user guide hp StorageWorks edge switch 2/24 product manager Product Version: FW V05.01.00-24/HAFM SW V07.01.00-09 Second Edition (June 2003) Part Number: AA-RTDYB-TE This guide provides an introduction and an overview of the StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager. It also explains how to use the Product Manager to monitor, manage, and configure the switch.
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contents Contents About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Logs Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product Manager Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Threshold Alert Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Open Trunking Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Status Bar Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monitoring Hardware Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Statistics Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class 2 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Class 3 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 4 Using Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Button Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Expanding Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Enterprise Fabric Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features and Parameters Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fabric Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rerouting Delay. . .
Contents 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 10 Port List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Node List View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Node Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Tables 1 Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 Product Manager status bar symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 3 User Rights for Product Manager Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 4 Port States and Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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about this guide About this Guide This guide provides information to help you: ■ Use the Product Manager Aboutapplication this Guide to configure and manage your Edge Switch 2/24.
About this Guide Overview This section covers the following topics: ■ Intended Audience ■ Related Documentation Intended Audience This book is intended for use by system administrators who are experienced with the following: ■ Fibre Channel technology. ■ StorageWorks Fibre Channel switches by Hewlett-Packard. Related Documentation For a list of corresponding documentation included with this product, refer to the Related Documents section of the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Release Notes.
About this Guide Conventions Conventions consist of the following: ■ Document Conventions ■ Text Symbols ■ Equipment Symbols Document Conventions The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most cases.
About this Guide Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data. Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information. Equipment Symbols The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings.
About this Guide Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock, remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems. Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to handle safely.
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Product Manager Overview 1 This chapter is an introduction and overview of the Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager application. It is intended as a quick reference for using features available through the main Product Manager window. Managing the Edge Switch 2/24 The following user interface options are available for managing the Edge Switch 2/24: ■ The Product Manager application installed on an high-availability fabric manager (HAFM) server.
Product Manager Overview ■ The command line interface (CLI). The CLI allows you to access many HAFM and Product Manager functions while entering commands during a Telnet session with the switch. The primary purpose of the CLI is to automate management of a large number of switches using scripts. The CLI is not an interactive interface; no checking is done for pre-existing conditions and no prompts display to guide users through tasks.
Product Manager Overview Menu Options This user guide provides information on the Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager application only. Information on the HAFM application is provided in the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide. Following are lists of options available from the menu bar in both applications. References are provided to the correct publication for detailed information on these options. High-Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) Following are options available through the HAFM.
Product Manager Overview ■ Show View Port ■ Show Fabric Tree ■ Enterprise Fabrics Mode (active if SANtegrity Binding features installed) ■ Fabric Binding (active if SANtegrity Binding features installed) ■ User Sessions ■ Zoom View Menu — In — Out — Default — Fit in View ■ Arrange Icons — By Name — By Severity ■ Layout Icons — Circular — Spring ■ Center in Topology ■ Refresh Topology ■ Clear ISL Alert ■ Clear All ISL Alerts ■ Enable Fly Over Display Configure Menu 22 ■ Users
Product Manager Overview ■ Zoning Library ■ Advanced Zoning ■ Audit Log ■ Event Log ■ Session Log ■ Product Status Log ■ Fabric Log Logs Menu Maintenance Menu ■ Configure E-Mail ■ Test Remote Notification ■ Configure Ethernet Events ■ Configure Call Home Event Notification ■ Contents ■ About Help Product Manager Following are options available through the Product Manager application for your switch. For more information on these options, refer to “Menu Bar” on page 33.
Product Manager Overview Product Menu ■ Port (options available when port is selected) ■ FRU ■ Clear System Error Light ■ Enable Unit Beaconing ■ Properties ■ Close Configure Menu ■ Identification ■ Operating Parameters ■ Switch ■ Fabric ■ Switch Binding — Change State (active only if SANtegrity Binding is installed) — Edit Membership List (active only if SANtegrity Binding is installed) ■ Ports ■ SNMP Agent ■ Management Server ■ Features ■ Date/Time ■ Threshold Alert ■ O
Product Manager Overview ■ Hardware Log ■ Link Incident Log ■ Threshold Alerts Log ■ Open Trunking Log (active if Open Trunking feature is installed) Maintenance Menu ■ Port Diagnostics ■ Data Collection ■ IPL ■ Set Online State ■ Firmware Library ■ Enable E-Mail Notification ■ Enable Call Home ■ Backup and Restore Configuration ■ Reset Configuration ■ Contents ■ About Help Menu Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager User Guide 25
Product Manager Overview Product Manager Description The Product Manager for the Edge Switch 2/24 is a Java-based graphical user interface (GUI) that provides in-depth management, configuration, and monitoring functions for individual switches and their field-replaceable units (FRUs). In contrast to the Product Manager, the HAFM enables administrators to monitor operational status for all products and Fibre Channel fabrics managed by an HAFM server.
Product Manager Overview 2 10/100 Mbps Corporate LAN 3 1 ProCurve 10/100 HP J3294A Hub 12 Power Fault Reset 1 2 3 4 5 6 Link 100 7 8 9 10 11 12 Link 100 Act Port 1 Only Col MDI-X MDI (out) (in) 1 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X 10X 11X 12X 4 Internet Connection StorageWorks director 2/64 10/100 RST 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 5 3 1 PWR ERR 6 4 2 0 6 5 SHR-2314b 1 2 3 SNMP management workstation
Product Manager Overview 28 ■ Configure LIN alerts. ■ Configure Nickname to display instead of World Wide Name (WWN) for the switch and attached devices. ■ Configure port binding and port speed. ■ Configure SNMP trap recipients and community names. ■ Configure Switch Binding if optional SANtegrity Binding feature is installed. ■ Configure Open Trunking if optional Open Trunking feature is installed. ■ Configure Open Systems Management Server Features (if installed).
Product Manager Overview Using the Product Manager This section provides a general overview of the Product Manager and its functions. For details on performing specific tasks and using specific dialog boxes, refer to the appropriate chapters in this manual. Using Dialog Boxes Buttons such as OK, Activate, and Close or Cancel initiate functions in a dialog box. There is a difference between the OK and Activate buttons. The OK button saves the data you entered and closes the dialog box.
Product Manager Overview Log Into the HAFM To open the Product Manager, you must first log into the HAFM. 1. Perform one of the following steps: — If you are using the HAFM server, the HAFM application automatically starts when you power on or reboot the HAFM server. If you reboot or switch on the HAFM server and the HAFM login screen displays, skip to step 3 to log in. — If you are using a remote user workstation, follow steps 2 through 5.
Product Manager Overview 4. In the HAFM Server field on the login screen, select the HAFM server to which you want to connect. Note that if you are logging into an HAFM server locally, localhost is the HAFM server name. Type in the network address of the server if it is not in the list. 5. Click Activate or press the Enter key on your keyboard. The main HAFM window displays showing the Product View.
Product Manager Overview Opening the Product Manager To open the Product Manager, double-click the product icon in the Product View or right-click the icon and select Open. Figure 4: Edge Switch 2/24 icon The Product Manager displays showing the default Hardware View (Figure 5).
Product Manager Overview Note: The HAFM window is still available as a separate window. You can drag the Product Manager window away from the HAFM window and view both windows on your PC desktop or minimize one or both of them to icons if desired. You can have a maximum of four Product Manager windows open concurrently. Window Layout and Function The main Product Manager window is divided into four main areas as shown in Figure 5 on page 32: menu bar, view tabs, view panel, and status bar.
