53-1001193-02 December 5, 2008 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.2.
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Document History The following table lists all versions of the EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide. Document Title Publication Number Summary of Changes Publication Date EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000121-01 First release January 2006 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000195-01 Changes to support Fabric OS v5.2.
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Contents About This Document In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Switch manager overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Task panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Switch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Content page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About This Document In this chapter • How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii • Supported Hardware and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii • What’s New in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii • Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix • Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . .
Supported Hardware and Software This document supports the following platforms: • • • • • • • Brocade 200E switch Brocade 300 switch Brocade 4100 switch Brocade 4900 switch Brocade 5000 switch Brocade 5100 switch Brocade 5300 switch In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not.
Document Conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary. Additional Information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources To get up-to-the-minute information, join Brocade Connect. It’s free! Go to http://www.brocade.
Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available: 1.
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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 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. EZSwitchSetup requires a browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0, and Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher. The EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This does not affect any pre-installed JREs.
Supported switches 1 Configure your browser to check for newer versions of stored pages on every visit to the page. FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer 5. Click OK to save the changes.
1 Language support for EZSwitchSetup Language support for EZSwitchSetup The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the following languages: • • • • • • • • • • English (default) Brazilian Portuguese French German Italian Japanese Korean Simplified Chinese Spanish Traditional Chinese When you launch EZSwitchSetup, the interface detects the operating system and language environment and installs and displays the appropriate language.
Chapter Setting Up Your Switch 2 In this chapter • Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 • Zoning selection options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 • Connecting devices and completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard • On Windows: From the Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup • On Linux: Navigate to the following path location on the CD-ROM: /CDROM_Installers/Linux/Disk1/InstData/VM/install.bin ATTENTION The Linux installation requires root access.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 The EZSwitchSetup wizard starts, as shown in Figure 4. FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup introduction screen 1. You have the choice of using a serial connection or an Ethernet connection to your LAN to set the IP address for the switch. Choose the method you want to use for your installation. You may want to use the serial connection if it is not possible or not convenient to connect the host on the same subnet as the switch.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 5 Connect Cables screen (Ethernet version, without serial cable) Figure 6 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 2 3 Brocade switch Power cable Ethernet hub or switch 4 Serial cable FIGURE 6 5 6 7 Setup computer Ethernet cable from hub to Brocade switch Ethernet cable from setup computer to Ethernet hub or switch 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 the serial connection, the Set Switch IP Address screen is displayed, and you can go to step 7. You can now remove the serial cable from the switch, but keep it available in case you lose your network connection, and need to revise any of the information you entered. If you are using an Ethernet LAN connection, a Discover Switch screen is displayed (Figure 7). FIGURE 7 First Discover Switch screen a. Locate the WWN for your switch.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 NOTE If you see a caution message saying the IP address is not reachable, always select Yes (the default setting) under Do you want to assign a static IP to the Switch? Selecting No causes EZSwitchSetup to continuously try to establish a Telnet session with the switch, which does not, as yet, have a reachable IP address. If you have previously enabled DHCP on the switch (refer to “Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard”), you may select No. d.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard Confirming IP addresses The Confirm IP Address screen (Figure 10) is displayed after you have assigned IP addresses, using either a serial connection or an Ethernet connection. 1. Check the displayed addresses carefully to be sure they are correct. FIGURE 10 EZSwitchSetup Confirm IP Address 2. Click Next to confirm the addresses. The Continue Configuration? screen is displayed (Figure 11).
