HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch User manual

user’s guide
version 3.0
fabric manager
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Contents
Preface
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Getting Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1 Introducing Fabric Manager
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Core Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Advanced Management Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Fabric OS Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Logical Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Local Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Import/Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
ISL Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Chapter 2 Installing Fabric Manager
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Switch Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Workstation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

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Installing Fabric Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing the Java Plug-in on the Workstation. . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Configuring the Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installing Fabric Manager on the Windows Workstation . . . 2-4
Launching the Switch through Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Adding the Browser Pathname to the Properties File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Uninstalling Fabric Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Chapter 3 Fabric Manager View
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Accessing Fabric Manager View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Options available in the Fabric Manager View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Tool Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
SAN Elements Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Switch View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Chapter 4 File Menu
New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Fabric Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
File Transfer Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Log Parameters Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
ISL Status Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Fabric Change Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

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Fabric Manager Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Search Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Filter Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Chapter 5 View Menu
Detail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Chapter 6 Actions Menu
Switch View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Fabric Watch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Telnet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Switch Connection Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Device Connection Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Management Access Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Fabric Configuration Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Zone Admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Name Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
ISL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Set Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Fabric Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Chapter 7 Tools Menu
Download Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

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Reboot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Create Reboot Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Sequenced Reboot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Fabric Merge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Chapter 8 Help Menu
Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Sample Help Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Context Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Context Sensitive Help Sample Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Status Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Chapter 9 Tool Bar
Address Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Fabric Login Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Login Setup Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Open FM Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Fabric Manager Log Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Print Table Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Download Firmware Icon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Download Firmware Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Sequenced Reboot Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Sequenced Reboot Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Context Sensitive Help Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Context Sensitive Help Sample Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11

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Chapter 10 Switch View
Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Chapter 11 Administrative Task Examples
Create a Logical Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Share a Group(s) with Another Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Filter a Fabric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Save a Baseline Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Download and Apply a Baseline Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Download and Apply a Baseline Configuration from a File 11-3
Download and Apply Baseline Configuration from a Switch 11-4
Validate Merge-ability of Two Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Monitor ISLs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Download Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
Create a Reboot Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
Setup a Sequenced Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Implementing Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
Glossary
Index

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Preface
Fabric Manager v3.0 is an optionally licensed product and requires a valid license key to function.
It is supported for HP Brocade switches (HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B, HP
Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B, HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B, HP Brocade 2400 and
2800 switches, and HP Surestore FC Switch 6164) using Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later.
Note: This software uses the Java Open JCE Framework, part of the resulting software is
shareware made available by the Australian Business Access (ABA).
About This Guide
This guide provides the following information:
Chapter 1
Introducing Fabric Manager Provides an overview with descriptions about its advantages and functions.
Chapter 2
Installing Fabric Manager Provides requirements and instructions for installing the switch.
Chapter 3
Fabric Manager View Provides information about configuring and using the Fabric View.
Chapter 4
File Menu Provides information about configuring and using the File Menu.
Chapter 5
View Menu Provides information about configuring and using the View Menu.
Chapter 6
Actions Menu Provides information about configuring and using the Actions Menu.
Chapter 7
Tools Menu Provides information about configuring and using the Tools Menu.

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Related Publications
Related product information can be found in the following publications.
Provided with the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B:
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started
Guide (A7346-90902)
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Documentation
CD (A7346-11001)
Provided on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B Documentation CD, and at the HP Web site
at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B:
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started
Guide (A7346-90902)
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Installation and
Reference Guide
•Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0
•Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0
•Fabric OS Version 3.0.1b Release Notes
•Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0
•QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0
•Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0
•Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0
•Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0
•MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0
•ISL Trunking User’s Guide, version 3.0
•Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0
•Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions
Provided with the FC 16B:
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Quick Start Guide (A7340-96002)
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B Documentation CD (A7340-11001)
Chapter 8
Help Menu Provides information about configuring and using the Help Menu.
Chapter 9
Tool Bar Provides information about configuring and using the Tool Bar.
Chapter 10
Switch View Provides information about configuring and using the Switch View, which, with proper licensing, allows you to use Web Tools
capabilities.
Chapter 11
Administrative Task Examples Provides information about configuring and using the Administrative Task Examples that can help you implement the
capabilities of Fabric Manager.