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Page vi 59022-10 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide 0 3.6.5.7 Changing Zone Types .................................................................... 3-37 3.6.6 Managing Aliases .................................................................................... 3-37 3.6.6.1 Creating an ...

59022-10 A Page vii SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 4.7.3.3 NTP Client ...................................................................................... 4-27 4.7.4 SNMP Properties ..................................................................................... 4-28 4.7.4.1 S...

Page viii 59022-10 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide 0 5.6.7.3 Rescaling a Selected Graph ........................................................... 5-26 5.6.8 Printing Graphs........................................................................................ 5-26 5.6.9 Saving Graph...

59022-10 A Page ix SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Uptime Command....................................................................................A-87User Command .......................................................................................A-88Whoami Command ................

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59022-10 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANsurfer Switch Manager™ application (version 4.02) and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the (firmware version 4.2). The SANsurfer Switch Manager switch management application is the primar...

1 – IntroductionJDOM License 1-2 59022-10 A 0 1.3 JDOM License This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project (http://www.jdom.org/). Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Brett McLaughlin & Jason Hunter. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without mod...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 59022-10 A 1-3 0 1.4 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 ...

59022-10 A 2-1 Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager This section describes how to use the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: „ Installing the Management Application „ Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager „ Exiting SANsurfer Management Suite „ Unins...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerInstalling the Management Application 2-2 59022-10 A 0 2.1.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager You can install SANsurfer Switch Manager on a Windows, Linux, or Solaris workstation. To install SANsurfer Switch Manager from the SANsurfer Switch Manager disk, close all programs...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59022-10 A 2-3 0 3. Add the package and follow the SANsurfer Switch Manager installation instructions. Enter the following command: pkgadd -d sol_pkg 2.1.2 SANsurfer Management Suite The following instructions describe how to i...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59022-10 A 2-5 0 2.1.2.2 SMS Installation for Linux Close all programs currently running, and insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Installation Disk into the management workstation CD-ROM drive. 1. If a file browser dialog ope...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerInstalling the Management Application 2-6 59022-10 A 0 10. To ensure that you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch Manager, visit the QLogic support web page and go to Drivers, Software and Manuals . a. Select your switch model from the pull-down me...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59022-10 A 2-7 0 3. On the SANbox Switch Software page, scroll to the SANbox2-8c/16 Series area. 4. In the Operating System column, click the Solaris SPARC link. 5. Click the SANsurfer Management Software link to open the Save ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerStarting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-8 59022-10 A 0 15. When prompted for the SMS installation directory, enter d if SMS was installed in it’s default directory (/opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurfer). Otherwise, enter the path name for the SMS installation directory. Th...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 59022-10 A 2-9 0 „ To start SANsurfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management Suite, do the following.1. Start the SANsurfer Management Suite application using one of the following methods: ‰ For Windows, double-click the SANsurfe...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerStarting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-10 59022-10 A 0 „ Click the Open Existing Fabric View File radio button to open the Open View dialog which prompts you to specify a fabric view file that you saved earlier. Refer to ”Opening a Fabric View File” on page 3-6 . „ Cli...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerExiting SANsurfer Management Suite 59022-10 A 2-11 0 2.3 Exiting SANsurfer Management Suite To exit a SANsurfer Switch Manager application session, open the File menu and select Exit . If you have not yet defined an encryption key, the Save Default Fabric View File ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-12 59022-10 A 0 In your next SANsurfer Switch Manager session, the Load Default Fabric File dialog shown in Figure 2-4 prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its encryption key, if there is one. In the...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 59022-10 A 2-13 0 To uninstall the SANsurfer Management Suite application, do the following: „ For Windows, browse for the uninstall program file or the shortcut/link that points to the uninstall program file. The uninstall pro...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences 59022-10 A 2-15 0 „ Enable (default) or disable the view file auto save and load feature. Refer to ”Exiting SANsurfer Management Suite” on page 2-11 for more information on the default fabric view file. „ Enable (default...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing Online Help 2-16 59022-10 A 0 To set preferences for your SANsurfer Switch 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. I...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-10 A 2-17 0 2.10 SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface The SANsurfer Switch Manager application uses two basic displays to manage the fabric and individual switches: the topology display and the faceplate display. The...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-18 59022-10 A 0 2.10.1 Menu Bar The SANsurfer Switch Manager menus and the tasks offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are only available in the face...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-10 A 2-19 0 2.10.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu The menu options in the faceplate display are shown in Figure 2-8 . Figure 2-8. Faceplate Display Menu The keyboard shortcut keys vary by display type: topology display and fa...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-20 59022-10 A 0 2.10.1.3 Topology Display Shortcut Keys The shortcut keys for the topology display are below. The shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive. Table 2-1. Topology Display Menu Shortcut Keys Shortcut Sele...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-10 A 2-21 0 2.10.1.4 Faceplate Display Shortcut Keys The shortcut keys for the faceplate displays are shown in below. The shortcut key combinations are not case-sensitive. Table 2-2. Faceplate Display Menu Shortcut Keys...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-10 A 2-23 0 2.10.2 Tool Bar The tool bar consists of a row of graphical buttons that you can use to access SANsurfer Switch Manager functions as shown in Table 2-3 . The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to usi...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-24 59022-10 A 0 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 l...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-10 A 2-25 0 2.10.4 Graphic Window The graphic window, as shown in Figure 2-6 , presents graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate. The window height can be adjus...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing the Topology Display 2-26 59022-10 A 0 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 (ISLs) appear in the graphic window and us...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Topology Display 59022-10 A 2-27 0 2.11.2 Working with Switches and Links Switch and link icons are selectable and moveable, and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select switches and links to display information about them, modify t...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing the Topology Display 2-28 59022-10 A 0 2.11.3 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...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59022-10 A 2-29 0 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 Vi...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing the Faceplate Display 2-30 59022-10 A 0 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 men...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59022-10 A 2-31 0 2.12.3 Faceplate Data Windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs: „ Devices – displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the ...