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 3. At this point, you can do either of the following. - Click Finish to save the configuration if you want to use EZSwitchSetup as an IP configuration tool, and do not want to use EZSwitchSetup Manager as a management tool for the switch. - Enable and start the EZSwitchSetup Manager by clicking Continue with EZManager.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard If you click Continue with EZManager, A warning dialog box displays warning you that EZSwitchSetUp only supports single switch fabrics (Figure 12). FIGURE 12 Warning - only single switch fabric supported. 4. Click OK to start the EZSwitchSetup Manager. A browser window opens and loads, and the Switch Configuration Welcome screen is displayed (Figure 13). This may take a few minutes.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard TABLE 2 2 Discovery recovery Symptom Correction The setup computer COM port is busy. The port is being controlled by another communications program. Stop all other third-party communications programs. The port settings are in conflict with another device. Check your IRQ settings. On Windows systems: By default, COM1 and COM3 use IRQ4, while COM2 and COM4 use IRQ3.
2 Configuring the switch Configuring the switch The configuration wizard steps you through the process of changing your administrative password and zoning. You begin at the Welcome to Switch Configuration screen (Figure 13). FIGURE 13 Switch configuration welcome screen 1. Click Next to begin. The Set Parameters screen is displayed.
Configuring the switch 2 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. 3. Click Next. The Select Zoning screen is displayed. Zoning selection options The next step in configuring your switch is to select zoning.
2 Configuring the switch 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 41. Configuring zones on the switch 1. On the Select Zoning wizard, select Typical Zoning.
Connecting devices and completing the setup FIGURE 16 2 Specify Devices screen Connecting devices and completing the setup The final step in the switch configuration is to connect your devices to the switch in a way that matches a configured array of connection reservations (HBA or Storage) on the ports.
2 Connecting devices and completing the setup additional currently unoccupied ports for future HBA or Storage connections. These additional reservations are also reflected in the zoning scheme, and are shown on the Display Devices screen in the EZManager application to remind you where these additional devices can be connected. The default reservation type is HBA.
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 2 Brocade switch Open the SFP bale FIGURE 18 3 4 Position SFP and insert until firmly seated Close the latching bale 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 screen. a.
2 Connecting devices and completing the setup The Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen 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 20 2 EZSwitchSetup Configuration Finish screen 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. See 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Enable inactive ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Switch manager overview 1 2 3 Task panel Content Page Status bar FIGURE 21 3A Progress indicator 3B User name, IP address, and user role 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 PODs by enabling inactive ports.
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. Perform the following steps to view switch information 1. Click View in the task panel under Switch. 2.
Viewing switch information 3 Viewing the status indicator legend To view the legend for the status indicators, click the Legend button. The legend view opens. Figure 24 shows the status indicators that can appear on the fan, temperature, or power supply button. FIGURE 24 Fan, temperature, and power supply legend Viewing fan, temperature, and power supply status To view fan, temperature, or power supply status, click the Fan, Temp, or Power button. Figure 25 shows the Fan view.
3 Viewing switch information Figure 26 shows the Temperature view. The temperature view displays the number of temperature sensors, their status, and the temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. FIGURE 26 Temperature status Figure 27 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 Port status The Switch View displays port graphics with blinking LEDs, simulating the physical appearance of the ports. Two LEDs are associated with each port: one of the LEDs indicates port status; the other indicates port speed. For LED information, see the hardware documentation for the switch you are viewing.
3 Viewing switch information Hover the cursor over the LEDs to view details about the port state and port speed, as shown in Figure 30. FIGURE 30 Port State and Port Speed LEDs. Switch Information tab The Switch Information tab is the default information tab under Port Information, Switch Information on the Switch View (Figure 31). Detailed switch information is displayed as a list of properties, which may be viewed, copied, or exported by category as desired.
Viewing switch information 3 Port information tab Select the Port Information tab to view the port information (Figure 32). Detailed port information is displayed as a categorized list of properties, which may be viewed, copied, or exported by category as desired FIGURE 32 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.
3 Changing switch information 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. Change the zoning configuration type. This is the same wizard that was launched the first time you set up the switch. 1. Click Setup under Switch in the task panel. The Switch Configuration launches. 2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
Managing devices 3 Managing devices The Devices page displays the following information: • • • • • • Whether the device is an HBA, an HBA plus storage, or a storage only device. Device alias name, if one exists. Vendor name. Device name. WWN of the device port. Switch and port to which the device is connected. 1. Click View under Devices in the task panel to display a table of information for all of the connected devices (Figure 34).
