Sun Microsystems 5602 - Manual

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59097-01 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 SANbox 5602 Fibre Channel switch (firmware version 5.0). The SANbox 5602 switch is a 20-port non-...

1 – IntroductionTechnical Support 1-2 59097-01 A 0 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and the disclaimer...

1 – Introduction Technical Support 59097-01 A 1-3 0 Visit the QLogic support Web site listed in Contact Information for the latest firmware and software updates. 1.4.1 Availability QLogic Technical Support is available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday, excluding Q...

1 – IntroductionTechnical Support 1-4 59097-01 A 0 Notes

59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 ManagerInstalling the Management Application 2-8 59097-01 A 0 2.2.2.3 SMS Installation for Solaris To install the SANsurfer Switch Manager application on Solaris from the SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM, do the following: 1. Insert the SANsurfer Management Suite Disk int...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerStarting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-10 59097-01 A 0 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 59097-01 A 2-11 0 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 ManagerExiting SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-12 59097-01 A 0 „ 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 t...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch Manager Uninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 59097-01 A 2-13 0 The encryption key is used to encrypt the sensitive data in the default fabric view file. Refer to ”Changing the Encryption Key for the Default Fabric View File” on page 2-15 for information about changing thi...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUninstalling SANsurfer Switch Manager 2-14 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 2-17 0 „ Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. Refer to ”Displaying the Event Browser” on page 3-29 . If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog as shown in Figure 2-5 , the next tim...

2 – Using SANsurfer Switch ManagerUsing Online Help 2-18 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 0 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 59097-01 A 2-21 0 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 ManagerSANsurfer Switch Manager User Interface 2-22 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 2-27 0 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 ManagerUsing the Faceplate Display 2-28 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 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 s...

59097-01 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 59097-01 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 Radius Server To add a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. Open the faceplate d...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 Radius Server To remove a RADIUS server, do the following: 1. ...

3 – Managing Fabrics RADIUS Servers 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 3-21 0 The Summary tab page shows a brief description of the changes that have occurred between the older snapshot and the newer one. Use the Summary tab page quickly view what has changed. 3.3.2 Viewing and Comparing Ver...

3 – Managing FabricsManaging the Fabric Database 3-22 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 3-23 0 4. Click the Add Fabric button. 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 Vi...

3 – Managing Fabrics Managing the Fabric Database 59097-01 A 3-25 0 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 FabricsManaging the Fabric Database 3-26 59097-01 A 0 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 are...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-01 A 3-27 0 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 FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-28 59097-01 A 0 Table 3-1. Topology Display Switch and Status Icons Switch Icon Description SANbox 5602 Switch „ Normal operation (Green) „ Warning–operational with errors (Yellow) „ Critical–potential failure (Red) „ Unknown–communication status u...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-01 A 3-29 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 applicat...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-30 59097-01 A 0 Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 3-2 . Table 3-2. Severity Levels Severity Icon Description Alarm – An Alarm is a "serviceable event". This means that attention by the user or fi...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-01 A 3-31 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 ...

3 – Managing FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-32 59097-01 A 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 asce...

3 – Managing Fabrics Displaying Fabric Information 59097-01 A 3-33 0 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 FabricsDisplaying Fabric Information 3-34 59097-01 A 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 Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59097-01 A 3-35 0 3.5.4.1 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 ...

3 – Managing Fabrics Working with Device Information and Nicknames 59097-01 A 3-37 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 ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-38 59097-01 A 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 me...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-39 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 ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-40 59097-01 A 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 f...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-41 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 ina...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-42 59097-01 A 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 Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-43 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 ina...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-45 0 Table 3-4. Edit Zoning Dialog Tool Bar Buttons and Icons Tool Bar Button Description Create Zone Set button - create a new zone set Create Zone button - create a new zone Create Alias button - create another name for a set of objects Add Member ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-46 59097-01 A 0 3.7.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Database Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Interop Auto Save, Default Visibility, and Discard Inactive parameters. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning Config to open the Zo...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-47 0 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 59097-01 A 3-49 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 3-50 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 3-51 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 FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-52 59097-01 A 0 3.7.5 Managing Zones Managing zones involves the following: „ Creating a Zone in a Zone Set „ Adding Zone Members „ Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set „ Removing a Zone Member „ Removing a Zone from a Zone Set „ Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets „ Ch...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-53 0 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 3-39 for information on zone ...

3 – Managing FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-54 59097-01 A 0 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 po...

3 – Managing Fabrics Zoning a Fabric 59097-01 A 3-55 0 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 59097-01 A 3-57 0 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 FabricsZoning a Fabric 3-58 59097-01 A 0 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. ...

