QLogic SANBOX2-16 - Manual

Page viii 59022-11 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide 0 Section 4 Managing Switches 4.1 Managing User Accounts ................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.1 Creating User Accounts.................................................................

59022-11 A Page ix SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 4.9 Restoring a Switch ........................................................................................... 4-36 4.10 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration .................................................... 4-38 4.11 Do...

Page x 59022-11 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide 0 Appendix A Command Line Interface A.1 Logging On to a Switch ......................................................................................A-1 A.2 User Accounts ......................................................................

59022-11 A Page xi SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 Show Setup Command.......................................................................... A-111Shutdown Command ............................................................................. A-115Test Command ..........................

Page xii 59022-11 A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch ManagementUser’s Guide 0 Figures Figure Page 2-1 Initial Startup Dialog ..................................................................................................... 2-10 2-2 SANsurfer Switch Manager Window ...............................................

59022-11 A Page xiii SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 5-1 Faceplate Display - Port Information .............................................................................. 5-1 5-2 Port Properties Dialog ....................................................................................

59022-11 A 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 SANbox2 Fibre Channel switch (firmware version 5.0). The SANsurfer Switch Manager switch managem...

1 – IntroductionJDOM License 1-2 59022-11 A 0 1.3 JDOM License This product includes software developed by the JDOM Project (http://www.jdom.org/). Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Brett McLaughlin & Jason Hunter. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without mod...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 59022-11 A 1-3 0 1.4 Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic switch products. QLogic-direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support; others will be redirected to their authorized ...

1 – IntroductionTechnical Support 1-4 59022-11 A 0 Notes

59022-11 A 2-1 Section 2 Using SANsurfer Switch Manager This section describes how to use the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and its menus. The following topics are covered: „ Workstation Requirements „ Installing the Management Application „ Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager „ Exiting SANsurf...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerWorkstation Requirements 2-2 59022-11 A 0 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 a...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59022-11 A 2-3 0 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 ManagerInstalling the Management Application 2-4 59022-11 A 0 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 prog...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59022-11 A 2-5 0 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 ManagerInstalling the Management Application 2-6 59022-11 A 0 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 open...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Installing the Management Application 59022-11 A 2-7 0 10. To ensure that you are using the most recent version of SANsurfer Switch Manager, visit the QLogic support web page and go to Drivers, Software and Manuals . a. Select your switch model from the pull-down m...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 59022-11 A 2-9 0 15. When prompted for the SMS installation directory, enter d if SMS was installed in it’s default directory (/opt/QLogic_Corporation/SANsurfer). Otherwise, enter the path name for the SMS installation directory. T...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerStarting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-10 59022-11 A 0 „ To start SANsurfer Switch Manager from SANsurfer Management Suite, do the following.1. Start the SANsurfer Management Suite application using one of the following methods: ‰ For Windows, double-click the SANsurfe...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Starting SANsurfer Switch Manager 59022-11 A 2-11 0 „ Click the Open Existing Fabric View File radio button to open the Open View dialog which prompts you to specify a fabric view file that you saved earlier. Refer to ”Opening a Fabric View File” on page 3-23 . „ C...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerExiting SANsurfer Management Suite 2-12 59022-11 A 0 2.4 Exiting SANsurfer Management Suite To exit a SANsurfer Switch Manager application session, open the File menu and select Exit . If you have not yet defined an encryption key, the Save Default Fabric View File ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 59022-11 A 2-13 0 In your next SANsurfer Switch Manager session, the Load Default Fabric File dialog shown in Figure 2-4 prompts you to load the default fabric view file and to specify its encryption key, if there is one. In th...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-14 59022-11 A 0 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 59022-11 A 2-15 0 2.5.2 Standalone Uninstall A program to uninstall SANsurfer Switch Manager was included as part of the installation process. Use this method only if you installed SANsurfer Switch Manage...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerSaving and Opening Fabric View Files 2-16 59022-11 A 0 2.7 Saving and Opening Fabric View Files A fabric view file is one or more fabrics saved to a file. In addition to the SANsurfer Switch Manager default fabric view file, you can save and open your own fabric vie...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Setting SANsurfer Switch Manager Preferences 59022-11 A 2-17 0 „ Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to ”Displaying the Event Browser” on page 3-28 . If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog shown in Figure 2-5 , the next time S...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing Online Help 2-18 59022-11 A 0 2.9 Using Online Help Online help is available for the SANsurfer Switch Manager application and its functions. The two ways to open the online help file are: open the Help menu and select Help Topics , or click the Help button in ...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-11 A 2-19 0 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 ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-20 59022-11 A 0 2.11.1 Menu Bar The SANsurfer Switch Manager menus and the tasks offered in them vary depending on the display. For example, the Port menu and many of the Switch menu selections are only available in the face...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-11 A 2-21 0 2.11.1.2 Faceplate Display Menu The menu options in the faceplate display are shown in Figure 2-8 . Figure 2-8. Faceplate Display Menu The keyboard shortcut keys vary by display type: topology display and fa...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-22 59022-11 A 0 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 usin...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager SANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 59022-11 A 2-23 0 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 ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-24 59022-11 A 0 2.11.4 Graphic Window The graphic window, as shown in Figure 2-6 , presents graphic information about fabrics and switches such as the fabric topology and the switch faceplate. The window height can be adjust...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Topology Display 59022-11 A 2-25 0 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 ManagerUsing the Topology Display 2-26 59022-11 A 0 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 th...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Topology Display 59022-11 A 2-27 0 2.12.3 Opening the Faceplate Display and Topology Popup Menus The faceplate display shows the front of a single switch and its ports. To open the faceplate display when viewing the topology display, click the switch entr...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing the Faceplate Display 2-28 59022-11 A 0 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 Vie...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59022-11 A 2-29 0 2.13.2 Working with Ports Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select ports to display information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context-sensitive popup me...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing the Faceplate Display 2-30 59022-11 A 0 2.13.2.2 Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu To open the popup menu, right-click the faceplate image to present the following tasks. „ Refresh the switch „ Select all ports „ Manage switch properties „ Manage network proper...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Using the Faceplate Display 59022-11 A 2-31 0 2.13.3 Faceplate Data Windows The faceplate display provides the following data windows corresponding to the data window tabs: „ Devices – displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the ...

