Brocade Communications Systems 300 Service Manual

53-1002934-0209 September 2013®Web ToolsAdministrator’s GuideSupporting Fabric OS v7.2.0

x Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Saving graphs to a canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120Adding graph

72 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Creating and populating domains5NOTEClear the Active check box if you want the Admin Domain deactivated

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 7353-1002934-02Modifying Admin Domain members54. Select Actions > Save AD Configuration to save the new Admin Domai

74 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Modifying Admin Domain members5Renaming Admin DomainsYou can change the name of an Admin Domain, includ

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 7553-1002934-02Modifying Admin Domain members53. In the confirmation dialog box, click Yes to clear the Admin Domain c

76 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Modifying Admin Domain members5

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 7753-1002934-02Chapter6Managing PortsIn this chapter•Port management overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port management overview6Opening the Port Admin tabSelect Port Admin tab in the Switch Explorer window.

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 7953-1002934-02Port management overview6On selecting an FCIP tunnel, the following circuit details with the circuit pr

80 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port management overview6SubtabsYou can view either Basic Mode or Advanced Mode, and view the subtabs t

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 8153-1002934-02Port management overview6• General—Under this tab, the Actions list provides the following options:- Ed

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xi53-1002934-02Best practices for zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143Chapter

82 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring FC ports6Controllable portsAll ports have a Controllable attribute visible from the Advance

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 8353-1002934-02Configuring FC ports6NOTELong distance is not displayed from the Edit Configuration window. You can vie

84 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring FC ports6Long distance modePort long distance configurations can be performed in the Switch

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 8553-1002934-02Assigning a name to a port6• Brocade 5480• Brocade 6510• Brocade 6520• Brocade 7800• Brocade VA-40FCTo

86 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port beaconing6Port beaconingIndividual FC ports can be set to beacon using the Port Admin tab. Port be

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 8753-1002934-02Persistent enabling and disabling ports67. Cl ick Yes in the confirmation window.Considerations for en

88 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring NPIV ports66. Optional: If you are accessing a Brocade 7800 switch, you can set the media t

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 8953-1002934-02Port activation6Ports on Demand is ready to be unlocked in the switch firmware. The license might be pa

90 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port activation6After the license keys are installed, you must enable the ports. You can do so without

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 9153-1002934-02Port activation6• Available Licenses indicate the number of free licenses. These can be allocated for a

xii Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164Cre

92 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port swapping index61. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.2. Click the FC Ports

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 9353-1002934-02Port swapping index6FIGURE 13 Port swapped labelTo swap ports, perform the following steps.1. Select a

94 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring port binding65. Click the General tab.NOTEThe Port Index attribute on the General tab indic

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 9553-1002934-02Configuring BB credits on an F_Port6For the selected ports, the middle bytes are assigned sequentially.

96 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring ALPA66. Enter the BB credit value in the Enter BB Credit field (the default value is 8).NOT

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 9753-1002934-02Configuring port octet speed combination67. Select an F_Port or U_Port from the device tree or Port Lis

98 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring CSCTL6NOTEChanging from one combination to another is a disruptive operation. It may cause

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 9953-1002934-02Configuring compression and encryption6With the CSCTL method of prioritization, there is no need to hav

100 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring compression and encryption6NOTEThis feature is supported only on 16 Gbps-capable FC platfo

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 10153-1002934-02Forward Error Correction6Displaying compression ratio16 Gbps capable FC platforms that support compres

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xiii53-1002934-02Access control list policy configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196Virtual Fabric

102 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02GigE port modes6To provide redundancy, there is one In-Band Management interface per gigabit Ethernet

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 10353-1002934-02GigE port modes6NOTEYou must install the FX8-24 DCX Extension Blade in a slot containing 10GE license

104 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02GigE port modes6

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 10553-1002934-02Chapter7Enabling ISL TrunkingIn this chapter•ISL Trunking overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing trunk group information71. Select a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.2. Sele

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 10753-1002934-02F_Port trunk groups7• Utilization (shown only for E_Port, EX-Port, F_Port, and N_Port).Additionally, t

108 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02F_Port trunk groups7The F-Port Trunking dialog box displays.5. Select one or more ports in the Ports f

