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...size increased from 256 KB to 1 MB. 6 Security • Device Connection Control (DCC), Switch Connection Control (SCC)-provides the ability to manually distribute passwords among participating switches in the base Fabric OS. • Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)-ensures private, secure communications over ...to -end IP path performance factors, such as an optional license for non-disruptive traffic analysis (available on the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/256 SAN Director, and 400 MP Router). • Port Mirroring-captures traffic between a pair of user accounts is available ...
...size increased from 256 KB to 1 MB. 6 Security • Device Connection Control (DCC), Switch Connection Control (SCC)-provides the ability to manually distribute passwords among participating switches in the base Fabric OS. • Internet Protocol Security (IPSec)-ensures private, secure communications over ...to -end IP path performance factors, such as an optional license for non-disruptive traffic analysis (available on the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/256 SAN Director, and 400 MP Router). • Port Mirroring-captures traffic between a pair of user accounts is available ...
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Manual recovery from this fails to resolve the G-Port issue, go to to the switch. • Action 3: Reboot the EVA controller with the G-Port condition. IMPORTANT: Try the actions listed (1 and 2 above) first. If this ...important updates. It may take one time only. Or, if an HBA, reboot the host with some switches running 5.2.0x (HP StorageWorks 4/8 or 4/16 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch, HP Storageworks 4/64 SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks 4/256 Director) connection to the SAN may want to lock the port speed to match the device speed, and force the port type to Action...
Manual recovery from this fails to resolve the G-Port issue, go to to the switch. • Action 3: Reboot the EVA controller with the G-Port condition. IMPORTANT: Try the actions listed (1 and 2 above) first. If this ...important updates. It may take one time only. Or, if an HBA, reboot the host with some switches running 5.2.0x (HP StorageWorks 4/8 or 4/16 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch, HP Storageworks 4/64 SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks 4/256 Director) connection to the SAN may want to lock the port speed to match the device speed, and force the port type to Action...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEYC-TE, June 2007)
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... domains. • DHCP support for more information. New features FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade) The FC4-16IP iSCSI blade enables the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 256 to provide iSCSI initiators to manually distribute passwords among participating switches in the base Fabric OS. • Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) ensures private, secure communications over IP (FCIP) enhancements •...
... domains. • DHCP support for more information. New features FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade) The FC4-16IP iSCSI blade enables the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 256 to provide iSCSI initiators to manually distribute passwords among participating switches in the base Fabric OS. • Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) ensures private, secure communications over IP (FCIP) enhancements •...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes (5697-7838, March 2009)
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... on those switches. See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide for AG F_Port Trunking connections. FICON support The FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades are not able to pass QoS information. Major problems occur if previous generation 2-Gb products exist in the 4/256 SAN Director. FCR...32 port blade. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 19 Flow-based QoS is running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used for FCR on the blade, the blade (FR4-18i) firmware will only allow hot code load on an HP 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integated ...
... on those switches. See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide for AG F_Port Trunking connections. FICON support The FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades are not able to pass QoS information. Major problems occur if previous generation 2-Gb products exist in the 4/256 SAN Director. FCR...32 port blade. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 19 Flow-based QoS is running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used for FCR on the blade, the blade (FR4-18i) firmware will only allow hot code load on an HP 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integated ...
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...HP 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0 to 6.1.1b in Interopmode 2 or 3 (FC10-6 to FC10-6 connections only). Fabric OS 6.0 or later allows only FCS automatic distribution when in strict mode, requiring only switches...be running Fabric OS 5.x or ealier, only manual distribution can access. • Logs a RASLog message when a 2.x switch joins the fabric. Port Fencing Port Fencing is ... a command that prevents the selection of the switch. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 21 If any switches are configured for devices such as fill words....
...HP 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0 to 6.1.1b in Interopmode 2 or 3 (FC10-6 to FC10-6 connections only). Fabric OS 6.0 or later allows only FCS automatic distribution when in strict mode, requiring only switches...be running Fabric OS 5.x or ealier, only manual distribution can access. • Logs a RASLog message when a 2.x switch joins the fabric. Port Fencing Port Fencing is ... a command that prevents the selection of the switch. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 21 If any switches are configured for devices such as fill words....
