Viewing Switch Status, Monitoring the Switch | Emulex 375 specification

EMULEX MODEL 375 SAN STORAGE SWITCH	CHAPTER 3: SWITCH MANAGEMENT
USER’S GUIDE

Fairness and Prioritization

The concept of "fairness" is based on the principle of ensuring fair device access and communication across all devices in a storage system. The switch incorporates fairness and prioritization through InSpeed technology and Automatic Trunking and Load Balancing functionality. In cooperation with each other, these features ensure even and equal access through multiple links fairly–effectively multiplying bandwidth.

Device prioritization can be achieved using Load Balancing and assigning only a specific device port to a particular cascade. This ensures that a specific device will always have a dedicated trunk.

MONITORING THE SWITCH

The Emulex Model 375 SAN Storage Switch provides several options for monitoring the switch status and port information. This section describes how to view switch status, the event log, port information and utilization, and port diagnostics.

Viewing Switch Status

The Web Manager’s home page is the Switch Information page. This page is displayed first when the Web Manager is opened and shows general switch information, including switch status, fan and power supply operational indicators, and port health and utilization.

This page continually refreshes to guarantee that the most current switch status is displayed. To return to this page at any time, click the Storage Switch menu item.

Figure 3-26: Switch Information page

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Contents

Emulex Model ART N Umber 00041392-002 R EV. B Table of Contents Chapter Introduction Overview Features Inspeed Technology Switch Applications Storage Consolidation and Shared Storage Pooling 3depicts a sample tape library consolidation configuration Tape Library Consolidation Rich Media Server Clustering Installation Preparation To unpack the switch Rack Installation Desktop InstallationSwitch Installation To place the switch on a desktop Installing the Retention Clips optional To install the retention clipTo insert the power cord with the retention clip in place To remove the power cord with the retention clip in place Ethernet LEDs Switch LedsEthernet LEDs indicate the network connection status System LEDs Port LEDs Power Supply/Fan Module LED Installing an SFP Attaching a Device to the SwitchRemoving an SFP SFP Compatibility Booting the Switch and SAN To boot the switch and SAN To remove an old power supply/fan module Power SUPPLY/FAN Module ReplacementTo insert a new power supply/fan module Chapter Switch Management Getting Started Configuring the Network InterfaceTo connect through a serial interface Connecting to the Web Manager Command Button Description SubmitWeb Manager Overview To connect to the Web Manager Command Button Description Cancel RebootLogin/Logout Documentation Initial Switch Setup Log in to the SwitchChange the Password To log in to the switch Change the Switch Name To view the current date and time Click Switch Date & TimeTo set the date and time settings To change the switch name Click Switch Configuration Managing the Switch Frequent Switch Configuration Tasks Logging in to the Switch Configuring the Switch SettingsTo change a switch setting To reset the switch Switch Identification General Switch SettingsNetwork Location Switch Speed To change the switch speed Click Switch ConfigurationVersion Information Blocking ARB Setting Snmp Traps To configure an Snmp trap To change the time Click Switch Date & Time Configuring Date and Time SettingsTo synchronize time with the host system Click Host Time Switch Password page appears Changing the PasswordOpening a Telnet Session Switch Thresholds page appears Adjusting the Switch ThresholdsTo change switch thresholds or time intervals To view the Port Smart Settings Click Port Smart Settings Configuring the Port Smart SettingsPort Smart Settings page appears Default Smart Settings Creating Custom Smart Settings To assign a Smart Setting to one or more portsTo set all ports to the currently selected Smart Setting To create a custom Smart Setting Smart Setting Assignments To modify a custom Smart SettingTo rename a custom Smart Setting To delete a custom Smart Setting Following settings are available Pre-Insertion TestingPort Information Setting Description Stealth Intelligent Change Change NotificationsManager Change Notification on Port Recovery Setting Description Port Control DiagnosticsBypass on Clock Delta Managing Firmware and Configuration Files Switch Firmware FilesTo load new firmware on the switch To check for new firmware Switch Configuration Files Restoring the Factory Default Settings One-Step Zoning Color Description Down redUp green Not Active yellow Single-Switch Zoning Adding Devices to Multiple Zones To add storage devices to multiple zones Multiple Switch Zoning 16 Ports in Multiple Zones on the One-Step Zoning Recovering a Bad Zone Automatically Alpa Zoning Connecting Ports Through Hard Zoning To set up Hard Zoning String Cascades Cascading SwitchesTree Cascades Automatic Trunking 22 Automatic Trunking example Load Balancing 23 Advanced Functions Automatic Trunking Load Indicators To change the load balancing settings Monitoring the Switch Viewing Switch StatusFairness and Prioritization Switch Information Current status is provided for the following items Port Utilization and Health Port Color Indication GreenYellow Red To view the event log Click Switch Event Log Viewing the Event LogEvent Log Messages page appears Last time the event log was polled appears at the top To view port information Click Port Information Viewing Port InformationPort Information page appears Viewing Port Utilization Port Utilization page appearsValue Description High Average Viewing Port Diagnostics Port Diagnostics page appears To save diagnostic information To reset a port Click Advanced Functions Diagnostics PortManual Port Operation To clear the counters Viewing Ordered Sets CRC Error Detection Indication F7 InitializationChange Notification Unknown Troubleshooting Device Connections Troubleshooting Management Connections Port Bypass Conditions and Recovery Default Smart Setting Attributes Fibre Channel References Appendixes Switch Specifications Operating Conditions Connecting to the CLI Logging in and OUTTo connect through a network interface To log in to the CLI Using the CLI Frequent Switch Configuration Tasks CLI Commands Severity Description Level Event Event Message Severity Error during Port Disc Port Ptbi failed due to timeoutLIP Cycle Timeout System config reset to factory default Arbitrated Loop Physical Addresses Hex Decimal Alpa or Arbitrated Loop Physical AddressArbitration Current Fill Word Index SFP Part Number 00041392-002 REV. 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