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EZSwitchSetup
Administrators Guide
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Document History
The following table lists all versions of the EZSwitchSetup Administrators Guide.
Document Title
Publication Number
Summary of Changes
Publication Date
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First release
January 2006
53-1000195-01
September 2006
53-1000195-02
February 2007
53-1000441-01
June 2007
Contents
Chapter 1
Introducing EZSwitchSetup
Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Requirements, Installation, and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Switch Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Language Support for EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
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Appendix A
EZSwitchSetup Limitations
General Limitations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Index
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This document is an administrators guide designed to help fabric administrators set up a switch
and monitor it from a Web-based user interface.
About This Document contains the following sections:
Chapter 2, Setting Up Your Switch, describes how to set up your switch for the first time.
Chapter 3, Managing Your Switch, describes how to monitor and manage your switch using
the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager.
In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some
switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are
not.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for Fabric OS v5.3.0, documenting all possible
configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document; however, this document does
specify when procedures or parts of procedures apply only to specific switches.
This document does not support all Fabric OS versions. This document is specific to Fabric OS
v5.3.0. To obtain information about an OS version other than v5.3.0, see the documentation
specific to that OS version.
Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
TEXT FORMATTING
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text
italic text
Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
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NOTE
A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related
information.
CAUTION
A caution alerts you to potential damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
WARNING
A warning alerts you to potential danger to personnel.
KEY TERMS
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary.
Additional Information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.
BROCADE RESOURCES
The following related documentation is provided on the Brocade Documentation CD-ROM and on
the Brocade Web site, through Brocade Connect.
NOTE
Go to http://www.brocade.com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and
password.
Fabric OS
Fabric OS Administrators Guide
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The serial number label is located as follows:
Brocade 200E, 3250, 4100, 4900, and 5000 switches: Provide the license ID. Use the
licenseIdShow command to display the license ID.
Document Feedback
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Provide the title and version number and as much detail as possible about your issue, including the
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Chapter
Introducing EZSwitchSetup
Brocade EZSwitchSetup is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to configure
and manage single-switch fabrics from a standard workstation. EZSwitchSetup allows
less-experienced users to set up and manage a switch.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Requirements, Installation, and Support . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview of EZSwitchSetup
EZSwitchSetup is an easy-to-use Web-based application for setting up and managing your switch. It
has the following components:
FIGURE 1
EZSwitchSetup Components
Chapter 2, Setting Up Your Switch, describes how to use the EZSwitchSetup wizard and Switch
Configuration to set up and configure your switch for the first time. For additional information about
your switch, see the hardware reference manual included on the Brocade Documentation CD,
which ships with the switch.
Chapter 3, Managing Your Switch, describes how to use the Switch Manager to monitor and
manage your switch.
REQUIREMENTS
EZSwitchSetup requires any browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0,
and Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher. The EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the
correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This will not impact any pre-installed JREs.
EZSwitchSetup is supported on the platforms shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
Supported Platforms
Operating System
Browser
Java Plug-In
Firefox 2.0
1.6.0
1.6.0
1.6.0
1. Java Plug-in 1.5.0_06 is also supported, although Java Plug-in 1.6.0 is the only version that has been certified
and fully tested with this version of EZSwitchSetup.
NOTE
Some browsers must be configured to work with EZSwitchSetup. For information about how to do
this, see Configuring Internet Explorer, next.
Adequate RAM is required on Windows systems:
4. Under Check for newer versions of stored pages click Every visit to the page.
FIGURE 2
SWITCH SUPPORT
You can use EZSwitchSetup with the following hardware:
Must be reachable through an IP address. If it is not, you get the message Page not Found.
Must be in a single-switch fabric. If your switch connects to another switch (if there is an E_Port
on the switch), you cannot manage the switch using EZSwitchSetup until you disconnect the
switch connection.
NOTE
If there is an E_Port on the switch and if there is a zone conflict, then the fabric is segmented;
in this case, the switch is in a fabric by itself and EZSwitchSetup treats it as a single-switch
fabric.