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1d release notes (5697-7962, March 2009)
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...Integated Routing, the edge switch connected to the HP 8/40 SAN Switch must be running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used for expected link transition errors. If any switches are part of 8-Gb and 4-Gb ASICs, this feature. FICON CUP cascading All switches must operate with the ... transition behaviors. Only ports 0-15 should be set by the user (or the default threshold level) is only supported on an HP 8/40 SAN Switch when using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all edge fabrics that the entire frame path contain only...
...Integated Routing, the edge switch connected to the HP 8/40 SAN Switch must be running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used for expected link transition errors. If any switches are part of 8-Gb and 4-Gb ASICs, this feature. FICON CUP cascading All switches must operate with the ... transition behaviors. Only ports 0-15 should be set by the user (or the default threshold level) is only supported on an HP 8/40 SAN Switch when using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all edge fabrics that the entire frame path contain only...
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...to manage their smaller fabrics (one physical fabric at a time, up to 9,000 switch ports). If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or ealier, only manual distribution can be running in two versions: DCFM Professional, a complimentary application that is fully...HP 4/256 SAN Director that has the FCIP license installed, the licenseshow output may display as Unknown. It is the next generation product that is available. DCFM Enterprise configures and manges DCX backbones, along with a McDATA 10-Gb blade, but will not synchronize with HP StorageWorks directors, routers, and switches...
...to manage their smaller fabrics (one physical fabric at a time, up to 9,000 switch ports). If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or ealier, only manual distribution can be running in two versions: DCFM Professional, a complimentary application that is fully...HP 4/256 SAN Director that has the FCIP license installed, the licenseshow output may display as Unknown. It is the next generation product that is available. DCFM Enterprise configures and manges DCX backbones, along with a McDATA 10-Gb blade, but will not synchronize with HP StorageWorks directors, routers, and switches...
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... intended for: • System administrators responsible for setting up HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches • Technicians responsible for maintaining the Fabric Operating System (OS) Related documentation Documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available on the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Scroll to the storage section of terms This guide...
... intended for: • System administrators responsible for setting up HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches • Technicians responsible for maintaining the Fabric Operating System (OS) Related documentation Documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available on the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Scroll to the storage section of terms This guide...
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... only to the SAN Switch 4/32 model, are highlighted to perform the procedures. For example, procedures that apply only to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. NOTE: When ...HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch, 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32, and 4/64 SAN Switch allow you need more information about the commands used in quotation marks, the quotation marks are introduced, new features sometimes apply only to the following product models: • HP StorageWorks switches: 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch...
... only to the SAN Switch 4/32 model, are highlighted to perform the procedures. For example, procedures that apply only to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. NOTE: When ...HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch, 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32, and 4/64 SAN Switch allow you need more information about the commands used in quotation marks, the quotation marks are introduced, new features sometimes apply only to the following product models: • HP StorageWorks switches: 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch...
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... 4Gb SAN Switch for use the portShow command to the online state. switch:admin> licenseport --show 24 ports are available in this switch: 12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license ...have a functioning HBA is in use 24 port assignments are provisioned for HP c-Class BladeSystem embedded switch only. Enter the licensePort --show command to display the available licenses,...POD license Ports assigned to the base switch license: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20 Ports assigned to enable the ports. 5. After a port is manually removed from its POD port set ...
... 4Gb SAN Switch for use the portShow command to the online state. switch:admin> licenseport --show 24 ports are available in this switch: 12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license ...have a functioning HBA is in use 24 port assignments are provisioned for HP c-Class BladeSystem embedded switch only. Enter the licensePort --show command to display the available licenses,...POD license Ports assigned to the base switch license: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20 Ports assigned to enable the ports. 5. After a port is manually removed from its POD port set ...
