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29 April 2011
EZSwitchSetup
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Brocade 300, 4100, 4900, 5000, 5100, 5300, 6510, 7800, 8000,
and VA-40FC
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Copyright © 2006-2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Brocade, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCFM, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, IronView, NetIron, SAN Health, ServerIron, TurboIron, and Wingspan are registered trademarks, and Brocade Assurance, Brocade NET Health, Brocade One, Extraordinary Networks, MyBrocade, VCS, and VDX are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. Other brands, products, or service names menti
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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1000607-03 Added new wizards: July 2008 - Introduction wizard - Connect Cables wizard - Set Switch IP Address wizard - Confirm IP Address wizard - Set Parameters wizard - Select Zoning wizard - Specify Devices wizard - Configure Ports and Connect - Devices wizard EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1001193-01 Change to EZManager wizard November 2008 EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1001193-02 Added
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iv EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide 53-1002157-01
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Contents About This Document In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Supported hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Switch manager overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Task panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Switch View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Content page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About This Document In this chapter •How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii •Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii •What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii •Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix •Notice to the reader . . . . . . . .
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Supported hardware and software 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., documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of this document. The following platforms are supported by this
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Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document. Text formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows: bold text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI italic text Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths and Internet addresses Identifies doc
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Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries on MyBrocade. See “Brocade resources” on page x for instructions on accessing MyBrocade. For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at: http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary Notice to the reader This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These trademarks are the properties of their respecti
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Other industry resources For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. This Web site provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications: http://www.t11.org For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association Web site: http://www.fibrechannel.org Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware
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Chapter Introducing EZSwitchSetup 1 In this chapter •Overview of EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 •EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 •Supported switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 •Language support for EZSwitchSetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview of EZSwitchSetup EZSwitchSetup
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1 EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements You can run EZSwitchSetup on a SAN host computer or you can use a different computer that is not part of the SAN, such as a laptop. EZSwitchSetup requires a browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0 and JavaScript version 1.0. The EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for the disk-based installation wizard. This does not affect any pre-i
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Supported switches 1 Configure your browser to check for newer versions of stored pages on every visit to the page. FIGURE 2 Configuring Internet Explorer Supported switches You can use EZSwitchSetup with the switches listed in “Supported hardware and software” on page viii. Your switch must meet the following requirements: • It must be connected to an Ethernet LAN that is accessible by the host. If it is not, the system issues the message “Page not Found.” • It must have licensed FC ports
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1 Language support for EZSwitchSetup You can, however, use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover these switches and set their IP address. The Brocade VA-40FC switch comes pre-configured in Access Gateway mode. If you use the EZSwitchSetup wizard to discover the Brocade VA-40FC switch and set the IP address, Web Tools will launch automatically for you to manage the Access Gateway features. Language support for EZSwitchSetup The EZSwitchSetup wizard and the Switch Manager interface display the f
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Chapter Setting Up Your Switch 2 In this chapter •Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 •Configuring the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 •Zoning selection options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 •Connecting devices and completing the setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup
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2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 3 EZSwitchSetup Installer On Windows, EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed. If it does not, see “Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” to launch the wizard manually. On Linux, follow the procedure “Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard” to launch the wizard. Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard 1. Perform the following, depending on your operating system: • On Windows: EZSwitchSetup starts automatically after it is installed
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Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard 2 FIGURE 4 EZSwitchSetup introduction screen Connecting cables 1. Choose the method of connecting to your LAN. You have the choice of using a serial connection or an Ethernet connection to your LAN to set the IP address for the switch. The Ethernet connection is generally more convenient and preferred. Use the serial connection if it is not possible or not convenient to connect the host on the same subnet as the switch. 2. Click Next. The Conn
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2 Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 5 Connect Cables screen (Ethernet version, without serial cable) Figure 6 on page 9 shows the cables connecting to the Brocade Fibre Channel switch, setup computer, Ethernet hub or switch, and network. NOTE Not all switches have their serial and Ethernet connectors in the same place as in Figure 6. Refer to the hardware documentation to determine the correct placement of the serial and Ethernet connections. 8 EZSwitchSetup Administrato
