Q-Logic 59048-02 A manual

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Main Page ii 59048-02 A SANbox2-64 Switch Management Users Guide Revision A, Release, June, 2003 Document Revision History Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction Section 2 Using SANbox Manager Section 3 Managing Fabrics Section 4 Managing Switches Section 5 Managing I/O Blades Section 6 Managing Ports Appendix A Command Line Interface Appendix B Graphing Port Performance Glossary Index Figures Tabl es Page Section 1 Introduction Intended Audience Related Materials Technical Support Availability Train ing Contact Information Section 2 Using SANbox Manager Installing SANbox Manager SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk - Windows Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk - Linux Installation SANbox2 Installation Disk - Solaris Installation Starting SANbox Manager Figure 2-1. Initial Startup Dialog Figure 2-2. SANbox Manager Window Exiting SANbox Manager Figure 2-3. Save Default Fabric File Dialog SANbox Manager Figure 2-4. Load Default Fabric File Dialog SANbox Manager Uninstalling SANbox Manager Changing the SANbox Manager Default Fabric File Password Figure 2-5. Set New Password Dialog SANbox Manager Fabric File Saving and Opening SANbox Manager Fabric View Files Setting SANbox Manager Preferences Figure 2-6. Preferences Dialog SANbox Manager Using Online Help Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information SANbox Manager User Interface Menu Bar Figure 2-8. SANbox Manager Menu Structure Fabric Blade View Zoning File Most menu selections have shortcut keys as shown in Table2-2. Table 2-2. Menu Shortcut Keys Tool Bar Fabric Tree Figure 2-9. Fabric Tree Graphic Window Data Window and Tabs Working Status Indicator Using the Topology Display Figure 2-10. Topology Display Switch and Link Status Working with Switches and Links Selecting Switches and Links Arranging Switches in the Display Opening the Faceplate Display and Topology Popup Menus Topology Data Windows Using the Faceplate Display Figure 2-11. Faceplate Display I/O Blades Port Views and Status Working with I/O Blades and Ports Selecting I/O Blades and Ports Opening the Faceplate Popup Menu Faceplate Data Windows Section 3 Managing Fabrics Security User Authentication Inter-Switch Link Security Inband Management Managing the Fabric Database Adding a Fabric Figure 3-1. Add a New Fabric Dialog Removing a Fabric Opening a Fabric View File Saving a Fabric View File Rediscovering a Fabric Adding a New Switch to a Fabric Replacing a Failed Switch Deleting Switches and Links Displaying Fabric Information Fabric Status Page Displaying the Event Browser Figure 3-2. Events Browser Page Filtering the Event Browser Figure 3-3. Filter Events Dialog Sorting the Event Browser Save the Event Browser to a File Active Zone Set Data Window Figure 3-4. Active Zone Set Data Window Zoning a Fabric Zoning Concepts Zones Soft Zones Access Control List Hard Zones Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones Aliases Zone Sets Zoning Database Zoning Configuration Using the Zoning Config Dialog Figure 3-5. Zoning Config Dialog FC-SW-2 Auto Save Default Visibility Restoring Default Zoning Merging Fabrics and Zoning Zone Merge Failure Zone Merge Failure Recovery Using the Edit Zoning Window Figure 3-6. Edit Zoning Window Page Managing Zone Sets Creating a Zone Set Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set Copying a Zone to a Zone Set Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets Removing a Zone Set Removing All Zoning Definitions Managing Zones 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 Changing Zone Types Managing Aliases Creating an Alias Adding a Member to an Alias Removing an Alias from All Zones Page Section 4 Managing Switches Managing User Accounts Creating User Accounts Figure 4-1. Account Administration Add Removing a User Account Figure 4-2. Account Administration Remove Changing a User Account Password Figure 4-3. Account Administration Change Password Displaying Switch Information Figure 4-4. Faceplate Display Name Server Data Window Switch Data Window Table 4-3. Switch Data Window Entries Table 4-3. Switch Data Window Entries (Continued) Link Data Window Port Statistics Data Window Port Information Data Window Configured Zonesets Data Window Figure 4-5. Configured Zonesets Data Window Configuring Alarms Figure 4-6. Alarm Threshold Configuration Dialog Figure 4-7. Alarm Threshold Example Event Count Sample Interval Exporting Name Server Information to a File Paging a Switch Setting the Date and Time Resetting a Switch Configuring a Switch Switch Properties Figure 4-8. Switch Properties Dialog Symbolic Name Switch Administrative States Domain ID and Domain ID Lock Broadcast Support Inband Management FC-SW-2 Compliance for Zoning Legacy Port Address Format Timeout Values Network Properties Figure 4-9. Network Properties Dialog IP Configuration SNMP Configuration SNMP Trap Configuration Remote Logging Archiving a Switch Restoring a Switch Figure 4-10. Restore Dialogs Full and Selective Page Managing Firmware Installing Firmware Activating the Pending Firmware Changing the Pending Firmware Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Table 4-10. Factory Default Configuration Settings (Continued) Section 5 Managing I/O Blades Displaying I/O Blade Information Changing the I/O Blade Administrative State Testing an I/O Blade Resetting an I/O Blade Hot Swap Wizard Page Section 6 Managing Ports Figure 6-1. Faceplate Display Port Information Displaying Port Information Monitoring Port Status Displaying Port Modes Displaying Port Operational States Displaying Port Speeds Displaying Transceiver