HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide Part Number: 5697-0261 Published February 2010 Edition: 1
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Contents About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . .
Exporting nicknames to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing a nicknames file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active Zoneset data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the configuration wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Domain ID and Domain ID Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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 52 53 Tables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 Alerts panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Preferences dialog box–QuickTools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 TR Mapping Manager dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Port/Device icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Switch data window fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Stack Links data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Switch resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this guide This manual describes the QuickTools web applet (version 8.00.4) for the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch (firmware version 8.0). The manual also defines the features, components, and performance characteristics of the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch. The QuickTools web applet is the primary focus of this manual, which is organized as follows: • ”Using QuickTools” on page 13 describes how to use QuickTools, its menus, and its displays.
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1 Using QuickTools This section describes how to use the QuickTools web applet and its menus.
2. The Add a New Fabric dialog box (Figure 1) prompts you for your username (the default is admin) and password (the default is password). Figure 1 Add a New Fabric dialog box 3. Click Add Fabric to open the fabric. (If you do not have a secure Ethernet connection, the Non Secure Connection Check dialog box will prompt you to establish a non-secure connection.) 4. The opening window is displayed (Figure 3).
Menu bar Fabric/Switch name and status Fabric tree Graphic window Data window Data window tabs Figure 3 QuickTools interface Fabric tree The QuickTools web applet enables you to manage the switches in one fabric. The fabric tree (Figure 3) provides access to each switch faceplate display in the fabric. Click a switch name or icon to display that switch faceplate in the graphic window. The width of the fabric tree window can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border.
• Devices—Displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. See ”Devices data window” on page 34 for more information. • Switch—Displays current network and switch configuration data for the selected switch. See ”Switch data window” on page 51 for more information. • Port Statistics—Displays performance data for the selected ports. See ”Port Statistics data window” on page 96 for more information. • Port Information—Displays information for the selected ports.
Menu bar The QuickTools web applet menu bar options are described in Table 3.
Table 3 Menu bar options (continued) Option Sub-options Stack Refresh Stack These options are available only if the stack icon or name is selected in the fabric tree.
Popup menus Popup menus appear when you right-click the switch faceplate or backplate images in the graphic window. Popup menu options give you quick access to the common tasks and dialog boxes, such as: • Refreshing a switch • Selecting all ports • Properties dialog boxes (Port, Switch, Network, and SNMP) • Services dialog box • Port diagnostics dialog boxes Shortcut keys Shortcut key combinations provide an alternative method of accessing menu options in the web applet.
you have the option of opening the non-secure fabric. If this option is disabled, you cannot open a fabric that has a non-secure connection. • Enable (default) or disable the Event Browser. See ”Event Browser” on page 31 for more information. If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog box (Figure 5), the next time QuickTools is started all events appear.
Exiting QuickTools To exit a QuickTools web applet session, close the browser.
Using QuickTools
2 Managing fabrics This section describes the following options for managing fabrics: • ”Fabric services” on page 23 • ”Rediscovering a fabric” on page 23 • ”Adding a new switch to a fabric” on page 23 • ”Replacing a failed switch” on page 24 • ”Transparent Router” on page 24 • ”Event Browser” on page 31 • ”Device information and nicknames” on page 34 • ”Zoning” on page 37 Fabric services Fabric services security includes SNMP and In-band management.
• Fabric zoning is sent to the switch from the fabric. • All 8 Gb/s ports will be GL_Ports. • The default IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned to the switch without configuring a gateway or boot protocol (RARP, BOOTP, and DHCP). If you are adding a new switch to a fabric and do not want to accept the default fabric configuration: 1.
The Transparent Router feature on the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch provides inter-fabric routing to enable controlled and limited access between devices on an HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric and devices on a remote fabric of B-series or C-series switches. The local fabric may consist of one or multiple HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switches connected by their ISLs.
IMPORTANT: Since C-series switches do not support the Unzoned Name Server, C-series fabrics must be “pre-zoned” before you can set up TR mappings to a remote C-series fabric using the TR Mapping Manager dialog box. The C-series fabric zoneset must be changed to add zones so that the WWNs of the remote devices to be mapped and the WWNs of the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch TR ports are zoned together. For more information, see the C-series documentation for specific information to configure zoning.
