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3 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Contents Contents About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Contents 7 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Rescaling a selected graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96Saving graph statistics to a file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Contents 10 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Contents 11 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 5 Switch Manager Topology window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Switch Manager Faceplate window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
13 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide About This Guide About this Guide About this Guide This guide provides information to help you use the following management tools to manage the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch (2/8q FC Switch): ■ Switch Manager ■ Command Li...
About this Guide 14 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Overview This section covers the following topics: ■ Intended audience ■ Related documentation Intended audience This book is intended for use by the system administrator responsible for the MSA1000 storage system. R...
About this Guide 15 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Conventions Conventions consist of the following: ■ Document conventions ■ Text symbols ■ Equipment symbols Document conventions This document follows the conventions in Table 1 . Text symbols The following symbols m...
About this Guide 16 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Equipment symbols The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings: Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indi...
About this Guide 17 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Getting help If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP Authorized Service Provider or access the following HP web site: http://www.hp.com . Note: HP call centers use product and serial numb...
About this Guide 18 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support/ . From this web site, select the country of origin. Note: For continuous qual...
Switch Manager 20 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Getting started ■ Installing Switch Manager , page 20 ■ Starting Switch Manager , page 21 ■ Exiting Switch Manager , page 22 ■ Removing Switch Manager , page 23 ■ Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view...
Switch Manager 21 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems 1. Close all programs currently running, and then insert the Small Business SAN Software CD into the server or management workstation CD-ROM drive. The CD auto-mounts, and exe...
Switch Manager 22 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide ■ Open existing fabric view file—Opens the Open View dialog box which prompts you to specify a fabric view file that you saved earlier. See “ Opening a fabric view file ” on page 37. ■ Start application without specify...
Switch Manager 23 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Removing Switch Manager Removing Switch Manager from Windows To remove Switch Manager from Windows: 1. Browse for and change to the installation directory: The default directory is C:\Program Files\HP\HP_StorageWorks_S...
Switch Manager 24 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Setting Switch Manager preferences Using the preferences settings to: ■ Change the location of the working directory in which to save files. ■ Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. ■ Choose t...
Switch Manager 25 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Using online help Online help is available for the Switch Manager application and its functions. You can do one of the following to open the online help file: ■ Select Help > Help Topics. ■ Click Help on the tool ba...
Switch Manager 26 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 6: Switch Manager Faceplate window Menu bars In addition to the menu bar, both the topology and faceplate displays have context sensitive menus that pop up when you right-click in the graphic window. The menus a...
Switch Manager 27 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Topology display menu bar options and shortcut keys Figure 7: Topology display menu bar optionsTable 3: Topology display shortcut keys Shortcut Selection Shortcut Selection Ctrl+OAlt+F, O File>Open View File Alt+S, ...
Switch Manager 28 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Faceplate display menu bar options and shortcut keys Figure 8: Faceplate display menu bar optionsTable 4: Faceplate display shortcut keys Shortcut Selection Shortcut Selection Ctrl+OAlt+F, O File>Open View File Alt+...
Switch Manager 29 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Tool bar The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that are used to access Switch Manager functions ( Table 5 ). Tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar. The tool bar can be relocated...
Switch Manager 30 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 9: Fabric tree Each fabric tree entry has a small icon next to it that uses color to indicate operational status. ■ A green icon indicates normal operation. ■ A yellow icon indicates that a switch is operational...
Switch Manager 31 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Data window and tabs The data window presents a table of data and statistics associated with the selected tab. ( Figure 6 .) Use the scroll bar to browse through the data. The window length can be adjusted by clicking ...
Switch Manager 32 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Switch status Switch icon shape and color provide information about the switch and its operational state. Lines represent links between switches. The topology display uses green to indicate normal operation, yellow to ...
Switch Manager 33 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide You can save a custom arrangement, or layout, and restore that layout during a Switch Manager session. Begin by arranging the icons, and then select View > Remember Layout. To restore the saved layout, select View &...
Switch Manager 34 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Context-sensitive menus are displayed when you right-click on the faceplate image or on a port icon in the faceplate display. Faceplate data windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows, which corr...
Switch Manager 35 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Managing fabrics This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics: ■ Managing fabric security , page 35 ■ Managing the fabric database , page 36 ■ Displaying fabric information , page 40 ■ Zoning a fabric...
