This software supports ETERNUS VS900 model 200 Virtualization switch.
For the system design and configuration building of the VS900, refer to the "ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide for Virtual Storage Conductor".
Brocade SMI Agent
SMI-used for VS900 management. SMI-S requires Brocade SMI Agent for VS900 management. Download Brocade SMI Agent and the related user's guide from http://storage-system.fujitsu.com/ (Fujitsu Storage System Information site), and then install it on your system according to said user's guide.
Brocade SMI Agent can be used on the same administrative server as the site manager of ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser. Brocade SMI Agent must be started up on every node that constitutes the cluster when using Brocade SMI Agent in a cluster system because it does not function as a cluster service. To search for a VS900 device, use the cluster-inherited IP address.
Fault Management
When Brocade SMI Agent stops, VS900 management and virtual storage management are disabled. Note that using the device polling function (that enables SNMP Traps to be directly received from the VS900 and ping commands directly executed on the VS900), however, makes fault management available.
The events below may be displayed when Brocade SMI Agent stops.
Unit status changed: OK
Unit status changed: Warning
Unit status changed: Error
These events indicate that a device cannot communicate with the VS900 as a configuration management and that a virtual storage management, but can communicate with the VS900 via the device polling function. Moreover, when a device can communicate directly with the VS900, said device can also receive SNMP Trap events from the VS900.
The event below may be displayed regardless of whether Brocade SMI Agent is running.
Note that this event indicates that a device cannot communicate directly with the VS900 or receive SNMP Trap events.
Connection Timeout
proxy Switch
Brocade SMI Agent communicates with a certain Fibre Channel Switch in a fabric (or group of Fibre Channel Switches in a cascade connection). This Fibre Channel Switch is called a proxy switch.
Brocade SMI Agent is used to select and set a Fibre Channel Switch as a proxy switch. To manage multiple fabrics, specify as many proxy switches as the number of fabrics to be managed.
If a proxy switch fault or related abnormality causes a communication error between Brocade SMI Agent and a proxy switch, configuration management and virtual storage management are disabled just like when Brocade SMI Agent stops.
If a communication error occurs between Brocade SMI Agent and a proxy switch, you must first remove the cause of the communication error, and then restart the Brocade SMI Agent program.
The same symptom occurs when a cascade connection of Fibre Channel Switches in the fabric is broken by a disconnected FC cable or FC port fault. Restore the connection and restart the Brocade SMI Agent program.
SNMP Trap Event
The VS900 supports SNMP Traps through Fibre Alliance MIB. For details of SNMP Traps, refer to "2.7.1 Explanation of Fibre Alliance MIB Support Device Events" in the "ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Event Guide".
The cascade connection line
The physical connection line between the VS900 Virtualization switches is not displayed.
Please confirm whether neither Internet Protocol address of the server that Brocade SMI Agent is installed nor information on Brocade SMI Agent (NameSpace and Login account and Login password and Port Number etc.) are wrong. There is a possibility that the problem solves if Internet Protocol address that you specified for the device detecting is changed. (When the server in which Brocade SMI Agent is installed has two or more Internet Protocol addresses.)
Please confirm Brocade SMI Agent has started. Moreover, the device might be detected by restarting Brocade SMI Agent.
Please confirm whether information set to Brocade SMI Agent is correct. To make set information effective, you should restart Brocade SMI Agent.
Please refer to Installation Guide on Brocade SMI Agent for the setting of Brocade SMI Agent.
Please confirm whether information on VS900 set to the hosts file of the administrative server is correct. The hosts file is in the following.
OS Type | Full path name of hosts file |
|---|---|
Windows | %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts |
Solaris OS, | /etc/hosts |
Please confirm whether information on the administrative server is correctly set to VS900. It is necessary to reboot VS900 to make set information effective.
Please refer to "ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser User's Guide for Virtual Storage Conductor" for the setting of the administrative server concerning VS900. Please refer to "ETERNUS VS900 Model 200 System Build Procedure" for the system construction procedure of VS900.
Note
The software does not support a function to set an access path to the VS900. To build a SAN environment including the VS900, use the Zone Administration window of WEBTOOLS of the VS900 or the telnet command for zone setting.
Among VS900 zoning information, only WWPN zoning information can be displayed. If any zoning other than WWPN zoning is configured, access paths and zoning information cannot be displayed.
This software does not support a function for automatically setting a SNMP Trap send destination address for the VS900. To set such an address, use WEBTOOLS or the telnet command.
This software does not support a function to monitor VS900 performance.
This software does not support a VS900 beacon function.
This software does not support a "Detect device in subnet" function for the VS900. Therefore, use the "Detect by IP address" function with an IP address specified instead.
