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Modifying TACACS+... 222Removing TACACS+...

NOTELong distance does not display from the General or Table subtabs if the EGM license is notenabled on the switch.5. Select Edit from the Actions li

NOTETo configure a port as an EX_Port, the switch must be capable of supporting FCR or FCIP features.The EX_Port option is disabled in the wizard if t

• Ingress rate limiting is not supported if the F_Port is in AOQ.• Ingress rate limiting is not supported if the F_Port is part of Trunk.• Ingress rat

Available buffer credit calculationThe FC Port Configuration wizard provides non-editable Recommended Buffer and RemainingBuffer fields to check the a

To configure beaconing for an FC port, perform the following steps.1. Select the Port Admin tab.2. Click View > Advanced, if the Port Admin tab is

• On FR4-18i and FC4-16IP port blades, all ports are disabled by default. You can disable and re-enable them as needed.• If a port is not licensed you

Configuring NPIV portsFor detailed information about understanding and configuring NPIV ports, refer to the Fabric OSAdministrator’s Guide.NOTEThe NPI

Ports enabled with POD licenses and DPOD feature (Continued)TABLE 12 Switch name Enabled by default Enabled with Ports onDemand licensesEnabled with

After the license keys are installed, you must enable the ports. You can do so without disrupting switchoperation, as described in Enabling and disabl

3. From the tree on the left, select the switch or the slot that contain the ports.4. Click Disable DPOD to set the licensing mechanism to static. If

Configuring FCoE login groups... 255Displaying FCoE port information...

To release a license, click Release License in the Port Admin tab.Port swapping indexIf a port malfunctions, or if you want to connect to different de

7. Enter the number of the port with which you want to swap the current port.If the port is on a blade, you must also provide the slot number.NOTEPort

FIGURE 15 Port swapping indexConfiguring port bindingTo bind a port or ports, perform the following steps.1. Select a port in the Switch View to open

FIGURE 16 Port address binding8. Click OK.In the port list table, for the bound ports, the Port ID column displays as Port ID value (Bound). Youcan al

NOTEBB credit is not applicable for VE and ICL ports.8. Select a port or ports under Selected Ports.9. Click the right arrow to set the BB credit valu

FIGURE 17 Port WWN Map dialog box9. Optional: Click Remove All to clear all of the Port WWN maps.Configuring port octet speed combinationThe Port Admi

To configure the port octet speed combination, perform the following steps.1. Select the Port Admin tab.2. Select View > Advanced mode.3. Select t

VC number which, if this feature is enabled, is retrieved by indexing the CSCTL value into the table foreach frame entering the fabric.Irrespective of

Enabling or disabling encryptionTo configure encryption for an FC port, perform the following steps.1. Click Configure > Switch Admin.2. Select th

N/A Compression is not supported.Forward Error CorrectionForward Error Correction (FEC) allows recovering of error bits in a 10 Gbps or a 16 Gbps data

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To configure In-Band Management, perform the following steps.1. Select Port Admin > GigE Ports > In-Band IP Interface.2. Click Add to configur

Enabling ISL Trunking● ISL Trunking overview...121● Di

5. Select View > Advanced .6. Select Trunking > Enable or Disable from the Actions list.If the option is unavailable, then the selected port i

F_Port trunk groupsF_Port trunking provides extra bandwidth and robust connectivity for hosts and targets connected byswitches in Access Gateway mode.

NOTETo remove a port from the trunk group, select the port from the Trunk Groups table and then clickRemove Members.10.Click OK to save your changes.E

Monitoring Performance● Performance Monitor overview... 125● Opening

For detailed information on performance monitoring, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.Performance graphsEach performance graph is disp

Basic performance graphs (Continued)TABLE 14 Graph type Display descriptionSwitch AggregateThroughputThe aggregate performance of all ports on a swi

Supported port types for Brocade switches (Continued)TABLE 16 Graph type Physical FC ports Logical FC ports GbE portsSwitch Throughput Utilization P

