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HP 9124 - Cisco MDS Fabric Switch Configuration Manual (1444 pages)

Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide, Release 3.x (OL-16184-01, April 2008)

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 41.4 MB

Table of Contents

3
- Document Conventions
  65
- Related Documentation
  67
  - Compatibility Information
    67
  - Hardware Installation
    67
  - Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
    67
  - Release Notes
    67
  - Documentation Feedback
    70
  - Obtaining Technical Assistance
    71
  - Getting Started
    75
- Hardware Overview
  77
- Chapter 1 Product Overview
  
  78
- Chapter 2 before You Begin
  
  86
  - About the Switch Prompt
    86
  - Default Switch Roles
    87
  - Using the CLI
    87
    
    CLI Command Modes
    87
  - CLI Command Hierarchy
    88
    
    EXEC Mode Options
    89
    
    Configuration Mode
    90
  - CLI Command Navigation
    93
  - Command Completion
    93
  - File System Completion
    93
  - CLI Command Configuration Options
    94
  - Getting Help
    94
  - The no and Default Forms of Commands
    94
  - Managing the Switch Configuration
    95
    
    Displaying the Switch Configuration
    95
    
    Clearing a Configuration
    98
    
    Saving a Configuration
    98
  - Displaying Users
    98
  - Sending Messages to Users
    98
  - Using the Extended Ping and Ping Ipv6 Commands
    99
  - Using the Ping and Ping Ipv6 Commands
    99
  - Using Traceroute and Traceroute Ipv6 Commands
    100
  - Configuring Terminal Parameters
    101
    
    Setting the Terminal Session Timeout
    101
    
    Clearing Terminal Sessions
    102
    
    Displaying Terminal Sessions
    102
    
    Setting the Terminal Timeout
    102
    
    Displaying Terminal Settings
    103
    
    Setting the Terminal Screen Length
    103
    
    Setting the Terminal Screen Width
    103
    
    Setting the Terminal Type
    103
  - Configuring the Switch Banner Message
    103
  - Directing Show Command Output to a File
    104
    
    User-Defined CLI Session Variables
    105
    
    Using CLI Variables
    105
    
    User-Defined CLI Persistent Variables
    106
    
    System-Defined Variables
    107
  - Using Command Aliases
    107
    
    Defining Command Aliases
    108
  - About Flash Devices
    108
    
    External Compactflash (Slot0)
    109
    
    Formatting Flash Devices and File Systems
    109
    
    Initializing Internal Bootflash
    109
    
    Internal Bootflash
    109
    
    Formatting External Compactflash
    110
    
    Using Switch File Systems
    110
    
    Setting the Current Directory
    111
    
    Specifying File Systems
    111
    
    Displaying File Checksums
    112
    
    Displaying the Current Directory
    112
    
    Creating a Directory
    113
    
    Deleting an Existing Directory
    113
    
    Listing the Files in a Directory
    113
    
    Moving Files
    113
    
    Copying Files
    114
    
    Deleting Files
    115
    
    Displaying File Contents
    115
    
    Compressing and Uncompressing Files
    116
    
    Displaying the Last Lines in a File
    116
    
    Saving Command Output to a File
    116
    
    Command Scripts
    117
    
    Executing Commands Specified in a Script
    117
    
    Setting the Delay Time
    118
    
    Using CLI Variables in Scripts
    118
    
    Licensing Terminology
    123
    
    C H a P T E R 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
    124
    
    Licensing Model
    124
    
    Licensing High Availability
    130
    
    Options to Install a License
    130
    
    Obtaining a Factory-Installed License
    131
    
    Performing a Manual Installation
    131
    
    Installing the License Key File
    132
    
    Obtaining the License Key File
    132
    
    Backing up License Files
    134
    
    Identifying License Features in Use
    134
    
    Installing the License Key File to a Remote Location
    134
- CHAPTER 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses
  
  123

HP 9124 - Cisco MDS Fabric Switch Configuration Manual (1384 pages)

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide, Release 3.x (OL-8222-10, April 2008)

