Switch Manager | HP 2/8q Fibre Channel guide

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This chapter describes how to use the Switch Manager application and its menus, including:

■Getting started, page 20

■Managing fabrics, page 35

■Managing switches, page 58

■Managing ports, page 80

■Graphing port performance, page 91

■Interpreting Switch Manager messages, page 97

HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide

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HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Switch Manager

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HP StorageWorks 8q Fibre Channel Switch Management Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Show Setup command Figures Tables Contents About This Guide Related documentation Intended audienceThis section covers the following topics This document follows the conventions in Table Text symbolsDocument conventions Conventions consist of the following Equipment symbols Getting help HP installation and configuration assistance HP authorized reseller Web site, select the appropriate product or solutionHP technical support HP storage web site Switch Manager Installing Switch Manager on Windows systems Installing Switch ManagerMinimum Requirements Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems Starting Switch Manager To exit a Switch Manager application session Exiting Switch ManagerSelect File Exit Select File Save Default Fabric View File Removing Switch ManagerRemoving Switch Manager from Windows Removing Switch Manager from Linux Preferences dialog box Setting Switch Manager preferences Select Help Help Topics Using online helpUsing the Switch Manager user interface Viewing software version and copyright information Menu bars Switch Manager Faceplate window Shortcut Selection Faceplate display menu bar options and shortcut keys Fabric tree Tool barButton Description Graphic window Using the topology display Working status indicatorData window and tabs Selecting switches Faceplate display Port views and status Using the faceplate display Selecting ports User account security Managing fabric securityComponents of Fibre Channel fabric security are Managing the fabric database Fabric servicesSelect Snmp Enabled in the Snmp Configuration area Select In-band Management Enable Select Fabric Remove Fabric Removing a fabricOpening a fabric view file Click Add Fabric Saving a fabric view file Adding a new switch to a fabricRediscovering a fabric Deleting switches and links Replacing a failed switchSelect Switch Reset Switch Fabric status Displaying fabric informationSelect View Refresh Event Browser Severity Icon Description Filter Events dialog box Sorting the Event Browser Select File Save As Active Zoneset data window Zoning concepts Zoning a fabric Soft Zones Zoning configuration Restoring default zoning Using the Zoning Config dialog box Merging fabrics and zoning Using the Edit Zoning dialog box Edit Zoning dialog box Tool bar button / icon Description Managing zone sets Copying a zone to a zone set Managing zones involves the following Managing zones Select Edit Remove Click WWN, Domain Port, or FC Address Select Edit Remove Zone from All Sets Managing aliases Select Edit Add Members Saving the Zoning Database to a FileClick Insert Click OK Managing user accounts Account name Password Admin authority Expiration Click Add Account Creating user accountsRemoving a user account Select an option from the Account Expiration Date area Click Change Password Changing a user account password Modifying a user account User Account Administration dialog box Change Password Click Modify Account Displaying switch informationClick Close Name Server data window Switch data windowEntry Description Port Statistics data window Link data window Port Information data window Configured Zonesets data windows Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box Configuring port threshold alarms Exporting name server information to a file Paging a switch Switch configuration is divided into areas Setting the date/time and NTP clientResetting a switch Configuring a switch Switch properties Configuration wizard Parameter Description In-band Management parameter Network properties Network Properties dialog box IP Configuration parameters Previously configured IP address Snmp trap configuration parameters Restoring a switch configuration Archiving a switch configuration Restore dialog boxes Full and Selective Setting Value Restoring the factory default configuration Downloading a support file Installing firmware Hardware status LEDs Displaying hardware status Port status Displaying port information State Description Port/transceiver states LIP ALPD,ALPS Port Information data window entries Port Properties dialog box Configuring ports Port Speed parameters Port States parameters Stream Guard parameters Changing the port symbolic namePort Type parameters Interoperability Credits parameters Designating donor ports Extending port credits Testing ports Resetting a portSelect Port Reset Port Port Loopback Test dialog box Click Start Test This section describes the following Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption keySetting the polling frequency Customizing graphs Displaying graphsRemoving graphs Arranging graphs in the display Default Graph Options dialog box Select a graph Printing graphsRescaling a selected graph Saving graph statistics to a file Add a Fabric messages Fabrics File-Open, Save messagesMessage User action Network Properties dialog box messages Switch Properties dialog box messages Domain IDs must