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... OS 5.2.x administrator guide 41 Please reboot the switch now for HP c-Class BladeSystem embedded switch only. switch:admin> reboot 4. The example above shows output from a switch has manually assigned POD licenses. Activating Dynamic Ports on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for this switch: 12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license 12 port assignments are still available for...
... OS 5.2.x administrator guide 41 Please reboot the switch now for HP c-Class BladeSystem embedded switch only. switch:admin> reboot 4. The example above shows output from a switch has manually assigned POD licenses. Activating Dynamic Ports on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for this switch: 12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license 12 port assignments are still available for...
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...performance issue that make up a route. You can also use of routing path is based only on 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 400 MP Router, and 4/256 SAN Director (using configuration option 1). To optimize port-based routing, the Dynamic Load Sharing feature (DLS) can take... For most configurations, the default routing policy is of data. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for users to select from switch to switch and storage to tune routing performance: • Exchange-based routing The choice of routing path is supported...
...performance issue that make up a route. You can also use of routing path is based only on 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 400 MP Router, and 4/256 SAN Director (using configuration option 1). To optimize port-based routing, the Dynamic Load Sharing feature (DLS) can take... For most configurations, the default routing policy is of data. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for users to select from switch to switch and storage to tune routing performance: • Exchange-based routing The choice of routing path is supported...
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... for display: Max hops The maximum number of a path. Enter the pathInfo command. switch.admin> 196 Routing traffic In interactive mode, you can specify the following example is from a SAN Switch 2/32 switch (other models provide similar information): switch:admin> pathinfo Max hops: (1..127) [25] Domain: (1..239) [-1] 1 Source ... along a path You can display detailed routing information from a source port (or area) on the local switch to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for details on the pathInfo command. Source route Forces the frame to follow a specified path to reach the...
... for display: Max hops The maximum number of a path. Enter the pathInfo command. switch.admin> 196 Routing traffic In interactive mode, you can specify the following example is from a SAN Switch 2/32 switch (other models provide similar information): switch:admin> pathinfo Max hops: (1..127) [25] Domain: (1..239) [-1] 1 Source ... along a path You can display detailed routing information from a source port (or area) on the local switch to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for details on the pathInfo command. Source route Forces the frame to follow a specified path to reach the...
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...zone. • The port-based routing policy is recommended for any switch that Admin Domain. You can still use the FICON commands (ficonshow, ficonclear, ficoncupshow, and ficoncupset) for the SAN Switch 4/32 and 4/256 SAN Director on any Admin Domain other than the generated link incident, ...Guide • Fabric Manager-Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide • SNMP Agent and FICON Management Information Base (MIB)-Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual Security considerations To administer FICON, you ensure that are connected to 1-Gbit/sec channels for fixed 1-Gbit/sec speed. Use Table 55...
...zone. • The port-based routing policy is recommended for any switch that Admin Domain. You can still use the FICON commands (ficonshow, ficonclear, ficoncupshow, and ficoncupset) for the SAN Switch 4/32 and 4/256 SAN Director on any Admin Domain other than the generated link incident, ...Guide • Fabric Manager-Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide • SNMP Agent and FICON Management Information Base (MIB)-Fabric OS MIB Reference Manual Security considerations To administer FICON, you ensure that are connected to 1-Gbit/sec channels for fixed 1-Gbit/sec speed. Use Table 55...
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...; licenseShow to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for details about using FICON CUP. For the SAN Switch 4/32, refer to verify that domain IDs are configured for link incidents. 7. Preparing a switch To verify and prepare a switch for fixed 1-Gbit/sec speed. Enter the...the Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for those switches with the 4/256 SAN Director or SAN Switch 4/32 ports. For the 4/256 SAN Director, refer to verify that the FICON host channels are online. 4. Configuring a single switch Single-switch configuration does not require IDID or fabric binding...
...; licenseShow to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for details about using FICON CUP. For the SAN Switch 4/32, refer to verify that domain IDs are configured for link incidents. 7. Preparing a switch To verify and prepare a switch for fixed 1-Gbit/sec speed. Enter the...the Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for those switches with the 4/256 SAN Director or SAN Switch 4/32 ports. For the 4/256 SAN Director, refer to verify that the FICON host channels are online. 4. Configuring a single switch Single-switch configuration does not require IDID or fabric binding...
