QLogic 8C/16 - Manuals

59022-06 A Page v SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q 3.4.3 Restoring Default Zoning ......................................................................... 3-19 3.4.4 Merging Fabrics and Zoning .................................................................... 3-19 3.4.4.1 Zone Merge...

Page vi 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide Q 4.5 Paging a Switch................................................................................................ 4-14 4.6 Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................ 4-1...

59022-06 A Page vii SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q 5.2.3 Changing Port Modes .............................................................................. 5-11 5.2.4 Changing Buffer-to-Buffer Credits ........................................................... 5-12 5.2.5 I/O Stream G...

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59022-06 A Page ix SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q 4-1 Account Administration – Add ........................................................................................ 4-2 4-2 Account Administration – Remove ...........................................................................

59022-06 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANbox® Manager application (version 2.0) and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the SANbox2®-8c and SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel switches (firmware version 2.0). The SANbox Manager switch managem...

1 – IntroductionTechnical Support 1-2 59022-06 A Q 1.3 Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized m...

59022-06 A 2-1 Section 2 Using SANbox Manager This section describes how to use the SANbox Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: „ Installing SANbox Manager „ Starting SANbox Manager „ Exiting SANbox Manager „ Changing the password for the default fabric view file „ Se...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerInstalling SANbox Manager 2-2 59022-06 A Q Your switch was shipped with either a SANsurfer Management Suite Disk or a SANbox2 Installation Disk. Refer to the following installation instructions that correspond to your situation: „ SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Ins...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Installing SANbox Manager 59022-06 A 2-3 Q 2.1.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation To install the SANbox Manager application on Linux from the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsur...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerInstalling SANbox Manager 2-4 59022-06 A Q 2.1.3 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation To install the SANbox Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the S...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Installing SANbox Manager 59022-06 A 2-5 Q 2.1.4 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Windows Installation To install the SANbox Manager application on Windows from the SANbox2 Installation Disk, do the following: 1. Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANbox2 Instal...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerStarting SANbox Manager 2-6 59022-06 A Q 2.2 Starting SANbox Manager To start the SANbox Manager application for the first time, choose one of the following methods: „ For a Windows platform, double-click the SANbox Manager shortcut, or select SANbox Manager from Start menu, ...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Starting SANbox Manager 59022-06 A 2-7 Q „ Choose Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric to open the SANbox Manager window shown in Figure 2-2 . Figure 2-2. SANbox Manager Window

2 – Using SANbox ManagerExiting SANbox Manager 2-8 59022-06 A Q 2.3 Exiting SANbox Manager To exit a SANbox Manager application session, open the File menu and select Exit . If you have made changes to the view, the Save Default Fabric File dialog, shown in Figure 2-3 , prompts you to save the view ...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Uninstalling SANbox Manager 59022-06 A 2-9 Q 2.4 Uninstalling SANbox Manager A program to uninstall SANbox Manager was installed as part of the SANbox Manager installation process. The Uninstaller Data folder in the Install folder contains the uninstall program (Uninstall SA...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerChanging the SANbox Manager Default Fabric File Password 2-10 59022-06 A Q 2.5 Changing the SANbox Manager Default Fabric File Password To change the password for the default fabric view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Change Default File Password to ...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Setting SANbox Manager Preferences 59022-06 A 2-11 Q 2.7 Setting SANbox Manager Preferences Using the preferences settings, you can: „ Change the location of the working directory in which to save files „ Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. „ Cho...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerUsing Online Help 2-12 59022-06 A Q To set preferences for your SANbox Manager sessions, do the following: 1. Open the File menu, and select Preferences to open the Preferences dialog. 2. Enter or browse for paths to the working directory and browser. 3. In the Application-wi...

2 – Using SANbox Manager SANbox Manager User Interface 59022-06 A 2-13 Q 2.10 SANbox Manager User Interface The SANbox Manager application uses two basic displays to manage the fabric and individual switches: the topology display and the faceplate display. The topology display shows all switches tha...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerSANbox Manager User Interface 2-14 59022-06 A Q 2.10.1 Menu Bar The Menu Bar presents the SANbox Manager menus as shown in Figure 2-8 . The menus and the tasks offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections, sh...

