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Figures
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About this guide
Intended audience
Prerequisites
Related documentation
Document conventions and symbols
JDOM license
HP technical support
Helpful web sites
1 Using McDATA Web Server
Workstation requirements
RJ-45
Starting McDATA Web Server
Exiting McDATA Web Server
Setting McDATA Web Server preferences
Viewing software version and copyright information
McDATA Web Server user interface
Topology display menu
Faceplate display menu
Shortcut keys
Tool bar
Fabric tree
Fabric entry
Entry handle
entriesMoveable window border
Figure 7 Fabric tree
Using the topology display
Selecting switches and links
•Click the icon or link to select a switch or a link
•Press and hold Control, and select multiple switches or links
Right-click
Arranging switches in the display
Using the faceplate display
Opening the faceplate popup menu
Faceplate data windows
2 Managing fabrics
RADIUS servers
Adding a RADIUS server
Removing a RADIUS server
Editing RADIUS server information
Modifying authentication order RADIUS server information
Securing a fabric
Device security
Edit Security dialog
•Click Security in the tool bar
•Select Security > Edit Security
•ISL — default (E_Port authentication)
•MS (Management Server CT authentication)
Create Security Set dialog
Create Security Group dialog
Create Security Group Member dialog
Editing the security configuration on a switch
Viewing properties of a security set, group, or member
Security Config dialog
Archiving a security configuration to a file
Activating a security set
Deactivating a security set
Fabric services
Tracking fabric firmware and software versions
Managing the fabric database
Removing a fabric
Opening a fabric view file
Rediscovering a fabric
Deleting switches and links
Adding a new switch to a fabric
Replacing a failed switch
Displaying fabric information
Displaying the Event Browser
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Sorting the Event Browser
Filtering the Event Browser
Saving the Event Browser to a file
Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display. Refer to
Filtering the Event Browser
Sorting the Event Browser
2.Select File > Save As
Working with device information and nicknames
Displaying detailed device information
Exporting device information to a file
Managing device port nicknames
Creating a nickname
Editing a nickname
Deleting a nickname
Exporting nicknames to a file
Importing a nicknames file
Zoning a fabric
Viewing zoning limits and properties
Managing the zoning database
Editing the zoning database
You can select zone sets, zones, and ports in the following ways:
•Click a zone, zone set, or port icon
•Press and hold Shift while clicking several consecutive icons
•Press and hold Control while clicking several non-consecutiveicons
Table 7 Edit Zoning dialog tool bar buttons and icons
Interop Auto Save
Default Visibility
Default Zone
Discard Inactive
Removing all zoning definitions
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
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
Managing aliases
Creating an alias
Adding a member to an alias
Removing an alias from all zones
Merging fabrics and zoning
Zone merge failure
Zone merge failure recovery
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3 Managing switches
Managing user accounts
Creating user accounts
Removing a user account
Changing a user account password
Modifying a user account
Displaying switch information
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NTP Server Address
The IP address of the centralized NTP server. Ethernet
connection to NTP server is required
FDMI HBA Entry Limit
Port Statistics data window
Port Statistics data window
Configured Zonesets data windows
Configuring port threshold alarms
Paging a switch
Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client
Resetting a switch
Configuring a switch
Switch administrative states
Set command
Table 11 describes the administrative state values
Table 11 Switch administrative states
Parameter
Fabric Device Management Interface
Broadcast support
Multi-Switch
Broadcast for
FC-SW-3
Advanced switch properties
Figure 36 Advanced Switch Properties dialog
Timeout values
Interop mode for zoning
System Services dialog
GUI Mgmt — allows
CIM — Common Information Model. Allows management of the switch through
Management Server — allows management of the switch through
Security Consistency Checklist dialog
Network properties
IP configuration
Subnet mask
Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. The default value is
IP gateway address. The default value is
SNMP properties
Figure 39 SNMP Properties dialog
SNMP configuration
Archiving a switch
Restoring a switch
Restoring the factory default configuration
Downloading a support file
Installing Product Feature Enablement (PFE) keys
Installing firmware
Using the CLI to install firmware
Displaying hardware status
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4 Managing ports
Displaying port information
Monitoring port status
The faceplate display provides the following port related information:
•Port operational state
Displaying port types
Port types
Displaying port speeds
Displaying transceiver media status
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Configuring ports
Changing port speeds
Changing port types
Device scan
Resetting a port
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5 Command Line Interface
Logging on to a 4Gb SAN Switch
User accounts
Working with switch configurations
Backing up and restoring switch configurations
configdata
•All SNMP and network information defined with the Set Setup command
•The zoning database included all zone sets, zones, and aliases
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Commands
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Admin command
Alias command
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CIM command
• Permanent — send indications to the CIM client whether a
connection can be established or not. This is the default
the CIM client, but ceases if a
connection cannot be established after 60 minutes
Examples The following is an example of the CIMListener Create command:
See also CIM command, page
CIMSubscription command
Examples The following is an example of the CIMSubscription Create command:
CIMListener command, page
Config command
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Create command
The following is an example of the Create Certificate command:
See also Date command, page 124 Set command, page
Set Setup command, page
Date command
Feature command
Firmware Install command
•IP address of the remote host
•An account name and password on the remote host
•Pathname for the firmware image file
Examples The following is an example of the Firmware Install command:
Group command
IMPORTANT: This command is available only with the SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key
Syntax group
Operands Edit
Table 31 ISL Group member attributes