be in the same range Port Properties dialog box messages Faceplate display messages Deselect the donor ports, and then retry Port Loopback Test dialog box messages Load Firmware dialog box messages No device detected in selected port yet. Test Zoning dialog box messages Extended Credits wizard messages Zoning configuration to the fabric. This feature Save Fabric View dialog box messages Restore Configuration dialog box messages Trap Configuration dialog box messages Switch Manager 110 Commands, Command Line Interface Account name Password Authority Admin Parameter Setting Modifying a configuration Working with switch configurations Backing up a switch configuration Ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftp bin Keystroke Effect Monitoring commands Administrative commands Admin Admin commandOpens the admin session Admin session for all keywords except List and Members Alias command Admin session for all keywords except Backup and List Config command Edit configname #ftp symbolicname or ipaddress user images Create Support command Firmware Install command Date commandAdmin session, except to display the date Hardreset command None Help command Hotreset command History command Manages and installs switch firmware Image commandDisplays the list of image files that reside on the switch Wait for the unpack to complete Reinitializes the specified loop port Lip commandPasswd command Changes a user account’s password Following is an example of a successful Ping command Ping commandPs command IP address of the switch to query You can also press Ctrl+D to close the Telnet session Quit commandReset command Closes the Telnet session Config Configname Arbff Parameter Default setting Port threshold alarm configuration default settings Sets a variety of switch parameters Set commandAdmin for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon, and Pagebreak Config option Admin and Config Edit Set Config command Set Config port parameters Enabled only for ports connected to initiator devices. Set config threshold parameters See Set config threshold parameters on page 140. 8q FC Switch Following is an example of the SET Config Switch command Following is an example of the SET Config Threshold command Following is an example of the SET Config Zoning command Set Log CommandClears all log entries Display filter Admin, except for the Clear keyword Set Port commandSpecifies the port. Ports are numbered beginning with Set Setup command Value on the switch and the Snmp management server must Information if remote logging is enabled. The default is Following is an example of the Set Setup System command Show commandDisplays fabric, switch, and port operational information Displays Link State database information Displays chassis component status and temperatureDisplays list of current donor configuration for all ports Displays the status of the active network interfaces Lipalpdalps Offline state. a loss of signal causes the switch to Following is an example of the Show Chassis command Displays switch operational informationDisplays all connected devices Following is an example of the Show NS domainID command Following is an example of the Show Domains commandFollowing is an example of the Show Fabric command Following is an example of the Show NS local domain command Following is an example of the Show Interface command Following is an example of the Show NS portID command LIPF8F7 Following is an example of the Show Port command Following is an example of the Show Topology command Following is an example of the Show Switch command Command Line Interface Displays alarm threshold parameters for the switch Show Config commandFollowing is an example of the Show Version command Displays configuration parameters for the switch Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log Component commandFollowing is an example of the Show Log Level command Following is an example of the Show Log Options command Show Perf command Displays the current Snmp and system settings Show Setup commandFollowing is an example of the Show Perf command Following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command Following is an example of the Show Setup Mfg command Displays manufacturing information about the switchDisplays the current Snmp settings Displays the current system settings Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Test command Shutdown command To run the online loopback test, enter the following command Admin, except for the List option Uptime commandUser command Administers and displays user accounts Following is an example of the User Add command Following is an example of the User Accounts command Following is an example of the User List command Whoami commandFollowing is an example of the User Edit command Following is an example of the User Delete command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch Zone Command Following is an example of the Zone List command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric Zoneset commandFollowing is an example of the Zone Members command Following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Following is an example of the Zoneset Active command Opens a Zoning Edit session Zoning commandFollowing is an example of the Zoneset List command Following is an example of the Zoneset Zones command Limit Description E2JBOD2 Following is an example of the Zoning Limits command Following is an example of the Zoning List command Command Line Interface Index Index Index 186 System configuration change 148 display List definitions 179 Save edits Remove all Zoning command