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®
McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide
Part number: AA-RW20C-TE
Third edition: November 2006
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Legal and notice information © Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2006 McDATA Corporation. © Copyright 2006. This software includes technology under a license from QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein o
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Contents About this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Port status and operational information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 McDATA Web Server Configured Zonesets data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Configuring port threshold alarms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Paging a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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10 Events browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 11 Filter events dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 12 Devices data window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 13 Detailed devices display dialog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
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Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Convention Element Medium blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses Medium blue, underlined text Web site addresses (http://www.hp.com) Bold font • Key names • Text typed into a GUI element, such as into a box • GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu and list items, buttons, and check boxes Italics font Text emphasis • File and directory names Monospace font • System output • Code • Text typed at
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Helpful web sites For other product information, see the following HP web sites: • http://www.hp.com • http://www.hp.com/go/storage • http://www.hp.com/support/ • http://www.docs.hp.com • http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/80316-0-0-0-121.html 10
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1 Using McDATA Web Server/Element Manager This section describes how to use the McDATA Web Server and Element Manager applications and their menus. McDATA Web Server is a graphical user interface that provides both fabric and switch module management functions. Because McDATA Web Server resides in the switch firmware, no installation is needed. You can run one instance of the McDATA Web Server at a time by opening the switch IP address with an internet browser. McDATA Web Server is best used
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Workstation requirements The requirements for fabric management workstations running the McDATA Web Server web applet are listed in Table 2. Table 2 Workstation requirements Operating System Microsoft® Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 SP1, Windows XP® Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 3 and 4 Memory 256 MB or more Processor 500 MHz or faster Hardware RJ-45 Ethernet port, Internet Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer® 5.0 and later Netscape® Navigator® 6.0 and later Mozilla™ 1.5 or later Mozill
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Starting Element Manager in HAFM To use Element Manager, the HAFM client application must be running on your workstation, or you must be accessing HAFM on the HAFM Appliance. See your HAFM documentation for information about starting and using HAFM. To start Element Manager in HAFM, add the switch IP address to the discovery list. Locate and double click the switch in the fabric map to open. You can also select the switch and select Element Manager from the application list. HAFM displays th
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Setting preferences You can customize the following preference settings for McDATA Web Server and Element Manager: • Change the location of the working directory in which to save files. • Change the location of the browser used to view the online help. • Select a Display Dialog When Making Non-secure Connections option. If enabled, the Non-secure Connections Check dialog is displayed when you attempt to open a non-secure fabric. You then have the option of opening a non-secure fabric. If disab
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Using online help Online help is available for the McDATA Web Server and Element Manager applications and their functions. Online help is also context-sensitive, that is, the online help opens to the topic that describes the dialog you have open. To open online help, choose one of the following: • Select Help > Help Topics. • Click Help in dialogs to display context-sensitive help in dialogs. • Press the F1 function key Viewing software version and copyright information Select Help > About to
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User interface The McDATA Web Server and Element Manager applications share a common interface as shown in Figure 3. The interface consists of a menu bar, fabric tree, graphic window, data windows (some with buttons), and data window tabs. The switch faceplate is displayed in the graphic window and shows the front of a single switch and its ports. The fabric name is displayed for reference in the fabric tree above the switch names. Click a switch name or icon to display a different switch fa
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Menu bar The McDATA Web Server and Element Manager menu bar options are listed in Table 3. Table 3 Menu Bar Options Menu McDATA Web Server Options Element Manager Options File Preferences Preferences HAFM Settings Exit Fabric Nicknames Not applicable Rediscover Fabric Show Event Browser Switch Archive Archive Restore Restore User Accounts User Accounts Set Date/Time Set Date/Time Switch Properties Switch Properties Advanced Switch Properties Advanced Switch Properties Services Services Switch B
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Table 3 Menu Bar Options (Continued) Menu McDATA Web Server Options Element Manager Options Wizards Configuration Wizard Same as McDATA Web Server Help Help Topics Same as McDATA Web Server 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: • Refresh
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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
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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 des