59022-10 A 3-1 Section 3 Managing Fabrics This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics: „ Fabric Security „ Fabric Tracker „ Managing the Fabric Database „ Working with Device Information and Nicknames „ Displaying Fabric Information „ Zoning a Fabric 3.1 Fabric Security The compon...

3 – Managing FabricsFabric Security 3-2 59022-10 A 0 3.1.2 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 consists of a read communi...

3 – Managing Fabrics Fabric Tracker 59022-10 A 3-3 0 3.2 Fabric Tracker The Fabric Tracker option enables you to generate a snapshot or baseline of current system version information, which can be viewed, analyzed and compared to other snapshot files, and exported to a file. Information includes dat...

3 – Managing FabricsManaging the Fabric Database 3-4 59022-10 A 0 3.2.3 Exporting Version Snapshots to a File The Reports tab page enables you to select one of several reports to save to a text file. The are two types of reports. The Summary report type shows the same format displayed on the Summary...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59022-10 A 3-5 0 3.3.1 Adding a Fabric To add a fabric to the database, do the following: 1. Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric to open the Add a New Fabric dialog as shown in Figure 3-2 . Figure 3-2. Add a New Fabric Dialog 2. Enter a fabric...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59022-10 A 3-7 0 3.3.6 Adding a New Switch to a Fabric If there are no special conditions to be configured for the new switch, simply plug in the switch and the switch becomes functional with the default fabric configuration. The default fabric confi...

3 – Managing FabricsManaging the Fabric Database 3-8 59022-10 A 0 3.3.7 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). There are ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-10 A 3-9 0 3.3.8 Deleting Switches and Links The SANsurfer Switch Manager application does not automatically delete switches or links that have failed or have been physically removed from the fabric Fibre Channel network. In these cases, you c...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-10 59022-10 A 0 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 colo...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-10 A 3-11 0 3.4.2 Displaying the Event Browser The The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the SANsurfer Switch Manager application. Events that are generated by the SANsurfer Switch Manager appl...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-12 59022-10 A 0 Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 3-2 . Table 3-2. Severity Levels Severity Icon Description Alarm – An Alarm is any event that’s a "serviceable event". This means that attention ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-10 A 3-13 0 3.4.2.1 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 3-14 59022-10 A 0 3.4.2.2 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 59022-10 A 3-15 0 3.4.3 Devices Data Window The Devices data window displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Click the Devices tab below the data window to display device information for all devices that are logged int...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-16 59022-10 A 0 3.4.4 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 Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59022-10 A 3-17 0 3.4.5 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 li...

