Page 3 - Contents
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 3 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5 - Figures
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 5 Port status and operational information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 6 - Tables
6 10 Events browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3111 Filter events dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3312 Devices d...
Page 7 - About this guide; Intended audience
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 7 About this guide This manual describes the McDATA ® Web Server™ and McDATA Element Manager ™ management tools for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. McDATA Element Manager is referred to as Element Manager throughout this document. The McDATA 4G...
Page 8 - Document conventions and symbols; JDOM license
8 Document conventions and symbols WARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death. CAUTION: Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data. IMPORTANT: Provides clarifying information or specific instructions. NOTE: P...
Page 9 - HP technical support; HP-authorized reseller
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 9 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the disclaimer that follows these conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. The nam...
Page 10 - Helpful web sites
10 Helpful web sites For other product information, see the following HP web sites: • http://www.hp.com • http://www.hp.com/go/storage • http://www.hp.com/support/ • http://www.docs.hp.com • http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/80316-0-0-0-121.html
Page 12 - Workstation requirements; Starting McDATA Web Server
12 Workstation requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running the McDATA Web Server web applet are listed in Table 2 . Starting McDATA Web Server To start McDATA Web Server after the switch is operational, enter the switch IP address in an internet browser. The workstation ...
Page 13 - Starting Element Manager in HAFM; Exiting McDATA Web Server or Element Manager
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 13 Starting Element Manager in HAFM To use Element Manager, the HAFM client application must be running on your workstation, or you must be accessing HAFM on the HAFM Appliance. See your HAFM documentation for information about starting an...
Page 14 - Setting preferences
14 Setting preferences You can customize the following preference settings for McDATA Web Server and Element Manager: • Change the location of the working directory in which to save files. • Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. • Select a Display Dialog When Making Non-se...
Page 15 - Using online help; Viewing software version and copyright information; Enabling e-mail support
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 15 Using online help Online help is available for the McDATA Web Server and Element Manager applications and their functions. Online help is also context-sensitive, that is, the online help opens to the topic that describes the dialog you ...
Page 16 - User interface
16 User interface The McDATA Web Server and Element Manager applications share a common interface as shown in Figure 3 . The interface consists of a menu bar, fabric tree, graphic window, data windows (some with buttons), and data window tabs. The switch faceplate is displayed in the graphic window ...
Page 17 - Menu bar
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 17 Menu bar The McDATA Web Server and Element Manager menu bar options are listed in Table 3 . Table 3 Menu Bar Options Menu McDATA Web Server Options Element Manager Options File Preferences PreferencesHAFM SettingsExit Fabric NicknamesRe...
Page 19 - McDATA Web Server Fabric tree; Graphic window
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 19 McDATA Web Server Fabric tree McDATA Web Server enables you to manage McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches and observe other switches in the fabric. The fabric tree, shown in Figure 4 , provides access to the faceplate display of each McDATA 4Gb SAN...
Page 21 - Managing Fabrics; Securing a fabric; Security consistency checklist
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 21 2 Managing Fabrics This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics using McDATA Web Server: • Securing a fabric , page 21 • Rediscovering a fabric , page 30 • Displaying the event browser , page 31 • Working with device i...
Page 22 - Connection security; User account security
22 Connection security IMPORTANT: The SSL and SSH services can be managed only with Element Manager, which requires the Element Manager PFE key, and the CLI. See ” Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Sw...
Page 23 - Device security
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 23 Device security IMPORTANT: Device security is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity™ Enhanced PFE key and can be managed only with the CLI and Element Manager. Element Manager also requires a PFE key. See ” Installing Product Featur...
Page 24 - Edit Security dialog
24 Edit Security dialog Use the Edit Security dialog to edit the security configuration on the switch. You can also open and edit a security configuration saved to a file. Editing security files consists of renaming and removing security sets, groups, and members. The Security dialogs are available ...