Product Manager Overview options which are identical to those that display when you right-click the port, port row, or port bar graph in those views. For detailed information on using these options, refer to “Port Menu” on page 72. FRU Click a power supply module or cooling fan module in the Hardware View only and select FRU from the Product menu to display the FRU Properties menu option. This displays the FRU Properties dialog box.
Product Manager Overview Identification Select this option to display the Configure Identification dialog box. Enter the following information in this dialog box: — Name - Assign a product name. Note that you can set this name as the nickname for the switch’s WWN, using the Set Name as Nickname check box. The nickname then displays instead of the WWN in Product Manager views. — Description - Assign a unique product description. — Location - Describe the product’s location.
Product Manager Overview connection policy (Restrict E_Ports, Restrict F_Ports, or All Ports). Edit Membership List allows you to create a list of switches and devices that you want to allow exclusively to attach to switch ports. Switch Binding is an optional feature that requires the SANtegrity Binding feature key. The feature can be installed through the Configure Feature Key dialog box. For details, refer to “SANtegrity Binding Features” on page 169.
Product Manager Overview Threshold Alert(s) Select this option to configure threshold alerts for ports. A threshold alert notifies users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throughput reaches specified values for specific switch ports or port types (E_Ports, F_Ports or FL_Ports). Using this option, you can configure: ■ A name for the alert. ■ A threshold type for the alert (Rx, Tx, or either). ■ Active or inactive state of the alert. ■ Threshold criteria.
Product Manager Overview Enable Telnet To select this option, place a check mark in the check box to enable telnet access to the switch. Select the option again to remove the check mark and disable telnet access. When disabled, users at remote workstations cannot access the switch through telnet to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) or perform other tasks. If enabled, HP recommends changing the user names and/or passwords from their default values to prevent unauthorized access.
Product Manager Overview Link Incident Log The link incident (LIN) log displays the most recent incidents with their date and time, port number, and description of the incident. A link incident can be one of several conditions detected on a fiber optic link. For a list of events that may cause a link incident to be written to the log, refer to “Link Incident Log” on page 147. Threshold Alert Log This log provides notifications of threshold alerts.
Product Manager Overview IPL Select this option to initiate an initial program load on the switch. A dialog box displays to allow you to confirm the IPL. Note that an IPL does not affect any configuration settings done through the Product Manager. This operation does not interrupt port operation. Refer to “Execute an IPL”on page 156 for more information. Set Online State Select this option to display the Set Online State dialog box.
Product Manager Overview Enable Call Home Notification Note: The default setting for the Enable Call Home Notification function is disabled (unchecked). Select Enable Call Home Notification from the Maintenance menu to enable the call-home function for the switch. The parameters of the call-home feature are configured in Windows. Refer to the HAFM server installation guide for instructions.
Product Manager Overview Contents Select this option to display the Help window. The Help window contains Contents, Index, and Glossary buttons and hypertext- linked items to help you quickly navigate through information. Use the forward (>) and back (<) buttons to scroll forward and backward through the displayed help frames. Exit the help feature at any time by clicking the Close selection at the top of the Help window.
Product Manager Overview immediate attention. For an explanation of the different status symbols and the reasons they display in the Hardware View or Port List View, refer to Figure 10 on page 61. Switch Menu Double-click the switch graphic away from a FRU to display the Switch Properties dialog box.
Product Manager Overview Note: For Node Properties, if a node is not logged in, a message box displays indicating that node information is not available. For details on menu options, refer to “Port Menu” on page 72. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Hardware View, refer to “Hardware View” on page 58. Port List View Select the Port List view tab.
Product Manager Overview ■ Block Port ■ Enable Beaconing ■ Port Diagnostics ■ Clear Link Incident Alert(s) ■ Reset Port ■ Port Binding ■ Clear Threshold Alert(s) Note that these options are also available when you click a port row and select the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar. For details on these menu options, refer to “Port Menu” on page 72. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Port List View, refer to “Port List View” on page 44.
Product Manager Overview Figure 7: Node List View Note that these options are also available when you click a port row, then select the Port secondary menu from the Product tab on the menu bar. For details on navigating and monitoring via the Node List View, refer to “Node List View” on page 45. Performance View Select the Performance view tab. Figure 8 shows an example of the Performance View. This view provides a graphical display of performance for all 24 ports.
Product Manager Overview Figure 8: Performance View Right-click a bar graph to display a menu of port-related actions. The options available on this menu are the same as those that are available when you right-click a port in the Hardware View or right-click a row in the Port List View.
Product Manager Overview ■ Port Binding ■ Clear Threshold Alert(s) Note that these same options are also available when you click a port’s graph, then select the Port secondary menu from the Product menu on the menu bar. For details on menu options, refer to “Port Menu” on page 72. The bottom portion of the Performance View displays cumulative statistical information for the port selected in the bar graph. Click the Refresh button to update the data with current data from the port.
Product Manager Overview status of the switch and the messages display to provide more description of menu options as you move the cursor over the options under menu bar menus. Refer to Table 2 for the meaning of these status symbols and of the corresponding alert text that displays in the Edge-24 Status table at the top of the Hardware View in the view panel.
Product Manager Overview Messages display to the right of the status symbol as you move the cursor over options under the menu bar menus. These messages provide additional details about tasks that you can perform through the menu option. Closing the Product Manager To close the Product Manager, use the following steps: 1. Do one of the following: — Select Close from the Product menu on the menu bar. — Click the X button at the top right corner of the Product Manager window.
Product Manager Overview There are five levels of access or “user rights” that can be assigned to specific users: ■ System Administrator ■ Product Administrator ■ Operator ■ Maintenance ■ View By default, all users have view rights, which allow viewing configurations but not the changing configurations. View rights cannot be removed. User(s) with system administrator rights can make all control and configuration changes implemented through the HAFM application.
Product Manager Overview Table 3: User Rights for Product Manager Functions (Continued) Product Manager Rights Product Administrator Operator Configure Identification X Configure Management Server X Configure Switch Parameters X Configure Fabric Parameters X Configure Port Binding X X Configure Ports X X Configure Open Trunking X Configure SNMP X Configure Threshold Alerts X Configure Zoning X Data Collection X Date/Time Sync Configuration X X Enable Call Home Notification X
Product Manager Overview Table 3: User Rights for Product Manager Functions (Continued) Product Manager Rights Product Administrator Operator Maintenance Set Online State X X X Unit Beaconing X X X View Event Log X X X View Firmware X View Hardware Log X X X View LIN Log X X X View Open Trunking Log X X View SNMP X X Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager User Guide 53
Product Manager Overview Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data Critical information from both the Product Manager and HAFM applications is automatically backed up to a backup drive when the data directory contents change or when you reboot the HAFM server. The backup drive is either an Iomega® Zip drive or internal CD-RW drive, depending on your HAFM platform. Note: To ensure trouble-free backups, it is imperative that you leave the backup media in the drive at all times.
Product Manager Overview ■ Call-home configuration (including phone numbers and dialing options). ■ Configuration data saved to the HafmData directory through the Backup & Restore Configuration option on the Product Manager Maintenance menu. The backup application will not backup certain Windows configurations that need to be reconfigured on a newly restored HAFM server, including the following: ■ Windows user names and passwords.
