This software support the Brocade Fibre Channel switch and PRIMERGY Fibre Channel switch blade.
Before starting the operations in "4.2.1.1 Setting", make sure to understand the following descriptions.
Brocade Fibre Channel switch can define six monitoring device addresses (SNMP Trap transmission places) per device and a different SNMP Trap Configuration for each of these addresses. When using SNMPv1 this software must be used by overwriting the entry where the name of SNMP Community is set in this public. If the device side is designed to change the name of SNMP Community of public and accordingly the settings of this software, the entry with the changed name of SNMP Community is used.
Brocade Fibre Channel switch features the QuickLoop function that accomplishes FC-AL hub emulation. However, this software does not support Fibre Channel switches for which this function is enabled.
This software communicates with the Fibre Channel switch using SNMP.
This software communicates with the Fibre Channel switch using SSH.
Brocade Fibre Channel switch supports the password-less login function by SSH public key authentication. However, this product does not provide this function.
It is recommended of Fibre Channel switch redundancy (cascading).
At present, the Fibre Channel switch zoning information cannot be restored from the database of this software. Therefore, multiple Fibre Channel switches must be connected in cascade to prevent the zoning information stored on the Fibre Channel switches from being erased. The zoning information is stored separately on each of the Fibre Channel switches connected in cascade. Even if one of the Fibre Channel switches fails, the zoning information is stored by the other switches.
The Fibre Channel switch zoning information is changed using the access path setting. When cascade connection is not used, be sure to save the device configuration information (configUpload file) after making changes in the settings. Refer to the manuals of the device for details on storing configuration information.
However, cascade connections should not be implemented between two or more ETERNUS VS900 model 300.
To manage Fibre Channel switches with this software, all the Fibre Channel switches that are connected in cascade must be registered with this software. If any Fibre Channel switch is connected in cascade but not registered with this software, the SAN environment cannot be correctly managed.
In consideration of incompatibility of Fibre Channel switch firmware, this software checks the firmware version number.
If this software detects firmware that it does not support, all functions including the configuration management is restricted.
The following message is output to the event log. (XXXXXX is the version number of the detected firmware.)
"Unsupported Firmware Version XXXXXX"
Contact your Fujitsu CE or SE because patches need to be applied to this software.
The FC routing function is not supported.
If a cascade is connected using the FC routing function, the cascade connection line is not displayed in Web Console.
For this reason, an error is displayed for the access path that goes through the cascade connection line, and a Warning is displayed for the server node that is used to configure the access path.
To the GbE port, It may takes a time till SNMP Trap is notified.
Following SNMP Traps are displayed in the event log when execute disconnect/connect FC cable in a short time.
When the cable is disconnected : [Link Down Trap]
When the cable is connected : [Link Up Trap]
The port where the trouble occurs cannot be specified from the event log, also the event linkage function does not operate. Login to the Fibre Channel switch to specify the port where the trouble occurs, and confirm the state of the VE port and the GbE port.
* Also following event logs are displayed with above event log.
When the cable is disconnected : [FC Port No.214 Offline]
When the cable is connected : [FC Port No.214 Online]
For GbE ports that are used in the FCIP tunneling function, virtual FC ports are displayed in Web Console as follows.
Device | Number of Virtual FC Ports | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Brocade 7500 | 16 | For firmware versions prior to v5.2.0, a Warning is displayed in Web Console for the FC ports for which the FCIP tunneling function is disabled. Monitor the occurrence of errors using SNMP Trap. |
Brocade 7800 | 8 | - |
Brocade 7840 | 20 | - |
Extension Blade (FC 8Gbps) | 20 | - |
[1Gbit/s] is displayed as the VE port transfer speed.
For this product, the VE port state of the Brocade 7810 is not managed. In Web Console, the VE port state is displayed as Warning. Log in to the Brocade 7810 to check the VE port state.
This software does not support the Administrative Domain (Admin Domain).
This software does not support the Persistent PID function. Only configurations that have a default port address setting are supported.
This section explains the items that must be configured directly to the device side in advance to use this product to manage the Brocade Fibre Channel switch and PRIMERGY Fibre Channel switch blade. Refer to the manuals of each device for details on these items.