2. In the TR Mapping Manager dialog (Figure 6), select a TR mapping member from the TR Mapping list, and then click Remove or select Edit > Remove. A warning dialog prompts you to confirm the removal of the selected mapping members. 3. Click OK to confirm the removal of the selected TR mapping member. Add TR Mapping dialog The Add TR Mapping dialog (Figure 7) enables you to map a new inter-fabric zone.
7. Verify that the new TR mapping members appear in the TR Mapping list of the TR Mapping Manager dialog, and click OK. NOTE: After you click OK in the TR Mapping Manager dialog, the IFZs are created and saved to the switch. If there is an active zone set with TR mappings, the old IFZs are deleted and replaced with the new IFZs, and then the active zone set is re-activated.
• The Zoning Commands Only for Changes to TR Mappings option to show the list of zoning commands only for changes you just made during this session (after opening the TR Mapping Manager dialog). NOTE: The Remote Fabric Zoning dialog displays the Select Set of Zoning Commands to View option only if you made and saved changes in the TR Mapping Manager dialog.
Transparent Routes data window The Transparent Routes data window displays the currently configured inter-fabric zones/routes using a TR_Port. Figure 9 Transparent Routes data window The Transparent Routes data window fields are described in Table 4.
necessarily correspond to the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch side of the route, as the end points of the route could be in any order. Figure 10 Transparent Route dialog Event Browser The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the QuickTools web applet. Events that are generated by the QuickTools web applet are not saved on the switch, but can be saved to a file during a QuickTools session.
To display the Event Browser, open the Fabric menu and select Show Event Browser. If the Show Event Browser selection is grayed-out, you must first enable the Events Browser preference. See ”Setting QuickTools preferences” on page 19. Column sorting buttons Severity column Figure 11 Event Browser dialog box The icons in the Severity column identify the operational state of the port, as described in Table 5. Table 5 Port operational states State Description Alarm—An alarm is a "serviceable event.
NOTE: Events (Alarms, Critical, Warning, and Informative) generated by the web applet are not saved on the switch. They are permanently discarded when you close a QuickTools session; however, you can save these events to a file on the workstation before you close QuickTools and read it later with a text editor or browser. Events generated by the switch are stored on the switch, and will be retrieved when the web applet is restarted. Some alarms are configurable.
Saving the Event Browser to a file You can save the displayed Event Browser entries to a file. Filtering affects the save operation, because only displayed events are saved. To save the Event Browser to a file: 1. Filter and sort the Event Browser to obtain the desired display. 2. Select File > Save As. 3. Select a folder and enter a file name in which to save the event log, and then click Save. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or text format.
The Devices data window fields are described in Table 6. Table 6 Devices data window fields Field Description Port WWN Port World Wide Name Nickname Device port nickname. To create a new nickname or edit an existing nickname, double-click the cell and enter a nickname in the Edit Nickname dialog box. See ”Managing device port nicknames” on page 35 for more information. Details Click (i) to display additional information about the device. See ”Displaying detailed device information” on page 35.
In addition to creating, editing, and deleting nicknames, you can also export the nicknames to a file, which can be imported into the Nicknames.xml file on other workstations. The maximum number of nicknames allowed is 5,000. Nicknames are saved to an XML file stored on the switch. If different nickname files exist on other switches in the fabric, you are prompted to resolve differences before the Nicknames dialog box is displayed.
Importing a nicknames file Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of the Nicknames.xml file which is used by QuickTools. To import a nickname file: 1. Select Fabric > Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog box. 2. Select File > Import. 3. Click an XML nickname file in the Open dialog box. 4. Click Open. 5. When prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click Yes.
Configured Zonesets data window The Configured Zonesets data window (Figure 16) displays all zonesets, zones, aliases, and zone membership in the zoning database. To open the Configured Zonesets data window, click the Configured Zonesets tab below the data window. The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to those used by the fabric tree.