Switch Manager 36 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Fabric services Fabric services security includes SNMP and In-band management. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is the protocol governing network management and monitoring of network devices. SNMP security con...
Switch Manager 37 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 12: Add a New Fabric dialog box 2. Enter a fabric name (optional) and the IP address of the switch through which to manage the fabric. 3. Enter an account name and password. The factory login name and password a...
Switch Manager 38 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Saving a fabric view file 1. Select File > Save View As. The Save View dialog box is displayed. 2. Enter a new file name. 3. Enter a file password, if necessary. 4. Click OK. Rediscovering a fabric After making chan...
Switch Manager 39 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Replacing a failed switch The archive/restore works for all switches. However, the Restore menu item is not available for the in-band switches. You can only restore a switch out-of-band (the fabric management switch). ...
Switch Manager 40 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Deleting a link To delete a link: 1. Select one or more links in the topology display, and then select Switch > Delete. Displaying fabric information The topology display is the primary tool for monitoring a fabric....
Switch Manager 41 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Event Browser The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the Switch Manager application. Events are generated by the Switch Manager application and are not saved on the swit...
Switch Manager 42 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 13: Event Browser Note: ■ Events that are generated by the application are not saved on the switch. They are permanently discarded when you close a Switch Manager session, but you can save these events to a file...
Switch Manager 43 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Filtering the Event Browser Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event severity, timestamp, source, type, and description. To filter the Event Browser, ...
Switch Manager 44 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Saving the Event Browser to a file To save the Event Browser to a file: Note: Filtered events are not saved. 1. Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display. 2. Select File > Save As. 3. Select a ...
Switch Manager 45 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Zoning a fabric Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This subsection addresses the following topics: ...
Switch Manager 46 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Two types of zones are supported. The following zone types define increasingly restrictive levels of communication. ■ Soft zones ■ Hard zones (ACL zoning) Soft Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of contr...
Switch Manager 47 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide The zoning limits for a fabric are as follows: ■ MaxZoneSets is 256—The maximum number of zone sets that can be configured on the switch. This is enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database...
Switch Manager 48 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Using the Zoning Config dialog box Use the Zoning Config dialog box to change the Interop Auto Save and Default Visibility configuration parameters. In the faceplate display, select Zoning > Edit Zoning Config to op...
Switch Manager 49 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Merging fabrics and zoning Note: HP does not support merging fabrics. Zone merge failure A zone merge fails if the two active zone sets have member zones with identical names that differ in membership or type. For exam...
Switch Manager 50 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 17: Edit Zoning dialog box Note: If the Interop Mode parameter is enabled on the Switch Properties dialog box, every time the active zone set changes, the switch copies it into an inactive zone set stored on the...
Switch Manager 51 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Table 8: Edit Zoning dialog box tool bar buttons and icons Tool bar button / icon Description Create Zone Set—Create a new zone set Create Zone—Create a new zone Create Alias—Create another name for a set of objects In...
Switch Manager 52 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Managing zone sets Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members, and then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different secur...
Switch Manager 53 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Copying a zone to a zone set To copy an existing zone and its membership from one zone set to another, Do the following: 1. Select the zone and drag it to the chosen zone set. 2. Click Apply to save changes to the zoni...
Switch Manager 54 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Managing zones Managing zones involves the following: ■ Creating a zone in a zone set ■ Adding zone members ■ Creating a member ■ Renaming a zone or a zone set ■ Removing a zone member ■ Removing a zone from a zone set...
Switch Manager 55 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Adding zone members Adding a zone member to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. To add member ports/devices to a zone, do one of the following: ■ Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel ad...
Switch Manager 56 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Removing a zone from a zone set Zones that are no longer members of any zone set are moved to the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch. 1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog b...
Switch Manager 57 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Creating an alias 1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed ( Figure 17 ). 2. Select Edit > Create Alias. The Create Alias dialog box is displayed. 3. Enter a name for the alias, and...
Switch Manager 58 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Managing switches This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric. ■ Managing user accounts , page 58 ■ Displaying switch information , page 62 ■ Configuring port threshold alarms , page 6...
Switch Manager 59 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Creating user accounts A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts. 1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed ( Figure 18 ). Figure 18: User Account Administration...
Switch Manager 60 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 19: User Account Administration dialog box – Remove Account Changing a user account password 1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed. 2. Click the Change Pass...