Brand: HP | Category: Switch | Size: 50.98 MB

Table of Contents
3
New and Changed Information

53
- Document Conventions
  70
- Related Documentation
  72
Getting Started

81
- Hardware Overview
  83
Chapter 1 Product Overview

84
CHAPTER 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager

93
- Starting a Switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
  93
- C H a P T E R 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager
  94
- Initial Setup Routine
  94
- Preparing to Configure the Switch
  94
- Default Login
  95
- Setup Options
  95
- Assigning Setup Information
  96
- Accessing the Switch
  104
- Where Do You Go Next?
  105
- About Cisco Fabric Manager
  105
Fabric Manager Server

106
Fabric Manager Client

106
- Fabric Manager Server Proxy Services
  106
Performance Manager

107
Device Manager

107
Fabric Manager Web Server

107
- Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Management
  107
  - Storage Management Solutions Architecture
    108
  - In-Band Management and Out-Of-Band Management
    109
    
    Ipfc
    109
    
    Mgmt0
    109
- Installing the Management Software
  110
Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server

134
CHAPTER 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager

141
Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client

148
- Fabric Manager Advanced Mode
  148
- Launching Fabric Manager Client in Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) and Later
  148
- Fabric Manager Client Quick Tour
  152
  - Menu Bar
    153
  - Toolbar
    154
  - Logical Domains Pane
    155
    
    Filtering
    156
  - Information Pane
    156
    
    Detachable Tables
    158
  - Physical Attributes Pane
    156
  - Fabric Pane
    158
  - Context Menus
    160
    
    Saving the Map
    160
    
    Multiple Fabric Display
    161
    
    Purging down Elements
    161
    
    Filtering by Groups
    162
  - Status Bar
    164
- Setting Fabric Manager Preferences
  164
- Network Fabric Discovery
  165
- Modifying the Device Grouping
  166
  - Using Alias Names as Enclosures
    166
- Controlling Administrator Access with Users and Roles
  167
- Using Fabric Manager Wizards
  167
- Fabric Manager Troubleshooting Tools
  168
- Device Manager Overview
  169
- Device Manager Features
  169
Chapter 6 Device Manager

170
- Launching Device Manager
  170
- Using Device Manager
  170
  - Toolbar Icons
    172
  - Menu Bar
    172
  - Dialog Boxes
    173
  - Tabs
    173
  - Legend
    174
  - Supervisor and Switching Modules
    175
    
    Context Menus
    175
- Setting Device Manager Preferences
  176
- Fabric Manager Web Server Overview
  177
- Navigating Fabric Manager Web Server
  178
Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server

179
- Installing Fabric Manager Web Server
  179
  - Using Fabric Manager Web Server with SSL
    181
- Launching Fabric Manager Web Server
  183
- Health
  184
  - Viewing Summary Information
    185
  - Viewing Fabric Information
    185
  - Viewing Syslog Information
    186
  - Viewing Analysis Reports
    187
Performance

188
- Viewing Performance Summary Information
  189
- Viewing Performance Information for End Devices
  190
- Viewing Performance Information for Isls
  191
- Viewing Performance Information for Flows
  192
- Viewing Performance Information for Gige Ports
  193
- Viewing Other Statistics
  193
- Viewing Detailed Traffic Information
  194
- Viewing Predicted Future Performance
  195
  - Using the Default Values
    195
  - Using Your Own Values
    196
  - Viewing Switch Bandwidth
    197
- Inventory
  198
- Custom
  205
  - Creating a Custom Report Template
    205
  - Viewing Custom Reports by Template
    207
  - Generating Custom Reports by Template
    207
  - Modifying a Custom Report Template
    208
  - Viewing Scheduled Jobs by Report Template
    209
  - Admin
    210
  - Recovering a Web Server Password
    211
  - Starting, Restarting, and Stopping Services
    211
  - Adding, Editing, and Removing Managed Fabrics
    212
  - Viewing Trap and Syslog Registration Information
    214
  - Configuring Forwarding of Notifications for Events
    215
  - Viewing and Disconnecting Clients
    216
  - Configuring Fabric Manager Server Preferences
    217
  - Adding and Removing Communities
    217
  - Configuring AAA Information
    219
  - Adding and Removing Users
    219
  - Adding and Removing Roles
    220
  - Creating Performance Collections
    222
  - Configuring Other Statistics
    223
  - Configuring Collection Thresholds
    225
  - Configuring the RRD Database
    226
  - Viewing Log Information
    227
- Download
  227
  - Downloading Fabric Manager Client
    227
- Performance Manager Architecture
  229
Chapter 8 Performance Manager