Media Status Port Statistics Data Window Page Page Port Information Data Window Table 6-6. Port Information Data Window Entries Name Server Data Window Configuring Ports Figure 6-2. Port Properties Dialog Changing Port Administrative States Changing Port Speeds Changing Port Modes Changing Buffer-to-Buffer Credits I/O Stream Guard Scan Device Extending Port Credits Figure 6-3. Designate Donor Ports Resetting a Port Test ing P orts Figure 6-4. Port Loopback Test Dialog Page Appendix A Command Line Interface Logging On to a Switch Command Syntax Commands Admin Command Syntax Keywords Notes Examples Alias Command Syntax Keywords Page Config Command Authority Syntax Keywords Notes Examples Page Config Command A-10 59048-02 A Date Command Fallback Command Hardreset Command Help Command Syntax Keywords Examples History Command Syntax Notes Examples Hotreset Command Syntax Notes Hotswap Command Syntax Notes Examples Hotswap Command A-18 59048-02 A Image Command Syntax Keywords Notes Lip Command Passwd Command Ping Command Syntax Keywords Examples Ps Command Ps Command Displays current system process information. Syntax Examples Quit Command Reset Command Syntax Notes Table A-5. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults Table A-4. Port Configuration Defaults (Continued) Table A-6. Zoning Configuration Defaults Table A-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Table A-5. Alarm Threshold Configuration Defaults (Continued) Table A-8. System Configuration Defaults Table A-7. SNMP Configuration Defaults Set Command Authority Syntax Keywords Examples Set Config Command Syntax Page Table A-9. Set Config Port Parameters (Continued) Page Page Page A-38 59048-02 A Examples 59048-02 A A-39 The following is an example of the Set Config Port command: A-40 59048-02 A The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command: The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command: 59048-02 A A-41 The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command. Set Log Command Syntax Keywords Page Notes Set Port Command Syntax Keywords Set Setup Command Syntax Keywords Page Examples Table A-14. System Configuration Settings (Continued) Set Setup Command 59048-02 A A-49 The following is an example of the Set Setup System command: Show Command Syntax Keywords Page Page Table A-15. Show Port Parameters (Continued) Page Examples A-56 59048-02 A The following is an example of the Show Chassis command: The following is an example of the Show Domains command: 59048-02 A A-57 The following is an example of the Show Fabric command: The following is an example of the Show Panel command: The following is an example of the Show NS (local domain) command: A-58 59048-02 A The following is an example of the Show NS [domain_ID] command: The following is an example of the Show NS [port_ID] command: The following is an example of the Show Interface command: 59048-02 A A-59 The following is an example of the Show Port command: A-60 59048-02 A The following is an example of the Show Slot command: 59048-02 A A-61 The following is an example of the Show Switch command: The following is an example of the Show Topology command: A-62 59048-02 A The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 1: 59048-02 A A-63 The following is an example of the Show Version command: Show Config Command Syntax Examples Show Config Command 59048-02 A A-65 The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command: The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command: Show Config Command A-66 59048-02 A The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command: Show Log Command Syntax Keywords Examples Show Log Command The following is an example of the Show Log Options command: The following is an example of the Show Log command: Show Perf Command Syntax Keywords Show Perf Command A-70 59048-02 A Examples The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command: Show Setup Command Syntax Keywords Examples Show Setup Command The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command: Show Setup Command 59048-02 A A-73 The following is an example of the Show Setup System command: Shutdown Command Test Command Syntax Examples Page Page Uptime Command User Command Authority Syntax Keywords Examples User Command The following is an example of the User Add command: The following is an example of the User Delete command: The following is an example of the User List command: Whoami Command Zone Command Authority Syntax Keywords Page Zone Command A-84 59048-02 A Examples The following is an example of the Zone Members command: Page Zoneset Command Authority Syntax Keywords Notes Examples The following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command: Zoning Command Authority Syntax Keywords Examples Zoning Command 59048-02 A A-91 The following is an example of the Zoning List command: Zoning Command A-92 59048-02 A Appendix B Graphing Port Performance Figure B-1. Fabric View Graphs Starting SANsurfer Fabric View Exiting SANsurfer Fabric View Figure B-2. Save Default Fabric File SANsurfer Fabric View Figure B-3. Load Default Fabric File SANsurfer Fabric View Saving and Opening SANsurfer Fabric View Fabric View Files Changing the SANsurfer Fabric View Default Fabric File Password Figure B-4. Set New Password SANsurfer Fabric View Fabric File Figure B-5. Preferences SANsurfer Fabric View Setting SANsurfer Fabric View Preferences Setting the Polling Frequency Displaying Graphs Arranging Graphs in the Display Customizing Graphs Figure B-6. Default Graph Options Dialog Printing Graphs Saving Graph Statistics to a File Glossary Page Page Page Index A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z