Switch Manager 61 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 20: User Account Administration dialog box – Change Password Modifying a user account 1. Select Switch > User Accounts. The User Account Administration dialog box is displayed. 2. Click the Modify Account tab...
Switch Manager 62 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 4. Click the Admin Authority Enabled check box to grant admin authority to the account name. 5. Select an option from the Account Expiration Date area. 6. Click Modify Account. 7. Click Close. Displaying switch informa...
Switch Manager 63 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Name Server data window The Name Server data window displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Click the Name Server tab below the data window to display name server information for all dev...
Switch Manager 64 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Link data window The Link data window displays information about all switch links in the fabric or selected links. This information includes the switch name, the port number at the end of each link, and the link status...
Switch Manager 65 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Port Information data window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the facep...
Switch Manager 66 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Configuring port threshold alarms You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Configuring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising and falling triggers, a sample window, and finally ena...
Switch Manager 67 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 25: Port Threshold Alarm example 7. Enter a sample window in seconds. The sample window defines the period of time in which to count events. 8. Repeat step 3 through step 7 for each alarm you want to configure o...
Switch Manager 68 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Setting the date/time and NTP client The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog box enables you to set the date and time manually on a switch, or to enable NTP Client to synchronize the date and time on the s...
Switch Manager 69 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Configuration wizard The Configuration wizard is a series of dialog boxes you can use to configure the IP address and other basic parameters on new or replacement switches. Switch Manager detects the first time use and...
Switch Manager 70 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Administrative State parameter The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The switch administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current ad...
Switch Manager 71 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide the broadcast is in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on all online F_Ports within the hard zone. If the originator of the broadcast frame is not in a hard zone, the frame is retransmitted on online F_Ports that ...
Switch Manager 72 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Network properties Use the Network Properties dialog box to change the following network settings: ■ IP Configuration parameters ■ SNMP Configuration parameters ■ SNMP Trap Configuration ■ Remote Logging parameter 1. S...
Switch Manager 73 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide SNMP Configuration parameters The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 16 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Illegal characters for the user-defined boxes are the pound sign ...
Switch Manager 74 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide SNMP Trap Configuration The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure each trap. Table 17 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Remote Logging parameter ...
Switch Manager 75 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide To save log information to a remote host, you must edit the syslog.conf file (located on the remote host) and then restart the syslog daemon. Consult your operating system documentation for information on how to config...
Switch Manager 76 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 28: Restore dialog boxes – Full and Selective 3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the file. This archive file must be one that was produced by the Switch Manager Archive function. Configuration backup f...
Switch Manager 77 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Restoring the factory default configuration You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values. To restore the factory configuration on a switch, select Switch > Restore Factory...
Switch Manager 78 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Downloading a support file The Download Support File menu option assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file ( dump_support.tgz zip ). This file can be sent to technical support personnel for t...
Switch Manager 79 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Displaying hardware status To display a summary of the hardware status information in a popup text box, rest the cursor over the chassis LED cluster in the faceplate display. ■ Input Power LED—Indicates the voltage sta...
Switch Manager 80 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Managing ports This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices: ■ Displaying port information , page 80 ■ Configuring ports , page 85 ■ Resetting a port , page 89 ■ Testing ports , page 89 Disp...
Switch Manager 82 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display, and then click the Port Sta...
Switch Manager 84 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Port Information data window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected port. To open the Port Information data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the facep...
Switch Manager 85 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Name Server data window The Name Server data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. To open the Name Server data window from the topology or faceplate display, cl...
Switch Manager 86 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Port States parameters The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state exists in two forms: ■ The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in th...
Switch Manager 87 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Port Type parameters The ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected. Table 27 describes the port types. 1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate ...
Switch Manager 88 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 3. Select one of the following in the Port Symbolic Name dialog box: — Enter a new name for the port in the Set Port Symbolic Name box. — Check the Restore Default Port Symbolic Name check box to restore the default na...
Switch Manager 89 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 4. Verify Requested Changes—Review the extended distance requests and the selected donor ports. Click Finish to apply the changes, and redistribute the credits. Note: As credits are used, the Logged-In LEDs on the corr...
Switch Manager 90 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 33: Port Loopback Test dialog box 2. Select the type of loopback test to be run (Internal, External, or Online) in the Test Selection area. If you choose the internal or external test, Switch Manager prompts you...