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 10953-1002934-02Chapter8Monitoring PerformanceIn this chapter•Performance Monitor overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

110 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Performance Monitor overview8Advanced monitoringThe Advanced Monitoring menu is an optionally licensed

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 11153-1002934-02Performance Monitor overview8Predefined performance graphsWeb Tools predefines basic graph types to si

xiv Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec over management ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218Enabling the E

112 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Performance Monitor overview8Table 13 lists each graph and indicates the supported port types for each

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 11353-1002934-02Performance Monitor overview8FIGURE 20 Accessing performance graphsUser-defined graphsYou can modify t

114 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Opening the Performance Monitor window8FIGURE 21 Canvas of six performance monitoring graphsOpening th

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 11553-1002934-02Customizing basic monitoring graphs83. If prompted, drag the port into the Enter/drag slot,port field,

116 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Customizing basic monitoring graphs8FIGURE 22 Select Ports for customizing the Switch Throughput Utili

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 11753-1002934-02Advanced performance monitoring graphs8Advanced performance monitoring graphsThis section describes ho

118 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Advanced performance monitoring graphs8If you selected multiple EE monitors, SIDs, or PIDs, a confirma

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 11953-1002934-02Tunnel and TCP performance monitoring graphs8The applicable setup dialog box displays. 3. Navigate to

120 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Saving graphs to a canvas84. In the Tunnel and TCP area at the bottom of the window, select the requir

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 12153-1002934-02Adding graphs to an existing canvas8The graphs display in the Performance Monitor window.3. Select Fil

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xv53-1002934-02LLDP-DCBX configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241Configuring

122 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Modifying graphs81. Open the Performance Monitor window.2. Select File > Display Canvas Configurati

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 12353-1002934-02Chapter9Administering ZoningIn this chapter•Zoning overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

124 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zoning configurations9LSAN zone requirementsAn LSAN zone enables device connectivity between fabrics c

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 12553-1002934-02Zoning management9Setting the default zoning modeThe default zoning mode has two options:• All Access—

126 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zoning management9FIGURE 23 Zone Administration windowATTENTIONAny changes you make in the Zone Admini

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 12753-1002934-02Zoning management9The Member Selection List panel displays only physical FC ports. To verify whether y

128 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zoning management9• Ports that are indirect members only because the switch is owned are not displayed

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 12953-1002934-02Zoning management91. Launch the Zone Administration window as described in “Opening the Zone Admin win

130 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zoning management9• Devices Only—Displays a list of the attached and imported physical devices by WWN.

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 13153-1002934-02Zoning management9Adding and removing members of a zone aliasFor more information on enabling the conf

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132 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zoning management9Deleting zone aliasesYou can remove a zone alias from the Zone Admin buffer. When a

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 13353-1002934-02Zoning management9Note that LSAN zones should contain only port WWN members. The right arrow becomes a

134 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zoning management95. In the Rename a Zone dialog box, enter a new zone name and click OK. The zone is

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 13553-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management9Creating and populating enhanced Traffic Isolation z

136 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management9FIGURE 26 Sample zoning databaseCreating zone config

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 13753-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management96. Select an element in the Member Selection List th

138 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management9Cloning zone configurationsYou must use Web Tools wi

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 13953-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management91. Open the Zone Administration window as described

140 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management92. You can view the current zone configuration name

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 14153-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management93. Enter a WWN value in the WWN field and click OK.

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xvii53-1002934-02FiguresFigure 1 Configuring Internet Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

142 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Zone configuration and zoning database management9Searching for zone membersYou can search zone member

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 14353-1002934-02Best practices for zoning9Zone configuration analysisYou must use Brocade Network Advisor to analyze t

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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 14553-1002934-02Chapter10Working with Diagnostic FeaturesIn this chapter•Trace dumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

146 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Trace dumps10How a trace dump is usedThe generation of a trace dump causes a CRITICAL message to be lo

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 14753-1002934-02Displaying switch information101. Open the Switch Administration window.2. Click Show Advanced Mode, i

148 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Displaying switch information10FIGURE 27 Temperature Sensor States windowViewing detailed fan hardware

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 14953-1002934-02Displaying switch information10The detailed fan status for the switch displays, as shown in Figure 28.