FIGURE 21 Accessing performance graphsUser-defined graphsYou can modify the predefined graphs to create your own customized graphs (refer to Customizi

Preface● Document conventions...13● Brocade resources

FIGURE 22 Canvas of six performance monitoring graphsOpening the Performance Monitor windowTo perform performance monitoring, you must use Web Tools w

Depending on the type of graph you select, you might be prompted to select a slot or port for whichto create a graph.3. If prompted, drag the port int

FIGURE 23 Select Ports for customizing the Switch Throughput Utilization graphYou can perform the following in the dialog box:a) Double-click the doma

Advanced performance monitoring graphsThis section describes how to create the advanced performance monitor graphs listed in Predefinedperformance gra

7. Click Yes to display the graphs.8. When you close a graph, a dialog box asks if you want to save the monitor.If you click OK, the monitor is saved,

For the Brocade Encryption Switch, you can enter up to eight LUN masks For the Brocade 5100,5300, 300, and 7800, you can enter up to eight LUN masks.6

• Range: The range is from 3 through 30 seconds. The X axis is limited to 30 minutes. The graphscale starts with 0 minutes and auto-scales to draw the

Adding graphs to an existing canvasThe following procedure assumes that a canvas is already created.To create a new canvas, you must first create grap

NOTEThe Edit button is enabled only for the graphs that are configurable or editable.5. Make changes in the Edit dialog box, as necessary.6. Click OK

Administering Zoning● Zoning overview... 139●

Convention Descriptionvalue In Fibre Channel products, a fixed value provided as input to a commandoption is printed in plain text, for example, --sho

QoS zone requirementsA QoS zone is a special zone that assigns a Quality of Service (QoS) level for traffic flow between agiven host or target pair. T

NOTETo use Admin Domains, you must set the default zoning mode to No Access prior to setting up theAdmin Domains. To use the Admin Domain feature, the

FIGURE 24 Zone Administration windowATTENTIONAny changes you make in the Zone Administration window are held in a buffered environment andare not upda

In the Member Selection List, you can differentiate between node WWN and port WWN by their icons,as shown in Figure 25 and Figure 26 .FIGURE 25 Port W

Refreshing fabric informationThis function refreshes the display of fabric elements only (switches, ports, and devices). It does notaffect any zoning

Saving local zoning changesAll information displayed and all changes made in the Zone Administration window are buffered untilyou save the changes. In

Creating and populating zone aliasesAn alias is a logical group of port index numbers and WWNs. Specifying groups of ports or devices asan alias makes

4. Select an element in the Member Selection List that you want to add to the alias, or select anelement in the Alias Members list that you want to re

Creating and populating zonesA zone is a region within the fabric where specified switches and devices can communicate. A devicecan communicate only w

4. Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone, or highlightan element in the Zone Members list that you w

Brocade resourcesVisit the Brocade website to locate related documentation for your product and additional Brocaderesources.You can download additiona

1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in Opening the Zone Admin window on page140.2. Click the Zone tab.3. Select the zone you want to d

Zone configuration and zoning database managementA zone configuration is a group of zones; zoning is enabled on a fabric by enabling a specificconfigu

1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in Opening the Zone Admin window on page140.2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Me

1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in Opening the Zone Admin window on page140.2. Select the Zone Config tab.3. Select the configurat

If the zoning database size exceeds the maximum allowed, you cannot enable the zone configuration.The zoning database summary displays the maximum zon

Viewing the enabled zone configuration name without opening theZone Administration windowTo view the enabled zone configuration name, perform the foll

To add a WWN, perform the following steps.1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in Opening the Zone Admin window on page140.2. Select Ed

Searching for zone membersYou can search zone member selection lists for specified strings of text. If you know some identifyinginformation about a po

• Add unzoned devices• Remove offline or inaccessible devices• Replace offline devices• Define device aliasBest practices for zoningThe following are

Working with Diagnostic Features● Trace dumps...