59022-11 A 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 FabricsRADIUS Servers 3-2 59022-11 A 0 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 59022-11 A 3-3 0 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 FabricsRADIUS Servers 3-4 59022-11 A 0 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 th...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 59022-11 A 3-5 0 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 Radius Server Information To edit information of a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. Open the...

3 – Managing FabricsRADIUS Servers 3-6 59022-11 A 0 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 authenti...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-7 0 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 FabricsSecuring a Fabric 3-8 59022-11 A 0 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 add...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-9 0 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 FabricsSecuring a Fabric 3-10 59022-11 A 0 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) fabr...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-11 0 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 FabricsSecuring a Fabric 3-12 59022-11 A 0 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, o...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-13 0 3.2.4.4 Creating a Security Group 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 fr...

3 – Managing FabricsSecuring a Fabric 3-14 59022-11 A 0 3.2.4.5 Create Security Group Member Dialog Use the Create Security Group Member dialog, shown in Figure 3-7 , to add a member to a security group. Choose options from the Group Member (or manually type in a hex value) and Authentication pull-d...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-15 0 The conventions for MS security group members are listed below: „ You can enter member world-wide name (WWN), which must be 16 hex characters, or 23 characters with valid WWN format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. „ The CT (common transport) authenti...

3 – Managing FabricsSecuring a Fabric 3-16 59022-11 A 0 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 t...

3 – Managing Fabrics Securing a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-17 0 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 59022-11 A 3-19 0 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 59022-11 A 3-21 0 3.3.2 Viewing and Comparing Version Snapshots The Differences tab page shows a side-by-side comparison of two snapshots. The timestamp of each snapshot is displayed above the scroll area showing that snapshot. The ...

3 – Managing FabricsManaging the Fabric Database 3-22 59022-11 A 0 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 59022-11 A 3-23 0 4. Click the Add Fabric button. 3.4.2 Removing a Fabric To delete a fabric 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 Fi...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59022-11 A 3-25 0 5. Configure the port types for the new switch using the Port Properties dialog. The ports can be G_Port, GL_Port, F_Port, FL_Port, or Donor. 6. Connect the devices to the switch. 7. Make any necessary zoning changes using the Edit ...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-26 59022-11 A 0 4. Restore the configuration from the failed switch to the replacement switch:a. Open a new fabric through the replacement switch. b. Open the faceplate display for the replacement switch. Open the Switch menu and select Restore . c...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-11 A 3-27 0 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 FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-28 59022-11 A 0 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 applicati...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-11 A 3-29 0 Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 3-2 . Table 3-2. Severity Levels Severity Icon Description Alarm – An Alarm is a "serviceable event". This means that attention by the user or f...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-30 59022-11 A 0 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 t...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-11 A 3-31 0 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 FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-32 59022-11 A 0 3.5.3 Devices Data Window The Devices data window displays information about the devices that are logged into the fabric. Click the Devices tab below the data window to display device information for all devices that are logged into...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59022-11 A 3-33 0 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 FabricsWorking with Device Information and Nicknames 3-34 59022-11 A 0 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 lin...

