QLogic 5600 - Manual

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59097-02 B Page ix SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A Appendix A Command Line Interface A.1 Logging On to a Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 A.2 User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Page x 59097-02 B SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide S Show Perf Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-115Show Setup Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-118Shutdown Command . . . . . . . . . . ...

59097-02 B Page xi SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A 4-1 User Account Administration Dialog – Add Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 4-2 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 4-3 User Account Admin...

59097-02 B 1-1 Section 1 Introduction This manual describes the switch management tools which include the SANsurfer Switch Manager application (version 5.00) and the Command Line Interface (CLI) for the SANbox 5600 Series Fibre Channel switches (firmware version 5.0). The SANbox 5600 Series switches...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 59097-02 B 1-3 A 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 ...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 1-4 59097-02 B S 1.4.3 Contact Information Support Headquarters QLogic Corporation12984 Valley View RoadEden Prairie, MN 55344-3657USA QLogic Web Site www.qlogic.com Technical Support Web Site support.qlogic.com Technical Support Email [email protected] Technical ...

59097-02 B 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: „ Workstation Requirements „ Installing the Management Application „ Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager „ Exiting SANsurf...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Workstation Requirements 2-2 59097-02 B S 2.1 Workstation Requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running SANsurfer Switch Manager are described in Table 2-1 : Telnet workstations require an RJ-45 Ethernet port or an RS-232 serial port and ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59097-02 B 2-3 A 2.2.1 SANsurfer Switch Manager You can install SANsurfer Switch Manager on a Windows, Linux, Solaris, or Mac OS X workstation. To install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application from the SANsurfer Switch Manag...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 2-4 59097-02 B S For a Mac OS X platform: 1. Open the CD and move to the following folder: data/files/Management_Software/MacOSX 2. Double click the applicaton zip file (MacOSX_5.00.xx_xxxx.zip). This will place the install pro...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59097-02 B 2-5 A 6. You can run the installation file from the CD-ROM or download the installation file to your hard drive. Choose one of the following: „ Open the installation file from the CD-ROM and follow the SANsurfer Swit...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 2-6 59097-02 B S 2.2.2.2 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 Manager Installing the Management Application 59097-02 B 2-7 A 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 m...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 2-8 59097-02 B S 4. In the Operating System column, click the Solaris SPARC link. 5. Click the SANsurfer Management Software link to open the Save As dialog. 6. Enter a path name to save the sansurfer_solaris_install.bin file a...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 59097-02 B 2-9 A 2.3 Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager You can start SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone application or from SANsurfer Management Suite. „ To start SANsurfer Switch Manager as a standalone application, do the f...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-10 59097-02 B S 3. In the Initial Start dialog, click the Open Configuration Wizard button. When you power up the switch, the Configuration Wizard will recognize the switch and lead you through the configuration process. The appl...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 59097-02 B 2-11 A „ Click the Start Application Without Specifying a Fabric radio button to open the SANsurfer Switch Manager window shown in Figure 2-2 . „ Click the Open Configuration Wizard radio button to open the Config Wizard...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-12 59097-02 B S 2.4 Exiting SANsurfer Switch Manager 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 dia...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 59097-02 B 2-13 A 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 th...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-14 59097-02 B S 2.5.1 SMS Uninstall A program to uninstall SANsurfer Management Suite was included as part of the SANsurfer Management Suite installation process. Use this method only if you installed SANsurfer Switch Manager...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File 59097-02 B 2-15 A To uninstall the SANsurfer Switch Manager application, do the following: „ For Windows, browse for the uninstall program file or the shortcut/link that points to the uninstall program fi...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences 2-16 59097-02 B S To open a fabric view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Open View File to open the Open View dialog. 2. Enter a name for the fabric view file or click the Browse button to select ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using Online Help 59097-02 B 2-17 A ‰ ”Port Types” on page 5-2 ‰ ”Displaying Port Operational States” on page 5-3 ‰ ”Displaying Port Speeds” on page 5-3 ‰ ”Displaying Transceiver Media Status” on page 5-4 Figure 2-5. Preferences Dialog – SANsurfer Switch Manager To...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-18 59097-02 B S 2.11 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 Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59097-02 B 2-19 A 2.11.1 Menu Bars The menus and the options offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are available only in the faceplate display. 2.11.1...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-20 59097-02 B S 2.11.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu The menu options available 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 disp...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59097-02 B 2-21 A 2.11.2 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 2-2 . The tool bar buttons are an alternative method to usi...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-22 59097-02 B S 2.11.3 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 ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59097-02 B 2-23 A 2.11.4 Graphic Window The graphic window, 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 adjusted...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Topology Display 2-24 59097-02 B S 2.12 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 u...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Topology Display 59097-02 B 2-25 A 2.12.2 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 Manager Using the Topology Display 2-26 59097-02 B S 2.12.2.3 Opening the Faceplate and Topology Display Popup Menus The topology display shows all switches that are able to communicate and all connections between switches. The faceplate display shows the front of a single...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59097-02 B 2-27 A 2.13 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 Manager Using the Faceplate Display 2-28 59097-02 B S 2.13.1 Port Views and Status Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive. The faceplate display provides the following views of port ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59097-02 B 2-29 A 2.13.2.2 Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu To open the popup menu, right-click on the faceplate image to present the following tasks. „ Refresh the switch „ Select all ports „ Manage switch properties „ Manage network pr...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 2-30 59097-02 B S Notes