A zone can be a component of more than one zoneset. Several zonesets can be defined for a fabric, but only one zoneset can be active at one time. The active zoneset determines the zoning of the fabric. Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number, device FCID, or device WWN. • WWN entries define zone membership by the World Wide Name of the attached device.
• MaxTotalMembers—The maximum number of zone and alias members that can be stored in the switch’s zoning database. Each instance of a zone member or alias member counts toward this maximum. • MaxZonesInZoneSets—The maximum number of zone linkages to zonesets that can be configured on the switch. A linkage is configured every time a zone is added to a zoneset. • MaxMembersPerZone—The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any zone on the switch.
To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zoneset and activate it. When you activate a zoneset, the switch distributes that zoneset and its zones, excluding aliases, to every switch in the fabric. This zoneset is then known as the active zoneset. You cannot edit an active zoneset on a switch. You must configure an inactive zoneset to your needs and then activate that updated zoneset to apply the changes to the fabric.
5. On the Edit Zoning dialog box, click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box.
Table 8 Port/Device icons Icon Description N_Port device icon—When logged in to fabric N_Port device icon—When not logged in to fabric Options for resolving zoning The Resolving Zoning options enable you to manage the active, configured, and merged zonesets in the zoning database. To access the Resolving Zoning dialog box options, open the faceplate display, and then select Zoning > Resolve Zoning.
• If Merge Auto Save is disabled, changes to the active zoneset are stored only in temporary memory, which is cleared when the switch is reset. NOTE: Disabling the Merge Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the propagation of zoning information when experimenting with different zoning schemes. However, leaving the Merge Auto Save parameter disabled can disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset.
2. Click OK to confirm that you want to restore default zoning and save changes to the zoning database. Removing all zone and zoneset definitions To remove all zone and zoneset definitions, choose one of the following options: • Select Edit > Clear Zoning. In the Removes All dialog box, and then click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zones and zonesets. • Right-click the Zonesets heading at the top of the Zonesets tree, and then select Clear Zoning from the popup menu.
Renaming a zoneset To rename a zoneset: 1. In the Zonesets tree of the Edit Zoning dialog box, click the zoneset to be renamed. 2. Open the Edit menu and select Rename. 3. In the Rename Zoneset dialog box, enter a new name for the zoneset. 4. Click OK. Removing a zoneset Removing a zoneset from the database affects the member zones in the following ways. • Member zones that are members of other zonesets are not affected.
• Select a port by switch port number, Fibre Channel address, or WWN in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone. • Select a port by switch port number, Fibre Channel address, or WWN in the Port/Device tree. Right-click the zone and select Add Zone Members from the popup menu. 7. Click Apply to save the changes to the zoning database. Copying a zone to a zoneset To copy an existing zone and its membership from one zoneset to another: 1.
2. Select Edit > Rename. 3. In the Rename Zone dialog box, enter a new name for the zone. 4. Click OK. 5. Click Apply in the Edit Zoning dialog box to save the change. 6. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box. Removing a zone member Removing a zone member will affect every zone and zoneset in which that zone is a member. To remove a member from a zone: 1. In the Edit Zoning dialog box, select the zone member to be removed. 2. Select Edit > Remove. 3.
Adding a member to an alias You can add a port/device to an alias by domain ID and port number, device port Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. To add ports/devices to an alias: 1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog box. 2. Choose one of the following options to add the port/device: • Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the alias. To select multiple ports/devices, press and hold the Control key while selecting.
Zone merge failure recovery When a zone merge failure occurs, the conflict that caused the failure must be resolved. You can correct a failure due to a zone conflict by deactivating one of the active zonesets or by editing the conflicting zones so that their membership is the same. You can deactivate the active zoneset on one fabric if the active zoneset on the other fabric accurately defines your zoning needs. If not, you must edit the zone memberships, and reactivate the zonesets.
3 Managing switches This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric.
Switch data window buttons Information in the Switch data window is grouped and accessed by the Summary, Status, Network, User Login, Firmware, Services, Zones/Security, and Advanced buttons. Click a button to display the switch information for the selected data category (Figure 19). The Switch data window buttons are identified in Figure 20. Figure 20 Switch data window buttons The Switch data window fields are described in Table 9.
