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HP StorageWorksEdge Switch Element Manager user guideFW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00Part number: AA–RS2HD–TEFourth edition: March 2005

1069 Specifying preferred path for switch 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14870 Switch Binding State

Configuring the switch100Configure Allow/Prohibit matrixThe Allow/Prohibit matrix option displays two options, Active and Stored. These options displa

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 101This dialog box lets you open multiple saved configurations concurrently. Single or multiple configurations

Configuring the switch102NOTE: If you click Cancel after saving, your configuration will still be added to the library without being activated.Configu

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 103To configure SNMP traps and assign community names, use the following steps:1. Select Configure > SNMP. T

Configuring the switch10411.If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. For more information, see ”Backing up and rest

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 105To configure a feature key, use the following steps: 1. Set the switch offline using the Set Online State di

Configuring the switch106The list on the right is a set of features that come with the new feature key. All of the features that are active are includ

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 107NOTE: If you click Activate, all current features will be replaced with new features. That is, if there are

Configuring the switch108Setting date and time manuallyUse these steps to set the switch date and time manually.1. At the Configure Date and Time dial

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1092. You can choose one of the following:•Click Activate to enable synchronization and close the Configure Dat

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 11About this guideThis guide provides information that lets you:• Configure and manage the Edge Switch 2/24 and

Configuring the switch110Creating new alertsUse the following steps to create a new threshold alert configuration:1. Select Configure > Threshold A

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1114. Click one of the following on the drop-down list in the Name box:• Transmit. An alert will occur if the t

Configuring the switch1129. Click Next. A new screen displays for choosing ports for the alerts, as shown in Figure 48.Figure 48 New Threshold Alerts

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 113To make any changes, move backwards and forwards through the configuration screens by clicking Previous and

Configuring the switch114Modifying alertsUse the following steps to modify an existing threshold alert configuration.1. Select Configure > Threshol

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 115Activating or deactivating alertsUse the following steps to activate or deactivate existing threshold alerts

Configuring the switch116Configuration Report parametersData in the file includes:• Product identification—Data input into the Configure Identificatio

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 117Enabling Embedded Web ServerUse the following steps to enable EWS:1. At the Hardware View page, select Confi

Configuring the switch118In addition to the Backup and Restore Configuration option, the backup application automatically backs up configuration and o

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1194Using logsThis chapter describes the Edge Switch logs that you can access through the Logs menu on the Elem

12Document conventions and symbolsWARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.CAUTION: Indicates that fa

Using logs120Log options and functionsThe Audit, Event, Hardware, Link Incident, and Threshold Alert logs store up to 1000 entries each. The most rece

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 121Saving a log fileTo save a log to a file:1. Click Export on the log window to display the Save dialog box. T

Using logs122Audit log The Audit Log displays a history of all configuration changes applied to the switch from any source, such as Element Manager, S

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 123• Identifier—Identifies the user making the change according to the source: • Maintenance Port—No entry appe

Using logs124• Event—Events are identified by a unique code. Table 5 lists the event codes and their corresponding event types.• Description—A short d

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 125Hardware log The Hardware Log displays information about box replaceable units (FRUs) inserted and removed f

Using logs126Link Incident log The Link Incident Log displays most recent 1000 link incidents, the date each incident occurred, the time it occurred,

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 127Threshold alert log This log provides details of threshold alert notifications. Besides the date and time th

Using logs128Security logThe Security log includes information about security events, as shown in Figure 58.Figure 58 Security logThe Security log dis

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 129Embedded Port log (Advanced log)This log provides a detailed history log of all traffic passing through the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 13TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.Rack stabilityWARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or dam

Using logs130• Frame Header—The Fibre Channel Frame Header string. This header is not interpreted by the Element Manager. The table cell contents can

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 131• Only Port—When this option is unchecked, which is the default, frames from all ports are logged. F frames

Using logs132

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1335 Using maintenance featuresThis chapter describes how to use the options that display from the Maintenance

Using maintenance features134Running port diagnostics The Port Diagnostics option enables you to run internal and external loopback tests on any port

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1351. Select Maintenance > Swap Ports. The Swap Ports dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 62.Figure 62 Sw

