HP Surestore 6164 - Switch User manual

user’s guide
version 2.3
QuickLoop
www.hp.com

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Trademarks
Brocade, SilkWorm, Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade
Fabric Manager, Brocade Fabric OS, Brocade Fabric
Watch, Brocade QuickLoop, Brocade Remote Switch,
Brocade Web Tools, and Brocade Zoning are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or in other
countries.
All other brands, product or service names are or may be
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products of services of their respective owners.
Brocade Extended Fabrics, Brocade Fabric Manager,
Brocade Fabric OS, Brocade Fabric Watch, Brocade
QuickLoop, Brocade Remote Switch, Brocade Web Tools,
and Brocade Zoning are hereafter referred to as Extended
Fabrics, Fabric Manager, Fabric OS, Fabric Watch,
QuickLoop, Remote Switch, Web Tools, and Zoning
respectively.
Safety notices
Any servicing, adjustment, maintenance, or repair must be
performed only by authorized service-trained personnel.
Format conventions
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output Denotes text displayed on the screen.
[ ] Indicates that the enclosed element is
optional and may be left out.
{ } Indicates that you must specify one of the
listed options.
| Separates alternatives.
. . . Indicates a repetition of the preceding
parameter.
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Note Denotes significant concepts or operating
instructions.
CAUTION Denotes a hazard that can cause hardware or
software damage.
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injury or death.
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Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1Introducing QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
QuickLoop Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Address Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Combining QuickLoop and Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2Using QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Administering QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
QuickLoop Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
QuickLoop Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dual-switch QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
QuickLoop Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CONTENTS

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Sample Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Configuration 1: Emulating a Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuration 2: Dual-switch QuickLoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuration 3: Long-wave Laser Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sample Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuration 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configuration 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Configuration 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Error Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Switch Level Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Port Level Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
AQuickLoop Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
qlDisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
qlEnable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
qlPartner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
qlPortDisable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
qlPortEnable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
qlShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
qlStatsShow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
qlPortShowAll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Revision History
July 2001 First release.

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PREFACE
QuickLoop and Zoning are supported with Fabric OS version a2.4.1 or
later.
About This Guide
This guide provides the following information:
Chapter 1
Introducing QuickLoop Provides an overview of QuickLoop.
Chapter 2
Using QuickLoop Provides information about configuring and using QuickLoop.
Appendix A
QuickLoop Telnet
Commands
Provides the command summaries for
configuring and using QuickLoop.

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Related Publications
Related product information can be found in the following publications.
Those publications with part numbers are provided as printed copies with
your product. The HP Surestore FC Switch 6164 Documentation CD
contains all publications listed in the table below and is also provided with
your product.
For information about Fibre Channel standards, visit the Fibre Channel
Association web site, located at
http://www.fibrechannel.com.
Getting Help
For support information, visit the HP web site located at:
http://www.hp.com
Title Part Number
HP Surestore FC Switch 6164 Documentation
CD A7326-11011
HP Surestore FC Switch 6164 Installation and
Reference Guide A7326-90902
HP Surestore FC Switch 6164 Quick Start Guide A7326-90901
Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 2.2 Available only on CD
Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 2.4 Available only on CD
Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 2.2 Available only on CD
MIB Reference Manual, version 2.3 Available only on CD
Web Tools User’s Guide, version 2.3 Available only on CD
Zoning User’s Guide, version 2.2 Available only on CD

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Getting Software Updates
Firmware and software updates are found on the HP web site at:
http://www.hp.com
New switch firmware can be installed from the following host operating
systems:
• UNIX
• Windows NT
• Windows 2000
• Windows 98
• Windows 95

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