• Brocade Supplemental Support augments your existing OEM support contract, providing directaccess to Brocade expertise. For more information, contact

For details on the commands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.Setting up automatic trace dump transfersYou can set up a switch so that diagnos

To disable automatic trace uploads, perform the following steps.1. Open the Switch Administration window.2. Click Show Advanced Mode, if it is not sel

Viewing detailed fan hardware statusThe icon on the Fan button indicates the overall status of the fans. For more information about theswitch fan, ref

1. Select a logical switch from the Logical Switch list in the top-right corner of the Switch Explorerwindow.The selected switch displays in the Switc

If the switch status is marginal or critical, information on the trigger that caused that status displays inthe Switch Information view.Click the Stat

• Refresh the information displayed in the report• Customize the report• View the data in raw XML format• View the style sheet for the report• View th

FIGURE 32 Switch Status Policy dialog box3. Configure the numerical and percentage values to conform to your definition of a healthy switch.For the se

Using the FC-FC Routing Service● Fibre Channel Routing overview... 167

• The backbone fabric and edge fabric 1• Edge fabric 1 and edge fabric 2• Edge fabric 2 and edge fabric 3Supported switches for Fibre Channel RoutingT

FC-FC routing managementYou can perform Fibre Channel Routing operations using Web Tools, Web Tools with the EGM license,and Integrated Routing licens

About This Document● Supported hardware and software... 17● What’s new

The FC Routing module displays. If FC-FC Routing is disabled, a message to that effect displays onall the tabs in the module.Viewing and managing LSAN

ATTENTIONDuring EX_Port configuration, the port is automatically disabled, and then re-enabled when the changesare applied. Be sure that you do not ph

Configuring FCR router port costIn FCR, EX_Ports can be assigned router port cost. The cost of the link is a positive number. Therouter port path or t

Configuring the backbone fabric IDWeb Tools automatically disables FC-FC Routing before setting the fabric ID. You should manuallyenable FCR after set

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Using the Access Gateway● Access Gateway overview... 175● Vie

FIGURE 33 Switch Explorer view for Access Gateway modeThe Access Gateway mode Switch Explorer is divided into the following areas:• Menu bar• Switch V

• Port Configuration Policy -- You can select Auto or Advanced mode (default mode). When automode is selected, options like Configure N-Port Groups, C

1. Select a switch.2. Click Configure > Switch Admin.The Switch Administration dialog box displays.3. Click Disable in the Access Gateway Mode sec

FIGURE 34 Edit dialog5. Select the port to configure allowed port types, port speed, and ingress rate limit.6. Click OK to save the changes.NOTE• Long

• Brocade FC16-32 port blade• Brocade FC16-48 port blade• Brocade FC16-64 port blade• Brocade FC8-16 port blade• Brocade FC8-32 port blade• Brocade FC

NOTEConfigure N-Port Groups is unavailable if you select Automatic from the Port ConfigurationPolicy.5. In the Port Group Configuration dialog box, cl

Deleting port groupsNOTEYou cannot delete the default port group 0 (pg0).To delete port groups, perform the following steps.1. Click a port in the Swi

Defining custom WWN-N port mappingsNOTEStatic mappings and custom WWN-N port mappings are mutually exclusive.To manually change WWN-N port mappings, p

4. Select the appropriate check box to modify the policy.5. Click Save.Enabling the Automatic Port Configuration policyThe Automatic Port Configuratio

FIGURE 35 Access Gateway Auto Rebalancing5. Click Refresh.6. Under the Access Gateway Mode section, do the following:• Select the N Port Auto Rebalanc

Administering Fabric Watch● Fabric Watch overview...185

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Administering Extended Fabrics● Extended link buffer allocation overview... 187● C

• Remaining Buffer--The number of remaining buffers. The remaining buffer value is non-editable. Ifthe Buffers Needed value exceeds the remaining buff

For the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-4, and DCX 8510-8 the slots for CPs are not available.The Brocade Encryption Switch and the FS8-18 Encryption bl

Introducing Web Tools● Web Tools overview...19● W

5. Select a distance that corresponds to the port from the Long Distance menu.Depending on the distance selected, this might require a license. For in

Routing Traffic● Routing overview...191● Viewi

FIGURE 37 Routing tabViewing fabric shortest path first routingThe Routing tab of the Switch Administration window displays information about routing

Configuring dynamic load sharingThe exchange-based routing policy depends on the Fabric OS Dynamic Load Sharing feature (DLS)feature for dynamic routi

1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administrationwindow on page 52.2. Select the Routing tab.3. Select On in

• For the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S, DCX 8510-8, and DCX 8510-4 enterprise-class platforms, clickthe slot number of the logical switch under Link Cost in th

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Configuring Standard Security Features● User-defined accounts...