150 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Displaying switch information10If no data is available from a switch, the most recent background color

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 15153-1002934-02Defining switch policy104. Optional: Hold the pointer on the Action bar and click an action to perform

xviii Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Figure 37 Add User Account dialog box (VF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

152 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port LED interpretation10FIGURE 31 Switch Status Policy dialog box3. Configure the numerical and perce

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 15353-1002934-02Chapter11Using the FC-FC Routing ServiceIn this chapter•Fibre Channel Routing overview . . . . . . . .

154 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Supported switches for Fibre Channel Routing11VEX-Port A virtual port that enables routing functionali

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 15553-1002934-02FC-FC routing management11FC-FC routing managementYou can perform Fibre Channel Routing operations usi

156 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing EX-Ports111. Select a logical switch from the Logical Switch list in the top-right corner of t

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 15753-1002934-02Configuring an EX-Port11• Enable or disable trunking• Configure router port costATTENTIONDuring EX-Por

158 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring FCR router port cost11NOTEIf you decide to configure a disabled port, the wizard provides

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 15953-1002934-02Configuring the backbone fabric ID11Click the Physical Devices or Proxy Devices element in the tree to

160 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring the backbone fabric ID11

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 16153-1002934-02Chapter12Using the Access GatewayIn this chapter•Access Gateway overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xix53-1002934-02TablesTable 1 Basic Web Tools features and EGM licensed features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

162 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Access Gateway mode12FIGURE 32 Switch Explorer view for Access Gateway modeThe Access Gateway mode Swi

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 16353-1002934-02Enabling Access Gateway mode12Restricted access in the Port Admin tabWhen Access Gateway mode is enabl

164 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Disabling Access Gateway mode12Disabling Access Gateway modeTo disable Access Gateway mode, perform th

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 16553-1002934-02Port configuration12To create port groups, perform the following steps.1. Click a port in the Switch V

166 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Port configuration129. Click Failback Enable. A confirmation dialog box displays. 10. Click Yes to ena

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 16753-1002934-02Port configuration12Defining custom static F-N port mappingIn Fabric OS v7.0.0 and later, the Static F

168 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Access Gateway policy modification12Access Gateway policy modificationAlthough you can control a numbe

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 16953-1002934-02Access Gateway policy modification12FIGURE 33 Access Gateway Auto Rebalancing5. Click Refresh.6. Under

170 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Access Gateway policy modification12

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 17153-1002934-02Chapter13Administering Fabric WatchIn this chapter•Fabric Watch overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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172 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Fabric Watch overview13

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 17353-1002934-02Chapter14Administering Extended FabricsIn this chapter•Extended link buffer allocation overview . . .

174 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Extended link buffer allocation overview14• Buffer Needed—The number of buffers needed. You can edit t

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 17553-1002934-02Extended link buffer allocation overview14FIGURE 34 Extended Fabric tabFor the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DC

176 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring a port for long distance14Configuring a port for long distanceWhen you configure a long-di

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 17753-1002934-02Configuring a port for long distance14• If the port capability is 4 GB, type a number between 10 and 1

178 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring a port for long distance14

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 17953-1002934-02Chapter15Routing TrafficIn this chapter•Routing overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

180 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing fabric shortest path first routing15FIGURE 35 Routing tab Viewing fabric shortest path first r

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 18153-1002934-02Configuring dynamic load sharing15Configuring dynamic load sharingThe exchange-based routing policy de

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xxi53-1002934-02About This Document In this chapter•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

182 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Specifying frame order delivery15You can enable this loss less feature from WT. If you try to enable l

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 18353-1002934-02Configuring the link cost for a port15Every ISL has a default cost that is inversely proportional to i

184 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring the link cost for a port15

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 18553-1002934-02Chapter16Configuring Standard Security FeaturesIn this chapter•User-defined accounts . . . . . . . .