3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59022-11 A 3-35 0 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 FabricsWorking with Device Information and Nicknames 3-36 59022-11 A 0 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 N...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-37 0 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 FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-38 59022-11 A 0 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 c...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-39 0 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 FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-40 59022-11 A 0 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 inac...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-41 0 3.7.2 Using the Zoning Wizard The Zoning Wizard is a series of dialogs that leads you through the process of zoning a fabric. To open the Zoning Wizard, open the Wizards menu in the faceplate display, and select Zoning Wizard . The Zoning Wizard...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-42 59022-11 A 0 3.7.3.1 Editing the Zoning Database To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, open the Zoning menu from the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog shown in Figure 3-15 . Changes can only be made to inac...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-43 0 The Edit Zoning dialog has a Zone Sets tree on the left and a Port/Device (or members) tree on the right. Both trees use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets, zones, and ports. An expanded port s...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-44 59022-11 A 0 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 59022-11 A 3-45 0 3.7.3.2.1 Interop Auto Save The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the zoning database on that switch. Changes are saved when an...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-47 0 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 FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-48 59022-11 A 0 4. To create new zones in a zone set, do one of the following: „ Right-click a zone set and select Create A Zone from the popup menu. In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click the OK button. The new zone name is displa...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-49 0 3.7.4.4 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets You can remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the database. 1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog. 2...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-51 0 5. To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone, do one of the following: „ In the zone set tree, select the zone set. In the graphic window, select the port to add to the zone. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members . „ Select a port ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-53 0 3.7.5.6 Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets Zones that are no longer members of any zone set are moved to the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch. To remove a zone from all zone sets including the orphan zone set, do the f...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59022-11 A 3-55 0 If the port/device you want to add is not in the Port/Device tree, you can add it by doing the following:a. Right click the selected alias. b. Open the Edit menu and select Create Members . c. Choose the WWN , Domain/Port , or First Port Address...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-56 59022-11 A 0 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 conflictin...

59022-11 A 4-1 Section 4 Managing Switches This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric. „ Managing User Accounts „ Displaying Switch Information „ Configuring Port Threshold Alarms „ Paging a Switch „ Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client „ Resetting a Switc...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-2 59022-11 A 0 4.1 Managing User Accounts Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs. However, any user can modify their own password. To open the User Account Administration dialogs, open the Switch menu...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59022-11 A 4-3 0 4.1.1 Creating User Accounts To create a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-1 . A switch can have a ...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-4 59022-11 A 0 4.1.2 Removing a User Account To remove a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Remove Account tab in the dialog to present the display shown in Figure 4-2 . Select ...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59022-11 A 4-5 0 4.1.3 Changing a User Account Password To change the password for an account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . Click the Change Password tab in the dialog to present the display shown...

4 – Managing SwitchesManaging User Accounts 4-6 59022-11 A 0 4.1.4 Modifying a User Account To modify a user account on a switch, open the Switch menu in the faceplate display and select User Accounts... . This displays the User Account Administration dialog shown in Figure 4-4 . Click the Modify Ac...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-11 A 4-7 0 4.2 Displaying Switch Information The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information: „ Device and HBA information „ Switch specifications and addresses „ Configuration parameters „ Port performance sta...

4 – Managing SwitchesDisplaying Switch Information 4-8 59022-11 A 0 The fabric updates the topology and faceplate displays by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they occur. You can allow the fabric to update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To...

4 – Managing SwitchesDisplaying Switch Information 4-12 59022-11 A 0 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 displ...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59022-11 A 4-13 0 4.2.4 Port Information Data Window The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate d...

4 – Managing SwitchesDisplaying Switch Information 4-14 59022-11 A 0 4.2.5 Configured and Active Zonesets Data Window The Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database, as shown in Figure 4-7 . To open the Configured Zonesets data ...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring Port Threshold Alarms 59022-11 A 4-15 0 4.3 Configuring Port Threshold Alarms You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Configuring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising and falling triggers, a sample window, and finally enablin...

4 – Managing SwitchesPaging a Switch 4-16 59022-11 A 0 5. Enter a value for the rising trigger. A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval exceeds the rising trigger. The switch will not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until the count descends below th...

4 – Managing Switches Setting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 59022-11 A 4-17 0 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, time, and time zone on a switch, or to enable the NTP Client to synchroni...