Page 25 - Create Security Set dialog; Create Security Group dialog
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 25 Create Security Set dialog Use the Create Security Set dialog shown in Figure 6 to create a new security set. There is a maximum of 4 security sets. Figure 6 Create Security Set dialog To add a security set from the faceplate display: 1...
Page 26 - Create Security Group Member dialog
26 An empty (no members) security group in the active security set will prevent all connections for that security group type. For example, an empty ISL security group will cause the switch to refuse all logins from other switches. To add a security group to a security set: 1. Click Security on the t...
Page 29 - Security Config dialog; Archiving a security configuration to a file
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 29 Security Config dialog Use the Security Config dialog, shown in Figure 9 , to save the active security configuration on the switch to non-volatile or to temporary memory, and to require the domain ID of a switch be validated before atta...
Page 30 - Fabric services; Enabling SNMP configuration; Rediscovering a fabric
30 Deactivating a security set Only one security set can be active at one time. To deactivate an active security set from the faceplate display: 1. Select Security > Deactivate Security Set . 2. Select a security set from the drop-down list in the Deactivate Security Set dialog. 3. Click Yes to c...
Page 31 - Displaying the event browser
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 31 Displaying the event browser The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the McDATA Web Server web applet. Events that are generated by the McDATA Web Server web applet are not saved on the sw...
Page 32 - Sorting the event browser
32 Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 4 . NOTE: Events (Alarms, Critical, Warning, and Informative) generated by the web applet are not saved on the switch. They are permanently discarded when you close a McDATA Web Server session, but you can save these e...
Page 33 - Filtering the event browser; Saving the event browser to a file
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 33 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 the Filter me...
Page 34 - Working with device information and nicknames; Devices data window
34 Working with device information and nicknames Devices are hosts and storage targets connected to the switch. A nickname is a user-definable, meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name. This sub-section describes how to view and manage device information and nicknames. • Devi...
Page 35 - Displaying detailed device information; Managing device port nicknames
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 35 Displaying detailed device information In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data window, you can click the (i) in the Details column to display more information as shown in Figure 13 . Figure 13 Detailed devic...
Page 37 - Zoning a fabric; Zoning concepts; Zones
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 37 Zoning a fabric If HAFM is used to manage the fabric, it is recommended to use HAFM to manage the fabric zoning. If HAFM is not used and other McDATA switch models are in the fabric, it is recommended to use HAFM Basic or EFCM Basic, or...
Page 38 - Zone sets; Zoning database
38 Zone sets A zone set is a named group of zones. A zone can be a member of more than one zone set. Each switch in the fabric maintains its own zoning database containing the active zone set. This zoning database resides in non-volatile or permanent memory and is therefore retained after a reset. S...
Page 39 - Zoning limits and properties
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 39 Zoning limits and properties Zoning limits vary depending on the firmware installed on the switch. To view zoning limits and properties on a switch: 1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog. 2. Choose one of the ...
Page 40 - Managing the zoning database; Editing the zoning database
40 Managing the zoning database Managing the zoning database consists of the following: • Editing the zoning database , page 40 • Configuring the zoning database , page 42 • Saving the zoning database to a file , page 42 • Restoring the zoning database from a file , page 42 • Restoring the default z...
Page 42 - Configuring the zoning database; Interop auto save; Saving the zoning database to a file
42 Configuring the zoning database Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Interop Auto Save and Default Zone configuration parameters. The Default Zone parameter applies only when Interop Mode is set to McDATA Fabric Mode. Open the faceplate display. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning Config to open...
Page 43 - Restoring the default zoning database; Managing the active zone set
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 43 Restoring the default zoning database Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions. Restoring default zoning is a fabric-wide action. When you are in Standard mode and restore default zoning, no devices/ports...
Page 45 - Creating a zone set
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 45 Creating a zone set To create a zone set: 1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog. 2. Select Edit > Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set dialog. 3. Enter a name for the new zone set, and click OK . The...