English (default)
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Spanish
Traditional Chinese
When you launch EZSwitchSetup, the interface detects the operating system and language
environment and installs and displays the appropriate language. For example, if you set up the
switch using a German operating system, EZSwitchSetup installs the German language interface
and displays text, messages, and labels in that language.
If localization resources are not fully available in the user host environment, EZSwitchSetup uses
the default language, English, for display.
Regardless of the local language, the following will be displayed in English:
Chapter
This chapter describes how to set up your switch for the first time, using EZSwitchSetup. It contains
the following sections:
You can run EZSwitchSetup on a host computer or you can use a different computer that is not part
of the SAN, a laptop for example. In this chapter the computer running EZSwitchSetup will be called
the setup computer and it must have an ethernet connection. It could be the same computer you
are using as a host in the SAN.
As you follow the instructions in this chapter, sometimes you will be directed to the switch and its
physical setup and sometimes you will be directed to the EZSwitchSetup application running on the
setup computer.
On Linux, follow the procedure To launch the EZSwitchSetup wizard on page 6 to launch the
wizard.
FIGURE 3
EZSwitchSetup Installer
On Windows: From the Start menu, select Programs > EZSwitchSetup > EZSwitchSetup
On Linux: Navigate to the following path location on the CD-ROM:
/CDROM_Installers/Linux/Disk1/InstData/VM/install.bin
CAUTION
The Linux installation requires root access, otherwise it will be aborted.
The EZSwitchSetup wizard launches, as shown in Figure 4 and gives you a choice between setting
the switchs IP address using a serial connection or the DHCP server located in your network
environment.
FIGURE 4
EZSwitchSetup Wizard
3. Connect the serial cable from the switch to your setup computer.
The serial cable used is not a null modem cable. If you cannot locate the serial cable that came
with the switch, use a female-to-female, DB9 connector with the pins 2, 3, and 5. The serial
connection settings are:
Figure 5 shows the cables connecting to switch, setup computer, hub, and network when
setting up your switch using a DHCP server located in your network environment. If you choose
to use your DHCP server to set up the switch, you do not need to connect a serial cable (4) from
the setup computer to the switch.
NOTE
Not all switches have their serial and ethernet connectors in the same place as in Figure 5.
Check with your hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of the serial and
ethernet connections.
1
2
3
4
Power cable
Ethernet hub
Ethernet cable from hub to switch
Serial cable
FIGURE 5
5
6
7
8
Cable connections
4. Verify by using the ping command that your setup computer is connected to the LAN through an
ethernet hub and on the same subnet as your switch.
5. Click Next.
EZSwitchSetup attempts to connect to the switch across the serial cable. The Set Up Switch IP
screen is displayed if the connection is successful.
If your switch discovery fails, see Figure 12 on page 15 for details on how to recover your
switch.
the switch must come to you pre-configured with the DHCP client turned on
you must have a DHCP server in your network environment
the switch must have firmware version 5.2 or higher
At the conclusion of this procedure, you exit the EZSwitchSetup wizard and launch the
EZSwitchSetup Switch Configuration Manager.
To set up the switch IP addresses using a serial connection
1. To set up IPv4 addresses:
a.
b.
Click Next.
FIGURE 6
b.
c.
Click OK.
d.
Click Next.
NOTE
IPv6 is not supported in RedHat Linux9 OS.
FIGURE 7
IPv6 dialog
EZSwitchSetup verifies that the switch is accessible over the ethernet connection and that no
other switch has the same IP address. The switch returns its unique World Wide Name (WWN).
If the setup is successful, a confirmation screen is displayed (shown in Figure 8).
You can remove the serial cable from the switch, as long as you do not need to go back and
revise any of the information you entered. You should set it aside in case you lose network
connectivity.