4 – Managing SwitchesResetting a Switch 4-18 59022-11 A 0 Common administrative operations that change the fabric include: „ Zoning modifications. „ Adding, moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric. This includes powering up or powering down attached devices. „ Adding, moving or remo...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-19 0 4.7 Configuring a Switch Switch configuration is divided into three areas: chassis configuration, network configuration, and SNMP configuration. Chassis configuration specifies switch-wide Fibre Channel settings. Network configuration spec...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-20 59022-11 A 0 4.7.2 Switch Properties To open the Switch Properties dialog, either select a switch in the topology display or open the faceplate display for the switch you be configuring, and then open the Switch menu and select Switch Properties . You m...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-21 0 4.7.2.1 Symbolic Name The symbolic name is a user-defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies the switch. The symbolic name is used in the topology and faceplate displays, as well as many data windows to more easily identify switch...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-22 59022-11 A 0 4.7.2.3 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA). The maximum number of swi...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-23 0 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-24 59022-11 A 0 4.7.2.5 Broadcast Support Broadcast is supported on the switch which allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is implemented using the proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broadcast for FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number T11/02-031v0 . Fab...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-25 0 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-26 59022-11 A 0 4.7.3.2 Legacy Port Address Format Legacy Address Format should be enabled only to permit interoperation with certain older non-FC-SW-2 compliant switches. Enabling this setting under other circumstances will disable zoning that is defined ...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-27 0 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-28 59022-11 A 0 „ 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 applicati...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-29 0 4.7.6 Network Properties Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-13 to change IP configuration parameters and enable remote logging. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect. To open the Netwo...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-30 59022-11 A 0 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 Pa...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-31 0 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-32 59022-11 A 0 4.7.7 SNMP Properties Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 4-14 to change SNMP configuration parameters. After making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect. To open the SNMP Properties dialog, select a swi...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-33 0 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-34 59022-11 A 0 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 Par...

4 – Managing Switches Archiving a Switch 59022-11 A 4-35 0 4.8 Archiving a Switch You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. Basically any data received by SANsurfer Switch Manager is archived. However, passwords are not archived with the user account information. A...

4 – Managing SwitchesRestoring a Switch 4-36 59022-11 A 0 4.9 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 resto...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 59022-11 A 4-37 0 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 SwitchesRestoring the Factory Default Configuration 4-38 59022-11 A 0 4.10 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values. To restore the factory configuration on a switch, open the Switch menu and sel...

4 – Managing Switches Downloading a Support File 59022-11 A 4-39 0 4.11 Downloading a Support File The Download Support File menu option assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file (dump_support.tgz). This file can be sent to technical support personnel for troubleshooting s...

4 – Managing SwitchesInstalling Firmware 4-40 59022-11 A 0 4.12 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 t...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Hardware Status 59022-11 A 4-41 0 3. Click the Start button to begin the firmware load process. You will be shown a message warning you that the switch will be reset in order to activate the firmware. 4. Click the OK button to continue firmware installation or click ...

59022-11 A 5-1 Section 5 Managing Ports This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices: „ Displaying Port Information „ Configuring Ports „ Testing Ports „ Graphing Port Performance 5.1 Displaying Port Information Port information is available primarily in the faceplate dis...

5 – Managing PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-2 59022-11 A 0 5.1.1 Monitoring Port Status The faceplate display provides the following port related information: „ Port type „ Port operational state „ Port speed „ Port media To display port number and status information for a port, position the cur...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-11 A 5-3 0 5.1.1.2 Displaying Port Operational States To display the operational state on each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View Port States . Table 5-2 lists the possible operational states and their meanings. The ...

5 – Managing PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-4 59022-11 A 0 5.1.1.4 Displaying Transceiver Media Status To display transceiver media status, open the View menu and select View Port Media . Table 5-4 lists the port media states and their meanings. 5.1.2 Port Statistics Data Window The Port Statist...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-11 A 5-5 0 Table 5-5. Port Statistics Data Window Entries Entry Description Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate view is the beg...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59022-11 A 5-7 0 5.1.3 Port Information Data Window The Port Information data window displays detail information for the selected port. To open the Port Information data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display. Tot...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-10 59022-11 A 0 5.2 Configuring Ports The port settings or characteristics are configured using the Port Properties dialog shown in Figure 5-2 . To open the Port Properties dialog, select one or more ports, open the Port menu and select Port Properties . Figure ...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59022-11 A 5-11 0 5.2.1 Changing Port Administrative States The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. „ Th...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-12 59022-11 A 0 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds Ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbps or 2-Gbps. The ports can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected. Table 5-8 describ...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59022-11 A 5-13 0 5.2.3 Changing Port Types The ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which it is connected. Table 5-9 describes the port types. To change the port type, do the following: 1. Select one or more p...

5 – Managing Ports Using the Extended Credits Wizard 59022-11 A 5-15 0 3. Designate Donor Ports: Select available ports and click >> to move the port into the Selected Donor Port column shown in Figure 5-3 . Match the number of ports needed with the number of designated donor ports. Click the ...

5 – Managing PortsResetting a Port 5-16 59022-11 A 0 5.4 Resetting a Port The Reset Port option reinitializes the port using the saved configuration. To reset a port, do the following: 1. In the faceplate display, select the ports to be reset. 2. Open the Port menu and select Reset Port . 5.5 Testin...

