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21 June 2010
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Brocade Adapters
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting HBA models 825, 815, 804, 425, 415
Contents
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Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated
Document History
June 2010
Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
Brocade Adapters Administrators Guide Supporting HBA models 415, 425, 815, 825
Contents
About This Document
Chapter 1 Host Management Overview
Chapter 2 Getting Started with HCM Software
Chapter 3 Host Configuration
Chapter 4 Monitoring
Chapter 5 Diagnostics
Appendix A HCM Dialog Boxes
Appendix B Brocade Command Utility
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About This Document
In this section
How this document is organized
Document conventions
Text formatting
ATTENTION
Notes, cautions, and warnings
Key terms
Notice to the reader
Additional information
Brocade resources
Other industry resources
Getting technical help
Related documentation
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Host Management Overview
Host bus adapters
TABLE 1
HCM software
HCM features
Tree node pop-up menus 1
Tree node pop-up menus
TABLE 2
SAN component Pop-up menu feature
Adapter support
TABLE 3
Getting Started with HCM Software
HCM software launch
Launching the application on Windows platforms
Launching the application on Linux platforms
Remember password
Skip login
Changing an HCM application password
Changing an HCM agent password
FIGURE 3
Software downgrade using Adapter Software Installer
Downgrading HCM and driver or HCM only
Downgrading driver only
HCM configuration data
Backing up data after an uninstall
Data restoration
Restoring backed up data
FIGURE 4
HCM main window
FIGURE 5
Legend Help menu
HCM product icons
TABLE 4
Event severity icons
Discovery
TABLE 5
Setting up out-of-band discovery for an adapter
FIGURE 6
Logging off HCM
Host Configuration
Host security authentication
Configuring security authentication using HCM (Host and HBA)
FIGURE 7
Configuring security authentication using the BCU
Buffer credits
Basic port configuration
TABLE 6
Opening the Basic Port Configuration dialog box
FIGURE 8
Port logging level
Configuring the port logging level using HCM
Configuring the port logging level using the BCU
Port speed
Configuring the port speed using HCM
Configuring the port speed using the BCU
Frame data field size
Specifying the maximum frame size using HCM
Configuring the frame data field size using the BCU
Persistent binding
Enabling and disabling persistent binding using HCM
Enabling and disabling persistent binding using the BCU
QoS
Configuring QoS on the switch side using the BCU
Configuring QoS on the HBA side using the BCU
Path time out
Specifying path time out using HCM
Specifying path time out using the BCU
Target rate limiting
Enabling and disabling rate limiting on the adapter side using HCM
Enabling and disabling rate limiting on the adapter side using the BCU
Boot over SAN
Configuring Boot over SAN
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Pre-boot configuration
Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery
Boot image update
Uploading the boot image using HCM
Updating the boot image using the BCU
Virtual port configuration
Virtual port restrictions
Creating a virtual port
FIGURE 10
Deleting a virtual port
HCM logging levels
Configuring the HCM logging level using HCM
Advanced port configuration
Opening the Advanced Port Configuration dialog box
FIGURE 13
TABLE 7
Interrupt Control Coalesce
Configuring the Interrupt Control Coalesce using HCM
Name configuration
Dual role changes
Name validation
Defining a name
FIGURE 14
Editing the name fields
FIGURE 15
Adding name entries
Removing a name entry
Exporting the properties for a WWN
Importing the properties for a WWN
Importing properties in EFCM format
Importing properties in DCFM or FM format
Importing duplicated names
FIGURE 16
NPIV
Monitoring
Performance monitoring
Polling frequency rate
Controlling the polling frequency rate
Resetting statistics
FIGURE 17
Master log
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Filtering event log entries
FIGURE 18
Application log
Syslog support
Opening the Syslog Server Configuration dialog box
FIGURE 20
Registering a host server
Removing a host server
Syslog host configuration using VMware
Diagnostics
Diagnostics using the BCU
diag commands
fcdiag commands
TABLE 10
TABLE 11
Diagnostics using HCM
Running a hardware-level test using HCM
FIGURE 21
Diagnostics using HCM
Hardware-level test parameters
TABLE 12
Hardware-level test Parameter Test Options
NOTE: During the test, IOC will be disabled.