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Monitoring and Managing the Switch 2 This chapter describes how to use the features available in the Product Manager view panel to monitor and manage switch operation. These features include status indicators, menu options, and dialog boxes available through the Hardware View, Port List View, Node List View, Performance View, and FRU List View.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Hardware View The Hardware View is the default view when you open the Product Manager. If another view displays, display the Hardware View by selecting Hardware from view tabs on the Product Manager window. Using this graphical view of the switch, you can view status symbols and simulated light emitting diode (LED) indicators, display data, and use mouse functions to monitor status and obtain vital product information for the switch and its hardware components.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch State The Status field displays one of the following: ■ OFFLINE When the switch is OFFLINE, all ports are offline. The ports cannot accept a login from an attached device or cannot connect to other switches. You can configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to “Set Online State” on page 158 for instructions. ■ Online All unblocked ports are able to connect with devices. You can configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Link Timeout The network connection that was established between the switch and HAFM server has been lost. Check the IP addresses, the Ethernet LAN physical connection between the switch and HAFM server, IP addresses, and other network components. ■ Protocol Mismatch The switch and the HAFM server are not at compatible software release levels. Update the HAFM software version.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Monitoring Hardware Operation Determine hardware component operating status and states by the simulated light emitting diode (LED) indicators and status symbols, such as flashing red and yellow diamonds and yellow triangles, that appear on hardware components. These simulated LEDs and status symbols reflect the state of the actual hardware as changes occur.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Front View 1. Port Attention Indicator: The yellow triangle ( ) indicates that a link incident occurred or that the port is not operational, in nonstandard mode of operation, or has other status. You can determine the reason for a link incident by displaying the Port Properties dialog box for the port. For details on status indicators, refer to Table 4 on page 94. For details on link incidents, refer to “Link Incident Alerts” on page 98. 2.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Unit Beaconing Indicator. The amber indicator blinks if unit beaconing is enabled. Enable and disable unit beaconing by right-clicking on the front or rear view away from a hardware component and selecting Enable Unit Beaconing from the menu. You can only enable beaconing if there are no system errors (the system error indicator is off). Rear View 7. Power Supply Status: Each AC power connector indicates the location of an internal power supply.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Figure 11: FRU Properties dialog box Displaying Port Information Double-click a port or right-click a port and select Port Properties from the menu to display the Port Properties dialog box. Also display this dialog box by: ■ Double-clicking a row in the Port List View or right-clicking on a row and selecting Port Properties from the menu.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch The following paragraphs describe the fields in the Port Properties dialog box: ■ Port Number The physical port number. ■ Port Name User-defined port name or description. Refer to “Configure Ports” on page 111 for instructions. ■ Type — Gx_port or G_port. This displays if nothing is logged into the port. — F_Port. This displays if a device is logged into the port. — E_Port. This displays if the port is connected to another switch’s E_Port via an ISL. — FL_Port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Beaconing This field indicates the beaconing status for the port. To enable or disable beaconing, right-click the port and select Enable Beaconing. A port in a failed state cannot be set to beacon. ■ Link Incident Description of the last link incident that occurred on the port. ■ Operational State Beaconing, inactive, invalid attachment, link incident, link reset, no light, not operational, online, offline, port failure, segmented E_Port, testing, or not installed.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ 04 Incompatible switch at the other end of the ISL. Interop mode for this switch is set to Open Fabric mode and the switch at the other end of the ISL is a HP switch configured for Homogeneous Fabric mode. ■ 05 External loopback adapter connected to the port. A loopback plug is connected to the port and there is no diagnostic test running. ■ 06 N_Port connection not allowed on this port. The port type configuration does not match the actual port use.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ No principal switch (no switch in fabric is capable of being principal switch). ■ No response from an attached switch. Displaying Switch Information Double-click the switch illustration, away from a hardware component, to display the Switch Properties dialog box as shown in the following figure.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Management Style (always set to the Open Systems management style) ■ Operating Mode (configured using the Configure Operating Mode dialog box) ■ Preferred Domain ID (configured using the Configure Switch Operating Parameters dialog box) ■ Active Domain ID (actual domain ID assigned to the switch) ■ FC Address Domain (the switch’s Fibre Channel address in hexadecimal format) ■ Fibre Channel Address Domain ■ CTP State (either active or failed) ■ Switch Spee
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Enable Unit Beaconing Click the check box to toggle unit beaconing on or off. When the check box has a check mark, unit beaconing is on, and the system error light (ERR) on the switch blinks to help users locate the unit managed by the Product Manager. The amber indicator on the Hardware View also blinks when beaconing is enabled. When you click the check box to remove the check mark, the unit beaconing is disabled.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch To enable and disable Periodic Date/Time Synchronization, select the check box and then click Activate. Figure 14: Configure Date and Time Periodic Synchronization dialog box 2. Perform one of the following steps: — To immediately synchronize the switch date and time with the HAFM server, be sure the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization option is enabled and then click Sync Now.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Set Switch Online State Click this option to display the Set Online State dialog box. The dialog box displays the current state (offline or online) and provides a button for changing the state. Caution: Before setting the switch offline, warn administrators and users currently operating attached devices that the switch is going offline and that there will be a disruption of port operation.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Node Properties Click this option to display the Node Properties dialog box. Note that if a node is not logged into the port, a message appears indicating that node information is not available. For details on information that displays in this dialog box, refer to “Displaying Node Properties” on page 82. Port Technology Click this option to display the Port Technology dialog box. This dialog box displays the following information: ■ Port number.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Diagnostics Click this option to display the Port Diagnostics dialog box. Use this dialog box to run an internal loopback and external loopback test on the port. The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port. To use this option, follow the detailed steps in the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Binding dialog box parameters: ■ Port Binding: Click this check box to place check mark in the box and enable WWN binding for the port. When enabled, only a specific device can communicate through the port. This device is specified by the WWN or nickname entered into the Bound WWN area (either the Attached WWN or WWN fields). With the check box cleared, any device can communicate through the port even if a WWN or nickname is specified in the Bound WWN field.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Warning and error message display: ■ If one or more of the nodes logged into the port does not match the WWN or nickname configured in the field by the WWN radio button, a warning dialog box displays after you activate the configuration. This warning box displays a list of all nodes that will be logged off if you continue.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port List View Display the Port List View (Figure 20) in the view panel by selecting Port List from view tabs on the Product Manager window. Figure 20: Port List View The Port List View displays the following information on all ports that can be installed in the switch. The display is updated automatically. ■ # Number of the port from 0 through 23. ■ Name Displays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports dialog box.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Blocked states are: — Blocked: Devices communicating with the port are prevented from logging into the switch or communicating with other devices attached to switch ports. A blocked port continuously transmits OLS. — Unblocked: Devices communicating with the port can log in to the switch and communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port in the same zone. ■ State The following port operational states may display in this table.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Alert This column displays a yellow triangle if a link incident occurs on the port or if the port's LED is beaconing. Blinking red and yellow diamonds display for port failures or for ports requiring service. Click on the row to display the reason for the alert in the Port Properties dialog box. Double-click a row to display the Port Properties dialog box.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Node List View Display the Node List View in the view panel by selecting Node List from the view tabs on the Product Manager window. This view displays information about all node attachments to any F_Ports on the switch sorted by port number. All data is dynamic and updates automatically as devices log in and log out. Figure 21: Node List View Information that displays for each node includes: ■ Port # Number of the port, from 0 through 23.