definition range thresholds requirements, Fabric Watch rising/falling thresholds SNMP using to access Fabric Watch SNMP trap support, technical supportShow telnet command technical support telnet accessing Fabric Watch by installing by telnet commands supportShow...