3 – Managing FabricsWorking with Device Information and Nicknames 3-18 59022-10 A 0 3.5.2 Exporting Device Information to a File To save device information to a file, open the topology display and do the following: 1. Select one or more switches. If no switches are selected, Devices information is g...

3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59022-10 A 3-19 0 3.5.3.2 Editing a Nickname A nickname must start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters. Valid characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ - ^ ]. You can access the Edit ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-20 59022-10 A 0 3.5.3.5 Importing a Nicknames File Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of the Nicknames.xml file which is used by SANsurfer Switch Manager. To import a nickname file, do the following: 1. Open the File me...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-21 0 3.6.1.1 Zones A zone is a named group of ports or devices that can communicate with each other. Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in the same zone. A device may participate in more than one zone. Membership in a zone ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-22 59022-10 A 0 3.6.1.1.2 Access Control List Hard Zones Access Control List (ACL) zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic. ACL zoning is a type of hard zoning that is hardware enforced. This type of zoning is useful f...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-23 0 3.6.1.4 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 ina...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-24 59022-10 A 0 „ MaxMembersPerAlias is 2000 . The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any alias on the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric. 3.6.2 Using the Zoning Wi...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-25 0 3.6.3.1 Editing the Zoning Database 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 dialog shown in Figure 3-7 . Changes can only be made to inac...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-27 0 Table 3-4. Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons Tool Bar Button Description Create Zone Set button - create a new zone set Create Zone button - create a new zone Create Alias button - create another name for a set of objects Add Member ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-28 59022-10 A 0 3.6.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Database 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 d...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-29 0 3.6.3.2.2 Default Visibility Default visibility determines the level of communication that is permitted among ports/devices when there is no active zone set. The default visibility parameter can be set differently on each switch. When default vi...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-30 59022-10 A 0 3.6.3.5 Restoring the Default Zoning Database 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 Zonin...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-31 0 3.6.4.1 Creating a Zone Set To create a zone set, do the following: 1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog. 2. Open the Edit menu, and select Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set dialog. 3. Enter a ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-32 59022-10 A 0 3.6.4.2 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 59022-10 A 3-33 0 3.6.4.5 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 3-34 59022-10 A 0 3.6.5.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set When a zone is created, its zone type is soft. To change the zone type to a hard zone, refer to ”Changing Zone Types” on page 3-37 for more information. Refer to ”Zones” on page 3-21 for information on zone t...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-35 0 3.6.5.2 Adding Zone Members You can zone a port/device by switch domain ID and port number, device port Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. Adding a port/device to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. To add p...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-37 0 3.6.5.7 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. Click the Zoning button to open the Edit Zoning dialog. 3. In the Zone Sets tree, select the zon...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-10 A 3-39 0 3.6.7 Merging Fabrics and Zoning If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two fabrics attempt to merge automatically. The fabrics may consist of a single switch or many switches already connected together....

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-40 59022-10 A 0 3.6.7.2 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...

59022-10 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 „ Configuring Port Threshold Alarms „ Paging a Switch „ Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client „ Resetting a Switc...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-2 59022-10 A 0 4.1 Managing User Accounts Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs. However, any user can modify their own password. To open the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59022-10 A 4-3 0 4.1.1 Creating User Accounts To create a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-1 . A switch can have a ...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-4 59022-10 A 0 4.1.2 Removing a User Account To remove a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Remove Account tab in the dialog to present the display shown in Figure 4-2 . Select ...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59022-10 A 4-5 0 4.1.3 Changing a User Account Password To change the password for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Change Password tab in the dialog to present the display shown...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-6 59022-10 A 0 4.1.4 Modifying a User Account To modify a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-4 . Click the Modify Ac...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-10 A 4-7 0 4.2 Displaying Switch Information The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information: „ Device and HBA information „ Switch specifications and addresses „ Configuration parameters „ Port performance sta...

4 – Managing SwitchesDisplaying Switch Information 4-8 59022-10 A 0 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 59022-10 A 4-9 0 4.2.2 Switch Data Window The Switch data window displays current network and switch information for the selected switches. Refer to ”Configuring a Switch” on page 4-18 for more information about the Switch data window. To open the ...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-10 A 4-13 0 4.2.5 Configured and Active Zonesets Data Window The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database, as shown in Figure 4-7 . To open the Configured Zonesets data...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring Port Threshold Alarms 4-14 59022-10 A 0 4.3 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 enabling...