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Table 34 Group member attributes (continued)
with MS group members. The string has the following lengths depending on
the Hash function:
Binding
Domain ID of the switch to which to bind the ISL group member World
The following is an example of the Group Edit command:
The following is an example of the Group List command:
The following is an example of the Group Members command:
See also Security command, page
Securityset command, page
Hardreset command
Help command
Authority None
Operands [command]
The following is an example of the Help Config Edit command:
History command
Hotreset command
Image command
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Examples The following is an example of the Image Install command:
See also Firmware Install command, page
Lip command
Passwd command
Ping command
Examples The following is an example of a successful Ping command:
This following is an example of an unsuccessful Ping command:
Ps command
Description Displays current system process information
Syntax ps
Examples The following is an example of the Ps command:
Quit command
Reset command
Operands cim
Resets cim configuration to default values
Resets the RADIUS configuration to the default values as described in Table
•Activates the pending firmware
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Security command
Operands active
Examples The following is an example of the Security Active command:
The following is an example of the Security History command:
The following is an example of the Security Limits command:
See also Group command, page
Securityset command
Examples The following is an example of the Securityset Active command
The following is an example of the Securityset Groups command
The following is an example of the Securityset List command
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Set command
Description Sets a variety of switch parameters
Clears the alarm log history. This value requires an Admin session
Enables the display of alarms in the session output stream
Disables the display of alarms in the session output stream
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Set Config command
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Examples The following is an example of the Set Config Port command:
The following is an example of the Set Config Security command:
The following is an example of the Set Config Switch command:
The following is an example of the Set Config Threshold command:
The following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command
See also Config command, page
Set Log command
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Set Port command
Set Setup command
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Examples The following is an example of the Set Setup RADIUS command:
The following is an example of the Set Setup Services command:
The following is an example of the Set Setup SNMP command:
The following is an example of the Set Setup System command:
Show command
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•Uptime
•User Accounts
•Whoami
•Zoneset (Active, List)
•Zoning (History, Limits, List)
Displays the current time zone setting
Displays all connected devices
Displays a list of logged-inusers. This is equivalent to the User List command
Examples The following is an example of the Show Chassis command:
The following is an example of the Show Domains command:
The following is an example of the Show FDMI WWN command:
The following is an example of the Show NS (local domain) command:
The following is an example of the Show NS [port_ID] command:
The following is an example of the Show Interface command:
The following is an example of the Show Port command:
The following is an example of the Show Switch command:
The following is an example of the Show Topology command:
The following is an example of the Show Topology command for port 10:
The following is an example of the Show Version command:
See also Show Config command, page
Show Log command, page
Show Perf command, page
Show Config command
Displays the security database Autosave parameter value
Displays configuration parameters for the switch
Displays alarm threshold parameters for the switch
Displays zoning configuration parameters for the switch
The following is an example of the Show Config Switch command:
The following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command:
The following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command:
Show Log command
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The following is an example of the Show Log Options command:
The following is an example of the Show Log command:
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Show Perf command
The following is an example of the Show Perf Byte command:
Show Setup command
Description Displays the current SNMP and system settings
Authority
Displays manufacturing information about the switch
Displays RADIUS server information
The following is an example of the Show Setup RADIUS command:
The following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command:
The following is an example of the Show Setup System command:
Shutdown command
Test command
1.Enter the following command and press Enter to start an Admin session
Enter the following command
1.To start an Admin session, enter the following command and press Enter
2.To run the online loopback test, enter the following command and press Enter
See also Set command, page
Uptime command
User command
The following is an example of the User Add command:
The following is an example of the User Edit command:
The following is an example of the User Delete command:
The following is an example of the User List command:
See also Passwd command, page
Whoami command
Zone command
Description Manages zones and zone membership on a switch
Syntax zone
•Alias name
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The following is an example of the Zone Members command:
The following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command:
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Zoneset command
Description Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric
Syntax zoneset
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Zoning command
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The following is an example of the Zoning Limits command:
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The following is an example of the Zoning List command:
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Glossary
User defined number that identifies the switch in the fabric
EFCM
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager
Event log
Log of messages describing events that occur in the fabric
NL_Port
Node Loop Port. An FC device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol
N_Port
Node Port. An FC device port in a point-to-pointor fabric connection
Pending firmware
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Index