59097-02 B 3-1 Section 3 Managing Fabrics This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics: „ RADIUS Servers „ Securing a Fabric „ Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions „ Managing the Fabric Database „ Displaying Fabric Information „ Working with Device Information and Nicknam...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 3-2 59097-02 B S 3.1.1 Adding a RADIUS Server When you add a RADIUS server, you provide a method to centralize the management of authentication passwords over a network. Figure 3-1. Add Server To add a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. Open the faceplate display...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 59097-02 B 3-3 A 7. In the Retries field, enter the the number of retries. This is the maximum number of times the RADIUS client will retry a request sent to the primary RADIUS server. 8. Select the Sign Packet check box to enable the switch to include a digital s...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 3-4 59097-02 B S 3.1.2 Removing a RADIUS Server When you remove a RADIUS server, you disable the management of authentication usernames and passwords over the network for that server. Figure 3-2. Remove Server To remove a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. Open t...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 59097-02 B 3-5 A 3.1.3 Editing RADIUS Server Information Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server. Figure 3-3. Edit Server Information To edit information of a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. Open the facepl...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 3-6 59097-02 B S 3.1.4 Modifying Authentication Order RADIUS Server Information Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server. Figure 3-4. Modify Authentication Order - RADIUS Server Information To modify the authent...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-7 A 3.2 Securing a Fabric Fabric security consists of the following: „ Connection Security „ User Account Security „ Security Consistency Checklist „ Device Security „ Fabric Services 3.2.1 Connection Security Connection security provides an encryp...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 3-8 59097-02 B S 3.2.2 User Account Security User account security is the process by which your user account and password are authenticated with the list of valid user accounts and passwords. The switch validates your account and password when you attempt to ad...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-9 A 3.2.4 Device Security Device security provides for the authorization and authentication of devices that you attach to a switch. You can configure a switch with a group of devices against which the switch authorizes new attachments by devices, o...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 3-10 59097-02 B S 3.2.4.1 Edit Security Dialog The Edit Security dialog, shown in Figure 3-5 opens after clicking the Security button on the toolbar or selecting Edit Security from the Security menu. The Security dialogs are available only on a secure (SSL) fab...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-11 A Use the File menu to: „ Edit the security configuration on the switch. „ Open or edit security files. „ Save or rename security files Use the Edit menu to: „ Create security sets, security groups, and security group members „ Rename or remove ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 3-12 59097-02 B S 3.2.4.3 Create Security Group Dialog Use the Create Security Group dialog, shown in Figure 3-6 , to add a security group to a security set. The Create Security Group dialog is displayed after clicking the Security Group button on the toolbar, ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-13 A 3. Enter a security group name and select a security group type (ISL, Port, or MS). Remember, only one security group type (1 ISL, 1 Port, 1 MS) in each security set is allowed. The naming conventions for security groups are: „ Must start with...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-15 A 3.2.4.6 Creating a Security Group Member To add a member to a security group, do the following: 1. On the faceplate display, click the Security button on the toolbar, or open the Security menu and select Edit Security to open the Edit Security...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 3-16 59097-02 B S 3.2.4.7 Editing the Security Configuration on a Switch To edit a security configuration on the switch, do the following: 1. On the faceplate display, click the Security button on the toolbar, or open the Security menu and select Edit Security ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-17 A 3.2.4.8 Viewing Properties of a Security Set, Group, or Member To view the properties of a security set, group, or member, do the following: 1. On the faceplate display and click the Security button on the toolbar, or open the Security menu an...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 3-18 59097-02 B S 3. Check the Fabric Binding Enabled check box to require the expected domain ID of a switch is verified before being allowed to attach to the fabric. 4. Click the Apply button to save the settings. 5. Click the OK button to close the Security ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-19 A 3.2.4.13 Configured Security Data Window The Configured Security data window displays a graphical representation of all security sets, groups, and members in the database. To open the Configured Security data window, click the Configured Secur...

3 – Managing Fabrics Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions 3-20 59097-02 B S 3.2.5.1 Enabling SNMP Configuration To enable SNMP configuration, do the following: 1. On the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select SNMP Properties to open the SNMP Properties dialog. 2. In the SNMP Co...