4 – Managing Switches Paging a Switch 59022-10 A 4-15 0 5. Enter a value for the rising trigger. A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval exceeds the rising trigger. The switch will not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until the count descends below t...

4 – Managing SwitchesSetting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 4-16 59022-10 A 0 4.5 Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog enables you to set the date and time manually on a switch, or to enable NTP Client to synchronize the date and t...

4 – Managing Switches Resetting a Switch 59022-10 A 4-17 0 Management Interfaces: After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated: „ SANsurfer Switch Manager sessions will re-connect automatically. „ Telnet sessions must be restarted manually. Applicable Code Versio...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-18 59022-10 A 0 4.7 Configuring a Switch Switch configuration is divided into three areas: chassis configuration, network configuration, and SNMP configuration. Chassis configuration specifies switch-wide Fibre Channel settings. Network configuration speci...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-10 A 4-19 0 4.7.2 Switch Properties To open the Switch Properties dialog, either select a switch in the topology display or open the faceplate display for the switch you will be configuring, and then open the Switch menu and select Switch Properties ....

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-20 59022-10 A 0 4.7.2.1 Symbolic Name The symbolic name is a user-defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies the switch. The symbolic name is used in the topology and faceplate displays, as well as many data windows to more easily identify switche...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-10 A 4-21 0 4.7.2.3 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 Loop Physical Address (ALPA). The maximum number of sw...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-22 59022-10 A 0 Use the FDMI Enabled radio button on the Switch Properties dialog to enable or disable FDMI. If FDMI is enabled on an HBA, the HBA forwards information about itself to the switch when the HBA logs into the switch. If FDMI is enabled on a sw...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-10 A 4-23 0 4.7.2.7 Interop Mode for Zoning When a zone set is activated, SANbox switches and other FC-SW-2 compliant switches propagate the active zone set to all switches in the fabric. Some non-FC-SW-2 compliant switches propagate not only the acti...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-24 59022-10 A 0 4.7.2.9 Timeout Values The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch. Table 4-5 describes the switch timeout parameters. The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric. Note: Mismatch...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-10 A 4-25 0 4.7.3 Network Properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-11 to change IP configuration parameters and enable remote logging. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect. To open the Netwo...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-26 59022-10 A 0 4.7.3.1 IP Configuration The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network and determines which network discovery method to use. Table 4-6 describes the IP configuration parameters. Table 4-6. IP Configuration Parameters Pa...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-10 A 4-27 0 4.7.3.2 Remote Logging The Remote Logging (syslog) feature enables saving of the log information to a remote host that supports the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are sent to the syslog host at the IP address that you speci...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-28 59022-10 A 0 4.7.4 SNMP Properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-12 to change SNMP configuration parameters. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect. To open the SNMP Properties dialog, select a swi...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-10 A 4-29 0 4.7.4.1 SNMP Configuration The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 4-7 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. The illegal characters for the user-defined fields are the pound sign (#), semi-colon (;...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-30 59022-10 A 0 4.7.4.2 SNMP Trap Configuration The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure each trap. Table 4-8 describes the SNMP configuration parameters. Table 4-8. SNMP Trap Configuration Par...

4 – Managing Switches Archiving a Switch 59022-10 A 4-31 0 4.8 Archiving a Switch You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. Basically any data received by SANsurfer Switch Manager is archived. However, passwords are not archived with the user account information. A...

4 – Managing SwitchesRestoring a Switch 4-32 59022-10 A 0 2. Open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select Restore to display the Restore dialog shown in Figure 4-13 . The Restore dialog offers a Full Restore and a Selective Restore tab. Figure 4-13. Restore Dialogs – Full and Selective 3...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 59022-10 A 4-33 0 „ Port Properties : Restores all settings presented in the Port properties dialog. Refer to ”Configuring Ports” on page 5-10 . „ Configured Zoning : Restores all zone sets (except the active zone set), zones, and ali...

4 – Managing Switches Downloading a Support File 59022-10 A 4-35 0 4.11 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). This file can be sent to technical support personnel for troubleshooting s...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Hardware Status 59022-10 A 4-37 0 4.13 Displaying Hardware Status A switch is equipped with the following chassis LEDs that provide hardware status information: „ Chassis Over Temperature LED - indicates the temperature status of the switch. „ Fan Fail LED - indicate...