2 – Using SANbox Manager SANbox Manager User Interface 59022-06 A 2-15 Q Most menu selections have shortcut keys as shown in Table 2-2 . Table 2-2. Menu Shortcut Keys Shortcut Selection Shortcut Selection Ctrl+OAlt+F+O File>Open View File Alt+S+F Switch>Firmware Fallback Alt+F+A File>Save A...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerSANbox Manager User Interface 2-16 59022-06 A Q 2.10.2 Tool Bar The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access SANbox Manager functions as shown in Table 2-3 . The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to using the menu bar. The tool bar c...

2 – Using SANbox Manager SANbox Manager User Interface 59022-06 A 2-17 Q 2.10.3 Fabric Tree The fabric tree lists the managed fabrics and their switches as shown in Figure 2-9 . The window width can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border. An entry handle located to the left ...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Using the Topology Display 59022-06 A 2-19 Q 2.11 Using the Topology Display The topology display shown in Figure 2-10 receives information from the selected fabric and displays its topology. Switches and inter-switch links (ISL) appear in the graphic window and use color to...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Using the Topology Display 59022-06 A 2-21 Q 2.11.2.3 Opening the Faceplate Display and Topology Popup Menus The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. To open the faceplate display when viewing the topology display, click the switch entry/icon i...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerUsing the Faceplate Display 2-22 59022-06 A Q 2.12 Using the Faceplate Display The faceplate display shown in Figure 2-11 displays the switch name and operational state, and port status. Consider the following functional elements of the faceplate display: „ Port views and sta...

2 – Using SANbox Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59022-06 A 2-23 Q 2.12.2 Working with Ports Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context sensitive popup menus and pr...

2 – Using SANbox ManagerUsing the Faceplate Display 2-24 59022-06 A Q 2.12.3 Faceplate Data Windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs: „ Name Server – displays all devices connected to the switch that are logged with the name server. „ Sw...

59022-06 A 3-1 Section 3 Managing Fabrics This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics: „ Security „ Managing the fabric database „ Displaying fabric information „ Zoning a fabric 3.1 Security The components of security are: „ User authentication „ Inter-switch link security „ Inba...

3 – Managing FabricsSecurity 3-2 59022-06 A Q 3.1.2 Inter-Switch Link Security Inter-switch link security pertains to whether the switches in the fabric are configured to permit access to each switch in that fabric. Inter-switch link security enables inter-switch links with FC-SW-2 compliant switche...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59022-06 A 3-3 Q 3.2 Managing the Fabric Database A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a SANbox Manager session. Initially, the SANbox Manager application opens with an empty fabric database. 3.2.1 Adding a Fabric ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59022-06 A 3-5 Q 3.2.5 Rediscovering a Fabric After making changes to or deleting switches from a fabric view, it may be helpful to again view the actual fabric configuration. The rediscover fabric option clears out the current fabric information bei...