186 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02User-defined accounts16Access rights for any user session are determined by the user’s role-based acce

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 18753-1002934-02User-defined accounts16FIGURE 36 User tabViewing user account informationTo view user account informat

188 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02User-defined accounts16FIGURE 37 Add User Account dialog box (VF)FIGURE 38 Add User Account dialog box

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 18953-1002934-02User-defined accounts16The user name must begin with an alphabetic character. The name can be up to 40

190 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02User-defined accounts16Deleting user-defined accountsTo delete user-defined accounts, perform the foll

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 19153-1002934-02User-defined accounts168. Check the available Admin Domains that the user can access. Only Admin Domai

xxii Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02• Chapter 11, “Using the FC-FC Routing Service” provides information on using the FC-FC Routing Servi

192 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02User-defined accounts161. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Ad

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 19353-1002934-02User-defined roles166. Click OK to close the dialog box.7. Cl ick Apply to save your changes.Setting

194 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02User-defined roles16Guidelines and restrictionsFollow these guidelines and restrictions when creating

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 19553-1002934-02User-defined roles16FIGURE 39 Switch Admin: Add User Defined Role dialog box5. Enter a role name in th

196 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Access control list policy configuration16The Switch Admin: Edit User Defined Role dialog box displays

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 19753-1002934-02Access control list policy configuration16Virtual Fabrics considerationsACL policies can be implemente

198 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Access control list policy configuration163. Select the Security Policies tab.4. Select a policy by cl

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 19953-1002934-02Access control list policy configuration16Distributing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policyPerform this procedur

200 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Fabric-Wide Consistency Policy configuration16• WWNs—Allows only selected WWNs to log in to the fabric

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 20153-1002934-02Authentication policy configuration16• Tolerant• StrictNOTEYou can change the consistency behaviors of

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xxiii53-1002934-02• Brocade 6520• Brocade 6547• Brocade 7800 Extension Switch• Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone• Brocade DC

202 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Authentication policy configuration167. Optional: Set the device authentication policy mode to either

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 20353-1002934-02Authentication policy configuration16Setting a shared secret key pairDH-CHAP requires a shared secret

204 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02SNMP configuration163. Select Authentication on the Security Policies menu.4. Use the Switch Policy Au

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 20553-1002934-02SNMP configuration161. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Admin

206 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02RADIUS management16NOTEThe list is scrollable. If you do not see your user name, scroll down using the

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 20753-1002934-02RADIUS management161. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Admini

208 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02RADIUS management16Modifying the RADIUS serverTo change the parameters of a RADIUS server that is alre

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 20953-1002934-02Active Directory service management165. Click Apply in the AAA Services tab. A confirmation displays,

210 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02TACACS+ management166. Click OK to return to the AAA Service tab. 7. Cl ick Apply.Removing Active Dir

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 21153-1002934-02TACACS+ management16Configuring TACACS+To enable TACACS+, perform the following steps.1. Open the Swit

xxiv Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Document conventionsThis section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats u

212 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec concepts16A confirmation dialog box displays, warning you that you are about to remove the selec

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 21353-1002934-02IPsec concepts16Transport mode and tunnel modeTransport mode adds an authentication header (AH) before

214 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec concepts16FIGURE 42 AH header in transport mode and tunnel modeEncapsulating Security Payload ES

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 21553-1002934-02IPsec concepts16Endpoint to EndpointIn an endpoint to endpoint configuration, both endpoints implement

216 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec concepts16Encryption algorithmsAn encryption algorithm is used to encrypt messages used in the I

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 21753-1002934-02IPsec concepts16SA lifetimeThe SA lifetime may be defined as the number of bytes transmitted before th

218 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec over management ports16IPsec over management portsIPsec can be applied to the management port on

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 21953-1002934-02IPsec over management ports167. Select the Hash Algorithm option. 8. Select the PRF Algorithm option.

220 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec over management ports16• The IKE hash algorithm.• The Diffie-Hellman group number.• The IKE SA l

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 22153-1002934-02IPsec over management ports166. Select the IPsec Protection Type option. 7. Select the IKE Policy Name

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xxv53-1002934-02Key termsFor definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.For definitio

222 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02IPsec over management ports163. Enter a security parameter index number in the SPI (Hexadecimal) field

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 22353-1002934-02Establishing authentication policies for HBAs16Deleting an IKE or IPsec policyYou can delete one or mo

224 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Establishing authentication policies for HBAs1610. Enter the shared secret for switch in the Local Sha

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 22553-1002934-02Chapter17Administering FICON CUP FabricsIn this chapter•FICON CUP fabrics overview . . . . . . . . . .