59097-01 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 59097-01 A 0 Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts: The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs. The Admin account can create, remove, or modify user accoun...

4 – Managing Switches Managing User Accounts 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 0 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 devices...

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59097-01 A 4-9 0 PROM/Boot Version PROM boot version MAC Address Media Access Control address IP Address Internet Protocol address Subnet Mask Mask that determines the IP address subnet Gateway Gateway address SNMP Enabled SNMP enabled or disabled....

4 – Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information 59097-01 A 4-13 0 4.2.5 Configured 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 4-6 . To open the Configured Zonesets data window, cl...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring Port Threshold Alarms 4-14 59097-01 A 0 4.3 Configuring Port Threshold Alarms You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Configuring an alarm involves choosing an event type, rising and falling triggers, a sample window, and finally enabling...

4 – Managing Switches Paging a Switch 59097-01 A 4-15 0 5. Enter a value for the rising trigger. A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval exceeds the rising trigger. The switch will not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until the count descends below t...

4 – Managing SwitchesSetting the Date/Time and Enabling NTP Client 4-16 59097-01 A 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 synchroniz...

4 – Managing Switches Resetting a Switch 59097-01 A 4-17 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-18 59097-01 A 0 4.7 Configuring a Switch Switch configuration is divided into three areas: chassis configuration, network configuration, and SNMP configuration. Chassis configuration specifies switch-wide Fibre Channel settings. Network configuration speci...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-01 A 4-19 0 4.7.2 Switch Properties To open the Switch Properties dialog, open the faceplate display for a switch, open the Switch menu, and select Switch Properties . You may also right-click a switch graphic in the topology display or faceplate disp...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-20 59097-01 A 0 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 sta...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-01 A 4-21 0 4.7.2.3 Domain ID and Domain ID Lock The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consists of the domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA). The maximum number of sw...

4 – Managing SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-22 59097-01 A 0 Use the FDMI Enabled radio button on the Switch Properties dialog to enable or disable FDMI. If FDMI is enabled on an HBA, the HBA forwards information about itself to the switch when the HBA logs into the switch. If FDMI is enabled on a sw...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-01 A 4-23 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 4-24 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 4-25 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 4-26 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 4-27 0 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 SwitchesConfiguring a Switch 4-28 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 4-29 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 4-30 59097-01 A 0 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 swi...

4 – Managing Switches Configuring a Switch 59097-01 A 4-31 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 4-32 59097-01 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 Managing Switch Stacks 59097-01 A 4-33 0 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 59097-01 A 4-35 0 4.8.1 Syslog The Syslog dialog enables you to save the log information for the stack to a remote host that supports the syslog protocol. Use the Syslog dialog to enable remote logging for the stack. Refer to ”Remote Logging” on page 4-29...

4 – Managing SwitchesArchiving a Switch 4-36 59097-01 A 0 4.9 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. Ar...

4 – Managing Switches Restoring a Switch 59097-01 A 4-37 0 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 the Factory Default Configuration 59097-01 A 4-39 0 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 59097-01 A 4-41 0 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 SwitchesInstalling Firmware 4-42 59097-01 A 0 4. Open the Switch Menu and select Features to open the Feature Licenses dialog shown in Figure 4-17 . Figure 4-17. Features License Key Dialog 5. In the Feature Licenses dialog, click the Add button to open the Add License Key dialog shown ...

4 – Managing Switches Installing Firmware 59097-01 A 4-43 0 During a hotreset operation, fabric services will be unavailable for a short period (30-75 seconds depending on switch model). To ensure that an NDCLA operation is successful, verify that all administrative changes to the fabric (if any) ar...

4 – Managing SwitchesInstalling Firmware 4-44 59097-01 A 0 4.14.1 Displaying Hardware Status To display a summary of the hardware status information in a popup text box, rest the cursor over the chassis LED cluster in the faceplate display. „ Input Power LED - indicates the voltage status of the swi...

59097-01 A 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 PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-2 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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. Table 5-4. Port Transceiver Media View Media Icon ...

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information 59097-01 A 5-5 0 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 PortsDisplaying Port Information 5-8 59097-01 A 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. Tabl...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-10 59097-01 A 0 5.2 Configuring Ports The port settings or characteristics for 1-Gbps/2-Gbps/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 m...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59097-01 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 has two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. „ The conf...

5 – Managing PortsConfiguring Ports 5-12 59097-01 A 0 5.2.2 Changing Port Speeds The 1-Gbps/2-Gbps/4-Gbps 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 con...