59022-10 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 „ Graphing Port Performance 5.1 Displaying Port Information Port information is available primarily in the faceplate dis...

5 – Managing PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-2 59022-10 A 0 5.1.1 Monitoring Port Status The faceplate display provides the following port related information: „ Port type „ 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 59022-10 A 5-3 0 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 59022-10 A 0 5.1.1.4 Displaying Transceiver Media Status To display transceiver media status, open the View menu and select View Port Media . Table 5-4 lists the port media states and their meanings. 5.1.2 Port Statistics Data Window The Port Statist...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-10 A 5-5 0 Table 5-5. Port Statistics Data Window Entries Entry Description Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate view is the beg...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-10 A 5-7 0 5.1.3 Port Information Data Window The Port Information data window displays detail information for the selected port. To open the Port Information data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display. Tot...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-10 59022-10 A 0 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 Ports Configuring Ports 59022-10 A 5-11 0 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. „ Th...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-12 59022-10 A 0 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds Ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbps 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. Table 5-8 describ...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59022-10 A 5-13 0 5.2.3 Changing Port Types The ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected. Table 5-9 describes the port types. To change the port type, do the following: 1. Select one or more p...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-14 59022-10 A 0 5.2.4 I/O Stream Guard The I/O Stream Guard feature suppresses the generation of Registered State Change Notification (RSCN) messages on a port basis. I/O Stream Guard should be enabled only on ports connected to initiator devices. To configure t...

5 – Managing Ports Using the Extended Credits Wizard 59022-10 A 5-15 0 5.3 Using the Extended Credits Wizard Each port is supported by a data-buffer with a 12-credit capacity; that is, 12 maximum sized frames. For fiber optic cables, this enables full bandwidth service over a distance of 20 kilomete...

5 – Managing PortsResetting a Port 5-16 59022-10 A 0 4. Verify Requested Changes: Review the extended distance requests and the selected donor ports. Click the Finish button to apply the changes, and redistribute the credits. 5.4 Resetting a Port The Reset Port option reinitializes the port using th...

5 – Managing Ports Testing Ports 59022-10 A 5-17 0 „ SerDes level (Internal) - The SerDes level test verifies port circuitry. The SerDes level test sends a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip and back to the ASIC for the selected ports. The port passes the test if the frame that was sen...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-18 59022-10 A 0 5.6 Graphing Port Performance SANsurfer Performance Viewer application displays port performance using graphs. SANsurfer Performance Viewer plots data communication rates and total errors for selected ports as shown in Figure 5-5 . When g...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59022-10 A 5-19 0 This section describes how to do the following: „ Start and exit SANsurfer Performance Viewer „ Save and open default performance view files „ Change the encryption key for the default performance view file „ Set SANsurfer Performance Vi...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-20 59022-10 A 0 5.6.2 Exiting SANsurfer Performance Viewer To exit a SANsurfer Performance Viewer session, open the File menu and select Exit . The current fabric view is automatically saved to your default performance view file upon exit, if you have de...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59022-10 A 5-21 0 In your next SANsurfer Performance Viewer session, the Load Default View File dialog shown in Figure 5-7 prompts you to load the default performance view file and to specify its encryption key, if there is one. In the Default File Encryp...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-22 59022-10 A 0 5.6.4 Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key To change the encryption key for the default performance view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Save Default Performance View File to open the Save Def...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59022-10 A 5-23 0 2. Enter the new polling interval in seconds [1–60]. SANsurfer Performance Viewer will update the graphs once during the interval. For example, setting the polling frequency to 5 seconds will return 1 second’s worth of data every 5 secon...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-24 59022-10 A 0 5.6.7.2 Customizing Graphs You can customize the graph polling frequency, what is plotted in the graphs, and the graph color scheme. To set the polling frequency for all graphs, open the Graph menu and select Set Polling Frequency... . En...

59022-10 A A-1 Appendix A 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 a Switch „ User Accounts „ Working with Swit...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Accounts A-2 59022-10 A 0 A.2 User Accounts Switches come from the factory with the following user account already defined: Account name: adminPassword: passwordAuthority: Admin This user account provides full access to the switch and its configuration. After planning ...