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Unit Type The following information, if supported, is supplied by the attached device: — Converter — Gateway — HBA — Module — Other — Proxy-agent — Storage device — Software driver — Storage subsystem — Switch — Unknown Note: The Unit Type comes directly from the device's sense ID when the device attaches to the port during login. If the connection is lost to the device, the type will display as Unspecified since the device is no longer logged into the port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Menu Options Right-click a row to select it, highlight it, and display a menu with the following port-related action options: ■ Node Properties Select this option to display the Node Properties dialog box. Refer to “Displaying Node Properties” on page 82. ■ Port Properties Select this option to display the Port Properties dialog box. Refer to Figure 12 on page 64.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch displays. In addition, you can display this dialog box by clicking to select a port, port row, or port bar graph in the preceding views and selecting Node Properties from the Port secondary menu on the Product menu of the menu bar. Note: If a node is not logged in, a message appears indicating that node information is not available. Figure 22: Node Properties dialog box ■ Port Number The physical port number on the switch to which the node is connected.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Node Nickname Nickname for the node WWN. Must be configured to display. ■ Unit Type Type of unit as provided by the attached device. ■ Node Port Number The physical port number field of the node port that is attached to the switch port (SB2- nodes only). ■ Buffer to Buffer Credit The buffer-to-buffer credits that the attached node has available.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Performance View Display the Performance View in the view panel by selecting Performance from the view tabs in the Product Manager window. This view displays a bar graph at the top of the view for each port. The lower portion of the view displays statistical values for the specific port’s bar graph that you select. Figure 23: Performance View Menu Options Right-click any of the port bar graphs to display a menu with the following port-related action options.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Refer to “Port Menu” on page 72 for an explanation of these menu options. ■ Port Properties ■ Node Properties Note: If a node is not logged in, a message displays indicating that node information is not available.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Statistics To select and display more detailed performance information for a port, click the port’s bar graph. The bar graph for that port highlights with a darker background and the lower portion of the Performance View view panel displays the statistics values for the port’s number and the WWN decoding. The Statistics Values tables contain cumulative port statistics and error statistics.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Four Byte Words Rx The number of four-byte words received. ■ Four Byte Words Tx The number of four-byte words transmitted. Class 3 Statistics The Class 3 Statistics table includes: ■ Received Frames The number of Class 3 frames received by this port from its attached port. ■ Transmitted Frames The number of Class 3 frames transmitted by this port to its attached port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Sync losses A loss of synchronization was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port. At the Hardware View, a yellow triangle appears to indicate a link incident. ■ Signal losses A loss of signal was detected because the attached device was reset or disconnected from the port. At the Hardware View, a yellow triangle appears to indicate a link incident.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Delimiter errors The number of times that the switch detected an unrecognized start-of-frame (SOF), an unrecognized end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter, or an invalid class of service. This indicates that the frame arrived at the switch’s port corrupted. This corruption can be due to plugging/unplugging the link, bad optics at either end of the cable, bad cable, or dirty or poor connections. Moving the connection around or replacing cables can isolate the problem.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch ■ Four Byte Words Rx The number of four-byte words that the port has received. ■ Four Byte Words Tx The number of four-byte words that the port has transmitted. ■ Offline sequences The number of offline sequence that the port has received or transmitted. ■ Link resets The number of link reset protocol frames received/transmitted by this port from/to the attached switch.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Button Functions The two buttons located at the right end of the title bar on the Statistics Values table are: ■ Clear The Clear button clears all counters to zero. Selecting this button displays a Clear Request Confirmation dialog box. Confirming the request clears the statistics in the hardware at the physical port. Note that this also clears counters for other Product Manager users.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch FRU List View Display the FRU List View (Figure 24) by selecting the FRU List view tab on the Product Manager window. This view displays information about all installed FRUs on the switch. All data is dynamic and updates automatically as the software detects changes. Figure 24: FRU List View Information on the FRU List View for each FRU includes: ■ FRU Name: CTP (Control Processor) card and PWR (power-supply module).
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Port Operational States Table 4 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in the Hardware View and Port List View. Table 4: Port States and Indicators Port Indicators Port State 94 Alert Indicator1 Green/Blue Amber Description Beaconing Off or On Blink Yellow Triangle The port is beaconing. The amber port LED blinks once every two seconds to enable users to find a specific port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Table 4: Port States and Indicators (Continued) Port Indicators Port State Alert Indicator1 Green/Blue Amber Link Reset Off Off Yellow Triangle The switch and the attached device are performing a link reset operation to recover the link connection. Ordinarily, this is a transient state that should not persist. No Light Off Off None No signal (light) is being received on the switch port.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Table 4: Port States and Indicators (Continued) Port Indicators Green/Blue Amber Alert Indicator1 Off Off None The switch port was configured as Blocked and is transmitting the Fibre Channel OLS to the attached device. Off Off Yellow Triangle The switch port was configured as Unblocked and is receiving the Fibre Channel OLS, indicating that the attached device is offline.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Table 4: Port States and Indicators (Continued) Port Indicators Port State Testing Not Installed 1. Alert Indicator1 Green/Blue Amber Description Off Blink Yellow Triangle Port is executing an internal loopback test. On Blink Yellow Triangle Port is executing an external loopback test. Note: For any loopback test, the amber LED blinks (beacons) to help users locate the port under test.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Link Incident Alerts A link incident (LIN) is a problem detected on a fiber optic link, like the loss of light, invalid sequences, and other problems. When a problem occurs, a LIN alert is sent to the Link Incident Log in the switch Product Manager. LIN alerts warn you that there is a link incident being detected through a port connection that may require operator intervention to correct.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies Product Manager users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throughput reaches specific values for switch ports or port types (E_Ports or F_Ports or FL_Ports). Select the Threshold Alerts option on the Configure menu to display the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. Use this dialog box to configure criteria for generating a threshold alert.
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Configuring the Switch 3 This chapter describes how to use the options that display on the Product Manager’s Configure menu on the Product Manager menu bar.
Configuring the Switch Configure Identification Use the procedure in this section to identify the switch by its name, description, location, and contact person.
Configuring the Switch 6. Click Set Name as Nickname and add a check mark to the check box if you want to use the name in the Name field as a nickname for the switch’s WWN. The nickname will then display instead of the WWN in Product Manager views. 7. Click Activate to save the data and close the dialog box. 8. If you are finished configuring the switch, backup the configuration data. For more information, refer to “Backup and Restore Configuration” on page 162.
Configuring the Switch Configure Switch Parameters Use procedures in this section to set parameters on the switch for fabric operation through the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box. These operating parameters are stored in NV-RAM on the switch. You can configure the following switch parameters as required by your fabric: ■ Preferred Domain ID Use this field to set each switch in the fabric to a unique preferred domain ID.
Configuring the Switch ■ Rerouting Delay Placing a check mark in the check box to the left of the Rerouting Delay option enables rerouting delay. This option is only applicable if the configured switch is in a multi-switch fabric. The default state is disabled. Enabling the rerouting delay ensures that frames are delivered in order through the fabric to their destination.
Configuring the Switch Activations check box is selected, fabric format RSCNs are not sent for zone changes to the attached devices on the switch. Click the check box to remove or add a checkmark. This option is enabled (check box not selected) by default. In most cases this option should be enabled so that attached devices can receive notification of zoning changes in the fabric.
Configuring the Switch Note: Ordinarily, you do not need to change values in this dialog box from their defaults. The only exception is the Preferred Domain ID. Change this value if the switch will participate in a multi-switch fabric. 3. Use the information described earlier in this section to change settings as required for parameters in this dialog box. 4. After you change settings, click the Activate button. 5. Set the switch online: a.
Configuring the Switch Configure Fabric Parameters Use the procedures in this section to configure the following Fibre Channel operating parameters using the Configure Fabric Parameters dialog box. The operating parameters are stored in NV-RAM on the switch. You can configure the following fabric operating parameters as required by your fabric: ■ R_A_TOV Resource allocation time-out value.