3 Managing devices 2. Select a row in the table to display additional information about the device. 3. Click View Details located at the top of the page. Figure 36 shows a Device Details example. 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.
Managing devices FIGURE 37 3 Display Connections screen 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 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. The next time you select Modify Alias, the Current Alias column is populated with the New Alias names (Figure 39).
Zoning management 3 Zoning management Zoning enables you to partition your fabric into logical groups of devices that can access each other. For example, you can partition your fabric into two zones, winzone and unixzone, so that your Windows servers and storage do not interact with your UNIX servers and storage. Zones can be configured dynamically. They can vary in size, depending on the number of fabric-connected devices, and devices can belong to more than one zone.
3 Zoning management Viewing the zone access map Click View under Zoning in the task panel to view the Zone Access Map for Devices (Figure 41). The HBA and storage device names displayed in the matrix are the alias names of the devices (see “Assigning and renaming device aliases” on page 39 for additional information). If no aliases are assigned, devices are identified by WWN. When aliases are assigned, you can see the WWN in a tool tip by hovering the mouse cursor over the alias.
Zoning management 3 If no devices are connected to the switch, or if only storage devices or only HBAs are connected, then the Switch Manager displays a message and the Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility Matrix does not launch. FIGURE 42 Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility matrix 5. Clear the check boxes selectively until you have defined the access groups and accessibility relationships you want in your zoning scheme. 6.
3 Zoning management FIGURE 43 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.
Accessing Web Tools for advanced management 3 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.
3 Accessing Web Tools for advanced management Using DHCP to assign switch IP addresses If your switch is already set up, and if the switch is running Fabric OS version 6.0 or later, you can enable the use of DHCP to set your switch IP address. If you want DHCP to set your switch IP address, you must have a DHCP server on the same subnet as your setup computer and the switch, and it must be enabled before running the EZSwitchSetup wizard. You can enable DHCP by taking the following steps. 1.
Appendix EZSwitchSetup Limitations A In this appendix • General limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 General limitations Table 3 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations, which apply to all browsers and switch platforms.
A General limitations TABLE 3 48 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager Limitations (Continued) Problem Area Details Loss of Connection Occasionally, you may see the following message when you try to retrieve data from the switch or send a request to the switch: Switch Status Checking The switch is not currently accessible. The dialog title may vary, because it indicates which module is having the problem. This is caused by the loss of HTTP connection with the switch, due to a variety of possible problems.
Index A E accessing Web Tools from EZSwitchSetup, 42 admin password, changing, 34 aliases, assigning to devices, 37 enabling ports, 34 ending sessions, 29 EZSwitchSetup about, 25 installing, 5 launching, 27 B browsers limitations, 43 refresh frequency, setting, 2 supported, 2 C changing switch information, 34 CIDR block, 11 closing sessions, 29 COM port is busy.
J S Java Plug-ins, supported, 2 security banner, 28 session management, 29 sessions, ending, 29 setting refresh frequency, 2 SFPs, installing, 20 soft zones, 38 support, contacting technical, xvii supported languages, 4 supported switches, 3 Switch discovery failure, 15 switch does not power up, 16 switch does not respond to commands, 16 switch information, displaying, 33 Switch Manager about, 25 launching, 27 switch monitoring, 29 switch name, changing, 34 switch requirements, 3 switch setup wizard, lau
Z zoning about, 38 advanced zoning, 18, 40 changing configuration, 34 configuration, displaying, 38 configure zones, 18 connect devices, 20 custom zoning, 17, 39 editing, 40 hard zones, 38 restoring default typical zoning, 41 soft zones, 38 specify devices, 18 typical zoning, 17, 39 validating zone configuration, 41 zone access map, displaying, 38 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1001193-02 51
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