53-1002744-01 14 December 2012 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide Supporting Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, 8000, and VA-40FC ®
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Contents About This Document How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch Switch Manager overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Task panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Switch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Content page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v • Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v • What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi • Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi • Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . .
• • • • • • • • • Brocade 5000 switch Brocade 5100 switch Brocade 5300 switch Brocade 6505 switch Brocade 6510 switch Brocade 6520 switch Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Brocade 8000 FCoE Switch Brocade VA-40FC switch What’s new in this document The following change has been made since this document was last released: • Added support for the Brocade 6520 switch. Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document.
NOTE A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information. ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data. CAUTION A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. DANGER A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you.
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• Detailed description of the problem, switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results 2.
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Chapter 1 Introducing EZSwitchSetup In this chapter • Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Supported switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Language support for EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements NOTE Although your switch may have advanced capabilities, EZSwitchSetup is for a single-switch fabric with FC ports only. To configure and manage other features on your switch, use the command line interface, Web Tools, or Brocade Network Advisor. EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements You can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN, such as a laptop.
Supported switches 1 Configuring Internet Explorer Correct operation of EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager with Internet Explorer requires specifying the appropriate settings for browser refresh frequency and process model. Browser pages should be refreshed frequently to ensure the correct operation of Switch Manager. 1. Select Tools > Internet Options. 2. Select the General tab. 3. Click the Settings button under “Browsing history.” 4.
1 Language support for EZSwitchSetup • It must be in a single-switch fabric. If your switch connects to another switch (if there is an E_Port on the switch), you cannot manage the switch using EZSwitchSetup until you disconnect the switch connection. NOTE If there is an E_Port on the switch and if there is a zone conflict, then the fabric is segmented; in this case, the switch is in a fabric by itself and EZSwitchSetup treats it as a single-switch fabric.
Language support for EZSwitchSetup 1 • System files (such as the summary file, setting file, and log file) EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1002744-01 5
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Chapter Setting Up Your Switch 2 In this chapter • Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 • Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 • Zoning selection options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 • Connecting devices and completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer On Windows, EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, see “Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” to launch the wizard manually. On Linux, follow the procedure in “Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” to launch the wizard. Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard Perform the following, depending on your operating system: • On Windows: EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 4 2 EZSwitchSetup introduction window Connecting cables 1. Choose the method of connecting to your LAN. You have the choice of using a serial connection or an Ethernet connection to your LAN to set the IP address for the switch. The Ethernet connection is generally more convenient and preferred. Use the serial connection if it is not possible or not convenient to connect the host on the same subnet as the switch. 2. Click Next.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 5 Connect Cables window (Ethernet version, without serial cable) Figure 6 on page 11 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade Fibre Channel switch, setup computer, Ethernet hub or switch, and network. NOTE Not all switches have their serial and Ethernet connectors in the same place as in Figure 6. Refer to the hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of the serial and Ethernet connections.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 1 2 ! IOIOI 0 4 1 5 2 6 3 7 8 12 9 13 10 14 11 15 3 4 5 C 6 7 1 Brocade switch 2 Power cable 6 Ethernet cable from hub to Brocade switch 3 Ethernet hub or switch 7 Ethernet cable from setup computer to Ethernet hub or switch 4 Serial cable FIGURE 6 5 Setup computer Cable connections 3. Connect the power cord to the switch and plug in to a power source.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard If you are using an Ethernet LAN connection, a Discover Switch window is displayed (Figure 7). Proceed to “Discovering the switch.” FIGURE 7 First Discover Switch window Discovering the switch 1. Locate the WWN for your switch on the switch ID pull-out tab located on the bottom of the port side of the switch. 2.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 8 2 Second Discover Switch window 4. Select an option for assigning the IP address and click Next. The options vary depending on the configuration of your switch: • Keep the current switch IP configuration This option is available only if EZSwitchSetup detected a valid IP address. Skip to “Confirming IP addresses” on page 14.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 9 Set Switch IP Address window NOTE Beginning at step 5, the steps are the same for both serial and Ethernet connections. 5. If you are setting up the switch for the first time, the addresses shown are not valid. If you click Next with these addresses in place, EZSwitchSetup returns an error window.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 10 2 EZSwitchSetup Confirm IP Address window 1. Check the displayed addresses carefully to be sure they are correct, then click Next. The Continue Configuration? window is displayed (Figure 11). 2. Select one of the following continuation options: • Continue setting up your target switch with EZManager Select this option if you intend to use EZSwitchSetup Manager as your primary management program for this switch.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 11 Continue Configuration window 3. Click Continue. Depending on the option selected, one of the following outcomes occurs: • If you selected Continue setting up your target switch with EZManager, a dialog box displays warning you that EZSwitchSetup supports only single switch fabrics. Click OK to start the EZSwitchSetup Manager. A browser window opens, and the Switch Configuration Welcome window is displayed (Figure 12).