Configuring the Switch If all switches are set to Principal or Default, the switch with the highest priority and the lowest WWN becomes the principal switch. Following are some examples of principal switch selection when switches have these settings. — If you have three switches and set all to Default, the switch with the lowest WWN become the principal switch.
Configuring the Switch To configure fabric operating parameters 1. The switch must be offline to configure parameters in this dialog box. If it is not and you activate values in this dialog box, a dialog box displays prompting you to set the unit offline. Caution: Setting the switch offline terminates all Fibre Channel connections. To set the unit offline: a. From the Product Manager window menu bar, select Maintenance > Set Online State. b.
Configuring the Switch Configure Switch Binding For complete procedures for configuring this optional feature, refer to “Switch Binding” on page 170. Configure Ports Use the procedures in this section to configure ports. Port configuration data is stored in NV-RAM on the switch. Port information includes: ■ Port # You cannot edit this field. This column identifies the port number. The port numbers range from 0 through 23. ■ Name Enter a name for the port.
Configuring the Switch Incident Alert option from the right-click menu for the port (Hardware View). A description of the alert displays in the Link Incident field of the Port Properties dialog box (refer to “Port Properties dialog box” on page 64). If the check boxes in this column are not selected, no link incident indicators display in the Hardware View. Also, the Link Incident field of the Port Properties dialog box is blank and a link incident is recorded in the Link Incident Log.
Configuring the Switch ■ Bound WWN Enter a worldwide name (WWN) in the proper format (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) or a nickname configured through the HAFM application. The device with this WWN or nickname will have exclusive attachment to the port if Port Binding is enabled. If a valid WWN or nickname is not entered in this field, but the Port Binding check box is checked (enabled), then no devices can connect to the port.
Configuring the Switch 3. Block or unblock operation for a port by clicking the check box in the Blocked column. When a check mark displays, the port is blocked. 4. Enable or disable LIN alerts for the port by clicking the check box in the LIN Alerts column. When a check mark displays, LIN alerts are enabled. Note: The factory default for LIN alerts is enabled. 5. Click the check box in the FAN column to enable Fabric Address Notification for loop devices. 6.
Configuring the Switch Configure SNMP Use the procedure in this section to: ■ Configure the SNMP agent that runs on the switch and implements the following MIBs: — MIB-II — Fabric Element MIB — Fibre Alliance (FCMGMT) MIB — Switch private MIB For complete information on objects defined in MIBs and steps to download MIB variables to your SNMP workstation, refer to the HP StorageWorks SNMP Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches.
Configuring the Switch To configure SNMP traps and assign community names, use the following steps: 1. Select SNMP from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure SNMP dialog box displays. Figure 29: Configure SNMP dialog box 2. Click the Enable Authorization Traps field to enable authorization traps to be sent to SNMP management stations when unauthorized stations try to access SNMP information from the switch. 3. Click a field in the Community Name column to select the row.
Configuring the Switch 6. Enter user datagram protocol (UDP) port numbers in the UDP Port Number column. You can override the default UDP port number of 162 with any legal UDP port number (1 to 65535). 7. Click Activate to activate the data and close the dialog box. The SNMP configuration is stored in NV-RAM on the switch. 8. If you are finished configuring the switch, backup the configuration data. For more information, refer to “Backup and Restore Configuration” on page 162.
Configuring the Switch Configure Open Systems Management Server Use these procedures to configure the open systems inband management program to function with the switch. Note: The optional Open Systems Management Server feature must be enabled in order to perform this procedure. To configure the Open Systems Management Server, use the following steps: 1. Select Management Server from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box displays. 2.
Configuring the Switch Configure Feature Key A feature key is a string of alphanumeric characters consisting of both uppercase and lowercase. The following is an example of a feature key format: XxXx-XXxX-xxXX-xX. Note: The total number of characters may vary. The key is case-sensitive and must be entered exactly, including the dashes. Note: You can configure a feature key with the switch online.
Configuring the Switch 2. Select Features from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Feature Key dialog box displays. Figure 30: Configure Feature Key dialog box 3. Click New to add a new feature key. 4. In the New Feature Key dialog box, enter the switch’s feature key and click OK. — Feature keys are only valid for a switch with a specific serial number. They cannot be interchanged between switches.
Configuring the Switch Note: If you click Activate, all current features will be replaced with new features. That is, if there are features shown in the current list that are not shown in the new list, then those features will be removed from the switch. 6. Set the switch back online (if you set it offline in step 1). 7. When you are finished configuring the switch, you can backup the configuration data. For more information, refer to “Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data” on page 137.
Configuring the Switch Configure Date and Time Use the procedures in this section to display and change the date and time set on the switch. You must set the current date and time on the switch using this dialog box so the correct time stamps display in the Event Log, Audit Log, Hardware Log, Link Incident Log, and Threshold Alerts Log. Set the switch date and time using the following steps: 1. Select Date/Time from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Date and Time dialog box displays.
Configuring the Switch 2. Perform one of the following options: Option 1: To immediately synchronize the switch date and time with the HAFM server, click Sync Now. Make sure that a check mark is in the Periodic Date/Time Synchronization check box. Note: If you click Activate, the date and time synchronize at the next update period. Option 2: To synchronize the switch date and time with a specific date and time that you enter: a. Make sure that Periodic Date/Time Synchronization is disabled (no check).
Configuring the Switch Configure Threshold Alerts A threshold alert notifies users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throughput reaches specified values for specific switch ports or port types, (E_Ports, F_Ports or FL_Ports). You are notified of a threshold alert by: ■ An attention indicator (yellow triangle) that displays on the port in the Hardware View. ■ An attention indicator (yellow triangle) that displays in the Alert column of the Port List View.
Configuring the Switch Create New Alert 1. Select Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays. Figure 33: Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box If alerts are configured, they will display in table format showing the name of the alert, type of alert (Rx, Tx, or Rx or Tx), and alert state (inactive or active). 2. Click New. The New Threshold Alert dialog box displays.
Configuring the Switch Figure 34: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - first screen 3. Enter a name from one to 64 characters in length. All characters in the ISO Latin-1 character set, excluding control characters, are allowed. 4. Select one of the following from the drop-down list under the Name field: — Rx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for receive throughput is reached. — Tx Throughput. An alert will occur if the threshold set for transmit throughput is reached.
Configuring the Switch Figure 35: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - second screen 6. Enter a percentage from 1 through 100 for % utilization. When throughput reaches this percentage of port capacity, a threshold alert will occur. 7. Enter the amount of cumulative minutes in which the % utilization should exist during the notification interval before an alert is generated. You can also select At any time if you want an alert to occur whenever the set % utilization is reached.
Configuring the Switch Figure 36: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - third screen 10. Either select Port Type or Port List. — If you select Port Type, selecting either E_Ports, F_Ports or FL_Ports will cause this alert to generate for all ports configured as E_Ports, F_Ports or FL_Ports respectively. — If you select Port List, you can select individual ports by clicking the check box by each port number or set all ports. Selecting Set All Ports places a check mark by each port number.
Configuring the Switch Figure 37: New Threshold Alerts dialog box - summary screen 12. Select Finish. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box appears listing the name, type, and state of the alert that you just configured. 13. At this point, the alert is not active. To activate itt, select the alert information that displays in the Configure Threshold Alerts table and select Activate.
Configuring the Switch Modify an Alert Use the following steps to modify an existing threshold alert configuration. 1. Select Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays. 2. Select the alert that you want to modify by clicking the alert information in the table. 3. If the alert is active, select Deactivate, then select the alert information in the table again. 4. Select Modify.