FIGURE 8
10
FIGURE 9
11
TABLE 2
Discovery recovery
Symptom
Correction
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FIGURE 10
Select Zoning
The next step in configuring your switch is to select zoning. You can configure three types of zoning:
Typical Zoning is predefined on the switch and supports only single-switch fabrics. Select
Typical Zoning if:
You want to set up and manage a switch without knowing about domains
You do not know how zoning works
You do not know where to connect devices
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Select Zoning
Custom Zoning allows you to customize which initiators access which targets, but you do not
want to configure the zones yourself. The HBAs and storage devices should already be
connected to the switch. Custom Zoning provides a device accessibility matrix for you to
modify; it then automatically creates zones based on that matrix. Custom Zoning supports only
single-switch fabrics. If you select this option, when you click Next, the wizard closes and the
EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager application launches.
Advanced Zoning allows you complete customization of your zoning and should be used if you
are familiar with zoning and zoning practices. If you select this option, when you click Next, the
wizard closes and the advanced management application launches.
FIGURE 11
Typical Zoning is the default and the following procedure directs you to select Typical Zoning. When
you select Typical Zoning, the wizard automatically configures the zones for you and shows you how
to connect the devices to the switch. You can change the zoning configuration later, as described in
Managing Zoning on page 38.
For information on zoning concepts, see the Fabric OS Administrators Guide.
To configure zones on the switch
1. On the Select Zoning screen, select Typical Zoning.
If you want to use one of the other zone settings, see Editing Zoning Configuration on
page 40 for instructions on configuring Custom zoning; see the Web Tools Administrators
Guide for information on Advanced zoning.
2. Click Next.
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Select Zoning
FIGURE 12
To configure zoning
1. Click the onscreen ports to change them to either a Host (H) or a Storage (S) Port.
Configure the switch for your intended use of the ports. For example, if you plan on attaching
two hosts and six storage devices, click the port where these devices are attached to specify
the hosts and storage ports respectively. You can always relaunch EZSwitchSetup later to
change this information.You need to select at least one host and one storage port to continue.
NOTE
Some devices HBAs can be configured as both a host and a storage device. If you have this
type of device, EZSetup will not recognize the device unless it is configured only as a host.
2. Click Next.
The Specify Devices screen displays (Figure 13 on page 16).
To specify devices
1. On the Specify Devices screen (Figure 13), enter the number of devices you are currently
connecting to the switch.
EZSwitchSetup uses these values to create your zone configuration and automatically
configures the ports on the switch for either a host (HBA) or storage device.
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Select Zoning
a.
Enter the number of HBA connections that you want to configure and are currently
connected to the switch. You can change this setting later if you want to add or remove
HBA connections.
b.
Enter the number of storage connections you want to configure and are currently
connected to the switch. You can change this setting later if you want to add or remove
storage connections.
2. Click Next. The Connect Devices screen displays (Figure 14 on page 17).
FIGURE 13
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b.
Position and insert each SFP transceiver as required (right side up in the top row of ports
and upside down in the bottom row of ports) until it is firmly seated.
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2. Connect Fibre Channel cables from the switch to your host and storage devices. Make the
physical connections exactly as indicated on the Device Connection screen.
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a.
Remove any plastic protectors from the Fibre Channel cable ends, and position the cable
connector so that it is oriented correctly.
b.
Insert the cable connector into the SFP until it is firmly seated and the latching mechanism
clicks.
The Device Connection screen provides visual feedback as you cable the switch. A green
line indicates that the connection is correct, a red line indicates an invalid connection, and
a blue line indicates a missing connection.
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3. Verify that the connections displayed on the Device Connection screen are all green.
4. Click Next.
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FIGURE 17
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Chapter
This chapter describes the Switch Manager component of EZSwitchSetup and contains the
following sections:
or
https://10.77.77.77
2. Press Enter.
You will be prompted to log in to the switch at this time. See Logging In on page 26 for
information.
If there are other applications opened and when EZSwitchSetup manager launches, the login
dialog can get hidden behind the application so you will not be able to see it. In order to view
the login dialog press Alt+Tab and you can view the login dialog box.
