Connectrix DS-32M2 Fibre Channel Switch
USER GUIDE P/N 069001176 REV A01
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ii Connectrix DS-32M2 User Guide This equipment generates, uses, and may emit radio frequency energy. The equipment has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such radio frequency interference. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Any modifications to this device - unless expressly approved by the manufacturer - can void the user’s authority to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules.
Laser Compliance Statement Laser transceivers used in the DS-32M2 are tested and certified in the United States to conform to Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subchapter J, Parts 1040.10 and 1040.11 for Class 1 laser products. Elsewhere, the transceivers are tested and certified to be compliant with International Electrotechnical Commission IEC825-1 and European Norm EN60825-1 and EN60825-2 regulations for Class 1 laser products. Class 1 laser products are not considered hazardous. The transceivers are designed such that there is never human access to laser radiation above a Class 1 level during normal operation or prescribed maintenance conditions.
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Preface...... xvii
Warnings and Cautions...... xxi
Chapter 1 Switch Operating Features Overview...... 1-2 DS-32M2 Description ...... 1-3 Features ...... 1-3 Front Panel...... 1-3 CTP ...... 1-5 Rear Panel ...... 1-5 Connectrix Service Processor ...... 1-7 Embedded Web Server...... 1-7 Hardware Features ...... 1-8 Performance Features...... 1-8 Switch Management...... 1-9 High-Availability Features ...... 1-10 Connectivity Features ...... 1-11 Security Features...... 1-12 Serviceability Features ...... 1-13 Hardware Operations...... 1-15 Updating Firmware...... 1-15 Switch Operational States...... 1-15 IML...... 1-16 IPL...... 1-17
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Chapter 2 Operating the Switch Power Procedures...... 2-2 Power the Switch On ...... 2-2 FRU LEDs and Connectors...... 2-4 LEDs ...... 2-4 Connectors...... 2-6
Chapter 3 Product Manager Overview Product Manager Overview...... 3-2 Using the Product Manager ...... 3-5 Using Dialog Boxes ...... 3-5 Logging Into the Connectrix Manager ...... 3-6 Opening the Product Manager ...... 3-10 Closing the Product Manager...... 3-11 Closing the Connectrix Manager...... 3-11 Product Manager Menu Bar...... 3-12 Product Manager Views...... 3-17 Hardware View...... 3-17 Node List View ...... 3-18 Port List View...... 3-19 Performance View ...... 3-19 FRU List View ...... 3-20 User Rights ...... 3-21 User Rights for Specific Functions ...... 3-22
Chapter 4 Monitoring and Managing the Switch Using the Hardware View...... 4-2 Identifying FRUs ...... 4-2 Monitoring Switch Operation...... 4-2 Obtaining Hardware Information...... 4-8 Using Menu Options...... 4-13 Using the Node List View...... 4-17 Displaying Node Properties...... 4-19 Displaying Port Properties...... 4-19 Defining Nicknames ...... 4-19 Using the Port List View...... 4-21 Displaying Port Properties...... 4-23 Menu Options ...... 4-23 Using the Performance View ...... 4-25 Bar Graph Display...... 4-26 Port Statistics...... 4-27 vi Connectrix DS-32M2 User Guide Contents
Menu Options...... 4-31 Using the FRU List View...... 4-33 Port Operational States...... 4-35 Alerts...... 4-37 Link Incident Alerts...... 4-37 Threshold Alerts...... 4-38