Configuring the Switch Activate or Deactivate Alerts Use the following steps to activate or deactivate existing threshold alerts. In the active state, notifications are generated for the alert. In the inactive state, notifications do not occur. 1. Select Threshold Alerts from the Configure menu. The Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box displays. The port’s current state, deactive or active, is listed under the State column. 2.
Configuring the Switch Configure Open Trunking This option is only available if the optional Open Trunking feature is installed and the firmware is version 05.00.00 or higher. Selecting this option opens the Configure Open Trunking dialog box. For details on enabling Open Trunking and configuring such parameters as congestion thresholds for ports, event notification options, and the Low BB Credit Threshold, refer to “Open Trunking” on page 177.
Configuring the Switch Export Configuration Report Use this option to save an ASCII file of all currently saved configuration data in switch NV_RAM to your hard drive or a diskette. Use any desktop publishing application to import this ASCII file for viewing or printing. Note: This file cannot be used to set configuration parameters through the Product Manager. Data in the file includes: ■ Product identification Data input into the Configure Identification dialog box.
Configuring the Switch Details List Create New Folder Home Go Up One Level Drive List Figure 39: Export Configuration dialog box 2. Select the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name field. 4. Click Save. The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file.
Configuring the Switch Enable Web Server Select this option from the Configure menu on the menu bar to place a check mark in the check box to enable the Embedded Web Server interface on the switch. Select the option again to remove the check mark and disable the Embedded Web Server interface. When enabled, users at remote workstations cannot access the interface. If enabled, HP recommends changing the user names and/or passwords from the default values to prevent unauthorized access.
Configuring the Switch Enable Telnet Select this option from the Configure menu on the menu bar to place a check mark in the check box to enable telnet access to the switch. Select the option again to remove the check mark and disable telnet access. When disabled, users at remote workstations cannot access the switch through telnet to use the Command Line Interface (CLI) or perform other tasks. When enabled, users at remote workstations cannot access the interface.
Configuring the Switch Backing Up and Restoring Configuration Data You can backup the NV-RAM configuration, which includes all of the data you input through instructions in this chapter, using the Backup and Restore Configuration option. This option is available through the Maintenance menu. Selecting this option backs up the configuration data to a file on the HAFM server hard drive. The restore function writes this data back to NV-RAM on the switch.
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Using Logs 4 This chapter describes the Edge Switch 2/24 logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Product Manager menu bar.
Using Logs Overview The Audit, Event, Hardware, Link Incident, and Threshold Alert logs store up to 1000 entries each. The most recent entry displays at the top of the log. After 1000 entries are stored, new entries overwrite the oldest entries. Button Function Button function is the same for all logs: ■ Clear Clicking Clear clears all entries in the log for all users. A Warning dialog box displays requesting confirmation that you want to clear all entries in the log.
Using Logs Drive List Go Up One Level Home List Details Create New Folder Figure 40: Save dialog box 1. Click Export on the log window. 2. In the Save dialog box, select the folder where you want to save the file. 3. Type in a file name and extension in the File name field. 4. Click Save. The file saves to the specified folder as an ASCII text file.
Using Logs Audit Log The Audit Log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the switch from any source such as Product Manager, SNMP management stations, web server interface, host, or another switch. Figure 41: Audit Log ■ Date/Time The date and time of the change on the switch. Some actions, such as backing up configuration data and enabling automatic date/time synchronization, are performed only by the HAFM server without switch interaction.
Using Logs — Fabric: Change was initiated by another switch in the fabric that is not managed by this HAFM server. — Web server: Change was made by a user through the Embedded Web Server interface. — Fibre Channel Host: Change was made inband by a Fibre Channel host through the Open Systems Management Server. — Telnet: Change was made through a telnet connection. ■ Identifier - Identifies the user making the change according to the source: — Maintenance Port: No entry displays.
Using Logs Event Log The Event Log provides a record of significant events that have occurred on the switch, such as hardware failures, degraded operation, and port problems. Figure 42: Event Log All detected firmware faults and hardware failures are sent to the HAFM server for recording in the Event Log. The log provides a maximum of 1000 log entries before it wraps and overwrites the oldest entries.
Using Logs ■ Severity There are four classifications of severity that identify the importance of the event. — Informational — Minor — Major — Severe ■ FRU Position The FRU involved in the event and the slot position in the chassis relative to identical FRUs installed. ■ Event Data Up to 32 bytes of supplementary information for the event in hexadecimal format. For detailed information on event data and problem resolution, refer to the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual.
Using Logs Hardware Log The Hardware Log displays information on field replaceable units (FRUs) inserted and removed from the switch. Figure 43: Hardware Log Each log entry includes the following: ■ Date/Time Date and time of the insertion or removal of the FRU. ■ FRU The name of the inserted or removed FRU. FAN Fan module. PWR Power supply module. SFP SFP transceiver. CTP CTP card. Note that the CTP card is not an FRU. If it fails, the switch must be replaced.
Using Logs Link Incident Log The Link Incident Log displays a thousand of the most recent link incidents with the date each incident occurred, the time it occurred, and the port where it took place. Figure 44: Link Incident Log Each log entry contains: ■ Date/Time The date and time of the incident. ■ Port The number of the port on which the incident occurred. ■ Link Incident A short description of the incident. The following events may cause a link incident to be written to the log.
Using Logs — Loss-of-signal or loss-of-synchronization. This occurs if a cable is unplugged from an attached node. Loss-of-synchronization condition has persisted for longer than the resource allocation time out value (R_A_TOV). — Not-operational (NOS) primitive sequence received. A NOS was recognized. — Primitive sequence timeout. — Link reset protocol timeout occurred. — Timeout occurred for an appropriate response while in NOS receive state and after NOS is no longer recognized.
Using Logs Threshold Alert Log This log provides details of threshold alert notifications. Besides the date and time that the alert occurred, the log also displays details about the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alert(s) option under the Configure menu. Figure 45: Threshold Alert Log ■ Date/Time Date and time stamp for when the alert occurred. ■ Name Name for the alert as configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. ■ Port Port number where the alert occurred.
Using Logs ■ Utilization % Percent usage of traffic capacity. This is the percent of the port’s throughput capacity achieved by the measured throughput. This setting constitutes the threshold value and is configured through the Configure Threshold Alerts dialog box. For example, a value of 25 means that threshold occurs when throughput reaches 25 % of the port’s capacity. ■ Alert Time The maximum cumulative time that the throughput threshold percentage must exist before an alert is generated.
Using Logs Open Trunking Log This log displays only if the optional Open Trunking feature is installed. For details, refer to “Open Trunking” on page 177.
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Using Maintenance Features 5 This chapter describes how to use the options that display from the Maintenance menu on the Product Manager menu bar.
Using Maintenance Features Run Port Diagnostics The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port. To use this option, follow the detailed steps in the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual.
Using Maintenance Features Collect Maintenance Data The Data Collect option enables you to collect maintenance data that can help support personnel diagnose system problems. Save this data to a zip file on a Zip disk (or other medium with the appropriate capacity), and forward it to technical support personnel. Note: If the Full Volatility feature has been enabled through the switch’s maintenance port, a memory dump file will not be included with the data collection.
Using Maintenance Features Execute an IPL Caution: The Ethernet connection between the HAFM server and switch is interrupted momentarily during an initial program load (IPL). However, this does not interrupt Fibre Channel traffic. Caution: An IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should only be performed if the control processor (CTP) card is suspected to be faulty. Do not use this option unless directed by your support representative or if you need to reset a failed CTP card.