230
- Data Interpolation
  230
- Data Collection
  230
- Using Performance Thresholds
  230
- Flow Setup Wizards
  231
- Flow Statistics Configuration
  231
  - About Flow Statistics
    232
  - Counting Flow Statistics
    232
- Understanding SPAN
  235
Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic Analyzer

236
CHAPTER 10 Obtaining and Installing Licenses

243
CHAPTER 11 On-Demand Port Activation Licensing

261
- About On-Demand Port Activation Licensing
  261
  - Port-Naming Conventions
    262
  - Port Licensing
    262
  - C H a P T E R 11 On-Demand Port Activation Licensing
    263
  - License Status Definitions
    263
- Configuring Port Activation Licenses
  264
- Assigning a Switch Name
  269
Chapter 12 Initial Configuration

270
- Verifying the Module Status
  270
- Configuring Date, Time, and Time Zone
  271
- NTP Configuration
  272
  - About NTP
    272
  - NTP Configuration Guidelines
    273
- Configuring NTP
  274
- Edit an NTP Server or Peer Configuration
  274
- Delete an NTP Server or Peer
  275
- NTP CFS Distribution
  276
  - Configure NTP with CFS
    276
  - Committing NTP Configuration Changes
    277
  - Discarding NTP Configuration Changes
    277
  - Releasing Fabric Session Lock
    277
    
    Database Merge Guidelines
    278
    
    Management Interface Configuration
    278
    
    Default Gateway Configuration
    279
- Telnet Server Connection
  279
  - Disabling a Telnet Connection
    279
    
    Configuring CDP
    280
    
    About CFS
    283
Chapter 13 Using the CF Infrastructure

284
- Cisco SAN-OS Features Using CFS
  284
- CFS Features
  284
- CFS Protocol
  285
- CFS Distribution Scopes
  285
- CFS Distribution Modes
  286
  - Uncoordinated Distribution
    286
  - Unrestricted Uncoordinated Distributions
    286
- Disabling CFS Distribution on a Switch
  286
- CFS Application Requirements
  287
- Enabling CFS for an Application
  288
  - Committing Changes
    289
  - Locking the Fabric
    289
  - Clearing a Locked Session
    290
  - Discarding Changes
    290
  - Saving the Configuration
    290
- CFS Merge Support
  291
- Displaying CFS Configuration Information
  291
- CFS Distribution over IP
  292
- CFS Regions
  294
  - About CFS Regions
    294
    
    Assigning Features to CFS Regions
    295
    
    Creating CFS Regions
    295
    
    Managing CFS Regions Using Fabric Manager
    295
    
    Moving a Feature to a Different Region
    296
    
    Deleting CFS Regions
    297
    
    Removing a Feature from a Region
    297
  - CFS Example Using Fabric Manager
    298
  - CFS Example Using Device Manager
    301
  - Default Settings
    301
  - About Flexattach Virtual Pwwn
    303
  - Flexattach Virtual Pwwn Guidelines and Requirements
    303
CHAPTER 14 Configuring Flexattach Virtual Pwwn

303
Chapter 15 Software Image

315
CHAPTER 16 Managing Configuration Files

329
- About Flash Devices
  329
  - C H a P T E R 16 Managing Configuration Files
    330
  - Internal Bootflash:
    330
- Formatting Flash Devices and File Systems
  330
  - Initializing Internal Bootflash:
    330
- Using the File System
  331
  - Flash Files
    331
  - Creating a Directory
    332
  - Deleting an Existing File or Directory
    333
  - Copying Files
    334
  - Performing Other File Manipulation Tasks
    335
- Working with Configuration Files
  336
CHAPTER 17 Configuring High Availability

339
- About High Availability
  339
  - Ha Switchover Characteristics
    340
  - Initiating a Switchover
    340
    
    Switchover Mechanisms
    340
    
    C H a P T E R 17 Configuring High Availability
    341
- Switchover Mechanisms
  342
  - HA Switchover Characteristics
    342
- Synchronizing Supervisor Modules
  343
  - Displaying Switch Hardware Inventory
    345
Chapter 18 Managing System Hardware

346
- Running the Compactflash Report
  346
- Displaying the Switch Serial Number
  347
- Displaying Power Usage Information
  347
- Power Supply Configuration Modes
  348
  - Power Supply Configuration Guidelines
    349
- About Crossbar Management
  351
  - Operational Considerations When Removing Crossbars
    352
    