A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59022-10 A A-3 0 A.3.1 Modifying a Configuration A switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration. Each switch configuration contains switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration components. Th...

A – Command Line InterfaceWorking with Switch Configurations A-4 59022-10 A 0 The Config Save command saves the changes you made during the Config Edit session. In this case, changes to the configuration named Default are being saved to a new configuration named config_10132003 . However, the new co...

A – Command Line InterfaceCommands A-6 59022-10 A 0 A.4 Commands 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 case insensitive. „ R...

A – Command Line Interface Commands 59022-10 A A-7 0 The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks. Commands related to monitoring tasks are available to all account names. Commands related to configuration tasks are available only within an admin session. An account must have Admin au...

A – Command Line InterfaceAdmin Command A-8 59022-10 A 0 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 59022-10 A A-9 0 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 session for all keywords except List and Mem...

A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59022-10 A A-11 0 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-38 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Syn...

A – Command Line InterfaceConfig Command A-12 59022-10 A 0 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 back...

A – Command Line InterfaceCreate Support Command A-14 59022-10 A 0 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 personnel for troubleshooting sw...

A – Command Line InterfaceDate Command A-16 59022-10 A 0 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. Network Time Protocol (NTP) mus...

A – Command Line Interface Firmware Install Command 59022-10 A A-17 0 Firmware Install Command Downloads firmware from a remote host to the switch, installs the firmware, then resets the switch (without a power-on self test) to activate the firmware. If possible, a non-disruptive activation is perfo...

A – Command Line InterfaceHardreset Command A-18 59022-10 A 0 Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset disrupts traffic, activates the pending firmware, and clears the alarm log. To save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page A...

A – Command Line Interface Help Command 59022-10 A A-19 0 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 [command] and its keywords. If you omit ...

A – Command Line InterfaceHistory Command A-20 59022-10 A 0 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 the ! command: „ Enter ![command...

A – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command 59022-10 A A-21 0 Hotreset Command Resets the switch for the purpose of activating the pending firmware without disrupting traffic. This command terminates all management sessions, saves all configuration information, and clears the event log. After the pe...

A – Command Line InterfaceImage Command A-22 59022-10 A 0 Image Command Manages and installs switch firmware. Authority Admin session Syntax image cleanupfetch [account_name] [ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination]installlistunpack [file] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from ...

A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59022-10 A A-23 0 2. Move to the folder or directory on the workstation that contains the new firmware image file. 3. Establish communications with the switch using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Enter one of the following on the command line: >ftp xxx....

A – Command Line InterfaceImage Command A-24 59022-10 A 0 12. Wait for the unpack to complete. image unpack command result: Passed 13. A message will prompt you to reset the switch to activate the firmware. Resetting the switch is disruptive. Use the Hotreset command to attempt a non-disruptive acti...

A – Command Line Interface Lip Command 59022-10 A A-25 0 Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin session Syntax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialized. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. Examples The following is an example of...

A – Command Line InterfacePasswd Command A-26 59022-10 A 0 Passwd Command Changes a user account’s password. Authority Admin account name and an admin session to change another account’s password; You can change you own password without an Admin session. Syntax passwd [account_name] Keywords [accoun...

A – Command Line Interface Ping Command 59022-10 A A-27 0 Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None Syntax ping ip_address Keywords ip_address The IP address of the switch to query. Examples The following is a...

A – Command Line InterfacePs Command A-28 59022-10 A 0 Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None 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 59022-10 A A-29 0 Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority None Syntax quit, exit, or logout Notes You can also enter Control-D to close the Telnet session.

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-30 59022-10 A 0 Reset Command Resets the switch configuration parameters. If you omit the keyword, the default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin session Syntax reset config [config_name] factoryport [port_number]snmpswitch (default)systemzoning Keywords confi...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59022-10 A A-31 0 „ Clears the event log. To save the event log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page A-48 . To reset the switch with a power-on self test, refer to the ”Hardreset Command” on page A-18 . To reset the switch without disrupti...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59022-10 A A-33 0 Table A-5. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Parameter Default ThresholdMonitoringEnabled False CRCErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTriggerFallingTriggerSampleWindow True25110 DecodeErrorsMonitoringEnabled RisingTriggerFallingTriggerS...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Command A-36 59022-10 A 0 Set Command Sets a variety of switch parameters. Authority Admin session for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session. Syntax set alarm [option]beacon [state]config [option]log [option]pagebr...