Using Maintenance Features An IPL initiates the following functions in the switch: ■ Restarts the operational firmware on the CTP card, executes abbreviated power on system tests (POSTs) and then, if no POST errors are encountered, the switch resumes the active role that it had before the IPL. Note that the CTP card is an internal component and is not a FRU. ■ Resets the Ethernet interface on the CTP card, causing the connection to the HAFM server to drop momentarily.
Using Maintenance Features Set Online State Use the procedure in this section to display the current switch operating state (offline or online) and change the state as required. Caution: Before setting the switch offline, warn administrators and users currently operating devices that are attached to the switch that it is going offline and that there will be a disruption of communications. Make sure administrators of device(s) attached to ports quiesce Fibre Channel traffic through the switch.
Using Maintenance Features Manage Firmware Versions Firmware refers to the internal operating code for the switch. You can maintain up to eight firmware versions on the HAFM server for downloading to a switch. To use the Firmware Library option to manage firmware versions, follow the steps in the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual.
Using Maintenance Features Enable E-Mail Notification E-mail addresses and the simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) server address for e-mail notification of switch events must be configured through the HAFM application. Refer to the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide for instructions on configuring e-mail. Note: E-mail recipients are configured in the HAFM through the Configure E-Mail dialog box. A valid SMTP address is configured in this dialog box.
Using Maintenance Features Enable Call-Home Notification The call-home feature enables the HAFM server to automatically dial out to a support center to report system problems. The support center server accepts calls from the HAFM server, logs reported events, and notifies one or more support center representatives. You must enable Call-Home Event Notification through the StorageWorks HAFM application Maintenance menu before enabling this function through the Product Manager for individual Edge Switches.
Using Maintenance Features Backup and Restore Configuration Select this option from the Maintenance menu to save the product configuration stored on the switch to the HAFM server hard disk or to restore the product configuration from the HAFM server. Only a single copy of the configuration is kept on the server. The purpose of the backup is primarily for restoring configuration data to a replacement switch.
Using Maintenance Features ■ SNMP configuration (trap recipients, community names, and write authorizations). ■ Zoning configuration (active zone set and default zone state). 2. To backup data, click Backup. 3. When the dialog box appears confirming that the backup of configuration is complete, click OK. If the backup fails, a dialog box displays to inform you that the backup to the server failed. Restore 1. Set the switch offline before performing the restore function.
Using Maintenance Features Reset Configuration Note: You must have maintenance authorization rights to access this feature. This option resets all configuration data input through options in the Configure menu, zoning configurations, and switch addressing to factory-default values. Since the current IP address for the switch may not match the factory default address, the Ethernet link between the switch and the service processor may drop and not reset.
Using Maintenance Features Note: If you have enabled the Full Volatility feature through the switch’s maintenance port since the switch was shipped from the factory, this feature will disable (factory default) when the configuation is reset. Note: Factory-default values may vary, depending on the firmware release installed in your switch. For a list of values, refer to the HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual.
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Optional Features 6 This chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optional features through High Availability Fabric Manager application. ■ Keyed features, requiring feature keys to be purchased and enabled through the Configure Feature Key dialog box in the product’s Product Manager application.
Optional Features Configure Open Systems Management Server Use these procedures to configure the open systems inband management program to function with the switch. Note: The optional Open Systems Management Server feature must be enabled in order to perform this procedure. To configure the Open Systems Management Server, use the following steps: 1. Select Management Server from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Open Systems Management Server dialog box displays. 2.
Optional Features SANtegrity Binding Features SANtegrity Binding includes a set of features that enhance security in Storage Area Networks that contain a large and mixed group of fabrics and attached devices. Through these features you can allow or prohibit switch attachment to fabrics and device attachment to switches. These features are enabled by purchasing a feature key, then enabling the key through the Configure Feature Key dialog box.
Optional Features ■ If Fabric Binding is enabled and the Director or Edge Switch is offline, you can disable Insistent Domain ID, but this will disable Fabric Binding. ■ You cannot disable Fabric Binding or Switch Binding if Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled. However, if Enterprise Fabric Mode is disabled, you can disable Fabric Binding, Switch Binding, or both.
Optional Features Note the following: ■ When the Switch Binding feature is first installed and has not been enabled, the Switch Membership List is empty. When you enable Switch Binding, the Membership List is populated with WWNs of devices, switches, or both that are currently connected to the switch. ■ If the Edge Switch is offline and you activate switch binding, the Membership List is not automatically populated.
Optional Features ■ Restrict All. Select if you want to restrict connections from specific devices to Edge Switch F_Ports and Edge Switches to Edge Switch E_Ports. Device and switch WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List to allow connection and removed from the Membership List to prohibit connection. 4. Click Activate to enable the changes and close the dialog box. 5.
Optional Features — The switch or device with the WWN is connected to a port that is blocked. — The switch or device with the WWN is not currently connected to the Edge Switch (detached node). 4. WWNs can be added to the Switch Membership List (and thereby allowed connection) when Switch Binding is either enabled or disabled. To allow connection to a switch port from a WWN in the Node List panel, select the WWN or nickname in the Node List panel, click the Add button.
Optional Features — The switch or device with the WWN is not connected to the switch. — Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dialog box. For example, a WWN for a switch attached to an E_Port can be removed if Switch Binding Connection Policy was enabled to Restrict F_Ports. — The switch or device with the WWN is connected to a port that is blocked.
Optional Features Enterprise Fabric Mode Enterprise Fabric Mode is an option available on the Fabrics menu in the HAFM application if the SANtegrity Binding feature key is installed. This option automatically enables the following features and operating parameters that are necessary in multi-switch Enterprise Fabric environments. Note that there are specific requirements for disabling these parameters and features when the Director or Edge Switch is offline or online.
Optional Features If Enterprise Fabric Mode is enabled, this option is automatically enabled and cannot be disabled unless the switch is offline. In this case, disabling Rerouting Delay also disables Enterprise Fabric Mode. Domain RSCNs This is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box, available from Configure menu in the Product Manager application.
Optional Features Open Trunking Interswitch links (ISLs) connect ports between E_Ports on Fibre Channel switches and link these switches into a multiswitch fabric. Multiple ISLs may be connected between the switches in the fabric. Data from an attached end device (server or storage) flows through these ISLs to a target end-device connected to a switch somewhere in the fabric. A data flow is data received from a specified receive port that is destined for a port in a specified target domain (switch).
Optional Features Enabling and Configuring Open Trunking To enable Open Trunking for a specific switch and configure threshold values and event notification options, use the following steps. 1. Select Open Trunking from the Configure menu on the menu bar. The Configure Open Trunking dialog box displays. Figure 50: Configure Open Trunking dialog box 2. Enable Open Trunking by clicking the Enable Open Trunking check box to display a check mark. 3.
Optional Features Note: Using default settings for port congestion thresholds should work well in most cases. This step is not required. Set the Congestion Threshold using one of these methods: ■ Click the check box under the Use Algorithmic Threshold column to display a value under the Threshold % column. This value is computed by the feature’s rerouting algorithm. If you click this check box, you cannot enter a value into the Threshold % column for the port.
Optional Features 5. Set the Low BB Credit Threshold. Note: Using default settings for Low BB Credit Threshold should work well in most cases. This step is not required. This is the percentage of time that the transmitting link cannot transmit because BB_Credit is unavaiable. It is the percent of time that the link can be treated as “back-pressured” by the rerouting algorithm. This value is also used when determining routes for a transmit link.
Optional Features Open Trunking Log This log (Figure 51) provides details on flow rerouting that is occurring through switch ports. Figure 51: Open Trunking Log The Open Trunking Log displays the following information: ■ Date and Time - Date and Time that action occurred. ■ Receive Port - The decimal receive port number on the local switch associated with the flow that was rerouted. ■ Target Domain - The decimal domain ID associated with the flow that was rerouted.