    Graceful Shutdown of a Crossbar
    352
    
    Backward Compatibility for Generation 1 Modules in Cisco MDS 9513 Directors
    354
- About Module Temperature
  354
  - Displaying Module Temperature
    355
- About Fan Modules
  355
- Default Settings
  356
- About Modules
  357
Chapter 19 Managing Module

358
- Supervisor Modules
  358
- Switching Modules
  359
- Services Modules
  359
- Verifying the Status of a Module
  359
- Obtaining Supervisor Module Statistics
  360
- Checking the State of a Module
  360
- Reloading Modules
  361
  - Reloading a Switch
    361
  - Power Cycling Modules
    362
- Preserving Module Configuration
  363
- Powering off Switching Modules
  364
- Identifying Module Leds
  365
- Default Settings
  368
Switch Configuration

371
- Common Interface Configuration
  373
Chapter 20 Configuring Interface

374
- Fibre Channel Interfaces
  374
  - Port Switching Module Configuration Guidelines
    374
- About Interface Modes
  375
  - NP Ports
    377
  - Auto Mode
    379
- About Interface States
  379
  - Administrative States
    379
  - Operational States
    379
  - Reason Codes
    380
- Graceful Shutdown
  383
- Setting the Interface Administrative State
  383
- Configuring Interface Modes
  384
- Configuring Administrative Speeds
  384
  - Autosensing
    385
- About Interface Descriptions
  385
- About Frame Encapsulation
  385
- About Receive Data Field Size
  385
- Configuring Receive Data Field Size
  385
- Identifying the Beacon Leds
  386
  - About Speed Leds
    386
- About Beacon Mode
  387
  - Configuring Beacon Mode
    387
- About Bit Error Thresholds
  387
- Switch Port Attribute Default Values
  388
- About SFP Transmitter Types
  388
- Displaying SFP Transmitter Types
  388
- About Gathering Interface Statistics
  389
- TL Ports for Private Loops
  390
  - About TL Ports
    390
  - Configuring TL Ports
    391
  - About TL Port ALPA Caches
    391
  - Buffer Credits
    392
    
    About Buffer-To-Buffer Credits
    392
    
    Configuring Buffer-To-Buffer Credits
    392
    
    About Extended Bb_Credits
    393
    
    About Performance Buffers
    393
    
    Configuring Performance Buffers
    393
    
    Extended Bb_Credits on Generation 1 Switching Modules
    394
    
    Configuring Extended Bb_Credits
    395
    
    Extended Bb_Credits on Generation 2 Switching Modules
    395
  - Management Interfaces
    395
    
    About Management Interfaces
    395
    
    Configuring Management Interfaces
    396
  - VSAN Interfaces
    396
    
    About VSAN Interfaces
    396
    
    Creating VSAN Interfaces
    397
    
    Default Settings
    398

HP 9124 - Cisco MDS Fabric Switch Update Manual (9 pages)

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HP 9124 - Cisco MDS Fabric Switch Configuration Manual (1444 pages)

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Chapter 2 before You Begin

CHAPTER 3 Obtaining and Installing Licenses

HP 9124 - Cisco MDS Fabric Switch Configuration Manual (1384 pages)

Table of Contents

New and Changed Information

Getting Started

Chapter 1 Product Overview

CHAPTER 2 Installation of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager

Fabric Manager Server

Fabric Manager Client

Performance Manager

Device Manager

Fabric Manager Web Server

Chapter 3 Fabric Manager Server

CHAPTER 4 Authentication in Fabric Manager

Chapter 5 Fabric Manager Client

Chapter 6 Device Manager

Chapter 7 Fabric Manager Web Server

Performance

Chapter 8 Performance Manager

Chapter 9 Cisco Traffic Analyzer

CHAPTER 10 Obtaining and Installing Licenses

CHAPTER 11 On-Demand Port Activation Licensing

Chapter 12 Initial Configuration

Chapter 13 Using the CF Infrastructure

CHAPTER 14 Configuring Flexattach Virtual Pwwn

Chapter 15 Software Image

CHAPTER 16 Managing Configuration Files

CHAPTER 17 Configuring High Availability

Chapter 18 Managing System Hardware

Chapter 19 Managing Module

Switch Configuration

Chapter 20 Configuring Interface

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