3 – Managing Fabrics Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions 59097-02 B 3-21 A 3.3.1 Saving a Version Snapshot To save the current snapshot to an XML file, open the Fabric menu, select Fabric Tracker , and select Save Snapshot . To view and analyze system version information, open the Fabric ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Tracking Fabric Firmware and Software Versions 3-22 59097-02 B S 3.3.3 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 disp...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59097-02 B 3-23 A 3.4 Managing the Fabric Database A fabric database contains the set of fabrics that you have added during a SANsurfer Switch Manager session. Initially, if you do not open an existing fabric or fabric view file, the SANsurfer Switch...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 3-24 59097-02 B S 3.4.2 Removing a Fabric To delete a fabric file from the database, do the following: 1. Select a fabric in the fabric tree. 2. Open the Fabric menu and select Remove Fabric . 3.4.3 Opening a Fabric View File A fabric view file is on...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59097-02 B 3-25 A 3.4.4 Saving a Fabric View File To save a fabric view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu, and select Save View As . 2. In the Save View dialog, enter a new file name. 3. Enter a file password, if necessary. 4. Click the O...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 3-26 59097-02 B S 3.4.7 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 conf...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59097-02 B 3-27 A 3.4.8 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 ar...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 3-28 59097-02 B S 3.5 Displaying Fabric Information The topology display is your primary tool for monitoring a fabric. The graphic window of the topology display provides status information for switches, inter-switch links, and the Ethernet connecti...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-02 B 3-29 A 3.5.1 Fabric Status 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 display status, or you can refresh the d...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 3-30 59097-02 B S 3.5.2 Displaying the Event Browser 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 applicat...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-02 B 3-31 A 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 a "serviceable event". This means that attention by the user or f...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 3-32 59097-02 B S 3.5.2.1 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 Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-02 B 3-33 A 3.5.2.2 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 asc...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 3-34 59097-02 B S 3.5.3 Devices Data Window The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. Click the Devices tab below the data window to display device information for all devices tha...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-02 B 3-35 A 3.5.4 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 3-36 59097-02 B S 3.5.5 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 Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59097-02 B 3-37 A 3.6.2 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 ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 3-38 59097-02 B S 3.6.3.2 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-39 A 3.6.3.5 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 m...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-40 59097-02 B S 3.7.1.1 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-41 A 3.7.1.1.2 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 ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-42 59097-02 B S 3.7.1.4 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-43 A „ MaxAliases is 2500 . The maximum number of aliases that can be configured on the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric. „ MaxTotalMembers is 10,000 . The maximum num...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-44 59097-02 B S 3.7.3 Managing the Zoning Database Managing the zoning database consists of the following: „ Editing the Zoning Database „ Configuring the Zoning Database „ Saving the Zoning Database to a File „ Restoring the Zoning Database from a File „ Resto...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-45 A You cannot edit an active zone set on a switch. You must configure an inactive zone set to your needs and then activate that updated zone set to apply the changes to the fabric. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-47 A 3.7.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Database Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Auto Save, Default Visibility, and Discard Inactive configuration parameters. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning Config to open...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-48 59097-02 B S 3.7.3.2.2 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-49 A 3.7.3.5 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 Zoni...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-50 59097-02 B S 3.7.4 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-51 A 3.7.4.2 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 tem...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-52 59097-02 B S 3.7.4.5 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-53 A 3.7.5.1 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 3-56 for more information. Refer to ”Zones” on page 3-40 for information on zone ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-54 59097-02 B S 3.7.5.2 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 59097-02 B 3-55 A 3.7.5.3 Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set To rename a zone, do the following: 1. In the Zone Sets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog, click the zone/zone set to be renamed. 2. Open the Edit menu and select Rename . 3. In the Rename Zone/Rename Zone Set ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-56 59097-02 B S 3.7.5.7 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 59097-02 B 3-57 A 3.7.6.2 Adding a Member to an Alias You can add a port/device to an alias by domain ID and port number, device port Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. To add ports/devices to an alias, do the following: 1. Open the Zoning menu, and s...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 3-58 59097-02 B S 3.7.7 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-02 B 3-59 A 3.7.7.2 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 conflicti...

59097-02 B 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 Switches Managing User Accounts 4-2 59097-02 B S 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 men...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59097-02 B 4-3 A 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 Switches Managing User Accounts 4-4 59097-02 B S 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 59097-02 B 4-5 A 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 Switches Managing User Accounts 4-6 59097-02 B S 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 A...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59097-02 B 4-7 A 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 Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-8 59097-02 B S 4.2.1 Devices Data Window The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. Click the Devices tab below the data window to display name server information for all device...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 4-12 59097-02 B S 4.2.3 Port Statistics Data Window The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Stats tab below the data window in the faceplate disp...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59097-02 B 4-13 A 4.2.5 Configured Zonesets Data Windows The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database, shown in Figure 4-6 . To open the Configured Zonesets data window, clic...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring Port Threshold Alarms 4-14 59097-02 B S 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 enablin...

4 – Managing Switches Paging a Switch 59097-02 B 4-15 A 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 Switches Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 4-16 59097-02 B S 4.5 Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog enables you to manually set the date and time on a switch, or to enable the NTP Client to synchronize the date ...