Table 9 Switch data window fields Field Description Operational State Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic, Down Administrative State Current switch administrative state Configured Admin State Administrative state that is stored in the switch configuration Beacon Status Beacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not blinking (Off). Reason for Status The reason for the operational state.
Table 9 Switch data window fields Field Description Configured Local Hostname The requested hostname for the switch. If a fully qualified domain name is given, the domain suffix is used as the first suffix in the DNS search list for DNS lookups performed by the switch. Assigned Hostname The actual hostname for the switch. If a fully qualified domain name is given, the domain suffix is used as the first suffix in the DNS search list for DNS lookups performed by the switch.
Table 9 Switch data window fields Field Description SSL Enabled Secure Sockets Layer status. If enabled, encryption for switch management web applet and CIM sessions is provided. CIM Enabled Common Interface Model status. The CIM agent is based on the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), which is the standard for SAN management in a heterogeneous environment. FTP Enabled FTP status Enabled or Disabled.
Table 9 Switch data window fields Field Description Legacy Address Format None In-band Enabled In-band management status. Permits (True) or prevents (False) a switch from being managed over an ISL. Principal Switch If there is a domain ID conflict in the fabric, the switch with the highest principal priority, or the principal switch, will reassign any domain ID conflicts and establish the fabric.
The graphic window (upper right pane of the faceplate display) displays one faceplate image for each switch in the stack. In the fabric tree (left window pane), the switches in each stack are nested under the stack icon, which is nested under the fabric icon. Expanding the fabric and stack icons in the fabric tree displays all switches in a stack. The lock image on the fabric icon indicates that the application is communicating with the fabric through a secure (Secure Sockets Layer) connection.
Properties dialog, or SNMP Properties dialog. To open the Security Consistency Checklist dialog, open the Stack menu and select Security Consistency Checklist. Figure 22 Security Consistency Checklist dialog box Managing user accounts Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialog boxes. However, any user can modify their own password. To open a User Account Administration dialog box, open the Switch menu and select User Accounts.
Creating user accounts A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts. Figure 23 User Account Administration–Add Account dialog box To create a user account on a switch: 1. Select Switch > User Accounts. 2. Click the Add Account tab to open the Add Account tab page (Figure 23). 3. Enter an account name in the New Account Login field. Account names are limited to 15 characters. The first character must be alphanumeric. 4.
5. Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog box. Figure 24 User Account Administration–Remove Account dialog box Changing a user account password A user can change the password for their account, but only the Admin account user can change the password for another user’s account. If the user’s original password is not known, the Admin account user must remove the account and then add the account with the new password. To change the password for an account on a switch: 1.
Modifying a user account To modify a user account on a switch: 1. Select Switch > User Accounts. 2. Click the Modify Account tab in the User Account Administration dialog box to display the Modify Account dialog box (Figure 26). 3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog box. 4. Select the Admin Authority Enabled option to grant admin authority to the account name. 5. Select an Account Expiration Date option (Permanent account or Account will expire in).
The NTP Server Discovery and NTP Server IP Address fields become active, and allow you to select a discovery method (Static, DHCP, DHCPv6) and to specify an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). Figure 27 Date/Time dialog box To manually set the date and time on a switch: 1. Select Switch > Set Date/Time to open the Date/Time dialog box. 2. In the NTP area of the Date/Time dialog box, clear (deselect) the NTP Client Enabled option. The fields in the Date and Time areas become active. 3.
• Adding, moving or removing devices attached to the switch fabric. This includes powering up or powering down attached devices. • Adding, moving or removing ISLs or other connections. CAUTION: Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process. After an NDCLA operation is complete, the following management connections must be re-initiated: • QuickTools sessions, which re-connects automatically • Telnet sessions, which must be restarted manually.