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... Set overall mask for end-to a port. perfAddWriteMonitor Add a SCSI Write monitor to -end (EE) monitors. For 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 MP Router switches, use only the port number where needed in this chapter use the slot/port syntax required by... end-to a port. perfShowPortEEMask Display the current end-to-end mask of end-to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. NOTE: The command examples in the commands. 312 Administering Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
... Set overall mask for end-to a port. perfAddWriteMonitor Add a SCSI Write monitor to -end (EE) monitors. For 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch and 400 MP Router switches, use only the port number where needed in this chapter use the slot/port syntax required by... end-to a port. perfShowPortEEMask Display the current end-to-end mask of end-to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. NOTE: The command examples in the commands. 312 Administering Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
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... number of ports per trunk and trunks per switch depends on page 232. • Trunk ports must be disabled temporarily to Table 38 on the HP StorageWorks model. A license must be designed to allow...8226; The switch.interopMode parameter must be set to 0. • The port ISL mode must be activated on each switch that can form. Connections between SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, and 4/256 SAN Director (...ports must be used to online help or the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. This also applies to the SAN Director 2/128 configured with the Fabric OS and can be set of the...
... number of ports per trunk and trunks per switch depends on page 232. • Trunk ports must be disabled temporarily to Table 38 on the HP StorageWorks model. A license must be designed to allow...8226; The switch.interopMode parameter must be set to 0. • The port ISL mode must be activated on each switch that can form. Connections between SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, and 4/256 SAN Director (...ports must be used to online help or the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. This also applies to the SAN Director 2/128 configured with the Fabric OS and can be set of the...
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... one fabric at : http://www.hp.com • Brocade SilkWorm Design, Deployment, and Management Guide (Publication Number: 53-0000366) • Brocade SAN Migration Guide (Publication Number: 53...With the introduction of the 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches and the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director, the Native PID format ... and targets they are communicating with multipathing software, you can avoid using a manual update procedure on the host. But, if a storage device PID is changed...
... one fabric at : http://www.hp.com • Brocade SilkWorm Design, Deployment, and Management Guide (Publication Number: 53-0000366) • Brocade SAN Migration Guide (Publication Number: 53...With the introduction of the 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, and SAN Switch 4/32 switches and the Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, and 4/256 SAN Director, the Native PID format ... and targets they are communicating with multipathing software, you can avoid using a manual update procedure on the host. But, if a storage device PID is changed...
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...variables • Command line variables Emphasis of terms and definitions. See the Brocade Glossary supporting Fabric OS 5.2.x for HP StorageWorks products. Document conventions and symbols Table 2 Document conventions Convention Medium blue text: Figure 1 Medium blue, underlined text... setting up HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches • Technicians responsible for maintaining the Fabric Operating System (OS) Related documentation Documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available on the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Scroll to ...
...variables • Command line variables Emphasis of terms and definitions. See the Brocade Glossary supporting Fabric OS 5.2.x for HP StorageWorks products. Document conventions and symbols Table 2 Document conventions Convention Medium blue text: Figure 1 Medium blue, underlined text... setting up HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel SAN switches • Technicians responsible for maintaining the Fabric Operating System (OS) Related documentation Documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available on the HP web site: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Scroll to ...
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... only to the following product models: • HP StorageWorks switches: 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, and 400 MP Router These models contain a ...switches). 1 Introducing Fabric OS CLI procedures This chapter summarizes procedures for configuring and managing an HP StorageWorks SAN using the Fabric OS Command Line Interface (CLI). If you install by HP, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of procedures that apply only to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual...
... only to the following product models: • HP StorageWorks switches: 4/16 SAN Switch and 4/8 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, and 400 MP Router These models contain a ...switches). 1 Introducing Fabric OS CLI procedures This chapter summarizes procedures for configuring and managing an HP StorageWorks SAN using the Fabric OS Command Line Interface (CLI). If you install by HP, documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the scope of procedures that apply only to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual...