HP Hewlett Packard Switch SAN Switch User Manual

McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch

for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide

Part number: AA-RW20C-TE

Third edition: November 2006

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Contents

About this guid e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

JDOM license. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

HP-authorized reseller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Helpful web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1 Using McDATA Web Server/Element Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Workstation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Starting McDATA Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Starting Element Manager in HAFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Exiting McDATA Web Server or Element Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Viewing software version and copyright information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Enabling call home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Enabling e-mail suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5

User interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Popup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

McDATA Web Server Fabric tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Graphic window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Data windows and tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2 Managing Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Securing a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Security consistency checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connection security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

User account security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Remote authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Device security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Edit Security dialo g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4

Create Security Set dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Create Security Group dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Create Security Group Member dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Editing the security configuration on a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Viewing properties of a security set, group, or member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Security Config dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Archiving a security configuration to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Activating a security set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Deactivating a security set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Configured Security data windo w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0

Active Security data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Fabric services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Enabling SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Enabling in-band management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Rediscovering a fabric. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Displaying the event browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Sorting the event browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Filtering the event browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Saving the event browser to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Working with device information and nicknames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Devices data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Displaying detailed device information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Managing device port nicknames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Creating a nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Editing a nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Deleting a nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Exporting nicknames to a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Importing a nicknames file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Zoning a fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Zoning concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Zone set s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8

Zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Zoning limits and properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Managing the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Editing the zoning database. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Configuring the zoning database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Interop auto sav e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2

Default zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Saving the zoning database to a fil e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2

Restoring the zoning database from a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Restoring the default zoning databas e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3

Removing all zoning definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Managing the active zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Displaying the configured and active zone sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Creating a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Activating and deactivating a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Removing a zone from a zone se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Removing a zone se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5

Managing zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Creating a zone in a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Adding zone members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Renaming a zone or a zone set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing a zone member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing a zone from a zone se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Merging fabrics and zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Zone merge failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Zone merge failure recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

3 Managing switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Managing user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Creating user account s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0

Removing a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing a user account passwor d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2

Modifying a user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Configuring RADIUS servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Adding a RADIUS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Removing a RADIUS serve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6

Editing RADIUS server informatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7

Modifying RADIUS server authentication order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Displaying switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Switch event log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Device and Host Bus Adapter information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Switch status and operational information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Port performance statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Port status and operational information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data windo w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4

Configuring port threshold alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Paging a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Resetting a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Configuring a switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8

Switch propertie s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8

Domain ID and domain ID lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Symbolic nam e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0

Switch administrative states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Broadcast suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1

In-band management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Fabric Device Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Advanced switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Timeout values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Interop mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

System services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Network properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

SNMP properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

SNMP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

SNMP trap configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Archiving a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Switch binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Restoring a switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Restoring the factory default configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Downloading a support file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Installing Product Feature Enablement keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Installing firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Displaying hardware status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

4 Managing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Port information data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Port statistics data windo w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8

Viewing and configuring ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Port symbolic name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Port states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Port speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Port transceiver media status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Device scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Port bindin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5

Resetting a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Testing ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Figures

Element Manager window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Preferences dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

McDATA Web Server interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

McDATA Web Server fabric tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Edit Security dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Create Security Set dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Create Security Group dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Create a Security Group Member dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Security Config dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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10 Events browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

11 Filter events dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

12 Devices data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

13 Detailed devices display dialo g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5

14 Edit zoning dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

15 Zoning Config dialog (McDATA Fabric Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

16 Configured zonesets data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

17 Active zone set data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

18 User Account Administration dialog – Add Account tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

19 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

20 User Account Administration dialog – Change Password tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

21 User Account Administration dialog - Modify Account tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

22 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Add Server tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

23 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Remove Server tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

24 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Edit Server tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

25 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Modify Authentication Order tab page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

26 Switch data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

27 McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data windo w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4

28 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

29 Port threshold alarm example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

30 Switch properties dialo g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 8

31 Advanced switch properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

32 System services dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

33 Network properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

34 SNMP Properties dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

35 Restore Dialogs – Full Restore and Selective Restore tab pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

36 Features Licenses dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

37 Add License Key dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

38 Hardware status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

39 Port Information data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

40 Port Statistics data window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

41 Port Properties dialo g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1

42 Port Diagnostics dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Tables

Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Workstation requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2

Menu Bar Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Severity levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Devices Data Window Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Edit zoning dialog tool bar buttons and icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Factory user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Switch data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Switch reset s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7

10 Corresponding domain ID values by interop mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

11 Switch Administrative States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

12 Timeout values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

13 Network IP configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

14 SNMP configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

15 SNMP trap configuration parameter s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7

16 Factory default configuration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

17 Port information data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

18 Port statistics data window entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

19 Port administrative and operational state s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2

20 Port types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

21 Port speed s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3

22 Port Transceiver media view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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About this guide

™

This manual describes the McDATA Web Server™ and McDATA Element Manager management tools

for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. McDATA Element Manager is referred to as Element Manager

throughout this document. The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is a 10-port non-blocking Fibre Channel (FC)

switch. This manual defines the features, components, and performance characteristics of the McDATA

4Gb SAN Switch.

The embedded McDATA Web Server and the Element Manager applications are the focus of this manual

which is organized as follows:

• ”Using McDATA Web Server/Element Manager ” on page 11 describes how to use McDATA Web

Server and Element Manager, their menus, and displays.

• ”Managing Fabrics ” on page 21 describes fabric management tasks of the McDATA Web Server.

• ”Managing switches ” on page 49 describes switch management tasks of the McDATA Web Server and

Element Manager.

• ”Managing ports ” on page 85 describes port management tasks of the McDATA Web Server and

Element Manager.

A glossary of terms and an index are also provided.

Intended audience

This manual introduces the switch management products and explains their installation and use. It is

intended for users responsible for installing and using switch management tools.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Knowledge of operation systems

• Knowledge of related hardware/software

Archive

Restore

User Accounts

Set Date/Time

Switch Properties

Advanced Switch Properties

Services

Switch Binding

Security Consistency Checklist

Network Properties

SNMP Properties

Toggle Beacon

Network Properties

SNMP Properties

Toggle Beacon

Port Threshold Alarm Configuration

Load Firmware

Reset Switch

Load Firmware

Reset Switch

Restore Factory Defaults

Features

Restore Factory Defaults

Features

Radius Servers

Download Support File

Port

Port Properties

Advanced Port Properties

Reset Port

Port Properties

Advanced Port Properties

Reset Port

Port Binding

Port Diagnostics

Zoning

Edit Zoning

Edit Zoning Config

Activate Zone Set

Deactivate Zone Set

Restore Default Zoning

Edit Zoning Config

Security

View

Not applicable

Edit Security

Edit Security Config

Activate Security Set

Deactivate Security Set

Refresh

Show Event Browser

View Port Types

View Port States

View Port Speeds

View Port Media

View Port Types

View Port States

View Port Speeds

View Port Media

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Table 3 Menu Bar Options (Continued)

McDATA Web Server Options

Element Manager Options

Wizards

Help

Configuration Wizard

Same as McDATA Web Server

Help Topics

About

1. Requires SANtegrity PFE key and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) enabled. See System services , page 73.

Popup menus

Popup menus are displayed when you right-click the switch faceplate image in the graphic window. Popup

menu options give you quick access to the following common tasks and dialogs:

• Refreshing a switch

• Selecting all ports or blades

• Properties dialogs (Port, Blade, Switch, Network, and SNMP)

• Services dialog

• Diagnostics dialogs (Port and Blade)

Shortcut keys

Shortcut key combinations provide an alternative method of accessing menu options in the web applet. For

example, to open the Preferences dialog, press Alt+F, then press R. The shortcut key combinations are not

case-sensitive.

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McDATA Web Server Fabric tree

McDATA Web Server enables you to manage McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches and observe other switches in

the fabric. The fabric tree, shown in Figure 4 , provides access to the faceplate display of each McDATA

4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric, and displays the presence of other switches in the fabric. Click a switch

name or icon of a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch to display that switch faceplate in the graphic window. The

window width of the fabric tree can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the moveable window border.

The fabric tree entry has a small icon next to it that uses color to indicate operational status.

• A green icon indicates normal operation.

• A yellow icon indicates that a switch is operational, but may require attention to maintain maximum

performance.

• A red icon indicates a potential failure or non-operational state as when the switch is offline.

• A blue icon indicates that a switch is unknown, unreachable, or unmanageable through the McDATA

4Gb SAN Switch.

If the status of the fabric is not normal, the fabric icon in the fabric tree will indicate the reason for the

abnormal status. The same message is provided when you rest the mouse on the fabric icon in the fabric

tree.

Fabric entry

Entry handle

Switch

entries

Figure 4 McDATA Web Server fabric tree

Graphic window

The graphic window shows the switch faceplate display. The window height can be adjusted by clicking

and dragging the window border that it shares with the data window.

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Data windows and tabs

The data window presents a table of data and statistics associated with the selected tab for the switch

displayed in the graphic window. Use the scroll bar to browse through the data. The window length can be

adjusted by clicking and dragging the border that it shares with the graphic window.

Adjust the column width by moving the pointer over the column heading border shared by two columns

until a right/left arrow graphic is displayed. Click and drag the arrow to the desired width.

Click on the following tabs to open the corresponding data window:

• 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 switches. See ”Switch

status and operational information ” on page 60 for more information.

• Port Statistics—Displays performance data for the selected ports. See ”Port statistics data window ” on

page 88 for more information.

• Port Information—Displays information for the selected ports. See ”Port statistics data window ” on

page 88 for more information.

• Configured Zonesets—Displays all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in the zoning database.

This data window is available in McDATA Web Server only. See ”McDATA Web Server Configured

Zonesets data window ” on page 64.

• Active Zoneset—Displays the active zone set for the fabric including zones and their member ports. This

data window is available only in McDATA Web Server. See ”Displaying the configured and active

zone sets ” on page 44 for more information about this data window. See ”Zoning concepts ” on

page 37 for information about zone sets and zones.

• Configured Security—Displays all security definitions currently saved in the database (Element

Manager only).

• • Active Security—Displays the active security set (Element Manager only).

Selecting switches

Switches are selectable in the fabric tree (McDATA Web Server only). Click a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch to

display its faceplate display in the graphic window. See ”Managing switches ” on page 49 for detailed

switch information.

Selecting ports

Ports are selectable and serve as access points for other displays and menus. You select ports to display

information about them in the data window or to modify them. Context-sensitive popup menus are

displayed when you right-click the faceplate image or on a port icon. See ”Managing ports ” on page 85

for detailed port information.

Selected ports in the faceplate display are outlined in white. You can select ports the following ways.

• To select a port, click the port.

• To select all ports, right-click on the faceplate image and select Select All Ports from the popup menu.

• To un-select all ports, click the faceplate anywhere away from a port.

• To un-select a particular port, hold down the Control key while clicking each port.

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2 Managing Fabrics

This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics using McDATA Web Server:

• Securing a fabric , page 21

• Rediscovering a fabric , page 30

• Displaying the event browser , page 31

• Working with device information and nicknames , page 34

• Zoning a fabric , page 37

Securing a fabric

Fabric security consists of the following:

• Security consistency checklist , page 21

• Connection security , page 22

• User account security , page 22

• Remote authentication , page 22

• Device security , page 23

• Fabric services , page 30

Security consistency checklist

IMPORTANT: The security consistency checklist is available only with Element Manager, which requires

the Element Manager PFE key. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more

information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key,

follow the step-by-step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key.

You can obtain a PFE key from the web at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

The Security Consistency Checklist dialog enables you to compare security-related features on switches to

check for inconsistencies. Any changes must be made through the appropriate dialog, such as Network

Properties dialog, Switch Properties dialog, or SNMP Properties dialog. Select Switch > Security

Consistency Checklist to open the Security Consistency Checklist dialog.

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Connection security

IMPORTANT: The SSL and SSH services can be managed only with Element Manager, which requires the

Element Manager PFE key, and the CLI. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for

more information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and

PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE

key. You can obtain a PFE key from the web at: ww w .webkey.external.hp.com.

Connection security provides an encrypted data path for switch management methods. The switch supports

the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol for the CLI and the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol for management

applications such as McDATA Web Server, Element Manager, and Common Information Module (CIM).

See ”System services ” on page 73 for information about enabling the SSH and SSL services.

The SSL handshake process between the workstation and the switch involves the exchanging of certificates.

These certificates contain the public and private keys that define the encryption. The switch certificate is

valid for one year beginning with its creation date and time. The workstation validates the switch certificate

by comparing the workstation date and time to the switch certificate creation date and time. For this

reason, it is important to synchronize the workstation and switch with the same date, time, and time zone.

If a certificate has not been created by the user, the switch will automatically create one. If SSL connection

security is required, also consider using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) service to synchronize date/time

between workstations and switches.

User account security

User account security is the process by which your user account and password are authenticated with the

list of valid user accounts and passwords. The switch validates your account and password when you

attempt to add a fabric using McDATA Web Server or log in to a switch through Telnet. Your system

administrator defines accounts, passwords, and authority levels that are stored on the switch. See

”Managing user accounts ” on page 49 for more information.

The Admin account possesses Admin authority which grants full access to all tasks of the McDATA Web

Server menu system. The switch validates your user account and McDATA Web Server grants access to its

menus according to your authority level. If you do not have Admin authority, you are limited to monitoring

tasks.

NOTE: If a user is logged into a switch using McDATA Web Server or CLI, and an administrator changes

user access rights and passwords, existing login sessions will not be affected by the new settings. Login

access and privileges are only checked for a new login request.

Remote authentication

IMPORTANT: Remote authentication is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key

and can be managed only with the CLI and Element Manager. Element Manager also requires a PFE key.

See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a PFE

key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions

on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key from the

web at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) provides a method to centralize the management of

authentication passwords in larger networks. It has a client/server model, where the server is the password

repository and third party authentication point and the clients are all of the managed devices. RADIUS can

be configured for devices and/or user accounts. See ”Configuring RADIUS servers ” on page 54 for

information about configuring RADIUS servers.

The RADIUS server dialogs are available only on a secure fabric and on the entry switch (out-of-band

switch). Refer ”System services ” on page 73 for information about enabling the SSL service.

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Device security

IMPORTANT: Device security is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity™ Enhanced PFE key and can

be managed only with the CLI and Element Manager. Element Manager also requires a PFE key. See

”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a PFE key.

To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions on

the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key from the web

at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

Device security provides for the authorization and authentication of devices that you attach to a switch. You

can configure a switch with a group of devices against which the switch authorizes new attachments by

devices, other switches, or devices issuing management server commands. Device security is configured

through the use of security sets and groups. A group is a list of device worldwide names that are

authorized to attach to a switch. There are three types of groups: one for other switches (ISL), another for

devices (port), and a third for devices issuing management server commands (MS). A security set is a set of

up to three groups with no more than one of each group type. The security configuration is made up of all

security sets on the switch.

In addition to authorization, the switch can be configured to require authentication to validate the identity

of the connecting switch, device, or host. Authentication can be performed locally using the switch security

database, or remotely using a RADIUS server. With a RADIUS server, the security database for the entire

fabric resides on the server. In this way, the security database can be managed centrally, rather than on

each switch. You can configure up to five RADIUS servers to provide failover.

You can configure the RADIUS server to authenticate just the switch or both the switch and the initiator

device if the device supports authentication. When using a RADIUS server, every switch in the fabric must

have a network connection. A RADIUS server can also be configured to authenticate user accounts.