A – Command Line Interface Set Command 59022-10 A A-37 0 onLimits the display of information to 20 lines at a time. The page break functions affects the following commands: Alias (List, Members), Show (Alarm, Log), Zone (List, Members), Zoneset (List, Zones), Zoning (Active, List).offAllows continuo...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-38 59022-10 A 0 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 them using the Config Save ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-10 A A-41 0 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 59022-10 A A-43 0 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 value. For each parameter, e...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-44 59022-10 A 0 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 59022-10 A A-45 0 ARB_FF (True / False) [False ] InteropCredit (decimal value, 0-255) [0 ] ExtCredit (dec value, increments of 11, non-loop only) [0 ] FANEnable (True / False) [True ] AutoPerfTuning (True / False) [False ] LCFEnable (True / False) [False...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-46 59022-10 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config threshold A list of attributes with formatting and current values will f...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-10 A A-47 0 Finished configuring attributes. This configuration must be saved (see config save command) and activated (see config activate command) before it can take effect. To discard this configuration use the config cancel command. The followin...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command A-48 59022-10 A 0 Set Log Command Specifies the events to record in the event log and display on the screen. You determine what events to record in the switch event log using the Component, Level, and Port keywords. You determine what events are automaticall...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Log Command A-50 59022-10 A 0 InfoMonitors informative, warning, and critical events. The informative level describes routine events associated with a normal fabric. This is the default severity level.NoneMonitors none of the severity levels. port [port_list] Specifies ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59022-10 A A-51 0 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 session except for the Clear keyword. Synta...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59022-10 A A-53 0 Set Setup Command Changes SNMP and system configuration settings. The switch maintains one SNMP configuration and one system configuration. Authority Admin session Syntax set setup snmpsystem Keywords snmp Prompts you in a line-by-line f...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command A-54 59022-10 A 0 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-56 59022-10 A 0 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 Interface Set Setup Command 59022-10 A A-57 0 TrapCommunity (string, max=32 chars) [public ] AuthFailureTrap (True / False) [False ] ProxyEnabled (True / False) [True ] The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup system A list of attr...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-58 59022-10 A 0 Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational information. Authority None Syntax show aboutalarm [option] broadcastchassisconfig [option]domainsdonorfabricfdmi [port_wwn] interfacelog [option] lsdbmem [count]ns [option] pagebreakp...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-10 A A-59 0 chassis Displays chassis component status and temperature. config [option] Displays switch, port, and zoning configuration attributes. Refer to the ”Show Config Command” on page A-73 . domains Displays list of each domain and its worldwide na...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-60 59022-10 A 0 [domain_id]Displays name server information for the switch given by [domain_id]. [domain_id] is a switch domain ID.[port_id]Displays name server information for the port given by [port_id]. [port_id] is a port Fibre Channel address. pagebreak ...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-62 59022-10 A 0 post log Displays the Power On Self Test (POST) log which contains results from the most recently failed POST. setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP, and the switch manufacturer. Refer to the ”Show Setup Command” on pag...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-10 A A-63 0 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 keyword is intended for use at the r...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-64 59022-10 A 0 topology Displays all connected devices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent to the User List command. LogLevel Event severity level used to record events in the event log MaxPorts Number of ports available on the swit...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-10 A A-65 0 version Displays an introductory set of information about operational attributes of the switch. This keyword is equivalent to the About keyword. Examples The following is an example of the Show Chassis command: SANbox2 #> show chassis Chas...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-10 A A-67 0 The following is an example of the Show NS (local domain) command: SANbox2 #> show ns Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS PortWWN NodeWWN --- ------ ------ ---- --- ------- ------- 1 19 (0x13) 1301e1 NL 3 21:00:00:20:37:73:13:69 20:00:0...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-68 59022-10 A 0 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 59022-10 A A-69 0 The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online OperationalState Online AsicNumber 0 PerfTuningMode Normal AsicPort 1 PortID 0e0800 ConfigType GL PortWWN 20:08:00:c...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-10 A A-71 0 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-72 59022-10 A 0 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 59022-10 A A-73 0 Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, and zoning for the current configuration. Authority None Syntax show config port [port_number] switchthresholdzoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays configuration paramet...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59022-10 A A-75 0 RisingTrigger 2 FallingTrigger 0 SampleWindow 10 LoginMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LogoutMonitoringEnabled True RisingTrigger 5 FallingTrigger 1 SampleWindow 10 LOSMonitoringEnabled True Risin...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command A-76 59022-10 A 0 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, subsequent entries overwrite the existi...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59022-10 A A-77 0 ZoningMonitors zoning conflict events. display [filter] Displays log events on the screen according to the component or severity level filter given by [filter]. [filter] can be one of the following: InfoDisplays all informative events.War...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command A-78 59022-10 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Log Component command: SANbox2 #> show log component Current settings for log ------------------------ FilterComponent NameServer MgmtServer Zoning Switch Blade Port Eport Snmp The follow...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59022-10 A A-79 0 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 p...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command A-80 59022-10 A 0 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 Interface Show Setup Command 59022-10 A A-81 0 Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. Authority None Syntax show setup mfgsnmpsystem Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch. snmp Displays the current SNMP settings. system Displays ...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command A-82 59022-10 A 0 Trap1Enabled False Trap2Address 0.0.0.0 Trap2Port 162 Trap2Severity warning Trap2Version 2 Trap2Enabled False Trap3Address 0.0.0.0 Trap3Port 162 Trap3Severity warning Trap3Version 2 Trap3Enabled False Trap4Address 0.0.0.0 Trap4Port 162 T...

A – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59022-10 A A-83 0 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 session Syntax shutdown Notes Always use this comm...

A – Command Line InterfaceTest Command A-84 59022-10 A 0 Test Command Tests ports using internal (SerDes level), external (transceiver), 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-36 for information ...

A – Command Line Interface Test Command 59022-10 A A-85 0 3. 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 59022-10 A A-87 0 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 None Syntax uptime Exampl...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Command A-88 59022-10 A 0 User Command Administers and displays user accounts. Authority Admin account name and an Admin session. The Accounts and List keywords are available to all account names without an Admin session. Syntax user accountsadddelete [account_name]edi...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59022-10 A A-89 0 Examples The following is an example of the User Accounts command: SANbox2 (admin) #> user accounts Current list of user accounts ----------------------------- images (admin authority = False, never expires) admin (admin authority = True ,...

A – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59022-10 A A-91 0 Whoami Command Displays the account name, session number, and switch domain ID for the Telnet session. Authority None Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command: SANbox2 #> whoami User name : admin@session2 ...

A – Command Line InterfaceZone Command A-92 59022-10 A 0 Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-98 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zonesets key...

A – Command Line InterfaceZone Command A-94 59022-10 A 0 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 zo...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59022-10 A A-95 0 The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

A – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command A-96 59022-10 A 0 Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-98 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, List, a...

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59022-10 A A-97 0 list Displays a list of all zone sets. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list] Removes a list of zones given by [zone_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set]. Use a <space> to delimit zone na...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-98 59022-10 A 0 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-92 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page A-96 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History, Limits, a...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-10 A A-99 0 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 switch zoning database limits, excluding the active zone set, which are d...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-100 59022-10 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> zoning edit SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> . . SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled. Plea...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-10 A A-101 0 The following is an example of the Zoning List command: SANbox2 #> zoning list Active ZoneSet Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember -------------------------------- wwn wwn_b0241f 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 21:00:00:e...

59022-10 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...

SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 59022-10 A Glossary-3 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...

59022-10 A Index-1 Index A access control list zone 3-22, 3-37account name display A-91factory 3-5, A-2 active zone set 3-16, 3-22Active Zoneset data window 3-16Admin account name A-7authority A-7 Admin command A-8administrative state configured 4-20, 5-11current 4-20, 5-11port 5-11, A-51switch 4-20...

SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 59022-10 A Index-3 firmware image file 4-35, A-22install with CLI A-17install with SANbox Manager 4-35list image files A-22non-disruptive activation 4-35, A-21remove image files A-22retrieve image file A-22unpack image A-22version A-65 Firmware Install ...

SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 59022-10 A Index-5 restore configuration 4-31Reverse Address Resolution Protocol 4-26 S SANbox2-16 switch 3-10SANbox2-8c switch 3-10SANsurfer Switch Manager default fabric file 2-11exit 2-11preferences 2-14, 5-22start 2-8uninstall 2-12user interface 2-1...