Depending on the switch configuration, either the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager or Web
Tools launches:
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Switch Manager supports only single-switch fabrics. If your switch is connected to another
switch, Switch Manager displays a message and exits. If this happens, you must
disconnect the switch from all other switches and then relaunch EZSwitchSetup Switch
Manager.
FIGURE 18
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NOTE
Use the configure command on CLI to set Web Tools attributes to determine if EZSwitchSetup
Switch Manager or Web Tools launches. See the Fabric OS Command Reference for
information on the configure command.
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FIGURE 19
Monitor the switch, including port and field replacable units (FRU) status
Manage custom zoning
Perform basic switch configurations
Add Ports On Demand (POD)
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The Switch Manager works for a single-switch fabric only. It displays only the switch and associated
tasks, without fabric information.
Figure 20 shows an example of the initial Switch Manager screen for the Brocade 200E. If you have
a Brocade 3250, 4100, 4900, or 5000 switch, your screen might vary. The following sections
describe the components of the screen.
3a
1
2
3
Task panel
Content Page
Status bar
FIGURE 20
3b
3
a
b
Progress indicator
User name, IP address, and user role
TASK PANEL
The left pane of the Switch Manager is the task panel, which displays all tasks. The tasks are
categorized by Switch, Devices, Zoning, and Miscellaneous.
The Switch tasks enables you to view the port information or switch information, enter into switch
setup, or add PODs by enabling inactive ports.
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The Devices tasks enables you to view the devices attached to the switch, display the device
connections, and modify a device alias.
The Zoning tasks enables you to view the zoning on the device, edit the zoning, validate the zoning,
or restore the default fixed zoning.
The Miscellaneous tasks include refreshing the onscreen data, advanced management of the
switch, and logging out.
The switchs Port Information page is shown by default when Switch Manager launches.
SWITCH VIEW
The Switch View displays the switch and status buttons across the top. The status buttons enables
access to each element listed.
Click the refresh icon in the Miscellaneous Task to update the information on the screen with the
current switch information. The display refreshes automatically each time you click a different task
in the task panel.
CONTENT PAGE
When you click an item in the task panel, the content for that item displays in the right pane of the
window. A content page can contain a table or other information. Additionally, a content page might
contain tabs. The tabs are at the top of the page and provide a categorized view of information
about objects shown on the page. You can click a tab to view the display for that tab.
Export, Copy, and Search links are displayed at the top-left of each tab of most content pages and
under Actions on the Fan, Temp, Status dialog box.
NOTE
You must accept the Brocade Certificate at the beginning of the login to EZSwitch Manger to enable
the functionality of Export and Copy.
Click Export to save the contents of the table to a tab-delimited file. For CHAP, the secret is still
encrypted.
Click Copy to copy the contents of the table in tab-delimited text format to a file.
Click Search to search for a specific text string in the table.
Type a text string in the box that displays on the table, and press Enter. This is an incremental
search and allows 24 maximum characters including the wildcard characters: question mark
(?) and asterisk (*). The first row containing the text string is highlighted. To find the next
match, press the down arrow. To find the previous match, press the up arrow.
If the text is not found in the table, the text turns red.
STATUS BAR
The status bar, at the bottom of the window, is divided into the following sections:
Progress indicator
This is on the left side of the status bar. When Switch Manager is sending data to or retrieving
data from the switch, this indicator is animated.
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The right side of the status bar lists your user name, your role, and the IP address of the switch
to which you are connected.
LOGGING IN
When you use EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager, you must log in before you can modify any switch
information.
Prior to displaying the login window, Switch Manager displays a security banner (if one is configured
for your switch), which you must accept before logging in. The security banner displays every time
you log in.
You can log in at the admin, switchAdmin, or user level. Each role gives you a different access level:
admin
user
You can view switch information, but cannot make any changes, including
zoning changes.