Configuring the switch 2 Switch discovery failure During the setup of your switch, the switch discovery may fail. There may be several reasons why switch discovery fails. Table 2 lists symptoms and related suggestions to recover the switch. TABLE 2 Discovery recovery Symptom Correction For serial connections: The setup computer COM port is busy. The port is being controlled by another communications program. Stop all other third-party communications programs.
2 Configuring the switch FIGURE 12 Switch configuration welcome window 1. Click Next to begin. The Set Parameters window is displayed. FIGURE 13 EZSwitchSetup Setup Parameters window Setting switch parameters 1. Follow the onscreen directions to set a new admin password for the switch. Make sure to record your password and keep it in a secure location for future reference. 2. Optional: Enter a new name for the switch and set the correct date and time.
Zoning selection options 2 3. Click Next. The Select Zoning window is displayed. NOTE For the Brocade 8000, if you do not have a Ports on Demand license, none of the ports are usable, so the wizard displays a message and exits. You must add the Ports on Demand license using the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager or the command line interface. For more information, refer to “Adding a port license” on page 38. Zoning selection options The next step in configuring your switch is to select zoning.
2 Zoning selection options . FIGURE 14 Select Zoning wizard window Typical Zoning is the default and the following procedure directs you to select Typical Zoning. When you select Typical Zoning, the wizard automatically configures the zones for you and shows you how to connect the devices to the switch. You can change the zoning configuration later, as described in “Zoning management” on page 43. Configuring zones on the switch 1. On the Select Zoning wizard, select Typical Zoning.
Connecting devices and completing the setup 2 EZSwitchSetup uses these values to verify that all your current and planned devices are properly connected for the zoning scheme that will be created. Note that Typical Zoning ensures that every connected host device will be able to communicate with every connected storage device. 3. Click Next. The Configure Ports and Connect Devices window is displayed (Figure 16 on page 22).
2 Connecting devices and completing the setup If you change your mind about the number of devices you want to connect, you can click the Previous button and adjust the values you have selected in the device type lists on the Specify Devices window. You must always select at least as many devices of each type as have been connected, and you must also connect as many devices of each type as you have selected.
Connecting devices and completing the setup 2 A IO IO I ! 1 2 3 scale: 1/2" = 1" IO IO I B ! 1 4 4-01 1 Brocade switch 3 Position SFP and insert until firmly seated 2 Open the SFP latching bale 4 Close the latching bale FIGURE 17 Installing SFPs 2. Connect Fibre Channel cables from the switch to your host and storage devices. Ensure that the physical connections are exactly as indicated on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices window. a.
2 Connecting devices and completing the setup The Configure Ports and Connect Devices window provides visual feedback as you cable the switch. A green line indicates that the connection is correct, a red line indicates an invalid connection, and a blue line indicates a missing connection. 2 1 scale: 1/8" = 1" IO IO I ! ck N: for ra 4 in.
Connecting devices and completing the setup FIGURE 19 2 EZSwitchSetup Configuration Finish window 5. Click Finish to complete the switch setup. You are now ready to configure the storage component of the SAN using the documentation that came with the storage server. If you want to monitor the switch, then you need to launch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager. Refer to Chapter 3, “Managing Your Switch” for instructions on using this interface.
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Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch In this chapter • Switch Manager overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Viewing switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Changing switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Adding a port license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Switch Manager overview 1 Task panel 3A 2 Content Page 3B User name, IP address, and user role 3 Status bar FIGURE 20 Progress indicator EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager components Task panel The left pane of the Switch Manager is the task panel, which displays all tasks. The tasks are categorized by Switch, Devices, Zoning, and Miscellaneous. The Switch tasks enable you to view the port information or switch information, enter into switch setup, or add enable port licenses.
Switch Manager overview 3 Switch View The Switch View displays the switch and status buttons across the top. The status buttons enable access to each element listed. Click the refresh icon under the Miscellaneous Tasks to update the information on the screen with the current switch information. The display refreshes automatically each time you click a different task in the task panel.
3 Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager Status bar The status bar, at the bottom of the window, is divided into the following sections: • Progress indicator This is on the left side of the status bar. When Switch Manager is sending data to or retrieving data from the switch, this indicator is animated. • User name and IP address The right side of the status bar displays your user name, role, and the IP address of the switch to which you are connected.
Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 3 The Login dialog box is displayed. If there are other applications open when EZSwitchSetup manager launches, the login dialog may be hidden. To view the login dialog, press Alt+Tab. Logging in When you log in, the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager interface is launched if the switch is set up and configured with EZSwitchSetup. If not, Web Tools is launched. Switch Manager supports only single-switch fabrics.
3 Viewing switch information Viewing switch information Using EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager, you can view the following: • • • • • Switch status, including port status. Temperature, fan, and power supply status. HBA and storage connections to the switch. Information about devices connected to the switch. Accessibility between HBAs and storage. 1. Click View in the task panel under Switch. 2. Click the Switch Information tab to display the Switch View.
Viewing switch information 3 • Status and type of each port The Fan, Temp, and Power buttons indicate overall status as follows: • • • • Green circle (healthy) Yellow triangle (marginal) Red diamond (critical) Black and yellow striped square (unmonitored) Viewing the status indicator legend To view the legend for the status indicators, click the Legend button. The legend view opens. Figure 23 shows the status indicators that can appear on the fan, temperature, or power supply button.
3 Viewing switch information Figure 25 shows the Temperature view. The temperature view displays the number of temperature sensors, their status, and the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. FIGURE 25 Temperature status Figure 26 shows the Power Supply view. The power supply view displays the number of power supplies in the switch and their status.
Viewing switch information 3 If the entire port icon is blue, the port is buffer-limited. (A port is operating in buffer-limited mode when the number of buffers allocated to the port is less than the number of buffers needed by the port to utilize the port at full bandwidth.) If a group of port icons is gray (unavailable), those ports are not licensed. Figure 27 shows port icons and associated LEDs from a Brocade 6520 switch. The layout is similar for all switches, but varies according to switch type.
3 Viewing switch information FIGURE 30 Port icon toggling Switch Information tab The Switch Information tab is the default information tab under Port Information, Switch Information on the Switch View (Figure 31 on page 36). Detailed switch information is displayed as a list of properties, which may be viewed, copied, or exported by category. FIGURE 31 Switch Information tab Port Information tab Select the Port Information tab to view the port information (Figure 32).
Changing switch information FIGURE 32 3 Port Information tab The information page displays the following for each port: • • • • • • Port number. Port name. State of the port. Port type. Status (health) of the port. Indication of whether the port is licensed. Changing switch information From the Switch Manager, you can relaunch the EZSwitchSetup Switch Configuration to perform the following tasks: • • • • Change the switch name. Change the switch time. Change the admin password.
3 Adding a port license Adding a port license EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager allows you to enable Ports On Demand (POD) if you have a license available. For the Brocade 7800, you can add the 7800 Upgrade License to activate ports 4–25. This option is not available if all ports are already licensed. 1. Click Add Port License under Switch in the task panel. A dialog box is displayed. FIGURE 33 Add Port License dialog box 2. Enter the license key to add the additional ports. 3. Click Add License.
Managing devices 3 1. Click View under Devices in the task panel to display a table of information for all of the connected devices (Figure 34). The entries in the table are based on the device WWNs, so a single physical device can have more than one entry in the table. The device information can be viewed, copied, or exported. FIGURE 34 Devices view The table can be sorted by device type, port number, or vendor. You can refine sorting by using the Ctrl key while selecting column headers.
3 Managing devices FIGURE 36 Detailed Device information Device connections EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager displays a graphical representation of the switch and the devices that are connected to each port. Click Display Connections under Devices in the task panel. A graphical representation of the switch and connections displays, as shown in Figure 37. This is a real-time display; the connections are updated automatically as you connect and disconnect HBAs and storage.