User role and permissions TABLE 19 Role Permissionsadmin Create and manage all predefined and user-defined accountsoperator Change your own password

FIGURE 38 User tabViewing user account informationTo view user account information, perform the following steps.1. Open the Switch Administration wind

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Web Tools features enabled by the EGM licenseThe following table describes those Web Tools features that require the EGM license.Basic Web Tools featu

FIGURE 39 Add User Account dialog box (VF)For switches that support Administrative Domains (AD), refer to the following figure.Configuring Standard Se

FIGURE 40 Add User Account dialog box (AD)4. Enter the user name.The user name must begin with an alphabetic character. The name can be up to 40 chara

The password is not displayed when you enter it on the command line. Passwords can be from 8through 40 characters long. They must begin with an alphab

Users can select their own accounts in the user account table and change the password. All otherbuttons are unavailable.To change the user account par

Maintaining passwordsWhen a password expires, the next time that user logs in, Web Tools requires the user to provide anew password.NOTEYou have to ow

1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administration windowon page 52.2. Select the User tab.3. Click Set Passwo

Displaying roles and assigned logical fabricsYou can display user role assignments for logical fabrics.1. Open the Switch Administration window as des

Creating a user-defined roleTo add a user-defined role, perform the following steps.1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening t

Editing a user-defined roleTo edit a user-defined role, perform the following steps.1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening t

Access control list policy configurationSupport for the Access Control List (ACL) policies is currently defined in the Switch Connection Control(SCC)

Basic Web Tools features and EGM licensed features (Continued)TABLE 1 Feature Basic Web Tools Web Tools with EGM LicenseFRU Monitoring yes yesHigh A

Editing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policyTo edit an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy, perform the following steps.1. Open the Switch Administration window as describe

Distributing an SCC, DCC, or FCS policyPerform this procedure to distribute an SCC, DCC, or FCS policy.NOTESCC and DCC policy can be distributed only

When the ADS policy is disabled, all the allowed lists are cleared and all the devices are allowed to login to the fabric.To configure ADS policy, per

NOTEIf the switch is not a primary switch, an error message dialog box displays.7. Click No to discard the changes and click Refresh in the FWCP Confi

NOTEYou must select DHCHAP when you are configuring authentication for an F_Port.5. Set the switch authentication mode to either off or passive and cl

6. Enter the Switch or HBA WWN, name, or domain ID, or use the Browse button to select a switch.7. In the Peer Secret and Confirm Peer Secret fields,

3. Select a trap level for a recipient from the corresponding Trap Level menu in the SNMPv1 andSNMPv3 sections.The level you select identifies the min

4. Double-click a recipient IP address in the SNMPv3 section and enter a new IP address.5. Select a trap level from the Trap Level menu.6. Optional: S

• Switch Database when RADIUS Authentication Fails--When selected, the switch user logindatabase is checked whenever RADIUS authentication fails.• Swi

3. Click Add.The RADIUS/ADLDAP/TACACS+ Configuration dialog box displays. You can configure up to fiveRADIUS servers. If five RADIUS servers are alrea

Web Tools functionality moved to Brocade Network Advisor TABLE 2 Function Web Tools 6.1.0 Brocade Network Advisor CommentsAdd Un-ZonedDevicesZone Ad

Removing a RADIUS serverTo remove a RADIUS server, perform the following steps.1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Sw

Modifying Active Directory serviceTo change the parameters of a Active Directory service that is already configured, perform the followingsteps.1. Ope