NOTE: For an External Loopback test, you must plug in the loopback connector.
Running a Fibre Channel protocol-level test using HCM
FIGURE 22
Displaying test log details
FIGURE 23
Beaconing
Configuring beaconing using HCM
Configuring beaconing using the BCU
SFP management
Displaying SFP information using the BCU
Displaying SFP information using HCM
FIGURE 24
Debugging
supportSave
TABLE 13
supportSave collection sources
Automatic statistics collection
TABLE 14
supportSave collection using HCM
supportSave collection on a port crash event
supportSave collection using a command prompt
supportSave collection using a browser
A
HCM Dialog Boxes
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Authentication Statistics dialog box A
Authentication Statistics dialog box
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Backup dialog box
Base Port Properties panel
Change HCM Password dialog box
Change HCM Agent Password dialog box
Configure Names dialog box A
Configure Names dialog box
NOTE: You can also search for a name by typing the name into the text box and clicking OK.
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Define Name dialog box
Duplicated Names dialog box
Event Properties dialog box
Fabric Statistics dialog box
FCP IM Statistics dialog box
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FCP IM Module Statistics dialog box A
FCP IM Module Statistics dialog box
Select Monitor > Statistics > FCP IM Module Statistics from the Host Connectivity Manager.
Right-click a port from the device tree and select Statistics > FCP IM Module Statistics.
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Fibre Channel Security Protocol Configuration dialog box
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Hardware Tests Diagnostics dialog box
HBA Properties panel
HBA Properties panel
1. Select an HBA in the device tree. 2. Click the Properties tab in the right pane.
HBA Properties panel A
IOC Statistics dialog box
IOC Statistics dialog box
IOC Statistics dialog box A
IOC Statistics dialog box
IOC Statistics dialog box A
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Logical Port Statistics dialog box A
Logical Port Statistics dialog box
Select Monitor > Statistics > Logical Port Statistics from the Host Connectivity Manager
Right-click a logical port (LPORT) from the device tree and select Logical Port Statistics.
Logical Port Statistics dialog box
Refer to the following topics for specific procedures using this dialog box:
LPORT Properties panel
Master Log tab
Opening the Master Log
Using the Master Log
Master Log Filter dialog box
Persistent Binding dialog box
Port Properties panel A
Port Properties panel
1. Select a port in the device tree. 2. Click the Properties tab in the right pane.
Using the property panel
Port Statistics dialog box A
Port Statistics dialog box
Select Monitor > Statistics > Port Statistics from the Host Connectivity Manager.
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Protocol Tests dialog box
QoS Statistics dialog box
Remote Port Properties panel
Restore dialog box
SFP Properties panel
SFP Properties panel
Syslog Server Configuration dialog box
Target Statistics dialog box
Target Statistics dialog box
Right-click a remote port and select Target Sta tist ics.
Target Statistics dialog box A
Target Statistics dialog box
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Test Log Details dialog box
Virtual Port Creation dialog box
Virtual Port Deletion dialog box
Virtual Port Properties panel
Virtual Port Statistics dialog box
Virtual Port Statistics dialog box
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B
Brocade Command Utility
About the BCU
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BCU commands
BCU commands B
BCU commands
BCU commands B
adapter
adapter B Example bcu adapter --list
See Also ioc, port
auth
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bios
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boot
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debug
debug
diag
drvconf
fabric
fcdiag
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fcpim
fcpim
See Also ioc vport
ioc
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log
lport
lport B
The following are examples of a Brocade 1020 expansion card versus a Brocade 825 adapter:
pbind
port
port B Example # bcu port --list
port
See Also adapter ioc
qos
ratelim
rport
rport
Example bcu rport --list 2/0
rport B
vport
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C
HCM Troubleshooting
HCM tab navigation
C
HCM does not restrict duplicate WWNs if BCU is used to create V_Ports
RHEL4 U7 x86/x64 OS crashes after invalid operand from hcmagent
D
Glossary and Acronyms
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Index
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