Managing device security involves the following tasks:

• Creating security sets, groups, and members

• Editing a security configuration on a switch

• Viewing properties of a security set, group, or member

• Archiving a security configuration on a switch to a file

• Activating and deactivating a security set

The security database is made up of all security sets on the switch. The security database has the following

limits:

• Maximum number of security sets is 4.

• Maximum number of security groups is 16.

• Maximum number of members in a group is 1000.

• Maximum total number of group members is 1000.

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Edit Security dialog

Use the Edit Security dialog to edit the security configuration on the switch. You can also open and edit a

security configuration saved to a file. Editing security files consists of renaming and removing security sets,

groups, and members. The Security dialogs are available only on a secure SSL fabric and on the entry

switch (out-of-band switch).

To open the Edit Security dialog shown in Figure 5 , choose one of the following:

• Click Security in the tool bar.

• Select Security > Edit Security.

NOTE: The Security menu and button are only displayed if SSL is enabled. Select Switch > Services > SSL

to enable SSL. See ”System services ” on page 73 for more information.

Use the Edit menu options or popup menu options to access Edit Security dialog options. Select a security

item in the graphic window and select an option in the Edit menu, or right-click on a security item in the

graphic window, and select an option from the popup menus.

The orphan security set contains the security groups and members that don't belong to a user-defined

security set. Excluding the orphan security set, you can only have 1 group type in a security set. The three

types of security groups are:

• ISL—Default (E_Port authentication)

• MS (Management Server CT authentication)

• Port (F_Port authentication)

Figure 5 Edit Security dialog

Use the File menu in the Edit Security dialog to:

• Edit the security configuration on the switch.

• Open or edit security files.

• Save or rename security files

Use the Edit menu in the Edit Security dialog to:

• Create security sets, security groups, and security group members.

• Rename or remove a security group from a security set or a member from a security group.

• Remove a group from all security sets.

• Remove all security sets, groups, or members.

• View properties for the selected security set, group, or group member.

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Create Security Set dialog

Use the Create Security Set dialog shown in Figure 6 to create a new security set. There is a maximum of 4

security sets.

Figure 6 Create Security Set dialog

To add a security set from the faceplate display:

1. Click Security on the tool bar, or select Security > Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog.

2. To open the Create a Security Set dialog, choose one of the following:

• Click Security Set in the Edit Security dialog tool bar.

• Right-click in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog, and select New Security Set from the

popup menu.

3. Enter a name for the new security set. The naming conventions for security sets are:

• Must start with a letter.

• All alphanumeric chars [aA—zZ] [0—9].

• The symbols $_ - and ^ are the only symbols allowed.

4. Click OK to save the change.

Create Security Group dialog

Use the Create Security Group dialog, shown in Figure 7 , to add a security group to a security set. To open

the Create a Security Group dialog, choose one of the following:

• Click Security Group in the Edit Security dialog tool bar.

• Right-click in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog, and select Create a Security Group

from the popup menu.

Figure 7 Create Security Group dialog

The naming conventions for all security groups are listed below.

• Must start with a letter

• All alphanumeric chars [aA—zZ] [0—9]

• The symbols $_ - and ^ are the only symbols allowed.

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An empty (no members) security group in the active security set will prevent all connections for that security

group type. For example, an empty ISL security group will cause the switch to refuse all logins from other

switches. To add a security group to a security set:

1. Click Security on the tool bar in the faceplate display or select Security > Edit Security to open the Edit

Security dialog.

2. Choose one of the following methods to open the Create a Security Group dialog:

• Click a security set and click Security Group in the tool bar in the graphic window.

• Right-click on a security set and select Create a Security Group from the popup menu.

3. Enter a security group name and select a security group type (ISL, Port, or MS). Remember, only one

security group type (1 ISL, 1 Port, 1 MS) in each security set is allowed. The naming conventions for

security groups are:

• Must start with a letter

• All alphanumeric chars [aA—zZ] [0—9]

• The symbols $_ - and ^ are the only symbols allowed.

4. Click OK to save the change.

Create Security Group Member dialog

Use the Create Security Group Member dialog, shown in Figure 8 , to add a member to a security group.

Choose options from the Group Member (or manually enter a hex value) and Authentication drop-down

lists, and enter values in the Secret and Binding (ISL groups only) fields.

Figure 8 Create a Security Group Member dialog

The conventions for ISL security group members are listed below:

• You can enter member World Wide Name (WWN), which must be 16 hex characters, or 23

characters with valid WWN format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

• The authentication choices are None and CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol).

• The Secret field is disabled if authentication is set to None. If authentication is CHAP, the Secret field is

enabled. The secondary hash and secret are not supported when connecting to other McDATA

products.

• Generate is only enabled when authentication is set to CHAP.

• Valid binding entries are 97–127.

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The conventions for Port security group members are listed below:

• You can enter member World Wide Name (WWN), which must be 16 hex characters, or 23

characters with valid WWN format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

• The authentication choices are None and CHAP.

• The Secret field is disabled if authentication is set to None. If authentication is CHAP, the Secret field is

enabled. The secondary hash and secret are not supported when connecting to other McDATA

products.

• Generate is only enabled when authentication is set to CHAP.

The conventions for MS security group members are listed below:

• You can enter member World Wide Name (WWN), which must be 16 hex characters, or 23

characters with valid WWN format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

• The CT (common transport) authentication choices are None, MD5, and SHA-1.

• The Secret field is disabled if authentication is set to None, otherwise the Secret field enabled.

• Generate is only enabled when authentication is CHAP.

• Secret is 16 byte length for MD5 authentication, and 20 bytes if authentication is SHA-1.

To add a member to a security group:

1. Choose one of the following to open the Edit Security dialog from the faceplate display:

• Click Security on the tool bar.

• Select Security > Edit Security.

2. Choose one of the following to open the Create a Security Group Member dialog:

• Click a security group in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog. Click Security Member in

the tool bar.

• Right-click on a security group in the graphic window of the Edit Security dialog. Select Create

Members from the popup menu.

3. Open the Group Member drop-down list and select a Node World Wide Name. The switch must be a

member of any group in which authentication is used. You can also enter a hex value.

4. Open the Authentication drop-down list, and select a type of protocol to be used for the authentication

process for that member.

• ISL authentication options are None (0 bytes), CHAP (16 bytes)

• MS (CT—Common Transport) authentication options are None (0 bytes), MD5 (16 bytes), SHA (20

bytes)

• Port authentication options are None (0 bytes), CHAP (16 bytes)

5. Enter an authentication password to be assigned that member in the Secret area. Or, click Generate to

randomly generate a secret.

6. Enter the domain ID (97–127) for the switch for the ISL group member in the Binding field (ISL groups

only). The WWN of the switch must be at the entered domain ID when attempting to enter the fabric,

otherwise it will become isolated.

7. Click OK to save the changes.

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Editing the security configuration on a switch

To edit a security configuration on the switch from the faceplate display:

1. Choose one of the following to open the Edit Security dialog:

• Click Security on the tool bar.

• Select Security > Edit Security.

By default, the security configuration on the switch is displayed in the Edit Security dialog.

2. Choose one of the following from the Edit Security dialog:

• Select File > Open File. Browse for and select the security file.

• Press Control+O (letter o). Browse for and select the security file.

3. Click Open to display the security file in the Edit Security dialog.

4. Select the security item to edit in the graphic window, and choose one of the following:

• Rename a security set, or group. Select a rename option from the Edit menu. Enter a new name in

the Rename dialog. Click OK to save the changes.

• Edit security group member. Select an Edit Security Group Member option from the Edit menu. Enter

a new Group Member (WWN) in the Edit Security Group Member dialog. Choose an option in the

Authentication drop-down list. Click OK to save the changes.

• Remove a security set, group, or member. Select the item to remove, and select a remove option

from the Edit menu. Click OK in the Remove dialog to remove that item from the security file and

save the changes.

• Clear security. Select the Security Sets directory name. Select Edit > Clear Security. Click OK in the

Remove dialog to remove all security sets and save the changes. You can also right-click on the

Security Sets (top level) directory name, select Clear Security from the popup menu, and click OK to

remove all security sets.

5. To save the changes, choose one of the following:

• Click Apply to save the changes and keep the Edit Security dialog open. Click OK to close the Edit

Security dialog.

• Click OK to save changes and close the Edit Security dialog.

Viewing properties of a security set, group, or member

To view the properties of a security set, group, or member from the faceplate display:

1. Click Security on the tool bar, or select Security > Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog.

2. Choose one of the following:

• Click a security set, security group, or security group member. Select Edit > Properties.

• Right-click on a security item In the graphic window. Select Properties from the popup menu.

3. View the security information for the selected item in the Properties dialog.

4. Click OK to close the dialog.

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Security Config dialog

Use the Security Config dialog, shown in Figure 9 , to save the active security configuration on the switch to

non-volatile or to temporary memory, and to require the domain ID of a switch be validated before

attaching to the fabric.

Figure 9 Security Config dialog

To configure switch security from the faceplate display:

1. Select Security > Edit Security Config to open the Security Config dialog.

2. Select the Auto Save option to enable (default) or disable Auto Save mode.

If enabled, the security configuration is saved to non-volatile memory on the switch. If disabled, the

security file is saved only to temporary memory. The Auto Save feature is used when Fabric Binding is

enabled. When Auto Save is disabled, any updates from remote switches will not be saved locally. If

the local switch is reset, it may isolate.

3. Select the Fabric Binding Enabled option to require the expected domain ID of a switch to be verified

before being allowed to attach to the fabric.

NOTE: The fabric binding feature must be enabled on all switches in the fabric. When enabling

this feature, it is best to set the switch state to offline, enable the fabric binding feature on all

switches, and then set the switch state to online.

4. Click OK to save the settings and close the Security Config dialog.

Archiving a security configuration to a file

To archive (save) a security configuration to a file from the faceplate display:

1. Click Security on the tool bar, or select Security > Edit Security to open the Edit Security dialog.

2. Make desired changes to the security settings using the security dialogs.

3. Select File > Save As.

4. Enter a name and location for the security file (.xmlextension) in the Save dialog.

5. Click Save to save the security file.

Activating a security set

Only one security set can be active at one time. To activate a security set from the faceplate display:

1. Select Security > Activate Security Set to open the Activate Security Set dialog.

2. Select a security set from the drop-down list.

3. Click Activate to activate the security set.

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Deactivating a security set

Only one security set can be active at one time. To deactivate an active security set from the faceplate

display:

1. Select Security > Deactivate Security Set.

2. Select a security set from the drop-down list in the Deactivate Security Set dialog.

3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active security set in the Deactivate Security Set

dialog.

Configured Security data window

The Configured Security data window displays a graphical representation of all security sets, security

groups, and security group members in the database. Click the Configured Security data window tab in

the faceplate display to open the Configured Security data window.

Active Security data window

The Active Security data window displays a graphical representation of the active security set, its groups,

and members in the database. Click the Active Security data window tab in the faceplate display to open

the Active Security data window.

Fabric services

Fabric services security includes Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and in-band

management. SNMP is the protocol governing network management and monitoring of network devices.

SNMP security consists of a read community string and a write community string, that are basically the

passwords that control read and write access to the switch. The read community string ("public") and write

community string ("private") are set at the factory to these well-known defaults and should be changed if

SNMP is enabled using the System Services or SNMP Properties dialogs. If SNMP is enabled (default) and

the read and write community strings have not been changed from their defaults, you risk unwanted access

to the switch. See ”Enabling SNMP configuration ” on page 30 for more information. SNMP is enabled by

default.

In-band management is the ability to manage switches across Inter-switch Links (ISL) using McDATA Web

Server, SNMP, management server, or the application programming interface. The switch comes from the

factory with in-band management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you

can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than an Ethernet connection. See ”Enabling

in-band management ” on page 30 for more information.

Enabling SNMP configuration

To enable SNMP configuration from the faceplate display:

1. Select Switch > SNMP Properties to open the SNMP Properties dialog.

2. Select the SNMP Enabled option in the SNMP Configuration area.

3. Click OK to save the change to the database.

Enabling in-band management

To enable in-band management from the faceplate display:

1. Select Switch > Switch Properties to open the Switch Properties dialog.

2. Select the In-band Management Enable option.

3. Click OK to save the change to the database.

Rediscovering a fabric

After making changes to or deleting switches from a fabric view, it may be helpful to again view the actual

fabric configuration. The Rediscover Fabric option clears out the current fabric information being displayed,

and rediscovers all switch information. Select Fabric > Rediscover Fabric to rediscover a fabric. The

rediscover function is more comprehensive than the refresh function.

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Displaying the event browser

The Event Browser displays a list of events generated by the switches in the fabric and the McDATA Web

Server web applet. Events that are generated by the McDATA Web Server web applet are not saved on the

switch, but can be saved to a file during the McDATA Web Server session.

To display the Event Browser in McDATA Web Server, choose one of the following:

• Select Fabric > Show Event Browser.

• Click Events on the tool bar.

To display the Event Browser in Element Manager, select View > Show Event Browser.

Entries in the Event Browser shown in Figure 10 , are formatted by severity, time stamp, source, type, and

description. The maximum number of entries allowed in the Event Browser is 10,000. The maximum

number of entries allowed on a switch is 1200. Once the maximum is reached, the event list wraps and the

oldest events are discarded and replaced with the new events. Event entries from the switch, use the switch

time stamp, while event entries generated by the web applet have a workstation time stamp. You can filter,

sort, and export the contents of the Event Browser to a file. The Event Browser begins recording when

enabled and McDATA Web Server is running.

NOTE: If the Event Browser is enabled using the Preferences dialog, the next time McDATA Web Server is

started all events from the switch log will be displayed. If the Event Browser is disabled when McDATA

Web Server is started and later enabled, only those events from the time the Event Browser was enabled

and forward will be displayed. See ”Setting preferences ” on page 14 for more information.

Column Sorting

Buttons

Severity

Column

Figure 10 Events browser

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Severity is indicated in the severity column using icons as described in Table 4 .

Table 4 Severity levels

Severity Icon

Description

Alarm — an alarm is a serviceable event. This means that attention by the user or field

service is required. Alarms are posted asynchronously to the screen and cannot be

turned off. If the alarm denotes that a system error has occurred the customer and/or

field representative will generally be directed to provide a support file for the switch.

Critical event — an event that indicates a potential failure. Critical log messages are

events that warrant notice by the user. By default, these log messages will be posted to

the screen. Critical log messages do not have alarm status as they require no immediate

attention from a user or service representative.

Warning event — an event that indicates errors or other conditions that may require

attention to maintain maximum performance. Warning messages will not be posted to

the screen unless the log is configured to do so. Warning messages are not disruptive

and, therefore, do not meet the criteria of Critical. The user need not be informed

asynchronously

No icon

Informative — an unclassified event that provides supporting information.

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 McDATA Web Server session, but you can

save these events to a file on the workstation before you close McDATA Web Server 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 application is

restarted.

Sorting the event browser

Sorting the Event Browser enables you to display the events in alphanumeric order based on the event

severity, timestamp, source, type, or description. Initially, the Event Browser is sorted in ascending order by

timestamp. Successive sort operations of the same type alternate between ascending and descending

order. To sort the Event Browser, choose one of the following:

• Click the Severity, Timestamp, Source, Type, or Description columns.

• Select Sort > By Severity, By Timestamp, By Source, By Type, or By Description.