4 – Managing Switches Resetting a Switch 59097-02 B 4-17 A „ Adding, moving or removing ISLs or other connections. Management Interfaces: After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated: „ SANsurfer Switch Manager sessions will re-connect automatically „ Telnet sess...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-18 59097-02 B S 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 spec...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-19 A 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 be configuring, and then open the Switch menu and select Switch Properties . You ...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-20 59097-02 B S 4.7.2.2 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 st...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-21 A 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 Switches Configuring a Switch 4-22 59097-02 B S 4.7.2.4 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...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-23 A 4.7.2.5 Broadcast Support Broadcast is supported on the switch and 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 . Fabr...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-24 59097-02 B S 4.7.3 Advanced Switch Properties The Advanced Switch Properties dialog enables you to set the timeout values, Interop Mode, and Legacy Address Format settings. The Advanced Switch Properties dialog is available for only the entry switch, b...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-25 A 4.7.3.1 Interop Mode for Zoning When a zone set is activated on an FC-SW-2 compliant switch, only the active zone set is propagated to all switches in the fabric. When a zone set is activated on a non-FC-SW-2 compliant switch, the active z...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-26 59097-02 B S 4.7.3.3 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: Mismatc...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-27 A 4.7.4 System Services Dialog The System Services dialog provides a central location for you to enable or disable any of the external user services such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Secure Sockets Layer (SSL),Secure SHell (...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 4-28 59097-02 B S „ SSL - Secure Sockets Layer. Provides secure encrypted communications between the switch management application (GUI) and the switch. SSL must be enabled for configuration of security and RADIUS servers with the switch management applicat...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-29 A 4.7.6 Network Properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-12 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 Switches Configuring a Switch 4-30 59097-02 B S 4.7.6.1 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 P...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-31 A 4.7.6.2 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 Switches Configuring a Switch 4-32 59097-02 B S 4.7.7 SNMP Properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-13 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 sw...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-33 A 4.7.7.1 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 Switches Configuring a Switch 4-34 59097-02 B S 4.7.7.2 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 Pa...

4 – Managing Switches Managing Switch Stacks 59097-02 B 4-35 A 4.8 Managing Switch Stacks SANsurfer Switch Manager recognizes switches as a stack if they are connected by their high speed stacking ports. The switch management application will auto-detect switches connected by their 10-Gbps ports and...

4 – Managing Switches Managing Switch Stacks 4-36 59097-02 B S „ Date/time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) settings. Refer to ”Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client” on page 4-16 for more information. „ Firmware load and activation. Refer to ”Installing Firmware” on page 4-44 for more inform...

4 – Managing Switches Archiving a Switch 59097-02 B 4-37 A 4.8.2 Select Source Dialog The Select Source dialog enables you to select the initial zoning configuration to be loaded into the Edit Zoning dialog when making zoning changes to all switches in a stack. The Select Source dialog is only displ...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 4-38 59097-02 B S 4.10 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...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 59097-02 B 4-39 A 3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the file. This archive file must be one that was produced by the SANsurfer Switch Manager Archive function. Configuration backup files created with the Config Backup command are not compatible wit...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-40 59097-02 B S 4.11 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 se...

4 – Managing Switches Downloading a Support File 4-42 59097-02 B S 4.12 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 Upgrading the Switch Using License Keys 59097-02 B 4-43 A To upgrade the switch, do the following: 1. Isolate the switch from the fabric. 2. Add a fabric with the IP address of the switch you want to upgrade. 3. Open the faceplate display for the switch you want to upgrade. 4. ...

4 – Managing Switches Installing Firmware 4-44 59097-02 B S 4.14 Installing Firmware Installing firmware involves loading, unpacking, and activating the firmware image on the switch. SANsurfer Switch Manager does this in one operation. To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure ...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Hardware Status 59097-02 B 4-45 A To install firmware, do the following: 1. In the faceplate display, open the Switch menu and select Load Firmware. 2. In the Firmware Upload dialog, click the Browse button to browse and select the firmware file to be uploaded. 3. Cl...

59097-02 B 5-1 Section 5 Managing Ports This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices: „ Displaying Port Information „ Configuring Ports „ Using the Extended Credits Wizard „ Resetting a Port „ Testing Ports „ Graphing Port Performance 5.1 Displaying Port Information Port ...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 5-2 59097-02 B S 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 cu...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59097-02 B 5-3 A 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 Ports Displaying Port Information 5-4 59097-02 B S 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. . Table 5-4. Port Transceiver Media View Media Ic...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59097-02 B 5-5 A 5.1.2 Port Statistics Data Window The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display and click the Port Stats tab below the d...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 5-8 59097-02 B S 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. Tab...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 5-10 59097-02 B S 5.2 Configuring Ports The port settings or characteristics for 1/2/4-Gbps and 10-Gbps ports are configured using the Port Properties dialogs shown in Figure 5-2 . To open the corresponding type of Port Properties dialog, select one or more ports...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59097-02 B 5-11 A 5.2.1 Changing Port Administrative 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. „ The conf...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 5-12 59097-02 B S 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds The 1/2/4-Gbps ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps. The ports can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is con...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59097-02 B 5-13 A 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 Ports Configuring Ports 5-14 59097-02 B S 5.2.4 I/O Stream Guard The I/O Stream Guard feature suppresses the 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 the I/O Stream...

5 – Managing Ports Using the Extended Credits Wizard 59097-02 B 5-15 A 5.3 Using the Extended Credits Wizard Each 1/2/4-Gbps port is supported by a data-buffer with a 16-credit capacity; that is, 16 maximum sized frames. For fiber optic cables, this enables full bandwidth service over the following ...

5 – Managing Ports Resetting a Port 5-16 59097-02 B S Figure 5-3. Designate Donor Ports 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 opt...

5 – Managing Ports Testing Ports 59097-02 B 5-17 A 5.5 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....