Switch properties Use the Switch Properties dialog box to change the following switch configuration parameters: • Domain ID and Domain ID Lock • Syslog • Symbolic name • Switch administrative state • Broadcast support • In-band management • Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) To open the Switch Properties dialog box, choose one of the following options: • Open the faceplate display for the switch you are configuring, and then select Switch > Switch Properties.
in the Logging Host IP Address field. Log entries are saved in the internal switch log, whether this feature is enabled or not. To save log information to a remote host, you must edit the syslog.conf file (located on the remote host) and then restart the syslog daemon. Consult your operating system documentation for information on how to configure Remote Logging. The syslog.conf file on the remote host must contain an entry that specifies the name of the log file in which to save error messages.
application-to-fabric interface provides the framework by which an application obtains device information from the fabric. Use the FDMI HBA Entry Limit field on the Switch Properties dialog box to configure the maximum number of HBAs that can be registered with a switch. If the number of HBAs exceeds the maximum number, the FDMI information for those HBAs can not be registered. Select the FDMI Enabled option on the Switch Properties dialog box to Enable or Disable FDMI.
command line interface, Network Time Protocol (NTP), Common Information Model (CIM), and Call Home. To display the System Services dialog box, select Switch > Services. Figure 30 System Services dialog box IMPORTANT: Use caution when disabling the Embedded GUI, GUI Mgmt, and Telnet, as it is possible to disable all access to the switch except through a serial connection.
Network properties Use the Network Properties dialog boxes (Figure 31) to configure IP and DNS parameters. 1. Open the Network Properties dialog box, using one of the following methods: • Open the faceplate display for the switch you are configuring, and then select Switch > Network Properties, or • Right-click a switch graphic in the faceplate display, and then select Network Properties from the popup menu. 2.
Network IP configuration The IP configuration identifies the switch on the Ethernet network, determines which network discovery method to use, and enables/disables the IPv4 and IPv6 network addressing. IPv4 and IPv6 addressing An IPv4 address is 32 bits and consists of four blocks of decimal numbers, with each block separated by a period. Each block can have up to three numbers. A single zero character displayed in a block indicates that the block consists of all zeroes.
Table 12 Network Properties dialog box—IP fields Field Description Network Discovery Choose one of the following methods for assigning the IP address: • Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network Properties dialog box. • BootP—Acquires the IP configuration from a BootP server. If no IP address is obtained, the switch reverts to the previously configured IP address. • RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol)—Acquires the IP address from a RARP server.
Network DNS configuration The Network Properties dialog box has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the DNS tab to open the Network Properties DNS dialog box (Figure 31). Use the Network Properties DNS dialog box to enable the DNS Client on the switch and the DNS server to map domain names to IP addresses. Table 13 describes the network DNS configuration parameters. Table 13 Network Properties dialog box—DNS fields Field Description DNS Client Select this option to enable the Domain Name Service client.
SNMP configuration The Simple Network Management Protocol configuration includes properties and trap parameters plus SNMP v3 manager and user parameters. SNMP properties and trap configuration parameters Use the SNMP Properties dialog box (Figure 32) to change the SNMP properties and trap configuration parameters. • The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. The following characters may not be used in the user-defined fields: pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).
Table 14 SNMP Properties dialog box fields Field Description Read Community Read community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only field. The Read Community value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is public. SNMP Proxy Enables or disables the use of SNMP to monitor and configure switches in the fabric. Location Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location.
• Message integrity—Ensuring that a packet has not been tampered with during transit. • Authentication—Determining that the message is from a valid source. • Encryption—Scrambling the contents of a packet to prevent it from being seen by an unauthorized source. The SNMP v3 Manager dialog enables you to turn SNMP v3 security on and off, and to add, display, remove, and edit an SNMP v3 user: • To display the SNMP v3 Manager dialog box (Figure 33), open the Switch menu, select SNMP > SNMP v3 Manager.
Figure 34 SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box Table 15 describes the SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box parameters. After configuring the user, click OK to save the settings and close the dialog box. Table 15 SNMP v3 User Editor dialog box fields Field Description User Name Name assigned to this SNMP v3 user. Group Sets user's Read privileges: Read Only permits user to view only SNMP v3 user settings, Read Write permits user to view and change SNMP v3 user settings. Authentication Type None, MD5, SHA.