Chapter 5 Configuring the Switch Configuring Switch Identification ...... 5-2 Configuring the Operating Mode...... 5-4 Configuring Operating Parameters...... 5-6 Operating Parameters ...... 5-7 Configuring Ports...... 5-11 Port Parameters ...... 5-12 Configuring Port Binding ...... 5-16 Configuring Port Addresses...... 5-18 Address Parameters...... 5-20 Managing Stored Address Configurations...... 5-22 Configuring the SNMP Agent...... 5-24 Configuring Management Server Control...... 5-27 Open Systems Management Server...... 5-27 Configuring the Feature Key...... 5-28 Configuring the Date and Time ...... 5-31 Configuring Threshold Alerts ...... 5-33 Creating New Alerts...... 5-34 Modifying Alerts...... 5-39 Activating or Deactivating Alerts...... 5-40 Deleting Alerts...... 5-40 Exporting a Configuration Report...... 5-41 Report Data...... 5-41 Export Procedure ...... 5-41 Enabling the Embedded Web Server...... 5-43 Enabling Telnet ...... 5-44
Chapter 6 Using Logs Using Logs...... 6-2 Button Function...... 6-2 Expanding Columns...... 6-3 Sorting Entries ...... 6-3 Audit Log ...... 6-4 Event Log...... 6-6
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Hardware Log ...... 6-8 Link Incident Log...... 6-9 Threshold Alert Log ...... 6-11
Chapter 7 Using Maintenance Features Running Port Diagnostics...... 7-2 Swapping Ports ...... 7-3 Procedure...... 7-3 Collecting Maintenance Data...... 7-5 Executing an IPL...... 7-6 Setting the Online State...... 7-8 Managing Firmware Versions...... 7-9 Enabling E-Mail Notification ...... 7-10 Enabling Call-Home Notification...... 7-11 Backing Up and Restoring the Configuration...... 7-12 Backup...... 7-12 Restore...... 7-13 Automatic Backup to Zip Disk...... 7-14 Using QuikSync ...... 7-15 Resetting the Configuration ...... 7-18 Note on IP Address ...... 7-18 Procedure...... 7-18
Appendix A Using SNMP to Manage the Switch Introduction ...... A-2 SNMP Support ...... A-5 V6 MIB Support ...... A-6 SNMPv1 Transports ...... A-8 Agent Configuration ...... A-8 MIB-II Support ...... A-9 Fibre Channel Fabric Element MIB Support ...... A-10 Error Group Table...... A-11 Accounting: Class 1...... A-12 Accounting: Class 2...... A-13 Accounting: Class 3...... A-14 Operation: F_Port Operation Table...... A-15 Operation: F_Port Physical Level Table ...... A-16 Configuration Group ...... A-18 Capability Group Table...... A-21 Connectrix Private Enterprise MIB (ef-6000) ...... A-22 System Group...... A-23 FRU Group ...... A-24 viii Connectrix DS-32M2 User Guide Contents
Fibre Channel Port Group ...... A-25 Port Binding Group ...... A-29 Zoning Group...... A-29 Generic Traps...... A-31 Enterprise Specific Trap ...... A-31
Appendix B Configuring Network Addresses Configuring Network Addresses...... B-2
Appendix C Configuring the Switch from a Web Server Introduction ...... C-2 Web Server Requirements...... C-4 Opening the Web Server Application ...... C-5 Configuring Switch Ports ...... C-7 Configuring Switch Identification ...... C-8 Configuring the Date and Time ...... C-10 Configuring Operating Parameters ...... C-11 Configuring Network Information ...... C-14 Configuring SNMP Trap Message Recipients ...... C-16 Configuring Zoning ...... C-18 Configuring User Rights ...... C-21
Appendix D Command Line Interface Telnet Sessions ...... D-2 Ethernet Connection Loss...... D-2 CLI Overview ...... D-3 Entering CLI Commands...... D-4 login ...... D-11 logout...... D-12 commaDelim...... D-12 Handling Command Line Interface Errors ...... D-13 Using CLI Help ...... D-13 Commenting Scripts ...... D-14 The config Branch ...... D-15 config.port.speed...... D-19 config.zoning ...... D-38 maint ...... D-47 perf ...... D-50 show ...... D-57