5 – Managing Ports Configuring Ports 59097-01 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 Resetting a Port 59097-01 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 Next button. Figu...

5 – Managing PortsTesting Ports 5-16 59097-01 A 0 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 59097-01 A 5-17 0 „ 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 PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-18 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A 0 in Figure 5-6 , prompts you to save the current performance view file as the default performance view file. Refer to ”Changing the Default Performance View File Encryption Key” on page 5-21 for information about defining and changing this...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59097-01 A 5-21 0 5.6.3 Saving and Opening Performance View Files In addition to the default performance view file, you can save and open your own performance view files. The performance view file contains the set of fabrics, graphs, and graphing options....

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-22 59097-01 A 0 5.6.5 Setting SANsurfer Performance Viewer Preferences To set preferences, open the File menu and select Preferences to open the Preferences dialog shown in Figure 5-8 . Set the following preferences and click the OK button to save the ch...

5 – Managing Ports Graphing Port Performance 59097-01 A 5-23 0 5.6.7 Displaying Graphs for a Switch To display graphs, do the following: 1. Open the Fabric menu and select Add Fabric or click the Add button. Enter a fabric name and an IP address in the Add a New Fabric dialog. Include an account nam...

5 – Managing PortsGraphing Port Performance 5-24 59097-01 A 0 5.6.7.2 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...

59097-01 A A-1 Appendix A Command Line Interface „ Logging On to a Switch „ User Accounts „ Working with Switch Configurations „ Commands A.1 Logging On to a Switch To log on to a switch using Telnet, open a command line window on the workstation and enter the Telnet command followed by the switch I...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Accounts A-2 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 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-61 . Authority Admin session for all keywords except List Synt...

A – Command Line Interface Config Command 59097-01 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 59097-01 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 59097-01 A A-21 0 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 InterfaceDate Command A-22 59097-01 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 Feature Command 59097-01 A A-23 0 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 Group Command 59097-01 A A-25 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-53 for information about...

A – Command Line InterfaceGroup Command A-26 59097-01 A 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 respec...

A – Command Line InterfaceGroup Command A-30 59097-01 A 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...

A – Command Line Interface Group Command 59097-01 A A-31 0 Examples The following is an example of the Group Add command: SANbox Manager (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 acc...

A – Command Line InterfaceGroup Command A-32 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Group List command: SANbox Manager #> group list Group SecuritySet ----- ----------- group1 (ISL) alpha group2 (Port) alpha The following is an example of the Group Members command: SANbox Manager #> g...

A – Command Line Interface Hardreset Command 59097-01 A A-33 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 – Command Line InterfaceHelp Command A-34 59097-01 A 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 Interface History Command 59097-01 A A-35 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 ![comman...

A – Command Line InterfaceHotreset Command A-36 59097-01 A 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 pen...

A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59097-01 A A-37 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 InterfaceImage Command A-38 59097-01 A 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 ”Fir...

A – Command Line Interface Image Command 59097-01 A A-39 0 9. Display the list of firmware image files on the switch to confirm that the file was loaded. SANbox Manager (admin) $>image list 10. Unpack the firmware image file to install the new firmware in flash memory. SANbox Manager (admin) $>...

A – Command Line InterfaceLip Command A-40 59097-01 A 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 Interface Passwd Command 59097-01 A A-41 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 [accou...

A – Command Line InterfacePing Command A-42 59097-01 A 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 Interface Ps Command 59097-01 A A-43 0 Ps Command Displays current system process information. Authority None Syntax ps Examples The following is an example of the Ps command: SANbox Manager #> ps PID PPID %CPU TIME ELAPSED COMMAND 338 327 0.0 00:00:00 3-01:18:35 cns 339 327 0.0 ...

A – Command Line InterfaceQuit Command A-44 59097-01 A 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 Interface Reset Command 59097-01 A A-45 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)syst...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59097-01 A A-47 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 Ena...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59097-01 A A-49 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 Thres...

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-50 59097-01 A 0 Enter the Show Setup SNMP command to display SNMP configuration values. Enter the Show Setup Radius command to display RADIUS configuration values. Table A-13. SNMP Configuration Defaults Parameter Default SNMPEnabled True Contact <syscont...

A – Command Line Interface Reset Command 59097-01 A A-51 0 Enter the Show Setup Services command to display switch service configuration values. Retries 0 SignPackets False Table A-15. Services Configuration Defaults Parameter Default TelnetEnabled True SSHEnabled False GUIMgmtEnabled True SSLMgmtEn...

A – Command Line InterfaceReset Command A-52 59097-01 A 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 Discover...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command 59097-01 A A-53 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-25 and the ”Securityset Command” on page A-57 . Authority Admin session. The keywords Active, Hist...