Define the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for a LAN. If the Fibre Channel switch is equipped with an operation panel, these settings can be defined from the operation panel. If the Fibre Channel switch is equipped with a serial port, define them by issuing the ipAddrSet command via the serial port.
For Fibre Channel switch control, this software is used to log in using SSH to the target device. Enable the SSH connection of the target device.
Set users with security levels according to the requirements of the system administrator. The user name "admin" is set with the system administrator security level in the factory shipped configuration. Refer to the manuals of the device or contact a Fujitsu customer engineer for the default password of this user.
If the password has been changed on the device side, when perform the Reload Conf. operation for the relevant device with Web Console, this software recognizes the change and the device status becomes a Warning display.
In order for the setting to match the changed device setting, perform a change to the account information for device management using Web Console.
For some types of devices, the change of the password on the device side cannot be recognized automatically. Change the device management account information in Web Console for these devices.
When connected to a cascade, some types of devices cannot automatically recognize the changed password. In this case, delete the device and register it again. Refer to "5.2 Registering Device" for details on deleting and registering devices.
A domain name is a unique name defined for a Fibre Channel switch in a SAN. Such names are necessary for a cascade connection of multiple Fibre Channel switches. Since domain names are automatically defined by firmware built into the individual Fibre Channel switches, the name need not be considered during definition and management of access paths using this software.
However, the domain names are important elements in manual port zoning. In such cases, make sure that no identical value is set for any two Fibre Channel switches in the cascade connection. If a Fibre Channel switch is equipped with an operation panel, a domain name can be set from the operation panel. If a Fibre Channel switch is equipped with a serial port or if network settings are defined for the Fibre Channel switch, log in to the switch, and set a domain name by executing the configure command.
Register a switch name for Fibre Channel switch control. This software uses this switch name as SysName. SysName should be a name that is not identical to any other name registered with this software. If the Fibre Channel switch is equipped with an operation panel, a switch name can be set from the operation panel. If the Fibre Channel switch is equipped with a serial port or if the network settings are defined for the Fibre Channel switch, log in to the switch, and set a switch name by executing the switchName command.
Zoning is recommended.
No zoning may be set for Fibre Channel switches. When Fibre Channel switches that are not set the zoning are connected to server nodes or storage devices, they are placed in a state where their security levels are undefined (which makes all of the Fibre Channel switches accessible from every server node). To prevent inadvertent access from destroying data on the storage side, recommend to set the temporary zone as follows. By this setting, it is able to stop all access paths of the Fibre Channel switches. After defining this setting, connect the server node and storage device to the Fibre Channel switch, and set up an access path using this software. When setting up a cascade connection between the Fibre Channel switch and another Fibre Channel switch for which zoning is already set, you need not define this setting because zoning information is copied. The setting is also not necessary if the default of zoning mode is set to "No Access" on the Default Zone function of the Fibre Channel switch.
zoneCreate"SNM_0001","10:0B:00:00:0E:00:00:00;10:0C:00:00:0E:00:00:00" cfgCreate"SNM_BCSI","SNM_0001" cfgEnable"SNM_BCSI" cfgSave
If the Fibre Channel switches are to be cascaded for operation, cascade the switches before executing the above command. Execute this command on a Fibre Channel switch where the latest firmware has been installed.
Note
If the temporary zone has been created, all accesses are blocked. For this reason, do not implement this measure while the target Fibre Channel switch environment is operating. Implement this measure either immediately after the Fibre Channel switch environment has been installed and before operations have started (or while operations are paused).
Set a temporary zoning for Fibre Channel switches that are not configured with zoning or set to "No Access" with the Default Zone function.
This software does not support environments whose zone name, zone config name, or Alias meets either of the following conditions.
Symbols other than the underscore (_) are used
The name starts with a number
This software handles fibre channel switches and SNMP communication. The SNMPv1 or SNMPv3 protocol can be used.
The name of the SNMP Community used for SNMP communication is specified when registering the switch. If the SNMP Community settings are at their defaults, this software communicates by using "public" or "private" for the SNMP Community name.
If you use the beacon function, before operating the beacon, execute the snmpConfig command of the fibre channel switch and check that SNMP SET Security Level is "No security". If SNMP SET Security Level is not "No security", re-execute the snmpConfig command and set SNMP SET Security Level to "No security". Refer to the manuals of the target fibre channel switch for details.