5 – Managing Ports Testing Ports 5-18 59097-02 B S „ Node-to-Node (Online) - The Node-to-Node test verifies communications between the port and its device node or device loop. The port being tested must be online and connected to a remote device. The port passes the test if the frame that was sent b...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59097-02 B 5-19 A 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 ...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-20 59097-02 B S This section describes how to do the following: „ Starting SANsurfer Performance Viewer „ Exiting SANsurfer Performance Viewer „ Saving and Opening Performance View Files „ Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key „ Sett...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59097-02 B 5-21 A 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 d...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-22 59097-02 B S 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 Fabric File...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59097-02 B 5-23 A 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 De...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-24 59097-02 B S 5.6.6 Setting the Polling Frequency SANsurfer Performance Viewer 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 ...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59097-02 B 5-25 A 5.6.7.1 Displaying Graphs for a Stack Graphs can be displayed for all ports on all switches in a stack or for only those ports on all switches that are logged in. To display graphs for a stack of switches, do the following: 1. In the lef...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-26 59097-02 B S 5.6.7.3 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... . E...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 5-28 59097-02 B S 5.6.7.4 Setting Global Graph Type The Set Global Graph Type option enables you to view port activity using two types of graphs: „ Line Graph - plots continuous port activity in horizontal line format. „ Bar Graph - the last polling value...

59097-02 B 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 Interface User Accounts A-2 59097-02 B S 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 59097-02 B A-3 A 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 Interface Working with Switch Configurations A-4 59097-02 B S A.3.2 Backing up and Restoring Switch Configurations Backing up and restoring a configuration is useful to protect your work or for use as a template in configuring other switches. The Config Backup command creates a file...

A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59097-02 B A-5 A The restore operation begins with FTP to upload the configuration file from the workstation to the switch, then finishes with a Telnet session and the Config Restore command. To upload the configuration file, config_switc...

A – Command Line Interface Commands A-6 59097-02 B S 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. „ ...

A – Command Line Interface Commands 59097-02 B A-7 A Table A-2. Commands Listed by Authority Level Monitoring Commands Configuration Command Help History Ping Ps Quit Show Show Config Show Log Show Perf Show Setup Uptime Whoami ( A-35 ) ( A-36 ) ( A-43 ) ( A-44 ) ( A-45 ) ( A-92 ) ( A-107 ) ( A-111 ...

A – Command Line Interface Admin Command A-8 59097-02 B S 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 59097-02 B A-9 A 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 Alias Command A-10 59097-02 B S delete [alias] Deletes the specified alias given by [alias] from the zoning database. If the alias is a member of the active zone set, the alias will not be removed from the active zone set until the active zone set is deactivated. list Disp...

A – Command Line Interface CIM Command 59097-02 B A-11 A CIM Command Manages CIM listener and subscription configurations on the switch. Refer to the ”CIMListener Command” on page A-13 for information about creating and modifying CIM listeners. Refer to the ”CIMSubscription Command” on page A-15 for...

A – Command Line Interface CIM Command A-12 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the CIM Limits command: SANbox xxxx #> cim limits Cim Attribute Maximum ------------- ------- MaxListeners 32 MaxSubscriptions 50 MaxSubscriptionsPerListener 6

A – Command Line Interface CIMListener Command 59097-02 B A-13 A CIMListener Command Configures CIM indication service listeners and adds subscriptions to listeners. Refer to the ”CIMSubscription Command” on page A-15 for information about configuring subscriptions. Authority Admin session and a CIM...

A – Command Line Interface CIMListener Command A-14 59097-02 B S edit [listener_name] Opens an editing session in which you can modify the CIM listener given by [listener_name]. Refer to Table A-3 for a description of the CIM listener configuration parameters. Examples The following is an example of...

A – Command Line Interface CIMSubscription Command 59097-02 B A-15 A CIMSubscription Command Creates, edits, or removes CIM subscriptions. Authority Admin session and a CIM Edit session. Refer to the ”CIM Command” on page A-11 for information about opening a CIM edit session. Syntax cimsubscription ...

A – Command Line Interface CIMSubscription Command A-16 59097-02 B S edit [subscription_name] Opens an editing session in which you can modify the CIM subscription given by [subscription_name]. Refer to Table A-4 for a description of the CIM subscription configuration parameters. Examples The follow...

A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59097-02 B A-17 A 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-64 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Syn...

A – Command Line Interface Config Command A-18 59097-02 B S edit [config_name] Opens an edit session for the configuration given by [config_name]. If you omit [config_name], the currently active configuration is used. list Displays a list of all available configurations on the switch. This keyword d...

A – Command Line Interface Create Command A-20 59097-02 B S Create Command Creates support files for troubleshooting switch problems, and certificates for secure communications for SANsurfer Switch Manager. Authority Admin session Syntax create certificatesupport Keywords certificate Creates a secur...

A – Command Line Interface Create Command A-22 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Create Support command and how to download the support file to your workstation. When prompted to send the support file to another machine, decline, then close the Telnet session. Open an FTP session on th...

A – Command Line Interface Date Command 59097-02 B A-23 A 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 session except...

A – Command Line Interface Feature Command A-24 59097-02 B S Feature Command Adds license key features to the switch and displays the license key feature log. To order a license key contact your switch distributor or your authorized reseller. Upgrading a switch is not disruptive, nor does it require...

A – Command Line Interface Firmware Install Command 59097-02 B A-25 A 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. This reset is disruptive. To perform a non-disrup...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command A-26 59097-02 B S Group Command Creates groups, manages membership within the group, and manages the membership of groups in security sets. Authority Admin session and a Security Edit session. Refer to the ”Security Command” on page A-54 for information about...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command 59097-02 B A-27 A Keywords add [group] Initiates an editing session in which to specify a group member and its attributes for the existing group given by [group]. ISL, Port, and MS member attributes are described in Table A-5 , Table A-6 , and Table A-7 respe...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command 59097-02 B A-31 A list Displays a list of all groups and the security sets of which they are members. This keyword is available without an Admin session. members [group] Displays all members of the group given by [group]. This keyword is available without an ...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command A-32 59097-02 B S Examples The following is an example of the Group Add command: SANbox xxxx (admin-security) #> group add Group_1 A list of attributes with formatting and default values will follow Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command 59097-02 B A-33 A The following is an example of the Group List command: SANbox xxxx #> group list Group SecuritySet ----- ----------- group1 (ISL) alpha group2 (Port) alpha The following is an example of the Group Members command: SANbox xxxx #> group ...

A – Command Line Interface Hardreset Command A-34 59097-02 B S 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 – Command Line Interface Help Command 59097-02 B A-35 A 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 Interface History Command A-36 59097-02 B S 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 ![comman...

A – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command 59097-02 B A-37 A 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 Interface Image Command A-38 59097-02 B S 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 59097-02 B A-39 A Notes To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure that all switches are running the same version of firmware. To perform a non-disruptive firmware installation and activation, do the following: 1. Connect to the switch th...

A – Command Line Interface Image Command A-40 59097-02 B S 11. Unpack the firmware image file to install the new firmware in flash memory. SANbox xxxx (admin) $>image unpack filename 12. Wait for the unpack to complete. image unpack command result: Passed 13. A message will prompt you to reset th...

A – Command Line Interface Lip Command 59097-02 B A-41 A 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 Interface Passwd Command A-42 59097-02 B S 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 [accou...

A – Command Line Interface Ping Command 59097-02 B A-43 A 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. Broadcast IP addresses,...

A – Command Line Interface Ps Command A-44 59097-02 B S Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None Syntax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox xxxx #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 00:...

A – Command Line Interface Quit Command 59097-02 B A-45 A 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 Interface Reset Command A-46 59097-02 B S 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]radiussecurityservicessnmpswitch (default)syst...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-48 59097-02 B S Notes The following tables specify the various factory default settings: Enter the Show Config Switch command to display switch configuration values. Table A-9. Switch Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Admin State Online Broadcast Ena...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-50 59097-02 B S Enter Show Config Threshold command to display threshold alarm configuration values. Enter the Show Config Zoning command to display zoning configuration values. Table A-11. Port Threshold Alarm Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Thres...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59097-02 B A-51 A Enter the Show Setup SNMP command to display SNMP configuration values. Table A-12. Zoning Configuration Defaults Parameter Default InteropAutoSave True DefaultVisibility All DiscardInactive False Table A-13. SNMP Configuration Defaults Para...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command A-52 59097-02 B S Enter the Show Setup Radius command to display RADIUS configuration values. Enter the Show Setup Services command to display switch service configuration values. Table A-14. RADIUS Configuration Defaults Parameter Default DeviceAuthOrder Loc...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59097-02 B A-53 A Enter the Show Setup System command to display system configuration values. Enter the Show Config Security command to display security configuration values. Table A-16. System Configuration Defaults Parameter Default Ethernet Network Discove...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command A-54 59097-02 B S Security Command Opens a Security Edit session in which to manage the security database on a switch. Refer to the ”Group Command” on page A-26 and the ”Securityset Command” on page A-58 . Authority Admin session. The keywords Active, Hist...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command 59097-02 B A-55 A edit Initiates a Security Edit session in which to make changes to the security database. A Security Edit session enables you to use the Group and Securityset commands to create, add, and delete security sets, groups, and group members. T...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command A-56 59097-02 B S Examples The following is an example of the Security Active command: SANbox xxxx #> security active Active Security Information SecuritySet Group GroupMember ----------- ----- ----------- alpha group1 (ISL) 10:00:00:00:00:10:21:16 Auth...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command 59097-02 B A-57 A The following is an example of the Security Limits command: SANbox xxxx #> security limits Security Attribute Maximum Current [Name] ------------------ ------- ------- ------ MaxSecuritySets 4 1 MaxGroups 16 2 MaxTotalMembers 1000 19 M...

A – Command Line Interface Securityset Command A-58 59097-02 B S Securityset Command Manages security sets in the security database. Authority Admin session and a Security Edit session. Refer to the ”Security Command” on page A-54 for information about starting a Security Edit session. The Active, G...

A – Command Line Interface Securityset Command 59097-02 B A-59 A create [security_set] Creates the security set with the name given by [security_set]. A security set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $, ^, and -. The security da...

A – Command Line Interface Securityset Command A-60 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Securityset Groups command SANbox xxxx #> securityset groups alpha Current list of Groups for SecuritySet: alpha --------------------------------------- group1 (ISL) group2 (Port) The following is ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Command 59097-02 B A-61 A 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]pageb...