A – Command Line InterfaceSecurity Command A-54 59097-01 A 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 the...

A – Command Line Interface Security Command 59097-01 A A-55 0 The following is an example of the Security History command: SB211.192 #> security history Active Database Information --------------------------- SecuritySetLastActivated/DeactivatedBy Remote SecuritySetLastActivated/DeactivatedOn day...

A – Command Line InterfaceSecurity Command A-56 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Security List command: SANbox Manager (admin-security) #> security list SB211.192 #> security list Active Security Information SecuritySet Group GroupMember ----------- ----- ----------- No active s...

A – Command Line Interface Securityset Command 59097-01 A A-57 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-53 for information about starting a Security Edit session. The Active, G...

A – Command Line InterfaceSecurityset Command A-58 59097-01 A 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 Interface Set Command 59097-01 A A-59 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]pageb...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Command A-60 59097-01 A 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 informat...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-01 A A-61 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 C...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-64 59097-01 A 0 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 the...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-01 A A-65 0 Table A-20. Set Config Switch Parameters Parameter Description AdminState Switch administrative state: online, offline, or diagnostics. The default is Online. BroadcastEnabled Broadcast. Enables (True) or disables (False) forwarding of ...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-01 A A-67 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-68 59097-01 A 0 zoning Initiates an editing session in which to change switch zoning attributes. The system displays each parameter one line at a time and prompts you for a value. For each parameter, enter a new value or press the Enter key to accept th...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-01 A A-69 0 Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> config edit SANbox Manager (admin-config) #> set config port 1 A list of attributes with formatting an...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-01 A A-71 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Security command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> config edit SANbox Manager (admin-config) #> set config security A list of attributes with formatting and c...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-72 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> config edit SANbox Manager (admin-config) #> set config switch A list of attributes with formatting and defaul...

A – Command Line Interface Set Config Command 59097-01 A A-73 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> config edit SANbox Manager (admin-config) #> set config threshold A list of attributes with formatting and...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Config Command A-74 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command. SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> config edit SANbox Manager (admin-config) #> set config zoning A list of attributes with formatting and curren...

A – Command Line Interface Set Log Command 59097-01 A A-75 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 59097-01 A A-77 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 59097-01 A A-79 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 59097-01 A A-81 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 59097-01 A A-83 0 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 59097-01 A A-85 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-86 59097-01 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-88 59097-01 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup RADIUS command: SANbox Manager (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 ac...

A – Command Line Interface Set Setup Command 59097-01 A A-89 0 The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> set setup snmp A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply pres...

A – Command Line InterfaceSet Setup Command A-90 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: SANbox Manager (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 ...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-01 A A-91 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 59097-01 A A-93 0 log [option] Displays log entries. Refer to the ”Show Log Command” on page A-109 . 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-96 59097-01 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 59097-01 A A-97 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-98 59097-01 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 59097-01 A A-99 0 The following is an example of the Show Domains command: SANbox Manager #> show domains Principal switch is (remote): 10:00:00:60:69:50:0b:6c Upstream Principal ISL is : 1 Domain ID List: Domain 97 (0x61) WWN = 10:00:00:c0:dd:00:71:ed Doma...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-01 A A-101 0 The following is an example of the Show NS [domain_ID] command: SANbox Manager #> 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 ...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-102 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Port command: SANbox Manager #> show port 1 Port Number: 1 ------------ AdminState Online OperationalState Online AsicNumber 0 PerfTuningMode Normal AsicPort 1 PortID 0e0800 ConfigType GL PortWWN 20:...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-01 A A-103 0 The following is an example of the Show Switch command: SANbox Manager #> show switch Switch Information ------------------ SymbolicName sw .108 SwitchWWN 100000c0dd00bc56 SwitchType SANbox 5602 BootVersion Vx.x.x.x-0 (day month date time...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Command A-104 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: SANbox Manager #> show topology 1 Local Link Information ---------------------- PortNumber 1 PortID 650100 PortWWN 20:01:00:c0:dd:00:91:11 PortType F Remote Link Informat...

A – Command Line Interface Show Command 59097-01 A A-105 0 The following is an example of the Show Version command: SANbox Manager #> show version ***************************************************** * * * Command Line Interface SHell (CLISH) * * * ***********************************************...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Config Command A-106 59097-01 A 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 con...

A – Command Line Interface Show Config Command 59097-01 A A-107 0 MSEnabled True NoClose False IOStreamGuard Disabled VIEnabled False PDISCPingEnable True The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: SANbox Manager #> show config switch Configuration Name: default --------------...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59097-01 A A-109 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 exis...

A – Command Line Interface Show Log Command 59097-01 A A-111 0 Examples The following is an example of the Show Log Component command: SANbox Manager #> show log component Current settings for log ------------------------ FilterComponent NameServer MgmtServer Zoning Switch Blade Port Eport Snmp T...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Perf Command A-112 59097-01 A 0 Show Perf Command Displays port performance in frames/second and bytes/second. If you omit the keyword, the command displays data transmitted (out), data received (in), and total data transmitted and received in frames/second and bytes p...

A – Command Line Interface Show Perf Command 59097-01 A A-113 0 [port_number] Displays continuous error counts 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 key to stop the display. Examples The follo...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command A-114 59097-01 A 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 59097-01 A A-115 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup RADIUS command: SANbox Manager #> show setup radius Radius Information ------------------ DeviceAuthOrder RadiusLocal UserAuthOrder RadiusLocal TotalServers 1 Server: 1 ServerIPAddress 1...

A – Command Line InterfaceShow Setup Command A-116 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: SANbox Manager #> show setup snmp SNMP Information ---------------- SNMPEnabled True Contact <sysContact undefined> Location N_107 System Test Lab Description SANbox 5...

A – Command Line Interface Show Setup Command 59097-01 A A-117 0 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: SANbox Manager #> show setup system System Information ------------------ Eth0NetworkDiscovery Static Eth0NetworkAddress 10.20.11.32 Eth0NetworkMask 255.255.252.0 Eth0Gat...

A – Command Line InterfaceShutdown Command A-118 59097-01 A 0 Shutdown Command Terminates all data transfers on the switch at convenient points and closes the Telnet session. Always power cycle the switch after entering this command. Authority Admin session Syntax shutdown Notes Always use this comm...

A – Command Line Interface Test Command 59097-01 A A-119 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-59 for informatio...

A – Command Line InterfaceTest Command A-120 59097-01 A 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 InterfaceUptime Command A-122 59097-01 A 0 Uptime Command Displays the elapsed up time since the switch was last reset and reset method. A hot reset or non-disruptive firmware activation does not reset the elapsed up time reported by this command. Authority None Syntax uptime Exampl...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59097-01 A A-123 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]e...

A – Command Line InterfaceUser Command A-124 59097-01 A 0 Examples The following is an example of the User Accounts command: SANbox Manager (admin) #> user accounts Current list of user accounts ----------------------------- images (admin authority = False, never expires) admin (admin authority =...

A – Command Line Interface User Command 59097-01 A A-125 0 The following is an example of the User Delete command: SANbox Manager (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 Manager (admin) #&...

A – Command Line InterfaceWhoami Command A-126 59097-01 A 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: SANbox Manager #> whoami User name : admin@se...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59097-01 A A-127 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-133 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The List, Members, and Zonesets ...

A – Command Line Interface Zone Command 59097-01 A A-129 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zone List command: SANbox Manager #> 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_...

A – Command Line InterfaceZone Command A-130 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command: SANbox Manager #> zone zonesets zone1 Current List of ZoneSets for Zone: zone1 ---------------------------------- zone_set_1

A – Command Line Interface Zoneset Command 59097-01 A A-131 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-133 for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, List...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoneset Command A-132 59097-01 A 0 list Displays a list of all zone sets. This keyword does not require an Admin session. remove [zone_set] [zone_list] Removes a list of zones given by [zone_list] from the zone set given by [zone_set]. Use a <space> to delimit zone na...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59097-01 A A-133 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-127 and the ”Zoneset Command” on page A-131 . Authority Admin session except for the Active, History, Limit...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-134 59097-01 A 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 „ Ti...

A – Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59097-01 A A-135 0 Examples The following is an example of the Zoning Edit command: SANbox Manager #> admin start SANbox Manager (admin) #> zoning edit SANbox Manager (admin-zoning) #> . . SANbox Manager (admin-zoning) #> zoning cancel Zoning edi...

A – Command Line InterfaceZoning Command A-136 59097-01 A 0 The following is an example of the Zoning List command: SANbox Manager #> 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 21:0...

59097-01 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...

59097-01 A Glossary-3 SANbox 5602 Switch Management User’s Guide 0 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 L...

59097-01 A Index-1 Index A access control list zone 3-40, 3-56account name display A-123, A-126factory A-2 active zone set 3-34, 3-40Active Zoneset data window 3-34Admin account name A-7authority A-7 Admin command A-8Admin session timeout A-86administrative state configured 4-20, 5-11current 4-20, 5...