Switch Manager 91 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Graphing port performance The HP StorageWorks Fabric View application displays port performance using graphs. HP StorageWorks Fabric View plots data communication rates and total errors for selected ports as shown in F...
Switch Manager 92 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View To exit a HP StorageWorks Fabric View session, select File > Exit. The current fabric view is automatically saved to your default fabric view file upon exit, if you have defined a...
Switch Manager 93 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Files are saved in the working directory. 3. Enter a password. When you attempt to open this fabric file, you are prompted for this password. If you leave the File Password box blank, no password is required. To open a...
Switch Manager 94 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Displaying graphs 1. Select Fabric > Add Fabric. The Add a New Fabric dialog box is displayed. 2. Enter a fabric name and an IP address. 3. Enter an account name and a password, if required. 4. Set the graphing opti...
Switch Manager 95 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Figure 38: Default Graph Options dialog box You can also right-click on a graph, and then select Change Graph Options. 1. Choose the units for the graph: — Select the Show Bytes Data on Graph check box to plot data in ...
Switch Manager 96 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Note: Clicking Reset in the Swatches, HSB, and RGB tab pages of the Select Color dialog box resets the colors in the Preview area to the last saved color scheme. At this point you are only selecting a new color scheme ...
Switch Manager 97 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Interpreting Switch Manager messages This section lists the Switch Manager messages by task, dialog box, or display. To find a message and what to do about it, consider what task you are performing, and refer to the co...
Switch Manager 98 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Network Properties dialog box messages The maximum number of management sessions on the entry switch has been exceeded. The application cannot establish a session with the fabric because too many sessions are already o...
Switch Manager 99 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Switch Properties dialog box messages Table 31: Switch Properties dialog box messages Message User action Attempt to change chassis name failed. or Attempt to set in-band management failed. or Attempt to change domain ...
Switch Manager 101 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Port Properties dialog box messages Table 32: Port Properties dialog box messages Message User action Invalid value entered for interop credits. or Failed to set I/O stream guard change. or Failed to set new interop c...
Switch Manager 102 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Faceplate display messages Unable to apply changes. Failed to obtain admin privileges. Verify that another user is not currently modifying the switch configuration, using either the management application, or a Telnet...
Switch Manager 104 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Load Firmware dialog box messages Port Loopback Test dialog box messages Table 34: Load Firmware dialog box messages Message User action Bad checksum/CRC for the firmware image or incorrect firmware image for this typ...
Switch Manager 105 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide No device detected in selected port yet. Test will not be run on empty port. Verify that a loopback device is attached to the port before starting loopback test.Verify that the port is online with an active login befo...
Switch Manager 106 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Extended Credits wizard messages Zoning dialog box messages Table 36: Extended Credits wizard messages Message User action Request for admin failed. Verify that another user is not currently modifying the switch confi...
Switch Manager 108 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Restore Configuration dialog box messages Save Fabric View dialog box messages Unable to create alias. The zoning configuration already contains the maximum allowed zoning aliases. Delete any unwanted aliases, and the...
Switch Manager 109 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Trap Configuration dialog box messages Table 40: Trap Configuration dialog box messages Message User action Invalid rising threshold. or Invalid falling threshold. or Invalid sample interval. Verify that the informati...
111 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 2 Command Line Interface The command line interface (CLI) enables you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. This section describes the following: ■ Logging on to ...
Command Line Interface 112 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Logging on to a switch To log on to a switch using a Telnet session, open a command line window on the workstation and enter the Telnet command followed by the switch IP address: # telnet ip_address A Telnet w...
Command Line Interface 113 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Working with switch configurations Successful management of switches and fabrics with the command line interface depends on the effective use of switch configurations. Key switch management tasks include: ■ Mo...
Command Line Interface 114 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Backing up a switch configuration Backing up and restoring a configuration is useful to protect your work or for use as a template in configuring other switches. The Config Backup command creates a file on the...
Command Line Interface 115 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Restoring a switch configuration The restore operation begins with FTP to upload the configuration file from the workstation to the switch, and then finishes with a Telnet session and the Config Restore comman...
Command Line Interface 116 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Commands The command is followed by one or more keywords. Consider the following rules and conventions: ■ Commands and keywords are case insensitive. ■ Required keyword values appear in standard font: [value]....