A – Command Line Interface Set Command 59097-02 B A-63 A timezone Specifies the time zone for the switch and the workstation. The default is Universal Time (UTC) also known as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This keyword prompts you to choose a region, then a subregion to specify the time zone. Examples ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-64 59097-02 B S Set Config Command Sets switch, port, port threshold alarm, security, 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 C...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-02 B A-67 A security Initiates an editing session in which to change the security 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 accept th...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-02 B A-69 A 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 Interface Set Config Command A-70 59097-02 B S 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 t...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-02 B A-71 A Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: SANbox xxxx #> admin start SANbox xxxx (admin) #> config edit SANbox xxxx (admin-config) #> set config port 1 A list of attributes with formatting and current...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-02 B A-73 A The following is an example of the Set Config Security command: SANbox xxxx #> admin start SANbox xxxx (admin) #> config edit SANbox xxxx (admin-config) #> set config security A list of attributes with formatting and current va...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command A-74 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command: SANbox xxxx #> admin start SANbox xxxx (admin) #> config edit SANbox xxxx (admin-config) #> set config threshold A list of attributes with formatting and current ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-02 B A-75 A The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command. SANbox xxxx #> admin start SANbox xxxx (admin) #> config edit SANbox xxxx (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values...

A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command A-76 59097-02 B S 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 automatical...

A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command A-78 59097-02 B S None Specifies no severity levels for display on the screen. level [filter] Specifies the severity level given by [filter] to use in monitoring and logging events for the specified components or ports. [filter] can be one of the following ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59097-02 B A-79 A save Saves the log settings for the component, severity level, port, and display level. These settings remain in effect after a switch reset. The log settings can be viewed using the Show Log Settings command. To export log entries to a fi...

A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command A-80 59097-02 B S 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 Port Command 59097-02 B A-81 A Auto The port speed is automatically detected. This applies only to ports 0–15. state [state] Specifies one of the following administrative states for the specified port: Online Places the port online. This activates and prepares the port...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-82 59097-02 B S Set Setup Command Manages configuration settings for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) servers, switch services, SNMP, and system configurations. Authority Admin session Syntax set setup radiusservicessnmpsystem Keyword...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-84 59097-02 B S services Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to enable or disable switch services. Table A-24 describes the switch service parameters. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in br...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-86 59097-02 B S snmp Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change SNMP configuration settings. Table A-25 describes the SNMP fields. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in brackets. Table A-2...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59097-02 B A-87 A system Prompts you in a line-by-line fashion to change system configuration settings. Table A-26 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 Interface Set Setup Command 59097-02 B A-89 A Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup RADIUS command: SANbox xxxx (admin) #> set setup radius A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to acce...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command A-90 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox xxxx #> admin start SANbox xxxx (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 59097-02 B A-91 A The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox xxxx (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 cu...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-92 59097-02 B S Show Command Displays fabric, switch, and port operational information. Authority None Syntax show aboutalarm [option] auditbroadcastchassiscimlistener [listener_name] cimsubscription [subscription_name] config [option]domainsdonorfabricfdmi ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-94 59097-02 B S fdmi [port_wwn] Displays detailed information about the device host bus adapter given by [port_wwn]. If you omit [port_wwn], the command displays a summary of host bus adapter information for all attached devices in the fabric. Illegal charac...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-02 B A-95 A pagebreak Displays the current pagebreak setting. The pagebreak setting limits the display of information to 20 lines (On) or allows the continuous display of information without a break (Off). perf [option] Displays performance information f...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-02 B A-97 A 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 pa...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-98 59097-02 B S „ Securityset (Active, List) „ Show (About, Alarm, Backtrace, Chassis, Config Port, Config Security, Config Switch, Config Threshold, Dev, Dev Settings, Domains, Donor, Fabric, Log, Log Archive, Log Settings, Lsdb, Mem, Ns, Perf, Port, Setup ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-02 B A-99 A timezone Displays the current time zone setting. topology Displays all connected devices. users Displays a list of logged-in users. This is equivalent to the User List command. version Displays an introductory set of information about operati...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-100 59097-02 B S Examples The following is an example of the Show Chassis command: SANbox xxxx #> show chassis Chassis Information ------------------- BoardTemp (1) - Degrees Celsius 36 FanStatus (1) Good FanStatus (2) Good FanDirection (1) BackToFront Fa...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-02 B A-101 A The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command: SANbox xxxx #> show fdmi 21:00:00:e0:8b:09:3b:17 FDMI Information ---------------- Manufacturer QLogic Corporation SerialNumber [04202 Model QLA2342 ModelDescription QLogic QLA2342...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-102 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Show NS [domain_ID] command: SANbox xxxx #> show ns 18 Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS PortWWN NodeWWN --- ------ ------ ---- --- ------- ------- 1 18 (0x12) 120700 N 3 21:00:00:e0:8b:07:a7:bc 20:...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-02 B A-103 A The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox xxxx #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online OperationalState Online AsicNumber 0 PerfTuningMode Normal AsicPort 1 PortID 0e0800 ConfigType GL PortWWN 20:08...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-104 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Show Switch command: SANbox xxxx #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox 5600 Series BootVersion Vx.x.x.x-0 (day month date ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-02 B A-105 A The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: SANbox xxxx #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Informatio...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command A-106 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Show Version command: SANbox xxxx #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * **************************************************...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59097-02 B A-107 A Show Config Command Displays switch, port, alarm threshold, security, and zoning for the current configuration. Authority None Syntax show config port [port_number] securityswitchthresholdzoning Keywords port [port_number] Displays co...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command A-108 59097-02 B S Examples The following is an example of the Show Config Port command: SANbox xxxx #> show config port 3 Port Number: 3 ------------ AdminState Offline LinkSpeed Auto PortType GL SymbolicName Port3 ALFairness False DeviceScanEnabled...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59097-02 B A-109 A The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: SANbox xxxx #> show config switch Configuration Name: default ------------------- Switch Configuration Information -------------------------------- AdminState Online Br...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command A-110 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command: SANbox xxxx #> show config threshold Configuration Name: default ------------ Threshold Configuration Information ----------------------------------- ThresholdMonito...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59097-02 B A-111 A 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 exis...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59097-02 B A-113 A Switch Displays all events related to switch management. Zoning Displays all events related to zoning. level Displays the event severity level logging setting and the display level setting. options Displays the options that are available...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command A-114 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Show Log command: SANbox xxxx #> show log [327][day month date time year][I][Eport Port:0/8][Eport State= E_A0_GET_DOMAIN_ID] [328][day month date time year][I][Eport Port: 0/8][FSPF PortUp state=0] ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59097-02 B A-115 A 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 ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command A-116 59097-02 B S outframe [port_number] Displays continuous performance data in frames/second transmitted for the port group (0–15 or 16–19) that includes [port_number]. If you omit [port_number], ports 0–15 are displayed. Type “q” and press the Enter k...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59097-02 B A-117 A The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command: SANbox xxxx #> show perf byte Displaying bytes/sec (total)... (Press any key to stop display) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ------------------------------------------...