4. Select None, Switch Database when TACACS+ Login Failed, or Switch Database whenTACACS+ Login Timeout from the Secondary AAA Service menu.NOTETo dis

NOTEThe server is not deleted until you apply the changes from the AAA Services tab.5. Click Apply in the AAA Service tab.A confirmation dialog box di

Transport mode and tunnel modeTransport mode adds an authentication header (AH) before the IP header. Only a single pair ofaddresses is used (those in

FIGURE 44 AH header in transport mode and tunnel modeEncapsulating Security PayloadESP provides authentication, and also provides privacy by encryptin

kind of configuration would be used for direct communication between hosts. There are two drawbacksto consider:• If network address translation (NAT)

Hash algorithmsHash message authentication codes (HMAC) check data integrity through a mathematical calculationon a message using a hash algorithm com

DH group choices are 1(modp768), 2(modp1024), 14(modp2048), and 18(modp8192). Each groupprovides an incrementally more secure key exchange by providin

The Ethernet IPsec Policies dialog box displays.5. Ethernet IPsec policies can be configured only after enabling IPsec by clicking the Enable buttonbe

Web Tools functionality moved to Brocade Network Advisor (Continued)TABLE 2 Function Web Tools 6.1.0 Brocade Network Advisor CommentsRemove Offline

The choices are ah (for authentication header) and esp (for encapsulated security protocol).6. Select the Authentication Algorithm option.7. Select th

1. Select the Transforms tab.The Transforms window displays.2. Select Add.The Add Transform dialog box displays.3. Enter a name in the Transform Name

1. Select the SA(Manual) tab.2. Select Add.The Add Manual-SA dialog box displays.3. Enter a security parameter index number in the SPI (Hexadecimal) f

1. Open the Switch Administration window.2. Select Show Advanced Mode.3. Select the Security Policies tab.4. Under Security Policies , select Ethernet

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Administering FICON CUP Fabrics● FICON CUP fabrics overview...235

• Install a FICON CUP license on the Brocade switch.• Configure CUP attributes (FMS parameters) for the FICON director.You can use Web Tools for all o

Enabling or disabling FICON Management Server modeFICON Management Server (FMS) is used to support switch management using CUP. To be able touse the C

FMS mode parameter descriptions (Continued)TABLE 23 Parameter DescriptionActive=SavedModeControls the IPL file update. The IPL file saves port conne

1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree.2. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administration windo

Brocade supports the platforms shown in the following table.Supported platformsTABLE 4 Operating System BrowserRed Hat AS 4.0 (x86 32-bit)Red Hat En

The following switch parameters being read or modified can cause the FICON CUP Busy error:• Mode Register• Port Names (also called Port Address Name)•

Viewing Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurationsTo display a list of Allow / Prohibit Matrix configurations, perform the following steps.1. Select a FIC

6. Review your changes. A blue background in a cell indicates that its value has been modified.7. After you have finished making changes, do any of th

4. Optional : Click Active=Saved Mode to enable (selected) or disable (not selected) theActive=Saved FMS parameter after the configuration is activate

Configuring CUP logical pathsTo configure a CUP logical path, perform the following steps.1. Select a FICON-enabled switch from the Fabric Tree.2. Sel

Displaying Request Node Identification DataWeb Tools displays Request Node Identification Data (RNID) information for the local switch, and forattache

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A Web Tools license is not required, and a basic version of Web Tools is available for free. Additionalfunctionality may be added by obtaining the Enh

FCoE configuration tasksThere are several tasks related to FCoE configuration. The following list describes the high level tasksin a suggested order:•

FIGURE 1 Configuring Internet ExplorerDeleting temporary Internet files used by Java applicationsFor Web Tools to operate correctly, you must delete t

The precedence value controls QoS scheduling policies. The scheduler gives precedence to thehighest precedence value.When the DCB Map Configuration di

• Configuring global LLDP characteristics.• Configuring an LLDP profile.Configuring global LLDP characteristicsConfiguring at the global level enables

