EMC Connectrix ED-64M User manual

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Connectrix ED-64M
2 Gb Fibre Channel Director
USER GUIDE
P/N 069001204
REV A02

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Regulatory Agency Information
The Connectrix ED-64M has been extensively tested and certified to meet UL1950, CSA 22.2 No 950, IEC
60950/EN60950; Safety of Information Technology Equipment including Electrical Business Equipment,
FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart B; CISPR22 Class A; European EMC Directive 89/336/EEC on, electromagnetic
compatibility.
The The Connectrix ED-64M is a Stationary Pluggable Type B system.
This class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Warning!
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which
case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Achtung!
Diesesist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A. In Wohnbereichen könnenbei Betrieb diesesGerätes
Rundfunkstörungen auftreten, in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen
verantwortlich ist.
Attention!
Ceci est un produit de Classe A. Dans un environnement domestique, ce produit risque de créer des
interférences radioélectriques, il appartiendra alors à l'utilisateur de prendre les mesures spécifiques
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Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andmayemitradiofrequencyenergy.Theequipmenthasbeentypetested
and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules, which are
designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own
expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.
Any modifications to this device - unless expressly approved by the manufacturer - can void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules.
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Preface........................................................................................................................... xxi
Warnings and Cautions...................................................................................... xxvii
Chapter 1 ED-64M Director Operating Features
Overview........................................................................................... 1-2
Features...................................................................................... 1-2
Performance Features............................................................... 1-4
Director Management .............................................................. 1-5
High-Availability ...................................................................... 1-6
Connectivity .............................................................................. 1-7
Security....................................................................................... 1-8
Serviceability ............................................................................. 1-9
Director Components.................................................................... 1-11
CTP Card.................................................................................. 1-12
UPM Card................................................................................ 1-13
Power Supplies ....................................................................... 1-14
RFI Shield................................................................................. 1-14
Input Power Module.............................................................. 1-14
Fan Modules............................................................................ 1-15
SBAR Card............................................................................... 1-15
Backplane................................................................................. 1-15
Embedded Web Server.................................................................. 1-16
Hardware Operations.................................................................... 1-17
Updating Firmware................................................................ 1-17
Blocking and Unblocking Ports............................................ 1-17
Director Operational States................................................... 1-17
IML Function........................................................................... 1-18
IPL Function ............................................................................ 1-19
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Chapter 2 Operating the Director
Power Procedures............................................................................ 2-2
Powering the Director On ....................................................... 2-2
Powering the Director Off....................................................... 2-3
Connectors, Controls, and Indicators ........................................... 2-4
Power and Error LEDs............................................................. 2-5
UPM Cards................................................................................ 2-6
CTP Cards.................................................................................. 2-7
Power Supplies ......................................................................... 2-8
Fan Modules.............................................................................. 2-9
SBAR Cards............................................................................... 2-9
Input Power Module................................................................ 2-9
Chapter 3 Product Manager Overview
Product Manager Overview........................................................... 3-2
Using the Product Manager ........................................................... 3-5
Using Dialog Boxes .................................................................. 3-5
Logging Into the Connectrix Manager.................................. 3-6
Opening the Product Manager............................................. 3-10
Closing the Product Manager............................................... 3-11
Closing the Connectrix Manager.......................................... 3-11
Product Manager Menu Bar......................................................... 3-12
Product Manager Views................................................................ 3-18
Hardware View....................................................................... 3-18
Node List View ....................................................................... 3-21
Port List View.......................................................................... 3-21
Performance View .................................................................. 3-22
FRU List View ......................................................................... 3-22
User Rights ..................................................................................... 3-23
User Rights for Specific Functions....................................... 3-23
Chapter 4 Monitoring and Managing the Director
Using the Hardware View.............................................................. 4-2
Identifying FRUs ...................................................................... 4-2
Monitoring Director Operation.............................................. 4-2
Obtaining Hardware Information.......................................... 4-8
Using Menu Options.............................................................. 4-10
Using the Port Card View...................................................... 4-14
Using the Port List View............................................................... 4-23
Displaying Port Properties.................................................... 4-25
Menu Options ......................................................................... 4-25

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Using the Node List View............................................................ 4-27
Displaying Node Properties................................................. 4-29
Displaying Port Properties ................................................... 4-29
Defining Nicknames.............................................................. 4-30
Using the Performance View....................................................... 4-31
Bar Graph Display ................................................................. 4-32
Port Statistics .......................................................................... 4-33
Menu Options......................................................................... 4-37
Using the FRU List........................................................................ 4-39
Alerts............................................................................................... 4-41
Link Incident Alerts............................................................... 4-41
Threshold Alerts..................................................................... 4-42
Chapter 5 Configuring the Director
Configuring the Management Style ............................................. 5-2
Configuring Director Identification.............................................. 5-3
Configuring Operating Parameters.............................................. 5-5
Switch Parameters.................................................................... 5-6
Fabric Parameters................................................................... 5-10
Configuring Switch Binding........................................................ 5-14
Activating Switch Binding and Selecting Port Types....... 5-14
Editing the Switch Membership List................................... 5-16
Switch Binding: Rules and Guidelines ............................... 5-17
Zoning with Switch Binding Enabled................................. 5-18
Configuring Ports.......................................................................... 5-19
Port Parameters...................................................................... 5-20
Configuring Port Binding..................................................... 5-24
Configuring Port Addresses........................................................ 5-26
Address Parameters............................................................... 5-28
Managing Stored Address Configurations................................ 5-30
Configuring the SNMP Agent..................................................... 5-32
Configuring Management Server Control................................. 5-35
Open Systems Management Server..................................... 5-35
FICON Management Server................................................. 5-36
Configuring Feature Keys............................................................ 5-39
Configuring the Date and Time .................................................. 5-42
Configuring Threshold Alerts..................................................... 5-44
Creating New Alerts.............................................................. 5-45
Modifying Alerts.................................................................... 5-50
Activating or Deactivating Alerts........................................ 5-51
Deleting Alerts........................................................................ 5-52