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command A-118 59097-02 B S Show Setup Command Displays the current SNMP and system settings. Authority None Syntax show setup mfgradiusservicessnmpsystem Keywords mfg Displays manufacturing information about the switch. radius Displays RADIUS server information....

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59097-02 B A-119 A The following is an example of the Show Setup Services command: SANbox xxxx #> show setup services System Services ----------------------------- TelnetEnabled True SSHEnabled False GUIMgmtEnabled True SSLMgmtEnabled False EmbeddedGU...

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command A-120 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox xxxx #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox 560...

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59097-02 B A-121 A The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox xxxx #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0Gatewa...

A – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command A-122 59097-02 B S 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 com...

A – Command Line Interface Test Command 59097-02 B A-123 A 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-61 for informatio...

A – Command Line Interface Test Command A-124 59097-02 B S cancel Cancels the online test in progress. status Displays the status of a test in progress, or if there is no test in progress, the status of the test that was executed last. Examples To run an internal or external port test, do the follow...

A – Command Line Interface Uptime Command A-126 59097-02 B S 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 Examp...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59097-02 B A-127 A 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]e...

A – Command Line Interface User Command A-128 59097-02 B S Notes Authority level or password changes that you make to an account that is currently logged in do not take effect until that account logs in again. Examples The following is an example of the User Accounts command: SANbox xxxx (admin) #&g...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59097-02 B A-129 A The following is an example of the User Delete command: SANbox xxxx (admin) #> user del user3 The user account will be deleted. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y The following is an example of the User List command: SANbox xxxx (admin) #> us...

A – Command Line Interface Whoami Command A-130 59097-02 B S 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: SANbox xxxx #> whoami User name : admin@sess...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59097-02 B A-131 A 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-138 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zonesets ...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59097-02 B A-133 A Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox xxxx #> 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_c00...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command A-134 59097-02 B S The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox xxxx #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59097-02 B A-135 A 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-138 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, List...

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command A-136 59097-02 B S deac t ivate Deactivates the active zone set. Close the Zoning Edit session before using this keyword. delete [zone_set] Deletes the zone set given by [zone_set]. If the specified zone set is active, the command is suspended until the zon...

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59097-02 B A-137 A The following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command: SANbox xxxx #> zoneset zones ssss Current List of Zones for ZoneSet: ssss ---------------------------------- zone1 zone2 zone3

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-138 59097-02 B S 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-131 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page A-135 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History, Limit...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59097-02 B A-139 A history Displays a history of zoning modifications. This keyword does not require an Admin session. History information includes the following: „ Time of the most recent zone set activation or deactivation and the user who performed it „ T...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command A-140 59097-02 B S save Saves changes made during the current Zoning Edit session. The system informs you that the zone set must be activated to implement any changes. This does not apply if you entered the Zoning Clear command during the Zoning Edit session...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59097-02 B A-141 A The following is an example of the Zoning List command: SANbox xxxx #> 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:...

59097-02 B 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...

SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide Glossary-2 59097-02 B S 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 Visibil...

59097-02 B Glossary-3 SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide A 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-S...

SANbox 5600 Series Switch Management User’s Guide Glossary-4 59097-02 B S Small Form-Factor Pluggable A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into the Fibre Channel port. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Soft Zone Soft zoning divides the fabric for purpose...

59097-02 B Index-1 Index A access control list zone 3-41, 3-56account name display A-127, A-130factory A-2 active zone set 3-35, 3-41Active Zoneset data window 3-35Admin account name A-6authority A-6 Admin command A-8Admin session timeout A-87administrative state configured 4-20, 5-11current 4-20, 5...