‐ system-capabilities --Describes the system capabilities.‐ management-address --The IP address of the management port.• Advertise dot1-tlv --Select t

‐ system capabilities --Describes the system capabilities.‐ management-address --The IP address of the management port.• Advertise dot1-tlv --Advertis

11.Click OK.12.Click Enable for Status and LLDP Status.Configuring a link aggregation groupFCoE ports can be grouped to create a link aggregation grou

an individual interface, or as a LAG. Before you start the VLAN configuration procedure, you need toknow which interfaces or LAGs you want to associat

5. Select the switch WWN.The choices are:• Self -- WWN of your current switch• Other Switch WWNIf you choose Other Switch WWN, you must enter the WWN

• FCoE Port MAC displays the FCoE port MAC address.• Switch Port displays the switch port WWN.Displaying LAG informationTo display LAG information, pe

1. Select the DCB tab on the Switch Administration window.2. Select the LLDP-DCBX tab.• To display global settings, select the Global tab.• To display

• Select Enable or Disable from the Interface list to enable or disable the interface.• Click Edit Configuration to open the DCB Edit Configuration di

If you have deleted all the temporary files, the list is empty.Java installation on the workstationJava Plug-in must be installed on the workstation.

Enabling and disabling FCoE portsYou can enable and disable FCoE Ports individually from the Port Admin tab.1. Select the FCoE Ports tab on the Port A

Limitations● General Web Tools limitations... 261General Web Tools

Web Tools limitations (Continued)TABLE 24 Area DetailsFirmwaredownloadThere are multiple phases to firmware download and activation. When Web Tools

Web Tools limitations (Continued)TABLE 24 Area DetailsJava Plug-in If you have a Web Tools session open and you open a second session using the File

Web Tools limitations (Continued)TABLE 24 Area DetailsPerformanceMonitorThe Switch Throughput Utilization, Switch Percent Utilization, and Port Snap

Web Tools limitations (Continued)TABLE 24 Area DetailsWindowsOperatingSystemsOccasionally, you will not see the "Lost connection to the switch&

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Index2 domain/4 domain fabric licenses 287800 switch 104, 105Aaccess control. Refer to RBAC. 32Access Control List. Refer to ACL 209Access Gateway mod

Allow / Prohibit Matrix 240arbitrated loop parameters 65backbone fabric ID 173default heap size 27EX_Ports 170fabric parameters 63FAN frame notificati

Access Gateway mode 177automatic trace dump transfer 160beaconing 75blades 56DLS 193FICON Management Server mode 237insistent domain ID mode 64ports 1

Installing the Java Plug-in on WindowsTo Install the Java Plug-in on Windows, perform the following steps.1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel

IP addressfiltering 55ISL trunking 121JJava Plug-insconfiguring 27installing 26, 27supported 23JRE, installing 26LlaunchingFC Routing module 169Web To

buffer-limited 187configuring 95disabling 104, 105enabling 104LEDs 166long distance parameter 189naming 103Ports on Demand, enabling 106port speed, co

opening 52switch events, displaying 72Switch Events and Switch Information 43Switch Explorer, Admin Domains 41switch name, changing 59switch report 60

all access 140default zoning 140no access 140zoning, disabling 154zoning, saving changes 90, 145zoning databaseclearing 157maximum size 145, 153zoning

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The Java Runtime Environment Settings dialog box displays.4. Double-click the Runtime Parameters field and enter the following information to set the

grace period, during which you can still monitor the switch while continuing to display warningmessages periodically.These messages warn you that your

ContentsPreface...13Do

When you are presented with the login window, you must provide a user name and a password. Yourhome Admin Domain is automatically selected. You can se

FIGURE 3 Virtual Fabric login option2. Log in to a logical fabric.• To log in to the home logical fabric, select Home Logical Fabric and click OK.• To

• To log in to the home domain, select Home Domain and click OK.• To log in to an Admin Domain other than the home domain, select User Specified Domai

Predefined Web Tools roles (Continued)TABLE 5 Role Descriptionzoneadmin You can only create and modify zones.fabricadmin You can do everything the A

When you launch Web Tools for the first time, it automatically creates the following directories. Thesedirectories are created under Web Tools directo

The default path for Windows is C:\Documents and Settings\<<user>>\Webtools\<log file>.The default path for Linux is /root/WebTools/

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Using the Web Tools Interface● Viewing Switch Explorer...