• Offline—A disruptive test that exercises all port connections for a switch in the diagnostics state. When you run an offline test, the switch will automatically be put into diagnostics state, and the switch will not be returned to its original state until the Switch Diagnostics dialog box is closed. A disruptive switch reset must be done at that time to return the switch to its original state.
Failed, note the Test Fault Code displayed in the Switch Information data window and contact Tech Support. Archiving a switch You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. This archive file can be used to restore the configuration on the same switch or on a replacement switch. You can also use the archive file as a template for configuring new switches to add to a fabric. Basically any data received by QuickTools is archived. Passwords are not archived.
Figure 36 Restore dialog boxes—full and selective CAUTION: The switch being restored should be physically disconnected from the fabric. Restoring a switch in a fabric can severely disrupt the fabric. After the restore process is complete, the switch can be reconnected to the fabric. To restore a switch: 1. Log in to the fabric through the switch you want to restore. You cannot restore a switch over an ISL. 2. Open the Switch menu and select Restore to display the Restore dialog box (Figure 36).
5. If you select the Configured Zoning or Full Restore option and the file contains zonesets, a dialog box prompts you to activate one of those zonesets. Click Yes, and then select a zoneset from the drop-down list in the Select Zoneset to be Activated dialog box. 6. Click OK and view the results in the top pane of the Restore dialog box. Restoring the factory default configuration You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values.
Table 16 Factory default configuration settings Setting Value Location Undefined Trap Enabled False Trap Port 162 Trap Address Trap 1: 10.0.0.254; Traps 2–5: 0.0.0.
4. In the Add License Key dialog box (Figure 38), enter the license key in the Key box. Figure 38 Add License Key dialog box 5. Click Get Description. The license key description is retrieved and displayed in the Description area for you to verify that this is the license key you ordered. If it is not the correct key, repeat steps 4 and 5. 6. Click Add Key to upgrade the switch. Allow a minute or two for the upgrade to complete.
After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated: • QuickTools sessions will re-connect automatically • Telnet sessions must be restarted manually. Future switch firmware releases will support non-disruptive upgrades unless specifically indicated in its associated release notes. An NDCLA operation to earlier switch firmware releases is not supported. The Load Firmware dialog box (Figure 39) enables you to select and install a firmware image file.
IMPORTANT: The Call Home feature provides an email notification capability for the switch. This service has no relationship with the HP Call Home feature, which notifies HP services.
Table 17 describes the fields of the Call Home Setup dialog box. Table 17 Call Home Setup fields Field Description Primary SMTP: (active) (active) indicates that the Primary SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is the SMTP server that Call Home will try to use when transmitting email messages. Call Home operates as an SMTP sending agent. After any system configuration, the Primary SMTP server will always becomes the active SMTP, provided it is enabled and has a non-default address defined (0.0.0.
Table 17 Call Home Setup fields Field Description From Email Address: The email address that is provided to the SMTP server indicating the sender of the email being transmitted. In emails sent by Call Home, this address appears in the message heading as the From: address. This value is required to send emails. If there are any problems encountered in routing the email to any of the intended recipients, the notice of the problem is sent to this address.
Using the Call Home Profile Manager The Call Home Profile Manager is used to configure the type of events for which an email alert is sent, and where the alerts are sent. Use the Call Home Profile Manager dialog box (Figure 41) to manage all profiles on a switch. You can add new profiles, remove profiles, edit profiles, and make copies of existing profiles. To display the Call Home Profile Manager dialog box, select Switch > Call Home > Profile Manager. The Profiles list shows all profiles on the switch.
To edit a profile: 1. Select a profile from the list of profiles (Figure 41) in the Call Home Profile Manager dialog box. The Call Home Profile Editor dialog box is displayed (Figure 42) pre-populated with all of the information for the selected profile. 2. Enter any changes to the name for the profile. 3. Select any changes to the event level threshold. 4. Select any change to the format type for the message text being sent (FullText or ShortText). 5.
Using the Call Home Profile Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box You can use the Call Home Profile Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box (Figure 43) to create, edit, or remove a Tech Support Center profile.