5 – Managing Ports Testing Ports 59022-11 A 5-17 0 „ SFP level (External) - The SFP level test verifies port circuitry. The SFP level test sends a test frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip, through the SFP transceiver fitted with an external loopback plug, and back to the ASIC for the selecte...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-18 59022-11 A 0 5.6 Graphing Port Performance SANsurfer Performance Viewer application displays port performance using graphs. SANsurfer Performance Viewer plots data communication rates and total errors for selected ports as shown in Figure 5-5 . When g...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59022-11 A 5-19 0 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 PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-20 59022-11 A 0 5.6.2 Exiting SANsurfer Performance Viewer To exit a SANsurfer Performance Viewer session, open the File menu and select Exit . The current fabric view is automatically saved to your default performance view file upon exit, if you have de...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59022-11 A 5-21 0 In your next SANsurfer Performance Viewer session, the Load Default View File dialog shown in Figure 5-7 prompts you to load the default performance view file and to specify its encryption key, if there is one. In the Default File Encryp...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-22 59022-11 A 0 5.6.4 Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key To change the encryption key for the default performance view file, do the following: 1. Open the File menu and select Save Default Performance View File to open the Save Def...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59022-11 A 5-23 0 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 PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-24 59022-11 A 0 5.6.7.1 Arranging Graphs in the Display To arrange and size graphs in the display, open the Window menu and select Cascade , Tile , or Close All . „ Cascade overlaps the graphs so that all graphs are at least partially visible. „ Tile arr...

59022-11 A A-1 Appendix A Command Line Interface The command line interface (CLI) enables you to perform a variety of fabric and switch management tasks through an Ethernet or a serial port connection. This section describes the following: „ Logging On to a Switch „ User Accounts „ Working with Swit...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Accounts A-2 59022-11 A 0 A.2 User Accounts Switches come from the factory with the following user account already defined: Account name: adminPassword: passwordAuthority: Admin This user account provides full access to the switch and its configuration. After planning ...

A – Command Line Interface Working with Switch Configurations 59022-11 A A-3 0 A.3.1 Modifying a Configuration A switch supports up to 10 configurations including the default configuration. Each switch configuration contains switch, port, port threshold alarm, and zoning configuration components. Th...

A – Command Line InterfaceWorking with Switch Configurations A-4 59022-11 A 0 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 59022-11 A A-5 0 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 InterfaceCommands A-6 59022-11 A 0 A.4 Commands The command syntax is as follows: command keywordkeyword [value] keyword [value1] [value2] The Command is followed by one or more keywords. Consider the following rules and conventions: „ Commands and keywords are case insensitive. „ R...

A – Command Line Interface Commands 59022-11 A A-7 0 The command set performs monitoring and configuration tasks. Commands related to monitoring tasks are available to all account names. Commands related to configuration tasks are available only within an admin session. An account must have Admin au...

A – Command Line InterfaceAdmin Command A-8 59022-11 A 0 Admin Command Opens and closes an Admin session. The Admin session provides commands that change the fabric and switch configurations. Only one Admin session can be open on the switch at any time. An inactive Admin session will time out after ...

A – Command Line Interface Alias Command 59022-11 A A-9 0 Alias Command Creates a named set of ports/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports/devices to many zones. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member. Authority Admin session for all keywords except List and Mem...

A – Command Line Interface CIM Command 59022-11 A A-11 0 CIM Command Manages CIM listener and subscription configurations on the switch. Refer to the ”CIMListener Command” on page A-12 for information about creating and modifying CIM listeners. Refer to the ”CIMSubscription Command” on page A-14 for...

A – Command Line InterfaceCIMListener Command A-12 59022-11 A 0 CIMListener Command Configures CIM indication service listeners and adds subscriptions to listeners. Refer to the ”CIMSubscription Command” on page A-14 for information about configuring subscriptions. Authority Admin session and a CIM ...

A – Command Line Interface CIMListener Command 59022-11 A A-13 0 Examples The following is an example of the CIMListener Create command: SB5602-91.54 (admin-cim) #> cimlistener create listener_1 A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press...

A – Command Line InterfaceCIMSubscription Command A-14 59022-11 A 0 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 c...

A – Command Line InterfaceConfig Command A-16 59022-11 A 0 Config Command Manages the Fibre Channel configurations on a switch. For information about setting the port and switch configurations, refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page A-60 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Synt...

A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59022-11 A A-17 0 restore Restores configuration settings to an out-of-band switch from a backup file named configdata , which must be first uploaded on the switch using FTP. You create the backup file using the Config Backup command. Use FTP to load the bac...

A – Command Line Interface Create Command 59022-11 A A-19 0 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 59022-11 A A-21 0 The following is an example of the Create Certificate command: SANbox2 (admin) #> create certificate The current date and time is day mon date hh:mm:ss UTC yyyy. This is the time used to stamp onto the certificate. Is the date and time c...

A – Command Line InterfaceDate Command A-22 59022-11 A 0 Date Command This command displays or sets the system date and time. To set the date and time the information string must be provided in this format: MMDDhhmmCCYY. The new date and time takes effect immediately. Authority Admin session except ...