Using maintenance features136CAUTION: An IPL is not intended for ordinary or casual use and should only be performed if the control processor (CTP) is

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 137CAUTION: Before setting the switch offline, warn administrators and users currently operating devices that a

Using maintenance features138To enable and disable e-mail notification, select Maintenance > Enable E-Mail Notification. Click this option again to

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1393. When the dialog box appears confirming that the backup is complete, click OK. If the backup fails, a dial

14Helpful web sitesFor third-party product information, see the following HP web sites:• http://www.hp.com • http://www.hp.com/go/storage • http://www

Using maintenance features140Resetting configuration NOTE: You must have maintenance authorization feature permissions to access this feature.This opt

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 141NOTE: Factory default values may vary, depending on the firmware release installed in your switch. For a lis

Using maintenance features142

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1436 Optional featuresThis chapter provides detailed information on using, administering, and configuring optio

Optional features144Preferred PathThe Preferred Path feature enables you to influence the route of data traffic when traversing more than one Switch i

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 1451. Select Configure > Preferred Path. The Configure Preferred Paths dialog box appears as shown in Figure

Optional features1462. Click Add to configure a new preferred path. The Add Preferred Path dialog box appears as shown in Figure 67.Figure 67 Add Pref

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 147Specifying preferred path exampleFigure 68 shows a portion of a more complex SAN. In this example, we will d

Optional features148The primary choice for data movement will be from the Source Device in port 14 and out port 45 on Switch 1, in port 11 and out por

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 149The following rules apply when configuring preferred paths:• The switch’s domain ID must be set to insistent

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 151 Element Manager overviewThis chapter is an introduction to the Element Manager that is used to manage the H

Optional features1509. If you are finished configuring the switch, back up the configuration data. For more information, see ”Backing up and restoring

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 151Open Systems Management ServerNOTE: Open Systems Management Server (OSMS) is available only for the Edge Swi

Optional features152dialog box. For general instructions in enabling a feature key, see ”Configuring a feature key” on page 104.SANtegrity binding fea

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 153Switch bindingThis feature is managed through the Switch Binding submenu options available on the Element Ma

Optional features154Enabling or disabling switch binding Use the following procedure to enable or disable Switch Binding:1. Select Configure > Swit

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 155Editing the Switch Membership listUse the following procedure to edit the switch membership list: 1. Select

Optional features156• Switch Binding is not enabled for the same port type as enabled for the Connection Policy in the Switch Binding State Change dia

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 157Zoning with Switch Binding enabledNote that SANtegrity Binding has no effect on existing zoning configuratio

Optional features158• Domain RSCNsThis is a parameter in the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box, available from the Configure menu in the Element

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 159Load balancing among the ISLs does not require user configuration, other than enabling Open Trunking. Howeve

Element Manager overview16Managing the edge switchYou can manage an edge switch through several different interfaces. These interfaces are as follows:

Optional features160Set the Congestion Threshold using one of these methods:• Click the check box under the Use Algorithmic Threshold column to displa

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 161Using the Pop-Up menuRight-click on columns in the Congestion Threshold table to display menu options that g

Optional features162FlexportEdge Switches can be purchased at a discount with all Fibre Channel ports disabled. The optional Flexport feature is a har

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 163A Information and error messagesThis appendix lists information and error messages that display in pop-up me

Information and error messages164HAFM Application messagesTable 7 lists HAFM application information and error messages in alphabetical order.Table 7

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 165Cannot add a switch to a zone. The device that you are attempting to add to the zone is a switch, which cann

Information and error messages166Cannot display route. No active zone enabled.You cannot show the route through a fabric with no active zone.Enable th

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 167Click OK to remove all contents from log.This action deletes all contents from the selected log.Click OK to

Information and error messages168Element Manager instance is currently open.A product cannot be deleted while an instance of the Element Manager is op

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 169File transfer aborted. You aborted the file transfer process. Verify the file transfer is to be aborted, the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 17Element manager descriptionThe Element Manager for Edge Switch products is a Java-based graphical user interf

Information and error messages170Invalid UDP port number. The specified user datagram protocol (UDP) port number is invalid. The number must be an int

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 171No zone member selected. A zoning operation was attempted without a zone member selected.Select a zone membe

Information and error messages172SANtegrity Feature not installed. Please contact your sales representative.You selected Fabric Binding or Enterprise

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 173The maximum number of nicknames has already been configured.The maximum number of nicknames that can be defi

Information and error messages174This network address has already been assigned.The specified IP address was assigned and configured. A unique address

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 175You must define at least one remote network address.At least one IP address for a remote workstation must be

Information and error messages176Element Manager messagesTable 8 lists Element Manager information and error messages in alphabetical orderTable 8 Ele

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 177Are you sure you want to send firmware version?This message requests confirmation to send a firmware version

Information and error messages178Cannot enable Open Trunking while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active and the switch is offline.Enterprise Fabric mode i

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 179Cannot perform this operation while the switch is offline.This operation cannot take place while the directo

Element Manager overview18Using the Element Manager, you can:• Back up and restore configuration data.• Clear the system error indicator.• Configure F

Information and error messages180Cannot run diagnostics on a port that is not installed.Port diagnostics cannot be performed on a port card that is no

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 181Cannot set Fibre Channel parameters. Fibre Channel parameters for the director cannot be set at the Element

Information and error messages182Could not find firmware file. Firmware file selected was not found in the FTP directory. Or, the selected file is not

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 183Director clock alert mode must be cleared before enabling period synchronization.Clock alert mode is enabled

Information and error messages184Enterprise Fabric Mode will be disabled if any of the following parameters are disabled: Insistent Domain ID, Rerouti

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 185Firmware download timed out. The director or switch did not respond in the time allowed. The status of the f

Information and error messages186Invalid firmware file. The file selected for firmware download is not a firmware version file.Select the correct firm

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 187Invalid value for Low BB Credit threshold (1-99) %.Low BB Credit Threshold field in Configure Open Trunking

Information and error messages188Invalid value for threshold (1-99)%. Value entered for each port in the Configure Open Trunking dialog box must be in

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 189Nonredundant director must be offline to install firmware.For directors, if the director has only one CTP ca

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 19• Run port diagnostics.• Set the date and time on the switch.NOTE: You may perform configuration for some fea

Information and error messages190Port speeds cannot be configured at a higher rate than the director speed.This appears when you configure a port to 2

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 191Stop diagnostics failed. The test was not running.This action failed because the test was not running.Inform

Information and error messages192The following parameters cannot be disabled while Enterprise Fabric Mode is active: Insistent Domain ID, Rerouting De

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 193The switch must be offline to configure.A configuration changed was attempted for a configuration requiring

Information and error messages194

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 195IndexAalertslink incident (LIN)description 75enabling 86thresholdclearing 60feature 24Allow/Prohibit mat

196SNMPdialog box 24, 103procedure 103switch operating parameters 79switch parameters dialog box 79threshold alerts 109configure addresses - “ac

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 197performance view 66performance view menu 35port list view 61port menu 31product 21switch view 30view p

198obtaining information 50status conditions 30switch status table 46using 30using menus 55helpabout option 29contents option 29menu 29help, o

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 199Mmaintenance menu 27backup and restore configuration 28, 138collect maintenance data 135data collection

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Element Manager overview20Opening the Element ManagerTo open the Element Manager:• In HAFM, double-click the appropriate edge switch product icon in t

200statisticsclass 2 statistics 67class 3 statistics 68error statistics 68operation statistics 69traffic statistics 70statistics description 67t

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 201enable and disable 154membership list 155online state functions 156state change dialog box 154zoning fun

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Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 21NOTE: The HAFM window is still available as a separate window. You can drag the Element Manager window away f

Element Manager overview22PortThis option provides a secondary port menu only when the Hardware View, Port List View, or Performance View displays in

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 23NOTE: You can configure a maximum of 2,048 nicknames.• Description—Enter a unique product description.• Locat

Element Manager overview24PortsSelect this option to display the Configure Ports dialog box. For each port you can provide a name, block or unblock op

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 25Using this option, you can configure:• A name for the alert.• A threshold type for the alert (Rx, Tx, or both

Element Manager overview26Audit logThis log provides a record of all configuration changes made on the switch. Each entry displays the date and time o