3 – Managing FabricsManaging the Fabric Database 3-6 59022-06 A Q 3.2.7 Replacing a Failed Switch The archive/restore works for all switches. However, the Restore menu item is not available for the inband switches. You can only restore a switch out-of-band (the connection switch). Use the following ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-06 A 3-7 Q 3.2.8 Deleting Switches and Links The SANbox Manager application does not automatically delete switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the Fibre Channel network. In these cases, you can delete switche...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-8 59022-06 A Q The topology display uses switch and status icons to provide status information about switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connection. The switch status icons, displayed on the left side of a switch, vary in shape and color...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-06 A 3-9 Q 3.3.2 Displaying the Event Browser The Event Browser is a compilation of messages that have been generated by the switches in the fabric in response to various events. The event format consists of a severity, time stamp, source, typ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-06 A 3-11 Q 3.3.2.1 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, open ...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-12 59022-06 A Q 3.3.2.2 Sorting the Event Browser Sorting the Event Browser enables you to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event severity, timestamp, source, type, or description. Initially, the Event Browser is sorted in asce...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-06 A 3-13 Q 3.3.3 Active Zone Set Data Window The Active Zoneset data window displays the zone membership for the active zone set that resides on the fabric management switch. The active zone set is the same on all switches in the fabric – you...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-15 Q 3.4.1.1.1 Soft Zones Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Members of the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. The soft zone boundary is not secure;...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-16 59022-06 A Q 3.4.1.2 Aliases To make it easier to add a group of ports or devices to one or more zones, you can create an alias. An alias is a named set of ports or devices that are grouped together for convenience. Unlike zones, aliases impose no communicati...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-17 Q 3.4.1.4 Zoning Database Each switch has its own zoning database. The zoning database is made up of all aliases, zones, and zone sets that have been created on the switch or received from other switches. The switch maintains two copies of the zon...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-18 59022-06 A Q 3.4.2 Using the Zoning Config Dialog Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Auto Save and Default Visibility configuration parameters. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dial...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-19 Q 3.4.3 Restoring Default Zoning Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions. To restore the default zoning for a switch: 1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Restore Default Zoning . 2. Choose ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-20 59022-06 A Q 3.4.4.2 Zone Merge Failure Recovery When a zone merge failure occurs, the conflict that caused the failure must be resolved. You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the active zone sets or by editing the conflictin...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-21 Q 3.4.5 Using the Edit Zoning Window To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, open the Zoning menu from the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning window shown in Figure 3-6 . Changes can only be made to inact...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-22 59022-06 A Q without closing the Edit Zoning window. Before zoning changes are implemented, SANbox Manager checks for and reports the following zoning conflicts: „ Empty zone sets „ Empty zones „ Empty aliases „ ACL or VPF zones with non-domain ID/port number...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-23 Q 3.4.6 Managing Zone Sets Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members, then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different security and access needs of y...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-24 59022-06 A Q 3.4.6.2 Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric. Only one zone set can be active at one time. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temp...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-25 Q 3.4.6.5 Removing a Zone Set Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following ways. „ Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected. „ Member zones that are not members of other zone sets become ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-26 59022-06 A Q 3.4.7 Managing Zones Managing zones involves the following: „ Creating a zone in a zone set „ Adding zone members „ Renaming a zone or a zone set „ Removing a zone member „ Removing a zone from a zone set „ Removing a zone from all zone sets „ Ch...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-27 Q 4. To add ports or devices to the zone, do one of the following: „ In the zone set tree, select the zone set. In the graphic window, select the port to add to the zone. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members . „ Select a port by port number, ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-06 A 3-29 Q 3.4.7.7 Changing Zone Types To change a zone type, do the following: 1. In the faceplate display, select the switch with the zone type to change. 2. Choose the Zoning button to open the Edit Zoning window. 3. In the Zone Sets tree, select the zo...

59022-06 A 4-1 Section 4 Managing Switches This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric. „ Managing user accounts „ Displaying switch information „ Managing alarms „ Exporting name server information to a file „ Paging a switch „ Resetting a switch „ Setting the date...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-2 59022-06 A Q The Admin account is for configuring the switch for the first time. After creating your own user accounts, consider changing the password for this account. The Admin account has Admin authority which means that this account can view and mo...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59022-06 A 4-3 Q 1. Enter an account name in the New Account Login field. Account names are limited to 15 characters. 2. If the account is to have the ability to modify switch configurations, check the Admin Authority Enabled box. 3. Enter a password in t...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-4 59022-06 A Q 4.1.3 Changing a User Account Password To change the password for an account on a particular switch, open the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Choose the Change Password tab in the dialog to present the display shown in Figu...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-06 A 4-5 Q 4.2 Displaying Switch Information The faceplate display and data windows provide the following specific switch information: „ Hardware status „ Name server information „ Switch specifications and addresses „ Configuration parameter...

4 – Managing SwitchesDisplaying Switch Information 4-6 59022-06 A Q The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-06 A 4-7 Q 4.2.2 Name Server Data Window The Name Server data window displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Choose the Name Server tab below the data window to display name server information for all devices t...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-06 A 4-11 Q 4.2.7 Configured Zonesets Data Window The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in the zoning database, as shown in Figure 4-6 . To open the Configured Zonesets data window, choose the ...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring Alarms 4-12 59022-06 A Q 4.3 Configuring Alarms You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Configuring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising and falling thresholds, a sampling interval, and finally enabling or disabling the alarm....

4 – Managing Switches Configuring Alarms 59022-06 A 4-13 Q 6. Enter a value for the rising threshold. A rising threshold alarm is generated when the event count exceeds the rising threshold. The switch will not generate another rising threshold alarm for that event until the count descends below the...

4 – Managing Switches Resetting a Switch 59022-06 A 4-15 Q Figure 4-9. Temperature Thresholds Dialog 4.8 Resetting a Switch Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory. Depending on the type, a switch reset may or may not include power-on self test or it may or may...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-06 A 4-17 Q Figure 4-10. Switch Properties Dialog 4.9.1.1 Symbolic Name A user-defined name of up to 63 characters that identifies the switch. 4.9.1.2 Switch Administrative States The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-18 59022-06 A Q Table 4-5 describes the administrative state values. 4.9.1.3 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Lo...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-06 A 4-19 Q 4.9.1.4 Broadcast Support Broadcast is supported on the SANbox2 which allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broadcast for FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0 . F...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-20 59022-06 A Q 4.9.1.7 Legacy Port Address Format Legacy Address Format should be enabled only to permit interoperation with certain older non-FC-SW-2, non-QLogic switches. Enabling this setting under other circumstances will disable zoning that is define...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-06 A 4-21 Q 4.9.2 Network Properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-11 to change IP and SNMP configuration parameters. After making changes, choose the OK button to put the new values into effect. To open the Network Properties di...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-22 59022-06 A Q 4.9.2.1 IP Configuration The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network and determines which network discovery method to use. Table 4-7 describes the IP configuration parameters. Table 4-7. IP Configuration Parameters Pa...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-06 A 4-23 Q 4.9.2.2 SNMP Configuration The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 4-8 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Table 4-8. SNMP Configuration Parameters Parameter Description SNMP Proxy SNMP proxy. En...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-24 59022-06 A Q 4.9.2.3 SNMP Trap Configuration The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 and configure the trap. Table 4-9 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. 4.9.2.4 Remote Logging The Remote Logg...

4 – Managing Switches Archiving a Switch 59022-06 A 4-25 Q 4.10 Archiving a Switch You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. Archived parameters include the following: „ Switch properties and statistics „ IP configuration „ SNMP configuration „ Port properties and ...

4 – Managing SwitchesRestoring a Switch 4-26 59022-06 A Q 4.11 Restoring a Switch Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the switch. The switch configuration must be archived before it can be restored. Furthermore, the switch archive must be compatible with the swit...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 59022-06 A 4-27 Q 4. To restore all configuration settings, choose the Full Restore tab, then choose the Restore button. To restore selected configuration settings, choose the Selective Restore tab and check one or more of the following boxes, then choose the...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging Firmware 4-28 59022-06 A Q 4.12 Managing Firmware The switch memory is partitioned for two firmware images. One of these partitions contains the active firmware; that is, the firmware version that is in use. The other partition contains the inactive firmware which is no...

4 – Managing Switches Managing Firmware 59022-06 A 4-29 Q 4.12.2 Activating the Pending Firmware To activate firmware that is both inactive and pending, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select Activate Firmware . SANbox Manager attempts a non-disruptive activation if the active and ...

4 – Managing SwitchesRestoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-30 59022-06 A Q 4.13 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, open the Switch menu and sel...

4 – Managing SwitchesRestoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-32 59022-06 A Q Notes

59022-06 A 5-1 Section 5 Managing Ports This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices: „ Displaying port information „ Configuring ports „ Testing ports 5.1 Displaying Port Information Port information is available primarily in the faceplate display shown in Figure 5-1 . T...

5 – Managing PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-2 59022-06 A Q 5.1.1 Monitoring Port Status The faceplate display provides the following port related information: „ Port mode „ Port operational state „ Port speed „ Port media To display port number and status information for a port, position the cur...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-06 A 5-3 Q 5.1.1.2 Displaying Port Operational States To display the operational state on each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View Port States . Table 5-2 lists the possible operational states and their meanings. The ...

5 – Managing PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-4 59022-06 A Q 5.1.1.4 Displaying Transceiver Media Status To display transceiver media status, open the View menu and select View Port Media . Table 5-2 lists the possible media states and their meanings. 5.1.2 Port Statistics Data Window The Port Sta...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-06 A 5-7 Q 5.1.3 Port Information Data Window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected port. To open the Port Information data window, choose the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate displa...

5 – Managing PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-8 59022-06 A Q 5.1.4 Name Server Data Window The Name Server data window displays information about the port and the connected device. To open the Name Server data window, select one or more switches in the topology display and choose the Name Server t...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59022-06 A 5-9 Q 5.2 Configuring Ports The port settings or characteristics are configured using the Port Properties dialog shown in Figure 5-2 . To open the Port Properties dialog, select one or more ports, open the Port menu and select Port Properties . Figure ...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-10 59022-06 A Q 5.2.1 Changing Port Administrative States The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. „ The...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59022-06 A 5-11 Q 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds The SANbox2 switch ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1 or 2 Gbps. The ports can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected. Ta...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59022-06 A 5-13 Q 2. Select the SANbox2 switch ports in the faceplate display that are to serve as links to the non-compliant switch. 3. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties . 4. In the E_Port BB Credits field, enter the number of credits per port of the...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-14 59022-06 A Q receiving the credits and the donor ports must reside on the same I/O blade. Choose Next . Figure 5-3. Designate Donor Ports 4. Verify Requested Changes: Review the extended distance requests and the selected donor ports. Choose Finish . 5. Apply...

5 – Managing Ports Testing Ports 59022-06 A 5-15 Q 5.3 Testing Ports The port loopback tests verify correct port operation by sending a frame out through the loop, and then verifying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent. Only one port can be tested at a time for each type of test....

59022-06 A A-1 Appendix A Command Line Interface Each switch contains a Telnet server. This server allows a Telnet client to establish a Telnet session with the switch to retrieve information or to configure parameters using the Command Line Interface (CLI). The CLI enables you to perform a variety ...

A – Command Line InterfaceCommand Syntax A-2 59022-06 A Q A.2 Command Syntax The command syntax is as follows: command keywordkeyword [value] keyword [value1] [value2] The Command is followed by one or more keywords. Consider the following rules and conventions: „ Commands and keywords are lowercase...

A – Command Line Interface Commands 59022-06 A A-3 Q A.3 Commands The command set provides for User and Admin authority levels. „ User authority grants viewing access to the fabric and switches using the Show command and other read-only commands. „ Admin authority includes the User authority and gra...

A – Command Line InterfaceAdmin Command A-4 59022-06 A Q 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 Admin session will time out after ...

A – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59022-06 A A-5 Q Alias Command Creates a named set of ports/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports/devices to many zones. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member. Authority Admin Syntax alias add [alias] [members]copy [alia...

A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59022-06 A A-7 Q Config Command Manages the Fibre Channel configurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configurations, refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page A-29 . Authority Admin for all keywords except List Syntax confi...

A – Command Line InterfaceConfig Command A-8 59022-06 A Q restore Restores configuration settings to an out-of-band switch from a backup file named configdata , which must be first uploaded on the switch using FTP. You create the backup file using the Config Backup command. Use FTP to load the backu...

A – Command Line InterfaceDate Command A-10 59022-06 A Q Date Command This command displays or sets the system date and time. To set the date and time the information string must be provided in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY. The new date and time takes effect immediately. Authority Admin to change the d...

A – Command Line Interface Fallback Command 59022-06 A A-11 Q Fallback Command Assigns the pending firmware status back and forth between the active and inactive firmware images stored in switch memory. Authority Admin Syntax fallback Notes „ The Show Switch command displays the two firmware images,...

A – Command Line InterfaceHardreset Command A-12 59022-06 A Q Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset activates the pending firmware and disrupts traffic. Authority Admin Syntax hardreset Notes To reset the switch without a power-on self test, refer to the ”...

A – Command Line Interface Help Command 59022-06 A A-13 Q Help Command Displays a brief description of the specified command and its keywords. Authority User Syntax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the command given by [command] and its keywords. If you omit [command...

A – Command Line InterfaceHistory Command A-14 59022-06 A Q History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority User Syntax history Notes Use the History command to provide context for the ! command: „ Enter ![command...

A – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command 59022-06 A A-15 Q Hotreset Command Resets the switch for the purpose of activating the pending firmware without disrupting traffic. This command terminates all management sessions and saves all configuration information. After the pending firmware is activ...

A – Command Line InterfaceImage Command A-16 59022-06 A Q Image Command Manages and installs switch firmware. Authority Admin Syntax image cleanupfetch [account_name] [ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination]listunpack [file] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from the switch. All...

A – Command Line Interface Lip Command 59022-06 A A-17 Q Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin Syntax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialized. Examples The following is an example of the Lip command: SANbox2 (admin) #> lip 2

A – Command Line InterfacePasswd Command A-18 59022-06 A Q Passwd Command Changes a user account’s password. Authority Admin to change another account’s password; User to change your own. Syntax passwd [account_name] Keywords [account_name] The user account name. You must open an admin session to ch...

A – Command Line Interface Ping Command 59022-06 A A-19 Q Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch in the fabric and reports the result. Authority User Syntax Ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to query. Examples The following is an example o...