226 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Enabling port-based routing17• Enable FICON Management Server (FMS) mode on the FICON director.• Insta

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 22753-1002934-02Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server mode17Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server mode

228 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02FMS parameter configuration17Configuring FMS mode parametersTo configure FMS mode parameters, perform

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 22953-1002934-02Displaying code page information173. Select the FICON CUP tab.The FICON CUP page displays the FICON Ma

230 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration17• Mode Register• Port Names (also called Port Address Name)• Al

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 23153-1002934-02Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration17The Port Connectivity table (shown in Figure 45 on page 233) di

xxvi Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Other industry resourcesFor additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 websit

232 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration17The Allow / Prohibit Matrix Configuration dialog box displays a

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 23353-1002934-02Allow / Prohibit Matrix configuration17FIGURE 45 Allow / Prohibit Matrix Configuration dialog boxActiv

234 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02CUP logical path configuration173. Click Copy.The Allow / Prohibit Matrix Configuration dialog box dis

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 23553-1002934-02Link Incident Registered Recipient configuration17The FICON CUP page displays the FICON Management Ser

236 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Displaying Request Node Identification Data17Displaying Request Node Identification Data Web Tools dis

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 23753-1002934-02Chapter18Configuring FCoE with Web ToolsIn this chapter•Web Tools and FCoE overview . . . . . . . . .

238 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor18Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Netwo

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 23953-1002934-02FCoE configuration tasks18• QoS • LLDP-DCBX FIGURE 47 Switch Administration DCB subtabsFCoE configurat

240 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Quality of Service configuration18Editing the DCB mapThe DCB map defines priority and priority group t

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 24153-1002934-02LLDP-DCBX configuration18NOTEThis dialog box has the same structure as the Priority Group Map in the D

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xxvii53-1002934-02• Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4—On the bottom right on the port side of the chassis, directly above

242 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02LLDP-DCBX configuration1810. In the FC0E Priority Bits field, enter a value that indicates the desired

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 24353-1002934-02Configuring DCB interfaces18The LLDP Configuration dialog box displays.5. Enter a name for the configu

244 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring a link aggregation group181. Select the DCB Interfaces tab on the Port Admin tab.2. Select

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 24553-1002934-02Configuring VLANs183. Click Add. The Add LAG Configuration dialog box displays.NOTEOnly ports that you

246 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring FCoE login groups184. Specify a VLAN ID. The format is VLAN<bridge number><ID>

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 24753-1002934-02Displaying FCoE port information18• Self — WWN of your current switch • Other Switch WWN If you choose

248 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Displaying LAG information18The Connected Devices tab displays information about devices connected to

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 24953-1002934-02Displaying LLDP-DCBX information18From the QoS tab, you can select the DCB Map tab to display DCB map

250 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring a DCB interface from the Port Admin panel18Configuring a DCB interface from the Port Admin

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 25153-1002934-02Enabling and disabling FCoE ports18To enable or disable PFC, perform the following steps.1. Select the

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252 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Enabling and disabling FCoE ports18

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 25353-1002934-02Chapter19LimitationsIn this chapter•General Web Tools limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

254 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02General Web Tools limitations19Firmware download There are multiple phases to firmware download and ac

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 25553-1002934-02General Web Tools limitations19Loss of Connection Occasionally, you might see the following message wh

256 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02General Web Tools limitations19Refresh option in browsersIf you change the switch name using the Web T

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 25753-1002934-02IndexNumerics2 domain/4 domain fabric licenses, 97800 switch, 86, 88AAccess Control List. Refer to ACL

258 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02configurationAccess Gateway mode, 161upload, 163configuration fileAdmin Domain considerations, 61backi

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 25953-1002934-02edge fabrics, 153EGM licensed featuresFICON CUP, 225Performance Monitoring, 18enabled zone configurati

260 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02in-order delivery. Refer to IODinsistent domain ID modeabout, 43enabling, 43installingJava Plug-in, 7,