Command Line Interface 117 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Admin command Opens and closes an Admin session. The Admin session provides commands that change the fabric and switch configurations. Only one Admin session can be open on the switch at any time. An inactive ...
Command Line Interface 118 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Examples The following example shows how to open and close an Admin session: 2/8q FC Switch #> admin start 2/8q FC Switch (admin) #> . . . 2/8q FC Switch (admin) #> admin end 2/8q FC Switch #> Alia...
Command Line Interface 119 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide DELETE [ALIAS] Deletes the specified alias given by [alias] from the zoning database. If the alias is a member of the active zone set, the alias will not be removed from the active zone set until the active zo...
Command Line Interface 120 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide COPY [config_source] [config_destination] Copies the configuration given by [config_source] to the configuration given by [config_destination]. The switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default...
Command Line Interface 121 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 2/8q FC Switch (admin-config) #> config cancel Configuration mode will be canceled. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y 2/8q FC Switch (admin) #> admin end The following is an example of how to create a backup f...
Command Line Interface 122 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Create Support command Assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file ( dump_support.tgz zip ) and prompts you to send it to a remote host. This file is useful to technical support person...
Command Line Interface 123 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. 221-You have transferred 43430 bytes in 1 files. 221-Total traffic for this session was 43888 bytes in 1 transfers. 221 Thank you for using the ...
Command Line Interface 124 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Examples 2/8q FC Switch (admin) #> firmware install Warning: Installing new firmware requires a switch reset. Continuing with this action will terminate all management sessions, including any Telnet session...
Command Line Interface 125 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Help command Displays a brief description of the specified command, its keywords, and usage. Authority None Syntax HELP [COMMAND] [KEYWORD] Keywords [COMMAND] Displays a summary of the command given by [comman...
Command Line Interface 126 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide History command Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority None Syntax HISTORY Notes Use the History command to provide context for t...
Command Line Interface 127 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Syntax hotreset Notes You can load and activate firmware on an operating switch without disrupting data traffic or having to re-initialize attached devices under the following conditions: ■ No changes are bein...
Command Line Interface 128 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Notes To install firmware when the management workstation has an FTP server, use the Image Install command or the “ Firmware Install command ” on page 123. To install firmware when the management workstation d...
Command Line Interface 129 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 13. A message prompts you to reset the switch to activate the firmware. Enter the hotreset command to perform a non-disruptive firmware activation. 2/8q FC Switch (admin) $>hotreset Lip command Reinitialize...
Command Line Interface 130 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Ping command Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None Syntax PING Keywords IP_ADDRESS The IP address of the switch to query. Examp...
Command Line Interface 131 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 346 327 0.8 00:35:12 3-01:18:35 util 347 327 0.0 00:00:29 3-01:18:35 snmpservicepath 348 327 0.0 00:02:46 3-01:18:34 eport 349 327 0.0 00:00:21 3-01:18:34 PortApp 350 327 5.6 04:08:24 3-01:18:34 port_mon 351 3...
Command Line Interface 132 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Keywords CONFIG [CONFIG_NAME] Resets the configuration given by [config_name] to the factory default values for switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration. If [config_name] does not exist on ...
Command Line Interface 134 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Table 47: Port threshold alarm configuration default settings Parameter Default setting ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabledRisingTriggerFallingTriggerSampleWindow True25110 DecodeErrors...
Command Line Interface 137 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Set Config command Sets switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration parameters. The changes you make with this command are not retained when you reset or power cycle the switch unless you save...
Command Line Interface 138 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Table 51: Set Config port parameters Parameter Description AdminState Port administrative state: ■ Online – Activates and prepares the port to send data. This is the default. ■ Offline – Prevents the port from...
Command Line Interface 139 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide SWITCH Initiates an editing session in which to change switch configuration settings. The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, enter a new value or...
Command Line Interface 140 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide THRESHOLD Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected events. The system displays each event, its triggers, and sampling window one line at a time and prompts you for a v...
Command Line Interface 141 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide ZONING Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, enter a new value or pres...
Command Line Interface 146 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide SAVE Saves the log settings for the component, severity level, port, and display level. These settings remain in effect after a switch reset. The log settings can be viewed using the Show Log Settings command....
Command Line Interface 147 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide STATE [STATE] Specifies one of the following administrative states for the specified port: Online —Places the port online. This activates and prepares the port to send data. Offline —Places the port offline. T...