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Filtering the event browser

Filtering the Event Browser enables you to display only those events that are of interest based on the event

severity, timestamp, source, type, and description. To filter the Event Browser, open the Filter menu and

select Filter Entries. This opens the Filter Events dialog shown in Figure 11 . The Event Browser displays

those events that meet all of the criteria in the Filter Events dialog. If the filtering criteria is cleared or

changed, then all the events that were previously hidden that satisfy the new criteria will be shown.

You can filter the event browser in the following ways:

• Severity — select one or more of the corresponding options to display alarm events, critical events,

warning events, or informative events.

• Date/Time — select one or both of the From: and To: options. Enter the bounding timestamps

(MM/dd/yy hh:mm:ss aa) to display only those events that fall within those times. (aa indicates AM or

PM.) The current year (yy) can be entered as either 2 or 4 digits. For example, 12/12/03 will be

interpreted December 12, 2003.

• Text — select one or more of the corresponding options and enter a text string (case sensitive) for event

source, type, and description. The Event Browser displays only those events that satisfy all of the search

specifications for the Source, Type, and Description text.

Figure 11 Filter events dialog

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. See ”Sorting the event browser ” on

page 32 and ”Filtering the event browser ” on page 33 for more information.

2. Select File > Save As.

3. Select a pathname to which to save the event log and click Save. The file can be saved in XML, CSV, or

text format. XML files can be opened with an internet browser or text editor. CSV files can be opened

with most spreadsheet applications.

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Working with device information and nicknames

Devices are hosts and storage targets connected to the switch. A nickname is a user-definable, meaningful

name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name. This sub-section describes how to view and

manage device information and nicknames.

• Devices data window , page 34

• Displaying detailed device information , page 35

• Managing device port nicknames , page 35

Devices data window

The Devices data window shown in Figure 12 displays information about devices connected to the switch.

To display the Devices data window, click the Devices tab below the data window.

Figure 12 Devices data window

Table 5 describes the entries in the Devices data window.

Table 5 Devices Data Window Entries

Entry

Description

Port WWN

Nickname

Port world wide name

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. See

”Managing device port nicknames ” on page 35 for more information.

Details

Click the (i) to display additional information about the device. See ”Displaying

detailed device information ” on page 35.

FC Address

Switch

Fibre Channel address

Switch name

Port

Switch port number

Target/Initiator

Vendor

Device type: target or initiator

HBA/Device Vendor

Active Zones

Row #

The active zone to which the device belongs

Row number reference for each listing in the Devices data window table

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Displaying detailed device information

In addition to the information that is available in the Devices data window, you can click the (i) in the

Details column to display more information as shown in Figure 13 .

Figure 13 Detailed devices display dialog

Managing device port nicknames

Using McDATA Web Server, you can assign a nickname to a device port World Wide Name. A nickname

is a user-definable, meaningful name that can be used in place of the World Wide Name. Assigning a

nickname makes it easier to recognize device ports when zoning your fabric or when viewing the Devices

data window. In addition to creating, editing, and deleting nicknames, you can also export the nicknames

to a file that can then be imported into the Nicknames.xml file on other workstations.

Nicknames are saved to an XML file stored on the switch. If different nickname files exist on other McDATA

4Gb SAN Switches in the fabric, you will be prompted to resolve differences before the Nicknames dialog

will be displayed. A series of dialogs is presented to resolve differences between the nicknames stored on

that switch with nicknames stored on other switches. The most recent nickname takes precedence during

nickname resolution. Changes made in the Nickname dialog are propagated to all McDATA 4Gb SAN

Switches in the fabric after you click the Apply button.

NOTE: Nicknames are stored on each switch and are not compatible with nickname files from switches

with 5.x firmware.

McDATA Web Server manages nicknames separately from HAFM. This means that HAFM cannot

reference nicknames created by McDATA Web Server; neither can McDATA Web Server reference

nicknames created by HAFM. However, HAFM does share nicknames with Element Manager.

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Creating a nickname

To create a device port nickname:

1. Select Fabric >Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.

2. Choose one of the following methods to enter a nickname. A nickname must start with a letter and can

have up to 64 characters. Valid characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special

symbols [$ _ - ^ ].

• Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and enter a new nickname in the text field.

• Click on a device in the table. Select Edit > Create Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog.

Enter a nickname and WWN and click OK.

3. Click Apply to save the changes and exit the Nicknames dialog.

4. In the Save Nicknames dialog, click Save, then click Close.

Editing a nickname

to edit a device port nickname:

1. Select Fabric >Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.

2. Choose one of the following methods to edit a nickname. A nickname must start with a letter and can

have up to 64 characters. Valid characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special

symbols [$ _ - ^ ].

• Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and edit the nickname in the text field.

• Click on a device in the table. Select Edit > Edit Nickname to open the Edit Nickname dialog. In the

Edit Nickname dialog, edit the nickname and click OK.

3. Click Apply to save the changes and exit the Nicknames dialog.

4. In the Save Nicknames dialog, click Save, then click Close.

Deleting a nickname

To delete a device port nickname:

1. Select Fabric >Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.

2. Choose one of the following methods:

• Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and delete the nickname text.

• Click a device in the table. Select Edit > Delete Nickname.

3. Click Apply to save the changes and exit the Nicknames dialog.

4. In the Save Nicknames dialog, click Save, then click Close.

Exporting nicknames to a file

You can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for distributing nicknames to other management

workstations. To save nicknames to an XML file:

1. Select Fabric >Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.

2. Select File > Export.

3. Enter a name for the XML nickname file in the Save dialog and click Save.

Importing a nicknames file

Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of the Nicknames.xml file that

is used by McDATA Web Server. To import a nickname file:

1. Select Fabric >Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.

2. Select File > Import.

3. Select an XML nickname file in the Open dialog and click Open. When prompted to overwrite existing

nicknames, click Yes.

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Zoning a fabric

If HAFM is used to manage the fabric, it is recommended to use HAFM to manage the fabric zoning. If

HAFM is not used and other McDATA switch models are in the fabric, it is recommended to use HAFM

Basic or EFCM Basic, or in earlier firmware versions, SANpilot or Embedded Web Server to manage the

fabric zoning. If all switches in the fabric are McDATA 4Gb SAN switches, use McDATA Web Server to

manage the fabric zoning. Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for

more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes.

The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch supports port/domain zoning in Standard/Open Fabric interop mode,

other M-Series directors and edge switches do not. Therefore, only WWN zoning is supported in

Standard/Open Fabric interop mode when McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is attached to other McDATA

switches. Fibre Channel address zoning is not supported by other McDATA switches, and is not

recommended for use in McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.

This subsection addresses the following topics:

• Zoning concepts , page 37

• Managing the zoning database , page 40

• Managing the active zone set , page 43

• Managing zones , page 46

• Merging fabrics and zoning , page 48

Zoning concepts

The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks described in this section:

• Zones , page 37

• Zone sets , page 38

• Zoning database , page 38

• Zoning limits and properties , page 39

Zones

Zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic. A zone is a named

group of ports or devices. Members of the same zone can communicate with each other and transmit

outside the zone, but cannot receive inbound traffic from outside the zone.

Zoning is hardware enforced on a switch port if the sum of the logged-in devices plus the devices zoned

with devices on that port is 64 or less. If a port exceeds this sum, that port behaves as a soft zone member.

The port continues to behave as a soft zone member until the sum of logged-in and zoned devices falls

back to 64, and the port is reset. Zoning is hardware enforced only when a port/device is a member of no

more than eight zones whose combined membership does not exceed 64. If this condition is not satisfied,

that port behaves as a soft zone member.

Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number, device Fibre Channel

address (FCID), or device World Wide Name (WWN).

• WWN entries define zone membership by the World Wide Name of the attached device. With this

membership method, you can move WWN member devices to different switch ports in different zones

without having to edit the member entry as you would with a domain ID/port number member.

Furthermore, unlike FCID members, WWN zone members are not affected by changes in the fabric

that could change the Fibre Channel address of an attached device.

• Domain ID/Port number entries define zone membership by switch domain ID and port number. All

devices attached to the specified port become members of the zone. The specified port must be an

F_Port or an FL_Port.

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Zone sets

A zone set is a named group of zones. A zone can be a member of more than one zone set. Each switch

in the fabric maintains its own zoning database containing the active zone set. This zoning database

resides in non-volatile or permanent memory and is therefore retained after a reset. See ”Displaying the

configured and active zone sets ” on page 44 for information about displaying the zoning database. The

orphan zone set is created automatically to hold the zones that are not in any set. The orphan zone set

cannot be removed and is not saved on the switch.

To apply zoning to a fabric, create a zone set and activate it. When you activate a zone set, the switch

distributes that zone set and its zones to every switch in the fabric. This zone set is known as the active

zone set.

Zoning database

Each switch has its own zoning database. The zoning database is made up of the active zone set that has

been created on the switch or received from other switches. The switch maintains two copies of the zoning

database: one copy is maintained in temporary memory for editing purposes; the second copy is

maintained in permanent memory. Zoning database edits are made on an individual switch basis and are

not propagated to other switches in the fabric when saved. When a zone set is activated, it is propagated

and saved to temporary memory in each switch in the fabric. If the Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled

in the Zoning Config dialog, the zone set is saved to permanent memory on that switch.

NOTE: If the Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled on the Zoning Configuration dialog, then every time

the active zone set changes, the switch will copy it into an inactive zone set stored on the switch. You can

edit this copy of the active zone set stored on the switch, and activate the updated copy to conveniently

apply the changes to the active zone set. The edited copy then becomes the active zone set.

The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives

from another switch in the fabric will be saved to permanent memory on that switch. See ”Configuring the

zoning database ” on page 42 for information about zoning configuration.

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Zoning limits and properties

Zoning limits vary depending on the firmware installed on the switch. To view zoning limits and properties

on a switch:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Choose one of the following:

• Right-click on the top zonesets entry, a zone set, a zone, or a zone member in the zone sets tree (left

windowpane). Select Properties in the popup menu.

• Select the top zone sets entry, a zone set, a zone, or a zone member in the zone set tree (left

windowpane). Select Edit > Properties.

3. View the zoning limits and properties information in the Properties dialog.

4. Click OK to close the Properties dialog.

The zoning limits and definitions are:

• MaxZoneSets is 1. The maximum number of zone sets that can be configured on the switch. This will be

enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.

• MaxZones is 2047. The maximum number of zones that can be configured on the switch. This will be

enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.

• MaxTotalMembers is 10,000. The maximum number of total zone members that can be configured on

the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database

merge from the fabric.

• MaxZonesInZoneSets is 2047. The maximum number of zone linkages to zone sets that can be

configured on the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning

database merge from the fabric. Every time a zone is added to a zone set this constitutes a linkage.

• MaxMembersPerZone is 4096. The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any zone

on the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database

merge from the fabric.

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Managing the zoning database

Managing the zoning database consists of the following:

• Editing the zoning database , page 40

• Configuring the zoning database , page 42

• Saving the zoning database to a file , page 42

• Restoring the zoning database from a file , page 42

• Restoring the default zoning database , page 43

• Removing all zoning definitions , page 43

Editing the zoning database

To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open

the Edit Zoning dialog shown in Figure 14 . Changes can only be made to an inactive zone set, that is

stored in flash (non-volatile) memory and retained after resetting a switch.

Zone Sets

Tree

Port/Device

Tree

Figure 14 Edit zoning dialog

To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. When you activate a zone set, the switch

distributes that zone set and its zones to every switch in the fabric. This zone set is known as the active

zone set.

You cannot edit an active zone set on a switch. You must configure an inactive zone set to your needs and

then activate that updated zone set to apply the changes to the fabric. When you activate a zone set, the

switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning database on every switch in the fabric. However, in

addition to the merged active zone set, each switch maintains its own original zone set in its zoning

database.

NOTE: If the Interop Auto Save parameter is enabled on the Zoning Configuration dialog, then every time

the active zone set changes, the switch will copy it into an inactive zone set stored on the switch. You can

edit this copy of the active zone set stored on the switch, and activate the updated copy to conveniently

apply the changes to the active zone set. The edited copy then becomes the active zone set.

The Edit Zoning dialog has a Zone Sets tree on the left and a Port/Device (or members) tree on the right.

Both trees use display conventions similar to the fabric tree for expanding and contracting zone sets,

zones, and ports. An expanded port shows the port Fibre Channel address; an expanded address shows

the port World Wide Name. You can select zone sets, zones, and ports in the following ways:

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• Click a zone, zone set, or port icon.

• Right-click to select a zone set or zone, and open the corresponding popup menu.

• Hold down the Shift key while clicking several consecutive icons.

• Hold down the Control key while clicking several non-consecutive icons.

Using tool bar buttons, popup menus, or a drag-and-drop method, you can create and manage zone sets

and zones in the zoning database. Table 6 describes the zoning tool bar operations.

Use the Edit Zoning dialog to define zoning changes, and click Apply to open the Error Check dialog.

Click Error Check to check for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones or zone sets. Click Save Zoning to

implement the changes. Click Close to close the Error Check dialog. Click Close in the Edit Zoning dialog

to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

Table 6 Edit zoning dialog tool bar buttons and icons

Button/Icon

Description

Create Zone Set button—Create a new zone set

Create Zone button—Create a new zone

Add Member button—Add selected port/device to a zone

Remove Member button—Delete the selected zone from a zone set,

or delete the selected port/device from a zone

Copy button—Copy selected zoning items to clipboard.

Paste button—Paste clipboard items to selected zoning item where

applicable.

Switch port icon—Not logged in

Switch port icon—Logged in

NL_Port (loop) device icon—Logged in to fabric

NL_Port (loop) device icon—Not logged in to fabric

N_Port device icon—Logged in to fabric

N_Port device icon—Not logged in to fabric

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Configuring the zoning database

Use the Zoning Config dialog to change the Interop Auto Save and Default Zone configuration

parameters. The Default Zone parameter applies only when Interop Mode is set to McDATA Fabric Mode.

Open the faceplate display. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning Config to open the Zoning Config dialog shown

in Figure 15 . Click OK after making changes to put the new values into effect.

Figure 15 Zoning Config dialog (McDATA Fabric Mode)

Interop auto save

The Interop Auto Save parameter determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives

from other switches in the fabric will be saved to the zoning database on that switch. Changes are saved

when an updated zone set is activated. Zoning changes are always saved to temporary memory. However,

if Interop Auto Save is enabled, the switch firmware saves changes to the active zone set in temporary

memory and to the zoning database. If Interop Auto Save is disabled, changes to the active zone set are

stored only in temporary memory that is cleared when the switch is reset.

NOTE: Disabling the Interop Auto Save parameter can be useful to prevent the propagation of zoning

information when experimenting with different zoning schemes. However, leaving the Interop Auto Save

parameter disabled can disrupt device configurations should a switch have to be reset. For this reason, the

Interop Auto Save parameter should be enabled in a production environment.

Default zone

The Default Zone parameter enables (True) or disables (False) communication among ports/devices that

are not defined in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set. This parameter applies only

when the interop mode is set to McDATA Fabric Mode. The Default Zone parameter must be the same on

all switches in the fabric and is, therefore, automatically distributed throughout the fabric.

Saving the zoning database to a file

You can save the zoning database to an XML file. You can later reload this zoning database on the same

switch or another switch. To save a zoning database to a file:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning in the faceplate display.

2. Select File > Save As In the Edit Zoning dialog.

3. Enter a file name for the database file in the Save dialog.

4. Click Save to save the zoning file.

Restoring the zoning database from a file

CAUTION: Restoring the zoning database from a file will replace the current zoning database on the

switch.

To restore the zoning database from a file to a switch:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select File > Open File. A popup window will prompt you to select an XML zoning database file.