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Appendix E Specifications Specifications ...... E-2
Appendix F Customer Support Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems ...... F-2 Troubleshooting the Problem ...... F-3 Before Calling the Customer Support Center ...... F-4 Documenting the Problem ...... F-5 Reporting a New Problem ...... F-6 Sending Problem Documentation ...... F-7
Glossary ...... g-1
Index...... i-1
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1-1 DS-32M2, Front View ...... 1-4 1-2 DS-32M2 Fans ...... 1-6 1-3 Switch Management ...... 1-10 2-1 AC Power Switch Locations ...... 2-2 2-2 Front Panel LEDs and Connectors ...... 2-4 2-3 Rear Panel LEDs and Connectors ...... 2-4 3-1 Connectrix Service Processor and Remote Workstation Configuration 3-4 3-2 Typical Dialog Box ...... 3-5 3-3 Connectrix Manager Login Window ...... 3-7 3-4 Connectrix Manager Products View ...... 3-8 3-5 Product Manager Window ...... 3-10 3-6 Product Manager Menu Bar ...... 3-12 3-7 Product Manager View Selector Tabs ...... 3-17 3-8 Product Manager Hardware View ...... 3-17 4-1 Monitoring Hardware Operation Using the Hardware View ...... 4-6 4-2 Clear Threshold Alert(s) Window ...... 4-16 4-3 Node List View ...... 4-17 4-4 Define Nickname Dialog Box ...... 4-19 4-5 Port List View ...... 4-21 4-6 Clear Threshold Alert(s) Window ...... 4-24 4-7 Performance View ...... 4-25 4-8 Clear Threshold Alert(s) Window ...... 4-32 4-9 FRU List View ...... 4-33 4-10 Clear Link Incident Alert Window ...... 4-38 5-1 Configure Identification Dialog Box ...... 5-2 5-2 Set Online State Window ...... 5-4 5-3 Configure Operating Mode Dialog Box ...... 5-5 5-4 Set Online State Window ...... 5-6 5-5 Configure Operating Parameters Dialog Box ...... 5-7 5-6 Configure Ports Dialog Box ...... 5-11
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5-7 Bound WWN Mismatch Warning ...... 5-12 5-8 Bind WWN Dialog Box ...... 5-16 5-9 Configure Addresses - “Active” Dialog Box ...... 5-18 5-10 Save Address Configuration Dialog Box ...... 5-19 5-11 Prohibited Port Connection Symbol ...... 5-21 5-12 Address Configuration Library Dialog Box ...... 5-22 5-13 Configure SNMP Dialog Box ...... 5-25 5-14 Configure Open Systems Management Server Window ...... 5-27 5-15 Set Online State Window ...... 5-28 5-16 Configure Feature Key Window ...... 5-29 5-17 New Feature Key Dialog Box ...... 5-29 5-18 Enable Feature Key Dialog Box ...... 5-30 5-19 Configure Date and Time Dialog Box ...... 5-31 5-20 Configure Threshold Alerts Window ...... 5-34 5-21 New Threshold Alerts Window — First Screen ...... 5-35 5-22 New Threshold Alerts Window — Second Screen ...... 5-36 5-23 New Threshold Alerts Window — Third Screen ...... 5-37 5-24 New Threshold Alerts Window — Summary Screen ...... 5-38 5-25 Configure Threshold Alerts Window — Activate Alert ...... 5-39 5-26 Export Configuration Report Window ...... 5-42 6-1 Save Window ...... 6-2 6-2 Audit Log ...... 6-4 6-3 Event Log ...... 6-6 6-4 Hardware Log ...... 6-8 6-5 Link Incident Log ...... 6-9 6-6 Threshold Alert Log ...... 6-11 7-1 Swap Ports Dialog Box ...... 7-3 7-2 Set Online State Window ...... 7-8 7-3 Backup and Restore Configuration Window ...... 7-13 7-4 QuikSync Icon in Windows System Tray ...... 7-15 7-5 Iomega QuikSync Dialog Box ...... 7-16 7-6 Iomega QuikSync Dialog Box (Advanced Tab) ...... 7-17 A-1 MIB Tree ...... A-3 A-2 MIB Tree ...... A-4 A-3 SNMP MIB-II Support ...... A-9 A-4 Fibre Channel Fabric Element MIB Supported ...... A-10 A-5 Private Enterprise MIB Support ...... A-22 B-1 Connection Description Dialog Box ...... B-3 B-2 Connect To Dialog Box ...... B-4 B-3 Com 1, 2 Properties Dialog Box ...... B-4 B-4 HyperTerminal Window ...... B-5 C-1 User Name and Password Dialog Box ...... C-5 C-2 Web Server Interface — View Window ...... C-6