Managing devices FIGURE 37 3 Display Connections window Assigning and renaming device aliases Every device has a device name and an alias name. Alias names make it easier to reference the devices. Alias names are displayed in the zone access map on the Zoning page. You can assign or rename the alias names using the following procedure. 1. Select Modify Alias under Devices in the task panel. The Define Device Aliases wizard is displayed (Figure 38).
3 Managing devices FIGURE 38 Define Device Aliases wizard window 2. Double-click a field in the New Alias column to edit that alias. 3. Click OK when you are done. A “Zone commit succeeded” message is displayed. This message confirms that the device alias changes have been saved to the zoning database. The wizard also prompts you to delete the aliases of any offline devices. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Zoning management 3 After you have defined the device aliases, the aliases are displayed under Device Alias when you select View under Devices (as in Figure 34). The device aliases are also displayed in the Zone Access Map for Devices when you select View under Zoning (Figure 40). FIGURE 40 Device alias in Zone Access Map Zoning management Zoning enables you to partition your fabric into logical groups of devices that can access each other.
3 Zoning management EZSwitchSetup creates zones for you automatically, based on your configuration choices in Setup. • If you chose Typical Zoning, a port-based zoning scheme was created. This zoning scheme creates a two member zone for every possible pairing of H and S ports connected on the Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen. This ensures that any host device connected to an H port is able to communicate with any storage device connected to an S port.
Zoning management 3 Some HBAs and storage devices can be configured with dual initiator and target capability. Such devices are displayed as both HBA and storage devices in the matrix. Editing the zoning configuration You can customize which HBAs can access which storage devices by clicking Edit in the Zoning task panel. This starts a wizard that creates a new Custom Zoning scheme based on your device accessibility choices.
3 Zoning management FIGURE 42 Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility Matrix window 5. Clear the check boxes selectively until you have defined the access groups and accessibility relationships you want in your zoning scheme. 6. When you are done making changes, click Next and the zoning Summary and Confirmation screen is displayed (Figure 43). Use the Print button if you would like a printed record of the zoning scheme. 7. Click Finish to create the zoning scheme.
Zoning management FIGURE 43 3 Zoning summary information Validating zoning configuration You can validate the current zoning configuration against the following rules: • Every HBA has access to at least one storage device. • Every storage device is accessible by at least one HBA. • No offline devices exist in the zoning configuration. If offline devices are in the current zoning setup, you are prompted you to delete those devices from the zoning database. 1.
3 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management Accessing Web Tools for advanced management From the Switch Manager, you can launch Web Tools, which provides more extensive switch management functions for more experienced users. See the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide for information on the Web Tools interface. To launch Web Tools, ensure that you have completed all Switch Manager tasks and then click Advanced Management in the Miscellaneous category of the task panel.
Appendix EZSwitchSetup Limitations A In this appendix • General limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 General limitations Table 3 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations, which apply to all browsers and switch platforms.
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Index A accessing Web Tools from EZSwitchSetup, 48 admin password, changing, 37 aliases, assigning to devices, 41 B ending sessions, 31 EZSwitchSetup about, 27 installing, 7 launching, 30 F browsers limitations, 49 refresh frequency, setting, 3 supported, 2 fan status, 32 Fan, Temperature, and Power Supply Legend, 33 Fibre Channel Association, viii Fibre Channel cables, connecting, 23 C G changing switch information, 37 CIDR block, 14 closing sessions, 31 COM port is busy.
L languages supported, 4 launching EZSwitchSetup, 30 LEDs, 34 limitations, 49 localization support, 4 logging in, 31 logging out, 31 M monitoring the switch, 32 O operating systems, supported, 2 P passwords, changing, 37 platforms, supported, 2 port information, displaying, 34, 36 ports LEDs, 34 status, 34 Ports On Demand, adding ports, 38 Power Supply status, 34 power supply status, 32 R refresh frequency, setting, 3 removing offline devices, 47 renaming device aliases, 41 requirements for EZSwitchSetu
Z zoning about, 43 advanced zoning, 19, 44 changing configuration, 37 configure zones, 20 custom zoning, 19, 44 editing, 45 restoring default typical zoning, 47 specify devices, 20 typical zoning, 19, 44 validating zone configuration, 47 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1002744-01 53
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