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 26153-1002934-02per-frame routing priority, 43persistently disable a port, 87platforms, supported, 4polling rates, 27p

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 153-1002934-02Chapter1Introducing Web ToolsIn this chapter•Web Tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

262 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02swapping port index IDs, 93switch7800, 86, 88changing the name of, 38enabling and disabling, 37mouse o

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 26353-1002934-02zonesabout, 123adding WWNs, 140best practices, 143creating, 132deleting, 134description, 132LSAN, 158m

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Advanced Web Tools User’s Guide v4.1.253-0000522-04 Insistent Domain ID Mode.Port Swapping information. Minor editorial changes.October 2003Advanced W

2 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor1Web Tools features enabled by the EGM licenseTab

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 353-1002934-02Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor1Web Tools functionality moved to Brocade Network

4 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02System requirements1System requirementsBefore you install Web Tools on your workstation, verify that you

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 553-1002934-02System requirements1Brocade supports the platforms shown in Table 4.For Windows systems, a minimum of 25

6 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02System requirements1To set the Internet Explorer options, perform the following steps.1. Open your web b

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 753-1002934-02Java installation on the workstation15. Click OK.6. On the Java Control Panel, click View to review the

8 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Java Plug-in configuration1Installing the Java Plug-in on WindowsTo Install the Java Plug-in on Windows,

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 953-1002934-02Value line licenses11. From the Start menu, select Control Panel.2. Click the Advanced tab and expand th

10 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Opening Web Tools1Opening Web ToolsYou can open Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web brow

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 1153-1002934-02Opening Web Tools11. Click Run on the signed certificate applet. A warning dialog box may display. If y

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 53-1001194-01 Updates to add support for Virtual Fabrics, IPsec, and consistency with Brocade Network Advisor.November

12 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Opening Web Tools1FIGURE 3 Virtual Fabric login option2. Log in to a logical fabric.• To log in to the

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 1353-1002934-02Role-Based Access Control12. Log in to an Admin Domain.• To log in to the home domain, select Home Doma

14 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Session management1Session managementA Web Tools session is the connection between the Web Tools client

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 1553-1002934-02Web Tools system logs1Web Tools system logs Web Tools uses the log4j framework to write the logs into a

16 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Requirements for IPv6 support12. Click Browse to select the location where the SupportSave output must

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 1753-1002934-02Chapter2Using the Web Tools InterfaceIn this chapter•Viewing Switch Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2NOTETo perform monitoring tasks such as performance monitoring the EGM license

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 1953-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2FIGURE 4 Switch ExplorerPersisting GUI preferencesWeb Tools persists your GUI p

20 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2• Table column positionsThe Switch Admin GUI preferences that persist are:• Bas

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 2153-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2Although Fabric Tree displays all the switches in the fabric, you can manage sw

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide v53-1002934-02ContentsAbout This DocumentHow this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2Switch ViewYou can click the small right arrow towards the left of the Switch E

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 2353-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2FIGURE 5 USB port storage managementNOTEClick the USB port on the Switch View t

24 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Viewing Switch Explorer2• Switch• Ethernet• FC• Zone• Other• RNID- Name Name of the switch.- Status Sta

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 2553-1002934-02Displaying tool tips2For more information, refer to “Displaying switch information” on page 147.Free Pr

26 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Refresh rates2FIGURE 6 Right-click menu for ports (from Switch Explorer)The tasks are:• The Port Admin

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 2753-1002934-02Displaying switches in the fabric2The refresh rates are different for each module. Table 6 lists pollin

28 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Opening a Telnet or SSH client window2• In a fabric containing switches and directors running different

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 2953-1002934-02Collecting logs for troubleshooting2Collecting logs for troubleshootingIf you encounter problems using

30 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Collecting logs for troubleshooting2

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 3153-1002934-02Chapter3Managing Fabrics and SwitchesIn this chapter•Fabric and switch management overview . . . . . .

vi Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Web Tools system logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15Technica

32 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Fabric and switch management overview3FIGURE 7 Switch Administration window, Switch tab, Basic modeWith

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 3353-1002934-02Configuring IP and subnet mask information3Opening the Switch Administration windowMost of the manageme