Table 18 describes the fields in the Call Home Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box. Table 18 Call Home Editor—Tech Support Center Profile dialog box fields Field Description Name The name automatically assigned to the profile. This profile can not be changed or deleted, but the settings can be modified. Level The severity level of the event (Alarm, Critical, Warning). The level of events processed by the profile to produce emails that will be sent to the email addresses listed in the profile.
To create a Call Home Tech Support Center profile: 1. Open the Switch menu, select Call Home, and then select Profile Manager. 2. The Call Home Profile Manager dialog box is displayed. 3. Choose one of the following options to open the Call Home Profile Editor—Create Tech Support Center Profile dialog box: • Click Support on the tool bar. • Select Edit > Create Tech Support Center Profile. • Select an event level threshold option (Alarm, Critical, Warn, None) from the Level drop-down list. 4.
Using the Call Home Message Queue Use the Call Home Message Queue dialog box (Figure 45) to access the logged call home statistics. Click Update Stats to refresh with the most recent switch Call Home information. Click Clear Queue to clear the current statistics. Figure 45 Call Home Message Queue dialog box Testing Call Home Profiles Use the Call Home Test Profile dialog box (Figure 46) to test the Call Home parameters currently configured. Select one or more profiles in the window, and then click Test.
Change Over The Change Over option changes the inactive SMTP server to the active SMTP server. To make the inactive SMTP become the active SMTP: 1. Select Switch > Call Home > Change Over. Figure 47 Call Home Change Over dialog box 2. Click OK to confirm the change over.
4 Managing ports The data windows provide port information and port statistics for selected ports. This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices: • ”Port Information data window” on page 93 • ”Port Statistics data window” on page 96 • ”Viewing and configuring ports” on page 99 • ”Resetting a port” on page 105 • ”Testing ports” on page 105 Port Information data window The Port Information data window (Figure 48) displays detailed port information for the selected ports.
Table 19 Port Information data window fields Field Description Summary Group Port Address Port Fibre Channel address. Administrative Port Type The administrative port type (G, GL, F, FL, TR, or Donor). This value is persistent; it will be maintained during a switch reset. During port auto-configuration, it will be used to determine which operational port states are allowed. Operational Port Type The port type that is currently active.
Table 19 Port Information data window fields Field Description Operational I/O Stream Guard The actual RSCN message suppression status. If supported, status can be enabled, disabled, or automatically determined by the switch. Device Scan Device scan status. Enabled means the switch queries the connected device during login for FC-4 descriptor information.
Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window (Figure 50) displays statistics for port performance. To open the Port Statistics data window, select one or more ports and click the Port Stats data window tab. Figure 50 Port Statistics data window The Statistics drop-down list is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information.
Table 20 Port Statistics data window fields Field Description BB_CreditRecoveryFrameFail Number of times more frames were lost during a credit ure recovery period than the recovery process could resolve. This generates a Link Reset to recover the credits. BB_CreditRecoveryRRDYFail ure Number of times more R_RDYs were lost during a credit recovery period than the recovery process could resolve. This generates a Link Reset to recover the credits.
Table 20 98 Port Statistics data window fields Field Description LIP(AL_PD,AL_PS) Number of F7, AL_PS LIPs, or AL_PD (vendor specific) resets performed. LIP(F7,AL_PS) Used to reinitialize the loop. An L_port, identified by AL_PS, may have noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop. LIP(F7,F7) A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL_PA. LIP(F8,AL_PS) Denotes a loop failure detected by the L_port identified by AL_PS.
Table 20 Port Statistics data window fields Field Description Tx Link Resets Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port. Total Offline Sequences Total number of offline sequences transmitted and received by the port. Viewing and configuring ports Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. To display number and status information for a port, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display.
Table 21 Port Properties dialog box fields State Description Configured State The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) saved in the switch configuration, either by the user or at the factory. This value is persistent; it will be maintained during a switch reset, and will be used after a reset to set the port operational state. Operational Speed The port speed that is currently active. Configured Speed The port speed saved in the switch configuration.