A – Command Line Interface Firmware Install Command 59022-11 A A-23 0 Firmware Install Command Downloads firmware from a remote host to the switch, installs the firmware, then resets the switch (without a power-on self test) to activate the firmware. If possible, a non-disruptive activation is perfo...

A – Command Line InterfaceGroup Command A-24 59022-11 A 0 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-52 for information about ...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command 59022-11 A A-25 0 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 59022-11 A A-29 0 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 InterfaceGroup Command A-30 59022-11 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Group Add command: SANbox2 (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 the ...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command 59022-11 A A-31 0 The following is an example of the Group List command: SANbox2 #> group list Group SecuritySet ----- ----------- group1 (ISL) alpha group2 (Port) alpha The following is an example of the Group Members command: SANbox2 #> group members ...

A – Command Line InterfaceHardreset Command A-32 59022-11 A 0 Hardreset Command Resets the switch and performs a power-on self test. This reset disrupts traffic, activates the pending firmware, and clears the alarm log. To save the alarm log before resetting, refer to the ”Set Log Command” on page A...

A – Command Line Interface Help Command 59022-11 A A-33 0 Help Command Displays a brief description of the specified command, its keywords, and usage. Authority None Syntax help [command] [keyword] Keywords [command] Displays a summary of the command given by [command] and its keywords. If you omit ...

A – Command Line InterfaceHistory Command A-34 59022-11 A 0 History Command Displays a numbered list of the previously entered commands from which you can re-execute selected commands. Authority None Syntax history Notes Use the History command to provide context for the ! command: „ Enter ![command...

A – Command Line Interface Hotreset Command 59022-11 A A-35 0 Hotreset Command Resets the switch for the purpose of activating the pending firmware without disrupting traffic. This command terminates all management sessions, saves all configuration information, and clears the event log. After the pe...

A – Command Line InterfaceImage Command A-36 59022-11 A 0 Image Command Manages and installs switch firmware. Authority Admin session Syntax image cleanupfetch [account_name] [ip_address] [file_source] [file_destination]installlistunpack [file] Keywords cleanup Removes all firmware image files from ...

A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59022-11 A A-37 0 Notes To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure that all switches are running the same version of firmware. To install firmware when the management workstation has an FTP server, use the Image Install command or the ”Fi...

A – Command Line InterfaceImage Command A-38 59022-11 A 0 9. Open an Admin session to acquire the necessary authority. SANbox2 $>admin start 10. Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file was loaded. SANbox2 (admin) $>image list 11. Unpack the firmware imag...

A – Command Line Interface Lip Command 59022-11 A A-39 0 Lip Command Reinitializes the specified loop port. Authority Admin session Syntax lip [port_number] Keywords [port_number] The number of the port to be reinitialized. Ports are numbered beginning with 0. Examples The following is an example of...

A – Command Line InterfacePasswd Command A-40 59022-11 A 0 Passwd Command Changes a user account’s password. Authority Admin account name and an admin session to change another account’s password; You can change you own password without an Admin session. Syntax passwd [account_name] Keywords [accoun...

A – Command Line Interface Ping Command 59022-11 A A-41 0 Ping Command Initiates an attempt to communicate with another switch over an Ethernet network and reports the result. Authority None Syntax ping [ip_address] Keywords [ip_address] The IP address of the switch to query. Broadcast IP addresses,...

A – Command Line InterfacePs Command A-42 59022-11 A 0 Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None Syntax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox2 #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 00:00:01...

A – Command Line Interface Quit Command 59022-11 A A-43 0 Quit Command Closes the Telnet session. Authority None Syntax quit, exit, or logout Notes You can also enter Control-D to close the Telnet session.

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-44 59022-11 A 0 Reset Command Resets the switch configuration parameters. If you omit the keyword, the default is Reset Switch. Authority Admin session Syntax reset config [config_name] factoryport [port_number]radiussecurityservicessnmpswitch (default)syste...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59022-11 A A-45 0 services Resets the switch services configuration to the default values as described in Table A-15 . snmp Resets the SNMP configuration settings to the factory default values. Refer to Table A-13 for SNMP configuration default values. switch...

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-46 59022-11 A 0 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 Enab...

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-48 59022-11 A 0 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 Thresh...

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-50 59022-11 A 0 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 Loca...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59022-11 A A-51 0 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 InterfaceSecurity Command A-52 59022-11 A 0 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-24 and the ”Securityset Command” on page A-56 . Authority Admin session. The keywords Active, Histo...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command 59022-11 A A-53 0 history Displays history information about the security database and the active security set including the account name that made changes and when those changes were made. This keyword does not require an Admin session. limits Displays th...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command 59022-11 A A-55 0 The following is an example of the Security List command: SANbox2 (admin-security) #> security list SB211.192 #> security list Active Security Information SecuritySet Group GroupMember ----------- ----- ----------- No active securit...