To log in
1. Click OK in the security banner window, if one appears.
The login window displays.
FIGURE 21
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Login screen
LOGGING OUT
You can end your Switch Manager session either by logging out or by closing the browser window.
All windows belonging to the session are invalidated (after a short delay they become greyed out
and unusable, but you must close them manually).
To end the Switch Manager session
Click Log Out in the Miscellaneous area of the task panel and the session is terminated.
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Figure 22 displays the Switch View for a Brocade 200E switch. The Switch View differs
depending on the type of switch.
FIGURE 22
SWITCH VIEW
The Switch View is a real-time view of switch and port status. The display is updated approximately
once every 15 seconds. From the display you can determine the following:
Fan status
Temperature status
Power supply status
Status and type of each port
Rectangles in the Fan, Temp, and Power buttons indicate overall status as follows:
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This will bring up the legend dialog box as shown in Figure 23 which shows the status
indicators that could appear on the fan, temperature, or power supply button.
FIGURE 23
FIGURE 24
Fan status
The temperature status displays the number of temperature sensors, their status, and the
temperature in both centigrade and fahrenheit.
FIGURE 25
Temperature status
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The power supply dialog displays the number of power supplies in the switch and their status.
FIGURE 26
PORT STATUS
The Switch View displays port graphics with blinking LEDs, simulating the physical appearance of
the ports. Two LEDs are associated with each port: one of the LEDs indicates port status; the other
indicates port speed. For LED information, see the hardware documentation for the switch you are
viewing.
The background color of the port icon indicates the port status, as follows:
Green (healthy)
Yellow (marginal)
Red (critical)
Gray (unmonitored)
If the entire port icon is blue, the port is buffer-limited. (A port is operating in buffer-limited mode
when the number of buffers allocated to the port is less than the number of buffers needed by the
port to utilize the port at full bandwidth.)
If a group of port icons is greyed out, those ports are not licensed.
Figure 27 shows port icons and associated LEDs from a Brocade 4100 switch. The Brocade 200E,
3250, 4900, and 5000 switches have a similar layout.
The background color of the
port icon indicates port status.
FIGURE 27
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Port and LED Status Color-Coded Information in the Port Icon in Switch View
Holding your mouse over the port icon displays the port number, port type, and port status, as
shown below.
FIGURE 28
Holding your mouse over the LEDs provides details about the port state and port speed, as shown
below.
FIGURE 29
Port number
Port name
State of the port
Port type
Status (health) of the port
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FIGURE 30
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Port Information
Click the Switch Information tab to display information in columnar format, as show below.
FIGURE 31
Ethernet information
Fibre channel information
This is the same wizard that was launched the first time you set up the switch.
To perform basic switch setup tasks
1. Click Setup under Switch in the task panel.
The Switch Configuration launches.
2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
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You can optionally change the switch name, switch time, and admin password. When
prompted, you must select a zoning configuration.
FIGURE 32
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Managing Devices
Managing Devices
Click View under Devices in the task panel to display a table of information for all of the connected
devices (see Figure 33 below). The entries in the table are based on the device WWNs, so a single
physical device can have more than one entry in the table.
FIGURE 33
Devices Page
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FIGURE 34
DEVICE CONNECTIONS
EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager displays a graphical representation of the switch and the devices
that are connected to each port.
To view the device connections
1. Click Display Connections under Devices in the task panel.
A graphical representation of the switch and connections displays, as shown in Figure 35 on
page 37. This is a real-time display; the connections are updated automatically as you connect
and disconnect HBAs and storage.
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Managing Devices
If Typical zoning is set on the switch, Switch Manager validates the connections and displays
whether the connections are valid or invalid.
FIGURE 35
37
Managing Devices
FIGURE 36
MANAGING ZONING
Zoning enables you to partition your fabric into logical groups of devices that can access each
other. For example, you can partition your fabric into two zones, winzone and unixzone, so that your
Windows servers and storage do not interact with your UNIX servers and storage.