A – Command Line InterfacePs Command A-20 59022-06 A Q Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority User Syntax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox2 #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 00:00:01...

A – Command Line Interface Quit Command 59022-06 A A-21 Q Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout Notes You can also enter Control-D to close the Telnet session.

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-22 59022-06 A Q Reset Command Resets the switch configuration parameters. If you omit the keyword, the default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin Syntax reset config [config_name] factoryport [port_number]snmpswitch (default)systemzoning Keywords config [confi...

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-24 59022-06 A Q FANEnable True LCFEnable False MFSEnable True MFS_TOV 10 MSEnable True NoClose False IOStreamGuard Disabled VIEnable False CheckAlps False Table A-5. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CR...

A – Command Line Interface Set Command 59022-06 A A-27 Q Set Command Sets a variety of switch parameters. Authority Admin for all keywords except Alarm Clear, Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available with User authority. Syntax set alarm clearbeacon [state]config [option]log [option]pagebreak [stat...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Command A-28 59022-06 A Q port [option] Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. Refer to the ”Set Port Command” on page A-41 . setup [option] Changes SNMP and system configuration settings...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-06 A A-29 Q Set Config Command Sets switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning configuration parameters. Authority Admin authority and a Config Edit session Syntax set config port [port_number] ports [port_number] switchthresholdzoning Keywords port...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-06 A A-31 Q 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 press the Enter key to acc...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-06 A A-33 Q threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected events. The system displays each event, its thresholds, and sampling interval one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each paramete...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-34 59022-06 A Q 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 press the Enter key to accept th...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-06 A A-35 Q Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config port 1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-06 A A-37 Q SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] ISLMonitoringEnabled (True / False) [True] RisingTrigger (decimal value, 1-1000) [2 ] FallingTrigger (decimal value, 0-1000) [0 ] SampleWindow (decimal value, 1-1000 sec) [10 ] LoginMonitor...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command A-38 59022-06 A Q Set Log Command Specifies the type of entries to be entered in the event log. The log consists of six files contained on the switch: logfile , and logfile.1 – logfile.5 . Each file can hold a maximum of 200 entries. The switch begins writin...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command A-40 59022-06 A Q start Starts the logging of events based on the Port, Component, and Level keywords assigned to the current configuration. The logging continues until you enter the Set Log Stop command. stop Stops logging of events. Notes To maintain optim...

A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59022-06 A A-41 Q Set Port Command Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. This command also clears port counters. Authority Admin Syntax set port [port_number] bypass [alpa]...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command A-42 59022-06 A Q Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The switch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin Syntax set setup snmpsystem Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59022-06 A A-43 Q system Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change system configuration settings. Table A-14 describes the system configuration fields. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command A-44 59022-06 A Q Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command A-46 59022-06 A Q The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup system A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-06 A A-47 Q Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational information. Authority User Syntax show aboutalarmbroadcastchassisconfig [option]domainsdonorfabricinterfacelog [option] lsdbmem [count]ns [option] pagebreakperf [option] port [port_n...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-06 A A-49 Q perf [option] Displays performance information for all ports. Refer to the ”Show Perf Command” on page A-64 . port [port_number] Displays operational information for the port given by [port_number]. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. If [po...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-06 A A-51 Q 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. Refer to the ”Show Setup Command” on page A-66 . steering [d...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-06 A A-53 Q The following is an example of the Show Fabric command: SANbox2 #> show fabric Domain WWN Enet IP Addr FC IP Addr SymbolicName ------ --- ------------ ---------- ------------ 16 (0x10) 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:77:81 10.20.68.11 0.0.0.0 gui sb1 .1...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-54 59022-06 A Q The following is an example of the Show Interface command: SANbox2 #> show interface eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:DD:00:BD:ED inet addr:10.20.68.107 Bcast:10.20.68.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metr...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-06 A A-55 Q The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online PortID 150100 AsicNumber 0 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:bc:b8 AsicPort 1 RunningType Unknown ConfigType G SFPPartNumber...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-06 A A-57 Q The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: SANbox2 #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Information ---...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-58 59022-06 A Q The following is an example of the Show Version command: SANbox2 #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************************************************** Sy...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59022-06 A A-59 Q Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning attributes for the configuration. Authority User Syntax show config port [port_number] switchthresholdzoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configuration para...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59022-06 A A-61 Q LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 100 FallingTrigger 5 SampleWindow 10 The...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command A-62 59022-06 A Q Show Log Command Displays the contents of the log or the parameters used to create entries in the log. The log contains a maximum of 200 entries. When the log reaches its entry capacity, subsequent entries overwrite the existing entries, b...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59022-06 A A-63 Q The following is an example of the Show Log Options command: SANbox2 #> show log options Allowed options for log ----------------------- component All, None, NameServer, MgmtServer, Zoning, Switch, Chassis, Blade, Port, Eport, Snmp, Ot...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command A-64 59022-06 A Q Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and bytes/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays data transmitted (out), data received (in), and total data transmitted and received in frames/second and bytes pe...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59022-06 A A-65 Q Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command: SANbox2 #> show perf Port Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Number (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command A-66 59022-06 A Q Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. Authority User Syntax show setup mfgsnmpsystem Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch. snmp Displays the current SNMP settings. system Displays t...

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59022-06 A A-67 Q The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox2 #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description QLogic SANbox2 FC Switch Trap1Ad...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command A-68 59022-06 A Q The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox2 #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0GatewayAddre...

A – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59022-06 A A-69 Q 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 Always use this command to p...

A – Command Line InterfaceTest Command A-70 59022-06 A Q Test Command Tests ports using internal (SerDes level), external (SFP), and online loopback tests. Internal and external tests require that the port be placed in diagnostic mode. Refer to the ”Set Command” on page A-27 for information about ch...

A – Command Line Interface Test Command 59022-06 A A-71 Q 4. Choose the type of port loopback test to run: „ To run an internal loopback test, enter the following: test port x internal „ To run an external loopback test, enter the following command. A loopback plug must be installed for this test to...

A – Command Line Interface Uptime Command 59022-06 A A-73 Q 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. Authority User Syntax uptime Exampl...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Command A-74 59022-06 A Q User Command Administers or displays user accounts. Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authority. Syntax user accountsadddelete [account_name]list Keywords accounts Displays all user accounts that exist on the switch. add...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59022-06 A A-75 Q The following is an example of the User Add command: SANbox2 (admin) #> user add Press 'q' and the ENTER key to abort this command. account name (1-15 chars) : user1 account password (4-20 chars) : please confirm account password: set acco...

A – Command Line InterfaceWhoami Command A-76 59022-06 A Q Whoami Command Displays the account name, session number, and switch domain ID for the Telnet session. Authority User Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command: SANbox2 #> whoami User name : admin@session2 S...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59022-06 A A-77 Q Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. The Zone command defines members (ports/devices) for a single switch. Zones are members of zone sets. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Comman...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59022-06 A A-79 Q Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox2 #> zone list Zone ZoneSet ------------------- wwn_b0241f zone_set_1 wwn_23bd31 zone_set_1 wwn_221416 zone_set_1 wwn_2215c3 zone_set_1 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 z...

A – Command Line InterfaceZone Command A-80 59022-06 A Q The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: wwn_b0241f ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59022-06 A A-81 Q Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and zone set membership across the fabric. Authority Admin authority and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-84 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, ...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command A-82 59022-06 A Q delete [zone_set] Deletes the zone set given by [zone_set]. If the specified zone set is active, the command is suspended until the zone set is deactivated. This keyword requires a Zoning Edit session. list Displays a list of all zone sets....

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59022-06 A A-83 Q The following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command: SANbox2 #> zoneset zones ssss Current List of Zones for ZoneSet: ssss ---------------------------------- zone1 zone2 zone3

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-84 59022-06 A Q Zoning Command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones. Refer to the ”Zone Command” on page A-77 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page A-81 . Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authorit...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-06 A A-85 Q limits Displays the number of zone sets, zones, aliases, members per zone, members per alias, and total members in the zoning database. This keyword also displays the zoning database limits. list Lists all fabric zoning definitions. This ke...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-86 59022-06 A Q 16 D_2_NewJBOD_2 5 E1JBOD1 5 E2JBOD2 3 LinkResetZone 3 LinkResetZone2 8 NewJBOD1 8 NewJBOD2 12 Q_1Photon1 12 Q_2Photon2 8 Q_1_NewJBOD1 13 Q_1_Photon_1 8 Q_2_NewJBOD2 13 Q_2_Photon_2 3 ZoneAlias 3 ZoneDomainPort 4 ZoneFCAddr MaxMembersPerAlia...

59022-06 A B-1 Appendix B Graphing Port Performance SANsurfer Fabric View is an optional application that displays port performance using graphs. SANsurfer Fabric View plots data communication rates and total errors for selected ports as shown in Figure B-1 . When graphing data communication rates, ...

B – Graphing Port PerformanceStarting SANsurfer Fabric View B-2 59022-06 A Q B.1 Starting SANsurfer Fabric View To start SANsurfer Fabric View from within SANbox Manager, open the topology display and select Start Fabric View from the Fabric menu. B.2 Exiting SANsurfer Fabric View To exit a SANsurfe...

B – Graphing Port Performance Saving and Opening SANsurfer Fabric View Fabric View Files 59022-06 A B-3 Q In your next SANsurfer Fabric View session, the Load Default Fabric File dialog shown in Figure B-3 prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its password if there is one. ...

B – Graphing Port PerformanceChanging the SANsurfer Fabric View Default Fabric File Password B-4 59022-06 A Q B.4 Changing the SANsurfer Fabric View Default Fabric File Password To change the password for the default fabric file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Change Default File...

B – Graphing Port Performance Setting the Polling Frequency 59022-06 A B-5 Q B.6 Setting the Polling Frequency Fabric View updates the graphs once per second by default. To change this polling frequency, do the following: 1. Open the Graph menu, and select Set Polling Frequency to open the Set Graph...

B – Graphing Port PerformanceDisplaying Graphs B-6 59022-06 A Q B.7.1 Arranging Graphs in the Display To arrange and size graphs in the display, open the Window menu and select Cascade , Tile , or Close All . „ Cascade overlaps the graphs so that all graphs are at least partially visible. „ Tile arr...

B – Graphing Port Performance Printing Graphs 59022-06 A B-7 Q To modify the graph options, do the following: 1. Choose the units for the graph: „ Select the Show Bytes Data on Graph check box to plot data in KBytes/second „ Select the Show Frames Data on Graph check box to plot data in frames/secon...

B – Graphing Port PerformanceSaving Graph Statistics to a File B-8 59022-06 A Q B.9 Saving Graph Statistics to a File Statistics for one or all graphs can be saved to a file that can be opened with a spreadsheet application. To save a graph statistics file, do the following: 1. Select a graph. 2. Op...

59022-06 A Glossary-1 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic. Active Zone Set The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in us...

Glossary-2 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q Class 3 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports without acknowledgment. Configured Zone Sets The zone sets stored on a switch excluding the active zone set. Default Visibility Z...

Glossary-3 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q In-Order-Delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent. Input Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages. Inter-Switch...

Glossary-4 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q Power On Self Test (POST) Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up. Principal Switch The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments. Private Device A device that can communicate only with other devices ...

59022-06 A Index-1 Index A access control list zone 3-15, 3-29account name 3-1, 3-3, A-1, A-76active firmware 4-28zone set 3-13, 3-16, 4-19 Active Zoneset data window 3-13Admin authority 3-1, A-3Admin command A-4administrative state configured 4-17, 5-10current 4-17, 5-10port 5-10, A-41switch 4-17, ...

Index-2 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q Name Server 4-7, 5-8port information 5-7port statistics 5-4switch 4-7 database fabric 3-3zoning 3-21 date 4-14Date command A-10Decode error 4-12default configuration 4-30user account 3-1visibility 3-18, 3-24zoning 3-19 default fabric ...

59022-06 A Index-3 SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide Q password B-2save 2-10, 3-4 faceplate display data window 2-24description 2-13, 2-22open 2-21popup menu 2-23 factory defaults 4-30, A-22Fallback command A-11Fan Fail LED 4-6FC-4 descriptor 5-13FC-SW-2 compliance 4-19firmware activate pe...

Index-4 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q loopback test 5-15loss of signal monitoring 4-12 M management workstation 2-1manufacturer information A-66media status 5-4memory activity A-48workstation 2-1 menu structure 2-14 N name server display A-48export 4-14zone 3-15 Name Serv...

Index-6 59022-06 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide Q symbolic name 4-17syslog 4-24system configuration change A-43display A-66 T temperature threshold 4-14Test command A-70testing ports 5-15time 4-14, A-10timeout values 4-20TL_Port 5-2, 5-12tool bar standard 2-16zoning 3-22 topology dis...