The SNMP user information for using SNMP communication with this product is specified when registering the switch.
To change the SNMP settings, change the device side settings and then change the SNMP settings in this software. The settings of this product can be changed from Web Console.
For the SNMP-MIB setting of the Fibre Channel switch, set the following by specifying the "snmpConfig --set mibCapability" command or the "snmpMibCapSet" command. Specify "yes" for the "FE-MIB", "SW-MIB", "FA-MIB", "HA-MIB" and "SW-TRAP" items. Leave the other items unspecified. Simply press ENTER for these unspecified items.
switch:admin> snmpConfig --set mibCapability The SNMP Mib/Trap Capability has been set to support (omitted) FE-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [yes] yes SW-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [yes] yes FA-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [yes] yes FICON-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [yes] HA-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [yes] yes FCIP-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [no] ISCSI-MIB (yes, y, no, n): [no] SW-TRAP (yes, y, no, n): [yes] yes swFCPortScn (yes, y, no, n): [yes] swEventTrap (yes, y, no, n): [yes] swFabricWatchTrap (yes, y, no, n): [yes] swTrackChangesTrap (yes, y, no, n): [yes] (omitted) switch:admin>
The output of the above command may depend on the firmware version of the Fibre Channel switch. Change the settings of only the "FE-MIB", "SW-MIB", "FA-MIB", "HA-MIB" and "SW-TRAP" items.
Note that if HA-MIB items are not displayed, HA-MIB settings are not required.
If "FE-MIB" and "SW-MIB" are not set to "yes", searching and registering devices fail.
If "FA-MIB" is not "yes", physical connection information, port zoning information, and port speed (transfer rate) information on each port of the Fibre Channel switch is erroneously recognized.
The fault monitoring function only runs if "SW-TRAP" is set to "yes".
The director performance management function only runs if HA-MIB is set to "yes".
This software uses the one-to-one WWPN zoning of the Fibre Channel switch as the basis for setting up and removing access paths (logical paths). However, it also supports other types of zoning settings at their respective levels. The functions that it supports for the different types of zoning are as follows:
This is a state that has no zoning setting. In this state, the Fibre Channel switch permits access between all ports. It is the factory default setting. However, if a Fibre Channel switch is connected in cascade to another Fibre Channel switch with a zoning setting, the zoning setting information is copied when cascade connection communication is established.
This software can perform management normally for the Fibre Channel switches without a zoning setting. Also, when registering a Fibre Channel switch with this software, you can specify whether to set zoning in response to a subsequent software attempt to set up an access path.
With no zoning setting, the Fibre Channel switch operates with security management delegated to the binding and affinity capabilities of server nodes and storage devices.
The WWPN zoning setting is a method by which zoning is defined based on the WWPN of a Fibre Channel port. A WWPN value that is unique throughout the world is defined for each port. As a result, no wrong access path is created even if the port connection place of the Fibre Channel switch is changed.
All access path control functions of this software are effective for access paths defined in the one-to-one WWPN zoning setting. For other defined access paths, this software can read access and display path information, but it cannot delete and inherit the access paths. However, it is possible to delete only zoning setup.
The port zoning setting is a method by which zoning is defined based on the specification of the port connection place of the Fibre Channel switch. A new port zoning setting must be defined if the port connection place of the Fibre Channel switch is changed.
As for the access path control functions, this software can read information about access paths for which port zoning is set, display the paths, and manage their status, but it cannot delete and inherit the access paths. However, it is possible to delete only zoning setup.
The WWNN zoning setting is a method by which zoning is defined based on the WWNN of a Fibre Channel port. Though a WWNN can be shared by several Fibre Channel ports, its definition differs from company to company.
As for the access path control functions, this software cannot display or delete access paths for which WWNN zoning is set. However, it can perform fault management of the Fibre Channel switch.
Different types of zoning settings can be defined for the Fibre Channel switch. To allow this software to provide complete zoning security, however, changing the existing zoning setting to the one-to-one WWPN zoning setting is recommended.
The zoning setting can be defined in the Zone Administration window of WEBTOOLS of the Fibre Channel switch. Note that settings in WEBTOOLS are dependent on the device and firmware.