Zones can be configured dynamically. They can vary in size, depending on the number of
fabric-connected devices, and devices can belong to more than one zone. Because zone members
can access only other members of the same zone, a device not included in a zone is not available
to members of that zone.
When zone members are specified by fabric location (domain, area) only, or by device name (node
name or port WWN) only, then zone boundaries can be enforced at the hardware level, and the
zone is referred to as a hard zone.
When zone members are specified by fabric location (domain, area) and other elements of the
same zone are specified by device name (node name or port WWN), zone enforcement depends on
Name Server lookups, and the zone is referred to as a soft zone.
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Managing Devices
This section provides instructions for validating and modifying the zoning configuration and
restoring zoning to the factory default (Typical zoning) setting.
Device accessibility depends on how zoning is set up on the switch. Zoning enables you to partition
your storage area network (SAN) into logical groups of devices that can access each other.
For more specific information about zoning concepts, see the Fabric OS Administrators Guide.
To view the zone view
1. Click View under Zoning in the task panel.
The zone view displays (shown in Figure 37), indicating which HBAs can access which storage
devices. The HBA and storage device names displayed in the matrix are the alias names of the
devices (see Assigning Device Aliases on page 37 for additional information).
FIGURE 37
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Managing Devices
Typical zoning
Typical zoning is a preconfigured default zoning setup that is set at the factory. It enforces the
rule of one HBA port zoned with one storage port on a single switch. Typical zoning is hard
zoning; each zone member is identified by the default switch domain (1) and a port number.
Typical zoning is set up based on fixed port usage, which means that a set of switch ports is
designated to be used as HBA (host) ports and a set of ports is designated to be used as
storage ports.
Choose Typical zoning if you have a single-switch fabric, the devices are not connected, and
you want to be guided through the device connection process.
Custom zoning
Custom zoning allows you to customize which HBAs can access which storage devices for a
single switch using a zoning matrix in the Switch Manager. You must connect all devices (HBA
and storage) to the switch before configuring zoning. Switch Manager then automatically
generates zones based on the zoning matrix.
Choose Custom zoning if you have a single-switch fabric, the devices are already connected,
and you want to customize how the HBAs access the storage devices.
Advanced zoning
Advanced Zoning allows you to customize which HBAs can access which storage devices for
multiple switches. To use Advanced Zoning, you must launch Web Tools, as described in
Accessing Web Tools for Advanced Management on page 42.
Choose Advanced zoning if you have a multi-switch fabric.
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Managing Devices
If no devices are connected to the switch, or if only storage devices or only HBAs are
connected, then the Switch Manager displays a message and the Edit Zoning wizard does not
launch.
FIGURE 38
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Appendix
EZSwitchSetup Limitations
General Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
General Limitations
Table 1 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations, which apply to all browsers and switch platforms.
TABLE 1
Problem Area
Details
HTTP timeout
Very often, you might see the following message when you try to get data from a switch
or to send a request to the switch:
Failed to get switch response. Please verify the status
of your last operation and try again if necessary.
This indicates that an HTTP request did not get a response. The request was sent to the
switch, but the connection was down, probably caused by a temporary loss of the Web
server on the switch. Due to the nature of an HTTP connection, Switch Manager will
report this error after a 90-second default timeout.
In this case, verify the status of your last request, using telnet to check related status,
or click the Refresh button in the Switch Manager to retrieve related data. If your
request did not get through to the switch, resubmit it. Executing a refresh from Switch
Manager retrieves a copy of switch data at that moment; the data you entered can be
lost if it had not already committed to the switch.
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General Limitations
TABLE 1
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Problem Area
Details
Loss of Connection
Occasionally, you might see the following message when you try to retrieve data from
the switch or send a request to the switch:
Switch Status Checking
The switch is not currently accessible.
The dialog title may vary, because it indicates which module is having the problem.
This is caused by the loss of HTTP connection with the switch, due to a variety of
possible problems. Switch Manager will automatically try to regain the connection.
