53-1001344-01 28 July 2009 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.
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Title Publication number Summary of changes EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-02 March 2008 Added support for new hardware: Brocade 300, Brocade 5100, and Brocade 5300.
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switch manager overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Task panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Switch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Content page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 300 switch Brocade 4100 switch Brocade 4900 switch Brocade 5000 switch Brocade 5100 switch Brocade 5300 switch Brocade 7800 Extension Switch Brocade 8000 FCoE 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, go to http://my.brocade.com and register at no cost for a user ID and password.
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.
1 Language support for EZSwitchSetup 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.
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 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 “Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” to launch the wizard. Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard 1. 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 screen 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 screen (Ethernet version, without serial cable) Figure 6 on page 9 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 4 Brocade switch Power cable Ethernet hub or switch 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 an Ethernet LAN connection, a Discover Switch screen is displayed (Figure 7). Go on to “Discovering the switch.”. FIGURE 7 First Discover Switch screen Discovering the switch 1. Locate the WWN for your switch. • Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 7800, and 8000 switches: Look 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 screen 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 13. • Manually assign a new static IP address.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 9 Set Switch IP Address screen 5. Beginning at this step, the steps are the same for both serial and Ethernet connections. 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 screen.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 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). 3.
2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard • Exit EZSwitchSetup Select this option if you want to use EZSwitchSetup as an IP configuration tool, but do not want to use EZSwitchSetup Manager as a management tool for the switch. FIGURE 11 Continue Configuration screen 4. Click Continue.
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 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 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 12). FIGURE 12 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. 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.
2 Configuring the switch . FIGURE 14 Select Zoning wizard 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 42. 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 Connect Devices screen is displayed (Figure 16 on page 20).
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 dropdown device type lists on the Specify Devices screen. You must always select at least as many devices of each type as have actually 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 2 Brocade switch Open the SFP bale FIGURE 17 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 19 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Add port license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Switch manager overview 1 2 3 Task panel Content Page Status bar FIGURE 20 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 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. 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 23 shows the status indicators that can appear on the fan, temperature, or power supply button. FIGURE 23 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 24 shows the Fan view.
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 Port status The Switch View displays port graphics with blinking LEDs, simulating the physical appearance of the ports. One or two LEDs are associated with each port, depending on the switch model: 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 29. FIGURE 29 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 30). Detailed switch information is displayed as a list of properties, which may be viewed, copied, or exported by category.
Changing switch information FIGURE 31 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 Add port license Add 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 32 Add Port License dialog box 2. Enter the license key to add the additional ports. 3. Click Add License.
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 33).
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 35 shows a Device Details example. FIGURE 35 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 36 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 37).
3 Managing devices FIGURE 37 Define Device Aliases wizard 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.
Managing devices 3 After you have defined the device aliases, the aliases are displayed under Device Alias when you select View under Devices (as in Figure 33). The device aliases are also displayed in the Zone Access Map for Devices when you select View under Zoning (Figure 39).
3 Zoning management 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.
Zoning management 3 Viewing the zone access map Click View under Zoning in the task panel to view the Zone Access Map for Devices (Figure 40). If you have no devices or if you have only one device, the zoning map does not display. 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.
3 Zoning management A Review Device Connections screen displays device connections, over the Zone Access Map for Devices. Check to be sure all connected devices are present and recognized by the switch. 2. Click Next. The Define Device Aliases screen is displayed. 3. Add or modify aliases in the New Alias column. 4. Click Next. The Edit HBA/Storage Accessibility Matrix is displayed.
Zoning management 3 8. Dismiss the confirmation dialog box. The Zone Access Map is updated to show the new accessibility relationships. FIGURE 42 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.
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 General limitations Table 3 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations, which apply to all browsers and switch platforms. TABLE 3 EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager limitations Problem Area Details HTTP timeout Very often, you may see the following message when you try to get data from a switch or to send a request to the switch: Failed to get switch response. Please verify the status of your last operation and try again if necessary.
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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 53-1001344-01 51
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