Page 46 - Managing zones; Creating a zone in a zone set
46 Managing zones Managing zones involves the following: • Creating a zone in a zone set , page 46 • Adding zone members , page 47 • Renaming a zone or a zone set , page 47 • Removing a zone member , page 47 • Removing a zone from a zone set , page 48 NOTE: Changes you save to the zoning database on...
Page 47 - Adding zone members
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 47 Adding zone members You can zone a port/device by switch domain ID and port number, or the device port WWN. Adding a port/device to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. Domain ID/port zoning is only supported in...
Page 48 - Removing a zone from a zone set; Merging fabrics and zoning; Zone merge failure; Zone merge failure recovery
48 Removing a zone from a zone set To remove a zone from a zone set: 1. Select the zone to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog. The selected zone will be removed from that zone set only. 2. Select Edit > Remove . 3. Click Yes in the Remove dialog to save the change. 4. Click Apply in the Edit Zo...
Page 49 - Managing switches; Managing user accounts
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 49 3 Managing switches This section describes the following tasks that manage switches using the McDATA Web Server or Element Manager application. • Managing user accounts , page 49 • Configuring RADIUS servers , page 54 • Displaying switc...
Page 50 - Creating user accounts
50 NOTE: If the same user account exists on a switch and its RADIUS server, that user can login with either password, but the authority and account expiration will always come from the switch database. Creating user accounts A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts. To create a new user accou...
Page 51 - Removing a user account
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 51 Removing a user account To remove a user account on a switch: 1. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog. 2. Click the Remove Account tab to open the Remove Account tab pa...
Page 52 - Changing a user account password
52 Changing a user account password Any user can change their password for their account, but only the Admin account name can change the password for another user’s account. If the administrator does not know the user’s original password, the administrator must remove the account and add the account...
Page 53 - Modifying a user account
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 53 Modifying a user account To modify a user account on a switch: 1. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog. 2. Click the Modify Account tab to open the Modify Account tab p...
Page 54 - Configuring RADIUS servers
54 Configuring RADIUS servers IMPORTANT: RADIUS server support is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key and can be managed only with the CLI and Element Manager. Element Manager also requires a PFE key. See ” Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more infor...
Page 55 - Adding a RADIUS server
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 55 Adding a RADIUS server A RADIUS server provides a method to centralize user and device authentication over a network. Figure 22 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Add Server tab page To add a RADIUS server: 1. Select Switch > Radius Se...
Page 56 - Removing a RADIUS server
56 Removing a RADIUS server Removing a RADIUS server, disables the remote authentication of devices or users over the network. Figure 23 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Remove Server tab page To remove a RADIUS server: 1. Select Switch > Radius Servers in the faceplate display. 2. Click the Remo...
Page 57 - Editing RADIUS server information
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 57 Editing RADIUS server information Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server. Figure 24 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Edit Server tab page To edit information of a RADIUS server: 1. ...
Page 58 - Modifying RADIUS server authentication order
58 Modifying RADIUS server authentication order Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server. Figure 25 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Modify Authentication Order tab page To modify the authentication order information of a RADIUS server: 1. Select ...
Page 59 - Displaying switch information; Switch event log; Device and Host Bus Adapter information
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 59 Displaying switch information The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information: • Switch event log , page 59 • Device and Host Bus Adapter information , page 59 • Switch status and operational information ...
Page 60 - Switch status and operational information
60 Switch status and operational information The Switch data window, shown in Figure 26 , displays the current status and operational information for the selected switch. To open the Switch data window, click the Switch tab below the data window. Figure 26 Switch data window Information in the Switc...
Page 64 - Port performance statistics; Port status and operational information; McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window
64 Port performance statistics The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected ports. Click the Port Stats data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Port Statistics data window. See ” Port statistics data window ” on page 88 for a description of the Port St...
Page 65 - Configuring port threshold alarms
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 65 Configuring port threshold alarms IMPORTANT: Port threshold alarms can be managed only with Element Manager, which requires the Element Manager PFE key, and the CLI. See ” Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more...