3. Click Open after you select a file.

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Restoring the default zoning database

Restoring the default zoning clears the switch of all zoning definitions. Restoring default zoning is a

fabric-wide action. When you are in Standard mode and restore default zoning, no devices/ports are able

to communicate with each other on the switches. When in McDATA mode, restoring default zoning, all

devices/ports are able to communicate with each other if Default Zone is enabled, and no devices/ports

are able to communicate with each other if Default Zone is disabled.

CAUTION: This command will deactivate the active zone set.

To restore the default zoning for a switch:

1. Select Zoning > Restore Default Zoning in the faceplate display.

2. Click OK to confirm that you want to restore default zoning and save changes to the zoning database.

Removing all zoning definitions

To clear all zone and zone set definitions from the zoning database, choose one of the following:

• Select Edit > Clear Zoning. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zones and zone sets in the

Removes All dialog.

• Right-click the Zone Sets heading at the top of the Zone Sets tree. Select Clear Zoning from the popup

menu. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zone sets and zones.

Managing the active zone set

Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members, then adding devices as

zone members. The zoning database supports one zone set to serve the security and access needs of your

storage area network. Managing the active zone set consists of the following tasks:

• Displaying the configured and active zone sets , page 44

• Creating a zone set , page 45

• Activating and deactivating a zone set , page 45

• Removing a zone set , page 45

NOTE: Zoning database edits are made on an individual switch basis and are not propagated to other

switches in the fabric when saved. When a zone set is activated, it is propagated and saved to temporary

memory in each McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric. If a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch has the Interop

Auto Save parameter enabled in the Zoning Config dialog, the zone set is saved to permanent memory on

that switch.

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Displaying the configured and active zone sets

You can display the contents of the configured zone set and active zone set with the Configured Zoneset

data window and the Active Zoneset data window. The Configured Zonesets and Active Zoneset data

windows use display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree.

An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click

this handle or double-click the following entries:

• A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.

• A zone entry expands to show its member ports/devices.

The Configured Zonesets data window, shown in Figure 16 , displays all zone sets, zones, and zone

membership in the zoning database. To open the Configured Zoneset data window, click the Configured

Zoneset tab below the data window.

Figure 16 Configured zonesets data window

The Active Zoneset data window, shown in Figure 17 , displays the zone membership for the active zone

set that resides on the fabric management switch. The active zone set is the same on all switches in the

fabric. To open the Active Zoneset data window, click the Active Zoneset tab below the data window.

Figure 17 Active zone set data window

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Creating a zone set

To create a zone set:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select Edit > Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set dialog.

3. Enter a name for the new zone set, and click OK. The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets

dialog. A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid

characters are 0—9, A—Z, a—z, _, -, ^, and $.

4. To create new zones in the zone set, right-click a zone set and select Create A Zone from the popup

menu. In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click OK. The new zone name

is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog.

5. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Activating and deactivating a zone set

You must activate a zone set to apply its zoning definitions to the fabric. Only one zone set can be active

at one time. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that zone set to the temporary zoning

database on every McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric. To activate a zone set:

1. Select Zoning > Activate Zone Set to open the Activate Zone Set dialog.

2. Select a zone set from the Select Zone Set drop-down list.

3. Click Activate to activate the selected zone set.

The purpose of the deactivate function is to suspend all fabric zoning that results in no communication

among devices. It is not necessary to deactivate the active zone set before activating a new one. To

deactivate the active zone set:

1. Select Zoning > Deactivate Zone Set to open the Deactivate Zone Set dialog.

2. Acknowledge the warning about traffic disruption.

3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active zone set.

Removing a zone from a zone set

To remove a zone from a zone set:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select the zone or zones to be removed in the Zone Sets tree.

3. Select Edit > Remove to remove the zone from the zone set.

4. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Alternatively, you can use shortcut menus to remove a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets in the

database.

Removing a zone set

Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following ways.

• Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected.

• Member zones that are not members of other zone sets become members of the orphan zone set. The

orphan zone set cannot be removed and is not saved on the switch.

To delete a zone set from the database:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning in the faceplate display to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select the zone set to be removed in the Zone Sets tree.

3. Select Edit > Remove to remove the zone set.

4. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from the database.

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Managing zones

Managing zones involves the following:

• Creating a zone in a zone set , page 46

• Adding zone members , page 47

• Renaming a zone or a zone set , page 47

• Removing a zone member , page 47

• Removing a zone from a zone set , page 48

NOTE: Changes you save to the zoning database on a switch are not propagated to other switches in the

fabric unless you activate a zone set or edit the zoning databases on the individual switches in the fabric.

When a zone set is activated, it is propagated and saved to temporary memory in each McDATA 4Gb

SAN Switch in the fabric. If a switch has the Interop Auto Save parameter enabled in the Zoning Config

dialog, the zone set is saved to permanent memory on that McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. See ”Configuring

the zoning database ” on page 42 for more information.

Creating a zone in a zone set

To create a zone in a zone set:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select a zone set in which to create a zone.

3. Select Edit > Create a Zone.

4. Enter a name for the new zone in the Create a Zone dialog

The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. A zone name must begin with a letter and be

no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0—9, A—Z, a—z, _, ^, $, and -.

5. Click OK.

NOTE: If you enter the name of a zone that already exists in the database, the McDATA Web Server web

applet will ask if you would like to add that zone and its membership to the zone set.

6. To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone, choose one of the following:

• Select the zone set In the zone set tree. Select the port to add to the zone in the graphic window.

Select Edit > Add Members.

• Select a port by port number or World Wide Name in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the

zone.

• Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in the Port/Device tree.

Right-click the zone and select Add Zone Members from the popup menu.

7. Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

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Adding zone members

You can zone a port/device by switch domain ID and port number, or the device port WWN. Adding a

port/device to a zone affects every zone set in which that zone is a member. Domain ID/port zoning is

only supported in McDATA Fabric interop mode for other McDATA switches. To add ports/devices to a

zone:

1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Choose one of the following methods to add the port/device:

• Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone. Press and hold the Control

key while selecting multiple ports/devices.

• Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. Press the Control key while selecting to select multiple

ports/devices. Select a zone set in the left pane. Select Edit > Add Members.

• Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. Press and hold Control while selecting multiple

ports/devices. Select a zone set in the left pane. Click Insert.

If the port/device you want to add is not in the Port/Device tree, you can add it by doing the following:

a. Right-click the selected zone.

b. Select Edit > Create Members.

c. Select the WWN or Domain/Port option.

d. Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the option selected: 16 digits for a

WWN member or 4 digits for a Domain/ Port member (DDPP). Domain IDs can be 97–127 when

interop mode is set to Standard or1–31 when interop mode is set to McDATA Fabric mode.

3. Click OK to display the Error Check dialog.

4. Click Error Check to check for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones or zone sets.

5. Click Save Zoning to implement the changes.

6. Click Close to close the Error Check dialog.

7. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

NOTE: Domain ID conflicts can result in automatic reassignment of switch domain IDs. These

reassignments are not reflected in zones that use domain ID/port number pair to define their membership.

Be sure to reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change.

Renaming a zone or a zone set

To rename a zone or zone set:

1. Select the zone/zone set to be renamed in the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select Edit > Rename.

3. Enter a new name for the zone/zone set in the Rename Zone/Rename Zone Set dialog.

4. Click Yes in the Rename Zone/Rename Zone Set dialog to save the change.

5. Click Apply in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

6. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

Removing a zone member

Removing a zone member will affect every zone and zone set in which that zone is a member. To remove

a member from a zone:

1. Select the zone member to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog.

2. Select Edit > Remove.

3. Click Yes in the Remove dialog to save the change.

4. Click Apply in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

5. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

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Removing a zone from a zone set

To remove a zone from a zone set:

1. Select the zone to be removed in the Edit Zoning dialog. The selected zone will be removed from that

zone set only.

2. Select Edit > Remove.

3. Click Yes in the Remove dialog to save the change.

4. Click Apply in the Edit Zoning dialog to save the change.

5. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog.

Zones that are removed from the active zone set are placed in the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is

created by the application automatically to hold the zones that are not in the active zone set. The orphan

zone set cannot be removed and is not saved on the switch.

Merging fabrics and zoning

If you join two fabrics with an ISL, the active zone sets from the two fabrics attempt to merge automatically.

The fabrics may consist of a single switch or many switches already connected together. The switches in the

two fabrics attempt to create a new active zone set containing the union of each fabric's active zone set.

The propagation of zoning information only affects the active zone set, not the configured zone sets, unless

Interop Auto Save is turned on.

Zone merge failure

If a zone merge is unsuccessful, the ISLs between the fabrics will isolate due to a zone merge failure, which

will generate an alarm. The reason for the E_Port isolation can also be determined by viewing the port

information. See ”Port information data window ” on page 85 for more information. Refer to the McDATA

4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface guide for information about the

Show Portcommand

A zone merge will fail if the two active zone sets have member zones with identical names that differ in

membership or type. For example, consider Fabric A and Fabric B each with a zone named ZN1 in its

active zone set. Fabric A ZN1 contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 1; Fabric B ZN1

contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2. In this case, the merge will fail because the two

zones have the same name, but different membership.

A zone merge may also fail if the merged zones/members exceeds the max zoning limits. See ”Zoning

limits and properties ” on page 39 for more information on zoning limits.

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 zone sets or by editing the conflicting zones

so that their membership is the same. You can deactivate the active zone set on one fabric if the active

zone set on the other fabric accurately defines your zoning needs. If not, you must edit the zone

memberships, and reactivate the zone sets. After correcting the zone membership, reset the isolated ports

to allow the fabrics to join.

NOTE: If you deactivate the active zone set in one fabric and the Interop Auto Save parameter is

enabled, the active zone set from the second fabric will propagate to the first fabric and replace all zones

with matching names in the configured zone sets.

See ”Managing zones ” on page 46 for information about adding and removing zone members. See

”Resetting a port ” on page 95 for information about resetting a port.

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3 Managing switches

This section describes the following tasks that manage switches using the McDATA Web Server or Element

Manager application.

• Managing user accounts , page 49

• Configuring RADIUS servers , page 54

• Displaying switch information , page 59

• Paging a switch , page 66

• Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client , page 66

• Resetting a switch , page 6 7

• Configuring a switch , page 68

• Switch binding , page 78

• Archiving a switch , page 78

• Restoring a switch , page 79

• Restoring the factory default configuration , page 80

• Downloading a support file , page 81

• Installing Product Feature Enablement keys , page 82

• Installing firmware , page 83

• Displaying hardware status , page 84

Managing user accounts

Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs.

However, any user can modify their own password. Select Switch > User Accounts to open the User

Account Administration dialog.

A user account consists of the following:

• Account name or login

• Password

• Authority level

• Expiration date

Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts:

Table 7 Factory user accounts

Account name

admin

Password

password

images

Admin authority

Expiration

true

never expires

images

false

The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the User Account

Administration dialogs. The Admin account can create, remove, or modify user accounts, and change

account passwords. The Admin account can also view and modify the switch and its configuration with

McDATA Web Server. The Admin account can not be removed.

Users with Admin authority can view and modify the switch and its configuration using McDATA Web

Server. Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing switch status and configuration.

The Images account is used to exchange files with the switch using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and can

not be removed.

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NOTE: If the same user account exists on a switch and its RADIUS server, that user can login with either

password, but the authority and account expiration will always come from the switch database.

Creating user accounts

A switch can have a maximum of 15 user accounts. To create a new user account on a switch:

1. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog.

2. Click the Add Account tab to open the Add Account tab page shown in Figure 18 .

3. Enter an account name in the New Account Login field. Account names are limited to 15 characters.

4. Select the Admin Authority Enabled option if the account is to have the ability to modify switch

configurations.

5. Enter a password in the New Password field and enter it again in the Verify Password field. A

password must have a minimum of 8 characters and no more than 20.

6. Select the Permanent Account option if this account is to be permanent with no expiration date.

Otherwise, select the Account Will Expire option and enter the number days in which the account will

expire.

7. Click Add Account to add the newly defined account.

8. Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog.

Figure 18 User Account Administration dialog – Add Account tab page

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Removing a user account

To remove a user account on a switch:

1. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog.

2. Click the Remove Account tab to open the Remove Account tab page shown in Figure 19 .

3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog.

4. Click Remove Account.

5. Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog.

Figure 19 User Account Administration Dialog – Remove Account tab page

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Changing a user account password

Any user can change their password for their account, but only the Admin account name can change the

password for another user’s account. If the administrator does not know the user’s original password, the

administrator must remove the account and add the account. To change the password for an account on a

switch:

1. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog.

2. Click the Change Password tab to open the Change Password tab page shown in Figure 20 .

3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog.

4. Enter the old password, enter the new password, and re-enter the new password.

5. Click Change Password.

6. Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog.

Figure 20 User Account Administration dialog – Change Password tab page

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Modifying a user account

To modify a user account on a switch:

1. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display to open the User Account Administration dialog.

2. Click the Modify Account tab to open the Modify Account tab page shown in Figure 21 .

3. Select the account (login) name from the list of accounts at the top of the dialog.

4. Select the Admin Authority Enabled option to grant admin authority to the account name.

5. Select an Account Expiration Date option. If the account is not to be permanent, enter the number of

days until the account expires.

6. Click Modify Account to save the changes.

7. Click Close to close the User Account Administration dialog.

Figure 21 User Account Administration dialog - Modify Account tab page

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Configuring RADIUS servers

IMPORTANT: RADIUS server support is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key

and can be managed only with the CLI and Element Manager. Element Manager also requires a PFE key.

See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a PFE

key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions

on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key from the

web at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

A RADIUS server authenticates users and devices using a challenge/response protocol over a secure SSL

connection. Basic implementations consist of a central RADIUS server containing a database of authorized

users as well as authentication information. A RADIUS client wishing to verify the authenticity of a user

issues a challenge to the user and collects the response to the challenge. This information is forwarded to

the RADIUS server for authentication and the server responds with the results, either an accept or reject.

The RADIUS client does not need to be configured with any user authentication information, this all resides

on the RADIUS server and can be managed centrally and separately from the clients. In addition, no

passwords are exchanged between the RADIUS server and its clients. Authentication of requests from a

RADIUS client to the server and responses from the server to a client can also be authenticated. This

requires sharing a secret between the server and client.

The accounting RADIUS supports the auditing of the users and switch services such as Telnet, FTP, and

switch management applications. The RADIUS Accounting Server enables (True) or disables (False) the

auditing of activity during a user session. The default is False. When enabled, user activity is audited

whether UserAuthServer is enabled or not. The accounting server UDP port number is the ServerUDPPort

value plus 1 (default 1813).

Configuring RADIUS servers involves the following tasks:

• Adding a RADIUS server , page 55

• Removing a RADIUS server , page 56

• Editing RADIUS server information , page 57

• Modifying RADIUS server authentication order , page 58

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Adding a RADIUS server

A RADIUS server provides a method to centralize user and device authentication over a network.

Figure 22 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Add Server tab page

To add a RADIUS server:

1. Select Switch > Radius Servers in the faceplate display. The Radius Servers... option will not be

available unless the SSL service is enabled. See ”System services ” on page 73 for information about

enabling the SSL service.

2. Click the Add Server tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 22 .

3. Select Device, User, or Account for the server type.

4. Enter the remote IP address of the server in the IP Address field.

5. Enter the remote UDP port number of the Authentication RADIUS Server in the UDP Port field.

The RADIUS Accounting Server UDP port will always be the value of Device/User Authentication Server

UDP Port + 1. When enabled, the RADIUS Accounting Server audits user activity whether

UserAuthServer is enabled or not. The RADIUS Accounting Server default is False.