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Exporting a Configuration Report .............................................. 5-53
Report Data ............................................................................. 5-53
Export Procedure.................................................................... 5-53
Enabling the Embedded Web Server .......................................... 5-55
Enabling Telnet............................................................................... 5-56
Chapter 6 Using Logs
Using Logs........................................................................................ 6-2
Button Function ........................................................................ 6-2
Expanding Columns ................................................................ 6-3
Sorting Entries........................................................................... 6-3
Audit Log.......................................................................................... 6-4
Event Log.......................................................................................... 6-6
Hardware Log .................................................................................. 6-8
Link Incident Log............................................................................. 6-9
Threshold Alert Log...................................................................... 6-11
Chapter 7 Using Maintenance Features
Running Port Diagnostics............................................................... 7-2
Swapping Ports................................................................................ 7-3
Procedure................................................................................... 7-3
Collecting Maintenance Data......................................................... 7-5
Executing an IPL.............................................................................. 7-6
Setting the Online State................................................................... 7-8
Managing Firmware Versions........................................................ 7-9
Enabling E-Mail Notification....................................................... 7-10
Enabling Call-Home Notification................................................ 7-11
Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration........................... 7-12
Backup...................................................................................... 7-13
Restore...................................................................................... 7-14
Automatic Backup to Zip Disk............................................. 7-14
Using QuikSync...................................................................... 7-16
Resetting the Configuration......................................................... 7-18
Note on IP Address................................................................ 7-18
Procedure................................................................................. 7-18

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Appendix A Using SNMP to Manage the Switch
Introduction ................................................................................... A-2
Supported MIBs ...................................................................... A-2
SNMP Tree Structure.............................................................. A-3
SNMP Commands .................................................................. A-4
Traps.......................................................................................... A-4
Protocol Definition.................................................................. A-5
Configuring an SNMP Agent................................................ A-5
V7.01 MIB Support.................................................................. A-5
MIB-II Support ............................................................................... A-7
The System Group .................................................................. A-8
The Interfaces Group.............................................................. A-9
The Address Translation Group/Table.............................. A-13
The IP Group ......................................................................... A-14
The ICMP Group................................................................... A-20
The TCP Group ..................................................................... A-22
The UDP Group..................................................................... A-25
The SNMP Group.................................................................. A-26
Fabric Element MIB Support ..................................................... A-29
Predefined Types................................................................... A-30
MIB Objects Defined in the Fabric Element MIB.............. A-32
Module Table ......................................................................... A-32
FxPort Configuration Table ................................................. A-34
FxPort Operation Table ........................................................ A-37
FxPort Physical Level Table................................................. A-38
FxPort Fabric Login Table.................................................... A-40
FxPort Error Table................................................................. A-43
Class 1 Accounting Table..................................................... A-44
Class 2 Accounting Table..................................................... A-44
Class 3 Accounting Table..................................................... A-45
FxPort Capability Table........................................................ A-46
Fibre Alliance MIB (fcmgmt.mib) ............................................. A-49
Type Definitions.................................................................... A-49
Connectivity Unit Group..................................................... A-50
fcConnUnitTable ................................................................... A-51
Firmware Table...................................................................... A-57
Sensor Table ........................................................................... A-58
The Port Table........................................................................ A-60
The Event Table..................................................................... A-69
Link Table............................................................................... A-71
Port Statistics Table............................................................... A-74
Name Server Table................................................................ A-81
Trap Registration Group...................................................... A-83

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The TrapRegTable.................................................................. A-83
Trap Types............................................................................... A-85
Connectrix Private Enterprise MIB (fceos.mib) ....................... A-86
System Group......................................................................... A-88
FRU Table (Module Group)................................................. A-90
Port Table (Port Group)........................................................ A-91
Port Binding Table................................................................. A-96
Zoning Variables ................................................................... A-96
Active Zone Table.................................................................. A-97
Active Member Table............................................................ A-97
Threshold Alert Table........................................................... A-98
Enterprise Specific Traps...................................................... A-99
Port State Descriptions........................................................ A-100
Appendix B Configuring Network Addresses
Configuring Network Addresses ................................................ B-2
Appendix C Port Card Map
Port Numbering ............................................................................. C-2
Appendix D Configuring Embedded Web Server Passwords
Introduction .................................................................................... D-2
Requirements ........................................................................... D-2
Opening the Web Server Application................................... D-3
Configuring Passwords ................................................................ D-5
Appendix E Command Line Interface
Telnet Sessions ................................................................................ E-2
Ethernet Connection Loss ...................................................... E-2
CLI Overview ................................................................................. E-3
Entering CLI Commands ....................................................... E-4
login.......................................................................................... E-11
logout ...................................................................................... E-12
commaDelim.......................................................................... E-13
Handling Command Line Interface Errors........................ E-14
Using CLI Help...................................................................... E-14
Commenting Scripts.............................................................. E-15
The config Branch ........................................................................ E-16
config.enterpriseFabMode.setState..................................... E-16
config.features.installKey..................................................... E-17