Page 66 - Paging a switch; Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client
66 NOTE: The switch will down a port if a rising trigger alarm is not cleared after three consecutive sample windows. Figure 29 Port threshold alarm example 8. Enter a sample window in seconds. The sample window defines the period of time in which to count events. 9. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for eac...
Page 67 - Resetting a switch
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 67 Resetting a switch Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory. Depending on the reset type, a switch reset may or may not include a Power-on Self Test (POST), or it may or may not disrupt traffic. Tab...
Page 68 - Configuring a switch; Switch properties
68 Configuring a switch You can configure a switch explicitly or you can use the Configuration Wizard. The Configuration Wizard is a series of dialogs that guide you through the chassis, network, and SNMP configuration steps on new or replacement switches. Select Wizards > Configuration Wizard to...
Page 69 - Domain ID and domain ID lock
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 69 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). Switches come from the factor...
Page 71 - Switch administrative states; Broadcast support
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 71 Switch administrative states The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The switch administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. ...
Page 72 - Fabric Device Management Interface; Advanced switch properties
72 Fabric Device Management Interface Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) provides a means to gather and display device information from the fabric, and allows FDMI capable devices to register certain information with the fabric, if FDMI is enabled. McDATA Web Server or Element Manager will re...
Page 75 - Network properties
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 75 Network properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 33 to change IP configuration parameters. To open the Network Properties dialog, choose one of the following: • Select Switch > Network Properties . • Right-click a...
Page 76 - SNMP properties
76 SNMP properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 34 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, choose one of the following: • Select Switch > SNMP Properties . • Right-c...
Page 79 - Restoring a switch
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 79 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. The switch archive must be compatible with the switch to be res...
Page 80 - Restoring the factory default configuration
80 4. To restore all configuration settings, click the Full Restore tab, then click Restore . To restore selected configuration settings, click the Selective Restore tab and select one or more of the following options, then click Restore : • Network Properties —Restores all settings presented in the...
Page 81 - Downloading a support file
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 81 Downloading a support file The Download Support File 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 switch probl...
Page 83 - Installing firmware
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 83 Installing firmware Installing firmware involves loading, unpacking, and activating the firmware image on the switch. McDATA Web Server does this in one operation. To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure the foll...
Page 84 - Displaying hardware status
84 Displaying hardware status To display a summary of the hardware status information in a popup text box, rest the cursor over the chassis LED cluster in the faceplate display. • Power LED—Indicates the voltage status of the switch. • Heartbeat LED—Indicates the general status of the internal switc...
Page 85 - Managing ports
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 85 4 Managing ports The data windows provide port information and port statistics for selected ports. This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices: • Port information data window , page 85 • Port statistics data...
Page 88 - Port statistics data window
88 Port statistics data window The Port Statistics data window, shown in Figure 40 , displays statistics about port performance. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display that you want to view statistics. Click the Port Stats data window tab to open the Port Statistics window. Figure 40 Port...
Page 91 - Viewing and configuring ports; Port symbolic name
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 91 Viewing and configuring ports Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. To display port number and status information for a port, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display. The stat...
Page 92 - Port states
92 Port states The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state has two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. Table 19 describes the port administrative and operational states. • The configured administ...
Page 93 - Port types
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 93 Port types The external ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected. Table 20 lists the possible port types and their meanings. NOTE: Internal ports can be F_Port or FL...
Page 95 - Port binding; Resetting a port; Testing ports
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 95 Port binding IMPORTANT: Port binding is available only in Element Manager which requires the Element Manager PFE key. See ” Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a PFE key. To obta...
Page 97 - Glossary
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 97 Glossary Active firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in use Active zone set The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric Activity LED A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port Adm...
Page 101 - Index
McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 101 Index A active zone set 38 , 44 Active Zoneset data window 44 administrative state configured 71 , 92 current 71 , 92 port 92 switch 71 alarm configuration 65 archive configuration 78 audience 7 authentication device 54 trap 77 user 54...