Optional Features Flexport Edge Switches (2/24 and 2/32) can be purchased at a discount without all Fibre Channel ports enabled. The optional Flexport feature is a hardware port expansion kit that allows customers to upgrade switch capacity on demand in eight-port increments. Flexport kits are available to upgrade the: ■ Edge Switch 2/24 from 8 to 16 ports, or from 16 to 24 ports. ■ Edge Switch 2/32 from 16 to 24 ports, or from 24 to 32 ports.
Product Manager Messages A This appendix lists and explains messages that may display in message boxes as you use the Product Manager. Solutions to problems implied by each message are included when applicable. Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages Message Description Action Activating this configuration will overwrite the current configuration. Confirmation to activate a new address configuration.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 184 Description Action Are you sure you want to send firmware version? Confirmation to send a firmware version to the switch. Click Yes to confirm sending the firmware version to the switch, or no to cancel the operation. Cannot disable Switch Binding while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is Online.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot enable Open Trunking while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is online. Enterprise Fabric mode is active and the switch is online and user is attempting to enable Open Trunking. This message only displays if the optional Open Trunking feature is installed.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 186 Description Action Cannot retrieve diagnostics results. Diagnostics results cannot be retrieved. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Cannot retrieve information for port. Information for the port cannot be retrieved. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Cannot save SNMP configuration. SNMP configuration cannot be saved. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Cannot set all ports to 1 Gb/sec due to port speed restriction on some ports.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 188 Description Action Cannot start data collection. Data collection cannot be started. The link is down or busy. Retry the operation later. If the condition persists, contact support personnel. Cannot start firmware install while CTP synchronization is in progress. CTP synchronization is in progress while you are attempting to install firmware.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Could not write firmware to flash. Firmware could not be written to flash memory. Try again. If problem persists, contact support personnel. CUP name and port name are identical. Within the address configuration, one or more of the port names are the same as the CUP name. Make sure all names are unique for the ports and CUP name. Date entered is invalid.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 190 Description Action Duplicate community names require identical write authorizations. Duplicate community names exist that have conflicting or different write authorizations. Verify community names and whether a community name is duplicated with different write authorizations.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Field has exceeded maximum number of characters. The maximum number of data entry characters allowed in the field was exceeded. Enter the information using the prescribed number of characters. File transfer aborted. User has stopped the file transfer. N/A. An informational message. File transfer is in progress. Firmware or data collection is being transferred. N/A.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 192 Description Action Invalid configuration name. Attempted to save an address configuration name with an invalid name. Use up to 24 alphanumeric characters, including spaces, hyphens and underscores. Invalid feature key. The feature key was not recognized. Re-enter the feature key noting the key is case-sensitive and to include the dashes. Invalid firmware file.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Invalid value for day (1 31). Value for day must be an integer from 1 through 31. Enter a value from 1 through 31. Invalid value for E_D_TOV. Value for E_D_TOV must be an integer from 2 through 600, measured in tenths of a second. Enter a value from 2 through 600. Invalid value for hour (0 23). Value for hour must be an integer from 0 through 23.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 194 Description Action Invalid worldwide Name. Worldwide name must have eight two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) Enter a worldwide name using eight two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons in the format given in the message. Link dropped. Connection between HAFM server and the switch has been lost. Wait for the connection to re-establish.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action Open Trunking is not installed for this product. Please contact your sales representative. The Open Trunking feature key has not been enabled. This message only displays if the optional Open Trunking feature is installed. Enter the feature key into the Configure Feature Key dialog box and enable the key. If you require a feature key, see your account representative.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 196 Description Action Port speeds cannot be configured at a higher rate than the director/switch speed. This displays when you configure a port to 2 GB/sec and the switch speed is set to 1 Gb/sec. Set the port speed to 1 Gb/sec in the Configure Operating Parameters dialog box. Product Manager error . The switch Product Manager encountered an internal error and cannot continue.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Stop diagnostics failed. The test was not running. The action to stop diagnostics failed because the test was not running. N/A. Informational message. Switch Binding was removed from attached devices that are also participating in Port Binding. Please review the Port Binding Configuration.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message 198 Description Action The firmware file is corrupted. A firmware file has corrupt data. Contact support personnel. The firmware version already exists. Firmware version already exists in the database. N/A. An informational message.
Product Manager Messages Table 5: StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager Messages (Continued) Message Description Action This feature key does not include all of the features currently installed and cannot be activated while the switch is online. The feature set currently installed for this system contains features that are not being installed with the new feature key. To activate the new feature key, you must set the Edge Switch offline.
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index A alerts link incident (LIN) 98 threshold 37 alerts, link incident (LIN) enabling 111 audience 12 audit log 38, 142 authorized reseller, HP 18 C call-home, enabling notification 161 circle, green meaning of 49 clear system error light 34 close, product menu 34 closing the product manager 50 collect maintenance data 155 collecting maintenance data 155 configuration data backing up and restoring 137, 162 resetting 164 configuration report 133 Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager User Guide Index backing
Index configuring date and time 36, 122 feature key 119 identification 102 ports 111 SNMP 116 switch parameters 104 conventions document 13 equipment symbols 14 text symbols 13 D data collection option 39 defaults call-home notification 41 enable e-mail notification 40 diagnostics (port), running 154 dialog boxes configure date and time 70, 122 configure fabric parameters 108 configure feature key 120 configure identification 35, 102 configure open systems management server 118, 168 configure open trunkin
Index F fabric binding 169 enterprise fabric mode 175 online state functions 169 fabric operating parameters E_D_TOV 108 interop mode 109 R_A_TOV 108 switch priority 108 feature key, configuring 119 features Flexport 182 Open Trunking 37 SANtegrity Binding 169 fibre channel connections, termination of 104, 106, 110 firmware library dialog box 40 firmware versions 40, 159 Flexport, feature 182 frames too long, error statistics 90 FRU description 34 product menu 34 FRU list view 48 defined 80 displayed 48, 8
Index load balancing ISLs 177 logging in to HAFM 30 login password 19, 30 username 19, 30 logs audit 38, 142 event 38, 144 expanding columns 141 hardware 38 link incident 39 threshold alert 149 window button function 140 logs menu 38 audit 38 event 38 hardware 38 link incident 39 M maintenance data, collecting 155 maintenance menu 39 backup and restore configuration 41 backup and restore configuration option 137, 162 collect maintenance data option 155 data collection 39 enable call-home notification 41 e
Index port list view 44, 77 displayed 44, 77 menus 79, 82 opening 77 port list view menu 44 port menu 43, 72 port operating states 93 port properties dialog box 43, 64, 72 reason field messages 66 port statistics class 2 statistics 91 class 3 statistics 88 error statistics 88 traffic statistics 90 port technology dialog box 73 ports attention indicator 62 beaconing or diagnostic test 62 binding 112 blocking 111 configuring 36, 111 default configuration 36 diagnostics 39, 154 displaying statistics 48, 87 fa
Index S T SANtegrity Binding feature 169 fabric binding 169 switch binding 170 save data collection dialog box 39 save dialog box 141 segmented E_Port messages 67 set online state dialog box 40 setting online state 158 signal losses, error statistics 89 SMTP server address 40 SNMP configuring 116 introduction 20 SNMP agent option 36 software licensing 29 square, gray, meaning of 49 statistics on ports 48, 87 status bar 48 status symbols 60 status table 58 switch displaying information 68 switch binding 1