While Switch Manager is trying to regain the connection, check if your ethernet
connection is still functioning. If the problem is not with the ethernet connection, wait
for Switch Manager to recover the connection and display the following message:
You will have to resubmit your request after closing this message.
If the temporary switch connection loss is caused by switch hot code load, or other
similar operation, the Switch Explorer you are currently running can be downloaded
from a different firmware version than the new one. In this case the following message
displays:
Switch connection is restored. The firmware version you are running is not in sync with
the version currently on switch. Close your browser and re-launch Webtools.
You must close Switch Manager and relaunch it to reopen the connection.
If you change the switch name using EZSwitchSetup or SNMP and then open a telnet
window to verify the name change, the CLI prompt (for example, switch:admin>)
displays the previous name. The telnet prompt cannot pick up the new switch name
until the switch is fastbooted.
Workaround: To display the correct switch name in the CLI prompt after a switch name
update using EZSwitchSetup or SNMP, fastboot the switch.
Index
enabling ports, 34
ending sessions, 27
EZSwitchSetup
about, 23
installing, 5
launching, 21
B
browsers
limitations, 43
refresh frequency, setting, 2
supported, 2
C
changing switch information, 33
CIDR block, 10
closing sessions, 27
COM port is busy. setup computer, 12
configuring Internet Explorer, 2
connecting Fibre Channel cables, 18
connections, displaying, 36
contacting technical support, ix
D
defining device aliases, 37
device aliases, defining, 37
device connections, displaying, 36
device information, displaying, 35
DHCP, 11
DHCP server, 8
displaying
device connections, 36
device information, 35
port information, 30, 31
switch information, 33
zoning configuration, 39
F
Fan Status, 29
fan status, 28, 33
Fan, Temperature, and Power Supply Legend, 29
Fibre Channel Association, viii
Fibre Channel cables, connecting, 18
G
getting help, ix
H
hard zones, 38
hardware, supported, 3
help, ix
HTTPS protocol, 21
I
inactivity timeout, 26
initial switch setup, 5
installing
EZSwitchSetup, 5
SFPs, 17
IPv6 address, 9, 10
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security banner, 26
session management, 26
sessions, ending, 27
setting refresh frequency, 2
setting up a switch, 5
SFPs, installing, 17
soft zones, 38
support, contacting technical, ix
supported languages, 4
supported switches, 3
Switch discovery failure, 12
switch does not power up, 12
switch does not respond to commands, 12
switch information, displaying, 33
Switch Manager
about, 23
launching, 21
switch monitoring, 27
switch name, changing, 33
switch requirements, 3
switch setup, 5
switch setup wizard, launching, 33
switch status, 28
switch time, changing, 33
switchs serial adapter does not work., 12
switches supported, 3
L
languages supported, 4
launching EZSwitchSetup, 21
LEDs, 30
limitations, 43
localization support, 4
logging in, 26
logging out, 27
M
monitoring the switch, 27
O
operating systems, supported, 2
P
passwords, changing, 33
platforms, supported, 2
port information, displaying, 30, 31
ports
LEDs, 30
status, 30
Ports On Demand, adding ports, 34
Power Supply status, 30
power supply status, 28, 33
technical support, ix
Temperature Status, 29
temperature status, 28, 33
time, changing, 33
timeout, session, 26
RAM requirements, 2
refresh frequency, setting, 2
removing offline devices, 42
renaming device aliases, 37
requirements for EZSwitchSetup, 2
restoring default fixed zoning, 42
role-based access control, 26
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Z
zoning
about, 38
advanced zoning, 14, 40
changing configuration, 33
configuration, displaying, 39
configure zones, 14
connect devices, 17
custom zoning, 14, 40
editing, 40
hard zones, 38
restoring default typical zoning, 42
soft zones, 38
specify devices, 15
typical zoning, 13, 40
validating zone configuration, 41
zone access map, displaying, 39
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