Port operational states To view the operational state of each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View Port States. Table 22 lists the possible operational states and descriptions. Table 22 Port operational states State Description Online—Port is active and ready to send data. None Inactive—Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online. Isolated—E_Port has lost its connection. See Table 19 for information about why the E_Port is isolated.
Table 23 Port administrative states State Description Diagnostics Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device login. Downed Disables the port. Port types To display the port type status, open the View menu and select View Port Types. Table 24 lists the possible port types and their descriptions. Each port can be configured to self-discover the proper port type to match the device or switch to which it is connected.
To change the port transmission speed: 1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display. 2. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog box. 3. Select the Port Speed option from the drop-down list. 4. Click OK to write the new port speed to the switch. Table 25 Port speeds State Description Auto-Detect Matches the transmission speed of the connected device. This is the default for SFPs.
Port transceiver media status To display the transceiver media status, open the View menu and select View Port Media. Table 26 lists the port media states and their meanings. Table 26 Port transceiver media view Media icon Description Optical SFP, online (green/black), logged-in, active, and ready to send data.
Auto Performance Tuning and AL Fairness The Auto Perf Tuning and AL Fairness settings are configured using the Advanced Port Properties dialog box (Figure 52). The Auto Perf Tuning option enables the switch to dynamically control the MFS_Enable, VI_Enable and LCF_Enable features based on the operational state of the port. The AL Fairness option controls how frequently the switch can arbitrate for access. Applies only to ports running in loop (FL) mode.
NOTE: The online port diagnostic test is not allowed on a TR_Port. If attempted, an error message is displayed stating that an online port diagnostic test is not allowed on a TR port. Figure 53 Port Diagnostics dialog box To test a port: 1. Select one or more ports In the faceplate display. 2. Select Port > Port Diagnostics. 3. Choose one of the following options: • Select Online Port Diagnostics to open the Port Diagnostics dialog box. Select the port to test from the Select Port drop-down list.
Glossary Active zoneset The zoneset that defines the current zoning for the fabric. Active Firmware The firmware image on the switch that is in use. Activity LED A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port. Administrative state State that determines the operating state of the port or switch. The configured administrative state is stored in the switch configuration. The configured administrative state can be temporarily overridden using the command line interface.
Fabric name User-defined name associated with the file that contains user list data for the fabric. Fabric port An F_Port Fabric view file A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous QuickTools session. Fan Fail LED An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard. FC Fibre Channel FCID Fibre Channel address FDISC Fabric discovery. Discover F_Port Service Parameters.
Maintenance mode Formerly known as force PROM mode. Sets the IP address to 10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes. Management Information Base A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions. See SNMP. Management workstation PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch. MIB Management Information Base NDCLA Nondisruptive Code Load and Activation NL_Port Node Loop Port.
Target A storage device that responds to an initiator device. TR Transparent Router TR Port Transparent Router port. The port type used to map devices on an HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric to devices in a remote fabric of other vendor switches. User account An object stored on a switch that consists of an account name, password, authority level, and expiration date.
Index A Active Zoneset data window 37 Add TR Mapping dialog 27 Admin account 58 Admin authority 58 Advanced Switch Properties 66 AL Fairness 105 alarm 32 aliases 39 audience 9 authorized reseller, HP 11 Auto Performance Tuning 105 B Enabling NTP Client 61 event 33 Event Browser 31 F Fabric Device Management Interface 65 fabric services security 23 fabric tree 15 factory default values 79 FDMI 65 filtering the Event Browser 33 G graphic window 15 beacon 61 Broadcast 65 browser 13 H C Call Home 82 Call
U opening window 14 operating systems 13 orphan zoneset 39 user accounts 58 user accounts maximum 59 P W paging a switch 61 popup menus 19 port administrative states 101 Port Information data window 93 port operational state icons 101 port operational states 101 port properties 99 port states 100 Port Statistics data window 96 port types 102 preferences 19 prerequisites 9 processor 13 R rediscover fabric 23 related documentation 9 remote logging 64 replacing a failed switch 24 reset 63 reset port 105