Command Line Interface 148 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide system Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change system configuration settings. Table 56 describes the system configuration parameters. For each parameter, enter a new value or press Enter to accept the ...
Command Line Interface 150 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Trap5Address (dot-notated IP Address) [0.0.0.0 ] Trap5Port (decimal value) [162 ] Trap5Severity (see allowed options above) [warning ] Trap5Version (1 / 2) [2 ] Trap5Enabled (True / False) [False ] ReadCommuni...
Command Line Interface 151 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide alarm [option] Displays the alarm log and session display setting. If you omit [option], the command displays the last 200 alarm entries. The alarm log is cleared when the switch is reset or power cycled. [opt...
Command Line Interface 152 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide [ port_id ]—Displays name server information for the port given by [port_id]. [port_id] is a port Fibre Channel address. pagebreak Displays the current pagebreak setting. The pagebreak setting limits the displ...
Command Line Interface 153 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide post log Displays the Power On Self Test (POST) log which contains results from the POST. setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP, and the switch manufacturer. See the “ Show Setup comman...
Command Line Interface 154 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide support Executes a series of commands that display a complete description of the switch, its configuration, and operation. The display can be captured from the screen and used for diagnosing problems. This key...
Command Line Interface 160 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide The following is an example of the Show Version command: 2/8q FC Switch #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************...
Command Line Interface 163 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Show Log command Displays the contents of the log or the parameters used to create and display entries in the log. The log contains a maximum of 1200 entries. When the log reaches its entry capacity, subsequen...
Command Line Interface 165 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide [333][day month date time year][I][Eport Port: 0/8][Sending LSU oxid=0xc:type=1] [334][day month date time year][I][Eport Port: 0/8][Send Zone Merge Request] [335][day month date time year][I][Eport Port: 0/8]...
Command Line Interface 166 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command: 2/8q FC Switch #> show perf Port Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Number (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ------ -------...
Command Line Interface 167 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Keywords MFG Displays manufacturing information about the switch. SNMP Displays the current SNMP settings. SYSTEM Displays the current system settings. Examples The following is an example of the Show Setup Mf...
Command Line Interface 169 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Shutdown command Terminates all data transfers on the switch at convenient points and closes the Telnet session. Always power cycle the switch after entering this command. Authority Admin Syntax SHUTDOWN Notes...
Command Line Interface 170 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 2. Place the port in Diagnostics mode by entering the following command (x = port number): set port x state diagnostics 3. Choose the type of port loopback test to run: ■ To run an internal loopback test, ente...
Command Line Interface 171 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Uptime command Displays the elapsed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activation does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command. Auth...
Command Line Interface 172 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide EDIT Initiates an edit session that prompts you for the account name for which to change the expiration date and authority. LIST Displays the list of users currently logged in and their session numbers. Provid...
Command Line Interface 173 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide The following is an example of the User Edit command: 2/8q FC Switch (admin) #> user edit Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command. account name (1-15 chars) : user1 set account expiration in days ...
Command Line Interface 174 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin and a Zoning Edit. See the “ Zoning command ” on page 178 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List , Members , ...
Command Line Interface 175 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide REMOVE [zone] [member_list] Removes the ports/devices given by [member_list] from the zone given by [zone]. Use a <space> to delimit aliases and ports/devices in [member_list]. [member_list] can have any...
Command Line Interface 176 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide wwn_c001b0 zone_set_1 wwn_401248 zone_set_1 wwn_02402f zone_set_1 wwn_22412f zone_set_1 The following is an example of the Zone Members command: 2/8q FC Switch #> zone members wwn_b0241f Current List of Mem...
Command Line Interface 177 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide ACTIVE Displays the name of the active zone set. This keyword does not require Admin session. ADD[zone_set] [zone_list] Adds a list of zones and aliases given by [zone_list] to the zone set given by [zone_set]...
Command Line Interface 178 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide The following is an example of the Zoneset List command: 2/8q FC Switch #> zoneset list Current List of ZoneSets ------------------------ alpha beta The following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command:...
Command Line Interface 179 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide HISTORY Displays a history of zoning modifications. This keyword does not require an Admin session. History information includes the following: — Time of the most recent zone set activation or deactivation and...
Index 188 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide list definitions 179 remove all 53 revert changes 179 save edits 179 Zoning command 178
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