‐ Reporting tasks, such as viewing the status of a switch.‐ Tools tasks, such as opening the Telnet or SSH client window, beaconing a switch orchassis

FIGURE 4 Switch Explorer1. Menu bar2. Switch View buttons3. Tabs and Fabric Tree4. Zoom in and Zoom out buttons5. Switch View6. Switch Events and Swit

Switch View...41Switch Events and Switch Information...

• Table column sorting• Table column positionsThe Switch Explorer GUI preferences that persist are:• Last selected tabThe Name Server GUI preferences

Changing the Admin Domain contextThe Admin Domain field displays the currently selected Admin Domain and allows you to change to adifferent one. The a

The default Switch View display refresh rate is 60 seconds. However, the initial display of SwitchExplorer may take from 30 to 60 seconds after the sw

FIGURE 5 USB port storage managementNOTEClick the USB port on the Switch View to launch the USB Storage Management window.Zoom in and zoom outYou can

NOTEYou can click the column head to sort the events by a particular column, and drag the column dividerto resize a column. You can also right-click a

For more information, refer to Displaying switch information on page 161.Free Professional Management toolYou can use the Professional Management tool

FIGURE 6 Right-click menu for ports (from Switch Explorer)The tasks are:• The Port Admin option displays the Port Admin tab.• The Port Details option

Polling rates (Continued)TABLE 6 Module Polling rateZoning Database 60 secFabric Watch 45 secPerformance Monitor (This feature requires the EGM lice

might be lost. Make sure that, when you connect with simultaneous multiple connections, you donot overwrite the work of another connection.• Several t

3. Expand the Java console.4. Select Show console.5. Restart Web Tools.The Java console displays, along with the Web Tools opening page.6. Perform the

Filtering events by service component...73Displaying the Name Server entries...

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Managing Fabrics and Switches● Fabric and switch management overview... 51● Config

FIGURE 7 Switch Administration window, Switch tab, Basic modeWith the exception of switch time, information displayed in the Switch Administration win

1. Click Configure > Switch Admin.The Switch Administration window displays in basic mode, as shown in Figure 7 on page 52. Thebasic mode displays

To configure the IP and subnet mask information, perform the following steps.1. Select the Network tab.2. In the appropriate IP address section, enter

1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administration windowon page 52.2. Select the Network tab.3. In the Syslog

• The Clone Policy button lets you copy a policy. Use this feature when you want to create similarpolicies. After you create a clone, you can edit the

FIGURE 9 Blade tab3. Select Blade Action > Enable Blade for each blade you want to enable, or Blade Action >Disable Blade to disable a blade,

NOTETo remove a configuration, select a row in the table and click Delete.8. Click Apply to save the values currently shown in the table or click Canc

1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administration windowon page 52.2. Select the Switch tab.3. In the Switch

Persistent enabling and disabling ports... 105Configuring NPIV ports...

Viewing and printing a switch reportThe switch report includes the following information:• A list of switches in the fabric• Switch configuration para

Principal switch selection factors (Continued)TABLE 7 Priority value with forceoptionExpected behaviorEqual to principal Fabric rebuild occurs and t

System configuration parametersYou must disable the switch before you can configure fabric parameters.You can change the following system configuratio

Switches that support WWN-based persistent PID on Web Tools (Continued)TABLE 8 Platform VF Default switch LogicalswitchArea mode FICON modeBrocade 5

Fabric settings (Continued)TABLE 9 E_D_TOV Error detect timeout value (in milliseconds). This timer is used to flag a potential errorcondition when

ATTENTIONThe default virtual channel settings are already optimized for switch performance. Changing the defaultvalues can improve switch performance,

Configuring system servicesYou can enable or disable FCP read link status (RLS) probing for F_Ports and FL_Ports. It is disabledby default.To configur

4. Select the Enable Signed Firmware Download check box.5. Click Apply.Licensed feature managementThe licensed features currently installed on the swi

4. Click Assign Slot(s).The Assign Slots window displays.5. Select the slots you want to assign.6. Click OK.NOTEThe Assign Slot(s) option is not suppo

High Availability overviewHigh Availability (HA) features provide maximum reliability and nondisruptive replacement of keyhardware and software module

Printing graphs... 137Modifying graphs...