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 27Advanced log: Embedded Port logThis log provides a detailed history log of all traffic passing through the em

Element Manager overview28Enable e-mail notificationThe Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) server and e-mail recipient addresses are configured in H

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 29ContentsSelect this option to display the Help window. The Help window opens with the Contents menu visible.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 3ContentsAbout this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Element Manager overview30Hardware ViewThe Hardware View is the default view that displays in the View panel the first time you open a switch’s Elemen

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 31For details on menu options, see ”Using menu options” on page 55.For details on navigating and monitoring via

Element Manager overview32Port List ViewClick the Port List view tab. The Port List View appears. This view contains a table of data on all Fibre Chan

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 33• Port Binding• Clear Threshold Alert(s)These options also display when you click a port row and choose Produ

Element Manager overview34• Display options—Allows you to display attached devices listed under the Port WWN column in the Node List View by the devic

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 35If the connected node has more than one port, this is the WWN of the specific port on the node. The following

Element Manager overview36FRU List ViewTo display the FRU List View, click the FRU List tab. A table, as shown in Figure 8, displays in the View panel

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 37Switch status symbolsThe symbols can appear on the Status Bar:–Green Circle–Yellow Triangle–Red Diamond with

Element Manager overview38Closing the Element Manager To close the Element Manager, use the following methods:• Select Product > Close.• Click the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 39By default, all users have read-only feature permissions, which allow viewing, but not modifying, data or con

4Enable Web Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Enable Telnet . . . . . . . . . . .

Element Manager overview40Configure allow or prohibit Matrix, Active (FICON management style)XXConfigure Addresses – “Active” (FICON management style—

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 41Configure Threshold Alerts XConfigure Zoning XData Collection XDate/Time Sync Configuration X X XEnable Call

Element Manager overview42Backing up and restoring Element Manager dataYou can protect your data by backing it up and then restoring it as necessary.W

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 43• License information.• User launch scripts.• User defined sounds.• All data exported through the Export opti

Element Manager overview44

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 452 Monitoring and managing the switchThis chapter describes how to use the features available in the Element M

Monitoring and managing the switch46Hardware ViewThe Hardware View is the default view when you open the Element Manager. If another view displays, yo

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 47The Reason field on the switch Status table displays one of the following reasons when there are no links:• N

Monitoring and managing the switch48Figure 9 illustrates the Hardware View for the Edge Switch. The figure includes examples of symbols and LED indica

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 494. BeaconingWhen a blinking amber LED indicator displays by a port and a yellow triangle attention indicator

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 52 Monitoring and managing the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Hardwar

Monitoring and managing the switch50Obtaining hardware informationThe Element Manager enables you to display FRU information, port properties, and swi

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 51• Click on a connector, port row, or bar graph in the preceding views or select Product > Port > Port P

Monitoring and managing the switch52• Block configuration—Blocked or unblocked. Operation can be blocked or unblocked using any of the following metho

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 53• 07 Non-HP switch at other end of the ISL—The cable is connected to a non-HP switch, and interop mode is set

Monitoring and managing the switch54• Incompatible zoning configurations—Refer to the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric SAN high availability planning guide f

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 55• Management style—Always set to the Open Systems management style.• Preferred domain ID— As set through the

Monitoring and managing the switch56• Date/time—To set the display and configure the date and time:1. Click Date/Time to display the Configure Date an

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 57• Set Switch Online State—Use the following procedure to set the online state of the switch.CAUTION: Before s

Monitoring and managing the switch58• Distance—General distance range for port transmission. This can be either short to long distances for longwave l

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 59• Port Binding—Click this option to display the Port Binding dialog box (Figure 17). Use this dialog box to a

6Rerouting delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Domain RSCNs . . . . . . .