6. Enter the timeout value in seconds (minimum of 1 second, maximum of 30 seconds) in the Timeout

field. This is the number of seconds the RADIUS client will wait for a response from the RADIUS server

before retrying, or giving up on a request.

7. Enter the number of retries in the Retries field. This is the maximum number of times the RADIUS client

will retry a request sent to the primary RADIUS server.

8. Select Sign Packet to enable the switch to include a digital signature (Message-Authenticator) in all

RADIUS access request packets sent to the RADIUS server. A valid Message-Authenticator attribute will

be required in all RADIUS server responses.

9. Enter the server secret in the Secret field. A secret is required for all RADIUS servers. The secret is used

when generating and checking the Message-Authenticator attribute.

10.Click Add Server to add the server.

11.Click Modify Authentication Order tab, and verify that Device Authentication Order and User

Authentication Order options are set to Radius or Radius Local. See ”Modifying RADIUS server

authentication order ” on page 58 for more information.

a. RADIUS—Only attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server (another computer that provides

authentication).

b. RADIUS Local—Attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server. If the switch can not contact the

RADIUS server due to a network or some other problem, the switch will authenticate using the local

password database.

12.Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog.

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Removing a RADIUS server

Removing a RADIUS server, disables the remote authentication of devices or users over the network.

Figure 23 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Remove Server tab page

To remove a RADIUS server:

1. Select Switch > Radius Servers in the faceplate display.

2. Click the Remove Server tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 23 .

3. Select the server to be removed in server list at the top of the dialog.

4. Click Remove Server to remove the server.

5. Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog.

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Editing RADIUS server information

Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server.

Figure 24 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Edit Server tab page

To edit information of a RADIUS server:

1. Select Switch > Radius Servers in the faceplate display.

2. Click the Edit Server tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 24 .

3. Select the server to be edited in server list at the top of the dialog.

4. Make changes to the IP Address, UDP Port, Timeout, Retries, and Secret fields.

5. Select the server type (Device, User, Account) and Sign Packet options.

6. Click Edit Server to save the changes.

7. Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog.

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Modifying RADIUS server authentication order

Editing information of a RADIUS server involves changing the configuration of a RADIUS server.

Figure 25 RADIUS Server Information dialog—Modify Authentication Order tab page

To modify the authentication order information of a RADIUS server:

1. Select Switch > Radius Servers in the faceplate display.

2. Click the Modify Authentication Order tab in the Radius Server Information dialog shown in Figure 25 .

3. Select the server to be modified in server list at the top of the dialog.

4. Make changes to the Device Authentication Order or User Authentication Order drop-down lists. Select

one of the following:

a. Local—Only attempts to authenticate using local switch password database.

b. RADIUS—Only attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server (another computer that provides

authentication).

c. RADIUS Local—Attempts to authenticate using the RADIUS server. If the switch can not contact the

RADIUS server due to a network or some other problem, the switch will authenticate using the local

password database.

5. Click Modify Order to save the changes.

6. Click Close to close the Radius Server Information dialog.

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Displaying switch information

The faceplate display and data windows provide the following switch information:

• Switch event log , page 59

• Device and Host Bus Adapter information , page 59

• Switch status and operational information , page 60

• Port performance statistics , page 64

• Port status and operational information , page 64

• McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window , page 64

The fabric updates the display by forwarding changes in status to the management workstation as they

occur. You can allow the fabric to update the switch status, or you can refresh the display at any time. To

refresh switch status in the display, choose one of the following:

• Click Refresh.

• Select View > Refresh.

• Press the F5 key.

• Right-click in the graphic window of the faceplate display. Select Refresh Switch from the popup menu.

Switch event log

You can display the switch event log using the Event Browser. To open the Event Browser from McDATA

Web Server, select Fabric > Show Event Browser. To open the Event Browser from Element Manager, select

View > Show Event Browser. See ”Displaying the event browser ” on page 31 for more information about

using the Event Browser.

Device and Host Bus Adapter information

The Devices data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the

switch. Click the Devices data window tab to display name server information for all devices that are

logged into the selected fabric. To narrow the display to devices that are logged into specific switches,

select one or more switches in the fabric tree. See ”Devices data window ” on page 34 for a description of

the entries in the Devices data window.

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Switch status and operational information

The Switch data window, shown in Figure 26 , displays the current status and operational information for

the selected switch. To open the Switch data window, click the Switch tab below the data window.

Figure 26 Switch data window

Information in the Switch data window is grouped and accessed by the Summary, Status, Network, User

information in the data window on the right. The Switch data window entries are listed in Table 8 .

Table 8 Switch data window entries

Entry

Description

Summary

Switch Type

Switch model

First Port Address

World Wide Name

Serial Number

Switch Fibre Channel address

Switch world wide name

Number assigned to each chassis.

Additional status information

Switch manufacturer

Reason for Status

Vendor

MAC Address

Media Access Control address

The domain ID currently being used by the fabric

The domain ID defined by network administrator

Negotiated Domain ID

Configured Domain ID

Domain ID Lock

Domain ID lock status. Prevents (True) or permits (False) dynamic

domain ID reassignment.

Number of Ports

Number of ports activated on the switch

Operational State

Administrative State

Configured Admin State

Beacon Status

Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic, Down

Current switch administrative state

Switch administrative state that is stored in the switch configuration

Beacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not (off).

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Table 8 Switch data window entries (Continued)

Entry

Description

Status

Operational State

Administrative State

Configured Admin State

Beacon Status

Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic, Down

Current switch administrative state

Switch administrative state that is stored in the switch configuration

Beacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not (off).

Additional status information

Reason for Status

Temperature

Internal switch temperature °C

Fan 1 Status

Not applicable.

Fan 2 Status

Not applicable.

Fan 3 Status

Not applicable.

Power Supply 1 Status

Power Supply 2 Status

Temp Failure Port Shutdown

Warning Temperature

Switch power status

Not applicable.

Port shutdown status when failure temperature is exceeded.

Temperature threshold (65° Celsius) above which a warning

condition alarm is generated.

Failure Temperature

Temperature threshold (70° Celsius) above which a failure condition

alarm is generated.

Diag Status

Diagnostic status

Not applicable.

Diag Fault Code

Test Status

Test Fault Code

Network

IP Address

Internet Protocol address

Subnet Mask

Gateway

Mask that determines the IP address subnet

Gateway address

SNMP Enabled

Broadcast Support

SNMP enabled or disabled.

Broadcast support status. Broadcast support is enabled (default) or

disabled.

NTP Client Enabled

NTP Server Address

Use Front Port

Enabled or disabled. Allows for switches to synchronize their time to

a centralized server.

The IP address of the centralized NTP server. Ethernet connection to

NTP server is required.

Not applicable.

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Table 8 Switch data window entries (Continued)

Entry

Description

User Login

User Name

Account name

Authority level

Super User

Super user privileges enabled/disabled

Enforcement of account names and authority (always True)

UserAuthentication Enabled

Firmware

Firmware Version

Active firmware version

Inactive Firmware Version

Pending Firmware Version

PROM/Flasher Version

Not applicable.

Firmware version that will be activated at the next reset

PROM firmware version

Services

NTP Client Enabled

NTP Server Address

NTP client status. Controls time synchronization with an NTP server.

The IP address of the centralized NTP server. Ethernet connection to

NTP server is required.

FDMI Enable

Fabric Device Management Interface status. If enabled, device

information can be obtained, managed, and saved through the

fabric using Name Service Management Server functions. McDATA

Web Server will report all FDMI information reported by the entry

switch, if FDMI is enabled on the entry switch. See ”Displaying

detailed device information ” on page 35 for information about

displaying FDMI information.

FDMI HBA Entry Limit

Embedded GUI Enabled

Inactivity Timeout

Maximum number of Host Bus Adapters (HBA) that can be registered

with a switch.

McDATA Web Server web applet status. Enables or disables the web

applet on the switch.

Number of minutes the switch waits to terminating an idle command

line interface session. Zero (0) disables the time out threshold.

GUI Mgmt Enabled

Telnet Enabled

SSH Enabled

Web applet status.

Telnet client status

Secure Shell status. If enabled, an encrypted data path is provided

for command line interface sessions.

SSL Enabled

CIM Enabled

Secure Sockets Layer status. If enabled, encryption for switch

management web applet and CIM sessions is provided.

Common Information Model status. The CIM agent is based on the

SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S), which is

the standard for SAN management in a heterogeneous environment.

FTP Enabled

FTP status

Management Server Enabled

Management server status.

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Table 8 Switch data window entries (Continued)

Entry

Description

SNMP Enabled

SNMP enabled or disabled.

Zones/Security

Interop Mode

Interoperability mode. Use Standard to connect to FC-SW-2

compliant switches and McDATA switches in Open Fabric Mode. Use

McDATA Fabric Mode to connect to McDATA switches in McDATA

Fabric Mode. The default is Standard.

Legacy Address Format

Interop Auto Save

Not applicable.

Zoning auto save status. Saves zoning updates in temporary memory

and the zoning database (True) or only in temporary memory (False).

Security Auto Save

Enable to automatically save security settings to permanent memory

on the switch.

Security Fabric Binding Enable

If enabled, the expected domain ID of a switch is required before

attaching to the fabric.

Zoning Default Visibility

Default Zone

Not applicable.

Disables communication between ports and devices not defined in

the active zone set, or when there is no active zone set.

Discard Inactive

Automatically removes the previously active zone set when a zone set

is activated on a switch.

Implicit Hard Zoning

Introduces hardware enforcement of zoning regardless of type. All

zones and all supported zone member types will have hardware

enforcement.

Advanced

R_A_TOV

Resource allocation timeout value

Error detect timeout value

E_D_TOV

Number of Donor Groups

Total number of donor port groups. A donor group is a set of ports

on a switch that can donate buffer credits to each other.

Inactivity Timeout

Interop Mode

Number of minutes the switch waits before terminating an idle

command line interface session. Zero (0) disables the time out

threshold.

Interoperability mode. Use Standard to connect to FC-SW-2

compliant switches and McDATA switches in Open Fabric Mode. Use

McDATA Fabric Mode to connect to McDATA switches in McDATA

Fabric Mode. The default is Standard.

Legacy Address Format

In-band Enabled

Not applicable.

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.

239 Domain Support

239 domain support status. When enabled on every switch in the

fabric, valid domain IDs are expanded to 1–239.

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Port performance statistics

The Port Statistics data window displays port performance data for the selected ports. Click the Port Stats

data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Port Statistics data window. See ”Port statistics data

window ” on page 88 for a description of the Port Statistics data window entries.

The Statistics drop-down list is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to

view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the drop-down list. Open the drop-down list

and select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch reset. Select Rate to view the

number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select Baseline to view the total count of

statistics since the last time the baseline was set. Click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline.

Port status and operational information

The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected ports. Click the Port Info

data window tab in the faceplate display to open the Port Statistics data window. See ”Port information

data window ” on page 85 for a description of the Port Information data window entries.

McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window

The McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window displays all zone sets, zones, and zone

membership in the zoning database, shown in Figure 27 . Click the Configured Zonesets data window tab

to open the Configured Zonesets data window. Click the Active Zonesets data window tab to view the

active zone set in the Active Zonesets data window.

The Configured Zonesets data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that

are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle, located to the left of an entry in the tree, indicates the entry

can be expanded. Click the entry handle, or double-click the following entries to expand or collapse them:

• A zone set entry expands to show its member zones.

• A zone entry expands to show its members by device port World Wide Name, or device port Fibre

Channel address.

Figure 27 McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window

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Configuring port threshold alarms

IMPORTANT: Port threshold alarms can be managed only with Element Manager, which requires the

Element Manager PFE key, and the CLI. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for

more information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and

PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE

key. You can obtain a PFE key from the web at: ww w .webkey.external.hp.com.

You can configure the switch to generate alarms for selected events. Configuring an alarm involves

choosing an event type, rising and falling triggers, a sample window, and finally enabling or disabling the

alarm. To configure port threshold alarms:

1. Open the faceplate display.

2. Select Switch > Port Threshold Alarm Configuration. The Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog

shown in Figure 28 prompts you to enable or disable all alarms, select an event, set triggers, set a

sample window and enable or disable an individual alarm.

Figure 28 Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog

3. Select the Enable All Port Threshold Alarms option to enable monitoring for all the individual alarm

types that are enabled. The Enable All Port Threshold Alarms option is the master control for the

individual alarms. For example, the switch will monitor Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors only if

both the CRC Error Monitoring option and the Enable All Port Threshold Alarms option are selected.

4. Select an event type from the Port Threshold Alarm drop-down list. Choose from the following options:

• CRC error monitoring

• Decode error monitoring

• ISL monitoring

• Login monitoring

• Logout monitoring

• Loss of signal monitoring

5. Select the Enable option to make the alarm eligible for use.

6. Enter a value for the rising trigger. A rising trigger alarm is generated when the event count per interval

exceeds the rising trigger. The switch will not generate another rising trigger alarm for that event until

the count descends below the falling trigger and rises again above the rising trigger. Consider the

example in Figure 29 .

7. Enter a value for the falling trigger. A falling trigger alarm is generated when the event count per

interval descends below the falling trigger.

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NOTE: The switch will down a port if a rising trigger alarm is not cleared after three consecutive sample

windows.

Generate rising

trigger alarm;

eligibility ends

Generate rising

trigger alarm;

eligibility ends

Rising

trigger

Event

count

Falling

trigger

Generate falling

trigger alarm;

eligibility is reset

Sample window

Figure 29 Port threshold alarm example

8. Enter a sample window in seconds. The sample window defines the period of time in which to count

events.

9. Repeat steps 3 through 7 for each alarm you want to configure or enable.

10.Click OK to save all changes.

Paging a switch

You can use the beacon feature to page a switch. The beacon feature causes all Logged-In LEDs to flash,

making it easier to recognize. Select Switch > Toggle Beacon (check mark shown) to page a switch. Select

Switch > Toggle Beacon again (check mark removed) to cancel the beacon.

Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client

The Date/Time and Network Time Protocol (NTP) dialog enables you to manually set the date, time, and

time zone on a switch, or to enable the NTP Client. The NTP client synchronizes the date, time, and time

zone on the switch with an NTP server. Enabling the NTP client ensures the consistency of date and time

stamps in alarms and log entries. An Ethernet connection to an NTP server is required. When date/time is

set or displayed in the firmware, it is displayed based on the time zone configured. However, when

displayed in the Date/Time dialog, the value is always in local time. The difference between switch and

workstation times must not exceed 24 hours, or the switch management application can not connect. To set

the date and time on a switch:

1. Select a switch in the fabric tree to open the faceplate display.

2. Select Switch > Set Date/Time.

3. Choose one of the following:

• Enter the year, month, day, time, and time zone in the Switch Date/Time dialog. The new date and

time take effect immediately.

• Select a time zone option from the Select Time Zone pull-down list.

• Select the NTP Client Enabled option to enable the switch to synchronize its time with an NTP server.

Enter the IP address of the NTP server. Ethernet connection to NTP server is required.

4. Click OK to save the settings.

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Resetting a switch

Resetting a switch reboots the switch using configuration parameters in memory. Depending on the reset

type, a switch reset may or may not include a Power-on Self Test (POST), or it may or may not disrupt traffic.

Table 9 describes the types of switch resets.

During a hot reset operation, fabric services will be unavailable for a short period (30-75 seconds

depending on switch model). Verify all administrative changes to the fabric (if any) are complete before

performing an Non-disruptive Code Load and Activation (NDCLA). When upgrading firmware across a

fabric using non-disruptive activation, upgrade one switch at a time and allow 75 seconds between

switches.

CAUTION: Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process.

Common administrative operations that change the fabric include:

• Zoning modifications

• 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

After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated:

• McDATA Web Server or Element Manager sessions will re-connect automatically

• Telnet sessions must be restarted manually.

Applicable code versions:

• Future switch code releases will be upgraded non-disruptively unless specifically indicated in its

associated release notes.

• An NDCLA operation to previous switch code releases is not supported.

Table 9 Switch resets

Type

Description

Hot Reset

Resets a switch without a POST. This reset activates the pending

firmware, but does not disrupt switch traffic. If errors are detected on

a port during a hot reset, the port is reset automatically.

Reset without POST Resets a switch without a POST. This reset activates the pending

firmware and it is disruptive to switch traffic.

Hard Reset

Resets a switch with a POST. This reset activates the pending firmware

and it is disruptive to switch traffic.

To reset a switch:

1. Select the switch to be reset in the fabric tree.

2. Select Switch > Reset Switch:

• Select Hot Reset to perform a hot reset.

• Select Reset to perform a standard reset.

• Select Hard Reset to perform a hard reset.

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Configuring a switch

You can configure a switch explicitly or you can use the Configuration Wizard. The Configuration Wizard

is a series of dialogs that guide you through the chassis, network, and SNMP configuration steps on new

or replacement switches. Select Wizards > Configuration Wizard to launch the Configuration Wizard. Use

the Configuration Wizard to configure a new switch in a fabric.

To configure the switch explicitly, see the following properties and services:

• Switch properties , page 68

• Advanced switch properties , page 72

• System services , page 73

• Network properties , page 75

• SNMP properties , page 7 6

Switch properties

Use the Switch Properties dialog to change the following switch configuration parameters:

• Domain ID and domain ID lock , page 69

• Syslog , page 70

• Symbolic name , page 70

• Switch administrative states , page 71

• Broadcast support , page 71

• In-band management , page 71

• Fabric Device Management Interface , page 72

To open the Switch Properties dialog shown in Figure 30 , choose one of the following:

• Open the faceplate display for the switch you want to configure, and select Switch > Switch Properties.

• Right-click the switch in the graphic window, and select Switch Properties from the popup menu.

Figure 30 Switch properties dialog

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Domain ID and domain ID lock

The domain ID is a unique Fibre Channel identifier for the switch. The Fibre Channel address consists of the

domain ID, port ID, and the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (ALPA). Switches come from the factory with

the Domain ID Lock setting disabled (False). This means that 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. If you lock the domain ID on a switch and a domain ID conflict occurs, one of the

switches will isolate as a separate fabric and the Logged-In LEDs on both switches will flash to show the

affected ports. See the Set Config Switchcommand to change the Domain ID Lock and Principal

Priority parameters. Refer to the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line

interface guide for information about the Set Config Switchcommand and the command line

interface.

If you connect a new switch to an existing fabric with its domain ID unlocked, and a domain conflict

occurs, the new switch will isolate as a separate fabric. However, you can remedy this by resetting the new

switch or taking it offline then back online. The principal switch will reassign the domain ID and the switch

will join the fabric.

NOTE: Domain ID reassignment is not reflected in zoning that is defined by domain ID and port number

pair. You must reconfigure zones that are affected by domain ID reassignment.

The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch displays domain IDs differently in Standard mode than other M-series

directors and edge switches. When the McDATA 4Gb SAN switch is in Standard mode (default), the

domain ID will be displayed differently depending on which management utility is used. The valid Domain

ID range while in standard mode (default) is 97—127. McDATA Web Server and CLI will display this as

97—127. HAFM will display this as 1—31.

Prior to changing from Standard mode to McDATA Fabric mode, it is recommended that the switch be

isolated from the fabric (take switch offline) before making the configuration changes and all domain IDs in

the fabric should be noted to avoid conflicts. Once isolated, using CLI or McDATA Web Server, change

interop mode to McDATA Fabric mode, and change the domain ID to a unique ID within the valid range of

1—31 for McDATA Fabric mode. It is then recommended that the Domain ID be locked to prevent conflict

within the fabric. When all changes have been made and the switch has been brought back online, it

should then be added into the fabric.

In McDATA Fabric mode, the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch will display the domain IDs the same as other

M-series directors and edge switches no matter which management utility is used. The valid domain ID

range is 1—31 for McDATA Fabric mode.

Prior to changing from McDATA Fabric mode to Standard mode, it is recommended that the switch be

isolated from the fabric (take switch offline) before making the configuration changes and all domain IDs in

the fabric should be noted to avoid conflicts. Once isolated, using McDATA Web Server, Element

Manager, or the CLI, change interop mode to Standard and change the domain ID to a unique ID within

the valid range of 97—127 for standard mode. It is then recommended that the Domain ID be locked to

prevent conflict within the fabric. When all changes have been made and the switch has been brought

back online, it should then be added into the fabric.

Both Standard Mode and McDATA Fabric Mode permit a maximum of 31 domain IDs. For fabrics in which

all other switches support 239 domain IDs, you can extend the valid domain IDs on the McDATA 4Gb

SAN Switch to 1-239 by enabling 239 Domain Support. See ”Interop mode ” on page 73 for more

information.

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Table 10 lists the corresponding domain ID values for each interop mode: Standard mode and McDATA

Fabric mode.

Table 10 Corresponding domain ID values by interop mode

McDATA

Fabric mode

Standard

mode

McDATA

Fabric mode

Standard

mode

McDATA

Fabric mode

Standard

mode

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

Syslog

The Syslog (Remote Logging) feature enables saving of the log information to a remote host that supports

the syslog protocol. When enabled, the log entries are sent to the syslog host at the IP address that you

specify 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. Add the following line to the syslog.conf file. A <tab>

separates the selector field (local0.info) and action field that contains the log file path name

(/var/adm/messages/messages.name).

local0.info <tab> /var/adm/messages.name

Symbolic name

The symbolic name is a user-defined name of up to 32 characters that identifies the switch. The symbolic

name is used in the displays and data windows to help identify switches. The illegal characters are the

pound sign (#), semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

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Switch administrative states

The switch administrative state determines the operational state of the switch. The switch administrative

state exists in two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state.

• The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved

across switch resets. McDATA Web Server or Element Manager always makes changes to the

configured administrative state. The configured administrative state is displayed in the Switch Properties

dialog.

• The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the switch for temporary purposes and is

not retained across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Switch

command. See the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface

guide for information about the command line interface.

Table 11 describes the administrative state values.

Table 11 Switch Administrative States

Parameter

Online

Description

The switch is available.

The switch is unavailable.

Offline

Diagnostics

The switch is in diagnostics mode, is unavailable, and tests can then be run on

all ports of the switch. The switch must be reset after leaving the Diagnostics

state.

Broadcast support

Broadcast is supported on the switch and allows for TCP/IP support. Broadcast is implemented using the

proposed standard specified in Multi-Switch Broadcast for FC-SW-3, T11 Presentation Number

T11/02-031v0. Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) is used to set up a fabric spanning tree used in

transmission of broadcast frames. Broadcast frames are retransmitted on all ISLs indicated in the spanning

tree and all online N_Ports and NL_Ports. When a broadcast frame is received, these zones are enforced

at the N_Ports and NL_Ports. If the originator of the broadcast is in a zone, the frame is retransmitted on all

online N_Ports and NL_Ports within the zone. If the originator of the broadcast frame is not in a zone, the

frame is retransmitted on online N_Ports and NL_Ports that are not in a zone. The default setting is

disabled.

In-band management

In-band management is the ability to manage switches across ISLs using McDATA Web Server, SNMP,

management server, or the application programming interface. The switch comes from the factory with

in-band management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you can no

longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct Ethernet connection.

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Fabric Device Management Interface

Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) provides a means to gather and display device information

from the fabric, and allows FDMI capable devices to register certain information with the fabric, if FDMI is

enabled. McDATA Web Server or Element Manager will report any and all FDMI information reported by

the entry switch, if FDMI is enabled on the entry switch. To view FDMI data, FDMI must be enabled on the

entry switch and on all other switches in the fabric that are to report FDMI data.

FDMI is comprised of the fabric-to-device interface and the application-to-fabric interface. The

fabric-to-device interface enables a device’s management information to be registered. The

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 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.

Use the FDMI Enabled option on the Switch Properties dialog to enable or disable FDMI. If FDMI is

enabled on an HBA, the HBA forwards information about itself to the switch when the HBA logs into the

switch. If FDMI is enabled on a switch, the switch stores the HBA information in its FDMI database.

Disabling FDMI on a switch clears the FDMI database. If you disable FDMI on a switch, then re-enable it,

you must reset the ports to cause the HBAs to log in again, and thus forward HBA information to the switch.

Click the Devices data window tab and click (i) in the Details column of the Devices data window to view

detailed FDMI information for a device. The Detailed Devices Display dialog displays the specific

information for that device. See ”Devices data window ” on page 34 for more information.

Advanced switch properties

The Advanced Switch Properties dialog shown in Figure 31 enables you to set the timeout values and

interop mode settings. The Advanced Switch Properties dialog is available for only the entry switch,

because an in-band switch can not be taken offline. The switch will automatically be taken offline

temporarily and will be restored to its original state after the changes are completed. Select Switch >

Advanced Switch Properties to open the Advanced Switch Properties dialog. Click OK after making any

changes to put the new values into effect. The default interop mode is Standard.

Figure 31 Advanced switch properties dialog

Use the Advanced Switch Properties dialog to change the following switch configuration parameters:

• Timeout values , page 73

• Interop mode , page 73

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Timeout values

The switch timeout values determine the timeout values for all ports on the switch. Table 12 describes the

switch timeout parameters. The timeout values must be the same for all switches in the fabric.

NOTE: Mismatched timeout values will disrupt the fabric. These should not be changed unless absolutely

necessary. Therefore, the switch must be offline to change these values. Use the Switch Properties dialog to

take the switch offline.

Table 12 Timeout values

Parameter

Description

R_A_TOV

Resource Allocation Timeout—Represents the maximum time a frame could be

delayed in the Fabric and still be delivered. The default is 10000 milliseconds.

E_D_TOV

Error Detect Timeout—Represents the maximum round trip time that an operation

between two N_Ports could require. The default is 2000 milliseconds.

Interop mode

Interop mode permits interoperability with other switches in the following environments:

• Standard: Permits interoperability with FC-SW-2 compliant switches and McDATA switches in Open

Fabric Mode. Valid domain IDs are 97–127.

• McDATA Fabric Mode: Permits interoperability with other McDATA switches in McDATA Fabric Mode.

Valid domain IDs are 1–31.

Enabling the 239 Domain Support option extends the valid domain IDs to 1–239 for both Standard and

McDATA Fabric Mode settings. However, all switches in the fabric must support 239 domain IDs.

System services

The System Services dialog provides a central location for you to enable or disable any of the external user

services such as SNMP, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Secure SHell (SSH), embedded switch management

application (McDATA Web Server or Element Manager), CLI, Network Time Protocol (NTP), and Common

Information Model (CIM). Select Switch > Services to display the System Services dialog shown in

Figure 32 .

Figure 32 System services dialog

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Use caution when disabling the Embedded GUI, GUI Mgmt, Telnet, SSL, and SSH, as it is possible to

disable all access to the switch except through a serial connection.

IMPORTANT: The SSL and SSH services can be managed only with Element Manager, which requires the

Element Manager PFE key, and the CLI. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for

more information about installing a PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and

PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE

key. You can obtain a PFE key from the web at: ww w .webkey.external.hp.com.

• Embedded GUI—McDATA Web Server and Element Manager. Allows users to point a browser at the

switch and run the McDATA Web Server application; or run Element Manager from HAFM.

• GUI Mgmt—Allows out-of-band management of the switch from the switch management application

(GUI). If disabled, the switch can not be specified as the entry switch for a fabric in the GUI, but can

still be managed through an in-band connection.

• SSL—Secure Sockets Layer. Provides secure encrypted communications between the switch

management application (GUI) and the switch. SSL must be enabled before you can configure device

security and RADIUS servers. SSL certificates are generated on the switch with the switch date/time and

validated with the workstation’s date/time. If the Switch and workstation date/time are not

synchronized, invalid certificates will be generated and prevent an SSL connection from being

established between the switch and the management application. To disable SSL when using a user

authentication RADIUS server, the RADIUS authentication order must first be set to Local.

• Telnet—CLI. Allows users to manage the switch through a Telnet CLI session. Disabling Telnet access to

the switch is not recommended.

• SSH—Secure SHell. Provides secure encrypted Telnet CLI sessions with the switch. Note that you will

have to have an SSH client running on your workstation in order to manage your switch with Telnet CLI

when SSH is enabled.

• SNMP—Simple Network Management Protocol. Allows management of the switch through third-party

applications that use SNMP.

• NTP—Network Time Protocol. Allows the switch to obtain its time and date settings from an NTP server.

Configuring all of your switches and your workstations to utilize NTP will keep their date/time settings

in sync and will prevent difficulties with SSL certificates and event logs.

• CIM—Common Information Model. Allows management of the switch through third-party applications

that use CIM.

• FTP—File Transfer Protocol. Allows file transfers to the switch via FTP. FTP is required for out-of-band

firmware uploads that will complete faster than in-band firmware uploads.

• Management Server—Allows management of the switch through third-party applications that use GS-3

Management Server.

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Network properties

Use the Network Properties dialog shown in Figure 33 to change IP configuration parameters.

To open the Network Properties dialog, choose one of the following:

• Select Switch > Network Properties.

• Right-click a switch graphic in the faceplate display, and select Network Properties from the popup

menu.

Click OK to put any new values into effect.

Figure 33 Network properties dialog

Table 13 describes the IP configuration parameters.

Table 13 Network IP configuration parameters

Parameter

Description

Network

Discovery

Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP address:

• Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Switch Properties

dialog.

• 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. A RARP request is broadcast with up to three retries, each at 5

second intervals. If no IP address is obtained, the switch reverts to the

previously configured IP address.

• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP configuration

from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the DHCP client

attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be

used, no IP address will be assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP

address conflict.

IP Address

Subnet mask

Gateway

Internet Protocol (IP) address for the Ethernet port. The default value is 10.0.0.1.

Subnet mask address for the Ethernet port. The default value is 255.0.0.0.

IP gateway address. The default value is 10.0.0.254.

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SNMP properties

Use the SNMP Properties dialog shown in Figure 34 to change SNMP configuration parameters. After

making changes, click the OK button to put the new values into effect. To open the SNMP Properties

dialog, choose one of the following:

• Select Switch > SNMP Properties.

• Right-click a switch graphic in the faceplate display, and select SNMP Properties from the popup menu.

Making any changes. Click OK to put the new values into effect.

NOTE: Since read community, trap community, and write community settings are like passwords and are

write-only fields, the current settings are displayed as asterisks.

Figure 34 SNMP Properties dialog

SNMP properties are divided into the following components:

• SNMP configuration , page 77

• SNMP trap configuration , page 77

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SNMP configuration

The SNMP configuration defines how authentication traps are managed. Table 14 describes the SNMP

configuration parameters. The illegal characters for the user-defined fields are the pound sign (#),

semi-colon (;), and comma (,).

Table 14 SNMP configuration parameters

Parameter

Description

SNMP Enabled

Enables or disables SNMP communication with other switches in the fabric. If

disabled, the user cannot use an SNMP application at a workstation to talk to the

switch that has this setting disabled.

Contact

Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) of the person who is to be contacted to

respond to trap events. The default is “undefined”.

