HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual

User Guide

HP StorageWorks

2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management

First Edition (November 2004)

Part Number: A7450–96007

This manual describes the management tools for the HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch (2/8q FC Switch) that are included with the Modular Smart Array 1000 Small Business SAN.

Main sections of this guide include:

-Switch Manager User Interface

-Command Line Interface

Contents

User Guide Page Contents Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page About This Guide Overview Conventions Equipment symbols Getting help HP technical support HP storage web site HP authorized reseller Page Getting started Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems Starting Switch Manager Exiting Switch Manager Removing Switch Manager Removing Switch Manager from Windows Removing Switch Manager from Linux Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file Saving and opening fabric view files Setting Switch Manager preferences Using online help Viewing software version and copyright information Using the Switch Manager user interface Menu bars Page Page Tool bar Fabric tree Graphic window Data window and tabs Working status indicator Using the topology display Page Using the faceplate display Page Managing fabrics Fabric services Managing the fabric database Adding a fabric 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 Event Browser Page Page Active Zoneset data window Zoning a fabric Zoning concepts Page Page Using the Zoning Config dialog box Restoring default zoning Merging fabrics and zoning Using the Edit Zoning dialog box Page Page Managing zone sets Page Managing zones Page Managing aliases Saving the Zoning Database to a File Managing switches Creating user accounts Removing a user account Changing a user account password Modifying a user account Displaying switch information Switch data window Link data window Configured Zonesets data windows Configuring port threshold alarms Event Count Sample Window Exporting name server information to a file Paging a switch Setting the date/time and NTP client Resetting a switch Configuring a switch Configuration wizard Switch properties Page Page Network properties Page Page Archiving a switch configuration Page Restoring the factory default configuration Downloading a support file Installing firmware Displaying hardware status Managing ports Page Page Page Page Configuring ports Port States parameters Port Speed parameters Port Type parameters Interoperability Credits parameters I/O Stream Guard parameters Device Scan parameter Changing the port symbolic name Extending port credits Resetting a port Testing ports Page Graphing port performance Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View Saving and opening Fabric View files Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences Setting the polling frequency Displaying graphs Removing graphs Arranging graphs in the display Customizing graphs Page Printing graphs Rescaling a selected graph Saving graph statistics to a file Interpreting Switch Manager messages Network Properties dialog box messages Switch Properties dialog box messages Page Port Properties dialog box messages Faceplate display messages Page Load Firmware dialog box messages Port Loopback Test dialog box messages Page Extended Credits wizard messages Zoning dialog box messages Page Restore Configuration dialog box messages Save Fabric View dialog box messages Trap Configuration dialog box messages Page Page Logging on to a switch Working with user accounts Working with switch configurations Backing up a switch configuration Page Commands Admin Alias Config command Page Page Create Support command Date Firmware Install command Hardreset command Help History command Hotreset command Image Page Lip Passwd command Ping Quit Reset Page Page Page Set Page Set Config command Page Page Page Page Page Page Set Log Command Page Set Port command Set Setup command Page Page Show Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Show Config command Page Page Show Log command Page Show Perf command Show Setup command Page Page Shutdown command Test Page Uptime command User Page Whoami command Zone Page Zoneset command Page Zoning command Page Page Page Page Index