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C-3 Web Server Interface — Configure Ports Window ...... C-7 C-4 Web Server Interface — Configure Switch Identification ...... C-8 C-5 Web Server Interface — Configure Switch Date/Time ...... C-10 C-6 Web Server Interface — Configure Switch Operating Parameters ..... C-12 C-7 Web Server Interface — Configure Switch Network ...... C-14 C-8 Web Server Interface — Configure SNMP ...... C-16 C-9 Web Server Interface — Configure Zoning ...... C-18 C-10 Web Server Interface — Configure Zone ...... C-19 C-11 Web Server Interface — Modify Zone ...... C-20 C-12 Web Server Interface — Configure User Rights ...... C-21 F-1 Problem Detection and Resolution Process ...... F-2
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2-1 LEDs ...... 2-5 2-2 Connectors ...... 2-6 3-1 User Rights for Product Manager Functions ...... 3-22 4-1 Operating Status - Alert Panel and Switch Status ...... 4-5 4-2 Legend for Figure 4-1 ...... 4-6 4-3 Port States ...... 4-35 7-1 Data Default Values ...... 7-19 A-1 Error Group ...... A-11 A-2 Accounting Class 1 ...... A-12 A-3 Accounting: Class 2 ...... A-13 A-4 Accounting: Class 3 ...... A-14 A-5 F_Port Operation Table ...... A-15 A-6 Operation: F_Port Physical Level ...... A-16 A-7 Operation: Fabric Login ...... A-17 A-8 Module Table ...... A-19 A-9 Configuration Table ...... A-20 A-10 Capability Group Table ...... A-21 A-11 System Group ...... A-23 A-12 FRU Group ...... A-24 A-13 Fibre Channel Port Group ...... A-25 A-14 Port Binding Group ...... A-29 A-15 Zoning Group Table ...... A-29 A-16 Active Zone Table ...... A-29 A-17 Active Member Table ...... A-30 A-18 Threshold Alerts Table ...... A-30 A-19 Enterprise-Specific Trap Definitions ...... A-32 C-1 Management Support Table ...... C-3 D-1 CLI Command Tree Navigation Conventions ...... D-5 D-2 Command Line Interface Command Tree ...... D-6
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As part of its effort to continuously improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of the Connectrix product line, EMC periodically releases new versions of hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this guide may not be supported by all versions of Connectrix currently in use. If your Connectrix DS-32M2 does not offer a function described in this guide, please contact your EMC representative for a hardware, software, or microcode update.
Audience This Guide describes how to operate and manage the Connectrix DS-32M2 fabric switch. It is intended for data center administrators, LAN administrators, operations personnel, and customer support personnel who must monitor and manage product operation.
Organization This publication is organized as follows: Chapter 1, Switch Operating Features, describes switch hardware components and their operating features. It also describes management and serviceability features available on the switches through such network components as the Connectrix service processor, user workstations, and SNMP management stations. Chapter 2, Operating the Switch, provides procedures for using the switch operator panel, using hardware LEDs, and switching the unit power off and on. Chapter 3, Product Manager Overview, provides an introduction and overview of the DS-32M2 Product Manager. It is intended as a quick reference for using features available through the main Product Manager window.
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