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 value on the

switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is

“public”.

Trap Community

Trap community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP agent to

receive traps. This is a write-only field. The value on the switch and the SNMP

management server must be the same. The default is “public”.

SNMP Proxy

Location

Not applicable.

Specifies the name (up to 64 characters) for the switch location. The default is

“undefined”.

Authentication Trap Enables or disables the reporting of SNMP authentication failures. If enabled, a

notification trap is sent when incorrect community string values are used. The

default value is False.

Write Community

Write community password (up to 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP client to

write information to the switch. This is a write-only field. The value on the switch

and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is “private”.

SNMP trap configuration

The SNMP trap configuration defines how traps are set. Choose from the tabs Trap1 – Trap 5 to configure

each trap. Table 15 describes the SNMP configuration parameters.

Table 15 SNMP trap configuration parameters

Parameter

Description

Trap Version

Trap 1 Enabled

Specifies the SNMP version (1 or 2) with which to format traps.

Enables or disables the trap. If disabled, traps are not sent to trap monitoring stations

and the trap settings are not configurable.

Trap Address

Specifies the IP address to which SNMP traps are sent. A maximum of 5 trap

addresses are supported. The default address for trap 1 is 10.0.0.254. The default

address for traps 2–5 is 0.0.0.0.

Trap Port

The port number on which the trap is sent. The default is 162.

Trap Severity

Specifies a severity level to assign to the trap. Open the drop-down list and choose a

level. The Trap 1 Enabled option on the SNMP Properties dialog must be enabled to

access this drop-down list. Trap severity levels include Unknown, Emergency, Alert,

Critical, Error, Warning, Notify, Info, Debug, and Mark

1.Trap address (other than 0.0.0.0) and trap port combinations must be unique. For example, if trap 1 and trap 2 have the

same address, then they must have different port values. Similarly, if trap 1 and 2 have the same port value, they must have

different addresses.

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Archiving a switch

You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. Basically any data received

by McDATA Web Server is archived. 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. Passwords are not archived. Security Group secrets are not included in the

archive and must be re-configured using the CLI after a restore.

Archived parameters include the following:

• Switch properties and statistics

• Network properties

• SNMP configuration

• Port properties and statistics

• Zoning configuration

• Nicknames configuration

• User account information (but not restored)

• Configured security (only with SSL connection to the switch)

• RADIUS Server information (only with SSL connection to the switch)

To archive a switch:

1. Select Switch > Archive in the faceplate display.

2. Enter a file name in the Save dialog.

3. Click Save.

Switch binding

IMPORTANT: Switch binding is available only with the McDATA SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key and can

be managed only with the CLI and Element Manager. Element Manager also requires a PFE key. See

”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a PFE key.

To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step instructions on

the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key from the web

at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

Switch binding establishes a list of up to 256 switches or devices that are permitted to log in to a particular

switch. Switches or devices that are not among the 256 are refused access to the switch. Furthermore, you

can specify whether to enforce the list for all switches and devices, devices only, or switches only. To

enable switch binding for a switch and specify device WWNs:

1. Select a switch and open the faceplate display

2. Select Switch > Switch Binding to open the Switch Binding dialog.

3. Click the Switch Binding checkbox to enable switch binding.

4. Select each device WWN from the WWN: pull-down menu and click Add. To remove a WWN, select

the WWN in the WWN List and click Remove.

5. Specify how you want switch binding to be enforced:

• Click All Ports checkbox to enforce the WWN list for all switches and devices.

• Click the F_Ports checkbox to enforce the WWN list for all devices.

• Click the E_Ports checkbox to enforce the WWN list for all switches.

6. Click OK.

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Restoring a switch

Restoring a switch loads the archived switch configuration parameters to the switch. The switch

configuration must be archived before it can be restored. The switch archive must be compatible with the

switch to be restored; that is, you can restore a McDATA switch only with an archive from a McDATA Web

Server switch. See ”Archiving a switch ” on page 78 for more information.

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.

The Restore dialog consists of the Full Restore tab page and Selective Restore tab page. 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. Select Switch > Restore in the faceplate display to open the Restore dialog shown in Figure 35 .

Figure 35 Restore Dialogs – Full Restore and Selective Restore tab pages

3. Enter the archive file name or browse for the file. This archive file must be one that was produced by the

Archive function. Configuration backup files created with the Config Backup command are not

compatible with the McDATA Web Server Restore or Element Manager Restore function.

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4. To restore all configuration settings, click the Full Restore tab, then click Restore. To restore selected

configuration settings, click the Selective Restore tab and select one or more of the following options,

then click Restore:

• Network Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Network properties dialog except the IP

address. See ”Network properties ” on page 75.

• IP Address—Restores switch IP address in addition to the other network properties.

• Port Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Port properties dialog. See ”Viewing and

configuring ports ” on page 91.

• Nicknames—Restores the last saved nickname configuration.

• Switch Properties—Restores all settings presented in the Switch properties dialog except the domain

ID. See ”Switch properties ” on page 68.

• Domain ID—Restores switch domain ID in addition to the other switch properties.

• Configured Security—Restores all security sets in the switch database. See ”Device security ” on

page 23. This option is available only in Element Manager.

• Configured Zoning—Restores all configured zone sets, zones, and aliases in the switch’s zoning

database excluding the active zone set.

5. If you select the Configured Zoning or Full Restore option and the file contains zone sets, a dialog

prompts you to activate one of those zone sets. Click Yes. Select a zone set from the drop-down list in

the Select Zone Set to be Activated dialog.

6. Click OK and view the results in the top pane of the Restore dialog.

Restoring the factory default configuration

You can restore the switch and port configuration settings to the factory default values. Select Switch >

Restore Factory Defaults to restore the factory configuration on a switch. lists the factory default switch

configuration settings. Restoring the switch to the factory default configuration does not restore the account

name and password settings. The most current port license will remain in effect. To restore user accounts,

you must select the Reset User Accounts to Default option in the maintenance menu. See “Recovering a

Switch” in the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem installation guide for information

about maintenance mode and the maintenance menu.

Table 16 Factory default configuration settings

Setting

Value

Symbolic Name

McDATA4GbSAN

Administrative State

Domain ID

Online

Domain ID Lock

False

In-band Management

Broadcast Support

Resource Allocation Timeout (R_A_TOV)

Interop Mode

True

Enable

10000 milliseconds

Standard

True

Device Scan Enabled

Error Detect Timeout (E_D_TOV)

SNMP Enabled

2000 milliseconds

True

SNMP Proxy

False

IP Address

10.0.0.1

True

FDMI Enabled

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Table 16 Factory default configuration settings (Continued)

Setting

Value

FDMI HBA Entry Level

Subnet Mask Address

Gateway Address

Network Discovery

Remote Logging

Remote Logging Host Ip Address

NTP Client Enabled

NTP Server IP Address

Contact

1000

255.0.0.0

10.0.0.254

Static

False

10.0.0.254

False

10.0.0.254

Undefined

Location

Undefined

Trap Enabled

False

Trap Port

162

Trap Address

Trap 1: 10.0.0.254; Traps 2-5: 0.0.0.0

Trap Community

Read Community

Write Community

Port State

Public

Private

Online

Port Speed

Auto for internal and external ports

Port Type

External ports are GL_Ports

Internal ports are FL_Ports

Downloading a support file

The Download Support File option assembles all log files and switch memory data into a core dump file

(dump_support.tgz). This file can be sent to technical support personnel for troubleshooting switch

problems.

To create a support file:

1. Open the faceplate display.

2. Select Switch > Download Support File.

3. Click Browse to define a location for the support file or enter the path in the text field in the Download

Support File dialog.

4. Click Start to begin the process of creating and downloading the support file to your workstation.

Observe the status in the Status area.

5. Click Close to close the Download Support File dialog after the support file is saved to your workstation.

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Installing Product Feature Enablement keys

A PFE key is a password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or authorized reseller that

enables particular features in your switch. The following PFE keys are available:

• SANtegrity Enhanced PFE key enables device security on the switch. This includes support for the

following:

• RADIUS servers. See ”Configuring RADIUS servers ” on page 54.

• Device security. See ”Device security ” on page 23.

• Switch binding. See ”Switch binding ” on page 78.

• Element Manager PFE key enables the use of the Element Manager through HAFM.

NOTE: To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step

instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key

from the web at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

To install a PFE key:

1. Add a fabric with the IP address of the switch on which you want to install the PFE key.

2. Open the faceplate display of the switch on which you want to install the PFE key.

3. Select Switch > Features to display the Feature Licenses dialog shown in Figure 36 .

Figure 36 Features Licenses dialog

4. Click Add to open the Add License Key dialog shown in Figure 37 .

Figure 37 Add License Key dialog

5. Enter the license key in the Key field.

6. Click Get Description to display the PFE key description.

7. Click Add Key. Allow a minute or two to complete.

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Installing firmware

Installing firmware involves loading, unpacking, and activating the firmware image on the switch. McDATA

Web Server does this in one operation. To provide consistent performance throughout the fabric, ensure

the following:

• All McDATA 4Gb SAN Switches are running the same version of firmware. Verify that this version of

firmware is compatible with the firmware of other M-series and McDATA switch models in the fabric.

• All other M-series and McDATA switch models are running the same version of firmware.

You can load and activate firmware on an operating switch without disrupting data traffic or having to

re-initialize attached devices. If you attempt to perform a non-disruptive activation without satisfying the

following conditions, the switch will perform a disruptive activation:

• The current firmware version is a version that supports upgrading to the new version

• No changes are being made to switches in the fabric including powering up, powering down,

disconnecting or connecting ISLs, and switch configuration changes

• No port in the fabric is in the diagnostic state

• No zoning changes are being made in the fabric

• No changes are being made to attached devices including powering up, powering down,

disconnecting, connecting, and HBA configuration changes

Ports that are stable when the non-disruptive activation begins and then change states, will be reset. When

the non-disruptive activation is complete, the switch automatically performs a hot reset. McDATA Web

Server or Element Manager sessions reconnect automatically. However, Telnet sessions must be restarted

manually.

When you need to do NDCLA/hot reset to multiple switches, only perform the NDCLA/hot reset on one

switch at a time, and allow a 75 second wait before performing the NDCLA/hot reset operation on the

next switch.

CAUTION: Changes to the fabric may disrupt the NDCLA process. Common administrative operations

that change the fabric include zoning modifications, adding, moving or removing devices attached to the

switch fabric (this includes powering up or powering down attached devices), and adding, moving or

removing ISLs or other connections.

To install firmware:

1. Select Switch > Load Firmware.

2. Click Browse, and browse for and select the firmware file to be loaded in the Load Firmware dialog.

3. Click Start to begin the firmware load process. You will be shown a message warning you that the

switch will be reset to activate the firmware.

4. Click OK to continue firmware installation, or click Cancel to cancel the firmware installation. The switch

will attempt a hot reset, if possible, to activate the firmware without disrupting data traffic. During a

non-disruptive activation, all Logged-In LEDs are extinguished for several seconds. If a non-disruptive

activation is not possible, an error message will be shown. To activate the firmware image, the user

may either resolve the error described in the message and perform a hot reset on the switch or simply

reset the switch (disruptive).

After an NDCLA operation is complete, management connections must be re-initiated:

• McDATA Web Server and Element Manager sessions will re-connect automatically

• Telnet sessions must be restarted manually

Applicable code versions:

• Future switch code releases will be upgraded non-disruptively unless specifically indicated in its

associated release notes

• An NDCLA operation to previous switch code releases is not supported

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Displaying hardware status

To display a summary of the hardware status information in a popup text box, rest the cursor over the

chassis LED cluster in the faceplate display.

• Power LED—Indicates the voltage status of the switch.

• Heartbeat LED—Indicates the general status of the internal switch processor and the results of the POST.

• System Fault LED—Indicates an error, such as an over temperature condition, internal system error,

voltage fault, or corrupt configuration.

Figure 38 Hardware status LEDs

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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 , page 85

• Port statistics data window , page 88

• Viewing and configuring ports , page 91

• Port binding , page 95

• Resetting a port , page 95

• Testing ports , page 95

NOTE: External ports are numbered 0 and 9; internal ports are numbered 1–8.

Port information data window

The Port Information data window, shown in Figure 39 , displays detailed port information for the selected

ports. To open the Port Information data window, click the Port Info data window tab.

Figure 39 Port Information data window

Information in the Port Information data window is grouped and viewed by the Summary, Advanced,

Extended Credits, and Media buttons. Click a button to display the corresponding information in the data

window on the right.

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The Port Information data window entries are listed below in Table 17 .

Table 17 Port information data window entries

Entry

Description

Summary

Port Address

Port Fibre Channel address.

Administrative Port Type

The administrative port type (G, GL, F, FL). 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. This will be set during

port auto-configuration based on the administrative port

type.

Administrative Port State

The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) that

has been set by the user. This state may be different from

the configured administrative state if the user has not saved

it in the switch configuration. This state is used at the time it

is set to try to set the port operational state. This value is not

persistent and will be lost on a switch reset.

Operational Port State

The port state that is currently active. This value may be

different from the administrative port state, for example due

to an error condition.

Configured Administrative Port State

The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) that

is 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.

Logged In

Indicates whether logged in or not.

Port Connection Status

E_Port connection status. Status can be None, Connecting,

Connected or Isolated.

Isolation Reason

E_Port isolation reason

Administrative Port Speed

Operational Port Speed

Port Speed Supported

The speed requested by the user.

The speed actually being used by the port.

The speeds supported by the port (1-Gbps, 2-Gbps,

4-Gbps)

Symbolic Name

Diagnostic Status

Diagnostic Fault Code

Test Status

Port symbolic name

Status from the most recent Power-on self test

Fault code from the most recent Power-on self test

Status from the most recent port test

Fault code from the most recent port test

Test Fault Code

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Table 17 Port information data window entries (Continued)

Entry

Description

Advanced

MFS Mode

Multiple Frame Sequence bundling status.

Not applicable

I/O Stream Guard

Device Scan

Device scan status. Enabled means the switch queries the

connected device during login for FC-4 descriptor

information.

Auto Performance Tuning

AL Fairness

Enables the switch to dynamically control the MFS_Enable,

VI_Enable and LCF_Enable features based on the

operational state of the port.

Controls how frequently the switch can arbitrate for access.

Applies only to ports running in loop (FL) mode.

Port Binding

Not applicable

Extended Credits

Media

Media Type

The transceiver fibre type, such as single mode, multi-mode,

copper.

Media

The transceiver type.

Media Speed

Media Transmitter

The maximum transceiver speed

The transceiver transmitter type, such as longwave,

shortwave, electrical.

Media Distance

Media Vendor

The maximum transceiver transmission distance

The company that manufactured the SFP

The IEEE registered company ID

Media Vendor ID

Media Part Number

Media Revision

The part number assigned to the SFP

Transceiver hardware version

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Port statistics data window

The Port Statistics data window, shown in Figure 40 , displays statistics about port performance. Select one

or more ports in the faceplate display that you want to view statistics. Click the Port Stats data window tab

to open the Port Statistics window.

Figure 40 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. Click the down arrow to open the drop-down list.

• Select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset.

• Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period.

• Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set.

Click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline when viewing baseline statistics. The baseline will also be

set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.

Table 18 describes the Port Statistics data window entries.

Table 18 Port statistics data window entries

Entry

Description

Start Time

The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start

time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the

Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the

Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set.

End Time

Total Time

Al Init

The last time the statistics were updated on the display.

Total time period from start time to end time.

Number of times the port entered the initialization state.

AL Init Error

Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization

failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss.

Bad Frames

Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the

frame didn't end with an EOF.