FIGURE 10 High Availability window, CP tabThe High Availability window gets refreshed automatically. You can also click Refresh to updatethe informati

3. Click Synchronize Services.The Warning dialog box displays.4. Click Yes and wait for the CPs to complete a synchronization of services, so that a n

On the Switch Events tab, you can click Filter to launch the Event Filter dialog box. The Event Filterdialog box allows you to define which events sho

3. To filter events within a certain time period:• Select the From check box and enter the start time and date in the fields.• Select the To check box

3. Select Service. The event service menu is enabled.4. Select either Switch or Chassis from the menu to show only those messages from the logicalswit

The Name Server tab displays.2. Select a device from the Domain column.3. Click Detail View.The Name Server Information dialog box displays the inform

The LEDs on the logical switch light up on the blades associated with the logical switch.Virtual Fabrics overviewVirtual Fabrics is an architecture th

You must have the EGM license installed to view the Logical Switch selection on a Brocade 5100,5300, or VA-40FC. A dialog box displays asking you to c

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Maintaining Configurations and Firmware● Creating a configuration backup file...

Viewing the temperature status...162Viewing the power supply status...

If you select USB as the configuration file source, the network parameters are not needed and arenot displayed. You can skip to step 6.6. Use the Fabr

6. Enter the configuration file with a fully-qualified path, or select the configuration file in theConfiguration File Name field.7. Use the Fabric ID

• Brocade VA-40FC• Brocade 7800For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without the EGM license.Uploading and downloading from USB

The path name should use the following structure://<directory>/<fos_version_directory>/release.plistIn this syntax, the <directory>

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System-defined Admin DomainsAD0 and AD255 are special Admin Domains and are present in every AD-capable fabric.AD0AD0 is a system-defined Admin Domain

Admin Domain membershipSwitches, ports, and devices can be members of an Admin Domain. The following Admin Domainmembers can be either direct or indir

• Brocade Encryption Switch• Brocade 300, 5300, and 5100 switches• Brocade VA-40FC• Brocade 7800For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are avai

In the Switch Members dialog box, enter the text string and press Enter . This is an incremental searchand allows 24 maximum characters including the

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The information in the Admin Domain window is updated with the saved information on the switch.This action also refreshes the fabric information as de

Creating an Admin DomainTo create an Admin Domain, perform the following steps.1. Open the Admin Domain window, as described in Opening the Admin Doma

Activating or deactivating an Admin DomainTo activate or deactivate an Admin Domain, perform the following steps.1. Open the Admin Domain window.2. Fr

Renaming Admin DomainsYou can change the name of an Admin Domain, including an auto-assigned ID name. The AdminDomain name cannot exceed 63 characters

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Managing Ports● Port management overview... 95● Configuring F

NOTEYou can drag the column divider to resize a column, or drag columns to re-arrange them in a customorder. You can also right-click a column heading

• DP1 GigePort• DP1 Source IP• DP1 Destination IP• DP1 VLAN ID• DP1 MTU Size• Compression Mode• Data L2COS Value• DSCP Data• IKE Policy Number• IPsec

‐ Enable/Disable‐ Persistent Enable/Persistent Disable• SFP --Physical ports only (FC, CEE, and GbE)‐ Basic information about the port equipment• QSFP

‐ Basic Information about the port.‐ Advanced information about the port equipment.‐ UnitNumber‐ ChannelIndex‐ DeviceTech‐ MaxCaseTemp• Port Statistic