A – Command Line InterfaceSecurityset Command A-56 59022-11 A 0 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-52 for information about starting a Security Edit session. The Active, Gr...

A – Command Line Interface Securityset Command 59022-11 A A-57 0 delete [security_set] Deletes the security set given by [security_set]. If the specified security set is active, the command is suspended until the security set is deactivated. groups [security_set] Displays all groups that are members...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Command A-58 59022-11 A 0 Set Command Sets a variety of switch parameters. Authority Admin session for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon, and Pagebreak which are available without an Admin session. Syntax set alarm [option]beacon [state]config [option]log [option]pagebr...

A – Command Line Interface Set Command 59022-11 A A-59 0 pagebreak [state] Specifies how much information is displayed on the screen at a time according to the value given by [state]. This keyword does not require an admin session. [state] can be one of the following: onLimits the display of informa...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-60 59022-11 A 0 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 Co...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-11 A A-63 0 parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept the current value shown in brackets. Enter “q” or "Q" to end the editing session. Table A-19 describes the Set Config Security parameters. switch Initiates an editing...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-11 A A-65 0 threshold Initiates a configuration session by which to generate and log alarms for selected events. The system displays each event, its triggers, and sampling window one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, e...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-66 59022-11 A 0 zoning Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept th...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-68 59022-11 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Security command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config security A list of attributes with formatting and current values will fol...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59022-11 A A-69 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config threshold A list of attributes with formatting and current values will ...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-70 59022-11 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command. SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> config edit SANbox2 (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow....

A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59022-11 A A-71 0 Set Log Command Specifies the events to record in the event log and display on the screen. You determine what events to record in the switch event log using the Component, Level, and Port keywords. You determine what events are automatical...

A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59022-11 A A-73 0 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 values: CriticalMonitors critical events. The critical level ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Port Command 59022-11 A A-75 0 Set Port Command Sets port state and speed for the specified port temporarily until the next switch reset or new configuration activation. This command also clears port counters. Authority Admin session except for the Clear keyword. Synta...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59022-11 A A-77 0 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 59022-11 A A-81 0 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 InterfaceSet Setup Command A-82 59022-11 A 0 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 InterfaceSet Setup Command A-84 59022-11 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup RADIUS command: SANbox2 (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 accept th...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59022-11 A A-85 0 The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER ke...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command A-86 59022-11 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox2 (admin) #> set setup system A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the current...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-11 A A-87 0 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 59022-11 A A-89 0 log [option] Displays log entries. Refer to the ”Show Log Command” on page A-106 . The log is cleared when the switch is reset or power cycled. lsdb Displays Link State database information mem [count] Displays information about memory activi...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-92 59022-11 A 0 post log Displays the Power On Self Test (POST) log which contains results from the most recently failed POST. setup [option] Displays setup attributes for the system, SNMP, and the switch manufacturer. Refer to the ”Show Setup Command” on pag...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-11 A A-93 0 „ Whoami „ Zoneset (Active, List) „ Zoning (History, Limits, List) switch Displays switch operational information. Table A-28 describes the switch operational parameters. Table A-28. Switch Operational Parameters Parameter Description Symboli...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-94 59022-11 A 0 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 operatio...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-11 A A-95 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Chassis command: SANbox2 #> show chassis Chassis Information ------------------- BoardTemp (1) - Degrees Celsius 32 BoardTemp (2) - Degrees Celsius 36 FanStatus (1) Good FanStatus (2) Good P...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-11 A A-97 0 The following is an example of the Show NS (local domain) command: SANbox2 #> show ns Seq Domain Port Port No ID ID Type COS PortWWN NodeWWN --- ------ ------ ---- --- ------- ------- 1 19 (0x13) 1301e1 NL 3 21:00:00:20:37:73:13:69 20:00:0...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-98 59022-11 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Interface command: SANbox2 #> show interface eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:C0:DD:00:BD:ED inet addr:10.20.68.107 Bcast:10.20.68.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metr...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-11 A A-99 0 The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox2 #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online OperationalState Online AsicNumber 0 PerfTuningMode Normal AsicPort 1 PortID 0e0800 ConfigType GL PortWWN 20:08:00:c...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59022-11 A A-101 0 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: SANbox2 #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Information --...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-102 59022-11 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Version command: SANbox2 #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***************************************************** S...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59022-11 A A-103 0 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 InterfaceShow Config Command A-104 59022-11 A 0 MSEnabled True NoClose False IOStreamGuard Disabled VIEnabled False PDISCPingEnable True The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: SANbox2 #> show config switch Configuration Name: default ------------------- Sw...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59022-11 A A-105 0 The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command: SANbox2 #> show config threshold Configuration Name: default ------------ Threshold Configuration Information ----------------------------------- ThresholdMonitoring...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command A-106 59022-11 A 0 Show Log Command Displays the contents of the log or the parameters used to create and display entries in the log. The log contains a maximum of 1200 entries. When the log reaches its entry capacity, subsequent entries overwrite the exist...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59022-11 A A-107 0 ZoningMonitors zoning conflict events. display [filter] Displays log events on the screen according to the component or severity level filter given by [filter]. [filter] can be one of the following: InfoDisplays all informative events.Wa...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Log Command A-108 59022-11 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Log Component command: SANbox2 #> show log component Current settings for log ------------------------ FilterComponent NameServer MgmtServer Zoning Switch Blade Port Eport Snmp The follo...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59022-11 A A-109 0 Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and bytes/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays data transmitted (out), data received (in), and total data transmitted and received in frames/second and bytes ...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command A-110 59022-11 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf command: SANbox2 #> show perf Port Bytes/s Bytes/s Bytes/s Frames/s Frames/s Frames/s Number (in) (out) (total) (in) (out) (total) ------ ------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59022-11 A A-111 0 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 59022-11 A A-113 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox2 #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox2-64 FC ...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command A-114 59022-11 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox2 #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0GatewayAddr...

A – Command Line Interface Shutdown Command 59022-11 A A-115 0 Shutdown Command Terminates all data transfers on the switch at convenient points and closes the Telnet session. Always power cycle the switch after entering this command. Authority Admin session Syntax shutdown Notes Always use this com...

A – Command Line InterfaceTest Command A-116 59022-11 A 0 Test Command Tests ports using internal (SerDes level), external (transceiver), and online loopback tests. Internal and external tests require that the port be placed in diagnostic mode. Refer to the ”Set Command” on page A-58 for information...

A – Command Line Interface Test Command 59022-11 A A-117 0 Examples To run an internal or external port test, do the following: 1. To start an admin session, enter the following command and press the Enter key. admin start 2. Place the port in Diagnostics mode, enter the following command ( x = port...

A – Command Line Interface Uptime Command 59022-11 A A-119 0 Uptime Command Displays the elapsed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activation does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command. Authority None Syntax uptime Examp...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Command A-120 59022-11 A 0 User Command Administers and displays user accounts. Authority Admin account name and an Admin session. The Accounts and List keywords are available to all account names without an Admin session. Syntax user accountsadddelete [account_name]ed...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59022-11 A A-121 0 Examples The following is an example of the User Accounts command: SANbox2 (admin) #> user accounts Current list of user accounts ----------------------------- images (admin authority = False, never expires) admin (admin authority = True ...

A – Command Line Interface Whoami Command 59022-11 A A-123 0 Whoami Command Displays the account name, session number, and switch domain ID for the Telnet session. Authority None Syntax whoami Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command: SANbox2 #> whoami User name : admin@session2...

A – Command Line InterfaceZone Command A-124 59022-11 A 0 Zone Command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-130 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zonesets k...

A – Command Line InterfaceZone Command A-126 59022-11 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox2 #> zone list Zone ZoneSet ------------------- wwn_b0241f zone_set_1 wwn_23bd31 zone_set_1 wwn_221416 zone_set_1 wwn_2215c3 zone_set_1 wwn_0160ed zone_set_1 wwn_c001b0 z...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59022-11 A A-127 0 The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox2 #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

A – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command A-128 59022-11 A 0 Zoneset Command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric. Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page A-130 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, List,...

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59022-11 A A-129 0 list Displays a list of all zone sets. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list] Removes a list of zones given by [zone_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set]. Use a <space> to delimit zone n...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-130 59022-11 A 0 Zoning Command Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones. Refer to the ”Zone Command” on page A-124 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page A-128 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History, Limits...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-11 A A-131 0 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 InterfaceZoning Command A-132 59022-11 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit command: SANbox2 #> admin start SANbox2 (admin) #> zoning edit SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> . . SANbox2 (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edit mode will be canceled. Plea...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-11 A A-133 0 The following is an example of the Zoning List command: SANbox2 #> zoning list Active ZoneSet Information ZoneSet Zone ZoneMember -------------------------------- wwn wwn_b0241f 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:c2 50:06:04:82:bf:d2:18:d2 21:00:00:e...

59022-11 A Glossary-1 Glossary Access Control List Zone Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic. Active Zone Set The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in us...

SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 59022-11 A Glossary-3 In-Order-Delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent. Input Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages. Inter-Switch...

59022-11 A Index-1 Index A access control list zone 3-39, 3-53account name 3-22 display A-120, A-123factory A-2 active zone set 3-33, 3-39Active Zoneset data window 3-33Admin account name A-7authority A-7 Admin command A-8Admin session timeout A-82administrative state configured 4-21, 5-11current 4-...