34 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Configuring Netstat Auto Refresh3Configuring Netstat Auto RefreshThe Netstat Performance window display

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 3553-1002934-02Configuring IP filtering3You can click Clear All to remove all of the syslog IP addresses from the tabl

36 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Blade management3Enabling or disabling a bladeThe Firmware Version columns display the firmware loaded

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 3753-1002934-02Switch configuration34. Select a slot number from the list.5. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and Ga

38 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Switch configuration34. Click Apply. The system displays a confirmation window that asks if you want to

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 3953-1002934-02Switch configuration31. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the Switch Admin

40 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Switch restart3• Select Set as preferred Principal Switch and then select Rebuild Fabric after setting

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 4153-1002934-02System configuration parameters3Performing a rebootTo reboot the CP and execute the normal power-on boo

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide vii53-1002934-02Switch restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

42 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02System configuration parameters3Configuring fabric settingsTo configure the fabric settings, perform th

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 4353-1002934-02System configuration parameters3Enabling insistent domain ID modeTo enable insistent domain ID mode, pe

44 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02System configuration parameters31. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the S

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 4553-1002934-02System configuration parameters31. Open the Switch Administration window as described in “Opening the S

46 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Licensed feature management34. Select the Enable Signed Firmware Download check box.5. Click Apply.Lice

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 4753-1002934-02Licensed feature management3The Assign Slots window displays.5. Select the slots you want to assign.6.

48 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02High Availability overview3High Availability overviewHigh Availability (HA) features provide maximum re

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 4953-1002934-02High Availability overview3FIGURE 9 High Availability window, CP tabThe High Availability window gets r

50 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Event monitoring35. Click Refresh to update the HA Status field. When the HA Status field displays HA e

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 5153-1002934-02Event monitoring3• Information• DebugTable 8 lists the event message severity levels displayed on the S

viii Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Chapter 5 Managing Administrative DomainsAdministrative Domain overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

52 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Event monitoring31. Select the switch from the Fabric Tree. The Switch View displays.2. Select the Swit

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 5353-1002934-02Displaying the Name Server entries31. Open the Switch Events tab as described in “Displaying switch eve

54 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Displaying the Name Server entries31. In the Switch Explorer window, select Name Server. The Name Serve

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 5553-1002934-02Physically locating a switch using beaconing3Physically locating a switch using beaconingUse the Beacon

56 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Virtual Fabrics overview3• Brocade 7800• Brocade DCX 8510-4• Brocade DCX 8510-8Virtual Fabrics cannot b

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 5753-1002934-02Virtual Fabrics overview31. Select Port Admin tab. The Port Admin tab displays. Logical ports are displ

58 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Virtual Fabrics overview3

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 5953-1002934-02Chapter4Maintaining Configurations and FirmwareIn this chapter•Creating a configuration backup file .

60 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Restoring a configuration4The default path for Windows is Folder Name\FileName.txt or FileName.txtThe

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 6153-1002934-02Admin Domain configuration maintenance4If you select USB as the configuration file source, the network

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide ix53-1002934-02Port swapping index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Port s

62 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Uploading and downloading from USB storage4The filtering depends on the Admin Domain switch ownership,

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 6353-1002934-02Performing a firmware download4The download source can be located on the Network or a USB device.NOTEWh

64 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Performing a firmware download4

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 6553-1002934-02Chapter5Managing Administrative DomainsIn this chapter•Administrative Domain overview . . . . . . . .

66 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Administrative Domain overview5User-defined Admin DomainsAD1 through AD254 are user-defined Admin Domai

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 6753-1002934-02Enabling Admin Domains5• Manage ACL and distribution (this can be managed in AD0 if no other Admin Doma

68 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Admin Domain window51. Change the Admin Domain context to AD0. Refer to “Changing the Admin Domain cont

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 6953-1002934-02Admin Domain window5NOTEThe tree only displays launched switches and their ports. It also displays all

70 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide53-1002934-02Admin Domain window5The Admin Domain window displays.Refreshing fabric informationWhen you refresh, the

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 7153-1002934-02Creating and populating domains5This action updates the entire contents of the Admin Domain window, not