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Table 18 Port statistics data window entries (Continued)

Entry

Description

BB_CreditRecoveryFrameFailure

Number of times more frames were lost during a credit recovery

period than the recovery process could resolve. This causes a Link

Reset to recover the credits.

BB_CreditRecoveryRRDYFailure

Number of times more R_RDYs were lost during a credit recovery

period than the recovery process could resolve. This causes a Link

Reset to recover the credits.

Class 2 Frames In

Class 2 Frames Out

Class 2 Words In

Class 2 Words Out

Class 3 Frames In

Class 3 Frames Out

Class 3 Toss

Number of class 2 frames received by this port.

Number of class 2 frames transmitted by this port.

Number of class 2 words received by this port.

Number of class 2 words transmitted by this port.

Number of class 3 frames received by this port.

Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port.

Number of class 3 frames that were discarded by this port. A frame

can be discarded because of detection of a missing frame (based on

SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a reject

frame, or receiving a frame on an offline port.

Class 3 Words In

Class 3 Words Out

Decode Errors

Number of class 3 words received by this port.

Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port.

Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding.

Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters.

Ep Connects

FBusy

Number of E_Port logins.

Number of class 2 and class 3 fabric busy (F_BSY) frames generated

by this port in response to incoming frames. This usually indicates a

busy condition on the fabric or N_port that is preventing delivery of

this frame.

Flow Errors

FReject

Number of times a frame is received and all the switch ports receive

buffers are full. The normal Fabric Login exchange of flow control

credit should prevent this from occurring. The frame will be

discarded.

Number of frames, from devices, that have been rejected. Frames can

be rejected for any of a large number of reasons.

Invalid CRC

Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) frames detected.

Invalid Destination Address

Number of address identifier (S_ID, D_ID) errors. AL_PA equals

non-zero AL_PA found on F_Port.

Link Failures

Number of optical link failures detected by this port. A link failure is

a loss of synchronization or by loss of signal while not in the offline

state. A loss of signal causes the switch to attempt to re-establish the

link. If the link is not re-established, a link failure is counted. A link

reset is performed after a link failure.

LIP (AL_PD,AL_PS)

LIP(f7,AL_PS)

Number of F7, AL_PS LIPs, or AL_PD (vendor specific) resets,

performed.

This LIP is 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.

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Entry

Description

LIP(f7,f7)

LIP(f8,AL_PS)

A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL_PA.

This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L_port identified by

AL_PS.

LIP(f8,f7)

A loop initialization primitive frame used to indicate that a Loop

Failure has been detected at its receiver and does not have a valid

AL_PA.

Logout Count

Loop Timeouts

Loss Of Sync

Number of device logins that have occurred on the switch.

Number of device logouts that have occurred on the switch.

Number of loop timeouts.

Number of synchronization losses (>100 ms) detected by this port. A

loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid

transmission word.

Primitive Sequence Errors

Rx Link Resets

Number of bad primitives received by the port.

Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device.

Number of offline sequence primitives received by the port.

Total number of primitive and non-primitive port link errors.

Number of link-reset primitives transmitted and received by the port.

Number of loop initialization primitive frames received.

Number of loop initialization primitive frames transmitted.

Number of offline primitives transmitted by the port.

Total number of frames received by the port.

Rx Offline Sequences

Total Errors

Total Link Resets

Total LIPs Received

Total LIPs Transmitted

Tx Offline Sequences

Total Rx Frames

Total Rx Words

Total number of words received by the port.

Total Tx Frames

Total number of frames transmitted by the port.

Total Tx Words

Total number of words transmitted by the port.

Tx Link Resets

Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port.

Total number of errors transmitted by the port.

TotalTXErrors

TotalRXErrors

Total number of errors received by the port.

Total Offline Sequences

Total number of offline sequences transmitted and received by the

port.

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Viewing and configuring ports

Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. To display port number and

status information for a port, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display. The status information

changes depending on the View menu option selected. Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive.

Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click a port icon. Use the drop-down lists in

the Port Properties dialog to change the following parameters:

• Port symbolic name , page 91

• Port states , page 92

• Port types , page 93

• Port speeds , page 94

• Port transceiver media status , page 94

• Device scan , page 94

The port settings are configured using the Port Properties dialog shown in Figure 41 . To open the Port

Properties dialog, select one or more ports, then select Port > Port Properties.

Figure 41 Port Properties dialog

NOTE: Use the Select to Propagate Changes to Entire Column options to propagate the same change to

all selected ports, select the options before making a change to a port.

Port symbolic name

To change the symbolic name of a port:

1. Open the faceplate display and select a port.

2. Select Port > Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog.

3. Click inside the Symbolic Name field, and enter a new name for the port.

4. Click OK.

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Port states

The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state has

two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. Table 19 describes the

port administrative and operational states.

• The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved

across switch resets. McDATA Web Server or Element Manager always makes changes to the

configured administrative state.

• The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not

preserved across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Portcommand.

Refer to the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface guide for

more information.

To view the operational state select View > View Port States.

To change port administrative state:

1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog.

3. Select the option that corresponds to the port state you want.

4. Click OK to write the new port state to the switch.

Table 19 Port administrative and operational states

State

Description

Online

(On)

Activates and prepares port to send data

Offline

(Off)

Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login

Diagnostics

(Dia)

Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device

Down

(Dn)

Disables the port

Inactive

(Ia)

Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online.

Isolated

(Iso)

E_Port has lost its connection. Refer to Table 17 for information about

why the E_Port has isolated.

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Port types

The external ports can be configured to self-discover the proper type to match the device or switch to which

it is connected. Table 20 lists the possible port types and their meanings.

NOTE: Internal ports can be F_Port or FL_Port only. Port types for internal ports cannot be changed.

Select View > View Port Types to display port type status.

To change the port type for external ports:

1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog.

3. Select Port Type from the drop-down list.

4. Click OK to write the new port type to the switch.

Table 20 Port types

State

Description

F_Port

FL_Port

Fabric port — supports a single public device (N_Port).

Fabric loop port — self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up to

126 public devices (NL_Port).

G_Port

Generic port — self discovers as an F_Port or an E_Port.

GL_Port

Generic loop port — self discovers as an F_Port, FL_Port, or an E_Port.

GL_Port is the default port type. A single device on a public loop will

attempt to configure as an F_Port first, then if that fails, as an FL_Port.

E_Port

Expansion port — the mode that a G_Port or GL_Port is in when attached

by an ISL to another fibre channel switch.

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Port speeds

External ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, or 4-Gbps. Internal ports are

capable of transmitting and receiving at 1-Gbps or 2-Gbps. The ports can be configured for either

transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected. Table 21 lists

the possible port speeds.

NOTE: The port speed of internal ports is pre-configured and cannot be changed.

Select View > View Port Speeds to display the speed of each port.

To change the port transmission speed for external ports:

1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog.

3. Select the port speed option from the drop-down list.

4. Click OK to write the new port speed to the switch.

Table 21 Port speeds

State

Description

Auto-Detect

Matches the transmission speed of the connected device. This is the

default.

1Gbps

2Gbps

4Gbps

Sets the transmission speed to 1-Gbps.

Sets the transmission speed to 2-Gbps.

Sets the transmission speed to 4-Gbps (external ports only)

Port transceiver media status

Table 22 lists the port media states and their meanings for the two external ports. Select View > View Port

Media to display transceiver media status.

Table 22 Port Transceiver media view

Media Icon

Description

Optical SFP, online (green/black)

Optical SFP, offline (gray/black)

Copper SFP, online (green)

Copper SFP, offline (gray)

None

Empty port; no transceiver installed (gray). This is normal for internal ports (1–8).

Device scan

The Device Scan feature queries the connected device during login for FC-4 descriptor information. Disable

this parameter only if the scan creates a conflict with the connected device.

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Port binding

IMPORTANT: Port binding is available only in Element Manager which requires the Element Manager PFE

key. See ”Installing Product Feature Enablement keys ” on page 82 for more information about installing a

PFE key. To obtain the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch serial number and PFE key, follow the step-by-step

instructions on the firmware feature entitlement request certificate for the PFE key. You can obtain a PFE key

from the web at: www.webkey.external.hp.com.

Port binding ties one or more device WWNs to a physical port number. The port will accept logins only

from the devices that are on the WWN list. To enable port binding for a port and specify device WWNs:

1. Select a single port on the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Binding to open the Port Binding dialog.

3. Click the Port Binding checkbox to enable port binding.

4. Select each device WWN from the WWN: pull-down menu and click Add. To remove a WWN, select

the WWN in the WWN List and click Remove.

5. Click OK.

Resetting a port

The Reset Port option reinitializes the port using the saved configuration. To reset a port:

1. In the faceplate display, select the ports to be reset.

2. Select Port > Reset Port.

3. Click OK to reset the selected ports.

Testing ports

The port diagnostic tests verify correct port operation by sending a frame out through the loop, and then

verifying that the frame received matches the frame that was sent. Only one port can be tested at a time for

each type of test. The Port Diagnostics dialog shown in Figure 42 presents the following loopback tests:

Figure 42 Port Diagnostics dialog

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• SerDes level (internal)—The SerDes level test verifies port circuitry. The SerDes level test sends a test

frame from the ASIC through the SerDes chip and back to the ASIC for the selected ports. The port

passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the test frame that was received. This test

requires that the port be in diagnostics mode, and therefore, disrupts communication.

• SFP level (external)—The SFP level test verifies port circuitry. The SFP level test sends a test frame from

the ASIC through the SerDes chip, through the SFP transceiver fitted with an external loopback plug,

and back to the ASIC for the selected ports. The port passes the test if the test frame that was sent by

the ASIC matches the test frame that was received. This test requires that the port be in diagnostics

mode, and therefore, disrupts communication.

• Node-to-Node (online)—The Node-to-Node test verifies communications between the port and its

device node or device loop. The port being tested must be online and connected to a remote device.

The port passes the test if the frame that was sent by the ASIC matches the frame that was received. This

test requires that the port be online, and therefore, does not disrupt communication.

To run the diagnostics tests on a port:

1. Select the port to be tested in the faceplate display.

2. Select Port > Port Diagnostics.

3. Select Internal, External, or Online in the Test Selection area.

4. Enter the frame count, frame size, and select a test pattern option. You can use the default pattern or

enter an 8-digit pattern (hex). Select Terminate Test Upon Error for online test, if you want the test to

stop should it encounter an error.

5. Click Start Test to begin the test. The Test Results area displays the test status, number of frames sent,

and number of errors found.

6. To test another port, open the Select Port drop-down list and select another port (number) and test type

(Internal, External, or Online) in the Test Selection area.

7. Click Start Test to begin the next test. Observe the results in the Test Results area.

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Glossary

Active firmware

Active zone set

Activity LED

The firmware image on the switch that is in use

The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric

A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port

Administrative state State that determines the operating state of the port, I/O blade, or switch. The

configured administrative state is stored in the switch configuration. The configured

administrative state can be temporarily overridden using the CLI.

AL_PA

Alarm

Arbitrated Loop Physical Address

A message generated by the switch that specifically requests attention. Alarms are

generated by several switch processes. Some alarms can be configured.

Arbitrated loop

An Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a point-to-point

circuit

Arbitrated Loop

Physical Address

(AL_PA)

A unique one-byte value assigned during loop initialization to each NL_Port on a

loop

ASIC

Application Specific Integrated Circuit

Auto Save

Zoning parameter that determines whether changes to the active zone set that a

switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to permanent memory

on that switch

BootP

A type of network server

Buffer credit

Cascade topology

A measure of port buffer capacity equal to one frame

A fabric in which the switches are connected in series. If you connect the last switch

back to the first switch, you create a cascade-with-a-loop topology.

CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

Class 2 service

A service that multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more

N_Ports wit h acknowledgment provided

Class 3 service

A service that multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more

N_Ports without acknowledgment

Configured zone sets The zone sets stored on a switch.

DefaultZone

Enables (True) or disables (False) communication among ports/devices that are not

defined in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set. This parameter

applies only when interop mode is set to McDATA Fabric Mode.

Device Security

A component of fabric security that provides for the authorization and

authentication of devices that attach to a switch through the use of groups and

security sets

Domain ID

EFCM

User defined number that identifies the switch in the fabric

Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager

Element Manager

Switch management application that is accessible through the High Availability

Fabric Manager (HAFM).

Event log

Log of messages describing events that occur in the fabric

Expansion port

Fabric database

E_Port that connects to another FC-SW-2 compliant switch

The set of fabrics that have been opened during a McDATA Web Server session

Fabric management The switch through which the fabric is managed (the switch connected to the

switch

Ethernet network)

Fabric name

Fabric port

User defined name associated with the file that contains user list data for the fabric

An F_Port

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Fabric view file

A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous

McDATA Web Server session

Fan Fail LED

Flash memory

Force PROM mode

Frame

An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard

Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware

See Maintenance Mode

Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter, header, data payload, CRC,

and an end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter

FRU

Field Replaceable Unit

HAFM

High Availability Fabric Manager

Heartbeat LED

A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the

results of the Power-on Self Test

In-band

management

The ability to manage a switch through an Fibre Channel port

Initiator

The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device

In-order-delivery

A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were

sent

Interop mode

Permits interoperation with FC-SW-2 compliant (Standard/McDATA Open mode)

switches and switches running in McDATA Fabric Mode (Interop_2 in CLI)

Inter-Switch Link (ISL) The connection between two switches using E_Ports

Internet Protocol

LIP

Loop Initialization Primitive sequence

A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status

Logged-in LED

Maintenance button Formerly known as the Force PROM button. Momentary button on the switch used to

reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode.

Maintenance mode Formerly known as force PROM mode. Maintenance mode sets the IP address to

10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes.

Management

Information Base

(MIB)

A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions

Management

workstation

PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch

McDATA Web Server Switch management application that resides on the switch and is accessible through

an Internet browser.

Mesh topology

A fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each

other chassis in the fabric

MIB

Management Information Base

Multistage topology A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches

N_Port

Node Port. An Fibre Channel device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection.

NL_Port

Node Loop Port. An Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop

protocol.

Pending firmware

PFE key

The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset

Product Feature Enablement key. A password that you can purchase from your

switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch

POST

Power-on Self Test

Power LED

A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC

voltages

Power-on Self Test

(POST)

Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up

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Principal switch

The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments

Product Feature

Enablement key

A password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or authorized

reseller to enable particular features in your switch

SFP

Small Form-Factor Pluggable transceiver

Small Form-Factor

Pluggable (SFP)

A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into the

Fibre Channel port

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

Target

A storage device that responds to an initiator device

User account

An object stored on a switch that consists of an account name, password, authority

level, and expiration date

VCCI

Voluntary Control Council for Interference

World Wide Name A unique 64-bit address assigned to a device by the device manufacturer

(WWN)

WWN

Zone

World Wide Name

Zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Members of the

same zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members

of the same zone.

Zone set

A set of zones grouped together. The active zone set defines the zoning for a fabric.

The set of zone sets and zones stored on a switch

Zoning database

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Index

data window (continued)

switch 60

database, zoning 40

date 66

Decode error 65

default

active zone set 38 , 44

Active Zoneset data window 44

administrative state

configured 71 , 92

current 71 , 92

configuration 80

visibility 45

zoning 43

port 92

switch 71

alarm configuration 65

archive configuration 78

audience 7

device

authentication 54

nickname 36

scan 94

security 23

authentication

device 54

trap 77

Devices data window 34 , 59

diagnostics, ports 95

document

user 54

authorized reseller, HP 9

auto save, zoning 42

conventions 8

prerequisites 7