Monitoring and managing the switch60• Activate—Click this button to activate settings in this dialog box.Warning and error messages display under the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 61Port List ViewDisplay the Port List View (Figure 19) in the View panel by clicking the Port List View tab on

Monitoring and managing the switch62• StateThe following port operational states may display in this table. For more information on these states and c

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 63Node List ViewDisplay the Node List View by clicking the Node List View tab on the Element Manager window. Th

Monitoring and managing the switch64• Node Type (Edge Switch 2/24 only)—The node type:• N_Port—The switch port is operating as an F_Port.• NL_Port—the

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 65Node List View Menu options In the Node List view, right-click a row to display a menu with the following por

Monitoring and managing the switch66• Port Nickname—Nickname for the port WWN. Must be configured to display.• Node WWN—Node WWN of the attached devic

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 67Performance View Menu optionsRight-click any of the port bar graphs to display a menu with the following port

Monitoring and managing the switch68• Busied Frames—The number of F_BSY frames generated by this F_Port against Class 2 frames. This can occur if fram

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 69• Primitive sequence errors—An incorrect primitive sequence was received from the attached device, indicating

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 74 Using logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Monitoring and managing the switch70recover from a link timeout. This occurs normally to establish BB_Credit on any port in order to recover lost BB_C

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 71Click Clear to clear the statistics counters to zero. When the confirmation dialog box appears, click This po

Monitoring and managing the switch72• Serial Number—Serial number of the FRU.

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 73You can display the FRU Properties dialog box for a specific FRU by using one of the following methods:• Doub

Monitoring and managing the switch74Online On Off None The attached device has successfully connected to the switch and is ready to communicate or is

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 75NOTE: The status indicator displays on the port in the Hardware View. It indicates that a corrective action i

Monitoring and managing the switch76Threshold alertsA threshold alert notifies Element Manager users when the transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx) throughput

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 773Configuring the switchThis chapter describes how to configure the Edge Switch 2/24 or Edge Switch 2/32. It a

Configuring the switch78Configuring identificationUse the procedure in this section to identify the switch by its name, description, location, and con

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 79Configuring operating parameters Use the procedures in this section to set parameters on the switch for switc

8SANtegrity features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Fabric binding.

Configuring the switch80Switch parametersConfigure the following parameters, as required by your fabric.Domain IDThe domain identification is a value

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 81destination out of order because frames sent over the new, shorter path may arrive ahead of older frames stil

Configuring the switch82To set fabric parameters:NOTE: The switch must be offline to change parameters in this dialog box. If it is not and you activa

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 83Fabric ParametersConfigure the following parameters as required by your fabric.BB_Credit (Edge Switch 2/32 on

Configuring the switch84Following are some examples of principal switch selections when switches have these settings:• If you have three switches and

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 85Configuring ports parameters Configure data in the following columns of the Configure Ports dialog box: • Por

Configuring the switch86Right-clicking in the RX-BB Credit column displays a RX BB Credits dialog box. For switches without buffer pools, this dialog

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 87NOTE: If a switch’s firmware level is below 6.0 and FICON management style is enabled, you cannot change port

Configuring the switch88Configuring ports procedureTo configure ports, use the following steps:1. Select Configure > Ports. The Configure Ports dia

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 89a. Right-click in the RX-BB Credit column to display the RX BB Credits dialog box as shown in Figure 28:Figur

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 921 Node Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Configuring the switch9011.To set the data speed for the port, click the Speed column for a specific port, and click 2 Gb/sec, 1 Gb/sec, or Negotiate

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 91Configure Ports Procedure (Open Systems Management Style)NOTE: This procedure applies only to the Edge Switch

Configuring the switch925. If a switch supports BB Credit, the RX BB Credit column replaces the 10-100km column. Use this to set minimum and maximum a

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 939. To set the data speed for the port, click the Speed column for a specific port, and click 2 Gb/sec, 1 Gb/s

Configuring the switch94Configure Ports Procedure (FICON Management Style)NOTE: This procedure applies only to the Edge Switch 2/32. FICON Management

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 95Set the values as follows:• For switches without buffer pools, use Set all... to set all ports to a single va

Configuring the switch96Configuring port addresses (FICON Management Style)Use the Configure Address - “Active” dialog box (see Figure 34 on page 98)

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 97• Block all ports—Blocks communication between all ports. Ports that are blocked continuously transmit offlin

Configuring the switch98Figure 34 Configure Addresses - “Active” dialog box3. Click Save As to open the Save Address Configuration As dialog box. 4. C

Edge Switch Element Manager user guide 99Managing stored address configurations (FICON Management Style)After address configurations are created throu